Zang Ba was the governor of Xuzhou.

However, the Xuzhou government office was temporarily occupied by Cao Cao, and Zang Ba led the Xuzhou civil and military officials to a mansion and temporarily used it as the Xuzhou governor's mansion.

In the hall.

Zang Ba knelt on the main seat, unable to see his joy or anger. Zang Ba knew for a long time that his emotions would only make others guess the thoughts.

His eyes were very calm, and he glanced at the civil and military officials on both sides. There were his old brothers Sun Guan, Yin Li and others who were tragic to death with him.

There are also old subordinates left by Tao Qian, Cao Bao, Chen Deng, Mi Zhu and others.

The current situation is not very good. Zhang Xiu is the enemy of the world and Cao Cao is against him. He is the governor of Xuzhou appointed by Cao Cao, and his power comes from Cao Cao.

"Everyone, in my opinion, Yuan Shao merged with Hebei, and the lord got the Central Plains, Sun Jian occupied Jing, Yang, and Zhang Xiu took the emperor to Luoyang. These are the two sides. Lord Yuan Shao and Sun Jian will definitely have a battle with Zhang Xiu. Our Xuzhou is rich and has enough food, but the troops are rough. Our next task is to select elite soldiers."

Speaking of this, Zang Ba raised his head and looked at Cao Bao, with a little sincerity in his tone.

"General Cao. You are a strong soldier in Danyang. But the military discipline is a bit insufficient. Please restrain the soldiers under your command."

He and Sun Guan, Yin Li and others were part of the military power of Xuzhou, but Cao Bao was a more important part. The Danyang soldiers were the foundation of Tao Qian because Tao Qian himself was from Danyang. They were foreign generals and branches and leaves.

Now that he has taken office, he does not intend to strengthen Sun Guan and Yin Li's power, but to exclude Cao Bao. At most, both sides are placed on an equal position.

Cao Bao was slightly happy when he heard this. Tao Qian was their backer, but after surrendering to Cao Cao, he was transferred away. He was nervous, would he be rejected by Zang Ba? Now his heart has finally been let go.

"No." Cao Bao exhaled, and then bowed sincerely: "General Zang, please rest assured, General Zang, I will do my best."

"Yeah." Zang Ba nodded, then turned to look at Sun Guan, Yin Li and other old brothers, and said in a deep voice: "General Sun, General Yin, you can immediately expand your troops and train them."

"No." Sun Guan, Yin Li and others agreed.

Zang Ba was extremely relieved to the old brothers and didn't say much. He turned to look at Chen Deng and Mi Zhu and said, "The two gentlemen are both talented, and there is nothing clearer about the affairs of Xuzhou than the two. Please help me with all my strength. Please ask the two gentlemen for the logistics required for military training."

Zang Ba raised his hands, very sincere.

"No." Chen Deng and Mi Zhu bowed and agreed. Then, Zang Ba put down his power, and the military generals went down, while the civil servants were busy in the governor's mansion.

The position of governor was originally very small and had little power. After the Yellow Turban War, the governor's rights suddenly increased, equivalent to the minister who opened the prefecture.

There were more than a hundred officials in Zang Ba's mansion, which was equivalent to a small court. This small court helped Zang Ba manage the affairs of Xuzhou.

Zang Ba could not move this small court, and chaos might occur if he moved.

For example, Mi Zhu and Chen Deng are both natives from Xuzhou. If they are moved, the governor's mansion may not be able to control the entire Xuzhou.

Mi Zhu and Chen Deng had a very close relationship. They finished their official duties together. Chen Deng was not dazed or made any mistakes, and was loyal to his duties.

But Mi Zhu still noticed something strange

When he got off work, Chen Deng said goodbye to Mi Zhu, who called out, "Yuanlong, go to your house to drink."

"Okay." Chen Deng turned around and looked at Mi Zhu, then nodded with a smile. The two left the temporary governor's mansion, each got on the carriage, and drove for a while outside the mansion of Yichen Deng, and the carriage went straight in.

The Chen family was a princely clan and the mansion was huge. Chen Deng's father Chen Gui was still there, with many brothers, and they had no family and lived in this big mansion.

Mi Zhu was very familiar with their family, so he went in and visited Chen Gui for a while. Then he and Chen Deng came to a room and sat down.

After seeing that there was no one around, Mi Zhu stood up and sat next to Chen Deng, saying, "Yuanlong. Do you seem to have the intention to leave?"

Chen Deng glanced at Mi Zhu and said with a smile, "I can't hide it from Zi Zhong." Then, he admitted, "Now that Cao Gong is here, this person should not be underestimated. After Cao Gong leaves Xuzhou, I will resign first, wait for one or two months, and secretly take the clan to Luoyang."

Mi Zhu was shocked and stood up and walked out of the room gate. After looking around at the door for a while, he sat back and whispered: "Yuanlong thought that those who are in the world would have the greatest sage?"

"I dare not say this." Chen Deng shook his head, but remembered the little things he had seen in Zhang Xiu last time he went to Luoyang.

True respect for the wise and the nobles, and the wise ruler.

"I can only say that Sima Zhang is the wise ruler." Chen Deng pinched his beard and said to Mi Zhu with a smile.

Mi Zhu became upset when he heard this. He suddenly stood up and walked back and forth in the room, anxious and restless.

Chen Deng didn't care, but just looked at Mi Zhu with a smile. Mi Zhu suddenly stopped, showed a resolute look on his face, sat back to Chen Deng, and asked in a low voice: "I'll go with Yuan Long."

Chen Deng was not surprised at all, as if he had known Mi Zhu would say this for a long time. He just smiled and said, "Zi Zhong, can you give up your family business?"

The Mi family is a large family in Xuzhou, but not a high-ranking family, but a big businessman. The industries are spread throughout Xuzhou. Even if the Chen family wants to move, they must abandon a lot of land, shops, and mansions. They can only bring soft gold and silver, and some loyal slaves to join Zhang Xiu.

What's more, Mi? What he gave up is more than ten thousand gold?

When Mi Zhu heard this, he looked firm and reached out to pat his chest, saying, "My family has been a businessman for generations and has a wide connection in Xuzhou. I have done something different. I just want to go further, but it is extremely difficult. Now it is a chaotic world. Money is just a cloud. If one day the chaos and soldiers are together, my Mi family's foundation over the years will be nothing."

Speaking of this, Mi Zhu bowed to Chen Deng and said sincerely: "Yuanlong's great talent, after joining the Grand Sima, he will definitely be rewarded. I will follow Yuanlong to Luoyang and accumulate slowly. My Mi family will definitely go further."

Chen Deng had long guessed what Mi Zhu wanted to say. He didn't care about Mi Zhu's talent. This gentleman actually had no talent.

But everyone is a fellow villager in Xuzhou. It would be better to go to Luoyang to work together and have a partner.

"Okay." Chen Deng let his back down and agreed to this matter.

............

Hebei, Pingyuan Country.

Because Zhang Xiu interfered with it, history changed tremendously. Liu Bei was unable to get Xuzhou, but he was "reused" by Yuan Shao and was appointed as the prime minister of Pingyuan.

Liu Bei has been in the local area for several years and has a very good official reputation. He also trained troops and prepared horses, and had more than 10,000 troops under his command. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were his gang members, and his reputation was not weak.

At noon, in a room in Pingyuan Prime Minister's Mansion, Liu Bei sat in the main seat in a very simple and simple dress, showing a look of worry on his face.

He is very similar to his ancestor, Emperor Gaozu of Han. When Emperor Gaozu of Han was young, he was unrestrained, but later he changed drastically.

Xiang Yu's great counsel Fan Zeng said, "When Gong Pei lived in Shandong, he was greedy for wealth and goods and loved beautiful concubines. Now he entered the pass, and there was nothing to take in money and women had no luck. This was not a small ambition. I let people look at his spirit, all of which were dragons and tigers, and they formed five treasures. This was the spirit of the emperor. Do not lose it when you attack urgently."

It means that when Emperor Gaozu of Han was in Peigong, he was greedy for money and lust. After entering Guanzhong, women would not take any money for their property and would definitely have great ambitions and they must get rid of Emperor Gaozu of Han as soon as possible.

When Liu Bei was young, he liked beautiful clothes, dogs, horses, and music. Since he started the army, he ate, lived and even slept with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. His clothes and other clothes were simple, and his music was casual, and he hadn't touched a dog for many years.

He has great ambitions.

"Brother. Now the country is very prosperous under the governance of my brother. I and my third brother train our troops together, and the thieves dare not invade us. Brother, why are you worried?"

Guan Yu talked to Liu Bei for a while, and saw that Liu Bei was absent-minded, he couldn't help but bow and wonder.

"Yes." Zhang Fei nodded and said utterly.

Compared with the past, Liu Bei is now a small prince. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have a slightly worse structure and are quite satisfied with his current situation.

Liu Bei sighed and said, "I heard that Cao Cao had annexed Xuzhou and Tao Qian was moved to Dongjun to live. This is the emperor's right. Although Cao Cao was quite loyal, he controlled the emperor's rights, which was not what the ministers should do. What's more, Yuan Shao was domineering in Hebei and arbitrarily in power. Sun Jian stole Yangzhou and Jingzhou. Not to mention Zhang Xiu. Looking at the world, I am the Han Dynasty and I am the Han Dynasty. Alas."

Liu Bei did not cry, his face became more worried, and he sighed deeply.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were stunned on the spot and thought. It was better foresight, unlike us who only knew how to live our lives in front of us.

"Brother. What should we do?" Guan Yu took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice.

"Is that needless to say? Lead our troops to kill Nanpi and kill Yuan Shao. My second brother and I are not ashamed of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, we will definitely succeed if we are surprised." Zhang Fei said with a thick neck and was quite tough.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu all turned their heads to look at Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei suddenly opened his head and lowered his head and said nothing. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that his plan was a little unreliable.

After thinking for a while, Liu Bei stood up and went to the door, and ordered a group of personal soldiers guarding the gate, "You are guarding outside, servants and maids are not allowed to approach."

"No." The personal soldiers bowed and agreed.

Liu Bei nodded. He usually wins trust in his personal soldiers, but it is hard to say about servants and maids.

After returning and sitting down, Liu Bei greeted Guan Yu, Zhang Fei sat down and whispered: "Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Sun Jian have all grown stronger. I think they will fight Zhang Xiu sooner or later. We may help Yuan Shao, make military achievements, gain Yuan Shao's trust, seek more troops, and wait for an opportunity to move. Or accumulate strength. When the three of them fought with Zhang Xiu, they will take the opportunity to send troops to seize more cities and land. Recruiting talents, and after we are strong, we will be able to support the Han Dynasty."

"What brother said is reasonable." Guan Yu pinched his beautiful and soft beard and thought for a while, bowed his hand and agreed.

"Yes." Zhang Fei nodded with an agreement.

The three brothers all had muscles larger than their heads, and Liu Bei had a relatively bad idea. He decided to do it and acted according to the plan.

............

Nanpi.

Since Yuan Shao claimed to be the general and took charge of the three prefectures, he moved his capital to Nanpi and opened his prefecture.

The Xuzhou Governor's Mansion opened by Zang Ba had more than a hundred officials, which was equivalent to a small court. However, compared with Yuan Shao's mansion, it was a tiny witch.

The scale of officials in the Shogunate of Yuan Shao's general was even larger than that of Zhang Xiu's Grand Sima's Mansion.

It's just that the quality is too far apart.

Yuan Shao was soft-hearted and relied on the support of his family and aristocratic families to grow and rise. Many people who walked through the back door were stuffed into his general's mansion.

There are many people who receive salaries and few people who do things. This situation is more common in Hebei.

There are disadvantages, but there are also benefits. All the gentry sects in Hebei support Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao has strong control over the local area.

At that time, Zhang Xiu did not dare to send troops to Central Plains or Hebei, and this was the one he was afraid of.

Zhang Xiu's foundation is unstable, and not many supporters are supported. Considering that if he rashly sends troops to Central Plains or Hebei, he will occupy the county town today, and as soon as the army leaves tomorrow, local tribes will raise troops to occupy the city and rebel against him.

Although there are 100,000 elite soldiers, but if the troops go deep alone, how can they last?

Man Chong, who was ordered by Cao Cao, went on a mission to Hebei, of course, could not be alone. The front-drive knight had already informed Yuan Shao first.

On the morning of that day, Yuan Shao led his advisers such as Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Xu You, etc., and guests were all in the hall, preparing to meet Man Chong.

Not long after, a minor official came in and reported that Man Chong had arrived. Yuan Shao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Please come in."

"No." The little official said with a loud voice and turned around. Not long after, Man Chong walked in with a serious look on his face, bowed to Yuan Shao first, and then bowed to the surrounding officials, giving a rough bow.

"Sir, I worked hard all the way." Yuan Shao was a big and big person, liked people from high and high families, and looked down on people from poor families. Man Chong was from a poor family, but he knew that Man Chong was talented and was an envoy of Cao Cao, so he looked up at him and was very polite.

"Thank you for your seat." Man Chong thanked him and came to the seat he had prepared long ago to sit down.

"I heard that Meng De, I have Xuzhou?" After Man Chong sat down, Yuan Shao's tone became a little dangerous.

Everyone present immediately understood that Yuan Shao was dissatisfied.

Yuan Shao was a great general, and only the three prefectures in Hebei. What kind of virtue and ability of Cao Cao could steal the four prefectures?
Chapter completed!