Chapter 299: Ju Shou's Thoughts
Li You and the others couldn't be clearer that if Liu Bei were actually provided with a wine pool and meat forest, he wouldn't last many days before succumbing. Thus, they used this ultra-luxurious mansion as a suggestive hint for the envoys of the feudal lords, engendering in them a preconceived sensory impression under Li You's guidance.
After these people returned home, it was up to Liu Bei to do as he pleased. In any case, with the current shoddy intelligence methods, Chen Xi could make it so that Liu Bei didn't even have to pretend, and the words "fond of luxury" would be stamped on all intelligence reports about him from the feudal lords.