The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 100 Liu Bei: This Xuzhou was originally mine...

Zhang Fei muttered something beside him, but Liu Bei still couldn't help frowning upon hearing this.

Now, half of Xuzhou has been controlled by Cao Jun.

So what if he takes over Xuzhou, will Cao Cao let him control Xuzhou?

What's more, there is one more Lu Bu this time.

Once Tao Qian died, in Liu Bei's view, the whole Xuzhou would inevitably fall apart due to factions.

As a result of this, Cao Cao has a huge advantage.

At that time, how will he fight against Cao Cao?

"Zizhong, Gongyou, although what you two said is correct, the current Xuzhou is not something I can take over."

"When the envoy accepts Lu Bu, he will have more than ten thousand soldiers under his command. Such power should not be underestimated!"

"What's more, Cao Jun is watching outside!"

"This Xuzhou, I..."

Unable to pick it up, Liu Bei was a little helpless.

If Cao Cao was not outside, there would be no problem for him to take over Xuzhou. The key is that Cao Jun is now in Xuzhou.

Once the opponent swings down, with the strength they currently control, it will be difficult to resist.

"My lord is right!"

Sun Gan nodded, Cao Jun's existence was really hard to ignore.

Mi Zhu beside him also frowned.

At this time, Sun Qian suddenly raised his head and looked at Liu Bei.

"My lord, why don't you drive away the wolves and tigers!"

Wanting Liu Bei to sit firmly in Xuzhou, Sun Qian thought about it carefully, and it was a bit too difficult after all.

Although he, Mi Zhu, and most of the people in Xuzhou didn't have much opinion on supporting Liu Bei.

But those gentry in Xuzhou and Cao Cao couldn't ignore it.

Lu Bu finally settled in Xuzhou. Tao Qian's original intention was to let the other party contain Xuzhou's forces.

With a new force, the whole Xuzhou will be more afraid.

However, Tao Qian's move was not a good one after all.

However, Tao Qian was already dying, and it would not be surprising what the other party did.

If Liu Bei had agreed to Tao Qian to take over Xuzhou earlier, there would be no such thing as Lu Bu entering Xuzhou now.

Of course, no one can say whether Liu Bei will accept Lu Bu.

"Destroy the wolf?"

"Why?"

Liu Bei glanced at Sun Gan curiously.

The few people around also turned their attention to Sun Qian.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Sun Gan began to explain leisurely.

"The so-called expelling wolves and tigers means borrowing one force to drive out other forces!"

"Now, my lord wants to sit firmly in Xuzhou, it's too difficult!"

"I heard that my lord and Cao Cao are considered acquaintances. Since it is difficult to resist Cao Jun now, why don't you take the initiative to let Cao Jun enter Xuzhou!"

"Given the conflict between Cao Cao and Lu Bu, it is impossible for the two to live in peace!"

"Use this to drive away the wolves and tigers. After that, the lord is taking the opportunity to plan other things!"

After saying this, Liu Bei frowned slightly.

Zhang Fei beside him couldn't bear it anymore.

What is this called driving wolves and tigers? This is clearly bowing to Cao Cao!
What kind of plan did your grandson come up with?
If it weren't for the scruples that the two had just joined in, Zhang Fei couldn't help but open his mouth and curse.

At this moment, the whole face was a little darkened, and his features began to become a little hideous.

Sun Qian's expression didn't change much.

He knew that it would be easy to offend people if he said such a thing.

But now, for Liu Bei, there is no other choice.

Right now, this is already the best choice.

Guan Yu's expression was also a little ugly.

This strategy is not a clever strategy, it is nothing more than bowing your head!
Mi Zhu beside him also sighed.

Liu Bei raised his head and glanced at Sun Qian. He also knew in his heart that it was extremely difficult for the other party to say such a strategy face to face.

This courage is not easy!

Liu Bei's eyes flickered, and his expression gradually became a little dazed.

Before that, he was just a county lieutenant in a small place.

Over the past few years, he looked back and found that his journey was too difficult, and he has not achieved much until now.

Such a big piece of pie from Xuzhou almost fell on his head, which really made Liu Bei a little happy.

But only now did he realize that he couldn't swallow this piece of cake!

"Just do what Gongyou said!"

Liu Bei came back to his senses, and smiled at Sun Qian.

Hearing this, Sun Qian in front of him was stunned.

He originally thought that such a strategy would make Liu Bei feel disgusted and even annoyed.

Unexpectedly, Liu Bei in front of him readily accepted it.

What a boldness.

Without the slightest hesitation, Sun Gan turned over and knelt down in front of Liu Bei.

"My lord trusts me so much, I will definitely live up to my lord in this life!"

Just one sentence made Sun Gan completely approve of Liu Bei.

Although he took the initiative to serve the opponent before, he still had some considerations in his heart.

Although this strategy is a helpless move, it is also a trust building between each other.

If Liu Bei is unwilling, or become angry and drive him away.

Then there will be no more subjects between them.

However, at this moment, Liu Bei readily accepted, which made Sun Gan feel a little warm in his heart.

As the saying goes, a scholar dies for his confidant.

It was his luck to meet such a master.

Seeing Sun Qian next to him like this, Mi Zhu naturally had some feelings in his heart.

Mi Zhu also waited for Liu Bei's response to Sun Qian's strategy.

If the other party drives Sun Qian away in a fit of anger, it will be difficult for people to surrender with such a demeanor.

But Liu Bei's choice is gratifying.

So what if Xuzhou is gone?
His Mi family has a lot of money, so he is naturally capable of helping Liu Bei make a comeback.

Such a change is only instantaneous.

The two Guan and Zhang next to each other were somewhat dazed.

However, no matter how you look at the results in front of you, they are all very good.

……

In mid-June, a small heat!
For more than a month, there has been little rainfall in Dahan.

In Yanzhou, there was only a light rain.

This rain is like God's sudden interest, but the rain came suddenly and ended too quickly.

The hot and dry air was moistened a little, and the sunny day made the hot and dry air even more intense.

Within Juancheng.

Compared with the sweltering heat outside, inside the Xijia's house, for some reason, the inside of the Xijia is much cooler at the moment.

In the main hall, inside the copper ice mirror, huge ice cubes filled the entire ice mirror tightly.

And there are no less than five or six such ice mirrors in the entire main hall.

Due to the ice mirror, the air in the entire lobby has dropped a lot.

"Feng Yi, if I knew it was so cool here, I should have brought the case here!"

Xun Yu, who happened to come to visit, was a little surprised.

Logically speaking, such things as ice cubes are extremely scarce in summer, and even in the ice cellar of the emperor, there may not be much stock.

Of course, whether Liu Xie is present or not is another matter.

But what Xun Yu saw, there seemed to be too many ice cubes in Xi Yu's house.

According to what he said, what kind of saltpeter is used to make it.

Xun Yu admired Xi Yu's miraculous method from the bottom of his heart.

"Brother, the principle of making ice with saltpeter is actually not difficult, even Dian Wei has already learned it!"

"I just asked the supply camp to send the method of making ice to brother Mengde two days ago!"

"If you want more ice cubes at home, I will ask Dianwei to send you some saltpeter, and I will also tell you how to make ice!"

Xi Yu didn't hide anything about making ice with saltpeter.

He didn't care about the hot weather, but he couldn't bear Ganmei to bear such a hot weather.

Simply, he asked someone to find saltpeter and made some ice cubes.

Cao Cao and the Cao family were sent over by someone.

For this reason, Cao Song praised him a lot.

"I heard that Tao Qian accepted Lu Bu, what do you think of Feng Yi?"

Regarding the ice cube, Xun Yu thanked Xi Yu, and then asked Xi Yu something serious.

Before Lu Bu fled in Yanzhou, how else would he plan to deal with Lu Bu? He never thought that the other party would choose to defect to Tao Qian.

"Lu Bu went to Xuzhou?"

Is it so early?
Right!

Now Lu Bu has no other place to go.

According to the original history, after Yanzhou was re-pacified by Cao Cao, Lu Bu ran to Xuzhou.

At that time, Liu Bei accepted the opponent directly, but what Liu Bei didn't expect was that Lu Bu kicked Liu Bei out of Xuzhou with a head kick instead.

Now, because of the early settlement of the Yanzhou incident, some things have been brought forward.

However, when he went to Xuzhou this time, there was no longer Chen Gong around Lu Bu to help him advise.

Lu Bu like this is not worth paying attention to at all.

However, Lu Bu went to Xuzhou, which made the situation in Xuzhou more complicated.

"A lost dog, brother, don't take it to heart!"

Without Chen Gong, Lu Bu is just a headless chicken!
According to Lu Bu's temperament, getting along with the Xuzhou gentry and even Liu Bei would not be so easy.

"I heard that Tao Qian is now unconscious!"

"Xuzhou, I'm afraid there will be chaos!"

Xun Yu said something softly, but the expression on that face was not too turbulent.

"For our army, this is an opportunity!"

opportunity?

When Xi Yu heard this, he nodded in approval.

Once Tao Qian died, the situation in Xuzhou would break the balance in an instant!

The Danyang faction that originally belonged to Tao Qian was in conflict with the Xuzhou gentry.

And this Danyang force naturally has to find its own way out.

Taking refuge in Liu Bei may be a good choice for them.

The appearance of Lu Bu is also a new choice.

"Brother, let Brother Meng De worry about Xuzhou's affairs. It won't be of much benefit for you and me to sit here and discuss these things!"

Glancing at Xun Yu, Xi Yu said something helplessly.

Now that Cao Cao is in Xuzhou, Cao Cao's perception of the changes in Xuzhou will be clearer.

The two of them are in the rear, and what they should consider now is things like food and grass.

"That's right!"

Xun Yu raised his head and took a look outside the hall. From this door, the naked eye could see layers of heat waves rising!

With such hot weather, the people of Yanzhou have long been complaining.

During this period of time, Xun Yu often inspected the farm during the day.

Because of the continuous heat, the rice in that area has become a little dry.

"These days, a lot of ditches have been built between fields in various parts of Yanzhou. As Feng Yi you said before, the water diversion and irrigation have been quite effective!"

It is no small project to divert the water of the big river to the place where the water flow is lacking!

The most famous south-to-north water transfer in later generations is an extremely dazzling existence in water conservancy.

Right now he is just borrowing some.

But in this era, it is only ditches with some water trucks to transfer water, and the efficiency of utilization is still somewhat low after all.

It's hard to get through this summer!
……

"I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this summer!"

Xuzhou Tancheng.

Before Tao Qian fell ill, Cao Bao and the current Xuzhou Biejia Mi Zhu waited in front of Tao Qian.

At this time, Tao Qian's aura was a little sluggish, and the look in his eyes had become more and more meager.

"Your Majesty!"

Cao Bao opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything in his throat.

During this time, the people in front of Tao Qian were all people he could trust.

And Mi Zhu was able to be here because Tao Qian deliberately recruited the other party in front of him.

It's just that in less than ten days, Tao Qian's condition has become more and more critical. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Tao Qian can't last long.

And within these ten days, the situation in Xuzhou as a whole seemed to be like a storm.

Lu Bu took over Pengcheng, during which time he communicated with some gentry in Xuzhou.

In just a few days, Lu Bu seemed to have forgotten his embarrassment in Yanzhou before.

In just a few days, Lu Bu returned to his previous rampant state.

Someone reminded Lu Bu that Tao Qian is no longer able to survive.

The huge Xuzhou is like a very attractive piece of fat, and Lu Bu is also tempted.

Liu Bei, on the other hand, was still extremely stable during this period of time, but at this stage, he once again resumed communication with Cao Cao.

Cao and Liu wrote letters to greet each other from time to time, which seemed to be a mutual confidant.

However, it is clear to each other that once Tao Qian dies, some things will change soon.

"Zi Zhong!"

"This item is entrusted to you!"

When he was dying, Tao Qian had someone entrust Mi Zhu with a will, and then turned his head to look at Cao Bao.

"Abao, follow Xuande Lord in the future, and abide by your duty!"

As always, Tao Qian chose to entrust Xuzhou to Liu Bei.

In the middle of the night, Tao Qian died!
As a burst of wailing began to sound in the state pastoral mansion, Xuzhou pastoralist Tao Qian had already become a thing of the past.

It was just dawn on the second day.

The news of Tao Qian's death began to spread throughout Xuzhou.

On this day, Xuzhou, which has been dry for a long time, coincidentally began to rain heavily.

The entire Xuzhou people, perhaps because of the rain, were quite sad about Tao Qian's death.

The time has just passed.

Mi Zhu communicated with Cao Bao, Sun Qian and others, and went straight to Xiapi with Tao Qian's death.

At the same time, within the Chen Mansion, the letters from the Chen family were also sent towards Cao Ying.

"Gongzu, let's go!"

Inside the Chen residence, Chen Gui sighed, although he knew that this day would not be too late.

But when Tao Qian really died, Chen Gui still had some emotions.

He has been attacking Tao Qian in Xuzhou, and there is not much conflict between the two.

Between them, it's just that they stand in different positions!
What Chen Gui valued more was only the rise and fall of the family's honor and disgrace.

"Father, Mr. Tao ordered Liu Bei to be Xuzhou's shepherd, us!"

Chen Deng glanced at his father.

Hearing this, Chen Gui subconsciously shook his head.

It's just a will, so what if Liu Bei takes over Xuzhou Mu?
The Chen family won't have too many opinions on this, if you, Liu Bei, can stabilize Xuzhou Mu's position.

The Chen family can also support Liu Bei.

But, can Liu Bei do it steadily?
That Lu Bu is in Xuzhou, after all, he is not a good person to get along with, it's just a few days.

The Xuzhou gentry who had acquaintance with Lu Bu, on the surface, respected Lu Bu very much, but now, how many people would stand by Lu Bu's side.

The Chen family saw this very clearly.

Nowadays, Cao Cao's army is oppressing the country, and these Xuzhou gentry are like grass on the wall.

Now that Tao Qian is dead, I don't know how many people have passed the news to Cao Yingnei at this time.

Of course, the purpose of these noble families is the same, and the Chen family is no exception.

In Xiapi City.

Around noon, Mi Zhu and a group of people arrived at the place where Liu Bei was.

Knowing that Tao Qian passed away last night, Liu Bei stood there as if a little dazed.

The expression following him could not help but feel a little compassionate.

"Emissary Tao has gone?"

……

"Tao Qian is dead!"

In Cao Ying, Cao Cao, who was in Dongping City, only received the news of Tao Qian's death in the early morning.

This matter came a bit out of the blue.

Although Cao Cao knew that Tao Qian was near the end of his life, he did not expect it to happen so quickly.

It's so fast that people are a little caught off guard!

For Tao Qian, Cao Cao didn't have much conflict with him in the final analysis.

The fact that Cao Song was intercepted and killed in Xuzhou probably had little to do with Tao Qian.

Cao Cao knows this too!
This matter is just an excuse to attack Xuzhou. He wants to expand his power, and Xuzhou is a good place.

If it weren't for Yuan Shao's fear, Cao Cao would even want to occupy Qingzhou.

However, compared with Yuan Shao's strength at present, his strength is still somewhat inferior after all.

The accumulation of four generations and three fathers is much deeper than his Cao family.

Yuan Shao only gave an edict, and countless gentry took refuge in each other, which is beyond comparison with Cao Cao.

This is true for both Yuans.

"Brother, some people in the city spontaneously saw Tao Qian off, what do you see?"

While Cao Cao was feeling emotional, Cao Ren beside him couldn't help asking.

Cao Cao was not surprised to hear that some people spontaneously saw Tao Qian off.

Tao Qian has been operating in Xuzhou for these years, and has a good reputation among the people of Xuzhou.

If he hadn't set up a strategy in advance to attack Xuzhou this time, it would be a trouble for Cao Jun just because of the people's admiration for Tao Qian.

"Since this is the case, there is no need to stop it. Let someone order you to go down and open the city gate! People who come and go to Xuzhou can all see Tao Qian off!"

There is no need for Cao Cao to stop this kind of thing.

The common people sent it out spontaneously. It was the reputation Tao Qian had accumulated during his lifetime, and he deserved it! -
(End of this chapter)