Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 240 Sima Fang Visits

That night, Sima Fang took gifts to the alley in the south of the city, but he didn't want to be followed by Li Ru's people along the way.

"Hurry up and report to Lord Tingwei, that Sima Fang really went to Liu Yu's house!"

A guard from the Warlord's Battalion turned and left the alley, while the rest of them were still watching in the dark.

It was late in the evening when Liu Yu returned home, chatting with the two daughters for a while before preparing to have dinner together, but at this time he heard the housekeeper come to Fu said that Luoyang order was visiting.

The Luoyang order can be regarded as an important position in the capital. The previous Luoyang order did not deal with Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo found a crime and kicked him out of the capital.

The incumbent took office when Liu Yu went to Hulaoguan, so Liu Yu didn't know who the current Luoyang order was.

But the visitor is a guest, how could Liu Yu refuse to see him.

Putting on the clothes of the late Han Dynasty again, he prepared to meet guests in the front hall.

"Send a lawsuit, Sima Fang, to meet King Zhongshan!"

Liu Yu currently occupies the position of General You, and is comparable to Jiuqing. Sima Fang is only Luoyang Ling and concurrently serves as the governor and censor. His official position and title are much lower than Liu Yu's.

But when Liu Yu heard that the visitor called himself Sima Fang, he stood up from his seat in shock on the spot.

"You are Sima... Fang?" Liu Yu didn't know much about this person, only that he had eight outstanding sons named Sima Bada.

Among them, the second son, Sima Zhongda, was the most familiar to Liu Yu, so he blurted out and asked, "Where is Zhongda now, is he living in the city with Luoyang Ling?"

Hearing this, Sima Fang frowned in confusion, wondering who Zhongda was?Or did Liu Yu want to ask my eldest son Sima Lang?
The ancients usually didn't start writing when they reached the age of the crown. At this time, Sima Yi was only more than ten years old, and he was not called Sima Zhongda.

Sima Lang's eldest son, Sima Lang, was named Boda, with Bo being the eldest and Zhong being the second.

Hearing that Liu Yu might have misremembered the name of his elder son, Sima Fang explained with a smile: "My son Sima Boda is now in Jizhou, but I don't know how King Zhongshan knew Gouzi?"

Hearing this, Liu Yu realized that he was too excited just now, and even forgot that Sima Yi was only a child at this time, how could he have a sign.

So he hurriedly said apologetically, "I made a slip of the tongue next time, and actually recorded Boda as Zhongda. I'm really sorry. As for how to know Sima Boda's name, I naturally heard some Hanoi generals in the army mention it. After all, you The Sima family can be considered a prominent family in Hanoi County!"

Liu Yu randomly found a reason and wanted to say it, but he didn't expect that the words Bo Da and Zhong Da reminded his father Sima Fang invisibly.

Sima Fang had eight sons, and they all had to have a decent name when they were adults. Having too many sons and naming them became troublesome.

Originally, Sima Fang thought of naming his sons according to the order of elder and younger, but the eldest son is called Boda, but the second son is not necessarily called Zhongda, Zhongxiang, Zhongmao, etc., as long as there is a Zhongzi. It means that he is the second in the family.

And with Liu Yu's reminder, Sima Fang thought about waiting for his sons to grow up in the future, so he used Uncle Ji and Xianhui as the first character of the table character, and all the subsequent characters were followed.

In this way, not only is the seniority orderly, but Sima Bada sounds more like a compatriot with a milk.

In history, Sima Fang came up with the idea of ​​"building" Sima Bada after giving his second son Sima Yi the name Zhongda. Today, after Liu Yu's unintentional insertion, several sons of Sima's family had the idea of ​​"Zhongda" in advance. The title of Sima Bada.

Without mentioning the slip of the tongue, Liu Yu asked why Sima Fang came to visit. After all, the two hadn't had much contact before.

Hearing Liu Yu speak, Sima Fang replied embarrassedly that he came to make amends for his nephew Chen Yuan.

Who is Chen Yuan?Liu Yu didn't remember this name at all, and Sima Fang apologized again and explained that Chen Yuan was the young son who bumped into Mrs. Liu Yu in Xishi.

It was only after hearing this that Liu Yu understood his reason for coming, but what Liu Yu didn't expect was that the prominent Sima family had such a cheap relative.

To Liu Yu, Chen Yuan was an inconspicuous little guy. If Sima Fang hadn't mentioned it, he might have forgotten about the sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked man he met in West City in the afternoon.

Now that Sima Fang came to make amends in person, Liu Yu would definitely not hold on to this matter, not to mention that this was another excellent opportunity to get in touch with the Sima family.

If he could make Papa Sima his subordinate, then in the future, no matter whether it was Bo Da, Zhong Da or others, they would all become his subordinates.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu tried his best to persuade Sima Fang to stay and have dinner together. Sima Fang has always been neutral and never got too close to an official, but today he came to apologize, so he accepted Liu Yu's invitation .

Liu Yu originally planned to have hot pot with his wives tonight, but since he wanted to entertain Sima Fang, he prepared an extra pot base.

Charcoal-burning hot pots are sold at a high price in the system supermarkets. Liu Yu was not willing to buy them, so he asked the blacksmith to build a similar one according to the general appearance.

But the bottom of the pot must be bought from the supermarket. After all, there were no decent condiments in the late Han Dynasty, so there was no need to go to the system supermarket to buy the remaining ingredients.

What kind of meat, vegetables, eggs, etc. just need to be put into the pot for a slurp, and they will all become delicious dishes.

"This hot pot is really the best in the world. It's the first time I've eaten such a delicious food in my sixties!" Sima Fang had never seen hot pot before, and he was full of praise after just a few mouthfuls.

Liu Yu felt that the taste was okay, but he always felt that something was missing. When he raised his glass and invited Sima Fang to drink together, he realized that the taste of the wine was not right.

How can you eat hot pot without beer, and the wine at this time is very bad, and it is even more difficult to match the spicy hot pot.

"Luoyang Ling has a lucky meal today. I happen to have some beer left by my teacher at home. Wait a moment for me to pick it up."

After speaking, Liu Yu got up and went to the backyard, leaving Sima Fang alone there with puzzled guesses.

What is beer?Is it like this hot pot, is it also a new wine product invented by Master Liu Yu?
In the backyard, Liu Yu first found a wine jar, and then poured a few bottles of beer bought from the system supermarket into it.

Beer bottles are made of glass. Liu Yu saw the crazy behavior of everyone after seeing the exquisite glass when he was in the West Market, so he didn't want to take out bottled beer in front of Sima Fang, so he had to change the bottled beer to bulk.

When the beer was served, Liu Yu filled a bowl for the two of them, "Come on Luoyang Ling, let us drink this bowl to the brim!" After Liu Yu finished speaking, he drank it all in one gulp. An indescribable refreshing feeling.

Seeing the bubbles in the bowl, Sima Fang felt that the wine was very special, and seeing that Liu Yu was drinking it so happily, he followed suit and drank it all in one gulp.

The wine was slightly bitter in the mouth, but after the bitterness, it was sweet, and after entering the stomach, the cold smell of the wine turned from bottom to top, causing Sima Fang to burp uncontrollably.

"How is it? Do you like this wine?" Liu Yu asked with a smile on his face.

After tasting the stamina, Sima Fang stretched out his thumb and said, "Wow, this beer is really good!"

(End of this chapter)