After seeing Tao Qian's son come in and cry and scream, Chen Deng quietly walked to Liu Bei's side and whispered to him: "Xuande Gong, this is the son of the lord." ”

After Chen Deng's reminder, Liu Bei knew that the young man who was shouting in the room turned out to be Tao Qian's son.

Liu Bei frowned slightly, feeling that this person was too unstable, after all, Tao Qian's many subordinates were next to him, and as soon as he came in, he only cried, and he didn't look at everyone at all, what happened to this one?

But even so, Liu Bei still stepped forward and said to Tao Qian's son: "Gongzi mourns, Tao Qiangong is not in good health and can't take care of government affairs, and now Cao Jun is approaching in a blink of an eye, and he also asks Gongzi to temporarily take the position of Xuzhou pastor and preside over the overall situation on behalf of Tao Qian." ”

Liu Bei put the overall situation first, and came forward to ask Tao Qian's son to take his father's place and lead the affairs of Xuzhou in order to fight against the upcoming Cao army.

In the Han Dynasty, it is very normal for the son to inherit the father's business, especially during the war, the Han family has existed in name only, and the state pastor is actually quite a local king, and the appointment of official positions is only a symbolic request to the Han Emperor, which is best if it is recognized, but even if it is not recognized, it does not matter, the princes will appoint their subordinates to various official positions, but the court cannot interfere.

Just like the history of Qingzhou's assassination, Gongsun Chan is the pastor of Youzhou, but he appointed his subordinate Tian Kai as the history of Qingzhou assassination, the two positions are equal, and they are both key positions in a state, so it stands to reason that Gongsun Chan is not qualified to appoint anyone to serve as the assassin of Qingzhou.

But this is a troubled time, and it is still difficult for the Han Emperor to protect himself, how can he still have the ability to restrain the princes from all over the world? Therefore, as long as the princes of any place have enough power, even if they want to be the king, the court can only turn a blind eye.

Interestingly, Yuan Shao also appointed his eldest son Yuan Tan as the Qingzhou Thorn History, so there were two Thorn Histories in Qingzhou, but only the one that won in the end would justifiably become the real Qingzhou Thorn History, and the losers, even if they had this name, were just vain.

Now Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian is critically ill, and the news that Cao Jun is about to attack Xuzhou City has come over, at this critical moment, as Tao Qian's only son, he naturally becomes the best candidate to replace Tao Qian to become Xuzhou Mu, Liu Bei said this, in fact, it is understandable.

But after Liu Bei said this

, Tao Qian's son still cried beside his father's bed.

Liu Bei saw that he was crying endlessly, so he called out again: "Childe? ”

This time, Tao Qian's son turned his head, he burst into tears, and cried: "My father is dying, what overall situation is he presiding over, what kind of battle is he fighting?" ”

After that, he fell beside Tao Qian's bed and cried.

Everyone couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh when they saw Tao Qian's son being so unproductive, it seemed that in his opinion, as soon as his father died, the sky would fall, and what Xuzhou and what state pastor would be meaningless to him.

At this moment, Tao Qian slowly opened his eyes and said, "Xuande Gong, Xuande Gong......"

Tao Qian spoke weakly, and there was a person beside him who couldn't stop crying, which almost covered his voice.

But Liu Bei was next to Tao Qian's bed, and he was pleasantly surprised when he saw Tao Qian suddenly wake up, so he stepped forward and said to Tao Qian: "Tao Qiangong, are you awake?" ”

At this time, Tao Qian stretched out his withered arm, searching left and right for something, and said while groping: "Xuande Gong, where are you?" ”

Everyone saw that Tao Qian was obviously open, but he couldn't even see Liu Bei who was beside the bed, and everyone understood in their hearts that this old man was dying soon.

Seeing that Tao Qian was looking for him, Liu Bei hurriedly walked to the bed, held Tao Qian's hand with both hands, and as soon as the two hands touched, Liu Bei only felt that his palms were cold, and Tao Qian's thin hands were extremely cold, just like the hands of a dead person, without any temperature.

After feeling Liu Bei holding his hand, Tao Qian was like grasping a life-saving straw and grabbed Liu Bei's hand tightly, for fear that once he let go, he would never be found again.

After feeling Tao Qian holding his hand tightly, Liu Bei comforted: "Tao Qiangong, Liu Bei is here, if you have any orders, Liu Bei will definitely obey!" ”

When everyone saw Tao Qian's appearance, they all knew that he couldn't hold on for long, and what he said after that was probably his last words, so everyone concentrated their minds and watched Tao Qian's every move, because what happened next would be a major event that would affect the fate of Xuzhou in the future.

Tao Qian said: "Xuande Gong, you also see that I am an untalented son, if you let it."

He took over Xuzhou, then Xuzhou will definitely die at the hands of this son, I Tao Qian has governed Xuzhou for so many years, how can I bear to watch Xuzhou become like that? ”

"Before, because the old man made a mistake, countless people of Xuzhou died, but at least this time, I found a hero like Xuande Gong to take over Xuzhou, even if he dies, he can be blinded!"

Tao Qian said in the end, tears were already flowing from the corners of his eyes.

It is said that people are going to die, and their words are good, Tao Qian has been confused for most of his life, but he sobered up at the end of his life, he knows that his son is a mud that can't support the wall, if he replaces himself to become Xuzhou pastor, not only can he not manage Xuzhou well, but also is likely to make a mess of Xuzhou.

Especially in today's situation where the form of Xuzhou is so complicated, if it is not for the outstanding ability and the person who can convince the public to come out to serve as the pastor of Xuzhou, there are strong ministers like Chen's father and son on the side, and Cao Cao's army is pressing the border, so that his incompetent son can sit in the position of Xuzhou pastor, maybe it will also bring disaster to their entire family, leading to the fate of the dead family.

Therefore, for the sake of Xuzhou and his family, Tao Qian must give up the position of Xuzhou pastor to an excellent person who can convince the public no matter what, and Liu Bei is the best choice.

Liu Bei said: "The son is benevolent and filial, and he is still young, as long as he is enlightened, he will definitely be able to be the pastor of Xuzhou." ”

Hearing that Liu Bei still didn't agree, Tao Qian became more and more anxious, and he cried bitterly: "Xuan Degong, in all fairness, how I, Tao Qian, treat you, don't you feel it?" ”

Liu Bei said gratefully: "Tao Qiangong has a lot of love for Liu Bei, and Liu Bei remembers it in his heart!" ”

Tao Qian said excitedly: "In this case, can Xuande Gong bear to see Xuzhou, which I have worked so hard for many years, lose at the hands of this son?" Can Xuan Degong bear to see that my family will not be protected after I die? ”

Tao Qian burst into tears when he spoke, which made everyone around him look moved.

Liu Bei bowed his head and was silent.

Tao Qian sighed and shouted: "If Xuande Gong is unwilling to take charge of Xuzhou, the old man will definitely die!" ”

Tao Qian was so excited that he coughed loudly and suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood.

Everyone was shocked when they saw this, so they all hurriedly stepped forward and looked at Tao Qian's situation nervously.