Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 471 Outsmarting Xiapi
The main reason why Tao Qian could agree so readily was that the appointment certificate of the three princes he was most worried about had not yet come down. If his Xuzhou was breached by Yuan Tan and Zhang Xi at this time, he would have no capital to negotiate with the court.

That's why he was so thirsty for talent, he agreed to Mi Zhu's recommendation without even asking about Zhang Ren's background.

In normal times, Tao Qian would never have dared to easily agree to form a new barracks.

Tao Qian had the final say on Xuzhou's government affairs, but in terms of military affairs, he only had to rely on Cao Bao, Zang Ba and others, and every time a new barracks was formed or a general was appointed, the consent of these two was required.

However, Tao Qian had long planned to go to Luoyang for development, so he was not worried about whether the sudden support of the new barracks would cause dissatisfaction among the old generals.

"Someone's appointment letter for the three princes is about to come down, and [-] Xuzhou soldiers will be stationed in the capital smoothly. At that time, no matter whether it is Cao Bao or Zang Ba who come to find fault, let Mi Zhu have a headache!"

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That afternoon, Mi's private soldiers entered the barracks. Mi Zhu asked Tao Qian to move forward. First, he watched the contest between Zhang Ren and the generals in the army, and found that none of the generals in Xuzhou was his general.

Then I watched Zhang Ren's drill and command, and it was like flowing water, as if there were rules and regulations.

Tao Qian was very satisfied and immediately appointed Zhang Ren as Cavalry Captain, fully responsible for the training of recruits and the defense work in the city.

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After arranging the position of commander for Zhang Ren, Mi Zhu hurried back to the mansion to congratulate Liu Yu and ask about the next step.

"My lord is indeed a good planner. He brought the Qingzhou camp into the city with ease. Now we only need to find a suitable opportunity to take down Chen Deng, and then we can control the city defense."

When Chen Deng was mentioned, Liu Yu wanted to subdue him, so he indicated to Mi Zhu and Zhang Ren that they could try to recruit them when they raised an issue.

"I'm very relieved to hand over the affairs of the city to Zizhong. It shouldn't be a big problem to have Zhang Ren commanding the army, but the [-] Xuzhou soldiers commanded by Lingdi cannot be wasted."

According to the order, Mi Fang brought 2 people to the capital, and now they have traveled to the Pengcheng area.

"I'm going to send Pang De to help, and control the [-] soldiers for Lingdi. After occupying Xiapi City, Zizhong will use the soldier talisman to summon those people back to strengthen his strength."

"This subordinate understands, so I will write a letter and ask General Pang De to take it to my second brother to discuss this matter."

Although Xiapi City is already in Liu Yu's pocket, there are still Cao Bao, Zang Ba, Sun Guan and other old Xuzhou generals in the surrounding area, and there are also soldiers from Yangzhou and Jizhou, so they can keep more soldiers. Horses are still very necessary in the city.

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After the discussions in the study were over, Mi Zhu sent Liu Yu to the guest room in the backyard to rest again.

It's just that there is an extra woman in the room tonight, Mi Zhen.

When Mi Zhen learned of Liu Yu's identity, she was greatly shocked. She did not expect that the husband her elder brother found for him turned out to be the unparalleled Prince Regent.

Originally, Mi Zhen had a crush on Liu Yu, but now that she knows his identity, it is even more difficult to extricate herself.It's just that Liu Yu has been busy planning to occupy Xiapi City recently, so he doesn't have much time to meet Mi Zhen.

"Hey, why is Miss Zhen'er in my room?"

"I... want to ask the prince, is Luoyang fun?"

Come to ask if Luoyang is fun in the middle of the night, this excuse is really not an excuse.

However, Liu Yu still patiently told Mi Zhen a lot of scenic spots in Luoyang, who made Mi Zhen look so much like Liu Yu's girlfriend in her previous life, and the chat unknowingly went into the middle of the night.

"It's getting late, Miss Zhen'er, why don't you go back and rest first, and I'll tell you about the beauty of Luoyang tomorrow."

If there were beauties staying in his room in the middle of the night, Liu Yu would have been shocked a long time ago, but it was because Mi Zhen looked so much like his girlfriend from the previous life that he didn't want to mess around.

In the long river of history, being able to meet someone who is exactly the same as in the previous life, and who was also his girlfriend, this is definitely a little beauty worth protecting for Liu Yu.

If possible, he would rather develop a relationship with Mi Zhen from small things, rather than directly possessing it for his own selfish desire.

"Um……"

Mi Zhen was also a little reluctant, or she still hadn't expressed her intentions, so she just nodded in agreement but had no intention of getting up.

"Miss Zhen'er, is there anything else?"

"Well, I heard from my elder brother that the Prince Regent will go to Mount Tai in a few days, can you take me there too?"

Walking with beauty is naturally a beautiful thing, but the thought of climbing Mount Tai with Mi Zhen reminded Liu Yu of the time he traveled with his girlfriend in his previous life.

That time watching the sunrise from the top of Mount Tai, a gust of mountain wind suddenly hit, Liu Yu was blown to the ground, and his girlfriend was dragged into the mountain.

In his previous life, Liu Yu was just an ordinary person with no skills, but after his rebirth, he has a system, and his force is invincible in the world. This time, he will definitely be able to protect the lover around him.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu smiled and agreed to Mi Zhen.

And Mi Zhen danced happily after hearing this, her posture and dancing made Liu Yu almost think that Ye Tong was resurrected.

In the end Liu Yu sent Mi Zhen back to the boudoir, and he didn't return to his room to rest until the light in the room was turned off.

It's just that Liu Yu didn't know that although Mi Zhen blew out the lamp, she didn't sleep with her eyes closed.

At this moment, Mi Zhen's eyes were piercing, and there was a half-smile expression on her face.

"Is there such a gentleman in this world? He has to personally take me back to the room in the middle of the night, and wait until the lights in the room are turned off before leaving. Hehe, why does this Liu Yu look so much like him!"

"...Whether it's him or not, we'll know when we go to Mount Tai!"

After making up her mind, Mi Zhen slowly closed her eyes.

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Three days later, Liao Hua and Zhou Cang each led [-] soldiers from the Qingzhou Battalion, disguised as soldiers from the Mi family, and came to garrison outside Xiapi City around noon.

Tao Qian was very happy when he found out. He hosted a banquet for Mi Zhu and others, and made Liao Hua and Zhou Cang captains.

That night Liao Hua and Zhou Cang led people into the barracks, while Zhang Ren replaced Chen Deng as the city defender.

The next day, Mi Zhu invited Chen Deng and Zhang Ren into the mansion under the pretext of handing over the city defense affairs, and Chen Deng never came out after that.

At noon, Liao Hua took Chen Deng's badge to control [-] Xuzhou soldiers. In the afternoon, Liu Yu took Mi Zhu to the state pastoral mansion to have a showdown with Tao Qian.

When Tao Qian learned that all the soldiers in the city had been replaced by Liu Yu's subordinates, he fainted on the spot.

Before nightfall, the entire city defense of Xiapi fell into the hands of the Qingzhou Battalion, and all state officials were brought under control.

The next day, Tao Qian resigned from his position as Xuzhou Mu due to illness, and instead appointed Biejia Mi Zhu as the new Xuzhou Mu. With the support of the Chen family and other big families, Mi Zhu easily took the position of Xuzhou's top leader.

After taking office, Mi Zhu took out a decree jointly drafted by the regent king and the court regent, and promoted all Xuzhou officials to a higher level. Among them, the Chen family was promoted because of their meritorious service.

Immediately afterward, Mi Zhu promulgated the prefecture decree, and the whole territory of Xuzhou unconditionally loyal and supported the Han court.

(End of this chapter)