Liu Bei and Zhang Fei led a thousand soldiers and horses to break through the defense line of Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan, and ran all the way to the gate of Xiapi City. Tao Qian in the city saw a group of soldiers and horses appear, under the banner of "Liu Xuande of the Plains", Liu Bei showed his face when he was in the Tiger Prison Pass, Tao Qian also knew something about Liu Bei, of course, the reason was naturally because of Guan Yu's majestic appearance.

At this moment, seeing Liu Bei coming to Xiapi City, he thought that it was the reinforcements invited by Kong Rong, and saw that Cao Ren's soldiers and horses in the rear were chasing closely, so he hurriedly asked the soldiers to open the small door next to the gate. Now Cao Ren's 10,000 soldiers and horses are chasing behind, and Tao Qian does not dare to open the gate. If Cao Ren's soldiers and horses catch up and start a fight at the gate, he only needs to delay for a moment and send an order to Xiahou Yuan, once Xiahou Yuan leads 40,000 soldiers and horses to kill, Xiapi City is dangerous. Therefore, Tao Qian ordered the archers to shoot arrows in the city to block Cao Ren's pursuers, and at the same time commanded the soldiers to welcome Liu Bei and Zhang Fei from the small gate.

Cao Ren ordered the soldiers to rush a few times, losing some soldiers and horses, so they had no choice but to retreat.

"Xuande is anxious for justice and righteousness, and I am grateful for helping Xuzhou this time!" Tao Qian greeted him and thanked Liu Bei. As he spoke, Tao Qian's gaze faintly swept behind Liu Bei, however, he didn't see Guan Yu's body, and he was slightly disappointed.

Guan Yu was in the Tiger Prison that day, so that the princes of the Eighteenth Route knew such a fierce general, and Tao Qian naturally coveted it. Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan's soldiers and horses were guarding outside Xiapi City, and Tao Qian also sent generals to lead troops out of the city to fight with them. It's just that the general was killed by Cao Ren or Xiahou Yuan before a few rounds passed. As a result, Tao Qian also knew that the generals under his command were a group of wastes who could only compare and compare, and there were no generals who could handle it at all. The first time he saw Liu Bei's banner, Tao Qian thought of Guan Yu under Liu Bei, and thought about whether he could win Guan Yu over. With such a fierce general, Tao Qian naturally didn't have to worry about Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan.

But. I didn't see Guan Yu, but I saw Zhang Fei with a black face. Although Zhang Fei was not very outstanding at the time, he didn't seem to be weak, Tao Qian's eyes rolled, and he decided to win Zhang Fei over first. and then plotted against Guan Yu.

Liu Bei returned the salute and said awe-inspiring and righteous: "The history of Tao Thorn is too famous, and after King Jing of Zhongshan, he is also a member of the Han Dynasty. Now that Cao Cao has raised troops to invade Xuzhou for no reason, how can Bei turn a blind eye. Since Tao Thorn Shi took office as the Assassin of Xuzhou, the four seas in Xuzhou have been peaceful, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, but because of Cao Cao's own selfishness, the people have suffered military disasters in vain, and they will not let them go unpunished. ”

"I just cared about talking to Xuande. But I don't know who this strong man is. Qian saw this strong man in the city before, but he didn't know the name of the strong man?"

Tao Qian didn't answer Liu Bei's words, but looked at Zhang Fei behind Liu Bei and asked.

After Liu Bei claimed to be the King of Zhongshan Jing, it was only Liu Bei himself who said so, and it was not confirmed by any imperial court. As long as the imperial court does not prove that Liu Bei is the king of Zhongshan, Liu Bei cannot live in person as the Han family. Historically, when Liu Bei was in Xudu, he claimed to be King Jing of Zhongshan in front of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty checked the genealogy and confirmed that Liu Bei was indeed King Jing of Zhongshan. Call Uncle Huang. Of course, Emperor Han Xian called Liu Bei the emperor's uncle, and no one knows how much true affection is in it.

Liu Sheng was named the King of Zhongshan and was nicknamed Jing. After Liu Sheng's death, Liu Sheng's eldest son, Liu Chang, was named King of Zhongshan. The rest of the sons were named marquis, and one of them, Liu Zhen, was named the Marquis of Lucheng in Zhuo County. Later, because the sacrificial fee was not qualified, he was stripped of his title and settled in Zhuo County since then. Liu Zhen has two sons, one of whom is Liu Ang; One of them was Liu Lu, who was the fifteenth grandson of Liu Sheng, that is, Liu Xiong, who gave birth to a son Liu Hong, and Liu Hong gave birth to a son Liu Bei. Counted, Liu Bei is the seventeenth grandson of King Jing of Zhongshan. It seems that Liu Bei is really the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan. But if you think that after seventeen generations, who knows if anything has happened in them? Perhaps one of these generations has no children, and one of them has succeeded one of their relatives as their own son, just like Yuan Shao did. Besides, the title of King of Zhongshan, when it came to Liu Xun, the fifth grandson of Liu Sheng, because Liu Xun had no children, the Zhongshan Kingdom of Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan, was over. Later, although there were still Liu clansmen who were named the king of Zhongshan, they had nothing to do with Liu Sheng.

Biologically speaking, after three generations, there is actually not much blood relationship, and children can intermarry with each other. And Liu Bei and Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty have gone through more than ten generations, and the relationship is that they can't be beaten, if you really want to say that there is a relationship, you can only explain it in one sentence, that is, it was one family five hundred years ago. Just like Liu Xiu, who founded the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu is the eighth grandson of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and has passed five suits and is within the nine clans. In fact, it has nothing to do with Liu Bang, but in order to better realize his rule and ensure his imperial power, Liu Xiu pulled his relationship to Liu Bang. Therefore, whether or not to recognize Liu Bei's identity as a descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan is just a sentence from Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

As for whether Emperor Han Xian recognized Liu Bei's identity, you can guess without even thinking about it.

At that time, Liu Xie had grown up and was already twenty years old. And Liu Xie himself also has talent, when the Luoyang eunuchs rebelled, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and He Jin's generals killed into the palace, Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and others were unable to fight back, kidnapped Liu Xie and the young emperor Liu Wei escaped from the palace, and was in a hurry, and met the three thousand Xiliang iron horsemen led by Dong Zhuo. When the little emperor Liu Wei saw such a situation, he was so frightened that he trembled, his legs trembled, and he couldn't speak. None of the eunuchs and civil officials under the little emperor Liu Bian dared to speak out of their mouths, for fear that a slight mistake would cause death. Only ten-year-old Liu Xie stood up and said a word, and asked Dong Zhuodu to get off the horse and salute Liu Wei, which shows that Liu Xie is not an ignorant child. When Liu Xie is twenty years old, as an emperor, he naturally wants to make a difference, but unfortunately, Cao Cao is autocratic, and Liu Xie wants to be a legitimate emperor, and the first thing is naturally to get rid of Cao Cao. So, Liu Bei, who came to the door to pull the relationship, naturally entered Liu Xie's field of vision, and proved his identity to Liu Bei, wanting to use this identity to let Liu Bei work for himself and kill Cao Cao. It's a pity that although Liu Xie is twenty years old, he is simply asking for his own death with Liu Bei, a hero who has seen the world. Not only did the thigh not be reported, but also ruined the lives of several loyal subordinates.

Liu Bei got Liu Xie's proof that the identity of the emperor's uncle had been formed, as long as he used this name, he would not worry that no one would serve him. Moreover. Some people suspect that it is not Dong Cheng's child who is high in Cao Cao's secret, and it is unknown whether Liu Bei is among them. Liu Bei has been proven by Liu Xie to be the ancestor of the Han family, if Liu Xie dies, Liu Bei, who is a relative of the Han family, will not have a chance to win the throne. As for what the truth is, no one knows.

Let's say that Tao Qian is also the history of Xuzhou now. The hegemon is the emperor of Xuzhou. Liu Bei claimed to be a member of the Han family, but he did not get an official certificate, and Tao Qian naturally did not admit it. If he recognized Liu Bei's identity, wouldn't he be one level lower than Liu Bei, and Tao Qian would not feel uncomfortable. Therefore, Tao Qian changed the topic and did not respond to Liu Bei's words.

"The history of Tao Thorn is famous, and this person is the brother of Bei. Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide, the infantry captain under his command. Of course, Liu Bei also understood what Tao Qian meant, but he didn't show any dissatisfaction, as an outstanding hero, Liu Bei's qi cultivation kung fu is comparable to the gentleman's sword.

"What a strong man!"

Tao Qian praised it, and then shouted to his cronies on the left and right: "Come on, take my treasure armor and give it to Zhang Duwei, if such a strong man has no treasure armor to wear on his body." Isn't it a pity? ”

"In this way, the third brother of Bei Ben will thank Tao Thorn Shi for the gift first!"

After Liu Bei thanked him. He asked again: "Tao Thorn History, now Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan are camping north and want to besiege Picheng with Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, I don't know what good strategy Tao Thorn Shi has to deal with?"

"Cao Cao's military horses are strong, and my Xuzhou soldiers are difficult to match. Now, the only way to defend it is to defend it. But there is no good way to deal with it. Xuande asked, is there a good plan?" Tao Qian shook his head helplessly, and then his eyes lit up, staring at Liu Bei tightly.

"If you are not prepared, you are willing to fight!"

Liu Bei stood proudly. Lang Sheng said: "Cao Cao raised troops for no reason, this is unjust; as a courtier, it is disloyal to invade the territory of Xuzhou; like Cao Cao, how can heaven tolerate such an unfaithful and unrighteous thief, and how can the people and soldiers serve their lives? Beikong has a spare strength, but there is nowhere to play. Now I would like to ask Tao Thorn Shi to borrow a certain 10,000 soldiers and horses to go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with Cao Ren. At that time, the ward document will set the signal, and the soldiers and horses of the two sides will go out together, and there will be no place for Cao Ren's army to die. If Cao Ren retreats, the morale of the Xuzhou soldiers will inevitably rise. Cao Cao personally led his troops and horses to arrive, and with the solidity of the city wall of Xiapi City, what could Cao Cao do? As long as he held the city for more than ten days, Cao Cao came from Yanzhou from afar, and the grain and grass would inevitably be unsustainable, so he withdrew his troops. At that time, under the order of Tao Thorn Shi, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Xuzhou will come out, and Cao Cao will have a way to survive?"

Liu Bei only brought 3,000 soldiers and horses from the plains, and there was no money, food, and grass, so it was extremely difficult to feed these 3,000 soldiers and horses. Once Liu Bei's money is exhausted, these 3,000 soldiers and horses will all go by themselves without any action from others. Therefore, now that he has arrived in Xuzhou, a wealthy place, Liu Bei naturally wants to take the opportunity to squeeze a little oil and water out of Tao Qian. As long as Cao Ren is repelled in battle, Tao Qian will see his Liu Bei's strength, and he is afraid that Tao Qian will not value him? As long as he occupies a place in Xuzhou to develop first, Liu Bei has the self-confidence to strengthen himself, and when his strength is enough, he can replace Tao Qian and occupy the magpie's nest, and he Liu Bei will have the foundation to be the king and hegemon.

"Well, this matter needs to be considered in the long run!"

It's a pity that Tao Qian listened to Liu Bei's words and thought for a while, and then decisively rejected Liu Bei's proposal.

"Xuande, you help me, I don't need to hide it from you. Tao Qian shook his head with a wry smile and sighed: "When Cao Ren'an camped down before, I wanted to send troops to repel it. Therefore, the general was sent out of the city to fight. However, after a series of battles, Cao Ren was not defeated, and the Xuzhou soldiers suffered many casualties, which greatly boosted the morale of Cao Ren's soldiers and horses. At this point, we know that Cao Cao's corporal is strong, and it is not in vain. Xuande and Zhang Duwei are brave, and I admire them. However, if Xuande and Zhang Duwei are injured after sending troops, I can't bear it in my heart. Therefore, when it comes to sending troops, you should think twice before acting. ”

Regarding Tao Qian's words, Liu Bei was naturally disdainful in his heart. Obviously, Tao Qian was scared by Cao Ren, and now he doesn't even have the courage to go out of the city to fight. As for what Tao Qian said about sending generals to fight, Liu Bei was even more disdainful, Xuzhou had not experienced a war for a long time, where else did the generals who could really go to the battlefield exist, these generals who occupied high positions were mostly Tao Qian's close confidants, and they all climbed up by relationships. Although he was disdainful in his heart, Liu Bei did not show it. As for Tao Qian's opposition to the war, Liu Bei didn't continue to say anything, after all, now that he has just arrived in Xuzhou, he can't be too strong, if it causes Tao Qian's dissatisfaction, and when Cao Cao retreats, Tao Qian drives him away, it will not be good.

"What Tao Thorn Shi said is very reasonable, and he is not thoughtful, but it is a joke in vain. Liu Bei followed Tao Qian's words very deferentially, and also consciously admitted his "mistakes".

"Xuande doesn't need to be like this, Xuande didn't fight with Cao Ren, and he didn't know the combat strength of his soldiers and horses, so he said this, all of them are good-intentioned, I can't be grateful, how can I blame you. Tao Qian was extremely satisfied when he saw Liu Bei being so deferential, and after appeasing him, he said: "Xuande, you have so few soldiers and horses, if you go to the battlefield, I am afraid it will be difficult to make a difference." Therefore, I will allocate 5,000 soldiers and horses under my command to you, and all the grain, grass and money will be borne by me in Xuzhou, I don't know what you want Xuande?"

"Thank you for the kindness of Tao Thorn Shi, and I will live up to the beauty of Tao Thorn Shi!"

Of course, he accepted it without hesitation, Liu Bei already had other thoughts, and now Tao Qian gave soldiers and horses, and money and food, such a good thing may not be able to be found with a lantern, and now Tao Qian sent it in vain. If it weren't for his own image, Liu Bei would have wanted to worship Tao Qian as his godfather.

"Oh, yes!"

Tao Qian patted his head lightly, and said slightly apologetically: "When Xuande first arrived in Xuzhou, I am afraid that these soldiers will not obey Xuande's command and discipline, so I will send a lieutenant to obey your orders." This lieutenant is a fierce general under my command, and he is loyal to his duties. As long as he comes forward for Xuande, these soldiers will definitely not do anything to deceive them. Xuande, what do you think? If Xuande doesn't think it's necessary, I won't have much to do. ”

"Tao Tingshi is so thoughtful, how can he live up to it!" Liu Bei responded with a smile on his face, but in his heart, he had already scolded Tao Qian for being treacherous.

Tao Qian seemed to have good intentions on the surface, and sent a general to discipline those soldiers for Liu Bei. And the actual intention is naturally to keep an eye on Liu Bei and prevent Liu Bei from abducting his soldiers and horses. Although I haven't heard of Liu Bei's previous convictions, it is necessary to be careful.

If Yuan Chang knew about Tao Qian's approach, he was afraid that he would raise his thumbs up and praise it, and it was not the first time that Liu Bei had dug into the corner of the wall. Tao Qian is really right to do this, but nine times out of ten, things are not as good as expected. Tao Qian's approach doesn't seem to be so smooth. (To be continued.) )

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