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Among the thirteen prefectures of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yuzhou was among the various prefectures, and Runan County also resided in Yuzhou, so it is called "Heavenly".

Runan has been established since the Spring and Autumn Period, and has developed for more than 900 years since the current Eastern Han Dynasty. Its county is dominated by 37 counties, and its capital is in Pingyu.

As the central part of the world, Runan County naturally assumed the important responsibilities of merchants from all over the north and south as well as the center of major waterways and docks. Moreover, Runan had the danger of "being the mountains and facing the Huai River, controlling Ying and Cai", which was a must-fight for military strategists in all dynasties.

Nowadays, this important county that gathers merchants and traffic is under the control of Liu Bei and Liu Xuande.

The Prefect of Pingyu, Runan.

The prefect's mansion does not occupy a large area. Apart from the central hall, there are only eleven ear rooms on the left and right sides, which are not very luxurious, but also grand. The houses and halls are all clean and tidy, with the T-shaped characters arranged, no different from the ordinary official residences, without any characteristics. If there is any outstanding place, there is only a small stream with wide briquettes running from south to north, running through the entire courtyard, and a beautifully made carved wooden bridge is built on it, which is quiet and unique, and is pleasant to the face.

In the entire prefect's mansion, this place may be Liu Bei's favorite.

Standing on the small wooden bridge, looking at the cheerful water flow, listening to the sound of horse hooves and horns of the guards who had not yet returned to the camp, this is something that Liu Bei must do every day since he arrived in Runan City.

Liu Bei's appearance is different from others. Compared with Yuan Shao's heroic and Cao Cao's ordinary, Liu Bei seems to be a little more peculiar.

His hair was covered with black hair, with a rather good texture, shining brightly in the sun, as if it was not hair but a roll of silk embroidered with gold edges, a very wide forehead, with wide opening and closing, but instead looked introverted. His skin was even more yellow and red, with white in red, and seemed to have a crystal brilliance. He looked very young, better maintained than Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. His eyes were evident in a pair of extraordinary people's eyes, and a pair of broad, long and thick ears. Although he looked different from ordinary people, he was handsome and elegant.

The shoulders are wide and the legs are thick, the waist is thin and the arms are long. The momentum is natural when you move, but the expression is leisurely and contented, giving people a sense of intimacy that seems to be far away from the sky but clearly near in front of you.

From ancient times to the present, many people in the world have strange looks. Although people like Liu Bei have strange looks, they are so unique that they make people feel comfortable. People call them "extraordinary talents."

Unlike some people, they also look strange but are so disgusting that they are disgusting. People call such people "natural deformities".

"Lord, Mi Chengshi asked General Gong for a meeting!" A guard came to report.

Liu Bei turned his soul out of the flowing water on the small bridge and smiled: "Let them come here."

When I was young, Mi Zhu and Gong Du came to the stream listlessly, raised their heads and looked at Liu Bei, and said with a polite word together: "See the lord."

Liu Bei smiled and nodded: "Zi Zhong, I have worked hard to buy a horse today, and I am tired... Gong Du, why did your right hand get hurt?"

Gong Du's face turned red when he heard this. He never thought that Liu Bei was so careful. He saw his right hand injured by Zhang He at a glance. He was moved but felt a little guilty. He lowered his head and didn't know how to answer.

Mi Zhu knew the general idea and gave a deep tribute to Liu Bei, saying guiltily: "Lord, Mi Zhu is guilty, I hope you will punish him!"

Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged and said strangely: "Oh? Could it be that something happened on the way to buy a horse?"

When Mi Zhu and Gong Du heard this, their faces turned red. After a long time, Mi Zhu spoke in guilt.

"My lord, we are not good at doing things well, so we bought more than 300 top-quality horses. On the way back, we were kidnapped by strong men... Zhu Shen felt ashamed."

The muscles on Gong Du's face also stiffened, and he knelt on one knee with a bang: "Lord! I... I'm guilty!"

Liu Bei raised his lips lightly, smiled, and said softly: "It's just a horse, it's not a city, forget it."

You should know that in this chaotic Eastern Han Dynasty, war horses were a scarce thing for all forces. How important and valuable were three hundred good horses? Gong Du and others failed to blame and lost their horses. They had already come with the determination to be punished. However, Liu Bei took it over and said nothing, and there was not even a trace of slightness on his face.

He is generous and kind, careful in his heart, and every move seems to be a kind of delusion power. This is Liu Bei, the Qianlong of the Han Dynasty!

This is the way for a wise master to truly have the demeanor and control his subordinates!

"Lord...I...I..." Gong Du's such a strong man was filled with tears at this moment, and he didn't know what to say.

Liu Bei was surprised that the man who was brave and heroic in his daily life became as timid as a little girl today, as if he had suffered some great grievances, which made people bully him.

"Zi Zhong, why did General Gong become like this today? Could it be that he was wronged?" Liu Bei looked up at Mi Zhu curiously.

Mi Zhu lamented in his heart, and then chose the key points, and briefly explained the loss of horses to Liu Bei.

After hearing Mi Zhu's words, Liu Bei was surprised and said in surprise: "The world is so big, there is such a strange thing? It's really strange... Well, Zi Zhong just said that the opponent's troops were elite, and his combat power was not weak, so where did he know?"

Mi Zhu sighed after hearing this and shook his head and said, "Lord, forgive me for your crime. Zhu observed it carefully, but he didn't recognize it. Zhu Ben suspected that the other party was a military horse under Cao Ren, but... it was just strange that Cao Ren was the best general of the Cao family, but he used such a clumsy way to destroy our army's reputation. I don't know what he was trying to do? It's really... I can't figure it out."

Liu Bei pondered for a while after hearing this, shook his head and said, "If you can't figure it out, don't think about it for the time being, okay, let's discuss this matter slowly in the future."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei gave a look at Mi Zhu and said, "General Gong was injured in his right hand, so go back and take good care of himself. Zi Zhong, please follow me. I have something to discuss with you."

Mi Zhu knew that Liu Bei was so serious that he knew that what Liu Bei wanted to discuss with him would be of great significance, so he immediately took the order and followed him.

When I arrived at the front hall of the prefect's mansion, I saw that there were already several people waiting inside, all of whom were Liu Bei's confidants, including Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Sun Qian and Jian Yong.

Mi Zhu greeted everyone and immediately knelt down from the side. Liu Bei was in the main seat, looking back and forth at everyone, then slowly took out a simple bamboo slip from his sleeve bag, gently lifted it on the table, and said, "This is what a scout came to Runan County this morning. You can see the contents of it."

Everyone was curious. First, Jian Yong got up and took the book, slowly unfolded, and carefully checked the contents.

After looking for a while, Jian Yong's expression suddenly changed and he hurriedly handed over to Guan Yu beside him.

Guan Yu was wearing a green robe, touching the long beard under his ear, squinted his phoenix eyes and observed carefully for a while, and then passed the book to Zhang Fei next to him.

After several changes of hands, everyone looked at each one and bowed their heads, thinking about something.

"How is it?" Liu Bei touched the beard on his chin and asked everyone with a smile: "Yuan Shao's son Yuan Shang led his troops to sneak into Yuzhou and wanted to meet us by writing a book. What do you think about this letter?"

Among the people, Guan Yu had the most say. When Liu Bei asked, he should take the lead in expressing his opinion.

"The Yuan army actually appeared in Runan, and was led by Yuan Shao's son... This matter is very strange. Brother, you need to know that in the battle of Xuzhou, we asked Yuan Shao as an allied army to take Cao Cao to send troops to cross the Yellow River to attack Yanzhou. However, Yuan Shao did not agree to send troops because of his beloved son's illness. Then the beloved son is Yuan Shang. With Yuan Shao's temperament, how could he send this son to commit a great danger and steal the enemy's back? This matter is quite unreasonable."

Liu Bei nodded after hearing this and said, "With the second brother's intention, isn't it?"

Guan Yu thought for a while and said, "Brother, do you think, is there a fraud in this? Could it be that Cao Cao... set up a cunning plan?"

On the other side, Sun Qian heard this and said, "Although General Guan's words make sense, how can he use this plan with Cao Cao and his subordinates' wisdom? What's more, if Cao's army pretended to behave, why would he not pretend to be someone else, but instead pretend to be Yuan Shao's beloved son? This method is very clumsy and unreasonable!"

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Gongyou's words are very intimate. When this letter was sent by someone who called himself the scout of Yuan's army, I also doubted the authenticity of it. However, after thinking about it, I felt that if Cao's army pretended to be, there would be many doubts in it, and would not use the tricks of Cao Cao in daily life."

Suddenly, a loud and powerful voice came and said, "Brother, in your opinion, what should we do about Yuan Jun who came here to visit? Stay or drive away?"

The speaker is burly and has a tiger's eyes and a whisker. At first glance, he is not Yi's person, but Liu Bei's brother Zhang Fei.

Liu Bei gently tapped the table with his left hand, frowned and fell into deep thought.

When he was young, he saw his eyes slightly open, showing a kind smile, and said, "No matter whether the visitor is true or false, we should meet with courtesy. If it is false, we can also see the flaws from the side and see Duan Di. If it is true, Yuan Benchu ​​is now an ally of our army and is supporting the Han Dynasty. His sons come on behalf of his father, and he must be treated with thoughtfulness and must not lose courtesy."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei slowly stood up and said with a smile: "I was defeated by Cao Cao and went north to join Benchu. Benchu ​​treated me with courtesy and regarded me as a guest of honor. I dare not forget this kindness. Today, my nephew comes, and I should go out of the city to greet me in person to show my etiquette."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei immediately began to assign tasks.

"Zi Zhong, you are ready to send someone to clean up the Runan Inn and prepare water and wine early so that Mr. Yuan can rest less."

Mi Zhu stood up: "No."

"Yide, in the east of Runan County, set aside a camp and prepare more grain, grass, tents to be used to station Yuan's army."

Zhang Fei smiled heartily: "Don't worry, brother!"

"Gongyou, send someone to prepare the ceremonial guards, clean the city gates, wait for news at all times, and prepare to go out to welcome him."

"promise."

"Xianhe, inform the officials of Runan to go to the city gate with me in the future to welcome the distinguished guests."

"The Lord is safe and confident, Yong must be properly."

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Chapter completed!