I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 578 The world has its own justice (two in one)

Liu Bei is really angry today!

In fact, if it were Tao Qian who was sober when he was not sick, even if he wanted to guard against Liu Bei, he would not allow Cao Hong, Tao Shang, and Tao Ying to adopt such a method to anger Liu Bei.

It is true that such an approach may put Liu Bei in a dilemma, but it also leads to Xuzhou having an additional enemy.

But the problem is that Tao Qian is now becoming more and more seriously ill due to repeated blows. His brain circuit is not very clean, and his thoughts are not as sensitive as usual.

The state of people who are sick is very different from when they are healthy, which makes it easy for those who are seriously ill to do stupid things.

In addition, the two sons of Tao Shang and Tao Ying came to Tao Qian. The two sons cried, made trouble, and hanged themselves. Tao Qian was upset, so he entrusted the matter to Tao Shang. , Tao Ying, and Cao Hong.

Tao Shang and Tao Ying had no political acumen, so Cao Hong acted as a military advisor among the three.

The problem is that Cao Hong is just a mediocre person with no talents or virtues. He only got to where he is today because of Tao Qian's guidance.

Therefore, even if Cao Hong is a strategist, he is only a dog-headed strategist at best.

Today, what Tao Shang and Tao Ying are doing is what Cao Hong planned.

Although Tao Shang and Tao Ying took the initiative in speaking to some extent, the Tao family's actions today undoubtedly angered Liu Bei.

Liu Bei stared at the city head coldly, his hands holding the horse's rein trembling back and forth.

Zhang Fei on the side said to Liu Bei: "Brother! Now that we have reached this point, what morals can we have with them? These wolf-hearted and dog-like men deserve to be broken into the city and killed!"

For a moment, Liu Bei wanted Zhang Fei to go back and immediately mobilized troops to attack the city, but then he thought that even if he wanted to fight, he couldn't do it so quickly.

Liu Bei suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Zhang Fei: "Please bear with me for a few days. After all, today Tao Qian's two sons loudly said in front of everyone on and off the city that I secretly ruined Tao Gongzu's reputation. If I heard this, , and immediately sent troops to attack the city, it would be a shame to become angry. If we turn back, we may not be able to wash away the dirty water even if we want to."

Zhang Fei reluctantly looked up at the city, looking at the potters, Tao Ying, and Cao Hong in such high spirits that he wished he could go up with a spear right now and string the three of them together with one pole!
"When will we attack the city?"

"One month, give them one month, and give ourselves one month to prepare!"

Thinking of this, Liu Bei pulled out the double sword from his waist and pointed the sword edge at the city head.

"You three are insulting me with such arrogant words! I should have broken through the city gates today and killed you all, so that I can live up to my manhood!"

"Of course, Tao Gongzu and I are allies after all. I haven't seen Gongzu today and raising troops without authorization would be a loss of justice to the world!"

"I treat others with benevolence and justice, and I will never do anything harmful!"

"Of course, you have done nothing in vain today and framed me as a scapegoat. This matter must be put to an end!"

"I will wait with you for a month to find out the authenticity and give me justice. In this way, you and I can still be friends!"

"If you still slander me, it will ruin my reputation! I will definitely punish you!"

"At that time, don't blame me for going to Tancheng in person to talk to Gongzu about this matter in detail!"

This last sentence of entering Tancheng is full of threats.

When Tao Shang and Tao Ying heard this, they suddenly became nervous.

After all, neither of these two young men had ever been on the battlefield. How could they have Liu Bei's murderous spirit?
It was okay for them to have a verbal argument with Liu Bei on the city wall, but once they really had a head-on confrontation, let alone two Tao boys, even twenty pottery merchants and Tao Ying bundled together would not be as powerful as Liu Bei. and will.

"Brother, do you really want to wait a month?" Zhang Fei was obviously unwilling.

Liu Bei didn't say much. He just turned his horse's head and walked slowly towards his military camp.

Zhang Fei glanced at the city wall again unwillingly, and then followed Liu Bei and left with Ma Jin.

Watching Liu Bei and Zhang Fei leave, Tao Shang finally sighed and wiped the sweat from his head with a weak look on his face.

Tao Ying on the side could no longer pretend to be tough, and he sat down on the top of the city.

Seeing the cowardly behavior of the two young masters, Cao Hong shook his head helplessly.

But what can be done?

The two of them only have so much ability, and it would be unrealistic for you to force them to become stronger.

"Mr. Cao, what Liu Bei said just now was just to scare us, right? Was it to scare us?"

Tao Ying's smile was fake, and so were his words.

Cao Hong's face was serious. He stroked his beard and shook his head: "It's hard to say. Although Liu Xuande is a benevolent and righteous gentleman with a reputation throughout the north, he is still a hero who is in charge of Qingzhou's military. It's a tough move. Now he says he'll come back in a month, maybe he will come..."

The potter became a little anxious when he heard this.

"If Liu Bei comes back, he will definitely attack the city. What should we do?"

"How about we send an envoy to see Liu Bei and tell him that what we found out earlier is indeed a rumor and that he has wronged Liu Xuande and make peace with him?"

"Absolutely not!"

Cao Hong became anxious when he heard this.

Things have reached this point, and the dirty water has been poured on Liu Bei. How can there be any reason to take it back?Besides, it’s hard to collect water.

Moreover, if the Tao family and Liu Bei reach a reconciliation, Liu Bei may not be able to do anything to the Tao family. It is hard to say whether Liu Bei will be able to let him go, and whether the Tao family will sacrifice himself to appease Liu Bei.

Don't doubt it, Cao Hong has followed Tao Qian for many years and knows that Tao Qian is not a kind person.

But I saw him pondering for a long time, and said: "What should I say? Liu Bei is the one who slandered the Tao family. We must not change our words... As for a month later, I will also have a way to make Liu Bei embarrassed to raise troops!" "

"After all, Liu Bei is a man of great reputation!"

Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant hurriedly asked, "What can we do?"

Cao Hong said: "The two young masters, in the name of Tao Shijun, please invite those with power and influence in Xuzhou and around Xuzhou to come to Xuzhou to serve the Tao family impartially, promise huge profits, and jointly denounce and accuse Liu Bei!"

The potter's eyes widened.

But I heard Cao Hong say: "Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, and Zhao Yu, a famous scholar in Guangling, have an old relationship with Tao Shijun. These two people are very prestigious in the south of Xuzhou. Now that Cao's army is stationed in Guangling, Zhang Chao's troops and headquarters are all They moved to the northern border of Guangling, and they dared to be angry with Cao Cao but dared not speak out. In the name of envoys, the two young masters promised to allocate land for garrisoning troops in the East China Sea to provide Zhang Chao with troops, and asked him to invite the famous scholar Zhao Yu to come with him. Come and judge for the Tao family."

"There are also Que Xuan, a native of Xiapi, and our fellow villager Zuo Rong in Danyang. They are both leading troops outside now. They are considered powerful representatives of the nearby Xiapi Kingdom. We summoned them two to denounce Liu Bei and express support for the Tao family!"

"There is also Liu Yao, a native of Donglai, who is a clan member of the Han Dynasty and a famous scholar in Qingzhou. You can write to him and ask him to come and administer justice!"

"General Cao Bao is recruiting troops outside, so you can also ask him to come back to protect you!

"Liu Zhuan, the king of the East China Sea, has received the favor of the envoy and can be invited to persuade Liu Bei."

"In addition, there is Kong Rong from Lu, a famous figure in the world. We also invite him to come out to persuade peace."

"There are also Liu Kui, the prime minister of the East China Sea, Ji Lian, the prime minister of Pengcheng, and Ying Shao, the prefect of Taishan. They are all close to Tao Shijun. The power of these people is incomparable to Liu Bei. They may not all turn to us. Even if they can Invite them to come together to make peace and persuade the two families to make peace, and Liu Bei has to give these people face."

"You know, with so many people coming to persuade him, how can Liu Bei have the nerve to send troops to attack the city? Does he still want his reputation? Unless he admits that he is here just to seize Xuzhou!"

Speaking of this, Cao Hong smiled triumphantly and said: "Although the strength and military strength of these people are not as good as Liu Bei's, in the southeast, there are so many famous and powerful figures who have come to negotiate peace between the two families. , if Liu Bei doesn't listen, what's the difference between him and Cao Cao, who came to take revenge and seize Xuzhou? Then we will let him attack Tancheng, and at worst we will die together with him, but even if we die, we will destroy his reputation!"

"I'm just afraid that Liu Xuande won't give up his reputation!"

Tao Ying suddenly jumped up from the ground and said happily: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Very wonderful! Duke Cao's advice is indeed wonderful. It made Liu Bei suffer so much that he could only retreat for the sake of face, but our Tao family also There’s no way the handle will fall into his hands!”

The potter was also very happy.

"This method is good, let's see how Liu Xuande responds?"

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Not talking about Xuzhou, the three clowns made a plan to shame Liu Bei, but Liu Bei and Zhang Fei returned to the military camp together.

After meeting Liu Jian, the two people narrated the matter to Liu Jian and Guan Yu together.

After Guan Yu heard this, Danfeng's eyes widened and he was furious.

"The Tao family is so cool and cool, so shameless!"

"My Lord, General Guan Yu has asked for orders to lead three thousand soldiers to attack the city. In less than half an hour, Tan City will be captured!"

Liu Jian reached out and patted Guan Yu's arm, signaling him to calm down.

After that, he looked at Liu Bei and said: "Brother, I said, you are in charge of the territory of Xuzhou, and everything will follow your orders. If you say to fight, we will fight."

Liu Bei pondered for a moment, seemingly unwilling to do so.

"It's not difficult to defeat these clowns and mediocre people. The problem is... now that I'm attacking the city, I really came to seize Xuzhou as they said. So wouldn't it be a waste of all my hard work for so long?" Why nothing?"

"If we want to take Xuzhou like this, why bother with so much trouble? Just unite with Cao Cao from the beginning and attack from the south and the north. The Tao family can be destroyed overnight!"

"I don't want to bear the name of this villain, even if I have some doubts and guesses, if Xuzhou is finally led by me, Liu Bei, it must be upright and upright, so that no one can say anything wrong!"

Liu Jian smiled when he heard this: "Brother, you are going further than you originally thought. So is this the reason why you decided to go to Xuzhou after a month?"

Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said: "Let's delay it for a while and see what the situation is."

Liu Jian nodded and said: "You're right. No matter what happens, don't be too anxious. The current situation is in our favor. Let's see how these clowns make their moves, and then we can deal with them properly and complete their work." One battle! "

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That night, the school sergeant from the school affairs office brought Liu Jian news from Tancheng.

They found out where Tancheng was, and the Tao family secretly sent envoys in different directions.

Without saying a word, Liu Jian immediately ordered that all these envoys be stopped and brought to his camp.

The school affairs office in Xuzhou was very well-organized, well-informed, and acted quickly. Coupled with Liu Jian's elite soldiers and generals, any news that Tancheng wanted to send out could not escape Liu Jian's eyes.

If you don't say it's a clown, you're a clown. He only knows how to deliver letters, but he doesn't pay close attention to the most critical intelligence confidentiality work.

All the envoys who quietly lurked out of Tancheng were brought to Liu Jian's military camp.

And all the secret letters they carried were delivered to Liu Jian's desk in perfect condition.

"Zhang Chao."

"Zhao Yu."

"Que Xuan."

"Ze Rong."

"Tsk, tsk, and Kong Rong..."

"..."

"interesting."

After Liu Jian read these letters one by one, he then asked Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei to read them one by one.

"Shameless villain!"

Guan Yu's face turned even redder, as if he was about to explode with anger.

Liu Bei frowned, seeming to be thinking about something.

"Deran, you said... If the Tao family really invites these people, regardless of whether they are facing me or the Tao family, once they try to persuade me to make peace, I am determined to attack the city, but I am afraid it will not be easy to do so. Already..."

Liu Jian smiled and said: "Just let them not try to persuade them to make peace."

"what?"

Later, Liu Jian threw the secret messages back and told Li Gu: "Let these envoys go wherever they should. Don't let them return to Tancheng to report the news. In addition, let our people accompany them." They went to visit the heroes together."

"Here!"

Liu Bei looked at Liu Jian with confusion and said, "Deran, what are you doing?"

Liu Jian laughed and said, "The Tao family is undoubtedly asking for death by inviting these people to come and help!"

"They think that the presence of these people will make you, brother, afraid of losing your reputation and not dare to act rashly. But in fact, these people alone can dig out the grave of their Tao family!"

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Huaipu, Liu Yao's residence.

The Tao family's envoy gingerly delivered the so-called "Tao Qian's handwriting" to Liu Yao, and then stumbledly stated their family leader's demands to Liu Yao.Liu Yao didn't listen very seriously at all. He just smiled and looked at the big man standing behind the Tao family envoy.

It was Donglai Taishi Ci who was familiar with Liu Yao.

After the envoy finished speaking, Liu Yao shook his head helplessly: "The people of your two families are really interesting. When we had a dispute with each other and asked someone to resolve it, the envoys from both families came together... It seems that we are as close as one family. "

Taishi Ci smiled and said: "Don't be surprised, Mr. Zhengli. I am just here to ask Mr. Zhengli to go to Xuzhou on the orders of the general to wash away the unknown grievances on my hussar general!"

"This is the general's handwriting."

Liu Yao took the letter from Tai Shici. After reading it, he stroked his beard, nodded and said: "I understand, I understand, what the general meant, Liu understands, Ziyi, we haven't seen each other for a long time." , how about staying here tonight and having a few drinks with me?"

"Dare to obey!"

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Taishan County, Taishou Mansion.

After Ying Shao, the prefect of Taishan, received Liu Jian's letter, he was silent for a long time.

When I was young, I heard him let out a long sigh and said: "General... Zheng Xue is a member of the sect, who is well-known throughout the country, and is also famous for his strict law enforcement in the country. As a famous scholar, and also determined to study law, how can I not follow him?"

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In the north of Guangling, Zhang Chao and Zhao Yu were entertaining the envoys sent by Liu Jian.

"Brother Zhang Miao has already received a letter, saying that I, the Zhang family of Dongping, and the general manage the trade routes in the Central Plains together. Hebei's treasures are now sold through the south of the Central Plains, and they all go to my Zhang family. It can be said that cooperation will benefit both sides, and division will cause two harms. .”

The messenger smiled and said: "General Fuyuan and the Zhang family of Dongping are now guests in the same boat. Now Liu Xuande has been slandered by the Tao family in Tancheng. I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to help him so that Mr. Xuande can be cleared."

"This is natural. Xuande Gong is generous and righteous and came to help Xuzhou. How can we not help him?"

"This matter is entirely up to Zhang!"

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At the same time, Langya King Liu Rong also secretly sent someone to contact East China Sea King Liu Zhuan.

"The princes and kings are here today only because of the general. Liu Xuande is the brother of the general. If his reputation is damaged, it will be the same as the general's reputation being damaged! What should we do if the general's reputation is damaged? "

"This is so true! Of course it is absolutely impossible!"

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In addition, Xiao Jian, who had already taken refuge with Liu Jian, had recently been contacting the Taishan thieves Sun Guan, Yin Li, Wu Dun and others to persuade them to return to Hebei.

In the past, Zang Ba was the leader of the Taishan bandits, and Chang Xi was the think tank of the Taishan bandits. Now, both the leader and the think tank are gone. Although the remaining Taishan bandits have soldiers and generals, they are scattered and insignificant.

I don’t even know which direction it will develop in the future.

In this case, they have only one choice.

That is to be attached to a powerful force.

And looking around Xuzhou, who can be said to be the most powerful and promising force?
it goes without saying.

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As for Kong Rong, a celebrity from Beihai, he also received a visitor recently.

It was Liu Yu, the famous pastoral envoy of Qingzhou.

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In the blink of an eye, one month has passed.

During this period, Tao Shang, Tao Ying, Cao Hong and others have been busy secretly smearing Liu Bei.

They vented all the damage to Tao's reputation on Liu Bei's head.

After this month of recuperation, Tao Qian's body has gradually recovered.

He was already able to walk tremblingly.

At the end of this month, Liu Bei led 3000 troops, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to the gates of Tancheng to continue to demand justice from him!

Upon hearing that Liu Bei's men were coming, Tao Qian led all the officials in Xuzhou to the top of the city in person to confront Liu Xuande.

Tao Qian leaned on crutches, and with the support of Tao Shang and Tao Ying, he climbed to the top of the city tremblingly.

He looked at the mighty and neat three thousand soldiers below, with a look of envy in his eyes.

Then, Tao Qian was heard shouting tremblingly to the city: "Where is Liu Xuande? Come out and see me quickly!"

Liu Bei was seen slowly riding out of the battle, and came not far from the moat. He cupped his hands towards Tao Qian on the city and said, "Mr. Tao, it's been a long time!"

"Cough cough!"

Tao Qian coughed heavily, and then said to Liu Bei: "Liu Xuande, I treat you like my own brother. Why are you secretly plotting to destroy me and my two sons, and trying to take over Xuzhou?"

Liu Bei looked unhappy and said loudly: "Mr. Tao, where do you start with these words? Liu Bei traveled thousands of miles to come to Xuzhou to help in the war, for justice, justice, and the way of heaven! How could Mr. Tao actually say this? Such words? It’s really chilling!”

Tao Qian hit the ground heavily with his crutch and sighed: "Are you heartbroken? Aren't I heartbroken? What I'm doing now is like opening a door and grabbing a thief! I'm unwilling!"

After saying that, Tao Qian coughed heavily again.

Cao Hong said hurriedly: "Liu Bei, you still have the nerve to talk to Mr. Tao here? Is this Tancheng the place you should come to? How can you have the nerve to appear in front of Mr. Tao after you did such a thing to Mr. Tao!"

Liu Bei said seriously: "I don't have to come to Tancheng, but you have slandered me and provoked me so much that I have to come! You are saying that I am unjust and spreading rumors to ruin Tao Gong's reputation. Where is the evidence?"

Cao Hong said angrily: "You still want evidence? Why are you so thick-skinned..."

When he said this, Cao Hong looked up and saw a puff of smoke in the distance, and was immediately overjoyed.

He hurriedly said to Tao Qian: "Mr. Tao, help is coming!"

Tao Qian raised his head, looked into the distance, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

But Tao Qian said to Liu Bei who was in the city: "Liu Xuande, I can't help you, so I invited some celebrities and heroes from around Xuzhou to come and uphold justice in our matter. You won't refuse, right?"

Liu Bei looked calm: "No matter who you find, Mr. Tao, the world will have its own justice!"

Cao Hong in the city couldn't help but smile proudly when he heard this.

If Liu Bei said this, it would mean that he was trapped.

Don't be afraid that he will be reasonable, but be afraid that he will be unreasonable.

Let’s be reasonable today. Let’s see if I can’t tell him to death!

"Okay! Liu Bei, let the heroes of the world give you justice today!"

Not long after, the army of soldiers and horses approached, and Liu Bei immediately asked Zhang Fei to make way for him.

This army is Ying Shao, the prefect from Taishan County.

Liu Bei's soldiers and horses made room for Ying Shao. Ying Shao came to the front of the formation and bowed his hands to Tao Qian on the city wall: "Gong Zu, you are well and well!"

"Oh, oh! It's Brother Zhongyuan, you're finally here!"

Ying Shao looked around and said, "Who is Liu Xuande?"

Liu Bei stepped forward and said, "That is Liu Bei."

Ying Shao stroked his beard and said loudly: "Liu Xuande, you are the shepherd of Qingzhou. You are sending troops and horses under Tancheng. What is your purpose? Is it because you want to gain someone else's inheritance?!"

On top of the city, Tao Qian, Cao Hong, Tao Shang, and Tao Ying were all overjoyed when they heard this.

This Ying Shao is really awesome!When he came up, he directly reprimanded Liu Bei.

Mi Zhu, Chen Gui and others looked at each other with a little worry on their faces.

But I saw Liu Bei saying neither humble nor arrogantly: "Master Yingfu, please don't misunderstand. Liu Bei is a minister of the Han Dynasty. He should abide by the law and do benevolent and righteous things for the emperor in the local area! How can he covet the city that others are responsible for supervising?"

Ying Shao said with an angry face: "Then why are you here?"

"Please listen and tell me carefully."

After that, Liu Bei roughly described everything that happened during this period to Ying Shao.

After Liu Bei finished speaking, Tao Shang hurriedly said: "Uncle Ying, don't listen to the words of Liu Bei's family. This man looks kind and righteous on the outside, but is dirty on the inside. He can destroy the reputation of my father and son. We and him are sworn in!"

Ying Shao stroked his beard and said, "My dear nephew, don't be angry. Just tell me! Let me give you two a good review."

When the pottery merchant heard what Ying Shao said, he was overjoyed. Isn't it obvious that Ying was biased towards the Tao family?

So, the pottery merchant loudly stated Liu Bei's unfounded accusations in front of everyone in the city.

Speaking of his grievances, the potter even wiped his tears in grievance, feeling very sad.

I don’t know, I thought he was hurt a lot.

After the pottery merchant finished speaking, he eagerly looked forward to Ying Shao standing below, hoping that he could speak more sharply, preferably in front of the soldiers of the two armies and so many people on and off the city. Retreat when faced with difficulties and do not delay in Xuzhou.

In this way, the Tao family not only expelled a powerful enemy and regained their reputation, but also completely poured dirty water on Liu Bei.

Na Yingshao stroked his beard and seemed to be thinking about this matter.

After thinking about it for a long time, he suddenly let out a long sigh, then turned over and dismounted.

After Ying Shao got off his horse, he bowed to Liu Bei on his horse in front of thousands of soldiers from both armies above and below the city.

Ying Shao's actions stunned everyone. What was he going to do?

But I heard Ying Shao say to Liu Bei loudly: "Mr. Mr. Tao will definitely not deceive anyone, so when I came here this time, I had the idea of ​​​​favoring Mr. Tao."

"Only after listening to what the two sides said did I realize that my idea was really wrong."

Liu Bei hurriedly returned the gift to Ying Shao and said: "I don't dare to accept it, I don't dare to accept it."

Immediately afterwards, Ying Shao pointed at Tao Qian and his son on the city wall, and said angrily: "Tao Gongzu, I always thought you were a benevolent person, but I never thought that you would do such a dirty thing and slander others. It is so shameful to repay kindness with hatred."

When Tao Qian heard Ying Shao speaking to him like this, his face turned red from suppressing it. He raised his hand tremblingly, pointed at Ying Shao at the bottom of the city and said, "You, you, what did you say?"

Ying Shao raised his voice and said: "Tao Gongzu, what did I say? Don't you understand yet? You are still arguing about such a simple truth? In order to restore the reputation of the Tao family, you deliberately poured this dirty water on What you have done to Liu Xuande is simply repaying kindness with enmity, like an animal, but I still regard you as a good friend! I shall sever ties with you from today on, so that I will never have such shameless friends as you again."

No one in the city expected that Ying Shao would scold Tao Qian like this.

And no one expected that Ying Shao would support Liu Bei on the spot in front of the soldiers of the two armies.

Tao Shang and Tao Ying opened their mouths wide at this moment, looking at their righteous uncle in the city in disbelief.

Cao Hong was also completely stunned by his words.

It shouldn't be, Ying Shao also accepted their gifts.

Besides, Tao Qian and Ying Shao also have a personal relationship. How could he favor Liu Bei at such a critical moment?Is he really that kind of upright person?

"Thieves, what are you looking at here? Why don't you apologize to Duke Xuande, you shameless villains?" Ying Shao's curses echoed throughout the city, completely humiliating the Tao family.

At this moment, someone reminded me.

"Master Tao, it seems someone is here again."

Cao Hong hurriedly looked to the west and saw many teams heading towards Tancheng with big flags.

Cao Hong squinted his eyes and looked at it. After looking at it for a long time, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, those are Zhang Chao and Zhao Yu from Guangling. He is our own county guard in Xuzhou and one of our own people. With them here , we can definitely redeem what Shao Shao just said."

"And Kong Rong, Liu Yao, Liu Kui... are all here! They are all here! We are saved! Haha, Liu Bei, let me see what else you can do!"

(End of this chapter)