Three Kingdoms: Start by buying a governor.

Early the next morning, Liu Ce, accompanied by his "left and right protectors," Zhao Yun and Dian Wei, strolled out into the streets.

In Liu Ce's own words, this is called "understanding the people's sentiments and going deep into the grassroots."

Dian Wei was eating a meat pie with one hand, while pointing and gesturing restlessly with the other.

Zhao Yun, as usual, was caught up in his occupational hazard, his gaze sweeping across every corner of the street. This occupational hazard was hopeless.

When I passed by the stall where Liu Bei often worked, I couldn't see him. I guess he's at home weaving straw sandals.

Just then, he noticed a crowd gathered in front of the butcher shop. A burly man with a red face was arguing with the shop assistant.

That man had phoenix eyes, silkworm eyebrows, a height of nine feet, a beard two feet long, a face like a red date, and lips like painted rouge—he was quite imposing!

"Isn't this just like Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, who became humble and polite to everyone after Lü Bu's death? Oh, no, I misspoke, he should see everyone as a scoundrel who'd sell his head for a bargaining chip?"

Liu Ce thought to himself.

"You said that as long as someone can move this millstone, the meat in the well can be taken by anyone. Is that true?" Guan Yu's voice was steady and powerful.

The waiter replied with a grin, "Of course it's true, but this millstone weighs at least three hundred pounds, and no one has ever been able to move it."

To everyone's surprise, the red-faced giant rolled up his sleeves, gripped the millstone with both hands, and with a little effort, actually lifted the millstone up!

The onlookers cheered.

"Everyone, come and get your meat. This meat was a gift from someone, please feel free to take it."

Guan Yu looked at everyone and smiled.

Guan Yu distributed the meat to everyone and took all the pork from the well.

Liu Ce watched with great interest.

Perhaps sensing something, Guan Yu, standing in the crowd, also looked towards where Liu Ce, Zhao Yun, and Dian Wei were.

Their eyes met, and Guan Yu's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly. He saw something extraordinary in Liu Ce and the others.

A moment later, Guan Yu withdrew his gaze and returned to his stall.

"Interesting. Zhang Fei should be arriving soon." Liu Ce smiled.

Before long, Zhang Fei returned to the butcher shop and saw that the millstone had been moved and all the pork had been distributed. His eyes widened in surprise.

"Who did this?"

The waiter quickly pointed to the red-faced man selling mung beans in the distance.

"That's him!"

Zhang Fei strode menacingly toward Guan Yu's mung bean stall. Liu Ce and the others quietly followed.

Liu Ce couldn't help but smile as he thought about the "good show" that was about to unfold.

Liu Ce tried his best to control his body, which was trembling slightly from suppressing laughter.

This slight tremor drew the attention of Zhao Yun and Dian Wei, who were standing nearby.

Honestly, no time traveler could resist laughing at what was about to happen.

Zhang Fei flew over to Guan Yu's stall. The two looked at each other for a moment, and Zhang Fei let out a soft laugh.

"Buy some of the best quality mung beans."

Guan Yu spoke in a cold voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei remained silent, reached into the bag full of mung beans, grabbed a handful, looked at Guan Yu, and squeezed it tightly, crushing the mung beans into powder.

"What mung bean? It's clearly bean flour!"

Zhang Fei said with a smile on his face.

"My goods are genuine and of high quality; don't make any moves if you're not going to buy."

Guan Yu said with dissatisfaction.

"It's just soybean flour, it's just soybean flour, it's just soybean flour."

"Are you buying beans or grinding beans? If not, get out of here and stop causing trouble!"

Sparks flew between the two, and Guan Yu grew dissatisfied with Zhang Fei's unreasonable and disruptive behavior.

"You feel sorry for me just because I pinched a few green beans, but what about all the pork I gave away?"

Zhang Fei threw away the bean powder in his hand and glared angrily.

"Hmph, you're here to fight?"

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes, stood up, and asked in a cold voice.

"So what if I hit you? I'm hitting you anyway!"

Seeing the two men about to draw their swords, the surrounding crowd retreated.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei exchanged words and soon began to fight.

These two were evenly matched, fighting from one end of the street to the other, attracting a crowd of onlookers, but no one dared to step forward to stop the fight.

"System check..."

[Ding, in progress...]

Name: Guan Yu, courtesy name Yunchang

Gender: Male

Age: 21

[Strength]: 103 (Top-tier)

[Commander]: 86 (Second-rate)

[Politics]: 65

Intelligence: 73 (Third-rate)

【Charm】:91

[Appearance]: 76

[Hobby]: Stroking his beard

Special skills:

[Three Slashes]: The first three slashes greatly increase strength. Strength recovers after the three slashes. If the opponent's combat power is lower than yours, there is a very high probability of being instantly killed by three slashes.

[Dragging Blade Technique]: A surprise attack, turning and striking with the blade. Speed ​​and strength are greatly enhanced, but recover after use.

"System check..."

[Ding, in progress...]

Name: Zhang Fei, courtesy name Yide

Gender: Male

Age: 20

[Strength]: 103 (Top-tier)

Commander: 72

[Politics]: 43

Intelligence: 55

【Charm】:72

[Appearance]: 64

Hobby: Drinking

Special skills:

【Roar】: A group intimidation effect that can cause enemy morale to drop, formation to become chaotic, and has a small chance to trigger a rout.

【Rough on the outside but meticulous on the inside】: In specific situations, intelligence is temporarily greatly boosted, enabling the use of brilliant strategies.

Upon seeing this display, Dian Wei rubbed his hands excitedly and turned to Liu Ce.

"My lord, those red-faced, black-clad bastards are really putting on a great fight! Shall I join them and stretch my muscles?"

Zhao Yun frowned slightly and said in a low voice.

"These two are both capable of taking on ten thousand men. However, this is not a battlefield, and such a fight could harm innocent civilians."

Liu Ce knew perfectly well that these two were close friends in history, but they were clearly really angry at this moment.

He quickly stopped Dian Wei, who was eager to try, saying, "Erlai, don't make things worse! I'll go up and talk them out."

Liu Ce immediately stepped out from the crowd and grabbed the arms of the two men, one in each hand.

To their astonishment, Liu Ce forcibly separated their arms.

"Both brothers possess extraordinary skills and their martial arts are astonishing. I admire them!"

Liu Ce released their hands, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and smiled.

"I dare not accept such praise."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei exchanged a glance, then clasped their hands in a fist salute.

"Alas, sir, I just heard that someone moved a millstone and took pork. I only heard about it, and I just wanted to come and learn from them in person. Please don't be offended."

Zhang Fei explained to Guan Yu with a smile.

"I heard from your servant that as long as someone can move this millstone, anyone can take the meat from the well... Oh, I see. Just now, I thought you came to ask for money for the pork."

Guan Yu laughed heartily.

"Haha, a little pork, nothing to worry about. Come, please come to my estate for drinks and conversation."

Zhang Fei threw his head back and laughed loudly.

"Alright, how about the two people behind me next?" Liu Ce said with a slight smile.

"It's nothing to mention, hahaha, please." Zhang Fei laughed.

The five of them arrived at Zhang Fei Winery together.

"Someone, quickly prepare some wine and meat, I want to drink with my brothers!"

Zhang Fei gave instructions to the servants in the manor.

The servants in the manor immediately responded, and Zhang Fei led the four men into the hall.

"Brother Zhang, your manor is quite nice," Liu Ce teased with a smile.

"Not at all, not at all, I'm quite wealthy," Zhang Fei replied cheerfully.

"My surname is Zhang, my given name is Fei, and my courtesy name is Yide. My greatest love in life is to make friends with heroes from all over the world, and I am honored to meet the four of you today."

Zhang Fei sat at the table and addressed the four men.

"His surname was Guan, his given name was Yu, his courtesy name was Yunchang, and he was from Jieliang in Hedong."

"My name is Zhao Yun, courtesy name Zilong, from Zhen Ding, Changshan."

"I am Dian Wei, courtesy name Elai, from Chenliu."

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu turned their gazes toward Liu Ce.

"Cough cough"

"My name is Liu Ce, courtesy name Bolue. I am the great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing and a descendant of Liu Fa, the Prince of Changsha," Liu Ce said.

"Oh? Brother Liu is actually a member of the Han imperial family!"

Guan and Zhang were surprised.

"Yes, but we settled down along the way, leaving behind a large mansion. Enough said, let's have a drink, please." Liu Ce sighed.

"For you, the five of us met by chance, and we hit it off immediately. Please," Zhang Fei said, raising his glass.

The five men sat down after finishing their drinks.