Chapter 236: On his deathbed, let Xuzhou and force him to make a peach blossom oath
Tao Qian fell ill again! When 5,000 people entered the Acropolis of Xiapi City and saw the appearance of absconding in the Danyang military camp to which Cao Bao belonged, although Qin Xu had a bad impression of Lao Tao from time to time using some subordinate means to calculate Qingzhou, Tao Qian finally governed Xuzhou, which was once also plagued by yellow turbans, into a rich state capital, rich people and a place coveted by the surrounding forces.
People say, "Feng Tang is easy to be old, Li Guang is difficult to seal!" Lao Tao is actually unlucky enough!
When he was young, he was filial piety, and when the struggle for power between relatives and eunuchs was the most intense, the emperor kept changing like a marquee, his age was getting younger and younger, and the people in power were becoming more and more unreliable, and the court was extremely erosive; When the young man entered the court as an official, he just caught up with the disaster of the party, almost all the educated people were implicated, and the number of people who suffered for no reason was unknown, and the breadth of the connection was eye-popping; It's easy to survive to middle age, but the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty were hit by a Yellow Turban Rebellion that almost affected the whole territory, but this time it was Tao Qian who seized the opportunity, taking advantage of the bad intentions, Liu Yan, who was the then Jizhou Thorn History of Yizhou, who wanted to have the spirit of heaven, wrote to persuade the emperor to take the post of state pastor.
However, in five years, Tao Qian can be said to have worked hard for this Xuzhou. Recruit Danyang soldiers to protect the territory, persuade farmers and mulberry to prosper business to enrich the people, clean up the yellow turbans, and conquer in all directions, and it is easy to govern Xuzhou into what it is today. Tao Qian, who had seen through the way of the world, originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Han Dynasty was already about to reach the point of being angry, and leave an iron bucket-like foundation for his two unsuccessful sons. But unexpectedly, this world was actually as early as ten years ago, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion did not arise, there was already a chaotic situation of reversal of morality and the collapse of etiquette, the people were devastated, and the heroes were in turmoil.
Despite this, it is still undeniable that whether it is the strategic vision of withdrawing from the troubled waters of Qingzhou in time, or the strategy of connecting the surrounding forces of Xuzhou at the expense of huge sums of money, as well as the ultimate plan to protect Xuzhou, even if it is now suppressed by Qingzhou who wants to mess with Qingzhou, and who wants to hand over to Yanzhou but is bullied by Yanzhou, and even a person like Yuan Shu, who is like a lost dog, dares to come to Xuzhou to "borrow grain" when he is chased and flees, and intends to make peace in Xuzhou, but Tao Qian can still be regarded as a heroic man for a while, It's just that it was born at the wrong time.
"Tao Xuzhou!" Looking at Tao Qian lying on the marching collapse, his head was tightly wrapped with a white cloth to relieve the pain, his hair was withered and messy, his lips were pale and chapped, his face was sallow without a trace of blood, only a dazzling flush was accumulated under his cheeks, and his originally rich figure was already thin and weak, as if it was like a candle in the wind, Qin Xu originally planned to fight with this old thief after forcing Yuan Shu away, and he couldn't let this old thief live too comfortably, but when he saw Tao Qian, he was already like this, Qin Xu couldn't bring up the slightest thought of this.
"General Qin, since you are here, presumably Yuan Shu must have been involved in your calculations and hated Tao to the bone, right?" Before Qin Xu could think about what to say to this old thief who had been fighting with Qingzhou for so long, Tao Qian stared at Qin Xu for a long time after seeing Qin Xu, who was introduced by Cao Bao with a rather sad look, and struggled to sit up with the support of Qin Xu and Cao Bao, with a pair of cloudy old eyes, with a deep and inexplicable gaze, stared at Qin Xu for a long time, and said slowly.
"Tao Xuzhou, don't say more, don't think too much, it's important to take care of your body. Now that Yuan Shu has retreated, there is no war in Xuzhou, and Qin is going back to Qingzhou without saying anything. Qin Xu had a faint smile on his face, and he was not afraid to look at Tao Qian's eyes and said. Although Qin Xu and Lu Bu have always had similar thoughts to Cao **, Yuan Shu and others, wanting to take the rich land of Xuzhou as their own, but now is actually not the best time, Lu Bu and Qin Xu have argued more than once that the current situation in Qingzhou is unstable, rather than occupying Xuzhou and being resented by other forces, it is better to still let Tao Qian be a shield. The defense of Picheng under the current Xuzhou governance is decided by the Qingzhou soldiers, and the Chen family father and son, who are in charge of government affairs and civil affairs, also have the intention of surrendering, and one-third of the Danyang soldiers are owned by Lu Bu's cheap old man Cao Bao, not to mention the Mi family who has already taken refuge in Qingzhou who is in charge of Xuzhou's money bags. And the purpose of Qin Xu's visit this time has always been to try to find Tao Qian to dispel the matter of pursuing Kan Xuan's looting of the military resources and grain and grass hidden in Xuzhou and obtained by Qingzhou, some people in the province always make a fuss about this, taking advantage of the drought in the Central Plains, always want to calculate that Qing and Xu Erzhou are fighting each other to reap the benefits of the fisherman, Qin Xu was able to use 30,000 stone of military food to stabilize Yanzhou Cao **, who was trapped by the Chang'an war, but he did not dare to guarantee that he could still use such a price to get Jizhou, which was still on the side of Lu Buliang until now. Therefore, solving the matter of Xuzhou as soon as possible and ensuring the stability and "obedience" of Xuzhou is actually Qin Xu's ultimate goal.
"It seems that Tao is really old! General Qin is not yet eighteen years old this year, right? Tao Qian was seriously ill and weak after all, and he couldn't sit for a long time, and he looked at Qin Xu for a long time and didn't find anything unusual after Qin Xu listened to his words, he leaned on the pillow tiredly, closed his eyes, but suddenly chatted with Qin Xu about family life.
"It's eighteen by the end of the year!" Qin someone opened his eyes and said nonsense. Coupled with the thirty years he lived in his previous life, in fact, Qin Xu's "actual" age is not much younger than Tao Qian, but who called Director Qin in his previous life to come to the end of the Han Dynasty, the original owner of this body is so young, it is not considered to have deceived Tao Qian.
"When the old man was as old as General Qin, he was still in the township ** shape, and he was ashamed to play, so he worked hard to learn, and was valued by the old man's father-in-law, Cangwu, who was too guarded by Gangong, especially his career, and was born in the past, and was transferred to Shu County Order, Lu County Order, and then moved to Youzhou Thorn History, and recruited Bai Lang, because of military merits and Yang Wu Du Lieutenant, moved to Xuzhou Thorn History, and then led Xuzhou Mu. Speaking of General Qin, in this matter, he has the same experience as the old man. Tao Qian closed his eyes and smiled, as if the person sitting in front of him was not the Qin person who often made Lao Tao want to strangle to death, but like his own son and nephew, he actually had the leisure to talk about the past.
"To have the same experience with Tao Xuzhou, Qin is also honored." Qin Xu really couldn't understand what this old Tao wanted to do, and why he suddenly got involved in this, but seeing Tao Qian's appearance that he might "pass" at any time, he could only temporarily suppress the doubts in his heart and echo.
"It is said that the old man is ashamed of his deceased wife for a long time, and the father-in-law of the family has helped a lot at the beginning, but Tao has rarely benefited his wife's family, and he is extremely ashamed!" Tao Qian didn't seem to pay attention to Qin Xu's doubts at all, and said to himself: "In this regard, Tao is not as good as General Qin. Presumably going back from Xuzhou this time, Lu Qingzhou should also preside over the wedding for General Qin, right? ”
"This ...... Probably, right? Qin Xu was more and more confused by Tao Qian, and turned his inquiring gaze to Cao Bao who was waiting on the side. But to Qin Xu's disappointment, Cao Bao was also surprised by Tao Qian's words and deeds that suddenly changed his surname, and vaguely shook his head at his son-in-law's son-in-law, Qin Xu, so that Qin Xu could only nod and say with Tao Qian.
"Heh, Tao is old and talkative, but he forgot that General Qin doesn't like to listen to this bad old man say nonsense at all. Maybe General Qin, you have long expected Tao to die early in your heart, right? Although Tao Qian closed his eyes, he seemed to be aware of Qin Xu's actions just now, and the corners of his mouth showed a somewhat self-deprecating smile, without waiting for Qin Xu to defend, he said with a light smile: "That's it, it's all at this time, what else does Tao have to worry about." Time may be running out, let's talk about some serious things, I believe that I can't hide it from General Qin, what Tao said about making Xuzhou's documents appear is actually a lie, Tao wants to calculate Qingzhou Lu Bu and General Qin, you Weng and your son-in-law. ”
"Tao Xuzhou has always been witty, and Qin is naturally saved! Speaking of which, Qin also likes to consult with Tao Xuzhou about these methods, and he has really benefited a lot! I think Tao Xuzhou has also been resentful of Qin for a long time, it is time to give birth to a good body, Qin is still waiting for Tao Xuzhou to be good, and then I will learn from you! Seeing that Tao Qian's breath was getting weaker and weaker, but he was still holding on to saying these words, Qin Xu didn't have the heart to argue about anything now, so he raised the pillow for Tao Qian, and said euphemistically according to Tao Qian's words.
"The biggest difference between General Qin and Tao is that his heart is too soft!" Tao Qian seemed to be stunned by Qin Xu's actions, and after holding his breath for a long time, he suddenly said such a sentence without a beginning or an end, and sighed: "How is Tao's body, how can I not know?" The so-called people are dying and their words are good, and birds are dying and their songs are also mourning, can General Qin agree to Tao's small request? Master Qin rest assured, this matter has nothing to do with the affairs of Qingxu and Xuzhou, it is just the last wish of an old man who is about to die, of course, if Master Qin is not at ease, there is no need to agree. ”
"If Tao Xuzhou has something to explain, Qin can invite the eldest son or the second son to come on his behalf." Just kidding, although Tao Qian's current dying appearance makes Qin Xu feel a little sad, but he must be wary of every word of Tao Qian, the old fox, but it is a matter of common sense, seeing that Tao Qian refuses to say anything, he directly wants to agree to himself, Qin Xu will not be fooled if he says anything, and said.
"Whew...... Call...... Qin ...... General Qin, what the old man asks for will definitely not embarrass you, General Qin, and there is, God...... The benefits of Tianda. Tao Qian's breathing became heavier and heavier, as if he had reached the last moment.
"General Qin...... "After all, he is a five-year monarch and minister, seeing that Cao Bao, who is Lu Bu's cheap father-in-law, is also very distressed by the current appearance of his lord Tao Qian, who has betrayed himself, and there is also a pleading in his eyes when he looks at Qin Xu, as if he is persuading Qin Xu Why not agree to come down first, and after Tao Qian dies, whether Tao Qian's so-called great benefit will be a matter of thought?
"This, well! Tao Xuzhou, as long as Qin is not allowed to go against his heart and Qingzhou will not be damaged in the slightest, Qin should go down! "Qin Xu is not a native of the late Han Dynasty after all, and he doesn't take this kind of forced response too seriously, since he is here, Cao Bao has opened his mouth, and it is not too late to listen to what is going on before deciding, Qin Xu said.
"Good! Good! Good! Tao believes that General Qin must be a man who keeps his promises! Tao Qian coughed violently, shouted three good words, and shouted at the screen behind the couch: "Qian'er, come out, the old man should say sorry for your aunt, the Gan family is in the war, so that the family and the Gan family are cut off except for you, a weak girl, and they have been ashamed of themselves for more than ten years." When ** was in infancy, the old man promised to find a big hero for you as a husband, and now he finally got his wish! ”
"What?!" In fact, since he beat Tao Qian and applauded loudly, Qin Xu had already begun to regret how he was so easily influenced by Cao Bao and moved by Tao Qian, and when he saw a beautiful woman who was twenty-eight years old after seeing the screen, Qin Xu had already suddenly screamed out before he even had time to look at the appearance of this Qian'er woman. Lao Tao, this is going to hurt people? When I came to Xuzhou before, I got a Mi Zhen back, and I had already caused the black beauty Sister Yan in the family to fall into the vinegar tank, thanks to the good tutoring of the father-in-law Cai Zhonglang, and Lu Lingqi had no intention of objecting, so nothing happened. But if you bring another one back, and it's the daughter of Tao Qian's wife, then you can't make a fuss? Qin Xu regretted a little why he didn't bring Lu Lingqi in, it was too embarrassing.
"Lord, this ......" Cao Bao was also shocked by Tao Qian's sudden change of drama, just kidding, Lu Bu's daughter and Qin Xu's wife Lu Lingqi Ke was close to the left, Tao Qian was so big and Zhang Zhi gave Qin Xu such a marriage, and under his own "matchmaking", he "forced" Qin Xu to agree. If Lu Bu learned that he was in front of his beloved daughter and pulled fiber for his son-in-law Qin Xu, Cao Bao would not dare to guarantee that his status in Lu Bu's heart would be higher than Lu Lingqi.
"Chang'an is far away, the Son of Heaven is in difficulty, there are bound to be many twists and turns, Tao knows that the limit has arrived, I am afraid that it is difficult to wait for the reply, and the so-called copy of the so-called document that has been sent to Xuzhou and Qin Xu and Qin Zhongming has been sent to the world, and the 30,000 Danyang soldiers are also here, and Xuzhou will be entrusted to Zhongming!" Tao Qian ignored the strangeness of Cao Bao and Qin Xu, as if he was suddenly in good condition, he sat up strongly, grabbed the palm of the woman named "Qian'er" with a loving face, and wanted to stuff it to Qin Xu, who was in chaos in his mind, and laughed loudly: "There are two sons, Shang'er is stupid, and he is not a big deal, he has made him abide by the ancestral family business of Danyang, he should be studious, but his mind is deep, and he hopes to be good at seducing him, this time both of them are Zhongming's brothers-in-law, I don't have to worry about it!" It is not easy to hope that Zhongming will take pity on Tao's two sons, treat Qian'er well, guard Xuzhou, and be careful of Qingzhou Confucius......"
"Lord !!"
"Uncle's !!"
"Tao Gong !!"
Before Tao Qian, a generation of heroes, finished speaking, his move to stuff Gan Qian's arm into Qin Xu's hand stopped abruptly, and he lost his breath. There was a mourning in the military tent, but Tao Qian's eyes were still open angrily, until Cao Bao's eyes were tearful and he looked at Qin Xu pleadingly, Qin Xu, who was already strange in this era, sighed deeply, and forcibly held the hand of Gan Qian, who didn't look at Qin Xu at all, and had a bit of stubbornness on his face, Tao Qian seemed to let go of all his thoughts, and slowly closed his eyes. (To be continued.) )