I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 577 The support of all people!
At the beginning of the fourth year of Xingping, in the depth of spring, the troops led by Liu Jian and Liu Bei finally arrived at Tancheng, the current capital of Xuzhou.

This time when the class teacher returned to Xuzhou, Liu Bei really experienced what it means to win the hearts and minds of the people, what it means to greet them by crossing the road, and what it means to welcome them with baskets of food and pots of pulp.

Especially when passing through Biyang County, there were almost tens of thousands of people on the rural roads outside the county. They saw Liu Bei's army marching north, and they all rushed to provide food and water to the soldiers and cleaned up beside the village gatherings. A large area of ​​clean open space was created for Liu Bei and others to garrison their troops.

Liu Bei was actually quite embarrassed. He didn't want to bother the people by stationing here too much, but Liu Jian obviously had a different attitude.

"We'll stay here for one night."

Liu Bei was very puzzled and asked: "Why? This place is not far from Tancheng? Why do you want to stay here specifically?"

"Firstly, brother should not go against the wishes of the people. Look, tens of thousands of people are lined up to greet you, eating pots of pulp to welcome you. How can you refuse such hospitality? Secondly, brother must learn to be close to the people. Over the years, our official position has grown bigger and bigger, and our power has grown bigger and bigger, but brother, don’t forget, the people support me, and the people support me.”

"We need to maintain smooth communication with the common people of Li. Especially sometimes, we need to come down and take a look in person and experience the sufferings of the people. After all, the things among the people are not just what the people below say in their reports. Simple."

Liu Bei was thoughtful when he heard this.

So, the two of them stayed here that night, and the soldiers and the people had fun together.

Liu Bei did not take advantage of the people. He did not accept gifts from the local people for free. Instead, he used part of the military rations in exchange with the local people. It can even be said that the value of the food Liu Bei gave to the people was far more. It far exceeds the gifts given by local villagers to soldiers in the army.

That night, Liu Bei personally entertained the three elders of the village and the officials from various villages in Juzhong, with Liu Jian accompanying him.

In order not to scare these elderly people, Liu Jian did not state his name, but only listened as a lieutenant beside Liu Bei.

"General Liu, this time Cao's army conquered Xuzhou, it's a shame that the general led his troops here, otherwise... otherwise... otherwise we..."

The person who spoke was that this place had an order and belonged to the township officials, who were in charge of hearing lawsuits and collecting taxes.

As he spoke, his tears burst down.

Liu Bei saw this and said hurriedly: "Why do you have to do this if you have order? Liu Bei came to Xuzhou out of moral reasons, but in fact he did not do anything important."

The three elders next to him hurriedly explained to Liu Bei: "General, although Li Youzhi's household registration is in his hometown, he is a foreigner, and his brothers and sisters are all in Guangling. It's a pity... This time, Cao Jun went north and took Guangling's hometown. The refugees were forcibly moved to Jiangdong, and Li Youzhi returned to his hometown some time ago to visit, but he was no longer able to see his relatives, so he was sad."

When Liu Bei heard this, he sighed and sighed.

Cao Cao went north this time, and with the power of victory, he forcibly relocated many rural households to Jiangdong for reclamation. Although it was beneficial to the development of Jiangdong, it left the south of Xuzhou in a mess, empty of people and buildings, and extremely declining.

Of course, it was impossible for Cao Cao to move all the people with so many people. He just targeted a few large counties with concentrated populations and forced his sergeants to supervise the migration.

Although Cao Jun had some specific plans, his plans and methods for relocation were not perfect. All relocation expenses, food and accommodation needed to be paid by the relocated Xuzhou people themselves.

To be honest, this is equivalent to turning the villagers into refugees to a certain extent, and this chaotic migration will inevitably cause many people to have head-on conflicts with Cao's army, leading to the death of the villagers.

Although it cannot be said to be a purgatory on earth, for ordinary Li Shu, a hasty relocation without specific planning is undoubtedly a disaster.

For their relatives still in Xuzhou, this will undoubtedly separate them, and they may never see each other again in their lifetime.

It is true that what Cao Jun did in Xuzhou was not as bad as the massacre of the city in history, but they were also extremely unfriendly to the ordinary people of Xuzhou.

Liu Bei listened to the villagers, Youzhi, Shifu, Youxun and others telling Cao Cao's evil deeds one by one. Although these people were in the East China Sea and were not directly harmed by Cao's army, many of their relatives and friends were In Pengcheng and Xiapi, especially recently, a large number of refugees have arrived from the north of Xiapi, which has greatly disturbed the security of the East China Sea. At the same time, from the mouths of these refugees, the people can also know the evil deeds of Cao Jun, so everyone is afraid .

Therefore, Liu Bei, who has been fighting Cao Jun on the southern frontline, is a hero!

Moreover, Tao Qian's army was unable to retreat after being defeated by Cao Cao, and he completely lost the courage to continue fighting with Cao Cao. Therefore, in the eyes of many township officials and villagers, only Liu Bei could defend their Xuzhou.

Moreover, who knows whether Cao Jun will come again next time? !
"General Liu, can you not leave?"

I don't know who suddenly said this. Immediately afterwards, all the township officials stood up and knelt down towards Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was shocked when he saw this. He hurriedly got up and went to help the people present one by one.

But these people still knelt firmly.

"General Liu, Xuzhou cannot live without you now!"

"The lives of the common people like us can only be saved by the general!"

"If the general is not here, what will happen to Xuzhou when Cao's army goes north again next time?"

"General, please!"

"..."

Everyone was kneeling in the room, which made Liu Bei very anxious. He comforted them one after another, asking them to get up quickly, but these people just couldn't afford it.

In the end, Liu Bei sighed helplessly.

"The hearts and minds of the people in the world are like a huge burden, which is difficult to bear."

At this time, Liu Jian suddenly said: "My General Liu understands your feelings, but there is one thing. It is not General Liu who can make the decision on this matter. It's not that General Liu doesn't want to protect the people here, it's actually General Liu." There are also many difficulties.”

The township officials present all looked at Liu Jian who was standing aside.

Liu Jian sighed: "Everyone, you need to know that Xuzhou has never been under the jurisdiction of General Liu. This is the territory under the jurisdiction of Tao Shijun. If Tao Shijun does not let go, how can General Liu stay?"

"And now in Xuzhou, there are widespread rumors about my general Liu's meritorious deeds, and there are many accusations against Tao Shijun. How can my lord stay in Xuzhou for a long time with his current situation?"

Logically speaking, Liu Jian's words can be said to be sincere, and these township officials should be able to understand them.

But in fact, they don't care.

"General Liu serves the country and the people, and he deserves to be loved by the people!"

"Is it because Tao Shijun's reputation is not as good as General Liu's, so General Liu can't stay in Xuzhou?"

"What kind of reason is this!"

"I can't wait!"

"If Tao Shijun wants to be judged, he can just be diligent, love the people, and be considerate of the people."

"Yeah, what's the point of blowing someone away?"

"..."

The township officials present were noisy among themselves. The "victim" Liu Bei, on the contrary, became the peacemaker and kept trying to persuade the people present.

At this time, a person outside the tent winked at Liu Jian inside.

Liu Jian understood casually and followed the man out of the handsome tent.

It was Li Gu, the captain of the school affairs office who was responsible for all affairs in the southeast.

"Lord."

"what's up?"

"Lord, there is news from Tancheng. Tao Qian must have been advised and instigated by the villain Cao Hong and his two sons, and he is determined not to let Duke Xuande enter the city!"

"In addition, my subordinates have investigated and found out that Tao Qian is currently sending people everywhere to spread rumors, saying that some people in Xuzhou have maliciously slandered what he said about him before, and his intention is to refer to Duke Xuande."

When Liu Jian heard this, he smiled indifferently.

"Tao Gongzu admires his reputation on the outside, but he is not real on the inside. Now the fox's tail is finally exposed."

Li Gu hurriedly said: "According to the Lord's wishes, how should the junior officials act?"

"You should do whatever you want to do. Is it possible that the skills I raised as schoolmasters like you are not as good as those of Messrs. Tao Qian and others?"

Li Gu said: "The school affairs office will naturally not disappoint the lord!"

Liu Jian turned to look inside the tent, pointed at the village officials, and said, "Did you see it? This is the true will of the people. The king's will is with my Liu family, and they will be invincible!"

"Go!"

"Here!"

……

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A few days later, a big event happened in Donghai Kingdom.

With Tancheng as the center, there were about fifty township officials from more than fifty townships, and they all went to Tancheng together with Wanminbiao in hand, asking Tao Qian to leave Liu Xuande in Xuzhou to protect the people of Xuzhou.If the officials from one or two townships went to Tancheng to remonstrate, that would be fine. For Tao Qian, it was not a big deal.

However, township officials from more than fifty townships petitioned together, and more than [-] people came to remonstrate. And behind these [-] people, there were more than [-] people gathered in the townships?
Moreover, this is only a gathering near Tancheng as the center.

Who knows if we look further afield, will anyone still come to Xuzhou and advise Liu Bei to stay?
When Tao Qian saw the so-called "Millions of People Watches", his coughing became even more violent, and he even coughed up two mouthfuls of blood.

At this time, Hua Tuo, who was responsible for diagnosing Tao Qian, was helpless when he saw the situation in front of him.

He felt that Tao Qian was really beyond saving.

After coughing, Tao Qian roared at the top of his lungs.

"This Liu Bei must not be allowed to stay in Xuzhou!"

……

"Brother, look, there is Tancheng!"

Following Guan Yu's pointing, Liu Jian saw the city of Tancheng.

Tancheng is located in the south of the low mountains and hills in the south of Shandong and in the hinterland of the Tancang Plain. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, high in the east and low in the west. The rivers within the city belong to the Huaihe River Basin, including the Yihe River, Shuhe River and Zhongyun River system, and the flow direction is mostly from north to south. , Yihe River and Shuhe River run through the county and are the main rivers passing through it. They have long been the administrative seat of Tan County, Donghai County and Xuzhou Governor's Department, and are the granary of southern Shandong.

Liu Jian carefully observed the situation around Tan County and praised him.

What a land with plains and rivers. If it is developed properly, it will definitely become a prosperous place!

The land of Xuzhou must be in your own hands.

He is bound to get it.

The army was stationed not far from Tan County. Liu Bei sent people to Tancheng to report to Tao Qian, hoping that Tao Qian could give his troops a place to station and then allocate some food and fodder to the army.

What I thought should go very smoothly, unexpectedly something went wrong.

The envoy didn't even meet Tao Qian, and was sent back directly by people from Tan County.

The other party also sent an envoy with a thousand stones of grain as gifts to Liu Bei, and stated to Liu Bei: Tao Qian is very ill now and there is really no way to meet Liu Bei. Liu Bei has worked hard on the expedition and it is not suitable to cross the border. I have been waiting in Xuzhou for a long time, so I would like to ask Liu Bei to lead his troops back to Qingzhou. I can repay today's kindness in the future.

Obviously, this is to drive Liu Bei away.

Although they haven't turned against each other, they are close to breaking up.

Liu Bei is a good person, but that doesn't mean he is a good guy.

Sometimes, when Liu Bei's temper comes up, it is more terrifying than anyone else.

"Snapped!"

In front of the Xuzhou envoy, Liu Bei slammed the table, obviously furious.

"I led the soldiers and generals here from Qingzhou, for no other reason than benevolence and righteousness, to help Tao Gongzu fight against Cao Cao. During the period, there were many hardships and dangers, and many soldiers were injured. Now the soldiers and horses are returning north and passing by Tancheng, but your lord They didn't even prepare the territory for the camp, and only gave them thousands of stones of grain and grass to go around. How dare you pretend that Liu Bei has never seen grain?"

"What a heartless and unjust person!"

When the envoy heard this, he hurriedly said: "Don't be angry, Mr. Xuande. Tao Shijun is seriously ill and is currently in bed recuperating. He really cannot entertain Mr. Xuande..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Fei sneered and said: "Since Tao Shijun is seriously ill, is there no one else in Xuzhou? Tao Shijun is seriously ill, so everything in Xuzhou has stopped, and all military and political affairs have been abandoned. Can’t do it?”

"This……"

Liu Bei said: "In the coming days, I will go to Tancheng in person. I hope that you can send qualified people to talk to me. Be sure to explain everything... Let your Tao Shijun send someone who understands to explain it carefully. That’s what he did today!”

The messenger quickly agreed and then left hastily.

"It's just like nobody's eyes!"

Liu Bei angrily stomped back and forth in the commander's tent. Suddenly he looked at Liu Jian who was smiling at the side, and then said: "Deran, what do you think about this matter?"

Liu Jian said casually: "I have given full authority to my brother for all matters in Xuzhou. I will do whatever my brother wants to do. I will only watch and not participate... How to communicate with Tao Qian is entirely up to my brother."

"Here, you are just sitting here, how can I be the master?"

Liu Jian smiled and said: "I don't care about everything now, you make the decision."

After saying that, Liu Jian turned to look at the blue sky outside the tent, and said helplessly: "It's a pity that my army came here on an expedition to relieve Xuzhou's troubles. But now, we can't even enter the city...I can't even say thank you." Can't even hear it."

After hearing this, Liu Bei's face suddenly turned a little blue.

His hands clenched into fists unconsciously.

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The next day, Liu Bei took Zhang Fei and Cheng Pu to the south gate of Tan City. He originally thought that the other party would send someone to see Liu Bei, or at least open a city gate and put a suspension bridge so that someone could talk to Liu Bei.

Never thought that the other side's city gate was not open at all.

On the city wall, Cao Hong, Tao Shang, and Tao Ying were already guarding the city.

Liu Bei had previously met Cao Hong, Tao Shang, Tao Ying and others in Tancheng.

When they met this time, Liu Bei raised his hands toward the city and said, "Two worthy nephews, why are you talking on the city top? Why don't you open the city gate and talk?!"

The pottery merchant bowed his hands to Liu Bei expressionlessly and said: "Liu Shijun, today we call you Shijun because of the old friendship. Our two families have a lot of friendship. It is really not appropriate to let some people's despicable methods , and ruined this relationship!"

"I also ask Liu Shijun to lead his troops and leave Tancheng. Our two families can still communicate with each other in the future. If Shijun insists on going his own way and insists on capturing Xuzhou, then I will die together!"

When these words came out, Liu Bei was immediately stunned.

Isn’t this just putting a shit basin on someone’s head? !
"My dear nephew, I, Liu Bei, came to Xuzhou to help me, but I never had such intention, but where did you start from saying this? Isn't it too chilling?"

"Chilling."

Tao Ying on the side smiled coldly and said: "Mr. Xuande, when you sent people to spread rumors to slander my father in Xuzhou and made a statement to slander my Tao family, didn't you think that your actions would be chilling?"

After hearing this, Liu Bei was so angry that his nose twisted.

"What does the reputation of your Tao family and his son in Xuzhou have to do with me? I, Liu, fought hard with Cao Ren and Sun Jian in Xuzhou, how could I have the heart to do these things? You have not maintained your own reputation, but now you are slandering it. I."

"How can you lead a state with your character?"

Cao Hong on the side said:
"Liu Bei, what you did is what you did. It's useless no matter how you argue. You deliberately slandered the reputation of the Tao family and wanted to seize Xuzhou as your own inheritance. You can deceive the people with your sinister intentions, but you can't deceive us. People who understand, let me tell you, it is impossible to seize Xuzhou!"

Obviously, this was a strategy discussed by Tao Shang, Tao Yong, and Cao Hong.

They had ulterior motives and did not want Liu Bei to come to Xuzhou, so they used a trick to throw dirty water on Liu Bei and put all the slander that Tao Qian had received in Xuzhou on Liu Bei, and then let Liu Bei bear the bad reputation, making him embarrassed. Stay in Xuzhou and drive him away.

After all, Liu Bei is a person who values ​​reputation and feathers very much. They poured this dirty water out. If Liu Bei is really angry and attacks, it proves that Liu Bei is indeed determined to seize Xuzhou, and those who previously slandered Tao Qian Things will naturally fall on Liu Bei's head.

Since Liu Bei cherishes his reputation so much, he will never do this.

Liu Bei trembled all over.

He raised the horse whip in his hand, pointed at a few people on the top of the city and said:

"By slandering me like this, are you trying to deceive me, Liu Xuan, into a good person? Do you think I really don't dare to attack Tan City?"

Tao Shang said: "Humph! It is because we know that you have the intention to seize Tancheng that we are here to persuade you hard today."

"Liu Bei, my father and you are both ministers of the Han Dynasty. Why are you so hard on each other now?"

When these words were spoken, Liu Bei almost became angry and vomited blood.

"What a bunch of shameless people, you are really bullying someone like Liu who is a kind person! Believe it or not, I will attack the city now?!"

"Liu Bei, if you want to attack the city, just come. If you can, kill us all. If you kill us, everyone in the world will know the sinister intentions of you, a despicable villain!"

　I’ll start this chapter today. I’ve been working on the computer a lot lately, so I’ll go and do some exercise.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)