The three of them cried in tears, and Liu Bei helped Guan Yu and Zhang Fei up.

Liu Bei wiped Zhang Fei's crying face, and began to introspect with a kind attitude:

"At that time, we were guarding Xiaopei together, if we hadn't ventured out of the city for my brother to investigate, we wouldn't have strayed into the siege of Cao Ren and Cao Chun's cavalry, and I would have to bear the greatest responsibility for losing Xuzhou, and it would be my brother's sin to let my third brother suffer from upheaval and displacement."

"What did Big Brother say? It's not like I haven't lost Xuzhou." Zhang Fei muttered and lowered his head.

Liu Bei shook his head slightly: "The third brother was because of Lu Bu that time, so it can't be counted."

"If it's lost, it's lost, how can it not be counted?"

Zhang Fei's face was full of sincerity, and he said, "Besides, I have good wine and food in Hefei, but the eldest brother and the second brother have no fixed residence, and the younger brother is ashamed."

Guan Yu saw that Zhang Fei was pulling himself, so he accosted him to explain: "If our brothers can disperse and reunite, Chengchizhou County will be able to recover the loss, the eldest brother and third brother should not blame themselves, or think more about the future."

"What the second brother said is very true." Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei and said solemnly: "I already know everything about Hefei, Longyun Qiguo is not a thing in the pool, he will be a hero of Jianghuai one day."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Zhang Fei echoed again and again, and then asked: "Hefei City is strong, there is enough grain and grass, why does the eldest brother refuse to enter Huai? Long Yunqi is sincerely welcome."

"Don't I know Yunqi's true heart? But virtue is not worthy of the position will have a disaster, in the past I was separated from Xuzhou, to Hebei to get the original favor, now he and Cao Cao are about to attack, for the brother must know the grace of the retribution." Liu Beiyan frowned.

At this time, Zhao Yun took more than ten cavalry retinues and approached the three sergeants of Lei Bo at the same time.

Zhang Fei grabbed Liu Bei with one hand, pointed to the south with the other and said excitedly, "Big brother, I'll introduce you to a great talent."

Liu Bei came from the scout who delivered the letter, and Liu Ye, a well-known scholar, followed Zhang Fei, so he asked tentatively, "Is it Mr. Ziyang?"

"Exactly, Mr. Ziyang is very strategic, Yunqi asked him to be the mastermind of the eldest brother, in fact, Lu Zijing is also very good, but he can't follow at the same time.".

Zhang Fei gushed endlessly, but was interrupted by Liu Bei: "It's okay, let's talk about it first."

"Oh"

Later, Zhang Fei introduced Liu Ye to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei also introduced Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and other companions to him.

Guan Yu has a long beard and a majestic momentum, Zhao Yun's white robe and silver spear are majestic, Liu Ye knows that he is an extraordinary general when he looks at his appearance, he unconsciously takes out Xu Chu for comparison, and finally thinks that the few people in front of him are stronger, and he said that the enemy of ten thousand people is really worthy of his name.

Liu Ye and Lu Su are the same age, not yet thirty years old at this time, but Liu Bei did not despise him because of his young age, he was so humble that he did not regard himself as the lord, and when they met, he held Liu Ye's hand and did not let go, and his love was overflowing.

Liu Bei was unable to have a mastermind, which led to running around in the first half of his life, and now he finally came to a mastermind, like a rain in a long drought.

On the way back to the city, Liu Bei invited Liu Ye to go together, followed by Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun.

Liu Bei observed Liu Ye as he walked, and saw that the other party was solemn, steady and polite, and his joy was even greater, so he couldn't help but speak generously:

"Ziyang and Bei have the same ancestry, and when they arrive in the ancient city, they will worship Mr. as a military advisor, and in the future, the soldiers, horses, money, and food will be dispatched by Mr., and we will work together to support the Han dynasty and protect the ancestral foundation."

Liu Ye returned the salute and replied modestly: "Thank you for the trust of Xuande Gong, Liu Ye will definitely do his best, but my knowledge is limited, and I am not good at governing the army.

Liu Bei smiled: "Ziyang doesn't have to be humble, he really sincerely invites you."

"How dare you humble yourself? I treat people with sincerity, please think twice."

Liu Yeyan changed his words and analyzed: "Xuande has been a public soldier for many years, and the generals around him are all habitual generals, so it is enough for me to serve as a staff officer."

"Since Ziyang said so, let's prepare for the long history and counselor of the military plane for the time being, and then make plans when we find a place to settle down." Liu Bei was no longer entangled at this time.

Liu Ye asked, "I heard that the envoy wants to respond to Yuan Shao in Runan?"

I wonder how many soldiers and horses have been gathered now?"

Liu Bei replied truthfully: "I have more than 1,000 people in my headquarters, and 5,000 soldiers in Gongdu, and during this time, I have surrendered a few cottage rebels, adding up to two or three thousand people, and counting the young and strong people brought by Yide from Hefei, it should exceed 10,000 people."

Liu Ye smiled bitterly, and said in his heart that there are only 10,000 people, so you are planning to make trouble?

Seeing Liu Ye frowning, Liu Bei hurriedly added: "At present, the number of rebels who are still in contact has exceeded a dozen, even if they can't be used by me, they can still start up together at that time, just wait for Benchu to fight Cao Cao again."

Liu Ye shook his head with a serious face: "It is imperative for the envoy to develop and grow, to preserve his strength, it doesn't matter whether he responds to Yuan Shao or not, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao can make a comeback, but the envoy has no foundation in Runan, and he must not wipe out this bit of soldiers and horses, if he is unfortunate enough to be scattered again, he may not have the opportunity to support the Han family."

"This is my saving, the Yuan Cao family will not fight each other, and I will never take the initiative to do anything." Liu Bei nodded in agreement.

"Very good." Liu Ye asked again: "Runan thieves are all over the place, attacking each other, presumably it is unrealistic to grow grain in the tuntian, I don't know where the supply of grain and grass comes from?"

Liu Bei replied: "Gong Du has been here for many years, and now he mainly relies on his grain storage support, in addition, Yuan Benchu introduced some local wealthy families for me, and he can also provide financial support at critical moments."

"Rich?" Liu Ye shook his head lightly, "Yuan Shao was defeated in Guandu, his influence in Runan has weakened, the rich families who supported the Yuan family in the past may not be willing to support the envoy, you still need to take precautions, in fact, Runan is not a place to start a business."

"When we get to the city, we'll talk about it in detail."

Liu Bei mistakenly thought that Liu Ye was going to persuade him to go to Huainan, and when he changed the topic, Zhang Fei suddenly accosted him: "Big brother, about how to open up the situation in Runan, I discussed it with them in Hefei, and I can say a few words when I get to the city."

"Okay." Liu Bei turned around and smiled, and then asked Liu Ye for advice: "I heard that you went north this time, and you also asked Yide to deliberately make a detour to Shouchun to provoke?"

Liu Ye bowed slightly: "Well, this is the proposal of Zijing and General Long, they want to turn Cao Cao's attention to Shouchun, so as to reduce the pressure on the envoy to cause trouble in Runan, so let General Zhang blame Sun Quan."

Liu Bei frowned and asked, "Cao Cao has many strategists, can you succeed in this plan?" Jiangdong soldiers and horses detour to Shouchun to Lujiang, and then never appear, think about it and feel wrong, in addition, Chen Lan has been entrenched in Lujiang for a long time, if he takes refuge in Cao Cao or Sun Quan in the future, Long Yunqi will offend both sides at the same time, and the position in Hefei is the center of Jianghuai, dangerous."

"Don't worry about it, first of all, Chen Lan and General Long have a great friendship with Lei Xu, and they sent people to Hefei to show their goodwill in the first two months, and they have the intention of taking the initiative to ally with each other, and there is a high probability that they will not take refuge in Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and secondly, Zijing They still have a backhand, and Cao Cao can't help but be unsuccessful."

"And a backhand?"