Fortunately, the worries of the Xuzhou messenger are superfluous, the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army and the Qingzhou Army are completely different, they are disciplined, obey Cao Cao's orders, and will never do anything that violates the king's orders, so when they escorted the Xuzhou messenger to the vicinity of Xuzhou City, they turned around and left, leaving only the Xuzhou messenger who was still awake from a dream to stay in place, and he couldn't believe that this kind of good thing would happen to him, after all, not to mention picking up a life from the tiger's mouth, he also got a bunch of gold, silver and jewelry, It is enough for his family to eat and wear and live the life of a rich man.

The messenger of Xuzhou hid the gold and silver jewelry that Cao Cao rewarded him before returning to Xuzhou City, and everyone was surprised that this messenger could return to Xuzhou City intact.

If it weren't for the fact that this messenger had no relatives and no background in the officialdom, he would not have picked him to do such a dangerous thing, which clearly showed that he was bullying him and had no backing.

But fools have foolish blessings, this trip to send a letter to Liu Bei, not only can he come back alive, but also get a bunch of gold, silver and jewelry, the messenger secretly congratulated the ancestor to appear, blessed him with a little person escaped, but also because of the blessing of misfortune, made a windfall, and so on, he sold the gold, silver and jewelry, and took his family away to fly away, leaving the place of right and wrong, going to a peaceful place, buying a few pieces of land, and living the life of a rich man.

With a vision for the future, the Xuzhou messenger came to Tao Qian and handed him the letter written by Cao Cao.

Tao Qian held the letter, his hands trembled and trembled, and under the candlelight at night, his old eyes were dizzy, and he couldn't even read what was written on it.

I saw Tao Qian holding the letter and saying to Liu Bei: "Xuande Gong, you look at what Cao Cao said in the letter on behalf of the old man, the old man is dizzy, and he can't even read the words on the letter clearly." ”

After listening to what Tao Qian said, Liu Bei took the letter in his hand and then looked at it.

Taking advantage of Liu Bei's reading of the letter, Chen Deng gave his father a look and signaled that Tao Qian was dying.

Chen Qi nodded, and anyone could see that Tao Qian had aged too quickly during this time, although he was also a little dazzled in the past

The signs of the back of the ears, but by no means so serious, although he walks slowly, but he does not need to be helped, but now he has become very difficult to walk and talk, he can't eat, he can only drink some rice porridge, and his body is losing weight at a speed visible to the naked eye, whether he is a medical student or not, he can guess that this old man is like a candle in the wind, and it may be extinguished at any time.

Mi Zhu on the side also saw that Tao Qian's body was getting worse, but unlike the secret calculations of Chen Qian's father and son, Mi Zhu was very worried about Tao Qian's body, after all, over the years, this old man who was over the age of ten years had too much kindness to him, not only valued him more than him, but also trusted Mi Zhu, so when Tao Qian's body gradually failed, Mi Zhu showed more concern for Tao Qian's body, as well as worries about the future of Xuzhou.

At this time, Liu Bei finished reading the reply letter written by Cao Cao, only to see him with a happy face, and said to Tao Qian: "Tao Qiangong, Cao Cao has promised to retire!" ”

Liu Bei's simple words, but the whole chamber heard the sound of cheers, everyone's expression, also from the beginning of the tense look, into a cheerful expression, for most of them, Cao Cao's army, like a steel knife hanging above their heads, they do not retreat for a day, everyone's hearts will hang for a day, and now suddenly heard Liu Bei say, Cao Cao finally agreed to retire, how not to breathe a sigh of relief, cheering happily?

After Tao Qian heard the news, his haggard and pale face couldn't help but show a happy smile, the heavy pain and great pressure had already tortured him to the point of misery, and it was becoming more and more difficult for everyone to see a smile on his face, only this time after Liu Bei came to Xuzhou City, Tao Qian showed a happy expression after a long absence.

Tao Qian said with a smile: "Great, the sky will not die in my Xuzhou, Cao Cao's retreat this time is thanks to the credit of Xuande Gong, if it weren't for Xuande Gong's face, maybe Cao Cao would have sent troops to attack now." ”

Liu Bei heard Tao Qian's praise, not only did he feel proud and complacent, but became nervous, because in this Xuzhou City, he is just an outsider, no relatives and no reason, no matter how Tao Qian values him, he lacks enough confidence to stand in front of these subordinates from local wealthy families, the so-called strong dragon can't suppress the head snake, only by maintaining a humble and low-key attitude, can

To avoid unnecessary trouble, this is Liu Bei's way of life.

I saw Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Tao Qian's words are serious, the reason why Cao Cao was able to withdraw this time is that Pei Xiang and Yuanlong's strategy is indispensable, and it is just a little bit of effort, not enough to worry about!" ”

Tao Qian suddenly realized: "That's right, by the way, I almost forgot, this is a ploy that Chen Hanyu came up with, the old man is really confused!" ”

Chen Qi's father and son stood up one after another, only to see Chen Qi standing in front of him and arching his hand, while Chen Deng bowed slightly and stood behind his father.

Chen Jue said: "Lord, if Cao Cao wasn't willing to withdraw from the army in the face of Xuande Gong, even if the old man wanted to break his head, there was nothing he could do, so the credit for persuading Cao Jun to retire was none other than Xuande Gong!" ”

Liu Bei was about to refuse, but Chen Deng stood up and said: "Xuande Gong, as the so-called but, it is disrespectful, Xuande Gong has contributed to Xuzhou, so why should he accept it?" What's more, although Cao Cao promised to withdraw his troops, it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and when we humble each other here, maybe Cao's army has quietly approached Xuzhou City. ”

Chen Deng's words woke everyone up, Tao Qian's relaxed mood suddenly tensed up again, and he said in a slightly trembling voice: "You, what did you say?" Will Cao Cao be untrustworthy and sneak attack Xuzhou City? ”

Chen Deng said disapprovingly: "Soldiers, treacherous ways, the two armies are fighting, doing everything, there is only victory and defeat on the battlefield, there is no morality, not to mention that Cao Jun did such a tragic and unreasonable thing in Xuzhou before, what else can they not do?" ”

After Chen Dengyi's reminder, everyone came to their senses and felt that what he said was good, and they were indeed happy too early.

At this time, Cao Bao asked: "But didn't you say before, just a letter can persuade Cao Cao to quit?" Why did Cao Cao say that he wanted to retire from the army, but you didn't believe it? ”

Tao Qian also said: "Yes, although the old man is a little confused, he still remembers that Han Yu once said that as long as Xuande Gong is willing to write to Cao Cao, he will definitely withdraw from the army, but why has he changed his mind now?" ”

Chen Deng said: "I have to ask the person who sent the letter. ”