Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 11 Embarrassment
Bai Tu was very embarrassed. He was so embarrassed by Chen Gong's humiliation!
However, no one has noticed his embarrassment for the time being. Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and several other Xuzhou officials and celebrities at the banquet all looked at him curiously and surprisedly. Give yourself a break.

That sharp edge made Bai Tu couldn't help but feel a chill on the back of his neck...

Fortunately, a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe walked in at this moment, interrupting Bai Tu's embarrassment.

"Your Majesty, the angel has arrived. It seems that... the situation in Chang'an has changed." After the middle-aged scribe came in, he walked directly to the front and reported to Liu Bei without waiting for Liu Bei to greet him.

For a moment, Zhang Fei was glaring at him, and Guan Yu also looked at this man with a real sparkle in his eyes. The Xuzhou civil and military people present looked around a little, and a few showed expressions of dissatisfaction or laughter, but they were all restrained.

Now, it's Liu Bei who's embarrassed!

This "embarrassment" was something that even Bai Tu, who wasn't quite suited to the situation, could feel and hit his face in waves.

The middle-aged scribe who came in was obviously an official from Xuzhou. Bai Tu didn't know what official he was, but judging from what he reported, his status should be high.

however……

It was such a Xuzhou official who actually called Liu Bei "Liu Shijun" instead of lord, and even reported this important-sounding matter to Liu Bei in front of Lu Bu and his party!

Bai Tu seemed to see that this middle-aged scribe, who seemed to be well-mannered, was greeting Liu Bei's face right now.

Even those present who were not Liu Bei's confidants were all "looking left and right" at this time, not liking Liu Bei's jokes. Only Lu Bu looked at this scene stupidly and happily, as if he was still looking forward to the second episode...

Fortunately, Chen Gong was right next to him. At this moment, he vaguely pulled on his sleeve, so Lu Bu could not do the plastic surgery.

"Mr. Cao, thank you for your hard work in welcoming the envoy! Let me introduce to you, this is the famous Marquis Wen, Lu Bu..." Liu Bei, who was in the center of the embarrassment, did not see anything strange. Instead, he seemed to enthusiastically pull Cao Bao to introduce Lu Bu. .

Bai Tu's eyesight couldn't tell that Liu Bei's emotions were fake in the slightest.

It can only be seen that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are very angry, especially the latter, who is already grinding his teeth. He doesn't even know why... Bai Tu always feels that he can hear the vague roar of a tiger vaguely next to Zhang Fei.

It can also be seen that although most of the Xuzhou officials present looked sideways and did not see Liu Bei's joke, they were still vaguely gloating. There was a feeling in the hearts of these people that Cao Bao had higher prestige than Liu Bei - yes, now Bai After listening to Liu Bei's recommendation, Tu also knew that this person was Cao Bao, a famous scholar in Xuzhou and the governor of Xiapi!
The three most important military towns in Xuzhou are: Pengcheng, the state seat, which is Xuzhou City; Xiaopei, which was transferred from Yuzhou; and Tancheng, the county seat of Xiapi County, which can also be called Xiapi. city.

In history, whether it was Tao Qian or Liu Bei, when Pengcheng fell, the first reaction was to retreat to Xiapi—the isolated city of Xiaopei. Without Xuzhou City, it was not suitable for guarding.

Not to mention Lu Bu, Baimen Tower refers to the south gate of Xiapi.

A person who is so separated from Liu Bei can be the governor of Xiapi, which already shows his status and popularity in Xuzhou!

Cao Bao sounds like a rich and powerful name, but in fact, this guy is a scribe and has great prestige in Xuzhou's officialdom and scholars. He was the number two figure in Xuzhou during Tao Qian's period, and now he is the representative of a local family in Xuzhou.

Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. How did Cao Cao get so angry at Lu Bu?
Although in this world, Chen Gong has never been the governor of Dongjun, he is indeed a local official in Yanzhou, and most of them just sit back and watch the results of Lu Bu's entry into Yanzhou.

The reason why there was such a fuss was because Cao Cao earlier beheaded several celebrities who mocked him as a eunuch, which caused Yanzhou officials to alienate.

This is also a problem faced by warlords everywhere today - how many years have they been in business?In terms of local governance, they rely on old bureaucrats from these local families.

Cao Cao didn't believe in evil and tried it, but was beaten by Lu Bu!
This was especially true for Liu Bei in Xuzhou. After all, Cao Cao still worked hard for his family business, but only cooperated with aristocratic families, and Liu Bei... took over Xuzhou directly from Tao Qian, but Xuzhou's old troops had sharp conflicts of opinion on this matter.

Not only does Cao Bao have the support of most of the local families in Xuzhou, but most of the "Danyang Bing", where Tao Qian started his business, are now under Cao Bao's control.

Danyang County is a county in Yangzhou - Danyang Mountain is dangerous, the people are fruitful, good at martial arts, and a place of noble strength and elite soldiers!
According to the theory of this world, it is a special type of military force that only Danyang Ji can "train" by using the local military manpower. The specific effects are unknown, but it is useful in various ways.

He is such a famous person with great prestige among the military and civilians. If Liu Bei really did something to him, he would probably be exposed even worse than Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao has his own direct troops!
And from the attitude, Bai Tu couldn't tell at all whether Liu Bei was really magnanimous or was he holding back and planning something...

Judging from the history that Bai Tu is familiar with, the conflict between Cao Bao and Zhang Fei will intensify in the future. When Liu Bei led his troops outside, Cao Bao directly led the Danyang soldiers to repel Zhang Fei, occupied Xiapi, and welcomed Lu Bu to move into Xuzhou.

However, we can't talk about things that far away yet. With some sincere communication, Liu Bei diluted the awkward atmosphere, and then asked Cao Bao directly: "Mr. Cao, where is the angel I just mentioned?"

Anyway, he had said it in front of Lu Bu, and Liu Bei didn't care to mention it.

"I saw that the angel was very tired from traveling, so I first asked people to arrange for him to eat and rest." Cao Bao said.

The so-called "angel" is naturally not the kind with wings on the back, but the emperor's messenger.

"According to Mr. Cao, why did this angel come? Is it a real angel, or... sent by the remnants of Dong's thieves?" Liu Bei asked.

When Cao Bao heard this, he took a deep look at Liu Bei - it seemed that he did not expect that Liu Bei could actually show no resentment... at least he asked for his opinion without any resentment.

"This man is in a very embarrassed state. He also said that there have been changes in Chang'an. I think it must have been entrusted by His Majesty." Cao Bao said.

Bai Tu was thinking secretly in his mind. Could this be the prelude to the legendary "holding the emperor to command the princes"?

"Changes have occurred in Chang'an... Hey! I only regret that Xuzhou is far away from Guanzhong, and Cao Cao is separated from him. I only hope that Benchu ​​can successfully rescue His Majesty..." Liu Bei said with some annoyance.

He was completely rude to Cao Bao before, but now he did not hide his resentment towards Cao Cao and Li Jue and Guo Si. Liu Bei's sense of sincerity was already overwhelming.

Even Lu Bu seemed a little excited, thinking about whether he would have a chance to save the emperor again...

By then, I, the man who twice saved the building from falling and rescued the people from hanging upside down, will have no chance of running away, right?
"Cao Cao will send troops, but Yuan Shao may not." Bai Tu felt that he should give Lu Bu a hint to give up his unrealistic ideas.

"Huh? Can Thief Cao do such a good thing?" Zhang Fei looked at Bai Tu and asked in confusion.

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Zhang Fei hated Cao Cao for a long time and instinctively couldn't get along with him. Liu Bei supposedly fought against Dong Zhuo with Cao Cao. His dissatisfaction with him was triggered by the previous Xuzhou incident.

Human beings are like this. When they hate someone, they feel that they will never do good things!
"That's not necessarily a good thing." Bai Tu said.

"What? Could it be that he still dares to disrespect the emperor?" Zhang Fei stared.

"Definitely more respectful than Li Jue and Guo Si. Can you say that it is disrespectful to serve the emperor and refuse to obey his orders?"

Since scaring Chen Gong that time, Bai Tu also learned to use words and sentences, specifically not to be so straightforward...

(End of this chapter)