The judge didn't expect Lu Su to be so anxious, and thought that he would spend the New Year in Jizhou, so in order not to delay the affairs of the lord, he took two guards on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and hurried to Jinan Licheng.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, in Licheng, he saw Zhao Yan, the captain who stayed behind to receive the troops, Lu Su had already gone to Langya County, and he hurried to Langya County for trial.

On the twelfth day of the first month, in Kaiyang City, he met Li Zhen, the Taishou of Guangling County, appointed by Gao Shun, and the two exchanged information that Lu Su had returned to his hometown Dongcheng County to prepare for taking over Guangling County.

The trial guessed correctly, Gao Shun attached great importance to this matter, and Fang Liang also fully supported it, he secretly said that it was a fluke, fortunately he set off ahead of schedule and did not delay until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, otherwise it would have been a real delay.

Rest for a day in Kaiyang City, and go to Xiapi on the thirteenth day of the first month.

Along the way, the trial and match thought all the way, how to say that he could assassinate Shi Taoqian, not only to get Guangling County, but also to save money and food for the lord, and to facilitate Lu Su and others to take over Guangling County, and not let outsiders know that Guangling County was controlled by the lord, the movement must be small, and the army movement must be carried out in secret; A series of problems make the trial and match have to be cautious, and they must not spoil the lord's affairs.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the judge and others arrived in Xiapi City, because they were dressed in civilian clothes, and there were only three people, the number of people was small, and they quietly lived in an inconspicuous wine shop without anyone's attention.

Early in the morning of the 17th, the judge wrote a letter, together with his famous assassination, and asked people to secretly send it to the Assassin's Mansion, in which he stated that he wanted to meet Tao Qian secretly.

When Tao Qian saw the letter, he knew that it was a person sent by Gao Shun, and since it was a secret request, there must be something important to discuss; He didn't dare to delay, so he sent the butler's son to the wine shop that night to ask for a trial.

The housekeeper father and son are Tao Qian's most trusted people, and they are more reliable than the soldiers in the palace.

The judge family was born in the Jizhou family, Tao Qian didn't dare to wait slowly, and waited at the door of the study to greet him.

In Tao Qian's study, after the two sides finished greetings, Tao Qian asked straight to the point: "Pai Zhengnan came in person, I don't know what is important in Zhenyuan?" ”

The trial was not mixed with it, and said directly: "Tao Thorn History, my lord wants to gain control of Guangling County. ”

Tao Qian was taken aback, this reception time was a little early, but with his calmness, he was not panicked, and asked rhetorically: "What is Zhenyuan's explanation?" ”

Judging the heart of the great joy, just listening to Tao Qian call the lord like this, he knew that they had a great relationship, it seems that the negotiation to take over Guangling County is not too difficult, the lord must have had an exchange of interests with Tao Qian before, so he said easily: "Tao Thorn History, last year Guangling County continued to fight, the people were ravaged by the war, and it is adjacent to the east of Liu Xiang Jiangdong County, the west of Yuan Shu's Jiujiang County, the northwest is several major warlords in Yuzhou, the external pressure is very great, and the Qingzhuang garrison in Langya County only has 10,000 cavalry, and there is something in the south that cannot be supported in time; Therefore, my father-in-law hopes to take over Guangling County, echo the north and south, and ensure the safety of Xuzhou. ”

"Haha, Zhengnan, it won't be so simple, how did Zhenyuan explain it?" Tao Qian is also an old fox, and he doesn't scatter eagles when he doesn't see rabbits.

The judge was stunned when asked, and secretly said in his heart, it was really cunning, so he said according to the ideas he had thought out in advance: "Tao Thorn History, that match will tell the truth, my lord wants to form a powerful naval army, but the north is cold, the Yellow River and the Bohai Sea are frozen in winter, and the ice is too thick, which is very inconvenient, so my lord has taken a fancy to Guangling County, one side faces the sea, and the two sides face the river, which is very ideal." ”

"Haha, that's a good idea, I just thought, Zhenyuan will definitely not do business without capital."

The judge hurriedly explained: "Tao Thorn History, my lord said that he will not occupy Guangling County in vain, and he will definitely compensate Xuzhou." ”

"Haha, how to compensate?"

"Tao Thorn History, my lord hopes to compensate half of the tax money and grain to Xuzhou based on the tax revenue of Guangling County last year; At the same time, cavalry, infantry and naval troops are stationed in Guangling County, and if there is something in Xuzhou, they will definitely come to the rescue as soon as possible. ”

Tao Qian is very excited, now Yuzhou's Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shaozheng is inseparable, no matter who wins and who loses in the future, it is not a good thing for Xuzhou, if a strong combat force is stationed in Guangling County, it can not only avoid the threat of Yuan Shu, but also avoid the threat of Yuzhou, if there is danger, you can attack from the north and south.

There is another important reason, that is, Guangling County has been very seriously damaged, the number of people has been sharply reduced, the fields are barren, and if you want to restore it, you must invest a lot of money and grain.

However, Tao Qian didn't want to be so cheap Gao Shun, although he would hand over Xuzhou to Gao Shun in a few years, but it was not yet time, and it was good to get a little more benefits, so he said: "Haha, Zhengnan, you also know that last year, Guangling County was in constant turmoil and suffered great damage, so after the war, a huge amount of money and grain was invested in construction, so that last year's tax revenue was nothing, how can last year's tax be used as a benchmark?" ”

Since the beginning of the negotiation, the trial has been suppressed by Tao Qian, and now he finally has the opportunity to seize the initiative in the negotiation, as long as Tao Qian wants to talk, so he asked unhurriedly: "Haha, then in the opinion of Tao Thorn History, what shall prevail?" ”

Tao Qian was also unambiguous, and said: "Let's take the previous year's tax as the benchmark!" ”

The judge thought to himself, he was afraid that Tao Qian would not bargain, as long as he made a counteroffer, even if the price was high, he could talk slowly, now he came very early, and he had plenty of time to deal with Tao Qian, so he said: "Tao Thorn History, this move is not appropriate, Guangling County was tragically destroyed last year, it is not just half a year to recover well, it needs continuous investment, even so, it is not possible to restore to the previous state in just a few years, this expenditure alone is very huge, my lord took over Guangling County, In fact, it is a big burden for Tao Thorn History, if it is based on the tax of the previous year, is it too demanding? What's more, my father-in-law also took the initiative to undertake the defense of the southern part of Xuzhou, and if Xuzhou is in trouble, he will definitely come to the aid of the north and the south, which is not a benefit that money and food can be exchanged. ”

Tao Qian also felt a little excessive, so he said: "Zhengnan, what do you think of half of the annual tax in the past?" ”

The judge was overjoyed, but he still said quietly: "Tao Thorn History, in a few years, Xuzhou not only cannot get any benefits from Guangling County, but also constantly invests money and grain, appeases the people, reclaims wasteland, builds water conservancy, and bears the expenses of the army's money and grain; If Guangling County is taken over by my father-in-law, Tao Tingshi will be able to save this huge expense, so why not? ”

Indeed, as the trial said, Tao Qian didn't understand, he just wanted to squeeze some benefits from Gao Shun, no one would be afraid of money and food, since Gao Shun wanted to build a strong naval army, valued Guangling County, and wanted to get it without paying some benefits, this is absolutely impossible, otherwise Gao Shun would look down on Xuzhou, so he said with a tough attitude: "Then one-third of the previous annual tax shall prevail, and it can't be lower, otherwise the old man would rather let Guangling County be barren." ”

The judge was still unmoved, and said: "Tao Thorn History, this is not impossible, if this is the case, additional conditions must be added." ”

"On what terms?" Tao Qian was very moved, if he got one-third of the county's tax money and grain, it would be a huge windfall for him.

The judge was very excited, sat up straight, and said with a serious expression: "Tao Thorn History, if this is the case, then Dongcheng County and other Xuzhou counties south of the Huai River must be assigned to Guangling County, in exchange, Guangling County in the counties north of the Huai River can be assigned to Xiapi State, you know, Guangling County only the counties north of the Huai River have not been affected by the disaster." ”

Tao Qian thought for a while, and then clapped his hand and said: "Okay, just take what Zhengnan said!" ”

He was very happy in his heart, in this way, Xuzhou would no longer be handed over to Yangzhou, and a large amount of garrison and military expenses could be saved, and the counties south of the Huai River in Xiapi State were particularly plundered by Sun Jian, which was equivalent to him getting rid of all the burdens.

He was very pleased with the result, and successfully completed the task of the main bus agent, and it was better than he expected.

But he doesn't want to stop there, he wants to do things perfectly.