This time, even Mi Fang couldn't stand it, he stood up and asked, "No?" If not, then how could Cao Cao reward you with so much gold, silver and jewelry for no reason? This amount is enough for you to eat and wear for a few lifetimes! ”

"I, I ......"

Seeing the appearance of the Xuzhou messenger, Chen Deng knew what he was hiding, so he walked to his side, squatted down and smiled at him: "You can think clearly, money is something outside the body, you don't bring it in life, you don't take it in death, but if you don't come to your senses, I find out that you are a spy, and no amount of money can save your life." ”

Chen Deng's smile made the Xuzhou messenger shudder, he seemed to know the secrets of the Xuzhou messenger well, but he didn't say a word, like a house cat teasing a mouse, playing him around, as if he had to tell the secret in person before he would give up.

"I, I said ······"

Where has the Messenger ever experienced such a scene? What's more, he is still facing Chen Deng, who is very different from him in scheming and resourcefulness, and even without his knowledge, his secrets have been completely discovered, and there is no possibility of even quibbles, helplessly, the messenger can only confess, hoping that good luck will come to him again, this time, he does not want to be accompanied by gold, silver and jewelry, but only to save his life and reunite with his family.

The messenger said: "After Cao Cao read the lord's letter, he was originally angry, and threatened to behead Xuande Gong, but at this time, the military advisor next to him said something in his ear, then Cao Cao immediately changed his attitude, not only let the villain go, but also wrote a letter for the villain to bring back to Xuzhou City to the lord, these gold and silver treasures, Cao Cao rewarded the villain, the villain swore to the sky, and what he said was absolutely true! ”

After listening to the messenger's words, everyone talked to each other, and Liu Bei also fell into deep thought, according to this, it seems that Cao Cao had a plan to change his mind temporarily, and let the messenger return with his letter to Tao Qian.

At this time, Chen Deng asked the messenger again: "Then what did they say, did you hear it?" ”

By this time, the messenger had nothing to hide, and said: "They say that if you kill me, the lord will be on guard, and they will not be able to attack him unprepared." ”

"The words behind are so whispered that I can't hear anything."

When the messenger had finished speaking, all the people looked surprised, and the discussion became more intense.

Chen Deng asked again: "Is it really gone?" ”

Seeing that Chen Deng still didn't believe it, the messenger hurriedly kowtowed and said, "What the villain said is true, there is really no one who knows!" ”

Seeing the messenger's panicked appearance, Chen Deng stopped pressing, because this was very close to the information he had and the expected situation, and it was expected that this straw-like messenger could not deceive his eyes.

So, Chen Deng turned his head to Tao Qian and said, "Back to the lord, it seems that this Cao Cao is planning to reconcile openly and attack secretly." ”

Tao Qian panicked: "This, how is this good?" ”

At this time, Liu Bei also stood up, he was not as panicked as Tao Qian, but asked calmly: "Since this is the case, I don't know when they will attack?" ”

Chen Deng glanced at the sky outside the hall, and then said to Liu Bei: "Since Cao Cao has decided to attack Xuzhou City, then they will act tonight at the earliest!" ”

As soon as Chen Deng's words came out, except for Liu Bei and Chen Qi, everyone in the hall panicked, especially Tao Qian, who had recovered some of his complexion because of Liu Bei's arrival, but now because he heard that Cao Cao was going to attack Xuzhou City soon, and the old illness recurred, I saw him panting rapidly, and his face became pale.

Just then, a heavily armed soldier came in from outside the door, and it seemed that he had just returned from outside the city, and had hurried here before he even had time to change his armor.

The soldier said to Tao Qian: "Enlighten the lord, there is an urgent report outside the city, Cao Jun set up camp overnight, and the movement is very great, I don't know what I want?" ”

Cao Bao couldn't help but say loudly: "Do you need to say this? They set up camp at this time, and they must have come to attack our Xuzhou City! ”

Hearing this news, Tao Qian's already nervous heart suddenly raised his throat, he covered his chest, couldn't breathe, and his face was extremely ugly.

The maid on the side saw Tao Qian's appearance and hurriedly pushed his back and rubbed his chest for him

Shunqi, but it didn't seem to be very good, and the others saw that the situation was not good, so they quickly summoned the doctor, and everyone carried Tao Qian to the bed.

The sudden change made the already tense situation worse, seeing that Cao Jun was about to attack Xuzhou City, at this time, Tao Qian, who was the pastor of Xuzhou, suddenly couldn't hold on to his body and fell, he fell, I don't know if he can still abbot get the overall situation, in case he wants to have a mistake, Xuzhou has no one to command, it will definitely be chaotic, especially with ambitious ministers like Chen's father and son waiting around, if Tao Qian falls, no one can control them, then this Xuzhou City, Maybe it is the two fathers and sons who have the final say, but at that time, the Mi brothers, who have always been on discord with their father and son, will definitely be dissatisfied, these two families, will definitely break out because of political differences, and conflicts will break out, when Tao Qian is there, maybe they will also take care of Tao Qian's face and restrain a little, but if Tao Qian is not there, not to mention whether the Mi Zhu brothers are willing to continue to give in, Chen Qi and his son will definitely take the lead in attacking, and when the time comes, the Mi Zhu brothers who are forced to be anxious will definitely resist, so that needless to say, Cao Jun will fight at any time, I'm afraid that before Cao Jun came, this Xuzhou City itself would be in chaos first.

In this grim situation, everyone's faces couldn't help but show worry, but as always, Chen Qi's father and son were still calm, they seemed to have expected this to happen, and they had already thought of a way to deal with it.

Hearing that Tao Qian was sick, Tao Qian's son also hurried to his father's sickbed, hugged Tao Qian and cried.

Tao Qian had no children in his early years, and he didn't have such a son until his later years, he naturally regarded him as a treasure and pampered him, but it was precisely because of this that this child is now in his twenties, but he is still a person without assertiveness, and he is timid and cowardly, without responsibility, he usually only knows how to have fun, and he has never been in contact with any important government affairs in Xuzhou, even if it is Tao Qian's subordinates, he has not had much contact with him, until Tao Qian is critically ill this time, everyone saw this unfilial son crying and crying to see his old father, And nothing but crying.

Seeing Tao Qian's son's performance, even the old ministers who have followed Tao Qian for many years can't help but sigh, it's better to have a son like this.