Before, Mi Zhu came to welcome Liu Bei but was refused and returned. After Chen Deng heard about it, he knew what Liu Bei was worried about, and he could only invite him here if he went to invite him personally.
At this time, Kong Rong happened to be in Xuzhou. Because Liu Bei had helped him defeat the thieves who besieged the city in Qingzhou, he volunteered to persuade Chen Deng together.
Therefore, the two came to Xiaopei together.
During the ten days that Zhou Ping came to Xiaopei, Liu Bei drank and talked with him almost every day.
Most of what they talked about was world affairs, and Zhou Ping knew almost everything about the current situation in the world, what the power of each state was like, and what it might be like in the future. Liu Bei was so amazed that he was secretly glad that he had picked up a big treasure instead of being betrayed by Cao Cao.
Take away.
"Wen'an, my son's wife!"
This is Liu Bei's evaluation of Zhou Ping.
Zhou Ping didn't take it seriously. He knew how much he weighed.
Liu Bei seemed to be comparing him with Zhang Liang, but in fact he was comparing himself with Liu Bang. If Zhou Ping was Zhang Zifang, then Liu Bei would be Liu Bang.
However, there is one person who likes to compare himself to Liu Bang more than Liu Bei. That person is Cao Cao, who is also called a hero with Liu Bei.
When receiving Chen Deng and Kong Rong, Liu Bei only asked Zhou Ping to accompany him. Chen Dao and Zhang Wu, one holding a halberd and the other carrying a bow, stood guard outside the door.
Seeing Zhou Ping, Chen Deng was surprised and asked: "Is Wen An so young?"
Chen Deng was thirty-three years old at this time, only one year younger than Liu Bei.
Zhou Ping just smiled and didn't know how to answer.
But Liu Bei smiled and replied: "When I first met Wen An, I was like you. I didn't expect that Wen An was only twenty years old."
"How could you have expected that Cao Cao would massacre my people in Xuzhou?" Chen Deng asked again.
He had obviously heard that Zhou Ping had previously prophesied that Cao Cao would massacre the people and persuade the people of Xuzhou to flee, but at the time, it seemed impossible to predict this.
Now that I see Zhou Ping, I can't help but want to find out what's going on in order to clear up the confusion in my heart.
"When Duke Cao was killed, Cao Cao came in anger. His troops first defeated the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou, and then defeated Yuan Shu in Chenliu. At this time, Zheng's morale was strong and unstoppable, and Xuzhou's troops would be difficult to resist the enemy. However,
Tao Xuzhou has 30,000 Danyang elite soldiers, and the Xuzhou soldiers have a total of 60,000 or 70,000 horses. Even if they are defeated, they will not be destroyed. It is very likely that they will defend Tancheng and dare not fight again. Cao Cao came from afar to attack, and it is difficult to sustain food and food, and Tancheng will be long.
If the attack fails, and this person has no benevolence, he will definitely vent his anger on the people of Xuzhou and massacre the people to satisfy their hatred and show his violence, hoping to force Tao Shijun to surrender or abandon the state and leave."
Zhou Ping had no choice but to repeat what he had said to Liu Bei before.
His analysis, if said before Cao Cao massacred the city, would not be very accurate or credible, but after Cao Cao actually massacred the city, it would be 100% accurate.
Chen Deng and Kong Rong couldn't help but nod after hearing this. They felt that Zhou Ping's analysis was very reasonable: "No wonder Cao Cao led his army to attack again after only one quarter, and Tao Shijun really wanted to abandon the state at that time. Fortunately, Cao Cao wanted to abandon the state and leave.
It was only because Yanzhou was attacked by Lu Bu that we could not make it."
"Cao Cao attacked Xu twice and killed many people, especially in Xiapi. The number of living people was reduced by half. Now that the Han Dynasty is late and the sea is overturned, if you want to make achievements, it should be now. Tao Shijun has died of illness, and Xuzhou has no one
Lord, Bizhou is still rich and wealthy, with a household registration of one million. If Liu Shijun does not dislike it, please condescend to come to the state to manage affairs!"
Chen Deng continued speaking, bowed his hand to Liu Bei, and once again invited Liu Bei to take over the post of Xuzhou Mu.
Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, glanced at Zhou Ping first, then looked at Chen Deng and declined, saying: "Yuan Guangdao is near Shouchun. This king, the fourth generation and the fifth Duke, returns from overseas. You can take the state with him."
Zhou Ping thought to himself that Chen Deng would know what he was going to say next without having to guess.
"The highways are arrogant and extravagant, and they are not the masters of fighting chaos. The people of Xuzhou are many scholars, and they want to make the emperor join forces and ride a hundred thousand horses. The superiors can help the people and achieve the cause of the five hegemons. The subordinates can cede territory and defend the territory, and do calligraphy skills.
In the case of bamboo and silk, if the envoy does not respond to the invitation, then Deng will not dare to obey the envoy's order."
The meaning of Chen Deng's words is very clear, that is, when Liu Bei arrives in Xuzhou, the Chen family in Xiapi will give their full support. And with their Chen family's great help, they will soon be able to raise 100,000 troops to help you control the people.
, make great achievements, if you are unwilling to take over the post of Xuzhou Mu, then the Chen family will not support you, and the 100,000 soldiers and horses will be gone.
At the same time, there is another meaning. Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui, is now Prime Minister Pei. If you, Liu Bei, do not want to go to Xuzhou and continue to stay in Yuzhou, Prime Minister Chen Pei may not be so supportive of you.
The one hundred thousand soldiers and horses mentioned by Chen Deng were quite tempting to Liu Bei.
Before Xuzhou Biejia Mi Zhu came to invite him, it had been stated that Mi Biejia also supported him to take over Xuzhou, and Mi Zhu was the representative of Xuzhou's powerful people, and Chen Deng was the representative of the Xuzhou family. With the support of these two people, he was equal to
It has the support of all powerful families in Xuzhou.
Liu Bei was hesitating. Kong Rong, who was sitting aside, advised him: "Is Yuan Gongli a person who worries about his country and forgets his family? The fourth and fifth princes of the Yuan family are all withered bones in the grave. Why should they care? What happened today, the common people and
Ability, God will not take it, regret cannot be pursued!"
Kong Rong's meaning is also very clear. What you are worried about is the power of the Yuan family, but those "princes" of the Yuan family are no longer alive and have long become withered bones in the graves. Why should you care. Xuzhou has no owner now.
The people of Xuzhou only entrust the state to capable people. If you don't agree, you will definitely regret it later.
Seeing that Liu Bei was still hesitating, Chen Deng looked at Zhou Ping and asked: "Wen An, you are very aware of the general trend of the world. What do you think of what is happening now?"
Chen Deng wanted Zhou Ping to help him persuade Liu Bei to agree to go to Xuzhou.
Zhou Ping first smiled at Chen Deng and said: "Yuan Jiujiu was very extravagant and lustful. He had been in Nanyang for several years, but Nanyang was already in ruins. Now that he has arrived in Huainan, the people of Huainan are being squeezed by him again. If he is allowed to go to Xuzhou
, that is harming the people of Xuzhou. Cao Cao was even more cruel. He attacked Xuzhou twice and killed countless people indiscriminately, causing chaos in Xuzhou and making the people miserable. The people of Xuzhou are in urgent need of a benevolent and brave leader to bring order to the people..."
As Zhou Ping spoke, he turned to Liu Bei and cupped his hands and said: "My lord is benevolent and righteous, has the ambition to save the people, and has many loyal and brave men under his command. He will surely be able to stabilize Xuzhou, defend the territory and resist the enemy, and save the people from danger. Moreover, there are Yuanlong, Zizhong and other leaders of Xuzhou."
People support me and I have no worries. I also ask my lord, for the sake of Xuzhou’s scholars and people, to agree to Xuzhou’s request and to manage affairs in the city!”
He was just following the trend, but Zhou Ping's words now carry more weight to Liu Bei than Chen Deng's.
Liu Bei nodded and said: "Liu Bei is fortunate to have the trust of Yuan Long and other people in Xuzhou. He can't help but feel happy in his heart. Liu Bei has little virtue but rich blessings! In this case, Bei must do his best to protect Xuzhou and make it accessible to the people of Xuzhou.
An, just...please ask Yuanlong Duoduo to help you and manage state affairs together!"
No matter who is in charge of Xuzhou, they cannot do without the support of the Chen family in Xiapi. If they do not get the support of the Chen family, the result will be like Lu Bu's, no matter how strong a person is, he will be defeated and die.
Chen Deng was overjoyed that Liu Bei was willing to take over Xuzhou, which can be said to be mainly due to his achievements. Liu Bei will then rely more on their Xiapi Chen family, and their Chen family's power in Xuzhou will be stronger.
Zhou Ping had also thought about it before. According to historical records, after Liu Bei arrived in Xuzhou, it seemed that he did not put Chen Deng and other Chen family members into important use. Perhaps this was one of the reasons why he could not defend Xuzhou.
In Yanzhou, Chen Gong believed that Cao Cao was able to win Yanzhou mainly because of his contribution, but he was not reused by Cao Cao. Perhaps this was the main reason why he betrayed Cao Cao.
Although Chen Deng would not betray Liu Bei like Chen Gong, if he did not have full support, it would be difficult for Liu Bei to defend Xuzhou when there were foreign enemies.
So at this moment, Zhou Ping was already planning in his mind. When he arrived in Xuzhou, he must persuade Liu Bei to reuse Chen Deng and other Chen family members, although this would make their Chen family's power stronger.
However, no matter how powerful their power is, it is limited to the territory of Xuzhou. Liu Bei is the one who wants to compete for the world. He cannot care too much about the gains and losses of this time and place. If he wants to gain, he must give up first.
Liu Bei agreed to Chen Deng's request, but Chen Deng did not want to stay long, so he said goodbye to Kong Rong and returned to Xuzhou to make arrangements to welcome Xinzhou Mu.
In Xiaopei, word had spread that Liu Bei was going to Xuzhou to take over as state pastor. When everyone was packing their things and preparing to go to Xuzhou, Chen Qun from Yuzhou came to see Liu Bei.
