Jia Xu groaned and said: "Now that the situation has become clear, the three major scholars of Xuzhou and the old members of the Tao family have colluded with each other to elect Tao Ying, the second son of Tao Gong, as the puppet leader, and plot to launch a rebellion in Xuzhou aimed at overthrowing the lord. Ladies and gentlemen, the shape of Xuzhou is already very severe, there are Cao Hong's 4,000 Danyang soldiers in the city, Cao Bao's 7,000 men and horses outside the city, and the three family soldiers of Xiao Lu Wang are combined, not to mention there are tens of thousands of people, and in our hands, only about the 5,000 men and horses of the second master, plus the lord's personal guard troops and Jinying Guard, the number of combatants is less than 6,000, compared with the enemy, the disparity in strength. In order to ensure the safety of the lord and his two wives, he should immediately implement the evacuation plan while the enemy has not yet started, and then mobilize the troops of Xiaopei and various counties to counterattack Tancheng and suppress the rebellion. ”

Xu Shu also said: "The danger of the main public security is greater than one qiē, and although withdrawing from Xuzhou is the next policy, it is the safest way." ”

Liu Ze shook his head and said: "Retreat first without a fight, this is by no means my Liu Ze's style of doing things, not to mention that the city walls of Xuzhou are strong, once it is occupied by the rebels, it will not be easy for our army to capture it back." The people of Xuzhou have just been freed from the chaos of war and war, if Xuzhou is plunged into successive years of chaos because of me, what face will I have to face the Xuzhou fathers. Although this rebellion is inevitable, I must also keep it within a certain range, and I must not let the people of Xuzhou suffer from the scourge. In addition to the strong combat strength of the Danyang soldiers in the city, the rest are not afraid, and the five thousand men and horses under Yun Chang are the veterans of the plains who have fought with me for many years, and it is easy to deal with tens of thousands of private soldiers. I have ordered Guan Hai to lead 3,000 troops to enter Shuyang Town on the pretext of guarding against Zang Ba, which is only more than 30 miles north of Xuzhou. Once something happens, it is enough to contain Cao Bao in the military camp in the north of the city. Pengcheng is more than 100 miles away from Tancheng, once the incident happens, Xu Rong led the army to double the way, and within a few hours, it can also reach the city of Xuzhou, and we are not at a disadvantage in the troops. The most important thing is that we must find out when the rebels will attack before we can take effective steps, and Ziyi's side must strengthen the intensity of intelligence and find out the movements of the rebels. Or is it the attitude of the Mi family that is very important. The Mi family has tens of thousands of troops in their hands. They will be the heaviest chips in this contest. Yuanlong, the affairs of the Mi family are all up to you. ”

Chen Deng said: "The Mi family has put forward conditions, and the subordinates have been waiting for the lord's reply. ”

Liu Zejian raised his eyebrows slightly, and said calmly: "I agree to the conditions of the Mi family." Yuanlong, you immediately prepare a dowry and ask the Mi family for marriage. Meantime. You sue sù 糜竺. After the marriage of the two families of Liu Mi, they will share the glory and disgrace and share the ups and downs, and I have no other requirements for the Mi family, only one point. The Mi family must comply with the "Prohibition of Weapons Ordinance" and give up their private soldiers. ”

Chen Deng was taken aback and said: "The lord wants the Mi family to give up the military power, this seems to be very difficult to do, at this very moment, the lord might as well not mention this matter first, and then make a decision after the rebellion is quelled in the future?" ”

Liu Ze shook his head and said: "It is precisely because of the army that Shijia Haoqiang dares to openly challenge the government and plot to launch a rebellion. Liu Mi's two families are married, sharing weal and woe, rather than having conflicts in the future because of the ban on weapons, it is better to be a villain first and then a gentleman. You sue Mi Zhu, in addition to the army, the status and property of his Mi family, I, Liu Ze, use my personality as a guarantee, and I will never lose. As compensation, I will hand over the salt industry in Xuzhou to the Mi family. ”

Chen Deng was shocked again, and said: "The salt industry has always been a government-run business, and it is also the income pillar of the government, is it ...... to hand over such a huge business to the Mi family?"

"The salt industry has many drawbacks, and private salt is also repeatedly prohibited, so it is not impossible to hand it over to the salt merchants, and the government can allocate manpower to collect salt taxes and crack down on illegal salt, which is a win-win deal, and it is not considered to please the Mi family. Yuan Long, you sue Sù Mi Zhu, he can choose to refuse this marriage, or even join the rebels and make my enemy, what to do is up to him, but on the cusp of this storm, there is not much time left for him to think about it. ”

"No!" Chen Deng received the order, immediately prepared a dowry gift, and set off for Mifu.

Mi Zhu received the report and personally went to the gate of the mansion to greet him.

"Congratulations to Brother Mi! Congratulations to Brother Mi! Chen Deng smiled as soon as they met.

"What's the joy of here?" Mi Zhu was confused.

Chen Deng said with a smile: "Didn't the former brother Mi entrust the younger brother to tell Sister Ling's family, I thought about it, and I felt that the only person in Xuzhou City who could meet the conditions of Sister Ling was Liu Yuanjun, so I had the courage to mention it to Liu Yuanjun, that I knew that Liu Yuanjun had already admired Miss Mi's name, and he was sent to propose marriage, I don't know what Brother Mi wanted?" ”

Mi Zhu was surprised and delighted, and said continuously: "Liu Yuanjun is a masterpiece in the world, and her sister has to be worthy of Liu Gong. Brother Yuanlong, please inside. "Mi Zhu has been waiting for a long time since he proposed marriage in Chen Deng's Mansion that day, and today is finally his long-cherished wish fulfilled, how can he not like it.

After the three rounds of tea, Chen Deng waved back left and right, and said: "When Liu Yuanjun came, he entrusted me to tell Brother Mi that the two families of Liu Mi have become in-laws, and when they share the same relatives, conspire to advance and retreat, and share honor and disgrace, Liu Yuanjun guarantees with his personality, as long as he governs Xuzhou for one day, the status and property of the Mi family will never be lost." However, Liu Zhijun still has a request, and he also asks Brother Mi to consider it. ”

Listening to the first half of his words, Mi Zhu's heart was full of joy, which was exactly what Mi Zhu hoped to get in exchange for the marriage, but Chen Deng's last sentence still made his heart sink, and he clearly heard the solemnity in Chen Deng's words. "What does Liu Yuanjun want?"

Chen Deng didn't say it directly, but took a letter from the sleeve of his robe and handed it over.

Mi Zhu opened it and saw that it was the "Prohibition of Weapons Decree", he had long heard that Liu Ze had implemented a ban on weapons in the plains, prohibiting the wealthy family of the Shi family from privately collecting troops and privately hiding weapons, and he had only heard of it before, and had never seen the detailed terms.

"Brother Yuanlong, what does this mean?"

"Liu Yuanjun will announce this decree in Xuzhou City in the near future, please read it by Brother Mi, and prepare early."

Mi Zhu slammed the book on the table, and said coldly: "The family soldier is the foundation of the Mi family, how can it be abolished, if Liu Yuanjun is not sincere, this family business Mi Mou will not be able to climb." ”

Chen Deng smiled slightly and said: "Brother Mi's words are wrong, in a certain opinion, Liu Yuanjun is not only not insincere, but full of sincerity. The ban on weapons has not yet been promulgated, and Liu Zhijun could have concealed the matter and implemented it after the overall situation in Xuzhou was calmed down. But Liu Yuanjun was honest and told him in advance, so as not to make the Liu Mi family unhappy in the future. If Brother Mi thinks that this matter is unacceptable, Liu Yuanjun has no intention of forcing him, and Brother Mi can even take refuge in Xiao Wang Lu and them, where to go, and ask Brother Mi to decide for himself. ”

Mi Zhu couldn't help but hesitate, if the Mi family wants to continue to gain a foothold in Xuzhou, they must find a new backer, marrying Liu Ze is undoubtedly a wonderful move for Mi Zhu, but seeing that things are very smooth and successful, he never thought about it but was sideways, Liu Ze actually put forward a condition that was difficult for him to accept no matter what-give up private soldiers. The Mi family has a big business, how can they come to see the family care home without these family soldiers, not to mention that the current Shi family has the confidence to rely on the backing of private soldiers, and the status of the wealthy family without private soldiers is plummeting.

"Brother Yuanlong, is there no room for further discussion in this matter? For example, the private soldiers can be cut in half—" Mi Zhu asked without giving up.

"Brother Mi, Liu Yuanjun's move is not aimed at the Mi family, in order to seek the unification of Xuzhou's government and military orders, this ban on weapons will inevitably be implemented in Xuzhou. What is the situation in Xuzhou now, Brother Mi must know better than me, the three families of King Xiao and Lu colluded with Cao Hong and Cao Bao to push out the second son of Tao with the intention of rebellion. ”

Chen Deng's words were calm and calm, but in Mi Zhu's heart, it was tantamount to setting off a stormy wave, Xuzhou City undercurrent surging, as the largest wealthy family in Xuzhou, how could there be no eyes and ears, all kinds of clues show that Xuzhou City will experience a big storm, Mi Zhu's choice will undoubtedly determine the life and death of the entire Mi family. Xiao Jian had approached him, with the obvious intention of uniting Mi Zhu to participate in their rebellion, but Mi Zhu did not agree.

Mi Zhu has heard of Liu Ze's prestige and outstanding achievements, and has witnessed Liu Ze's calm advance and retreat in Cao Cao's army like a mad tiger, and witnessed how Liu Ze quietly fought the three families of Xiao Wang Lu to ashes, no matter from what point of view, Liu Ze is definitely not a simple character, Mi Zhu did not participate in the affairs of the three families, because he did not believe that Liu Ze could be overthrown with their strength. Chen Deng's words seemed to confirm this point even more, it was obvious that Liu Ze was well aware of everything that happened in Xuzhou City, and Liu Ze knew more about the rebellion than he did. After planning and then acting, Xiao Jian and the others thought they had a plan, but they didn't expect that their plan was already in the hands of others, and the fate of Xiao Wang and Lu San's family was already doomed.

"Xiao Wang Lu Sanjia plus the strength of Er Cao, I'm afraid Liu Yuanjun won't have an easy time, right?"

"Brother Mi, what kind of person is Liu Yuanjun, you must know very well in your heart that defeating Yuan Shao's 200,000 army with 30,000 horses and horses is by no means an ordinary person's ability, Xiao Jian and others are just a rabble in their hands, how can they achieve great things? Rebellion is not child's play, it is a serious crime to exterminate the nine clans, Xiao Jian and others have already embarked on the road of no return. For the sake of you and my colleagues for many years, I might as well tell you bluntly that Liu Yuanjun has already secretly dispatched troops and horses, and laid a net to invite you into the urn, as long as Xiao Jian and others dare to rebel, they will definitely be wiped out. The future and fate of the Mi family is in the hands of Brother Mi, one move is wrong, and the whole game is lost. Chen Deng Chunchun said. (To be continued......)