After Cao Cao withdrew his troops, Li Feng and Kong Rong entered the city together. Tao Qian went out to welcome them. The people of Xuzhou were anxiously watching the Governor of Guangling on both sides of the city gate. Seeing that Li Feng was very young, they could not help but whisper and discuss.
"So this is Governor Li. He's so young and promising. I heard that Governor Li hasn't gotten married yet. I wonder which girl has such good fortune.”
"Yeah, it's all thanks to Governor Li this time. Otherwise, we would have been killed by that dog Cao Cao. So many people died outside the city, and it's all thanks to Governor Li that we're fine.”
"That's right, that's right. Do you know that this Prefect Li once knelt before the people of Guangling? How could there be such a good official in this day and age?”
"There's such a thing? Really?"
"How is that fake? One of my relatives is in Guangling. He saw it with his own eyes and told me. It was said that when Governor Li went to Luoyang, he was ambushed and lost a battle. Many of his brothers died. When he came back, he knelt down and begged for forgiveness.”
"There really is such a thing. I know about it too. Not only does he love the people, but he also has low taxes. The army grows their own crops and doesn't ask the people for anything.”
"Ah, this Governor Li is really a good person. If only Mayor Li could be an official here, we would be blessed.”
While the people below were discussing, Li Feng had already dismounted from his horse to welcome Tao Qian. He said,"I, Li Tianxing, pay my respects to Provincial Governor Tao.”
Tao Qian grabbed Li Feng's hands and said,""Tianxing, it's great that you're here. I'm already extremely grateful that you were able to save the people of this city.”
The two of them exchanged pleasantries before Tao Qian welcomed Li Feng and Kong Rong into the Provincial Governor's Estate and hosted a banquet to entertain them.
After the banquet, Tao Qian cupped his hands and said to everyone,""This old man is old and my two sons are useless. Prefect Li is both civil and military. His name is famous all over the world and is loved by the people. I'd like to ask for some time to recuperate and give up Xuzhou.”
When Li Feng heard this, he hurriedly declined,"No." Kong Wenju sent me to rescue Xuzhou, which is a righteous act. If I occupy Xuzhou for no reason, how will the people of the world view me, Li Feng?”
Mi Zhu tried to persuade him,"The Han Dynasty is declining and the seas are being overturned. It is time for us to make contributions." Xuzhou is rich and has a million registered permanent residence. It is impossible to refuse the prefect Li's appointment.”
"I can't agree to this." Li Feng said firmly.”
Chen Deng also advised,"Lord Tao is sick and cannot take up his duties. Please do not decline, Prefect Li."”
Sun Ce couldn't help but interrupt,""It's not like I'm forcing his prefecture. He gave it to me out of goodwill, so why should uncle reject it so bitterly?”
"What do you know? I can't do such an unjust thing." Li Feng shouted.”Sooner or later, it would be his, so there was no need to rush.
Tao Qian's old eyes were filled with tears." If Tianxing doesn't agree to this, I'll die with regrets!" he said.”
At this moment, Kong Rong stepped forward and said,"How about this, Tian Xing can stay here temporarily to help Tao Xu Zhou deal with some matters." This matter could be discussed later.”
Li Feng thought for a moment and agreed after seeing that it would not make sense to decline.
"There's a small Pei near here that's good enough for a garrison," Tao Qian said."Prefect Li, please station your troops here to protect Xuzhou." How is it?"
Li Feng agreed and ordered Zhao Yun to station his army in Xiao Pei while he stayed in Xu Prefecture to help Tao Qian manage the place. Kong Rong saw that everything was fine, so he took his leave and went home.
That night, Li Feng was discussing with everyone when Sun Ce said,""Why didn't Uncle Rijian take this place?”
Li Feng smiled and looked at Tian Feng.
Tian Feng stepped forward." You don't know, Bo Fu. My lord has just arrived here and has yet to submit. How can you sit here and lead?" Today, he could slowly win over the hearts of the people here and make friends with the forces here.”
Li Feng nodded and said,"Advisor Jun really knows my heart."”
"Uncle, you're really wise." Sun Ce suddenly understood.”
After that, Li Feng slowly became familiar with the situation in Xu Prefecture. In terms of economy, Xu Prefecture had many wealthy families and a large population. Among them, the Mi Family, one of the four richest people, had the most wealth. Politically, the Chen family held the real power of Xu Prefecture's government affairs. In terms of military affairs, Xu Prefecture had 30,000 well-trained Danyang Soldiers. They were extremely powerful, but they did not have an outstanding general to command them. Now, they were under the command of Mi Zhu's younger brother, Mi Fang, and Cao Bao.
After understanding all of this, Li Feng decided to befriend the Mi Family and the Chen Family to gain their support.
Li Feng first paid a visit to the Mi Family. When Mei Zhu saw Li Feng, she quickly came out to welcome him and ordered people to prepare tea.
As Li Feng walked, he sized up the Mei Residence. It was made of red bricks, green tiles, and carved railings. It was extremely luxurious.
In the hall, Li Feng took a sip of tea and said,"I've long heard that the Mi family is one of the four richest people in the world.”
Mei Zhu smiled politely and said,"Governor Li, you're too kind." Governor Li was both civil and military. He was young and promising. His reputation for being virtuous spread all over the world. The people of the world loved him. His future was limitless. In the future, he would rely on the Governor in many ways.”
Li Feng said some polite words. Suddenly, a peerless beautiful girl appeared behind the screen. She was dressed in a blue dress, her long hair was naturally tied into a bun, and her eyebrows were like distant mountains, and her eyes were like stars. She was like a fairy who had descended to the human world.
As soon as the girl entered, she opened her lips and said gently,""Elder brother rarely praises others, who made you praise me like this today?”
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