The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 36 036 Confrontation
As soon as Tao Qian's words fell, someone took out a letter from the back hall. He held it in his hand and said in front of everyone: "This is a letter written by Cao Cao to Mi Zhu. After you read it, everything will be changed." Will understand!"

He asked someone to pass the letter to Wang Lang first, and Wang Lang passed it to Zhao Yu after reading it in a hurry. After Zhao Yu read it, he passed it to Mi Zhu.

After Mi Zhu got the letter and read it hastily, his brows furrowed, and his expression gradually dimmed.

Seeing this, Zhang Yan stood up from his seat, walked straight to Mi Zhu's side, snatched the letter, and saw the densely packed text on it. After browsing through it in a hurry, he said to Tao Qian: "Tao Qian Messenger, how can you prove that Master Mi is Cao Cao's spy with just a letter from unknown sources?"

Tao Qian said with a sneer: "One letter alone is really not enough to believe. But in addition to this letter, the government also arrested the envoy who delivered the letter. The envoy confessed under the torture of the government. It turned out that Mi Zhu was very serious. He has long been a spy of Cao Cao, but the government has never noticed it."

"Based on this letter and the confession of a Cao Jun envoy, can it be concluded that Mi Zhu is Cao Jun's spy?" Zhang Yan asked.

"Aren't these enough?" Tao Qian said angrily.

Zhang Yan laughed loudly and said: "Lord Mi has wealth that can rival the country. If he is really a spy of Cao Jun, with Lord Mi's strong financial resources, he can definitely recruit a soldier, train the dead secretly, and then cooperate with Cao Cao internally and externally." But Mr. Mi has always been kind and generous, and he often helps Tao Shijun. How could he be a spy of Cao Jun? Tao Shijun, this is clearly Cao Cao’s treacherous plan. I will implore Tao Shijun to investigate thoroughly before making a decision. I fell into Cao Cao's treacherous scheme and did something that hurts my loved ones and makes my enemies happy!"

"Presumptuous! This government has always been rigorous in its work. If there is not enough evidence, how can you send people to arrest people? You speak out in public and openly contradict this government. In your eyes, do you have this government?" Tao Qian's face changed. , suddenly became furious, shouted at Zhang Yan and asked.

"Justice is in the hearts of the people. Tao Shijun, as the governor of the state, should be more cautious in handling things. It would be too childish to judge that Mr. Mi is a spy just by relying on a letter of unknown origin and a messenger of unknown origin. At the very least, Master Mi should be given a chance to defend himself, right? Or let Master Mi confront the emissary on the spot! If Master Mi is indeed Cao Cao’s spy, without Master State Shepherd’s action, the general will stand up and kill Master Mi himself .If Mr. Mi is not a spy, I ask Tao Shijun to give Mr. Mi justice!"

Zhang Yan's words were sonorous and forceful, and everyone present listened carefully. Although everyone didn't speak, everyone agreed with Zhang Yan's words in their hearts.

Before Tao Qian could respond, Zang Ba walked up to Zhang Yan, bowed his hands respectfully to Tao Qian and said: "Tao Shijun, what Zhang Yan said is reasonable, please don't mistake what the traitor said, which will harm you. Zhongliang! How about handing that emissary to the future for interrogation, who is right and which is wrong, and the future will definitely give Tao Shijun an explanation!"

Wang Lang and Zhao Yu said in unison: "Yes, Mr. Tao, Mr. Mi is my pillar of Xuzhou. If he is really a spy, even if he wants to kill him, he doesn't care about it for a while. If Mr. Mi is not a spy, what if Mr. Mi is not a spy?" It would be a great loss to kill him. I implore Tao Shijun to hand over this case to General Zang for a new trial. I believe there will be a conclusion soon!"

Tao Qian saw that these pillars of Xuzhou were all united to deal with him alone at this time, he was extremely unhappy, and said angrily: "Everyone is dead, why should we go to trial?"

"He died? How did he die?" Zhang Yan asked hastily.

Tao Qian said: "The government was very angry at the time, and in a fit of rage, they beheaded the messenger with their own hands!"

"There's no evidence to prove it, so how can we go to trial?" Zang Ba also looked at Zhang Yan with a confused face.

Zhang Yan had an idea, and immediately cupped his hands and said: "I want to report to Mr. Tao, and the general is willing to use his own head as a guarantee. Mi Zhu will definitely not be Cao Cao's spy. If Tao Shijun finds out that Mr. Mi has done something wrong in the future." The unfavorable things in Xuzhou will eventually be willing to share the same crime with Lord Mi!"

After hearing this, Mi Zhu was very moved. He went directly to Zhang Yan's side, and bowed to Tao Qian, "Mr. Tao, Mi Zhu swears to God today that if Mi Zhu is really Cao Cao's spy, let Mi Zhu fight against him." , there is no place to die!"

Zang Ba doesn't have a deep friendship with Mi Zhu, but from Mi Zhu's poisonous oath, he can also feel that Mi Zhu was wronged.In addition, Zhang Yan has already vouched for Mi Zhu, and if he is added, Tao Qian may be able to take back his life.

Thinking of this, Zang Ba clasped his fists and said, "Tao Shijun, the last general is also willing to vouch for Lord Mi!"

Wang Lang has been in Xuzhou for many years and has a deep friendship with Mi Zhu. At this moment, he also stepped forward and said loudly to Tao Qian: "My lord, I am also willing to be a guarantor for Mi Zhu!"

"I'm also willing to be a guarantor for Master Mi!" Zhao Yu stood up after him.

Tao Qian glanced at Zhang Yan, Zang Ba, Mi Zhu, Wang Lang, and Zhao Yu respectively. They were all resolute and refused to give an inch, as if they were already fighting him.Although he was very angry, he still endured it. After all, he had to rely on them to govern Xuzhou.

"That's all, let's forget about it like this, and pretend it never happened in this residence." As soon as the words fell, Tao Qian turned around angrily and walked into the back hall.

When Tao Qian disappeared into the hall, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Mi Zhu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said to Zhang Yan, Zang Ba, Wang Lang, Zhao Yu and others: "If it weren't for the four adults today, Mi Zhu would have almost died. Don't say thank you for your kindness, I invite the four adults to come to the house tonight for a small gathering, Mi must thank the four adults properly!"

At this time, Cao Bao, who hadn't spoken all this time, came over and said with a smirk: "Congratulations, Master Mi, congratulations to Master Mi, Master Mi finally clarified the facts and escaped from prison. How much Cao has offended you today? Please forgive me..."

"Hmph! Flatterer!" Zang Ba snorted coldly, and glared at Cao Bao, "Just now why didn't you stand up and take the initiative to intercede for Lord Mi, but now you're starting to fawn over him!"

"Just now...just now I..." Cao Bao stammered.

Mi Zhu hurriedly said: "Lord Cao, if you have nothing to do tonight, please go to the next room to talk about it together!"

"No... no, I still have some private matters to do at night, so I won't go for now! I... let's take my leave first!"

Cao Bao left the hall disheartened, and disappeared without a trace in a flash.

Zhang Yan, Zang Ba, Wang Lang, Zhao Yu, Mi Zhu and the others saw Cao Bao slipping away in such a wretched manner, they immediately burst out laughing, and then walked out of the hall talking and laughing together, as if they had won a battle Same.

At this time, Tao Qian was full of anger, and when he returned to the room, he overturned the table directly to vent his anger!

"Father, what's the matter with you? Why are you so angry?" Tao Shang, Tao Qian's eldest son, happened to pass by the door. Seeing Tao Qian's scene, he came in and asked.

Tao Qian glanced at the potter, opened his mouth and cursed: "I think I, Tao Gongzu, was a hero for a while, why did I give birth to you two useless things? If you want literary talent but not literary talent, you need force but not force. If you two One of my brothers can be promising, so why am I..."

When the potter heard this, he turned around and left without looking back.

"Come back! Come back to me! You bastard, you know how to escape!" Seeing this, Tao Qian scolded even harder.

Tao Shang is the eldest son of Tao Qian. He also has a younger brother named Tao Ying, who is not a few years younger than him, but the two brothers are mediocre.Tao Qian has worked hard to manage Xuzhou for many years, and now that he is old, the best plan was to let his son take over.It's a pity that neither of his two sons has become a talent. In this way, won't his Xuzhou be handed over to others in the end?

Although Tao Qian was unwilling, there was nothing he could do. After all, he was getting older and his body was getting worse day by day.He had to hand over Xuzhou completely to his son before he died, so that he would rest in peace under the Nine Springs.

But before that, he had to get rid of several extremely threatening figures for his son.In his blacklist, the wealthy Mi Zhu is the first to bear the brunt. This person has an incomparably rich wealth. If he can get his wealth, he can leave a way for his son. Even if he can't become Xuzhou Mu, he can also migrate. Elsewhere, to be a rich man who can eat and drink well.

He thought for a long time before he came up with this plan. Cao Cao's emissary was nothing at all, and the letter he got was also forged.His purpose was to put Mi Zhu to death, so that he could steal Mi Zhu's house and take all the wealth of Mi Zhu's family for himself.

Not only did he think so, he did so.But unfortunately, his treacherous plan did not succeed, because of Zhang Yan's appearance, and because of the participation of Zang Ba, Wang Lang, Zhao Yu and others, the plan finally failed.

Sitting alone in his room, Tao Qian spread out a piece of paper, but seeing the names of "Mi Zhu, Zang Ba, and Ruo Rong" written on it, he picked up a pen, and then added a Person's name: Zhang Yan.

After that, Tao Qian sat in the room speechless, thinking hard, and finally let him come up with a poisonous plan to kill people with a knife.With excitement, he took a pen and paper, wrote a letter with a swipe of the pen, and then called his confidant to send the letter to Xiapi overnight and hand it over to Xiapi Xiang Ruorong.

That night, Mi Zhu held a banquet in the mansion. The people who came to attend were Pengcheng Prime Minister Zhang Yan, Qi Duwei Zang Ba, Zhizhong Officer Wang Lang, and Zhao Yu, all of whom had helped Mi Zhu during the day. A group of people chatted happily. It's fun, and the distance between people has been shortened a lot.

After drinking for the third round, Mi Zhu suddenly stood up, raised the wine glass in his hand, and said to everyone present: "My lords, it is thanks to all of you that Mi can have a drink with you here today. To express my gratitude, Mi Zhu A certain specially prepared five hundred gold for each of you adults, and please accept it with a smile."

As soon as the words fell, the servant quickly walked into the hall with boxes of gold and placed them in front of several people.

Wang Lang has never loved money, so he immediately said: "Master Mi, the reason why I help you is not for money, but for justice. This gold..."

Mi Zhu interrupted Wang Lang's words: "Master Wang, these are all Mi's wishes, please accept them. If Mr. Wang doesn't accept them, Mi will really feel bad."

"But……"

Wang Lang wanted to refute, but was interrupted by Zhang Yan: "Lord Wang, this is Lord Mi's wish. If you don't accept it, Lord Mi will not feel at ease. I know Lord Wang never loves you. Cai, if Mr. Wang thinks that the money is really useless to you, feel free to donate the gold to me. Pengcheng is under construction, and money is needed everywhere, so just use it as Mr. Wang to help the victims."

"Hahaha...Since Mr. Zhang said so, wouldn't it be hypocritical if Mr. Wang didn't give it? Then I'll borrow flowers to present Buddha and donate the five hundred gold to Mr. Zhang. It's also considered Mr. Wang's donation for the people of Pengcheng." A little more strength." Wang Lang laughed heartily, admiring Zhang Yan's straightforwardness.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yu also donated the five hundred gold he had obtained to Zhang Yan to show his integrity.

Zhang Yan accepted all the orders without any reservation.

At this time, everyone looked at Zang Ba in unison.

Zang Ba said blankly: "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Wang Lang said: "General Zang, we all donated the gold to Mr. Zhang, what about you?"

Only then did Zang Ba understand, he smiled, and said to Zhang Yan: "Brother Zhang, I'm sorry, this gold is still of great use to me, so I won't give it to you."

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "Brother Zang, if it is useful, you can keep it for yourself. I have the gold donated by Lord Wang and Lord Zhao, plus what Lord Mi gave me, it is enough for me."

"Let's not mention the matter of gold for now. It's rare to be so happy today, let us not get drunk! Brother Zhang, don't forget that we haven't decided the winner in terms of drinking capacity, and now we have a competition!" Zang is overbearing.

Zhang Yan laughed and said: "Okay, then let's have a competition and invite Lord Mi, Lord Wang, and Lord Zhao to be witnesses!"

As soon as the words fell, Zang Ba and Zhang Yan began to compete for their drinking capacity. Mi Zhu, Wang Lang, and Zhao Yu watched from the side. Seeing that both Zang Ba and Zhang Yan had amazing drinking capacity, they were very ashamed after drinking jar after jar of wine. .

Zhang Yan and Zang Ba competed for seven jars of wine in a row. During the period, both of them went to the toilet several times, but there was still no winner, which made Mi Zhu, Wang Lang and Zhao Yu who were watching on the sidelines tremble with fear.

In the end, the two of them drank three more jars of wine. After drinking, Zang Ba blushed and smelled of alcohol, and gradually became a little dizzy, but Zhang Yan sat there, and nothing happened.

Soon, Zang Ba was so drunk that he lost consciousness to Zhang Yan, and was carried into the guest room by the servants of Mi Mansion.

Zhang Yan also drank enough. Although the alcohol content in ancient times was a little lower, he couldn't stop drinking like this. After defeating Zang Ba, he drank the rest of the wine and gradually felt a little dizzy , eyes a little trance.

Seeing this, Mi Zhu hurriedly asked Xu Sheng to help Zhang Yan to the guest room to rest. He, Wang Lang and Zhao Yu had a few more drinks before leaving.

(End of this chapter)