Gao Shun came out for a long time, stayed in Fenggao City for four days, and then took advantage of Langya County and hurried to Xuzhou; Due to the policy restrictions at that time, Gao Shun did not let Fang Liang accompany him, and Fang Liang returned to Jinan to prepare for Gao Wei's marriage.

The business in Xuzhou was handed over to the Mi family to take care of, and the Mi family became more prosperous after moving to Langya County.

Lu Zhu personally waited for Gao Shun's arrival in Kaiyang City, and wanted to accompany Gao Shun to Xuzhou.

From Fenggaocheng to Xintai County, the road from Mengyin County to Kaiyang City has been repaired, and both sides of the road are fertile fields, and the crops are growing gratifyingly; Along the way, basically the Yellow Turban Army and their families were resettled, and now they live a stable and prosperous life, Gao Shun is very satisfied with the development of Qingzhou in recent years.

Kaiyang City is now very prosperous and has become a big city; The surrounding states and counties are constantly fighting, and Qingzhou is safe and stable, many large families in Yuzhou and Xuzhou have moved to Langya County, and ordinary people who can't eat have also moved to Langya County to live, which has driven the economic development of Langya County; Of course, the Mi family also plays a leading role; Coupled with the trade to Xuzhou, Kaiyang became a major trade center between southern Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

Gao Shun arrived at Xiapi, and Xuzhou Assassin Shi Taoqian led the military and political officials out of the city for twenty miles to greet him.

Gao Shun's arrival left three major impressions on everyone, first, everyone was shocked that Gao Shun's age was so young, it was just a rumor before, but now it really appeared in front of everyone; second, everyone admired Gao Shun's courage to leave the country with only such a small number of escorts; Third, everyone was shocked by the strength of Gao Shun's guards, each of whom was at least a hundred generals, burly and strong.

Everyone immediately saluted Gao Shun, "Meet the prince!" ”

"Haha, everyone, please get up!" Gao Shun said, and pulled up the oldest and most advanced person, Gao Shun estimated that this person was Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian.

Lu Zhu immediately stepped forward and introduced everyone to Gao Shun one by one.

Gao Shun has been smiling and saluting everyone, and has won unanimous praise from everyone.

When he came to the Thorn Mansion, he sat down immediately after washing, and Tao Qian had already arranged it.

Tao Qian is now seventy years old, he was already a long-lived man at that time, he has two sons, both of whom are not successful, he must arrange them and arrange the family before his death, otherwise they will not be able to survive in troubled times; And the powerful Gao Shun is his best choice.

It has been more than half a month since he received the news of Gao Shun's visit, and in this half month, he made a detailed plan, he must rely on the big tree of Gao Shun to earn a future for the family; He didn't dare to hand over Xuzhou to his two sons to take care of, otherwise he would only bring death to them; If Xuzhou is exchanged for the peace and development of the family, it is not a good decision.

Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei are both tiger and wolf people, ambitious, and can only be used, never relied upon; As for the major families in the state, he didn't dare to trust it, otherwise, it would only cause the family to be wiped out.

Gao Shun doesn't drink, and the atmosphere of the banquet is much lower; Fortunately, there is also an elk zhu, so it will not be too cold.

After the meal, everyone dispersed, and Gao Shun and Tao Qian came to the study.

Tao Qian said straight to the point: "Junhou, the old man is seventy this year, and there is not much time left, I hope that after the old man leaves, the old man can take care of the old man's family, and the old man is willing to offer Xuzhou in exchange." ”

Gao Shun understood this, in history, Tao Qian had no other choice but to give Xuzhou to Liu Bei, hoping that Liu Bei could protect his family, but Liu Bei's self-protection was a problem, how to take care of his family? In the end, it can only be over.

In this life, he came, Xuzhou will be his, only under his protection, can the people of Xuzhou be exempted from the ravages of war, and only he can ensure the prosperity of the Tao Qian family for several generations.

Even if Gao Shun wanted Xuzhou very much, he still had to be humble, so Gao Shun immediately smiled and said: "Haha, Tao Thorn Shi is too worried, you are in good health, and it will be no big problem for another ten years, Shun doesn't dare to think about it." ”

Tao Qian didn't care about Gao Shun's compliments, and continued: "The old man's two sons, neither of them are successful, and they can't be martial arts, and the old man doesn't pray for them to be rich and noble, and it's good to have food and not live on the streets." ”

Gao Shun still retorted: "How can the important weapon of the country be taught privately? ”

"Junhou, when there is chaos today, do you want to hand over Xuzhou to Dong thief? Or will it be handed over to the ambitious warlords? That will only bring war to Xuzhou, so that the people will be killed, this is the selfishness of the old man, for the sake of the six million people of Xuzhou, I hope that the prince and the marquis will be fulfilled! With that, Tao Qian got up and bowed to Gao Shun.

Gao Shun hurriedly got up to stop Tao Qian, he didn't want a seventy-year-old man to give him such a big salute, so he said solemnly: "It's not obedient, now Tao Tingshi is strong, but we can talk about it later." ”

Tao Qian said bitterly: "Junhou, the old man's time is short, if he doesn't arrange the affairs of his children and grandchildren, how can the old man feel at ease?" I hope that the prince will be fulfilled! ”

Gao Shun thought to himself, Tao Qian is sincere, then arrange his family in advance, let him rest assured, no matter how he treats it, it will be better than what happened in history, so he smiled: "Haha, Tao Thorn Shi is too modest, Qingzhou and Jizhou welcome them to go at any time, they can buy a house and buy a house, and Shun can ensure that they will be rich for several lifetimes." ”

Tao Qian was very relieved of Gao Shun's promise, after all, Gao Shun was only in his twenties, much younger than his two sons, and he was relieved that Gao Shun would take care of his family and ensure the safety of at least a few generations.

Tao Qian is not short of money now, and it is not a problem to buy land and property.

Gao Shun believes that Dong Zhuo can't be excessively stimulated now, and there are Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei in Tao Qian's jurisdiction, if he comes in, he will inevitably break the current balance of power, so he can't take over Xuzhou explicitly for the time being.

So, the two discussed for half a night and finally reached an agreement.

Within a year, Tao Qian first sent people to Jizhou and Qingzhou to buy real estate, and the two sons lived separately in the two states to settle their families respectively.

Gao Shun originally wanted to give him two manors, but Tao Qian refused, he didn't want to owe Gao Shun any more affection.

A year later, Gao Shun handed over the salt, wine and cotton cloth business in the two counties to Tao Qian's two sons, so that they could have a stable source of livelihood. arranged for his two sons to live in two states, Tao Qian was afraid that something would happen to them, and in this case, there would be a little bit of blood; Even if they committed the crime of killing their heads, Gao Shun had to ensure that they would not die at least once.

If Tao Qian's grandchildren are promising, Gao Shun will carefully cultivate them and reuse them.

A year later, Gao Shun secretly sent military attaches and generals to Xuzhou, gradually mastering the Xuzhou army and strengthening Xuzhou's military power.

Two years later, Gao Shun gradually dispatched officials such as the county commander and the county taishou to Xuzhou, and gradually took control of Xuzhou's administrative power.

During this period, the cavalry stationed in Lu and Langya County, when Xuzhou encountered danger, they should provide support as soon as possible and ensure the safety of Xuzhou.

In his lifetime, Tao Qian must ensure the smooth handover and transition of Xuzhou.

The two signed the agreement, high-fived and sweared, and then burned the agreement, neither of them wanted to leave the handle. People in this era still believe in oaths very much, and people will not swear easily.

Tao Qian was relieved and let out a long breath; With the support of the champion Hou, Xuzhou will be safe and his family will be stable. Tao Qian didn't expect Gao Shun to be so refreshing and the talks to be so simple, no wonder he had such great achievements at a young age.

Gao Shun was also very happy, and quietly took Xuzhou secretly, which not only avoided Dong Zhuo's suspicion, but also had Tao Qian's secret assistance, reducing too much resistance and trouble.