Chapter Ninety-Five: The Inside Story of Xuzhou
"General Cao Bao is deeply appreciated by the state pastor!" Liu Bei bent one hand on his stomach, and walked with Mi Zhu, Zhang Fei followed behind Liu Bei, looking around at the scene in Xuzhou City from time to time.
"Cao Bao?" When it came to Cao Bao, Mi Zhu shook his head and said with a frown: "What is the difference between Cao Bao and a thief!" ”
"Oh, Mr. is really good, I really want to go together with Zhang Fei, Cao Bao is a thief, and I Zhang Fei is not a good person at first glance!" Zhang Fei heard Mi Zhu's evaluation of Cao Bao and excitedly agreed.
When Mi Zhu heard the black-faced general behind Liu Bei speak, he saw that he was a cheerful person, so he turned his head and said with a smile: "Who is this?" ”
Liu Bei suddenly realized that he hadn't introduced it to Mi Zhu yet, so he hurriedly said: "This is my sworn brother, named Zhang Fei, the word Yide, he is a straightforward person, just now, Mr. Don't go to your heart!" ”
"Hmm~ No!" Mi Zhu smiled and said: "Yide was right just now, but I'm afraid there is still personal anger between Yide and Cao Bao!" ”
"Hey, hey, what's so angry with him, anyway, Mr. was right just now!" Zhang Fei waved his hand and said scoundrelly.
"I don't know why Mr. did this just now?" Liu Bei also asked in surprise: "Could it be that there is also personal anger between Mr. Fei and Cao Bao?" ”
Mi Zhu shook his head and said: "No, I have no private contact with Cao Bao, so there is no private anger, my impression and opinion of him is completely out of public anger!" ”
"What do you mean by that?"
"At that time, the Yellow Turban Yu Dang Que Xuan rebelled, he claimed to be a son, and I and other people in Xuzhou rose up to resist, and people all over Xuzhou relied on clans to organize armed villages to protect themselves, and big names such as me were directly involved in the suppression. Among them, Zhao Yu is the vanguard of Xuzhou's participation in the suppression of anti-thieves, and he was still praised by the imperial court at that time, obviously we are inseparable from the Yellow Turban Army in Xuzhou, however, Tao Qian, as the state pastor, maintains an ambiguous relationship with the Yellow Turban Yu Dang Que Xuan, and even connived at them to loot the state and county everywhere, rob the house, and don't care about what they do, among which Cao Bao, as the minion of the state pastor, is one of the culprits! Mi Zhu had a red face at this time, and you can imagine how much he spurned Cao Bao and others.
"How can this be true, there is such a thing down there!" Liu Bei frowned and asked in surprise: "Since you hate what the state pastor has done so much, why do you have to work for him?" ”
"Hey~" Mi Zhu sighed deeply and said: "It's hard to say, like Chen Deng, me and Zhao Yu, these people are actually wealthy surnames in Xuzhou, in this era of warlord melee, if any military group does not have the support of the local big surname group in the form of clans, it is almost impossible to control the place!" ”
"Indeed, the gentleman has to be reasonable!" Liu Bei deeply agreed with Mi Zhu's words.
"Tao Qian didn't know about this, Tao Qian wanted to recruit Zhao Yu for another job, Zhao Yu was very dissatisfied with Tao Qian, so he resolutely refused, saying that he was sick and didn't go, Tao Qian then planned to impose punishment on Zhao Yu and force him to comply, but Zhao Yu had no choice but to agree!" Mi Zhu said embarrassedly: "The local clan forces in Xuzhou have adopted an uncooperative attitude towards Tao Qian, and Tao Qian knows it in his heart, but he must do this, and use some simple and crude means to pull me and other big surnames over!" ”
"What about some who don't come?"
"For the local clan forces that do not cooperate, Tao Qian has adopted the method of suppression in addition to coercing them to cooperate, so those who do not cooperate have been suppressed!" When he arrived at Mi Zhu's house, Mi Zhu stood at the door and made a "please" action.
Liu Bei looked at Mi Zhu's courtyard, the momentum was really majestic, at this time Liu Bei said: "I didn't expect that Mr.'s house is like a magnificent!" ”
"Shame!" Mi Zhu looked at his house and said, "My family has been in business for generations, so I just have some savings at home!" ”
After finishing Mi Zhu, he continued to make the action of "please" and took Liu Bei to the living room of his home.
"I see!" Liu Bei walked as he walked: "The state pastor seems to be a gentle and elegant person, and he can't imagine that he will do some extreme things!" ”
"Since ancient times, people can't look good, especially two kinds of people, one is a dramatist, and the other is a politician!" Mi Zhu then said: "Show the guests tea!" ”
"Please, two of you!" Mi Zhu made a gesture of "please be seated".
"Thank you!" Liu Bei and Zhang Fei arched their hands.
"But even if the governor pulls you all to his side, but he can't get your sincere support, it's useless!" Liu Bei said in surprise: "Isn't this doing useless work?" ”
"Some people are not happy in real life, so they like to live in their dreams!" Mi Zhu shook his head helplessly.
Liu Bei saw that Mi Zhu hated Tao Qian very much, but he was new to the city, and the specific things were not clear, so he had to keep quiet, of course, Liu Bei didn't want to talk to Mi Zhu too much on this topic, so he changed the topic and said: "Sir, this catastrophe in Xuzhou is also a matter in my heart, I don't know if Mr. has any suggestions?" ”
"I don't have any suggestions, but I called Xuande over today to introduce you to someone, maybe he can help you make some suggestions!" Seeing that the servant brought the tea, Mi Zhu got up and personally supervised Liu Bei's side with the tea.
"Thank you, sir!" Liu Bei hurriedly got up and took the teacup with both hands.
"You're welcome!" When Mi Zhu was about to serve tea to Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei immediately got up and took away his own tea, and said with a smile: "Sir, I Zhang Fei is a rough man, I'll just come by myself, hehe......"
"Hehe~ Yide is really a straightforward person!" He sat down.
Liu Bei asked at this time: "Sir, I don't know who you want to introduce to me?" ”
"This person is Sun Qian of Beihai, the word Gongyou, recommended by the great Confucian Zheng Xuan to serve in the state, and he is engaged in the state pastor, but he is not used to Cao Bao and other generals of the Danyang soldiers, so he is closer to me, this person has courage and strategy, I believe he can help you!" Mi Zhu looked outside the door and said, "I guess he'll be here in a while!" ”
"Thank you very much!"
"No need to be polite!" Mi Zhu asked thoughtfully at this time: "Xuande, I don't know if you deny Su Shuang?" ”
Hearing Su Shuang's name, Liu Bei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked in surprise: "Mr. Su Shuang is Su Shuang, a big businessman in Zhongshan!" ”
"Yes, you seem to recognize it!"
"Yes!" Liu Bei nodded, pursed his lips, and said: "I recognize, when I raised troops in Zhuo County and counterattacked the Yellow Turban Army, it was Mr. Su Shuang's funding for me that I was able to successfully form an army, Su Shuang is not only my benefactor of Liu Bei, but also the benefactor of the people of Zhuo County, and later I also sent someone to look for him, but I heard that he took refuge in Yangzhou, missed that opportunity, and never saw him again, I don't know if he is okay now?" ”
"He died last year!" Mi Zhu said in a deep voice.
"What, died?" Liu Bei asked sadly, "Mr. recognizes Mr. Su?" ”
Mi Zhu nodded and said, "When he died, I was by his side!" ”
Liu Bei raised his hand, slapped it under the table weakly, and said, "Did Mr. Su die of illness?" ”
"It's still because of his daughter, I miss his daughter too much, so the whole heart is haggard, described as withered, and finally died of illness!" Mi Zhu sighed heavily and said, "If Su Xue could have appeared earlier, he wouldn't have left so early!" ”
"Su Xue? Showing up early? Liu Bei underestimated at this time, and said in disbelief: "What does it mean that Su Xue can appear earlier?" ”
"I originally thought that Su Xue was dead, but when Su Shuang was about to die, Su Xue actually appeared, Su Shuang saw his long-lost daughter on the bed, held her daughter's hand, and passed away!" Mi Zhu turned his face at this time and wanted to continue, but when he saw Liu Bei's pair of surprised glasses, he immediately swallowed his words, and said hesitantly at this time: "What are you, Xue'er is not dead!" ”
"Ah...... Well, it's not dead, Zhang Shiping and I have seen this, but Zhang Shiping is not in Xuzhou now, he should be doing business outside! ”
Where will Liu Bei care about Zhang Shiping at this time, he held Mi Zhu's hand in surprise and said, "Where is Xue'er, can you tell me?" ”
At this time, Mi Zhu was simply frightened by Liu Bei's performance, and hurriedly said: "Xuande, I don't know!" ”
"Big brother, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Fei was also frightened by Liu Bei's actions, he had never seen Liu Bei become so frivolous before.
Hearing Zhang Fei's voice, Liu Bei realized that he had been rude just now, so he withdrew his hand and smiled awkwardly: "Sir, Liu Bei was rude just now!" ”
"Hey~ I didn't expect Su Xue to have such a big impact on you, but I don't know where Su Xue went, I only know that she has become a disciple of the door!" Mi Zhu recalled the scene of that day.
"Daomen disciple?" Liu Bei said confusedly: "I see, since you don't know where she is, forget it, so long time has passed, even if you see her again, it is estimated that she will be much stranger!" ”
"It's very strange for me to be like this, Su Xue's current appearance is no different from that of someone in her twenties, even in her teens, even Su Shuang is very surprised to see her, there is really a skill of immortality in the world, it is really incredible!"
"Sir, must I be mistaken, Xue'er and I are the same age, how can I be in my teens?"
"Hey~ I'm not old and confused, I saw this with my own eyes, by the way, Zhang Shiping also saw it, it's true, how can it be fake, and after completing Su Shuang's burial, Su Xue suddenly disappeared from our eyes, as if she knew magic!" Mi Zhu remembered the strange things of that day, so he talked about Liu Bei's story like a story.
Liu Bei's words made Liu Bei even more foggy, looking at the Mi Zhu in front of him, he was not very old, so he couldn't be demented.
"Brother, Gongyou is here!" At this moment, two young men walked in, one dressed gorgeously and the other plainly.
"Oh, I'll introduce you!" Mi Zhu stood up and said: "This is Liu Bei, the minister of the Plains, and Liu Yuanjun, and this is Zhang Fei, the righteous brother of Liu Yuanjun." ”
Then Mi Zhu pointed to the plainly dressed person and introduced Liu Bei: "This is the person I want to recommend to you, Sun Qian!" ”
"I've seen Liu Yuanjun!"
"Gongyou!" Liu Bei bowed to Sun Qian.
"This is my younger brother, Mi Fang, Zi Fang!" Mi Zhu pointed to the gorgeously dressed humane.
"Zifang!" Liu Bei bowed to Mi Fang.
"I've seen Liu Yuanjun!"
After everyone greeted each other, Mi Zhu said: "Everyone sit, come and watch the tea!" ”