In history, Liu Bei inherited Tao Qian's position and got Xuzhou, so if you want to talk about the Xuzhou Group in Liu Bei's period, you must first look at the Xuzhou Group in Tao Qian's period.

Tao Qian entered Xuzhou in the fifth year of Zhongping (188), he first reused Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others to quell the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army after becoming the assassin of Xuzhou, and then appointed Chen Deng as the captain of the agricultural school to implement Tuntian to restore the people's livelihood, it can be said that he has a hand in military and politics, before Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou, Xuzhou can be said to be a paradise-like existence.

At that time, Tao Qian had Zhao Yu, Wang Lang, Lu Zhu, Chen Deng, Di Rong and others, and Wu had Liu Bei, Cao Bao, Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Cao Hong, Xu Tan, Lu You and others.

Zhao Yu is a native of Langya and is known for his integrity. When Tao Qian first recruited him, he did not agree, and later Tao Qian repeatedly recruited and even threatened to punish Zhao Yu before he was called. At the suggestion of Zhao Yu and Wang Lang, Tao Qian sent Zhao Yu to the court to worship the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven was very satisfied with Zhao Yu and others, so he let Tao Qian serve as the general of Xuzhou Mu and Anton, and appointed Zhao Yu as the Taishou of Guangling. Zhao Yu was also Zhang Zhao's benefactor in history, and after Zhao Yu's death at the hands of Zhen Rong (Note 1), Zhang Zhao left Xuzhou and went south.

Wang Lang is a native of Donghai County, and was promoted by Tao Qian as a Maocai in history, and later Wang Lang served as a member of the Lian Zhizhong, and Zhao Yu, who was in Xuzhou at that time, persuaded Tao Qian: "The essence of the Spring and Autumn Period is that it is better to do your best for the princes than to ask for help. Now that the Son of Heaven is far away in Xijing, he should send an envoy to receive the emperor's orders. Tao Qian agreed, and Wang Lang later became the Huiji Taishou.

Di Rong is under the command of Tao Qian, the position is the state minister of the state of Xiapi, in history Di Rong once Guangling, Xiapi and Pengcheng three counties of the grain and feudal tribute items to fill the pockets. After Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou, Zhen Rong led more than 10,000 soldiers and subordinate men and women to Guangling County, killed Zhao Yu, the Taishou of Guangling, and then killed Peng Chengxiang, Xue Fu then took refuge in Xue Li, the former Pengcheng Xiang.

Zhenrong has a great influence on Buddhism, and is even considered to be one of the leaders of Buddhism in the late Han Dynasty, the Futu Temple and the Nine Mirror Pagoda in Xiapi were built by him, and later he went to the south after he also preached everywhere, and some scholars believe that Buddhism in Nanjing area was transmitted by Zhenrong. It is ironic that Zhenrong, who was historically known for his cruelty and greed, was a devout Buddhist.

Cao Hong is recorded as a villain in both the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms and the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, but there is no trace of his own specific case in the known sources today.

Lü You was a general under Tao Qian, who was defeated by Cao Ren during Cao Cao's first crusade against Xuzhou.

After Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou twice, Tao Qian finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he entrusted Xuzhou to Liu Bei and died, and Liu Bei became the second Xuzhou pastor in the late Han Dynasty.

It's a pity that Liu Bei became the pastor of Xuzhou in the first year of Xingping (196), and only two years later he was ousted by Yuan Shu, Lü Bu and others.

Although the time was short, Liu Bei's command was also full of talents at that time, at that time, Liu Bei's Wu Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Xu Tan, Cao Bao, Zang Ba and others, including Chen Qun, Chen Deng, Lu Zhu, Jian Yong, Sun Qian.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both followed Liu Bei during the Yellow Turban Uprising in the first year of Zhongping. At that time, Liu Bei organized a volunteer army in Zhuo County, and Zhang Fei joined with Guan Yu and traveled with Liu Bei. The three of them are like brothers, and they sleep in the same bed, when Liu Bei attends various banquets, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu stand beside Liu Bei all day long.

Later, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei defected to Gongsun Zan with Liu Bei, and fought against Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao with Qingzhou Thorn Shi Tian Kai. After Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others followed Liu Bei to support Tao Qian, after Liu Bei became the pastor of Xuzhou, the two also became the generals of Xuzhou, and later Liu Bei and Yuan Shu fought, leaving Zhang Fei to guard the Xuzhou governance office at that time, Xiapi, as a result, Zhang Fei and Cao Bao fell out, giving Lu Bu an opportunity, resulting in Xiapi being captured, after that, Liu Bei basically did not send Zhang Fei to guard the town.

Cao Bao is a general under Tao Qian, once fought against Cao Cao with Liu Bei, and later Liu Bei became Xuzhou Mu, due to the replacement of the old and the new may have shaken the status, when Liu Bei sent troops to fight against Yuan Shu, Cao Bao may have been ready to take the opportunity to rebel, or it may have had a conflict with Zhang Fei, so he welcomed Lu Bu into Xiapi, according to the "Heroes" record Cao Bao was killed by Zhang Fei.

Xu Tan was a Zhonglang general under Liu Bei in "Heroes", and after Zhang Fei killed Cao Bao, he sent Zhang Zhi to welcome Lu Bu into Xiapi. In history, the Danyang soldiers were originally Tao Qian's pro-army, and Tao Qian were all fellow villagers, and were later handed over by Tao Qian to Liu Bei as the commander, after Tao Qian's death, Liu Bei in order to appease Tao Qian's fellow villagers may indeed put the leader of the Danyang soldiers, Xu Tan, as the Zhonglang general.

Chen Qun became his alternate driver when Liu Bei was listed by Tao Qian as the assassin of Yuzhou. After Tao Qian's death, most people supported Liu Bei to succeed him, but Chen Qun did the opposite, saying to Liu Bei: "At present, Yuan Shu's power is still very strong, if you take Xuzhou in the east now, there will definitely be a fight with Yuan Shu." If Lu Bu took the opportunity to attack the rear of our army, even if the general won Xuzhou at that time, things would definitely not have a happy ending. ”

But Liu Bei didn't listen to Chen Qun's advice, or became the pastor of Xuzhou, and then as Chen Qun expected, Yuan Shu went north, Liu Bei had to fight with it, Lu Bu also took advantage of the chaos to take Xiapi, and then sent troops to support Yuan Shu, beating Liu Bei to the ground, Liu Bei regretted not listening to Chen Qun's advice at this time.

Elk Zhu was originally a giant businessman in Xuzhou, his ancestors had been in business for generations, tens of thousands of servants and diners at home, and his property was more than 100 million. After Tao Qian's death, Lu Zhu was ordered by Tao Qian to go to Xiaopei to welcome Liu Bei.

When Xiapi was captured by Lü Bu and Liu Bei led his army to Haixi County, Guangling County, Lu Zhu married his sister to Liu Bei as his wife, and at the same time offered 2,000 slaves and a lot of gold and silver property to help Liu Bei for military expenses, so that Liu Bei could regain his strength.

Jian Yong, the word Xianhe, a native of Zhuo County, and Liu Bei are fellow villagers, and he had a good relationship with Liu Bei when he was young, and later followed Liu Bei to fight around.

Sun Qian, whose name is Gongyou, is a native of Beihai County. Originally recommended by the great Confucian Zheng Xuan in the state, Liu Bei later became the pastor of Xuzhou, and Sun Qianwei was engaged. After Lü Bu captured Liu Bei's Xuzhou, Sun Gan followed Liu Bei into exile.

In history, when Liu Bei assembled volunteers in Zhuo County, Zhuo County, the small group around him had initially sprouted, and later he became the plain minister, Yuzhou pastor, more and more talents around him, Tao Qian handed over Xuzhou to Liu Bei, Liu Bei officially became a prince, and the two columns of Wu under his command have been neat, but at that time, although Liu Bei Wu already had Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, his Kong Ming has not yet come!

Note 1: There are different records of the killing of Zhao Yu in the existing historical materials