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

Chapter 96 Liu Bei is here!

Finally, Xiapi arrived.

As soon as Xu Shu and his party appeared, cavalry came forward to greet them from a distance.

The cavalry leader riding his horse had a very cold expression on his face and told Xu Shu that the new Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei was already waiting outside the city to greet him.

This surprised Xu Shu very much.

It stands to reason that he is the Taishan prefect under Cao Cao, so Liu Bei should make a gesture and not be too enthusiastic about Xu Shu in front of many Xuzhou people.

But Liu Bei still showed up.

He waited outside the city with the civil and military officials in the city. The ceremony was not grand but full of sincerity.

Many people in the city also stopped and watched, looking at these envoys coming from the north.

Xu Shu could clearly feel the murderous intent and resentment in the crowd, and some people had even secretly picked up rocks from the ground.

If a fight breaks out, they will have to throw rocks at them desperately, so that they can at least cause a little panic to the enemy.

There is no way, Cao Cao's reputation in this area is so bad that even the timid people have gone all over the place, and everyone who remains has a grudge against him.

Even if he can conquer this place, it won't take more than a few decades, so don't expect the people here to sincerely join him, but Cao Cao's thinking seems to be different from others.

As long as all those who are dissatisfied are killed, the rest will naturally obey.

From this aspect, it seems to make sense.

Xu Shu watched a middle-aged man slowly walking out of the crowd and immediately realized his identity.

He seemed to feel a long-lost warm wind pouring into his body, and the chill that had been accumulating in his heart since arriving in Yanzhou in winter was mostly reduced.

Xu Shu stepped forward, bowed down in a respectful and sincere manner, and said in a deep voice:
"Xu Shu, the Grand Administrator of Taishan, pays homage to Duke Liu, the Shepherd of Xuzhou!"

He knelt on the ground and waited for Liu Bei to approach. After a while, a big hand slowly came over and placed it in front of Xu Shu.

Xu Shu subconsciously reached out his hand and held it tightly. A huge force gently pulled him up.

Under the blazing sun at noon, Xu Shu saw clearly the face of the person in front of him.

This was a man with a square face and dark skin. He was tall but extremely thin, with sunken eye sockets and several scars of varying depths on his face and neck.

His hair was scattered randomly like a tassel, scattered but not messy, like a dark cloud parked in the mountains. The clothes on his body were slightly worn but not dirty. The texture was simple and ordinary, without complicated patterns, and his feet were just pedaling. Wearing a pair of straw sandals, he didn't look like he was specially greeting an envoy from a prince, but rather like he was casually greeting a visiting friend.

"Is this the hero Xu Yuanzhi who fought against Lu Bu alone?"

Liu Bei's voice was full of energy, and a very sincere smile broke out on his angular face when he spoke.

Although Liu Bei smiled very gently, and although he had just assumed the post of Xuzhou Mu, he did not have too much power, but at this moment Liu Bei smiled sincerely, and Xu Shu immediately felt a sense of ambition and pride that looked down on the world, which made him more cautious. He nodded and said:

"It's down."

"I have received Mr. Xu's letter! Please, follow me into the city!"

Liu Bei took Xu Shu's hand and nodded to everyone behind Xu Shu.

Everyone looked at this arrogant and arrogant man, and couldn't help but feel a surge of blood from the bottom of their hearts. Even Mr. Ai, who had previously avoided Liu Bei's gaze, felt a surge of heat.

Wow, is this Liu Bei?
He is indeed a burly succubus. If I hadn’t known his details in advance, I would have been brainwashed by him!

Mr. Ai raised his chest and raised his head, silently thinking that Liu Bei was a bad guy.

But no matter what, it can't offset my slight affection for Liu Bei——

After all, after arriving at the end of Han Dynasty, Mr. Ai and Xu Shu only met people like gourmet Cheng Yu and dog lover Wu Zi.

These people are really a bit anti-human. Liu Bei can be said to be one of the few normal people among the princes they have seen.

With other inhuman colleagues as a foil, Liu Bei suddenly looked tall and majestic, and even his smile was like a spring breeze, which made people very reassuring.

Gao Shun looked at Liu Bei, with a hint of respect in his iron-faced eyes. He whispered: "As expected of the world-famous Ambassador Liu, he is really good!"

"What a piece of shit!" Mr. Ai protested silently, "I'm just fooling you ignorant ancients.

That beast Wu Zi talks about benevolence and righteousness every day. Do you see what kind of person he is doing? "

Mr. Ai said this, but looking at the scene in Xiapi City, he felt a little moved in his heart.

Xiapi City is in dilapidated condition, as if it has not been repaired for a long time.

But the roads in the city are clean and orderly, and the people and vendors have begun to move around gradually, looking quite lively.

This was the first time Mr. Ai saw a city full of order and life in the land of the late Han Dynasty after coaxing Xu Shu to leave Jingzhou.

This is the most common thing in later generations, but it is extremely rare in this era.

Especially these soldiers under Liu Bei's command...

Mr. Ai just met Wu Zi's soldiers.

The soldiers under Wu Zi, who claimed to be benevolent and righteous, were all skinny. Although Wu Zi was also thin, his complexion was very good, and he was as smooth as a big dog, without even a single scratch on his body.

But Liu Bei is obviously different.

There were various scars on his face and neck. This man had gone through countless fights and wallowed in mountains of blood and blood. Even after narrowly escaping from death, his movements showed a calmness and stability.

He is not a natural warrior like Dian Wei who can be seen at a glance, but when he stands here, he makes people feel at ease.

Liu Bei did not use his guards to clear the way. The people had already dispersed on both sides of the road consciously, looking at Liu Bei with hope in his heart.

Liu Bei nodded and smiled at them as he walked, completely unlike a prince who controlled a state.

They also hope that the new Xuzhou Mu can bring them peace and tranquility, and turn the previous war into a nightmare, just like this.

Mr. Ai suddenly felt for a moment that it would be great if he could spend the rest of his life in such a peaceful place.

But then he thought that he was a time traveler. He came to this plane just to do great things. How could he live in depression for a long time?

Besides, is Liu Bei worthy?

Zhuge Liang doesn't know where he is crying now. Liu Bei will definitely not be able to defend Xuzhou. He just doesn't know what big job Maggot Shu wants to do this time. No, I have to keep an eye on him.

Xu Shu and Liu Bei walked side by side, and wherever they looked, they saw something that Mr. Ai could not observe——

Liu Bei should be popular among the people in Xuzhou, but there is still a long way to go before he can get the full support of the noble families here.This time, very few of the noble clansmen who followed Liu Bei came to greet him. Even Cao Bao, the Prime Minister of Xia Pi, did not come. Only Liu Bei's own generals came.

It seems that since Tao Qian was newly mourned, most of the noble families did not think that Liu Bei could keep Xuzhou, and they were all sitting on the sidelines.

There may still be a lot of food in Xiapi, but Cao Cao killed him before and there is a serious shortage of young and strong soldiers to supplement it. This is the case in this city. The surrounding bridges, houses, and roads have been damaged to an unknown extent, so it is not easy to recover.

It is indeed much more difficult for Liu Bei to slowly expand his power on this territory than imagined.

And Liu Bei’s advantage is...

If you can fight, this person can fight very well!
Xu Shu himself once challenged Lu Bu, and he understood best what Liu Bei's scars represented.

Not only is this man capable of fighting alone, but the men following Liu Bei are all very handsome, and when they look at Liu Bei, their eyes are full of sincerity.

only……

Alas, there are too few people.

It's too little!

Xu Shu looked at everything in front of him and couldn't help but asked in a low voice;
"Liu Shijun, do you think the Han Dynasty can be revived?"

"Yes." Liu Bei didn't even think about it. He looked at everything in front of him and smiled very sincerely.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!" Liu Bei looked at everything in front of him with a smile and said confidently, "If Mr. Xu asked me if Liu Bei could re-establish the Han Dynasty, I might not dare to say so.

But what Mr. Xu Fu asked me just now was whether the Han Dynasty could be revived. I, Liu Bei, can answer with certainty now - it can definitely be done.

Making roads across mountains and building bridges over rivers is an innate ability of us Han people.

As long as there is one Han Chinese in the world, there will be no difficulty or obstacle that cannot be overcome.

I, Liu Bei, know that my abilities are far inferior to those of my ancestors, but as a descendant of a great man, the world is like this. Even if I know that my abilities are low, I must always stand up.

Between me and the tens of thousands of Han people in the world, we are not afraid of dangers and go forward one after another, ten years, twenty years, a hundred years...

Haha, one day the great man will rise again.

Even if I couldn't see it at that time, it didn't matter. When I was dreaming, when I was awake, when I was drinking, when I was fighting, I believed this all the time, and I firmly believed it. "

Speaking of this, Liu Bei glanced at the people beside the road again. The smile on his face slowly solidified, and he sighed:

"I hope that the world will be peaceful in my lifetime and that these people will be less homeless and... miserable!"

When Liu Bei came to Xuzhou, Xuzhou had been beaten to the point of collapse.

The heroes from all over the world stood on the sidelines and did not dare to wade into the muddy waters at this time to confront Cao Cao, who was powerful and had Yuan Shao's support behind him.

At that time, everyone thought that Cao Cao's crushing of Tao Qian was only slightly more difficult than crushing an ant. However, Liu Bei still arrived with his troops and fought with Cao Cao many times.

He saw the people of Xuzhou being slaughtered or forced to relocate. Liu Bei clearly saw their pain and despair, so how could he turn a blind eye.

Who could have thought at that time that Zhang Miao would betray Cao Cao?
Liu Bei only thought in his heart that I was a descendant of the Han Dynasty, and my blood was still cold. How could the people be slaughtered like this?

If heaven knew, it would not allow such killing.

If the sky is ignorant, then I will shed blood on the battlefield, and it will be worth it to die together with my brothers.

Fortunately, the sky seemed to hear Liu Bei's voice at the end and gave him a little breathing space.

Zhang Miao's rebellion was like a dream, which made Liu Bei more confident that the Han Dynasty was still strong.

Then I will fight tooth and nail and fight to the end.

I really want to see what it will be like after these troubled times and the Han Dynasty pacify it.

Xu Shu had already thought of a lot of words before meeting Liu Bei, including politeness, concessions and yin and yang.

He wanted to take the position of Cao Cao's envoy and slowly communicate with Liu Bei to see if this person was really worth forming an alliance with him.

But hearing Liu Bei's words just now made Xu Shu's heart surge. For the first time, he felt that he was being severely suppressed in terms of speaking skills.

Opening roads in the mountains, building bridges in the water, many difficulties and obstacles have been faced by the strong man little by little.

Liu Bei embraced this dream and threw himself into troubled times, but he must not have imagined that this would be the last afterglow of the great Han Dynasty.

Can the big man really come out?
Not to mention Xu Shu, even Mr. Ai was stunned by Liu Bei's words.

At first he wanted to experience this magnificent era to the fullest, then he just wanted to survive, and later he wanted to stand on his own with his extraordinary knowledge.

But now after listening to Liu Bei's words, he suddenly had the idea of ​​​​helping the Han Dynasty, just like when he first read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms comic book in his childhood.

Mr. Ai shook his head vigorously, driving the childhood memories out of his head.

Damn it, Liu Bei's deception is really strong.

Maggot Shu, who usually kept chattering all the time, was now silenced.

When we meet for the first time and say such heart-wrenching words, does this mean that sincerity is the ultimate skill?
Liu Bei personally sent Xu Shu to the post house, letting Xu Shu rest first, and then asked about Xu Shu's next arrangements.

Only then did Xu Shu calm down and said solemnly:
"On the order of Duke Cao, I must first pay homage to Tao Shijun Yingling.

After that, I have to talk to Liu Shijun about Zang Ba. "

"Zang Ba?"

"That's right." Xu Shu smiled and said, "Liu Shijun is the shepherd of Xuzhou. Zang Ba is in Langye. The bandits are plundering one side. There are all witnesses. Liu Shijun can't just sit idly by and watch!"

Zhang Fei, who had been following Liu Bei, finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Although he admired Xu Shu very much, when he heard Xu Shu say such ridiculous things, Zhang Fei couldn't help but frown and said:

"What nonsense are you talking about, young man?
Zang Ba is a bandit, and he was not raised by my eldest brother when he was still alive. You were attacked by bandits when you went to the south, and you want to seek bad luck from my eldest brother. Can't you let my eldest brother lead the crowd to help you get revenge? "

"Third brother!" Liu Bei waved his hand, signaling Zhang Fei to restrain himself. Zhang Fei rolled his eyes unhappily and strode out unhappily, scaring Mr. Ai and quickly getting out of the way.

Seizing this opportunity, Xu Shu lowered his voice and said calmly:
"If I can help Liu Shijun eliminate the disaster of Zang Ba, how can Liu Shijun thank me?"

(End of this chapter)