The story of "Tao Gongzu Three Let Xuzhou" in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is talked about, but in fact, there is no relevant record of "Three Let Xuzhou" in history, but before Liu Bei led Xuzhou Mu, it was indeed under the persuasion of Mi Zhu, Chen Deng, and Kong Rong that he finally agreed to take Xuzhou Mu.
In the first year of Xingping (194), Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou again in the name of revenge for his father, and Xuzhou Mutaoqian could not resist and asked Shi Tiankai of Qingzhou for help. Tian Kai and Liu Bei went to the rescue together, Liu Bei had more than a thousand soldiers and Youzhou Karasuma Zahu riding, and a few thousand hungry people, after arriving in Xuzhou, Tao Qian gave Liu Bei another four thousand Dan Yang soldiers, and Liu Bei then belonged to Tao Qian.
Cao Cao twice conquered Xuzhou, and the counties he attacked were slaughtered, and The 63-year-old Tao Qian was defeated by Cao Cao many times, although in the end, because Zhang Mi and Chen Gong welcomed Lü Bu into Yanzhou and copied Cao Cao's old nest, Cao Cao withdrew. However, Tao Qian still died of illness due to excessive worry, and once Tao Qian died, Xuzhou became a borderless land, so Liu Bei had the opportunity to enter Xuzhou.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > Mi Zhu yi persuasion</h1>
According to the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, when Tao Qian was seriously ill, he said to BeiLu Zhu: "Non-Liu Bei cannot settle this state." "Mi Zhu is a huge rich man in Xuzhou, and the official position is to be engaged in other drivers, which is equivalent to xuzhou's second-in-command, and Tao Qian's instructions to him are more reasonable. Therefore, after Tao Qian's death, Mi Zhu led the people of Xuzhou to welcome Liu Bei as a state pastor in accordance with Tao Qian's will, and Liu Bei said that he did not dare to accept it.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > Chen Deng'er persuaded</h1>
Chen Deng is also from the Xuzhou clan, Tao Qian recruited Chen Dengdian as a lieutenant of the Agricultural School, seeing that Liu Bei refused to accept, Chen Deng said to Liu Bei: "Now that the Han Dynasty is in decline and the sea is in chaos, it is the time to do a big cause, we xuzhou are rich, there are millions of household registrations, I hope you can reluctantly take over xuzhou pastor." ”
Liu Bei replied: "Yuan Shu is close to Shouchun, very close to Xuzhou, he is from the Yuan family of the fourth and fifth dukes, you can let Yuan Shu lead Xuzhou!" Chen Deng, however, said, "Yuan Shu is a proud and extravagant noble prince, not the lord of chaos." Now we can prepare for you to ride 100,000 steps, the upper can be the lord of the people, become the cause of the five hegemons, and the lower can cut the land and guard the territory, so as to leave a name in the history of youth. If you don't accept our invitation, we won't ask Yuan Shu to be Xuzhou Mu. Chen Deng's words were actually very tough, but Liu Bei still hesitated.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="10" > Kong Rongsan persuasion</h1>
At this time, Kong Rong spoke, kong Rong, as a descendant of Confucius and a famous scholar in the world, his words were still very weighty. He said to Liu Bei: "Yuan Shu is a person who worries about the country and forgets his family, but he is a dry bone in the grave, he zu does not mind." Today's things, the people and the power, the heavens and the unobstructed, the regret can not be pursued. After Listening to Kong Rong's words, Liu Bei finally agreed to lead Xuzhou Mu.
In fact, I have always had a question here, Mi Zhu and Chen Deng are local officials in Xuzhou, and they advise Liu Bei to understand very well. Wasn't Kong Rong supposed to be the Minister of Beihai in 194 AD, and how could he be in Xuzhou with Liu Bei? Until I saw the record of "Spring and Autumn in Kyushu", Kong Rong once gave up Beihai County and took refuge in Xuzhou, so that it could be explained at once.
In fact, the development of things should be like this: in 189 AD, Dong Zhuo entered the capital and committed the abolition of the establishment, and Kong Rong, as a Han Dynasty official who dared to speak out, would definitely criticize Dong Zhuo. So Dong Zhuo deliberately arranged Kong Rong to serve as the Minister of The North Sea in the Beihai State where the Yellow Turban was most rampant, and sure enough, Kong Rong was besieged by the Yellow Turban in the North Sea State, and when the situation was critical, Tai Shi Ci broke through and asked Liu Bei, who was then serving as the Minister of the Plains, for help, Liu Bei sent troops to relieve the siege, and then Kong Rong took refuge in Xuzhou, which could persuade Liu Bei to lead Xuzhou Mu.
Liu Bei refused to accept Xuzhou Mu at first, in fact, it was very understandable, because Liu Bei was inferior! Although he had the origin of a Han imperial family, Liu Bei had fallen into the mat weaving. Moreover, Liu Bei's previous highest official position was only PingYuanXiang, and he was worried that someone would disobey him as Xuzhou Pastor, and when he saw that Mi Zhu, Chen Deng, and Kong Rong all supported him, Liu Bei made up his mind to lead Xuzhou!
References: Notes on Pei Songzhi in romance of the Three Kingdoms, And Lu Simian in History of the Three Kingdoms