"The general said that the commander of the imperial army will be Cao Ren?" Chen Gong asked in disbelief.

Lu Bu's eyelids were raised slightly, and he said in a thick nasal voice: "It's him, I saw it with my own eyes." ”

Chen Gong's face darkened in an instant, and he said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid the general has to prepare early, this is a conspiracy of the imperial court, a big trap." We can't continue to contribute to Tao Qian and guard Lu County, so we should go south to Xiapi as soon as possible. ”

Why is that? But the lord will be Cao Ren, where do you see that this is a conspiracy of the imperial court? Lu Bu was frightened by Chen Gong's sudden change of face, and said with some complaint in his tone.

Chen Gong glanced at Lu Bu with a straight gaze and said, "The general has been in close contact with Liu Bei these days, but do you remember that he once said that Cao Ren had led the crowd to take refuge in Cao Cao?" ”

Lu Bu thought for a moment, "Well, it seems that there is such a thing." ”

"Then dare to ask the general, since Cao Ren has taken refuge in Cao Cao, why did he become the chief general of the imperial army? Moreover, he supervised the generals Zhang Ji and Xiahou Yuan, who were quite trusted by the emperor. Chen Gong said.

Lu Bu was stunned, and his face changed suddenly, and he scolded, "Dog thief, this is a conspiracy!" ”

Chen Gong: ......

"Without further ado, please make a decision quickly!" Chen Gong persuaded, "If this is a conspiracy, then everything before is fake, and Sun Guan and Lu You's soldiers and horses must have been swallowed up by Cao Cao long ago." ”

Although Yuan Shao is overwhelmed in Xuzhou, he has no more than 10,000 soldiers and horses left in Xuzhou, and he will definitely not be Cao Cao's opponent. Cao Cao pretended to betray the imperial court, deceived Yuan Shao in the north, and deceived Tao Qian in the south. ”

"The imperial court has stationed a full three routes of soldiers and horses in Yanzhou, and now it is only Cao Ren who is heading south. Zhang Ji and Xiahou Yuan still came from Liangzhou, not the Yanzhou garrison. Even if our army resists this way, there will definitely be follow-up. ”

"The imperial army dug deep ravines and built high camps outside Lu County, I am afraid that they are preparing for the rear army."

Lu Bu's scalp tingled when he heard this, "Tao Qian blessed me from summer to winter, and gave me Xia Pi, and he should let him know about it." I personally went to Pengcheng to see Tao Qian, you stay here, kill Zhenrong, and his soldiers, we can go south at any time. ”

"The general will go by himself, and this place can be handed over to me." Chen Gong said.

An infighting was settled by a simple few words between the two, but neither of them was surprised.

It's like eating and drinking.

……

Lu Bu only took Gao Shun and his three hundred subordinates with him, and hurried to Pengcheng.

After a banquet in Tao Qian's house, Lu Bu quietly invited Tao Qian to the backyard.

"Tao Gong treats me well, and I will also return Tao Gong's kindness today." Lu Bu said with a serious expression.

Tao Qian was confused by Lu Bu's mysterious appearance, "Fengxian, you can just say something." ”

"Cao Cao did not defect from the imperial court, I met Cao Ren in Lu County. He was the vanguard general of the imperial army's southern expedition, supervising Zhang Ji, Xiahou Yuan, and Ma Chao, with a strength of about 50,000. Lu Bu said, "Whether Tao Gong is preparing to fight or withdraw, you can prepare early." ”

"I need to make it clear to Tao Gong first, I am not ready to continue to consume, and the soldiers and horses of Lu County are not enough to compete with the imperial army. I intend to go south first, straighten out the soldiers and horses, and raise food! ”

"Tao Gong ......"

Before Lu Bu's words were finished, Tao Qian suddenly fell to the ground with a pop.

Lu Bu: ???

"You won't be angry all at once, will you?" Lu Bu muttered, and hurriedly leaned over and reached out to test Tao Qian's snort.

If there is nothing, but still alive.

"Someone, someone!"

Lu Bu hurriedly called out to the servants in Tao Qian's mansion and asked them to find the medical worker, and he personally carried Tao Qian to the bedroom.

Tao Qian was in a coma for two days, and then he became a little conscious.

When he woke up, he looked around the room with stiff eyes, and everyone seemed to be there.

Except, he was worried about his eldest son for half his life.

"Let Shang'er come back and see me." Tao Qian said to his tearful wife on the couch.

"The concubine has already sent someone to inform her, and she should be here today or tomorrow." Tao Qian's wife said, tucking the quilt for Tao Qian, "You can rest in peace, you will be fine." ”

"Okay." Tao Qian's breathing was extremely heavy, as if his chest was leaking, "Let the others go out first, and Xuande will stay for a while!" ”

Tao's wife was not at ease and gave another advice to the maid who was serving Tao Qian, and then politely asked the others to go out first and left Liu Bei behind.

Knowing that Tao Qian suddenly became ill, Liu Bei has been guarding Tao's Mansion for the past two days.

"The envoy should be well raised now, and he doesn't have to worry about the war. There are Lu Bu and Zang Ba outside Xuzhou, and Mi Zhu, Mi Fang and others inside, which must be safe. Liu Bei said with relief.

Tao Qian's wrist trembled, and he held Liu Bei's hand very hard, and said, "Xuande, my life is not long, I know." As the saying goes, people are dying, their words are good, birds are dying, and their songs are also mourning, you listen to me first two heartfelt words. ”

Liu Bei shook his head and shook Tao Qian's somewhat cold hand.

"I am not loyal to the court, nor can I be regarded as a hero, throughout this life, I have done nothing, and I have the name of a villain." Although Tao Qian was talking to Liu Bei, his eyes were looking directly at the curtain on the top of the bed.

"I saw that the Han family was dying, and I also wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob, support the army and stand on my own, and leave a foundation for future generations. But stealing chickens doesn't make rice, today's end, I can be regarded as a good ending, at least the emperor will definitely not be able to cut off my head. ”

Liu Bei frowned slightly, Tao Qian said this, how could it seem that there was something in the words.

Tao Qian didn't know what he thought, and the corners of his mouth suddenly hooked up a smile with great difficulty, and said: "I suddenly remembered Xu Zijiang (Xu Shao)'s evaluation of me, he said that I Tao Qian's reputation on the outside is not real on the inside, although I am thick, it is bound to be thin." ”

He said...... It's true, I am such a person. I just thought about it, I seem to have been using people all my life, I took advantage of the rich in Xuzhou, in order to raise grain, recruit strong bravery. I took advantage of the Tarzan thieves, attacked the thieves with thieves, and merged the Yellow Turban Army. ”

"I took advantage of Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shu, many people, and Xuande."

"But only this time I used Cao Cao, but I went out on a business trip."

The green tendons on Liu Bei's forehead jumped suddenly, and his hand suddenly exerted force.

Tao Qian chuckled when he saw this, "At this time, I calmly admitted all this, and I was much more relaxed. I sent Zhang Min to intercept and kill Langya's envoy and Cao Cao's father, and the body of Cao Song's old thief is still in the city at this moment. ”

Liu Bei: ???

At this moment, Liu Bei only has three big words in his heart: straight mother thief!

This old puppet is really not a son of man!

原来徐州横遭兵祸的源头，竟然是在这里。

He killed Cao Cao's envoy and father, and tried to force Cao Cao to rebel against the imperial court, but not only did they not rebel, but they did their bidding, killed Sun Guan and Lü You, and annexed Donghai County.

Now, Liu Bei has finally figured out everything.

I couldn't help but sigh for Sun Guan, Lu You and the 20,000 soldiers in my heart, their death was really not worth it.

In fact, Liu Bei has always thought of Tao Qian in a sinister direction, but in the end, the truth is far more insidious than he thought.

"Xuande, the corpse of Cao Song's old thief, I will hand it over to you to dispose of." Tao Qian said.

Liu Bei: ???

He looked at it in amazement, his face full of incredulity.

You've reached the dying field, old thing, and you still want to hurt me?

"Return Cao Song's body to Cao Cao, and you can also make a good fate." Tao Qian suddenly coughed in a muffled voice.

His chest heaved violently, as if he was about to turn his back on it.

Liu Bei hurriedly helped Tao Qian up.

"Cough, cough, cough......" In the violent coughing sound, a large mouthful of blood flowed down from the corner of Tao Qian's mouth.

The maid hurriedly wiped it clean with a handkerchief and fed Tao Qian a sip of water.

Liu Bei looked at the color of the blood, and felt that Tao Qian, the old horseman, probably didn't have a few days to live.

"Xuande!" After coughing up the blood, Tao Qian's face looked like it was a little ruddy, and after he lay down again, he almost couldn't wait to say, "Xuande, I have used countless people in my life, and I have seen countless people, you are a hero, with the posture of an emperor!" ”

Liu Bei: ???

Here we go again, here we go again!

Cao Song's body can be disposed of by him, and it is indeed a good thing to change his opinion.

But when the word that he has the appearance of an emperor spreads, is he really afraid that he will live a long time?

"Xuzhou handed over to you may be the most correct thing I have done. I have not achieved a foundation in Xuzhou, and my two sons are not angry, I hope you can break out in Xuzhou. Tao Qian grabbed Liu Bei's wrist tightly and said, "Xuzhou is a good place, and the people are rich." ”

"Don't look at Xuzhou now, there is no territory, but the wealth of Xuzhou is at my feet, the heroes are by my side, and the most elite Danyang soldiers hold my hands, you can take all of these."

Liu Bei carefully looked at Tao Qian's complexion, and suddenly asked, "How many days do you think you have to live?" ”

Tao Qian looked at Liu Bei fixedly, and suddenly laughed, his thin chest rose and fell violently, "You can say nothing, I know what you mean, I really didn't see the wrong person." ”

Liu Bei really didn't say anything.

Tao Qian is talking about these things now, he really has no way to refuse.

But the words couldn't be passed on, and Tao Qian couldn't be given a chance to repent.

And Tao Qian, the old fox who has used people all his life, also saw Liu Bei's purpose.

If he can live for three or two days, Liu Bei will agree.

But if his illness is cured and he can live for three or five years, Liu Bei will let him die in two days.

"Xuande, I don't want anything more than to ask you to be kind to my two unsuccessful sons." Tao Qian said his request.

Liu Bei didn't think about it, so he nodded and agreed.

Xuzhou for potters, Tao Ying two people worry about food and clothing, this business is very cost-effective.

"I believe that Xuande can achieve great things, and I also take a fancy to Xuande, you are both benevolent and benevolent, and I believe that you will not break your word." Tao Qian gasped heavily, "Give me two days to meet those two unsuccessful sons." ”

"Okay, so that you will have a good life." Liu Bei stuffed Tao Qian's arm back into the quilt.

When Liu Bei came out of Tao Qian's room, his waist was arched like a shrimp, crying as if the sky had fallen.

In the room, Tao Qian listened to Liu Bei's fierce crying, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly......