After Chen Gong and Cao Cao separated that day, he went to Dongjun, where he worked, and his relationship with Tao Qian was not bad, and he heard that Cao Cao was going to raise troops to attack Xuzhou, and threatened to slaughter the city, so he personally went to Cao Cao and persuaded him to cancel this plan.

Cao Cao was a little excited when he heard about the arrival of Chen Gong, but when he thought that he was Tao Qian's lobbyist, he didn't want to see him, but he remembered that when he fled before, after all, he had saved his life, and it was really impossible to see him, so he invited him into the tent.

Chen Gong bowed and said: "I heard that the public attack on Xuzhou was to repay my father's hatred, and after getting Xuzhou, he wanted to slaughter the people of Xuzhou, so I specially came to speak." As everyone knows, Tao Qian is a very good person, usually very benevolent and righteous, definitely not a person who forgets righteousness, your father was killed, it is Zhang Min's sin, not Tao Qian's problem, take a step back, what does this matter have to do with the people of Xuzhou, and what grudge can they have against you? If you do this, it will definitely bring bad omens, and hopefully you will think twice. ”

Cao Cao was very angry when he heard this, thinking that you left me at that time, and at this time he came to persuade me again, and said: "Hmph, you abandoned me at the beginning and left without a sound, what face do you have to see me now?" Tao Qian, doesn't he know Zhang Min's nature? He sent such a man to escort my father, obviously with ulterior motives, he killed my father, and I swore to gouge out his gallbladder and heart, and to be ugly! Although you are speaking for Tao Qian, if I don't listen to you, what do you want? ”

Chen Gong originally thought that he could persuade Cao Cao to give up that plan, but he didn't expect that Cao Cao still had some resentment towards him, which only aggravated Cao Cao's hatred, so he could only bow down, leave the camp, and sigh: "I don't have the face to see Tao Qian anymore, I can only pray for him!" So he rode his horse and went in the direction of Chen Liu, intending to go to Chen Liutai's guard Zhang Miao.

Chen Gong's persuasion did not stop the progress of the matter, but had the opposite effect, Cao Cao's army passed through the local people, to dig local graves, to obtain a lot of gold and silver treasures, and to increase his own military spending.

Tao Qian was in Xuzhou, heard about Cao Cao's matter, and didn't expect him to really do such a thing, killing the people, so he raised his head and looked at the sky and cried, saying: "All this is my sin, and now the people of Xuzhou City have obtained such a catastrophe because of me, I am really guilty." ”

So he convened the important people of Xuzhou to discuss and seek a good solution. Cao Bao said: "Cao Cao's army is already very close to Xuzhou, he must be going to conquer the city, so how can we stay here and wait for our relatives." I am willing to assist Taishou in resisting Cao's army. ”

Tao Qian had no choice but to follow Cao Bao's statement, leading the Xuzhou headquarters army to meet the enemy, the two armies confronted, Tao Qian saw from a long distance that Cao Jun was wearing white accessories, like a layer of snow, and the Chinese army erected a white flag with the words "revenge and hatred" written on it. The military horses were lined up, forming a formation, Cao Cao personally rode out of the battle, wearing a vegetarian dress, obviously Dai Xiao went out to fight, he saw Tao Qian, put his braids up, and pointed at Tao Qian and scolded him.

Tao Qian also walked out of the team, standing still in Cao Cao's vicious language, it was obvious that he was still very cultivated, and gave Cao Cao a salute: "I actually just want to befriend you, let Zhang Min escort your father, also out of consideration for his personal safety, but I really can't imagine that this person has a thief's heart, so such a tragic thing happened, this is really not my problem, I hope Ming Gong can understand." ”

Cao Cao naturally didn't buy it, and scolded: "You old horseman, you killed my father, and you are still pretending to be pitiful here, talking nonsense, it is really hateful, which of you can go and capture this old thief alive!" ”

Xiahoudun out of the column, walked in the direction of Tao Qian, Tao Qian knew that the explanation had no effect, so he retreated, at this time Cao Bao stood up, to meet Xiahoudun, the two horses intersected, the battle lasted a few rounds, suddenly the weather on the battlefield changed, there was a gust of wind, the military horses on both sides were frightened, they could only retreat first, each of them collected troops.

The first few times, Jia Xu came to find Yuyi, but this time Yuyi went to find Jia Xu and said: "Now Cao Cao should be in the city, if you are Tao Qian, what should you do at this time?" ”

Jia Xu smiled: "I can't be him, even if it is really him, he will not make such a low-level mistake." ”

"Then what should Tao Qian do, can the people of Xuzhou City only suffer such a fate?"

Yuyi still felt very pity, he wanted to help the people of Xuzhou get through the difficulties.

"Haha, haven't you already sent someone to Xuzhou City, so that the people can evacuate Xuzhou earlier and come back when the rumor passes?"

Jia Xu squinted at Yuyi and touched his beard.

Yuyi said: "It seems that everything can't be hidden from Mr., but this effect is very small, most of the people of Xuzhou are unwilling to move away, they don't believe that Cao Cao will really slaughter the city." ”

"So they're going to pay with their lives!"

This sentence trembled suddenly in Yuyi's heart, he thought to himself, it is indeed as Jia Xu said, Confucianism is to help the weak and help the poor, but some people are weak and poor is the result of stupidity, and stupidity should always pay some price, he bowed to Jia Xu, and said: "Teachable, farewell!" ”

Jia Xu looked at Yuyi's back and thought to himself, this young man has a strong learning ability, and he will definitely become a great tool in time.

In Xuzhou City, Tao Qian had been forced to have no choice, discussed with everyone, and said: "Cao Cao brought too many people and horses this time, not we in Xuzhou can resist, I should tie myself up, and then go to Cao Cao's camp to be slaughtered by him, so that maybe his anger will disappear and he can exchange the lives of the people in Xuzhou County." ”

Before he finished speaking, a person suddenly stepped forward and said: "Your reputation is very good in the minds of the people of Xuzhou, and the people are all grateful to you. As long as Taishou unites the strength of the people and sticks to it, then things will take a turn for the better, although I don't have any talent, but I am also willing to assist Taishou to make suggestions, so that Cao Cao will die this time without a place to be buried. ”

This sentence undoubtedly aroused the hope of the current personnel, and everyone asked what kind of plan it was, and please say it quickly.

Tao Qian looked at him, he was not very familiar, so he asked the people around him, and said: "A native of Qu County, Donghai, surnamed Mi, named Zhu, and Zizhong." ”

He asked where it came from, and said: "He is a businessman in Xuzhou, he has been a rich man for generations, he once went to Luoyang to do business, and when he came back by car, he met a very beautiful woman, and asked to take a car together, so he got down and walked, and gave the car to the woman, and the woman asked to get on the car together, and he sat aside, his eyes never squinted, and he didn't think about it, and walked for several miles, and the beautiful woman said goodbye and left. ”