Four hundred and ninetieth chapters Tao Qian abdicates
"Xuande! It has been five years since you came to our Xuzhou! To be honest, I know that in the past five years, I have only allowed you to be a mere prefect of Guangling. With your talents, I have really wronged you!" Tao Qian
He motioned Liu Bei and the young man to sit down, wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, asked the butler to step back, and then said to Liu Bei with a smile.
Liu Bei hurriedly stood up and said to Tao Qian with a fearful look on his face: "Your Majesty, you are serious! Liu Bei has served as the prefect of Guangling by the emperor's order, how can he dare to have any dissatisfaction with the emperor's favor?"
"Haha!" Seeing Liu Bei's big reaction, Tao Qian laughed, pressed down with one hand, and said: "Xuande, don't be anxious! I don't have any other meaning! Before Xuande came to Xuzhou, he
He has become famous all over the world and helped Yan Hou pacify Jizhou and Qingzhou! After arriving in Xuzhou, thanks to Xuande’s help, we, the people of Xuzhou, can live and work in peace and contentment! Xuande is indeed an underachiever to take on this little post of governor!"
Tao Qian praised Liu Bei so much that Liu Bei couldn't keep denying it. He could only nod and smile without saying a word. However, a gleam flashed in the eyes of the young man beside Liu Bei. He glanced at Tao Qian and then lowered his head.
The head remained silent.
After Tao Qian praised Liu Bei a few times, he suddenly changed his words, sighed, and said: "Xuande! I'm not afraid of your jokes! As you can see, my body is getting worse day by day.
! Now that the world is in chaos, my death is nothing, I am afraid that Xuzhou will fall into the hands of traitors! By then, the people of Xuzhou will be plunged into dire straits again!"
Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and then said: "Why are you so worried, sir? You are just suffering from a minor illness now and then. As long as you calm down and nurse yourself back to health, you will definitely recover!"
"Alas!" Tao Qian let out a long sigh, waved his hand towards Liu Bei, and said, "Xuande, please stop comforting me! I know what my health is like! I just lament my two words.
This son is of no use. He can do nothing but eat, drink, whore and gamble all day long! How can I trust Xuzhou to them?"
"Uh! Well..." After hearing what Tao Qian said, Liu Bei couldn't continue to answer. After all, this was related to Tao Qian's housework. As an outsider, Liu Bei couldn't point fingers at Tao Qian's housework!
Tao Qian's eyes narrowed, but he raised his head and said to Liu Bei: "Xuande! I have something to ask of you, and Xuande must agree to it!" With that, Tao Qian came from the other side of the bed.
While taking out a small package, he turned to look at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei quickly stood up, walked quickly to Tao Qian's bed, and said to Tao Qian: "If you have anything to tell Liu Bei, sir, just say it. Liu Bei will do his best! He will never let you down!"
The young man raised his head at this moment, his starry eyes always falling on Tao Qian.
Tao Qian didn't notice the young man's eyes, but smiled and nodded, unwrapped the small package, and revealed a seal. Tao Qian held the seal, handed it to Liu Bei, and said: "Xuande
! Now in Xuzhou, only Xuande has the ability to protect the people of Xuzhou! Today, I will entrust Xuzhou to you! I hope you can take charge of Xuzhou on my behalf! This is the official seal of the Xuzhou governor!"
"Ah!" Liu Bei never expected that Tao Qian would say such words. He was really shocked. His eyes were fixed on the official seal in Tao Qian's hand. He, who was always calm, couldn't help it at this moment.
His breathing became heavier! It is undeniable that Liu Bei has always had great ambitions in his heart, but Liu Bei does not have such good opportunities as Luo Yang and others. Ever since he started to put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Bei has never had such a good opportunity.
A territory that truly belongs to him! Now such a great opportunity is placed in front of Liu Bei. As long as he can get Xuzhou and Liu Bei has the confidence, his achievements will not be worse than Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, or even Luo Yang!
Promise! Promise! In Liu Bei's heart, a huge voice was shouting. It can be said that Liu Bei's mood has never been as chaotic as it is now. Taking a deep breath, Liu Bei slowly moved his hand towards Tao Qian's hand.
The official seal was stretched out, and the official seal seemed to have an inexplicable attraction, attracting Liu Bei to take it into his arms!
Looking at Liu Bei's stretched out hand, Tao Qian's smiling face did not change, but his eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light! And the young man who had been standing behind Liu Bei, before that
He was always smiling, but after seeing Tao Qian's fleeting look just now, his expression suddenly changed, as if he was going to step forward to stop Liu Bei!
Seeing that the young man's hand was about to grab Liu Bei's, Liu Bei suddenly pushed his hand forward hard, pushing the official seal back into Tao Qian's arms. Then he took two steps back and faced Tao Qian.
He cupped his fists and said, "Sir! How can Liu Bei be so virtuous and capable as to be able to take on such an important task? Please don't think too much, just rest in peace and recuperate!"
"Uh!" Neither Tao Qian nor the young man expected that Liu Bei would act like this, and they were all stunned. The young man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and quietly stepped back a few steps, back to where he was just sitting.
After Tao Qian came to his senses, he also said to Liu Bei: "Oh, Xuande! Don't be humble! You must be the governor of Xuzhou! Just agree to it!"
Tao Qian wanted to put the official seal into Liu Bei's arms.
But Liu Bei took two steps back, bowed to Tao Qian with his fists clasped, and said: "Sir! If it were anything else, Liu Bei would never dare to refuse! But for this matter, Liu Bei would definitely not agree! Please take back your order!"
Sir, if there are no other instructions, Liu Bei will take his leave! Sir, let's go!" After saying that, Liu Bei winked at the young man and left Tao Qian's wing without looking back.
"Ah! Xuande! Xuande!" He called twice in succession, but Liu Bei was not called back. Tao Qian's face darkened, he snorted coldly, put away the official seal in his hand, and actually lifted the quilt.
Getting out of bed like this! At the same time, several people emerged from behind Tao Qian's bed. The leader among them was Zhao Yu, the Prime Minister of Xuzhou County, and Tao Qian's most trusted subordinate at present. Seeing Zhao Yu
After coming out, Tao Qian said in a deep voice: "In your opinion, how credible is what Liu Bei just said?"
Zhao Yu walked up behind Tao Qian, bowed respectfully, and then said: "My lord! Looking at Liu Bei's appearance just now, it seems that he is not cheating, but lord, please don't take this person lightly! This person has been in Xuzhou since he came to Xuzhou five years ago.
Since then, he has been trying to win people's hearts, so you must be careful!"
After hearing Zhao Yu's words, Tao Qian also nodded and said: "Yes! I understand this too! But if Liu Bei doesn't have any reason, even if I want to deal with him, I have no excuse! If I treat him for no reason,
If we start, I'm afraid there will be fluctuations in Xuzhou! Tsk! I originally wanted to use this matter today to make him show his greed! As long as he accepts this official seal! We can directly accuse him of evil intentions! Then he will
Get rid of the three brothers together! No one can say a single typo!" As he spoke, Tao Qian pounded his fist hard. He didn't look like he was seriously ill!
Just when Tao Qian and Zhao Yu were upset, outside the governor's mansion, Liu Bei took the young man and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and hurried out of the governor's mansion. He looked back at the gate of the governor's mansion and Liu Bei let out a long sigh of relief.
Without waiting for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to ask, Liu Bei immediately mounted his mount and headed out of the city. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had never seen Liu Bei so rude before, and turned to look at the man who followed Liu Bei into the side room.
The young man, Zhang Fei, asked with confusion on his face: "Sir, what's wrong with my elder brother?" Although Guan Yu couldn't hide his face and asked, he looked at the young man with the same look.
"Haha!" The young man still kept smiling, shook his head, and said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "Two generals, it's not convenient to talk here. Let's follow the lord out of the city first!"
"Leave the city?" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were even more confused. They came to Pengcheng on Tao Qian's orders this time. Why are they leaving Pengcheng now? However, since the other party said so, they stopped asking any more questions.
, the three of them got off their horses at the same time, chasing the direction Liu Bei left, and rode their horses.
Directly out of the city, not far outside the city, Guan Yu and others saw Liu Bei waiting there. Seeing Liu Bei, the three of them stopped beside Liu Bei. Zhang Fei couldn't help it.
Asked: "Brother! What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Liu Bei's face was pale at the moment, and he was completely different from the calm look he had in the Governor's Mansion before! Hearing Zhang Fei's question, Liu Bei breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at Pengcheng not far away, and said with lingering fear
: "Just now you and I almost couldn't leave Pengcheng!"
"Ah?" Hearing Liu Bei's sudden words, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were startled. Guan Yu could no longer remain silent and hurriedly asked: "Brother! What happened? Could it be that brother just now?"
What dispute happened with Tao Qian?"
Before Liu Bei could answer, the young man laughed and said to Liu Bei: "My lord, don't worry! My lord's performance was very good before! I think Tao Qian will no longer doubt my lord for the time being!"
"Uh!" Liu Bei was stunned, turned to look at the young man, and asked in surprise: "Sir, did you see the problem just now?"
The young man smiled gently and said: "Yes! Originally, I wanted to remind my lord, but I didn't expect that my lord had noticed it and rejected Tao Qian's proposal, so I didn't act rashly! In fact, my lord was there before.
The performance of the governor's office was very good, but the lord was too impatient afterwards. It would be even better if he could stay in Pengcheng as if nothing happened! Tao Qian will definitely not be suspicious of the lord again!"