Not long after, the three of them hurried into Tao Qian's room.
The leader, with a face like a crown jade, lips as if painted with grease, ears hanging down from the shoulders, and hands above the knees, is Liu Xuande and Liu Bei, who are temporarily serving as the governor of Yuzhou.
It is said that it was temporarily held because although the Han court approved the official position, it was only an empty title, because Yuzhou is now occupied by Yuan Shu and Sun Jian, and Liu Bei cannot go there even if he wants to.
Now Liu Bei is attached to Tao Qian, and his relationship with Yuan Shu is extremely delicate. Liu Bei is the governor of Yuzhou, but Yuzhou is actually controlled by Yuan Shu, while Tao Qian is in charge of the pastoral care of Xuzhou, and Yuan Shu calls himself Xuzhou Bo.
However, Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, Gongsun Zan were all members of the anti-Yuan Shao alliance, but they all had evil intentions.
Two people followed closely behind Liu Bei. One was tall, with a face like a jujube, the other had a beard and leopard eyes, majestic and majestic. They were Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
When Liu Bei saw Tao Qian raising his body on the bed, he tried to force himself to sit up to greet him. He quickly stepped forward, supported Tao Qian and said, "Grandpa Gong, please rest in peace and rest first. Don't work easily."
Tao Qian lay back on the couch, took Liu Bei's hand and said, "Xuande, I'm afraid it won't be easy for me to recover from this illness."
"But what I am worried about is that Xuzhou has been invaded by the Cao thief again. If this continues, Xuzhou will be killed and no one will be left."
"I regret it quite a bit. If I didn't provoke him last year, Xuzhou wouldn't be like this."
Liu Bei sighed: "It is true that Gongzu Gong took action first, but when he saw Que Xuan was in trouble, he just acted first to gain strength. It is not an exaggeration."
Tao Qian sighed: "I overestimated my capabilities. Now that Cao Cao is so powerful, with Yuan Benchu behind him, no one can control him. What can I do now?"
Liu Bei muttered: "We can only fight to the bitter end. Now that Cao Cao has made a comeback and massacred Feixian County, he is obviously not ready to reason with you."
Tao Qian sighed: "Even so, I still want to try."
"Cao Cao said that I detained his father Cao Song and his family, which is really nonsense."
"I found out that Cao Song's family should live in Taishan County, north of Fei County."
"I got the news a few days ago and sent an order to Captain Zhang Kai to take an army and horses to Taishan County to find Cao Song and return him to Cao Cao. This may save Cao Cao from attacking Xuzhou."
When Liu Bei heard this, he turned and looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
Tao Qian saw the expressions on the three people's faces were different and said, "What's wrong?"
Liu Bei sighed: "Gongzu Gong's move may lead to unexpected changes."
"Zhang Kai is a Yellow Turban general. If he has a different intention, what can he do?"
Tao Qian was shocked when he heard this: "How can you say this?"
Liu Bei took out a kit from his arms, took out a note inside, and handed it to Tao Qian.
Tao Qian unfolded the note and saw a line of words written on it.
"Zhang Kai secretly formed a secret alliance with Yuan Shu and wanted to kill Cao Song and fled to Huainan."
When Tao Qian saw it, he broke into a cold sweat behind his back. He suddenly sat up from the couch and said in a voiceless voice, "Who wrote this?"
Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and said, "It's Zhao Zilong, who used to be the master knight under me. He met a stranger, and this note was written by that stranger."
After hearing this, Tao Qian shook his head and said, "The talk about strangers is just illusory. Isn't it a lie?"
Liu Bei said: "I believe in Zilong's character and he will definitely not lie to me."
"If what the note says is true and Cao Song is killed, Cao Cao's army will intensify its massacre of the city, and the people of Xuzhou will be in dire straits."
"That's why I came here this time to tell Gongzu Gong that I want to take several hundred troops to recover Zhang Kai. I will send Cao Song back to see if there is any room for change."
"If Gongzu Gong agrees, please give me a warrant so that I can order Zhang Kai."
After hearing this, Tao Qian pondered for a while and said decisively: "Then it depends on Mr. Xuande."
He ordered someone to write the order, sealed it, and handed it to Liu Bei personally, saying: "No matter whether the matter succeeds or not, Xuande must rush back as soon as possible. The only one in Xuzhou who can fight against Cao Cao is Xuande."
Liu Bei immediately bowed and said, "Don't worry, Grandpa Gong, Bei will definitely live up to Sir."
Tao Qian watched the three of them go out. A counselor beside him said, "Cao Cao is so powerful. If Liu Bei takes advantage of this to escape, wouldn't Xuzhou be in danger?"
After hearing this, Tao Qian said coldly: "Xuan De will never do such a thing, so don't say anything else."
He drove everyone else away and suddenly sat up from the hospital bed, his eyes rolling around.
What idiotic counselor sent this letter to Liu Bei?
It is true that he will not live long, but what about after death?
Only after Cao Song dies can Cao Cao and Liu Bei fight to the death, and Liu Bei can avenge himself, right?
Thief Cao beat me so badly, even if I go to the underworld, I don’t want to make it easy for you!
Liu Bei is indeed loyal. I hope he can come back this time, otherwise Xuzhou will fall into the hands of Cao Cao. I won't be reconciled!
Liu Bei and the others went out and went to count the troops. Zhang Fei couldn't help but said: "That guy Zhao Yun has betrayed Gongsun Zan and defected to Yuan Shao. He is already our enemy!"
"Brother, what should I do if he cheats me?"
After hearing this, Liu Bei said: "Zilong must have his own reasons. I believe he will not harm me."
Zhang Fei was still indignant and muttered: "I don't know what good Zhao Yun is. If my eldest brother values him so much, he ends up being a traitor..."
Guan Yu heard this and said, "Third brother, listen to elder brother."
"You want to make big brother angry?"
Zhang Fei stopped talking.
At the same time, in Yuan Shao's mansion, Yuan Shao, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang and several counselors were sitting and talking.
Pang Ji looked happy: "Congratulations, my lord, Cao Cao has sent troops to attack Xuzhou. He will definitely not be able to take it within a few months."
"Whether Cao Cao gets Xuzhou or not, it will be of great benefit to us. At least we have no worries."
"Now the Black Mountain Army Zhang Yan in Bingzhou has been beaten so that he dare not cross the border. Now is a great time to attack Qingzhou Tiankai Tao Qian!"
As soon as Pang Ji said this, Shen Pei and other counselors all agreed.
Yuan Xi saw this and secretly shook his head.
This is clearly Yuan Shang's idea. He wants Yuan Tan to attack Qingzhou as soon as possible, so that Yuan Xi can only stay away from Jizhou and cannot compete with Yuan Shang.
He knew that he could not speak at this time, so he said: "Cao Cao has already taken Yanzhou, and if he takes Xuzhou, where will I, the Yuan family, go to fight in the future?"
"Cao Cao can covet the Sili of Yuzhou by occupying Yanzhou and Xuzhou. When the time comes, our way to the south and west will be blocked by him. How can we expand?"
"I feel that Cao Cao cannot be allowed to attack Xuzhou so quickly. If we want to attack, we must wait until we have conquered Qingzhou."
"When the time comes, Qingzhou will be adjacent to Xuzhou, and we will be able to get a share of it, at least occupying a route south from Xuzhou."
As soon as Yuan Xi said this, Tian Feng, who was pretending to be asleep in the corner, suddenly opened his narrowed eyes.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to speak, Guo Tuxinping stood up and agreed with Yuan Xi.
When Yuan Shang saw it, he was angry. Guo Tuxin was a member of Yuan Tan. He expressed his support for Yuan Xi at this moment, and his meaning was self-evident.
If Yuan Tan takes Qingzhou, he can collude with Yuan Xi to plot Xuzhou. When he occupies Jizhou, can he also attack Sili, who is of no use?
He said: "Second Brother's words are not unreasonable, but Xuzhou Tao Qian is at odds with his father. Keeping him here is a nuisance. If we get rid of him earlier, we can also gain stability."
"Besides, Cao Cao is his father's subordinate, what kind of trouble can he make?"
As soon as his words came out, Shen Pei Pangji also tried his best to advocate it, and the two sides couldn't agree on it for a while.
Seeing that the two sides were evenly matched, Yuan Shao turned to Tian Feng and said, "What do you think Mr. Yuan Hao has to say?"
Tian Feng said: "I want to hear first, what method can Mr. Xian Yi have to stop Cao Cao?"
"Now that Cao Cao has invaded Xuzhou, do you want the Lord to order him to retreat?"
After hearing this, Yuan Xi said: "I said that day that if there is a change in Xuzhou and Yanzhou, I would like to borrow one of my father's generals and five hundred troops."
"Now that things have come true, I am willing to lead troops to Taishan County."
After Tian Feng heard this, he wondered: "Why Taishan County?
(End of chapter)
