"Husband, I heard that today you intend to give up the position of state pastor to Liu Ze above the lobby?" Gan asked cautiously.

Tao Qian was still immersed in the pity for his two sons, and nodded slightly.

Gan said worriedly: "Husband, this Xuzhou is the foundation you have saved after a lot of hard work, and you are willing to give it to someone with a foreign surname so for nothing?" ”

Tao Qian smiled bitterly, sighed and said: "Do you think I am willing, work hard all my life, fight in the south and the north, and in the end only leave this foundation behind, and give it to others, I am also distressed!" But what if I don't? I know that my fate will not be long, if I leave Xuzhou to these two useless sons, madam, do you think what the result will be? ”

Gan said cowardly: "The concubine doesn't understand military affairs......"

Tao Qian said in a mournful voice: "Xuzhou is worried about internal and external troubles, wind and rain, Cao Cao hated our Tao family to the bone, digging graves, filing bones and ashes and not understanding the hatred in his heart, with Xuzhou's current strength, it is impossible to compete with Cao Cao." My Shang is powerless to fight against Cao Cao, and after I die, even if Shang Ying'er is added together, it will not be worth half of Cao Cao's fingers. Even if Cao Cao doesn't come for the time being, how can the internal forces in Xuzhou be controlled by your two waste sons. Cao Bao is ambitious, he has long been self-reliant, and he has hundreds of thousands of people, and his ambitions are still showing, Mi, Xiao, Wang, and Chen, the wealthy families of Xuzhou are all grass on the wall, and anyone can sell them for their own interests. If I am a hundred years later, I will hand over the foundation of Xuzhou to Tao Ying, a potter. I'm afraid that our Tao family will have no incense and no children and grandchildren! The people of Xuzhou also have no piece of armor! ”

Gan Shi was shocked and said, "Husband, this ...... Is that possible? ”

Tao Qian's face was sad, and he said with tears in his eyes: "They are the biological sons of the old man, who doesn't want to pass on the family business to their son?" But if I do, I'm doing them a disservice! I also don't want to die after the grave no one incense to add soil, the Tao family has been the heir since then, to the nine springs, what face do I have to see the ancestors of the Tao family? ”

Gan also secretly wept and said, "The husband has good intentions. The concubine understood. ”

"It's good that you understand. The old man knows that his time is short, and he must choose a person with both talent and virtue for Xuzhou. Benevolence and righteousness. If Xuzhou has this person to shepherd. I won't fall into the hands of Cao Cao, and the heirs of my Tao family will be safe. Although Shang'er Ying'er can't be a prince, he relies on the family assets I left for them. It is also worry-free to live a life of glory and wealth. ”

"Husband, is this Liu Ze credible? In case he is not good for Shang'er Ying'er since he takes power, then he will regret it. ”

"Madam, please be relieved, the old man has read countless people in his life, this point of vision is still there, Liu Ze is a very rare person of faith and righteousness in the old man, and he has made immortal contributions to the rescue of Xuzhou, and he also treats it indifferently, without the slightest pride in his achievements. I asked Xuzhou twice, but he was rejected in the name of injustice, and he is really an honest gentleman. After I die, he will be passed on to him, and he will not be dishonest with me, but will do good to my son. ”

Gan nodded, thought for a long time, and said: "Since the husband has decided to give Xuzhou to him, why not marry him and give him Ping'er, in the future, he will be the state pastor, for the sake of relatives, it is good to have a care." ”

Tao Qian smiled slightly: "Madam and I coincide with what I thought, and I also intend to marry Liu Ze as a family, and I mentioned this matter to him at the banquet just now." ”

"Does he agree, then?"

Tao Qian shook his head and said, "He didn't say he agreed, nor did he say he didn't agree, he just excused himself because of his busy military affairs." However, he already has a wife's room, and even if Ping'er is allowed to give it to him, he can only make a side room, will this be a little wronged Ping'er? ”

Danyang Gan's family is a wang family, Tao Qian's father-in-law once did Cangwu Taishou, because he saw Tao Qian's good appearance and allowed his daughter.

Gan Shi didn't care, and said: "Liu Ze is at least the state pastor, and it is unknown whether he may be promoted one step further in the future, if Pingmei is allowed to be a lady for him, it is more than a hundred times stronger than marrying an ordinary scholar to be a wife, if he can give birth to a son and a half daughter in the future, the mother is expensive by virtue of the son, and the status in the Liu Mansion is not as good as that." As for him not agreeing, I think the banquet can only be small talk, and people may not take your words seriously, if this matter is decided, it should be sent to Liu's mansion to talk to the matchmaker, formally, people will not refuse. ”

Tao Qian nodded and said: "Madame is reasonable, but in the past few days, Cao Bingfang has retreated, and the affairs are complicated, so let Chen Deng go to Xiaopei to settle things in a few days." ”

While the two were talking, Tao Ying broke in and said to Tao Qian: "You not only want to send Xuzhou to Liu Ze, but also send Ping'er over, you are really unreasonable!" ”

Tao Qian was furious and said, "Rebel, you dare to talk to your father like this, it's a big rebellion!" Madam, look, this is your good son, who has no respect for his elders, and today he openly contradicts me above the lobby, what do you say is the use of this rebel! ”

Gan shouted: "Ying'er, don't be rude, quickly make amends to your father." ”

Tao Ying snorted and said: "Why does he treat me as his son, put me in Xuzhou and not give it to his son, and give it to outsiders for nothing, is there such a father in the world?" ”

"Ying'er, your father naturally has his own difficulties when he does this, no matter what, you can't talk to your father like this."

"What's the problem? I think he's getting older and more confused! ”

Tao Qian trembled with anger, and pointed at Tao Ying with his finger: "You...... You rebel, get out of here! ”

Tao Ying stomped his foot, turned away, and left a sentence: "Get out, get out, I won't invite you to see you anyway!" ”

Gan Shi held Tao Qian, who was so angry that he almost fainted, and persuaded: "Husband, stop being angry!" ”

Tao Qian breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily: "This rebel is angry with me!" With his virtue, can he also take over Xuzhou? ”

"Don't be angry, husband, I'll scold him a few words when I turn around."

Tao Qian sighed and said: "It's useless, the country is easy to change, the nature is difficult to change, I, Tao Qian I, a hero, how to give birth to such a son!" ”

"I'll bring my husband a cup of tea to dissipate my anger."

"No need, you should go to Ping'er, although the eldest sister is like a mother, but the marriage matter should be discussed with her first."

Gan nodded in agreement, "Okay, I'll go later." ”

Tao Ying was also angry, bored, wandering around the house, unconsciously walked to the back garden, but saw a woman sitting in the chrysanthemum bush, holding a needle and thread in her hand is embroidering, quiet as a virgin, under the cover of golden chrysanthemums, the white face is like mutton fat condensation jade, the willow eyebrows are bent like a crescent moon, the lip is not dotted and red, a good beauty embroidery picture, Tao Ying looked a little crazy.

Suddenly, he was crazy and jealous, such a vast Xuzhou river and mountain, such a beautiful beauty, in the near future, will all belong to Liu Ze, he Tao should not be reconciled, will never be reconciled!

He quietly walked around behind the woman and stuck out his head with a wicked smile: "Ping'er, what are you embroidering?" ”

Gan Ping was startled, stood up, and looked back to see that it was Tao Ying, and couldn't help but be a little angry, and said with a frosty face: "What am I embroidering, what are you doing?" ”

Tao Ying ignored her anger and said with a smile: "It turned out to be a mandarin duck playing in the water, and the embroidery is so beautiful!" Feelings: Ping'er, are you also pregnant? ”

Gan Ping's anger did not decrease, and shouted: "Tao Ying, you should be respectful, I am your aunt!" ”

Tao Ying snorted lowly, waved his hand and said, "What aunt, you are only a few months older than me." Ping'er, do you see that we are the same age, don't we look like the pair of mandarin ducks you embroidered? ”

Gan Ping's face was full of shame, and her greasy face was flushed, even more delicate, and she snorted lightly: "Phew! Who is the same fate as you? Unreasonable! As he spoke, he flicked his sleeves and went.

Tao Ying's eyes were quick, he grabbed her cuffs, and said, "Ping'er, don't worry, I came here specially because I have good news to tell you." ”

"Let it go! What good news can you have? ”

Tao Ying said triumphantly: "I just heard my father and mother say that I want to give you to others as a concubine." ”

"What? Concubine? Gan Ping's body trembled when she heard this, and she couldn't help but stagnate, and muttered to herself, "Is this true?" ”

Tao Ying took the opportunity to bully himself, and said with a gloomy smile: "It's a pity to have such a beautiful face and such a graceful figure, it's a pity to be a concubine for others, to make a warm quilt for others, to serve tea and water to others, to be a slave and a maid, so pitiful!" ”

Gan Ping was shocked, she had already seen from Tao Ying's evil gaze that he had bad intentions, and said sharply: "Tao Ying, what do you want?" ”

"What else can I do? My little aunt-" Tao Ying pulled Gan Ping's sleeve and didn't let go, smiling lewdly, "We are childhood sweethearts, and we have no guesses, don't you really know my intentions?" Ping'er, I have a deep affection for you, rather than being a lowly concubine for others, it is better to obey me......"

Gan Ping broke free of him and scolded angrily: "Tao Ying, you are so shameless! Who's your childhood sweetheart, don't be amorous! I don't care about you! On weekdays, Tao Ying always has a squinting expression, and Gan Ping is extremely disgusted with him in his heart, but Tao Ying has not moved his hands and feet, Gan Ping has repeatedly tolerated it, and he can't imagine that he has to make an inch today, how to make Gan Ping not annoyed.

"Shameless is shameless, anyway, I'm shameless, Ping'er, you just obey me." Tao Ying is still hippie.

"Let it go! If I don't let go, I'm going to shout! ”

"You shout, you just shouted and broke your throat, and no one came to save you!"

"You scoundrel!" Gan Ping was so anxious that she was ashamed and angry, tears swirling in her eyes, and she struggled to push Tao Ying away, anxiously trying to escape from this place of right and wrong.

Tao Ying had been blinded by lust at this time, three steps and two steps, chased after him, like a hungry wolf pounced, wanting to be rude, just when his fingers touched Gan Ping's sleeve, he felt that someone had slapped him in the face, so that his eyes were full of gold stars, and his ears roared. (To be continued......)