Jian Yong was secretly happy. He had been waiting for more than two years. Wasn't he just waiting for this day? He finally couldn't hold back and said: "Mr. Gongyou, please wait a moment. Jian will tell Gong Xuande immediately and ask him to go to the Prefectural Mufu Mansion immediately." "
But Guan Yu said loudly: "Mr. Jian, wait a minute, my eldest brother has said that he will burn incense and pray for Tao Shijun for an hour, how can he interrupt it so easily!"
Guan Yu was arrogant by nature, and he only recognized Liu Bei. Being able to address Tao Qian as "envoy" was considered respect. He would never call Tao Qian "lord" like Liu Bei and Jian Yong did.
After Tao Qian suddenly fell ill, Xuzhou civil and military officials rushed to visit him, but Liu Bei never showed up. Sun Qian, Chen Deng and others all criticized this incident. They felt that although Liu Bei had a reputation for benevolence, he was still a small boy. The young county captain's status today is not entirely due to Tao Qian's care. Now that Tao Qian is seriously ill, he does not come to visit him.
Only now did Sun Qian know that Liu Bei didn't rush to the Prefectural Mufu immediately because he wanted to burn incense for Tao Qian. He couldn't help but feel moved in his heart and had long forgotten his unhappiness. Because Sun Qian could see clearly from outside the door. Liu Bei always knelt in front of the incense table. People in this era did not kneel often. Even if they kowtowed to the emperor, they would just bow to the ground. Kneeling was only used when worshiping ancestors and committing serious crimes, and Liu Bei did it for Praying that Tao Qian would get well soon, he was actually willing to kneel down and pray for a whole hour, and how could Sun Qian not be moved.
Although Liu Bei was kneeling there, he could not restrain his excitement. How could he not know about Sun Qian's arrival? He was just pretending, as if he was deeply involved in his prayers. However, when Guan Yu spoke so loudly, he continued I couldn't pretend anymore, so I had to turn my head and pretended to be speechless: "Mr. Gongyou, what did you say?"
Sun Qian's voice was already trembling a little, and he said: "Mr. Xuande, my lord, he is about to die."
Liu Bei's body trembled obviously, and he fell backward. He was already kneeling on the ground, so his fall was not serious. Even so, Guan Yu, Jian Yong, and Sun Qian were still shocked, and they all stepped forward. He pinched the person again and rubbed his chest.
After a long while, Liu Bei woke up faintly, sighed, and said: "It was Liu who harmed my lord. Liu is guilty!"
Sun Qian was shocked and asked: "Why did Duke Xuande say this?"
Liu Bei was already in tears and choked up and said: "When Liu Xin suddenly sent a young man to diagnose and treat the lord, and said he was some kind of little miracle doctor, Liu was suspicious. Thinking that Liu Xin had always been treacherous and had nothing to do with the lord, How could someone have such good intentions and send someone all the way to treat my lord? At that time, Liu also wanted to remind him, but he still had a little hope, so he endured it without saying anything, but who knew that it would lead to a big disaster today."
Sun Qian asked puzzledly: "But that little miracle doctor is indeed very skilled in medicine, and my lord's illness has been getting better. According to the doctor who just came here, my lord's relapse this time is caused by anger. Xuande Why did you say this?"
Liu Bei wiped his tears, collected himself, and said, "Gongyou, think about it carefully. The Jingzhou Army and the so-called miracle doctor stayed in Xuzhou for more than two years. Why did they leave in such a hurry recently?"
Without waiting for Sun Qian to answer, Liu Bei continued: "They had known for a long time that my lord's condition would worsen in the near future, so they left suddenly! A few days ago, my lord's condition improved, but they took some big supplements." The drug creates an illusion, but actually drains the lord's body dry."
Sun Qian couldn't help but hesitate. Liu Bei's statement was not impossible. He had also seen Zhang Qing's prescription for Tao Qian, which indeed contained tonic drugs such as ginseng.
Liu Bei sighed again and said: "Liu thought carefully about what Zhang Liao has done in the past two years. It is nothing more than buying people's hearts and driving a wedge between Xuzhou. Even a gentleman like Mi Zizhong fell into Liu Xin's trap and was deceived by him. I went to Jingzhou, it was all Liu’s fault for not reminding the lord as soon as possible, Liu is very sad!”
These words made Sun Qian blush a little. Although he was also a gentleman, he could not resist the temptation of the gifts sent by Zhang Liao. Although Zhang Liao did not send any gold or silver, but the exquisite gifts printed on the paper Books are not something that a talented and learned person like him can resist. He will inevitably say a few good things about Jingzhou in front of Tao Qian. Doesn't that mean that even he, a gentleman, has been bribed by Liu Xin? Mi Zhuju It’s not surprising that families moved westward.
Liu Bei stood up, patted his numb legs, gestured to Sun Qian, and said, "Gongyou, it's important to visit my lord. Let's talk while walking on the road."
Why did Tao Qian, whose physical condition had improved greatly, suddenly become seriously ill? Naturally, as diagnosed by the doctor, he was furious and violent. Liu Bei knew this, but he could not admit it in any case.
The reason why Tao Qian was so angry was precisely because Cao Cao invaded in large numbers. The reason why Cao Cao invaded in large numbers was, of course, because Cao Song's family died in Xuzhou. As for how Cao Song's family died, no one was more precise than Liu Bei. It's clear.
Because of this, Liu Bei not only could not admit that Tao Qian's illness again was due to anger, but also had to find a reasonable explanation. Otherwise, just because he suggested to lend a road to Cao Song and ended up causing disaster, Xuzhou The civil and military officials would not agree to Tao Qian giving up the position of Zhou Mu to him.
Therefore, as soon as Liu Bei came up, he instilled in Sun Qian the idea that Liu Xin sending people to treat Tao Qian was basically "a weasel paying New Year greetings to a chicken, and it has no good intentions." This was not the end, he continued to throw dirt on Liu Xin. Shui, directly pointed out that the culprit who killed Cao Song's family was Liu Xin.
Liu Bei's reasons are very good. Because Cao Cao once attacked Xiangyang, Liu Xin and Cao Cao were on the same page, and he had the motive to kill Cao Cao's father. Moreover, once Cao Song was killed in Xuzhou, he could blame Tao Qian. When Tao Qian and Cao Cao were locked in a fight, he was able to reap the benefits.
Moreover, Liu Xin has allowed Zhang Liao to operate in Xuzhou for so long, so he must have many informants in Xuzhou, and even the army will inevitably have his eyes and ears. He is fully equipped to detect the movements of Cao Song's family, and he can find opportunities to take action. Even the team of people Tao Qian sent out to protect him had been bribed by him. Otherwise, how could there be no one alive and no corpse?
After leaving the mansion, Liu Bei took Sun Qian into the same car and told Sun Qian exactly what he had "surmised".
Although Liu Bei came from a humble background, he was always known for his benevolence. In Sun Qian's view, he could be regarded as a gentleman. On the contrary, Liu Xin had a relationship with Zhang Rang in his early years, and he also took away Wei Zhongdao's fiancée. , although his reputation among scholars was not bad, it was not much better. Therefore, Sun Qian believed 70% to 80% of the content Liu Bei "analyzed".
In fact, when Liu Bei decided to attack Cao Song, he had already thought about using Liu Xin as the target of the blame. It would be best to provoke Liu Xin and Cao Cao into a fight. The reason why he never said his " Suspicion", just because everything is not ready yet. After all, what he said is just a hypothesis, and there is not enough evidence to prove that these things were done by Liu Xin. Therefore, his original plan was to wait until he "collected" He would tell Tao Qian later when he had the evidence. However, Liu Bei never thought of telling these "suspects" to Cao Cao, because Cao Cao was not Tao Qian. Cao Cao was too shrewd to be fooled. It's a self-defeating result.
After Liu Bei finished speaking these words, he stopped talking and just sat in the car weeping silently. Liu Bei knew that Sun Qian was also a smart man and there was no need for him to say too much. Talking too much would be counterproductive.
And Sun Qian didn't say anything else, because what Liu Bei said shocked him so much, but if he thought about it carefully, it made sense. If Liu Bei followed Liu Bei's thinking, Liu Xin should most likely have done these things.
When the two of them arrived at the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion, they found that Tao Qian had already sat up from the couch, his face had regained a bit of rosy color, and his energy was much better. When he saw Liu Bei, Tao Qian sighed and said repeatedly : "Xuande, Tao thought he would never see you again. Fortunately, there was a prescription left by the little miracle doctor. After taking a dose, he felt much better."
Two years ago, Tao Qian was weak, so Zhang Qing naturally added some tonics to the prescriptions he prescribed. Later, as his health gradually improved, the medicines he used also changed. Now he mainly focuses on recuperation, supplemented by Wu Qin Xi strengthens the body. As long as Tao Qian follows Zhang Qing's instructions and continues to take medicine and practice Wu Qin Xi on time, he dare not say more. It will not be a problem to live for another five or six years. After all, he is old and his physical condition is not very good. Well, even after a serious illness, it is not easy to extend my life by five or six years.
Of course, now that something like this has happened, Tao Qian is very anxious. It is hard to say whether he can survive it. The person who came to treat him today is a local imperial doctor from Xuzhou. Naturally, his medical skills are not as good as Zhang Qing's. This imperial doctor himself also understands. So I didn't dare to use medicine indiscriminately. I just copied the prescription that Zhang Qing prescribed to Tao Qian in the early years. Tao Qian actually recovered a lot. In fact, this was all because the tonics in the prescription worked, but they only treated the symptoms. Treating the root cause, if you take too much, you may drink poison to quench your thirst.
Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this. He clearly remembered that Zhang Qing also gave Tao Qian one or two doses of medicine, and Tao Qian's health improved greatly. Could it be that Zhang Qing's medicine was really effective? He didn't dare to do it now. Even if Liu Xin had other motives for sending Zhang Qing here, he would not dare to persuade Tao Qian to stop taking the medicine.
Things happened in a hurry, and Liu Bei couldn't think of any good ideas for a while, so he had to raise his hands and congratulate him: "My lord, it is auspicious and a speedy recovery is a blessing to the people of the whole city."
Sun Qian also comforted him and said: "Xuande must have been burning incense and praying for the Lord, which moved God. It seems that the disaster in Xuzhou will be eliminated soon."
"I see, then Tao has to thank Xuande." Tao Qian also noticed the tears on Liu Bei's face, and suddenly sighed and said, "Tao is old and can't withstand any strong winds. For the people of Xuzhou, Please ask Xuande Gong to temporarily take over the position of Prefectural Shepherd."
(I'm very sorry, I have to go on a business trip this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, so I can only update once a day. The remaining three updates will be made up next Monday. Thank you for your support.)