Chapter 196: Mi Zhu is

By the time they reached the Baima Ferry, Liu Bei's team had reached over two hundred thousand people.

Xu Shu sighed with emotion.

"My lord's power of appeal is truly too strong!"

"As long as there is a bite to eat, so many refugees can be recruited; it shows the difficulty of the times."

Liu Bei felt some emotion and some regret.

He sent people to wander around Chen Liu, but he didn't find the strong man named Dian Wei. He hadn't found him last time in Xiaopei either; it was a lack of fate.

Crossing the river with two hundred thousand people was not easy. Fortunately, Liu Bei was not in a hurry; the grain promised by the warlords south of the Yellow River was only being delivered one after another.

There were still three days before the grain from Xuzhou, escorted by the Mi family, would arrive.

Liu Bei stayed on the south bank of the Yellow River, training soldiers on one hand,

and teaching Feng Mei some chatting techniques on the other. Fortunately, Feng Mei was diligent and eager to learn, her physical fitness was good, and her flexibility was also good.

Nanyang Commandery's seat, Wanxian.

Yuan Shu kicked over a desk.

For the past few days, he had fantasized every day about Liu Bei being killed by the Huang Jin Army.

The news he received was that the Huang Jin bandits did not kill Liu Bei; instead, they were shaken by his prestige and surrendered directly!

"Trash, these Huang Jin bandits are all trash!"

"My beauty Feng!"

He returned to Wanxian and looked at his former concubines, instantly feeling that they were tasteless; the gap was too big!

He had no way to deal with Liu Bei in the first place, and now he had even less.

Yan Xiang cupped his hands.

"My lord, Liu Bei occupies Bingzhou, especially Hedong. Dong Zhuo views him as a thorn in his side. Once the spring plowing is over next year, Dong Zhuo will inevitably use troops against him."

Yuan Shu's eyes lit up.

"That's right, I can't hit Liu Bei, but Dong Zhuo will naturally still want revenge."

"Hmph, I hope Liu Bei is utterly defeated by then!"

Yan Xiang shook his head secretly. How long had his lord been hating someone over a woman?

"My lord, Yuan Shao wrote a secret letter asking us to enthrone Liu Yu as Emperor. What should we do?"

Yuan Shu was angry again.

"This Yuan Shao is a concubine's son, still plotting for Jizhou, yet he dares to enthrone a new Emperor. He truly doesn't know how to die!"

Yan Xiang wanted to speak but hesitated.

"My lord, Yuan Shao is powerful. Now that he is on good terms with Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and others, it is disadvantageous to our army."

Yuan Shu waved his hand.

"No matter, I have already written to Tao Qian and Gongsun Zan to form an alliance with them. We will attack Yuan Shao from the north and south then!"

Yan Xiang cupped his hands.

"My lord is wise!"

He sighed secretly in his heart. It was a pity that the Yuan family was not united. If Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Yuan Yi, and others were united, this Han world would probably soon be surnamed Yuan.

Baima Ferry.

"Brother Zizhong, I am very happy to see you this time. Come, drink!"

Liu Bei pulled Mi Zhu, who had helped Tao Qian deliver grain, to drink and chat happily.

Mi Zhu's mood was agitated. He hadn't expected that Liu Bei, this hero of the world, would value him, a small person of merchant origin, so much.

He cupped his hands and said,

"Lord Xuande, I heard your deeds in Xuzhou—stabbing Dong Zhuo, defeating Lu Bu, rescuing the people of Luoyang—and thought in my heart, how wonderful it would be if I could know such a hero."

"Unfortunately, I am of merchant origin and didn't dare to associate with Lord Xuande at all."

Liu Bei laughed.

"Brother Zizhong, when I, Liu Bei, make friends, I only look at whether our temperaments match. As for origin, although I, Liu Bei, am a member of the Han imperial clan, my family fortunes fell long ago. I am not afraid of Brother Zizhong laughing at me; I used to be a merchant who wove mats and sold sandals."

Mi Zhu felt that Liu Bei was particularly honest. He had only heard of Liu Bei's loyalty and martial prowess before.

After meeting, he discovered that Liu Bei was truly worthy of being a hero; his words and actions made people feel very comfortable.

He hurriedly waved his hand.

"Lord Xuande, although you started from humble beginnings, in a short time your reputation has shaken the world. How mighty, how loyal!"

Zhang Fei was also sighing about life.

"I was just a pig butcher at the beginning, and I sold my house and shop to follow Big Brother. This is the most correct decision I have made in my life. Now I am also the Prefect of Yunzhong, a general leading ten thousand troops! It's much better than butchering pigs!"

Zhao Yun also sighed and said,

"I was just an inconspicuous personal guard under Gongsun Zan at the beginning, thanks to the lord's cultivation."

Xu Shu, who had not joined long ago, sighed and said,

"I was still a wanted criminal who killed people, from a humble family. The lord did not mind my past and entrusted me with heavy responsibilities. I won't be able to repay this kindness in this lifetime."

The three of them were sighing about life.

The speaker had no intention, but the listener did; Mi Zhu was "Versailles-ed" by the three! ===== CHAPTER 197 =====