Zhou Xing's words made Kong Rong unable to bear it, and said: "Xuande, it's not that I don't want you to go to Donglai, it's just that I got news that Yuan Benchu ​​is mobilizing troops, horses and food to make his eldest son Yuan Tan come and seize our Qingzhou.

, I want you to stay and help me defend Qingzhou!"

Liu Bei didn't know how to respond for a moment and looked at Zhou Xing.

Indeed, as Kong Rong said, Liu Bei also heard rumors that Yuan Shao appointed his eldest son Yuan Tan as the governor of Qingzhou, his middle son Yuan Xi as the governor of Youzhou, and his nephew Gao Gan as the governor of Bingzhou. At this moment, he was preparing to let Yuan Tan lead his troops to capture Qingzhou.

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If he goes to Donglai and Yuan Tan leads his troops to attack, I am afraid that Kong Rong will not be able to defend Qingzhou. It is also a question whether Yuan Shao will continue to let him stay in Donglai.

But if you stay to help Kong Rong, you will become Yuan Shao's enemy. If you can defend Qingzhou, it will be fine. If you can't, it will be difficult for you to gain a foothold in Qingzhou in the future.

Judging from the current situation, he only has more than a thousand soldiers and horses. It will not help if he stays, and he will not be able to stop Yuan's offensive.

Qingzhou will be difficult to defend!

This is what Liu Bei is thinking at the moment, and it is also what Zhou Xing is sure of.

"Mingshijun, if you say this, General Liu should go to Donglai as soon as possible to defeat the bandits and accept them as soldiers. If the Yuan family comes to attack, General Liu can also have soldiers and horses to help, wouldn't it be better!

In the past, Cao Cao defeated the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans who poured into Yanzhou, and obtained tens of thousands of Qingzhou elite soldiers, so that he could attack Xuzhou. Now General Liu only has more than a thousand remaining soldiers, and the remaining people here will be weak. If he arrives in Donglai

, after collecting ten thousand troops, we can come to help at that time, and then we can repel Yuan's troops."

Zhou Xing now just wants Liu Bei to go to Donglai as soon as possible and stay away from Kong Rong.

When Yuan Tan comes to attack, we will decide whether to come to the rescue or not. Even if he comes to rescue, he will come and not rescue. This way he can preserve Liu Bei's name and not offend the Yuan family. Kong Rong will not die anyway.

, he will escape by himself.

Since you want to be stubborn, you have to lower your profile, especially in Qingzhou. If you offend the Yuan family, you will not get good results.

"It works."

Liu Bei cast an affirmative look at Zhou Xing, affirming his wisdom as a military advisor and confirming that he had seen the right person.

Kong Rong thought about it carefully and felt that there was some truth in what Zhou Xing said.

Although there are many bandits in Donglai, these bandits can be immediately transformed into soldiers with fighting ability.

If Liu Bei can really receive 10,000 people and lead 10,000 troops by then, even if he cannot defeat the Yuan family, he can still hold Qingzhou.

"Your name is Zhou..."

Kong Rong looked at Zhou Xing and asked, his eyes no longer showing contempt, but more respect.

Liu Bei introduced him just now, but Kong Rong didn't remember his name because he was just a ranger.

"Zhou Xing has a prosperous character and literary style." Zhou Xing replied.

"Well, Zhou Wensheng, how can you commit yourself to a ranger with your talents! Xuande knows people well and has recruited you as a military advisor. With your help, I believe Xuande will be able to put an end to the Donglai Rebellion as soon as possible!"

Kong Rong looked at Liu Bei and continued: "Okay, I can let Guan Tong move to the post of governor of Le'an. Xuande, you will be the governor of Donglai. However, you were once the governor of Yuzhou, and you got Xuzhou as the prefect, and you were the general of Zhendong.

, are you willing to submit yourself as the governor of a county now?"

"Whether you are a governor or a prefect, as long as you can do things for the people, there is nothing you wouldn't do!"

Liu Bei is telling the truth. He really wants to do things for the people so that people all over the world can live a stable life.

His ambition is just like this. The so-called fighting for the world is not to win the land of the world, but to win the people of the world.

Only by winning the hearts and minds of the people can we truly win the world.

Otherwise, if you gain land but lose the support of the people, you will not be able to last long and you will surely perish sooner or later.

"Hahaha, Xuande, Wensheng, come here, let me toast you. I hope you go to Donglai, put an end to the chaos as soon as possible, recruit thieves as soldiers, and come to protect our Qingzhou!"

Kong Rong raised his glass to Liu Bei and Zhou Xing.

Liu Bei and Zhou Xing toasted and drank together.

Putting down the wine glass, Zhou Xing said: "Mingshijun, if you want to put an end to the rebellion in Donglai as soon as possible and wipe out the thieves in Donglai, you must have the help of someone."

"Who?" Kong Rong asked in confusion.

"Wang Xiu and Wang Shuzhi from Yingling, Beihai."

"Wang Shuzhi? No." Kong Rong refused readily.

Zhou Xing and Liu Bei asked at the same time: "Why?"

"I'm going to let him be my ruler."

At this time, a government official came in and reported: "Envoy, Wang Shuzhi from Jiaodong has arrived."

If you really say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here.

Liu Bei and Zhou Xing immediately saw a man entering. This man was nearly eight feet tall and quite burly, with a righteous look on his face that made people secretly marvel.

"Xiu pays homage to the envoy!"

Wang Xiu saluted Kong Rong.

"Hahaha, Uncle Zhi, you came at just the right time. We were just talking about you, and we didn't expect you to come. Please take a seat."

Wang Xiu took his seat. After he sat down, he raised his head and looked at Liu Bei opposite.

Liu Bei suddenly stood up, bowed his hands to Wang Xiu, and said, "I've heard about my uncle's name for a long time, and I always regret not meeting him. It's Liu Bei's good fortune to meet him today!"

Wang Xiu had heard of Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence, and the other party saluted him. He hurriedly stood up and saluted back: "It turns out to be Liu Xuande. Xiu has heard of the general's reputation for a long time!"

"I wonder what Mingshi is talking about about me?" Wang Xiu sat down again and turned to Kong Rong and asked.

Kong Rong smiled and said: "Shuzhi, Xuande wants you to be the magistrate of Huang County, Donglai. I told him that I have asked you to be the governor of Qingzhou."

"Cultivation but listen to the envoy's wishes."

Wang Xiu was a filial and honest person promoted by Kong Rong, and it was Kong Rong who made him the chief registrar, and then appointed him as the county magistrate. It can be said that Kong Rong was very kind to him.

"Brother Shuzhi," Zhou Xing said to Wang Xiu, "Kong Shijun has agreed to let General Liu Xuande serve as the prefect of Donglai. Donglai is a chaotic county, and it is the most chaotic county in Qingzhou. General Liu has

The ambition to control chaos and bring peace to the people. However, the Donglai Rebellion is very complicated. It involves the Yellow Turbans, pirates, Liaodong, and powerful families."

"To deal with the Yellow Turban pirates and even the Liaodong soldiers and horses, General Liu can take action, but to deal with the powerful clans in the county, it requires the power of brother Shuzhi. It is said that when brother Shuzhi ruled Gaomi County, the heroic heroes of the Sun family in the county were powerful and connived to cover up harm.

As a retainer of the people, several county magistrates were too afraid to arrest him, but brother Shuzhi dared to lead the officials and people to besiege him."

"When we were governing Jiaodong County, the county's Duke Shalu and his brothers relied on their clan power and despised the county government, so they should not be transferred. Brother Shuzhi went straight to the gate and beheaded the brothers Shalu. Brother Shuzhi became famous in Beihai and became a wealthy family in various counties.

The powerful clan is afraid that if you are in Donglai, the chaos in Donglai can be stopped."

"Mingshijun," Zhou Xing turned to Kong Rong and said, "Brother Shuzhi has the talent to organize and govern the county. If he is to govern the middle, he will be unfair to his talent. Now let him and General Liu go to Donglai to control the chaos.

In the future, he will be able to rule a county alone. If he rules like a thousand-mile horse, and if he knows how to make good use of his talents, he will surely be praised by the people of the state. He can live up to the imperial court and live up to his subordinates.

The people of Qingzhou, for the sake of the people of Qingzhou, hope that you will let Brother Shuzhi serve as the magistrate of Huang County!"

Zhou Xing said a lot of good things, and also brought out the imperial court and the people of Qingzhou.

For Kong Rong, he didn't care too much whether he failed the people of Qingzhou, but if he said he failed the imperial court, he would definitely disagree.

As for Wang Xiu, who hated evil but was not afraid of powerful people, he wanted to do something for the poor people. At this time, he looked at Kong Rong. Although he did not speak, his eyes told Kong Rong: he wanted to go to Donglai.

Kong Rong looked at Liu Bei, then at Zhou Xing and Wang Xiu. He was silent for a long time and hesitated. He was really reluctant to let Wang Xiu go.
Chapter completed!