Wuchang is an important town in the middle of the river, and the alternation of spring and summer seems to come a little later than the coastal area.

Today's Wuchang is the military and political center of Jing and Jiangzhou, so the masterpieces of the two places are gathered here. Especially in a big battle around Xiangyang last year, although the main force of the state of Xiangyang was mainly invested in the battlefield of Huaizhong, but the pressure faced by Jingzhou was also not small.

Although this battle did not achieve such a dazzling record as the Huainan battlefield, it successfully preserved Xiangyang, an important gateway to the Central Plains, so it is also of great significance. Now that the war has long ended, all the people who were originally concentrated in Xiangyang have also returned to the town, leaving only a few generals such as Huan Xuan to sit in the ruined Xiangyang.

As the assassin of Jingzhou, Tao Kan did not have time to taste the joy of winning the war, and was soon entangled by worries.

I don't know when it began, a rumor began to circulate in the town, saying that Tao Kan once had a dream at night, and in the dream the eight wings of the ribs flew up to the sky, and the nine wings of Tianmen flew through the eighth, and the last one was hit by a rod and fell to the ground, breaking the left wing.

"Evil words are abominable! Lao Tzu dreams at night, and when he is at the heart of others, he still doesn't know, but the alienated people seem to have a few chips in their hands, and they know so clearly! ”

Tao Kan's temper has not been calmed down by old age, and every time he thinks of this, he can't help but scold, and his gray beard is flying messily, and he looks a little angry.

At this time, the only person sitting in the room was Tao Kan's nephew Tao Zhen, who heard Tao Kan's indignant words, but lowered his head and didn't dare to respond. He knew that Tao Kan's anger was not just about these absurd rumors, in fact, similar rumors had already flowed out as early as after Wang Dun's rebellion was put down, and Tao Kan was once again the assassin of Jingzhou. It is nothing more than that people at the time secretly despised him, thinking that he was not a candidate who could be entrusted with important tasks, so the rumors framed slander.

There are many reasons why Tao Kan is in a bad mood, and this old rumor is only one of the reasons why it is circulating in the town. Tao Zhen, as the most virtuous of the Tao family's children and the official captain of the Nanban, is one of Tao Kan's most important arms, and he is actually aware of the undercurrent surging under this rumor.

Earlier, Tao Kan sent troops, united with several other towns to kill Wang Shu, and concurrently served as the assassin of Jiangzhou. In fact, Tao Zhen himself can't figure out whether his uncle has such plans, you must know that after Jingjiang starts, Tao Kan's power is so high, Jiangdong is no one to compare, even if he has such thoughts, it is human nature.

But the bad thing is that Tao Zhen's cousins are more arrogant than the other, and after hearing such rumors, instead of being cautious and cautious, they are extremely lucky, thinking that they can firmly accept their father's power, and their actions are inevitably more absurd and flamboyant. Some even colluded with various generals in Jingzhou in private, secretly promising to win over support.

Such behavior is simply stupid! You must know that even Tao Kan himself stayed in such a high-profile position, he was trembling, lest he make a mistake and be framed by someone who made a fuss. Fortunately, these people have not yet reached home, and the first people they contacted were the cronies and generals who Tao Kan had pulled up, or the pro-clan helpers like Tao Zhen, who were reported to Tao Kan by the generals before the noise became known.

Tao Kan was furious when he learned about it, and his stupid sons didn't let him worry. Even if he has such thoughts, he should make a plan after trying people's opinions, so that he will come directly to the door and ask in person, so should people agree or not? It's clear that it's forcing people to draw a line with the Tao family!

In the follow-up Xiangyang battlefield, the reason why we failed to gather all forces to fight a decisive battle similar to Huainan that shocked the world is actually due to this reason. The generals were either jealous or suspicious, and would rather fight separately than assemble, lest they be robbed of the people and become victims of the internal struggle of the sons of the Tao family.

More sons may not be a blessing, especially if there are many unsuccessful, for those particularly excessive sons, Tao Kan hates to kill them! In this situation, even if he really had similar thoughts before, the generals have already had a heart of detachment, especially some opponents, who are vigilant, and there is no lack of collusion in private, and it is no longer possible to seek it. The resurgence of old slanderous rumors like this is a good proof of this.

Therefore, in order to be able to calm the people's wishes and show their attitude, shortly after the Xiangyang War, all the sons of Tao Kan who served in the town were dismissed from their posts, and they were all self-defeating.

"The children are all mediocre guinea dogs, which is really embarrassing and reusable. If the family wants to be stable in the future, it will have to rely on Yan Yao to take care of it. ”

When Tao Kan said this, he felt a lot of emotion in his heart, and he trusted Tao Zhen's talent and vision very much. You must know that he can have his current position thanks to Tao Zhen's help.

The Tao family did not join the world in the Eastern Wu era, and after the Chinese and Korean dynasties, it was even more declining. Although Tao Kan also paid attention to marrying celebrities in his early years, he actually had little effect. His life really ushered in a turning point, it was over forty years later, when Liu Hong, a famous minister of the Chinese Dynasty, sat in Jingzhou, coincided with the rebellion of the Yiyang barbarian Zhang Chang, Tao Kan was recruited by Liu Hong to command, and finally was able to lead the troops to fight, showing extraordinary military talent, and in the subsequent Chen Min rebellion, he was able to serve as the pivotal Jiangxia minister.

However, the good times did not last long, and not long after, Tao Kan's benefactor Liu Hong died, and Tao Kan also had to leave his post to mourn due to the loss of his mother. By the time he came out of the mountain again, the situation had changed greatly, and Sima Rui, the king of Langya, had already crossed south, and there were many contradictions with Hua Yi, who was the assassin of Jiangzhou at the time.

Tao Kan was used by Hua Yi at that time, but his nephew Tao Zhen thought that Hua Yi could not last long, and secretly took refuge in Sima Rui, the king of Langya, behind Tao Kan's back, forcing Tao Kan to draw a clear line with Hua Yi. Facts have proved that Tao Zhen's choice was right, if Tao Zhen had not decided privately at that time, Tao Kan might have to give Hua Yi a funeral, and it would be impossible to get the current powerful position!

Tao Kan knows how his family affairs are, he has risen to a high position with a cold body, although there has been no lack of grace in the past few years, and he is quite popular in the town, but there are many people who have offended. Once the power is not there, it is very likely to be retaliated against, especially if all the sons are stubborn, one by one does not know what to worry about, he can have old feelings and shelter when he is alive, but once he is gone, it is very likely that disaster will not be far away.

The sons can't bear hope, so Tao Kan can only pin his hopes on Tao Zhen.

After Tao Zhen heard this, he also smiled bitterly, and sighed: "Uncle has high hopes to send me, how dare I slack off." I'm just worried that I'm not able to ......."

Today's Tao Zhen is already over fifty years old, and as a general who fights in the field, this age is not young. In fact, today's Tao Zhen is also riddled with old injuries and has not been on the battlefield for a long time. He didn't think he would be lucky enough to live to his uncle's age, and even if he took care of him, he might not be able to take care of him for long. What's more, now that there is order in Jiangdong, it is difficult for him to get such a powerful position and honor as his uncle. With the ability of his cousins to die, even if he wanted to take care of it in the future, he would not be able to do it.

After Tao Kan heard this, he was silent for a long time, and after a long while, a smile appeared on his face: "Looking at it from Yan Yaozhi, who should be the successor to enter the town in the future?" ”

If you can guess who will be in charge of Jingzhou in the coming day, and make preparations for it, you can also take a little care of the Tao family in the future.

Tao Zhen pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then shook his head: "I really can't see it." ”

It's not that I can't see it, after all, Jingzhou is so important, and there are only a few qualified people in the current situation, even if you guess randomly, the probability of guessing will be very high.

"Yes, I really hate that my family has no raccoon dogs!"

Tao Kan also sighed after hearing this, he and Tao Zhen had also discussed similar issues for a long time, and they both felt that Shen Zhezi was a variable that was difficult to guess. In fact, judging from the current situation, the most likely person to take charge of Jingzhou is Zhongshu Ling Chu Yu. Chu Yi has been paying attention to Jingzhou for a long time, and he has not concealed his intentions, and even sent his cousin Chu Li to be the Taishou of Wuchang, which can be said to have taken the lead.

But after a long discussion, the uncle and nephew still felt that they could not make a bet alone. The Qingxu Qiaomen headed by the Langya Wang family don't have to think about it, with the revenge of seizing Jiangzhou earlier, the Qingxu family will not show mercy to the Tao family if anyone is in charge of Jingzhou. And with the Shen clan and the Wu people sparing no effort to chase and fight the Langya Wang clan, the chances of them being able to win are really slim.

Of course, it is impossible for the Wu people to get the opportunity to take charge of Jingzhou, so the future history of Jingzhou can only be selected between several portals in Yuzhou. Under such circumstances, the Shen family's friendship with the Yu family in the early years spared no effort, which made people have to sigh that it was really a clever move, and it would not completely cut off Jingzhou's hope.

But even so, Tao Kan is not optimistic about the Yu family. One is that Yu Liang's ruling harms the country is still fresh in his memory, and the other is that Yu Yi does not have Yu Liang's talent and popularity at all. In terms of attitude towards Jingzhou alone, Chu Yi has already laid out one step ahead of others, but Yu Yi realized it later, and he didn't pay much attention to Jingzhou at all, so that now there are even many people in Jingzhou Town who don't know who Yu Yi is.

The reason why he had to send someone to notify him first was mainly because Tao Kan didn't want to give up this old relationship with the Shen family. No matter who is in charge of Jingzhou in the future, the Shen family has such a hope as Shen Zhezi, and the next few decades will be stable and promising, and the Tao family will lack much old friendship, let alone give up such a rare backup.

The two chatted about current affairs again, and then came down the back door to report, saying that Wuchang Taishou Chu Li came to visit. Tao Kan sighed when he heard this, and told Tao Zhen to go to the inner room first, and then ordered someone to invite Chu Jiye in.