In the second year of Xingping, in the summer, the news of Lu Bu's defeat and retreat to Xuzhou shook the entire Central Plains. No one expected that Cao Cao would be able to counterattack Lu Bu, who occupied a state of land, with three counties within a year. No one could have imagined that Lu Bu, who was known as the unequaled flying general, would be defeated again and again so lightly. Even Guo Jia, who has long seen that Lu Bu is strong and middle-class, is no exception. And Cai Ji, who had shown a "prophecy" in front of Guo Jia before, did not care about the outcome of the Yanzhou War, but wholeheartedly arranged the first trip of the Donglai caravan to Dongwu with Duan Rong and others. After all, the history of later generations told Cai Ji that Lü Bu's loss of Yanzhou was not the end of the Cao-Lu War, but the prelude to the Great Melee in the Central Plains. However, just as Cai Ji was finally waiting for the long-lost west wind and was about to set sail for the fleet, Donglai County unexpectedly welcomed a group of visitors from Xuzhou.

"The wind blew Zhang Sanye here." Cai Ji under the city of Huangxian greeted Zhang Fei who came on a horse. Behind her stood Tai Shici, Huang Zhen and other Donglai soldiers and civilians. Such a formation is not grand in terms of Zhang Fei's current identity. Fortunately, he came to Huang County with Zhang Fei this time, and Xuzhou Beizhu, so everyone didn't think there was anything wrong.

However, Zhang Fei himself was unaware of this. saw him turn over and dismount and hugged his fist towards Lang Sheng, "Haha, Xiao Cai Fujun is fine." We were recruited by the fragrance of thousands of wheat in Donglai County. ”

Cai Ji saw that Zhang Fei said it bluntly, but he didn't care too much. After all, this year, the surrounding states and counties have all failed to harvest and have failed harvests, and only the Donglai counties have a rich summer harvest, which is eye-catching enough. In addition, as soon as the Longkou Commercial Port opened, businessmen from all over the world gathered in Huang County. After coming and going, the news of Donglai's grain has spread quickly throughout the Central Plains like a wind. If it weren't for Cai Ji who had fallen on Yuan Shao's big tree in advance, and then spent another three months suppressing bandits, I am afraid that Donglai County would have been looted by the forces of all sides to grab grain. Even Cai Ji did not hesitate to speculate with the worst malice that if Donglai was still as isolated as before, then it was very likely that Zhang Fei brought thousands of rangers from Xuzhou at this time, not Mi Zhu, the richest man in Xuzhou behind him.

It is said that these days, Cai Ji has also met many giant businessmen of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Because of their different backgrounds, they give people very different feelings. For example, Zhen Yao and Xiahou Huan were born in a family, so their gestures always carry a flashy and extravagant aristocratic atmosphere. Wang Han was born recklessly, so his style of action is like a heroic ranger. At first glance, when he saw Mi Zhu behind Zhang Fei, the word "gentleman" immediately flashed in Cai Ji's mind. Yes, even if you are a businessman, you will still be infected by the graceful and elegant temperament exuded by him. It is no wonder that Liu Bei and Cao Cao would have such a high regard for Mi Zhu. There is more than one rich businessman in this era. But the only businessman who can be valued by Liu Bei and Cao Cao at the same time is Mi Zhu. What is even more rare is that in the face of the temptation of Cao Cao Yingjun Taishou in history, Mi Zhu resolutely chose to follow Liu Bei, who had no foundation at that time. It can be seen that this person is also a person who values love and righteousness.

So after secretly sighing in his heart, "Graceful and graceful, see the world", Cai Ji bowed politely to Mi Zhu and said, "This must be Mi Beijia." ”

"Mi Zhu has seen Cai Fujun." Mi Zhu returned the salute to Cai Ji with the same humility. During this period, Mi Zhu's eyes did not squint, and he did not show any surprise, curiosity, disdain and other inappropriate expressions or actions because the Taishou in front of him was a girl.

Compared with Mi Zhu's advance and retreat, Zhang Fei's table xiàn is much more arrogant. But after seeing him look Cai Ji up and down, he said in surprise, "I never thought that Xiao Cai Fujun would one day really be able to show people in women's clothes." ”

Zhang Fei's frivolous exclamation made Tai Shici and the others behind Cai Ji show disgust. And Wen Rui, who was behind Cai Ji, subconsciously put his hand on the saber. It must be known that in the future, Xu Yu just shouted a few "Ah Cover" at Cao Cao, and was killed by Xu Chu on the street. It can be seen that once the people of this era recognize the lord, they will try their best to maintain the dignity of the lord. And if the lord is a woman like Cai Ji, the retainer will be more sensitive to this kind of thing. And Zhang Fei's appearance has undoubtedly touched the taboo of the Donglai soldiers.

Fortunately, Cai Ji at this time did not plan to conflict with Zhang Fei and others on his own turf. Therefore, seeing that the atmosphere of the scene was not right, she immediately changed the topic, "It is rare for you to come to Donglai, and it coincides with the departure of Donglai merchant ships today." Why don't you go to Longkou Commercial Port with this mansion? ”

Mi Zhu also ignored Zhang Fei's unobstructed mouth, and politely said to Cai Ji, "I have heard the name of Longkou Commercial Port for a long time. It is rare for Cai Fujun to invite him kindly, so it is better for us to be respectful than to obey my fate. ”

And Zhang Fei didn't seem to realize that he had offended someone just now, and he followed Mi Zhu and hugged his fists with a big grin, "Since that's the case, please ask Xiao Cai Fujun to lead the way." ”

Due to the extreme risk of sea navigation in this era, people had to worship the sea dragon king before going out to sea. The sailing ceremony of the Donglai merchant ship is naturally not exempt from vulgarity. When Cai Ji arrived at Longkou Commercial Port with Zhang Fei, Mi Zhu and others, Duan Rong had already sent someone to arrange the altar and the three animals for sacrifice.

After a group of dignitaries arrived, the wizard who had been waiting for a long time immediately played the gongs and drums, lit the incense, and after some chattering incantations, he saw that the wizard led by the leader put a piece of paper with a dragon painted on the surface of the water, followed by the civil and military officials and merchants and sailors on the scene to bow together. Then several wrestlers lifted the three animals into the sea, in order to seek the blessing of the sea dragon king, and the Donglai merchant ship traveled peacefully.

As the saying goes, the layman looks at the liveliness, and the insiders look at the doorway. Zhang Fei certainly looked at the officials and people of Donglai, chanting mantras and contributing sacrifices, and laughed heartlessly beside him. But Mi Zhu beside him secretly observed this newly rising northern port from the moment he arrived at Longkou Commercial Port.

Since Mi Zhu had been busy with Chen Deng and assisting Liu Bei to take over as the governor of Xuzhou, he only learned the relevant news from some merchants in Xuzhou about two months ago about the opening of the Longkou commercial port in Donglai. At first, Mi Zhu didn't pay much attention to this. After all, Dongnae-gun and Samhan face each other across the sea, and trade between the two places has existed since ancient times. However, as more and more businessmen went to Donglai, the news became more and more abundant. Mi Zhu gradually realized that this time the movement in Donglai County had become bigger. It is precisely because of this that when Zhang Feiti wanted to come to Donglai to buy grain, Mi Zhu wanted to come with him to find out.

Just as Zhen Yao, Xiahou Huan and others arrived at Longkou Commercial Port that day, Mi Zhu was also deeply shocked by the flat port in front of him. Compared with businessmen such as Zhen Yao and Xiahou Huan, Mi Zhu, who already has experience in governing a state, has experienced how difficult it is to build such a commercial port integrating docks, docks, markets, warehouses and hotels in such troubled times. It must be known that if it weren't for this donation of money and food, the city wall of Xiapi would not have been repaired until now. And how much food and manpower did Donglai County spend to build such a commercial port in five months!

Just when Mi Zhu was wondering about the financial resources of Donglai County, his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of several bags of grain and grass piled up not far away. The special sign on it made his pupils suddenly close - Zhongshan Zhen's family!

Realizing that Donglai had already attracted the funding of giant businessmen, Mi Zhu, immediately asked Cai Ji beside him politely, "Cai Fujun, this commercial port of yours is really full of businessmen. It's not admirable. ”

"Don't drive the prize. This government is just relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to eat the water. Cai Ji humbly arched his hand. After seeing Mi Zhu twisting her beard and looking at it, she straightened up and pointed to the ocean in front of her, "In fact, with Xuzhou's qualifications, you can also open a commercial port like Longkou." ”

"Xuzhou also makes a commercial port? Cai Fujun is not afraid that our Xuzhou will rob Ru Donglai's business? Zhang Fei, who had been laughing beside him, suddenly turned back to Cai Ji and asked rhetorically.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. The more ports the coastal counties opened, the safer the sea routes would be, and the more convenient the supply would be. After Cai Ji waved his hand disappreciatively, he glanced at Zhang Fei and Mi Zhu again, and smiled happily, "Don't hide it from the two of you, this government is honest and looks forward to Xuzhou being able to open Tao County, Xihai, and Yandu three ports for trade." ”

Seeing that Cai Ji casually reported the three major coastal ports of Xuzhou, and generously expressed his desire to cooperate with Xuzhou. Mi Zhu couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart, this son is really a female middle school as the outside world said! Thinking of this, Mi Zhu immediately twisted his beard and said with a smile, "Cai Fujun is reasonable. After Zhu returns to Xuzhou, he will definitely start to open these three ports. At that time, the East China Sea caravan will have to come often. ”

"Patronizing that is a definite. Didn't Xiao Cai Fujun say that her family's fleet was going to come to our Xuzhou to replenish. Zhang Fei said, turned back to Cai Ji and grinned, "But Xiao Cai Fujun doesn't know that last year, the grain harvest in many places in Xuzhou was poor and the harvest was lost, and now the people of Xuzhou are hungry." If Donglai first receives a little food, we can learn from Donglai to repair the ports of the three counties with work for relief. ”

Zhang Fei's straightforward Cai Ji couldn't cry or laugh, thinking that this Zhang Sanye was worthy of being born in the market, and he pretended to be stupid and asked for investment in a different way. But Cai Ji is not a good man and a woman. No, in the face of Zhang Fei's brazen blackmail, Cai Ji immediately argued with reason, "If Zhang Sanye really has the heart to repair the port, he can learn from this government to buy the wharf first from the merchant to raise money to repair the port." Or the government can send people to the three counties to repair the port. As for Donglai's grain, it still has to be sold with real money. After all, the grain in Donglai is all grown by the hard work of the people of Donglai, and the government has no right to do it as a favor, doesn't it skip words.

"Haha, Xiao Cai Fujun really loves the people like a son." Zhang Fei laughed dryly, "Don't drive, what do you see?" ”

"The commercial port of Xuzhou has to be repaired by the people of Xuzhou." Mi Zhu replied stiffly. After all, the rumors that Cai Ji started his business by taking refuge in Yuan Shao have long been boiling. Mi Zhu and Chen Deng and other local gentry families in Xuzhou did not want Yuan Shao's forces to directly touch Xuzhou.

However, in the face of Zhang Fei and Mi Zhu's singing and harmony, Cai Ji is not optimistic about their future. Because she knows very well that it won't be long before Xuzhou will change. But that doesn't matter much to Caiji. Because no matter who sits in Xuzhou, as long as it is profitable, there will always be people in Taoxian, Xihai, and Yandu counties to cooperate.

Under the scorching sun, Guan Yu, who was freshly dressed and brightly armored, rode his horse in front of Xiapicheng, the largest city in Xuzhou. Beside him, Liu Bei also wore a crown of sage, and wore a bronze seal and ink ribbon on his waist, dressed as an envoy. Standing under the sun in a formal suit on such a hot day is a hard job. But a group of Xuzhou officials and people, including Liu Bei and Guan Yu, are still tirelessly guarding the city gate. It's just because what they want to greet this time is the world's first fierce general, Wen Hou - Lu Bu.

In fact, Guan Yu still has a lot of criticism in his heart about his eldest brother welcoming him with such a grand posture. In his opinion, Lu Bu was just a lost dog, and his reputation was notorious, and he was not worthy of Liu Bei's courtesy treatment so carefully. Therefore, seeing that Lu Bu's men and horses had not shown up for a long time, Guan Yu lost no time in whispering to Liu Bei, "Big brother, do you really want to accept Lu Bu this time?" ”

"Wen Hou was defeated by the Cao thief and took refuge in Xuzhou, and I should treat Xuzhou as a courtesy." Liu Bei replied aloud without thinking.

However, Guan Yu obviously did not think that Lu Bu's conduct would be nobler than Cao Cao's. In addition, there are lessons from Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, so he still locks his silkworm eyebrows and warns Liu Bei, "Lu Bu is cunning and repeated, and Brother Yu is afraid that accepting this person will cause trouble." ”

After hearing this, Liu Bei first glanced at Guan Yu meaningfully, then slowly turned his head to look at the empty official road in front of him, and said softly, "Yun Chang." It's been nearly half a year since we came to Xiapi. However, in the past six months, Cao Bao, Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others have not accepted my envoy. coincides with Lu Bu's coming to vote this time, if I can subdue it, it will prove to the world that I Liu Xuande does have the virtue of controlling heroes! ”

Guan Yu saw that Liu Bei was talking so aggressively, and knew that the righteous brother of the family was going to move seriously this time. Indeed, although the righteous brother is holding the title of Xuzhou Prefecture Pastor, there are still some people in Xuzhou who do not listen to him. Among them, Cao Bao, Zang Ba, and Sun Guan, the three old departments that started with the former state Mu Taoqian, were the most unruly. Especially that Cao Bao, who is not only a fellow villager with Tao Qian, and controls a cadre of Danyang soldiers left behind by Tao Qian after his death, but also a subordinate minister. It is not an exaggeration to say that he fought against his righteous brother in Xiapi City. On the other hand, the 100,000 steps promised by Chen Deng and other Xuzhou families have not been fulfilled for a long time. In the face of such an embarrassing situation, it has nothing to do with the righteous brotherhood's eagerness to accept Lu Bu to improve his strength and fame.

Just by accommodating Lu Bu, can he really suppress Cao Bao and others? Guan Yu, who always felt a little unsteady in his heart, couldn't help but bow his head and say to himself, "That being said. I'm afraid Yide won't agree to this. ”

Liu Bei heard Guan Yu mention Zhang Fei, and couldn't help but groan slightly. Indeed, with Zhang Fei's cautious temperament, most of them would not agree to recruit such troublesome characters as Lu Bu to come to Xuzhou. However, Liu Bei wanted to fight from the bottom of his heart. Besides, he is now the lord of a state, even if there are clowns such as Cao Bao who jump off the beam against him, it is just a mantis arm as a car. Liu Bei firmly believed that his ability would definitely be able to subdue Lu Bu, just as he had subdued the Xuzhou families before. Thinking of commanding Xuzhou to control Lu Bu in the future, Liu Bei only felt a burst of blood surging in his heart. As for Zhang Fei's attitude, Guan Yu's reminders were all left behind by him.

"When Yide, Lu Bu had already stationed in Xiaopei. He wouldn't care. After dropping such an arbitrary sentence, Liu Bei didn't wait for Guan Yu to respond, and directly spurred his horse out. Because at this time, a little banner had faintly appeared on the official road outside Xiapi City--Lu Bu had arrived.

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