Han Shimou

Seeing the reaction of the generals, Cao Cao slowly raised the corners of his mouth, but soon he stopped smiling, because at that time he just heard from Guo Jia's mouth that the princes who could threaten him in the future.

The first person that popped up in Cao Cao's mind was not Yuan Shao who was the most popular at the moment, but Wen Han, Wen Bufan.

"Bufan, if you don't follow closely, you will soon be thrown away by me. At that time, if you are not strong enough to fight against me, but block my way forward. Then don't blame me, Cao Mengde, for being ruthless."

But on the other side, Liu Bei and his soldiers entered the city. After Tao Qian led Xuzhou civil and military personnel to welcome them, they went to the government office together.After the ceremony, a banquet was held to treat each other, and they worked hard all the time.Tao Qian was overjoyed to see Liu Bei's dignified appearance and open-minded speech.And Mi Zhu was next to Tao Qian, talking about Liu Bei's loyalty and benevolence, Tao Qian respected Liu Bei more and more, and treated Liu Bei very warmly.

In the days that followed, the Cao soldiers outside the city stood still, and Mi Zhu said that it was all thanks to Liu Xuande.Tao Qian also thought so, and immediately wanted to hand over the command of Xuzhou's troops and horses to Liu Bei.How dare Liu Bei accept it, and repeatedly postponed it, saying that Tao Qian's move was to trap him in injustice.He is a general from outside, he came to Xuzhou for the first time, and his achievements are meager. If Tao Qian cedes the power, he will be cast aside by the people of the world, and he will also be envied by the civil and military people who came to Xuzhou.After hearing this, Tao Qian admired Liu Bei even more, thinking that he was really a man of loyalty and benevolence.Later, when the weather changed suddenly, Tao Qian suffered from his old illness again, and fell ill in bed, worried about the war in his heart, and had no intention of resting at all.One night, Tao Qian suddenly called Mi Zhu and asked him to invite Liu Bei.Liu Bei was resting. Hearing Tao Qian's request, he hurried to Tao Qian's mansion together with Pan Feng and Zhang Fei without bothering to wash up.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Liu Bei arrived at Tao Qian's bedside, he saw Tao Qian holding a sign wrapped in yellow cloth in both hands. Seeing Liu Bei rushing, Tao Qian smiled on his pale face, and then called Liu Bei to enter.When Liu Bei entered the room, almost all his attention was absorbed the moment he saw the card printed wrapped in yellow cloth.But what kind of person Liu Bei is, knowing that he was not paying attention to this thing at the moment, he just withdrew his spirit and hurried to Tao Qian's side, only asking about his physical condition, ignoring the thing in Tao Qian's hand at all.

"Tao Gong, the weather is cold and cold, so you rest a lot. Cao Jun has not seen any movement in the past few days. In the battle of Tancheng, with me and General Cao (Cao Bao), you can rest assured."

"Hehe, okay, okay. Although Xuande is an outsider, he cares about Xuzhou in everything. How can this old man, He De, dare to accept Xuande's kindness. Please also ask Xuande to be respected by this old man."

"Slow! Mr. Tao is really hurting me. A few years ago, Mr. Tao sent an army to join the army to punish Dong Yishi out of loyalty. The Duke is also deeply loved by the people of Xuzhou. There are few Han officials who are as loyal to the country and the people as Tao Gong! Xuande has always admired Tao Gong, so how can Cao Mengde be allowed to ruin the lives of Xuzhou for his own selfishness!"

Liu Bei hurriedly helped Tao Qian up. At this moment, Tao Qian's face froze suddenly, and he stretched out his hand to pull the yellow cloth away. The true face of the card seal finally appeared. Although Liu Bei knew what was inside, when the card seal appeared When he was in front of him, Liu Bei still couldn't help his heart racing, and there were bursts of strange colors in his eyes.

This is the seal of Xuzhou, which represents the highest power in Xuzhou, and the Han Dynasty court is orthodox.Tao Qian presented the Xuzhou badge with both hands, Liu Bei pretended to be calm, and exclaimed in astonishment.

"What does Mr. Tao mean?"

With a straight face, Tao Qian handed over the Xuzhou card stamp and said in a concentrated voice at the same time.

"Today the world is disturbed, Wang Gang is weak, Xuande is a clan member of the Han family, and it is appropriate to help the country. I know your benevolence and righteousness, and you are also loyal. It is a pity that the Han family is declining and cannot be reused by you. The old man is old and incompetent, and his body is now weak. As things get worse, if Xuzhou falls into the hands of Cao Mengde, the hero. I am willing to hand over Xuzhou to Xuande, but I hope Xuande will not refuse. After Xuzhou is won, treat the people well, accumulate power, and save the Han Dynasty. After the crisis in Xuzhou is resolved , the old man should write his own form and apply to the court."

Liu Bei was so elated that he couldn't control it, but he knew it was not the right time, so he quickly stepped back and said goodbye.

"Although Liu Bei is a Miao descendant of the Han Dynasty, his meritorious deeds are meager, and he has never benefited the people of one side. He is afraid that he will be incompetent as Prime Minister of Pingyuan. Now it is righteousness, so he came to help. Tao Gong said this, is it possible that Liu Bei has the intention of annexing? If Liu Bei If you think this way, the emperor will not bless you! I also hope that Mr. Tao will take back his foreword, and don’t distort Liu Bei’s intentions!"

"Xuande don't want to misunderstand, this is the truth and sincerity of this old man!!"

Seeing Liu Bei like this, Tao Qian recognized Liu Bei's character and insisted on giving in again and again, so Liu Bei would not accept it.There was no other reason, Cao Cao's army was outside the city at this time, and Liu Bei's intervention this time had already angered Cao Cao.If Cao Cao learned that he took advantage of this and obtained the Xuzhou card seal from Tao Qian without any effort.Cao Caobi hated him deeply, and he might even send his army to attack him by force, and fight him endlessly.Liu Bei is not afraid of Cao Cao, but he must do everything according to his ability. Now he is not Cao Cao's opponent.Even if he takes over the power from Tao Qian, Xuzhou's civil and military officers and soldiers will have a lot of doubts about Liu Bei's intention to come to Xuzhou this time, and they will be panicked. Most of Xuzhou's soldiers and horses will not obey Liu Bei's orders. A tiger and wolf division capable of facing Cao Cao.

Liu Bei deserves to be a hero. Xuzhou has great power in front of him, but he can stay calm, analyze carefully, and continue to wait for the opportunity.

Mi Zhu on the side, seeing Liu Bei like this, was extremely admirable in his heart.It is almost believed that Liu Bei is the embodiment of benevolence and righteousness.Seeing Liu Bei's refusal, Mi Zhu spoke up.

"My lord, the soldiers are approaching the city now, and we should discuss the strategy of retreating the enemy. When things are peaceful, it will not be too late to give way."

After Tao Qian heard it, he also felt that it was reasonable, so he temporarily put down the Xuzhou card seal and nodded in compliance.Seeing Tao Qian putting away the seal, Liu Bei felt a little bit more determined, he was afraid that he would not be able to hold on, so he would take over the Xuzhou seal at once.As for Pan Feng and Zhang Fei behind Liu Bei, the moment Tao Qian put away the Xuzhou card seal, both of them showed great disappointment on their faces. If Liu Bei can win Xuzhou, he can become a prince and recruit troops. Horses, save strength, no longer need to hide in the tiny place on the plain.

After that, Tao Qian, Mi Zhu, and Liu Bei began to discuss the strategy of retreating the enemy.Liu Bei thought that Cao Cao would not attack for a long time because he did not want to lose a large amount of troops, and then thought carefully that another army of Cao Cao was approaching Guangling.He immediately knew that Cao Cao was going to wait for the end of the Guangling battle and besiege the East China Sea, so he hurriedly asked.

"I don't know who is guarding Guangling. If Guangling is captured by another Cao army, the East China Sea will be isolated, and the East China Sea will be in danger."

"Hehe. Xuande doesn't need to be nervous about Guangling. Guangling is guarded by Chen Yuanlong, the captain of Diannong under my command. Although this person has a rebellious personality, he is knowledgeable and resourceful. He comes from the Chen family lineage. , the Chen family is the most powerful and wealthy family in Xuzhou, the old man was able to stabilize Xuzhou in the early years, all because of the Chen family's merits. And it was Chen Yuanlong who saw through Cao Cao's fake play. Otherwise, Xuzhou would have already fallen into Cao Cao's hands by this time."

When Tao Qian heard Liu Bei's question about Guangling, he said with a smile without any haste.Mi Zhu nodded again and again, as if he was convinced that Chen Yuanlong would definitely be able to guard Guangling.

"Chen! Yuan! Dragon!"

Liu Bei's pupils shrank suddenly, and he shouted heavily in his heart.At the same time, Chen Deng's position in his heart rose to an extremely high position.It can be seen that the other Cao army is not only led by Cao Cao's subordinates who are the most trusted, but also praised for his strict military management. His way of using troops is not inferior to Cao Cao's. Tongguan, and later resorted to a series of beauties to kill Dong Zhuo, assisted by Jia Xu, the chief counselor under Cao Cao.Chen Deng was able to defend Changling under the attack of the army of these two people, so his ability must be amazing.If Liu Bei can get it, why not worry about the great cause!

Liu Bei's heart began to beat wildly again. He felt that his luck had finally arrived.First, Guan Hai and tens of thousands of thieves surrendered from Beihai, and then Kong Rong lent 30 elite soldiers.Of course, from the moment Liu Bei borrowed it, he never thought about returning the ten thousand elite soldiers to Kong Rong.Later, I met Tai Shici, who was not inferior to Pan Feng and Zhang Fei in martial arts. Although Tai Shici intended to vote for Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, Liu Bei had a lot of confidence that he could use righteousness and morality to make Tai Shici the filial piety. people, stay by your side.

As for Xuzhou's career in Biejia Mizhu, he seems to be a loyal and loving person, and he has a good impression of Liu Xuande.Later, Liu Bei learned that Mi Zhu's lineage of the Mi family was the richest businessman in Xuzhou, with so much money that he could even buy half of Donghai County.If he gets help from the Mi family, he, Liu Xuande, can get a huge sum of money to recruit soldiers and horses to prepare his forces.

What made Liu Bei Ruyi most ecstatic was that Tao Qian, an old fool, had been fooled by his benevolence and righteousness, and insisted on ceding the power of Xuzhou to himself.In this way, as long as everything goes according to his own plan, Liu Xuande's power will expand rapidly and he will become a great prince who owns a state.

But at the moment, the most important thing is how to remove the biggest obstacle in front of him, and this obstacle is of course Cao Cao!

In an instant, Liu Bei had tens of thousands of thoughts in his mind, and after thinking about it, his face sank and he said.

"If Guangling can withstand another Cao army, Cao Cao dared not attack here in the East China Sea for a long time. After such a delay for half a month, I think Cao Cao might have the intention to withdraw the army. I will write another letter to Cao Cao to persuade him. Reconciliation. In this way, the crisis in the East China Sea and Guangling may be resolved."

"Hey, that's the only way to go. I hope Cao Mengde will be willing to withdraw his troops."

After hearing this, Tao Qian silently nodded and sighed weakly.

Xuzhou is full of haze, and it seems that a big storm will hit at any time.And in Chang'an, there is also a creepy and weird atmosphere, unpredictable.

But it is said that since Fan Chou was killed by Li Cui to seize the military power, Li Cui and Guo Si were afraid of each other and each seized power.When Guo Si saw that Li Cui was leading the Great Sima himself, he went to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in person and asked him to make him a great general.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was originally a puppet controlled by Cao, so he did not dare to go against Guo Si's will, so he followed his will.When Li Cui heard that Guo Bang was awarded the position of General, he believed that Guo Bang had the intention to get rid of his monopoly, and the relationship between the two became more and more tense.

When Li Ru saw it, he went to their mansions to explain their interests.Two people are like fish and water, when combined, they can depend on each other, and if they are separated, they will undoubtedly die.