Xin Ping had never heard of Liu Bei's name, and Guo Tu explained.

Liu Bei was a disciple of the great Confucian Lu Zhi and a classmate of Gongsun Zhan. Not long ago, he was ordered by Gongsun Chan to go south to assist Tao Qian in preparing for war, and he was subordinate to Tiankai, the Qingzhou Thorn Shi Tian Kai signed by Gongsun Zhan. But after Liu Bei arrived in Xuzhou, he switched to Tao Qian, for the simple reason that Tao Qian gave him 4,000 Danyang soldiers.

Xin Ping was surprised. "How can such a person who has no faithfulness at all be used?"

Guo Tuha laughed. "That's right, Liu Bei forgets his righteousness when he sees profit, and he is easier than going, but because of this, he can be used by me. Why did he vote for Tao Qian, because Gongsun Zhan didn't pay attention to him, and only let him be the Sima of other departments, and the soldiers were less than a thousand. Tao Qian gave him 4,000 people, and he abandoned Gongsun Zan as a shoe. But Tao Qian can't give him Xuzhou, what if the alliance leader lists him as the pastor of Yuzhou? ”

Xin Ping suddenly realized. This trick was used well, not only dug the corners of Tao Qian and Gongsun Zhan, but also found an opponent for Sun Ce. Similar to Sun Ce, although Liu Bei came from a humble background, he was brave and good at fighting, and his subordinates also had warriors such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, as well as some Zahu cavalry brought from Youzhou, with Liu Dai's support and cooperation, he had every chance to fight with Sun Ce.

Anyway, it is for him to contain Sun Ce, as for who wins and who loses, it doesn't matter to Yuan Shao.

There is another reason why Guo Tu is so sure: the Chen family in Xiapi doesn't look down on Tao Qian, and they don't get along with Sun Ce, Chen Yu was disgraced by Sun Ce not long ago, and Chen Jue's Peixiang has just been taken away by Sun Ce. If Yuan Shao came forward to show Chen Deng, the son of Chen Qi, as the Taishou of Lujiang, he could block Sun Ce's way south. Chen Yu is useless, and Chen Qi can't command the troops, but Chen Deng is young and vigorous, resourceful, and can be Sun Ce's opponent.

Guo Tu was very proud, and Xin Ping also felt that there was nothing wrong with it and agreed. Guo Tu immediately reported to Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao agreed. Soon, Xin Ping rushed to Xuzhou with Yuan Shao's handwritten letter, visited Chen Jue and his son, and plotted against Liu Bei.

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After listening to Guo Tu's report, Yuan Shao read the urgent letter written by Xin Bi, Bai Chen's face did not change, but a trace of disappointment flashed in his dark eyes. He gently lowered the letter, his eyelids drooping.

"Good paper." Yuan Shao said lightly, his tone was calm, and he couldn't hear a trace of anger.

Xin Ping held his breath. He heard Yuan Shao's disappointment. Sending Xin Bi to send Yuan Yao back was in the hope of making trouble for Sun Ce and splitting Sun Ce's subordinates, not to let Xin Bi do the detailed work. Now that Xin Bi threw Yuan Yao and ran around, Yuan Shao was naturally unhappy.

Guo Tu was not as cautious as Xin Ping, so he immediately stepped forward and gave up his hand with a smile. "Lord Shengming, Yi Yun: Walking on frost and ice. Although this new paper is thin, the significance is not trivial, and the minister and Zhongzhi also discussed it for a long time before they noticed it, but I didn't expect the lord to know it slightly, and he was not happy at all. ”

Yuan Shao looked at Guo Tu, and couldn't figure out his intentions for a while, was there really a big article, or was he turning a corner to relieve Xin Bi? Guo Tu is his confidant, and he has an excellent relationship with the Xin family brothers, and it is normal to intercede for Xin Bi.

Seeing this, Guo Tu approached Yuan Shao and said in a low voice: "Lord, Nanyang is the emperor's hometown, with many families and great power, which is rare in the world. Sun Ce built ten paper mills to appease the Nanyang family, which shows that the paper mill is very profitable. ”

Yuan Shao sighed, and somewhat understood what Guo Tu meant. Ruying people left their hometown and followed him to Jizhou, but Yuzhou was occupied by Sun Ce, Yuan Shu's old department, and he might be looted by Sun Ce at some point. There is no family property, no land, their life is a little tight, even if he rewards a lot of money, he can't compensate for their losses, some people began to think crookedly, interceding, embezzlement, using power for personal gain, trial, Tian Feng and others have great opinions, and have sued him many times.

If the paper mill really has such a thick profit, it is also a good choice for Guo Tu and them to build a paper mill to make money.

"Besides, even a family like the Deng family has succumbed to Sun Ce, what kind of family can fight against Sun Ce? In just a few months, Sun Ce will be able to master Xinye, and his roots in Nanyang will become deeper, and it will become a big disaster. If he is allowed to promote it calmly in Runan and Yingchuan, there is an example of Nanyang in the front and a knife in the back, once the Ruying family is tempted, Yuzhou is not owned by the owner. ”

Only then did Yuan Shao understand Guo Tu's real worries, and he also understood Xin Bi's intentions, which was a little embarrassing. He coughed, straightened his back, picked up the paper again, looked at it, and nodded.

"George has a change in the body, and he reacts very quickly. Nakaji, you see, what are we supposed to do? ”

Xin Ping was relieved, and hurriedly repeated what Guo Tu said, of course, he did not forget to state that this was Guo Tu's clever plan, and how he admired it, Yuan Shao's heart was overjoyed, he nodded again and again, and agreed to Guo Tu's plan.

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Liu Bei is in his prime, seven feet five inches tall, dignified in appearance, the only regret is that he has no beard on his chin, he is smooth, a little less masculine, and a little more feminine.

Hearing that Chen Deng was visiting, Liu Bei was very surprised, and held the half-braided dust tail in his hand for a long time without speaking. The Chen family is a big family in Xuzhou, and Chen Deng is an official in the state, and even Tao Qian has to give three points. Such a celebrity took the initiative to visit, and Liu Bei was not only happy, but also puzzled. He really couldn't think of what the purpose of Chen Deng's visit was to him.

Guest Jian Yong stood up. "Xuande, shall I go and greet you?"

Liu Bei woke up in shock, hurriedly put down the dust, and personally went to the gate to greet him. The two of them said a few polite words, put their arms in the hall, and sat down as guests. Liu Bei talked about his admiration for the Chen family, but he didn't ask Chen Deng what he was doing. Chen Deng was not in a hurry, he talked about it all over the world, and then pretended to be casual and asked about the relationship between Liu Bei and Lu Zhi.

"I heard that the general is a disciple of Lu Zigan of Zhuojun?"

"Exactly." Liu Bei puffed up his chest and smiled, but his heart was a little empty. It is true that he is a disciple of Lu Zhi, but his knowledge is really not very good. If Chen Deng wanted to talk to him about learning, he would have to find a way to hide.

"Does the general know that Lu Zigan has become General Yuan's military advisor?"

Liu Bei was surprised. He hadn't been in touch with Lu Zhi for a long time. After offending Dong Zhuo, Lu Zhi fled Luoyang and returned to his hometown to live in seclusion. He originally wanted to go to Lu Zhi but failed, so he had to go back to Youzhou to join his senior brother Gongsun Zhan. If Lu Zhi comes out of the mountain again, his chance will come. Although Gongsun Chan accepted him, he refused to reuse him, and actually let him be Tian Kai's subordinate, which made him very disappointed.

"When?"

"Not so long ago." Chen Deng said with a smile: "Don't hide it from the general, my coming to see the general today has something to do with this matter." Lu Zigan recommended General Liu to the Yuan League, and the Yuan Leagueman wanted to show you as the Yuzhou Mu, but I don't know if the general is willing to give in, so I asked me to greet the general. ”

Liu Bei sat on the seat, motionless, but his hands in his sleeves were clenched tightly, his nails were almost cut into the flesh, and the blood vessels were beating strongly, pumping streams of blood onto his head, and even his scalp was a little numb.

Yuzhou is Yuan Shao's own state, and being able to become a pastor in Yuzhou is simply where Yuan Shao is condescending to Liu Bei, it is simply a step to the sky.