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However, Liu Bei did not step forward immediately, but stood in place and thought about it, and walked over after a while.

At this time, the man saw Liu Bei, hurriedly greeted him and said: "A certain is the steward of the Muzhou Mansion, and the state pastor has something to discuss." ”

Tao Qian's invitation naturally cannot be refused. Liu Bei gladly agreed, and went to the state governor's mansion with the steward.

Along the way, Liu Bei, who didn't know what to do with Tao Qian, turned his attention to the steward.

Liu Bei calmly followed the steward of the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, and asked, "I wonder what Tao Prefecture Pastoral is looking for Liu?" Can the steward tell me one or two? ”

After a while, the steward did not react. Just when Liu Bei didn't have any hope, out of the corner of his eye, he inadvertently saw the index finger and thumb of the steward rubbing his hands, which made Liu Bei can't help but show a little joy.

Liu Bei knew what this action meant, and it was precisely because he understood it that he was happy.

After digging on his body, Liu Bei took out the only money he had now and gave it to the steward.

The steward was overjoyed and put the money into his arms, turned his head to Liu Bei and said, "I heard that it was about Cao Cao." ”

When it came to the critical moment, the steward shut up, and was unwilling to continue talking a word.

Liu Bei cursed secretly, and then unconsciously arrived at the state pastor's mansion.

As the steward entered the house directly, he did not wait in the hall but came to Tao Qian's study.

After straightening his clothes, Liu Bei walked into the study with a smile on his face. dudu1;

In his eyes, Cao Bao, the head of the Cao family, was standing beside Tao Qian, and the two were talking something.

"Ahem... cough..."Liu Bei coughed lightly twice and said, "I don't know what happened when Lord Tao called up?" ”

Tao Qian knew that Liu Bei had come, turned around and said with a smile: "Xuande, you came just in time and we were talking about you." ”

Liu Bei pretended to be surprised, "What's the matter?" ”

Cao Bao smiled and said closely: "We were just discussing the Bu subordinates of Yuzhou and Yanzhou, and Lord Muzhou proposed that Brother Xuande should be stationed in Pengcheng to prevent Cao Cao. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he frowned and said: "Although Xuande is willing to go, I am afraid that the thousands of soldiers and horses to rely on are not enough......"

According to what Liu Bei thought on the way to come before, Tao Qian would at most let himself be stationed in a certain county in the area of Pengcheng, and it was unlikely that he would be stationed in Pengcheng. After all, Liu Bei is not from Xuzhou, and he is not Tao Qian's general.

But now it seems that there are some problems with what Tao Qian proposed.

Liu Bei suddenly hesitated.

Pengcheng, the city of a county. No matter which way the princes are all, it has a huge temptation, and Liu Bei is no exception. Especially for Liu Bei, an ambitious person who has been adrift for so many years and has not had a piece of land, the temptation is even greater.

As soon as Liu Bei said that the troops were insufficient, Tao Qian was immediately unhappy, he just sent you thousands of soldiers and horses a few days ago, and now he is crying again?

In fact, Tao Qian really wanted to do it, he sent Liu Bei 3,000 soldiers and horses, but the 5,000 miscellaneous troops that Liu Bei brought to Xuzhou to support were left with less than 1,000 soldiers and horses in the final battle of Pengcheng.

Looking at it this way, Liu Bei's real soldiers and horses are actually about 3,500 people. If you look at the situation of a small county, it is almost enough, but Tao Qian asked Liu Bei to garrison Pengcheng, the head of a county. dudu2;

Don't say 3,500 soldiers and horses, even 10,000 soldiers and horses Liu Bei is too little, you must know that Pengcheng is the first gateway to resist Cao Cao and Yuzhou, how can it be done without heavy guards.

Liu Beizai carefully explained his situation one by one, and Tao Qian and Cao Bao knew Liu Bei's difficulties.

Cao Bao blurted out with some surprise: "It's impossible, how can there be only so little left." ”

After finishing speaking, Cao Bao felt that he seemed to be a little out of shape, and hurriedly explained: "I mean to say, Brother Xuande's troops and horses are not the main vanguard, how can the losses be so huge. ”

After Tao Qian heard this, he nodded with some deep understanding and looked at Liu Bei again.

After the two of them asked, Liu Bei was a little embarrassed when he remembered the reason. Without him, just because the 5,000 soldiers and horses are a ragtag army, if you want to describe it in one word, it can only be "scum"!

This reason is why even Liu Bei, who is cheeky, did not dare to say it. In desperation, he had to use Cao Jun's strength to cover up, and finally pushed the matter over after a few words of nonsense.

However, it is still a question who will garrison Pengcheng, after all, there are really few suitable candidates, and Liu Bei pushes and shoves them, so there are even fewer.

Tao Qian was a little reluctant to increase his chips, and said, "If I send you another 5,000 elites, can you agree?" ”

Liu Bei's eyes suddenly shrank, five thousand elites! At the critical moment, the 10,000 soldiers and horses of these 5,000 elites are really full of temptation.

After hesitating for a while, Liu Bei said to Tao Qian: "Can you allow Bei to go back and think about it?" ”

Tao Qian looked at Liu Bei's hesitation, and thought that he would refuse, but he didn't expect him to waver. Since this is the case, Tao Qian had no reason to refuse, so he agreed to Liu Bei's request.

Cao Bao watched the whole transaction from the sidelines, and was originally a little puzzled by Tao Muzhou's conditions for Liu Bei, but after thinking about it, it became an attitude of not supporting and not opposing. dudu3;

Liu Bei glanced at Tao Qian and Cao Bao and said, "If Lord Zhou Mu has nothing else to do, Xuande will go back." ”

Tao Qian lowered his head in contemplation, and waved his hand to Liu Bei to signal that he could go.

After Liu Bei said goodbye and left the study, Cao Bao said to Tao Qian with some hesitation: "This is ...... This Liu Xuande is not a simple person, isn't it a little ...... my lord's decision this time?"

Tao Qian suddenly raised his head and interrupted Cao Bao's words, "You don't need to point fingers at this matter, do your own thing first." ”

Cao Bao's face changed, but he regained his composure in a moment, and then silently withdrew from the study.

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Of course, Liu Bei didn't know these things. However, he said that after Liu Bei left the state pastor's mansion, he hurriedly returned to Yefu to find Yunsheng to discuss the matter.

"Yunsheng, do you say that this deal can be done, or can't it be done?" Liu Bei first narrated his conversations with Tao Qian and Cao Bao to Yun Sheng in their original form, and then asked anxiously.

Yun Sheng first went through Liu Bei's words in his mind one by one, and then thought about it for a long time.

Liu Bei, who was on the other side, didn't see Yun Sheng reply for a long time, and was about to ask again, when Yun Sheng slowly said: "Trap!" ”

At first glance, Liu Bei didn't understand what this meant at all.

Yun Sheng continued: "This is a pit that Tao Qian gave to the lord, a pit that can restrain the lord! (To be continued.) )