"Xuande, you don't know this. If I, as a prince and General Zhenbei, were to appear at the Zhen family and ask them to marry off their daughter, they would probably think I was using my power to coerce them!"

"I will change into plain clothes and go to see what kind of character the Zhen family has, and whether they will judge people by their clothes."

Is this necessary?

The Zhen family ancestors served as officials in the imperial court. After returning to their hometown, they went into business. They were surrounded by learned scholars and had no commoners among them.

If Liu Wei had changed into plain clothes, he certainly wouldn't have been able to enter the Zhen family's gate.

But this prince likes to play like this, so what's the use of trying to persuade him?

Instead, think about how you'll show off to those who used to look down on you when you pass through Zhuoxian, and how you'll get your old friends to come and join you in this great undertaking!

With his current official position and status as an imperial uncle, heroes flocked to him like carp crossing a river.

The key is to make good use of this prince's influence to strengthen our own power.

After a moment of intense internal turmoil, Liu Bei cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness is wise. I will immediately set off for Zhuojun to see Liu Youzhou!"

Liu Wei smiled faintly: "Xuande, since you are passing through Zhuo County, I grant you three brothers permission to stay there for a few days to recruit talents for me."

He knew that Liu Bei had many classmates and friends from his youth, and by becoming a disciple of Lu Zhi, he gained access to a lot of connections.

Besides Gongsun Zan, there were several others.

Qian Zhao, Liu Bei's childhood friend, a sworn brother;

Tian Yu, a young fan, was a famous general in the late Cao Wei period.

Yuan Huan, a close friend and confidant, was the son of Yuan Pang, the Minister of Works. He was Yuan Shao's uncle and Cai Yong's maternal uncle.

Liu Wei was not interested in Yuan Huan for the time being, after all, he had a grudge against Yuan Shao from the Battle of Mengjin.

Liu Wei knew about Qian Zhao and Tian Yu's abilities.

Liu Wei's decision to have Liu Bei stay in Zhuo County was intended to have him recruit these two men.

Upon hearing Liu Wei's order, Liu Bei thought to himself that this was exactly what he wanted; he had just been thinking the same thing!

He is now a military advisor and colonel in the General of the North's Office, a high-ranking military officer in the Han Dynasty.

For Liu Bei, passing through Zhuo County was, of course, a triumphant return home.

"Your Highness, rest assured, we will await your arrival in Zhuojun!"

Liu Bei immediately accepted the order and led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and fifty retainers away.

At this moment, only Liu Wei remained on the official road.

As Liu Wei changed into simple clothes and smeared some ash on his handsome face, he appeared as an ordinary young man from a farming family.

Despite his attempts to conceal the sharpness in his eyes, he could not hide the imperial aura emanating from him!

Liu Wei, unaware of his surroundings, spurred his horse toward Zhenjiazhuang.

However, after Liu Wei left, about ten people appeared on the road, watching the direction Liu Wei had gone, with a barely perceptible sneer on their lips:

"Send a message back to Luoyang, we've finally got our chance!"