Fang Guang's discussion of political strategies attracted all the advisers and generals in Cao's camp, and they no longer dared to regard him as an ordinary new recruit.
Although he was still a military guard captain, he lived in the East County Prefecture and supervised all affairs in Yanzhou.
With Guan Hai and Dian Wei, he commanded and recruited the warriors and men, and took care of the civil affairs himself. Everything was in order. Gradually, the authority in Dongjun became more and more important.
Even the wealthy family in the county, the Chen family of Dongjun, sent people to the county mansion to pay their respects.
The most famous person of the Chen family in Dongjun is Chen Gong who now assists Xiahou Dun in Puyang and manages Yanzhou's money and food.
Chen Gong and Cao Cao were old acquaintances, and he was the head of a local wealthy family. His family had vast hectares of land, and he took the initiative to meet Fang Guang, who was a member of the Yellow Turban Army. From the Chen family's perspective, it was a real close friendship.
Little did they know that Fang Guang, who was familiar with history books, had already known the heart and soul of Chen Gong's lineage.
Fang Guang paid homage to him and accepted it correctly, but he kept putting off the offer and never saw anyone from the Chen family.
When the news reached Puyang, the scheming Chen Gong was filled with hatred.
At the beginning of the year, Cao Cao killed the famous scholar Bian Rang, and the noble families in Yanzhou were forbearing on the surface, but in fact, there were undercurrents surging in the counties.
Puyang is the hub of Yanzhou, and Xiahou Dun's thoughts are all on the major events of the Eastern Expedition. Chen Gong is in charge of this place and sends two or three fast-horse letters to the west every day.
Naturally, this is to contact brothers Chen Liu and Zhang Miao, with evil intentions!
The general situation in Yanzhou was strange and unpredictable, but Cao Jun's eastward campaign against Tao Qian went smoothly.
Cao Ying's generals and the newly acquired tens of thousands of Qingzhou soldiers were carefully selected from the Qingzhou refugees, and they were all strong and powerful men.
Cao Mengde believed that revenge for his father Cao Song was a righteous matter, so he set up a flag to conquer. The morale of the troops was strong, and they crossed the Si River eastward without any obstacles.
Cao Hong finally failed to compete with Cao Ren for the position of vanguard.
Cao Zixiao's 3,000 vanguards had already conquered five cities in just ten days! Cao's army reached the gates of Pengcheng.
To the west of Pengcheng, wherever Cao's army passed, all the people, high or low, packed up and moved to Yanzhou in the west.
In Cao's camp, Yu Jin and Le Jin were assigned to lead the light troops to supervise this matter.
All the people cried and howled as they headed west, cursing Cao Mengde all the way. Later, I don’t know who it was, but I didn’t know who knew the migration strategy, but it was a former Yellow Turban thief who led Fang Guang.
Gradually, many more people criticized Fang Guang than those who criticized Cao Cao.
On this day, Cao Cao dressed up in disguise and stood on the side of the road with his guards. He looked at the endless crowd of people migrating westward and listened to the curses for half a day, but his expression did not change at all.
Only when he heard the old woman cursing Fang Guang that he would never have a woman to love him and die alone, the powerful man could not help but laugh loudly on the roadside.
The people who moved west to Xuzhou were temporarily resettled between Juancheng and Dongjun. The local wealthy families were originally allocated by the Qingzhou refugees and seized a lot of land.
Now there are new people coming to divide the land. Under the pressure of Cao Jun, everyone dares to get angry but dare not speak out. Naturally, their resentment is getting bigger and bigger. Among them, the one who has given up the most land is the wealthy Chen family of Dongjun!
Xuzhou side.
Tao Qian ordered Cao Bao and Zang Ba to defend Pengcheng, and at the same time he faced north and east, begging the princes for rescue. In Xuzhou City, the fast horses asking for help every day kept going to various places without stopping.
Pingyuan County, county government.
A big man eight feet tall, with round eyes and a tiger's back, was grabbed by Liu Xuande's arm.
This big man was Taishi Ci, named Ziyi, who was sent from Xuzhou City by Tao Qian to ask for reinforcements from Gongsun Zan. He had a bravery that no man could match.
Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao were stalemate in Youzhou and had no energy left to go south to Xuzhou, so they recommended Liu Bei, the magistrate of Pingyuan County, to go south to Xuzhou. Taishi Ci also came to Pingyuan County.
Since Guan Hai successfully robbed the prison and Fang Guang went south, Pingyuan County seemed to have restored the so-called peaceful state.
The refugees who were gathered into military camps by Fang Guang and competed with the Chen family for land were all divided among the plain families.
For a time, Liu Xuande instantly received the name of benevolence from the scholars in the plains.
The name of benevolence sounds good, but Liu Bei found that he had lost the right to speak in the plains. The money and food matters in the county were all controlled by the noble families. The three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang could only recognize as much as they reported.
When Liu Bei was bored, the message from Taishi Ci suddenly made the emperor's uncle's acting skills improve.
"It's too much to bully others. Cao Mengde was considered a hero in the world when he attacked Xiliang!"
"Today, this person actually bullied the weak like this. He really bullied others too much! Ziyi, Tao Qian, the prefect is benevolent. Bei Su always knows that Ziyi should not be impatient. Although I have few soldiers, I will try my best to resist Cao!"
Liu Bei is worthy of his acting skills, but in his small test, Tai Shici in front of him was so moved that his eyes turned red.
"Since I passed Qingzhou, I have heard from all the people that Xuande Gong is famous for his benevolence and virtue. When I saw him today, he was indeed worthy of his reputation."
"When we get Xuzhou, Ziyi is willing to lead his troops and fight side by side with Duke Xuande to destroy Cao Mengde's power!"
Taishi Ci, whose hands were held by Liu Bei and couldn't break free after several attempts, replied with a grateful face.
"Okay, Yun Chang, Xuzhou is in crisis. The march south cannot be delayed. You and Yide will organize the troops and horses, and let the Chen family raise tens of thousands of tons of food and grass. We should march south within three days!"
Liu Bei pulled Tai Shi Ci and turned around to give instructions to his second brother. Only then did he realize that Guan Yu behind him narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Tai Shi Ci with a look of pride on his face.
"Brother, since we have the fierce generals of Xuzhou, why do we need Jibing brothers like me and my third brother? Let me lead the troops while my third brother and I guard the plain, waiting for the success of my eldest brother and the fierce general Taishi Ci!"
Guan Yu has always been proud of his talents, and Liu Bei was familiar with his temper. Knowing that his second brother was jealous, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face.
"Yun Chang, what are you talking about? We are all brothers. How can you and your third brother not go to Xuzhou?"
"Ziyi is brave and brave. If we go hand in hand with you to defeat Cao Cao's thieves, won't we be unfavorable?"
Liu Bei thought he spoke tactfully, but unintentionally, he offended Guan Yu again.
Since Lu Bu's defeat, Guan Yu has always taken advantage of everyone.
Tai Shi Ci, how could he get into Guan Yunchang's eyes?
Hearing the words "keep pace with each other", Guan Yu couldn't help but feel a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"If Guan is not talented, how can he keep pace with General Taishi Ci? My eldest brother should go first. When Brother Taishi fails, it won't be too late for me and my third brother to head south again!"
"That's right, I think General Taishi Ci is better off sworn sworn brother, and he becomes the second brother. How can the second brother and I dare to stand side by side with the general?"
Even though Taishi Ci was a clay figure, he was made ashamed and angry by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's few words.
He used force to break free of Liu Bei's hands and slightly cupped his hands towards Liu Bei.
"Xuan Degong, I am waiting in Xuzhou for the elite soldiers from the plains to move south. When the time comes, I should learn a thing or two from General Guan, who was able to kill Hua Xiong!"
"I hope Mr. Xuande will go south as soon as possible. I'm taking my leave! Humph!"
Taishi Ci was humiliated in front of others, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He turned around and strode away, mounted the white horse at the gate of the county government office, and without another word, headed south like a trail of smoke.
"Second brother, third brother, you... alas..."
Seeing the thugs go away, Liu Bei felt filled with regret. Magistrate Pingyuan Rende, who was rarely angry, twitched the corner of his eye twice and glared at his brother fiercely.