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This Li Feng is a full-fledged flatterer, to be precise, he should be a knowledgeable flatterer.In order to please Yuan Shu, he dared to say anything.
Since Yuan Shu asked him to discuss the theory of the Mandate of Heaven, Li Feng naturally guessed what his master meant, and said a lot of reasons: "Yuan's surname came from Chen, and Chen was the descendant of Shun. Second. I also thought that the prophecy said: "Those who replaced the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gaoye."
The meaning in the words is that Yuan Shu should ascend the throne and replace the Han Dynasty.
After Yuan Shu heard this, he was so happy that he praised Li Feng with a big smile.
The next day, Yuan Shu summoned his men and martial arts, and proclaimed to everyone plausibly: "Now the Liu family has declined, and there is a lot of turmoil in the world. The four generations of our Yuan family are important officials in the court, and the people are willing to submit to me. Since the people's will, so Well, I just want to uphold the will of God, obey the will of the people, and ascend the throne in Huainan and proclaim myself emperor, I don’t know what you think about it?”
When everyone heard this, most of them were stupefied. They knew Yuan Shu's temper, and now they were clearly in the mood to retort openly, and let him put his face on it.
Of course, there are people who are not afraid of death. For example, the director Yan Xiang, after listening to Yuan Shu’s rebellious speech of no king and no father, he pointed out bluntly: “In those days, the people of Zhou, from their ancestor Houji to King Wen, accumulated virtue. After hard work, three points of the world can be said to have their two points, but they still cautiously become the courtiers of the Yin and Shang Dynasty. Although you, Ming Gong, have been high-ranking officials and rich salary for many generations, you may not be as prosperous as the Ji family; Although it is in decline, it seems that it cannot be compared with the cruel and immoral King Zhou of Yin!"
After hearing Yan Xiang's words, Yuan Shu didn't say a word, but his heart was very angry.
Once the idea of becoming an emperor arises, it is like a nightmare, lingering.
Unwilling to give up, Yuan Shu wrote a letter to Yuan Shao in Hebei, and made it clear that as long as Yuan Shao was willing to support him, he would be named a general, and the two brothers would divide the north and the south to rule.
On the other side, Cao Cao, who had retreated from Yanzhou, led the remnant soldiers to Xuzhou, and successfully joined Xiahou Dun who was stationed in Pengcheng.
When Cao Cao asked about the situation in Xuzhou, Xiahou Dun was ashamed and said that walking was difficult.
Liu Bei, a mat-weaving peddler in the past, has transformed himself into an official Xuzhou shepherd certified by the imperial court. He has gained a very high popularity in Xuzhou and has also received the support of many powerful families.
As for Cao Cao, in order to avenge his father, he slaughtered 10,000+ innocent people. The people of Xuzhou hated Cao Jun deeply.
Under such a big environment, Liu Beijun naturally sang songs all the way, and recovered most of Xuzhou in a few months.
Only Pengcheng was left, and Cao Jun still held it in his hands.
When Cao Cao learned about it, he also felt that the situation was difficult, so he wrote a letter to Liu Bei, saying that he would go to visit him in person in a few days.
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In Xuzhou City, the wind and snow are blowing.
In the huge state shepherd's mansion, Liu Bei, who is the shepherd of Xuzhou, sat on his seat and sighed leisurely.
He, Xuzhou Mu, seems to have unlimited scenery, but in fact he is restrained everywhere.
The elders of Xuzhou's aristocratic families talked about supporting him as the lord of Xuzhou, but in fact, they all held power firmly in their own hands.
Liu Bei is not as fierce as Lu Bu who kills people at every turn, nor does he have the strong background of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others.He couldn't easily offend Xuzhou's aristocratic families, let alone step on their bottom line.
After all, he is just an 'outsider' who has no roots in Xuzhou.
Fortunately, there is the Mi family supporting Liu Bei and helping him with all their strength, otherwise, it would be really difficult to move forward.
At this time, Zhang Fei strode in, holding a roll of letters in his hand, and his voice was particularly loud: "Brother, Cao Cao sent someone to deliver a letter to you!"
Cao Cao?
Liu Bei was suspicious, took the letter and opened it, slowly browsing through it.
"Brother, what did that fellow Cao Cao say? Did he want to ask us to fight!" Zhang Fei's eyes widened like copper bells, his beard stood on end, and he looked eager to fight.
"Cao Cao said that he will come to visit Xuzhou City in a few days." After reading it, Liu Bei frowned slightly and told Zhang Fei the contents of the letter.
"This guy still dares to come to Xuzhou City?"
Zhang Fei's expression froze, and he was very puzzled on his rough face.Cao Cao did all kinds of bad things before, and it can be said that the sky is angry and people complain in Xuzhou. Didn't he come to Xuzhou City to seek his own death?
"Look at this again. This is a secret letter sent by Lu Bu half a month ago." Liu Bei took out a scroll made of sheepskin from his arms and handed it to Zhang Fei.
The content is that if Liu Bei can kill Cao Cao, Lu Bu is willing to recommend him to the court as the general of Zhendong.
After reading the contents of the secret letter, Zhang Fei was beaming with joy, and said loudly: "That's just right, with this, we are not afraid of outsiders' gossip, and with the court here, let's just kill Cao Cao, that bastard! "
If Cao Cao can be killed, not only the imperial court will be commended, but the people of Xuzhou will also be grateful.
Zhang Fei was very happy, but Liu Bei sighed quietly, if things were really that simple, that would be great.
Although Liu Bei has no control over the pattern of the world, he is not a fool either.
The letter sounded good, but Liu Bei knew that Lu Bu was clearly a weasel giving a New Year greeting to a chicken—he had no good intentions.Lu Bu hated Cao Cao, so he wrote to him, hoping to use his hand to kill Cao Cao, or let them fight each other, dog eat dog.
In the end, Lu Bu will reap the fisherman's profits.
What a great way!
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A few days later, Cao Cao arrived in Xuzhou City.
There was no fanfare, and he didn't even bring a few followers. He also knew that he had a bad reputation in Xuzhou, so he just came quietly.
Knowing that Cao Cao arrived at the mansion, Liu Bei put aside his affairs and went out to greet him. He also ordered someone to prepare a banquet for him.
"Mr. Xuande, I haven't seen him for a long time. His demeanor is even better than before, hahaha..." Cao Cao laughed heartily, held Liu Bei's palm and patted it lightly, like a friend he hadn't seen for a long time.
Liu Bei was obviously stunned by Cao Cao's enthusiasm, but he was also an unusual person, and he quickly recovered and showed a kind smile: "Especially remember that when the princes were begging for Dong, only Mr. Cao did his best, he can be called the pillar of the man. ..."
The two boasted to each other when they met, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei and others were stunned by this wave of operations.After all, before this, when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Liu Bei repeatedly ruined his good deeds. Cao Cao scolded angrily, vowing to be incompatible with Liu Bei, and he must take his head.
Now that they met each other, there were friendly smiles on their faces at the same time, and there was no sign of bitterness and hatred at all.
After the guest of honor was seated, the topic got back on track.
"I don't know why Cao Gong went to Xuzhou in person?" Liu Bei asked nonchalantly.
Cao Cao sighed, bowed his hands to Liu Bei, and made a gesture of remorse: "To be honest, Cao has been disheartened since he lost to Lu Bu in Yanzhou. Thinking of the crimes he committed before, he couldn't sleep at night. So coming here with shame, just want to hand over Pengcheng to Duke Xuande, it can be regarded as Cao's atonement."
Guan and Zhang, who were standing behind Liu Bei, were all happy when they heard this, as if they knew you well.
Cao Cao is really so kind?
Suspicion arose in Liu Bei's heart. He was not as straightforward as the two sworn brothers. Liu Bei was skeptical of what Cao Cao said just now, lest Cao Cao would secretly play tricks on him.
The two clinked glasses of wine, and Liu Bei asked again after drinking, "Excuse me for talking too much, but I don't know what plans Mr. Cao has in the future?"
Mentioning this, Cao Cao's expression became more and more gloomy. He took a sip of wine, with a trace of loneliness and self-mockery on his face: "What else can I do? After I go back, I will dismiss my team and return to the countryside to farm. , Be an ordinary farmer, no matter what the family and country are. As for the title Cao Gong, Xuande Gong does not need to be mentioned in the future, Cao Mou really dare not be, just call me Meng De."
Hearing that Cao Cao was going to dismiss the team, Dian Wei, who was waiting not far away, shouted anxiously: "My lord, no!"
Liu Bei also tried to comfort Cao Cao with kind words: "Since ancient times, victory or defeat has been a common matter in military affairs. Brother Mengde, why should you blame yourself too much. If you lose this time, you will win it next time."
"Brother Mengde" seemed to bring the relationship between the two closer.