Chapter 307

Kong Rong sighed deeply and drained the wine in his cup in one gulp!

Tian Kai, the Inspector of Qingzhou appointed by Gongsun Zan, bowed with cupped hands.

"My lord often says Lord Xuande is of high righteousness; only today have I finally seen Lord Xuande's demeanor!"

Liu Bei bowed to both of them.

"You two are too kind with your praise. Let us drink, let us drink."

Yuan Shu, sitting opposite, was practically twisting with rage, cursing secretly,

"Idiots, you have all been deceived by that eared thief!"

Yuan Shu, who had just arrived in Tancheng today, felt as if his ears were growing calluses.

The people of Xuzhou praised Liu Bei!

The gentry of Xuzhou praised Liu Bei!

People like Kong Rong and Tao Qian praised Liu Bei!

Yuan Shu was practically going mad with jealousy.

Tao Qian drank a cup of wine and sighed,

"Xuande is benevolent and righteous; I have offered Xuzhou several times, and he refuses to take it. This old bag of bones still has to toil away. Alas, Xuande, you should just accept it."

Kong Rong also said,

"Indeed, just like when I offered pears and offered Lu Bu in the past, it was all sincere. Xuande, you should consider it again."

Liu Bei shook his head firmly.

"Gentlemen, say no more. I absolutely cannot take Xuzhou!"

"Lord Tao, you must take care of your health; do not drink too much wine, take care of your health."

Tao Qian was warmed by Liu Bei once again; he was truly looking out for his well-being!

Yuan Shu coughed to draw everyone's attention to himself.

"Xuande is young, and managing Bingzhou is already very tiring; it is indeed not easy. As for me..."

After speaking, he looked at everyone, implying: You can give Xuzhou to me.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then began to toast each other again!

Yuan Shu?? How embarrassing!

Who are you looking down on!

He regretted coming to Xuzhou; this wine was too bitter to drink.

Liu Bei raised his cup again.

"Lord Tao, the siege of Xuzhou has been lifted, and I must return to Bingzhou."

Tao Qian hurriedly said,

"Returning already? Xuande, stay for a few more days; I want to drink and talk happily with you!"

Zhang Fei said in a loud voice,

"We can't stay; my eldest brother's concubine, Beauty Feng, is about to give birth to their second child."

Yuan Shu gritted his teeth, nearly picking up his bowl to throw at Liu Bei!

Hold it! Must hold it; I can't beat him!

Guan Yu bowed with cupped hands.

"Eldest brother, Lu Bu and Cao Cao are fighting in Yanzhou, and the people are displaced. Because of the locust plague in Yanzhou this time, the people have had no harvest, and many want to follow you back to Bingzhou."

Liu Bei sighed deeply, his eyes already turning red.

"The people suffer when the state is at war, and they suffer when it falls. I only hate that the grain I brought is limited and I cannot help too many people."

Upon hearing this, Tao Qian thought: The people of Yanzhou want to run away? His mind became active.

If the people of Yanzhou leave, no matter who wins in Yanzhou, their strength will be greatly reduced, and the threat to his Xuzhou will be much smaller.

He hurriedly said,

"Xuande, do not worry; I will support you with 300,000 shi of grain!"

The other Xuzhou gentry were not stupid either and vied to be generous.

"I will contribute 10,000 shi!"

"I will contribute 8,000 shi!"

Chen Deng and his father looked at each other, also wanting to build a good relationship.

"Lord Xuande, I will contribute 50,000 shi of grain."

Liu Bei thanked them one by one.

"Many thanks to you all, but I must write an IOU; this is all borrowed, and I will definitely repay it in the future."

Kong Rong stood up.

"Xuande, I brought 40,000 shi of grain this time; it is all yours!"

Tian Kai: I have 30,000 shi here too!

Liu Bei bowed with cupped hands. "You two came from afar to rescue Lord Tao, and now you are helping me; this is truly high righteousness!"

After speaking, he glanced at Yuan Shu intentionally or unintentionally.

Everyone realized: That's right, Yuan Shu is from a family of four generations of high officials, occupies the land of Huainan, and has many troops and much grain; shouldn't he show something?

Yuan Shu felt as if he had eaten dog feces; why did he come to Xuzhou to join in the fun this time!

"I must be sick!"

He really couldn't withstand the pressure of everyone's gazes; the legitimate son of the Yuan family, with four generations of high officials, also cared about face.

"I have 30..."

Yuan Shu originally only wanted to give 30,000 shi, but seeing everyone's disdainful looks, he instantly changed his words.

"I have 100,000 shi of grain!"

After speaking, Yuan Shu regretted it and wanted to slap himself!

"This is absolutely aiding the enemy!"

"Isn't the wine in Shouchun fragrant? Isn't the bed soft? Why did I come to Xuzhou!"

Liu Bei waved his brush and wrote an IOU for 100,000 shi of grain for Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu?? How many IOUs from Liu Bei is this in his hands now!

Yuan Shu gulped down several cups of wine.

The wine didn't make him drunk, but he really wanted to be drunk!

Liu Bei was in a great mood and instantly got all these people drunk one by one!

Guo Jia calculated that his lord had 'borrowed' over 800,000 shi of grain this time! Too awesome!

Jia Xu was deeply impressed.

"My lord has great talent; I am far from his equal!"

The broadcast room was also filled with various exclamations.

"Eared thief, do you even remember how many IOUs you've written yourself?"

"This is definitely borrowed by sheer ability."

"Dare I ask, who else in the world? Hmm, can pull off such a 'white wolf with empty hands'!"

"This is personality charm; I want to give myself to Liu Bei, but unfortunately there's no channel!" said a certain infatuated girl.

Mi Zhu also received Tao Qian's permission and left with the Mi family.

What Liu Bei did not expect was that over 300,000 Xuzhou people also wanted to follow Liu Bei and leave.

Tao Qian sighed deeply and let them go!

He then thought for a moment and let his second son, Tao Ying, follow Liu Bei to Bingzhou, under the pretext of studying at the Taiyuan Academy, but in reality, it was so as not to put all his eggs in one basket.

Tao Qian also gave Liu Bei two thousand Danyang elite soldiers, which Liu Bei gladly accepted; Danyang soldiers were very elite among infantry.

Yuan Shu was filled with anger and led his troops back to Huainan, cursing every flower and blade of grass he saw along the way as the eared thief!