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Chapter 83 Candidates for Xuzhou State Shepherd

"Are these the bandits you were talking about?" Chen Fu asked, without waiting for Fang San's reply. With a wave of his hand, everyone gathered around them.

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Cao Cao's army has been setting out for several days.

After all, it was not the first long-distance march, and the troops were quite used to it.

Moreover, the [-] troops he brought with him were all elite soldiers, and now they are just a few more surrendered troops.

"Mr. Cao, Xuzhou is ahead. Are the troops going in to rest?" Xun Yu asked.

Cao Cao looked at the city wall not far away, thought for a while, and refused.

"It's inconvenient for the army to enter, and it's inconvenient to station in the city. It's good to rest outside the city."

As for where he and the counselors around him should rest, there is no need to say any more.

If it was a time of war, he wouldn't mind eating and living with the soldiers, and it would be convenient to gather the morale of the army and boost morale, but now, there is no need for this.

Naturally, the group of them went to rest in the city, and it was enough to leave some generals outside the city to guard them.

In Xuzhou City, some officials had already discovered the arrival of the army. When they saw the word "Cao" on the Chinese army's banner, they breathed a sigh of relief. Under the leadership of an old official with a slightly higher official position, they stood at the city gate to greet Cao Cao.

It's not that officials with higher positions are putting on airs and don't want to greet Cao Cao, it's really because there are no officials in high positions in the city.

As far as Xuzhou Zhoumu is concerned, there is no candidate yet.

A few years ago, the State Shepherd was Tao Qian. Later, Tao Qian died of illness, and the position of the State Shepherd fell to Liu Bei, and then Xuzhou was taken away by Lu Bu, so Lu Bu was naturally the new Xuzhou State Shepherd, but he always stayed in the next Pi, not Xuzhou, which has a bigger city.

But now that Lu Bu was beheaded by Cao Cao, the state shepherd naturally had no candidates.

Not only that, but some of the official positions under the prefecture, such as Zhizhong Biejia, False Assistant, Biejia Eng, Book Cao Eng, and Bing Cao Eng, are all vacant.

The original officials have been killed long ago. Liu Bei, Lu Bu, Cao Cao, and Xuzhou have to be purged every time they change powers.

Therefore, the largest official position in the city is an old handyman, and the rest are even more low-level officials.

"Congratulations, Mr. Cao."

Cao Cao was still far away and hadn't approached yet, so the old man led others to salute.

"No need to be polite, get up, get up." Cao Cao said calmly. Seeing that everyone was a little nervous, he smiled and said: "This time I am just passing through Xuzhou and resting for a while. My tens of thousands of troops outside the city will not come in. The food for the army is still there. It’s up to you to try your best.”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, I don't have any other skills as an official, so it's okay to do these small things." The old man hurriedly said, and then walked in to meet Cao Cao:

"The place has been packed for Mr. Cao, just rest."

"En." Cao Cao nodded, surrounded by a large number of officials in the center, and a team of personal guards on the periphery.

After entering the city, Cao Cao took a few casual glances, and said dissatisfiedly, "How do you manage it? The city is so chaotic, how is it proper?"

Although his tone was just complaining, it didn't sound like it to others.

Some officials' faces were pale and there was no trace of rosiness on their faces. Some officials' backs were already wet, with cold sweat streaming down their faces.

The leader, Lao Zong, was quite calm, and hurriedly said: "Cao Gong calm down, calm down."

Then he smiled bitterly and said:
"The lower officials don't want to do this either, but there is no state shepherd here, and there is only one lower official who can even work. How can he manage such a large area."

"You're the only one doing it?" Cao Cao was stunned and questioned.

He knew that there was no state shepherd in Xuzhou. After all, the previous state shepherd was murdered by himself, but other officials were so poor, he didn't expect it.

He knew that the old official in front of him was engaged. He thought it was because he was a little older and more convincing, so he was selected by everyone to meet him. He didn't expect that it was because he was the only one here. In the huge city of Xuzhou, the highest official is actually a Old engaged!
"Yeah, the old one who was engaged in running, running and killing is gone, so I just got off the job." The old officer smiled bitterly and said, "And the down-officer is just a person who takes care of chores and doesn't have that much ability. It’s really hard work but not enough power.”

"I know, before I leave, I will select a state pastor for you." Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said.

Once the state pastor is elected, he will not care about the subordinates' jobs, assistants, and other duties. Naturally, the state pastor will accept his fate.

Cao Cao was thinking about the candidate for the state shepherd, and noticed that the old man on the side was hesitant to speak, so he said, "I think you have something to say, but it's okay to say it."

The old man was just hesitant at first, but Cao Cao could only grit his teeth and say:

"The lower officials were in the city, and they also heard a lot of gossip. They...they all want the former state shepherd to come back."

"The last state shepherd? Who?" Cao Cao questioned.

"Liu Shijun." Lao Zong said.

"Liu Xuande?" Cao Cao frowned, a little displeased: "Who said that? Where did the rumors come from?"

"No, it's not a lower official, it's some educated common people. What they said reached our ears, and it spread widely in the city." Lao Zhang explained quickly for fear of being misunderstood.

Cao Cao nodded, feeling a little displeased, but said with a blank expression on his face, "I see."

There was no more text, nor did I express my opinion.

The old officer's heart skipped a beat and he didn't dare to say anything more. He led Cao Cao to the resting place honestly and then retreated.

Cao Cao took a few steps in the room and called the guard outside the door: "Mr. Chuan Wenruo is here."

After a while, Xun Yu arrived in front of Cao Cao.

Xun Yu didn't hear the conversation between Cao Cao and Lao Zong, not only him, but other people, including the officials who came out to greet Cao Cao with Lao Zong, didn't hear their conversation.

I can't, and I dare not.

Just when he was wondering why Cao Cao summoned him, Cao Cao said directly, "Xuzhou should have a state shepherd!"

This confused Xun Yu even more. Cao Cao had already discussed Xuzhou's prefecture with him.

Not only Xuzhou Zhoumu, but other officials' appointments are the result of discussions between him and Cao Cao.

For example, Zang Ba was granted the title of Langya Prime Minister, Sun Guan and others were appointed as officers, and they were stationed in the coastal areas of Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

Xuzhou Zhou Mu, according to the plan, was to be awarded to the general Che Qi, why did Cao Cao bring it up now?
If it weren't for the previous exchange with his boss that made Cao Cao feel that the chariot was inappropriate and there was a new candidate?
"Mr. Cao, please tell me." Xun Yu suppressed his thoughts and asked.

"Liu Xuande." Cao Cao slowly said three people, and Xun Yu instantly understood.

It should be that Liu Bei served as the state shepherd for two years after Tao Qian died of illness, and he was very popular during this period, so the people or officials here had a lot of voices for Liu Bei's election as the state shepherd, which made Cao Cao feel annoyed.

(End of this chapter)