"Uncle Fang cannot be friends with the king, nor can he go to see King Chen alone. Sir, you can go on your behalf, but don't meet with King Chen, just meet the prime minister. If King Chen is willing to give him the crossbow, that's fine. If he doesn't want to, don't do it."
To say more, even if Xia Houyuan obtained thousands of crossbows, it would not be of any use."
Liu Bei didn't want to go to see King Chen for fear of attracting criticism. Even Zhou Ping couldn't go to see King Chen. If he wanted to see him, he could only see Chen Xiang Luo Jun.
Zhou Ping did not think of this and quickly said: "It's Ping who was negligent and failed to think carefully. Ping can just go to see Prime Minister Chen and tell Cao Cao's evildoings."
"Luo Xiaoyuan loves his people like his own son, please pay your respects and admiration to him on your behalf!" Liu Bei said.
"promise."
Zhou Ping took Zhang Wu and a dozen guards into Chencheng and visited Chen Prime Minister Luo Jun.
Luo Jun learned that Zhou Ping was visiting and went out to greet him personally.
After welcoming him into the mansion and sitting down, Zhou Ping asked with a smile: "The Ming Dynasty must have known that the imperial court is going to let you serve as the governor of Yuzhou, right?"
Luo Jun replied: "It is known from the rumors that if Jun is really the governor of Yuzhou, he should do his best to do things for the people so that the people can live in peace."
"General Zhendong sent Ping here for two main reasons. One is to express his admiration to the Ming government. The Ming government has been in charge for many years, caring about the people, always saving the poor, loving the people like a son, and making the county safe. General Zhendong
He always had the heart to save the people and bring peace to the people, but the world was in chaos, the people were displaced, and corrupt officials were rampant. It is really rare to be like this in the Ming Dynasty. General Zhendong deliberately asked Ping to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty!"
"Second, I heard that King Chen was very good at shooting crossbows and had thousands of powerful crossbows. After the Ming Dynasty moved to Yuzhou, the post of Prime Minister Chen would be succeeded by Xia Houyuan.
In Xuzhou, the people of Xuzhou were killed indiscriminately, and their evil was overwhelming. If Xia Houyuan obtained the powerful crossbow, he would probably use it to harm the people. Therefore, if King Chen could give the powerful crossbow to General Zhendong, General Zhendong could use it to attack the invaders and bring peace to the people.
Bring chaos to the people and protect the world!"
Luo Jun felt comfortable after being praised a lot, and he also admired Liu Bei, so he immediately said: "General Zhendong is really too praiseful. What Jun did is the duty of his duty. In the first year of Xingping, General Zhendong was in Yuzhou at that time.
The governor, the world suffered a disaster, food was scarce, and the people had no food, but General Liu dispersed military rations to help the people. These kind deeds are still remembered by the people of Yuzhou. Junyi admires General Liu very much in his heart, and regrets not having the chance to meet him!
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"As for the strong crossbow, Junke can go to King Chen and persuade him to hand over the strong crossbow to General Liu. However, Junshi cannot guarantee whether King Chen is willing to hand it over."
Zhou Ping said hurriedly: "General Liu said that regardless of whether King Chen is willing to hand over to him or not, the general will not take it to heart. Everything will be done according to King Chen's wishes."
"In that case, Jun will go and talk to King Chen."
Luo Jun asked Zhou Ping to wait in the palace temporarily while he went to see Chen Wang Liu Chong and urged Liu Chong to hand over the crossbow to Liu Bei.
He was a man who loved the people like a son. Regarding Liu Bei and Cao Cao, one was a man who had the same benevolence as himself and helped the people. The other was a man who killed the people indiscriminately and even used their preserved meat as military food.
Luo Jun naturally knew who he wanted, and for this reason he urged Liu Chong to hand over the crossbow instead of leaving it to Xia Houyuan.
Liu Chong was now very old and could no longer shoot crossbows. He was annoyed by Luo Jun's remarks and promised to hand over 3,000 crossbows to Liu Bei, leaving only more than 1,000 for himself.
This news made Zhou Ping very happy. Three thousand crossbows was quite a lot.
Among all kinds of combat weapons, the strong crossbow is the most expensive besides war horses and armor. Three thousand crossbows can slightly increase the combat power of Liu Bei's soldiers and horses.
Luo Jun sent people to send strong crossbows to Liu Bei's army. Zhou Ping also said that Luo Jun admired Liu Bei very much.
He was quite disgusted with Cao Cao, which made Liu Bei very happy.
At least there is no need to worry about Luo Jun being used by Cao Cao in the future. As long as Yuzhou does not invade Xuzhou, Xuzhou will be safe and sound.
Liu Bei led his troops and horses and continued to retreat to Xuzhou.
When they arrived at Pengcheng, Xiao Jian and Tian Yu went out of the city to meet each other. Liu Bei praised them for defending the city firmly and not being afraid of powerful enemies, and told them to continue to defend Pengcheng. He also left Liang Lu and three thousand people to garrison Pengcheng, under the command of Tian Yu.
When Liu Bei led his troops back to Xiapi, it was already May of the second year of Jian'an.
Mi Zhu, the Prime Minister of Xia Pi, and Zhuge Jin, Jian Yong, Xu Sheng, Xia Houbo and others from Zhizhong came out of the city to meet him.
"Lord!"
After not seeing each other for more than a year, Mi Zhu, Zhuge Jin and others saluted with tears in their eyes.
Liu Bei's eyes were red and he hurriedly stepped forward to help everyone up: "Everyone, you all have contributed to the defense of Xuzhou!"
"My lord, Xu Wenxiang should take the lead in guarding Xiapi this time. When Cao's soldiers besieged the city, Wen Xiang encouraged the soldiers and patrolled the city in person every day, day and night. If there were soldiers in the army who were afraid, Wen Xiang used his courage to do so.
The words of comfort made him feel at ease, and the city wall was strong, and Wen Xiang led the troops to repair it. With Xu Sheng here, we all have nothing to worry about!"
Mi Zhu attributed the credit to Xu Sheng, because that was the fact. When Cao Cao's troops besieged the city, Xu Sheng's soldiers patrolled the city wall every day and did not dare to slack off.
What he said most often was: "Anyone who invades Xuzhou will be attacked and defeated by Sheng. As long as Xu Sheng is here, the enemy soldiers will not be allowed to board an inch of the city."
However, he did not go into battle and could not defeat the enemy army, but he did not allow the enemy troops to board an inch of the city because Cao Cao did not attack the city at all.
Even if they attack the city, they cannot defeat it because Xu Sheng is guarding the city.
The generals in the army often listened to Xu Sheng's heroic words, and their morale was very high. The people in the city also worked together to defend the city, so Xu Sheng's contribution was relatively great.
"Hahaha... It is precisely because Xu Wenxiang is here that I can go on the expedition with peace of mind!"
Liu Bei led everyone into the city, and Zhuge Jin held a banquet in the governor's mansion to welcome Liu Bei and the soldiers who went out to the expedition. At the same time, he celebrated the defeat of Cao Cao and the protection of Xuzhou.
"I sent troops this time to recapture Yangzhou for Liu Zhengli and attack Yuan Shu. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao took advantage of the emptiness of our Xuzhou to attack. Fortunately, all the soldiers worked together and were not afraid of strong enemies. They sacrificed their lives and worked hard. Only then could they defeat Yuan Shu and Cao Cao.
, rescue the emperor. Everyone, let us drink for the stability of the world!"
Liu Bei raised his glass and everyone drank with him.
Zhou Ping had not drank for many days, and when he returned to Xiapi today, he felt happy again. Although everyone was urging him to drink, he couldn't help but drink a little too much.
However, by this time everyone had finished drinking and dispersed, and Liu Bei had someone help him go home.
When he returned home, Zhou Ping saw Gan Qian holding a little girl standing at the door, looking out expectantly.
Seeing Zhou Ping appear, Gan Qian's body trembled slightly, and tears suddenly flowed out of her eyes.
She wanted to rush over and hug Zhou Ping, but etiquette told her not to do so.
"Aqian!"
Zhou Ping couldn't care about this. When he saw Gan Qian, he threw away the person helping him and rushed over to hug Gan Qian.uuReading www.uukanshu.com
The person who helped him back quickly turned his head, and the servants and maids standing behind Gan Qian also turned their heads. Only his daughter Zhou Ning looked at them blankly.
Zhou Ping held Gan Qian for a long time before he felt someone tugging on Gan Qian's clothes and shyly calling: "Mom, mom."
Only then did he remember his daughter, and quickly separated from Gan Qian, looking at Zhou Ning standing beside him with a smile.
"Aning, call me daddy." Gan Qian said to Zhou Ning.
Zhou Ning looked at Zhou Ping and then at Gan Qian, not daring to speak.
When Zhou Ping left Xiapi, Zhou Ning was just over two months old. Now her imaginary age is three years old and her real age is one year and seven months.
After being away for more than a year, Zhou Ping often thought of his daughter. When he left, her daughter was still a baby who needed to be held in her arms. Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, her daughter would already be able to walk on her own and call her "Ama" and "Ama".
Dad.
"Aning, this is your father, scream quickly!" Gan Qian taught again.
Zhou Ning looked at Zhou Ping shyly again, and after a long time, she whispered: "Dad!"
Zhou Ping was overjoyed when he heard this, picked up Zhou Ning and laughed.
That night, Zhou Ping and Gan Qian fought frantically, fighting several times until dawn...
