Liu Bei pondered for a moment, immediately shook his head, and said solemnly: "Tao Gong missaw Liu Bei!" Bei is not here for Xuzhou, but sympathetic to the people of the Han Dynasty who are mourning, wandering around, and unwilling to start wars again! ”

"Please don't say anything more," he smiled sincerely.

"Xuande, this, this is ......" Tao Qian thought in his heart that this is a huge state and county, and there are more than one million people, if you take it as the foundation of the great cause in the future, how can you not want it.

He is either a really stupid person, or he is too smart to know that Xuzhou at this time is a bottomless abyss.

Tao Qian's heart suddenly tightened, and he was caught off guard by Liu Bei's resoluteness.

He didn't expect that Liu Bei didn't want it.

In this way, it is not good to plan and break off, and it is not good to retreat...... Tao Qian glanced at his wife, they should not have died together with their defeat.

When trying to preserve.

"Xuande, can you think about it again......" Tao Qian still said with some reluctance.

"Impossible, Tao Gong must not speak," Liu Bei flatly refused, resisting the temptation in his heart.

It is impossible to say that you don't want Xuzhou, this is a state, and it can indeed be used as the foundation of the great cause, but if it is not what everyone expects, taking over at this time is looking for death.

Not to mention the question of the life and death of the people, the tigers and wolves in the land of the four wars were fed, and Cao Cao regarded Xuzhou as a meal on a plate.

Looking at his strategy for Xuzhou, he knew that it was to be completely collected, and all the hearts of the people from top to bottom were wanted, and Liu Bei had a keen insight into one point.

Loyalty.

The old ministers of Xuzhou have also been many streams, and at this time they abandoned Tao Qian and left, inevitably feeling guilty and leaving a name of disloyalty and injustice, but if Tao Qian asked another person to take over, and then he withdrew from the list of princes, then it would be disloyal to the people below to turn against each other?

It's not good to evaluate, but at least it's too vague, and the boundary is wide, and you can say that you don't obey the new master and don't obey the order; It can also be said that the political views are no longer and the will of the ancestors is upheld.

In short, the pot can be thrown to the new master, so it depends on the new master's means, mind and intelligence, if it is a mediocre person, at least it will be ruined by play, or it will be on the edge of the bed when you wake up.

This Xuzhou is not wanted.

Liu Bei had a lot of thoughts in an instant, and in the end, he was not arrogant, he was more determined, and he resolutely did not accept it, I Liu Xuande will never take advantage of people's danger, and I will never be greedy for power!

Although the heart yearns, it is necessary to deny oneself and to the public, and not to do what one wants, so that oneself is deeply shackled.

……

Back at the temporary residence, there were two people waiting anxiously at the door, Guan and Zhang were wearing dark green robes, their postures were as straight as pine, and their long hair was fluttering; The other person was in a black robe and black face, majestic and mighty, and his eyes were like copper bells.

When they saw Liu Bei, they all clasped their fists and said, "Brother, what is Tao Qian looking for you?" ”

"Go in and say."

Liu Bei's eyes were awe-inspiring, his expression was serious, his footsteps kept waving his hand in, and after closing the door, he informed the two brothers of today's affairs in the hall.

sighed: "I don't want Xuzhou, in fact, I want it in my heart, and I want to take it off immediately, but I can't." ”

Guan Yu stroked his beard, his face was like a red date, his eyes narrowed and he was quite arrogant, and he smiled at this time: "Brother is benevolent and righteous." ”

"Alas," Zhang Fei sighed, didn't say anything, he felt that the eldest brother was kind-hearted, since Tao Qian wanted to let it, then take it down, as for what dangers there are in the future, solve them one by one, how can there be no bread in the world.

Everything has a price.

"What can ......I do," Liu Bei muttered to himself, sighing: "In Xuzhou, the undercurrent is surging, not a place to stay for a long time, I don't notice, I believe Tao Ding's words, thinking that Xuzhou is suffering, but unexpectedly Tao Qian's plot failed, and he made an enmity with Cao Gong, Cao Gong was benevolent, and treated the people with leniency, which was not something Tao Qian could move." ”

"Yes, I plan to leave and stop helping each other, what do you think of the two brothers?" Liu Bei smiled helplessly at them.

If Cao Cao is unknown, he can keep it; But his grace has been sown in Xuzhou, and the situation is difficult to reverse.

The two glanced at each other, and just called out "brother" quite helplessly, but they did not object, not mentioning the current situation, Guan and Zhang were brought out by Liu Bei from Zhuo County, so naturally there would be no objections.

However, not far from the house, there was a Confucian scholar with wide ears and a slightly messy beard sitting casually, although he was full of wind and dust, but it can be seen that his face with a redundant beard is still graceful and handsome.

Hearing this, he suddenly spoke: "The lord came to Xuzhou from afar, although the situation is reversed from what he thought, but this is not the fault of the lord, nor is it the fault of the people with lofty ideals in Xuzhou, but the fault of Tao Qian." ”

"The lord shall not abandon the heart of a man of ambition and leave."

Liu Bei smiled, looked back at this Confucian student, this person is a childhood friend, he has been by his side since the ranger, his surname is Yongzi Xianhe, he is arrogant, eloquent, and informal, but he is devoted to Liu Bei.

"Xianhe," Liu Bei walked towards him, his voice a little louder, "You are asking me to make friends with Xuzhou celebrities, and I don't have to remember the matter of Tao Gong letting Xuzhou happen, right?" ”

"Hmph," Jian Yong smiled coldly, took off the crown of hair on his head, his hair fell out, comfortably propped his hands back, and set up a posture, "Today's lord is bright and bright to gather in Xuzhou, and it will definitely spread, there was a reputation in the past, and after we arrived in Xuzhou, people continued to come to visit and make friends, and now there will only be more." ”

After he finished speaking, he sat up a little and said with a smile: "You don't have to ask for the name of Xuzhou, and you don't disdain to fight, the lord can be realistic, pragmatic and not pragmatic!" Take the heart of Xuzhou scholars and make friends with people with lofty ideals, why not? ”

"Tao Qian's decline has been decided, and the people's hearts are not towards him, so why aren't these people thinking about their own retreat?"

Jian Yong's words made Liu Bei's heart settle down again.

is right, it is Tao Qian who has lost his way, not Xuzhou Zhishi, it is the time to seek talents and make friends and wait for the current situation.

"Yes, brother," Guan Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "The foolish brother's opinion is also to settle down for the time being, if Tao Qian is really an unrighteous person, there is no need to help him." As long as you try your best to guard a border and ensure the safety of one party, then if Cao Gong is benevolent and righteous, he will also understand. ”

"The second brother has a good income, I think so too!" Zhang Fei solemnly and firmly hugged his fists and seconded this theory.

"Okay." Liu Bei sat down and thought as usual.

In the evening, a sentry returned to the government office and returned to Tao Qian.

"How? Did Liu Bei ever mean to leave? ”

"Back to the lord, no, after he returned to the mansion today, he has been at home and has never gone out."

"Hmm...... In this case, let him garrison Xiaqiu, which can be regarded as a place to stay, and at the same time, he can take care of my Picheng. Tao Qian thought to himself, but Liu Bei already had a place to settle, but his layout was at a loss.

Let's be more straightforward......

If this pot can't be dispersed, and the family can't be saved, who can take over the current stall in Xuzhou......

When he was worried, a strong man general with a black face and beard hurriedly walked in, lowered his voice and said: "Lord, Lu Bu has come from Yanzhou to defect, please take him in, he said that he is willing to lead the rest of the generals to resist Cao Cao for the lord." ”

This person is Tao Qian's confidant, Cao Bao, the old general from Danyang, who belongs to Tao Qian's real confidence.

"Oh!?" Tao Qian got up when he got up, and most of his illness was better, "How many people can he bring?" ”

Cao Bao hugged his fists and said: "1,300 rides!" ”

Tao Qian lay down again.

It's useless, the cavalry defending the city is no different from a foot soldier, and after the city is broken, the cavalry runs faster than anyone else, this is not a field battle

But he quickly sat up, his expression moved slightly, and he said weakly: "Please, please, please ask him to come to Tancheng for a while, garrison Tancheng." ”

……

Xiao Pei.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhang Han, Xi Zhicai, and Sun Gongyou were all drunk, their eyes were hazy, their smiles were bright, and they gradually talked more.

Although Sun Qian was steady, his ears were already buzzing, and Zhang Han needed to speak loudly to hear clearly.

They talked about Sun Qian's arrangements after that, and originally said that they would go back to Yanzhou directly and come back after the autumn harvest and war.

But Sun Qian shook his head very resolutely, "I need to go back, can Bo Chang trust me?" ”

His eyes suddenly cleared, and he looked at the young and promising man in front of him steadily.

I wanted him to hesitate and waver, but I didn't want to see him waver.

In the end, Zhang Han laughed and said: "I treat you as a countryman, and I know that you are also affectionate, and you are a promise, no matter what you do when you go back, I will wait for you in Xiaopei." ”

This sentence made Sun Qian breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he was no longer entangled and hesitant in his heart, and after bowing, he said in a deep voice: "Okay, please wait for me." ”