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Rejected Tao Qian's personal proposal for his son, the Mi Zhu brothers were naturally ready to turn their faces with the Tao family father and son at any time, but what the Mi Zhu brothers did not expect was that when they drafted the next day, Tao Qian suddenly sent a messenger, saying that it was to convene a hundred civil and military officials in Xuzhou to discuss the important matter of establishing a successor, and the Mi Zhu brothers, who had already thought that Tao Qian was going to delay the decision on this matter, were surprised and delighted when they heard the news, and confirmed that Tao Qian had indeed convened all the civil and military officials in Xuzhou, and the Mi Zhu brothers quickly changed into official clothes and hurriedly came to Tao Qian's Thorn History Mansion to discuss the matter.

When the Mizhu brothers arrived at the Thorn History Mansion, most of the Xuzhou civil and military officials had already arrived first, but Tao Qian's father and son did not show up, so the civil and military officials in Xuzhou did not have much taboo, and they got together in twos and threes, and all the discussions were Tao Qian's choice of successors, and the Mizhu brothers listened separately for a while, and unexpectedly found that except for a very small number of nerd sour Confucians who read and read pedantic and demented, most of the Xuzhou officials were optimistic about Tao Ying.

The reason for being optimistic about Tao Ying is very simple, Tao Ying has the courage and insight, he once saved the people of Xuzhou from fire and water, and although the gentleman's army formed by himself has not made any contributions, he has not made any mistakes, and at the same time Tao Ying presided over the political affairs of Wuxian County, and he did not lose it, which is enough to prove that Tao Ying's government affairs and military ability have a little, which is a hundred times better than his cowardly brother Tao Shang. If Tao Qian passes Xuzhou to Tao Ying, then Xuzhou may still have a little hope, but if it is passed on to Tao Shang, then Xuzhou will have a completely bright future.

One must build on a firm foundation? Most of the Xuzhou civil and military people understand this truth, so even Xu Fang, a famous man in Xuzhou who is almost the same as the Mizhu brothers, is also a little shaken in his words, and feels that if Tao Qian is determined to pass on the position of Xuzhou Mu to Tao Ying, who is more than successful, it is actually a helpless choice that is more than enough than the upper and more than the bottom, which is far better than passing Xuzhou to the potters who are so honest that they can't beat a fart with three hammers.

Hearing these discussions of the hundred officials in Xuzhou, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang brothers inevitably looked at each other, only then did they find that their brothers thought of their colleagues too simply, usually looking like horses and dogs, eating, drinking, and having fun, chanting the wind and making the moon useless, but at the critical moment, the heart is actually clearer than the other, and it is definitely not as easy as imagined to use them as knives and guns.

"The Lord Arrives ——!"

At this time, with a long shout from the guards in the hall, Tao Qian, who had obviously recovered a lot, wore a thorn official uniform, and strode into the hall with the support of the pottery merchant and Tao Ying brothers. And the civil and military officials of Xuzhou did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed together, "Meet the lord." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, excuse me." Tao Qian waved his hand to let everyone get up, smiled and said straight to the point: "Ladies and gentlemen, the old man is going to convene you today, and if nothing else, it is the matter of the old decay who you pleaded for earlier. ”

The civil and military officials of Xuzhou were silent, all holding their breath and waiting for Tao Qian to speak, Tao Qian did not let the hundred officials speak, and said: "Xu Zhizhong is right, although the condition of the old man has improved recently, but after all, he is already sixty and three, if he does not establish a successor as soon as possible, if there is an accident, Xuzhou will have civil strife, so the old man must establish a son-in-law as soon as possible, and take precautions in case of emergency." ”

"Well, that's a good point." Tao Qian nodded, and said: "The old man actually had this intention for a long time, even before the Cao Thief Rebellion, the old man had the idea of establishing a successor, but the two sons of the old man, Tao Shang and Tao Ying, are both mediocre and useless, only shallow and embarrassed, so the old man dispelled this idea again, and later proposed to cede Xuzhou to Liu Bei and Liu Xuande twice, but was ......opposed by many adults and generals. ”

Speaking of this, Tao Qian suddenly pointed to Mi Zhu and sighed: "For example, Mi Zhu Don't drive, he resolutely opposes the old man to give Xuzhou to Xuande Gong, Mi Beijia also persuaded the old man to say that the two sons of the old man are thin, but when they are young, they may not be good, the same reason, when they are young, they may be late, so it is recommended that the old man give these two dogs a little more time, and it will not be too late to observe carefully." Lao Yu listened to Mi Beijia's suggestion, and then dismissed the plan to immediately give Xuzhou to Xuande Gong for the third time. ”

"Poof!" Tao Ying almost didn't laugh out loud - the conscience of heaven and earth, Tao Qian's words were really not taught by Deputy Director Tao.

"And this?" There was also a slight stirring in the Xuzhou Baiguan train, and everyone rushed to turn their eyes to Mi Zhu, and some people scolded in their hearts, "Shameless dog thief, don't say anything about stepping on two boats, and push Lao Tzu out as a bird!" The old slippery head is simply sliding home! ”

"My lord." Mi Zhu was anxious, and hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Lord, when did Mi Zhu say such a thing?" Why doesn't Mi Zhu remember himself? ”

"Don't be modest, it's all in the past, don't mention it anymore." Tao Qian shook his head in the style of a young son, and forced a piece of the merit of protecting the lord on Mi Zhu's head. Then Tao Qian turned to Cao Hong, the captain in front of the tent next to him, and ordered, "Cao Hong, bring those things up." ”

"No." Cao Hong agreed, and soon brought a swarthy iron box and put it in front of Tao Qian, Mi Zhu and Cao Bao and other Xuzhou officials looked at it fixedly, and were surprised to find that this iron box was actually equipped with three copper locks, and there was also a seal made of Cai Hou paper, the seal was written with the date, and it was also stamped with Tao Qian's Xuzhou Mu seal, and the Xuzhou officials couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, "This iron box is so grand, what does it contain?" ”

"Since ancient times, because of the issue of establishing a successor, I don't know how many civil strife have been caused, and I don't know how many people's heads have fallen to the ground, and blood is cheap." Tao Qian said slowly and heavily: "Thank you Mi Beijia, your whimsy and ingenuity have given the old man a great inspiration, helped the old man solve this big problem, and also helped the princes of the world solve this big problem. ”

Everyone turned their eyes to Mi Zhu again, they really didn't understand what Tao Qian meant by this, why did he praise Mi Zhu so vigorously who was almost openly on Liu Bei's side? Mi Zhu himself was even more confused, and hurriedly asked, "Lord, what inspiration did Mi Zhu give you?" Why doesn't Mi Zhu remember himself? ”

"Don't drive, please stop being modest." Tao Qian said with a smile: "Yesterday at noon, the old man summoned you alone, although you didn't say it explicitly, but in and out of the words, it was all a hint that the old man adopted this plan. The old man knows your hardships, Shang'er and Ying'er are both old and decrepit sons, you can't favor one over the other, Xuande Gong was invited to Xuzhou by you, and you really can't publicly express your opinions on the issue of the decrepit heir. It doesn't matter, the old decay doesn't mind. ”

"I mind!" Mi Zhu roared angrily in his heart, "What kind of medicine are you selling in Tao Qian's old gourd?" If these ambiguous words reach the ears of Xuande Gong, what will the Xuande Guild think?! ”

"Father, the child dared to interject, and Mi Beijia hinted to his father?" Tao Ying asked Tao Qian curiously before Mi Zhu asked.

"It has nothing to do with you, no inquiry, and no private inquiry!" Tao Qian scolded his son sharply, "Stand down, my father is discussing big things with all the adults, you are a yellow-mouthed child, Hugh has to interject!" ”

"No, the child is guilty." Tao Ying retreated dejectedly.

was interrupted by Tao Ying, blocking Mi Zhu's opportunity to ask, Tao Qian took the opportunity to continue: "Ladies and gentlemen, you must be very strange, why did Mi Beijia hint at this clever plan to the old man? Not for anything else, in fact, it is because of these two unscrupulous dogs, one of them is honest and honest, cowardly and useless, and the other is bold, brave and unscrupulous, no matter who the old man makes them his sons-in-law, it is inevitable that they will bury Xuzhou and the Tao family. If the old man gives Xuzhou to Xuande Gongsan, he is afraid that these two unfilial sons will have evil thoughts and provoke trouble, which is really a dilemma. ”

Speaking of this, Tao Qian paused, and said quickly: "Mi Beijia's method is good, Mi Beijia cleverly inspired the old man, let the old man hide the inheritance documents in this iron box, affix the seal and add three copper locks, and then secretly give the three keys to the three important ministers of Xuzhou, and after a hundred years of old decay, these three important ministers can get together, open the iron box in public, take out the old and decrepit inheritance documents and read them in public, and support the new history of Xuzhou!" In this way, all hidden dangers can also be eliminated. ”

"Wonderful!" Many of the civil and military officials in Xuzhou who reacted quickly exclaimed, saying that although this method of succession is unheard of in ancient and modern times, it has almost eliminated all the hidden dangers of the succession, which not only ensures the smooth transmission of Xuzhou, but also avoids the safety of the son-in-law and the son-in-law after the succession.

"I came up with this idea?" Mi Zhu himself was even more surprised, and said in his heart that such a brilliant idea was hinted to Tao Qian's old man? After being surprised for a long time, Mi Zhu finally came to his senses and secretly exclaimed, "Oh no! Tao Qian's old man sealed the succession documents, and he will wait until he dies to announce them, what else do I and Xuande Gong use to provoke the two little brothers of Tao Shang and Tao Ying to fight each other and kill each other? Tao Qian'er, how could he come up with such a bad idea that lacks morality?! ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, please take a good look." Tao Qian picked up the iron box, and while showing it in public, he said solemnly: "The old man can clearly tell you that behind the old man, the successor has three choices, one is the eldest son of the old man, Tao Ying, the second son of the old man, and the third is the Xuzhou benefactor Xuande Gong who is stationed in Xiaopei. A hundred years after the old man, you open the iron box and take out the old man's succession document, no matter whose name is written on it, you must do your best to assist him like an old man, and support him as the assassin of Xuzhou, can you remember? ”

"We will remember the Lord's command." All the civil and military forces in Xuzhou replied together.

Tao Qian nodded with satisfaction, and then came to his henchman Cao Hong, ordering him to put this iron box on the beam of the hall of the Xuzhou Thorn Mansion, and instructed Cao Hong to take care of it, and not to let anyone touch it.

After placing the succession documents, Tao Qian took out three brand-new keys with red belts from his sleeves and displayed them in public, and then Tao Qian said: "These three keys are the keys to open the iron box where the old man has hidden the succession documents, and their important surnames are extraordinary. ”

Tao Qian shouted twice, and Mi Zhu, who had lost his soul, came back to his senses, and said that Tao Qian was going to take a key for himself to keep it, and he was busy throwing it away, "Mi Zhu is here." ”

"Don't drive, you're right." Tao Qian held the three keys and said slowly: "Although these three keys are small, they are extremely significant, and they cannot be given in public, otherwise, it is likely to bring endless troubles and troubles to the recipients." Therefore, the old man decided to respect your opinion, these three keys will be given to the old man in secret and entrusted to the old man in his mind Xuzhou important ministers for safekeeping, the old man also wants to thank you, thank you for thinking so carefully for the old man. Come to someone, give Mi don't drive a pair of jade walls to reward his merits. ”

"No." Cao Hong and the other Taofu guards agreed, brought a pair of snow-white jade walls that had been prepared for a long time, and carried them to Mi Zhu.

Looking at the jade wall in front of him, Mi Zhu completely swirled, knowing that Tao Qian's old fox was deliberately designing himself, but he couldn't guess what kind of medicine Tao Qian's old fox was selling in his gourd, and what did he want to push himself into that fire pit? wanted to open his mouth to argue, but Tao Qian blocked all his opportunities to argue, and Mi Zhu, who was at most a second-rate strategist in the Three Kingdoms era, was completely helpless.

Diametrically opposed to Mi Zhu, the civil and military officials of Xuzhou have complicated thoughts, or envy Mi Zhu, or admire Mi Zhu, but more are hated and dissatisfied, inciting and persecuting Tao Qian to establish a successor This matter was provoked by the Mi Zhu brothers in the open and secret, and the officials in Xuzhou were either public or private and finally forced Tao Qian to decide to establish a successor, but Mi Zhu ran to Tao Qian to come up with such a bad idea and flattery, so that the civil and military officials who encouraged the establishment of the heir were scolded and angry, and the Xuzhou officials who were fooled were no longer angry. Especially Xu Fang, who was encouraged by the Mizhu brothers to be the first bird in Xuzhou, he couldn't wait to bite the Mizhu brothers a few bites!

At the same time, including Mi Zhu's own brother Mi Fang, everyone decided on one thing - among the three keys, Mi Zhu, the donor, definitely has one!

The meeting ended quickly, the civil and military officials of Xuzhou dispersed together, and Mi Beijia also left with the jade wall in his hands, enduring the complaints of his younger brother - Mi Fang also thought that this good idea was dedicated to Tao Qian by Mi Zhu, and when he went out, Mi Zhu almost tripped over the threshold and ate shit. Looking at Mi Zhu's stumbling and embarrassed appearance, Tao Qian, the pottery merchant, Tao Ying's father and son almost didn't laugh out loud, and finally couldn't bear until the Mi Zhu brothers walked out of the door, and Tao Qian's father and son finally couldn't stop laughing.

"The thief kills the talent, why didn't he fall into a dog and eat?" The potter is actually not so stupid that he doesn't understand anything, and while gloating and laughing, he scolded: "If you want to provoke me and my second brother to kill each other, you should lose a few front teeth!" ”

"This time, Xuande Gong can't be suspicious of him." Tao Ying also smiled: "Originally, as long as you pay a little attention, it is not difficult to see that this is a discordant plan, but our Xuande Gong is not a fuel-efficient lamp, even if it is determined to be a father's discordant plan, how can I be a little suspicious in my heart - these two brothers, who are on that side?" Could it be that he just wants to give me a little hope and tricks me into staying in Xuzhou as a watchdog? ”

"It's a pity." Tao Qian sighed with a smile, "The old man called him as a farewell driver back then, not entirely because he was the richest man in Xuzhou, but because he felt that he did have some talent and really wanted to use him." It's a pity, it's a pity. ”

Tao Ying smiled and said nothing, after a few months of familiarity and integration, Tao Ying also basically figured out the approximate reason for Mi Zhu and the old Tao family's separation from morality - conflict of interest! The Tao family is an outsider in Xuzhou, and there are only two choices if they want to sit firmly in Xuzhou, one is to be like Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and the local wealthy and powerful families are integrated and share weal and woe; The second is to be like Boss Cao, first subdue by force, and then reuse the local scholars, like feeding bones to dogs, rewarding some benefits to share with the local scholars, and controlling the territory with absolute strength.

As for Tao Qian, Tao Qian did not have the strength and talent of Cao Boss, nor did he bow to the local heroes like Liu Biao, and chose to reuse the Danyang team headed by Cao Bao, Xu Tan and Cao Hong, and use the Danyang team to override the local scholars in Xuzhou, which naturally greatly violated the fundamental interests of the Xuzhou scholars, and also offended the Xuzhou powerful giants led by the Mizhu brothers and Chen Qi's father and son, which almost forced these heroes to the opposite side, causing the Mizhu brothers to semi-openly turn against the water, and wanted to bring Liu Bei, who is known as benevolent, closer to Xuzhou. It also led to the non-violent non-cooperation of Chen Qi's father and son, waiting for the price to be sold.

Of course, understanding these truths does not mean that he has found a solution to these problems, and Tao Ying cannot solve the problem of separation between the Xuzhou scholars and his Tao family for a while. And even if there is a way, Tao Ying's current identity can't do it.

A guard who hurriedly came in interrupted Tao Ying's thoughts, and the guard first leaned into Tao Qian's henchman Cao Hong's ear and whispered a few words, and then Cao Hong's face became strange, and he turned his gaze to Tao Ying, and Tao Qian next to him felt strange, so he asked, "Cao Hong, what's the matter?" Why don't you report it directly? ”

"Returning to my lord, this matter is ......." Cao Hong hesitated a little, and said with a wry smile: "It is inconvenient to tell the lord directly about this matter, so I can only tell the second son in private." ”

"What can only be told to me in private?" Tao Ying asked confusedly.

Cao Hong laughed, then walked next to Tao Ying, leaned into Tao Ying's ear and whispered: "Second son, don't drive Mi Zhu's sister Mi Zhen is here, enter the house through the back door, and now I am in the pavilion in the back garden, and I want to see you by name - Second Son, I will say hello to you at the end." ”

"So she's here." Tao Ying reacted very calmly, smiled slightly, then turned to Tao Qian and arched his hand, and said politely: "Father, there is a guest visiting the child, and the child will retire first." ”

"Who is visiting Wu'er?" Tao Qian asked curiously, but before he finished asking, Tao Qian found that his son had disappeared in front of him, and when he turned his head to look at the hall door, he saw that Tao Ying, who was wearing dozens of pounds of armor, ran faster than a rabbit, and disappeared again as soon as he slipped away.