My father-in-law Guan Yu, I persuaded Liu Bei to launch a surprise attack on Xiangyang at the beginn

Chapter 17 If you don’t become my big brother’s counselor, I will kneel down in front of you!
Xiangyang City, within the provincial capital.

With a smile on his face, Liu Bei met with the officials from Xiangyang who had surrendered to him one by one.

Ma Liang, Chen Zhen, Yang Yi, Xiang Lang, Huo Jun...

Among these people, some were from Xiangyang, and some were not from Xiangyang, but served as officials in Xiangyang city.

The Cai and Kuai clans monopolized the military and political power in Jingzhou, and all key positions were held by the two clans.

In Xiangyang City, there were countless famous scholars and heroes who were marginalized by the two major clans and were frustrated.

Among these people, there were also many who were unwilling to surrender to Cao.

Now that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue had taken Liu Cong hostage and fled south, it was natural for these people to stay and change their allegiance to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was naturally overjoyed to have so many talented people come to him, and he treated them all with courtesy and accepted them warmly.

"My lord, Mr. Xiao has arrived."

Zhao Yun went into the hall first to report to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was cheered up and quickly stood up and went down the stairs, taking Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei and others to the door to greet them in person.

"And congratulations to Liu Yuzhou for retaking Xiangyang!"

When Xiao He saw Liu Bei from afar, he stepped forward with a smile and bowed to congratulate him.

Liu Bei hurried forward to support him, and said with gratitude:
"If it weren't for Mr. Xiao's guidance, I would still be stubborn and stubborn. Now the one fleeing south would be me, Liu Bei."

"The credit for taking over Xiangyang belongs to you, sir. I should thank you."

As he said this, Liu Bei bowed and saluted Xiao He.

"Liu Yuzhou must not do this!"

Xiao He hurriedly supported Liu Bei and said with a wry smile:

"He was just talking. The Qixiang strategy was drawn up by military advisor Kong Ming. The soldiers were commanded by Liu Yuzhou. The battle was won by the generals who risked their lives."

"If Liu Yuzhou took all the credit for He, He would be unworthy and ashamed."

With this humble speech, he calmly put all the credit on Liu Bei and everyone present.

The words were beautiful and everyone felt comfortable listening to them. Naturally, there was a bit more respect in their eyes when they looked at Xiao He.

Liu Bei laughed heartily, pulled Xiao He into the hall, and said happily:

"Come on, hurry up and serve the wine. I want to get drunk with Mr. Xiao!"

Everyone laughed and followed him into the hall.

A moment later, a celebratory banquet was set up.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Liu Bei stood up again, straightened his clothes, walked to Xiao He, and his face became solemn.

Xiao He sensed something and quickly stood up.

"Although I come from a humble background and have mediocre talents, I harbor the ambition to support the country and rebuild the Han Dynasty!"

"However, I have neither literary nor military strategy. I have the ambition to serve my country, but I lack the ability to keep the people and the country safe. I have spent half my life in mediocrity and I thought I would just waste my life like this."

"It was not until he visited Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage three times and begged him to come out of retirement to help that Bei regained hope and saw a glimmer of hope for the success of supporting the Han Dynasty."

"Fortunately, Heaven has not destroyed the Yan Han, and Liu Bei has been fortunate enough to meet a remarkable figure like you, Mr. Bo Wen. You have guided me in this difficult situation, enabling me to capture Xiangyang and gain the confidence to fight Cao Cao."

"I beg Mr. Bowen to come out and help me destroy the Cao thief, support the country, and rebuild the Han Dynasty!"

"Please prepare to worship!"

A huge stone fell from Xiao He's heart.

Liu Bei's meal ticket finally arrived in his hands.

However, this way of sending meal tickets really made him feel flattered.

Who is Liu Bei?
The Left General of the Han Dynasty, the Governor of Yuzhou, and the world-famous Uncle Liu.

In Cao Cao's words, the only heroes in the world are you and me.

Even though he is down and out now, he is still a local lord.

But now, in front of so many ministers, he condescended to perform such a great ceremony, just to recruit a wild man like me to come out and assist him.

Being able to respect and honor the virtuous to such an extent is rare in the world, not to mention in the past. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others were slightly surprised, but soon calmed down.

They understand Liu Bei too well.

Fighting and failing again and again, fighting and failing again and again, struggling for half a lifetime, but having nothing.

Why?

Isn't it because there is no one around him who is a wise and capable person like Xun Yu who can show Cao Cao the way forward and clear the clouds to see the moon?

That is why Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage three times and asked him to come out of seclusion for help.

Now he was lucky enough to meet Xiao He again, and he took control of Xiangyang overnight. He finally gained a foothold and the capital to compete with Cao Cao again.

How could Liu Bei not pay great respect to such a remarkable man who seemed to have been sent down from heaven to save him from danger?

"Liu Yuzhou, why are you doing this?"

Xiao He hurriedly supported Liu Bei and said in a surprised tone:
"He is just a mediocre man from the mountains. He just happened to help Liu Yuzhou a little. How can he dare to call himself a rare person?"

"I'm afraid I can't handle the heavy responsibility of assisting Liu Yuzhou in upholding the Han Dynasty."

Xiao He politely declined.

A high-level strategist often needs to behave in a reserved manner and not let the lord think that it is easy to recruit you.

After all, things that come too easily are often not cherished.

What's more, the role model Zhuge Liang is right next to us.

If you, Wolong, can make Liu Bei visit you three times, it shouldn’t be too much for me to make Liu Bei go through the process of declining and requesting three times.

Seeing Xiao He refuse, Liu Bei didn't know what to do for a moment.

Zhuge Liang's mouth corners slightly raised, he was very familiar with this routine.

After coughing a few times, Zhuge Liang stood up and said seriously:
"Bo Wen, there's no need to be so modest. Your wisdom and strategy are evident to all, including the lord and Liang."

"If you were a mediocre person, how could you have predicted that Liu Biao would die of fear and Liu Cong would surrender to Cao Cao? And how could you have offered the lord a plan to break the deadlock by attacking Xiangyang?"

"If you were a mediocre person, how could you know all the heroes of Xiangyang so well and recommend a brave man like Wei Wenchang to your lord as an internal supporter?"

"In my opinion, you are ten times more talented than me!"

"I beg you, Bo Wen, to stop being so humble and consider the lives of the people of the world and the fate of the Han Dynasty. Please fight alongside me and assist my lord in upholding the Han Dynasty!"

"Liang, please!"

Zhuge Liang praised him with all kinds of compliments and immediately bowed in greeting.

Zhang Fei also became anxious and stepped forward and shouted:

"Mr. Xiao, don't be so modest and don't refuse anymore."

"We are not blind. We all know that you are a talented person who can assist the king. We all know that you are very capable but have hidden your abilities."

"Just agree to assist my brother. If you don't agree, I'll have no choice but to kneel down and beg you!"

As he said this, Zhang Fei jumped up and was about to slide forward on his knees.

This time it was Xiao He's turn to get anxious.

Politely declining is just like following Zhuge Liang's example and going through the motions.

Zhuge Liang's compliment set the mood, and he was already prepared to go with the flow.

Who would have thought that Zhang Fei, this fool, would jump out and even kneel down to himself.

If this makes the third-in-command of the group kneel down to him, then this drama would be a bit too much.

"General Yide, you absolutely cannot do that!"

Xiao He caught Zhang Fei before he could slide to his knees.

After secretly breathing a sigh of relief, Xiao He immediately straightened his clothes and bowed to Liu Bei:
"I am just an idler in the mountains. I am flattered that Liu Yuzhou and you all think so highly of me."

"Liu Yuzhou is so respectful to talented people, and I am not someone who doesn't appreciate it. Although my talents are mediocre, I am willing to do my best to assist Yuzhou and uphold the Han Dynasty."

"My Lord, please accept my greeting!"

(End of this chapter)