The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 74
Faced with Chen Deng's doubts, Fan Ah Zuo Pan looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he said softly to Chen Deng: "Master Chen, to tell you the truth, Mr. Tao is very ill, I just use medicine for a while. I have suppressed his illness, but it cannot be cured. Even if my master comes, he can barely maintain his life for a few months..."

Chen Deng frowned and asked, "How much time does Mr. Tao have?"

"Within three months, Mr. Tao will definitely die!" Fan Ah said firmly.

Chen Dengdao: "This matter is very important. Except for me, if anyone asks you about Tao Shijun's condition, you have to answer the same as before. Do you understand?"

"Don't worry, adults, the little ones will keep their mouths shut."

After Chen Deng and Fan A separated, they returned to their room and were anxiously waiting for Zhang Yan's return.

As early as in Kaiyang City, Chen Deng heard that Tao Qian was going to give up the state shepherd position to Liu Bei, so he wrote a letter and sent it to Zhang Yan quickly.According to the time, Zhang Yan should have received it by this time, maybe Zhang Yan is on his way back.

I don't know how long it took, but Chen Deng fell asleep in a daze. Not long after he closed his eyes, he was awakened by a sudden knock on the door.

"Lieutenant Chen, Mr. Tao asked Mr. Chen to go to the hall, saying that there is something important to discuss."

When Chen Deng heard the news, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, and immediately jumped off the bed, opened the door and walked straight into the hall.

In the reception hall of the State Shepherd's Mansion, there was no one there. As soon as Chen Deng arrived here, Mi Zhu, Zang Ba, Sun Qian and others arrived one after another, all with nervous expressions.

When everyone got together, they all looked at each other in blank dismay, because they all had a trace of tiredness on their faces, and almost all of them received Tao Qian's invitation at the same time, saying that they had important matters to discuss in the hall.

The four of them took their seats one after another in the hall, and not long after, Tian Kai, Kong Rong, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici and others also arrived one after another.

A group of people came by invitation, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, they took their seats one after another.

But everyone was confused for a while, and they didn't know why Tao Qian called them all here.

While everyone was guessing, Tao Qian came out from the back hall with the support of his sons Tao Shang and Tao Ying.

Seeing Tao Qian coming out, everyone stood up one after another, and bowed in unison: "See Tao Shijun!"

After Tao Qian took his seat, he pushed back the potters and Tao Ying, and then said loudly: "You don't need to be polite, please sit down!"

Everyone sat down one after another, only to hear Tao Qian say: "It's really helpless to gather everyone here tonight. It disturbed everyone's sweet dreams. Please forgive me."

Kong Rong clasped his hands and said, "Tao Shijun's words are serious. Shijun is sick, so he should rest more."

Tao Qian said: "Hehe, Kong Beihai's concern for the old man is appreciated. The old man also wants to have a good rest, but there is one thing that has been hidden in the old man's heart for a long time. If this matter is not resolved, the old man will be restless. Therefore, the old man will I called everyone here overnight, first to ask you to be a witness, and second to explain the specific matters."

Kong Rong said again: "Then I don't know what Tao Shijun is thinking about?"

Tao Qian sighed, and said: "The old man is old and seriously ill. I am afraid that he will die soon. But the thing that the old man is most worried about is Xuzhou. But the old man's two sons are mediocre. If Xuzhou is handed over to them, Xuzhou will fall into the hands of others sooner or later. Fortunately, the heavens have eyes, and when the old man was dying, he let the old man know Xuande. Xuande is a clan member of the Han family, powerful and kind, brave and courageous Righteousness, magnanimity, grandeur, and outstanding majesty are the weapons of heroes. Besides, there are two strong generals in Xuande's tent, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. These two are invincible. If Xuande can rule Xuzhou, he will definitely be able to become one Overlord, this old man has forgotten his mind. This old man is willing to give up the position of Xuzhou Mu to Xuande, please be a witness!"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, and Zang Ba all looked at each other in blank dismay. They were all ex-officials of Xuzhou. Tao Qian didn't discuss with them, so he handed over Xuzhou Mu to an outsider. Show a trace of displeasure.

Tian Kai, Kong Rong and others were all happy, and they were all happy for Liu Bei.

Liu Bei's eyes flickered non-stop, scanning the expressions on the faces of all the people in the hall in the shortest time, and he noticed that Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, and Zang Ba all had a hint of displeasure on their faces.

He immediately clasped his fists and said, "Tao Shijun, how can Liu Bei be able to occupy such a high position? I also hope that Tao Shijun will take back his life, Liu Bei absolutely dare not accept it."

Seeing Liu Bei's refusal to accept the position of Xuzhou Mu, Zhang Fei immediately called out: "Brother, Mr. Tao Shijun also had good intentions. He took the initiative to give up the position of Xuzhou Mu to Big Brother. You just take it."

"Third Brother, stop talking nonsense!" Liu Bei reprimanded.

Guan Yu didn't understand what he meant, and hurriedly said: "Brother, there is nothing wrong with what the third brother said. Tao Shijun regards the elder brother so much, and he gave up his seat to the elder brother. Why is the elder brother unwilling to accept it?"

Tian Kai also hurriedly persuaded: "Yes, Xuande, you just accept Tao Shijun's kindness!"

Liu Bei said: "The position of Xuzhou Shepherd needs someone with high morals and respect to occupy it. Liu Bei has little talent and lack of morality. I am afraid that he will not be able to take charge of Xuzhou. Please also ask Mr. Tao to find someone else!"

Tao Qian said: "Xuande, are you really unwilling to accept the position of Xuzhou Mu?"

Before Liu Bei could answer, Zang Ba couldn't bear it anymore, stood up directly, and shouted loudly at Tao Qian: "Tao Shijun!"

Tao Qian turned his head and glanced at Zang Ba, but seeing the anger on Zang Ba's face, he asked, "What's the matter?"

Zang Ba clasped his fists and said, "If Mr. Tao doesn't want to be the shepherd of Xuzhou anymore, even if he resigns, we will recommend someone with high morals and prestige to take charge of Xuzhou. Although Mr. Tao is the shepherd of Xuzhou, you don't own Xuzhou alone. Tao Shijun handed over the position of State Shepherd, did you ever consider our feelings? Since Tao Shijun wanted to give up the position, why didn't he give up the position to the heroic General Xiaoqi with great military exploits, but gave it to an unknown person, you let us How can the soldiers be convinced?"

As soon as this remark came out, Tao Qian immediately became speechless. He really didn't think about it that much, he just wanted to find a successor for himself as soon as possible. He took a fancy to it, and as far as he knew, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan were classmates and friends, and Liu Bei's status as a clan member of the Han family was enough for him to be Xuzhou Mu.

However, he never considered the thoughts of these officials under his account.

"Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou twice, but he was forced to retreat because of General Zhang Yan. General Zhang saved Xuzhou twice and thousands of people in Xuzhou, and was admired by all people. There is a lot of respect, don’t let such a person with great military exploits become Xuzhou Mu, but hand over Xuzhou to an outsider, and I, Zang Ba, will be the first to refuse!" Zang Ba was furious, and immediately expressed his position .

Chen Deng hurriedly said: "Tao Shijun, the position of Xuzhou Mu is a matter of great importance, and it must not be played around. Yuan Long also asked Tao Shijun to think carefully, and don't be impulsive, so as not to commit foolishness!"

"Yes, Tao Shijun. General Xiaoqi Zhang Yan is on his way back with his army. I believe he will arrive in Tancheng in a short time. Why don't we discuss this matter later when General Zhang arrives." Mi Zhu echoed.

The reason why Liu Bei did not dare to take the position of Xuzhou Mu was that he was worried about Zhang Yan, the general of Xiaoqi.

Although he had never met Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan's deeds were astonishing. Last year when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, it was because Zhang Yan burned Cao's food and grass that he was forced to retreat.This time, Zhang Yan led his army to invade the hinterland of Yanzhou, came to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and once again forced Cao Cao to retreat, which can be described as a great military exploit.

And as far as Liu Bei knows, Mi Zhu, the richest man in Xuzhou, is Zhang Yan's brother-in-law, Chen Deng and Zang Ba are Zhang Yan's friends and brothers, and Zhang Yan is also the prefect of Pengcheng and Xiapi counties. Xuzhou's number one general.

If he agreed to Tao Qian to be the Xuzhou shepherd, with Zhang Yan as the No. [-] person, I believe his position as the state shepherd would not be secure.Since this is the case, why should he ask for trouble?

The atmosphere in the hall was extremely tense, Sun Gan stood up hastily, and persuaded Tao Qian to give up on Xuzhou Mu to Liu Bei after some good words.

In the end, everyone broke up unhappy.

Tao Qian returned to the room angrily, Sun Qian followed closely behind, and the two entered the room one after the other.

As soon as he entered the room, Tao Qian said angrily: "Zang Ba, Chen Deng, Mi Zhu and others are really too much, to embarrass this old man in front of so many people?"

Sun Qian hurriedly persuaded: "Your envoy calm down. In fact, I also blame the envoy for what happened today."

"Blame me? Why blame me again?"

Sun Gan explained: "When the envoy was in Kaiyang City, he once wanted to give up his seat to Liu Bei. At that time, I could see that there was a trace of displeasure on the faces of Zang Ba, Chen Deng, Mi Zhu and others. Don't forget the envoy. , they are all people who have a close relationship with Zhang Yan, so how could they be willing to let the envoy give up Xuzhou Mu's position to Liu Bei?"

"You go on."

"The reason why Xuzhou was able to save the day twice was because of Zhang Yan's credit. The emperor did not give up the state shepherd's position to Zhang Yan, but to an outsider. What do you teach the officials in Xuzhou to think? If you can discuss with me in advance, I will stop Shijun, and this situation will not happen."

Tao Qian sighed heavily, and said: "I don't know Zhang Yan's great contribution. It's just that Zhang Yan is too murderous, and I'm worried that Xuzhou will be destroyed by him. On the contrary, Liu Beizhai is kind-hearted and very Suitable for governing Xuzhou..."

Sun Qian retorted: "Tao Shijun's words are wrong. If it is a prosperous age and the world is peaceful, it would be perfect for Liu Bei to be the shepherd of Xuzhou. But now the world is in chaos, all heroes are rising together, and people around Xuzhou are even more eyeing. At that time, people like Zhang Yan were very much needed to take charge of Xuzhou. With Zhang Yan's great talent and general strategy, he could not only keep Xuzhou, but also expand outwards. Judging from his management of Xiapi and Pengcheng in the past six months, it seems that he did not It’s not just as simple as being able to fight and kill. Even if Liu Bei agreed to Tao Shijun and became the shepherd of Xuzhou, but Zhang Yan is under Liu Bei’s command, and Xuzhou’s soldiers and civilians all favor Zhang Yan, how long can Liu Bei be the shepherd of the state?”

Tao Qian frowned after listening, and asked, "Gongyou, what do you think should be done?"

"According to the people's will, give up the position of Mu in Xuzhou to Zhang Yan. Maybe Zhang Yan can use Xuzhou as the foundation to achieve a king's career!"

After hearing this, Tao Qian pushed Sun Qian away, frowned, and fell into deep thought...

(End of this chapter)