Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 184 Zhou Gongjin is here

Lu Su shook his head and bowed, reporting: "Sir, there is a Zhou from Lujiang who sent a visiting card, saying that he came to see you at the invitation of Sir Liu. He is waiting not far away. Should we let him come over?"

"Who is the one from the Zhou family?" Liu Bei took the cloth handed to him by Dian Wei, wiped the dust off Guan Hai's shoulders, and accidentally dropped it on his sleeves, and straightened his clothes.

When receiving a celebrity whom you meet for the first time, you still have to pay attention to your image, otherwise others will think you are rude, saying that Liu Xuande is so satisfied with his status that he looks down on others. You must emulate Zhou Gong who spit out food to welcome food before you can win the hearts of the people.

"This man calls himself Zhou Yu, styled Gongjin."

Lu Su bowed and replied.

Liu Bei's eyebrows were full of surprise, and he asked uncertainly: "Is it Zhou Gongjin from Lujiang who came?"

"Reporting to the envoy, it is Zhou Gongjin."

Lu Su had no idea why the envoy was suddenly interested, but he told the truth anyway.

"Please invite him here quickly. I want to talk to him in detail." Liu Bei clapped his hands and smiled.

As long as these Xu and Huai scholars have not been used by Cao Mengde to defend the Jiangdong area, we must find ways to dig them out to serve the Han Dynasty.

Meng De has already gone to attack Yuzhang County. If the four counties of Jiangdong are captured, Cao Cao will be greedy for more. He will either attack Jingzhou owned by Liu Biao, the remaining Yangzhou occupied by Yuan Shu, and Xuzhou under his rule.

At that time, he went north to fight a decisive battle with Yuan Shao, and could not tolerate Cao Mengde making trouble behind him. However, speaking of Cao Cao, there was one thing that made Liu Bei quite happy. After he took on the post of governor of Xuzhou, Chenliu prefect Zhang Miao agreed to let Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi go to Pingyuan County to be playmates for his eldest son Liu Yong.

Hearing this decision, Bian said with some worry: "I have never heard Cao Jun mention that Lord Xuande was his old friend. I am afraid..."

Before she finished speaking, Zhang Miao understood Bian's concerns, smiled and stroked his beard to comfort her: "Lord Xuande is kind and generous to others, and his reputation for benevolence and righteousness is known throughout the world. He did not even harm Liu Gongshan, our enemy, let alone Mengde, the governor of a county?"

"Also, when Meng Deyuan was the governor of Yangzhou, I didn't hear that he had any disputes with Lord Xuande. Lord Xuande is willing to value these two sons, which is also their blessing. Why should Madam Bian worry so much?"

After hearing this, Bian nodded slightly. The "Madam" that Zhang Taishou called her was just a respectful title. She was just Cao Jun's concubine. Although she gave birth to three sons, she could not change her background as a musician.

Moreover, when Cao Jun entrusted her and her three sons to Zhang Miao, he once said: "Zhang Mengzhuo is Cao's childhood friend. When I am not at home, I will discuss things with him more often."

So Bian bowed and said, "I am at the mercy of Governor Zhang."

Because she was worried that Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi's excessive love of playing would cause dissatisfaction among others, she personally took them to Pingyuan to look after them. The nine-year-old Cao Pi refused to be separated from Bian, and also cried and insisted on going with them.

No matter how Zhang Miao tried to persuade Cao Pi, he refused to listen, so he had no choice but to agree and add one more person to the roster.

At that time, Liu Bei was a little surprised when he received the letter.

He remembered that Cao Pi said in "Dianlun" that he knew archery at the age of six and horse riding and shooting at the age of eight. How could he still be inseparable from Bian Shi? This seemed to be inconsistent with his self-proclaimed heroic image.

But it's also good that all three Caos were obtained unexpectedly. Supporting the Han Dynasty must start from childhood.

Cao Mengde is too far away to be trained, so let him be trained instead. At least he will not become a rebel against the Han Dynasty, and the Cao brothers will not have to fight against each other.

When Liu Bei came back to his senses after recollecting his thoughts, Lu Su had already approached with a young man wearing a Confucian robe and a turban on his head. He bowed and said, "Lujiang Zhou Yu greets Envoy Liu."

Liu Bei stepped forward to help him up, and said with a smile: "The song is wrong, Zhou Lang Gu, I have heard of the name of Zhou Gongjin of Lujiang." "I am just a little famous in Huainan, I didn't expect that I was also known by Envoy Liu, I am really ashamed."

Zhou Yu said with a bit of shame on his handsome face.

He hoped to be known throughout the world for his far-sightedness and ambition rather than for his mastery of music.

Zhou Yu looked at Liu Bei and bowed again, saying, "I grew up by the river and have often seen the rolling waves of the river. But I still cannot utter the heroic words of wanting to ride the wind and break the waves. You blurted out the words when you were watching the waves in Xuzhou many years ago. In the past few years, you have risen up and cut through the wind and waves. You are truly a real man."

Ever since Liu Bei became famous for wiping out the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, many things have been dug up, naturally including his words of emotion when he passed through Xuzhou in his early years.

Hearing Zhou Yu's praise, as if he were a long-time fan, Liu Bei's face slightly blushed.

I wonder if the arrogant words he boasted about the mulberry tree when he was young are now being circulated privately in Zhuo County.

"It seems I need to be more careful when using allusions in my speech in the future." Liu Bei thought to himself.

Thinking back to the end of last year when Guo Jia had asked a musician to compose music for it, he asked if anyone was satisfied with the tune.

Liu Bei had no choice but to let him take care of the state affairs first and talk about these things later when he was free, so he changed the subject.

After talking with Zhou Yu for a while, he could see that Zhou Yu was already quite talented and learned, so he wanted to keep him, so he asked with a smile: "Gongjin, are you willing to serve in Xuzhou?"

Zhou Yu cupped his hands and said, "I am here to help you solve your problem. Zhou from Lujiang accidentally learned that Yuan Gonglu of Runan wanted to divide his troops into two routes to attack Pei County, so I came to inform you."

"Which two routes?" Liu Bei asked with a smile.

He was happy to give Zhou Yu a chance to perform.

"One group was led by Sun Ce, who marched north from Yicheng to Peidi, while the other group was led by He Yi, the leader of the Yellow Turbans, who attacked Qiao County from Runan."

"The Yellow Turbans of Runan have a total of 20,000 troops, while Sun Bofu's troops, including Yuan Shu's general Zhang Xun, only have more than 6,000 people. On the surface, He Yi seems strong and Sun Ce is weak, but in fact, it is not the case."

Zhou Yu spoke eloquently.

Seeing that Envoy Liu was listening with great interest, he couldn't help but feel more excited, as this proved that he was not looked down upon because of his age.

Zhou Yu said confidently: "Although Yuan Shu sent two armies to attack, in reality only one of them poses a threat."

"Sun Bofu and Yu have been friends since childhood. When he came here, he had already persuaded him to slow down the attack on Pei and wait for a useful moment to serve a wise master. Yu can use the reputation of the Zhou family in Lujiang as a guarantee and has persuaded Sun Ce to secretly join the envoy. Now, we only need to defeat He Yi, Liu Pi, Huang Shao, He Man and others in Runan to relieve the predicament in Pei."

"Yuan Shu of Runan harbored ulterior motives. First, his chief of staff, Yang Hong, persuaded the officials, and then he spread the prophecy of replacing the Han Dynasty, trying to enhance his reputation. Now Lord Xuande can quickly conquer Yuan Gonglu and make him lose power in Huainan. Even if he has rebellious intentions, no one will dare to follow him."

Zhou Yu offered a suggestion.

"Sir, Cao Mengde and Liu Zhengli are fighting in Yuzhang County, and Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou has long been eyeing Jiangdong. It will be difficult for Liu Yao to fight Cao Cao's three counties with only one county. When Liu Yao is defeated, Jiangdong and Jingzhou may stir up trouble again. Sir, you can take this opportunity to reduce Yuan Shu's power. No matter how much the Yuan family in Runan is at odds with each other, they will definitely defend against his insults when facing life and death danger."

"So if you want to defeat the Yuan family in Yecheng, you must first break their arms, defeat Yuan Gonglu, and contain Cao Mengde."

(End of this chapter)