After taking a deep look at Chen Deng, Liu Bei's heart suddenly brightened, he knew that Chen Deng was tempting, and he was also testing on behalf of the Guangling Chen family. Thinking of this, Liu Bei's heart couldn't help but feel hot. If he can get the favor of the Chen family in Guangling, he will be able to sit firmly in the post of pastor of Xuzhou.

At the beginning, Tao Qian gave Xuzhou to him twice, Liu Bei didn't want it, but he couldn't ask for it, and he didn't dare to ask for it! In every state of Dahan, almost all of them are lined with families. The only difference is that in rich areas, the family is stronger, and in poor areas, the family is weaker. However, even the weakest family is not something that thousands of soldiers under Liu Bei's command can take, let alone the family in Xuzhou?

Let's just say that the Xuzhou Mi family, who has been operating reclamation for generations, has nearly 10,000 servants and diners, and has assets of hundreds of millions, but the Mi family is only ranked third in Xuzhou, not to mention the Guangling Chen family, just to say that the Xuzhou Cao family is not comparable to the Mi family. Now, the Chen family has the intention of showing goodwill, how can Liu Bei not be overjoyed?

"Yuanlong is a great talent, don't drive for Xuzhou!" Liu Bei just pondered for a moment and made a decision. In order to win the help of the Chen family, he divided half of the rights in his hands to the Chen family.

"I've seen my lord!" After receiving Liu Bei's promise, Chen Deng bowed and saluted. Of course, with the strength of the Chen family, he is not afraid that Liu Bei will regret it.

Liu Bei hurriedly supported Chen Deng and said, "Why should Yuanlong be like this!" Prepare in Xuzhou, but also Yuanlong to help a lot! ”

"Don't worry, lord!" Chen Deng smiled: "Dengbi will go all out!" ”

"That incident, I hope Yuanlong will do his best!" Liu Bei still hasn't forgotten the agreement between Tai Shici and Liu Xuan.

"My subordinates understand!" Chen Deng and Liu Bei looked at each other and smiled.

At the same time, Liu Xuan, who was in Yuzhang, couldn't help but shiver, he touched his forehead, and thought he was sick. Liu Miao never imagined that he would be killed because of an agreement!

Liu Bei was in Xuzhou, and Cao Ying was a little depressed. thought that Lu Bu was just a brave and unscrupulous person, but who expected Zhang Miao's brother Zhang Chao to introduce Chen Gong to Lu Bu. Maybe Chen Gong is not as good as Guo Jia and Xun Yu, but with him, Lu Bu's strength has increased several times, even if Lu Bu doesn't listen to Chen Gong very much.

Under Lu Bu's strong and powerful attack, Cao Ying was defeated several times in a row. Of course, although Cao Ying was defeated, he did not hurt his muscles and bones, but he was a little embarrassed. Especially after mistakenly hitting Chen Gong's plan, Cao Ying pretended to be dead again and won a game against Lu Bu, Lu Bu had to stick to Puyang, and the two sides were at a stalemate in Puyang.

Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs. Just when the war was raging in the land of China, a locust plague actually descended from heaven. The overwhelming locusts will eat thousands of miles of red land in the Central Plains. The five prefectures of Yan, Qing, Henan, Yong, and Hebei were the most severely affected, and the people of Yanzhou had reached the point of eating because of the war between Cao Ying and Lu Bu.

As for the two prefectures of Yi and Merge, although they also had some influence, because Liu Zhang asked the people under his rule, they all went through intensive cultivation, and after the locust plague came, Liu Zhang mobilized the people to exterminate the locusts in time. It can be said that except for Jiaozhou and Youzhou, which were not affected, Liu Zhang's rule was the least affected by the locust plague.

Xuzhou is close to Yanzhou, and after the locusts have eaten everything that Yanzhou can eat, they fly to Xuzhou! Tao Qian had no choice but to be anxious in the face of the overwhelming locusts. Tao Qian, who was nearly seventy years old, was in a hurry, and his body couldn't bear it. Within a few days, Tao Qian couldn't afford to get sick!

Originally, everyone still hoped that Tao Qian's illness would slowly get better, but after all, the years are not forgiving, Tao Qian, who is nearly seventy years old, is weaker and weaker, and even he knows that time is running out. Taking advantage of the fact that he could still speak and think, Tao Qian ordered Chen Deng to invite Liu Bei from Xiaopei to Xuzhou.

"Xuande Gong, now that I have said Bo Xishan, I don't know when I will die, and I hope you can take over Xuzhou to protect the people of Xuzhou!" Tao Qian was lying on the couch and breathless, but he grabbed Liu Bei's hand, and his eyes were as wide as copper bells.

After hesitating for a long time, Liu Bei still shook his head and said, "Fujun... I... Still unacceptable! ”

"Liu Xuande, do you want me to die without turning a blind eye?" Tao Qian's face was hideous, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Fujun, you have two sons who can succeed Xuzhou Mu, why do you need me as an outsider?" Looking at the blue-faced potters and Tao Ying, although Liu Bei wants Xuzhou, he doesn't want to take away the notoriety of the foundation!

"My two sons are not successful, if not, how can I be willing to let Xuzhou want to? Xuande! I trust Xuzhou with the hope that you can take care of my two sons, and if they don't know the current affairs, they will be driven out of Xuzhou! Saying this, Tao Qian closed his eyes and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief!

"Father! We are your sons! When the potter and Tao Ying heard this, they slammed into the front of the couch, looking unwilling!

"Shut up!" Without looking at the two sons, Tao Qian smiled bitterly: "Knowing the son Mo Ruo's father, others may not know, how can I not know about the two of you?" With your ability, you can't protect yourself in troubled times, even if you are a subordinate, you can't catch it. If you don't know the times, you will die! You want to die, don't drag down my Tao family! ”

When the potter and Tao Ying heard this, their eyes lost their minds and they fell to the ground. The arrogant two really couldn't accept Tao Qian's words, but they knew that what Tao Qian said might be the truth.

"Fujun, the two sons are not enough to inherit Xuzhou, but there is also Yuzhou Yuan Shu!" Since Xuzhou can't shirk it, Liu Bei decided to pretend to be the end!

"Yuan Shu is just a dry bone in the mound, what a way! Xuande Gong, don't shirk anymore! Ahem..."There was a violent cough, and Tao Qian spurted out another mouthful of blood.

"Xuande Gong, you can barely make it difficult!" Chen Deng, under Chen Jue's instructions, stepped forward to persuade him, and other officials in Xuzhou also agreed.

Wei Yan whispered in Liu Bei's ear: "Big brother, it's not that we force other states and counties, so you will fulfill Tao Fujun's last wish!" ”

Looking at Tao Qian's sunken eyes, revealing hopeful eyes, Liu Bei nodded and sighed: "You are trying to trap me in injustice!" ”

Seeing that Liu Bei agreed, Tao Qian breathed a long sigh of relief and passed away suddenly. In the grief of Tao Qian's death, Liu Bei ascended to the position of pastor of Xuzhou. It's a pity that the emperor is still in Luoyang, and Cao Ying of Yanzhou is fighting with Lu Bu again, and Liu Bei can't get an official appointment from the imperial court! As for Tao Ying and Tao Shang, who lost their status, the two left Xuzhou after completing the funeral for Tao Qian. They want to prove with their own actions that Tao Qian's words are wrong!

"Yuanlong, I don't have enough talent under my command!" With the help of the Chen family, Liu Bei completely mastered Xuzhou, and Chen Deng also became a driver in Xuzhou, accompanying Liu Bei every time.

"Lord, Mi Zhu Mi Zizhong is a great talent, why don't you invite him?" After Tao Qian's death, Mi Zhu resigned and went home. Chen Deng knew that Mi Zhu was going to defect to Liu Zhang, so he asked Liu Bei to keep contacting Mi Zhu, hoping to impress him.

"Alas!" Liu Bei sighed: "Don't look at every time I go to see Zizhong, Zizhong is very respectful, but I can see that his respect is obviously rejecting people thousands of miles away!" ”

"Something! My eldest brother is a nobleman of the imperial family, Mi Zhu doesn't want to repay the service, and he dares to refuse people thousands of miles away? Let me clean him up! The big black man beside Liu Bei looked angry, picked up the big knife beside him, and was about to find Mi Zhu's trouble.

"The three generals must not be reckless!" Chen Deng said with a smile: "All talents have tempers, although Mi Zizhong is a gentleman, but if you want to force him, it will be difficult." As for the nobles of the imperial family, the master in Mi Zizhong's heart is the champion Hou Liu Zhang! ”

"Champion Hou..."Liu Bei heard this, and secretly felt bitter in his heart. Back then, Zhang Fei, who he fancied, was taken away by Liu Zhang. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't be travelling around.

Fortunately, the emperor lived up to his wishes. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Bei met the current two brothers in a small village, and these two brothers were also moved by his sincerity and drove with him. But Liu Bei's hatred for Liu Zhang in his heart has not diminished at all, but Liu Zhang's background is too good and his strength is too strong, so he can't do anything.

"You must not let Mi Zhu defect to Liu Zhang!" Liu Bei was secretly ruthless in his heart, he stared at Chen Deng and asked coldly: "Yuanlong, think of a way, how can you keep Zizhong?" ”

Chen Deng smiled very indifferently: "Zizhong has a sister, now she is in her twenties, her face is good, she is worthy of the lord, and the lord is just and has no wife, why don't you propose to Zizhong and ask to marry his sister?" ”

"This..."Liu Bei asked suspiciously, "Can Zizhong agree?" ”

"I don't know!" Chen Deng smiled: "If you don't try, the lord is willing to let Zizhong leave?" ”

"I..." Liu Bei was naturally unwilling, he looked at Chen Deng and gritted his teeth and said: "Yuanlong, prepare a dowry for me, I will go to Mi Mansion to ask for a kiss!" ”

"Good! I'm going to prepare! Chen Deng smiled, and he secretly said in his heart: "Zizhong, don't blame me for calculating you!" If you dare to refuse Liu Bei, presumably Liu Bei's two brothers will never spare you! Since you're going to be my enemy, don't blame me for being rude! ”

Soon, Chen Deng prepared the dowry. Selected Ji said, Liu Bei ordered his two brothers to lead people to carry the dowry, beat gongs and drums to Mifu. Mi Zhu was packing some bags in the mansion and preparing to go to Chang'an, when he suddenly heard a noise outside the mansion, and couldn't help but feel nervous.

"I've seen Mr. Mi!" Knocking on the door of Mi Mansion, Liu Bei was wearing auspicious clothes, facing Mi Zhu with a smile on his face, and bowed down.

"Xuande Gong, what are you doing?" Looking at the people wearing red and green around Liu Bei, and then looking at the gifts with the word "happy" on everyone's shoulders, Mi Zhu felt in his heart, and he saw that these were dowry gifts. However, although Mi Zhu is a gentleman, he was bullied by Liu Bei, and he was very unhappy, so Mi Zhu was also happy to pretend to be stupid!

"Zizhong, you just let us talk at the door, this doesn't seem to be hospitality!" Chen Deng walked out of the crowd, and the smile on his face made Mi Zhu's face frosty. If Mi Zhu doesn't understand now, he will be stupid!

"Xuande Gong, please!" Mi Zhu gritted his teeth and invited Liu Bei into the mansion, but glared at Chen Deng fiercely. However, Chen Deng's face was thicker than expected, and Chen Deng just smiled at Mi Zhu's eyes that he could kill!

(To be continued)