The murderous aura in the hall gradually dissipated, and everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Bei looked at Mi Zhu and asked kindly: "Zizhong is leaving, what are the details?" His attitude was completely different from before. Of course, Liu Bei was not convinced and still had doubts in his heart. His words were also meant to test. Mi Zhu said with a serious face: "The wealth in Shouchun is definitely beyond ordinary people's imagination." At this point, Mi Zhu turned to Sun Qian and smiled: "Gongyou should be very clear about this." Sun Qian nodded slightly and said to Liu Bei also said to everyone: "As Zizhong said, Shouchun is extremely prosperous. I asked myself that I have been to many places, but there is none that can compare with Shouchun." The two praised Shouchun so much, As if he was praising Yuan Shu, Liu Bei felt a little unhappy. As a businessman, Mi Zhu had already mastered the ability to observe people's emotions. He noticed that Liu Bei was strange and hurriedly stopped talking and continued: "This transaction is huge, and my subordinates almost spent most of the family wealth." When he heard that Mi Zhu had spent most of the family wealth, Liu Bei He raised his eyebrows, and his heart that had just been put down was raised again. "This seems too risky." Liu Bei looked at Mi Zhu with concern. Mi Zhu was disdainful in his heart. He had been watching Liu Bei's performance with a cold eye these days and had enough resistance to Liu Bei's performance. "This opportunity only comes once. After all, there is no way of knowing what Yuan Shu's attitude will be in the future." Mi Zhu explained that he had already thought of this excuse. After hearing this, Liu Bei was still hesitant and glanced at Chen Deng, his meaning was self-evident. At this time, Sun Qian suddenly said: "My lord! What Zizhong said is absolutely true! Although we have reached an agreement with Yuan Shu, our relationship is not harmonious, and it is difficult to predict what will happen in the future." "Yes!" Liu Bei responded. , non-committal, but wanted to see what Chen Deng meant. Chen Deng lived up to Liu Bei's expectations, pondered for a moment, and said to Mi Zhu: "I have never heard that Zizhong sold his property to others, so how can I say that most of the family property is worth it? Is it because Deng is ignorant and ignorant?" After Chen Deng reminded him, everyone else reacted with doubts on their faces. He looked at Mi Zhu, especially the people from the aristocratic family. They must know that the Mi family has a big business. When buying and selling property, there must be a lot of commotion. It is impossible for them not to know about it. "Hmph!" Mi Zhu pretended to be displeased and snorted coldly, saying: "Yuan Long is exaggerating! My Mi family is based in Xuzhou, how can we sell our property?" The property the two mentioned is actually land. For For a family, land is the real foundation. After hearing this, Chen Deng's eyes flashed, and he thought to himself: "It seems that as his father said, Mi Zhu wants to accumulate wealth, so as to attract the attention of the lord and regain his important position." Thinking of this, Chen Deng secretly nodded to Liu Bei. . When Liu Bei saw this, he immediately knew what Chen Deng meant. He smiled and said to Mi Zhu, "Business transactions are a private matter of the family. Zizhong can make his own decisions without reporting to me." When everyone heard this, they all secretly despised him. Liu Bei was not like this just now. Said. Mi Zhu was neither happy nor sad, and said lightly: "Thank you, Lord!" The matter came to an end, and when it was almost noon, Liu Bei simply left everyone to eat. After dinner, everyone went about their business. ¡ It is said that after Lu Bu left the hall, he returned home and ordered people to summon Chen Gong, Zhang Liao and other civil and military officials to inform everyone about his arrival in Xiaopei. Lu Bu was very proud and said: "With Liu Bei providing food and grass, we have nothing to worry about. When the time is right, we can send our troops north to compete with Cao Cao." Chen Gong said with hatred: "My lord has fallen into Liu Bei's plan. "What do you mean by Gongtai's words?" Lu Bu asked confused. "Liu Bei ordered our army to station in Xiaopei. He didn't want to help us regain our foundation." Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu helplessly and said helplessly: "He wants us to block Cao Cao for him." "Huh?" Lu Bu frowned, doubtful. Chen Gong explained: "Previously, Liu Bei made peace with Yuan Shu, and there was no more war in the south. In the north, Qingzhou Tian Kai and Beihai Kong Rong were both on good terms with him, so they had no worries. Only Yanzhou Cao Cao and Xuzhou had a grudge against their father and threatened them. Quite big. Liu Bei ordered his lord to station in Xiaopei because he wanted us to fight to the death with Cao Cao so that he could reap the benefits. "In fact, Chen Gong did not object to Lu Bu going to Xiaopei, and was even happy to see it happen. Chen Gong had some objections to Lu Bu's mentality. At that moment, after hearing Chen Gong's words, Lu Bu became furious and cursed: "How dare a big-eared thief do this!" After the words fell, Lu Bu immediately stood up and rushed to question Liu Bei. Chen Gong hurriedly dissuaded him and said, "No, Lord! We are in a place of suspicion. If we fall out with Liu Bei, we will surely die without a burial place?" Everyone else tried to persuade him. Lu Bu calmed down, looked gloomy, and asked Chen Gong: "Gongtai! What should I do?" Chen Gong thought for a moment and replied: "At present, our army has not regained its strength and cannot fight against Liu Bei. We can only Can we go to Xiaopei for a long time?" "Go to Xiaopei?" Lu Bu was very happy before, but now the boss was unwilling and said: "Go to Xiaopei and fight to the death and let Liu Bei take advantage?" There is no need to worry!" Chen Gong smiled confidently and said: "Although Cao Cao is a bad person, he is a genuine hero. How can he not see Liu Bei's intentions? What's more, Cao Cao also suffered a lot in the short term in the Yanzhou War? He will never invade Xuzhou." After hearing this, Lu Bu still hesitated and said, "If you don't come now, you may not come in the future. What will happen to us when Cao Cao comes?" Chen Gong's eyes flashed and he said: "No one can predict what will happen in the future. Maybe before Cao Cao's invasion, the lord has already taken control of Xuzhou." "Oh?" Lu Bu's eyes lit up and he said hurriedly: "Could it be that Gongtai has a clever plan to let someone occupy it?" Xuzhou?" The other generals are also full of expectations. Chen Gong nodded, then shook his head, leaving everyone puzzled. "My subordinates have visited various places these days and found that Liu Bei and the Xuzhou family are not in harmony. They have deep conflicts with each other. As long as they cause civil strife in Xuzhou and then take advantage of it, it is not a bad idea to take over Xuzhou." Chen Gong said, although there is no A specific strategy, but it does make some sense. Lu Bu was overjoyed and said, "It's so troublesome for me to bother you with planning!" "I accept your order!" Chen Gong nodded. At this time, I heard Zhang Liao ask: "Sir! Since we are going to take control of Xuzhou, why not stay in the city? If we go to Xiaopei, it will be difficult to transmit the news, and we may not be able to seize the opportunity in time." Chen Gong said: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Although staying in Xuzhou City can clearly grasp the dynamics of all parties, it will also arouse Liu Bei's fear. If we arrive in Xiaopei, everything we do will be monitored by him. Although we will not be able to get the news immediately, we must act accordingly. It¡¯s much more convenient. At the same time, after we go to Xiaopei, we can legitimately ask for money and food from Liu Bei, recruit troops, and restore our own strength.¡± After Chen Gong¡¯s analysis, everyone no longer resists going to Xiaopei. Lu Bu gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "That's it! The army will set off tonight and rush to Xiaopei. But remember, we still have to come back." "Promise!" Everyone responded in unison. ¡ That night, the city of Xuzhou was very noisy. Two groups of people left the city, one from the south and one from the north. Those going north are naturally Lu Bu's men, while those going south are Mi Zhu and his men. It is said that after Mi Zhu got Liu Bei's approval, he did not leave in a hurry, but stayed in the government office to do things. The reason for this was to eliminate the suspicion of Liu Bei and others. Sure enough, after Liu Bei learned about this, he no longer had any doubts in his mind, and immediately removed all the people who were spying on him. At sunset, Mi Zhu returned home from her busy work and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally passing the test. It would be a long night and many dreams, so Mi Zhu ordered people to set off overnight and galloped away from the south gate. At the same time, Liu Bei held a banquet in the Prefectural Mufu's Mansion to celebrate the expulsion of Lu Bu from Xuzhou. Liu Bei invited Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Deng, and Sun Qian. These four people can be said to be Liu Bei's absolute confidants, so they are not to be missed. . It was not until midnight that the banquet ended, and everyone was very drunk. Chen Deng rarely drinks alcohol, let alone getting drunk. It is rare that he gets drunk and something big happens. ¡¡