After speaking, Tao Qian shook his sleeves and left the hall.

Lu Zhu shook slightly, and sent Tao Qian away, with a trace of solemnity on his face.

Tomorrow's task is heavy.

It's up to him how to talk to Xu Ding.

Xu Ding treated him so politely and took him as a confidant, how embarrassed to expel him.

Tossing and turning all night, the next day Lu Zhu went to Lanling City with 50,000 stone of grain.

This time, Xu Ding didn't wait for Lu Zhu to come over, and brought cavalry to meet him ten miles away from the camp.

Zizhong was even more moved when he saw this.

After meeting, he only chatted and did not dare to mention whether he wanted to occupy the mountain in Xuzhou.

However, Xu Ding took the initiative to mention: "Zizhong, you can bring these grains back, I don't want to embarrass you, you just tell Tao Yuanjun, if I don't Xu Ding covet his grain and grass, to be honest, the grain and grass I got from Yuan Yi can still last for some time."

And if I don't want to go, I really don't know where to go, since he is hostile to me, I'll go, and I'll take 280,000 people to Weiyuan Island. ”

Two hundred and eighty thousand?

Wasn't it two hundred and thirty thousand yesterday?

It exploded by 50,000 in one day.

Lu Zhu had an ominous premonition.

Xu Ding didn't attract the people in the west of Donghai County and the northern part of Pengcheng Kingdom.

In this way, these places will not be made empty by him.

For a while, Lu Zhu didn't know how to reply.

"But Zizhong, I want to ask you for a favor." Xu Ding said suddenly.

Lu Zhu said: "The prince, please speak!" ”

Xu Dingdao: "I want to ask Zizhong to talk to Tao Yuanjun, can you take the opportunity to let us ship from the east near the sea, so that the people can walk a lot less, and there will be no continued increase in the number of dependent people, I don't want to go over from Langya County, the number of people has reached four or five hundred thousand." ”

Numbers are too sensitive for Lu Zhu, who was born in a family of merchants.

Of course, four or five hundred thousand is a sensitive word for anyone.

Lu Zhu said: "Okay! I'll help the prince mention it to the lord. ”

Soon Lu Zhu returned to Tan County and told the truth as it was.

"What? He will go eastward by the way, and come on from this side. Cao Hong hurriedly stood up and said:

"The lord must not, Xu Ding must covet my Xuzhou, this is a false way to cut down the enemy."

When Tao Qian heard this, his face turned black, and he was very wrong to see Lu Zhu's face.

Lu Zhu hurriedly said: "The lord wants to listen to his nonsense, the Marquis of Weihai has no covetousness for the sake of loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and righteousness, but just wants to send the people away, and he also has a lot of appreciation for the lord's announcement of Xuzhou, and please check the lord!" ”

Zhao Yu and Wang Lang couldn't see Cao Hong's treacherous villains slandering and false accusations, so they stood up one after another, saying that Xu Ding had the style of a gentleman and would not do such a dirty thing.

Cao Bao stood up for Cao Hong, saying that Xu Ding would use force if he didn't leave, and his generals were hungry and thirsty.

Tao Qian was embarrassed again, pondered for a moment, and then asked the captain of the Diannong School, who had not spoken.

The name of the captain of the agricultural school is Chen Deng, and his father Chen Gui is the prime minister of Pei, and the Chen family is one of the highest families in Xuzhou, and the weight here in Tao Qian is extremely heavy.

Chen Deng looked at Cao Bao and Cao Hong, these two eagerly hoped that he would support them, after all, the family was in the same spirit.

Then Chen Deng looked at Zhao Yu, Wang Lang and the others, also with eager eyes.

The two of them are celebrities, and they know that Chen Deng is talented, and they usually sit together and talk about the past.

Receiving everyone's eyes into the bottom of his eyes, Chen Deng saluted Tao Qian and said: "Lord, the reputation of Weihai Hou is very good, I have never heard of him doing unrighteous things, and it may be untrue to take my Xuzhou by the way, but I have to guard against it, after all, he is now lacking a land and land foundation."

Of course, if we maliciously pretend, I would prefer Weihai Hou to take Langya County. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Deng stopped.

The gist is obvious, Xu Ding has not yet swallowed his intention of Xuzhou.

This time, eighty or ninety percent of them really borrowed the road.

There was also a layer of threat, which was his natural hostility from the family.

Xu Ding is a family killer, the families of Donglai and Beihai were killed by him, although Xu Ding's reputation is good, but he is still not treated by most families.

Tao Qian is not stupid, after Chen Dengyi's reminder, he set his sights on Langya County in the north.

If Xu Dingzhen wants to plot against Xuzhou, he should enter Langya at this time, stop in Langya County, and take the opportunity to eat.

Langya is not only bordered by Donglai County, but also by the sea to the east, which is indeed the best breakthrough for Xuding.

However, he stopped the large army in Lanling City, and did not intend to enter Langya at all, which in itself was a kind of release of goodwill.

"Good! I can promise him to borrow a ship from the East China Sea and let him go back to Weiyuan Island. Tao Qian gritted his teeth and agreed.

Cao Bao and Cao Hong were greatly disappointed.

Zhao Yu, Wang Lang and Lu Zhu were overjoyed, as if they had won a battle.

Then Lu Zhu came to Xu Ding to tell him the good news.

Xu Ding immediately ordered the large army to march, and then took a hundred and ten horsemen to Tanxian to visit Tao Qian.

Tao Qian warmly received him, and after entering the city, he held a feast, and it was suitable for the guests, and the two chatted extremely speculatively.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, seeing that the atmosphere was excellent, Xu Ding took the opportunity to say: "What do you think of the general trend today?" ”

Leng Ding was asked about this, Tao Qian put down the wine glass in his hand, and the others also stopped to listen, not knowing what Xu Ding meant.

Tao Qian groaned and said, "What do you think? ”

Tao Qian is almost sixty years old now, and people are old enough to talk about people like him.

Naturally, they will not express their opinions lightly.

Xu Ding didn't care and said: "When the chaos is achieved today, Dong Zhuo hijacked the Son of Heaven, messed up the imperial court, and messed up the whole world by the way, but unfortunately this time Dong failed to do his best, so that he fled to Guanzhong, I think for a long time in the future, the world will be even more turbulent."

Especially after Yuan Jia's suspicions of vain attempts to establish a private son of heaven, I think that the land of Kanto will be full of war, and the states and counties will not be able to serve the public, and it is inevitable that they will fight. ”

Xu Ding said this, including Tao Qian, so the officials in Xuzhou understood that the collapse of the world was opened, and the Han Dynasty existed in name only.

Next is the struggle for hegemony by all parties, just like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

It's just that everyone still doesn't know what Xu Ding wants to do?

So Tao Qian sighed and said: "The prince is right, it's just this mess, hey......"

Old fox, this is Xu Ding's evaluation of Tao Qian, don't look at Tao Qian who looks bullying, very benevolent, and doesn't hesitate at all, but he is actually very shrewd.

Xu Ding simply didn't go around in circles, and said directly: "In the troubled times, seeking peace should be a top priority, so that Jun is benevolent and kind, aiming to stabilize Xuzhou, strengthen the people and enrich the state, and it is really an example for people."

And I, Xu Bokang, admire the most a benevolent gentleman like the envoy, and since he was a scholar, he has been doing his best to seek the welfare of the people, and he only wants to maintain the place, since you and I are both committed to maintaining the stability of the place, if you make an oath to make an oath, it is good to have a mutual care. ”

(End of chapter)