After being choked by his wife, Wang Lang was a little embarrassed, lowered his head and continued reading the letter.

But his mood became worse and worse, especially after reading the sentence "This is a great change in five hundred years."

Although he didn't know exactly what Liu He was talking about, he could feel from Liu He's tone that these five hundred years of great changes were not the changes he expected, and the emperor was not like the emperor he expected.

Is it what a wise king should do if he deliberately wants to kill all the great people in Hedong?

If you don’t distinguish between Yi and Hua, how can you know where the orthodoxy is?

There is no difference between men and women, so where is the etiquette?

Wang Lang put down the letter in his hand, and his originally excited mood became extremely depressed.

Yang took the letter and read the rest of the content. Dai Mei frowned slightly. "These five hundred years of great changes...sounds familiar."

"It should be inspired by the saying that a saint will emerge within five hundred years," Wang Lang said, his eyes becoming more angry.

If this is the case, then he is deliberately trying to please the emperor, which is not what a minister should do.

"That's not right." Yang pondered for a moment and shook his head. "I seem to have heard someone say it, but I just can't remember who said it."

Wang Lang glanced at Mr. Yang and didn't ask any more questions. He stood up and rolled his sleeves. "We'll talk about this later. It's important to defend Xuzhou. I'll contact each family to raise money and food. You prepare some food and wine in case guests come.

"

Yang nodded in agreement. Wang Lang got up and walked out of the hall, leading two followers out of the door.

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Wang Lang personally contacted Liu Bei, and with the influence and endorsement of Liu Yu, Liu He and his son, several wealthy families in Tan County responded quickly. They went to the Prefecture Mufu with generous gifts to visit Liu Bei, and said they would send someone to bring him

Bu Qu helps out and fights against Yuan Shao.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Lang sent people with letters to various counties and counties, contacted celebrities and wealthy families in various places, and asked them to come forward to raise money and food to help Liu Bei fight and defend Xuzhou. In the letters, he tried his best to prove that Yuan Shao had done something unjust.

The use of troops is also extremely absurd and will inevitably lead to failure. If Xuzhou tries to be comfortable for a while, everyone will be destroyed in the future.

Wang Lang's efforts achieved remarkable results. News of support continued to spread, and the momentum was huge for a time.

Liu Bei was ecstatic.

A few years after he took control of Xuzhou, he felt the power of Xuzhou for the first time. Although he didn't know if he could stop Yuan Shao, he also personally experienced the influence of high-ranking families and celebrities, which was beyond his expectation.

He regretted that he had not studied hard and made full use of his teacher Lu Zhi's reputation.

Although the family status of the Lu family in Zhuo County is far inferior to that of the Hongnong Yang family and the Donghai Liu family, Lu Zhi's reputation among scholars is much higher than that of Wang Lang, and he has considerable influence throughout Youzhou.

If he could get Lu Zhi's approval, he might have a chance to establish himself in Zhuojun instead of coming to Xuzhou.

Like him, there is Gongsun Zan.

They have all wasted this precious human resource.

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Changyi.

Yuan Shao slowly entered the hall surrounded by a group of civil servants and counselors.

Changyi is the seat of both Shanyang County and Yanzhou Prefecture. The government offices are spacious and clean, and the courtyards are deep and green with pines and cypresses, which is pleasing to the eye.

Yuan Shao was in a good mood and praised him a few times.

Geng Bao, the bookkeeper who was responsible for the advance arrangements, was elated and had a smile on his face.

Tian Feng saw this and was very unhappy. He said loudly: "My lord, this trip is for Xuzhou, not Yanzhou."

Yuan Shao was unhappy in his heart, but his face was calm and he laughed. "Yuan Hao's words are right. Changyi is only a temporary place after all. The day when Pengcheng is conquered is the day of celebration."

Just as Tian Feng was about to say more, Jushou on the side quietly tugged on his sleeve. Tian Feng understood and swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

Seeing that Tian Feng didn't speak, Yuan Shao was a little surprised. He turned to look at Tian Feng, and the smile on his face became even brighter. "Yuan Hao, last time you said how well did the Guangzong Guo family contact? Xianyi is not young anymore.

If you don’t have a family, how can you build a career?”

Feng Ji and Xu You curled their lips in unison and showed a faint smile.

Tian Feng originally suggested that Yuan Shao marry the Zhen family in Zhongshan, but the Zhen family politely refused, and the reason was quite justified. Although Zhen Mi was regarded as extremely valuable by Wang Liang, the prime minister, after Zhen Mi was born, she first lost her father, and then there were many others.

The two brothers died young, so I was afraid that there would be some hindrance, so I wanted to go to Beiyue to fulfill my vow and see what the God of Xuanwu meant.

Taking this opportunity, Tian Feng immediately recommended the Guo family of Guangzong, the daughter of Guo Yong, the governor of Nanjun.

Similar to Zhen Mi, this daughter of the Guo family also had some miraculous visions. She was said to be extremely intelligent and was called the king of girls by Guo Yong, hence the nickname queen. She is fourteen years old this year, which is also the age at which she can get married.

However, Yuan Shao said that Yuan Xi was old and it was time to get married, which was purely an excuse.

A fourteen-year-old woman, even if she gets married, cannot have children, at least until she is sixteen.

Yuan Shao said this to remind Tian Feng that if the Guo family continued to push back and forth like the Zhen family, he would have to choose someone else. When they arrived in the Central Plains, there were many people who wanted to marry him, and there were countless people with higher status than the Guo family in Guangzong.

What a queen of girls is, it doesn’t sound right at first glance.

On the occasion, Xu You mentioned in private that the marriage between Yuan Xi and the people of Jizhou would only increase the arrogance of the people of Jizhou and be detrimental to Yuan Shao's great cause.

Tian Feng said: "The messenger has been sent, and there will be news soon."

Yuan Shao nodded and turned to look at Feng Ji. "Chen Kongzhang should have arrived in Pengcheng, right?"

Fengcheng bowed and said: "We should be here. If everything goes well, maybe Liu Bei's letter of surrender is already on the way."

Yuan Shao smiled slightly. "Although Liu Bei comes from a humble background, he is a hero who understands current affairs. If he can surrender, he should be reused."

Everyone echoed a few words and smiled tacitly.

Yuan Shao is right, Liu Bei is indeed a man who understands current affairs. After he was appointed as the governor of Yuzhou by Tao Qian, the first thing he did was to promote Yuan Tan as a talented person and show his favor to Yuan Shao. Tao Qian died of illness, and he was promoted as the governor of Xuzhou by the people of Xuzhou

Mu, immediately sent an envoy to Yecheng to report the situation.

What courage and strength does such a person have to fight against Yuan Shao?

Even if he wanted to resist, Xuzhou people would not support him.

Tian Feng frowned. "My lord, although Liu Bei is insignificant, the people of Xuzhou are unpredictable and must not be taken lightly. Last time Liu Bei defeated Chunyu Qiong's army, and Chen Deng blocked the trial team from going south. How can he be a person who understands current affairs?

? It has been half a year since Liu He resigned. The news must have spread to the East China Sea. How could he know that the people of Xuzhou would not be like Liu He? I think that we should move in quickly to force Liu Bei to surrender instead of relying on lobbyists."

Hearing Liu He's name, the smile on Yuan Shao's face froze, feeling a little unhappy.

The atmosphere became awkward, and many people shook their heads secretly.

Tian Feng's temper became more and more stubborn, as if he was deliberately angry with Yuan Shao. He would not give up until Yuan Shao could not step down.

This is because the lord relies too much on him and makes him forget what he is doing. After his plan fails and he is defeated, he may be able to restrain himself.

Just as he was talking, someone rushed in and presented Chen Lin's urgent letter to Yuan Shao.

Liu Bei refused Yuan Shao's surrender and was preparing for war with all his strength, and received full support from the people of Xuzhou. Wang Lang, a famous scholar in Tan County, ran around to raise money and food for Liu Bei's marriage to the Xuzhou family, which had a great influence. It is said that Liu He also wrote a letter back, requesting

The wealthy families in Xuzhou supported Liu Bei and were loyal to the imperial court.

After reading the letter, Yuan Shao's face turned red and white. He gave Feng Ji a hard look, handed Chen Yan's letter to him, and then strode out the door.
Chapter completed!