Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Chapter 525 The benevolent and righteous Liu Xuande is sent as envoy to Mount Tai
  Liu Bei now has to face Lu Bu's offensive, and he definitely can't win.

Originally, he planned to ask Tao Qian for help, but unexpectedly, the Taishan bandits led by Zang Ba also started to cause trouble.

Xuzhou's balance seemed to be broken overnight.

But Liu Bei still had no idea how to break it.

Liu Bei had some brains, but not much. Naturally, he did not expect that Cao Ang sent people to disturb the balance of Xuzhou.

Thinking that Lu Bu was coming to attack him, Liu Bei panicked. After all, the gap in strength between the two of them was really too big.

After thinking about it, Liu Bei said to Tao Qian: "Brother Gongzu, you said that Lu Bu and Zang Ba made moves at the same time. Doesn't that mean that they joined forces and went together?"

When Tao Qian heard this, he frowned and began to make up his mind automatically.

After a while, Tao Qian nervously said to Liu Bei: "Brother Xuande, do you mean that Zang Ba and Lu Bu have formed an alliance to plot against my Xuzhou?"

"The possibility is extremely high." Liu Bei did not directly confirm it, but talked about the possibility of this happening.

When Tao Qian heard this, he frowned and started pacing back and forth in the hall.

After a while, Tao Qian still had no idea, so he could only ask Liu Bei for his opinion.

"Brother Xuande, what do you think about this matter?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he said what he was thinking: "Brother Gongzu, I think that Lu Bu and Zang Ba took action at the same time because they had discussed it in advance."

"Then Zang Ba attacked the surrounding counties in order to hold you back, and Lu Bu took the opportunity to attack me and capture Langya. When Langya is occupied by Lu Bu, Xuzhou will be in danger!"

After hearing this, Tao Qian was enlightened.

"Brother Xuande, you are right. Because of those Taishan bandits, I almost missed a big event! In this case, I will help you and kill Lu Bu first!"

Liu Bei was relieved when he heard that Tao Qian planned to join forces with him to deal with Lu Bu. After all, even if Lu Bu was strong, he couldn't stop the whole of Xuzhou!

Tao Qian had never killed Lu Bu before. That was because Lu Bu only cowered in his Xiapi city. For Liu Bei and Tao Qian, it was all water in the well.

But now, Lu Bu took action first, which just gave Tao Qian and Liu Bei an excuse to jointly attack him.

After Tao Qian agreed to send troops, Liu Bei couldn't help but ask him: "Brother Gongzu, are the Taishan bandits still looting the surrounding counties?"

Tao Qian was silent for a while after hearing this, and then slowly said: "It doesn't matter, let Zang Ba dance around for a few more days. When we kill Lu Bu, we can then turn around and deal with him!"

Liu Bei knew that Tao Qian's move was the best choice at the moment.

But Liu Bei has always been benevolent and righteous, and he couldn't bear to see the suffering of the people.

After much thought, Liu Bei finally made a decision. He sent an envoy to Taishan to negotiate with Zang Ba and asked him to suspend his weapons!
  After making this decision, Liu Bei bowed his hands to Tao Qian, nodded slightly and said, "Brother Gongzu, I have something to say, please agree to it."

When Tao Qian saw Liu Bei being so polite, he was slightly startled at first, then hurriedly helped Liu Bei up, and asked in surprise: "Brother Xuande, what do you mean?" Liu Bei heard this and said hurriedly: "Greetings Brother Zu, although Brother Yu is now in a crisis-ridden state, he cannot bear to see the people around Mount Tai being abused by the Taishan bandits."

"So, I am willing to go to Mount Tai in person, negotiate with Zang Ba, and ask him to suspend the blade, so that the people around him can avoid the war and the suffering!"

After listening to Liu Bei's words, Tao Qian was stunned on the spot. After a while, Tao Qian finally spoke: "Brother Xuande, you are indeed worthy of your name of benevolence. Under such circumstances, I still feel in my heart." Remember the people.”

When Liu Bei heard this, he hurriedly laughed at himself: "Foolish brother has been wandering for half his life and has seen too many people's sufferings. Now that he has little power, he will naturally do his best to ensure that the people are in peace."

Tao Qian was also extremely moved by what Liu Bei said.

After a while, Tao Qian finally spoke: "Okay, Brother Xuande, Brother Yu promises you, and then he will send a thousand elite soldiers to escort you."

When Liu Bei heard this, he hurriedly stretched out his hand, shook his head and said, "Brother Gongzu, no, if I take so many people there, Zang Ba will definitely think that I am leading troops to attack him."

"In this case, the negotiation will be over before it even starts, and it will also intensify the conflict between us and Zang Ba. It is really not worth the gain!"

When Tao Qian saw that his proposal was rejected by Liu Bei, he was not angry. Instead, he asked, "Brother, do you have any ideas?"

"Brother Gongzu, when I go this time, I will only take a hundred personal guards with me!" Liu Bei said his plan softly.

When Tao Qian heard this, he shook his head anxiously: "How can this be possible? The Taishan bandits under Zang Ba claim to have an army of one hundred thousand. Even if he is suspected of exaggerating, he has tens of thousands of people!"

"I don't think it's safe to send a thousand people to escort you there. If you only bring a hundred people, wouldn't that be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth? If you are harmed by Zang Ba and others, how can I tell you? The second brother and the third brother should explain it?"

When Tao Qian thought of Guan Yu's murderous red phoenix eyes and Zhang Fei's roar like a tiger's roar, he felt panicked in his heart.

If Liu Bei went to Mount Tai for talks and was harmed by Zang Ba instead, it would be difficult for him to guarantee that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would not anger him.

When Liu Bei heard this, he thought about it and said to Tao Qian.

"Brother Gongzu, I will leave a letter. If something unexpected happens to me in Mount Tai, you can take this letter and recall my second brother, and then ask him to work with my third brother to clear up the civil strife in Xuzhou and help me revenge."

After saying this, Liu Bei asked someone to bring pen and ink and began to write a letter.

The content of the letter is also very simple. It is to reminisce about the past and express their reluctance, and then ask Guan and Zhang to listen to Tao Qian and put an end to the civil strife in Xuzhou so that the people will not suffer.

After Liu Bei finished writing the letter and handed it to Tao Qian, he set off without hesitation.

Watching Liu Bei's leaving figure, Tao Qian suddenly had an idea in his mind: If Liu Bei really died in Mount Tai, wouldn't these Guan and Zhang be used by me?

After all, it is difficult for anyone in this world not to be tempted by a strong general like Guan Zhang.

However, this idea was quickly rejected by Tao Qian.

He knew that the love between the three sworn brothers in Taoyuan was as strong as gold. If their eldest brother died, the remaining two brothers would probably follow his eldest brother after taking revenge.

(End of this chapter)