The book continued with the previous chapter and said that Chen Gong advised Lu Bu, but was scolded by Cao Xing. Chen Gong's expression did not change, but he asked Lu Bu,"Were the words of Marquis Wen and the envoy sincere?”
Lu Bu was silent for a long time before sighing,""I meant what I said." "If you are sincere, then Wen Hou must act like this before he can once again charge into the battlefield," Chen Gong continued.”
Cao Xing was furious when he heard this, but seeing that Zhang Liao and Zang Ba were silent and Gao Shun's expression was always the same, he could not help but pull out the sword in his hand and shout,""Chen Gong, how dare you speak rudely.”Just as he was about to make a move, he was pulled back. Cao Xing looked closely and saw that it was none other than Marquis Wen and Lu Bu.
"My lord, why are you stopping me?" Cao Xing asked anxiously.”"Cao Xing, I know you're loyal, but I'm a brave man. I'm not suited to rule the world." I've been defeated several times, and my heart has died. Today, Envoy Liu is generous and can tolerate what others can't tolerate. Even a notorious person like me can stay, so why do you have to do this?”
Cao Xing threw away his sword and knelt on the ground, crying out in grief,""My lord." Seeing Cao Xing like this, Lu Bu shook his head and said,""Since you insist, then so be it. From today onwards, you will be my general. In the future, when I go out on a campaign, you will protect my family. How about it? It's just a pity that you have a good bow and arrow.”
Hearing this, Cao Xing pointed to the sky and swore," I, Cao Xing, swear today that I will do my best to protect my lord and my family. If I break this oath, I will die with thousands of arrows piercing through my heart.”
Lu Bu shook his head when he saw him making the vow. He then turned to Zhang Liaozang and said domineeringly,""Wen Yuan and Xuan Gao, I know your abilities, but as I said before, I know that you can do it but can't use it. Therefore, I hope that you will be loyal to Envoy Liu and be conferred the title of marquis and general in the future.”Zhang Liao and Zang Ba also knelt down and said,""Wen Hou."
Lu Bu nodded in satisfaction and smiled.”He then turned to Gao Shun and looked at him silently for a while. Finally, he sighed and did not say anything else. After a while, he said to Chen Gong,"You can ask the envoy and General Guan about it. If they are interested, I will be very happy."”Chen Gong nodded and agreed not to mention it.
The next day, Chen Gong paid his respects to Liu Bei. When Liu Bei saw Chen Gong, he hurriedly stood up and greeted him with a smile,""Gongtai must have something to teach you.”Chen Gong saw that Liu Bei was humble and polite, so he also treated him politely. After the two of them sat down, Chen Gong said,""I'm here to congratulate you.”"Oh?" Liu Bei immediately became interested." Please speak clearly."”
"I heard that General Guan has a son who is only nineteen years old and has yet to get married," said Chen Gong. Now Wen Hou has a daughter, just reached the age of 10, also did not marry. Both of them are descendants of generals. If they can get married together, you will be very happy.”
"Gongtai is right. This matter is indeed worthy of joy. I will explain it to second brother. As for Wen Hou, he had to ask the public platform to question him.”Liu Bei was overjoyed. He had really met someone who would give him a pillow. He was still thinking about who to send, but Lu Bu had already sent Chen Gong over.
Chen Gong knew that Liu Bei and the others had already discussed the matter, but he had come first. If he was a little later, someone from Lu Bu's side would probably come to propose marriage. As Chen Gong was about to leave, Liu Bei stood up and sent him to the door. He suddenly asked,""Gongtai, there are still vacancies in Xu Prefecture. I wonder if Gongtai is willing to accept them?”
Chen Gong's expression did not change. He cupped his hands and said," I understand your intentions. Lord Wen is also your subordinate. I am working under Lord Wen. I am also working for you."”"Gongtai is a loyal man," Liu Bei said respectfully.”Chen Gong nodded." Thank you for your praise, Envoy. Please return. I have to return the favor to Wen Hou."”Turning around, Liu Bei sent him off with his eyes.
Wen Hou had feelings for Liu Bei, and although Guan Yu didn't agree, for the future of Xu Prefecture, he could only nod. As for Guan Ping's opinion, it was directly ignored. As for Zhang Fei, it was said that he had been itching to fight Huang Zhong at Jiuli Mountain. As for Yang Lei, he was running errands and preparing for Guan Ping's marriage. However, there seemed to be a fixed rule in ancient times. The emperor would be married for one year, the princes would be married for half a year, the officials would be married for one season, and the commoners would be married for one month. Guan Yu was originally going to follow the etiquette of a high official for a month, but unexpectedly Liu Bei said,""We brothers are one. Since I am a feudal lord, my brother is the same.”As a result, other than Yang Lei who was complaining because he had to work for half a year, everyone else was very happy. Lu Bu was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth for a few days. As for Han Yin, whom Yuan Shu had sent to propose marriage, he was escorted by Lu Bu to Liu Bei. Liu Bei was generous and let him go, but the betrothal gifts he brought were kept by Yang Lei in the name of spoils of war. After all, Liu Bei still had Emperor Xian's edict to carry out. Since it was delivered to his doorstep, it would be impolite to refuse. Although Han Yin was very angry, he had no choice but to return home and complain to Yuan Shu.
Xu Prefecture was preparing for the wedding, and the imperial edict had arrived. This time, it first blamed Liu Bei for not being able to pacify Yuan Shu, and then changed its tone. It said that there had been more Yellow Turban bandits in Qingzhou recently, and Lu Bu was specially appointed as the prefect of Beihai to suppress the bandits in Qingzhou.
Everyone looked at each other when they received the imperial edict, especially Lu Bu, who was gnashing his teeth in hatred. Even he knew clearly that this was an attempt to sow discord. However, Liu Bei had always taken it upon himself to support the Han Dynasty. After the imperial edict was issued, Liu Bei said that the king's orders could not be disobeyed and asked everyone to discuss the matter of sending troops.
Seeing that Liu Bei had ordered his men to discuss the matter of sending troops, Lu Bu said,""Envoy. This is Cao Cao trying to drive a wedge between you and me, wanting to kill me with your hands. I can't accept your orders."
Zhang Liao saw this and said,"My lord, this is Cao Cao's trick. He wants Marquis Wen to be at odds with you." Moreover, at this time is about to arrange the wedding, if rashly use weapons, I'm afraid it's not auspicious.”
Guan Yu frowned and said,""Big brother, we have already become enemies with Yuan Shu. If we go north to Qingzhou and Yuan Shu attacks, Xu Prefecture will be empty. Moreover, the soldiers were tired from fighting for a long time and were about to rest. If they attacked now, it would hurt their morale.”
Mi Zhu also added," My lord, winter is coming soon. If we attack now, the road will be difficult to travel. It will be difficult to sustain the rations and supplies."”Sun Qian, Chen Deng, Chen Qun, and the others nodded in agreement.
Seeing that everyone was against it, Liu Bei hesitated. At this moment, Jian Yong said," My lord, although Xuzhou has dozens of brave generals and strategists, we have only sixty or seventy thousand soldiers. We still have to guard against Cao Cao and Yuan Shu. In this way, we can defend ourselves, but we can't advance. You can write a letter to Cao Cao, saying that the army is small and the generals are few. If the emperor's edict is completed, the newly recruited soldiers in Xuzhou must be completed.”
Liu Bei looked at Yang Lei. Seeing this, Yang Lei said,""Milords are right. Lei thinks that we need to wait until after the marriage of the young general.”Lu Bu's expression changed, and he said,""Envoy, I think Yuting's words are very reasonable. It wouldn't be too late to discuss it after the marriage.”Liu Bei nodded.
In Xudu, Cao Cao looked at the letter in his hand and smiled at Guo Jia."Fengxiao, although your plan is good, Liu Bei sent me a letter saying that he has few soldiers and insufficient rations. He needs to wait until next summer and autumn before he can attack. What can we do?" When Feng Xiao heard this, he smiled and did not answer.
Seeing this, Xun You smiled." When you summoned me, you said that I would be the prefect of Runan. Now that Yuan Shu has retreated to Xuzhou, he has ordered General Zhang Xun to advance to Yuzhou and head straight for Runan. I'm afraid I won't be able to hold the post of prefect for long.”" Oh," Cao Cao pondered and asked,""What does Gongda mean?" "I don't have any other intentions. I just want you to take Runan."”
Cao Cao looked at Xun You and saw Xun Yu smiling. He said,""Why is Wen Ruo laughing?" Xun Yu laughed." I'm laughing at Liu Bei. Although he is a wise man, he is not worth worrying about.”"Oh?" Cao Cao was interested and hurriedly urged Xun Yu to continue.
"When Fengxiao made his decision, he said that Yuan Shao was recruiting troops from Hopei and wanted to compete with Gongsun Zan," said Xun Yu. Although Gongsun Zan was brave, Yuan Benchu also had many advisors and generals. Moreover, Gongsun Zan had killed Liu Yu first, which had already lost the hearts of the people in Youzhou. He was strict with the foreign tribes, so he needed to guard against the Wuhuan. Not only do you have worries about the future, but you also lose the hearts and minds of the local people. Therefore, I expect Gongsun Zan to be defeated. In this way, when Yuan Shao unified Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou, and the lord gave him a legitimate Qingzhou Overseer, he would naturally go south to Qingzhou. At this moment, Lu Bu had already begun to sweep through Qingzhou. In this way, snipe and clam fight, you can be a fisherman.”
Cao Cao laughed when he heard this. He suddenly stopped and frowned,"If I had obtained Qingzhou, wouldn't Yanzhou be in danger?”"What worries you, my lord?" Guo Jia asked with a smile. If you fight Yuan Shao, you will win.”"Oh? What do you mean?" Cao Cao asked in surprise.
Guo Jia smiled and said the famous conclusion of ten wins and ten losses. For a moment, Cao Cao's heart was at ease. Cao Cao's camp had made up their minds and was about to send troops to Yuzhou. At this time, a soldier suddenly came to report that Zhang Ji had led troops from Guanzhong to attack Nanyang and was killed by stray arrows. Wang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu led his troops and appointed Jia Xu as a counselor. He colluded with Liu Biao and stationed troops in Wancheng. He wanted to send troops to invade the palace and seize the emperor's throne. Hearing this, Cao Cao was furious and delayed his march into Yuzhou. He wanted to kill Zhang Xiu first.
Ever since the imperial edict came from Xu Prefecture, Liu Bei had started a new round of recruitment. There were 35,000 troops stationed in Tancheng, the administrative office of Xuzhou, under the command of Liu Bei himself, assisted by Guan Zhang. The generals were also stationed in Tancheng and obeyed orders at any time. Another 10,000 people were stationed in Xiapi and Donghai, led by Mi Fang, assisted by Xu Dan, and supervised the drying of salt.
As for the other prefectures and counties, they all had local soldiers, but when they heard that Liu Bei was recruiting soldiers, many came. When he asked why, he heard that the soldiers under Envoy Liu not only had three meals a day, but also had night classes, so they could read. Most importantly, their children might be selected to become Liu Bei's registered students.
Liu Bei heard this and said after a long time,"This is the work of Yu Ting." Order, three meals a day and night school reading should be the army rules, can not be violated, except in wartime. The children of meritorious officers and soldiers, if they were willing, would be selected to study in Yun Long Academy. All supplies should be provided according to the regulations of Yuting.”After this order was issued, many people in Xuzhou were willing to join the army. In two months, more than 30,000 people were recruited. There were also refugees from Qingzhou, Yangzhou, and Yuzhou. It did not stop until the winter snow, and even so, a total of 50,000 soldiers had been recruited.
Mi Zhu complained,"The soldiers are increasing day by day, and the military expenditure is decreasing day by day. The recruitment of soldiers should be stopped." Chen Qun also said," There are more and more refugees nowadays. Not only is public security deteriorating, but it is also bitterly cold in winter. The people have nothing to eat. I'm afraid they will starve to death and freeze to death."”When Liu Bei heard this, he asked everyone for advice. Yang Lei then offered a plan to relieve the people with work, enslaving refugees or idle people to build bridges and pave roads, connecting Tancheng Xiapi East China Sea Jiuli Mountain Xiaopei. They also built simple houses to protect themselves from the cold. In one winter, countless people were alive. Liu Bei's name of benevolence and righteousness spread even further.
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