Just as the war in Jingzhou was intensifying, far away in Pengcheng, the capital of Xuzhou, a change was taking place that would affect the entire Xuzhou structure.
"Liu Shijun!" At the gate of the Governor's Mansion in Pengcheng, a group of four people had just gotten off their horses and walked towards the gate of the Governor's Mansion. The sergeants guarding the gate of the Governor's Mansion all saluted the four people with clasped fists. Three of the group were
They were none other than the three Liu Bei brothers who were lured to Guangling by Luo Yang back then! Liu Bei walked at the front, facing those who saluted him, regardless of their superiority or inferiority, he always responded with a gentle smile.
Behind Liu Bei, there was a handsome young man. He looked around with bright eyes and a faint smile on his face. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei followed behind Liu Bei and the young man.
On the way, the tigers and tigers were full of power, which added a lot of domineering power to Liu Bei.
"Ah! Liu Shijun is here!" Liu Bei and his party had just entered the governor's house when they heard an exclamation from beside them. The four of them turned around and saw an older man wearing official robes.
He was walking towards Liu Bei and the others with a happy face. When he came to Liu Bei, the older man bowed his hands and said with a smile: "Liu Shijun! I heard that this time Liu Shijun pacified the thieves in Huaiyin without any loss.
One soldier and one soldier! Haha! It is really a blessing for the people of Xuzhou to have Liu Shijun in charge!"
Liu Bei responded with a fist in his arms and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Chen! Mr. Chen is so ridiculous! Those thieves are actually just common people who have no food to eat! Even though I won, I won with no force! Ashamed!
Ashamed!" Although Liu Bei said he was modest, the two brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei behind Liu Bei looked arrogant. In the battle the other party mentioned, it was the two of them who took the lead and killed the enemy generals one after another, which made the enemy defeat the enemy.
The army was completely defeated.
"Haha! Liu Shijun is too humble!" This older man is Chen Gui, a famous scholar in Xuzhou. On the surface, Chen Gui is just a Cao Shi in Xuzhou, but in fact, Chen Gui is the head of the Chen family, the largest aristocratic family in Xuzhou.
Although the power of the family in Xuzhou is not comparable to the scale of the Jiangdong family in Jiangdong, it must not be underestimated! It can be said that every time Chen Gui stomps his feet at home, the world of Xuzhou will be shaken! However, it is not the same as the Jiangdong family.
Compared with their dominance, the Chen family has always been very low-key in Xuzhou. Except for a very small number of people in Xuzhou's officialdom, few people truly understand the importance of the Chen family in Xuzhou.
Chen Gui glanced at the three people behind Liu Bei, narrowed his eyes, and said with a smile: "Shijun Liu, I am sending my son to serve under Lord Tao this time. From now on, my son can be regarded as a colleague of Shijun Liu.
Yes! I also ask Mr. Liu to take care of me for my sake and take more care of you! I am very grateful!"
"Oh? Mr. Chen is finally willing to become an official?" Liu Bei's eyes lit up, he turned to look at the young man, then turned to Chen Gui and smiled: "Young Master Chen is a genius, but he has been unwilling to become an official for these years.
, it was a waste of his talents! Now Mr. Chen is willing to serve as an official, this is the real blessing for Xuzhou!"
"Haha! Mr. Liu is so grateful!" Chen Gui waved his hand with a smile, and then said: "Ah! Mr. Liu came to the Governor's Mansion today. It must have been Master Tao who asked him to discuss something with you! I won't stop.
You have delayed your important business! Please leave it to yourself!" After saying that, Chen Gui bowed his hand to Liu Bei.
"Please, Mr. Chen!" Liu Bei also quickly returned the gift and respectfully sent Chen Gui off. Looking at Chen Gui's leaving figure, Liu Bei turned to the young man behind him and said, "Sir! I don't know why, but I always feel that this Chen Gui seems...
What do you want to say? In your opinion, what did Chen Gui want to do just now?"
However, the young man always maintained a calm smile, his eyes were shining brightly, and he said with a smile: "My lord! If I guessed correctly, Chen Gui was just showing his kindness to the lord!"
"Show favor?" Liu Bei frowned immediately after hearing the young man's words. Not many people knew that Chen Gui was the head of the Chen family, and even fewer people knew how powerful the Chen family was in Xuzhou. However,
Liu Bei is one of these very few. Even though Liu Bei now holds the title of Marquis of Chu, his strength is far behind that of other princes in the world! With Liu Bei's current strength, Chen Gui
Why is it impossible to show kindness to him?
Seeing Liu Bei's confused look, the young man just smiled and said: "My lord! I have already guessed some clues about this matter, but it is not convenient to say now! I believe my lord will know the reason soon! Don't worry.
! Let’s go! Lord! I’m afraid Lord Tao is also impatient!”
"Ah? Oh!" The young man reminded him, and Liu Bei finally reacted. He nodded and continued walking towards the governor's house. Just after walking through the front hall, he heard Zhang Fei behind him snort, Liu Bei
When he looked up, he saw several more people walking in front of him, but they were all Liu Bei's acquaintances.
The middle-aged man walking at the front is Xuzhou soldier Cao Bao. This Cao Bao is the head of the Cao family of the Xuzhou family. He controls the military power in Xuzhou. Although his power is not as powerful as that of the Chen family, it is not far behind. And in Cao Bao
Behind him, there were a group of officials, all of whom were important figures in Xuzhou's officialdom. Seeing so many high-ranking figures in Xuzhou walking out of the governor's office, Liu Bei couldn't help being surprised, and he quickly pulled the three people behind him aside. Although
It is said that Liu Bei's current strength is not bad, but after all, he is still an outsider. Compared with these local forces in Xuzhou, Liu Bei still tries his best to make concessions.
Just when Liu Bei stepped aside, Cao Bao obviously saw Liu Bei. Originally, Cao Bao's face was not very good. After seeing Liu Bei, Cao Bao's face turned a little darker. He snorted coldly and sped up.
Cao Bao walked directly in front of Liu Bei without even saying hello. Of course, the officials behind Cao Bao did not dare to imitate Cao Bao's arrogance, so they all walked up to Liu Bei to salute and say hello.
Seeing Cao Bao being so rude, Liu Bei could still bear it, but with Guan Yu behind Liu Bei, Zhang Fei couldn't help it! Zhang Fei immediately widened his leopard-ringed eyes and puffed out thick breath from his nostrils, pretending that even if it was...
He was about to get mad! And Guan Yu also narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with coldness as he stared at Cao Bao's back.
But this is the Governor's Mansion after all, and Liu Bei didn't want his brothers to get into trouble with others here, so he quickly winked and stopped the two brothers. Then he smiled again and looked at the officials who came to say hello.
They returned the greetings. For some reason, Liu Bei obviously felt that these officials were particularly enthusiastic towards him today, which made him feel flattered. When the young man behind Liu Bei saw it, his eyes shone with light and a smile appeared on his face.
But it is getting thicker.
After finally saying hello to the last official, Liu Bei looked at the people leaving and let out a long sigh of relief. He turned around and wanted to ask the young man, but when he saw the enigmatic look on the other side, Liu Bei could only
Neng gave up with a wry smile. At this time, the steward of the governor's office also rushed to Liu Bei, saluted Liu Bei respectfully and said: "General Liu! My lord has invited you!"
"Yes!" Liu Bei nodded and took the three of them, led by the steward, towards the inner courtyard of the Governor's Mansion. Tao Qian was very old and had been seriously ill since the beginning of winter last year.
He has been staying in the inner courtyard to recuperate. If Xuzhou officials have any official business, they must ask Tao Qian for instructions. Tao Qian usually asks them to come to him directly in the backyard. This is not the first time Liu Bei has come to this backyard. After all, in the officialdom of Xuzhou now,
When it comes to fighting, no one can compare to Liu Bei, so Tao Qian also values Liu Bei very highly.
Soon, the group of people arrived outside the wing where Tao Qian was resting. The housekeeper seemed to have obtained Tao Qian's approval in advance. He led Liu Bei and the four to the door of the wing and opened the door directly. The door was opened.
Pushing it open, a strong medicinal smell suddenly came out from the room. When asked about the medicinal smell, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei couldn't help but frown. After all, the smell was not very pleasant.
On the other hand, Liu Bei and the young man acted as if nothing had happened and walked directly into the room. However, Liu Bei was also attentive and noticed something was wrong with his two brothers early on. He waved his hands to them and said: "
Just wait outside! My husband and I will just go in!"
Liu Bei gave this order because he didn't want Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to show off to Tao Qian after they entered, so as not to offend Tao Qian. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other, thinking that nothing would happen if they were in the Governor's Mansion.
He agreed with Liu Bei's opinion, bowed to Liu Bei and the young man with clasped fists, and then retreated to the door of the room.
After arranging Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei took the young man into the wing room. The decoration in the wing room was quite simple. Tao Qian was from a clean background at that time. Although he had served in the army for several years, he had been in the army for several years.
Nian has believed in Bodhisattva, so apart from the necessary furniture, there is only a Buddhist niche placed on the wall opposite the door. But the smell of burning incense is mixed with the smell of medicine that fills the room.
It's covered so nothing can be revealed.
"Sir! General Liu is here!" After the housekeeper led Liu Bei in, he quickly walked to the bed in the wing and whispered to Tao Qian who was lying on the bed.
"Oh!" A hoarse voice sounded from the bed. Tao Qian slowly stretched out a hand. With the support of the housekeeper, he slowly sat up and smiled at Liu Bei: "Xuande is here.
!Ahem! I’m sick, I hope Xuande won’t take offense!”
Liu Bei and the young man both took a step forward and saluted Tao Qian on the bed. Liu Bei said: "Since your Excellency is not feeling well, why do you need to say such unreasonable words! I wonder if you have anything to do with me this time.
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"Haha!" Hearing Liu Bei's words, Tao Qian laughed, but it seemed that his throat was involved, and he coughed loudly again, spitting out a few mouthfuls of thick phlegm, and then he recovered. His face was filled with pain from the violent cough just now.
It did show some ruddy color. Tao Qian glanced at Liu Bei and said with a smile: "Xuande, I have come to you this time. I really have something important to discuss with Xuande!"
ps: In the past two days, Ma Jia unfortunately fell ill again, so I have been updating twice for three consecutive days. Please forgive me. I feel much better today. Let’s see if we can resume three updates tomorrow~~~