When Liao Hua and others learned that Cao Cao was sending troops to Xuzhou, Liu Zhang also received the news, but he felt very strange. Because Liu Zhang had reminded Cao Cao that when he went to pick up his old father, he should send more people. Could it be that Cao Cao
Didn't you listen to yourself? If that's the case, Cao Song deserves to die!
In fact, Cao Song did not die, he was just a little frightened. Cao Cao was still very grateful to Liu Zhang for this. After all, Cao Song was Cao Cao's father. However, Cao Cao would not let Xuzhou go just because Cao Song was not dead.
We know that Cao Cao has always been short of food, and Xuzhou is a major food-producing state. Cao Cao has long wanted to attack Xuzhou, but he only lacks an excuse. Now that he has an excuse, how can Cao Cao let Tao Qian go?
Cao Cao's army came to Xuzhou, and Xuzhou's civil and military affairs were in chaos. Historically, Cao Cao massacred the people of Xuzhou because his father died in Xuzhou. But this time, Cao Song did not die. Not only did Cao Cao not embarrass the people of Xuzhou, he also made the people helpless
The things he took away were distributed to the people. After the initial fear, the people of Xuzhou gradually accepted Cao Cao.
In the Xuzhou Governor's Office, Tao Qian, who was in his sixties, frowned as he looked at the continuous battle reports coming in. At first, he had really good intentions and sent someone to escort Cao Song. But he never did.
Thinking about it, it was this good intention that caused the current distress. If he had known this, why would he flatter Cao Cao? Unfortunately, it is too late to regret!
"Lord, given the current situation, it's better for us to make peace with Cao Cao!" Cao Bao, the guard of Xuzhou, was a fool as his name suggests. Seeing Cao Cao's power, he was already frightened.
"Make peace?" Tao Qian sighed secretly in his heart. Why didn't he want to make peace? However, Cao Cao obviously came with bad intentions. Is it possible to make peace?
"What kind of peace are you talking about?" There was a loud shout, and Tao Qian's second son Tao Ying said angrily: "Cao Mengde has no good intentions and just wants to annex Xuzhou. If we make peace with him, will my father and son be safe? As I say, with Cao Cao
Fight!"
"Fight? Why fight! Cao Cao has so many powerful generals, just relying on us is no different than risking death?" Cao Bao looked disdainful. Although he was very incompetent, he also looked down on Tao Qian's two sons!
"General Cao, you are truly worthy of your reputation!" Tao Qian's eldest son Tao Shang said angrily at the side: "You are really a idiot!"
"You!" Cao Bao was furious and pulled out the sword from his waist.
"Okay! Cao Cao hasn't attacked Xuzhou yet, so you are like this. If he does come, are you ready to rebel?" Seeing the second son arguing with Cao Bao, Tao Qian's face was full of indignation. Now that the enemy is facing the enemy, Tao Ying, Tao Ying
Shang Shang didn't know that they had the same enemy, and Tao Qian was deeply disappointed with them!
After being scolded by Tao Qian, Cao Bao, Tao Ying, and Tao Shang retreated, and the dull atmosphere returned to the meeting hall. Suddenly, everyone heard the sound of the cane hitting the ground and the old man coughing, and Tao Qian was overjoyed.
"I have met my lord!" An old man walked into the meeting hall with the support of a young man and bowed to Tao Qian.
Tao Qian hurriedly walked down to support the old man and said, "Brother Han Yu, why are you here!"
"Your Majesty is at a critical stage. If you don't come back, these little guys will sell you!" It turns out that the visitor is Chen Gui, Chen Hanyu, the head of the Chen family in Guangling. Chen Gui, who is now nearly eighty years old, is in Xuzhou.
His prestige can be said to be unparalleled. Not to mention juniors like Cao Bao and Mi Zhu, even Tao Qian has to call him his brother! Of course, this is not only because of Chen Gui's origin, but also because of the power of the Chen family.
After hearing what Chen Gui said, Cao Bao blushed and quickly lowered his head, as if he was afraid of Chen Gui. However, Tao Qian was a kind man. Seeing Cao Bao's embarrassment, he quickly changed the subject and said: "Cao Cao is so powerful that I can't do anything about it. Now
Aren’t we discussing! Naturally, everyone has their own opinions!”
Tao Qian still had to give him face. Chen Gui stared at Cao Bao and snorted: "Forget it this time! You can't forget your roots as a human being. You must remember Tao Fujun's goodness! As long as Tao Fujun is still here, don't mention it to me.
It’s about surrender! Even if we have to surrender, we must save Tao Shijun’s life! Do you understand?”
"I understand!" Cao Bao agreed quickly.
You know, Chen Gui's prestige is too high. If he is angry and finds Cao Bao's father, it will be very troublesome even if Cao Bao is the current head of the Cao family. Of course, Cao Bao also heard a hint of the overtone, that is, Chen Gui only cares about Tao Qian.
, if Tao Qian died, he would not care about it! Even Cao Bao heard it, and Tao Qian would not fail to hear it. However, Chen Gui's doing this can be regarded as the most benevolent thing. After all, Chen Gui has no obligation to take care of the descendants of the Tao family.
!
"Brother Han Yu, you have always been resourceful. Now that you are here, you must have an idea to deal with Cao Cao!" Tao Qian did not care about Chen Gui. The worst thing is to give Xuzhou to someone who can take care of his son!
"There is no strategy, but there is a way!" Chen Gui asked with a smile: "Since the prince can't defeat Cao Cao, why not ask for help?"
"Who can help me?" Tao Qian's eyes lit up. He had no reinforcements to call for, but Chen Gui was different. With Chen Gui's status, it would not be a piece of cake to call for reinforcements.
"Beihai Governor Kong Rong and Kong Wenju!" Chen Gui said with a smile: "Beihai is not far from Xuzhou, and it only takes three to five days to go back and forth. Let's go now. Maybe Cao Cao hasn't arrived in Xuzhou, and reinforcements have already arrived!"
"But will Kong Rong help me?" Tao Qian was a little confused. He had no friendship with Kong Rong, and he also heard that Beihai was besieged by the Yellow Turbans. Now he doesn't know if the siege has been rescued!
"Of course I will help you!" Chen Gui took out a letter from his arms and said: "With my handwriting here, Kong Beihai will not refuse! However, the person I want to invite is not Kong Rong, but Liu Bei and Liu Xuande!"
"Liu Bei is also in Beihai?" Tao Qian had participated in the coalition of princes and naturally knew Liu Bei. He still remembered Liu Bei's second brother Wei Yan.
"As far as I know, the Yellow Turban thieves besieged Beihai some time ago, and it was Liu Bei who led his troops to rescue the siege!" Chen Gui smiled, and Tao Qian also cheered up.
"Who is willing to send an envoy to Beihai to invite reinforcements for me?" Tao Qian scanned the crowd and saw Tao Ying. Tao Shang and Tao Shang immediately avoided Tao Qian's eyes. Cao Bao also lowered his head, leaving only Mi Zhu and supporting him.
That young man from Chen Gui was still looking at Tao Qian!
"Leave it to me!" The young man supporting Chen Gui was about to speak when Mi Zhu took a step forward and said, "Everyone here has important responsibilities, but I am the only one with limited ability. How about I go to Beihai to ask for help?"
"Zizhong, you are fighting with me again!" The young man supporting Chen Gui couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had known that Mi Zhu wanted to leave. Unexpectedly, most of the Mi family's wealth had been transferred to Yizhou.
"Yuanlong, I have to fight with you, but you are the proud son of the Chen family, how can you go into danger?" It turns out that the young man supporting Chen Gui is the pride of the Chen family, Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong. He and Mi Zhu are close friends.
"Alas!" Chen Deng sighed and said nothing, but Chen Gui showed a displeased look on his face. The Chen family is a long-established family, and Chen Gui looked down on a business family like Mi Zhu the most.
"Let Zizhong go!" Seeing Chen Gui's displeasure, Tao Qian thought he didn't want Chen Deng to travel far away, so he immediately decided.
"Yes!" Mi Zhu bowed and retreated. When he returned to his house, he began to prepare his luggage. In Mi Zhu's view, inviting reinforcements for Tao Qian could be regarded as repaying Tao Qian's care.
Just when Mi Zhu was busy packing his things, a servant came to report that Chen Deng had arrived. If it had been anyone else, Mi Zhu would have dismissed him directly, but Chen Deng was his friend, so he had no choice but to go out to greet him. However, Chen Deng did not wait.
Mi Zhu, he went directly to the Mi family hall, asked his servants to serve tea, and waited while tasting the tea!
"Hey! I thought you were going to make me wait for a long time!" Seeing Mi Zhu come out after receiving his reward, a trace of surprise flashed in Chen Deng's eyes.
"Others are easy to kill. Brother Yuanlong is here to visit in person. How can I neglect him?" Mi Zhu said with a smile on his face. He already knew the reason for Chen Deng's visit.
"Do we have to leave?" Chen Deng asked without thinking.
"Yes!" Of course Mi Zhu knew what Chen Deng meant. Although he was a little reluctant to part with it, he had to make a choice for the sake of his family.
"Aren't you afraid that I will report you to Tao Shijun?" Chen Deng stared at Mi Zhu with a ferocious look on his face.
"You won't!" Mi Zhu said with a smile: "Not to mention that we are good friends, but betraying me will not do you any good! Besides, the loss of the Mi family in Xuzhou is not a bad thing for the Chen family!
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"Alas!" Chen Deng shook his head and asked, "Then Liu Zhang is so infatuated with you?"
"You have never met the champion. If you had met him, you would not ask this question!" Chen Deng has always been arrogant and thinks that he is very wise as a young man. However, he was very unconvinced by everyone's praise of Liu Zhang.
.In daily conversations with Mi Zhu, Chen Deng would criticize Liu Zhang as useless whenever he encountered something related to Liu Zhang. In fact, Chen Deng still admired Liu Zhang in his heart. Of course, he was more jealous!
After a long silence, Chen Deng sighed: "I hope we won't become enemies in the future!"
"Even if we become enemies, we are still friends!" Mi Zhu said with a smile: "If there is a battle with you, I will definitely stay away!"
"You want to be Duke Wen of Jin, but I don't want to be Duke Mu of Qin!" Chen Deng said proudly: "Even if we meet on the battlefield, I still hope that Zi Zhong will not hold back. If I am unfortunately defeated in your hands, help me take care of the Chen family!"
"Okay! Me too!" Mi Zhu and Chen Deng held hands, their eyes full of reluctance, and the hearts of two young men who would never give in.
"Take care along the way!" Chen Deng drifted away without even letting Mi Zhu say goodbye.
"Take care!" Looking at Chen Deng's back, Mi Zhu's eyes were a little red. He couldn't help but think of the days when he and Chen Deng got to know each other and studied together. However, Mi Zhu was also a very resourceful person. After being stunned for a while, he
Normalcy returned. With the help of his servants, Mi Zhu packed his bags and left Xuzhou City for Beihai.
On the tower of Xuzhou City, an indifferent figure stood there silently, watching Mi Zhu's carriage galloping towards the north. This figure was clearly Chen Deng.
"Brother, have a good journey!" Watching the carriage go further and further, Chen Deng secretly blessed Mi Zhu in his heart. This is a blessing from a friend and a blessing from an opponent!