The 775th Chapter: The Invisible Brag

"In any case, have Jia Xu and Li Ru's group come to Qingzhou first. One, we can settle the question of who serves whom; two, we can let them see our Qingzhou and put their minds at ease." As for the specific arrangements, Wang Xuan would have to wait until he met them before deciding.

"While you're at it, ask Lu Bu if he'd be interested in making a friendly visit!" After thinking it over, Wang Xuan added, "Though consider that only a suggestion. Whether he comes or not is up to him."

Seeing that Wang Xuan had come up with a countermeasure, Liu Bei finally spoke. "That Li Ru..."

At the mention of that name, Liu Bei's expression turned extremely ugly. Even though it had been those aristocratic clans who had egged Dong Zhuo into deposing the emperor, it was Li Ru who had poisoned the Young Emperor Liu Bian and the Empress Dowager and ordered the imperial tombs excavated. There was absolutely no way Liu Bei, a member of the imperial clan, could not hate Li Ru.

The moment Liu Bei brought up that name, Wang Xuan knew what he meant. "You know who I mean, right? That somebody from that family who shot that somebody with an arrow, and later that somebody not only didn't punish him but invited that somebody from that family to become Prime Minister, and then he went on to become one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period!"

Wang Xuan's stream of "that somebodys" immediately made Liu Bei laugh. He knew that Wang Xuan had said it this way to ease his anger somewhat while giving him an example. It was just that... could Li Ru really compare to Guan Zhong?

"You mean the story of Guan Zhong shooting