Liu, Guan and Zhang arrive

  Liu Bian was immersed in his practice, unaware that the sky had darkened outside. It wasn't until a maid lightly knocked on the door that he came to his senses, discovering that his entire body was sticky all over. "Young Master Hou, what's that smell on you?"

  Two little maids had just entered when they immediately covered their noses and asked, Liu Bian also immediately smelled a very smelly smell, and hurriedly said with a serious face: "Prepare hot water for me, I want to take a bath."

  Then, Liu had a hot water bath, feeling extremely comfortable all over his body. Two little maidservants helped him scrub his back and even washed and dried his whole body clean. After that, he put on a silk robe which felt very soft on his skin.

  "Master Hou, Master Dao has returned from the palace, can we have dinner now?"

  After listening to Xiaoyao, Liu Bian felt that he was really very hungry, his stomach couldn't help but rumble loudly, so he quickly nodded and said: "Okay."

  "See Master Hou."

  When he arrived at the dining hall, Shi Daoren was sitting beside the dinner table. After seeing Liu Bian, he hastily stood up and paid his respects to him. Liu Bian knew that he had two elder brothers before him, but both had died young, which was why Emperor Ling had sent him to the Shi family for foster care.

  However, Shi Daoren did not dare to call Liu Bian by his name, but instead called him Shi Hou. The servants in the Shi family were basically arranged by Empress He from the palace, and they also followed suit, calling Liu Bian "Hou Ye" rather than "Imperial Son".

  "You're welcome."

  Liu Bian faintly responded with a "yes", then sat down in the main seat, while Shi Daoren raised his head to look at Liu Bian, and a surprised glint flashed across his eyes, because he knew that Liu Bian had always been somewhat weak-willed, but today seemed to have changed into a different person, exuding an air of majesty.

  "Please take your time, young master. Her Majesty has instructed me to inform you that the discussion about establishing the crown prince will take place in three months' time. At that point, you can return to the palace."

  In the past, Shi Daoren always had meals with Liu Bian together, but just now being frightened by Liu Bian, Shi Daoren found himself not daring to sit opposite Liu Bian again, so he bowed his head and said.

  "Uh-huh."

  Liu Bian let out a soft hum, then started eating. Since he was extremely hungry, Liu Bian quickly devoured the two portions of food like a whirlwind sweeping away clouds, leaving nothing behind. He then belched contentedly, patted his belly and walked away.

  "Master Hou is eating so much today? He finished all the dishes for two people by himself."

  "Yes, Master Hou fell and seems to be a bit different now, even his appetite has improved."

  "Yes, I feel that the current Lord Hou has an intimidating aura about him, just like when we see His Majesty."

  "That's natural, Master Hou will be the crown prince in the future and later on he'll be our Great Han's Emperor, of course he'll have majesty then."

  After Liu Bian left, several little maidservants were tidying up while whispering to each other in low voices. Shi Daoren heard them clearly, and his heart was also filled with astonishment. However, no matter what, he couldn't have imagined that the current Liu Bian was not the same as before.

  Although practicing the Pure Yang Tongzi Gong was extremely painful when breaking through, the joy brought by successfully breaking through made Liu Bian persist. At night, he only slept for two hours and spent the rest of the time persisting in his practice until dawn, when he discovered that he had completely opened up one-third of the meridian.

  "It seems that I still have a talent for cultivation, and in just one night, I was able to clear half of the meridian. At this rate, it will only take me a little over a month to achieve small success, and then I can enter the bridal chamber."

  However, Liu Bian later came to realize that this was just his own wishful thinking. As he charged forward, the Twelve True Qi became increasingly dangerous and difficult to overcome, leaving him unable to enter the bridal chamber for a long time. He had no choice but to use all his skills to comfort Little Tang Ji and let her wait until he achieved great success with his divine powers.

  In the morning, Liu Bian did not continue to meditate and practice his inner strength with Pure Yang Tongzi Gong. Instead, he changed into a tight-fitting outfit and went to the backyard for a running workout. After about three thousand meters, he switched to doing push-ups, frog jumps, and other exercises.

  This was the beginning of Liu Bian's physical training, but he was running around in the backyard, making Historian Dao and Ya Tou, as well as the You Lin military officers, look at him in confusion, with no one knowing what he was doing.

  However, no one dared to interfere with Liu Bian's affairs, letting him toss around in the backyard until he was drenched in sweat. Then a young maid brought hot water for him to bathe and change his clothes. At this time, Liu Bian's face was rosy and radiant, not at all like the weak Liu Bian before.

  After training, Liu Bian began to enter the study room to read books. This is his daily compulsory homework. After recalling last night, Liu Bian has remembered all the things before. Now Liu Bian has two people's memories, and the thinking subject has become Liu San who crossed over.

  However, the things that the original Liu Bian could do, the current Liu San can also do now, so adding the two together, the current Liu Bian is completely different from the previous Liu Bian and somewhat different from Liu San.

  "The content of the Four Books and Five Classics, I studied when I was in college. The Twenty-Four Histories are also very familiar to me. As for the principles of governing the country and bringing peace to the nation, I understand some of it too. However, military strategy is still lacking, so later on, I should take some time to read more books on military strategy. After all, in the future when pacifying rebellions, we will inevitably need to use military strategy."

  Liu Bian didn't think for long and started reading "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, "Six Secret Teachings" and other military strategy books. Combining them with the historical events he was familiar with, he gradually increased his knowledge of military strategy.

  "Report to His Excellency, the three men you had been searching for, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, have been found. The Imperial Guards have invited them to the mansion."

  It was almost noon when a little servant girl came in to report to Liu Bian, who immediately exclaimed with delight: "Order the preparation of good wine and food, I want to entertain our noble guests, then bring them to the study."

  After the little girl went out, Liu Bian put down the military book in his hand, picked up a "Lv Shi Qiu" from the case, and came to the main hall of the study room, sitting on the main seat.

  No sooner had he sat down than the sound of footsteps came from outside, and then Xiao Yuetou led three young men in: "Your Lordship, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei have arrived."

  "Haha, come on and have some."

  Liu Bian burst out laughing, immediately put down the book in his hand, and looked up at the three men. One of them was over seven feet tall, with ears that reached his shoulders, hands that hung below his knees, a face as white as jade, and lips as red as vermilion. Another one was over eight feet tall, with a leopard-like head, ringed eyes, a swallow's chin, and tiger-like whiskers, his face as black as coal, and his momentum like a galloping horse. The third one was over nine feet tall, with a beard nearly two feet long, a face like a heavy melon, lips as red as rouge, phoenix-like eyes, and eyebrows like sleeping silkworms, with an imposing appearance and an awe-inspiring aura.

  They were none other than the famous Peach Garden Oath brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang, only at this time all three of them wore somewhat simple and shabby clothes. It seemed that they had been waiting in the capital for some days, and their savings had been spent almost entirely. Otherwise, the historical figures would not have gone to block the carriage of Zhang Fei's wife.