As Zhou Ping expected, Lu Su brought his family to Chengde County, Jiujiang County to find his friend Liu Ye.
"Liu Xuande has a reputation of benevolence and righteousness, and he treats the people well. He once distributed food to save the people in Yuzhou. When he left Xiaopei, thousands of people came to see him, reluctant to leave, and tried every means to try to stay. The people were poor but they gave money to each other. He won the hearts of the people in such a way, which is really surprising.
What a shame! He is now in charge of Xuzhou and appointed you as the ruler. Why did you refuse? You even had to hide with your whole family?"
Liu Ye was puzzled by Lu Su's actions.
"Xuzhou is a place of death. Liu Xuande abandoned Yuzhou and came to Xuzhou. This shows that this man has the ambition to fight for supremacy, but he will not be able to stay in Xuzhou for long. Since he is a person who is about to be destroyed, why should I respond to him? I heard that when Liu Xuande was in Xiaopei, he once
I went to Feng County to request Zhou Wen'an's appointment but was rejected, and then went back again, so Zhou Wen'an followed him. Now that I refuse his offer, he will definitely come again, so I have to take refuge here with my family."
This is Lu Su’s explanation.
"I have also heard about Zhou Wen'an. He has the ability to predict events, know the general trend of the world, and know people. Since he is willing to help Liu Xuande, and Liu Xuzhou has brave strategies, how can you say that Xuzhou is a place of death? So what?
Do you think Liu Xuande will be destroyed?"
"Now that the world is in chaos, all parties are vying to occupy prefectures and counties. Cao Cao attacked Xu twice, aiming to capture Xuzhou. Yuan Jiujiang is now in Jiujiang, and he calls himself Xuzhou Bo, so he will also fight for Xuzhou. With the power of Xuzhou, it will be difficult to resist.
It will eventually be destroyed.”
However, Liu Ye disagreed with Lu Su's words and shook his head and said: "Otherwise, Cao Cao and Lu Bu are fighting over Yanzhou and have no time to go east. Although Yuan Gongdao has the intention to capture Xuzhou, he is currently conquering Jiangdong and may not be able to attack it for the time being.
Xu, how did Xuzhou come to be said to be a dead place?"
Lu Su retorted: "Although Lu Bu is brave, Cao Cao is more resourceful, and with the help of Yuan Benchu's soldiers and horses, he will definitely win. After Cao Cao stabilizes Yanzhou, he will attack Xuzhou three times. Ziyang thinks that Liu Xuande is stronger than Cao Cao.
Who is weak? Who can win? Although Yuan Jiujiu sent troops to capture Jiangdong, he has many soldiers and horses. If he mobilizes troops to attack Xu, it is more than enough, so how can he be powerless!"
Liu Ye replied without thinking: "Of course it is Cao Qiang and Liu Ruo, but when Tao Gongzu was in Xuzhou, he had not abandoned the state and destroyed it, so why did Liu Xuande end up like this?"
"At this time and that time, when Tao Gongzu was here, Xuzhou's soldiers and horses were all obeying his orders. But now Xuzhou's soldiers and horses are mixed, Zang Ba supports his troops to strengthen himself in Langya, and Cao Bao holds his troops in Xiapi. It may be difficult to listen to Liu Xuande's orders. Chen Yuanlong Mizi
Although Zhong and others have tried their best to help Liu Xuande, in my opinion, the current domestic and foreign troubles in Xuzhou are beyond Liu Xuande's ability."
At this time, Lu Su only knew that Liu Bei had appointed Chen Deng as the governor of Guangling. He did not know that Liu Bei had made Zang Ba the prime minister of Langya, nor did he know about Zhou Ping's plan to lure Yuan Shu to attack and ambush him to cut off his food supply. If he knew, he would probably be
I wouldn't think so anymore.
Liu Ye didn't know either. He thought about it carefully and felt that what Lu Su said was reasonable. Xuzhou was indeed in chaos now.
Amid internal and external troubles, it would be difficult for Liu Bei to defend Xuzhou!
"In this case, Zijing, today there are many heroes in the world. With your talents, you will definitely be able to do something in the future. Now in Lujiang, there are Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo, Xu Qian and others who have their own supporters. Among them, Zheng Bao is the most outstanding.
The one with the most supporters is the most fertile place, so you can quickly go to it."
Liu Ye knew that Lu Su was talented and intelligent, but what he lacked was the opportunity to show off his intelligence.
Lu Su thought for a while and felt that it would be a good idea to join Zheng Bao now. With his ability, he would have a great future in the future. It was just his family that tied him down: "It's just my grandmother and mother..."
"Your family can stay here temporarily. It won't be too late to take you back when you are safe."
"This will trouble Ziyang to take care of my family!"
Lu Su stayed at Liu Ye's house for a few days, said goodbye to his family and Liu Ye, and went to Chaohu to join Zheng Bao.
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Zhou Ping took Zhang Wu and asked all the way, and finally came to the door of a small courtyard.
It is said that Chen Jiao lived here.
The courtyard door was open, so Zhou Ping handed the horse to Zhang Wu to lead. When he walked to the door, he saw a young and beautiful woman in the courtyard, holding a one or two-year-old child in her arms.
"Excuse me, is Chen Jibi here?"
When the young beautiful woman heard the sound, she turned around and saw a strange and handsome man. She couldn't help but blush slightly. Just when she was about to respond, someone in the room already answered loudly: "Who is looking for me?"
Then a man came out of the house. He seemed to be two or three years older than Zhou Ping.
"Are you looking for me?"
Chen Jiao looked at Zhou Ping carefully and made sure that he didn't recognize him.
Zhou Ping guessed that this person was Chen Jiao, so he quickly raised his hand and said: "Zhou Ping and Zhou Wen'an of Pei Guofeng County heard that brother Ji Bi was here and came here to visit!"
"Are you Zhou Wen'an?" Chen Jiao hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly said, "Quick, please come in."
Apparently Chen Jiao had heard of Zhou Wen'an.
At this time, the beautiful young woman went into the house with her child in her arms.
Zhou Ping entered the courtyard, and Zhang Wu was waiting outside the door with his horse.
"Brother Ji Bi, I heard that you went to Jiangdong before, but I didn't know that you had come to Dongcheng. If I had known earlier, I would have come to visit earlier."
In fact, Zhou Ping heard the steward of the Lu Su family say that Chen Jiaogang had just arrived from Jiangdong, so he said this.
"There is a war in Jiangdong. I have only been here for two or three months. I heard that you have followed Liu Shijun in Xiapi and come to this distant county. I don't know why?"
Because Dongcheng is far away from Tancheng and Xiapi and is a border county of Xuzhou, Chen Jiao is called Yuan County.
"To be honest, Commander Liu has the ambition to bring order to the people and bring peace to the people. Now is the time when he is looking for talented people. He originally wanted to invite Lu Zijing of Dongcheng to be the governor. Unfortunately, when I arrived here, Lu Zijing had already left.
Home, I don’t know where to go.”
Zhou Ping looked quite disappointed when he said this.
Chen Jiao said: "Lu Zijing, this person is rich, good at giving, and has deep strategies. He is indeed worthy of being in charge of the government."
"It is a good fortune for you to meet brother Ji Bi because of your lack of respect. It is also a good thing for Zhou Ping. With my brother's talent and reputation, he can also be appointed as the governor. I ask brother Ji Bi to come back with me and help you to regulate Xuzhou and rescue him."
All peoples!”
Zhou Ping offered Chen Jiao his hand again, his sincere attitude made Chen Jiao slightly moved.
However, in Zhou Ping's expectant eyes, Chen Jiao shook his head and sighed: "It's too late!"
"Why is it late?" Zhou Ping was a little confused.
After a moment of silence, Chen Jiao replied: "Guangling Chen Fujun sent someone the day before yesterday to appoint me as Guangling meritorious officer. I have promised Chen Fujun. A gentleman must keep his promise. I am packing my bags and preparing to go to Guangling tomorrow.
, I am afraid that Chen Jiao will not be able to repay your kindness!"
It turned out that Chen Deng had taken the lead.
Since Chen Deng had already recognized him as a meritorious official, Liu Bei could not take away Chen Deng's people, and he could not take them away. Zhou Ping could not persuade him any more.
If you persuade Chen Jiao to abandon Chen Deng and go with Liu Bei, you will gain Chen Jiao and lose Chen Deng, and the gain will not be worth the loss.
Chen Jiao was a native of Dongyang, Guangling. His original surname was Liu. Later, he was adopted by his mother's family, the Chen family, so he changed his surname to Chen.
However, he married the daughter of Liu Song, the Liu clan. He and Liu Song were close relatives. This matter was later criticized by Xu Xuan. However, Cao Cao cherished Chen Jiao's talent and said that it happened five years ago in Jian'an.
Talk about it and suppress it.
First he visited Lu Su but failed, then he met Chen Jiao but failed again.
Zhou Ping's mood at this moment was not only disappointed, but almost despairing.
I'm afraid my trip will be in vain, this kind of talent is hard to find!
But it won't work if you don't ask for it. What Liu Bei lacks most now is talents, including both literary talents and generals.
Chen Jiao saw Zhou Ping's dejected state, and if he had some understanding, he looked slightly happy and said: "Since you are so eager to seek talents, I will recommend someone who will be qualified for the post of governing the country."
Zhou Ping was overjoyed when he heard this. Regardless of whether the person recommended by Chen Jiao was a historical celebrity or not, a person like him would definitely be good at recommending him. He quickly asked: "Who is it?"
"Langya Zhuge Jin."
"Hahaha..." Zhou Ping suddenly laughed.
Chen Jiao asked in confusion: "Why is Wen An laughing?"
Zhou Ping stopped laughing and replied: "I am so anxious that I forgot about Zhuge Ziyu!"
"Does Wen An actually know Zhuge Ziyu?"
Chen Jiao was even more confused at this time. Zhuge Jin had been hiding in Jiangdong for several years. How could Zhou Wen'an know Zhuge Jin? No wonder people say that this person can know the affairs and people of the world!
"Famous but never met, he is also in Jiangdong now, right?" Zhou Ping asked with a smile.
"Yes, he is in Qu'a, Wu County. I have met and talked with him before, and I know that this man is much more talented than me, and he is a very filial person, so he is even more worthy of the post of ruler."
"In that case, I must visit him urgently, so as not to miss this person again."
On the second day, Zhou Ping and Chen Jiao set out on the road together. They wanted to go to Guangling first, and then cross the river to Qu'a.