Liu Bei led 20,000 elite men and horses from Qingzhou, set off from Linzi, and went straight to Xuzhou.

Traveling to the northwest of Mount Tai, it is already close to the border county of Qingzhou, and Liu Bei asked soldiers and horses to be stationed here temporarily.

Although it has reached the depths of spring, the weather is still changeable, and the weather today is very cold and the wind is a little strong.

But Liu Bei didn't care.

He stood on the edge of the field outside the big tent and watched the Li people in the fields toiling.

Many people in the fields noticed the arrival of Liu Bei and others, but these people did not know the identities of these people, but just looking at this group of people wearing armor and being magnificent, the identity must be very unusual.

After realizing this, many people did not dare to look directly at Liu Bei and the others, they fixed all their eyes on the fields under their feet, and concentrated on their own affairs.

As soon as those Li Shu fell down their necks, sweat trickled down their foreheads and necks, and then fell on the field at their feet, and this scene of hard work fell in Liu Bei's eyes, which made him feel very good.

The people under Liu Bei's finger said to the generals behind him: "Since the Yellow Turban, the world has been in turmoil, and the reason why the world is in turmoil is because the people's hearts are uncertain and the people's minds have changed. ”

"And those are the hearts of the people in our Qingzhou...... Solid! ”

Han Dang said behind him: "If it weren't for our Fuyuan general, how could the Qingzhou counties have such a prosperous scene?" ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "General Fuyuan is wise and martial, and he also has Liu Bo'an, as well as the assistance of Zhu Gong and other virtuous people, so as to achieve such a prosperous cause!" ”

Cheng Puyan said: "Although we are all the arms and assistants of the lord, when it comes to the work of assistance, we are not as good as Xuande Gongye!" ”

"Xuande Gong has followed the lord for many years, and he has made a lot of contributions, not to mention anything else, when the lord went to Jizhou to herd, Xuande Duke stayed in Luoyang to protect the family for the lord, escorting the family to escape, how hard and dangerous? This alone is incomparable to others! ”

After listening to everyone's praise, Liu Bei sighed, looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, and seemed to be in deep thought.

"Back then, I was living in Lousang Village, my family was in the middle of the road, my father died early, and if I didn't have help from my father, I was afraid that I wouldn't even be able to eat...... The porridge and rice at home are really poor, and there is no last meal...... At that time, my biggest wish was to have a big house, a few acres of fertile land, and quinoa rice to eat! ”

"Who would have thought that for many years, what happened in reality really backfired from what happened back then...... In the past, he just followed Deran and traveled to various counties in Youzhou together, just to get a good background, how could he have thought about it...... This has gone around and around, and has made such a big cause! ”

"Looking back, it's only a few years, looking back on the past, it's like a dream......"

Liu Bei's words touched the heartstrings of many people present.

Among them, there are Han Dang and Cheng Pu, Gao Shun, who were promoted and reused by Liu Jian in the border county back then.

Think about it carefully, if there is no Liu Jian, where would they have the glory of commanding the army today and becoming a general? When everyone was thinking, they saw Han Meng, the captain of Hebei, hurriedly coming to see Liu Bei.

He leaned on Liu Bei's ear and whispered a few words.

saw Liu Bei's spirit suddenly lifted.

"Since it is the person sent by Deran to the front army, I should see it!"

……

……

When he was young, Liu Bei returned to the big tent and met Tai Shici, who was ordered by Liu Jian to come to the front.

When he saw Tai Shici, Liu Bei was immediately overjoyed.

Not to mention anything else, judging from his appearance alone, this person is dignified, tall and mighty, and he is a heroic man at first glance.

After looking at it for a while, Liu Bei directly clapped his hands and praised: "What a warrior!" Don't dare to ask the name of the foot also? ”

"Donglai Tai Shici, the word is righteous, on the order of the general, he came to serve the hussar general in front of the army!"

After saying that, Tai Shici immediately took out a silk silk from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei opened it to see, but saw that it was Liu Jian's handwritten letter.

Liu Bei probably looked at it for a while, and then knew it.

He put Liu Jian's letter into his sleeve, and then said with a smile: "Ziyi has been recommended by the general to come here, he must be a hero, but all the departments in the army have been subordinated, and there is no shortage of generals in each department, and each has its own subordinates. ”

Although Liu Bei did not directly give Tai Shi Ci military power, he was willing to let Tai Shi Ci stay by his side to counsel the military aircraft, which can be said to be very important.

After all, in the army, especially in the Hebei army, all promotions are based on merit.

Even if Tai Shici was recommended by Liu Jian, he has no achievements at the moment, let alone credit.

Therefore, Liu Bei was only able to keep him by his side and serve as a general.

"The general is so reused, Ci is very grateful, and he will do his best!"

"Good! Sure enough, he is worthy of being recommended by Deran! ”

Subsequently, Liu Bei ordered a group of his subordinates to come to the tent to discuss the next step of the march.

"Since the Cao army entered Pengcheng State, Tao Gongzu's army has entered Tan County, and Pengcheng State and Xiapi State are both occupied by Cao's army...... Sun Jian's army is in the west of Pengcheng, and now it has not yet entered the country, but I don't know what they are planning. ”

Han Dang said: "If Yuan's army does not enter the country, we can just lead our troops south, take Cao Cao directly, send Cao Cao back to Jiangdong first, and then go to fight against Sun Jian, it is better than being an enemy at the same time with them!" ”

Han Dang's words were echoed by the crowd.

Liu Bei didn't make up his mind quickly.

He looked at Tai Shi Ci and said, "What does Ziyi think of this method?" ”

Tai Shi Ci bowed his hand very respectfully and said: "Back to Xuande Gong's words, General Han's words, the last official feels that it is very in line with the current situation, but before the last official came, the lord asked the last official to pass on a few words to Xuande Gong. ”

As soon as Liu Bei heard that Tai Shici had brought Liu Jian's message, he naturally didn't dare to slack off, and then asked, "What did Deran say?" ”

Tai Shici said solemnly: "The lord once said that when you enter Xuzhou, you should remember to respect Tao Qian. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly patted his forehead.

"Fortunately, Ziyi reminded me, otherwise I would have almost forgotten about this big event."

After that, he saw Liu Bei look at the people next to him and said: "Xuzhou is Tao Qian's place after all, Tao Qian, as the assassin of Xuzhou, invited us to lead the troops to come to help. ”

"At this time, no matter how Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, or Yuan Shu is, we must meet Tao Qian first, and then we will go to war with the other party after getting Tao Qian's permission!"

"This is the gift of the guest and the host, and it is also a means to win the hearts of the people in Xuzhou!"

This remark hit the nail on the head.

In the battle of Xuzhou, it doesn't matter who wins and who loses in the short term.

But Liu Bei's side was fighting in the name of blocking the invaders for Tao Qian.

Don't make it seem like you're also here to invade Xuzhou, then it's true.

Moreover, this is also a way to retreat into advance!

Liu Bei did not use troops first, although he lost the opportunity, he could also see the next actions of all parties, so that he could make some responses that were in line with the current situation.

And people who think so thoughtfully and far-reachingly, except for Liu Jian, don't think second-hand.

Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Gao Shun and others are also veterans who have followed Liu Jian for many years, so they can naturally understand Liu Jian's deep meaning.

……

At the same time, Yuan Shao's envoy Xiao Ji had already arrived in Yuan Shu's army.

The current Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao have a great grudge.

After knowing that it was Yuan Shao who sent an envoy, Yuan Shu hated that he couldn't directly push out Xiao Ji and behead him.

But under Yang Hong's persuasion, Yuan Shu still met with Xiao Ji.

On the contrary, he also made overtures to Yuan Shu on behalf of Yuan Shao, hoping that Yuan Shu could unite with Yuan Shao regardless of his previous suspicions, and Yuan Shao was willing to give up the land of Xuzhou, including part of the land in Yuzhou, to Yuan Shu as a garrison.

Yuan Shu listened to what Xiao Ji said, and his beard trembled.

He pointed at the tip of his nose and scolded:

"Yuan Benchu, this dog thief, deceived my land and robbed my soldiers and horses! And threw me in the land of Yanzhou! So that I am now wandering in all directions, and there is no land to stand on, and you dare to send someone to negotiate with me? ”

"If it weren't for the fact that your family is also a famous family in Nanyang, I would have chopped you alive and eaten you raw! Why don't you get out of here? ”

Xiao Ji smiled, but he didn't care.

He arched his hand towards Yuan Shu and said, "General, calm the wrath of thunder, listen to me." ”

"In the past, the lord and general of my family were all leaders of the Yuan family, and they were tied in the south, but they attacked each other in order to compete for the head of the Yuan family!"

"To tell the truth, the dispute between my lord and the general is just a battle between the family, and in the end, the people who benefit are all Yuan's, this point, the general can't deny it, right?"

Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth and said, "What's the point of saying this?" Anyway, whether it is the battle of the world or the battle of the family, it is the son of the little maid who wins. ”

Xiao Ji shook his head and said, "General, don't say that!" In fact, who is the biggest winner today? ”

"Thinking about it, the general won't fail to see that it's Liu Jian, right?"

"This person occupies the four prefectures of Hebei, and his prestige is shocking to the world, and there are countless soldiers, horses, money, and food in his hands."

"What's even worse is Yuan Shiji's widow, who is still in Liu Jian's mansion."

"This son has not grown up yet, once this son grows up, Liu Jian will use this son to control the gate of the fourth world and the third prince in one fell swoop, and he can put my lord and the general to death, doesn't the general have a sense of crisis in his heart?"

"If the Yuan family fights with each other again, sooner or later there will be a catastrophe of annihilation, these years, the Yuan family has suffered too much loss because of Liu Jian's provocation, is it possible that at this time, Liu Jian's hegemony has been achieved, do we still have to continue to act according to his wishes?"

"Please think about it carefully!"

(End of chapter)