Liu Bei's method is good, but I don't know if Cao and Yuan can give him a chance to develop.

But at the moment, there is no other way but to take one step at a time.

"Xuande's words are reasonable." After Chen Qi finished speaking, he was speechless.

Liu Bei looked at his eyes and knew that the words just now did not move Chen Jue, but he knew the way of the family, as long as he occupied Xuzhou, the Chen family would do his best to help sooner or later.

has his own considerations in his heart, Liu Bei doesn't care about Chen Jue, he just cares about continuing to communicate with Chen Deng and increase his feelings.

As soon as Shen Shi arrived, Liu Bei and the Chen family's father and son dispersed and went to Tao Mansion half an hour apart.

The state pastor set up a banquet, and all the families in Xuzhou prepared generous gifts and rushed to the banquet in advance, for fear of falling behind others.

With the same opening remarks, Tao Qian announced the start of the celebration banquet, and the atmosphere rose to the extreme.

After three rounds of drinking, Tao Qian stood up to stop the noisy crowd. "Ladies and gentlemen, please help you come today, because there is something important to announce on the occasion of the big victory."

"Lord Governor is polite, just say it!"

"That's right! We must obey our orders! ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he was overjoyed in his heart, the theme of the secret path finally came, so he hurriedly gathered his spirit and sat meticulously.

Seeing that everyone was so polite, Tao Qian waved his hand and said: "Qian has come to Xuzhou, trembling and trembling to benefit the people, but he can endure the continuous strong enemies around him, and he is old and decrepit, so he can only abdicate and make way for Xian, and hand over Xuzhou to capable people!" ”

As soon as Tao Qian's words came out, the banquet completely exploded, and they exchanged heads and whispered to discuss who Xuzhou would fall into.

And the military leader, Cao Bao was proud at this time, and secretly said that no one was more suitable than him to take over the position of Xuzhou pastor.

But Tao Qian's next words made Cao Baoqi's face flush, and he gritted his teeth for a while.

Seeing that everyone was speculating wildly, Tao Qian opened his mouth and said: "Xuzhou is the territory of the Han Dynasty and should be handed over to the Han royal family, so Qian handed over Xuzhou to Liu Bei, the ancestor of the Han family, Liu Xuande, I hope you will help him a lot in the future." ”

Seeing Tao Qian pointing at Liu Bei, everyone looked at him.

The gaze of all eyes made Liu Bei happy in his heart, and said with tears in his eyes: "Bei is the seventeenth grandson of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan, the son of Liu Hong, can be ......."

Just when Liu Bei choked and began to buy people's hearts, Cao Bao couldn't hold back the anger in his heart anymore and kicked over the wine table.

"Plop!"

"The leopard is not convinced! Xuzhou is managed by the people of Xuzhou, how can an outsider who has not been here for a long time be allowed to serve as the state pastor, and his royal status remains to be studied. ”

"Yes!"

"Makes sense!"

The guests at the banquet heard Cao Bao's words, and some people kept coming out to postscript and disapprove of Liu Bei's succession.

Liu Bei's eyes quickly swept over those opponents, remembering them one by one, and then stood up and said:

"Taozhou Mu is loving, and he is prepared to receive it, but taking over Xuzhou is a big deal, and he must not be hasty."

Seeing that the scene was out of control, Tao Qian hurriedly looked at Chen Qi and motioned for him to come out and speak.

Chen Qi received the look, came out and said: "Today's banquet, don't talk about political affairs, Xuande sit down, everyone sit down." ”

How smart Chen Qi is, he won't be the bird who comes out, after all, there are many people at this time, in case Liu Bei's army is defeated in the future, and this matter spreads out, then the Chen family will not fall into the handle.

Moreover, this matter is related to the interests of the entire Xuzhou family, and if the Chen family supports it autocramatically, it may make them hold a grudge in their hearts.

For many reasons, Chen Qi could only put this matter on hold for the time being, and then choose an opportunity to discuss with the families whether to let Liu Bei serve as the lord of Xuzhou.

After Chen Jue's reconciliation, everyone at the banquet also sat back in place and kept silent, but began to choose a position in their hearts.

Tao Qian looked at his eyes, and secretly said that he was anxious, and he didn't discuss with the people of the family, otherwise there would be no such situation.

At this time, Cao Bao was angry in his heart for a long time and could not be calmed down, and his heart was full of expectations, so it would be wishful thinking.

The wine table has been kicked over, and Cao Bao has no face left, so he can only leave a sentence of indignation and turn away. "The leopard is not strong enough to drink, so he will retire!"

Cao Bao was so unreasonable, Tao Qian didn't dare to say anything, after all, more than half of the power in the army was in his hands, if he was to blame, he was afraid that it would make Xuzhou worse.

After this trouble, the guests also lost interest and got up to leave.

Seeing this, Tao Qian could only let people send them off one by one, and when the banquet was completely dispersed, he went straight to the backyard.

In a room in the backyard, Chen Qi's father and son had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw Tao Qian coming, they quickly got up and saluted.

Seeing this, Tao Qian waved his hand to stop the two of them, and said, "Alas! It's all because the old man is too anxious, so there will be something at the banquet. ”

Chen Deng replied: "This matter is not necessarily harmful, now all the families have known that the state pastor wants to give way to Liu Bei, so when I go back, I will definitely gather to discuss, and when my Chen family is involved, I will definitely be able to get them to agree." ”

Tao Qian nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, then the old man will go and gather all the generals in the army and persuade them to serve Xuande as the master." ”

Chen Jue came out at the right time and said: "It is too troublesome to convene all the departments in the army, the state pastor only needs to persuade Cao Bao, and the rest of the people will automatically turn to the wind." ”

"Hmm." Tao Qian thought for a while, and felt that this was indeed the case, so he said: "Okay, then without further ado, let's go and prepare." ”

When the Chen family father and son heard this, they bowed and left.

Seeing the two leaving, Tao Qian began to ponder alone.

Looking at Chen Deng's appearance just now, this Chen family should have voted for Liu Bei, and the Chen family itself is not small, if you rely on Liu Bei, I am afraid that it will threaten the interests of the Tao family.

If Cao Bao can be inserted into Liu Bei's command, it may be a dark move, and if someone wants to move the Tao family, they must also weigh it carefully.

"Come on, go and invite General Cao Bao!" Tao Qian shouted to the people outside the door and continued to think.

How can Cao Bao grasp the military power, can Liu Bei be suspicious

Grain and grass

rebellion

By the way, he can be sent to Gouqu to garrison, where there is enough grain and grass, which can be eaten by tens of thousands of troops for three years and five years.

came up with a corresponding strategy, Tao Qian's heart was a lot more stable, so he picked up the tea, tasted it slowly, and waited for Cao Bao to arrive.

When Cao Bao learned that Tao Qian was invited, he was puzzled, but then after thinking about it, he thought that he was going to change his choice, and hurriedly followed the visitor to Tao's mansion.

As the subordinates came to the outside of the house, Cao Bao retreated and led the subordinates, and entered the house alone.

"I haven't seen Master Tao." Cao Leopard was happy on his face, bowed and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Do you want to hand over Xuzhou to Leopard?"

Seeing that Cao Bao was so excited, Tao Qian knew that he would be wrong, so he smiled and said: "Leave Xuzhou to you, you may block Cao Cao or Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu"

Tao Qian asked three questions in a row, like a plate of cold water, which cooled Cao Bao's boiling blood.

That's right!

At present, Xuzhou is suffering from internal and external troubles, if you take it by yourself, it will be difficult to hold on for a few days, it is better to hold the military power, and in the future, it is better to take refuge in one of the princes and enjoy the glory and wealth.

Although he had given up on the position of Xuzhou Mu in his heart, Cao Bao was still unwilling to say: "The leopard can't hold it, can Liu Bei keep it?"