As soon as Tao Qian finished speaking, he asked someone to take out a letter from the back hall. He held it in his hand and said in front of everyone: "This is the letter Cao Cao wrote to Mi Zhu. After you read it, you will understand everything!"

He asked someone to hand the letter to Wang Lang first. Wang Lang hurriedly finished browsing and handed it to Zhao Yu. After Zhao Yu finished reading it, he passed it to Mi Zhu.

After Mi Zhu took the letter and read it quickly, his brows frowned and his expression gradually dimmed.

Seeing this, Zhang Yan stood up from his seat and walked straight to Mi Zhu. He snatched the letter. Seeing the dense words on it, he hurriedly read it and said to Tao Qian: "Emistress Tao, how can you prove that Lord Mi is Cao Cao's spy just by a letter of unknown origin?"

Tao Qian sneered: "One letter alone is indeed not enough to believe it. But in addition to this letter, our government also arrested the messenger who sent the letter. Only after the torture of our government, this messenger confessed. It turned out that Mi Zhu was a spy of Cao Cao for a long time, but our government had not noticed it."

"By this letter and the confession of a Cao army envoy, can we conclude that Mi Zhu is a spy of Cao army?" Zhang Yan asked back.

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

Zhang Yan laughed loudly and said, "Mr. Mi has wealth that is as rich as a country. If he is really a spy from Cao's army, with Master Mi's strong financial resources, he can recruit a soldier, secretly train dead soldiers, and then cooperate with Cao Cao. But Master Mi has always been kind and generous and often helps Tao envoys. How could he be a spy from Cao's army? Tao envoys, this is clearly Cao Cao's treacherous plan. The last general begs Tao envoys to investigate and make a decision. Never fall into Cao Cao's treacherous plan, do something that hurts his relatives and is happy with the enemy!"

"Rareless! Our government has always been rigorous in doing things. If there is no sufficient evidence, how could it be sent to arrest people? You speak out in public and openly contradict our government. Is there this government in your eyes?" Tao Qian's face changed, and he immediately became furious and asked at Zhang Yan.

"Justice is in the hearts of the people. As the governor of the state, Tao should be more cautious in handling matters. It would be too much fun to judge Lord Mi as a spy just by relying on a letter of unknown origin and an envoy of unknown origin. At least, you should also give Lord Mi a chance to defend himself, right? Or let Lord Mi confront the envoy on the spot! If Lord Mi is really Cao Cao's spy, and if Lord Mi does not need Lord Master Mi to take action, the general will stand up and slaughter Lord Mi himself. If Lord Mi is not a spy, please ask Lord Tao to give Lord Mi justice!"

Zhang Yan's words were sonorous and powerful, and every word was gem. Everyone present listened carefully. Although everyone didn't speak, everyone agreed with Zhang Yan's statement in their hearts.

Without waiting for Tao Qian to respond, Zang Ba walked to Zhang Yan and bowed respectfully to Tao Qian: "Envoy Tao, what Zhang Yan said is reasonable. Please do not misbelieve what the traitor said, which will harm the loyal and kindness! It is better to hand the envoy over to the future for questioning. Who is right or wrong? The eunuch will definitely give Tao an explanation!"

Wang Lang and Zhao Yu said in unison: "Yes, Master Tao, Lord Mi is a pillar of my Xuzhou. If he is really a spy, even if he wants to kill him, he doesn't care about it for a while. If Lord Mi is not a spy, if Lord Mi kills him, it will be a big loss. We beg Master Tao to hand over the case to General Zang for a new trial. I believe that a conclusion will be made soon!"

When Tao Qian saw these pillars of Xuzhou, he joined forces to deal with him alone, and was extremely unhappy and said angrily: "All people are dead, so why should I judge?"

"Why did you die?" Zhang Yan asked hurriedly.

Tao Qian said: "I was very angry at that time. In anger, I killed the envoy with my own hands!"

"There is no evidence in death, how can I judge this?" Zang Ba also looked at Zhang Yan with a confused look on his face.

Zhang Yan had a sudden inspiration and immediately bowed: "Report to the envoy Tao, I will be willing to use my head to guarantee it. Mi Zhu will definitely not be a spy of Cao Cao. If the envoy Tao discovered that Lord Mi had done something unfavorable to Xuzhou in the future, I will be willing to commit crimes with Lord Mi!"

After hearing this, Mi Zhu was very moved and walked directly to Zhang Yan and bowed to Tao Qian: "Envoy Tao, Mi Zhu swore to the sky today that if Mi Zhu is really Cao Cao's spy, let Mi Zhutian fight five thunders and die without a place to bury!"

Zang Ba and Mi Zhu have not had a deep friendship, but from Mi Zhu's poisonous oath, you can also feel that Mi Zhu was wronged. In addition, Zhang Yan has already guaranteed Mi Zhu, and if he is added, Tao Qian might be able to take back his life.

When Zang Ba thought of this, he clasped his fists and said, "Eunuch Tao, the general of the Imperial Palace is willing to guarantee Lord Mi!"

Wang Lang has been in Xuzhou for many years and has had a deep friendship with Mi Zhu. At this moment, he also stood up and said to Tao Qian loudly: "Sir, I am willing to protect Master Mi!"

"I am willing to protect Lord Mi!" Zhao Yu stood up immediately afterwards.

Tao Qian looked at Zhang Yan, Zang Ba, Mi Zhu, Wang Lang and Zhao Yu respectively, all of whom were determined and did not give in. It seemed that he had already argued with him. Although he was very angry, he still endured it. After all, he still had to rely on them to govern Xuzhou.

"Forget it, let's forget about this. I will assume that it has never happened before." As soon as he finished speaking, Tao Qian turned around angrily and walked into the back hall.

When Tao Qian disappeared in the hall, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Mi Zhu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and bowed to Zhang Yan, Zang Ba, Wang Lang, Zhao Yu and others, "If it weren't for the four adults today, Mi Zhu would almost die. I would not thank you very much. I would like to ask all four adults to have a small gathering tonight. Mi should thank the four adults well!"

At this time, Cao Bao, who had not spoken, came over and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Lord Mi, Congratulations to Lord Xi Mi. Lord Mi finally clarified the facts and avoided the jail. Today, Cao was offended, so please forgive me..."

"Hmph! Flatter!" Zang Ba snorted coldly and glared at Cao Bao, "Why didn't you stand up and take the initiative to plead for Lord Mi? Now you have started to flatter you!"

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

Mi Zhu hurriedly said, "Mr. Cao, if there is nothing to do tonight, please come and have a chat together!"

"No...no, I still have some private matters to handle in the evening, so I won't go for the time being! I... say goodbye first!"

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

Zhang Yan, Zang Ba, Wang Lang, Zhao Yu, Mi Zhu and others saw Cao Bao slipping away with great vulgarity, and immediately burst into laughter, and then walked out of the hall together, as if they had won a battle.

At this time, Tao Qian was so angry that after returning to the room, he overturned the table directly to vent his anger!

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

Tao Qian glanced at Tao Shang, opened his mouth and cursed: "I think Tao Gongzu is a hero at the moment, why did you two useless things? You have to be literary but not literary, and you have no force. If you two brothers can have a promising prospect, how could I do this..."

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

"Come back! Come back to me! You bastard, you know how to escape!" Tao Qian cursed even more fiercely when he saw this.

Tao Shang is Tao Qian's eldest son. He also has a younger brother named Tao Ying, who is not a few years apart, but both brothers are mediocre. Tao Qian worked hard to run Xuzhou for many years and is now old. His best plan was to let his son take over. Unfortunately, none of his two sons became successful. In this way, wouldn't his Xuzhou be handed over to the end?

Although Tao Qian was unwilling to accept his heart, he had no choice. After all, he was old and his health was getting worse day by day. He had to hand over Xuzhou to his son before he died, so that he would rest in peace in the underworld.

But before that, he had to remove a few extremely threatening figures for his son. On his blacklist, Mi Zhu, who is rich, was the first to be the brunt of this man. This man has wealth that is as rich as a country. If he can get his wealth, he can leave a way out for his son. Even if he can't become the governor of Xuzhou, he can still move to other places to be a rich man who has no worries about food and drink.

He thought for a long time before he came up with this plan. The envoy of Cao Cao was nothing but a false thing. The letter he received was also forged. The purpose was to put Mi Zhu to death, so that he could confiscate Mi Zhu's family and take all the wealth of the Mi family for himself.

Not only did he think so, but he did so. Unfortunately, his plan failed because of Zhang Yan's appearance and the participation of Zang Ba, Wang Lang, Zhao Yu and others.

Tao Qian sat alone in his room and spread out a piece of paper. But seeing the names of three people "Mi Zhu, Zang Ba, and Zu Rong" written on it, he picked up the pen and then added a person's name to the paper: Zhang Yan.

Afterwards, Tao Qian sat in the room and was silent, thinking hard, and finally came up with a poisonous plan to kill people with a knife. With excitement, he brought paper and pen, and wrote a letter, then called his confidant and asked his confidant to send the letter to Xia Pi overnight and handed it to Xia Pi Xiangrong.

That night, Mi Zhu set up a banquet in the mansion. Those who came to attend were Zhang Yan, the prime minister of Pengcheng, Zang Ba, the commander of the cavalry, Wang Lang, and Zhao Yu, who were all those who helped Mi Zhu during the day. The group of people drank and talked happily, making people closer to each other.

After the third round of wine, Mi Zhu suddenly stood up, raised the wine glass in his hand, and said to everyone present: "My sir, today Mi can have a drink and chat with you here. Thanks to you, in order to express your gratitude, Mi specially prepared five hundred gold for each of you, and I would like to accept it with you all, and I would like to accept it with you all."

As soon as he finished speaking, the servants quickly walked into the hall with boxes of gold and placed them in front of several people.

Wang Lang has never loved money and immediately said, "Mr. Mi, the reason I helped you is not for money, but for justice. This gold..."

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

"But……"

Wang Lang wanted to refute, but was interrupted by Zhang Yan: "Mr. Wang, this is Lord Mi's intention. If you don't accept it, I'm afraid Mr. Mi will not be at ease. I know Mr. Wang has never loved money. If Mr. Wang feels that this money is really useless to you, even if you give me the gold, Pengcheng is in the construction stage and you need money everywhere, just treat it as Lord Wang to help the victims."

"Hahaha... Since Lord Zhang said that, wouldn't it seem hypocritical if Wang didn't give it to me? Then I'll give the Buddha to me and give the five hundred gold to Lord Zhang. It can be considered that Wang has put some efforts into the people of Pengcheng." Wang Lang smiled heartily, and admired Zhang Yan's straightforwardness very much.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yu also gave the 500 gold he had obtained to Zhang Yan to demonstrate his noble character.

Zhang Yan accepted everything, without any implicitness.

At this time, everyone's eyes were unanimously looking at Zang Ba.

Zang Ba said with a confused look on his face: "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Wang Lang said: "General Zang, we have all given the gold to Lord Zhang, what about you?"

Zang Ba then realized it, chuckled, and said to Zhang Yan: "Brother Zhang, I'm sorry, these golds are of great use to me, so I won't give it to you."

Zhang Yan smiled and said, "If Brother Zang is useful, please keep it for yourself. I have the gold given to you by Lord Wang and Lord Zhao, plus the one given to me by Lord Mi, which is enough for me to use."

"Let's not mention the golden matter. It's rare to be so happy today, so that we won't be drunk! Brother Zhang, don't forget that we haven't decided on the outcome of drinking. Now we are just going to compete!" Zang Badao.

Zhang Yan laughed and said, "Okay, then let's compete. Please give me a testimony to you, Lord Mi, Lord Wang, and Lord Zhao!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zang Ba and Zhang Yan began to compete with him for his alcohol tolerance. Mi Zhu, Wang Lang and Zhao Yu were watching from the side. Seeing Zang Ba, Zhang Yan was all drunk and drunk jars after jars of wine, they were all very ashamed.

Zhang Yan and Zang Ba competed for seven consecutive jars of wine. During this period, they went to the toilet several times, but they still did not decide the outcome, which made Mi Zhu, Wang Lang and Zhao Yu, who were watching on the side, frightened.

Finally, the two of them drank three more jars of wine, which made Zang Ba blush and smelled so much that he gradually became dizzy, but Zhang Yan sat there without any trouble.

Soon, Zang Ba was drunk and completely lost to Zhang Yan, and asked the servants of Mi Mansion to carry them into the guest room.

Zhang Yan was also drunk enough. Although the alcohol content in ancient times was lower, he could not hold back the water. After defeating Zang Ba, he drank the remaining wine again. He gradually felt a little dizzy and his eyes became a little dazed.

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