Sun Qian squinted his eyes and pretended to be drunk, and added, "If I guessed correctly, Zhang Han should still have the merit of pacifying the civil strife in Yanzhou." ”

Quell civil strife.

This is martial arts, not cultural governance.

Mi Zhu and Mi Fang had to look at the person Sun Qian said again, so many great achievements, it is enough to see that he is a meritorious maniac, and he is very good in civil and military affairs, so he can stand in this position.

Such a courtier will inevitably not be buried, but it is also possible that he will be suspicious and guarded by the lord and will not die well.

But this hidden danger, since he reminded to save Mrs. Cao, will continue to fade, in the next ten years, or even more than ten years, if Cao Cao can win over and marry his daughter, he will naturally be his own family.

No matter how you think about it, this Zhang Han's road will be very smooth, but there is a very wonderful feeling...... Wouldn't he be hated by his colleagues for doing this?

"Eat and drink." Sun Qian raised the wine and invited the wine with a steady smile, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang's thoughts were interrupted, and they also drank with laughter.

……

In the blink of an eye, spring has passed, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter.

Xuzhou because of the war in the north and south, resulting in the displacement of people in all directions, the land is deserted, even if Tao Qian issued a heavy order, he can't catch many people to farm.

Coupled with hunger and famine, it has caused a fever epidemic in many villages, and the whole Xuzhou is lifeless, but it is also an undercurrent.

In May, Tao Qian killed hundreds of spies who spread rumors, but at this time he found that the rumors had become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and were difficult to change.

Coupled with the rampant epidemics and food shortages everywhere, the prosperous scenery of japonica rice that was created and managed at the beginning is gone.

In the midst of the sorrow, Tao Qian, who was sixty-three, felt deeply powerless, not just worried about the strength of Cao's army.

But this devastated situation, he didn't know how to deal with it, so much so that this morning, Zhen Rong personally wrote a letter of persuasion, wanting Tao Qian to make plans to migrate as soon as possible.

Helpless.

Tao Qian felt like he was on a flat boat, swept by the wind, the leaks could not be filled, the oars could not be shaken, and it was difficult to take care of himself, and he was powerless to return to the sky.

"Now, the situation is like this, the general is my Han Wenhou, and the work of killing Dong thieves can be described as world-famous, and he can be a peerless god general in the world," Tao Qian beat his spirit, lying on the couch, staring at a mighty general in front of him with a sluggish look.

After a long detour to flee for his life, Lü Bu slaughtered and plundered the passing people several times at the junction of Yan and Xu, in order to preserve the survival of his elite cavalry, and now he is much more emaciated.

The stubble is all over the cheeks, and the bags under the eyes are slightly darker, and there is already a little decadence, but there is also a little anger in the eyebrows, which is only recently swept away and regained its spirit.

Mainly a few days ago, Tao Qian asked Lu Bu to go to the inner room to talk about it, intending to entrust the people of Xuzhou to him, so Lu Bu immediately felt that after fleeing to Xuzhou, he drank bitterly day and night, and indulged in alcohol and hollowed out his ambition, making him more and more haggard.

So I made up my mind to quit drinking.

After listening to Tao Qian's introduction to the current situation in Xuzhou, the general situation is also clear, in the south, the land of the barrier Chen soldiers is the two counties of Xiapi and Pengcheng; In the north, Kaiyang, which is adjacent to Dongping and Langya counties.

Now Kaiyang is Zang Ba, and Bao Xin are separated, each other can not intervene to go elsewhere, has been pinned down, want to hold Xuzhou, only by uniting with Yuan Shu, can resist.

"I heard that Liu Xuande is also in Xiaqiu, right?"

"Yes," Tao Qian nodded, "Originally, I also thought about entrusting Xuzhou to him, but although Liu Bei has talent and fame, after all, his status is lower than that of Tian Kai and subordinate to Gongsun Zhan, so he is not as good as a general." ”

This is reasonable, I beheaded Dong Zhuo's merit in exchange for the official position of the Han general, and I also had the merit of protecting the driver, and obtained the title of Marquis Wen. Since Luoyang, it has been Wuwei spread to the world.

In the past, under the Tiger Prison, the three of them joined forces, and they could only be on an equal footing with me, and I naturally wouldn't consider Liu Bei in Xuzhou Tao Qian.

Although Lu Bu was arrogant in his heart, he didn't show it on his lips, "It seems that after that, I should make more friends with Xuande, we should work together, but we can defend Xuzhou without loss, then Cao Cao is not stable in Yanzhou, most of the scholars in the territory are not satisfied, I think he is on guard, but he does not dare to travel long distances to Xuzhou." ”

"Tao Gong, please rest assured, there is no need to worry so much."

"Hehehe," Tao Qian chuckled noncommittally, staring at Lu Bu's face, "Wen Hou, Xuzhou entrusts it to you, and the old man has another request, please Wen Hou must agree." ”

Lu Buben was smiling, but when he heard this, he immediately smiled, and he hugged his fists and said, "Tao Gong, please speak." ”

He doesn't think it will be such a boring thing as recognizing the righteous father and the righteous son, of course, there must be a price for getting a Xuzhou, and there will be pie in the sky.

"I want to return to my hometown in Danyang, my wife and children will go with me, please Wen Hou send my family back, and leave some money, food, and gold utensils, so that they can live in this troubled world."

Tao Qian said sincerely.

Lu Bu was stunned, and immediately felt Tao Qian's intentions, this is the desire to return to his hometown for the rest of his life after the battle for power has been lost, his ambitions have all been shattered, and he only wants to return to his hometown to grow old.

He really didn't want to work hard anymore, and he had already been defeated by Cao Cao both physically and mentally, and he didn't dare to fight again.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu couldn't help but despise Tao Qian a little in his heart, after all, he was old.

He nodded and agreed: "Don't worry, Gong Tao, the cloth will send your family back to Danyang, and give you brocade clothes and jade, and thousands of slaves." ”

"Thank you."

……

In early May, Tao Qian asked Xuzhou to give Lü Bu, and moved his family to Danyang, Lü Bu gave money and property to the grain depot, and the number of enslaved people accompanying him reached 1,000, and there were 50 or 60 carts of carriages and horses transporting money and grain.

Tao Qian unfortunately died on the way, and his third son and the rest of his family returned to their hometown to settle down, and received a lot of money.

Before leaving, Tao Qian took some of the old troops away and allowed them to disarm and return to the field, but the thousands of Danyang henchmen and horses of Cao Bao's department stayed in Xuzhou.

At the same time, Cao Bao married his daughter Yu Lu Bu and became in-laws, which was able to stabilize the Danyang faction in Xuzhou, with a total of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses.

Therefore, with the help of Cao Bao's troops, Lu Bu obtained the temporary dependence of the scholars, issued local government decrees, and began to recruit soldiers and horses to guard the border.

In fact, the conscription did not go too smoothly, mainly because many people from the world were recruited and trained as soldiers in the barracks to accumulate strength.

However, Liu Bei, who was stationed in Xiaqiu, although Lu Bu had invited him many times, he had never come to Tancheng to meet.

Let Lu Bu's patience gradually lose, and ordered to cut off the grain and grass that Tao Qian had promised to supply, and let him collect grain in the territory by himself.

Of course, the order was still written more sincerely, on the grounds that there was not enough grain and grass in the territory, giving the two sides room for further negotiation, if Liu Bei was willing to ask for it, and the famous words were attached, then Lu Bu would allocate grain again.

When Liu Bei received the news, he was waiting for news from Mi Zhu and Mi Fang at home. The two once said that among the talents who came from the Shu people, there is one named Sun Qian, who is outstanding and has a long-term vision, and the relationship with them can be said to have a deep family relationship, so they can persuade them to vote together.

Unexpectedly, the news of the Mi brothers did not wait, but they waited for the notice that Tao Qian died of illness and Lu Bu took over Xuzhou.

Moreover, Lu Bu asked him to go to Tancheng many times, but Liu Bei refused not to go, delayed again and again, and now finally ordered that no grain and grass should be given, and he was forced to bow his head.

Without food and grass, he naturally couldn't be stationed in Xiaqiu.

And the Mi brothers have not heard from them for a long time.

"Brother, what are you going to do now?" Guan Yu pondered for a long time before arching his hand and asked.

He was a little angry, but his brother was still in the same mood as usual, and it was not easy to have a seizure.

But Zhang Fei was not like this, he was so angry that he crossed Guan Yu to Liu Bei's approach, his eyes were round, and he clenched his fists and said in a low voice: "My brother is a member of the Han clan, how can he be held hostage by those three family slaves?" ”

"Now that we occupy Xiaqiu, the people have no fear or avoidance, and they have no worries about requisitioning grain, it is better to collect grain and then conquer all the walled cities outside Xiapi, so that Lu Bu is tired of coping, and he can take half of the county according to this! Then recruit those who are not obedient to the three surnames of the house slaves, gather here, and seize Xiapi! ”

"Who knows if Tao Qian really died of illness, what if it was Lu Bu who secretly coerced Xuzhou to be wrong? I remember that this Xuzhou was originally meant to be given to my brother! ”

Zhang Fei was furious, and he actually told all the offensive strategies and the name of the division, and at first glance, he had no intention of uniting with Lu Bu at all.

Liu Bei sighed sadly, looked straight ahead, and said, "Wait a little longer, those two heroes of the Mi clan have been gone for so long, they should be destroyed in a few days." ”

But for some reason, I suddenly had a bad premonition.

The situation that was originally smooth sailing and water was about to turn into a bamboo basket to draw water...... Liu Bei thought strangely in his heart.