Chapter 1: The Succession Controversy
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At the end of the fourth year of Chuping, Cao Cao returned to Juancheng and successively restored the counties of Yanzhou, with Lü Bu, Chen Gong, and Zhang Miao only leaving most of the eastern counties, and stationed the main force in Puyang, and divided the troops into Xiancheng, Dongwuyang, Dong'e and other places to prevent Cao's army from taking advantage of the victory to pursue.
But Cao Cao didn't plan to copy Lu Bu's lair, Xun Yu told him that Dongjun's harvest this year was very bad, and in the original plan, he also planned to allocate three or four hundred thousand stone grain from the harvest in Tuntian to help fill this hole, and now he put the burden on the shoulders of the enemy, isn't that a wonderful thing? Or wait for the New Year, when the spring will begin, and when Lu Bu and their stocks are exhausted and the seeds are gone, they can win as long as they push it over.
Cao Cao nodded yes, and began to consolidate the newly restored counties, and temporarily did not use troops - it was Xun who automatically asked for orders and ran away from the Chengshi, as he expected, although Lu Bu was not completely driven out of Yanzhou, but the victory and defeat were too obvious, and the brothers Li Fu and Li Deng had to bow their heads and obediently sacrifice the city. It's Xun who has picked up a credit for nothing.
But he didn't know that the inertia of history tried to correct the trajectory in places beyond his influence, and a remnant army entered the territory of Xuzhou at this time.
Although he was not frightened by the Cao soldiers who attacked Xuzhou in this time and space, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian was old after all, not only **, but also mentality, he gradually couldn't stand the moose and Cao families to protect their "masters" - that is, Tao Qian's two sons Tao Shang and Tao Ying - saw that Tian'er really attacked each other. So I called Donghai County to discuss it leniently, and said that the marriage strategy you offered at the beginning, claiming that it could make the two families harmonious and help my son together, why didn't it work? It was Kuan Chao who stretched out his hands: "The king needs to decide on the successor to the heir, so that the Cao and Elk families, as well as I am a family, can work together as one, and assist the young master." ”
- Your old gentleman has not made a decision, and he has been delaying the transfer of the throne to which son, who is to blame?
Tao Qian also understood that what Kuan said was reasonable, and finally gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and found a Taoist priest who had always been convinced to tell the fortunes of his two sons. The demon fasted and bathed, burned incense and bowed, and tossed for three days in a row, before the result was given, saying that the eldest son (Tao Shang) was destined to be bad, and he was afraid that he could not last long, or the second son (Tao Ying) was born with colorful auspicious clouds, which was the appearance of great wealth and nobility.
Tao Qianxin said that when the second child was born, there were auspicious clouds? How did I not know? But since the Taoist priest said so, he immediately made a decision, okay, tomorrow he will announce to the ministers that Litao should be my heir.
According to the etiquette of the Han Dynasty, the heir is a descendant, and there is no heir to be long, and the pottery merchant and pottery should be a concubine, and the heir should be a relatively old potter. But this so-called heir does not refer to the official position - the official position cannot be inherited by the father and the son at all - but refers to the title, as for the family property, it is basically divided according to the father's last words, and there is no certain rule. Therefore, Tao Qian planned to pass on the title of Marquis of Liyang to the pottery merchant according to the law, and the movable property was also given to him, and the real estate, of course, mainly the land of Xuzhou, was passed to Tao Ying.
In this era, the governors and ministers of various prefectures, and even many counties and states, although they still respected the Eastern Han Dynasty on the surface, were actually warlords, and their territory was all private property for them. For example, Liu Yan, the pastor of Yizhou, died soon after, and privately gave a large share of the inheritance to his youngest son Liu Zhang—in this time and space, Tao Gongzu planned to be the first warrior to eat crabs.
When the Taoist saw Tao Qian's expression, he walked out of the state office triumphantly, and planned to go to Tao Ying's house to receive the reward. But as soon as he turned a street, out of nowhere, a few men in black suddenly rushed out, wiped his shoulders, put him on his back, tied him firmly, stuffed him into a carriage, and walked away.
Tao Qian is still pondering here, the Elk Zhu brothers have always supported the boss potter, and since he has made up his mind, he should say hello to them first and obtain their understanding. After all, he is the son-in-law of the Elk family, the brother-in-law of Elk Zhu, and the brother-in-law of Elk Fang.
He had been thinking about it for a long time at dusk, and was about to send someone to summon Shikuan over, when suddenly the door came to report that he had an urgent matter to see. Tao Qian was stunned when he heard this, and said in his heart that since my fellow countryman gave him an official position, he has been busy worshipping Buddha and building temples, and he didn't run to Tancheng, why did he think of coming to me now? What's the matter?
Tao Qian was a native of Danyang, and Danyang County belonged to Yangzhou, and he came to Xuzhou as a guest township official—of course, this was also the practice at the time, and few people from the village could hold important supervisory positions. As a human being, he values his fellow villagers from Danyang very much, but all those who come to join and are a little famous have been entrusted with important tasks - Di Rong Wei Ming is the most powerful one among them.
After defecting to Xuzhou, Tao Qian said that he was the minister of Xiapi, and also handed over to him the power of material transportation in the three counties of Guangling, Pengcheng and Xiapi in the south of Xuzhou. However, Zhenrong was a devout Buddhist, and as soon as he took office, he built temples and recruited monks and nuns, and he took it upon himself to intercept more than half of the materials that should be sent to Tancheng for religious activities. Tao Qian occasionally asked, and Zhen Rong said I am begging for blessings for you, you are so old, how many more years can you live? Don't you think about your future rebirth? Although Tao Qian didn't believe in reincarnation, out of instinctive fear of death, and he didn't worry about food and clothing for the time being, he waved his hand and let De Rong go nonsense.
But Zhen Rong was also afraid of Tao Qian because of this, and he didn't dare to run to Tancheng again, if he hadn't heard that the old man was seriously considering the issue of heirship, he wouldn't have come if he was invited to come. When I arrived at the hall, I met Tao Qian, and I casually talked about two words, and said: "I heard that the king wants to establish Zhonghe as the heir, is it true?" - Tao Yingzi Zhonghe.
Tao Qian was taken aback when he heard this, and asked him where he had heard the news. Zhenrong pretended to say: "It's Zhonghe showing off to others, and now I'm afraid everyone in Tancheng knows about it." Tao Qian was so angry this time, and said in his heart, why is the Taoist priest so lazy, and he turned his head and notified Tao Ying? And how could Tao Ying be so ignorant of the importance that he dared to show off everywhere - I am also planning to call Shi Kuanlai here, let him talk to the Elk brothers, I guess they have all heard about it, if they have resentment and suspicion because of this, then what should I do?!
At that moment, a touch of anger swept over Tao Qian's eyebrows. Zhen Rong looked at it very carefully beside him, and took the opportunity to advise: "If you don't have a successor, the etiquette law must not be abolished, otherwise I am afraid that it will cause unforeseen disasters." After finishing it, he added a sentence inexplicably: "I heard that Zhao'er is about to be crowned, I don't know when it will be?" ”
Tao Zhao is Tao Qian's grandson and the son of the pottery merchant, Zhen Rong is implying that if you think that the pottery merchant is not a suitable heir, then he still has a son Tao Zhao, haven't you always praised your grandson in front of people for being smart? If the potter is passed on, the potter will pass on Tao Zhao in the future, and the Tao family can protect Tai; If the throne is passed on to Tao Ying, this property will definitely not fall into the hands of Tao Zhao again, Tao Ying's son...... That's still young, you can't tell if you're virtuous or stupid, can you?
Tao Qian understood what he meant, and was silent. Zhen Rong took the opportunity to ask: "The envoy refuses to pass on Meng Zhang (Tao Shang), is it because he is afraid that Cao Shuyuan has a heavy army, and he will cause chaos?" Tao Qian waved his hand: "Shu Yuan is loyal to a certain person, and Wei Ming has to talk nonsense." Zhen Rong smiled: "People's hearts are unpredictable, and we have to guard against them." There is a plan to melt it, which can teach the king to pass on the throne to Meng Zhang and Zhong Yuan does not dare to disagree, this is not only to protect the king's father and son, but also to protect the Cao brothers in their lives. ”
Tao Qian was a little moved when he heard this, so he asked him if he would come out. Zhen Rong asked first: "Liu Xuande, the former minister of the plains, was forced by Yuan Xiansi (Yuan Tan) to defect to the envoy from Qingzhou, what are the things?" Tao Qian said that there is such a thing, I am still hesitating, whether to take him in. Zhen Rong then said: "But Liu Xuande can be ordered to lead the army to come, stationed in Xiangben, and arrive in Tancheng in a moment, then Cao Shuyuan will not dare to make trouble." Rong Wen Xuande remnants of less than 3,000 people, but also do not worry about anti-guest, as long as the king to humble and generous to close his heart, then with Cao Shuyuan, Zang Xuangao and three, Xuzhou from now on, no longer the main weak ministers and strong worries. ”
Tao Qian stroked his white beard and thought about it for a long time, and then finally held back a sentence: "This is also a strategy for the country......
Finally persuaded Tao Qian to set up a pottery merchant as his heir, and summoned Liu Bei to lead the army to help, Zhen Rong took his leave, boarded the carriage, hurriedly turned a few alleys, saw that no one was following behind him, and hurriedly galloped all the way into the Elk Mansion. Elfang came out to greet him, and Zhen Rong asked, "What about the Taoist priest?" Elfang smiled and made a gesture of cutting off his head. Zhen Rong asked again: "Where is Brother Ling?" Elfang replied: "I am accompanying the distant guests in the hall, just waiting for Wei Ming to come and spread good news." ”
Zhen Rong followed him into the main hall, and sure enough, he saw Lu Zhu and a small man sitting opposite each other. Although Lu Zhu was born as a businessman, after all, he had been an official for many years, and he had long developed the demeanor of a scholar, but the little man looked like a scholar, but his head was crooked, his shoulders were collapsed, and his legs were slanted, and he looked rude. However, Zhen Rong didn't dare to underestimate this person, and as soon as he entered the hall, he arched his hands left and right: "Zizhong, Mr. Xianhe." ”
Lu Zhu asked him, "Is it a matter of cooperation?" Zhen Rong sat down and smiled proudly: "The matter is cooperative, so that the king has agreed to set up the eldest prince as the heir, and summoned the Duke of Xuande to come to the town to fight against Ercao." When the little man heard this, he straightened his body slightly, and said: "My lord has to have a place to stand, all thanks to Mr. Wei Ming, Jian Yong has thanked him here—but Jian Yong still has something to know, and he wants to ask Mr. for advice." ”
Zhen Rong said that if you have something to say, please speak. The little man—Jian Yong and Jian Xianhe—stroked his beard, glanced at the Elk brothers first, and then turned to Zhen Rong: "Whoever Tao Envoy Jun takes as his heir will not affect Mr. Weiming's wealth, why is Mr. so concerned?" The main purpose of the gentleman is to make my lord enter Xu and have a conflict with the Cao brothers, so that he can profit from it at that time, right? ”
Zhen Rong was shocked when he heard this, and instinctively wanted to stand up, but suddenly a big knife with a ring head was on his neck. Seeing Jian Yong's self-absorbed demeanor, he said slowly: "Zilong, Hugh is going to frighten Mr. Weiming, and the lord wants to ask him to bring a message to General Yuan." Ask Mr. Weiming to go and tell General Yuan: He tried his best to make Xu and Yan fight evil, so as to take the opportunity to take Tao Envoy Jun on his behalf, which is really an unrighteous act. As long as my lord can enter Xuzhou, he will never tolerate this despicable and reckless act! ”
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