Tao Ying's thoughts, how can he hide it from the old fox Xiao Jian, he said leisurely: "What the young master is worried about is that he is afraid that people's hearts will not be aligned, indeed, there are indeed not many people who want the old man to be so loyal to the old master, like Chen Deng's father and son, Sun Qian, and other second-hearted ministers who betray the lord to seek glory are smash hits, and people's hearts are not ancient!" Even a wealthy family like the Mi family is willing to fall, the young master has ever heard that Mi Zhu is ready to give his sister Mi Lan to Liu Ze as a concubine, Liu Ze, the demon in the color, has occupied Tao Gong's wife and sister, and he has to get involved with the first beauty of our Xuzhou, but it's a pity that such a flower was destroyed......"

"Smack!" With a bang, Tao Ying's right palm slammed on the table, the tea was shallow, his face was distorted, and he shouted in a low voice: "Impossible!" This can never be done! ”

Xiao Jian smiled and said: "The old man knows that the young master has a deep love for Miss Mi, but the falling flowers are intentional, the flowing water is ruthless, Ling Zun is alive, maybe the young master still hopes to marry Miss Mi, but unfortunately, it is Liu Ze who is in charge of Xuzhou now, and people would rather be Liu Ze's concubine than be the young master's wife." ”

Tao Ying's eyes were almost about to erupt with fire, hatred rose unstoppably in his heart, and in an instant, he had already made up his mind what he wanted to do, he stood up and said in a low voice: "Xiao Guoxiang, say, what do you want me to do?" ”

Xiao Jian smiled, patted Tao Ying's shoulder, and praised: "The tiger father has no dogs, Ling Zun is a hero, and the young master really did not disappoint the old man." If a man has no status or power, he is not as good as a dog, and he can't do anything about watching his beloved woman being snatched away. Young master. It's time to take back the qiē that belongs to you, Xuzhou is yours, and Milan is also yours! ”

Tao Ying bowed down and bowed: "Thank you for the good words of Prime Minister Xiao, you should hear it like an empowerment, and suddenly realize, please accept it." ”

Xiao Jian put his hands together and said with a smile: "The young master can understand the old man's intentions, although the old man has no regrets when he dies, Tao Gong used to be as kind to a certain person as a mountain, and today is the day when Xiao reported Tao Gong." The young master can rest assured. But so that Xiao has a breath of air, and the young master is guaranteed to be the pastor of Xuzhou! ”

"Thank you Prime Minister Xiao, but I don't know how we should act?"

"The young master is calm and don't be impatient, this matter needs to be considered in the long run. Don't rush it. After the young master returned home. Be careful with what you say and do. Don't confide in anyone, even Ling Tang and Ling Brother must never tell each other. If the slightest rumor leaks out, you and I will be killed. Xiao Jian carefully admonished.

Tao Ying said with horror: "You should naturally know the stakes in this. Never dare to divulge. ”

Xiao Jian nodded, and said with a pleasant face: "It's good that the young master understands." The young master, please go back for the time being, if there is something to do, he will notify the young master, and if the young master has something, he can just come to the blessing building, and he is a confidant here. ”

Tao Ying retreated and left in a hurry.

A person turned out behind the screen, but it was Lu Yang, and said: "Tao Ying Xiao'er, but it's just a waste of wood, why do you need Xiao Xiang to take such pains to win over?" ”

Xiao Jian smiled and said: "Brother Lu, this is just that you don't understand, although Tao Ying is a piece of waste wood, but he is still Tao Qian's son, although Tao Qian is dead, the rest is still alive, Cao Hong and Cao Bao are all leading generals, and they were Tao Qian's henchmen before. ”

Lu Yang's eyes lit up and said: "What Xiao Xiang said is extremely true, if Cao Hong and Cao Bao are used by us, great things can be done!" It's just that I usually don't have a friendship with us, so I'm afraid it's not easy to close, right? ”

Xiao Jian smiled gloomily and said: "Cao Hong and Cao Bao are not from the Xuzhou family, but Tao Qian's confidant and favorite general, when Tao Qian was in charge, the two can be said to be very prosperous, and they were deeply used, after Liu Ze succeeded him, although the old officials in Xuzhou were retained, but the gap between relatives and relatives made the two Cao suspicious, which is an opportunity that we can take advantage of." Cao Hong is Tao Qian's descendant, in charge of the Danyang soldiers, and he is determined to Tao Qian, as long as we use Tao Ying to come forward, Cao Hong will definitely take care of the old feelings. As for Cao Bao, that guy is a treacherous and slippery, he doesn't scatter eagles if he doesn't see rabbits, and he has to use his brains to win him over. ”

Lu Yang said happily: "Xiao Gongming will see you." ”

Xiao Jian's face showed a hint of triumph, and said: "If Liu Ze is safe, he will be his state pastor, we will do our business, the well water will not violate the river water, but it is a pity that this person is very ambitious, if he is not pushed down, I am afraid that our major scholars will be eaten by him, so we must preemptively cut it off while his foothold in Xuzhou is not stable!" Integrating the strength of our three major scholars, plus the two Cao soldiers and horses, even if the Mi family defects to Liu Ze, we will still be able to occupy the advantage. ”

"Wang Jun has suffered heavy losses in this rice market dispute, I am afraid that it is a slump, and the Wang family seems to be ......" This time the Wang family was cleaned up miserably, and Lu Yang couldn't help but wonder if the Wang family still had the strength to be listed in the ranks of the four major families in Xuzhou.

Xiao Jian laughed and said: "The ship is rotten and there are three thousand nails, even if the Wang family collapses, there is still that shelf, not to mention that Wang Jun already hates Liu Ze very much, and this incident is enough to be a pioneer." ”

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Cao Bao returned to the mansion with a tired face, and as soon as he sat down, his daughter Cao Yun brought a cup of hot tea to him.

"Daddy is tired, let's have a cup of hot tea first."

Cao Bao looked at his well-behaved and sensible daughter and sighed deeply. Cao Bao's wife died early, leaving only one son and two daughters, but God did not bless, a son and a daughter died one after another, and the wives and concubines he married later did not come out, leaving only Cao Yun and a daughter, Cao Bao regarded it as a pearl in the palm of his hand.

"Why does Daddy sigh? Could it be that there is something troubled in the barracks? ”

Cao Bao smiled bitterly, Tao Qian died, Cao Bao's past glory also passed away, although Liu Ze ordered all Xuzhou officials to stay in office, the official residence was in the original position, and his position as a lieutenant in Xuzhou was preserved, but Cao Bao knew very well in his heart that his status in Xuzhou was gone. Guan Yu led the captain of the East China Sea, led 5,000 soldiers and horses into Tancheng, and took over the city defense of Xuzhou, which was understandable, after all, Guan Yu was Liu Ze's cronies, but it still made Cao Bao faintly worried, Guan Yu's army was not under his own control, and Liu Ze would never be able to regard him as a confidant, where he would go in Xuzhou, he was at a loss.

Although Cao Bao is not Tao Qian's Danyang descendant, over the years, following Tao Qian's birth and death, he has also made great achievements, and it is definitely not an accident that he can sit in the position of the first general in Xuzhou. Xuzhou changed hands, Cao Bao immediately felt that his efforts were in vain in an instant, he didn't want to serve Liu Ze as truly as Chen Deng, but he knew better that with his ability and qualifications, it was not enough to compete with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Liu Ze's henchmen, even if he was desperate to serve Liu Ze, he might not be able to be reused.

Cao Bao is really entangled, although he still has the name of Xuzhou Captain, but he really knows that his power has been lost, and next, Liu Ze will definitely weaken his military power step by step, until he becomes a bare-pole captain, and he will sit and eat and wait for death. This is definitely not what he wants, fighting for half a life, Cao Bao doesn't want to live in loneliness and desolation, as a general, he still has the dignity and bloodiness of a general, although he can only be regarded as a second-rate character at best.

"Daddy's fine." Cao Bao gently patted her daughter's hand.

"Master, Langya Guo Xiao Guo asks to see each other." The doorman stepped forward to report.

Cao Bao was slightly stunned, he had no friendship with several major scholars in Xuzhou, what did Xiao Jian mean by visiting at this time?

"Yes, please."

After a while, the doorman ushered Xiao Jian in, and Xiao Jian bowed his hand with a smile and said: "I have long admired the prestige of General Cao, and I have never had the opportunity to pay a flawed visit. ”

Cao Bao also replied: "Cao Mou's martial arts, Xiao Guoxiang condescended in vain, and it was Cao's luck to come to the cold house, but please sit down." Come and watch the tea. ”

His own subordinates served tea, Xiao Jian secretly glanced at him, and his entourage immediately presented the gift list.

Cao Bao saw that the thing listed on the gift list was actually gold and white catties, 100 silk satin, and 10 pairs of white bi, which were extremely valuable, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "What does Xiao Guoxiang mean by this?" ”

Xiao Jian said with a smile: "General Cao has presided over the military of Xuzhou for many years, and he has worked hard and made great achievements. ”

Cao Bao returned the gift list and said indifferently: "No merit is not rewarded, Xiao Guoxiang is so respectful, I dare not accept it." ”

Xiao Jian's entourage waved back, and said with a slight smile: "General Cao, you and I are officials in the same state, although we do not have deep friendships, but under the rule of Tao Envoy Jun, we also keep their positions and live in harmony. ”

How could Cao Bao not know Xiao Jian's thoughts, and he would ask for something from others, so he said lightly: "Xiao Guoxiang must have something to do, you might as well say it bluntly." ”

Xiao Jian laughed and said: "General Cao is really a cheerful person, so he won't go around the bend in the future." Presumably, General Cao is also very clear about the rice market dispute in Xuzhou City, right? ”

"I've heard a little."

"Maybe General Cao will ridicule our Xu family for not doing their best and bringing humiliation on themselves. Yes, we underestimated Liu Ze's ability, so we would have failed. But General Cao should understand the truth that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, right? After Liu Ze took charge of Xuzhou, he betrayed his ways, acted perversely, reused his cronies, excluded dissidents, and covered the sky with one hand in Xuzhou. Xiao Jian seemed to be smiling, and there was a lot of warmth in his expression.

Cao Bao's eyes became cold, "snapped" the table, and said: "Private bribery, sowing discord, good you Xiao Jian, if I kidnap you to see Liu Yuanjun, how do you think Liu Yuanjun will punish you?" (To be continued......)