Zhang Fei tried his best to bite his lower lip and suppressed laughter.
Next to the big black man, Guan Yu's narrowed eyes suddenly opened, he raised his leg and lightly kicked his third brother.
Tao Qian did not pay attention to the scene in front of him, but looked at the humble Liu Xuande with admiration on his face.
Taishi Ci had been very concerned about Guan and Zhang brothers since he was humiliated in Pingyuan that day. A trace of doubt flashed in his eyes when he saw Guan Yu's little actions.
"Come, Xuande Gong is a member of the royal family. Although his status is not obvious now, he will eventually become a leader one day!"
"Regardless of the rest, Xuande didn't take it to heart at all when Yizhou was in front of the envoy. There are few people in the world who can match this kind of heart!"
The governor of Xuzhou saw Liu Bei pick up the wine glass in his hand and drink it with his eyes.
Liu Bei hurriedly drank a drink, and then sighed, a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes.
"Why did Xuande sigh?"
"I really didn't expect that I would be valued by Mr. Tao, but I was defeated by Cao's thieves in Pengcheng that day and felt very sad!"
"It's a pity that the plains are poor and weak. Although I originally had the intention to kill the thieves, I didn't have the power to destroy them. If there are tens of thousands of soldiers, with the methods of my three brothers, Cao Cao can't beat the withered bones in the grave!"
Tao Qian glanced at it, Liu Bei's eyes were slightly wet after he finished speaking, and he couldn't help but feel extremely moved. For a moment, the Xuzhou governor forgot the words of the Chen family, a wealthy family in Xiapi, and took out the Xuzhou troops mobilizing tiger talisman from his arms with trembling hands.
"Xuande, Xuzhou is rich and prosperous. Although my ability to govern the state is mediocre, most of Xuzhou's soldiers gather in Tancheng. The two roads of Xiapi are just for state governance, but there are still 20,000 elite soldiers!"
"This is the tiger talisman for mobilizing troops to protect my army. You have great talent but no soldiers. Just take it from Xuzhou warrior Xuande!"
"Mr. Tao, how can I achieve this? I can't help but sigh casually about my luck, which has no other meaning!"
When Liu Bei saw the tiger talisman on the table, he seemed to have seen a poisonous snake. He jumped up from the table and bowed before Tao Qian.
"Xuande, you didn't ask for this army, it was a gift from me. I only hope that you can protect the people of Xuzhou with the soldiers of Xuzhou. At any time, you must not treat the people of Xuzhou as thieves and thieves!"
Tao Qian couldn't help crying when he said this.
Two people, one of them was beaten up for causing trouble and now he feels aggrieved. They took a fancy to Liu Bei's self-recommended resume and counted on Big Er, a gold medal thug!
The other one is overjoyed, having received the first pot of gold to start a business, but still has to deal with it because the people of the state dare not catch the tiger charm.
During the banquet, the atmosphere suddenly became extremely tragic and weeping.
The tiger talisman for mobilizing troops was pushed back and forth in the hands of Tao Qian and Liu Bei.
Tao Qian was almost pushed to the ground by Liu Daer's arm.
Liu Bei respected the old and loved the young, so he sobbed and put away the military talisman.
"Ziyi, your troops must also obey Xuande's orders from now on, and we will work together to eliminate Cao's thieves!"
"Come and have a drink together!"
Tao Qian took action and settled his worries. He turned around to greet Tai Shici and raised his wine glass with trembling hands.
This time, the hall was full of people, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also drank together.
Taishi Ci dealt with Tao Qian perfunctorily, but felt inexplicably worried in his heart. After raising his glass and looking at Liu Bei, his eyes no longer had the joy of meeting him for the first time that day in Pingyuan.
Tancheng was heavily guarded, but Cao Jun had no intention of attacking the city.
Only Yu Jinle marched into the countryside and raided the countryside, packing away the people's farm tools and cattle.
In fact, the main force of Cao's army had already left the west of Tancheng and marched south to the north of the Huaihe River.
This time, Fang Guang, who is well versed in history books, did not disappoint Cao Mengde.
He expected that among the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, Yuan Shu, who had the lowest position and had the advantage and had to take advantage of the toughest battle, would definitely get involved in Xuzhou, but he would not actually lead his troops northward.
Sure enough, Yuan Shu ordered General Ji Ling to lead 50,000 troops to plunder the counties south of Xuzhou in the name of rescuing Xuzhou.
When Liu Bei, who had newly obtained the Xuzhou soldiers, heard that Yuan Shu had invaded and believed that he had made a great contribution, he never forgot the military power of Cao Cao's Qingzhou soldiers under Pengcheng.
Liu Da'er took the initiative to ask Tao Qian for help and went south to drive Yuan Shu away. This was actually to avoid Cao Cao's sharp attack.
The three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang were full of confidence and went south to get Yuan Shu's experience pack.
The three armies of Cao, Liu and Yuan came towards Huaiyin together by accident.
The war in Xuzhou is about to begin, but Yanzhou is strangely calm.
Xiahou Dun was ready to attack, but Lu Bu had no intention of advancing eastward.
Fang Guang stayed in Juancheng for a few days and then left for Dong'a, not only to establish a state, but also to miss his newlywed wife at home.
Guo Jia Guanhai stayed in Juancheng, while Fang Guang returned to Dong'a with Dianwei Buqu.
This time, Mr. Datong, who was newly named Qilin, did not return to the city to take charge of the affairs at his residence. Instead, he took Cai Yan to the Cangtingjin Ferry on the Yellow River between Dong'a and Fan County.
This place is also where thousands of acres of fertile farmland are located to stabilize the Qingzhou refugees, and is known as the granary of Yanzhou.
In the past month, most of the people captured by Cao Cao's army in Xuzhou were resettled here.
At that time, Cao Cao, a man of great talent and strategy, had not yet begun to implement the military garrison system that laid the economic foundation for Cao Wei's unification of the north.
Dong'anai is the granary of Yanzhou, and Fang Guang wants to rely on the water conservancy of the Yellow River here to start building the foundation for Cao Cao's world dominance several years in advance.
Forty miles south of Cangting, there is a thatched cottage with the words "Mancang House" hanging on it.
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, scholars were very fond of building huts for spiritual practice. However, the names of thatched huts were mostly elegant, while the word "mancang" had a strong earthy flavor. In the eyes of real scholars, it was really not worthy of recognition.
The name of "Thatched Cottage" is not charming enough, and the three characters "Mancanglu" are written too neatly. At first glance, the writing style is not the cursive script favored by literati.
It has not rained in Yanzhou for a full month.
On the tens of thousands of acres of fertile farmland in Cangtingjin, countless Qingzhou refugees and military households irrigated their crops from the canals built by Cao Mengde, or from the banks of the Yellow River, with buckets of bamboo and wood.
When the wheat harvest is approaching, the wheat ears of thousands of acres of fertile fields are hanging feebly on the wheat stalks, relying on the hard work of farmers to hold on to their last breath.
In the lobby of Mancanglu, a heroic figure wearing a long white coat sat cross-legged in the hall, waving the pen in his hand and drawing something with concentration.
Yingwu is naturally Fang Guang who returned from Juancheng.
Next to him was a woman also wearing a white robe, who looked at Fang Guang with great affection and shook the bamboo fan in her hand to dispel the heat.
Cai Yan's waterfall-like long hair was tied up and hung down to her waist. She just wore a bun on her head, which was the favorite hairstyle of aristocratic brides.
"Ms. sir, it seems like the sun is about to set today!"
"Just now Yan'er went to Qingzhou Farm and heard that the farmers were talking that the Lord was angry and wanted to offer sacrifices to pray for rain!"