Chapter 91 Shezhou Qiujun

Liu Bei's mood at this time was very complicated.

From the time when he became the Prime Minister of Pingyuan and reached the rank of two thousand stones, all the way to the governor of Yuzhou, then to the pastor of Xuzhou, and then to the prefect of Donglai, they were all appointed privately without the permission of the imperial court.

Although it counts and is recognized by the people, it is always not so formal.

But now, the Qingzhou Mu was personally appointed by the emperor, and the imperial court sent an envoy to bring him a seal and ribbon. It is a formal official position that everyone in the world will recognize.

It is impossible to say that Liu Bei is not moved.

He asked the imperial envoy to rest in the post house first and discuss with the military advisor and others, or wait until he thought about it before deciding whether to accept the seal and ribbon of the Qingzhou Shepherd.

At this time, I asked the military advisor what to do. In fact, I wanted to ask if there was a way to retain the position of Qingzhou Mu without attracting Yuan's army.

Zhou Xing understands Liu Bei's thoughts. If he can retain the position of Qingzhou Mu, it will be more beneficial to future development.

At the same time, he also understood that if he wanted to retain the position of Qingzhou Mu, Yuan would not be able to give up.

"Military Advisor, should I accept the position of Qingzhou Mu?"

Seeing Zhou Xing still bowing his head in deep thought, Liu Bei asked again while looking around at everyone present.

"Why don't you accept it? Brother, don't you want such a good thing?"

Zhang Fei saw that Zhou Xing was silent, so he spoke first.

"You can't do it," Jian Yong said immediately, "Obviously, this is Cao Cao's conspiracy. The purpose is to make the master and the Yuan family an enemy. If he accepts the position of Qingzhou Shepherd, the Yuan family will definitely lead troops to attack."<

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"If you attack, then attack. I'm afraid that the Yuan family will fail and make me angry, so I will lead the troops to attack Yecheng."

"Yide, shut up, don't talk nonsense!" Liu Bei quickly told Zhang Fei to shut up.

It's okay to say this here, because I'm afraid that Zhang Fei won't be able to control his mouth and talk nonsense outside, which will cause unnecessary trouble.

Zhang Fei was a little reluctant and wanted to say more, but when he saw Liu Bei staring at him, he had to swallow back what he wanted to say.

Mi Zhu frowned and said: "It is true that we cannot accept the position of Qingzhou Mu at this time. We only have six or seven thousand soldiers and horses. The Yuan family is beyond our control. If we provoke the Yuan family's soldiers and horses, I'm afraid we will perish."

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Sun Qian agreed: "Well, Yuan Tan only has 10,000 soldiers and horses in the plain. If it is just Yuan Tan's soldiers in the plain, we are not afraid. I am afraid that Yuan Benchu ​​will send Jizhou soldiers and horses to help. Then we will have no way to retreat."

, this matter must be carefully considered and decided!”

Taishi Ci remained silent, but secretly glanced at Guan Yu and then at Zhou Xing.

I found that one of the two people was squinting slightly and stroking his long beard, while the other was lowering his head in meditation.

Although Taishi Ci was trusted by Liu Bei and participated in such discussions, he did not know enough about many things and did not want to speak easily.

Moreover, he can understand Liu Bei's current situation.

Accepting the position of Qingzhou Shepherd will attract Yuan's troops. You don't need to think too much about this. If you don't accept it, everyone here will feel it is a pity and will be reluctant to part with it.

Taishi Ci could not think of a good solution, so he frequently turned his attention to Zhou Xing, hoping that the military adviser could think of a better response.

Wang Xiu and Li Ye looked at each other, neither of them said anything. They didn't know what to say.

Mi Fang was even more speechless. It was not his turn to speak about this kind of thing, and he could not think of a good solution.

"Military advisor, do you want to refuse?" Liu Bei asked again, with a lot of reluctance in his tone.

"No, my lord should accept it." Zhou Xing suddenly raised his head and replied loudly.

Liu Bei was secretly happy in his heart, but there was a worried look on his face, and he asked urgently: "Won't this attract Yuan's troops?"

Jian Yong followed and said anxiously: "Yes, if the lord accepts the position of Qingzhou Shepherd, the Yuan family will never let us stay here safely, and will definitely lead troops to attack. With our current strength, how can we resist it!"
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Zhou Xing smiled and said: "Xianhe, don't be impatient, just listen to what I have to say. My lord, it is a happy event for the imperial court to pay my respects. Since it is a happy event, how can we not refuse it! My lord, you can accept it first and let everyone in Qingzhou know that the emperor is paying homage to you."

Let the lord be the shepherd of Qingzhou, and then send people to send the seal and ribbon to the plains, hand it over to Yuan Tan, and give the state to him again."

"Concede the state again?!"

Liu Bei was quite disappointed. He knew that he would definitely not be able to retain the post of Qingzhou Mu.

But when I think about it carefully, I feel that what the military advisor said has some meaning.

First, he accepted the seal and ribbon so that all the people in Qingzhou knew that he was the Qingzhou Shepherd appointed by the imperial court. At this time, he gave the seal and ribbon to Yuan Tan and gave up the position of Qingzhou Shepherd. In this way, in the hearts of the people of Qingzhou, he was still the Qingzhou Shepherd.

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When we capture Qingzhou in the future, our status will be easy to say.

And when he handed over the seal and ribbon to Yuan Tan to let him out of Qingzhou, the Yuan family had no reason to attack him. It would not only appease the Yuan family, but also promote his own name. It was better than rejecting him directly.

"My lord has been willing to give up Xuzhou before, and now he should be willing to give up Qingzhou. Besides, this Qingzhou is not captured by us, but is a bait thrown by Cao Cao. The purpose is to cause us to fight with the Yuan family and snipe and clam.

, the fisherman has benefited, how can we fall into his scheme."

Zhou Xing continued: "Since we don't own Qingzhou, even if we get it, we can't hold it. It's better to give it out generously to avoid the Yuan family's disaster. Moreover, we can give up the state and ask for the county."<

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"The military advisor is talking about Beihai?"

Liu Bei immediately thought that what the military adviser said about "giving up the state to ask for the county" should mean giving up the post of pastor of Qingzhou and asking the Yuan family for the land of Beihai County.

The military advisor is right. Even if we get Qingzhou now, we will definitely not be able to hold it with our current strength. It is better to get a real county than to get a virtual state.

"Exactly." Zhou Xing replied, "When I first persuaded the lord to come to Qingzhou, I said that we should survive and develop. Now that we are still in the early stages of development, we must continue to survive. The lord not only wants to give up the position of Qingzhou Shepherd, but also wants to give up the post of Qingzhou Shepherd.

At the same time, the seals of General Zuo and Marquis Mouping must be handed over to Yuan Tan, in order to prove to the Yuan family that the lord has no intention of seizing the state, let alone being an enemy of the Yuan family."

"Only by making Yuan believe in the lord, can we ask him for the land of Beihai. If we get Beihai, Donglai, and these two counties, it will be like occupying half of Qingzhou. How is the lord different from Qingzhou Mu!"

"Hahaha, good!" Taishi Ci suddenly laughed and applauded, "If the lord gives all the seals of the newly appointed Qingzhou Mu, Zuo General and Mouping Marquis to Yuan Tan to show his weakness, then he will be happy. Yuan Tan will be happy, and not only will he

The land of Beihai can be easily obtained, and the positions of General Zuo and Marquis Mouping may also be retained. As the saying goes, soldiers are not tired of deceit, only when they sacrifice can they gain, and the military advisor has a good strategy!"

Taishi Ci couldn't help but look at Zhou Xing with admiration.

Knowing that the position of Qingzhou Shepherd cannot be retained, if I can exchange this seal and ribbon for the land of Beihai, it will be quite worth the exchange.

At this time, Taishi Ci, like Zhou Xing and others, called Liu Bei his lord.

Guan Yu also nodded secretly, thinking that this is the best solution at present.

However, there is a question, and that is whether Yuan Tan will hand over Beihai County to Liu Bei.
Chapter completed!