I am not a counselor, I am trying to survive in the late Han Dynasty

Chapter 87 Okay, let’s go to Xuzhou together! (Added 1 more chapter for Nara Shu)
Cao Cao's counselors have begun to notice Xu Shu, and Cao Cao should also be able to sense that there is something wrong with Xu Shu.

But, Xu Shu's previous character design was really good, and they couldn't find any flaws at all - you can't question a person who brought his own rations and worked hard for Cao Jun, right?
You can't doubt Xu Shu just because he has a noble character and doesn't care about fame and fortune, right?
What's the difference between this and suspecting someone of being a traitor if you find he's too honest?
Xu Shu is currently maintaining such a state with Cao Jun.

If you ask me to go to your base camp and die, I will not go. I guess you have no reason to deal with me.

But this is not enough.

Xu Shu's goal for the next stage is not to be afraid even if he really breaks up.

In order to achieve this goal, he must tie Zang Ba tightly to his chariot.

This time his fellow countryman Guo Jia just gave him a chance.

When Xue Lan heard that she was going to be a messenger to mourn Tao Qian, she finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Great, as long as it works, I can survive.

He looked at Xu Shu flatteringly and said flatteringly:
"I am old and weak in virtue. How can I be an envoy? It would be better for Yuan Zhi to be the envoy and me as the deputy. I will do my best to help Yuan Zhi."

Xu Shu was in a good mood and smiled:

"How does this work?
Duke Xue is famous all over the world and one of the "Eight Talents".

If Mr. Xue is the deputy, who in the world can be the righteous?I'm afraid Yang Wenxian wouldn't dare either. "

Xue Lan was elated and said with a flattering smile:

"General Xu is ridiculous, as long as I can do something for General Xu, I will do anything.

Just...well, just how is the general going to go?

The old man is not afraid of the fatigue of the journey, but he is worried that thieves will cause trouble on the road. "

Xu Shu laughed and said:
"Don't worry, I have sent someone to deliver a message to Zang Ba, and he will come to protect us soon."

Xue Lan:......

Humph, this Xu Shu.

He's just a bandit who luckily won a few people using deceitful means and then started to look down on the world's heroes?
Who is Zang Ba, a good man and a woman of faith?
They were just sitting in Kaiyang because they were not on good terms with the wealthy Yanzhou clan. They just sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight, and asked thieves to protect them. You can really imagine it.

Huh, forget it, it's just the right time for you to die. With my reputation, no one would dare to harm me. No matter who saves me, Zang Ba or Lu Bu, it will be a great thing.

Xue Lan felt warm all over as he thought about it. He glanced at Xu Shu inadvertently and saw Xu Shu looking at him with a smile. He quickly asked with a flattering smile:

"General Xu, what do you think?"

"No," Xu Shu actually showed a hint of embarrassment, "I was just thinking that this road is extremely difficult and dangerous. If Mr. Xue makes any mistakes on the road, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to others."

Xue Lan:? ? ?
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Following Xu Shu's order, Sima Ju rushed to Kaiyang day and night.

What makes Sima Ju sad is that the county under Lu Bu and Cao Cao was in a state of desolation, with very few pedestrians. However, Kaiyang County under the rule of five thieves from Taishan County was exceptionally prosperous.

The New Year atmosphere here is strong, and the roads and alleys are full of busy people and passing merchants. Yanzhou has almost become a primitive society of bartering. The five-baht coin here is actually still interchangeable, and transactions are quite frequent. It is completely different from Sima Ju's impression of the situation where thieves robbed the people and the people were in dire straits.

Sima Ju asked the people where Zang Ba was. A group of people rushed to show him the way, and there were even a few children leading the way. It didn't look like a guide den at all.

This is normal - after the Yellow Turbans' defeat, some people defected to Cao Cao, while others defected to Zang Ba.

Cao Cao continued to fight, but Kaiyang under Zang Ba's rule had never seen any large-scale battles. It was truly a paradise in troubled times.

No matter how cruel Zang Ba was, he was not cruel enough to rob those under his rule, so when the New Year came, there was a vibrant scene of all things competing here, which was really enviable.

Hey, it would be great if there was no chaos in the world.

Sima Ju smacked his lips and followed the people who showed the way to Zang Ba's mansion.

Zang Ba's house is very luxurious, with a big one!Extremely big!

The wall made of rammed loess stretched for ten miles, which made Sima Ju swallow his saliva, wondering how many houses there would be after entering such a wide wall.

He casually came to the door and was shocked to find several sergeants surrounding a huge copper pot. Steam was steaming in the pot. Several sergeants cut raw mutton from the chopping board next to it, held it with chopsticks and boiled it in the pot, enduring the heat. He couldn't wait to stuff it into his mouth, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

And a round-headed man with a fat belly was cutting meat for everyone with his upper body naked. He showed his teeth and laughed while cutting, looking like he was enjoying himself.

Sima Ju walked up to several people and asked humbly:

"Brothers, I am the envoy sent by Xu Yuanzhi, the prefect of Mount Tai, and I am here to see General Zang."

Those few people raised their heads and looked directly at Sima Ju. They saw that Sima Ju was covered in hair. Only then did they realize that these ordinary-dressed sergeants were all tall and burly, with fleshy faces. It was not good at first glance. With each other.

Seeing Sima Ju's fearful look, the fat man smiled, put down the meat cleaver in his hand, and said in a hoarse voice:

"If someone else were to be the prefect of Mount Tai, I would be dissatisfied. But Xu Yuanzhi is a hero who challenged Lu Bu. If he is the prefect, I will be convinced."

Sima Ju was shocked:
"One step is..."

The man chuckled, with a sly look on his greasy face:
"I'm Zang Ba, whose courtesy name is Xuan Gao. I have a nickname called Nu Kou. You can call me whatever you want."

Sima Ju was shocked and quickly knelt down and called him General Zang. Zang Ba smiled and waved his hands, took out a pair of chopsticks and handed them to Sima Ju. Several sergeants around him also smiled and stepped aside to let Sima Ju sit down, which made Sima Juduo a little flattered. Feel.

Oh, it should be said that if it were Sima Ju before, he would have been moved by the courtesy of this famous bandit leader and was ready to recognize his elder brother with all his heart and soul.

But after following Xu Shu for a long time, Sima Ju, a man born in the Yellow Turban, also gained some insights.

He clearly saw that there were six pairs of chopsticks, no more than one pair and no less than one pair. It seemed that they were prepared for him in advance.

In other words, Zang Ba already knew that he was coming, so he specially asked someone to hold a pot and acted rudely here!
He was wary in his heart, but pretended to be extremely moved on the outside and kept giving in.

Zang Ba smiled and pressed his shoulders to let him sit down, and then introduced several other sergeants who were surrounding the meal.

"These are all my good brothers, treat them as one of our own, don't be polite - Sun Guan, just call him Yingzi! Wu Dun, we all call him Annu! Yin Li, call him Lu'er! Chang Xi, call him Ba Son!"

The five thieves of Mount Tai!

The five thieves of Mount Tai are all here!

Sima Ju suddenly felt like he had fallen into a den of thieves. He quickly took out the letter and handed it to Zang Ba.

Zang Ba smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed, and he took Xu Shu's letter and read it carefully.

Xu Shu's tone in the letter was very respectful, saying that he had made some achievements in protecting Cao Cao, and Cao Gong promoted him and made him the prefect of Mount Tai, which made Xu Shu panic.He thought that he was young and virtuous, so how could he take on the position of prefect?

After much thought, he wanted to ask Zang Ba from Taishan to take charge of the overall situation. He would do his best to obey Zang Ba's orders.

In addition, Xu Shu also said that Zang Ba must have been very sad when he heard that Tao Qian died of illness. He wanted to pay homage to Tao Qian in person and asked Zang Ba to go with him.

But he had offended Lu Bu before. If he entered Xuzhou through Lu State this time, he would probably be targeted by Lu Bu and lead his army to attack him. So after thinking about it, Xu Shu could only shamelessly ask Zang Ba for protection. He thought Zang Ba would understand. His difficulties.

After Zang Ba read the letter, he couldn't help laughing. He put the letter away thoughtfully and patted Sima Ju on the shoulder:

"Mr. Xu Fu is so polite! Why bother Mr. Xu Fu to write to me personally for such a trivial matter?"

After that, he sighed again:
"Hey, Zang was promoted by Tao Shijun. Unexpectedly, Tao Shijun passed away at an early age. Zang was really sad and wanted to express his condolences, but he was also afraid that Zang's reputation would be bad and someone would beat him up.

It just so happened that Zang was so happy to have a hero like Xu Yuanzhi go with him!
Come on, come on, eat more, and bother the envoy to go back and report to Mr. Xu Fu, saying that I, Zang Ba, will definitely accept the order and go to Xuzhou to see Mr. Tao off.

If Lu Bu stops me, my son-in-law will not be a vegetarian! "

The joy on Zang Ba's face was not fake at all.

He kept toasting to Sima Ju, lamenting that he had been away from his hometown in Taishan for many years and had been wandering away from home. He had been looked down upon. In fact, he missed his hometown and wanted to go home for a long time.

I just hate that he has a bad reputation, and I am afraid that he will be beaten out if he steps into the land of Taishan County.

Now, with Xu Yuanzhi as the prefect and inviting him back, Zang Ba will definitely change his mind, assist Xu Shu properly, and never let outsiders bully the people of Taishan!

Sima Ju also knew that Zang Ba must be farting.

No wonder the thieves are so powerful. We thieves can't even eat. Look at the lies they tell. If I hadn't followed General Xu, how could I have recognized such lies?

Sima Ju, who has been practicing for a long time, is particularly good at the expression of "overjoyed". It was so overwhelming that he almost recognized Zang Ba as his eldest brother with tears in his eyes.

Zang Ba also used banditry methods and kept talking to Sima Ju about all the big and small things that happened when the Yellow Turbans were rampant in the world to punish bullies.

Finally, Sima Ju fainted from the drunkenness and fell on the table with a thud.

Zang Ba waved his hand with a smile and asked the servants to carry Sima Ju into the mansion to rest. Then he looked at the people around him with a smile and sighed:
"Brothers, Xu Yuanzhi invited me to return to his hometown. What do you think?"

Sun Guan, who was sitting on Zang Ba’s left hand side, smiled and said:

"Xu Yuanzhi dares to fight against Lu Bu alone, but he doesn't dare to go to Mount Tai to become a governor. Does this mean that we are just three-year-old naughty boys?"

Several people sneered in unison, and Yin Li said:

"Everything about this person's behavior is weird. It's no wonder that Lu Fengxian was defeated by this person.

This time he was going to pay homage to Tao Qian, and he actually took Xuan Gao with him.

Hey, I wonder what the intentions of these deceitful people are? "

"What else is there for you?" Wu Dun said, "He had quarreled with Lu Bu before, but this time he wanted to go to Xuzhou, but he didn't dare to go. So he showed his courtesy and wanted me to take care of him.

Why should I go to Mount Tai to be ruled by him when I am waiting for him to dominate in Kaiyang?

Hey, this person may have lost his mind and gone crazy! "

The five Taishan thieves were all born in Taishan County, but they were penniless when they were in their hometown. Zang Ba's father, who had the best background, was just a prison official in Hua County, very humble.

On the contrary, they have become a popular force in Kaiyang, recruiting a large number of Yellow Turban troops, and have good friendships with the surrounding wealthy families.

If you live a good life here, why do you want to go back to your hometown?

I have to call him back, why do you need to invite me?
Chang Xi said lazily:
"Slave, don't think about this. Just do what you said before and kill Xu Yuanzhi. Lu Bu will definitely be overjoyed. We will take over Mount Tai by then!"

Among Zang Ba's generals, only Chang Xi called Zang Ba by his nickname. Zang Ba didn't feel dissatisfied and said with a smile:

"Why do you want to help Lu Fengxian?"

"Hey, isn't that easy?
What is Cao Cao's identity?How can you look down on me?
This man is violent and easy to kill, and I just don't like him.

On the other hand, Lu Bu came from a rough background like me and he was a hero. This time he was defeated by Xu Shu and was forced to retreat to Dongmin. If we kill Xu Shu this time, it will be like giving help in the snow.

Lu Bu values ​​​​loyalty and has been defeated again this time. He will rely on us even more in the future. Killing Xu Shu is equivalent to breaking the arm of Cao Cao's traitor. We will work hard to advance westward and divide Yanzhou equally with Lu Bu in the future! "

Zang Ba nodded slightly and smiled:
"Too."

Zang Ba took in a large number of Yellow Turban troops and always wanted to dominate the world.

However, he was deeply afraid of the bravery of Cao Cao and Lu Bu, and had no friendship with the Yanzhou wealthy people, so he never dared to advance westward.

At this moment, both of them were losing. Zang Ba had already found out the news and tried to move westward. Xu Shu gave him a chance.

Seeing that Zang Ba agreed, Chang Xi immediately said:

"If we send an army to attack and Xu Shu defends the city, we may not be able to win.

This time he actually asked me to wait for the guard, which is really asking for his own death - why don't I agree first, and invite Xu Shu to drink in our army on the way, and I will capture this thief myself.

If he refuses to come, hey, I will join Lu Bu and lead the attack. How many people can Xu Shu take with him when he goes to mourn?
Our army will attack from all sides and we will definitely win in one fell swoop. We will hand over this man's head to Lu Bu... slave, what do you think of this? "

Zang Ba thought about it for a moment and said with a smile:
"That's fine, Ba'er, I'll leave this matter to you! Bring me Xu Yuanzhi's head!"

Chang Xi slapped his chest loudly and said proudly:
"Don't worry, I'm afraid Xu Yuanzhi won't dare to come! If he comes..."

Sun Guan frowned and said:
"Don't boast, this matter is no small matter.

Xu Yuanzhi was able to defeat Lu Bu in a single fight, and he must have had the courage to fight like no one else. His subordinates were all veterans of many battles, so they might not be able to defeat him in a fight in the mountains! "

Chang Xi always looked down on Sun Guan, but now that he was interrupted by Sun Guan, he became even more angry and said unhappily:

"You think I only have the courage of an ordinary man?
Humph, I have already found out - this time Lu Bu was defeated, the Yanzhou wealthy family was greatly damaged, and everyone wanted to kill Xu Shu for revenge.

Wang Kai, who was engaged in Yanzhou, had a good relationship with Xu Shu, a famous scholar. Xu Shu was killed by Xu Shu. Wang Kai gritted his teeth and thought about revenge day and night. He used his subordinate Gao Shun as the captain to train an elite army, which he called the "trapped camp". They were extremely brave.

The prefect of Jiyin, Wu Zirenyi, was in the lead and was known to be popular. He had [-] cavalrymen under his command, all of whom were elite soldiers. Previously, Xu Shu had kidnapped the famous scholar Xue Lan. Wu Zi was very angry and had long wanted to take Xu Shu's head.

I asked these two men to ambush and attack from both sides. Even if Xu Shu is brave enough, what can he do?I will kill him! "

(End of this chapter)