"Dong Cao was killed, and Cao Cao came in anger. His soldiers and horses first defeated the Yellow Turbans, and then Yuan Shu. At this time, Zheng's morale was strong and unstoppable. Xuzhou's soldiers and horses would be difficult to resist the enemy. But Tao Xuzhou had 30,000 Danyang elite soldiers, plus
There are 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers in Xuzhou. Even if they are defeated, they will not be destroyed. They will probably defend Tancheng and dare not fight again. Cao Cao came from afar to attack, and it was difficult to supply food and grass. Tancheng could not be captured for a long time, and this man has no benevolence.
In his heart, he will definitely turn his anger on the people of Xuzhou and massacre the people to satisfy their hatred."
Zhou Ping looked angry after speaking, picked up the tea cup, and put it down again before drinking.
After hearing this, Liu Bei gritted his teeth and punched the table with his fist, causing the tea cup to jump up and almost fall over. He said bitterly: "Cao Cao's tyranny is even greater than that of Dong Zhuo. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Xuzhou were brutally slaughtered, and their bodies were filled with rivers.
Surabaya water does not flow..."
As if aware of his gaffe, Liu Bei sighed quickly, turning from anger to sadness: "Oh, what a pity! It's a pity that the people of Xuzhou thought at that time that Cao Cao defeated the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou and had not killed the Yellow Turbans indiscriminately, so how could he do it?
They killed innocent people in Xuzhou indiscriminately! If they had believed what Mr. Xi said at that time, they would not have done this!"
Zhou Ping noticed that Liu Bei changed his name to "Sir", which seemed to have recognized his talents.
"It's no wonder they don't believe it. Even if they believe it, they have nowhere to hide. Ten households and hundreds of households can escape, so where can the people of one county and one county escape?"
After Zhou Ping finished speaking, he untied the wine gourd from his waist, pulled out the stopper of the gourd, raised his head and took a sip. He found that the wine in the gourd was all gone, and shouted to the door: "Awu, come get some wine."
Zhang Wu stood outside the door. Hearing the shout, he hurriedly responded: "No."
He quickly entered the hall, took the wine gourd from Zhou Ping's hand, and hurriedly turned around and went out.
"Actually, I originally hoped that Cao Cao would hear my prophetic words and let him not do what I expected, but I didn't expect that he only heard what I said after the massacre. For this reason, he sent
Cao Hong came, luckily I escaped early and never met him."
After Cao Cao sent troops, Zhou Ping sent people to Xiapi and Donghai in Xuzhou to spread the word, hoping to spread the words he expected to Cao Cao's ears.
As long as Cao Cao hears the rumors, he will no longer be able to kill people because Cao Cao doesn't want people to really guess his thoughts and actions.
However, the rumor spread to Cao Cao's army, and many generals heard it, including Cao Hong. However, they did not believe that Cao Cao would actually massacre the people as rumored, and did not take the rumor to heart, so they did not report it to Cao Cao.
It was only after Cao Cao ordered them to massacre the people that Cao Hong remembered the rumors and went to tell Cao Cao about them.
When Cao Cao heard this, he was shocked and quickly sent Cao Hong. He wanted to meet Zhou Wen'an and ask him to go back if he was really talented.
However, Zhou Ping had already thought that whether Cao Cao heard the rumors before or after the incident, he would send people to find him, so he had already left home and sought refuge elsewhere.
"Why do you want to avoid Cao Hong, sir? You have such a great talent. If you help Cao Cao, wouldn't you be able to enjoy endless glory and wealth? In the future, you might even be able to become a general and become a marquis, bringing glory to your family." Liu Bei suddenly asked.
Zhou Ping knew that these were Liu Bei's test words, and immediately laughed: "Hahaha... Although Zhou is not talented, he is definitely not someone who helps Zhou to do harm and helps Cao to massacre the people. To be honest with you, the achievements of generals, glory and wealth are all like passing clouds.
It’s not my cup of tea.”
When Liu Bei heard what Zhou Ping said, he felt a little relieved and asked, "I wonder what you like, sir?"
At this time, Zhang Wu came in with a wine gourd filled with wine. Zhou Ping pointed at the wine gourd in his hand and said with a smile: "I only have two good things, good wine and lust, hahaha..."
He laughed and took the wine gourd from Zhang Wu's hand, unplugged the gourd and drank several sips.
Zhang Wu then left the door and stood outside.
Zhang Fei smelled the smell of wine outside the door, and asked Zhang Wu with a silly smile: "Hey, boy, do you have a lot of wine at home?"
Zhang Wu just glanced at him and didn't respond.
"Hey, you are young, have a bad temper, and are carrying a bow. Can you hit the pillar?" Zhang Fei pointed at the pillar less than two steps away from Zhang Wu and said.
He felt that his hot face was pressed against his cold ass, and he couldn't help but get angry. If Liu Bei hadn't told him when he came, he would have scolded him.
But what Zhang Fei didn't expect was that as soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Wu quickly pulled out a long bow from behind, and quickly pulled out an arrow from the quiver on his right waist, put it on the bow string, and walked toward the courtyard more than ten steps away.
shot from the tree.
Then I saw a sparrow falling from the tree with an arrow stuck in it.
Zhang Wu finished it in one go, with coherent movements. After shooting, he quickly put the longbow back into his backpack and gave Zhang Fei a contemptuous look.
Guan Yu, who had been standing still with half-closed eyes, couldn't help but open his eyes wide and glanced at Zhang Wu.
However, I only took one glance at it, and then closed my eyes half-closed again, as if nothing happened.
Zhang Fei was different. He immediately became interested in Zhang Wu. He didn't dare to look down on him anymore, and said with a smile: "Hey, he shot well. What kind of wine did you go to get just now? Why does it smell so good?"
Zhang Wu still didn't answer him.
Zhang Fei had no choice but to poke his head into the hall, only to see Zhou Qi bow his hand to Liu Bei and then walk out.
In the hall, Liu Bei smiled and said to Zhou Ping: "Sir, he is full of economics and eloquent, and he is so free and easy. It is really enviable. When I came here this time, I originally wanted to invite you to be the master of the book. Now it seems that with your master
You are talented enough to govern Yuzhou for me!"
Liu Bei was very satisfied with this visit and thought that if he did not come, he might miss a talented person.
Although the person in front of me is only twenty years old and has not yet started a family, his intelligence does not depend on his age. Now I am trying it myself. If Chen Qun had not been appointed as my valet, Zhou Wen'an in front of me could also be my valet.
The post of governor is to assist the governor in managing a state's affairs, which is similar to that of Biejia. It can be said that he is the right-hand man of the governor and has considerable power.
Liu Bei originally thought that the young man in front of him would definitely agree to his request immediately.
However he was wrong.
Zhou Ping picked up the wine gourd again, took a sip of wine, then placed it on the table in front of him, smiled at Liu Bei and said: "I am so loved by you, Zhou Ping is very happy, but... I am a prodigal and have no talent, and I am really embarrassed by Ren Zhizhong."
I am afraid that I will have to bear the responsibility of envoy."
Since we have been planning and waiting for more than two years, there is no rush now.
You can't just invite Liu Bei now, let alone agree immediately. Judging from the current situation, Liu Bei can't invite him this time, and he will definitely come again next time. After all, he is also afraid that he will defect to Cao Cao.
Speaking of which, he and Cao Cao were from the same county.
The smile on Liu Bei's face froze for a moment, and then quickly spread out. He thought this was Zhou Ping's gift of resignation. In ancient times, there was a ritual of three concessions and three concessions.
"Mr. knows the affairs of the world, understands the people of the world, knows things like a god, how can you say that he has no talent! Mr. Qu is still worthy of being appointed in the government. With his talent, he will definitely be able to serve as a minister in the future."
Liu Bei was drawing a big pie for Zhou Ping, trying to lure him with benefits.
"Hahaha..." Zhou Ping laughed again and said, "I have already said that I only like wine and sex, and I don't like ministers, generals, and marquises."
Liu Bei was silent for a moment, and then said with grief and anger: "Dong's thieves have rebelled against the country. Although they have been destroyed, Li Jue and Guo Si still hold the emperor hostage, cause trouble to the court, and do whatever they want. The herdsmen of each state have their own troops, ceding territories to strengthen themselves, and have not thought about entering.
Guan rescued the emperor, but only preyed on the common people to fulfill his own selfish desires. Cao Cao even slaughtered the common people, killed innocent people indiscriminately, and was cruel and rebellious."
"Now the world is in chaos, with constant military disasters, increased taxes and servitude, and drought and locust disasters. The people are struggling to survive, and the Han Dynasty is in danger. As the last member of the Han Dynasty, I, Liu Bei, am fortunate to be the governor of a state. I am determined to save the people and protect the country.
But I hate my lack of intelligence and strength. When I met Mr., I thought that he could help me calm the chaos and calm the people, but I didn't know... Mr., who has great talents in the world, wants to live in seclusion in the mountains and indulge in wine and sex. This is not what a man would do, so please forgive me.
Sir, you have the common people in the world at heart, so help me a little to save all people!"
At the end of the sentence, Liu Bei stood up, clasped his fists with both hands, and bowed to Zhou Ping.
Zhou Ping quickly stood up and returned the courtesy.
Listening to Liu Bei's words, he felt sincerely. Although he did not cry, Zhou Ping could feel his benevolence to save the people and his will to bring peace to the people.
After Liu Bei sat down again, Zhou Ping looked back and forth, made sure there was no one else in the hall, and then said slowly: "It is admirable that you have benevolence and righteousness, and your ambition to quell chaos and save the people! Although Zhou Ping is a village fool,
Husband, I know I have no talent, so I should do my best for you, but..."
Liu Bei listened to his previous words and seemed to have agreed to assist him. However, as soon as he heard the three words "only", the hope he had just raised sank instantly. He could only look at Zhou Ping expectantly, wanting to hear
"Just" nothing.
"It's just that," Zhou Ping leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice and said, "Yuzhou is not a place for competition. If you want to succeed, you must get to Xuzhou."
Zhou Ping just signaled his brother to leave just to say these words to Liu Bei.
"Xuzhou?!" Liu Bei asked in shock. "How can this happen? Tao Gongzu treated me so kindly, how can I seize his state? This is absolutely impossible!"
