Boss Cao's proposal to exchange hostages was obviously the result of careful consideration, which not only showed 12 points of sincerity in cooperation, but also happened to hit the pulse of Deputy Director Tao.

It stands to reason that Deputy Director Tao should not care about the life or death of the cheap big brother potter, and he should even wish that Boss Cao cut the cheap big brother with a knife, because in terms of orthodoxy, the potter is far more qualified than Deputy Director Tao to inherit Tao Qian's foundation and become the real lord of Xuzhou. But Boss Cao proposed to ask the potter as a hostage, but he happened to choke the key point of Deputy Director Tao, because Deputy Director Tao's current position was given up by the potter in public, and he was willing and sincere to let it out, so unless Deputy Director Tao wanted to discredit him, and wanted the people of the whole world to spit on him, and the accomplice lackeys abandoned him, he would never dare to ignore the life and death of the potter.

Therefore, Cao Laoda, who is familiar with Deputy Director Tao's style, generously took the initiative to hand over his son as a hostage, or handed over his only eldest son and sister-in-law who grew up to be a hostage to Deputy Director Tao, not only to show his sincerity, but also not to worry about Deputy Director Tao turning his face and ruthlessly taking his son under the knife, so that he and Deputy Director Tao, who have always liked to use the covenant as a paper to wipe their cheeks, are truly constrained by the covenant.

What kind of cunning and excellent public servant is Deputy Director Tao? After hearing Boss Cao's initiative, he naturally understood it immediately, and he was overjoyed, understanding that Boss Cao sincerely wanted to work with him this time, so under joy, Deputy Director Tao quickly smiled hypocritically and said: "Since Meng Degong is not suspicious of being a shallow learner, then he should naturally be willing to consult with the eldest prince and study together - if I am not mistaken, it should seem to be a year older than the eldest prince, if Meng Degong and the prince do not give up, I should be willing to be a brother with the son, I don't know what Meng De will do? ”

"If the envoy also claims to be a shallow scholar, then there will be no one in the world who is pedantic." Boss Cao applauded and laughed, then turned to Cao Ang and ordered, "Zixiu, why don't you give your brother Tao Envoy a salute?" From now on, you must respect the Tao envoy with the courtesy of a brother-in-waiting, do you know? ”

"The child understands." Cao Ang, the number of filial sons in the Three Kingdoms era, respectfully agreed, and saluted Deputy Director Tao, calling him brother, Deputy Director Tao got up and returned the salute, and took Cao Ang's hand and called him a virtuous brother, as if he was really a brother.

Accepted Cao Boss's proposal, there is no estrangement between Deputy Director Tao and Cao Boss, and after Cao Ang retreated, Deputy Director Tao also agreed to let the Tao Shang go to Xuchang to enter the court as an official, and also asked Cao Boss to take care of his brother for himself, Cao Lao Nature also agreed, and said that he would love the Tao Shang as much as he loved his nephew, Deputy Director Tao pretended to thank him, and Cao Boss laughed at each other.

After laughing, back to the point, Deputy Director Tao asked Boss Cao straight to the point: "Meng Degong, after your two armies strike the war and make peace, I don't know what Meng Degong plans to do next?" And my father-in-law, Yuan Benchu, what does Meng Degong plan to do with it? ”

"The first step, of course, is to eradicate Liu Bei, a thief." Boss Cao replied calmly: "Nanyang is too close to Xuchang, if I don't eradicate Liu Bei's thief, my heart will be uneasy, and I will ask you to help you help Liu Bei, the common confidant of your and our armies." ”

"It's easy to do." Deputy Director Tao replied with a smile: "With Meng Degong's ability, it is not difficult to eradicate the big-eared thief by force. As for Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew, Meng Degong might as well try to surrender, after the big-eared thief surrendered to Liu Biao, Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew's important surname in Jingzhou has dropped greatly, and those so-called Qingliu celebrities and scholars in Jingxiang Nine Counties may not be waiting to see Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew. ”

"Thank you, I have this intention." Boss Cao nodded and asked again, "What about Liu Biao?" As far as Ye knows, the envoy and Liu Jingsheng have also concluded an alliance, if Liu Jingsheng asks the envoy for help, what can the envoy do? ”

"That's not a problem at all." Deputy Director Tao replied: "What should be concluded with Liu Jingsheng is only a non-aggression pact, and there is no obligation to help him resist the army of Meng Degong, and the festival between Ying and the big-eared thief is also known to the world. ”

Boss Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, and was about to thank Deputy Director Tao, but there was a sudden sound of scratching in the guard team behind Boss Cao, and the voice of the little girl could be faintly heard. saw that this little girl turned out to be the poor little girl I had met in the small village of Qiaodongting before.

"What's wrong?" Elder Cao asked angrily.

"My lord, the villain and others found that someone seemed to be quietly approaching in the grass, worried that it was a thin or assassin, but they never thought it would be a little girl." A Cao soldier holding a little girl's arms replied loudly.

"Hold it down for the time being, and interrogate her origin and origin!" Boss Cao shouted without blinking his eyelids.

"Wait! Bring it on! Deputy Director Tao hurriedly stopped, and explained to Boss Cao: "Meng Degong doesn't need to misunderstand, this little girl should know, she is in the village of Qian Dongting, it is the road she pointed out to meet at the River Temple, just now Ying met her on the road again, she is preparing to come here to chop wood, there will be no threat to us." ”

"I see." Boss Cao nodded, and then changed the order to let the soldiers bring the little girl over, but when the crying little girl was brought to the front, Boss Cao finally understood why Deputy Director Tao was so good to this little girl, it turned out that although this poorly dressed little girl was young, she was born with clear eyebrows, white skin and small mouth, and at first glance she was a beautiful embryo, and then thought that Deputy Director Tao was first engaged to thirteen-year-old Lu Die, and there was also Sun Ce's sister Sun Shangxiang, who was less than ten years old, and Boss Cao, who suddenly realized it, couldn't help but smile evilly, Deputy Director Xiang Tao said with a smile: "It turns out that the envoy is okay, he has a good eye, and in a few years, he will definitely be a moving beauty." ”

"Meng Degong, don't think about it, I don't have that thought, I just think this little girl is pitiful and cute, she can't even afford a foot of red rope tied with her hair, and she listens to her mother's words, saying that she doesn't want my reward for anything." Deputy Director Tao rarely blushed in his defense.

After finishing the defense, Deputy Director Tao pulled the little girl in front of him again, and asked with a gentle smile: "Little sister, didn't the big brother tell you not to come here to chop wood?" Why are you disobedient? You see, frightened, isn't it? ”

The little girl was really frightened, she kept crying, her big eyes full of tears kept peeking at the fierce Cao Boss and a group of people, she seemed so timid, Deputy Director Tao was helpless, so she had to take out her handkerchief to wipe the tears of the little girl, and comforted softly: "Little sister, don't be afraid, don't cry, there is a big brother, they won't bully you, and besides, they are not bad people, like this black uncle, he just looks fierce - in fact, he is very gentle with the mothers of children, many children's mothers, was taken to the home by this black uncle. ”

"Poof." Jia Lao Poison and Guo Yaozi, who had not spoken, laughed at the same time, and Boss Cao was also a little embarrassed, but Boss Cao was also famous for liking other people's wives, and knew that Deputy Director Tao was joking, so he didn't care too much, just muttered in his heart, "I like other people's wives, you like other people's little girls, we are all all the way, you just laugh at fifty steps and a hundred steps." ”

Deputy Director Tao's comfort was quite effective, at least the little girl's crying finally stopped, but she was still quietly looking at Boss Cao and his party, looking very timid, as if she was still afraid, Deputy Director Tao didn't care, just smiled and wiped away the tears on the little girl's face, and said gently: "Little sister, you go to the big brother's team and wait first, and then send you home after the big brother and this uncle have finished discussing business, okay?" ”

The little girl shook her head unexpectedly, and nervously grabbed Deputy Director Tao's sleeve, and looked at Deputy Director Tao as if pleading, Deputy Director Tao also said that it was her handsome face that had an effect, so she smiled and said, "Don't you dare to leave the big brother?" It's okay, then you can sit next to the big brother, and when the big brother and the uncle are done, then they will send you home. ”

After finishing speaking, Deputy Director Tao also shamelessly kissed the little girl's tender face, and then pulled the little girl to sit down beside him, the little girl was kissed by Deputy Director Tao and her little face was red, but she didn't resist, just obediently sat next to Deputy Director Tao, but she was still peeking at Boss Cao and his party, and she seemed to be still timid.

After this episode, back to the point, Deputy Director Tao took the initiative to ask Boss Cao: "Meng Degong, all the princes in the world are easy to deal with, but my father-in-law is the most difficult, and now Lord Yuezhang resolutely refuses Meng Degong's explanation of Zhang Ji's matter, and forces Ying Qin to lead the main force to attack Yanzhou, for this matter, I don't know how Meng Degong plans to deal with it?" ”

"You didn't hurt it? If it weren't for you instigating Yuan Shaopifu to accept Zhang Ji's subordination, what could have happened like this? ”

Boss Cao muttered dissatisfied, but considering that Deputy Director Tao lifted a stone and smashed himself in the foot in this matter, and was also forced by Yuan Sangong to send troops to consume each other with him, Boss Cao's heart was a little more balanced, so he smiled and said: "Yuan Benchu's main force is entangled with Gongsun Zan on the northern front, and the strength of the southern front is only enough to protect itself, and it will not be able to form a fatal threat to both your and our armies for a while, so I want to take a defensive position on the northern front, at most to increase the troops of Mount Tai, and drive Yuan Tan back to Qingzhou, I don't know what the envoy thinks?" ”

"If Meng Degong does this, then he will make me suffer." Deputy Director Tao said with a wry smile: "Meng Degong should be a son-in-law if he uses force against Lord Yuezhang, and it is unfilial piety not to send troops, and it is to betray the alliance, isn't it a dilemma?" Besides, your and our armies are about to consolidate the alliance and increase contact, and Meng Degong insists on meeting with Lord Yuezhang by force, shouldn't he have to resist the infamy of betraying the alliance and being unfilial? ”

"What the envoy said is very true." Guo Jia finally spoke, coughing and said, "Then according to the envoy's opinion, how should my lord act?" How can the envoy not have to be embarrassed? ”

"My lord's suggestion is that your two armies join forces to establish a common enemy for your two armies and the Jizhou army." Jia Lao Poison also spoke, and said slowly: "As long as there is a common enemy of the three alliances, then regardless of whether Yuan Benchu agrees or not, our army can justifiably reconcile with your army and truce, strengthen ties, and support your army to eradicate this enemy with substantive actions. ”

"If Lord Yuezhang investigates it, I not only have an excuse to shirk, but I can even come forward to persuade my father-in-law to support Meng Degong to exterminate this thief and reduce the pressure on your army on the northern front." Deputy Director Tao added for Jia Lao's poison.

Boss Cao and Guo Jia's eyes lit up, and after glancing at each other, Guo Yaozi simply coughed and said directly: "Liu Bei, the national thief, is a jackal with ambition, a hidden plot, a lot of chaos, and Mi Zhu and Mi Fang in Xuzhou are demons, wanton murder, and kill the mastermind. In Yanzhou, he secretly communicated with ant thieves, successively entered Kou Huainan with yellow scarves, colluded with Liu Biao in Xuchang, polluted the country and harmed the people, and poisoned people and ghosts! and the traitor Gongsun Zhan, Yin and fit, invaded the official and tyrannical country, was greedy and cruel, and Yu Bei was even greater! Ying, Ying, Shao and others gathered volunteers in accordance with the edict of the Son of Heaven, vowing to sweep away China, kill the murderers, and vent public anger! ”

Guo Jia coughed and didn't finish his words, Deputy Director Tao, Jia Lao Poison and Boss Cao had already laughed together, and applauded together: "Mr. Fengxiao is so literary and talented, and he asked Liu Yuwen to come casually, and he turned out to be a word of punishment." ”

"It's over." Guo Jia coughed modestly, "Jia is not a man with a tongue, when it comes to Wen Tao's martial arts, he is like a god, and Tao Yuanjun and Mr. Wenhe are the real incomparable ............ of resourcefulness." ”

Before the words were finished, Guo Sick Yangzi had already bent down and coughed out of breath, Boss Cao hurriedly beat Guo Sick Yangzi on the back in person, and asked Guo Jia about his condition in a low voice, Deputy Director Tao also asked pretendedly: "Mr. Fengxiao's health is so poor, why didn't Meng Degong find a few famous doctors to carefully diagnose and treat Mr. Fengxiao?" ”

"Famous doctors have searched for countless times, but they are all helpless." Boss Cao replied helplessly.

"Oh, what the hell is Mr. Bonghyo's illness? So intractable? Deputy Director Tao asked casually.

"Tuberculosis." Boss Cao replied frankly: "It's all for me to be tired." ”

"Tuberculosis?!" Deputy Director Tao almost didn't jump up, and subconsciously stepped back, for fear of getting the droplets with tuberculosis bacilli that Guo Jia coughed up.

"What's wrong with the envoy?" Boss Cao asked a little strangely.

"No, nothing, the seat is a little uncomfortable." Deputy Director Tao hurriedly shook his head, and said very kindly: "Meng Degong, tuberculosis is not an easy disease to treat, Meng Degong still needs to take care of Mr. Fengxiao often, and accompany Mr. Fengxiao more." ”

"I will." Boss Cao nodded.

"Frequent contact may not necessarily be contagious, so just be ruthless." Deputy Director Tao pondered in his heart, and then said kindly: "You should be familiar with medical skills, and know the first aid technique of tuberculosis, which is most suitable for Mr. Fengxiao's symptoms of coughing so much that he can't even breathe, I don't know if Meng Degong would like to know?" ”

"Tao Yuanjun is still proficient in medical skills?" Boss Cao was even more surprised.

"Meng Degong, my lord is still modest." Jia Lao Poison said with a smile: "Cao Gong may not know that Zhang Zhongjing, the world-famous Nanyang divine doctor, has made a special trip to Xuzhou to ask my family for medical skills, and in order to be able to get the medical guidance of my father-in-law, he is determined to lead his clansmen to settle in Xuzhou." ”

"Oh yes, this time I really don't know Tarzan!" Cao Lao was overjoyed, hurriedly left his seat and bowed to Deputy Director Tao, and said very sincerely: "Tao Envoy, I can't imagine that you are so knowledgeable and talented, if you can really cure the filial piety for the Emperor, you will definitely be a grass ring to repay the Emperor's great kindness!" ”

"Meng Degong, it's not that you don't want to do your best, it's really Mr. Wenhe who is too awarded." Deputy Director Tao rarely said an honest word, and said with a wry smile: "In fact, the medical skills are only rough and not intensively studied, and it is simply a fool's dream to cure Mr. Fengxiao's illness - however, I should know a way to treat the symptoms, which may be able to alleviate many pains for Mr. Fengxiao." ”

"Really?" Boss Cao was disappointed and suspicious, suspecting that Deputy Director Tao deliberately did not want to heal his right-hand man. However, since Deputy Director Tao was unwilling to be treated, Boss Cao had no way to force Deputy Director Tao to diagnose and treat, so he could only slow down and ask: "Then please be an envoy, how can you alleviate the pain of Fengxiao?" ”

"Mr. Bonghyo, in addition to coughing, do you also have chest pain and phlegm?" Deputy Director Tao turned to Guo Jia and asked, "In addition to chest pain and phlegm, do you also have symptoms of frequent exhaustion and occasional fever and high fever?" ”

"Yes." Guo Jia nodded and replied: "Although fever and high fever are not common, the feeling of fatigue is frequent, and sometimes it is like being tired and paralyzed. ”

"That's it." Deputy Director Tao nodded, took Guo Jia's wrist again, pretended to touch the pulse for a while, and then asked Guo Jia to open his mouth and stick out his tongue to let himself see the tongue coating, and finally suddenly said: "Mr. Fengxiao, you should still have symptoms of blood in the phlegm, right?" ”

Guo Jia looked a little hesitant, and the boss Cao next to him observed his words and expressions, and shouted with concern and majesty: "Fengxiao, the envoy is diagnosing for you, you must answer truthfully." ”

Guo Jia hesitated again, then nodded, smiled bitterly and whispered, "Is it not only bloodshot in the phlegm?" Twice, there was still less phlegm and more blood. ”

"What? It's so serious, why didn't you tell me earlier? Boss Cao was both angry and distressed.

"Rest more and drink plenty of water." Deputy Director Tao took the opportunity to withdraw his hand, and while quietly wiping his hands, he said to Boss Cao: "Meng Degong, Mr. Fengxiao's disease needs to be treated by a famous doctor who is proficient in pharmacology as soon as possible. ”

"What is the method of phlegm?" Boss Cao hurriedly asked.

"This ......." Deputy Director Tao hesitated for a moment, and wanted to say that mouth-to-mouth sputum sucking felt indecent, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the handsome little girl sitting beside him, so he simply hugged the little girl and said quickly: "Meng Degong, please see, that's it." ”

After that, Deputy Director Tao simply kissed the little girl's ruddy little mouth with one mouth, sucked hard without saying a word, and simply sucked the little girl's sweet little tongue into his mouth, and then let go, and then turned to Boss Cao and said confidently: "That's it, use your mouth to suck out the thick phlegm in Mr. Fengxiao's throat, so that Mr. Fengxiao's breathing is smooth, so that Mr. Fengxiao will be much easier immediately." ”

"Yikes!!"

Of course, it was the poor little girl who lost her first kiss by surprise, but unfortunately the few weird Shu millet present were all wolf-hearted, for example, Boss Cao didn't care about the little girl's situation, just smiled: "It's so simple, okay, when I go back, I'll give Fengxiao two beautiful concubines and let them suck phlegm for Fengxiao." ”

"Girls have little strength, and if they encounter a situation where girls can't suck up phlegm, Mr. Fengxiao is afraid that he will suffer some grievances......." Deputy Director Tao said without changing his face: "Although it is a little indecent, it is a life-saving technique to save the life of Mr. Fengxiao." ”

Looking at Guo Yaozi, who was a little embarrassed, Boss Cao nodded, and kept this first aid technique firmly in his heart. It was also at this time that Deputy Director Tao looked down at the little girl who was already blushing and shy, and said with a smile: "Little sister, I just taught this uncle to save people, and you were wronged, don't care, okay?" ”

The little girl lowered her little face, which was already red to the base of her neck, and did not dare to say anything, and her face was as hot as fire. Boss Cao laughed and said: "Little girl, for the sake of filial piety, let you be wronged, but you are not a loss, take this opportunity, you simply entangle this rich son who takes advantage of you, let her take you back to Xuzhou to take the house as a concubine, and your family can also enjoy happiness." ”

"Meng Degong really knows how to laugh, such a little girl ......." Deputy Director Tao smiled bitterly.

"What are you afraid of? Won't she grow up? Cao Lao Da smiled and waved his hand to interrupt Deputy Director Tao's hypocrisy, and then turned back to Xiahou Yuan in the back and shouted: "Miaocai, take fifty taels of gold and give this little girl as a dowry and personal money." ”

"No." Xiahou Yuan agreed, and quickly took out the gold and walked over - the reason why Xiahou Yuan replaced Dian Wei to protect Cao Boss this time and came to Qian County to meet with Deputy Director Tao, in addition to the fact that he was the best general in Cao's army to lead the army to run long distances, there were also some private matters to do. And the Xuzhou team also walked out of Xu Chu, and it was very cautious to come to Deputy Director Tao at the same time as Xiahou Yuan, so as not to make a sudden outbreak of trouble in Xiahou Yuan.

Boss Cao really wanted to make friends with Deputy Director Tao, and Xiahou Yuan naturally had no intention of harming Deputy Director Tao, but just held the gold in front of the little girl, and said with a smile: "Little girl, take it, this is the dowry that my lord gave you." ”

The little girl didn't go to pick up the gold, but raised her head to look at Xiahou Yuan carefully, and she was so fascinated that even the shyness on her face disappeared. Xiahou Yuan was a little strange, and hurriedly asked, "Little girl, what's wrong with you?" ”

"General, are you called ......, called Xiahou Yuan, and the word is wonderful?" The little girl asked surprisingly cautiously.

"yes? How do you know? Xiahou Yuan asked suspiciously.

"Then you, do you have a younger brother named Xiahou Xu, who died of illness during the Yellow Turban?" The little girl asked cautiously again.

"Yes, how do you know?" Xiahou Yuan was even more shocked, and suddenly his body shook again, and he hurriedly asked, "Who is he?" ”

"Uncle......." The little girl shed tears and choked up and said, "Xiahou Xu, it's my father, my name is Xiahou Juan......." ”

"Xiao Juan! You're Xiao Juan! Xiahou Yuan threw the gold, snatched the little girl from Deputy Director Tao's arms, hugged his niece Xiahou Juanhu, tears rolled in his eyes, and he cried bitterly, "Xiaojuan, why are you here?" How is it here? Uncle Cao came to Qiaoxian with your Uncle Cao this time, just to find you and your mother by the way, why are you here? How could it be here?! ”

"Uncle!" The little girl also hugged Xiahou Yuan and cried, choked up and said, "I heard your name on the road just now, so I quietly followed the eldest brother over, I didn't expect it to be really you, it was really your ......, uncle ............." ”

Seeing Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Juan, the uncle and niece, crying bitterly, Deputy Director Tao and Boss Cao, who were shocked, looked at each other, and inevitably had such a thought in their hearts, "Could it be that I really want to be related to this guy?" ”

(To be continued)