Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 832 Unworthy Descendants
Wuchang is an important town in the middle of the great river, and the spring and summer turns seem to come a little later than those along the coast.

Today's Wuchang is the military and political center of Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, so all the outstanding people of the two places are gathered here.Especially in the battle around Xiangyang last year, although the main force of the Jie Kingdom was mainly invested in the Huaizhong battlefield, the pressure Jingzhou faced was also not small. Jie Guo Shisheng gathered tens of thousands of troops and fought fiercely around Xiangyang for several months. And back.

Although this battle did not achieve such an impressive record in the Huainan battlefield, it successfully saved Xiangyang, an important gateway to the Central Plains, so it is also of great significance.Now that the war has long since ended, all the people who were originally concentrated in Xiangyang have also returned to the town one after another, leaving only Huan Xuan and other generals sitting in the ruined Xiangyang.

As the governor of Jingzhou, Tao Kan didn't have time to taste the joy of victory in the battle, and soon became entangled with worries.

I don't know when it started, a rumor began to spread in the town, saying that Tao Kan once had a dream at night, and in the dream, he had eight wings and flew up to the sky, and the nine heavenly gates flew across eight of them, and the last one was knocked down by a staff , breaking off the left wing.

"Monster talk is detestable! I don't know why night is a dream, and what day will be revealed to others, but the alienated people seem to know it so clearly!"

Tao Kan's temper has not calmed down due to his old age, whenever he thinks about this matter, he can't help but yell at him, his gray beard flutters and messes, and he looks quite out of breath.

At this moment, Tao Zhen, Tao Kan's nephew, was the only person sitting respectfully in the banquet. Hearing Tao Kan's resentful words, he just lowered his head and did not dare to respond.He knew that Tao Kan's anger was not just these absurd rumors. In fact, similar rumors had flowed out as early as after Wang Dun's rebellion was quelled and Tao Kan became the governor of Jingzhou again.It's just that people at the time secretly despised Tao Kan, thinking that he was not a person who could entrust him with important responsibilities, so rumors framed and slandered him.

There are many reasons why Tao Kan is in a bad mood, and this old rumor circulating in the town is only one of the reasons.Tao Zhen, as the most virtuous of the Tao family's generation, and the official Nanman school lieutenant, is one of Tao Kan's most important arms, and he is actually aware of the undercurrent of this rumor.

Earlier, Tao Kan sent troops to join forces with several other Fangzhen forces to kill Wang Shu, and concurrently served as the governor of Jiangzhou. At that time, there were rumors that Tao Kan planned to consolidate his power and pass it on to his heirs.In fact, Tao Zhen himself can't tell whether his uncle has such plans. After Jingjiang took over, Tao Kan's power is so high that no one in Jiangdong can compare. Even if he has such thoughts, it is human nature.

But the bad thing is that Tao Zhen's cousins ​​are more arrogant than the other. After hearing such rumors, instead of being wary and cautious, they are all very fortunate, thinking that they can accept it firmly. With his father's position of authority, his actions inevitably become even more absurd and flamboyant.Some even went so far as to collude with various generals in Jingzhou in private, and secretly promised to make a lot of money to win support.

Such behavior is simply insane!You must know that even Tao Kan himself is trembling when he stays in such a high-profile position, lest he make a mistake and be framed by someone who makes a big fuss.Fortunately, these few people are not stupid enough, the first contact is Tao Kan's trusted generals, or relatives like Tao Zhen, who were reported by the generals before the noise became known to everyone. Tao Kan.

Tao Kan was furious when he learned about it, his idiot sons, all of them didn't let him worry.Even if he has such an idea, he should make a plan slowly, test people's opinions before making a plan, so that he can go directly to the door and ask him face to face, then let people agree or not?It is clear that they are forcing people to draw a clear line with the Tao family!

In the follow-up Xiangyang battlefield, the reason why they failed to gather all forces to fight a decisive battle similar to that in Huainan that shocked the world was actually also due to this reason.The generals were either fearful or suspicious, and would rather fight on their own than gather together, lest they be taken away and become victims of the struggle among the sons of the Tao family.

Having more sons is not necessarily a blessing, especially if there are too many incompetent ones. For those sons who are particularly excessive, Tao Kan can't wait to accept and kill them!In the current situation, even if he really had similar thoughts before, the generals are already separated, especially some opponents are already vigilant, and there are many connections in private, which can no longer be pursued.The resurgence of old slanderous rumors like this one is a case in point.

Therefore, in order to appease the wishes of the people and express their attitude, shortly after the Xiangyang war, Tao Kan's subordinates who served in the town were all dismissed from their posts, and all of them were self-defeating.

"The sons and daughters are all mediocre. It's really embarrassing to reuse. If the family wants to be stable in the future, they have to rely on Yanya to take care of them."

When Tao Kan said this, he felt a lot of emotion in his heart. He had great trust in Tao Zhen's talent and vision.One must know that he was able to achieve his current status thanks to Tao Zhen's help.

The Tao family did not belong to the aristocratic family in the Eastern Wu Dynasty, and it became even more declining after the Sino-Korean Dynasty.Although Tao Kan paid attention to making friends with celebrities in his early years, the effect was actually very little.The real turning point in his life came after he was over [-] years old. At that time, Liu Hong, a famous official of China and North Korea, was in Jingzhou. It happened that Zhang Chang, a barbarian in Yiyang, was in trouble. Extraordinary military talent, and in the subsequent Chen Min rebellion, he was able to serve as the pivotal Jiang Xia Prime Minister.

However, the good times didn't last long. Not long after, Tao Kan's benefactor Liu Hong passed away, and Tao Kan had to leave his job to mourn for his mother.When he came out of the mountain again, the situation had changed drastically. At that time, Langya King Sima Rui had already traveled south, and he had many conflicts with Hua Yi, who was the governor of Jiangzhou at that time.

Tao Kan was employed by Hua Yi at that time, but his nephew Tao Zhen thought that Hua Yi's power would not last long, so he secretly joined Langya King Sima Rui behind Tao Kan's back, forcing Tao Kan to draw a line with Hua Yi.Facts have proved that Tao Zhen's choice was right. If Tao Zhen hadn't made his own decision at that time, Tao Kan might have been buried with Hua Yi, let alone gaining the power and status he is today!
Tao Kan knew how his family was doing, and he ascended to a high position with a humble body. Although he has been favored and supported in the past few years, he is quite popular in the town, but he has offended many people.Once the power is gone, it is very likely that he will be retaliated against, especially when all the sons are stubborn, and they don't know what to worry about. He may have the protection of his old love when he is alive, but once he is gone, it is very likely that disaster will not be far away.

The sons are hopeless, so Tao Kan can only pin his hopes on Tao Zhen.

After hearing this, Tao Zhen smiled wryly, and sighed, "Uncle has high hopes for me, so how dare I slack off. I'm just worried that my talents are mediocre, and I may not be able to..."

Today's Tao Zhen is already over fifty years old. As a general fighting on the battlefield, he is not young at this age.In fact, today's Tao Zhen is also plagued by old injuries and has not been on the battlefield for a long time.He didn't think he would be lucky enough to live to his uncle's age, even if he cared for him carefully, he might not be able to take care of him for long.What's more, Jiangdong now has order, and it will be difficult for him to gain the power and honor of his uncle.With the deadly abilities of his cousins, even if he wants to take care of them in the future, he may not be able to do so.

After Tao Kan heard this, he was silent for a long time. After a while, he finally forced a smile on his face: "From Yanya's point of view, who should be the successor who will enter the town in the future?"

If you can guess who will be in charge of Jingzhou in the coming day, and make preparations to deal with it, you can also take care of the Tao family in the future.

Tao Zhen pondered for a moment after hearing the words, then shook his head: "I really can't see it."

It's not impossible to see, after all, Jingzhou is so important, and there are only a few who are qualified to pursue it in the current situation. Even if you guess randomly, the probability of guessing will be very high.

"Yeah, I really hate that my family has no raccoon children!"

Tao Kan also sighed after hearing the words. He had discussed similar issues with Tao Zhen for a long time, and both felt that Shen Zhezi was a variable that was difficult to guess.In fact, judging from the current situation, the most likely person to take charge of Jingzhou is Zhongshuling Chu Chong.Chu Chong has been paying attention to Jingzhou for a long time, and he has made no secret of his intentions. He even sent his cousin Chu Po as the prefect of Wuchang, which can be said to have taken the lead.

But after discussing for a long time, the uncle and nephew still felt that they could not make a single bet.They don't need to think about the Qingxu Qiaomen headed by the Langya Wang family. With the revenge of seizing Jiangzhou earlier, the Qingxu family will not show mercy to the Tao family if someone takes control of Jingzhou.And as the Shen clan and the Wu people spared no effort to chase and attack the Langya Wang clan, their chances of winning were really slim.

Of course, it is impossible for Wu people to get the chance to take charge of Jingzhou, so the future governor of Jingzhou can only choose among several sects in Yuzhou.Under such circumstances, the Shen family spared no effort to make friends with the Yu family in the early years, and people have to feel that it is really a clever move, which will not completely cut off the hope of Jingzhou.

But even so, Tao Kan is not optimistic about the Yu family.One is that the memory of Yu Liang's ruling and harming the country is still fresh, and the other is that Yu Yi does not have Yu Liang's talent and popularity at all.From the attitude towards Jingzhou alone, Chu Chong had already made a plan ahead of others, but Yu Yi realized it later, and didn't pay much attention to Jingzhou at all, so that there are even many people in Jingzhou town who don't even know who Yu Yi is. .

The reason why he had to send someone to notify him first was because Tao Kan did not want to give up his old relationship with the Shen family.No matter who will take charge of Jingzhou in the future, the Shen family has such a hope as Shen Zhezi, and the next few decades can be expected to be stable. The Tao family already lacks old friendships, let alone give up such a rare backup.

The two chatted about current affairs again, and then came down from the back door to report, saying that Wuchang Taishou Chu Po had come to visit.Tao Kan sighed after hearing the words, and told Tao Zhen to go to the inner room first, and then ordered someone to invite Chu Jiye in.

(End of this chapter)