The Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms: The Evil God Arrives

Chapter 291 Li You: Let's also take a walk around the frontline battlefield

When the news spread that Tao Qian was going to bring Yuan Shu into Xuzhou to clean out the scum among the Xuzhou aristocratic families.

Tao Qian once again realized how deeply the Xuzhou noble families had infiltrated the Xuzhou governor's office.

It was not the first time that Tao Qian had felt the infiltration of the Xuzhou noble families into the governor's office, but it had never been as obvious and deadly as it was this time.

The Xuzhou noble families' previous infiltration of the governor's mansion was at most an attempt to spy on what actions Tao Qian would take against the Xuzhou noble families.

This time it was a serious matter, it directly escalated to the level of a mutiny, which shocked Tao Qian to his core.

Bringing Yuan Shu to Xuzhou was just Tao Qian's idea and had not yet been put into practice.

However, Tao Qian still underestimated the sensitivity of the Xuzhou noble families towards Yuan Shu, who was known as the scum crusher of noble families.

The leaders of the Xuzhou aristocratic families knew very well what kind of scum the long-standing peace of the Xuzhou aristocratic families could produce.

Although Yuan Shu's murderous intent has been restrained recently, there is still a steady stream of aristocratic families dying at his hands.

Although it is not much, it is a long-term success. This is the trademark that Yuan Shu deliberately created.

After all, only a steady stream of deaths can scare off those children of noble families who cannot find peace in their hearts unless they do bad things.

What a pity, even though the constant deaths were deterring the bad guys, it still couldn't completely eliminate those ignorant fools.

Although Tao Qian had taken some precautions against the Xuzhou noble families, he really did not expect that they would dare to launch a mutiny, and at the same time, they took advantage of the time when Liu Bei had just arrived in Xuzhou City.

Tao Qian, who had been fighting with the Xuzhou families for half his life, did not trust those cunning guys and did not know what the consequences would be if he did such a thing in front of Liu Bei.

Originally, Tao Qian should have been able to easily notice the change in Liu Bei's itinerary report.

However, it happened that Tao Qian was dealing with other things at that time, and most of his attention was not on Liu Bei.

Therefore, it was not until Liu Bei appeared in the governor's mansion and stood in front of Tao Qian that Tao Qian realized that Liu Bei had entered Xuzhou City.

Tao Qian was sure that the Xuzhou noble families on the opposite side probably didn't know that Liu Bei had already entered Xuzhou city.

Tao Qian knew the Xuzhou noble families across the street. There were many who dared to face death for the sake of their families, but there were also many who were afraid of death.

However, the leaders of the Xuzhou families on the opposite side were not fools. They could not have been unaware of the turmoil that would be caused by involving Liu Bei in this mutiny.

Just by looking at the sinister expression of the Chief Clerk of General Zhendong named Li You standing next to him, Tao Qian knew that this guy was definitely a ruthless person.

Regardless of whether the opposing family is involved in this matter, Li You will not let them go.

This is what Tao Qian learned from the wisdom and experience he had accumulated over decades of fighting wars: Li You is very dangerous.

If nothing had happened to Liu Bei, then everything could be discussed, and politics is nothing more than the art of compromise.

However, if Liu Bei really made any mistakes in this mutiny, Tao Qian was sure that Fenggao would definitely send troops to Xuzhou.

This is what Tao Qian read from General Yang Ji of Andong. This is probably the collective will of Liu Bei's civil and military officials.

-

Yang Ji looked at Tao Qian in surprise, although he knew that Tao Qian couldn't really have no preparation at all.

However, Yang Ji did not expect that the two brothers Tao Shang and Tao Ying would hide in the Danyang camp outside the city of Xuzhou.

After all, the abilities of the two brothers Tao Shang and Tao Ying are really mediocre. They may not be able to completely control the 30,000 elite Danyang troops in the Xuzhou camp by relying on Tao Qian's influence.

Moreover, given the current situation in the governor's mansion, if these people didn't intrude, could Tao Qian really pass on the order?
Yang Ji didn't know, but what Yang Ji was sure of was that Chen Deng and Zhao Yu in front of him didn't know what Tao Qian had prepared.

Seeing that Tao Qian did not adopt his suggestion, Chen Deng showed no expression on his face, but sighed in his heart.

Just as his father Chen Gui said, Tao Qian could not have been without guarding against the Xuzhou aristocratic families, especially when the power in Xuzhou was about to be transferred.

Since Tao Qian wanted to leave a great bond of kinship with Liu Bei for his son's family.

It would be impossible to simply entrust Xuzhou to Liu Bei and be done with it. There must be other plans.

Perhaps what Tao Qian really wanted to do was to bring Yuan Shu into Xuzhou and reap the scum of the Xuzhou families.

Even if Tao Qian offended all the Xuzhou families through Yuan Shu, or even if Tao Qian himself became the knife.

Could it be that anyone said that the Xuzhou noble families really dared to bypass Liu Bei to deal with Tao Shang and Tao Ying?
Even if one day the Xuzhou families really united to reason with Liu Bei, would Liu Bei really be willing to reason with you?

Even if one day, the united Xuzhou families really forced Liu Bei to compromise with them.

Would Liu Bei really hand over Tao Shang and Tao Ying to the Xuzhou aristocratic families?

Ah……

Moreover, even if this mutiny really forced Tao Qian to redivide the power and interests of Xuzhou, what would happen?

Haven’t you seen what happened to the aristocratic families in Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yingchuan and Nanyang under Liu Bei’s military attack?

Chen Xi arbitrarily divided the power and interests that originally belonged to the aristocratic families in these places. Let's see if those aristocratic families dare to say a word?

The loudest voice of opposition came from the political system under Liu Bei's rule, and then it was crushed by someone.

Another point is that the Xuzhou family chose to launch a mutiny at this time, which really reveals a sense of weirdness everywhere.

"Xuan De, please wait a moment. These chaotic soldiers outside will soon be dealt with." Tao Qian said to Liu Bei with a smile.

"Please do as you please, Mr. Tao. We still have a lot of time, so we can afford this little bit of time." Liu Bei said to Tao Qian.

"Does General Anton have any suggestions?" Tao Qian turned around and saw Yang Ji's pouting lips, and couldn't help asking.

"Nothing, I just think there's no need to mobilize the army outside the city to deal with these chaotic soldiers outside." Yang Ji said casually.

Yang Ji could also guess why Tao Qian wanted to mobilize the army outside the city. It was simply to blockade the city of Xuzhou and prevent the Xuzhou aristocratic families from becoming desperate. After all, the power of the Xuzhou aristocratic families was still considerable.

However, they were just a bunch of noble families who wanted to escape; for Yang Ji, it did not require such a big fuss.

A cornered dog will jump over the wall? Then jump, let's see whether your knees are stronger or my knife is faster.

Tao Qian was stunned for a moment and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. Why did this little kid's words sound so harsh?

"Then, I wonder what General Anton thinks about this?" Tao Qian narrowed his eyes and said in a rather calm tone.

We have to be calm. After all, Yang Ji was right. If Tao Qian was young, he would have led three thousand people to do it.

Unfortunately, Tao Qian is old now and no longer has the same drive as when he was young. Most people seem to seek stability when they get old, even those who had a hot temper when they were young.

"I'm not worthy of your opinion. Aren't the elite Danyang troops outside surrounded by these chaotic soldiers?" Yang Ji asked with a smile.

The movements of the Danyang elite outside were so obvious, how could Yang Ji not notice them?

"General Anton has a really good eye." Tao Qian smiled as he stroked his natural snow-white beard.

"Then General Anton, do you know why I want to surround these private soldiers of the noble families?" Tao Qian asked with a smile.

"It's nothing more than wanting to cooperate with the army outside the city." Yang Ji shook his head.

Yang Ji couldn't believe that the elite troops of Danyang, without the command of Cao Bao, had not yet captured the private soldiers of the aristocratic families outside.

Combined with Tao Qian’s previous actions, it is not difficult to guess what Tao Qian’s real purpose is.

"Uh..." Tao Qian was stunned. Is his purpose so easy to guess?

Tao Qian looked at Chen Deng and Zhao Yu, only to see that they also had calm expressions on their faces. They probably had guessed what Tao Qian was going to do.

Looking at Liu Bei again, Liu Bei did not have an expression of "as expected", but the smile on his face made Tao Qian feel a little dazzling.

Suddenly, a feeling of boredom filled Tao Qian's body, although Tao Qian didn't think that such a simple plan could be hidden from anyone.

"Xuan De, can you let Chen Shuzhi under your command lead the troops to defeat these stubborn private soldiers of the aristocratic families?" Tao Qian didn't want to waste any more time and said directly to Liu Bei.

Since even Liu Bei, who had just arrived in Xuzhou, could see what Tao Qian was thinking, how could those Xuzhou families who had been dealing with Tao Qian for so long not see Tao Qian's purpose?

Therefore, it is better to end the battle here as soon as possible and see how many of those Xuzhou families have escaped.

"This... After all, the elite troops of Danyang outside are under the command of Lord Tao. Isn't it inappropriate to let Shuzhi be the commander?" Liu Bei said somewhat embarrassedly.

After all, judging from Tao Qian's attitude, he might be planning to transfer the elite troops of Xuzhou and Danyang to Liu Bei at this time.

"Ah?" Tao Qian was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what Liu Bei meant.

Please forgive Tao Qian for being a little old and his brain’s reaction speed can no longer keep up with that of young people.

When Tao Qian realized what Liu Bei wanted to express, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times.

Although the 30,000 elite Danyang troops under his command would be handed over to Liu Bei sooner or later, this was not what he meant just now.

After all, he had not yet dealt with the aristocratic families in Xuzhou, so how could he possibly transfer his military power to Liu Bei at this time?

"Haha, Xuande, although my military power will be transferred to you sooner or later, not now. I still have things to do." Tao Qian shook his head and said.

"What I meant just now was to ask you to show the strength of your Danyang elite troops to my Danyang elite troops." Tao Qian said to Liu Bei.

How could Tao Qian not see that the nine hundred soldiers led by Chen Dao were the elite troops of Danyang?

The reason why I wanted Chen Dao to show his strength just now was also to test the strength of Liu Bei's elite troops in Danyang.

After all, at this point in time, among the Han princes, apart from Tao Qian, there was only Liu Bei who had a considerable number of elite Danyang troops under his command.

"Ah?" Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, feeling embarrassed and not daring to look Tao Qian in the eye.

My goodness, Tao Qian wouldn’t think that Liu Bei was plotting against the 30,000 elite Danyang troops under his command.

"Well, um... Zi Yu, go inform Shu Zhi and act quickly and beautifully." Liu Bei turned to Yang Ji and said.

Awkward, so embarrassing. If Liu Bei didn't have to stay here, he would have gone into battle himself to defeat those small foe.

"Yes!" Yang Ji answered Liu Bei excitedly. It was really boring here, and now he could finally get some interest.

Yang Ji said hello to Liu Bei, Tao Qian and others, and planned to walk out of the governor's mansion to inform Chen Dao and have some fun outside.

Just when Yang Ji was about to leave the governor's mansion, he heard Li You talking to Liu Bei, saying that he also wanted to go out and play for a while.

"Lord Xuande, I also want to go out for a walk with Zi Yu." Li You asked Liu Bei.

Yang Ji paused and turned to look at Li You. What was going on?
"Um, Wenru...what's going on?" Liu Bei asked Li You hesitantly.

"Nothing." Li You shook his head, "I just want to follow Zi Yu on the battlefield."

Li You's expression at this moment seemed as if he was not strolling on the battlefield, but taking a normal after-meal walk.

"...Okay, I'll assume that you really just want to go out for a walk." Liu Bei agreed to Li You's request with some headache.

If possible, Liu Bei actually didn't want to agree to Li You's request to stroll around the battlefield.

However, based on Liu Bei's understanding of Li You, even if Liu Bei rejected Li You's request now.

Li You would also come up with other reasons to fool Liu Bei. This good start was started by Chen Xi.

In this case, Liu Bei might as well agree to Li You's request, so that he can put forward his own demands.

"But, Zhongkang, you have to follow them too." Liu Bei said without any doubt.

Although Liu Bei knew the survivability of Yang Ji and Li You on the battlefield, the battlefield is the most illogical place, and he must make necessary preparations.

"Yes!" Xu Chu saluted Liu Bei and stood behind Yang Ji and Li You.

After standing firmly behind Yang Ji and Li You, Xu Chu looked at Wu Anguo behind Liu Bei.

Wu Anguo nodded to Xu Chu, indicating that he would protect Liu Bei, even though Liu Bei's fighting strength did not require protection.

Yang Ji and Li You walked out of Tao Qian's governor's mansion side by side, followed by Xu Chu, a man who seemed very funny after looking at him for a long time.

"Zhongkang, later on, I'll take you to the battlefield for a few rounds." Yang Ji turned around and walked backwards, asking Xu Chu.

As for Li You who was obviously abnormal next to him, who would care about him? He just wanted to vent the anger that had just accumulated.

After all, dealing with the Xuzhou family requires a calm mind.

"I am the chief guard of my lord. Unless my lord goes to the battlefield one day, I will not be able to go to the battlefield." Xu Chu touched the back of his head and said to Yang Ji seriously.

"It's easy. You just need to arrange the holidays with Lao Wu, and then you two can split up your time," Yang Ji said to Xu Chu.

(End of this chapter)