Liu Bei was very curious, what was Tao Qian going to give him, was it a bounty? This time, Liu Bei planned to attack the Qingzhou soldiers at night, and his subordinates Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yunqin led a large army to attack the camp, and now they have forced the Qingzhou soldiers to retreat and dare not besiege and attack Tancheng. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

With such a great contribution, I don't know what Tao Qian will do to him, and I don't know if he can have a foothold in Xuzhou.

At this time, although Liu Bei wanted to become a pastor in Xuzhou deep down, as long as Tao Qian was still there, he would not have this idea. Unless it is possible to obtain the support of the Xuzhou family, it is possible to seize Xuzhou while Tao Qian is still there. However, Tao Qian is old after all, and his son's qualifications are very mediocre, that is his chance.

The things that Lu Zhu brought were very familiar to Liu Bei, and they were also what he wanted to get.

Xuzhou's seal letter!

Tao Qian walked down from the main seat with some trembling, took the seal letter of Xuzhou from Lu Zhu's hand, handed it to Liu Bei and said: "Xuande, my Xuzhou was originally a place of peace, but it was only because Zhang Min's thieves killed Cao Cao's father that the Yanzhou soldiers were invited. In order to deal with the Yanzhou soldiers, I attracted the Qingzhou soldiers again, I wanted to use the tiger to drive the wolf, but now I am luring the wolf into the house. It was Xuande who led the troops to come to the rescue, first retreating from Cao Cao, and then retreating from Luo Gan. I, Tao Qian, really don't have the ability to rule Xuzhou and keep Xuzhou stable. I will hand over this Xuzhou to you today, and I hope you will protect the people of Xuzhou. ”

Liu Bei didn't have to think about it, he just pushed with both hands, and shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, never, don't worry, it's all about Tao Fujun's deep support for the people, and the people of Xuzhou used their lives to repel the enemy." The prince of the government regards me Liu Bei as something, and he only wants to completely drive the Qingzhou soldiers out of Xuzhou, and prepare to leave Xuzhou immediately, and will never covet the land of Xuzhou, one county and one city. ”

"Big brother, since Tao Fujun is sincere, why do you want to push back?" Guan Yu gently pushed Liu Bei behind him, and said in an eager tone.

"That's it, big brother, it's not that we force other states and counties, why bother to be such a mother-in-law, it's very unhappy." Zhang Fei said dissatisfied, according to his meaning, since you take the initiative to give it to me, then take it, it's not that I force it.

The corners of Tao Qian's mouth twitched, and a glint flashed in his cloudy eyes, and then returned to his usual appearance. After Zhang Fei and Guan Yu spoke, Tao Qian did not push the boat down the river and then said that he would give up the position of Xuzhou pastor to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei scolded Guan Zhang and the others: "Hugh is nonsense, we are here in the service of righteousness, although it is a little bit of work, but also only need a little grain and grass supply, reward the soldiers, how can you do Xuzhou herd, in the future must not be nonsense." ”

When Liu Bei scolded Guan and Zhang, he was also observing Tao Qian's expression, although Tao Qian hid it well, Liu Bei still felt that Tao Qian's expression was a little gloomy. In terms of acting skills, although Tao Qian is old and experienced, he is not Liu Bei's opponent.

Tao Qian's "two let Xuzhou" is not his sincere words, but he just wants to see if Liu Bei will be proud and complacent because he defeated the Qingzhou soldiers and does not listen to orders.

"Liu Bei's generals are brave, but my Xuzhou soldiers are elite, but they lack a general to command the army. The Xuzhou family looks down on my son, if Liu Bei can assist my son, he may be able to suppress the Xuzhou family. and then use the power of the Xuzhou family to restrict Liu Bei, but I don't know if my son can control this way of balance from it. Tao Qian looked at Liu Bei and secretly thought to himself.

It's just that he doesn't know what Liu Bei's nature is. If he is a traitorous person, the Tao family is in danger, and if Liu Bei is a loyal person, the Tao family may still be able to prosper in Xuzhou.

Tao Qian was appointed by the imperial court to be the pastor of Xuzhou, and he may not have the ambition to rebel against the imperial court and claim the emperor to establish the country. But he also hopes that his children and grandchildren can succeed him as the lord of Xuzhou. The wealthy families of Xuzhou looked at the strength of the elite soldiers in Danyang, and for the sake of Tao Qian's ability to take charge of Xuzhou, those Xuzhou families would not oppose him. However, they were faintly resistant to Tao Qian's son, which had to make Tao Qian pay attention to Liu Bei, and let Xuzhou test Liu Bei.

Tao Qian wants to let it, Liu Bei doesn't want it, the two of them push back and forth, there will always be some embarrassment after a long time, and at this time, someone needs to come out to resolve this embarrassment.

This person is Mi Zhu, Mi Zhu is a driver in Xuzhou, with a high status in Xuzhou, and Mi Zhu is the head snake of Xuzhou. The Mi family has a good way of doing business, tens of thousands of domestic servants, and its influence is extraordinary.

"Tao Fujun, Xuande Gong, although the Qingzhou barracks outside the city have been breached, the Qingzhou soldiers have not been expelled from Xuzhou. Zang Ba, the evil country in the north, is at war with Ma Ling, the Taishou of the Beihai in Qingzhou, and the war in Xuzhou is not over, and it is also time to criticize such a major event. ”

"Haha~ Xuande, please take a seat, drink a few glasses of celebration wine first, and plan how to annihilate the Qingzhou soldiers." Tao Qian smiled loudly, although the laughter was loud, it was difficult to hide the twilight atmosphere in it.

"Haha~ Fujun, please." Liu Bei also laughed, and it was difficult for others to guess what the meaning was.

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After the banquet, when Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others walked to their residence, Zhang Fei was puzzled: "Why didn't the eldest brother accept the seal letter and become the lord of Xuzhou?" ”

Liu Bei looked left and right, and saw that there was no one in private, so he sneered: "Tao Qian is not sincere, but he is testing you and me." ”

Zhang Fei said angrily: "This Tao Qian is suspicious, it's too unruly, as long as the eldest brother says a word, I Zhang Fei captured this city, captured Tao Qian, and the eldest brother came to sit as the lord of Xuzhou." ”

Liu Bei saw that there was no one in private, but he didn't scold Zhang Fei, but just said lightly: "The time has not come." ”

"Brother, why don't you visit Mi Zhu and win over the people of Xuzhou?" Guan Yu asked with doubts, it stands to reason that he can see the importance of the Mi family in Xuzhou, why didn't the eldest brother act.

"I'm afraid that Tao Gongzu will be suspicious, not to mention that when the time comes, someone will naturally come, don't worry, let's go." Liu Bei put his hands behind his back and walked forward with strange steps.

Only Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were very puzzled, were left behind, but Zhao Yun was silent behind them, looking thoughtful.

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After the Qingzhou soldiers rested for a day, Luo Gan personally led the army to the west to attack Xiangben City, which was not as high as Tancheng, and was forcibly captured by the Qingzhou soldiers in less than half a day.

Lin Chong went to escort the logistics baggage, and happened to encounter the logistics army being besieged by Xuzhou soldiers, Lin Chong was furious and led the army to rush up. The Xuzhou soldiers were defeated, and Lin Chong personally escorted the logistics baggage to Xiangben City, plus the captured grain and grass in Xiangben City, which also resolved the food crisis and restored morale.

The camp was burned down by the Xuzhou soldiers at night, and some of the original grain stocks were also burned, which had a great impact on the morale of the Qingzhou soldiers.

The news of Luo Gan's occupation of Xiangben City soon spread to Tao Qian. Tao Qian immediately appointed Deng Yuanjue as the main general and Liu Bei as the deputy general, leading 10,000 soldiers and horses in Tancheng, plus more than 20,000 reinforcements summoned by Xiapi, Guangling and other counties, a total of 30,000 troops to kill Xiangbencheng.