Wang Jun stood on the city gate tower and looked at the commoners coming and going below. For a moment, his emotions were turbulent.
Xuzhou was his foundation, and it would be his base camp for a long time in the future.
One had to know that the Xuzhou during the Three Kingdoms period was not the current Xuzhou City. It referred to the Xuzhou Provincial Governor's Department.
It was equivalent to the current provincial administrative unit and the current Xuzhou City.
At this moment, Xu Prefecture had six counties: Langye County, Donghai County, Chu Country, Linhuai County, Sishui Country, and Guangling Country.
It had jurisdiction over 50 counties, covering the north of the Huaihe River, south of Mount Tai, west of the Yellow Sea, southern Shandong, northern Jiangsu, and northern Anhui.
Such a base was just right as the foundation of Wang Jun.
"My lord, Chen Deng and his son have been brought up.”The one who spoke was Cao Xing.
On that day, Lu Bu was defeated and Cao Xing was also injured by Cao Cao's army.
Wang Jun saved him.
He only remembered that Cao Xing had said,""In the past, I treated you like this. Can you tolerate me?”
Wang Jun laughed heartily." The former King of Chu, Han Xin, could still tolerate a butcher who humiliated him by his hip. Why can't I, Wang Jun, accept a Cao Xing?"”
Cao Xing sighed with emotion and followed Wang Jun wholeheartedly.
"Yuanlong, we meet again. I wonder what you think now." Wang Jun didn't look like a winner at all.
The king knows very well that virtue is diminished by complacency, and happiness is diminished by pride.'.
The lower one was, the more one had to show off their abilities, and if one was at the top, one had to be humble and cautious.
Chen Deng smiled bitterly." You must be joking. Today, you are the Lord of Xu Prefecture, and I am a prisoner. The life and death of my entire family are all in your hands."”
Thinking back to the first time the two of them met, he still wanted to rope this person in.
He did not expect that in just a month, the difference in status between the two of them would be like heaven and earth.
Wang Jun looked at Chen Deng and couldn't help but have some ideas.
He understood that Xu Prefecture was a place of war, and that was how the big-eared bandit had failed.
Xu Prefecture was of little value to Liu Bei. Xu Prefecture was indeed very important.
Its geographical location was also very important, but the military strength of Xu Prefecture was incomparable to Cao Cao's.
Moreover, there were many strong enemies around.
Part of it was to maintain his noble character and set a spiritual benchmark for himself.
Part of it was because Xuzhou was too dangerous. Of course, it did not mean that Xuzhou was useless.
After all, Liu Bei, a duke who did not even have a base, still had meat to eat.
After all, Liu Bei did not have any top-notch strategists under him. This had always been his weakness.
Although Liu Bei was also very good at fighting, in terms of strategy and tactics, he could not be in two places at the same time.
Moreover, his elite troops were only that small.
Liu Bei's strength was not worth mentioning at all. This was also why Liu Bei chose to accept Lu Bu when he arrived in Xuzhou to seek refuge with Liu Bei.
This was a risk for Liu Bei. Apart from the fact that Lu Bu was a servant of the three families, it was also because of his relationship with Dong Zhuo.
He was also a fierce general under Dong Zhuo, and he killed Dong Zai at the same time. However, together with Situ Wangyun, he led to another massacre in the Han Dynasty.
At that time, although everyone knew that Lu Bu was a brave general, they were not willing to accept him. The reason why Liu Bei accepted Lu Bu was because he hoped that Lu Bu could be used by him.
He still used the same moves he used against Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to bribe Lu Bu, but the problem was that Lu Bu did not fall for it.
Lu Bu wasn't the kind of person who lived under someone else's roof. Once he had the chance, he would turn the tables.
But at least in Liu Bei's eyes, he had gained a horn and Lu Bu was a fierce general.
At the same time, he could also make use of Lu Bu. Then, in the competition in the north, he would have a place to stay.
Previously, Tao Qian was also the representative of the region's power. He really hoped that Liu Bei could take over Xuzhou.
But the question was, was this Xu Prefecture's idea? Did he really represent all the clans in Xu Prefecture to disagree?
Later, when Liu Bei lost Xuzhou, it could be seen that the local forces chose to remain neutral. Whether it was Lu Bu or Cao Cao who controlled Xuzhou,
Xu Prefecture's local forces did not appear. What did this mean?
It meant that the local forces of Xuzhou wanted to find a big tree that they could really rely on.
It was true that some of the forces in the Xu Prefecture chose to join Liu Bei.
Furthermore, they had always been Liu Bei's right-hand man, providing manpower and money. However, this was only the behavior of individual families.
Most of the time, they would give advice to whoever controlled Xuzhou? For example, Chen Deng in front of Wang Jun.
He had a very high opinion of Liu Bei, and he also admired Cao Cao's talent.
At the same time, he was also in awe of Lu Bu's bravery. However, he did not belong to either side.
They were more concerned about the development of their own clan's power in the region. He would follow whoever controlled Xu Prefecture.
This was actually a very common family logic in the struggles of the three kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty. Only families that were involved in deep political struggles would follow a power on the stage of history until the end.
It was not that Chen Deng and the others were not talented, but they were the representatives of Xuzhou's interests. They only protected Xuzhou.
As for who was the political hero and who was Imperial Uncle Liu? They didn't pay attention to it at all. In the early stages of development, Dongwu also crossed the Yangtze River to attack Xuzhou.
Chen Deng was very brave and resourceful. When Cao Cao killed Xuzhou in revenge for his father, the wealthy families did not like Tao Qian.
This problem was caused by him, but when Cao Cao expelled Liu Bei and took control of Xuzhou,
Chen Deng helped Cao Cao stabilize the situation in Xu Prefecture and became the highest leader of Xu Prefecture, Cao Cao's right-hand man.
This was the reality of many local forces. Not everyone wanted to become a prominent person on the political stage at that time.
What was wrong with Chen not doing so? In fact, they did nothing wrong. They were just doing their best to protect the stability of Xuzhou.
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