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In contrast, Yuan Shao hesitated a little.

After comparing Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu in his heart, Liu Bei became more determined.

He cupped his hands and said: "Jing Xing's good opinion made me suddenly enlightened. Although I intend to live and die with Xuzhou, Yuan Shao is powerful and I have few soldiers. I hope Jing Xing will help me raise money and food, recruit soldiers, and fight Yuan Shao decisively. "

"It's natural." Wang Lang stroked his beard and said calmly, "I don't know what your envoy has come up with, so you might as well speak up and discuss with each other."

Liu Bei winked at Mi Zhu.

Mi Zhu understood, and cupped his hands and said: "If you want to defend Xuzhou, the first thing is money, food and soldiers. Although I am not talented, I am willing to sell my property, help with everything, and recruit soldiers. It's just in a hurry, and I'm afraid no one will take over."

Wang Lang frowned slightly, and at the same time he was happy, but also a little embarrassed.

Mi Zhu is a wealthy man in the East China Sea, so he naturally has a lot of family property.But his home is close to the sea, far away in Qu County.For those who do business, the Mijia Manor is very valuable.For those who do not do business, the Mijia Manor is too remote.In a hurry, it is indeed difficult to sell at a satisfactory price.

Even if he came forward, it would be difficult to find a suitable buyer.

"It's hard for Zizhong to destroy his family, loyalty is rare, but Zizhong is the only righteous man in the East China Sea?" Wang Lang said calmly, "Yesterday I asked you why I saw you last. Now I can tell you the answer."

Mi Zhu's heart relaxed, and he bowed his hands to salute.

Wang Lang said: "I met so many people, told them the general situation of the world, and asked them what they wanted, and told them Zhang Zibu and Zhang Zigang's decision. They are all willing to be loyal to the imperial court, and they only need to be ordered by the envoy. If you want food, you need food, and you need people.”

Liu Bei's heart moved, and he was overjoyed.

This is really a surprise.

Both Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong are celebrities in Xuzhou, and Zhang Zhao is still from Pengcheng. Liu Bei can feel his influence every day.These two people are now Sun Ce's advisers, and they support the imperial court, so Sun Ce must have pledged his allegiance to the imperial court.

No wonder Sun Ce released Wang Lang, and Wang Lang was able to return to the East China Sea in such a timely manner.

It seems that Zhao Yun's plan can be used temporarily.With Wang Lang coming forward and getting the support of the big clan in the East China Sea, there is enough money and food, so there is no need to take risks.

Of course he knew that the rich Xuzhou clan would not help in vain, and would definitely ask the court for a reward.But that was something for the court to consider, not for him.As long as he defends Xuzhou and restores his clan status, he may still be in Xuzhou in the future.

"Then it's time to revive Jingxing." Liu Bei bowed his hands in greeting.

The two sides agreed and agreed that Wang Lang would meet with several wealthy patriarchs in Tan County to go to the State Shepherd's Mansion tomorrow to discuss matters.

Liu Bei got up to leave, thanked him repeatedly, and finally sent Liu He's letter brought by the knight.

Wang Lang was very happy to learn that Liu He had arrived.

Tan County is the hometown of Liu Yu and Liu He, and Liu Yu is also the most famous official in Tan County and even the entire East China Sea.Liu He made such a decision, which is obviously good news for Donghai.After this battle, a large number of Donghai people became officials, and the Donghai people headed by Liu He had greater influence in the court.

He personally sent Liu Bei to the door, watched Liu Bei board the car and go away, Wang Lang went back to the house, took out Liu He's letter and talked in detail.

Before he finished the letter, the smile on Wang Lang's face disappeared, and his brows frowned into the word Chuan.

Yang Shi, who was busy unpacking the packed luggage, saw that Wang Lang's expression was not right, and asked with concern: "Husband, what's wrong?"

Wang Lang shook the letter in his hand, hesitated to speak, so he had to be patient and continue reading.

Liu He's letter was very long, with a lot of content, and the words were somewhat cryptic, which made him deeply disturbed, and for a while he didn't know how to explain it to his wife.

Yang picked up the part that Wang Lang had already read, touched the paper, and said suddenly, "Is this the paper made by Mrs. Hongnong Wang?"

Wang Lang was taken aback. "What Mrs. Hongnong?"

Yang smiled. "Your Majesty, I don't know anything. I have heard many people say that Mrs. Tang Hongnong built a paper workshop in Hedong to make new paper, build a book workshop, and print books quickly and well. What's more rare Yes, most of the workers in her paper shop and book shop are women, whether they are in charge or do the work, and it is a wonder to behold with the female army around the emperor."

Wang Lang frowned even tighter. "Women show their faces, whether they are poor or lowly, or Qiang Hu barbarians, what is there to be happy about?"

"Hehe." Yang couldn't help curling her lips. "My husband is wrong. Of course, most of the female soldiers are Qianghu barbarians, but there are many Shandong Gaomen in Madam Hongnong's paper workshop and bookstore. They are all poor people who were taken away by the Xiliang army back then. If not The emperor Huayin fought and killed Li Jue, sooner or later they will become the food of the Xiliang army."

Chapter 588 Backfires

Choked by his wife, Wang Lang was a little embarrassed, and continued to read the letter with his head down.

But his mood became worse and worse, especially after reading the sentence "this 500 years of great change".

Although he didn't know exactly what Liu He was talking about, he could feel from Liu He's tone that these 500 years of great changes were not like the changes he expected, and the emperor was not like the emperor he expected.

Is it what Mingjun should do if he deliberately wants to kill all the big families in Hedong?

How do you know where the orthodoxy lies if you don't distinguish between barbarians and Chinese?

There is no difference between men and women, so what is the etiquette?

Wang Lang put down the letter paper in his hand, and his originally excited mood became extremely depressed.

Yang took the letter paper and read the rest of the content, Dai Mei also frowned slightly. "These 500 years of great changes... sounds familiar."

"It should be transformed by 'a sage will be born in 500 years'." Wang Lang said, his eyes became more angry.

If this is the case, it is deliberately flattering the emperor, which is not what a minister should do.

"No." Yang groaned for a moment, then shook her head. "I seem to have heard someone say it, but I just can't remember who said it."

Wang Lang glanced at Yang Shi and didn't ask any more questions.He stood up and flicked his sleeves. "I'll talk about this later. Keeping Xuzhou is the most important thing. I'll contact various families to raise money and food. You prepare some wine and food in case there are guests coming."

Yang nodded in agreement.Wang Lang got up and went out of the hall, and went out with two followers.

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Wang Lang contacted him personally, and together with Liu Yu, Liu He's father and son's influential endorsement, several big families in Tan County responded quickly, and went to the state pastoral mansion with generous gifts to visit Liu Bei, and said that they would send someone to take him with him. Step by step to help out and face Yuan Shao.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Lang sent people with letters to various counties and counties, contacted celebrities and rich families from all over the place, and asked them to come forward to raise money and food to assist Liu Bei in the battle and defend Xuzhou.In the letter, he tried his best to prove that Yuan Shao's actions were unrighteous, and his use of troops was also extremely absurd, and he was bound to fail.If Xuzhou map is at ease for a while, it will be destroyed in the future.

Wang Lang's efforts have achieved remarkable results, news of support continued to come in, and there was a huge momentum for a while.

Liu Bei was ecstatic.

After several years in Xuzhou, he felt the power of Xuzhou for the first time.Although he didn't know if he could stop Yuan Shao, he had personally experienced the influence of noble families and celebrities, which was definitely not something he could hope for.

He regretted that he didn't study hard at the beginning, and he didn't make full use of the reputation of his teacher Lu Zhi.

Although the family status of the Lu family in Zhuojun is far inferior to that of the Hongnong Yang family and Donghai Liu family, Lu Zhi's reputation among scholars is much higher than that of Wang Lang, and he has a considerable influence in the entire Youzhou.

If he could get Lu Zhi's approval back then, he might have had a chance to gain a firm foothold in Zhuo County instead of coming to Xuzhou.

Like him, there is Gongsun Zan.

They have all wasted this precious network resource.

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Changyi.

Surrounded by a group of civil servants and advisers, Yuan Shao walked slowly into the hall.

Changyi is not only the prefecture of Shanyang, but also the prefecture of Yanzhou. The government office is spacious and tidy.The courtyard is deep and the pines and cypresses are green, which is pleasing to the eye.

Yuan Shao was in a good mood and praised him a few words.

Geng Bao, the director in charge of the advance arrangements, was elated and smiling.

Seeing this, Tian Feng was very unhappy, and said loudly: "My lord, the intention of this trip is in Xuzhou, not Yanzhou."

Yuan Shao was unhappy in his heart, but his face remained calm, he laughed. "Yuan Hao is right. Changyi is only a temporary place after all. The day of conquering Pengcheng is the day of celebration."

Just as Tian Feng was about to say more, Ju Shou at the side quietly tugged on his sleeve.Tian Feng understood, and swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

Seeing that Tian Feng did not speak, Yuan Shao was a little surprised.He turned his head and glanced at Tian Feng, with a wider smile on his face. "Yuan Hao, last time you said how well the Guangzong Guo family is in contact? Xianyi is not young, and if he doesn't start a family, how will he start a career?"

Feng Ji and Xu You on the side curled their lips in unison, revealing a slight smile.

Tian Feng originally suggested that Yuan Shao marry the Zhen family of Zhongshan, but the Zhen family politely refused, and the reason was justified.Although Zhen Mi was regarded as precious by Wang Liang, but after Zhen Mi was born, she lost her father first, and two elder brothers died early one after another. I am afraid that there will be hindrances. I will go to Beiyue to fulfill my wish and see what the God of Xuanwu means. .

Taking this opportunity, Tian Feng immediately recommended Guangzong Guo, the daughter of Guo Yong, the prefect of Nanjun.

Similar to Zhen Mi, this daughter of the Guo family also has some miraculous visions. It is said that she is extremely intelligent.I am 14 years old this year, which is also the age at which I can get married.

However, Yuan Shao said that Yuan Xi was getting old and it was time to get married, which was purely an excuse.

A 14-year-old girl, even if she gets married, can't bear children, at least until she is sixteen.

What Yuan Shao said was to remind Tian Feng that if Mrs. Guo continued to push back like Mrs. Zhen, he would have to choose someone else.When he arrived in the Central Plains, there were many people who wanted to marry him, and there were countless families who were higher than Guangzong Guo's.

What kind of queen of women is unreliable at first glance.

Feng Ji and Xu You mentioned in private that the marriage between Yuan Xi and the people of Jizhou would only fuel the arrogance of the people of Jizhou, which would be detrimental to Yuan Shao's great cause.

Tian Feng said: "The envoy has been sent, and there will be news soon."

Yuan Shao nodded, then turned to look at Feng Ji. "Chen Kongzhang should have gone to Pengcheng, right?"

Feng Cheng bowed and said, "It should be here. If everything goes well, maybe Liu Bei's surrender letter is already on the way."

Yuan Shao smiled slightly. "Although Liu Bei came from a humble background, he is a hero who understands current affairs. If he can surrender, he should be reused."

Everyone echoed a few words and smiled tacitly.

Yuan Shao is right, Liu Bei is indeed a person who knows current affairs.After he was promoted by Tao Qian as the governor of Yuzhou, the first thing he did was to promote Yuan Tan as a talented person to show his favor to Yuan Shao.Tao Qian died of illness. He was promoted as Xuzhou Mu by Xuzhou people, and he sent an envoy to Yecheng to inform him immediately.

What kind of courage and strength does such a person have to fight against Yuan Shao?

Even if he wants to resist, Xuzhou people will not support him.

Tian Feng frowned. "My lord, although Liu Bei is insignificant, the hearts of the people in Xuzhou are unknowable. You must not take it lightly. The last time Liu Bei defeated Chunyu Qiong's army, and Chen Deng blocked the trial and assignment to go south, is he a person who knows the current affairs? Liu He resigned, there is already After half a year, the news must have spread to the East China Sea. How do you know that the people of Xuzhou will not be like Liu He? I think that we should quickly march in and force Liu Bei to surrender, instead of placing our hopes on lobbyists."

Hearing Liu He's name, the smile on Yuan Shao's face froze, a little unhappy.

The atmosphere became awkward, and many people shook their heads secretly.

Tian Feng's temper became more and more stubborn, as if he was deliberately annoyed with Yuan Shao, and he would not give up unless Yuan Shao couldn't step down.

This is because the lord is too dependent on him, making him forget himself.When his plan fails and he loses the battle, maybe he can restrain himself.

Just as he was talking, someone rushed in and presented Yuan Shao with Chen Lin's urgent letter.

Liu Bei rejected Yuan Shao's offer to surrender, and was preparing for battle with all his strength, and had the full support of the people of Xuzhou.Wang Lang, a famous scholar in Tan County, went around to raise money and food for Liu Bei's marriage to a rich family in Xuzhou, which had a great influence.It is said that Liu He also wrote a letter back, asking the Xuzhou clan to support Liu Bei and to be loyal to the imperial court.

After reading the letter, Yuan Shao's face turned red and pale.He gave Feng Ji a hard look, handed Chen Lin's letter to him, and strode out the door.

"Assemble the army, rush to Pengcheng immediately, and kill Liu Bei."

Chapter 589

Enraged, Yuan Shao gave up his plan to rest in Changyi, commanded the army, and rushed to Pengcheng.

In order to avoid repeating the mistake of Chunyu Qiong being killed last time, Yuan Shao ordered the generals Zhang He and Gao Lan to be the forwards, led [-] horsemen, and went straight to Peixian County. He personally led the main force and followed closely behind.

At the same time, he ordered Yanzhou pastor to judge and match.He asked the judge to leave some people to guard Suiyang, and the rest rushed to Pengcheng to restrain Liu Bei, prevent him from having the opportunity to reinforce Pei County, and prevent Chen Deng from going north.

After receiving the order, Shenpei left 1 people to guard Suiyang, and personally led [-] cavalry to rush to Pengcheng.

Almost at the same time, a Yuan army of about 2 people launched an attack from the direction of Qingzhou, pointing at Langya.

When Zang Ba heard the news, he sent brothers Sun Guan and Sun Kang to Zhucheng to guard against danger, while he gathered his troops to garrison Kaiyang.

For a time, scouts and cavalry came out everywhere, alarms were sent frequently, and the atmosphere in northern Xuzhou became extremely tense.

Zhang Fei, who was stationed in Pei County, received the news that Zhang Yun and Gao Lan were leading his troops, so he immediately summoned Cao Bao and Xu Dan to discuss the battle.

Cao Bao and Xu Dan were both from Danyang and Tao Qian's township party. They came to Xuzhou with Tao Qian and led the Danyang army.The [-] Danyang soldiers that Tao Qian gifted to Liu Bei came from their subordinates, and they are still the most important force under Liu Bei's command.

The atmosphere was originally quite harmonious.

Zhang Fei decided to lead [-] elite troops out of the city to set up an ambush, annihilate Yuan Shao's vanguard, hit Yuan's army's morale, and then defend the city.In order to be safe, Zhang Fei decided to take Xu Dan out of the city to fight, and Cao Bao defended the city.

There was nothing wrong with the decision.Although there are no mountains in Peixian County, there are many waters and reeds.It is now the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. For Zhang Fei who is familiar with the terrain, it is not difficult to find an ambush point.

Zhang Fei has experience in fighting Yuan Jun.He knew that according to the custom, Zhang Yun and Gaolan would arrange 2000 to [-] people as forwards, firstly to inquire about news, pave roads and build bridges, and secondly, to collect food and grass, force the people to serve, gather them under the city, and cut wood to make weapons.

For the convenience of movement, these forwards have a relatively high proportion of cavalry, and there may be three to five hundred cavalry.

If this cavalry can be defeated and its horses captured, it will not only damage the morale of Yuan Jun, but also enhance the strength of one's own cavalry and replace a batch of horses.

After cutting off the source of war horses, the war horses of more than a thousand miscellaneous horses brought by Liu Bei from Youzhou were seriously aging and needed to be replaced urgently.

But a proposal by Cao Bao caused a difference between the two parties.

Cao Bao hoped that Tao Ying would be in charge of defending the city, and he would cooperate with Tao Ying.When necessary, he can also lead his troops out of the city to meet Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei became angry when he heard this, and severely reprimanded Cao Bao.

Tao Ying is the eldest son of Tao Qian and has a younger brother, Tao Shang.Tao Qian did not become an official when he was alive. After Liu Bei took over as Xuzhou Mu, he provided them with sufficient supplies, but he never let them hold any positions.For this reason, Cao Bao, Xu Dan and others couldn't stand it anymore, and proposed to let Tao Ying and Tao merchants take up official positions many times, but Liu Bei rejected them for various reasons.

This time when Yuan Shao came to attack, Liu Bei handed over the main force to Zhang Fei and asked him to defend Pei County. The Danyang soldiers were the absolute main force.Cao Bao thought he could take this opportunity to win a chance for Tao Ying, but he hit a wall and was scolded by Zhang Fei, which made him very annoyed.

He wanted to argue with Zhang Fei, but was stopped by Xu Dan.

Xu Dan said, General Zhang has undue courage, while Zhang He and Gao Lan are insignificant, let alone just one of their vanguards.Just guard the city, prepare wine and meat, and celebrate General Zhang. There is no need to be so nervous.