Chapter 80 Lord Liu, you have to make the decision for us

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the news. He immediately took Zhou Xing, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, packed grain, cloth and other items, and rushed out of the city to Taishi Ci's home.

Outside Huang County, Taishi Ci met his mother.

When the old mother saw her son returning, she was so excited that she held Tai Shici's hands tightly and said with tears: "Son, you are finally back! Military Advisor Zhou was right. You really pretended to surrender to Sun Ce. I told you, you don't

The traitors will really be surrendered. Just come back now and follow Mr. Liu from now on to protect our Donglai and the people of the world!"

Taishi Ci felt guilty after hearing this, and was glad that he was back. Otherwise, how sad would the old man be if his mother knew that he had really surrendered Sun Ce!

"Mother, my son is back!" Taishi Ci said and knelt down to his mother.

The old mother helped Taishi Ci up and said: "Ci'er, you don't know that Mr. Liu has wiped out the thieves in the county, treated us Donglai people kindly, reduced the land tax and calculated tax, and exempted the oral tax and regular tax.

You must help such a benevolent lord and don’t let him down!"

"Mother, Ci remembers it!"

Taishi Ci was now sure that Liu Bei had really managed Donglai County very well. Not only were there no traces of the bandits, but people also flocked from other counties. Among the counties in Qingzhou, only Donglai is now the safest place.

Not long after the mother and son talked, Liu Bei arrived with Zhou Xing and others.

Taishi Ci had met Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, but he had never met Zhou Xing.

At this time, he saw a young man wearing a robe and holding a sword in his hand, closely following Liu Bei, with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei still behind him, so he guessed that this was the Zhou military advisor Tai Shiyuan told his mother.

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Taishi Ci first saluted Liu Bei and said, "Thank you, Mr. Mingfu, for taking care of my mother!"

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Ziyi, you and I have an old relationship. Now that I am in Donglai, it is the right thing to take care of my mother. It is not a big deal."

"Mingfu Lord is kind and kind. He helped Kong Beihai in the past, and today he also gave food to his mother! Mingfu Lord also wiped out bandits for the people of Donglai, reduced taxes and exempted them, and cultivated fields to welcome the people. Such benevolent and good deeds are beyond mercy.

Although I have little power and little knowledge, I am only willing to follow and assist the general to repay the general's kindness!"

Taishi Ci knelt down on one knee and raised his hands to say something.

Liu Bei still has the title of General Zhendong, so Taishi Ci is called a general.

"Ziyi, please get up quickly!" Liu Bei was overjoyed. Although it was expected, he was overjoyed to actually see Taishi Ci personally express his willingness to assist.

After helping Taishi Ci, Liu Bei said: "With Ziyi's help, Donglai will be more stable and the people will feel more at ease. Come, I will introduce you to Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide, whom you have met."

Liu Bei first introduced Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Taishi Ci.

"Brother Yun Chang, brother Yide, you are well." Taishi Ci said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei returned the gift with their hands raised.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Ziyi, you came back a step late. All the Yellow Turban thieves in Donglai were wiped out by me and my second brother, and I also defeated the Liaodong soldiers."

Zhou Xing immediately said: "It's not too late. It's just the right time to come back. We have newly acquired hundreds of war horses from Liaodong. The master wants to form a riding camp, and Zi Yizheng can supervise the riding."

"Ziyi, this is my military advisor Zhou Xing, courtesy name Wensheng. I was able to wipe out the Yellow Turban bandits so quickly in Donglai, not only because of the courage of Yun Chang and Yide Ziquan, but also because of the military advisor's plan.

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Liu Bei introduced Zhou Xingdao to Taishi Ci.

Taishi Ci quickly saluted Zhou Xing, and Zhou Xing returned the salute.

"On the way back, I kept hearing about the name of Zhou's military advisor. I didn't expect that the military advisor was so young. I heard that the military advisor defeated Lu Bu's two generals in a row in Xuzhou, and personally killed Wang Ying in Donglai. It seems that the military advisor is not only wise and resourceful, but also powerful.

It’s also very extraordinary!”

Zhou Xing said modestly: "I just won by luck. In terms of force, I am far inferior to Ziyi, Guan Xiaowei and Zhang Xiaowei, and I am not as good as Liu Ziquan."

Taishi Ci asked in surprise: "Does the military advisor know Liu Ziquan?"

"Zi Quan is currently in the lord's army, but he is leading the troops to garrison in Changguang County and cannot come to see you. You will definitely meet each other in the future. I heard from Zi Quan that he crossed the sea with you back to the state that day and said that you were kind.

For him, he very much hopes that you will come back and assist the lord with him, help the court, calm the world, and make the people of the world live in peace!"

Zhou Xing deliberately mentioned Liu Zheng so that Taishi Ci would feel more familiar with Liu Bei.

He and Liu Bei already knew each other, and now Liu Zheng, who he knows, also follows and assists Liu Bei. If he comes to follow and assist Liu Bei again, there will be no barrier.

Taishi Ci was really overjoyed: "I didn't expect that Liu Ziquan would also join the general. Ziquan was also a man of great resourcefulness and force. The general had so many counselors and generals. Let alone Donglai, the Qingzhou rebellion could be easily put down."

Everyone talked and talked about the incident in Yangzhou. Liu Bei regretted Liu Yao's defeat and said something about hoping that he would defeat Sun Ce and take back Yangzhou.

It also talked about Taishi Ci's deceptive surrender to Sun Ce.

When it comes to fake surrender, we have to talk about being defeated and captured. Taishi Ci doesn't care about anything. Defeat is common. Zhang Fei was also defeated, and Liu Bei lost Xuzhou. There is nothing to avoid.

Taishi Ci understood that it was Zhou Xing who first mentioned that he had pretended to surrender to Sun Ce.

He is a smart man and naturally understands Zhou Xing's intentions.

He was not pretending to surrender, but Zhou Xing said this, indicating that he hoped so, and at the same time, he could also see that he was a truly smart person.

Taishi Ci felt a little grateful to Zhou Xing. He was grateful that he gave him a reason to return to Donglai and to be able to follow and assist Liu Bei. The most important thing was that his mother would not be sad or disappointed because of this.

Liu Bei had a very pleasant conversation with Tai Shi Ci. He heard him talk about the affairs of Yangzhou and his views on world affairs and military affairs. He knew that this was a man of great talent, so he was reluctant to leave for a long time, and waited until sunset before he left.

Say goodbye to Taishi Ci and leave with Zhou Xing, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Because Taishi Ci had just returned home, he wanted to stay at home with his mother for a few days, and then go to the city to follow Liu Bei three days later.

Today is the first time Zhou Xing met Tai Shi Ci. After spending half a day together, he can see that this is a witty and courageous person, just like what is recorded in the history books.

Liu Bei's acquisition of Taishi Ci seemed unremarkable, but Zhou Xing knew that the key was his own argument for pretending to surrender to Sun Ce.

If it hadn't been for this fake surrender and Taishi Ci's mother sending people to Yangzhou to find him, it would have been impossible for him to come back to Donglai, let alone follow Liu Bei.

Zhou Xing thought of Sun Ce again.

Sun Ce's loss of Taishi Ci was a great loss, and perhaps Sun Ce still couldn't believe it at this time that Taishi Ci actually surrendered to him.

I guess Sun Ce will never trust others so easily in the future.

Liu Bei led everyone to leave Taishi Ci's house. They had just walked five or six miles when they saw dozens of people kneeling on the road in front, including old, young and women.
Chapter completed!