Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 128 What do you think of Yuan Fang?

Zhou Cang rushed back to Pengcheng and had no time to greet the generals, so he called Zhou Wen to him.

"General, you are back. If you don't come back, we are really going to find you." Zhou Wen said.

"Don't worry, talk slowly, let's talk about the main thing first." Zhou Cang took a sip of water.

"After Cao Cao acquired Yanzhou Mu, he recruited troops and recruited talents, heroes from all over the world went to join him, and his strength increased greatly." Zhou Wen paused, "Zhou Wen was ashamed, he had failed the general's entrustment, Zhang Zhao ran to Jiangdong, and Guangling also had a famous scholar Zhang Hong Zhang Zigang, but he also ran to Jiangdong, we were one step too late."

Zhou Cang shook his head, "These two people are well-known, but they are not what we need. They will tie their hands and feet when they come to us. It's worth noting if they don't come. Hehehe, we still talk freely when we are together."

"There are also Chen Qun from Yingchuan, and Chen Jiao from Guangling. Chen Qun is good at government affairs and was invited by Liu Bei first, and Chen Jiao is good at punishment. He is still in Guangling and is willing to join the general. There is also Gan Ning mentioned by the general last time. It is indeed under Huang Zu's command, the general is not here, I dare not leave without permission, this time I plan to go there myself."

"It seems that Wen You has put in a lot of effort. Let's put Gan Ning aside. Let's continue talking about Cao Cao." Zhou Cang said.

"After Cao Cao gained a firm foothold, he wanted to send someone to bring back his father Cao Song and younger brother Cao De. When Cao Cao raised his troops, Cao Song hid in Hua County, Taishan, so Cao Cao first sent someone to send a letter to Ying Shao, the governor of Taishan County, and asked him to deliver it. Cao Song, go pick it up again. I don’t know what happened. Tao Qian heard the news and sent his subordinate Sima Zhang Kai to lead two thousand soldiers to Mount Tai to pick up Cao Song. On the way, Zhang Kai and his men killed Cao Song’s family and fled with the treasure. Where to go. At present, there are two theories. One is that Tao Qian wanted to show his favor to Cao Cao, so he sent his men to escort him. Unexpectedly, Zhang Kai and his men were all bandits. The second is that Tao Qian wanted to avenge Cao Cao's crusade against Xuzhou, and deliberately sent someone to kill Cao Song's family." Zhou Wen said.

"Wenyou, what do you think?" Zhou Cang almost called Yuanfang, thought for a while and said, "Wenyou, since you have changed your name to Zhou Wen, you should not use Wenyou anymore. What do you think of Yuanfang?"

"Thank you for your words." Under Zhou Cang's evil taste, Li Ru and Li Wenyou became Zhou Wen and Zhou Yuanfang, "I think there is a third possibility. Tao Qian is being used by others. Some people have already seen that Tao Qian can't do it. I did something in Xuzhou and wanted to drive him away, so I designed this trap, but the ending got out of control and exceeded everyone's expectations. As for who this person is, I haven't thought about it yet." As a conspirator, he is also a conspiracy theorist .

"Well, the three arguments are all reasonable, but the reason is unknown, the key is how about Cao Cao?" Zhou Cang nodded, the process is not important anymore, no one would admit that such a big thing happened.

"Otherwise, if we don't find out the reason and motive, it will be very bad for us in the future, especially if someone is really behind the scenes, we need to find out. The general will give me some more time, and I hope to find out the truth. Zhou Cang admired Zhou Wen's perseverance.

"Cao Cao heard that his father Cao Song and his younger brother Cao De were murdered. The whole family was killed. He cried and fainted. After being rescued by his subordinates, he swore revenge. The whole army was mourned. Guarding Dongjun, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu guarding Dong'e and Juancheng. Tao Qian heard that Cao Cao raised an army and sent people to ask for peace. When Cao Cao drove back, he sent people to Kong Rong in Beihai and Tian Kai in Qingzhou to ask for help, but no one was sent. Come to Pengcheng. Along with Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou, Liu Bei, Prime Minister of Pingyuan, is said to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty." Zhou Wen said: "Cao Cao did not continue to attack when he saw the arrival of reinforcements. Later, he led his troops back. It was not that they were afraid of reinforcements, but that Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, and Chen Gong who stayed behind in Dongjun, took advantage of Cao Cao's absence in Yanzhou, and led Lu Bu into Yanzhou, leaving only Dong'a and Juancheng. Lu Bu fought, and Lu Bu was defeated. Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao were killed, and Lu Bu and Chen Gong wandered around Yanzhou and Yuzhou."

"A month ago, Tao Qian's two sons, Tao Shang and Tao Ying, came to the funeral, saying that Tao Qian had died of illness, and before he died, he gave up Xuzhou to Liu Bei. The general is not here, so I will keep the two sons to live in Pengcheng." Zhou Wen continued Said.

"Yuan Fang, what do you think?" I'm happy, I'm happy, I can ask this sentence openly, Zhou Cang is very happy.

Zhou Wen pondered for a while. "I think Tao Qian may have discovered something, or he suddenly woke up before he died. He listened to people's words, led wolves into the house, and found that it was easy to ask the gods to send the gods away, and maybe his subordinates had already colluded with them. Xuzhou himself couldn't keep it. Otherwise, Tao Qian has been an official for decades, and the reason why the state shepherd can't teach and accept privately. As for sending his two sons to report the funeral, I think it has the meaning of entrusting the orphans It is dangerous for the two sons to stay in Xuzhou. When Liu Bei wins Xuzhou, he will naturally guard against them, even put them under house arrest or kill them, so Tao Qianqian moved them out, which is similar to the story of Jin Wengong Chonger who was born outside. The general has seen them. Naturally know."

Zhou Cang was very relieved that he did not misread the wrong person. This counselor was competent, and Zhou Wen analyzed it well.Then he asked: "Tao merchant, Tao Ying, I'll see you later. What do you think of Liu Bei?"

Zhou Wen thought about it and said: "Ambition and ability, but he has done a lot of shady things in the cloak of benevolence and righteousness." Zhou Wen pinched his fingers again and said: "First, Liu Bei has had close contacts with the nobles since he arrived in Xuzhou, and became a The guest of the gentry married Mi Zhu's younger sister Mi Huan as his wife; second, not long after Liu Bei arrived in Xuzhou, it was reported that Cao Cao was cruel, and after occupying Xuzhou, he would massacre the city. We have seen the call to action, but it only said that Tao Qian and his clan will be slaughtered; thirdly, Liu Bei, in the name of his clan, relied on Mi Zhu's financial resources to woo everywhere, and he is still in Xuzhou, which is very popular among the people."

"What about Chen Deng, Cao Bao, Cao Hong and others?"

"Chen Deng is also very close to Liu Bei. He personally went to Jizhou to persuade Yuan Shao to support Liu Bei to lead Xuzhou Mu. Yuan Shao was busy competing with Gongsun Zan for Youzhou and had no time to take care of Xuzhou. Tao Qian fell, Cao Bao and Cao Hong lost power, and closed the door with their tails between their legs. It is worth mentioning that Zang Ba stationed in Langya did not submit to Liu Bei." Having said this, Zhou Wen hesitated and said: "General, I would like to ask the general to pay attention to one thing. After Liu Bei took Xuzhou, Wei Yan There seems to be something wrong, and I am not as diligent in my studies as before, and I am often lost in thought by myself."

(End of this chapter)