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In the city of Xiapi, as soon as the sun rises three poles, it seems that there is a fire in the sky, and the scorching sun shines on people, and it hurts hotly. There seems to be a boring dryness in the air, and the ground paved with loess seems to be steaming with a touch of dazzling mist, brewing a bit of inexplicable depression out of thin air, just like the mood of Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou now.

Yuan Shu's ambush failed! Hundreds of Hun cavalry were defeated by Qin Xu's "guards" of the same strength, with countless casualties and no trace of those who escaped, and even the cavalry commander who was said to have the blood of the Xiongnu royal family was captured alive, and his life and death were unknown. And Qin Xu, who came to take over the Qingzhou soldiers stationed in Xiapi, was also coming quickly, and according to Tanma, Qin Xu and his entourage had entered Xiapi County yesterday evening, and if they were willing, they would not need an hour to go to Xiapi City.

"Lu Bu! Qin Xu! Yuan Shu! Hum! Shang'er, your two brothers and see from afar how your father protects my Tao family's foundation! Tao Qian sighed heavily, stood up with the support of the maid, and looked in the direction of Danyang, where the ancestral hall where the pottery merchant went last night, and lightly checked the bamboo tube in the shape of a letter that was held by Tao Qian at some point, one foot square, sealed with fire clay, a touch of lust flashed in his eyes, and he sneered and said to himself: "I want to see, to what extent do you Lu Bu trust Qin Xu?" And Yuan Shu, a thief who tried to fish in troubled waters, who would dare to hit the attention of my Tao family's Xuzhou! ”

It's no wonder that Lao Tao can't think about it! Once upon a time, Yuan Shu was still a gentleman in Luoyang, and Lu Bu was still feeding horses in Jiuyuan, and his old Tao was already a high-ranking official. Later, when the middle of the year was over, he was even more fortunate to be elected as the state pastor, and then became the lord of Xuzhou. Leading the world's elite soldiers, dominating the Central Plains, who dares to underestimate it? At that time, Tao Qian would have thought that he, who had been thriving in the Han officialdom for most of his life, would have curled up in the governance place for a long time, holding tens of thousands of elite soldiers and not daring to move lightly. A day when even state defense has to rely on people's breath?

"My lord, it is reported that Lu Qingzhou sent him to take charge of the Qingzhou barracks. The person who helped me Xuzhou resist Yuan Shu's attack has gone outside the city, is he allowed to enter the city to meet the Qingzhou soldiers? Please also decide! Just as Tao Qian sneered and stroked the letter in his hand, which he regarded as a treasure, and waited for the news with confidence, Cao Bao was guided by the waiter. I actually came to report in person. Although the Qingzhou soldiers were stationed in Xuzhou. But nominally, after all, it is to assist Xuzhou to defend against foreign enemies, so the four gates are still guarded by the Danyang soldiers sent by Tao Qian, after all, they are still friendly neighbors on the surface, and neither Qingzhou nor Xuzhou wants to bear the name of being the first to use force, so Cao Bao asked.

"Oh? Really? But I don't know who the son-in-law Lu Qingzhou sent this time, and what position he lives in? Tao Qian's eyes stared at this man who had made countless contributions to his entry into Xuzhou, and was allowed to have a foreign surname, and he had one-third of the Danyang elite soldiers under his palm. Now he is divorced from himself, and even married his daughter to Lu Bu as a concubine. Pretending not to care, he tucked the bamboo tube in his hand into his sleeve and asked with a faint smile.

"Back to the lord, the lord who came may have some impressions, but it is under the command of Lu Qingzhou, who once persuaded Yanzhou Cao Cao to retire and save me from Xuzhou Qin Xu and Qin Zhongming in danger!" Cao Bao didn't seem to hear the ridicule in Tao Qian's words, and replied that Tao Qian was still respectful, and said: "His official position was recommended by Lu Qingzhou, and he was appointed as a general of Fenwu!" ”

"Huh? Sure enough, it's Qin Xu, General Qin? Was he the beloved son-in-law of General Lu who used to be in Qingzhou Shaofu? After Tao Qian heard what Cao Bao said, there was a slight smile on his old face, and it was even more difficult to hide his joy when he spoke, as if Qin Xu came to Xuzhou this time, which made Tao Qian very happy, and he didn't know what this old Tao was crazy about.

"What the lord said is right, it is this person!" Tao Qian's reaction made Cao Bao quite unpredictable. Just now, because of the rift in the relationship between Qingxu caused by Kan Xuan's hidden things, which has not yet been resolved, and Lu Bu knows everything about Qin Xu's Qingxu Erzhou, Cao Bao is also afraid that Tao Qian will take the opportunity to embarrass Qin Xu and lose the face of Qingzhou Lu Bu, so he has a little help for Qin Xu's arrival, and there are many words of maintenance between words. It's just that he didn't expect that Tao Qian not only didn't have any embarrassment, but also made such an abnormal reaction, and Cao Bao's degree of mental activity to praise Qin Xu was diluted a lot.

"General Qin went into Cao alone to rescue me in Xuzhou that day, and Tao already knew about it. Even if there was a misunderstanding in Qingxu Erzhou because of General Qin's actions before, but we must not forget this great kindness, since this time General Qin came in person, and General Fenwu is a senior general of my Han from the four products, then ......, General Cao, please wait, Rong Tao bathed and changed clothes, put on a full Xuzhou Mujing Festival, and personally went out of the city to greet him! Tao Qian noticed the change in Cao Bao's face, and the corners of his mouth showed a slight smugness, but he still made a look as if he had received some good news, and he actually made a greeting gift that was extremely beyond the specifications, and he didn't look at Cao Bao's face full of disbelief, and said.

"Lord, although Qin Xu was promoted by Lu Qingzhou as a general of Xingfenwu, but after all, he is under the command of Lu Qingzhou, and it is a little ...... for the lord to greet him so ceremoniously Some ......" Cao Bao's face became a little difficult to see, and it was difficult to hide a little worried, in the past few years with Tao Qian, Cao Bao, as a close minister of the Tao family, knew Tao Qian very well, and knew that there was some ghost idea to use Qin Xu to do this, and the most likely thing was to take the opportunity to kill Qin Xu's son-in-law relationship with Lu Bu, after all, whether it was in Tao Qian or Cao Bao's view, Qin Xu was in the hands of an army equal to the strength of the Qingzhou headquarters, no matter how generous the lord was, it was difficult to be too relieved. What's more, the well-known Wen Hou Lu Bu.

"It doesn't matter! Anyway! General Cao didn't need to say much, someone came, and led General Cao to wait in the ear room. Tao Qian looked like a good old man with a smile, interrupted Cao Bao who wanted to say something for his son-in-law's son-in-law, and when Cao Bao bowed down and retreated to the door under the "guidance" of the two Danyang soldiers, Tao Qian sneered wordlessly, and said loudly to the general standing at the door: "Come on, pass the order, Xuzhou is in a big drought, and the people are worried, and it's time to adjust some happy things." Now General Qin, who retired from Cao Cao alone that day and saved the people of Xuzhou. He has been appointed by the Qingzhou Pastor to protect the safety of the people of Xuzhou, and the commander of the Qingzhou soldiers stationed in Xiapi is a great joy worthy of the joy of all the people in Xiapi. And summon the people of the city to meet with someone! ”

"Hmm......" Listening to Tao Qian's pointful words, as well as the cold gazes of the two rather majestic Danyang soldiers around him, Cao Bao even if he was a real straw bag, he also understood that Tao Qian had repeatedly held Qin Xu so high. It is undeniable that Tao Qian's words are exaggerated. But it's all facts, and it's hard to refute. It's just that the people of Xiapi have added the good impression of these things to Lu Bu before. But the clever thing is that Tao Qian is not in a hurry, and he pushed Lu Bu, who has a high prestige among the people, from the altar with a stick. Instead, he wanted to push Qin Xu to the same position as Lu Bu. In fact, although the people's heart is important, it is very empty, and there are not many people who are grateful, no matter what, it is also under Lu Bu's command, isn't it? But if Qin Xu was appointed by Lu Bu as the commander of the Qingzhou soldiers temporarily, such remarks reached Lu Bu's ears. That's a bit of a damner. This is clearly trying to kill Qin Xu! Artificially created some rhetoric. forced Lu Bu to be suspicious of Qin Xu, who was leading the troops outside, so that Xuzhou could make a profit from it! Red (Guoguo)'s conspiracy! Tao Qian wanted to put Qin Xu to death! And the so-called letting yourself wait is nothing more than wanting to send someone to limit your own self-possession, in case Qin Xu is prepared and vicious.

"General Qin, you see, it is General Cao Xing, General Taishi, and Captain Zang's brothers who have come to the city to greet us." Just when Cao Bao threw himself into the net and was "house arrested" by Tao Qian, he had no chance to pass on the news to the outside world. After more than ten days, Qin Xu and his entourage finally arrived at the south gate of Xiapi. Huima, who had been in charge of the front army, came to Qin Xu, Lu Lingqi and the others, and said in an excited tone.

"It's so hard for them! It is a great contribution to be able to keep the next Pi alive before I wait! Qin Xu was escorted by Dian Wei and Lu Lingqi, whose face was covered by a military armor, and took a few steps forward, holding a lookout tent with his right hand, looking at the high Xiapi city wall, the black-clothed Xuanjia with a completely different look from the dark red armor of the elite soldiers of Xuzhou Danyang was the original Yulin guard uniform unique to the Lu Bu Army in Qingzhou, Qin Xu laughed lightly, and said softly.

"Squeak! Squeak! Just when Qin Xu's appearance attracted the soldiers of the Qingzhou Barracks who were still fully armored under the scorching sun and maintained a straight body like a javelin, the fiery gaze comparable to this blazing sun was like Qin Xu's gaze, but the south gate of Xiapi City made a squeaky sound at the right time, and the pontoon bridge that was originally hoisted high slowly fell, and a team of Danyang elite soldiers dressed in dark red armor holding gourd flying flags and holding guns and other ceremonial weapons slowly came out, and the first person was holding high the festival representing the identity of Xuzhou Mu, Hundreds of servants were surrounded by a rather luxurious canopy carriage behind him, driving out of the city, and seeing the person under the curved umbrella cover, it was not the same as the appearance of the former wealth, which seemed to be a lot clearer, and who was the old Xuzhou Mu Taoqian.

"Oh, General Qin, Tao is looking forward to the general's coming, just like the clouds of hope for the great drought in front of him!" Before Qin Xu could guess the intention of Tao Qian to go out of the city to greet him on the Xuzhou Mujing Festival, he saw that Tao Qian ordered someone to help him down from the frame, and he actually took a few steps forward, and rushed to Qin Xu, who was almost more than two rounds younger than him, and bowed to the ground, and his sickly flushed cheeks were full of excitement.

"Qin is young, Tao Xuzhou is so tormenting the younger generation!" Although Qin Xu didn't understand which play this old Tao was going to play, it was certain that he would never have any good intentions, so he didn't want to take advantage of this old Tao and fall into his calculations, so Qin Xu also relied on etiquette and said with a long salute.

"General Qin is too modest, Tao's gift, General Qin really deserves it! However, General Qin's gift this time is far from enough! Tao Qian still made a good old man who smiled, but the words he said were not very polite, although it was only one sentence, but it made the atmosphere in the audience suddenly seem to freeze.

What does Tao Xuzhou mean by this? Could it be that there is something to teach Qin? Ever since he saw Tao Qian going out of the city like this, and seeing the figure of Cao Bao who had been in contact with him before he said it, Qin Xu had already been vigilant, and when he heard Tao Qian's unkind words, he was not angry, and asked with a light smile.

"General Qin is kind-hearted! No wonder it is quite favored by Lu Qingzhou! Tao Qian seemed to expect that Qin Xu would not be moved by his words, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, he coughed lightly, and said with a strange smile on his face: "But General Qin will be in Xuzhou in the future, I'm afraid he will change Tao's title!" cough cough, don't hide it from General Qin, Tao feels that because of old age and decay, his energy is not as good as before, and he often thinks about Xuzhou's father, which is really Tao's sin! There was also the intention of letting the virtuous before, but it was only because Lu Qingzhou did not want to fall into the name of seizing people's foundation that Tao had stolen the evidence so far. It's just that Tao is about to die, and he is afraid that if there is something unbearable for a while, it will cause turmoil in Xuzhou, so the day before yesterday he has already expressed himself to the imperial court, and sent 600 miles to Chang'an urgently, wanting to take advantage of Tao's still a little time to recommend a wise man to succeed him as the head of Xuzhou! ”

"Tao Xuzhou's words are too worried, your body is just worried about state affairs and occasionally slightly ill, and it will take some time to heal, don't whisper and can't bear to say anything! Besides, if Xuzhou does not have Tao Xuzhou, it will be like missing beams and pillars, and please think twice! Qin Xu listened to what Tao Qian said, and his heart was suddenly stunned, Qin Xu didn't pay attention to Tao Qian's so-called almost impossible words, you still have six or seven years of life in history, what are you anxious about? However, Qin Xu was concerned about Tao Qian's proposal to let Xuzhou in this public. After all, now that Lu Bu is not here, the only person who can be qualified to be recommended by Tao Qian is the second eldest of the Yuan family who has a background, troops, and ambitions. Although history has changed, no matter what, you can't let that arrogant Yuan Lao Er occupy Xuzhou, Qin Xu persuaded him meaningfully.

It's just that I don't know if it's an illusion, just after Qin Xu said this, why did he always feel that Tao Qian's gaze at him was not quite right. (To be continued......)