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

Chapter 98

Han, Taichu calendar June, summer solstice!
Xuzhou.

Since entering the summer solstice, the weather has gradually become hotter.

There is no rain one after another, and it is even more annoying in this hot weather.

Donghai County, within Dongping City.

Because of the turmoil in Yanzhou, before Cao Cao left, Cao Ren and Dongping City garrisoned troops to confront Xuzhou's army.

Fortunately, the turmoil in Yanzhou did not have much impact.

After all worries were eliminated, the pressure on Cao Ren also eased a lot.

However, because of the policies formulated by Xi Yu and others, Cao Ren always felt intimidated when dealing with things.

During this period of time, he has received a lot of praise because of these policies.

Some people even praised him for his good handling of government affairs.

However, Cao Ren was not at all happy about such praise.

"How long will it take for the Lord to arrive?"

Asking the lieutenant at the side, Cao Ren looked at the government affairs in front of him and felt that his head was about to grow bigger.

As a general, although Cao Ren did not have too many problems in handling government affairs.

However, as a general, who is willing to dedicate himself to the copywriting.

Being able to go into battle and kill the enemy is a very good thing.

It is a pity that the current situation in Xuzhou does not mean that it can be resolved with a single battle.

"About two days!"

After the Yanzhou matter was resolved, Cao Cao returned to Xuzhou, but he did not directly reach the front lines of the two armies at the first time.

Although he didn't know exactly what Cao Cao was doing, Cao Ren didn't take the initiative to ask about such things.

Knowing that Cao Cao would arrive in two days, his mood improved a lot.

"Is there a letter from Xuzhou?"

……

Xuzhou, Tancheng!
Within the Chen residence.

At first, the Chens and his sons planned to support Liu Bei.

Now in Xuzhou, as Tao Qian is old and frail, he is already seriously ill. This situation may not last for too long.

Once Tao Qian died, the situation in Xuzhou would no longer be as stable as before.

Chen Gui and his son had already made plans earlier.

These aristocratic families themselves put the family first, only after getting in touch with each other.

Chen Gui and his son felt that Liu Bei and them were not on the same journey.

"Yuanlong, what has Liu Bei done recently?"

In the lobby of the Chen Mansion, Chen Gui sat in front of the ice mirror, stretching out his hand to gently fan the cool wind.

Chen Deng next to him knelt and sat beside him.

"Since Shijun was seriously ill, then Liu Xuande has kept himself safe, and there is no abnormality!"

Chen Deng sighed.

He originally advocated that the intention was to cater to Liu Bei as Xuzhou pastor, and later Tao Qian also had the same intention.

It's just that Chen Deng visited Liu Bei several times in succession, and the other party kept refusing.

Between the words, it seems that he is not willing to be Xuzhou Mu at all.

But Chen Deng could see that Liu Bei was quite moved by the territory of Xuzhou.

Just look at how the other party has behaved in Xiapi since he entered Xuzhou, and even treated the people.

It is enough to see that Liu Bei has a lot of ambition in his heart.

The other party is definitely not a person who is content with the status quo.

It's a pity that this person's attitude towards the gentry is not very clear, but he is quite close to the common people.

"Humph!"

"Then Liu Bei doesn't know good from bad, since that's the case, there's no need for us to flatter him!"

Chen Gui sneered.

Before the spring plowing, he heard that Liu Bei took the initiative to lead the people to open up wasteland and cultivate in Xiapi City, and he did not lose his reputation.

That man was willing to be close to the common people, but his attitude towards them, the gentry of Xuzhou, was neither good nor bad.

It's like hanging them on purpose.

I really thought that without Liu Bei in Xuzhou, I couldn't find anyone else to take over Xuzhou.

Big deal, so what if he caters to Cao Cao?

Even though Cao Cao's attitude towards the gentry in Yanzhou was not very good, it was also a matter of the gentry in Yanzhou and had nothing to do with him in Xuzhou.

Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou this time, although the policy is similar to Yanzhou, but for these aristocratic families, it will not hurt the bones at all.

"I've always heard that Cao Cao is brutal, but this battle made me feel that Cao Cao is not as rumored!"

Chen Gui glanced at Chen Deng.

The father and son had already analyzed some situations earlier.

Even if you serve Cao Cao, it is actually nothing.

After all, Cao Cao is also a family, and the interests of all the families in the whole world are actually similar.

Even if Cao Cao took control of Xuzhou, the other party would not hurt the foundation of the Xuzhou family.

This point, after this period of time, Cao Cao's attitude towards Xuzhou, Chen Deng and his son can be seen.

"Father has decided?"

After hearing Chen Gui's tone, Chen Deng looked up at the other party.

During this time, my father exchanged information with Cao Ying a lot.

Chen Deng was very clear about this matter.

As for the entire Xuzhou family, there are not a few people who exchange information with Cao Ying.

After all, in this era, who doesn't have two or three relatives?

These aristocratic families can be passed down to the present, and there are many marriages between them.

What's more, because of the reason why the big man advocates filial piety and honesty, there are not a few mutual recommendation in the same year.

Marriage is just one way of strengthening a relationship.

After all, the families are still connected with each other.

It is precisely because of this relationship among the aristocratic families that there are so-called cliques and so-called disciples.

Party imprisonment is also aimed at the so-called aristocratic families.

The influence of the aristocratic family is too great in this era, so great that sometimes, the role of the imperial court has been negligible.

The problem of the aristocratic family has already begun since Guangwu's revival.

Chen Gui nodded, he didn't intend to get close to that Liu Bei.

Cao Cao is a good candidate, and it is not too late to join the other party.

As for the current situation in Xuzhou, it will fall into Cao Cao's hands sooner or later.

Tao Qian couldn't keep it, and neither could Liu Bei!

Regarding his father's opinion, Chen Deng didn't have much meaning.

He is also standing on his own ground.

At the beginning, I planned to choose Liu Bei, just because Liu Bei might be beneficial to the Chen family.

But the current situation looks like, it is better to directly serve Cao Cao!
It's better to make friends with Cao Cao earlier than when he was attacked by soldiers.

……

When the Xuzhou family began to exchange letters with Cao Ren, Liu Bei and others who were in Xiapi City did not have the slightest movement.

In Xiapi City.

The three of Liu Guanzhang are still as usual.

Even though the life in Xuzhou is no longer the same as before without a residence, the three brothers still live in the same room and sleep on their feet.

And this situation is also the basis for the relationship between the three of them to be good.

Not long after noon, Liu Bei opened the window of the house with his own hands.

The weather was too hot, and the wind blowing in from the window carried a bit of heat wave.

Such a situation made the three of them somewhat unbearable.

At this moment, the three of them were sitting cross-legged on the kang, with their arms bare to each other.

Guan Yu didn't let go of the scroll, leaning against the earthen wall behind his back, holding the scroll of Spring and Autumn that he had read countless times.

He held a bamboo slip in one hand, and a brush in the other hand, watching some content on the bamboo slip from time to time.

Then he used a knife to scratch lightly at the previously annotated content.

It seemed that at every moment, he had different opinions on the content of the letter in his hand.

Liu Bei's eyes were blank.

Probably because the hot person was a little dizzy, he also leaned on the other side, and the wide sleeve robe instinctively fanned the breeze towards his face.

Just seeing the heat wave lingering in the room, which lingers for a long time.

"The weather is really too hot, big brother, second brother, why don't we go hunting?"

Zhang Fei was really suffocated.

I don't know what my eldest brother thinks. During this period of time, I stay in the house all day long, living in secluded places.

She acted like a big girl and didn't even want to see anyone.

Isn't it just a matter of taking over Xuzhou Mu?

Zhang Fei felt that Tao Qian didn't seem to be able to live long, since the other party intended to let his eldest brother take over Xuzhou's position.

My eldest brother can just take over directly, there is nothing to hesitate.

Although he thought so in his heart, Zhang Fei still didn't say it directly after all.

The eldest brother kept secret about this kind of thing, and he didn't want to make Liu Bei angry.

Simply can only follow each other.

It's just that the weather is too hot now.

For many days in a row, the temperature only increased, but did not decrease.

God doesn't know how many times it will rain. If this continues, people will get hot sooner or later!
Zhang Fei was unhappy, and wanted to go hunting bluffing.

Hearing the voice, Liu Bei turned his head and glanced at his third brother, feeling a little helpless.

What kind of hunting is there in this weather!
Even those beasts probably wouldn't come out to hunt in such an environment.

Seeing the weather getting hotter and hotter, Liu Bei felt a little tormented in his heart.

On the one hand, the matter of Tao Qian really weighed on his mind.

It is not difficult to succeed Xuzhou Mu.

The difficult thing is how to deal with the current situation in Xuzhou, the entire faction in Xuzhou, now Liu Bei can be regarded as seeing clearly.

Xuzhou looks simple on the surface, but its roots are intertwined, and the distribution of forces is not that simple.

Gentlemen, wealthy families, Tao Qian!
The three forces were originally extremely peaceful.

Probably Tao Qian was able to control the relationship smoothly at the beginning, but as Tao Qian got older, his frailty and sickness began to appear.

The situation that was originally maintained in balance gradually began to tilt.

What's more, under such circumstances, there is still Cao Cao's army oppressing the country outside, and the whole Xuzhou now seems to be roasted on fire.

And Liu Bei, who came up from the bottom, still pays some attention to the common people.

These people are targeting each other, and it is the low-level Xuzhou people who are hurt after all.

Liu Bei couldn't bear it somewhat.

At this time, he leaned against the wall and let out a long breath.

"Brother, is there something on your mind?"

Guan Yu next to him heard Liu Bei couldn't help sighing, turned his head and asked Liu Bei.

Guan Yu casually put away the slips in his hand.

Hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't help but glanced out of the window again.

"It hasn't rained for days!"

"I remember such a scene, this is a sign of a severe drought coming!"

"If there is no rain in the sky, the rice growing on the ground will dry up and die. This year's autumn harvest may be difficult!"

Liu Bei was a little worried.

Once there is a problem with the autumn harvest, these people will not be able to survive the winter, and it will even cause large-scale disasters in the coming year.

He has seen such a scene, more than ten years ago.

When the refugees had nothing to eat, they were shriveled, eating bark along the way, and the places they passed were wilderness.

"Brother, the rain is beyond our control!"

Guan Yu also sighed.

My eldest brother's concern for the people's temper is still the same as before.

As if thinking of something, Guan Yu subconsciously glanced at Liu Bei.

"Brother, recently, I heard that Ruo Rong seems to be building a temple!"

After saying this, Guan Yu couldn't help but glanced at Liu Bei again.

Ruo Rong is the prime minister of Xiapi, after all, their brothers only live in Xiapi, although Ze Rong is very polite to them on weekdays.

Even Guan Yu felt that this person was really okay.

However, building a temple is not that simple.

Ruo Rong believed in Buddhism, and he advocated building a temple. If it was just an ordinary temple, Guan Yu didn't care much about it.

However, the temple he wanted to build was huge!
He even heard that the other party wanted to cast gold for those Buddha statues.

"temple?"

Hearing Guan Yu mention this, Liu Bei subconsciously frowned.

Ruo Rong, after he came into contact with him, the opponent's ability is not weak.

And it is Tao Qian's fellow countryman, who is considered Tao Qian's trust, and Tao Qian intends to entrust Xuzhou to him.

This made the people under Tao Qian's command somewhat close to Liu Bei.

And he lived in Xiapi, and Ze Rong treated him with respect.

He knows the other party's belief in Buddhism.

However, if Guan Yu didn't mention the construction of the temple, Liu Bei hadn't heard of it yet.

Looking at Liu Bei's expression, Guan Yu knew that his elder brother didn't understand this matter.

According to the current situation, Ruo Rong belonged to Tao Qian. If his elder brother wanted to succeed Xuzhou Mu, he would naturally not turn against Tao Qian's subordinates.

However, he finally said it.

The temple is nice, but too much of a fight.

"You mean, he plans to cast a golden statue, and even build a Buddhist temple like a towering building?"

Since Guangwu, the figure of Buddhism has appeared in all parts of the Han Dynasty.

After 200 years, there are not a few people who believe in Buddhism.

Like Ruo Rong, there are many people who believe in Buddhism even among some noble families.

Liu Bei didn't have much opinion on this.

It's just that it's somewhat out of date to want to build Buddhist temples in this season.

For Ruo Rong, Liu Bei's impression could not help but be a bit worse.

It's just that he also knows that at this time, he has no right to accuse the other party.

After all, he is the prime minister of Xiapi, but he is just a person who lives in Xiapi!
"Brother, I think you should take over the responsibility of Xuzhou Mu early, so that our brothers can do things better!"

"Now you, you are afraid of your head and feet all day long!"

Zhang Fei couldn't help muttering, and Liu Bei just shook his head when he heard this.

……

Xuzhou, Tancheng Government!

Tao Qian's complexion has improved a lot today, but the burden on Tao Qian is getting heavier and heavier.

He is already aware of the situation in Xuzhou as a whole.

Once he can't support himself, if the huge Xuzhou is not properly settled, the whole Xuzhou may fall apart in an instant.

Tao Qian didn't want to see such a situation.

He summoned Cao Bao to him, and after letting the people beside him back down, he raised his eyes and looked at Cao Bao.

"Recently, has Liu Xuande made any statement?"

Right now, Tao Qian knew that Liu Bei was the only one he could entrust Xuzhou with.

It's just that Liu Bei has been reluctant to take over Xuzhou for some reason.

He knew that Liu Bei was not unwilling to take over Xuzhou, but because things in Xuzhou were not that simple.

"Recently, Liu Bei has been stationed in Xiapi, living in secluded places!"

Cao Bao told Tao Qian the information he had learned, but he didn't have much opinion on Liu Bei.

Having fought side by side with Liu Bei before, Cao Bao still recognized Liu Bei's future.

The other party is a benevolent gentleman.

"Leopard, you have followed me since Danyang, and it has been more than ten years now. Now I can't last too long, and the Tao family will need you to take care of me in the future!"

Looking at Cao Bao in front of him, Tao Qian's tone was extremely sincere, and he knew that his end was not far away.

And the two sons behind him are mediocre people, Tao Qian is satisfied to be able to live in this world safely.

Today's situation in the world of big men is no longer what it used to be.

The imperial court is weak, and there are many princes.

The big man fell apart, perhaps just overnight.

He, Tao Qian, has been loyal to the big man and the Liu family all his life.

Now, that Liu Bei is also a clan member of the Liu family, entrusting the entire Xuzhou to the other party is exactly entrusting Xuzhou to the Liu family.

This is also one of the reasons why he is willing to entrust Xuzhou to the other party.

Liu Bei Rende will definitely treat Xuzhou well, and he will not be too harsh on his original subordinates.

"Your Majesty!"

Cao Bao clenched his fists, and he looked nostalgic, remembering the days when he followed Tao Qian wholeheartedly.

However, although he is good at leading troops, he is not capable of governing such a large Xuzhou.

He also knew that Tao Qian's entrusting Xuzhou to Liu Bei was the only choice.

For this, Cao Bao didn't have the slightest resentment in his heart.

For more than ten years, Tao Qian has always been very kind to him, just because they are fellow villagers, this closeness and trust lasts from beginning to end.

"What's Cao Jun doing now?"

"Those gentry, should they communicate with Cao Cao a lot?"

Tao Qian stood up and asked Cao Bao again.

After asking this question, Cao Bao remained silent.

With just one glance, Tao Qian knew that what he had guessed was not wrong.

The attitude of those gentry is for their own interests, and now he, Tao Qian, is no longer looked down upon by those gentry.

"There was a turmoil in Yanzhou before, and Cao Jun has no intention to take the initiative to attack now, but I heard that Cao Cao's previous troubles in Yanzhou have been solved!"

Cao Bao didn't say anything later.

Hearing this, Tao Qian naturally understood.

After Cao Cao solved Yanzhou's troubles, he would naturally set his sights on Xuzhou next.

Up to now, it is no longer such a thing as revenge for the father.

What Cao Cao did was to strengthen his power.

(End of this chapter)