A few days later, news came.

Cao Cao led the army back to Yanzhou, leaving only Xiahoudun and Man Chong and other scribes to operate in Xuzhou.

This is undoubtedly great news.

Everyone hurriedly reported the news to Tao Qian, saying that it was a godsend opportunity to recover Xuzhou.

However, at this time, Tao Qian was lying on the couch with dry lips and a haggard face, and his days were running out.

Hearing the news, Tao Qian thought about it on the sickbed for a night.

The next morning, someone called Liu Bei.

"Fujun, are you looking for me?"

Liu Bei pushed open the simple door, and after entering the house, he turned around and gently closed the wooden door.

Tao Qian, who was lying on the bed, beckoned and motioned for Liu Bei to come over.

Liu Bei walked forward until he was in front of Tao Qian, and then slowly sat down.

"Xuande, I'm afraid the old man can't do it." There is a vicissitudes in the voice, and there is a trace of loneliness.

Liu Bei shook his head again and again when he heard this, and calmed down: "Fujun, don't think about it, your health is good, and the whole of Xuzhou is still waiting for you to go back and preside over the overall situation!" ”

Tao Qian sighed and said nothing.

Liu Bei couldn't figure out Tao Qian's thoughts, and he didn't squeak.

For a moment, the whole room was a little frighteningly quiet.

I don't know how long it took, when Tao Qian spoke again, it seemed like he was having a showdown with Liu Bei: "Xuande, don't act, you took me all the way to escape, I know what you have in mind." ”

"I ......"

Liu Bei hurriedly spoke, but was interrupted by Tao Qian's wave of his hand, and whispered: "Don't be in a hurry to explain, I know that you are a person with ideals and ambitions, and sooner or later you will not be in the pool, in fact, you are more suitable than me to sit in the position of Xuzhou Mu." ”

"Mansion Jun, be selfless!" Liu Bei said it clearly.

"You, sometimes you just put too much weight on these vain reputations, that's why you've been wandering around all these years. You see Cao Cao, he acts neatly and neatly, as long as there is a little chance, there will be no softness. If he was as burdened by fame as you are, how could he have the status and strength he has today? ”

"If you want to achieve great things, how can you do it without a foundation?"

"Xuzhou is rich, although it is not as good as Jizhou, Jianghuai and other places, but it is enough to support you to create a great cause. You are privately friendly with Mi Zhu and Chen Deng, do you dare to say that you have no selfishness? ”

Tao Qian's questioning made Liu Bei silent, and it was difficult to give a perfect answer for a while.

"Xuande, you promise me that when you sit in the position of Xuzhou Mu, you will never harm my Tao family. In this way, I will hand over the seal of the state pastor to you, hoping that you can expel Cao Cao and return the people of Xuzhou to be too safe and stable, can you agree? ”

"Where did the prince say this? Could it be that you are suspicious of being secretly pregnant with a ghost! ”

Liu Bei's face seemed to be a little angry, and he swore to Tao Qian's face: "Even if you kill yourself with a knife, you will never do that harmful thing, as long as you have the ability, I will protect the Fujun family for the rest of my life, if I violate this oath, I will not die well!" It's just that the pastoral position of this state cannot be accepted! ”

After speaking, Liu Bei let Tao Qian rest again, got up and left the room.

Two days later, late at night, Tao Qian died of illness in a small cottage in Ping Village at the age of 63.

Shocked by the bad news, Liu Bei put on his clothes and hurriedly came.

At the door, there were a number of Xuzhou officials such as Mi Zhu and Chen Deng, with sad faces.

Seeing Liu Bei coming, Mi Zhu held the seal of the state pastor in his hand and shouted loudly: "Please Xuande obey the orders of the prince and take up the post of state pastor." ”

"Please Xuande Gong to serve as Xuzhou Mu!" Chen Deng and others also made a loud request at the same time.

Liu Bei didn't care, passed through the crowd, and pushed open the door and walked in.

In the room, the white-haired Tao Qian was lying flat on the bed, his hands folded on his waist, his eyes closed, and his expression was peaceful.

Perhaps death was a relief for him.

Liu Bei rushed over in two steps, lay down in front of the couch, tears came out at once, and cried loudly: "Fujun! Why did you just abandon me and wait! Leaving the huge Xuzhou, the people are still looking forward to your return......"

The people who followed came to the door, and they were all moved when they heard Liu Bei's sincere expression. Even Tao Qian's subordinates, who resisted Liu Bei at first, sighed in their hearts: I don't want Xuande, but I have such a deep relationship with the lord.

After a long time, there was no sound in the house, and everyone pushed the door in, only to see Liu Bei lying on the bed, crying and fainting.

Mi Zhu and the others hurried over to wake Liu Bei up, signaling him not to be too sad.

On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, it is advisable to bury and break ground.

Liu Bei personally carried Tao Qian's coffin, wearing a vegetarian on his head, and walked seven or eight miles of mountain roads in a row, and finally stopped at a blessed place near mountains and rivers.

As the ritual progresses, the coffin is placed in the grave that has been dug long ago.

The soldiers began to shovel the earth with shovels and bury the coffin.

Liu Bei pounded the ground with both hands, shouting that God was unfair, tears rained down, and he cried so much that his liver and intestines were broken.

In the eyes of others, it is also extremely uncomfortable.

Even Tao Qian's two sons have some delusions, as if the old man buried in the soil is not his father, but Liu Bei's biological father.

After Tao Qian was buried, a tombstone was erected in front of the grave.

Xuzhou Mu. General Zhendong. Liyang Hou. Tao Gong Gong Gong ancestral mansion Junsheng West Lotus position.

At this time, Mi Zhu held the state seal in front of Liu Bei and said loudly: "This is Tao Fujun's will, if Xuande refuses to accept it, how can Fujun feel at ease underground, and I hope that Xuande Gong will not refuse!" ”

Tao Ying and the two potters were dissatisfied when they heard this, but this was indeed their father's last wish, and his two brothers were not very capable, but they had always obeyed their father's arrangement.

So even if I complained in my heart, I didn't say anything.

"Non-Xuande can't make Xuzhou stable!" Chen Deng also stepped forward to persuade Liu Bei.

"Big brother, since this is Tao Fujun's last wish, you can accept it!" Guan Yu whispered behind him.

If you can get Xuzhou, no one in the world will know Liu Bei.

Liu Bei let out a long sigh, and then his face changed from his previous sorrow, and became very resolute, and he clasped his fists with everyone: "Thanks to the prince of the palace and you for not giving up, Xuande is not self-sufficient, and I am willing to work with all the elders to restore Xuzhou!" Please help me! ”

When everyone saw Liu Bei agreeing, they all hugged their fists and saluted: "I've seen Xuzhou Mu!" ”

Liu Bei returned the salute in turn, solemnly took the big seal symbolizing full strength from Mi Zhu's hand, and then bowed deeply towards Tao Qian's tomb with the state seal in his hand.

Recalling Tao Qian's face on that day, Liu Bei said in a grateful tone: "Fujun, your church that day, Xuande wrote it down." ”

Descend deep into the mountains and return to the village.

In the humble hall, Liu Bei held the first meeting on the battle strategy of He Ru to recover Xuzhou.

But at the same time, Liu Bei also had a trace of worry. He was worried that his state pastor was not appointed by the imperial court, and he was afraid that many people would be dissatisfied.

"The lord doesn't need to worry, I will go to Chenliu in a few days to exchange for the appointment letter of the imperial court."

Mi Zhu stood up, and his tone was very affirmative.

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