Tai Shi Ci looked at Zhao Yun and then at Guan Yu, and then said, "Please also ask General Yun Chang to speak up." ”

"My lord is open-minded and generous, benevolent and righteous, how many people in the world can compare?"

Guan Yu looked at the two of them, and said without scruples: "It's the ancients, and I think only the ancestors can be compared......

"General Guan, don't talk nonsense" Zhao Yun was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly interrupted Guan Yu and said.

"It doesn't matter."

Guan Yu waved his hand, put his heart into the two of them, and said: "Guan Mou said something in his heart, and there are only three of you and me here, and it will never reach the ears of others." ”

His eyes scorched and he looked at Tai Shici and said, "Just ask Ziyi, how many people in the world can compare to my father-in-law?" If Ziyi really wants to choose the Lord to serve, why should he go down to Yangzhou and go to Moling? Isn't this just the pursuit of the near and the far? ”

"Tai Shici is not a stupid person, let alone a person who doesn't know what to do."

Tai Shici hung his head and said: "Since General Guan said so, Ziyi will tell you the truth, since Ziyi avoided the disaster in Liaodong, he has set up his life ambition to be like 'Great Sima Guangping Marquis Wu Han' to be ranked in Lingyan." He looked at Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, both of whom could see the eagerness and excitement in their eyes.

"It wasn't until Ziyi met Deran Gong that I knew that the boy was determined to be in the world, and the first thing was to be trustworthy and die, if Ziyi really didn't keep his word, but stayed in Deran Gong, generals, how would Deran Gong think of Ziyi?"

After Tai Shici finished speaking, he bowed to the two of them to the end, and said: "Hate only hates Ziyi for not meeting Duke Deran early, hates only hates why Ziyi agreed to Duke Zhengli, so I can only live up to General Yunchang......

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"My lord."

Chen Deng found that Tao Qian's face was gloomy when he saw him, and he did not have the joy of Cao Cao's retreat. He snorted coldly in his heart, but said with great respect on his face.

Tao Qian's face was not good: "Chen Yuanlong, why are you here?" Is it still for that? As he spoke, he ascended to the throne and sat down. He said, "If it's still for that, you can step back now." ”

Chen Deng bowed. solemnly said: "Yuanlong is here, not for that matter, but to pass on a few words of advice for his father." ”

"Why didn't Han Yu come? Do you want to pass it on? Tao Qian said dissatisfied.

Chen Deng apologized and said, "My father is sick and can't collapse, so I can't see Jun Yan." ”

Tao Qian sneered, how could he not know that Chen Jue was pretending to be sick, and he didn't break it: "What does your father have to say?" ”

Chen Deng was respectful and said: "It is a warning for the safety of Xuzhou." ”

"Haha."

Tao Qian sneered in his heart. Se Li said inwardly: "Cao Cao has retreated, why is Xuzhou in danger?" ”

Chen Deng bowed to the end, said bluntly, and said, "Liu De'an." ”

Liu De'an? Tao Qian was confused, the day before yesterday, Chen Deng came to persuade him to let Xuzhou give up to Liu Lan, but today he said that the danger of Xuzhou was Liu De'an, he was confused for a while, and looked at him vigilantly. said: "What's wrong with Liu De'an?" ”

Chen Deng's expression was serious, and he said, "Does the envoy really believe that this person is not here to covet Xuzhou?" ”

Of course Tao Qian didn't believe it, but he couldn't really say to Chen Deng that I didn't believe it? His cloudy eyes stared at him for a long time, but he kept silent. He didn't say yes, he didn't say no, he was desperate to know now. The Chen family's father and son, what are the plans!

"Now Cao Cao has retreated. The envoy set up a banquet to entertain Liu De'an, Kong Beihai and Tian Qingzhou. Why not try it again at the feast? A hint of cunning flashed in Chen Deng's eyes, and he said: "If he really has the heart to support Xuzhou, he can find an opportunity to ......."

Tao Qian remained silent and said, "What if he doesn't have this heart? ”

"If he doesn't have this intention, he will definitely show his ambition to leave Xuzhou in a few days and return to Liaodong" Seeing Tao Qian nodded, Chen Deng continued: "So my father asked Yuanlong to come and tell Tao Gong that once Liu Lan has no intention of swallowing Xuzhou, he must not be allowed to leave Xuzhou." ”

"What?"

Tao Qian seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke in the world, and looked at Chen Deng in disbelief: "What does this mean? ”

"My lord, Liu De'an was able to persuade Cao Cao to retire with a letter, which shows that Cao Cao attaches great importance to him, and his friendship with Gongsun Zhan ......"

"Don't beat around the bush, just say it." Tao Qian interrupted with an impatient wave.

"My father said: 'Cao Cao's retreat this time shows that it is a favor to sell Liu Lan, if I hear that Liu Lan left Xuzhou, if Cao Cao comes back, how many people in Xuzhou can stop it'?"

Cao Bao? Rongrong? Tao Qian thought of these two chief officers of the Danyang Army in his heart, but then vetoed it in his heart, if they could block Cao Cao, they would have blocked it a long time ago, why did Liu Lan write a letter to persuade Cao Cao to retreat, immediately thought of the seriousness of the problem, his heart was anxious, and he hurriedly said: "Having said that, you can't leave 'him' in Xuzhou, right?" ”

"Naturally, he can't stay in Xuzhou, otherwise it will be even more difficult to let him leave, and he is already too guarded in Liaodong, and he is only afraid that only the temptation of Xuzhou Mu will let him stay in Xuzhou."

"That's true."

Tao Qian's brows furrowed, he thought a lot in his heart, but he vetoed it in his heart, and sighed: "In this way, I am really distressed." Suddenly, seeing the change in Chen Deng's expression, he thought that since he came, he must have a way to deal with it.

Immediately overjoyed, it should be Han Yu who thought of a countermeasure for me. I feel that at the critical moment, I still need these old friends. stroked his beard and smiled: "Since Yuanlong is here, it must be that Han Yu has a countermeasure?" ”

"That's exactly what the lord said."

Chen Deng said with a smile: "My father said: Since Liu Lan can't be left in Xu, and he can't be allowed to leave, why don't you show that he is the pastor of Yuzhou, so that he can lead his headquarters to be stationed in Peiguo." ”

"Peiguo? But Peiguo is in ......"

"It's not important, the important thing is that Xiaopei is in the hands of the envoy, and the most important thing is that what can keep him in Xuzhou is the gimmick of Yuzhou Mu."

Chen Deng looked at Tao Qiannai and said: "Xiao Pei, if you enter, you will go straight to the Central Plains, and if you retreat, you will guard the east gate of Xuzhou, and although Liu Lan is the pastor of Yuzhou, although there is only one city in Pei County, don't forget that he still has the land of Liaodong, and he will inevitably recover the land of Yuzhou as the pastor of Yuzhou, but who are the people who occupy Yuzhou now?" Chen Deng smiled sinisterly: This is a plan to drive away the wolf and the tiger, just ask Tao Gong. With Liu Lantun stationed here, why worry about the safety of Xuzhou? ”

"Good. Okay, what a way to get rid of the wolf. ”

Tao Qian started the case. laughed and said: "Use Xiaopei to settle Liu Lan, the tiger, and use Yuzhou to exchange Xuzhou for stability, there is no more suitable strategy, Han Yu is really far-reaching." ”

After the two had a secret conversation, Tao Qian ordered a banquet, and while personally going out of the city to welcome Kong Rong and Tian Kai, he invited Liu Lan and his subordinates to come to the banquet.

Hearing that Tai Shici had left, Liu Lan could only feel sorry in his heart, but the moment he stepped into the banquet hall, he had to clean up his mood. With a smile, Tao Qian entered the seat.

Everyone settled, Tao Qian high-fived his hand and 'snapped' twice, a group of dancing girls rushed in, Liu Lan sat in the second seat, peeking at it, these group of singers are all in the posture of Pu Liu, much worse than the singers in captivity in Kong Rongfu, and they have no interest, just watching and listening to music with an appreciative attitude. Watch the dancing girls dance.

After watching it for a while, I have to say that the dancing is much better than the people.

Tao Qian sat on the top, accompanying the two on the left and right, and the young man on the left was pale. The face is thin, and at a glance, you can know that you are indulgent in flowers and have an excessive desire for alcohol. And the person on the right is decrepit before he gets old. At first glance, it is a person who has been ill for a long time.

Through Tao Qian's introduction, these two are his two sons. The left name is still good, and the right name should be.

The wine, meat and all kinds of dishes are all ready, a group of people are waiting to enjoy the singing and dancing while drinking, from the waning west mountain to the lights of ten thousand homes, when the wine is drunk, only to listen to Tao Qian clapping his palms, singing and dancing immediately stopped, and instantly retreated outside the hall.

Singing and dancing, Tao Qian came to Liu Lan with his second son, and personally extended Liu Lan to sit on the seat. This startled him, and he hurriedly said, "What does Tao Gong mean by this?" Tao Qian didn't seem to see Liu Lan's flattered performance, and turned to Liu Lan after bowing to everyone, and said: "The old man is old, the second son is not talented, and he is not worthy of the country's heavy responsibilities. Deran is a young talent, but please take charge of Xuzhou for the old man. The old man was willing to beg to recuperate. ”

One sentence hit a thousand waves, Liu Lan's subordinates, Guan Yu and others who had participated in the previous banquet and those who had not participated were all star-stricken, from the beginning their policy was to occupy Liaodong, cross the sea according to Qingzhou and then control Xuzhou, and now Xuzhou is at their fingertips, can they not be happy.

But compared to Liu Lan's account, Tao Qian's cronies were all surprised by his move, it was too sudden and unprepared, and a pair of eyes looked at him together, wondering if he was really thinking or testing again.

Suddenly, Liu Lan only felt a resentful gaze beside him, peeked at it, and felt that the potter's eyes were like spewing fire, and he wanted to strangle himself to death immediately. This temptation is inevitably too obvious, and he refused: "Tao Gong drank too much, and he talked nonsense after drinking." ”

"The old man is not drunk, and what the old man says is sincere."

Tao Qian's chiseled tone immediately made the Xuzhou civil and military generals mess up, and they talked in low voices, and everyone present understood in their hearts that Tao Qian's previous Zen let Xuzhou was to test Liu Lan, and this time again, they all thought that Tao Qian really had the meaning of Zen Xuzhou, and it was also to an outsider.

One by one, his ears were red and his neck was thick, (of course, only Chen Deng sat firmly on the Diaoyutai alone) If he didn't know that Liu Lan's subordinates were not easy to mess with, he would have gone up and stabbed him on the spot.

Glancing around at the excited Xuzhou civil and military forces in the hall, Liu Lan was no matter how unwise he was, no matter how unaware he was, he would not agree with Tao Qian's 'kindness', and said: "Kong Wenju ordered Lan to come to save Xuzhou, for righteousness." Now there is no reason to do it, and the world will be Lan as an unrighteous person. ”

The people in Xuzhou just breathed a sigh of relief, and they didn't want Tao Qian to say: "Now that the Han Dynasty is late, Haiyu is subverted, and the achievements are made at this time." Xuzhou is rich, with a million household registrations, please also ask Deran to lead this county, don't shirk. ”

"I will not dare to respond to this matter."

Chen Deng was very satisfied with Liu Lan's performance, nodded in his heart, and took the opportunity to say: "Tao Fujun is sick and can't take care of things, so don't quit." ”

Liu Lan's heart tightened, and he refused again: "Lan Bucai, An dares to lead Xuzhou, don't persuade the princes again, Lan will never agree." ”

Guan Yu next to him turned out and said: "Since the Tao Gong let go, my brother has the right to lead the state affairs." ”

Zhang Fei also urged anxiously, and said: "My lord, it's not the state and county that I forced him to; He was kind enough to give in, so why bother to refuse! ”

If I could take it for myself, how could I not accept it. Liu Lan was depressed in his heart, Zhang Fei couldn't see what was wrong, why couldn't even Yun Chang understand? This is clearly inviting you into the urn, how can I jump!

In fact, Guan Yu couldn't see the trend of Xuzhou, but how could these little rats in Xuzhou be taken into his eyes, so he persuaded Liu Lan to let him let go of his worries and accept it with peace of mind, but Zhang Fei, the reason why he supported it was completely to follow Guan Yu, who didn't care about the conspiracy and tricks here, and didn't care about right and wrong, and stood up to support him as soon as possible.

But now no matter who comes to persuade Liu Lan, he just insists on refusing, Tao Qian pushes again and again, seeing that he really has no intention of Xuzhou, he is finally relieved, he is really afraid that Liu Lan will agree. frowned, and said: "I know that Deran is loyal and righteous, and he refuses to accept Xuzhou, but Deran has kindness with the people of Xuzhou. ”

Chen Deng immediately got up and echoed, and said: "If it weren't for the resignation of Cao Cao from Deran Gongshu, Xuzhou would definitely not be guaranteed, and then the lives would be ruined. ”

No one in Xuzhou is optimistic about the Danyang Army, and they are all looking forward to Liu Lan staying, and echoed: "What Yuanlong said is very true, Deran must stay." ”

"Since Tao Gong and Yuanlong are retained, Lan Zidang stays."

Liu Lan was happy in his heart, he naturally understood that Pengcheng and Xuzhou would never keep Tao Qian and his subordinates, so where else could he go? Is it possible to take Liu Lan's route to Xiaopei? No, it should be Pei County.

Tao Qian thought about it again and again, and said: "This is close to Yipei County, which is enough to garrison the army, if you are willing, how about garrisoning there?" ”

"Xiaopei?" Liu Lan was happy, and it was really Xiaopei.

"Yes, Pei County is also a small Pei, at this time there is no owner in Yuzhou, if Deran is willing to go, the old man will immediately go to the table, and show Deran Yuzhou pastor."

"Of course."

Tao Qian's army was finished, everyone retreated, and on the way, they only heard Xu Shu say: "It seems that the ability of the Xuzhou clan is very great. ”

Liu Lan nodded: "Yes, a Mi family, a Chen family, not to be underestimated." ”

Xu Shu said meaningfully: "Then the lord should get closer to these two families in the future." ”

Liu Lan knew that Xu Shu saw his thoughts, and pretended to be a dignified gentleman: "Why did Yuan Zhi say this? ”

Xu Shu had a little regret on his face, and said: "I think Tao Qian wants to make it seem like a fraud today, otherwise how could the Xuzhou clan have such a big reaction." ”

Liu Lan's face was solemn, and he said angrily: "Does even Yuanzhi think that this time he came to annex Xuzhou?" But in his heart, he thought that of course I was interested in Xuzhou, and since he got Huangxian, he set his sights on Qingxu.

Xu Shu's heart is empty, could he be wrong? Apologetically, he said, "It's Yuan Zhi who is too talkative." ”

"Huh."

Liu Lan smiled inexplicably, seeing that Xu Shu was really a little drumming in his eyes, could it be that the lord really had any thoughts about Xuzhou? I can't help but speculate in my heart. (To be continued.) )