Chen Gong and Lu Bu took the newly raised army of more than 20,000 and went straight to Cao Cao's rear, and most of Cao Cao's soldiers and generals went to the front line to attack Xuzhou, and the rear was empty.

Cheng Yu hurriedly dispatched troops and horses to resist, and at the same time wrote a letter to Cao Cao asking him to withdraw his troops.

At that time, Cao Cao had a problem with food and did not dare to fight, so he could only retreat helplessly.

"Zizhong, although Cao Cao has withdrawn from Xuzhou now, Xuzhou is already very weak, and everyone covets it, if I am fine, if I am not there, I am afraid that this Xuzhou will have too many accidents in vain, what do you say I should do?" Tao asked weakly leaning back in his chair.

Mi Zhu is an important figure under him, and sometimes Mi Zhu's role is more important than others, because Mi Zhu can find support.

However, although Mizhu has a strong economy, he does not understand half of the military.

Now that Xuzhou has suffered this catastrophe and almost overturned, no matter how stupid Tao Qian is, he understands that at this time, the military is more important than everything.

"Envoy, as long as you are still here, Xuzhou is as stable as Mount Tai." Mi Zhu also knew that Xuzhou had internal and external troubles, and there was no good way to do it, so he could only comfort Tao Qian so much.

Tao Qian shook his head vigorously, he was already very weak, he felt unwell, and he didn't have long to live.

"If there is no support in Xuzhou, it won't last long, so I want you to go to Youzhou and ask your brother-in-law Ye Chen to help." Tao Qian said.

Mi Zhu smiled helplessly, but it was a wry smile, if he had chosen Ye Chen, he would not have faced the current situation, if Xuzhou changed hands, everything he had would have been in vain.

"Envoy, you also know that although this Ye Chen is in-law with me, he is also a businessman, mercenary, we asked him for support, and we didn't pay the price to make him happy, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to help us." Mi Zhu said.

Tao Qian was silent for a long time, now in this world, the princes are selfish, if it is possible, Tao Qian will also pass Xuzhou to his son, but at this time he does not dare to do so.

Because he understands too well that the land of the four battles in Xuzhou is surrounded by strong enemies, let his son take over, and his son has no ability at all, so he can only kill him.

"You go to Ye Chen, the price is negotiable, he can agree to the population or the money, the condition is to ensure the stability of Xuzhou for a certain period of time, at least after my death, he must help Xuzhou stabilize for a period of time, and not let the enemy take the opportunity to attack our Xuzhou." Tao Qian said.

Tao Qian understood that if something happened to him, it would be the weakest time in Xuzhou, and if the enemy took the opportunity to attack, then the entire Xuzhou would be overturned.

Mi Zhu agreed to Tao Qian, and he also saw that Xuzhou was about to be lost, although he was a driver in Xuzhou, and he was in a high position, but if Xuzhou was gone, what was the use of these.

After Mi Zhu returned, he immediately prepared many gifts, and then sent to Youzhou.

Going to Jixian County is much closer than going to Jixian County, and it won't take long for Mizhu to arrive in Jixian County.

"Haha, the master of the Mi family, I haven't seen you for a long time, welcome to my Youzhou as a guest." Ye Chen took several important civil and military officers in Jixian County to the city gate to greet Mi Zhu to show his importance to Mi Zhu.

Mrs. Mi also accompanied Ye Chen to greet her brother.

Mi Zhu was also full of smiles, but he had a wry smile in his heart, especially when he saw the tall city wall of Jixian County, who knows how long it would take for such earth-shaking changes to take place in this Youzhou.

After the two sides greeted each other, Ye Chen greeted Mi Zhu in.

The grand banquet Mi Zhu naturally did not say.

The next day, Mi Zhu, accompanied by Guo Jia, toured around Jixian County.

It wasn't until the third day of Mi Zhu's arrival in Jixian County that Ye Chen officially met him.

In Ye Chen's study, there were only three people, Ye Chen, Guo Jia and Mi Zhu.

"Brother Mi, I don't know if you are here this time to represent the Mi family or Xuzhou, should I call you the head of the Mi family or Mi Beijia." As soon as he sat down, Ye Chen first asked Mi Zhu's identity, his identity was unknown, and then naturally he couldn't negotiate.

Mi Zhu did not hesitate, and then said: "It is both the Mi family and Xuzhou." ”

Ye Chen nodded, and then said: "Let's talk about Xuzhou first, although Cao Cao has retreated, Xuzhou's weakness is exposed in the eyes of the whole world, Tao Qian is old, and he can't last long." ”

Ye Chen didn't say it explicitly, but in history, Tao Qian died in this year.

Even though Ye Chen didn't know the specific history, he also knew that Tao Qian hung up shortly after Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou.

Mi Zhu did not shy away from this, everyone understood that Xuzhou was very dangerous, and it was impossible to hide it. "General Ye is right, Xuzhou is in danger, so I ask Brother Ye to take action to stabilize Xuzhou for a period of time."

"What benefits do I get?"

We don't do things that are not beneficial, it is useless for anyone to say it, Ye Chen directly talked about the benefits.

Mi Zhu is a businessman, and he can understand Ye Chen's behavior very well, and he will not feel Ye Chen's philistine.

"Money and population, if anything happens to Tao Envoy, you must send troops to stabilize Xuzhou." Mi Zhu said.

Qian Yechen doesn't care, he can earn it if he can, and if he can't earn it, he can't force it, but the temptation of the population is too great for him.

Nowadays, Youzhou lacks nothing, but it lacks population, not only in Youzhou, but also in Taiwan.

Mi Zhu asked, Ye Chen had no reason to refuse, he was not tempted by the territory, he would not take too much risk for the sake of money, only the population was what Ye Chen had to fight for.

With the basis for cooperation, it will be much easier for both sides to talk.

"Xuzhou must pay 20,000 people in advance, and it must be the whole family migration, not the old and weak after selection, choose some villages, the whole village to move, and wait for me to send troops after I must pay another 30,000 people, and finally Tao Envoy Jun If something really happens, we must send additional soldiers and horses over, and the population must be increased according to the situation, but not less than 50,000."

After the two sides agreed on the cooperation method, Guo Jia made conditions for Ye Chen.

Mi Zhu agreed after a little thought, Xuzhou was too dangerous at this time.

The minimum population is 100,000, and the cost is huge, but Xuzhou does not have many options.

If you find other people, you don't dare to go far away, there is no sea route, it is very difficult to support Xuzhou, and the people around Xuzhou are very covetous of Xuzhou, eager to swallow Xuzhou, asking them to help, it is tantamount to luring a wolf into the house.

So they could only look for Ye Chen, Ye Chen came across the sea, only seeking wealth, not territory.

After talking about the affairs of Xuzhou, Mi Zhu talked to Ye Chen about the Mi family.

Now the Mi family in Xuzhou can be described as a one-handed cover, the development is very fast, but this is based on the fact that he is not driving in Xuzhou, if others in Xuzhou are the masters, I am afraid that there will not be much for him at that time.

Not to mention whether others will liquidate, even if they will not, Mi Zhu will no longer be allowed to control the power of Xuzhou and continue to develop.

Therefore, Mi Zhu also has to think about the future.

"The head of the Mi family, we are in-laws, I advise you, don't put your eggs in one basket, my Youzhou can naturally accept the head of the Mi family, and the south is also a good choice."

Mi Zhu tied the fate of the Mi family to Xuzhou too tightly, which also has advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that it can develop rapidly under the nourishment of power, and it can be said that since Mi Zhu became a driver in Xuzhou, the Mi family has developed rapidly.

But if Xuzhou changes hands, Mi Zhu will be very dangerous.

(End of chapter)