Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 103 The Change of Xuzhou
Liu Bei is now in a dilemma.

When Cao Cao first attacked Xuzhou, he was ordered by Tian Kai to rescue Tao Qian. Later, when Cao Cao ran out of food and retreated, Tian Kai led his troops back to Qingzhou, but Liu Bei stayed in Xuzhou ever since.

The reasons for each school are quite complicated. After that, Xuzhou has been stable for more than half a year, but now Xuzhou will soon have no owner.

Tao Qian was seriously ill.

If Liu Bei left Xuzhou at this point and went north to rescue Tian Kai, then Xuzhou would be empty, and Cao Cao might take the opportunity to attack Xuzhou again and plunder food and grass.

And if Tao Qian died at this time, Xuzhou would be in chaos. When Liu Bei came back, the day lily would be cold. Who knows who the master of Xuzhou was at that time?
In the corner of Tancheng, Xuzhou's governing place, there is an extremely luxurious and spacious mansion, which looks even more luxurious than the Zhen family's mansion in Yecheng.

Mi family.

At that time, under Tao Qian's governance, Xuzhou's commercial agriculture was extremely developed, the warehouses were rich, the trade routes were smooth, and there were many people who believed in Buddhism. The Buddhist temples they built were extremely luxurious. Tao Qian himself was an extremely crazy Buddhist.

(Tao) Qian and Ruo Rong, a native of the county, gathered hundreds of people and went to rely on Qian. Qian sent him to supervise Guangling, Xiapi, and Pengcheng to transport grain, and then cut off the defeat of the three county committees.Daqi Futu Temple, with golden plates on the top and heavy buildings on the bottom, and the halls and pavilions around it, can accommodate about [-] people, making gold painted statues, surrounded by brocade colors.Every time the Buddha bathes, there are often more meals and banquets on the road.There are more than [-] people eating and watching. ——"The Biography of Tao Qian in the Later Han Dynasty"

However, Xuzhou's population has plummeted after Cao Cao's two attacks, and farmers and merchants have suffered great damage. Even the Mi family has been greatly affected.

It was rumored privately among the gentry that Cao Cao was so hostile to Xuzhou. On the one hand, he coveted Xuzhou's wealth. Another reason was that Cao Cao had a secret identity in Taoism, so he could easily subdue the Qingzhou soldiers who were formerly the Yellow Turban Army.

Because of this heavy identity, Cao Cao hated Xuzhou, where Buddhism was popularized, so he wanted to destroy it quickly.

Of course, this is just a rumor. As for the truth, just like Cao Cao's life experience, it is difficult to be discovered.

In the depths of the Mi family's mansion, in the guest room, several people were sitting opposite each other.

At the head of the guest seat was Liu Bei, and behind him was Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were inseparable.

Opposite Liu Bei sat Diannong Xiaowei Chen Deng.

And on the main seat is Tao Qian's other driver Mi Zhu.

Mi Zhu was about the same age as Liu Bei at this time, both in their 30s, with an honest and elegant appearance, and he bowed to Liu Bei at this time.

"Mr. Xuande!"

"The state shepherd is seriously ill. Make a decision early, and chaos will arise later!"

Liu Bei hesitated and said: "Grandpa Gong is sick, but it may be auspicious. I want to lead troops to rescue Tian Kai. If it goes well, I can come back in a few months."

Now even Chen Deng couldn't listen anymore, and shouted: "Mr. Xuande, it will be too late then!"

Liu Bei hesitated and said: "The two gentlemen are enough to take care of Xuzhou's affairs, so what's the use of me staying here?"

Chen Deng hated iron but said: "We are all civil servants!"

"If Zhou Mu dies, whoever has the soldiers will have the final say!"

Chen Deng secretly slandered that Liu Bei was so forward-thinking, in a place like Xuzhou where four stops, he might not be the master for a long time.

Mi Zhu also nodded and said: "Taozhou Mu's subordinates are all yellow scarf generals, and they do things ruthlessly. If Zhou Mu dies, they will have evil intentions, and Yuanlong (Chen Deng) and I will lose our lives."

He thought in his heart that only Tao Qian and Liu Bei could suppress those generals, if Liu Bei left, those generals would be left alone, not to mention his own life, the whole family of the Mi family would be doomed.

In any case, Liu Bei must be persuaded today.

He said: "I have a younger sister, Mi Zhen, if Duke Xuande wants to marry him, is it possible?"

After hearing this, Liu Bei hesitated for a while, then shook his head and said, "I already have the status of my original wife, Lingmei, how can I be wronged to be a concubine, I don't need to mention this matter again."

Feeling a little hungry, Chen Deng picked up a few slices of sashimi (sashimi) from the plate in front of him, dipped them in soy sauce, put them in his mouth, savored them carefully, and then swallowed them.

Mi Zhu knew that Chen Dengxing liked fish, so every time he came, he would prepare several dishes of fresh fish for him.

Chen Deng ate a few more slices before putting down the jade chopsticks with satisfaction, "Mr. Xuande, those who do great things don't care about small things."

"In my opinion, I should meet Taozhou Mu immediately and say that the generals in Xuzhou have objections. Get the military amulet from Zhou Mu and take control of Xuzhou in advance!"

Liu Bei was taken aback: "Isn't this a frame-up?"

Chen Deng hated iron but said: "What time is it, wait for others to do it first, it will be too late!"

He picked up the jade chopsticks again and picked up a piece of fish meat.

Zhang Fei shouted: "Brother! You are right, let's do it!"

Just as Chen Deng put the fish sticks in his mouth, he was almost choked by the roar. He sat upright and thought, can you stop being so surprised, why is your voice always so loud?
Seeing that Liu Bei was still hesitant, Chen Deng sighed: "Mr. Xuande, have you ever thought about where to go in the future?"

Liu Bei listened, and said: "Mr. Yuanlong please advise."

Chen Deng immediately said: "In the previous situation, the two kings stood side by side, but after Liu Yu's death, the situation in the world has begun to get out of control."

One of the two kings, the current Han Emperor Liu Xie, was supported by the Guan Zhong Army.

Dong Zhuo, the leader of the Guanzhong army, is dead, and the remaining chariot general Li Jue, right general Fan Chou, rear general Guo Si, Xuanyi general Jia Xu, and Anji general Dong Cheng are still holding Emperor Han hostage.

The Kwantung Allied Forces led by Yuan Shao supported Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou.

At that time, Yuan Shao and others felt that Liu Xie had been held hostage by the Guan Zhongjun and was unbearable to be emperor, so they elected Liu Yu to be emperor.

"Xiandi's Living Notes" - the great general Ye Hou Yuan Shao, former and Jizhou Mu Han Fu set up the late Grand Sima Liu Yu, engraved a golden seal, sent the late chief Bi Yu to Yu Yu, and recorded the number of life.

Therefore, the Kwantung Army headed by Yuan Shao publicly supported Liu Yu as emperor during the Suanzao Huimeng. The princes who participated in the support included Yuan Shao, Han Fu, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, Qiao Mao, Zang Hong, and Zhang Chao. and others.

As for Cao Cao, he was not in this inner circle at the time.

Although Liu Yu did not agree later, he has always maintained an ally relationship with the Kwantung Allied Forces.

The Guanzhong Army who held Liu Xie hostage, in order to counteract this situation, bought Gongsun Zan and went south to attack Yuan Shao and others. This was the cause of the Four States Rebellion.

But Gongsun Zan also had a double take, and he secretly colluded with Yuan Shu.

In the Suanzao Alliance, there are four people who did not appear, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, and Liu Bei.

They formed a circle headed by Yuan Shu, and first launched Que Xuan, who called himself the Son of Heaven, to test. When they found that the situation was wrong, Tao Qian decisively killed him.

However, during this period, Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, who Tou Tie personally fought in battle, which frustrated Yuan Shao and others' plan to support him, and their hope of establishing a new emperor.

The ultimate goal of Yuan Shu's faction is to establish himself as the emperor, and Que Xuan was introduced by Yuan Shu to Tao Qian to test the world.

Liu Bei was kept in the dark at first, and it wasn't until recently that Chen Deng and others hinted at it.

Being used by others, I became a traitor instead!

Chen Deng is extremely loyal to the Han Dynasty. What he said just now was hinting at Liu Bei.

What exactly are you trying to do?
Although Liu Bei, Chen Deng and Mi Zhu were all subordinates of Tao Qian, they formed a small circle privately. Their purpose was not exactly the same as that of Tao Qian who was attached to Yuan Shu.

What they are planning now is how to get Xuzhou.

The relationship between people in the late Han Dynasty was so complicated.

Liu Bei lowered his head, feeling extremely entangled in his heart.

Mi Zhu finally spoke up: "Mr. Xuande, if you hesitate any longer, we will all die."

Liu Bei murmured, "Gong, Grandfather, you are very kind to me..."

Chen Deng snorted coldly: "I know better than Mr. Xuande what Zhou Mu is like."

"He is running out of time, do you still want to drag the people of Xuzhou to be buried with him?"

"If Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor in the future, can Duke Xuande be worthy of the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, and even the people of the world?"

Liu Bei raised his head suddenly: "Thank you, Mr. Yuanlong, for your suggestion!"

He got up suddenly, and said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "Let's get all the soldiers and horses together, and follow me to see Taozhou Mu!"

Chen Deng and Mi Zhu looked at each other with great joy.

In a small courtyard in a corner of Mi's house, there was a beautiful young girl with fair skin and snow skin. Hearing the din of people in the mansion, she looked worried and asked the maid to open the courtyard door to see what happened.

As a result, she was shocked by the sight in front of her. Many family members of the Mi Mansion fought openly, and they were covered with thick leather clothes, and several layers of bamboo were wrapped around the outside.

At that time, it was a capital offense to hide armor privately, but this kind of substitute can be fooled, and it can play a lot of protective role.

A young man led people past, saw the girl coming out, and shouted: "Little sister, hurry back."

The girl is Mi Zhen, she worriedly said: "Brother Mi Fang, where are you going?"

That young man is Mi Zhu's younger brother Mi Fang, who usually loves Mi Zhen the most, he pushed Mi Zhen back to the courtyard and said: "Don't worry about it, if there is any movement outside, don't come out."

"If I don't come back tonight, you will take people out of Mi Mansion early in the morning."

After hearing this, Mi Zhen said quietly: "If brother doesn't come back, how can I still have a chance to escape?"

When Mi Fang heard this, she couldn't help laughing: "Sister Zhen is right, you can rest assured and wait for me to come back."

At this time, Mi Zhen saw a big man with a face like a jujube coming from a distance, calling the servant to go out, but when he passed by, he took a second look at himself.

Seeing this, Mi Fang felt unhappy, and shouted: "What are you looking at!"

He knew that this big man was Liu Bei's bodyguard, and he followed Liu Bei's ass all day long. His status was obviously low, and Mi Fang, who came from a wealthy family, looked down upon him.

Guan Yu's face turned cold. He used to live in a very poor life, and he knew the suffering of the people, so he was quite contemptuous towards the noble businessmen.

Now when he saw Mi Fang being rude, he suddenly slashed out with the long knife in his hand!

Mi Fang saw the knife blowing to her neck, she was frightened out of her wits, she sat down on the ground.

It took him a while to recover, touched his neck in shock, and found that he was not injured. When he raised his head angrily, Guan Yu had already left.

Mi Fang didn't get angry, so she stood up cursing, settled Mi Zhen, and left the house with her servants.

In Tancheng in the dark night, fire dragons made up of torches twisted and twisted, converging towards the State Shepherd's Mansion.

That night, Tao Qian passed on the position of Xuzhou Mu to Liu Bei.

Died a few days later.

At this moment in Ye City, Yuan Xi and Zhang Yun had gathered two thousand soldiers and horses, ready to leave the city.

Accompanying them are thousands of grain trucks and tens of thousands of people.

Yuan Xi's trip was to transport grain and grass, and meet Yuan Tan in the plain.

He and Zhang He led the soldiers, starting from the north gate of Yecheng, all the way north, followed by the mighty ants-like convoy.

The front of the team has been out of the city for two hours, and the baggage cart at the end of the team has not left the gate of Yecheng.

(End of this chapter)