Lu Bu came from afar, so Liu Bei naturally had to throw a banquet to entertain him.
As for his soldiers, they were deliberately placed outside the city by Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others to avoid any trouble.
There were less than a hundred soldiers who followed Lu Bu into the city.
Yang Ling and Zhao Yun pretended to be Lu Bu's personal soldiers and easily sneaked into Xuzhou City.
When the officials responsible for entertaining them were not paying attention, they fled quietly.
There was an endless stream of people coming and going in Xuzhou City, and everyone was thriving. It seemed that they were not affected by Cao Cao's crusade against Xuzhou and Tao Qian's death.
It seems that Liu Bei is still very capable in handling internal affairs.
Yang Ling couldn't help but nodded slightly, it's a pity who told you not to treat me well!
He snorted in his heart, quickened his pace, and soon followed Zhao Yun to a remote alley.
Seeing no one around, Yang Ling approached a house and knocked on the door.
"who?"
A cold voice came from inside.
"This is Chen Jinnan!"
Yang Ling replied.
The person inside the door was dull for a moment and said in a deep voice,
"The earth shakes the high hills, and the rivers and mountains are beautiful through the ages!"
"The door faces the sea, and the three rivers merge and flow for thousands of years!"
Yang Ling responded calmly.
With a "squeak" sound, the door was pushed open.
An unattractive-looking man leaned out and took a careful look around. After making sure there was no one around, he welcomed Yang Ling and Zhao Yun in.
good.
This seemingly unattractive house is the stronghold of the school affairs office in Xuzhou City.
As for the secret code for the connection just now, it was also set up by Yang Ling.
"I've met Mr. Yang Ling!"
The man in charge of school affairs bowed respectfully to Yang Ling.
"No need to be polite!"
Yang Ling waved his hand,
"How has the situation in Xuzhou been in recent days?"
"Reporting to Sir, after Tao Qian's death, the local nobles in Xuzhou did not cause any trouble and allowed Liu Bei to take over smoothly."
"Besides, Liu Bei has been preparing for his wedding in the past few days."
Getting ready for the wedding? !
Big-eared thief, just wait to become the laughing stock of the world!
Yang Ling calmed down and continued,
"How well does the school affairs office understand the situation of Liu Bei's wedding?"
"Sir, please take a look."
The man said, taking out a booklet and handing it to Yang Ling.
Yang Ling looked through it carefully and couldn't help but nodded.
It not only records the process of Liu Bei's wedding, but even the city's defense situation is recorded clearly!
"How did you find out?"
Yang Ling couldn't help but said.
"A few days ago, we got in touch with Chen Deng, the captain of Diannong School. He wants to join Duke Cao."
Hanzi explained.
Did you get involved with Chen Deng so quickly?
The working ability of the school affairs office is too strong, right?
Yang Ling was briefly surprised and then relieved.
Although Cao Cao founded the school affairs office and Guo Jia was responsible for it, the basic framework was laid by himself, so he should be strong in work ability.
Moreover, Chen Deng was not completely devoted to Liu Bei originally.
Otherwise, he would not leave Liu Bei in the end and choose to defect to Cao Cao.
Yang Ling asked the man to get a map of Xuzhou City, spread it on the table, and studied the book carefully.
"Zilong, I think it is most appropriate to take action after the big-eared thief leaves Mi Mansion."
Zhao Yun also read it again, nodded and said,
"Brother is right."
"Then it's settled!"
Yang Ling said to the man beside him,
"I also ask for your help to gather those five hundred people."
"Don't worry, sir, I'll take care of it."
The man patted his chest in response.
Long before Yang Ling and Zhao Yun arrived in Xuzhou City with Lu Bu, Zhao Yun's five hundred elite soldiers changed into plain clothes in advance, broke into pieces, and sneaked into Xuzhou City in batches.
As soon as Yang Ling gives the order, they will gather!
…
Three days later, Liu Bei's wedding day.
The city of Xuzhou was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the city was filled with joy.
In addition to Lu Bu, there were also envoys sent by the Emperor, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Zhang Yang, Sun Jian and others to congratulate Liu Bei.
Liu Bei, who changed into a groom's uniform, also looked much energetic.
With a smile on his face, he welcomed all the guests who came to congratulate him into the house.
Lu Bu, who was sitting in the corner, watched this scene with a sneer on his lips.
He whispered to Cao Bao beside him,
"Father-in-law, how are you preparing?"
"Don't worry, dear son-in-law, I have already contacted other colleagues. As long as you give the order, I will take action immediately and open the city gate!"
A fierce look flashed across Cao Bao's face!
Since Liu Bei took control of Xuzhou, the status of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others have all risen, not to mention the Mi family.
But Tao Qian's old subordinates like Cao Bao will inevitably suffer losses.
The most important thing is that when Liu Bei hosted a banquet for them, Zhang Fei gave Cao Bao a few big dicks because he didn't drink.
Afterwards, Liu Bei didn't take it lightly and fined Zhang Fei several months' salary.
This makes Cao Bao hold a grudge.
When Lu Bu came to him and proposed to deal with Liu Bei, he agreed without thinking.
Cao Bao has been running around these days, contacting those who are dissatisfied with Liu Bei!
"That's good!"
Lu Bu looked at Liu Bei as he spoke and sneered,
"Let him be proud for a while longer!"
Seeing that it was getting late, Sun Qian said to Liu Bei,
"My lord, it's time to go get married!"
"good!"
Liu Bei nodded, and then said loudly to the guests in the lobby,
"Everyone is waiting here, come when you are ready to go!"
"Just go to Zhou Mu!"
"Today is your big day, don't neglect the bride just to entertain us!"
All the guests laughed.
Liu Bei smiled and handed over his hands, and then left the mansion with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Sun Qian, Jian Yong and others.
Seeing this situation, Lu Bu no longer hesitated, nodded towards Cao Bao and said,
"Get ready to take action!"
The two of them immediately stood up, ignored others, and strode outside.
Let's say that Liu Bei rode proudly on his tall horse and led a group of people to the outside of Mi Mansion soon.
Brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang were waiting at the door. When they saw Liu Bei arriving, they stepped forward to salute.
"I've seen the envoy!"
"Brothers, you're welcome, we will be a family from now on!"
Liu Bei turned over and dismounted, smiling.
"Your Majesty is right, please come in quickly."
Mi Zhu greeted Liu Bei and his party to enter Mi Mansion.
According to the wedding process, Liu Bei had to wait for a while at Mi's house until an auspicious time, before he could take Mi Zhen back to his house.
So everyone sat down in the lobby and started chatting.
Time passed by one minute and one second, and the auspicious moment was about to come. At this moment, a military general suddenly ran in in a hurry and shouted in a panic,
"Lord!"
Liu Bei took a closer look and saw that he was the officer in charge of the city's security.
Seeing the hurried look on his face, Liu Bei felt uneasy and said,
"What happened?"
"My lord, Lu Bu's army suddenly appeared outside the city! Cao Bao and others rebelled, opened the city gates, and led Lu Bu's army into the city!"
