Liu, Guan, and Zhang are still as usual.

Even though the days in Xuzhou are no longer like the days without residence, the three brothers still live in the same house and sleep together.

And this situation is also the basis for a good relationship between the three of them.

Shortly after noon, Liu Bei opened the window of the house with his own hands.

The weather is so hot that the wind blowing in from the window carries a bit of heat wave.

This situation makes the three of them somewhat unbearable.

At this moment, the three of them were sitting cross-legged on the Tukang, with their shirts exposed to each other.

Guan Yu didn't let go of the scroll, leaning on the earth wall behind his back. What he held in his hand was the Spring and Autumn Annals that he had read countless times.

He holds a bamboo slip in one hand and a writing brush in the other, looking at some content on the bamboo slip from time to time.

Then he used a knife to gently scratch the previously annotated content.

It seems that every moment, he has a different view on the content of the letter in his hand.

Liu Bei's eyes were dull.

Probably because of the heat, the person was a little dizzy. He also leaned on the other side, his broad sleeves instinctively blowing the breeze towards his face.

Just feel the heat wave lingering in the room, lingering for a long time.

"The weather is really too hot. Brother, brother, why don't we go hunting?"

Zhang Fei was really suffocated and couldn't bear it.

I don’t know what my eldest brother is thinking, but he stayed in the house all day long and couldn’t leave.

She acts like a big girl and doesn’t even want to see anyone.

Isn’t it just about taking over as Xuzhou Mu?

Zhang Fei felt that Tao Qian would not live much longer, since the other party intended to let his eldest brother take over Xuzhou's position.

My eldest brother can just take over directly, there is no need to hesitate.

Although Zhang Fei was thinking this in his heart, he still didn't say it directly.

The eldest brother is very secretive about this kind of thing, and he doesn't want to make Liu Bei angry.

We can only follow the other party.

It’s just that the weather now is really too hot.

For many days in a row, the temperature has only risen but not dropped.

God doesn’t know how many times it will rain. If this continues, sooner or later people will get sick from the heat!

Zhang Fei felt unhappy and wanted to go hunting.

Liu Bei, who heard the voice, turned around and glanced at his third brother, feeling a little helpless.

What kind of hunting is there in this weather!

Even those wild beasts are probably unwilling to come out to hunt in such an environment.

Seeing that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, Liu Bei was probably feeling a little tormented inside.

On the one hand, Tao Qian's matter is really weighing on his mind.

It is not difficult to take over as Xuzhou Mu.

The difficult thing is how to deal with the current situation in Xuzhou. Liu Bei has now clearly seen the entire Xuzhou faction.

Xuzhou looks simple on the surface, but its roots are intertwined and its power distribution is not that simple.

Gentleman, wealthy family, Tao Qian!

There was originally an extremely peaceful relationship among these three forces.

Probably Tao Qian was able to control the relationship smoothly at first, but as Tao Qian got older, his frailty began to show.

The situation, which was originally balanced, gradually began to tilt.

What's more, under such circumstances, Cao Cao's army is pressing down outside, and the entire Xuzhou is now like being roasted on a fire.

Liu Bei, who came up from the bottom, still pays some attention to the common people.

These people are targeting each other, and it is the lower-level Xuzhou people who are hurt after all.

Liu Bei was somewhat intolerant.

At this time, he leaned against the wall and let out a sigh of relief.

"Brother, is there something on your mind?"

Guan Yu next to him heard Liu Bei couldn't help sighing, turned his head and asked Liu Bei.

Guan Yu casually put away the letter in his hand.

When Liu Bei heard this, he couldn't help but glance out the window.

"It hasn't rained for many days!"

"I remember this scene. This is a sign of a severe drought!"

"If there is no rain in the sky, the rice growing on the ground will die of drought. This year's autumn harvest will be difficult!"

Liu Bei felt a little worried.

Once there is a problem with the autumn harvest, these people will not be able to survive the winter, and there will even be a large-scale disaster in the coming year.

He has seen such a scene before more than ten years ago.

When the refugees had no food, they looked like haggard gnawing bark along the way, and everything they passed was deserted.

"Brother, the rain is beyond our control!"

Guan Yu also sighed.

My eldest brother’s concern for the people is still the same as before.

As if thinking of something, Guan Yu glanced at Liu Bei subconsciously.

"Brother, recently, I heard that Zuo Rong seems to be building a temple!"

After saying this, Guan Yu couldn't help but glance at Liu Bei.

Zuo Rong is the Prime Minister of Xiapi. After all, their brothers just live in Xiapi. Although Zuo Rong is extremely polite to them on weekdays.

Guan Yu even felt that this person was indeed okay.

However, building a temple is not that simple.

Zuo Rong believed in Buddhism and wanted to build a temple. If it was just an ordinary temple, Guan Yu wouldn't care much.

However, the temple they want to build is huge!

I even heard that the other party wanted to cast gold for those Buddha statues.

"Temple?"

Hearing Guan Yu mention this, Liu Bei frowned subconsciously.

When he came into contact with this person, Zuo Rong, he found that his abilities were not weak.

He is a fellow countryman of Tao Qian, and he is considered a person whom Tao Qian trusts more. Tao Qian intends to entrust Xuzhou to him.

This made everyone under Tao Qian's command somewhat close to Liu Bei.

And when he settled in Xiapi, Zuo Rong treated him with even more respect.

He knows that the other party believes in Buddhism.

However, if Guan Yu had not mentioned the construction of the temple, Liu Bei would not have heard of it.

Looking at Liu Bei's expression, Guan Yu knew that his eldest brother did not understand this matter.

According to the current situation, Zuo Rong belongs to Tao Qian. If his eldest brother wants to succeed Xuzhou Mu, he naturally cannot turn against Tao Qian's subordinates.

But, he said it after all.

Although the temple is good, it is too aggressive.

"You mean, he plans to cast a gold statue and build a Buddhist temple like a towering tower?"

Since the time of Guangwu, Buddhism has appeared in various parts of the Han Dynasty.

After two hundred years, there are already many people who believe in Buddhism.

Like Zuo Rong, there are many people who believe in Buddhism among some noble families.

Liu Bei didn't have much opinion on this.

However, it is somewhat inappropriate to build Buddhist temples on such a large scale at this time of year.

Liu Bei's impression of Zuo Rong couldn't help but be a little different.

But he also knows that at this time, he is not qualified to accuse the other party.
To be continued...