The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 743 New Xuzhou Shepherd

A few days later, news came.

Cao Cao led the army back to Yanzhou, leaving only Xiahoudun, Man Chong and other literati to manage in Xuzhou.

This is undoubtedly great news.

Everyone hurriedly reported the news to Tao Qian, saying that it was a god-sent opportunity to regain Xuzhou.

But at this time, Tao Qian was sick and lying on the couch, his lips were dry and his face was haggard, and his time was numbered.

Hearing the news, Tao Qian thought about it all night on the sickbed.

The next morning, someone called Liu Bei.

"Your Majesty, are you looking for me?"

Liu Bei pushed open the simple door, and after entering the room, he turned around and gently closed the wooden door.

Tao Qian, who was lying on the bed, waved and motioned for Liu Bei to come over.

Liu Bei walked forward until Tao Qian was in front of him, and then he sat down slowly.

"Xuande, I'm afraid the old man is dying." His voice was full of vicissitudes, and there was a trace of loneliness.

Liu Bei shook his head repeatedly when he heard the words, and calmed down: "Your Majesty, don't think about it, your health is good, and the whole Xuzhou is still waiting for you to go back and take charge of the overall situation!"

Tao Qian sighed and said nothing.

Liu Bei couldn't figure out Tao Qian's thoughts, so he didn't say anything.

For a moment, the whole room was eerily quiet.

After an unknown amount of time, when Tao Qian spoke again, it was as if he was having a showdown with Liu Bei: "Xuande, don't act, you took me all the way to escape without hesitation, I know what you are thinking."

"I……"

Liu Bei hurriedly opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Tao Qian waving his hand, and said in a low voice: "Don't rush to explain, I know, you are a person with ideals and ambitions, and sooner or later you will not be in the pool. In fact, you are more suitable than me. Sit in Xuzhou Mu's seat."

"Your Majesty, Bei is absolutely selfless!" Liu Bei said firmly.

"You, sometimes you put too much emphasis on these vain reputations, that's why you've been wandering around all these years. Look at Cao Cao, he does things neatly, as long as he has a little chance, he won't be soft in the slightest. If he was burdened by fame like you, how could he have the status and strength he has today?"

"If you want to achieve great things, how can you do it without a foundation?"

"Xuzhou's wealth is not as rich as Jizhou, Jianghuai and other places, but it is enough to support you to create a great cause. You have made good friends with Mi Zhu and Chen Deng in private. Do you dare to say that you have no selfish intentions?"

Tao Qian's question made Liu Bei silent, and it was difficult for him to give a perfect answer for a while.

"Xuande, you promise me that when you sit in Xuzhou Mu's position, you will never harm my Tao family alone. In this way, I will hand over the Zhou Mu Great Seal to your hands, hoping that you can expel Cao Cao and return the favor." The people of Xuzhou are safe and sound, can you agree?"

"Where did the lord say that? Could it be that he suspects that Bei is secretly pregnant!"

Liu Bei's face seemed a little angry, and he swore to Tao Qian face to face: "Even if Bei draws a knife to kill himself, he will never do such a harmful thing. As long as I have the ability, I will protect the family of the family all my life. I swear that I will not die a good death! It’s just that the position of state pastor is really unacceptable!”

After speaking, Liu Bei asked Tao Qian to rest, got up and left the room.

Two days later, in the middle of the night, Tao Qian died of illness in a small couch in a country house in Pingcun Village at the age of 63.

Shocked by the bad news, Liu Bei put on his clothes and hurried over.

At the door, Mi Zhu, Chen Deng and other Xuzhou officials stood with sad faces.

Seeing Liu Bei coming, Mi Zhu held the state shepherd's seal in his hand and shouted loudly: "Please Xuande obey the lord's will and take up the post of state shepherd."

"Grand Xuande please take up the post of Xuzhou Mu!" Chen Deng and others also loudly begged at the same time.

Liu Bei didn't care, walked through the crowd, pushed open the door and walked in.

In the room, the white-haired Tao Qian lay flat on the bed, folded his hands on his waist, closed his eyes, and looked peaceful.

Perhaps death was a kind of relief for him.

Liu Bei rushed over in three or two steps, lay down in front of the couch, tears came out all at once, and cried loudly: "My lord! Why did you just abandon me and go away like this! Leaving the huge Xuzhou, the people are still waiting for you!" Looking forward to your return..."

The crowd who followed came to the door, and they were all moved when they heard Liu Bei's expression of true feelings.Even Tao Qian's subordinates, who resisted Liu Bei at first, sighed in their hearts: I don't want Xuande to have such a deep relationship with the lord.

After a long time, there was no sound in the room, and everyone pushed the door and entered, only to see Liu Bei laying on the bed, and passed out from crying.

Mi Zhu and others hurried over to wake Liu Bei up, signaling him not to be too sad.

On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, it is suitable for burial and ground breaking.

Liu Bei carried Tao Qian's coffin in person, wearing a plain head, and walked seven or eight miles of mountain roads, and finally stopped at a blessed place surrounded by mountains and rivers.

As the ceremony proceeded, the coffin was placed into the tomb that had already been dug.

The soldiers began to shovel the soil with shovels to bury the coffin.

Liu Bei beat the ground with both hands, shouting that God was unfair, tears fell like rain, and he cried so hard that his heart was broken.

It is also extremely uncomfortable for others to see it.

Even Tao Qian's two sons had the illusion that the old man buried in the soil was not their father, but Liu Bei's biological father.

After Tao Qian was buried, a tombstone was erected in front of the grave.

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At this time, Mi Zhu held the state animal seal and presented it in front of Liu Bei again, and said loudly: "This is the last order of Lord Tao. If Xuande refuses to accept it, how can the Lord feel at ease in the underground? I hope that Lord Xuande will not accept it." Don't refuse!"

Tao Ying and the pottery merchants felt dissatisfied when they heard this, but this was indeed his father's last wish during his lifetime. The two brothers were not very capable, but they had always obeyed their father's arrangements.

So even if he complained in his heart, he didn't say anything.

"Xuzhou cannot be stabilized without Xuande!" Chen Deng also stepped forward to persuade Liu Bei.

"Brother, since this is Lord Tao's last wish, please accept it!" Guan Yu whispered behind him.

If Xuzhou can be obtained, everyone in the world will know Liu Bei.

Liu Bei sighed for a long time, then his face changed from the sadness before, and he became very resolute, and clasped his hands together with everyone: "Thanks to the government and everyone for not giving up, Xuande is beyond self-restraint, and I hope to restore Xuzhou together with all the elders and talents! Also please help me!"

When everyone saw Liu Bei agreeing, they clasped their fists in salute: "I've met Xuzhou Mu!"

Liu Bei returned the gift one by one, solemnly took the big seal symbolizing full strength from Mi Zhu, and then bowed deeply towards Tao Qian's tomb holding the state animal husbandry seal.

Recalling Tao Qian's face-to-face mention of life that day, Liu Bei expressed gratitude: "Fu Jun, Xuande has recorded your church that day."

Down the mountain, back to the village.

In the simple main room, Liu Bei held the first meeting on how to regain Xuzhou's combat strategy.

But at the same time, Liu Bei also had a trace of worry.He was worried that many people would be dissatisfied with his state shepherd who was not appointed by the court.

"My lord, don't worry. In a few days, I'll go to Chenliu for a visit, and exchange for my lord's letter of appointment from the imperial court."

Mi Zhu stood up with a very sure tone.

　Thank you Silver Forest for the reward of two thousand coins, and the Eagle of the People's Liberation Army for the reward of one hundred coins,

　　
　
(End of this chapter)