When Liu Bei followed the guidance of the chamberlain and walked through the stone path of the mansion, there was a scribe standing in the atrium with his hands behind his hands, gazing at the spring scenery of the garden at dusk, with a rather graceful and noble demeanor.
Hearing the footsteps, the scribe walked over. Seeing it was Liu Bei, he forced a smile and said, "Mr. Xuande, you are here."
This scribe is the current head of the Mi family, and he is not engaged in Mi Zhu.
"Brother Zizhong." Looking at the other person's face, Liu Bei had some bad premonitions in his heart. He moved to his left and stood a little later, watching the spring evening scenery outside the garden with him, and then asked in a low voice: "
But what happened?"
Mi Zhu turned her head to look at him, then turned back and sighed softly.
"Brother Zizhong, we feel like old friends at the first sight." When Liu Bei saw this, his expression became serious and he said sincerely: "If you have something on your mind, I am alone and cannot help you, so why can't I tell you directly?"
Hearing this, Mi Zhu showed a bitter smile again and said: "Mr. Xuande, do you know why the state pastor summoned you urgently now?"
"What's the matter?" Liu Bei was slightly surprised. His three brothers came here to aid Xuzhou and resolve the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He thought that Tao Qian summoned him today to finally make up his mind to send troops, but now he saw Mi Zhu's weird expression.
, it seems that is not the case at all.
After an unnatural silence, Mi Zhu looked up to the sky and sighed: "I'm afraid of Zhou Mu, I'm afraid that he will die soon."
"What?"
Hearing this, Liu Bei was shocked and couldn't help shouting: "How could this be?"
"When I met Zhou Mu last month, I saw that he was in good health and in high spirits..."
"Zhou Mu is already in his sixtieth year, sixty-three years old." Mi Zhu said: "After the defeat of Pengcheng last year, the Yanzhou army killed people and dug up graves wherever they went. After Zhou Mu heard about this, he looked up to the sky in shame and anger.
He cried bitterly, vomited three liters of blood, and even fainted on the spot. He once said that he had sinned against God, causing the people of Xuzhou to suffer such a disaster!"
"As a result, there were tigers at the front door and wolves at the back. Cao Cao had just retreated without a fight due to the civil strife in Yanzhou, but 20,000 Qingzhou yellow scarf thieves invaded our territory. The state herdsmen had no time to recover, so they had to drag their sick bodies and barely support themselves. Until now,
, the fuel has been exhausted, and I can no longer support it, hey..."
Mi Zhu didn't know that in the original history, Tao Qian was about to run out of life last winter. Sometimes life is so wonderful. It happened that Wang Zheng invaded, and Liu Bei came nearly half a year late due to historical deviations.
, on the contrary, Tao Qian was worried and managed to live for another three months.
"This..." Liu Bei felt confused for a while. While secretly complaining that he was not careful enough in observing people, he never discovered that Tao Qian was ill. At the same time, he suddenly understood that Tao Qian had never responded directly to the matter of getting rid of the thieves.
I'm afraid that during this period, all the Master Zhou Mu could think about was planning for his children and grandchildren.
"Mr. Tao is very sick. Even if he can't see things, he won't be so serious that he is dying, right?" Liu Bei said, "But I don't know who will be in charge next, the eldest son or the second son?"
Hearing this, Mi Zhu turned around suddenly and said in a deep voice: "How can these two sons be worthy of the important responsibilities of the country if they are not talented!"
"Then..." Liu Bei's heart beat wildly when he saw him, and he said uneasily: "Brother Zizhong, if the two young masters are not suitable, there are still the fourth and third princes of Yuan Gongdao who have returned from overseas and are near Shouchun, Yangzhou.
, why not give it to the state?"
"Yuan Shu?" Mi Zhu sneered after hearing this: "Mr. Xuande knows that not long ago, Xuzhou suffered a new defeat and was ravaged by the Yellow Turbans. At such a critical moment, in addition to Kong Beihai, Zhou Mu also wrote to this person asking for help.
Who knows..."
"Not only did this man fail to rescue those in need, but he secretly dispatched troops to garrison Zhongli and kept an eye on Xiapi. Such a wolfish ambition and villainous behavior cannot be trusted!"
Having said this, Mi Zhu looked at Liu Bei with burning eyes, changed the topic, and said solemnly: "According to my opinion, Xuande Gong is a young man in the imperial family. He has great virtue, broad talents, and can lead Xuzhou!"
"No!" Although he had some vague guesses in his mind, Liu Bei's first reaction was to be shocked when he actually encountered such a great thing as pie in the sky:
"Kong Wen ordered Bei to come to rescue Xuzhou, which was righteous. Now that he has done so without any basis, the world will regard Bei as an unrighteous person!"
Liu Bei said these words from the bottom of his heart, rather than pretending to be evasive.
Xuzhou is rich in resources. It is obviously rich, with a household registration of millions, and the people are martial arts. It is also the place where Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty flourished. If you say that you have not had any thoughts, you are deceiving others and deceiving yourself.
But Liu Bei's original idea was to help Tao Qian quell the chaos first. After making such a contribution and having a famous weapon, whether the other party presented him with soldiers, horses, food and grass, or recommended him as the leader of a county or a country, Liu Bei would be well-deserved and would happily accept it.
.
But at this time, when no achievements have been made, if you accept Xuzhou, wouldn't you be taking advantage of people's illness and death to seize their inheritance?
"Mr.
The reason for communicating with Liu Bei first: "This is not what a certain person meant, but..."
At this moment, a chamberlain rushed in and cried: "Don't drive, my lord is vomiting blood again!"
Mi Zhu and Liu Bei changed their expressions at the same time.
...
When Liu Bei and Mi Zhu walked into the inner room, they saw the former ruler of Xuzhou lying on his back on the bed by the window, his face sallow, his eyes closed, and his breathing slow.
At this time, Tao Qian was just an old man exuding the aura of death. He did not know where the strength came from, but he was still supporting him, making him struggle to death under the clutches of the netherworld.
His wives and concubines all cried like tears. It was only thanks to the support of the maids that they did not fall to the ground. His two sons just stood by the couch, holding Tao Qian's hand tightly and saying nothing.
Silent and speechless.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Tao Qian's face twitched for a long time, and then he reluctantly opened his eyes. When he saw it was Liu Bei, he immediately glowed with joy, and his lips trembled for a long time, but he never said a word.
After a while, he suddenly threw away the hands of his two sons and pointed tremblingly at Liu Bei.
Seeing this, his eldest son Tao Shang showed a look of unwillingness in his eyes, but he still felt soft in his heart. He didn't want to disobey his father in the last moment of his life. He wiped his eyes, then looked away at Liu Bei and said in a muffled voice.
: "Dad wants to talk to Mr. Xuande alone, let's go out first."
After everyone left one after another, Liu Bei moved to the couch, knelt down, held Tao Qian's hand tightly, and shouted softly: "Mr. Tao, I'm here."
Tao Qian worked hard to cast his dim eyes on his face, projecting an extremely complicated expression.
There is both attachment to life and fear of death, as well as a great need for help and trust.
Holding Tao Qian's trembling hand, Liu Bei couldn't help but burst into tears. He suddenly understood everything. Tao Qian was silently saying the same thing as Mi Zhu.
I am critically ill and cannot be saved day and night. I hope Ming Gong takes pity on the city of the Han family and accepts the seal of Xuzhou. I will die in peace!
We have only known each other for a few months and met only three times. How can I, Liu Bei, be so worthy of his trust?
And I, Liu Bei, am so blind-sighted that not long ago, I even felt resentful towards Mr. Tao!
Holding Tao Qian's trembling hand, Liu Bei felt ashamed and sad, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
He understood what Tao Qian meant. Yuan Shu was watching, the Yellow Turbans were disrupting one side, and the great enemy Cao Cao might attack again once the civil strife in Yanzhou was resolved.
Today's Xuzhou has long been a hot potato. What Tao Qian handed him was not only the foundation he had devoted his whole life to, but also a heavy burden.
He has no reason to refuse anymore!
Staring at Tao Qian, Liu Bei said word by word: "Don't worry, Mr. Tao, Bei will definitely make Xuzhou enjoy peace and clear seas!"
Hearing this, Tao Qian's eyes shone brightly, revealing a look of surprise, relief and gratitude. Then he turned away, slowly closed his eyes, put his fingers on his heart, and turned his head feebly to the side.
A generation of heroes passed away.
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Langya County.
Under the gaze of Wu Sheng and others, as soon as Wang Zheng walked into the city, he felt a strange feeling coming over him.
Is that... intimacy?
This made Wang Zheng very puzzled. He tasted it secretly for a long time before he determined that the source of this sense of intimacy was not his own soul in later generations, but the body obtained after time travel.
Perhaps even if the original owner came here, he might not be able to discover this. Only Wang Zheng, with his extraordinary physique after being blessed by the system, could vaguely feel it.
Was that "Wang Zheng" here?
still?
Amidst the sound of horse hooves, I temporarily calmed down and walked on the wide bluestone road. Looking at the houses and businesses on both sides of the road, everything in front of me was very strange. Occasionally, I could sense the curious expressions coming from the windows and cracks in the doors.
Gaze.
Although it went through the baptism of war not long ago, it seems that because of the initiative of prominent families to open the city, the impact was not great.
When they arrived at the mansion, it was getting late, and Wu Sheng had already prepared a banquet. In addition to the generals of the heavenly army, there were also many local noble families, officials and others who had no role in welcoming the royal government and had relatively high status.
When he finally entered the banquet, Wang Zheng was secretly surprised by the level of luxury in front of him, and couldn't help but look at Wu Sheng.
There were some rare and delicious delicacies that he had only opened his eyes to when he was in Yan Mansion last time, so it was hard for him.
Most of the people attending the banquet were unknown to Wang Zheng. After Wu Sheng introduced them one by one, he found out that they were basically local gentry and prominent families, and even a few were intellectuals and celebrities who had been inspected by Wu Sheng. This made Wang Zheng very worried.
He was really overjoyed and couldn't help but look at Wu Sheng with admiration.
This fool's luck is truly astonishing. I have been searching in two counties for several months, but now I can only find one Mi Heng and one Zhang Zhao. It was all the result of a combination of circumstances.
It's a good thing that he has only occupied a county town for a short period of time, and already there are talents to join him?
Of course, the only fly in the ointment was that among the guests present, the two families that Wang Zheng wanted to see most were missing.
Although he felt a little unhappy in his heart, Wang Zheng showed no emotion on the surface. He just talked and laughed and exchanged glasses with everyone, and the whole hall was full of joy during the banquet.
The banquet did not end until the third watch, and the generals dispersed. Although he was a little tired after the long journey, when he arrived at the elegant room, Wang Zheng was not in a hurry to go to bed and discussed it with Wu Sheng first.
After listening to Wu Sheng's talk about the current situation of governing Langya during this period, Wang Zheng nodded and then asked: "How are you getting along with the Wang family and the Yan family these days?"
"Don't mention it." When he said this, Wu Sheng became angry, and there was a fierce glint in his eyes: "If you hadn't explained it in advance, Zheng, I would have chopped up these two grandsons long ago!"
He complained endlessly: "Not long after I captured this county, I found a scribe to write me a greeting note, and what else... I wanted to pay a courtesy visit to him because of his reputation, but he ended up eating it.
The door was shut down!"
Having said this, Wu Sheng's face was still red with anger even after a lot of time: "His grandma, these two families are really not the same thing!"
"Even a small household knows how to invite guests in for a drink of water first."
"Haha." After hearing this, Wang Zheng sat leisurely on the couch indoors and said with a smile: "You also suffer from boredom sometimes."
I am suffering from this because you grabbed my ears and told them eight hundred times before setting off that you should not touch them...
Wu Sheng glanced at Wang Zheng angrily, but did not dare to say anything.
"That's what you want." Wang Zheng walked around the hall a few times with his hands behind his back and said, "You, a major of the Heavenly Army, are so disrespectful. What if I, the Heavenly Lord General, also take the initiative to pay me a visit?"
"Will you also stay behind closed doors?"
"If they are so brave, they dare to let Azheng be rejected." Wu Sheng snorted coldly, with murderous intent in his eyes: "Even if you don't allow it, I will kill them and wipe out the Yi tribe!"
"By the time I get rejected, it will be too late to wipe out the Yi tribe." Wang Zheng thought to himself, but this was what he thought.
No matter how wealthy and powerful these two prominent families are, they may not be as important as his face.
His royal government now represents not only himself, but also the entire army and even two counties.
If you are really embarrassed, it will be too late to vent your anger.
But fortunately, he was prepared.
"Since you went to see you, they refused to open the door." Wang Zheng tapped his fingers on the table: "Then let them take the initiative to see you, and you will save yourself a trip in vain."
Azheng, what are you talking about?
When Wu Sheng opened his mouth wide and was speechless, he saw Wang Zheng turning his head and looking at him: "Where is Yan Fu now? How far away is he from here?"
"Yes." Wu Sheng nodded calmly: "I will settle in the wing of the mansion."
"That's just right." Wang Zheng clapped his hands and said with a smile: "After talking for a long time, I feel thirsty. Please arrange for a personal guard to ask our Young Master Yan to come to see me, and bring some tea soup by the way."
"By the way, let Mr. Yan bring it himself."
.....
Yan Fu stared at the scene in front of him dumbfounded, his face full of disbelief.
He was sleeping soundly, but he was pulled up by several soldiers for no reason. They only said that General Tiangong wanted to see him and asked him to personally bring tea and water.
Do you want me to bring tea and water?
I, Yan Fu, am a descendant of Fusheng and come from a famous family!
You idiot, do you think of me as a slave?
Yan Fu, who was full of resentment, naturally greeted Wang Zheng's eighteen generations of women cordially in his heart, and at the same time issued countless curses again.
But he never expected that unlike in the past, this time the curse would not only be effective, but also come so quickly.
When Wang Zheng drank the tea soup and had not said a few words to him, he suddenly pushed down the table and chairs and fell to the ground. Yan Fu was startled. Then he saw Wu Sheng walking towards him in two or two steps, reaching out and grabbing Wang Zheng.
Help up.
Seeing Wang Zheng's face turn pale, as if he was in great pain, Yan Fu felt very happy in his heart.
Of course, on the surface he also showed concern.
Just Wang Zheng's next words made him tremble, and countless cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"The tea is poisonous!"
When he said this, the man pointed his halberd at him, his eyes full of anger.
It's poisonous, what are you telling me to do?
When Yan Fuzheng was in a daze, he saw Wang Zheng completely unconscious.
Immediately, Wu Sheng pounced on him with a fierce look on his face, kicked him over, and roared at the same time:
"Come here, the general has been assassinated by Yan Fuxing!"
"The Yan family is rebellious and rebellious, arrest them all immediately!"