When Liu Bei led more than 1,000 people from his headquarters, as well as 5,000 elite soldiers selected by Guan Yu from the Xuzhou camp, and walked out of Xuzhou City, he unexpectedly saw three people waiting for him at the city gate. These three people are Mi Zhu, Mi Fang brothers and Chen Deng, who Liu Bei once pretended to recommend to Tao Qian.

Seeing Liu Bei leading the army out of the city, Chen Deng took the lead and said, "Xuande Gong, it's so calculating." The gentleman does not stand on the wall of danger, and the ancients are honest and do not deceive me! ”

Hearing Chen Deng's scheming, Liu Bei hurriedly rolled off the horse, walked quickly in front of Chen Deng and the others, and bowed to the three of them for a long time, and then said with some embarrassment: "Bei knows that these small means can't hide from the three of them." It's not a secret, Cao Cao will lead a large army sooner or later, Xuzhou is already in danger, it is human nature to seek good fortune and avoid disaster, and the three should also consider retreating. ”

As a generation of heroes, Liu Bei knows what kind of person to talk to and what kind of words to say. The set of benevolence, righteousness and morality on weekdays is unlikely to work for the three people in front of them, because among these three people, Chen Deng is from a famous scholar family, and the Mizhu brothers are from rich businessmen, all of whom have seen the world, and are not as easy to be instigated as the lowest people. With such people, simply opening the skylight and speaking brightly may win their sincerity more, at least leaving them with a bright and upright image.

Mi Zhu sighed, and arched his hand and said, "Xuande Gong, the three of us are not stopping you. I want to ask you, may I ask Xuande Gong, how to deal with the matter of Xuzhou in the future? ”

Liu Bei replied prevaricatingly: "The three of them are all famous people in Xuzhou, who have lived in Xuzhou for a long time, and in the affairs of Xuzhou, the three should be clearer than Bei." ”

Chen Deng waved his hand and said: "Xuande Gong, I respect you as a hero, so I really came to ask you for advice, and I hope that Xuande Gong will never shirk!" ”

saw Chen Deng say it to death. Liu Bei was not good at prevaricating, so he thought about it and said: "The three of them are all famous people in Xuzhou, and they must have predicted the fate of Xuzhou in their hearts, but they are just unwilling to accept it in their hearts." In fact, there are also reasons for this to ask Tao Envoy Jun to go to Yuan Shu to ask for Yuan Shu. After all, after living in Xuzhou for two years, I really can't bear to see the scene of the people of Xuzhou being miserable. ”

After hearing these words, Mi Fang's body shook and asked, "Xuande Gong." Is there really no room for recovery? ”

Liu Bei shook his head slowly but firmly, sighed and said: "Three, Zhang Min assassinated Cao Cao's father, since ancient times, the hatred of killing his father is not shared, this is a truth that ordinary people understand, let alone Cao Cao, who is dominant in the Central Plains?" Cao Cao will definitely come to attack Xuzhou sooner or later, and with Cao Cao's strength, Xuzhou will be defeated! The three of them either stooped to serve Cao Cao. Either burn with Xuzhou jade, there is no third way to go, unless ......"

"Unless what?" The impatient Mi Fang asked again.

Liu Bei pretended to laugh at himself and said, "Forget it." Don't talk about it. The three of them are different from Beibei, they are all upright people, and they must not leave Xuzhou. ”

Chen Deng thought for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Xuande Gong." Can you say a word from your heart and know something, why do you refuse to live and die with Xuzhou? You must know that Tao Envoy Jun treats you well. ”

Liu Bei put away his self-deprecating smile. With a serious look, he replied: "Bei Nai is the queen of Zhongshan Jing, is a veritable Han clan member, although the Son of Heaven was deceived by the villain and eliminated the Bei this lineage, but the middle of the Bei body is always the blood of Gaozu!" Now that Yuan Shu has transgressed and claimed to be the Son of Heaven, even if Yuan Shu is finally strangled by all the princes, but who knows that there will be no second or third Yuan Shu in the future? Therefore, prepare a useful body to keep in order to fight against Yuan Shu now, and fight against those who follow Yuan Shu's example in the future! The Han and the thief are not separated, this is the reason why they are ready to leave Xuzhou! ”

can say that greed for life and fear of death are so high-sounding, in the whole world, only Liu Bei! Liu Bei never forgot to emphasize that he was a member of the Han family, shouldering the responsibility and mission of crusading against the unsubordinate, and repeatedly used this as an excuse, in cooperation with his righteous words and passionate looks, it really fooled many people, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei is like this, Chen Deng is also like this, everyone who has heard Liu Bei's exposition, most of them will be deeply moved by the ambition expressed by Liu Bei. This is what Liu Bei is best at, he can speak with a sense of responsibility, coupled with Liu Bei's reputation of benevolence and righteousness, which has always been used everywhere to buy people's hearts and interests, it is easy for people to believe his words.

In the Han Dynasty, the dominant direction of public opinion was in the hands of the scholars and literati. None of them have experienced the poverty of the people at the bottom, so they cannot understand the bitterness and helplessness of the poor people at all. As we all know, Liu Bei made a living by weaving mats and selling shoes before he started the army, and he had a deep understanding of the lives of poor people. He knows that those at the bottom, as long as you hand them a bowl of rice and a steamed bun at the right time, you can make them sing praises for you all their lives. Their praises slowly spread to the ears of those scholars and scribes, who did not distinguish between truth and falsehood, and used consistent exaggerated methods to render Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness, and then fed back to more people, and in the long run, it formed Liu Bei's current name of benevolence and righteousness.

After having the aura of the name of benevolence and righteousness, Liu Bei in the eyes of others, every word and deed is from the perspective of benevolence and righteousness, even if he leaves Xuzhou at such a moment of crisis, ignoring Tao Qian's kindness and the lives of millions of people in Xuzhou, Liu Bei can also stand on the commanding heights of morality, with a fluttering sentence "Stay a useful body, to ask for no ministers" as an explanation, and tried and tested.

After listening to Liu Bei's words, although Chen Deng and the three of them were not very moved, they were also convinced. In their opinion, a mere Xuzhou is indeed nothing compared to Liu Bei's ambition to shoulder the safety of the world. Liu Bei's acting on the spot once again achieved good results, leaving Chen Deng and the others speechless.

After a long time, Chen Deng let out a long sigh, and said to Liu Bei: "Xuande Gong, when Yuan Shao and others set up an ambush to ambush Ao Junhou, it was a letter from Tao Yuanjun to Ao Junhou, and afterwards, Xuande Gong rushed to Xuzhou to help Tao Yuanjun fight against Yuan Shao and others, and he had already saved Xuzhou once. This time, whether it is public or private, Deng is really shameless to keep Xuande Gong. Leave! As he spoke, Chen Deng shook his head and sighed as he walked towards the city of Xuzhou.

After Chen Deng left, Mi Zhu lowered his head and thought for a moment, and suddenly said to Liu Bei: "Xuande Gong, this is going to Jianghuai, the future is dangerous, with the men and horses under Xuande Gong, I am afraid that they are not the enemy of Yuan Shu." If Xuande Gong does not give up, Mi Zhu is willing to scatter all his family wealth. To help Xuande Gong! ”

Mi Fang on the side heard this, and said in shock: "Big brother, why are you ......" Mi Zhu hurriedly turned his head and signaled Mi Zhu to shut up with his eyes. Mi Fang didn't understand what Mi Zhu meant, but Liu Bei did. It seems that this Mi Zhu is also an understanding person, he knows that Lu Dao stayed in Xuzhou, and the final result can only be to be killed or forced to take refuge in Cao Cao, rather than that, it is better to take the initiative to take refuge in Liu Bei now. If Liu Bei can achieve a career in the future, Mi Zhu can be regarded as a veteran minister.

Mi Zhu's courage and determination also won Liu Bei's favor, so. Liu Bei was overjoyed, stretched out his hand to hold Mi Zhu's hands, and said with a smile: "If Mi Zizhong helps, it will be a big deal!" Liu Bei's words helped. It's not Mi Zhu's funding to scatter all his family wealth, although that money is also very important to Liu Bei, but Liu Bei still values Mi Zhu more. Under Liu Bei. There is no shortage of generals, the older generation of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the two brothers, the Mesozoic Dynasty has Chen Zhi and others, the younger generation has the righteous son Liu Feng, Guan Yu's son Guan Ping, and in a few years, Guan Yu's second son Guan Xing and Zhang Fei's son Zhang Bao grow up, and they are two tiger generals. But Liu Bei's weakness is the shortage of strategists. So far, Liu Bei only has two strategists, Jian Yong and Sun Qian, and they are not the best talents, if they can get Mi Zhu's investment, it will greatly make up for Liu Bei's shortcomings in strategists.

Mi Zhu naturally understood the meaning of Liu Bei's words, he turned his head to look at Liu Bei's headquarters, and said in a low voice: "Lord, these veterans are the elite of the rest of their lives, but unfortunately the weapons and equipment are too poor, please give me two days, and after two days, I will make these horses look new." When Mi Zhu said this, he obviously officially recognized Liu Bei as the main one, and actively planned armaments and materials for Liu Bei. Hearing his eldest brother say this, Mi Fang reacted, the eldest brother is leaving Xuzhou and following Liu Bei! In this regard, Mi Fang has no objections, staying in Xuzhou is a dead end, following Liu Bei's side, no matter how bad it is, there is still a way to live.

Liu Bei smiled and said to Mi Zhu: "Zizhong, I am at the foot of the mountain fifty miles away, waiting for you to come in two days!" At this moment, Liu Bei did not claim to be prepared, but claimed to be so-and-so in the tone of the lord.

After saying a few more words, the Mi Zhu Mi Fang brothers said goodbye and left. After the two left, Liu Bei's face was covered with a smug smile. For so many years, Liu Bei has been carefully buying people's hearts everywhere, and now, it is finally starting to pay off! Originally, seeing Chen Deng and the three of them appear outside the city, Liu Bei just wanted to make a show and fool the three of them in order to leave Xuzhou smoothly, but he didn't expect to get Mi Zhu's effect unexpectedly, which was simply an unexpected joy.

Not far away, Zhang Fei looked at Liu Bei's smiling face and asked Guan Yu suspiciously: "Second brother, what is the eldest brother laughing at alone?" Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Third brother, I usually ask you to read more, but you just don't listen." You can't even see such a simple thing, let me tell you, the Mizhu brothers are ready to serve the eldest brother. ”

The Mi family was born as a wealthy businessman and a big family in Xuzhou, and getting the investment of the Mi Zhu brothers is equivalent to getting a large amount of wealth, so that there is no financial limit on recruiting troops and expanding strength. With Zhang Fei's thick nerves, he could only think of so much. Unlike Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and Chen Zhi glanced at each other, and they both saw joy in each other's eyes, and they knew that Mi Zhu's investment was caused by Liu Bei's long-term reputation. This means that the good reputation that Liu Bei usually accumulates has begun to play a role.

Here I want to focus on Chen Zhi, Chen Zhi is a native of Runan, Yuzhou, and the word Uncle Zhi. Earlier than the historical record, he was thrown under Liu Bei's command, and Liu Bei's five hundred elite infantry soldiers were now commanded by Chen Zhi, and Chen Zhi's martial arts and training techniques also won the respect of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, thus giving up the command of these five hundred elite soldiers. Since Chen Zhi commanded the five hundred elite soldiers, he ordered the five hundred elite soldiers to insert a white feather on the helmet, which is the feather of a white bird, which is somewhat similar to Ao Lie's bloody army, therefore, these five hundred elite soldiers were named by Liu Bei as the white Yu elite soldiers, acting as Liu Bei's personal guards.

In history, Chen Zhi occupied an important position in the later Shu Kingdom, and his status was second only to the so-called "Five Tiger Generals", and later he once achieved the high position of General Zhengxi, and now Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and others under the command of Ao Lie are at the same level in terms of official rank. Liu Bei's attention to Chen Zhi is not unreasonable, Chen Zhi is known for his loyalty and bravery, excellent martial arts, and brave combat, and what is even more rare is that Chen Zhi is still a good soldier in training. (To be continued......)