Waiting until midnight, Mi Zhu finally saw Wang Lang.
After several years of wandering, Wang Lang was very haggard and skinny, but he was somewhat energetic and his bloodshot eyes were gleaming.
"Zizhong, do you know why I saw you last?" Wang Lang's voice was hoarse.
"It doesn't matter if I wait for a while." Mi Zhu smiled and handed over his hand. "Jing Xing has been away for many years and there has been no news. Today I have seen so many relatives and friends. I must be tired. I shouldn't bother you, but the situation is critical and Jing Xing is needed.
I raise my arms, I have to do this. Please forgive me Jingxing."
Wang Lang stroked his beard and pondered for a moment. "What are Liu Shijun's plans? Fight or surrender?"
"Fight if you can."
Wang Lang frowned slightly. "A real man has some things to do and some things he doesn't do. How can he be vague and ambiguous?"
Mi Zhu smiled bitterly. "Jingxing misunderstood Liu Shijun. It's not that Liu Shijun doesn't want to fight, but that he is powerless. Although he pastors Xuzhou, he has no more than 20,000 soldiers and can't general several people. How can he be Yuan Shao's opponent? As for Yuan Shao's opponent?
Xiapi Chen and his son, I won’t tell you, but you also know their choices. Even if Liu Shijun wanted to use them, he wouldn’t dare to use them..."
Wang Lang raised his hand. "I know that the Xiapi Chen family has a close relationship with Yuan Shao, but I don't think they dare to respond to Yuan Shao at this time."
Mi Zhu was stunned. "How to say?"
"Zizhong, do you think Yuan Shao can replace the Han?"
Mi Zhu looked at Wang Lang and kept silent. He didn't know what Wang Lang meant, and was afraid that he would be screwed.
"Do you know why I returned home at this time?"
"I think it turns a bad situation into a good one, or is it a good one?"
"No, it's Sun Ce who knows the ups and downs of the world and doesn't dare to embarrass me anymore." Wang Lang sneered. "Even a warrior like Sun Ce knows the general trend. How can Chen and his son not know where Zhengshuo is? Chen Deng may not be willing to confront Yuan Shao.
The enemy, but they will not respond to Yuan Shao and attack Liu Shijun from a flank."
"Furthermore, Liu Shijun's hesitation is also related to his unclear attitude." Wang Lang said unceremoniously: "Since you have followed Tao Shijun's orders to welcome Liu Shijun to Xuzhou, why don't you persuade him to pay tribute?
Is Xuzhou still the Xuzhou of the Han Dynasty?”
Mi Zhu looked embarrassed.
When Tao Qian was in office, Wang Lang served as Zhizhong and Zhao Yu served as farewell. They both urged Tao Qian to be loyal to the court and paid tribute continuously. Later, Wang Lang was appointed as the prefect of Kuaiji and Zhao Yu was appointed as the prefect of Guangling. They assisted Liu Bei, but they betrayed Wang Lang and Zhao.
When Yu was in office, he decided not to pay tribute to the imperial court.
This is Liu Bei's responsibility, but as a person in charge, he failed to fulfill his responsibilities of assistance, and he is also inseparable from the relationship.
"When a man is established in this world, he must distinguish between good and evil, and he must not be careless." Wang Lang exhaled heavily and raised his hands. "You go back and tell Ambassador Liu that if he can risk his life, I, Wang Lang, am willing to accompany him.
.If he is hesitant and still wants to seek peace through war and cede Xuzhou to become independent, I forgive Wang Lang for not being able to accompany him."
He paused and then said: "Although Wang Lang is a secular man, he has been taught by his teacher and has a brief understanding of the scriptures of the saints. He dare not betray his teacher and be an unfaithful and unfilial person. Even if all the people in Xuzhou welcome Yuan Shao, I
I don’t want to agree either.”
Mi Zhu understood what Wang Lang meant, bowed again, stood up and left.
When Mi Zhu left the door, Wang Lang's wife Yang came out from behind.
"My husband has decided?"
"It's decided." Wang Lang lowered his head and coughed twice. "You clean up. I may meet Liu Bei tomorrow. If he refuses to break with Yuan Shao, we will leave Xuzhou and go to Hedong to Xingzai."
A smile appeared on Yang's face. "Husband, I've packed it up a long time ago. It's getting late, so you should go to bed early. You look very bad. If you get sick from exhaustion, it will be bad."
"Don't worry, I'm just tired. I'll be fine after a few days of rest." Wang Lang's eyes showed a trace of longing. "The Holy Emperor is in the west. Maybe in a few years, the world will be at peace."
Mi Zhu hurried to the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, met Liu Bei who was waiting, and conveyed Wang Lang's opinions.
Liu Bei was very surprised. "Who is Wang Lang's teacher?"
Mi Zhu smiled bitterly. "I didn't know it at first, but then I suddenly remembered on the way that his teacher seemed to be the late Lieutenant Yang Ci."
Liu Bei was surprised. "Yang Boxian, the Yangci of the Hongnong Yang family?"
"Exactly, his wife's surname is Yang, and she may also be from the Hongnong Yang family."
Liu Bei suddenly realized this, and his mood became extremely complicated. There was envy, regret, and some inexplicable emotions.
With a disciple like the Hongnong Yang family, Wang Lang can certainly be righteous and impassioned. Even if Yuan Shao catches him, he would not dare to do anything to him. He might even treat him with courtesy. What if Yuan Shao captures Xuzhou?
Wang Lang can also go to the court, which is worth two thousand stones.
But if Liu Bei is gone from Xuzhou, who will take him seriously?
At the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he fought more than ten battles and almost died on the battlefield. Only then did he accumulate some military merit and became an Anxi Lieutenant. In the blink of an eye, he was dismissed by an imperial edict. Over the years, he traveled here and there,
It took a lot of effort to create Xuzhou, but people like Wang Lang can understand the hardships involved.
"Your Majesty?" Seeing Liu Bei's expression change, Mi Zhu felt uneasy and quickly reminded him softly.
"Huh?" Liu Bei came back to his senses and forced out a smile. "Is there anything else?"
"Tomorrow...how should I reply to Wang Jingxing?"
Liu Bei blinked. "Zizhong, just now my uncle told me that you are willing to help me with all my family. I want to know how many soldiers you can recruit for me and how long you can prepare food? With soldiers and food, we can defend our country."
Xuzhou."
Mi Zhu said without thinking: "I have a army of two thousand, and with the cash I can recruit another five thousand people, and the food will last three months. It will take some time to sell off the land and houses, and during the war, it may be difficult to find someone to take over. I'll try my best to think of it.
How can we raise food for the envoy for half a year?"
Liu Bei couldn't help being happy.
If Mi Zhu can really raise nine months of food, plus the money and food he already has, he should be able to support it for more than a year. In one year, no matter how slow the court's response is, it will be enough to dispatch.
"Will the people of Xuzhou... respond to Yuan Shao?" Liu Bei asked.
With Mi Zhu's support, this was his only worry.
If the people of Xuzhou choose to support Yuan Shao, he will be attacked from both sides and the time he can hold on will be greatly shortened. Even with Wang Lang's support, it will be useless.
Wang Lang was not a famous general, otherwise he would not have been driven away by Sun Ce.
The significance of Wang Lang is to gain the support of the people of Xuzhou. If the people of Xuzhou are unwilling to support him, he will be useless. On the contrary, if the people of Xuzhou are willing to support Wang Lang and Liu Bei, he will not only be able to defend Pengcheng and Peixian, but also have the opportunity to defend the entire
Xuzhou can at least hold on until the imperial court sends troops.
"It's hard to say." Mi Zhu said with a smile: "But I believe that truly smart people know how to choose. As for those stupid people who don't understand the general trend, it doesn't matter who they support. They are just dying for Yuan Shao."
Liu Bei glanced at Mi Zhu in surprise and said, "In that case, I will visit Wang Jingxing tomorrow."