But thinking about it the other way, he Tao Qian is already in his last years, he has been sick for a long time, and he may die at any time. People die like lights go out, and the only ones who can't rest assured are their wives and children, in the face of life and death, what kings want to dominate the industry, what fame and fortune are just passing clouds. If the two sons are protected by Ma Chao, even if they can't dominate the world, they can also ensure a lifetime of wealth and wealth, and they will have no worries about food and clothing, which is not a bad way.

After pondering for a long time, Tao Qian said: "Thanks to the care of the general, how can Qian not know how to lift?" As long as the dog has no objection, everything will be done according to the general's wishes! ”

Ma Chao smiled slightly, stroked his palm, and said, "So good!" Now that the imperial court is weak, the local princes have left the imperial court and become independent, and they will be ordered by the first emperor to recover the Han Dynasty, and sooner or later they will send troops to pacify the princes of all walks of life, and they will not tolerate the ambitious people who are stubborn and resistant. Before, the general ordered his general Pang De to lead 50,000 troops to attack Hanzhong, and Liangzhou Mu Han also sent 50,000 troops to attack Mianzhu. In the future, I think Tao Envoy Jun will be glad for this decision! ”

Tao Qian even claimed that it was, and he was relieved in his heart, Ma Chao came with troops this time to recover Xuzhou, anyway, he is also a dying person, it doesn't matter who this mess is given to at all, what matters is the future of his two sons and the future of the people of Xuzhou.

Ma Chao is also very satisfied with this, Xuzhou belongs to the rich land in the world, far from being comparable to Qingzhou, although it is only nominally recovered Xuzhou, but there is still a lot of work to be done to really take Xuzhou into the bag. First of all, it is necessary to win over local officials and buy the hearts of the people of Xuzhou, and secondly, it is necessary to completely eradicate the two tumors of Liu Bei and Zang Ba. If Xuzhou is determined, it can use Xuzhou as a base to seek Yanzhou and the Jianghuai region, and directly threaten Yuan Shao and Cao **.

After chatting for a while, Ma Chao looked at Mi Zhu, hugged his fists and asked: "In the past, it was said that the general had asked Tao Yuanjun for something, and Tao Yuanjun also responded happily. After three years, I will bring up the old things again, and I don't know how to make Tao"

Tao Qian's face was full of embarrassment, how could he forget this matter? But the Xuzhou Mi family has two sons and a daughter, the eldest son Mi Zhu, the second son Mi Fang, and the youngest sister. The parents are not there, the eldest brother is the father, and the Mi family brother does not express his position, and he is not easy to reply to Ma Chao, so the matter has been delayed for three years.

Tao Qian didn't want to say bluntly that the Mi family disagreed with this matter, and hugged his fists and said: "Brother Ling's matter, Qian never dares to forget, he has mentioned it many times in the past, but he has not been able to get a reply. ”

Ma Chao nodded, Ma Dai was only half a year younger than him, the two were born in the same year, and they both had so many wives, so they were embarrassed to let Ma Dai continue to play singles. And Mrs. Mi of the Mi family is Ma Dai Liangbei, in history, Liu Bei was taken away by Lu Bu Xuzhou, and Mrs. Gan fell into the hands of Lu Bu. Mi Zhu saw that Liu Bei was sad, so he married his sister-in-law to Liu Bei as his wife, who thought that Mrs. Gan would return safely later, and Mrs. Mi also changed from a wife to a concubine.

Later, Liu Bei was driven out of Xuzhou by Cao **, defeated Changbanpo, and when he fled, Mrs. Mi was captured by Cao Jun, and Cao ** took him to Xuchang, and his whereabouts are unknown since then, and it is very likely that he was accepted by Cao **, or given to a certain general. Based on this calculation, Mi Zhen's age at this moment is about fifteen or sixteen years old, and it must not be too big, you must know that in ancient times, women could marry at the age of fourteen.

In addition, as long as Mi Zhen marries into the Ma family, the Mi family is also tied to the Ma family's chariot, and it is impossible to fully support Liu Bei. In history, the Mi brothers were also extremely miserable, and a huge part of the family wealth was wiped out by Liu Bei, not to mention, even Mi Zhen was captured by Cao **. The Mi brothers did not get much benefit, and later Mi Fang was despised by Guan Yu and defected to Soochow in a fit of rage, resulting in Guan Yu's defeat and death. Although Mi Zhu died a good death under Liu Bei, he had no power in his hands, just a name.

At the moment, he arched his hand to Mi Zhu and said: "The Mi family has been in business for generations, and it is a famous family in Xuzhou, and it will be very respected!" I heard that the Mi family has a daughter, named Mi Zhen, surnamed Qing Xian, dignified appearance, I want to personally protect my cousin Ma Dai, I don't know if Mi Beijia can give face? ”

Mi Zhu showed embarrassment, hugged his fists and saluted back: "Tao Thorn Shi also mentioned this matter two years ago, the Ma family is a famous family in the world, a generation of dukes, if you can afford to look down on the little sister, the Mi family has no reason, but now there is really an unspeakable hidden, dare not respond to it, please don't blame the general!" ”

Ma Chao frowned, and asked, "Could it be that Sister Ling has already promised someone?" Or is my cousin Ma Dai not worthy of Ling Mei's peerless beauty? ”

Mi Zhu gritted his teeth and said: "The general is too modest, how dare you dislike General Ma Dai?" It's just that my father died early, and my two brothers neglected to discipline, which led to the little sister's surname being stubborn and perverse, and she had to choose her own son-in-law. Although General Ma Dai has a prestige, the little sister does not agree to the family affairs, and I, who is an elder brother, are helpless! ”

"I see, but it's going to be abrupt!" Ma Chao secretly sneered in his heart, since the Mi brothers don't know how to lift, it is necessary to clean them up. Now that the major ferries of the Yellow River are under the control of Lao Tzu, just one sentence can bring down the business of your Mi family in the north, and let the Wei family and the Zhen family and other business masters unite to fight your Mi family. And aren't you optimistic about Liu Bei? Lao Tzu will immediately send troops to exterminate Liu Bei, and then you will be cornered, so you have to take the initiative to offer your sister.

Mi Zhu said apologetically: "It's the little sister who doesn't know how to lift, and please don't blame the general!" ”

Ma Chao had already practiced to be moody, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say!" It's good to say, why does a big husband have no wife? I think my brother has no chance with Miss Mi! ”

Tao Qian also felt embarrassed, with his decades of experience, An Neng didn't know that Ma Chao was unhappy? interjected: "The major events of General Ma Dai's life have been delayed, and they are all old and decaying, don't blame the general!" In order to make up for the merits, the old man chose another good family business, but I don't know if the general is satisfied! ”

Ma Chao didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Tao Qian's gourd, so he asked tentatively: "Please also ask Tao Thorn Shi to try to say, I will listen to you!" ”

Tao Qian said: "My Xuzhou soldier Cao is engaged in Cao Bao has a daughter Cao Ying has done the gift of Xuan, this woman is talented and good-looking, the surname is dignified, the Cao family is also a local family in Xuzhou, and General Ma is also a good match!" ”

Ma Chao nodded, knowing in his heart that the Cao family, the Chen family, and the Mi family are known as the three major families in Xuzhou, all of which are reused by Tao Qian. This is also one of the reasons why Tao Qian was able to gain a firm foothold in Xuzhou in a short period of time. Xuzhou has always been no shortage of famous generals, many generals in history are from Xuzhou, such as Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Xu Sheng, Lu Dai, etc., but they have a common characteristic, that is, they are all born poor. However, Tao Qian likes to be rich and poor, and looks down on people from poor families, so all the handsome generals are in other places. On the contrary, people like Cao Bao, Cao Hong, Chen Wei, Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, and Mi Fang are even trusted by Tao Qian, which is also one of the main reasons for the withering of talents under Tao Qian.

The Cao family may not be as famous as the Mi family, but Cao Bao has some military power in Xuzhou, and it is precisely because of Cao Bao's opposition in history that Lu Bu was able to take Xuzhou from Liu Bei. The so-called strong dragon is difficult to suppress the head snake, if it marries with the Cao family, it has an immeasurable effect on the control of Xuzhou, and in the short term, the benefits are greater than the marriage with the Mi family. And Cao Bao's daughter was supposed to marry Lu Bu as a concubine, since she could be favored by Lu Bu, her appearance was definitely not bad, and it was cheap Ma Dai. The only flaw is that this Cao Ying died early, and she died of illness within a few years of marrying Lu Bu, I hope she doesn't have the kind of disease that even Zhang Zhongjing can't cure!

When Tao Qian said this, Cao Bao was at the table, and his face was full of antiquity. For him, marrying his daughter to Ma Dai is a great joy, Ma Dai is Ma Chao's cousin and has a pivotal position in Ma Chao's group. If Ma Chao wins the world, Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, and Ma Tie can also mix the throne at the least, and at that time, his daughter will be the princess, and with this nepotism, it will be a matter of time before his Cao family soars.

After pondering for a while, Ma Chao said: "Since Tao Yuanjun personally protects the media, the general will take his cousin to answer this family business, but I don't know if General Cao can agree?" ”

Cao Bao was ecstatic, hugged his fists and said: "The little girl can marry General Ma Dai, that is the blessing she cultivated in her previous life, how can the leopard be unreasonable?" ”

Ma Chao laughed and said: "Thank you General Cao for your success, so I will bother Tao Envoy Jun to be this matchmaker, my brother is now leading troops to recruit Liu Yan in Shuzhong, and after the triumph, he will set an auspicious date, and personally come to the door to marry Miss Cao as his wife!" ”

Tao Qian also breathed a sigh of relief, he deliberately let the Cao family marry the Ma family, and he also wanted to sell Ma Chao an adult favor to pave the way for his son, and hugged his fists and said: "Dare not serve your life!" ”

Ma Chao is very satisfied with this, as long as two of the three major families can be wooed, the remaining Mi family will not be able to make much waves, and now there is only one Chen family left. The Chen family can be described as full of talents, first of all, there is a famous man Chen Wei, whose ancestor was the Taishou of Guangling, and his sons Chen Deng and Chen Ying are both great talents in the world.

Historically, the father and son of the Chen family supported Liu Bei, and later Lu Bu captured Xuzhou and led Xuzhou pastoral. The father and son of the Chen family ostensibly submitted to Lu Bu, but in fact, they have been trying to find a way to get rid of Lu Bu. The two first designed to sabotage the marriage between Lü Bu and Yuan Shu, causing the two to turn against each other, which greatly weakened Lü Bu's strength. Later, Chen Deng took the initiative to take refuge in Cao ** and offered a strategy to break Lu.

And Chen Deng Chen Yuanlong is a rare talent, proficient in agriculture, and has made achievements in all aspects. Chen Deng is a hearty person, surnamed Shen Jing, resourceful, and has the ambition to help the world and the people when he was a teenager, and is well-read and knowledgeable. At the age of twenty-five, he was filial piety and served as the magistrate of Dongyang County. Although he is young, he can understand the people's feelings, care for the weak and raise orphans, and is deeply respected by the people. Later, Tao Qian promoted him to the rank of lieutenant of the agricultural school, in charge of agricultural production in a state. He personally inspected the soil conditions of Xuzhou, developed water conservancy, and developed farmland irrigation, so that Xuzhou's agriculture, which had been destroyed in the late Han Dynasty, was restored to a certain extent, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

The people take food as the sky, and cultivating the land is undoubtedly the most important thing, and if Chen Deng helps him, the level of agricultural production of the people under his rule will definitely rise to a new level. (To be continued.) )