In that year, the Yellow Turban Uprising swept through the land of the eight states of the Han Dynasty, and since Tao Qian served as the assassin of Xuzhou, the Yellow Turban of Xuzhou was gradually pacified. The pen and the fun and the pavilion www.biquge.info a stable environment, and in addition to some people appointed by Tao Qian, such as Chen Dengxing, the captain of the agricultural school, repaired water conservancy, developed agriculture and other measures, this Xuzhou gradually recovered and developed.

In this way, Tao Qian, the stable state pastor of Xuzhou, should be able to become a hegemon in the troubled times, but Tao Qian was already in his sixties at this time. As the so-called life is rare for seventy years, not to mention that Tao Qian is already old and sick. In addition, last time, Cao Cao almost killed him, and then Cao Cao retreated, and Luo Gan came again. This made him very exhausted, and now he is lying on the bed and has little energy to deal with Xuzhou affairs.

People with status in Xuzhou know that Tao Qian may be finished at any time, so the position of Xuzhou Mu is very eye-catching. Who can succeed Xuzhou Mu? What position can people from various families be in when the new Xuzhou Mu comes to power, this is the question they are concerned about.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere in Xuzhou seemed to be much thicker, and the officials moved frequently and looked serious. Those who don't know think they're worried about their health.

In the western part of Donghai County, Xuzhou, in the small Peicheng city in the north of Peiguo, Yuzhou, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Jian Yong gathered together to discuss major matters.

Zhang Fei's temper is relatively hot, and he is often the first to speak, and this is the case today: "Big brother, I heard that Tao Qian is about to die, and if he dies, the position of Xuzhou Mu will be vacant." We are now in this small pei, don't let us pick up the cheap. Why don't we take the troops to Tancheng, as long as Tao Qian dies, we will support the eldest brother as the lord of Xuzhou. ”

Regarding Zhang Fei's proposal, the other three shook their heads one after another and expressed their opposition.

Liu Bei directly scolded: "The third brother's words are inappropriate, it is very inappropriate, if we take the initiative to bring the troops back to Xuzhou, wouldn't it be to leave people to speak, so that the world will say that we are greedy for Xuzhou." ”

Jian Yong sat more casually, twisted his beard lightly, squinted his eyes and shook his head lightly: "Yide doesn't need to worry, this Tao Qian is dead, and the most anxious ones are Chen Deng and Mi Zhu." The Chen family and the Mi family are both powerful in Xuzhou, and his two families contain each other, and it is difficult for them to serve as the pastor of Xuzhou. This Xuzhou seems to be the most powerful and most likely to serve as the pastor of Xuzhou, we only need Chen Deng and Mi Zhu to come to the door to invite. ”

Jian Yong's words are deep and Liu Bei's meaning, Liu Bei not only wants Xuzhou, but also doesn't want to lose a bad reputation, and at the same time is worried: "It's just that this Xuzhou is also hot, and the army led by Wang Jin, Luo Gan's subordinate in the northern Lang evil country, looks at Xuzhou." In the west, Cao Cao is ready to annex Xuzhou in the name of revenge, and even Yuan Shu, who was originally an ally of Tao Gongzu, wants to bite my Xuzhou. Even if he can become a pastor in Xuzhou, I'm afraid he won't be able to sit steadily. ”

Guan Yu stroked his long hair, Danfeng's eyes flashed, he smiled, and said to Liu Bei: "Don't worry, eldest brother, don't you still have me and the third brother, I will lead the troops to fight against Cao Cao, the third brother will lead the troops to recruit Yuan Shu, and the eldest brother will sit in Xuzhou, don't worry." ”

Grunting a few times, Zhang Fei put down the wine and swallowed it, wiped the wine overflowing from his mouth and smiled: "Ah~ That's it, that's it, I'm afraid." If Yuan Shu dares to come, I will kill him without leaving a piece of armor. Besides, if the eldest brother wants to support the Han and glorify the ancestors, then he needs a piece of land and the things he wants. Haha~"

Guan Yuhong also showed a smile on his face, and suddenly frowned again, and said with a little worry: "It's just that the eldest brother didn't say that Tao Qian let Xuzhou before, but he tested us." Then he still has two sons, what if Tao Qian passed the position of state pastor to his two waste sons before he died? ”

The official position belongs to the imperial court, but now it is more about strength, as long as the strength is strong enough, you can dominate one side. After the death of a prince, the inheritance is naturally handed over to his son.

For example, after Liu Yan's death, he was succeeded by his son Liu Zhang. If Tao Qian left his last words before he died, or if he went to the imperial court to let his son serve as the pastor of Xuzhou......

Guan Yu's words made the other three people stunned, and it seemed that there was also such a possibility.

Immediately, Liu Bei flicked his sleeves and arranged in a deep voice: "Jian Yong, you sneaked into Tancheng secretly to test the meaning of Mi Zhu and Chen Qi's father and son. The other third brother sent someone~ Forget it. The second and third brothers continued to recruit troops and train soldiers. ”

"Yes."

Liu Bei waved his hand to let everyone disperse, and secretly glanced at Guan Yu before leaving, and Guan Yu nodded knowingly.

"Third brother, you send someone to sneak into Tancheng secretly, if Tao Qian wants to leave the position of state pastor to his son, let them ......" Guan Yu stopped Zhang Fei in the back, and made a head-killing gesture to Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei was puzzled: "The eldest brother didn't tell me, besides, won't this arouse the suspicion of others?" ”

"So let your people prepare first, prepare for the worst, and when you do it, you can pretend to be a bandit, Luo Gan's man, or Cao Cao's subordinates. The eldest brother is kind, of course we want to help the eldest brother remove those obstacles, and this position of Xuzhou pastor must be our eldest brother's. Guan Yu looked like everything was for the sake of his eldest brother, and patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder and said.

Zhang Fei also didn't want them to continue to send people under the fence in the future, Liu Bei became the pastor of Xuzhou, and the three brothers were the princes of one side: "Okay, second brother, I'll pick someone to go." ”

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In the Tao Mansion, Tao Ying, who usually knows the land of fireworks, and the eldest brother Tao Shang, who has mediocre qualifications, get together to discuss Tao Qian's future generations.

The person on the left is Tao Ying, his face is slightly frivolous, and at the same time there is a sense of sorrow in it, and he can't help but say: "Big brother, my father is about to die, what do you say we will do in the future?" Father seems to be intending to give the position of Xuzhou Mu to Liu Bei, so where are we going? ”

And the potter had a gloomy face, and at the same time complained a little: "Father is really, of course the position of this Xuzhou pastor should be passed on to us." However, the people of the Mi family and the Chen family are also hateful, and they have not allowed us to come out of office all these years. Alas, if my father dies, we have no official and no power, and you and I are not native to Xuzhou, which will ...... Alas. ”

That Tao Qian was originally from Danyang County, Yangzhou, and was not a native of Xuzhou, so the influence of the Tao family was not particularly great.

Tao Ying suddenly showed joy and said: "There is a Taoist in my house, and he still has some strategies, why don't you ask him to come and plan with us?" ”

Tao Qian didn't have any strategists around him, not to mention his two and second sons, and now someone came to give them ideas.

"Please."

Soon a person came in, this person was wearing a scarf with eyebrows wiped on his head, and a soap-colored robe, but he was also born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a long white beard.

"Xiaosheng's surname is Zhang, his name is used, and he calls himself a chatter. His ancestral home was in Yanzhou East County, and he traveled all over the world, and then begged for a life in Xuzhou Tao Gongzi's mansion. Zhang Yong has seen two sons. Zhang introduced himself in a public voice.

The potter said to Zhang Zuo: "The potter has seen Mr., and I think Mr. also knows the identity and thoughts of my two brothers, and I don't need to say anything again, I don't know what tricks Mr. has to teach my two brothers?" ”

Tao Ying said impatiently: "Zhang Yong, our brother wants to be the pastor of Xuzhou, do you have a good way, if we become the pastor of Xuzhou, it will be good for you." There are also candidates for official positions, rewards, and beautiful women. If you can't think of a good way, you will leave my mansion and wander the rivers and lakes in the future. ”