The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 101 Happiness Comes So Suddenly
The sky was a little gloomy, and even with the rain, it seemed to have turned gray.

There were weeping and weeping all around, and everything seemed a little too sudden.

Liu Bei was in a daze.

Tao Qian died, and died suddenly in the middle of summer.

Recalling the first time he entered Xuzhou, Liu Bei became more and more sad.

Tao Qian treats their brothers very well, and it can be said that he treats them with the utmost sincerity.

Their brothers were short of troops, so Tao Qian sent thousands of Danyang soldiers to resist Cao Cao, and ordered Cao Bao to obey him.

Previously, it was entrusted to Xuzhou repeatedly.

All kinds of actions can show Tao Qian's trust in him.

Now, Tao Gong died, but he couldn't even see him off for the last time.

Liu Bei wept bitterly and remained silent for a long time.

On the side, the faces of Guan and Zhang are both a little sad.

"General, before Mr. Tao died, he had a will. I hope the general will take over the great cause of Xuzhou!"

Mi Zhu held Tao Qian's last will in both hands, his tone was low and his whole body trembled slightly.

As soon as these words came out, all the people present looked at Liu Bei.

Hearing this, Liu Bei stared at Tao Qian's death in front of him with fixed eyes.

If he takes over this will, he will be the master of Xuzhou in the future.

However, Liu Bei seemed a little dazed at the moment, as if he hadn't heard Mi Zhu's voice.

Cao Bao beside him didn't say a word, just quietly watching the scene in front of him.

Before Tao Qian died, he had entrusted him.

Follow Liu Bei, follow Liu Bei.

"Big brother!"

Seeing that Liu Bei didn't respond, Zhang Fei beside him couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

Now that the situation is like this, there is nothing for the eldest brother to hesitate.

This is already Tao Qian's will, why is the eldest brother still looking forward and backward?

Zhang Fei was a little puzzled, and quickly yelled at Liu Bei.

On the other side, Guan Yu also looked up at Liu Bei quietly.

Compared with Zhang Fei's anxiety, Guan Yu didn't say anything.

He could more or less understand how his elder brother felt in his heart at the moment.

The doom is at hand, so there is no need to worry about it.

Probably thinking of Tao Qian's friendship, this time it is time to make a statement.

"General?"

Mi Zhu yelled again, his voice already somewhat solemn.

Liu Bei came back to his senses, looked at Mi Zhu who was holding the will in front of him, and then glanced at the crowd in front of him again.

"Bei, how can He De, An Neng accept Tao Gong, such a heavy trust?"

Liu Bei's voice was low, but there was no rejection in his words.

Hearing this, Mi Zhu bowed his body and didn't move, and handed the will up with both hands.

On the side, Sun Gan glanced at Liu Bei, and directly bowed to speak.

"Before the emperor died, with his fingers, he said that the general is an outstanding person in the world, and only the general can take on this great task!"

"If the general cannot supervise Xuzhou, we and the people in Xuzhou will not be able to live in peace!"

Sun Gangao drank, his words were quite sincere.

Hearing this, Cao Bao's face also sank: "I also ask Mr. Liu to accept this order!"

With Cao Bao's statement, the entire Danyang faction has recognized Liu Bei's identity.

Coupled with the forces headed by Mi Zhu and Sun Qian, except for some Xuzhou gentry, Liu Bei has won most of the hearts of the people.

Liu Bei has not yet spoken.

Seeing this situation, the two Guan and Zhang on the side also gave advice.

Following the sincere words of the crowd, Liu Bei sighed, and then picked up the will from Mi Zhu's hand.

"Since you believe in Liu Bei so much, you should do your best to be worthy of the entrustment of Tao Gong!"

"Yes, Mr. Liu!"

Seeing that Liu Bei took over the will, Mi Zhu spoke out first, followed by Cao Bao and others who also began to change their names.

From this moment on, Liu Bei became Xuzhou Shepherd!
"Zizhong, Gongyou, I will take over Xuzhou. Everything is unclear. Would you two take the post of assistant temporarily?"

After the matter fell, Liu Bei withdrew his compassionate look, and after he recovered, he looked at Sun Qian and Mi Zhu.

Immediately, he asked the two of them.

The two gladly accepted the order, and followed Liu Beiyou to ask Cao Bao to take the lead in Xuzhou's military affairs for the time being, and the latter also followed suit.

"Order to call Chen Deng to be the Xuzhou curtain official!"

Liu Bei did not forget Chen Deng. Now that he has taken over Xuzhou Mu, the gentry in Xuzhou cannot avoid it.

The Chen family is the leader of the Xuzhou gentry.

Regarding Chen Deng's appointment, it can be regarded as a friendship between Liu Bei and the Xuzhou gentry.

Regarding this, Mi Zhu and the others did not have the slightest opinion.

"Everyone, Tao Gong is newly mourned, and I invite General Cao Bao to lead the troops out to comfort the people!"

"Zi Zhong, you are responsible for Duke Tao's funeral!"

"Order Xuzhou's sergeants to pay filial piety..."

Liu Bei spoke a series of instructions.

The most urgent thing at the moment is the matter behind Tao Qian, and everyone has not said anything about it.

……

at the same time.

Lu Bu, who was in Pengcheng, also received the news of Tao Qian's death at this moment.

Inside the Pengcheng Government Office.

After hearing the news that Mi Zhu and others were all heading towards Xiapi City to welcome Liu Bei to take over as Xuzhou Mu, Lu Bu frowned visibly.

He has been in Xuzhou for less than a month, and within this month, he really wants to visit Tao Qian.

However, before he saw the other party, Tao Qian died.

The news came too fast, and for Lu Bu, his mood didn't change much.

It's just that Xuzhou is about to change its owner right now, and this kind of thing is an extra variable for Lu Bu.

"Your Majesty, what is the virtue and ability of Liu Bei, and he actually left the land of Xuzhou for nothing?"

When Lu Bu was sullen, Hou Cheng beside him couldn't help but sarcastically said something.

Hearing this, Lu Bu raised his head and glanced at the other party.

Yes, Liu Bei why?
This person is just an insignificant person before the Hulao Pass!

He has neither reputation nor great prestige.

Why do you enter Xuzhou?

That Tao Qian really lost his head.

Thinking of him, Lu Bu, who has been famous all over the world for a long time, and is also a gentle man, why didn't Tao Qian entrust Xuzhou to himself?

"Your Majesty, I don't think Liu Bei has much prestige in Xuzhou. With the power of your Majesty, he can definitely live in Xuzhou temporarily!"

"In the future, I can have a showdown with that Cao Cao and avenge us that day!"

Hou Cheng was furious, and everyone over there was a little moved by this.

Hearing this, Lu Bu subconsciously nodded.

Yes, if he hadn't always had any territory, how could he be inferior to Cao Cao.

If he can occupy Xuzhou, then why would he be afraid of Cao Cao!

"Your Majesty, Tao Qian's funeral will be held in two days. Your Majesty should also come forward when the time comes!"

"As for the matter of Xuzhou, Junhou should not be too anxious!"

Seeing that Lu Bu was full of confidence in front of him, Hao Meng couldn't help but remonstrated.

"Right now, Cao Jun is out, and the Marquis needs to proceed with caution!"

Now that Cao Cao is beside them, Hao Meng felt that it would not be a good thing if there was a rift between Lu Bu and Liu Bei.

Keep Liu Bei safe for the time being, and when Cao Cao's threat is lifted, a Liu Bei is nothing at all.

Hearing what his subordinates said, Lu Bu was quite determined.

Yes, Cao Cao is still watching covetously from the sidelines. With his current strength, it is difficult to resist Cao Jun.

Instead, I want to meet Liu Bei, so as to see how the other party behaves.

"You're right, taking advantage of Tao Qian's funeral, I'm going to meet Liu Bei for a while!"

……

Xuzhou, Dongping City!

Inside the Cao army camp.

"Liu Bei took over as Xuzhou Mu?"

Knowing that Liu Bei took over Xuzhou Mu under the recommendation of Xuzhou Mi Zhu and others, Cao Cao couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

He also wrote to Liu Bei to greet him two days ago.

The other party spoke sincerely, saying that he had no intention of succeeding Xuzhou, but turned around and took Xuzhou into his hands.

What a surprise!
"Brother, right now Liu Bei is taking over as Xuzhou Mu, but it's just Tao Qian's idea. The court has not made a name for himself, so Liu Bei can't be regarded as Xuzhou Mu now!"

Cao Ren subconsciously said something.

As soon as he said this, the corners of Cao Cao's mouth couldn't help twitching, saying this, he remembered that the court didn't seem to admit that he was Yanzhou Mu.

However, that's all there is to say, the current Han court only has an empty title left.

Yanzhou is now actually under his control, and there is no doubt that he is the pastor of Yanzhou.

As for Liu Bei, it is different from him.

No matter what Liu Bei said, his surname was Liu, and Liu Bei couldn't ignore the great Han court.

"Brother, shall we take advantage of Tao Qian's new funeral to attack Xuzhou?"

Cao Ren asked casually.

Now that Tao Qian is dead, it would be extremely beneficial for them to attack Xuzhou, but just after saying this, Cao Cao couldn't help but shook his head.

"No!"

"Tao Qian's new funeral, Xuzhou has a lot of gratitude for him during his lifetime. Attacking Xuzhou at this moment is not beneficial to us!"

He said something to Cao Renjie, and Cao Cao sighed.

Previously, I saw the people of Xuzhou hear that Tao Qian was dead, and sent them out spontaneously. Under such circumstances, attacking Xuzhou may be counterproductive.

As the saying goes, the underdog will win, so there is no need for him to do such a dangerous thing.

Right now, half of Xuzhou is already under his control, and he only needs to advance slowly to take over the whole Xuzhou steadily, without any need to take risks.

"At this moment, Liu Bei is making arrangements for Tao Qian's funeral and attacking Xuzhou. Let's talk about it after this matter is over!"

……

At the end of June, the great heat is approaching.

Yanzhou, Juancheng.

Because of Tao Qian's new funeral, on this occasion, Cao Jun did not take advantage of this time to attack Xuzhou.

For Cao Cao's actions, the people of Xuzhou respected him a lot.

The whole of Xuzhou, due to Tao Qian's reasons, has temporarily returned to calm.

Xi Yu, who was in Juancheng, was leading Zhao Yun and others to promote the livestock raising of wild boars and other poultry.

Xun Yu, who has been in charge of everything in the rear, hastily found Xi Yu along the way.

Seeing Xun Yu looking for him in a hurry, Xi Yu was a little puzzled.

At this moment, Xun Yu's expression was ugly. Seeing that Xi Yu didn't seem to know about it, he quickly opened his mouth to tell the news he had just received.

"Fongyi, locusts are coming!"

Xun Yu looked sad.

Not long ago, a large number of locusts suddenly appeared in the territory of Kanto, and those locusts seemed to block out the sky.

Starting from the north of Hebei, it swept all the way to the south.

Nowadays, locusts have appeared in the entire Guanzhong area.

The locust plague is a natural disaster not much different from a drought.

Wherever the locusts pass by, not even a blade of grass can survive.

If a large number of locusts cross the border, this year's autumn harvest will already be hopeless.

"locust?"

Xi Yu was slightly taken aback.

Locusts cross the border!

He only remembered that since this year, natural disasters and droughts began to appear in various parts of Dahan.

Regarding the record of locusts passing through the country, he seems to have neglected something.

That's right, locust plagues are extremely normal in severe drought.

The locust plague is an extremely serious matter for this era, and even for future generations.

Locusts, throughout the history of China, are the existence of anger and grievance.

Later emperors of the Tang Dynasty, because of the locust plague, had to issue their own edicts to themselves.

Xun Yu looked sad.

There has been a locust plague in Guanzhong, and it won't be long before Yanzhou is inevitable.

The entire Yanzhou field will face a huge crisis.

If these locusts are really allowed to cross the border, I am afraid that this year's Yanzhou will be very sad!

Faced with such a thing, Xun Yu has nothing to do.

After receiving such news, he was somewhat at a loss. The reason why he found Xi Yu now was also because of his flexible mind and unexpected ideas.

Glancing at Xun Yu, Xi Yu could more or less understand the other party's mood at the moment.

Although the consequences of the locust plague are very serious, for Xi Yu, who has experience in later generations, it is not difficult to solve the problem of locusts.

"Brother, don't panic, the matter of locusts is easy!"

Xi Yu comforted him, and Xun Yu beside him couldn't help showing a look of joy when he heard this.

"Fengyi has a countermeasure?"

Xun Yu also just took the attitude of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor. He really didn't have much experience in dealing with locusts.

Now that Xi Yu said he had a solution, Xun Yu was naturally moved.

"Brother, this time I brought Zilong and others to promote the breeding of wild boars in Yanzhou. This time it has been quite effective, and many people's homes also raise chickens, ducks, geese, and other poultry!"

"Brother, you know that poultry like chickens and ducks are the killers of locusts!"

"This time, my brother should tell the people to drive the poultry to the fields, so that when the locusts come, they will have nothing to worry about!"

Xi Yu talked eloquently, and Xun Yu stared slightly at what he said.

Can poultry deal with locusts?

Xun Yu didn't know anything about this matter, but when he heard Xi Yu's words with certainty, he believed them a little bit.

"Since that's the case, follow what Fengyi said!"

Xun Yu also had no other choice. Locusts were already everywhere in the Kanto region, and it wouldn't be long before the whole Yanzhou would suffer.

He doesn't know Xi Yu's method right now, but he has no other choice at the moment.

"Brother, I have one more word!"

Thinking of the current drought situation, Xi Yu worried that there were too few people raising poultry in Yanzhou, so after thinking about it, he yelled at Xun Yu.

"Please speak in righteousness!"

"Brother, locusts can actually be eaten, you might as well tell the people about this, it can also be a precaution!"

???

Eating locusts?
Xun Yu's entire head grew bigger.

Fengyi said that locusts can be eaten?
Did he eat it?
Xun Yu didn't think that Xi Yu would play such a joke with him at this time, but eating locusts was a bit shocking after all!
Today's people regard locusts as gods and let them eat locusts. How is this possible?

The announcement about the locusts began to spread throughout Yanzhou the next day.

And the migratory locusts crossed the border, and they came very quickly.

As the territory did not know who was the first to shout that the locusts were coming.

The people of Yanzhou began to move.

Dense black shadows gradually began to appear on the sky to the north, Xi Yu and Xun Yu, who were in the government office, immediately looked at the sky.

"Fong Yi, is this method really feasible?"

Although Xun Yu agreed to Xi Yu's proposal of using locusts as the current year's tax, he was still a little uneasy in his heart.

Are those locusts really edible?
"Brother, if you don't mobilize the people of Yanzhou with taxes, once the locusts cross the border, the autumn harvest will be hopeless, and the whole Yanzhou will have no harvest, that will be a bad thing!"

If there is no more food, the so-called taxes will naturally not be collected.

Using locusts to pay taxes does not mean that it can mobilize the enthusiasm of the people in Yanzhou to protect the rice from being affected.

In addition, locusts are really edible.

Its nutritional value is very clear, but it is extremely high.

This stuff doesn't taste bad as long as it's done right.

As expected.

Because of the announcement issued by the Yanzhou government, the people of the entire Yanzhou did not have the so-called fear of locusts.

In fact, for the Han people, whether it is the gods who were in awe before, or others.

When one's own interests are at stake, people's courage is often magnified to the maximum at this moment.

As the first people who attacked the locusts began to appear, the slogan of catching locusts as tax revenue rang out.

The locusts in Yanzhou did not last long.

In less than a few days, the locusts handed over by government offices in various places in Yanzhou almost piled up like a mountain.

……

It is the year, the end of June, and the end of July!

The great heat has just passed, and autumn is already approaching.

This plague of locusts has spread almost all over the land of Dahan, not only the Yanzhou area, but also Sili Guanzhong, Qingxu Erzhou, and even Jingzhou further south have been affected to some extent.

Throughout Xuzhou, due to the sudden passage of migratory locusts, Cao Cao had no intention of dealing with Liu Bei and others.

Most of Xuzhou, which was originally under Cao Jun's command, was also greatly affected by this plague of locusts.

In Xuzhou, migratory locusts gnaw on rice, not one out of ten.

"Fengyi, since there is a way to deal with locusts, why didn't this kid inform me?"

Cao Cao, who learned that the migratory locusts had crossed the border and Yanzhou did not suffer much, was half happy and half worried.

Fortunately, the home base camp was not damaged at all.

What is worrying is that the entire Xuzhou, and even half of the areas under his command, have been affected by the plague of locusts.

If Yanzhou hadn't been fine, he might have to lead his troops back to Yanzhou because of this locust plague!

Cao Cao was a little helpless. If Xi Yu wrote to him, half of the Xuzhou area should be preserved.

"My lord, Fengyi also made hasty preparations. It is not easy to save Yanzhou!"

Hearing Cao Cao's complaint, Xi Zhicai couldn't help explaining to his younger brother.

Hearing that Xi Zhi opened his mouth, Cao Cao quickly realized that he had lost his composure.

"What Zhicai said is very true, I am greedy!"
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(End of this chapter)