"So it's Gongcao Xia." Mi Zhu stamped his feet and saluted Xia Cheng.
"Is there something you want to tell me?”
"To be honest, I do have a request.”Xia Cheng smiled embarrassedly.
"Now, Cao Mengde is claiming revenge for his personal grudge, but he is actually referring to Xu Prefecture. However, he has harmed the people and relied on the strong to bully the weak. This is absolutely intolerable to my Lord.”
"But there is one thing that my master has not considered.”
"Although my lord used benevolence to convince Guan Hai and the 50,000 Yellow Turban soldiers to become good citizens again, the issue of rations and supplies is still a big problem.”
"Moreover, how to settle the old, weak, women, and children of the 50,000 Yellow Turban soldiers is also a big problem.”
" Don't you know, my lord has abandoned the plains to save Beihai and Xuzhou. The Lord of the Residence of Confucius doesn't like those Yellow Turbans, so…" Xia Cheng paused at the perfect moment.
"I see…"
After hearing Xia Cheng's explanation, Mei Zhu nodded.
To be honest, he wasn't as obsessed with cleanliness as Kong Rong.
Because he was a businessman, he did not have excessive hatred or hostility.
As for Zhang Kai's assassination, he was also clear about it, so he naturally couldn't make a partial conclusion.
A mere 50,000 Yellow Turbans…
Mi Zhu's heart skipped a beat.
Previously, Mi Zhu had seen Liu Bei's imposing manner and extraordinary appearance. He had also helped save the North Sea. He had a deep impression of him and felt that he was not an ordinary person. Thus, it was not impossible to give him some help and leave him a little favor.
After all, rare goods could be hoarded!
"Zimo, don't worry too much about this. The most important thing now is to deal with Cao Cao who attacked Xu Prefecture and solve the crisis of the people of Xu Prefecture. As for the 50,000 Yellow Turban soldiers…I'll settle them!”Thinking of this, Mi Zhu immediately said to Xia Cheng.
"This... Mi Biejia was truly a benevolent gentleman. Xia Cheng admired him from the bottom of his heart!”
Xia Cheng was also delighted.
The plan went much smoother than he had imagined.
He had been prepared to continue wasting his breath, but he did not expect Mei Zhu to be so straightforward as to promise to help settle the old, weak, women, and children of Guan Hai's 50,000 Yellow Turban soldiers.
As a result, everyone was happy.
From then on, Mi Zhu returned to Xu Prefecture alone to report to Tao Qian.
As for Xia Cheng, he was going to meet up with Liu Bei, who was about to leave for Youzhou.
…
"Zi Mou, my second brother and I will go to Youzhou to borrow troops. I will leave my third brother with you. I hope you will work hard and be in charge of the situation here.”
At this moment, Liu Bei was filled with admiration and trust for Xia Cheng. He felt that many of his analysis was very reasonable, and everything he said was the truth.
This was something that could not help but make people exclaim in admiration. What he wanted was precisely such a talent who could understand the general trend of the world.
In Liu Bei's view, with Xia Cheng's guidance, perhaps the path to the Han Dynasty was no longer a fog. A broad road was right in front of them.
Such a talent must be put in an important position!
"Yes! My lord, don't worry. I will handle it properly.”Xia Cheng agreed with a smile.
"Oh right, my lord is going to Youzhou to borrow troops. If possible, you can also borrow two talented people.”
"Two talents?" Liu Bei was stunned.
"One is Tian Yu and the other is Zhao Yun.”
There was no need to mention Zhao Yun's name.
As for Tian Yu, in history, after being appointed by Cao Cao, he had held important positions such as Yingyin, Langling, and Yiyang Prefecture. He had been guarding the northern border of Cao Wei for many years. He had many meritorious deeds and was also a good general.
"Zi Mou also knows how to give up the country.”Liu Bei was surprised.
Liu Bei naturally knew how outstanding these two people were. However, because he did not have any foundation, it was not good for him to recruit them. However, he did not know that his own strategist could actually recognize these two people?
Xia Cheng smiled and said," I know that one of them is quite resourceful and brave, while the other is brave and good at fighting. Both of them have the ambition to assist a wise ruler in pacifying the people. My lord, you can ask for these two people when you go to borrow troops."”
It had to be said that Gongsun Zan was indeed a big brother to Liu Bei.
He had never looked down on Liu Bei because of his status.
Even though the two of them had been classmates at the beginning and had gradually grown to the point where the difference between them was like the difference between a northern duke and a common folk, Gongsun Zan still maintained his original friendship.
Although it might be a little unethical to poach the other party like this.
However, these two people weren't valued by Gongsun Zan to begin with, so they were depressed.
Zhao Yun had originally followed Yuan Shao and later turned to Gongsun Zan.
Therefore, even though Gongsun Zan knew that Zhao Yun was brave, he still did not put him in an important position. He only made Zhao Yun a small uncle of the White Horse Righteous Servant.
As for Tian Yu, he was originally a follower of Liu Bei. However, because Liu Bei had no fixed residence, and Tian Yu had his mother to take care of, he could not continue to wander with Liu Bei. Thus, he could only cry and bid farewell to him. He temporarily served under Gongsun Zan as a minor.
In addition, Gongsun Zan had indeed risen to the top in recent years. Moreover, he had a tough attitude towards the invading northern nomads and was very brave on the battlefield.
However, because Gongsun Zan was warlike and vicious, although he was invincible on the battlefield, he indulged his troops and plundered the people living near the border.
Because of this, Liu Yu, who had always been lenient and advocated a policy of appeasement towards the local nomads, gradually had a bad relationship with him.
In the end, in order to stop Gongsun Zan from plundering the people, Liu Yu decided to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Gongsun Zan.
However, Liu Yu's soldiers were not used to fighting, and there were military orders not to harass the people or damage the houses. Therefore, they could not take down the city for a long time, and thus, they were defeated.
It should be this year that Gongsun Zan directly framed Liu Yu and Yuan Shao for seeking the throne and coerced Duan Xun to kill Liu Yu and his wife and children in Ji City.
What was even more outrageous was that he had even sent Liu Yu's head to the capital, where it had been taken away by Liu Yu's former subordinate, Xiawei Dun, before being buried.
This also laid a bitter fruit for him in the future.
Later, when Yuan Shao fought against Gongsun Zan, there would always be a large number of Hu who responded to the call and came to help, under the banner of avenging Liu Yu.
And this is the loss of the other.
Although Gongsun Zan had obtained the entire Youzhou, his governance of Youzhou was not as good as Liu Yu's. In addition, he became increasingly arrogant and did not care about the people. He was forgetful and vengeful. He gradually went downhill and could not escape the fate of being destroyed by Yuan Shao.
Therefore, poaching two talents who were not important in advance to strengthen Liu Bei's foundation would make him more capable of helping him back.
In any case, Xia Cheng felt that way, and he had no qualms about digging…
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