I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 600 Eliminate hidden dangers

Sun Guan, Yin Li, and Wu Dun led their troops to surrender to Liu Bei's command, which allowed the new Xuzhou Army that Liu Bei was recruiting to recruit a very good source of troops.

Although these soldiers are all Taishan bandits, after all, they have previous combat experience and are far stronger than those re-recruited soldiers with zero experience. With these soldiers with combat experience as the backbone, the progress of the new Xuzhou Army will be faster. become faster.

Of course, these Taishan soldiers also have their problems.

After all, these Taishan warriors used to be stragglers who did not obey the orders of the imperial court. Under the command of Sun Guan, Wu Dun and other Taishan leaders, they acted recklessly, often disturbing the civilians, and were almost no different from bandits.

It will take a lot of effort to train these soldiers and horses into a well-disciplined army that is sure to conquer in attack and win in battle, and will not disturb the people.

However, Liu Jian is very confident about this.

After all, there is his good brother Liu Bei and Gao Shun who is good at military training.

These two people alone are enough to train these Taishan soldiers.

Moreover, Lu Su, the historical governor of Soochow, is now also in Xuzhou.

Although Lu Su has not fully grown up yet, if he is allowed to stay with Liu Bei and train in Xuzhou, I believe that Lu Su will be able to stand out in the near future and become Liu Bei's big arm in Xuzhou.

According to Liu Jian's design, Liu Bei is now basically stable in Xuzhou. He has a new Xuzhou army and a group of capable generals to help him.

In this way, Liu Bei can confront Cao Cao in the south.

Before Liu Jian retreated to Xuzhou, the only last thing left to do was to see if he should deal with Zuo Rong and others in the south.

So Liu Jian, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei secretly led a small group of troops southward to the north of Xiapi to see how Zuo Rong was doing things there.

At the same time, Mi Fang also found his sister Mi Zhen and asked her to go to the north of Xiapi to give alms to the refugees there on behalf of the Mi family.

Although Mi Zhen is a girl, she has done all the external affairs on behalf of the Mi family not once or twice.

In terms of work ability, Mi Zhen is no worse than his brother Mi Fang. In some aspects, this woman's emotional intelligence is even better than Mi Fang.

The children of the Mi family, both male and female, are all talented in doing business.

Mi Zhen was surprised when she heard that Mi Fang asked him to go to Xiapi on her behalf to give alms to the victims.

Although her two brothers had asked her to help with some family business in the past, they were always related to business matters, and they were all things that the two brothers were too busy to handle.

However, it seemed that the Mi family had never let Mi Zhen get involved in things like making the family famous and providing relief to the victims.

"Second brother, sister, remember, our Mi family rarely gives charity or relief to the victims, right?"

"And even if there is such a thing, in order to promote the name of the Mi family, shouldn't it be you and the eldest brother who go there?"

"My sister is just a female member of the Mi family, how can she do this?"

When Mi Fang heard this, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Sister, what you said is not entirely correct."

"In the past, our Mi family rarely gave charity in Xuzhou. It's not that our Mi family is stingy and doesn't care about ordinary Li people."

"Sister, think about it carefully. In the past, although there were occasional rebels in Xuzhou, they did not cause major turmoil."

"The harvests in the fields in various places are quite good every year, so there is no need for our Mi family to carry out large-scale disaster relief operations."

"But Xuzhou today is different from before."

"Xuzhou went through a lot of troubles at the hands of Tao Qian. After several great chaos, Cao Cao and Sun Jian moved forward and then south to invade Xiapi, Pengcheng, Guangling and other places."

"Now most of Guangling is controlled by Cao Cao, half of Xiapi is in Cao Cao's hands, and half of Pengcheng is in the hands of Sun Jian. Most of the refugees are going north and crowding into the northern border of Xuzhou."

"These refugees have lost their land and fields. Now they are starving all over the country, with countless casualties."

"Although the general and Ambassador Liu have made arrangements for this matter, opening up farmland in the territory and mobilizing supplies from Qingzhou to accommodate the refugees, the impact of the war is too great. Ambassador Liu alone can Xuzhou’s strength may not be able to be fully and properly arranged,”

"So our Mi family, as a wealthy family in Xuzhou and the ones who introduced the Liu family to Xuzhou, should set an example by opening warehouses to provide relief for the local victims and using our rice and grain to stabilize people's hearts. Only in this way can the general treat us The whole family looks forward to it.”

Mi Zhen frowned slightly when she heard this.

She thought seriously for a moment and suddenly sighed: "Second brother, in order to please the general, do our Mi family need to go to this extent?"

Mi Fang's expression changed and she said, "Sister, how can you speak like this? Our family is doing all it can not to please the general, but for the sake of the people of Xuzhou!"

"For the future stability of Xuzhou, if Xuzhou is not stable, no matter how big our business is and how much money we have, what's the use?"

"Only when the world is at peace, can our Mi family gradually develop and grow stronger in peace."

Mi Fang said exactly what she said, which surprised Mi Zhen.

Impressed!
Mi Zhen looked at Mi Fang in disbelief: "When did the second brother have such insight and foresight?"

Mi Fang proudly raised her chest and said, "When did I have such insight and foresight? Could it be that Brother Wei was originally a selfish villain?"

Mi Zhen covered her mouth gently and smiled, but said nothing.

In fact, in her mind, his second brother was really not a good person.

If the word "selfish" is used, it is very appropriate to apply it to him.

Mi Fang seemed to see Mi Zhen's inner thoughts. His face turned red, and then he sighed and said:

"Of course, brother Wei has changed a lot in recent years. Ever since he met General Liu Deran of Hebei, brother Wei's horizons have broadened."

"The attitude towards ordinary people has also changed. These barbarians who were originally regarded by our big family are actually the indispensable cornerstone of this dynasty. Only when ordinary people are settled and peaceful can we rich and famous families survive. Stop it, isn’t the Yellow Turban Rebellion a living example?”

After hearing this, Mi Zhen couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise.

There was a look of shock on her pretty face.

Even if his brother's thoughts improve again, it is absolutely impossible for his brother to say the words just now.

Who influenced his brother?And the impact is so huge.

Is it really Liu Jian, the general from Fuyuan in Hebei Province?

So what kind of person is Liu Jian?

How could he actually transform his brother, who has always been interested in financial gain and could no longer be selfish, into this?

Seeing the confused look on Mi Zhenzhen's face, Mi Fang couldn't help but feel a slight movement in her heart.

It is indeed as Xuande Gong said.

Some things depend on fate!
They just need to add fuel to the flames, but they can't force it, otherwise they will make the general unhappy and easily make his sister unhappy.

"Sister, I leave it to you to handle this matter. This matter is not to make our Mi family famous, but to build up our Mi family's virtues and pave the way for the Mi family's future."

"When you go to Xiapi this time, you must do your job well and don't let your brother down."

Mi Zhen suddenly looked at Mi Fang and said doubtfully:

"Second brother, if you respect General Fuyuan so much, why don't you go there in person? Instead, leave this matter to my younger sister."

"The second brother is a follower of General Fuyuan. If he can go south to do this, General Fuyuan will definitely feel good about him when he hears about it, and he will definitely treat the second brother favorably."

When Mi Fang heard this, she couldn't help but feel something in her heart. My dear, my sister is really not an ordinary person.

I immediately discovered the flaw in my words.

However, Mi Fang is not a vegetarian after all.

His mind was still spinning very quickly, and he immediately came up with a reason to deal with his sister. "Sister, you don't know that the general has many subordinates, and Xuzhou has just been pacified. His attitude towards the various families is also ambiguous, and the general is very strict in his administration."

"My eldest brother and I were both important figures under Tao Qian in the past, and our reputation in Donghai Kingdom was too loud."

"Now, the general has appointed Liu Xuande as the shepherd of Xuzhou. We are all assistants of Duke Xuande."

"Everything should be subject to the arrangements of the state pastor."

"As the eldest brother and I, if we act without authorization and go south to settle the refugees at will, will our trip be suspected of trying to win people's hearts? This will inevitably make the general feel doubtful. If we are at this juncture, If you act erratically, wouldn't you put yourself in a position of doubt? Only if your little sister handles this matter will the general praise you, and at the same time, you can save the people of Pi."

Mi Zhen thought seriously for a while, and then showed a smile as bright as the bright moon.

"Listening to what the second brother said, it makes sense. In this case, the younger sister is willing to share the worries of the elder brother. The younger sister will go to Xiapi State on behalf of the Mi family to open a warehouse for relief and distribute food widely so that the refugees can feel a little more stable. I hope it can help stabilize Xuzhou. situation."

Mi Zhen finally agreed to Mi Fang, and the stone in Mi Fang's heart finally fell away.

He nodded with emotion and said: "Little sister, this matter depends on you. The southern part of Xiapi is still in the hands of Cao Jun. You must not go too deep. You can only help the victims in the northern part of Xiapi."

"Xiapi County in the north of Xiapi is now guarded by Zuo Rong. He is also a subordinate of the general. You don't have to worry."

Mi Zhen briefly discussed with Mi Fang the details of his trip south to provide disaster relief, and then left.

Looking at Mi Zhen's leaving figure, Mi Fang stretched out her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

"Ouch, this matter is really suspenseful today."

"But luckily it's me who can see the current situation clearly and adapt accordingly. Otherwise, my little sister might have figured out her thoughts."

"I heard from Brother Xuande that the general seems to be interested in inspecting southern Xuzhou."

"It depends on whether these two people are destined to be together."

"Anyway, I've done everything I need to do."

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Soon, a small force of Liu, Guan, and Zhang had secured Xiapi County in the north of Xiapi.

Xiapi Kingdom is now divided into two.

The south side of Xiapi has been occupied by Cao Jun, but Cao Jun knows that Xiapi will be taken back by Liu Jian sooner or later, so what they are doing now is to transfer a large number of ordinary people to strengthen Jiangdong.

But it is precisely because of Cao Cao's disregard for the safety of ordinary people that there are now a large number of refugees in Xiapi. Many people in the south of Xiapi have been displaced and lost their homes.

They continued to flow towards the north, forming one stream after another of refugees and becoming a factor of instability in Xuzhou.

Liu Bei has just occupied Xuzhou. Although Liu Jian has continuously mobilized supplies from Qingzhou to support him in terms of the policy of stabilizing Xuzhou and the refugees, the distance is still far enough after all, and it is also difficult to mobilize supplies that can appease the refugees in a state at once. .

Therefore, it is impossible for Liu Bei to do things so perfectly.

Many refugees in southern Xuzhou still cannot be resettled.

There is nothing that can be done about it. War happens very quickly and destroys very quickly, but the reconstruction after the war, no matter how powerful the force is, will take time to make up for it.

It is easy to destroy but difficult to build.

The current refugees in Xiapi are the consequences of the major war in Xuzhou last year. This consequence will now be borne by the Liu Jian brothers.

The consequences are too great and cannot be solved overnight.

But if it is not solved, many refugees will gradually turn into mobs, and then from mobs into thieves. This will be very bad for the political stability of Xuzhou.

After Liu Jian arrived at Xiapi, he began to order Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to send a large number of Liaodong troops to inquire about the current refugee situation and political situation in Xiapi. He wanted to use the handling of the refugees in the north of Xiapi to deal with Que Xuan and Zuo Rong. Conduct an assessment to see if these two people are suitable to continue to stay under Liu Bei as his arm in the south of Xuzhou.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei acted very quickly. They used the fastest speed to find out the situation in Xiapi State for Liu Jian.

The result made Liu Jian very dissatisfied and disappointed. He was even more determined to clear out the hidden dangers for Liu Bei before he left Xuzhou.

These two hidden dangers are Zuo Rong and Que Xuan.

Why was Liu Jian so guarded against these two people?
In fact, these two people are not good friends in history.

Zuo Rong was a ruthless and ruthless person in history. He only acted for his own ideals, plundering money everywhere and occupying government funds to promote Buddhism and religious ethics to achieve his own religious goals. Que Xuan even dared to do so. He calls himself the emperor, and he is the kind of person who is rebellious and dares to do anything.

Although the two of them made great contributions to Liu Jian in dealing with Tao Qian, the character of these two men was so bad that Liu Jian did not dare to retain them.

The news brought by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei made Liu Jian even more determined.

"Brother, that Zuo Rong is really not a good person. Now there are refugees everywhere in Xiapi country. As the helmsman arranged by his brother in Xiapi, he actually disregards the life and death of the people and treats Xiapi County as his private property, plundering the powerful and rural people. The people's money was locked up in the granaries and used to build temples and pagodas in Xiapi Kingdom. However, most of the people in the next batch lost their land due to the war. Not only did they have no seeds for farming, they even had no food to eat. .”

"And the man Zuo Rong was still working hard in Daxing, forcing the people to build pagodas for him. There were also some wealthy gentry in Xiapi who wanted to provide food to appease the people, but Zuo Rong directly took away their food. He even committed suicide for money!"

When Zhang Fei said this, murderous intent burst out in his eyes.

In another room, Guan Yu said: "Brother, that Zuo Rong is so shameless, but Que Xuan is not much better than him."

"There are so many refugees in the Xiapi Kingdom and the political situation is so chaotic, but Que Xuan doesn't care. He just hoards heavy troops and food in his own Wubao, and plunders iron everywhere. He feasts in Wubao all day long. But I don’t know what I want to do.”

Zhang Fei gritted his teeth and said, "What else does he want to do? It's clear that he wants to support his troops, observe the situation, and take advantage of the opportunity to stand on his own in the local area! Humph, such despicable villains can betray Tao Qian in the first place, but they will betray their brother in the future. Brother Xuande is not a stranger."

"Brother, it seems that you are planning to attack these two people in advance. Sooner or later, these two people will become a scourge for Xuzhou and cannot be kept. Let's get rid of them before we leave Xuzhou!"

Zhang Fei's words won Liu Jian's heart. He smiled and nodded and said, "Then according to Yide's wishes, after getting rid of these two people, let's go back to Hebei."

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said, "In that case, Yide and I immediately led our troops to Xiapi. We first killed Zuo Rong, and then besieged Que Xuan's Wubao."

Liu Jian smiled and said: "I naturally believe in the abilities of these two wise brothers. It is definitely not difficult to get these two thieves."

"Just go directly to Xiapi County to have a conflict with them. Although it is certain, it will inevitably cause damage and hurt some innocent local people. Besides, the local area is already in chaos, so there is no need to cause too much trouble. If there is a big movement, if you want to kill them, just kill the two of them directly, there is no need to use weapons or engage in a big fight."

Guan Yu nodded suddenly and said: "Brother, I understand what you mean. Brother, do you want to set up a Hongmen Banquet?"

Liu Jian said: "For these two thieves, there is no need to play fair with them."

"A banquet was set up, and everything was done with swords and axes."

Guan Yu said: "It just has to have a name, otherwise, I'm afraid the two thieves will have doubts in their hearts."

Liu Jian frowned: "This matter is not difficult. Let me think about it before making a decision."

Zhang Fei suddenly said: "Brother, one more thing. I heard that people from the Mi family have gone south to use their own food to help the victims."

"what?"

When Liu Jian heard this, he couldn't help but look surprised.

"Mi family? Brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang are both good at calculating. When did they become so loving towards the people?"

"That's not their style."

Zhang Fei said: "I don't know the specific details. I heard that neither Mi Zhu nor Mi Fang arrived. The person who handled the matter was someone else from the Mi family."

"Who?"

"I don't know the details, but brother, I have a plan. We can use the Mi family to get rid of both Que Xuan and Zuo Rongjin without losing any blood."

"Oh? Yide actually has a plan? Please tell me quickly."

(End of this chapter)