Lu's relatives

Chapter 177 Zhongming Falsely Abandons Clearance and Lets Xuzhou Mu
"General Lu, Cao... Cao's army has retreated!" Cao Bao, as the chief general who controlled one-third of Xuzhou's Danyang troops, and Lu Bu did not bluntly reject his previous life, this time he was the first to react, his face full of disbelief asked.

"Bu Zeng did send a letter to Cao Mengde on Tao Xuzhou's behalf, expressing his interests, but he sternly rejected it, and vowed to fulfill his preface and slaughter Xuzhou. Bu thought that Gongzu was still seriously ill at the time, and worried that Xuzhou would suffer indiscriminately. Because of the disaster, he took the responsibility of being misunderstood by Brother Gongzu and switched to defending Xuzhou! Unexpectedly, Cao Mengde suddenly retreated, but Bu acted in a hurry. But please rest assured Gongzu, since the Cao army has already retreated, tomorrow Bu will retreat immediately!" Hearing what Cao Bao said, Lu Bu nodded solemnly, and said sincerely to Tao Qian who was stunned by the news.

"No, no, no...Wen Hou's words hurt my heart!" Lu Bu said seriously, as if he was always thinking about Tao Qian's reputation in Xuzhou, but after all, Tao Qian had gone through several dynasties of the great man, and he had met the emperor. There was a lot of wind and rain, seeing that as soon as Lu Bu said these words, the Xuzhou officials under his family all looked at Lu Bu and his old Tao in a different way. They still don't understand that if they really agreed to Lu Bu, then Tao Qian Xuzhou Mu didn't have many days left to be a shepherd.Originally, because of the Yellow Turban incident, he asked for help from Qingzhou, and Tao Qian's image of incompetence was faintly erected in the hearts of the Xuzhou people. Coupled with the incident of Cao Cao's attack, he fainted in front of people in a panic.But who would believe that this was caused by Tao Qian's relapse of his old illness because of his anger at his eldest son Tao Qian?It is not clear that Xuzhou Tao Qian was frightened unconscious by Yanzhou Cao Cao, which is a very face-saving thing.If Lu Bu is allowed to leave so lightly now, then old Tao will have spent the past 60 years in vain. He curled his lips secretly, pretending to be grateful, and said: "Tao knows very well that this time Cao Cao suddenly The matter of retreating troops must be as the master Qin said. He saw Wenhou changing his defense to Xiapi, and worried that he would be defeated by Wenhou again like the previous few times, so he temporarily put aside the "misunderstanding" with Xuzhou and retreated to the other side. . Tao is really grateful! You and I are adjacent to Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and we should get along like brothers. Tao just wants to take advantage of this opportunity to get close to General Fengxian."

"My lord, Qingzhou has just been established, and when spring plowing is busy, the hearts of the states and counties are unstable, and chaos abounds. This time, the lord came here to save Xiapi with all the troops, and he didn't make any arrangements for both ends. He only left Zang Sima I am afraid that he may not be able to manage the whole state. Besides, even if the civil affairs are trustworthy, Zang Ziyuan is no more than Sima in the place of the Fourth World War in Qingzhou. It's over, I guess Cao Cao won't come to disturb Xuzhou again, why don't I wait, just as my lord said, don't disturb Tao Xuzhou too much, and return to Qingzhou as soon as possible!" Tao Qian's fake polite voice just fell, without When Lu Bu replied, Qin Xu looked impatient with Tao Qian's words, and spoke to Lu Bu first.

"This... Zhongming's words are not unreasonable!" Lu Bu nodded slightly after hearing Qin Xu's words, and said, "Brother Gongzu, it's not that Lu doesn't want to stay in Xuzhou for a long time. There is a lot of food and grass, although Gongzu promised to pay, but this time, as Qin Xu said, since Cao Cao has retreated, how can Bu lead the [-] army to consume Xuzhou's food and grass? Even if Xuzhou is rich, it can't be so frustrating Isn’t it? It’s better to retreat early in the morning. It just so happens that all the lords are here today, and when the troops retreat, Lu will not say goodbye to everyone alone!”

"Wait a minute, Fengxian!" Tao Qian now even thought of strangling Qin Xu to death.It's true that all of Xuzhou, whose ages add up to ten of you, are all idiots!Can you not speak so clearly?You are wanton and rampant in Qingzhou, it's all right to have Lu Bu backing you up, why is it so non-stop in Xuzhou?Before, because of a few words, Lu Bu's coming to Xuzhou changed from taking money to do things to adhering to the righteousness, which made our old Tao spend a whole hundred thousand shi for food and grass, but it didn't make a difference; The matter of Cao Cao made Lv Bu's reputation in Xuzhou unprecedentedly improved, and even he, the state shepherd, was a little behind. It was so easy to wait until Lv Bu offered to leave, and you came to stir up trouble again!Obviously, it seems to be persuading Lu Bu to leave as soon as possible, but who present, including him Tao Qian, would really believe that just a change in Cao Jun outside the city means that Xuzhou's difficulty is solved?Although it is not clear what exactly happened between Lu Bu and Cao Cao that made even Cao Cao "cooperate" to make Lu Bu famous, but Tao Qian himself understood why Cao Cao came here this time.Now if it is true that Cao Cao retreated temporarily because he was concerned about Lu Bu's power, then who can guarantee that Cao Cao will make a comeback after Lu Bu returns to Qingzhou?At that time, Lu Bu has nothing to do with it, but how can Tao Qian convince the public in the future?Don't think that our old Tao is dim-sighted, let alone other civil and military officials in Xuzhou, just say that Cao Bao, Mi Zhu and the Chen family father and son, who were previously supported by Tao Qian, looked at Lu Bu very strangely.Don't end up making a wedding dress for Lu Bu in the three counties and three places of Xuzhou in Wufu Minfeng, which our old Tao worked so hard to manage!

"Fengxian, in fact, Tao Mou came here this night to ask Fengxian for something, and I hope Fengxian must agree to it for the sake of brothers and neighbors in Qingzhou and Xuzhou!" Tao Qian frowned slightly. , pushed away the potter and Tao Ying who were supporting him, stood up with force, gave Lu Bu a deep bow, and said in an extremely sincere tone.

"Huh?" Not only Lu Bu, but even Qin Xu was taken aback by Tao Qian's gesture.Why is it possible that Xuzhou has been negotiated?Even these words seem to come from the same mold, Cao Bao and Mi Zhu had "conspiracy" with Lu Bu and Qin Xu before, and the opening sentence is surprisingly similar to what Tao Qian said at this time.It is not surprising that Qin Xu had this idea. Even Cao Bao and Mi Zhu, who were among the civil and military crowd in Xuzhou, secretly avoided the strange eyes of Lu Bu and Qin Xu, with a hint of embarrassment flashing across their faces.

"Ahem, brother Gongzu is old, so it's okay to talk if you have something to say! Don't be so polite, you'll ruin Lu Bu!" Lu Bu had already suffered a "loss" from Cao Bao's hands before, and now he has a long memory , without talking too much, he took the first step to help Tao Qian who was panting because of the action just now, and said again and again.

"Tao Qian is incompetent! He caused disaster for no reason, and made Xuzhou a big place. Yellow Turban banditry, and Kanxuan's chaotic party followed one after another. As a Xuzhou shepherd, he was helpless against Cao Cao's attack. Incompetent! Incompetent!" Also I don't know if Tao Qian is sincere, but in short, this appearance of snot and tears has taken back a lot of image points, and he is holding Lu Bu's hand and crying endlessly, which embarrasses Lu Bu and is also quite helpless. With Tao Qian holding his hand, he couldn't kick the old man away with one kick, right?
"My lord... my lord?" Tao Qian just howled there, but he never said anything about what he said just now that he asked for Lv Bu. Just when Lv Bu was getting impatient and wanted to pull out his arm, Cao Cao who was leaving the city Xing walked into the tent, glanced hesitantly at Tao Qian, who had lost his composure, and said with Qin Xu's wink, "The last general and Xuan Gao Ziyi were ordered to chase out of the city, but there was no one in Cao Cao's camp, but look at the camp. From the layout and footprints, it can be deduced that although Cao Cao left in a hurry this time, his army was not chaotic, and the last general had few soldiers, so he dared not chase after him rashly, so he came here to repay the Lord."

"You did a good job. Cao Mengde knows soldiers very well. If he retreats and chases them easily, he will definitely fall into his trap!" Lu Bu took advantage of the situation and pulled his arm out of Tao Qian's hand, and said with a glare at Qin Xu.

"Could it be that when Rixu went to Cao Ying to deliver the lord's autographed letter, Cao Cao had already expected that the lord would change his defense to Xiapi City, so he planned to retreat at that time?" Seeing Lu Bu's eyes, Qin Xu pretended to be enlightened, and took a deep breath. In a tone, he said: "Xu once heard in Chenliu that Xun Yu, a close friend of filial piety, and Xun Wenruo said that Cao Mengde had obtained many isolated books on the art of war when he was in Luoyang. Dexin’s book is regarded as a secret treasure, and he refuses to show it to others easily. Xu is fortunate to have heard a few sentences from his eldest son Cao Ang, which may explain Cao Cao’s actions today!"

"Master Qin, please speak up!" Tao Qian couldn't care less about howling after hearing Qin Xu's words, and asked repeatedly.

"When the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy is stationed, we harass, when the enemy is tired, we fight, and when the enemy retreats, we chase after!" Qin Xu said ten thousand words of sorry to the later Taizu in his heart, but he put it on Cao Cao's head with a solemn expression. In fact, there is no way to find out anyway, so no one will be bored enough to catch Cao Cao to ask if he said this, right?
"This... hiss!" Everyone in the tent who could understand took a deep breath after savoring the sixteen-character mantra, and even Lu Bu looked at Qin Xu with bright eyes.Others may believe that Qin Xu heard it from Cao Ang, but Lu Bu didn't believe it for no reason at all, and Qin Xu, who was already guilty of guilt, was a little terrified with his scorching eyes.

"Cao Cao! Cao Cao..." Tao Qian is also a man who knows how to fight. He knows the energy represented by these sixteen characters. It will be too difficult.It's no wonder that after Cao Cao became an eunuch, he became popular in such a short few years. Just from this short passage, you can get a glimpse of the leopard. Cao Cao is not easy to mess with!A firm look flashed across Tao Qian's eyes. While Xuzhou Wenwu was still savoring the sixteen characters carefully, he saluted Lv Bu. Despite Lv Bu's support, two lines of tears came out again from his well-developed tear glands. The old tear, quite choked up, said: "Since Cao Cao has firmly believed that he has revenge against Xuzhou to kill his father, even if Feng Xian's tiger's power retreats today, and he will make a comeback in the future, Xuzhou is still in danger of dying. Xuzhou has millions of souls, if you want to entrust Xuzhou to General Lu, and I hope that General Lu will see that he is a fellow official of the Han Dynasty and a brother and neighbor of Xuzhou and Xuzhou, so don't refuse!"

"What?" There were nearly 30 people in the big tent. It can be said that except for Qin Xu, a traveler, everyone was shocked by Tao Qian's words.Some were stunned, some were frightened, some Xuzhou officials who wanted to sell Lv Bu for shelter, looked at Tao Qian in disbelief at this moment.I don't believe that this is the tight and seamless control of Xuzhou for many years. Even the three local families that Tao Qian relied on as pillars are actually guarded against danger, and they have never really been exposed to the highest power. What Tao Qian said.

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