Mi Zhu's expression was definitely not fake. If it was true, it meant that this person was not sent by Mi Zhu. Who else could it be if it wasn't Mi Zhu? Tao Qian didn't have such great abilities, let alone carrying the symbol of Black Ice with him.
Is there another Black Ice force besides Mi Zhu in Pengcheng? Long Fei didn't sleep all night. If the mastermind behind the scenes was not found out, he would be restless. He handed over the investigation of Black Ice to Chen Dao, and Chen Dao
I am from Black Ice, hoping to get some news.
Tao Qian also stayed up all night. He couldn't sleep because he was afraid. He didn't wait for dawn and drafted two letters, one to Cao Cao and the other to Zang Ba and Cao Bao. He first explained the situation to Cao Cao and tried to win over him.
He treated Cao Song with leniency and returned Cao Song's body, hoping that Cao Cao would let him go. Just in case, he asked Zang Ba and Cao Bao to return to Pengcheng in a lowly tone.
Long Fei was making trouble in the lobby of the state capital every day. Tao Qian had all his good words, but Long Fei wouldn't listen. Tao Qian had no choice but to stand up and shouted: "Are you trying to force me to death? This Xuzhou is all in your eyes.
Meat, I'm the thorn, I'll leave and give it all to you!" After saying that, a mouthful of blood spurted out, almost splashing on Chen Gui and Mi Zhu who were sitting in the first row.
Everyone helped Tao Qian back to the back hall, but Long Fei didn't go. Sometimes he felt that Tao Qian was actually quite pitiful. He said he was a Zhou Mu, but in fact he didn't really mean what he said. Without the Chen family, the Mi family
, the support of the Cao family, and the Zang family, he is nothing like a state pastor. He, Long Fei, felt aggrieved to see the faces of these people when a powerful official from Xinjiang came to see them.
As soon as Tao Qian fell ill, chaos arose in Xuzhou. Mi Zhu secretly discussed with Liu Bei all day long, not knowing what they were discussing. Zang Ba and Cao Bao never showed up. Chen Gui, Chen Deng and their sons united with a group of officials to control the power of Xuzhou.
There was a divide-and-conquer attitude. When Chen Deng invited Long Fei to his home, Long Fei felt that Xuzhou was about to change.
Chen Gui smiled happily: "General Long is really powerful. With just a few words, our Master Zhou Mu could not afford to fall ill. Xuzhou will be in danger if this continues! Now that Cao Cao has learned about Cao Song, I believe he will send troops soon. Long
The adults can’t just let it go!”
"My lord is right, Xuzhou is an important city of the Han Dynasty, and His Majesty is also very concerned about it. I will request an order tomorrow to ask my lord to be the pastor of Xuzhou. I hope Xuzhou will settle down as soon as possible!"
"No, no, no! I have absolutely no such intention!" Chen Gui waved his hands repeatedly: "How dare I, a Confucian scholar, keep pace with tigers and wolves in this turbulent world? I still want to live for two more years!"
"Then according to the boss's wishes, who can be the Xuzhou Shepherd?"
"Is there any candidate for General Long?" Chen Gui said with a confident attitude: "If not, I would like to recommend Liu Bei, the magistrate of Pei County. This man is a descendant of the royal family. His reputation for benevolence and righteousness is unparalleled in the world. I, Xuzhou, deserve to be the leader of benevolence and righteousness."
yes."
"Liu Bei?" Long Fei was a little confused, why did Chen Gui side with Liu Bei?
"It's Liu Bei. Why does the general think it's inappropriate?"
It was already dark when we returned to the inn. Long Fei did not agree to Chen Gui's proposal on the spot. He was still thinking about the key. The four major families in Xuzhou were intrigues among themselves. If Chen Gui and Mi Zhu united, they would be divided into two factions.
, one faction is literary, the other is martial arts, Liu Bei became the pastor of Xuzhou, these two factions are two arms, don't they want to achieve success in Xuzhou? Long Fei thought of Guo Jia, but it was a pity that Guo Jia was no longer around.
Chen Dao hurried into Long Fei's bedroom without even knocking on the door. After meeting, he looked solemn: "General, I have found out that there are indeed two black ice forces in Xuzhou, one is Mi Zhu's Suzaku Hall Xuzhou Branch
, one branch is the Baihutang Xuzhou branch, and the helmsman is..."
"Chen Gui?"
"The general also knows?"
Long Fei smiled. He had actually guessed it a long time ago, but he just didn't believe it. Now it seems that this is true. If you think about it carefully, you can find clues from it. The assassin who assassinated him was most likely sent by Chen Gui.
Yes, it is also possible that the target of the assassin is not himself, but Cao Song. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that assassins came as soon as Cao Song arrived. But what is the relationship between Hei Bing and Liu Bei? He did not hesitate to send two groups of soldiers.
Ma asked Liu Bei to settle in Xuzhou.
Xu Chu also walked in with a young man. It was not too cold, but the young man wrapped his whole body tightly and wore a huge bamboo hat on his head. He said that he was Tao Ying, the son of Tao Qian, and he was the son of Tao.
Qian sent Long Fei to see Tao Qian. After what happened last time, Long Fei became hesitant. He was a tool being used in Xuzhou. Didn't Chen Gui take advantage of him?
"General! Please believe me, my father is dying, and he hopes to see the general! Please come to the general! I will kneel down for you!" Tao Ying lifted his clothes and knelt down.
Long Fei thought for a while: "Forget it, just get up! I'll go with you right now!"
Xu Chu and Chen Dao were about to follow, but were stopped by Long Fei. He only took Dian Wei with him, and asked Xu Chu and Chen Dao to stay and protect Cao Jie and Mi Huan. Under the leadership of Tao Ying, several people walked against the backdrop of the night.
He went down and passed through alleys in Pengcheng. Finally he stopped in front of a long and high wall. Tao Ying imitated a few bird calls and threw a rope over the wall.
Dian Wei was the first to climb up, looked down, and nodded to Long Fei. The three of them climbed into the yard. Tao Ying introduced that this is the backyard of the Zhou Mufu. Now that Tao Qian is ill, Chen Gui has the only way to recuperate.
He arranged for his own troops to seal off the entire state animal husbandry. Except for a few reliable family members, basically the entire state animal husbandry was owned by Chen Gui.
In a small, dark room, Long Fei saw Tao Qian. Tao Qian's face was pale, and he was lying on his back on the couch, with his mouth wide open and breathing heavily. Tao Ying stepped forward and slowly helped Tao Qian up.
He whispered in Tao Qian's ear: "Father, General Long is here!"
Tao Qian's eyes immediately shone with surprise, and he stretched out his hand and groped randomly in the air. Long Fei hurriedly handed over his hand, and Tao Qian grabbed it tightly, breathing rapidly again, and then coughing violently.
The elderly can always make people feel pity, not to mention that Tao Qian is still seriously ill. Long Fei said: "Master Zhou Mu, why are you here? There is no one around you?"
Tears welled in Tao Ying's eyes: "Since my father fell ill, Chen Gui took over all affairs and sent people to move our family into the last few houses. This place was originally used to store sundries.
Stay here!"
"General Long, listen to this old man's words and leave Xuzhou as soon as possible!" Tao Qian suddenly interrupted, and the two of them turned their heads hurriedly. Tao Qian took a breath: "Xuzhou is surrounded by dangers, and you have no control over Xuzhou's affairs. It's better to leave as soon as possible.
If the old man dies, the general will be in danger!"
"Are they going to attack me?"
Tao Qian nodded: "General, does he know who the assassin sent to kill the general is?"
"It should be Chen Gui's, right?"
"Wrong! The general is wrong!" Tao Qian said these words with great force, "The assassin's surname is Cao!"
"Cao? Could it be that he belongs to Cao Cao?"
Tao Ying quickly took over: "What my father meant was not Cao Cao, but Cao Bao!"
"Cao Bao? We had no enmity in the past and have no enmity in recent times. Why did he want to kill me?"
"What the general doesn't know is that this Cao Bao is the head of the Cao family of the Xiapi gentry clan. He has a heavy army and is stationed in the East China Sea. He is comparable to Zang Ba Qihu, but he is of nobler birth than Zang Ba. He is respected in the hearts of the soldiers. He can be regarded as my number one general in Xuzhou.
!" Tao Ying gave a general account of Cao Bao's family: "When Dong Zhuo came to power in Luoyang, the Cao family secretly sent a daughter to Luoyang to give to Lu Bu in order to seize the position of Xuzhou Mu. In terms of seniority, Lu Bu was still shorter than Cao Bao.
This generation should be called uncle!"
"Ah? This happened?" Long Fei was shocked. In his memory, Cao Bao was just a low-ranking general. Because of Zhang Fei's domineering attitude, he turned against Liu Bei and joined Lu Bu, leading Lu Bu to conquer Xuzhou. He didn't expect that there would be such a thing.
Thing.
"It's not just that!" Tao Ying continued: "Recently, Cao Bao has been in frequent contact with Lu Bu. According to my father's guess, the assassin sent this time is not the general but Cao Song. If Cao Song is killed, Cao Cao will definitely be furious and lead his troops.
Attacking Xuzhou, Lu Bu took the opportunity to attack Yanzhou. When Cao Cao returned, Cao Bao led his troops to attack from behind. Cao Cao would be defeated if he attacked from both front and rear. If successful, Lu Bu would capture Yanzhou and Cao Bao would capture Xuzhou!"
"Isn't there still Zang Ba? Can he watch Cao Bao conquer Xuzhou and ignore it?"
Tao Ying smiled helplessly: "General, you think all the people in Xuzhou are loyal ministers? Zang Ba was a bandit, and his father took him in to lead the army. However, this man was unjust because of his profit. It was reported that he had secretly sent troops to Langye, and the target was natural
It’s Qingzhou!”
Until this time, Long Fei finally figured out the general situation in Xuzhou. It was calm on the surface, but undercurrents were surging privately. Each of the four major families had their own plans. Mi Zhu wanted to reshape the reputation of the Mi family, and wanted to use the power of black ice to hold it.
Liu Bei is a big tree. Chen Gui was ordered to let Liu Bei gain a foothold in Xuzhou and lay the foundation for the world of black ice gambling. Cao Bao has been eyeing the position of Xuzhou Mu, so he naturally wants to take advantage of such an opportunity. Zang Ba's ambition is not small, and he actually
We must station troops in Qingzhou and dominate one side.
"Ahem, cough..." Tao Qian coughed violently again. When it calmed down a little, Tao Qian said: "Over the years, I have worked hard to maintain the stability of Xuzhou, but unfortunately, I failed in the end. Xuzhou is about to be in chaos.
The people are in ruins, why does God test me like this?"
"Pfft...!" Another mouthful of blood spurted out, and the tattered quilt was completely dyed red. Tao Qian held Long Fei's hand tightly with both hands and looked at him with wide eyes, but he couldn't say a word.
Unable to explain, Long Fei solemnly said: "Don't worry, sir, I, Long Fei, will definitely protect your family!"
Tao Qian let go of his hands and fell limply. Tao Ying's tears were like broken beads, dripping on Tao Qian's face one by one. Long Fei stood up silently and patted Tao Ying's shoulder: "Master
, I will pick you up outside the wall at this time tomorrow! Remember, don’t delay!” After that, he turned around and went out, leaving Tao Ying crying loudly in the room.