When Beihai Xiang Kong Rong heard about this, he was very surprised, and sent people to comfort Tai Shici's mother several times, and presented gifts as a tribute.

On this day, Tai Shici returned home from Liaodong, and his mother said to him: "Although you and Kong Beihai have never met, since you traveled, Beihai has been more compassionate to me than the old relatives. He is now besieged by the Yellow Turban Army, and you should go to your aid to repay your mother's kindness. ”

So after Tai Shici stayed at home for three days, he went to Changle, the capital of Beihai, to rescue Kong Rong.

At that moment, Kong Rong treated Tai Shi Ci seriously, gave him clothes and armor and saddle horses, and Tai Shi Ci asked to borrow a thousand elite soldiers to go out of the city to kill the enemy.

Kong Rong said: "Although you are brave, how can the enemy army be very strong, and you can't send troops easily. I heard that Liu Xuande is a hero in the world, and if he is rescued by this person, he can break the siege. It's just that the siege is very urgent, and no one breaks through to deliver the letter. ”

Tai Shici said: "In the past, the prince of the house took care of his mother, and the mother of the house felt the grace of the king, so she sent me to help the king. Now everyone says that you can't break through, if I also say no, is this the original intention of the prince to love and care for me and the mother to send me? The situation is urgent, and I hope that the prince will not doubt it. ”

Kong Rong repaired a letter and handed it to Tai Shici to ask Liu Bei for help.

Tai Shi Ci pretended to be full of food, waited until dawn, brought an arrow bag, took a bow and mounted a horse, led two horsemen behind him, each supported an arrow target, and went straight out of the city gate.

The enemy soldiers on the periphery were very frightened, and the soldiers and horses went out to defend each other.

But Tai Shici only went to the edge of the moat, inserted the arrow target, and went out to practice shooting.

After the practice of shooting, he went back to the city, and tomorrow morning he will do it again.

Some of the soldiers on the periphery stood up on guard, and some lay down and ignored it.

Tai Shi Ci set the target again, finished shooting, and then went back to the city, and then came back tomorrow morning.

The soldiers on the periphery did not stand up again, so Tai Shici held an iron spear, hung a bow and arrows from his waist, and quickly whipped his horse, breaking through the encirclement, the interceptor was stabbed to death by a gun, and the pursuer was pierced through the heart by an arrow, so no one dared to chase again.

Tai Shi Ci saw Liu Bei and presented the book, with the meaning of Kong Rong's admiration.

Liu Bei saw that he had met a confidant, so he and Guan Zhang led 3,000 elite soldiers with Tai Shici to save Changle.

Guan Hai learned of the arrival of reinforcements and personally led troops to meet the enemy.

The two armies fought, how could the righteous army be the enemy Liu Guanzhang and Tai Shi Ci fierce generals, Guan Hai was beheaded in the battle, Liu Bei led the army to cover up, Kong Rong saw the victory of the reinforcements in the city, and hurriedly drove the troops out of the city, attacked from both sides, and the righteous army was defeated.

Most of the 10,000 people were recruits, untrained, and scattered and fled.

Seeing that Guan Hai was killed in battle, the deputy general Guan Hai summoned the remaining four or five hundred people in the old department to retreat while fighting, broke through the siege with his fate, and led the remnants to find Xu He.

Kong Rong welcomed Xuande into the city, thanked him, and held a banquet to celebrate.

Xi San, Tai Shici thanked Kong Rong and said goodbye: "I came to help on my mother's orders, but fortunately there is no danger today." Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou, is my fellow townsman, and I have come to summon the book, and I can't help but go, and I will see you again. ”

Kong Rong was reluctant, and when he saw that he insisted on going, he took out the gold silk to thank him.

Tai Shici refused to accept it, and when he went home to see his mother, he was very happy: "There is always a chance to repay Kong Beihai's kindness." Tai Shici said goodbye to his mother and rushed to Yangzhou to see Liu Xuan.

Besides, Kong Rong rewarded the reinforcements and entertained Liu Guanzhang for three days.

On this day, I was sitting and reported to Xuzhou Mizhu.

Kong Rong invited in and asked him what he meant.

Mi Zhu handed over Tao Qian's book to Kong Rong: "Cao Cao's siege and attack on Xuzhou is very urgent, and I hope that the Ming Duke will come to his rescue." ”

Kong Rong said: "I have a deep relationship with Tao Gongzu, and Zizhong came in person, how can I not go." With that, he handed the book to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei read the letter and sighed: "Tao Gongzu is a benevolent gentleman, but he doesn't want to suffer this innocent wrong." ”

Kong Rong said: "Xuande is a clan member of the Han family, and now Cao Cao is cruel to the people, to conquer the innocent, to bully the weak with the strong, it is better to go to the rescue with me." ”

Liu Bei said: "It's not that Liu Bei excused himself, he was really outnumbered, and it was not appropriate to act rashly." ”

Kong Rong saw that Liu Bei had the intention of shirking: "I saved Tao Gongzu, although it was because of the friendship in the old days, it was also because of righteousness." Doesn't Xuande Gong have a heart of righteousness? ”

Liu Bei was afraid that people would say "unkind and unjust", looked at Guan Yu, and when Guan Yu nodded, he said: "In this case, please ask Wenju Gong to go first, wait for me to borrow three or five thousand soldiers and horses from Gongsun Zhan, and then go there." ”

Kong Rong said: "Xuande Gong must not be dishonest. ”

Liu Bei smiled and said, "What kind of person does Wen Jugong think of Liu Bei?" The saint cloud, since ancient times, there has been death, and people have no faith and do not stand. Liu Bei borrowed a military horse and went, and if he couldn't borrow a military horse, he must go in person. ”

Kong Rong said: "Okay! Zizhong first went back to Xuzhou to report to Tao Gongzu, and I will prepare for it, even if I set off. ”

Liu Bei led Guan Zhang out, and Zhang Fei asked: "Big brother really wants to send troops to Xuzhou?" ”

Guan Yu said: "The eldest brother has already promised Kong Beihai, how can there be any reason not to go?" ”

Liu Bei said: "We are attached to Senior Brother Bo Jue, and now Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao are like fire and water. Although Gongsun Chan occupies Youzhou, he is becoming more and more arrogant and does not care for the people, how can it be for a long time? Yuan Shao's power is strong, and Gongsun Zan will never be able to defeat him. It's better to jump out and find another life. ”

Zhang Fei said: "The eldest brother is always right, and Yide is obedient." ”

Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei to lead the army back first, and he and Guan Yu asked Gongsun Zan to borrow troops.

Liu Bei saw Gongsun Zhan, and Gu said that he wanted to save Xuzhou.

Gongsun Zhan said: "Cao Cao has no enmity with his junior brother, why bother to contribute for others? ”

Liu Bei said: "I have made a promise, and I dare not break my promise." ”

Gongsun Zhan promised to lend Liu Bei Ma Bujun 2,000.

Liu Bei asked to borrow Zhao Zilong to accompany him, and Gongsun Chan also agreed.

Zhao Yun was very happy, so he took 2,000 military horses to join Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and went to Xuzhou together.

Let's say Tao Qian, the word Gongzu, a native of Danyang County, Yangzhou (now Xuancheng, Anhui), and his father once served as the magistrate of Yuyao County.

Tao Qian lost his father at an early age, and when he was a teenager, he was famous for his dissolute personality in the county, and at the age of 14, he used cloth as a battle flag and rode a bamboo horse to play with the children in the village.

His fellow villager, Gan Gong, who had been the Taishou of Cangwu, met Tao Qian when he went out, and when he saw his extraordinary appearance, he called him to the car to talk, and was very happy, so he married his daughter to Tao Qian as his wife.

Gan Gong's wife thought Tao Qian was bohemian and very angry.

Gan Gong said to his wife: "This child has a strange appearance, and he will become a great man when he grows up." ”

Tao Qian later liked to study, first was promoted to the people, in the state and county as an official, and was promoted to Maocai, worship Shang Shulang, successively served as Shu County Order, Lu County Order, and then moved to Youzhou Thorn History, was conscripted as a Lang, Qingzhou, Yanzhou Yellow Turban Army rose again, was appointed as Xuzhou Thorn History for governance.

When Tao Qian first arrived, Xuzhou was in a mess after the war.

Tao Qian appointed Mi Zhu, a wealthy businessman from Xuzhou Donghai County (now southwest of Lianyungang, Jiangsu), and the character Zizhong was engaged in other driving, and Zhao Yu, a native of Langyu, and Wang Lang, a native of Donghai, were engaged in other driving and governance, and governed wholeheartedly.

Tao Qian also appointed Zhenrong, who was in the same county as him, to supervise the transportation of grain in Guangling, Xiapi, and Pengcheng.

Zhenrong used the grain in his hands to build the Dafutu Temple, which can accommodate more than 3,000 people, read Buddhist scriptures, and call for the exemption of believing in Buddhism, attracting more than 5,000 people. Whenever the Buddha is bathed, on the road of dozens of miles in Xuzhou, wine and rice are set up along the way, and the people who watch and eat are up to 10,000 people.

At the same time, Tao Qian also recommended Chen Deng, a native of Pihuaipu (now Lianshuixi, Jiangsu), with the character Wenlong as the captain of the agricultural school, to carry out Tuntian.

Chen Deng's appointment was "appropriate to patrol the soil and fields, and make the best use of irrigation".

With the efforts of Tao Qian and Chen Deng, Xuzhou's agricultural production has been restored and developed, and "japonica rice has been harvested". In the north, Qingzhou and Yanzhou yellow scarves rise and fall, but Xuzhou is relatively peaceful, the people are rich, Gu Mitun is full of granaries, and people from Qingzhou, Yuzhou and other places have also flocked to Xuzhou.

Tao Qian did not participate in the allied forces that year's crusade against Dong Zhuo, but after Emperor Xian moved to Chang'an, he adopted the advice of Wang Lang and Zhao Yu, who were engaged in Zhizhong, and sent Zhao Yu to pay tribute to Emperor Xian to show his support for the Han family.

After receiving Tao Qian's recital, Emperor Xian was greatly appreciated, and promoted Tao Qian to Xuzhou Mu and General Anton, sealed Liyanghou, Zhao Yu was appointed as Guangling Taishou, and Wang Lang was appointed as Huiji Taishou.

At that time, Cao Cao's father and former lieutenant Cao Song was hiding from the war in Langyi County, Xuzhou (now Linyi, Shandong), and Cao Cao ordered the Taishan Taishou of Yanzhou to welcome Cao Song to Yanzhou.

Before Ying Shao arrived, Tao Qian sent Zhang Min to escort him with 200 soldiers.

Zhang Min coveted Cao Song's assets, went to the junction of Hua County and Fei County, killed his entire family, robbed his property, and fled to Huainan.

When Ying Shao heard that Cao Song's family had been killed, he was scared and abandoned his official position to vote for Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao pursued Yuan Shu for 600 miles and returned, and when he heard that his father and his whole family had been killed, he cried and fell to the ground, and everyone rescued him.

Cao Cao gritted his teeth, blamed Tao Qian for everything, and left Xun Yu and Cheng Yu to lead 30,000 troops to guard Juancheng, Fan County, and Dong'e County, and made Xiahou Dun, Yu Ban, and Dian Wei the vanguard, and raised troops to attack Tao Qian to avenge the killing of his father.

Jiujiang was too guarded by the border to have a very good relationship with Tao Qian, and he brought in 5,000 troops to save Tao Qian.

Cao Cao was furious when he heard this, and sent Xiahoudun to lead his troops to intercept it.

Dongjun engaged in Chen Gong also had a good relationship with Tao Qian, and when he heard that Cao Cao raised troops to take revenge, he came to see Cao Cao in the starry night to dissuade him.

Cao Cao knew his intentions, but he didn't want to see it, and because he was regarded as a confidant, he had to invite him to meet in the account.

Chen Gong said: "I heard that the public wants to avenge the murder of his father, and he raised troops to recruit Xuzhou, so he came to dissuade him. ”

Cao Cao said: "The revenge of killing my father, if you don't share the sky, how can you not repay it?" ”

Chen Gong said: "Tao Qian is a benevolent gentleman, not a person who forgets his righteousness. Xuzhou is rich in grain, the shepherd of a state, and Ming Gong has no enmity, how can he murder Ling Zun because of some family wealth? ”

Cao Cao said: "My father was killed in his territory, and the blame cannot be escaped. ”

Chen Gong said: "When Tao Qian heard that Ling Zun was coming to Yanzhou, he sent someone to escort him, which shows his intention to marry Ming Gong. As the saying goes, 'there is a head for injustice, and there is a master for debts', it is Zhang Hong's intention to see wealth and be an enemy. Ming Gong raised troops in this way, and the people inevitably suffered from war. Because of his own hatred, so that all people suffered, I hope that Ming Gong will think twice. ”

Although Cao Cao felt that what Chen Gong said was reasonable, he couldn't stop: "Gongtai has been interceding for Tao Qian, do you want to betray me?" My family was killed, and I should take out my heart. The father's revenge will be avenged, and there is no more to control it. ”

Chen Gong couldn't be dissuaded, so he sighed: "What face do I have to see Tao Gongzu again?" Then he went to Chen Liutou Zhang Miao.

Cao Cao was eager for revenge, did not listen to dissuasion, and raised troops to conquer Xuzhou, and the people along the way suffered from the war. Kuang Justice's desire to save the people was blinded by his own hatred, which was too much! Exactly: I want to avenge my father and ignite the flames of war, and I will be resentful of the war again. I want to know whether Tao Qian can Baoding Xuzhou, and look at the next decomposition.