Chapter Thirty-Seven: A Counterattack

Mi Zhu hurriedly came to Tao Qian's mansion and met Tao Qian in the state minister's mansion.

At this time, Tao Qian, who had changed his clothes and tidied up his appearance, sat in the study and read quietly, although he was absent-minded, and his mind was focused on the major matter of subduing Gan Ning Zhou Tai.

"My lord, I am very happy. Guo Jia surrendered, and Gan Ning Zhou Tai was also willing to submit to the lord. Mi Zhu came up and went straight to the point, but the expression on his face was always faint.

When Tao Qian heard this, he threw the bamboo slip on the table, stood up with a happy face, paced back and forth and secretly suppressed the joy in his heart, looked at Mi Zhu and asked, "Where are these three people?" ”

Mi Zhu lowered his head and said: "Guo Jia tied himself to the mansion, and Gan Ning Zhou Tai hoped that the lord could go in person and join him in person." ”

With a look of hesitation on his face, Tao Qian hesitated slightly, and said to himself: "Since you have decided to surrender, why do you want me to come forward in person?" Is there a deception in it? ”

Mi Zhu took a step forward and said earnestly: "Lord, Guo Jia's sincerity can be seen in the mansion, Ganning Zhou Tai was born as a thief, and it is inevitable that he will be panicked in his heart, and at the same time, the two of them are probably also worried that the lord will not forgive Guo Jia, and the three of them have a good relationship, and it is understandable that they are in the same boat at this time." If the lord wants to subdue the two brave men, shouldn't he come forward in person? If the lord comes forward and promises to forgive Guo Jia in person, Gan Ning Zhou Tai will be grateful, and at the same time, it can also show the lord's generosity and benevolence. ”

After thinking for a while, Tao Qian finally made up his mind, clapped his hands and said: "Zi Zhong's words are reasonable, the rare talent of the tiger general in the world, the mediocrity who comes and goes without being called, I can't be lazy, I Tao Qian will go in person, treat it sincerely, and accept the hearts of the two." ”

When Tao Qian personally came to the gate of the Mijia Mansion, he separated from the soldiers and walked inside.

Cao Bao and the pottery merchant saw Tao Qian in person, and immediately dismounted to salute, Tao Qian waved his hand to show that he was exempted, and then looked at the closed door of the Mi family, and frowned: "Zizhong, open the door." ”

Mi Zhu bowed down to receive the order, stepped forward to open the door of his house, and after the door of the house was opened, the scene inside surprised everyone outside the house.

In the gate, on the stone road in the courtyard leading to the main hall, Guo Jia was bound and knelt in the center, Gan Ning and Zhou Tai stood with their chests up on the left and right, and the four tigers of the Xiao family behind them also knelt and hung their heads, holding their respective swords in both hands, looking like they were disarmed, while Xiao Qiao stood at the back, holding each other's hands nervously.

"Guo Jia, a grass farmer, knows that he is guilty of a deep sin, and he is bound to ask for sin, and the state herdsman is lenient and elegant, and he is virtuous and talented.

Guo Jia's opening remarks made Tao Qian feel complacent, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he was about to step into the hospital, but Cao Bao stepped forward and pulled his sleeve and said in a low voice: "Lord, be careful of deception." ”

Mi Zhu also came up at this time and whispered: "If the lord has any scruples, you might as well bring Captain Cao and a team of personal soldiers into the courtyard." ”

Tao Qian thought about it, nodded, and asked Cao Bao to take a team of personal soldiers to escort him left and right, and walked towards the courtyard of the Mi family.

Gan Ning Zhou Tai only saw Tao Qian's image clearly at this time, humble and elegant, honest and simple, and he was simply an approachable and benevolent elder.

But looking at Tao Qian's pro-soldiers on both sides who were extremely vigilant with their hands on the hilt of the knife, both of them were disdainful in their hearts.

Tao Qian and Guo Jia Ganning Zhou Tai were ten steps apart, and said with a smile on his chin: "The name of Yingchuan Guo Jia, this official has already heard of it, thinking that you committed a crime in Hedong is just an evil thought, this official loves your talent, and today I will leave your surname and make you make meritorious atonement, and you will help the old man to benefit the people of Xuzhou in the future." ”

"Lord Xie Zhou is magnanimous, and Jia's liver and brain are useless, and he will do his best to solve problems for Lord Zhou." Guo Jia bowed to the ground, and his tone was slightly excited.

Tao Qian saw Guo Jia's frightened appearance, his heart was happy, and then he looked at Gan Ning and Zhou Tai, the two resolute warriors with a tall posture and a majestic body, suddenly burst into joy, and asked with kind eyes: "The two strong men are Gan Ning and Zhou Tai?" ”

Gan Ning arched his hand and said: "It is Gan Ning." ”

"Zhou Tai." Zhou Tai also replied with a fist.

Tao Qian nodded frequently, the more he looked at it, the more he was happy, and immediately said: "Now that the four seas are uneven, and the common people are suffering, are the two strong men willing to serve the court, punish and eliminate evil, and protect the people?" ”

Zhou Tai and Gan Ning sneered in their hearts: What they say is better than what they sing.

However, there was a flattered look on his face, and Gan Ning said loudly: "Thank you for not giving up on the state pastor, and you will be sent by the adult." ”

Zhou Tai on the other side also hurriedly said: "I am grateful for the grace of the state pastor." ”

Tao Qian smiled heartily and was relieved. And Cao Bao on the side was a little sullen, he originally captured Guo Jia and went to the Wei family to receive the reward, but it turned out to be this result? If Guo Jia surrenders, then he can't be killed.

But the pottery merchant behind Cao Bao was elated, Guo Jia surrendered, then he was the retainer of the Tao family, and Xiao Qiao was not ready to be caught?

But at this moment, a soldier outside the mansion hurriedly ran over, knelt down on one knee beside Tao Qian and hugged his fists and said: "Lord Qi, the city is flooded on all sides, and the fire has spread to the houses of many large households. ”

Everyone present was shocked, and even Tao Qian had a thought flashing in his mind: Fire on all sides? So weird? No accident!

At the moment when everyone was distracted, Guo Jia, who was kneeling on the ground and had not raised his head, lightly spit out two words.

Do it!

Gan Ning Zhou Tai had been gathering momentum for a long time, and suddenly broke out, and the two of them strode towards the guards beside Tao Qian.

The four tigers of the Xiao family, who were kneeling on the ground and holding their swords, stood up at the same time, pulled out their swords and swung them, and the sword was pointing at Tao Qian.

The person who reacted the fastest was Cao Bao, but as soon as he drew half of his sword, he saw Gan Ning descending the mountain like a fierce tiger, and an iron fist with a fierce and domineering power came into view.

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Gan Ning punched Cao Bao's drawn sword, sending out a dull echo, and Cao Bao's face was shocked, he took a few steps back, his heel hit the stone steps, and he fell backwards, overwhelming the group of guards behind him.

The little soldier who reported the news next to Tao Qian was in a place of shock, and he was about to draw his sword to protect the master, but he didn't expect that his waist was attacked by a fierce force, and the whole person flew away diagonally, spurting a mouthful of blood in the air and knocking down a piece of pro-soldier, and after landing on the ground, he endured severe pain and raised his head to look at the person who attacked him, but saw Zhou Tai, who was rough in Tsing Yi, shouted violently, and everyone was terrified.

Tao Qian turned around and wanted to flee, but unexpectedly, four long swords that emitted cold light in the moonlight behind him passed him, attacking the soldiers who drew their swords to protect him.

The white-clothed young man's sword shadow was chaotic, the four tigers of the Xiao family were fiercely slaughtered, and after killing the pro-soldiers, he turned around, and the four sharp swords pointed directly at Tao Qian, who was pale.

Tao Qian was already frightened at this time, and trembled involuntarily, in front of him, the four white-clothed young men looked indifferent, on the left, Gan Ning stood proudly with his arms crossed, and on the right, Zhou Tai was fierce.

Turning around slowly, Tao Qian looked at Guo Jia, and his face was suddenly even more bloodless.

Guo Jia, who was originally kneeling on the ground and leaning over the ground, hung his head and straightened his waist, raised his left leg to stand firmly, and his body was together, and the short and cowardly figure who was kneeling on the ground before suddenly became tall and majestic.

The head that had been hanging down slowly lifted, and the slightly raised face made Tao Qian see it clearly.

The face is like a crown of jade, the spirit is flying, the deep and divine eyes exude a confident charm, and the smile at the corner of the mouth is a little evil.

Xiao Qiao took out the dagger that Guo Jia had given them in advance for self-defense, and cut the thick rope tied to Guo Jia's body, Guo Jia slowly walked towards Tao Qian after moving his muscles and bones.

"Guo Jia, what do you want? Do you dare to kill this official? This official is the governor of a state, do you dare to act rashly? ”

Tao Qian was really a little bold at this time, and he was not scared, but straightened his chest, not afraid.

Guo Jia took a dagger from Da Qiao's hand and walked in front of Tao Qian, always smiling, but suddenly raised the dagger and inserted it into Tao Qian's shoulder.

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A fountain of blood spurted out, and everyone was shocked, but Tao Qian gritted his teeth and held back, a cold sweat flowed, and he looked at Guo Jia without timidity.

"Tao Gongzu, you have more backbone than I thought. This knife is to tell you that I, Guo Jia, know that if I kill you now, I will definitely die, but if I die, you Xuzhou Mu, I can really do it. ”

Guo Jia smiled indifferently and crossed Tao Qian, looking at the scene outside Mi Mansion, Cao Bao, pottery merchants, and Mi Zhu stood at the front, behind them was a row of knife and axe hands, and the knife and axe hands were led by crossbowmen in the seams.

"Brother Zizhong, thank you for setting fire to the city and giving me a chance to take advantage of it." Guo Jia bowed to Mi Zhu with a smile on his face.

Mi Zhu, whose face did not change at the moment, had her pupils shrinking, and finally her color changed, her pale face was full of anger, and she pointed at Guo Jia and scolded: "Guo Jia, you are spewing blood!" ”

Guo Jia pretended to be surprised and asked, "Oh? Brother Zizhong, have you forgotten that you and I agreed before that you would bring Tao Gongzu and set fire to the city, so that I would have the opportunity to kill Tao Gongzu? Hehe, I Guo Jia doesn't like to be used, not to mention that I, Guo Jia, am not a fool, it's easy to kill Tao Gongzu, but I still want to live. As for what you said about the Xinzhou pastor recommended by the Mi family, hehe, I, Guo Jia is not rare! ”

Mi Zhu's complexion changed greatly, his lips turned pale, and he could only point at Guo Jia and tremble, but he couldn't say a word of rebuttal, and repeatedly shouted: "Blood spews people, blood spews people......"

However, Cao Bao and the potter next to him already looked angry, and the weapons were faintly pointed at Mi Zhu.

Guo Jia's words are already very clear, this person not only conspired with Guo Jia to harm the state pastor, but also wants to nominate a new state pastor!

Needless to say, Cao Bao died, and his scenery came to an end.

The potter is even worse, Lao Tzu is dead, and his son has no hereditary official title.

When the time comes, will they be able to live a good life?

So at this time, Cao Bao and the potter's gaze at Mi Zhu not only implied anger, but also murderous intent.

Guo Jia, who turned around and faced Tao Qian again, smiled secretly: With such a superficial discordant plan, Tao Qian will definitely have a gap with Mi Zhu if he doesn't hit the plan, and if he does, it can only show that Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian is as mediocre as a pig.

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