Chapter 370: Liu Bei, Xuzhou

After giving up the position of General to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao led Sikong himself. Sikong was ranked among the third duke, in charge of etiquette, deeds, sacrifices, etc., which was the last of the third duke. But how could Cao Cao be willing to do this? He boldly innovated the government system and stipulated that Sikong was the leader of all officials. At the same time, Cao Cao also served as the General of the Chariot and Cavalry, the military power of the capital army was in charge of the palace guards, and the military power of the remaining troops was naturally firmly grasped by Cao Cao.

Just as Cao Cao was busy stabilizing the situation in Xudu and gradually controlling the government, the situation in Xuzhou underwent some major changes.

After receiving strong support from the Mi family in Donghai, which was rich and powerful, Liu Bei kept recruiting troops in the East China Sea, and soon expanded the number of troops to 30,000, and handed over to his second brother Guan Yu and third brother Zhang Fei to carefully train. Mi Zhu and Jian Yong became Liu Bei's important assistants, while Mi Fang led the original 10,000 East China Sea Army.

Donghai County has thirteen counties under its jurisdiction, including Tan County, Xiangben, Lanling, Cheng County, Yinping, Qi County, Changlu, Hexiang, Zhuqi, Licheng, Ganyu, Qu County, and Houqiu, with a total of thirteen counties. Donghai County is close to the ocean. Since ancient times, some people have specially made sea salt. The entire sea salt production and sales are exclusively operated by the government, so Donghai County can be called rich.

With the troops and the strong financial resources of the Mi family as a backing, Liu Bei's ambition was once again stimulated. In recent years, Liu Bei either led the army himself, or ordered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to lead the army to fight against the west in the name of revenge for the late Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian around the East China Sea, occupying a lot of territory. Some counties were originally loyal to Tao Qian, but forced to surrender Yuan Shu due to the situation. Now, seeing someone carrying the banner of inheriting Tao Qian's will, and with the help of Tao Qian's former confidant Mi Zhu, he changed his banner and joined Liu Bei's camp.

By the autumn of the first year of Jian'an, Liu Bei had controlled more than 20 counties centered on Donghai County, and his power extended to Langya, Xiapi and other counties.

In Guangling City, the prefect Chen Deng hurried into the mansion, and his father Chen Gui was waiting for him in the study. "Father," Chen Deng asked loudly, "Is there anything wrong with me in such a hurry?"

"Yuanlong," Chen Gui was in poor health during this period and kept coughing gently. "Liu Xuande sent an envoy and was already waiting in the inn."

Chen Deng's young and handsome face had two thick eyebrows slightly tangled, "Father, now Cao Gong has welcomed the emperor to Xudu, ranking first among all officials, and his strength has increased greatly. At this time, we have to turn to Liu Xuande, who only owns Donghai County, and abandon the strong and fight against the weak. It is inconsistent with reason, please think twice..."

Chen Gui coughed a few times, waved his hand gently, and said, "We have discussed this matter many times. When Mi Zhu recommended Liu Xuande before, we didn't know him. After these detailed investigations and his actions in the East China Sea, I can see that he is indeed a hero. This person is a relative of the Han Dynasty, who is generous and generous, knows people and treats people, and is a hero. Although Cao Mengde welcomes the emperor, I can see that he is wielding the emperor to order his rebellion, which is no different from Dong Zhuo's old man. In addition, he used us to resist Yuan Shu, but he stood by himself, so that we could only support him in Guangling. As a minister of the Han Dynasty, he should help the world, how could I join such a person? Liu Xuande is now in a shallow lie on the shallows and will surely fly for thousands of miles in the future."

Chen Deng thought about it and said helplessly: "What my father said is not without reason. However, there are more than Liu Xuande, the only one in the world who can be called heroes. Liu Jingsheng, the governor of Jingzhou, Yuan Benchu, and Zhou Gongjin, the governor of Yangzhou, are all people who dominate the country. Even if my father thinks that Cao Mengde is a treacherous hero in the world, we can choose other stronger forces to surrender."

Chen Gui smiled meaningfully and said in a deep voice: "My son is good at thinking. Let's look at this problem in a different direction. How are the talents in Liu Jingsheng, Yuan Benchu, and Zhou Gongjin Mi?"

Chen Deng replied without hesitation: "There are many talents, and there are many civil officials and generals."

Chen Gui asked again: "What about the talents under Liu Xuandemi?"

Chen Deng hesitated for a moment and replied: "The military generals are nothing but Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Mi Fang, and the civil officials are nothing but Jian Yong and Mi Zhu."

"By the way, I understand, my father means..." Chen Deng suddenly woke up, Chen Gui interrupted him with a smile, and said, "For my Guangling County, our reputation as the Chen family in Xia Pi, it is nothing to other people, but in Liu Xuande's eyes, it is a very heavy weight. In this way, how can we not use it?"

"Haha~~" Chen Deng laughed happily, and couldn't help but admire his father deeply. He had rich experiences and countless people, and he also had unique vision when evaluating others. The father and son originally had the idea of ​​being the same, and it would be better to support Xuzhou and respect themselves. However, Yuan Shu's attack failed their plan and could only trap Guangling. Cao Cao, who had high hopes, never sent a soldier and a soldier to come, which completely cut off their idea of ​​surrendering to Cao Cao.

If you can find a backer like Liu Bei and let Mi Zhu go to troubleshoot past grudges, then the father and son will be highly valued under Liu Bei. With Liu Bei's current strength and the troops of Guangling County, they will be enough to compete with Yuan Shu's troops in Xuzhou. After joining the army, the first goal is to completely drive Yuan Shu's forces out of Xuzhou!

Tan County, Liu Bei’s mansion.

Although the mansion built by Mi Zhu for Liu Bei was very spacious and had a bit of luxury, Liu Bei deliberately removed all the luxurious facilities and tried to embellish the appearance of the mansion as simple as possible to show his differences from others and willing to share the joys and sorrows with the people.

At this moment, Liu Bei's mansion was decorated with lights and a festive atmosphere everywhere. It turned out that today was the auspicious day for Liu Bei to marry Mi. Mi was Mi Zhu's sister and the daughter of the Mi family in Donghai. She looked naturally beautiful, beautiful and charming, and had a dignified personality. She was well-behaved in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Liu Bei also had a wife in his hometown. Later, when he was running around, he married other people's women, but there were many wars and Liu Bei didn't care about it. They died of illness one after another. When Liu Bei raised his army, he married a daughter named Gan Qian in Pei County. He is still living in his hometown and has not followed Liu Bei to Qingzhou.

After Liu Bei arrived in the East China Sea, Mi Zhu thought of marrying him. Anyway, he had tied the Mi family in Donghai to Liu Bei's chariot. Why not connect them tightly? My sister Mi is as beautiful as a flower and will definitely be favored by Liu Bei. She will marry her. Once Liu Bei ascends the throne and becomes the emperor in the future, he will be the uncle of the current dynasty.

This is a big gamble. Mi Zhu used all the assets of the Mi family in Donghai, the future of himself and his younger brother, and the lifelong happiness of his younger sister Mi to gamble on Liu Bei's future. If Liu Bei wins, the Mi family will be prosperous, and if Liu Bei loses, the Mi family will be in decline.

When the ceremony ended, the newlyweds entered the bridal chamber and walked in the bright sunshine. Mi Zhu narrowed his eyes and was in a happy mood. Unconsciously hummed a folk song from Xuzhou.

I know what happens next, and listen to the next chapter to explain it.

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