Juancheng, Cao Cao's official residence, Zhendong general Cao Cao was discussing with the civil and military forces, and suddenly reported that Tao Qian was dead and Xuzhou had no owner.

Cao Cao heard the report and said angrily: "Hate Tao Qian, I killed my father before, my great revenge has not been avenged, but the sky is dead, now Xuzhou has no owner, I will do my best to run to Xuzhou again, vowing to dig up the tomb, whip his corpse, has comforted the spirit of the old father in the sky, what do you think?" ”

"The lord can't" Xun Yu admonished: "In the past, Gaozu Baoguanzhong, Guangwu was based in Hanoi, and they were all deeply rooted in the world to control the world, and they were enough to defeat the enemy and retreat enough to hold on; Therefore, although there are difficulties, the end is great. The first thing of the Ming Dynasty was Yanzhou, and the river and Ji are important places in the world, and they are also Guanzhong and Hanoi in the past. If you take Xuzhou today, it will not be enough to keep more soldiers, and if you leave fewer soldiers, you will be able to take advantage of the void, and there will be no Yanzhou. If Xuzhou can't, what does the Ming Public Security do? Although Tao Qian is dead, but the people of Xuzhou are rich and the soldiers are numerous, and there is Liu Bei to assist him, Ming Gong abandoned Yanzhou and took Xuzhou, which is to abandon the big and the small, go to the original and seek the end, and be safe and vulnerable. May it be pondered. ”

At this time, Guo Jia, who was thin but bright-eyed, also said: "Ming Gong, as Wen Ruo said, Fang Jin is definitely not a good opportunity to attack Xuzhou, Tao has been in Xuzhou for several years, deep-rooted, and impatient, it is better to conquer Lu Bu first, Buxin to Yanzhou, the people's hearts have not recovered, and the lord has been operating in Yanzhou for a long time, and he can go down with a drum."

Cao Cao thought for a moment and said: "I heard that Tao Qian has two sons, I don't know who will compete for the position of state pastor."

Guo Jia chuckled and said: "Ming Gong is saying that Tao Shang and Tao Ying are two people, and Jia Zhi thinks that no matter who is the position of this state pastor, it is not much different for Ming Gong" Guo Jia is really speechless.

"Oh, come to me in detail with filial piety"

"Tao Qian's two sons are not heroes, Jiawen Tao Qian had several Xuzhou before his death Liu Bei, Liu Bei, Renjie, but also his subordinate Guan Yu Zhang Feishi's fierce generals, if he commanded Xuzhou, it is not easy to figure out."

"Ming Gong doesn't have to worry" spoke Cheng Yu, who was wearing a green shirt, "Although Tao Qian once let Xuzhou Yu Liu Bei, but his second son has long had the heart to compete for the position, how can he allow Tao's foundation to fall into the hands of others, and Xuzhou's surname has always been xenophobic, and he will not welcome Liu Bei"

The triangular-eyed drama Zhicai next to him said again: "What Zhong De said is true, if the Ming Duke is afraid that Xuzhou will fall into the hands of Liu Bei, it is better to spread rumors in Xuzhou, one Liu Bei wants to inherit Tao Qian's will to lead Xuzhou, and the Tao family is afraid that Liu Bei will be incompatible with Xuzhou, and wants to kill Liu Bei, so Xuzhou will be chaotic, and after the lord conquers Lu Bu, the victorious army will fight back against Xuzhou, and the big thing will be decided!" ”

Cao Cao laughed when he heard this: "I have the help of the public, why worry about the big thing, your words are exactly what I want, and I can do it quickly."

Cheng Yu smiled again: "Yu still has a plan, maybe he can make the Ming soldiers get Xuzhou without blood."

"Ji will be out," Cao Cao asked with a smile.

"The previous attack on Xuzhou, Cao Bao Xu Tan and others had secretly written a book in the Ming Gongshu with a similar meaning, only because Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou, so Xuzhou did not ke, and the two hated Liu Bei, and now they can make a person who argues secretly conspire with the two to fan the flames in Xuzhou, one may borrow his hand to get rid of Liu Bei, and the other can pave the way for the Ming Gong's future troops to enter Xuzhou"

Cao Cao stroked his palms and laughed: "Wonderful, wonderful, but the public is willing to take on this heavy responsibility?" ”

"This plan is not only for Yu to come out, but I dare not resign"

Cheng Yu said angrily.

At this time, Xun Yu next to him offered advice again: "According to the information sent back to the place, Cao Bao and others have a good relationship with the pottery merchants, and the pottery merchants are also brave husbands, Zhong De may help him to take the position of the state pastor as Tao Qian's eldest son, and then the name is correct and then the others, these people are the state pastors, and the Ming Gong Yi Tu will also be in the future."

Cao Cao laughed and swept away the gloomy look on his face.

Shouchun, the general's mansion, the later general Yuan Shu and his subordinates Yan Xiang, Han Yin, General Yang, Zhang Xun, Ji Ling, Jin Shang, etc., are discussing the affairs of Xuzhou.

General Yang said: "Today, Guangling Zhao Yumi sneaked people to report, saying that Tao Qian is dead, the Xuzhou clan wants to promote Liu Bei as the state pastor, and Tao Qian's two sons are not in harmony, they all want to compete for the throne, I am afraid that Xuzhou chaos is not far away, and I hope that the lord will take this opportunity to raise troops to seize Xuzhou"

Yan Xiang, the chief bookkeeper, objected: "Although Tao Qian is dead today, he has been operating in Xuzhou for a long time, and the people's hearts are stable.

Yuan Shu laughed when he heard this: "Liu Bei is a weaver and a peddler, and he also calls himself a hero, and now he is at peace with Xiaopei, what a way to go" After speaking, he laughed, and the generals also laughed at Liu Bei, Yan Xiang sighed lightly and shook his head and returned to his seat.

"I mean to order Ji Ling to command 50,000 troops from Guangling to Xuzhou on the same day, what do you think?"

"The lord can't" next to Han Yin persuaded, "If the lord wants to Xuzhou, he must first occupy the righteousness, and now take advantage of his mourning to attack his place, which will inevitably arouse the anger of the officials and people of Xuzhou, the so-called name is not right, if this is not easy for Xuzhou, and now Zhao Yu has won the trust of Tao Qian's second son Tao Ying, if Zhao Yu persuades Tao Ying to repair the book in the lord, so that he can borrow troops from the lord, then the lord is famous,"

Yuan Shu laughed and said, "That's very good."

Xuzhou, Tao Qian's funeral, Xuzhou is full of filial piety, Liu Bei and others have never mentioned the matter of Xuzhou pastoral, but they are busy dealing with Tao Qian's funeral, and Gao Ping also deliberately revealed to some officials that Liu Bei has reached an agreement with the pottery merchant to support the Tao merchant to take the throne and other information, not a day, Xuzhou officials have discussed, all say that Liu Bei wants to support the eldest prince to ascend the throne.

Tao Shang, Cao Bao and others secretly rejoiced, Cao Bao even thought that Liu Bei was afraid of the power of the eldest prince in Xuzhou City and gave up fighting for Xuzhou, but Liu Bei secretly sent Guan Yu and Zhang Fei back to Xiaopei according to Gao Ping's intentions.

Late at night, the second son, Tao Ying's mansion was still brightly lit, Tao Ying kept hurrying back and forth, and occasionally scolded "God-killing Liu Bei, cunning Liu Bei", when Tao Ying learned the news of Liu Bei's support for Tao Shang, he could no longer hold his breath, and asked Chen Jue, Zhao Yu and others to discuss countermeasures overnight.

Chen Jue, who was over the age of sixteen but had a ruddy complexion, coughed lightly and said: "The second son, don't turn around again, the old man is about to be stunned by you."

"Chen Weng" Tao Ying said slightly angrily: "At the beginning, it was Chen Weng who persuaded me to endure for a while, so that the pottery merchants and Liu Bei fought with each other, and profited from it, but Liu Bei was so cowardly, he actually supported my reckless eldest brother, he was the eldest son, if he really united with Liu Bei, how could there be a chance for me to wait."

Chen Deng frowned slightly and said: "There must be a master around Liu Bei, who has seen through our plan, and will plan it, and want to make the second son take the lead in making trouble, and then take the time to figure it" Chen Qi glanced at his son approvingly, filtering everyone around Liu Bei in his mind, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are definitely not so calm people, and they don't have this kind of scheming, it must be Mi Zhu, retreat as advance, and really deserve to be the head of the Mi family, it seems that the Mi family and Liu Bei have already reached a tacit understanding, and they are bound to support Liu Bei to take the throne.

Zhao Yuhe, who was cold-faced, sneered: "This matter is easy to hear, now Tao Gong has gone, and the old lady prefers the second son, if the hand of the fake old lady pretends to be Tao Qian's will, I will wait for the second son to take the throne with the momentum of thunder, preemptively, and then kill Liu Bei first, and then capture the pottery merchant, Xuzhou can be passed on, it is not difficult to protect the son of the Chen family in Xuzhou to retreat to Guangling, and then Xu Tuzhi, why bother to borrow the hands of others"

Although Chen Jue and Zhao Yu both support Tao Ying, Tao has always been obedient to Chen Jue, and the key is that many things have been expected by Chen Jue, so Zhao Yu can't help but be a little unhappy.