Xin Ping had never heard of Liu Bei's name, so Guo Tu explained it.

Liu Bei was a disciple of the great scholar Lu Zhi and a classmate of Gongsun Zan. Not long ago, he went south under the order of Gongsun Zan to assist Tao Qian in preparing for the war and was affiliated with Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou signed by Gongsun Zan. However, after Liu Bei arrived in Xuzhou, he turned to Tao Qian. The reason was very simple. Tao Qian gave him 4,000 Danyang soldiers.

Xin Ping was surprised. "How can this kind of person who has no loyalty or trust at all?"

Guo Tu laughed. "Yes, Liu Bei was sober of his righteousness when he saw profit and was less likely to go, but because of this, he could use it for me. Why did he join Tao Qian? Because Gongsun Zan did not value him, he only let him be the Sima of other departments, and his soldiers were less than a thousand. Tao Qian gave him four thousand people, so he abandoned Gongsun Zan like a worn-out shoe. But Tao Qian could not give him Xuzhou, what if the leader of the alliance represented him as the governor of Yuzhou?"

Xin Ping suddenly realized. This trick was used well, not only to poach Tao Qian and Gongsun Zan's corners, but also to find an opponent for Sun Ce. Similar to Sun Ce, although Liu Bei was born in a slightly cold family, he was brave and good at fighting. He also had some warriors such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, as well as some mixed Hu cavalry brought from Youzhou. With the support and cooperation of Liu Dai, he had a chance to fight with Sun Ce.

Anyway, it was just to let him restrain Sun Ce. As for who wins and who loses, it was not important to Yuan Shao.

There is another reason why Guo Tu is so sure: the Chen family in Xia Pi looked down on Tao Qian and was not in harmony with Sun Ce. Chen Yu was ruined by Sun Ce not long ago, and Chen Gui's Pei Xiang had just been taken away by Sun Ce. If Yuan Shao came forward to show that Chen Gui's son Chen Deng was the prefect of Lujiang, he could block Sun Ce's way south. Chen Yu was useless, and Chen Gui could not command troops, but Chen Deng was young and energetic, extremely wise, and could be Sun Ce's opponent.

Guo Tu was very proud, and Xin Ping felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so she agreed. Guo Tu immediately reported to Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao also agreed. Soon, Xin Ping rushed to Xuzhou with Yuan Shao's handwritten letter to visit Chen Gui and his son, and instigated Liu Bei.

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After listening to Guo Tu's report, Yuan Shao read the urgent letter written by Xin Pi. Bai Chen's face had not changed much, but a trace of disappointment flashed in his dark eyes. He gently put down the letter and drooped his eyelids.

"Good paper." Yuan Shao said lightly, his tone was calm and he could not hear any anger.

Xin Ping held his breath. He heard Yuan Shao's disappointment. He sent Xin Pi to send Yuan Yao back in the hope of causing trouble for Sun Ce. He split Sun Ce's subordinates and was definitely not to let Xin Pi do fine work. Now that Xin Pi left Yuan Yao and ran around, Yuan Shao was naturally unhappy.

Guo Tu was not as cautious as Xin Ping, so he immediately stepped forward and bowed with a smile. "Lord, wise, Yi Yun: The frost and ice are here. Although this new paper is thin, its significance is not small. I discussed it for a long time before I realized it. I didn't expect that the lord would be unhappy when he saw the small details."

Yuan Shao looked at Guo Tu and couldn't figure out his intentions for a moment. Is it really a big deal or is it a turn to liberation for Xinpi? Guo Tu is his confidant and has a very good relationship with the Xin brothers, so it is normal for him to plead for Xinpi.

Seeing this, Guo Tu approached Yuan Shao and whispered: "Lord, Nanyang is the imperial town, with many aristocratic families and powerful forces, and few in the world. Sun Ce built ten paper workshops and comforted the Nanyang family, which shows that the paper workshop is profitable."

Yuan Shao said oh, and understood Guo Tu's meaning. Ruying people left their hometown and followed him to Jizhou. Yuzhou was occupied by Sun Ce, the former subordinate of Yuan Shu. Maybe they would be looted by Sun Ce at any time. Without family property and land, their lives were a little tight. Even if he rewarded a lot, they could not compensate their losses. Some people began to have bad intentions, plead for love, embezzlement, use their power for personal gain, and others had a lot of opinions and had complained in front of him many times.

If the paper mill really has such a huge profit, it would be a good choice to let Guo Tu and others build paper mills to make money.

"In addition, even aristocratic families like the Deng family have surrendered to Sun Ce. What kind of aristocratic families can fight against Sun Ce? In just a few months, Sun Ce can master Xinye. His foundation in Nanyang will become deeper, and it will be a big problem. If he is allowed to promote it calmly in Runan and Yingchuan, there will be examples in Nanyang in front and knife behind. Once the Ruying family is moved, Yuzhou will not be owned by the lord."

Only then did Yuan Shao understand Guo Tu's real concern and Xin Pi's intention, he was a little embarrassed. He coughed, straightened his back, picked up the paper again and nodded.

"George's mechanism changes and his reaction is very fast. Zhongzhi, you see, what should we do?"

Xin Ping felt relieved and quickly repeated what Guo Tu said, of course he did not forget to declare that this was Guo Tu's clever plan. How did he admire him? Yuan Shao was so happy that he nodded repeatedly and agreed to Guo Tu's plan.

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Liu Bei was in his thirties, seven feet and five inches tall, and he was handsome. His only regret was that he had no beard on his chin, and he was naked, with a little bit masculinity and a little more feminine.

When Liu Bei heard that Chen Deng was visiting, he was surprised. He held the half-woven matte in his hand and didn't say anything for a long time. The Chen family was a large clan in Xuzhou. Chen Deng was an official in the state, and even Tao Qian had to give in. Such a famous scholar came to visit him on his own initiative. Liu Bei was happy and confused. He really couldn't think of the purpose of Chen Deng's visiting him.

Guest Jian Yong stood up. "Xuande, will I go and welcome him?"

Liu Bei woke up in shock, quickly put down his trunk and went to the gate to greet him in person. The two of them said a few politely, put their arms on the hall, and took the seats with the host and the host. Liu Bei talked about his admiration for the Chen family, but he didn't ask what Chen Deng was doing. Chen Deng was not in a hurry, and talked about it from all over the world, then pretended to be careless, and asked about the relationship between Liu Bei and Lu Zhi.

"I heard that the general is a disciple of Lu Zigan, Zhuo County?"

"That's right." Liu Bei straightened his chest, smiled, but felt a little guilty. It's true that he is Lu Zhi's disciple, but his knowledge is really not very good. If Chen Deng wanted to talk to him about knowledge, he would have to find a way to hide.

"Does General know that Lu Zigan became General Yuan's military advisor?"

Liu Bei was very surprised. He had not contacted Lu Zhi for a long time. After Lu Zhi offended Dong Zhuo, he fled from Luoyang and returned to his hometown to live in seclusion. He originally wanted to join Lu Zhi but failed, so he had to go back to Youzhou to join his senior brother Gongsun Zan. If Lu Zhi came out again, his opportunity would come. Although Gongsun Zan accepted him, he refused to use him, and actually asked him to be Tian Kai's subordinate, which disappointed him.

"When did it happen?"

"Not long ago." Chen Deng smiled and said, "I'm not hiding the general. I'm here to meet the general today. Lu Zigan recommended General Liu to Alliance Leader Yuan. Alliance Leader Yuan wanted to express your intention to be the governor of Yuzhou, but he didn't know if the general was willing to surrender. I ask me to greet the general."

Liu Bei sat upright on the mat, motionless, his hands clasped tightly in his sleeves, his fingernails almost clenched into the flesh, and his blood vessels were beating strongly and vigorously, pumping streams of blood on his head, even his scalp was a little numb.
Chapter completed!