In one word, Liu Bei escaped from Xuzhou in embarrassment, and kept running all the way, until he felt safe in the jurisdiction of Yuzhou; There were only 1,500 cavalry left, and morale was low; Along the southern part of Yuzhou, he rushed all the way to the west, preparing to go to Luoyang by passing through Nanyang County, Jingzhou.

The armies of Yuzhou were all confronted by Dong Zhuo's army in the north, and the south was empty.

The entry of such a powerful cavalry immediately caused the shock of the local officials in Yuzhou, who immediately reported to Yuan Shao.

In order to reduce unnecessary trouble, Liu Bei claimed that he was the Taishou of Guangling County, who had participated in the alliance of princes, and now went to meet the leader of the alliance.

Yuan Shaohao was overjoyed, and Liu Bei came to vote, which made him more face-saving, and urgently ordered local officials to provide food and other convenient conditions.

So Liu Bei and others went all the way unimpeded.

Due to the wars one after another, the warlords continue to recruit troops and buy horses, they need a lot of financial resources, and the local officials have to expropriate and extort money in order to complete the tasks assigned by the superiors, and the officials are arrogant and unreasonable, exploiting and extorting, and taking the opportunity to enrich themselves, which has aggravated the burden of the people. The local wealthy families took the opportunity to fall into the well, leaving the common people with no way to live.

The people of Yuzhou fled in large numbers, either to Xuzhou or to Yangzhou; Local officials were on guard, preferring people to starve to death in their districts rather than flee to other places.

Everywhere you go, it is full of desolation, a lot of cultivated land has been overgrown with grass and no one cultivates it, from time to time you encounter people fleeing and people who are starving to death or dying of disease on the side of the road, Yuzhou, which was once extremely rich, is now so decayed that even the local people can not feed.

It is sad to see those empty-eyed, skinny people.

Liu Bei wanted to save them, but now that he himself was on the run, and his future was unpredictable, how could he bring them a stable life?

According to Liu Bei and Jian Yong's plan, everything went very smoothly, at the end of August, crossing the Ru River and arriving in Ruyin County, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the remaining rivers were relatively easy to cross.

At the beginning of September, everyone arrived in Gushi County, rested for a day, took a good baggage, Liu Bei led the troops, and suddenly turned to the southwest.

Xu Sheng led a cavalry to open the way in front, and Liu Bei and Jian Yong led the troops behind.

The army went straight in the direction of Xincai County.

Xu Sheng first led the army across the river and occupied Xincai County; Liu Bei led a large army to arrive and took over the post of county commander of Xincai County.

First opened the warehouse to release grain to save the people on the verge of danger, and then recruited troops, Liu Bei believed that if the troops were not strong, even if they arrived in Luoyang, they would not be taken seriously.

Because Liu Bei preached that he was a relative of the Han family and practiced benevolence and righteousness, the surrounding people who could not survive flocked to him.

Xu Sheng personally selected and the requirements were very strict.

What made Liu Bei very happy was that a young man was on par with Xu Sheng, and immediately asked people to stop them, recruit the young man to him, and Xu Sheng continued to recruit troops.

"Meet the envoy!" The young man immediately saluted Liu Bei.

"Hahaha, please get up, sit down and talk!" Liu Bei's level of seeing people is still very high, this person seems to be on par with Xu Sheng, but he seems very relaxed, but Xu Sheng is very struggling, it is estimated that his martial arts are far above Xu Sheng, which is really unexpected for Liu Bei who is in trouble.

"Thank you!"

After the young man sat down, Liu Bei asked, "The military camp is heavy, why are you fighting?" ”

"The envoy recruited troops, but the officer thought I was not old enough, so I had a small competition."

Liu Bei was overjoyed in his heart, he was so powerful before he was eighteen years old, and his achievements in the future were limitless, and he said: "Let's introduce myself first!"

"Yes, Envoy, my surname is Chen, a native of Runan, my parents and relatives are starving to death, and now I am fleeing here alone, hoping that I will take you in." As he spoke, Chen Zhi got up and bowed to Liu Bei.

Alone, without any worries, Liu Bei was very happy and decided: "Hahaha, okay, seeing that you are not very old, you are good at martial arts, and you will be my escort in the future, are you willing?" ”

Chen was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed: "Come and see the lord." ”

"Okay, from now on you will be the captain of the guard!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Liu Bei also arranged: "You can select a hundred people from the existing soldiers to serve as your subordinates and serve as guards." ”

At this time, Liu Bei was not famous, and he would not think that Chen Zhi was a secret agent arranged by other forces, even if a secret agent was arranged, other strengths would not arrange a minor, and a person with such a high level of martial arts, such a young man would be cultivated as a treasure-level cronie in any force, which cheapened him Liu Bei for nothing.

"Yes, my lord!" Chen was overjoyed, and he became the tun chief as soon as he came.

The guards are paid more and are less dangerous, but the lord has to fight for his life when he is in danger, so the most important thing is force and loyalty.

Liu Bei felt even more fortunate that Chen Zhi was not only literate, but also able to write well, and he was simply a civil and military all-rounder.

Chen Zhi's selection criteria are very strict, and he doesn't want to waste a quota of 100 people; First of all, it is required to be single, without family drag; Secondly, the ability is examined, and every guard, he must personally assess and interview in person, so that he is strong in force and absolutely loyal.

Liu Bei did not limit Chen Zhi's pickiness, but thought that this was the greatest loyalty to him, but what he didn't expect was that Liu Bei's unintentional move had already become a world-famous white soldier.

After resting for more than half a month, in late September, Liu Bei and others crossed the Nanru River from Xincai County, turned westward, and went straight to Nanyang County.

As early as not long after Liu Bei occupied Xincai County, Yuan Shao received a report, but his army was in the north and he was helpless against Liu Bei; This undoubtedly slapped Yuan Shao hard, making him very angry in his heart, and he had nowhere to vent.

In early October, Liu Bei led 1,500 cavalry and 1,000 infantry to Wancheng.

At the end of October, Liu Bei arrived in Luoyang.

This was the first general among the Kwantung people to surrender to the imperial court, which was of great symbolic significance, and Dong Zhuo sent Li Ru to personally greet Liu Bei outside Luoyang City, and set up the officers and soldiers he led.

In order to achieve the effect of buying horse bones, Dong Zhuo personally set up a banquet to invite Liu Bei.

Although Dong Zhuo was very disgusted with Liu Bei's rebellion, first betrayed Gongsun Zhan, then betrayed Tao Qian, and finally played Yuan Shao, but at the suggestion of Li Ru, Liu Bei was appointed as the rear general, replacing Yuan Shu, who did not listen to the orders of the imperial court.

This move is also to cooperate with Yangzhou Mu Liu Miao to take office, and deliberately suppress Yuan Shu.

Liu Bei was secretly happy in his heart, the choice to surrender to the imperial court was too right, and he became a general as soon as he came, this is a real general of the imperial court, but there are too few officers and soldiers under his jurisdiction.

Emperor Liu Xie was also very happy about Liu Bei's arrival, this was the first foreign minister to bring troops to the capital, and immediately ordered Zongzheng to check the royal archives, and listed Liu Bei as a royal clansman, taking turns to rank seniors, and calling Liu Bei his uncle.

Liu Bei seemed unfazed on the surface, but his heart was surging, Luoyang's trip was too correct, and since then he has been a legitimate royal family member, and he is no longer a despised seller.

Liu Bei became the emperor's uncle and a general with the right to lead troops, plus he was a disciple of the great Confucian Lu Zhi, Wang Yun and other speculators rushed to the banquet.

And Emperor Liu Xie suddenly had such an imperial uncle, he was very happy, hoping to put the hope of escaping the cage on Liu Bei, and even feasted several times, and rewarded him heavily, and tried his best to win him over.

This made Liu Bei a popular figure in Luoyang City, and his fame swelled rapidly. The trip to Luoyang, many lucky things, changed the trajectory of Liu Bei's fate.