Chapter 265 Danyang's bad news

Xuzhou, Xia Pi, the governor's office.

After the butler Tao An left the study, Tao Qian carefully read Tao Ying's letter, closed his eyes and pondered for a long time.

"Take an voluntary resignation as governor to explore the court's attitude towards the Tao?"

Tao Ying knew that once Chen Cang's siege was resolved, he would face attacks from many parties, but it was not sure whether it would affect Tao Qian.

"The court accepted my resignation, indicating that it was only targeted by me, Tao Ying; if I politely refuse, it would be targeted by the entire Tao family!"

Although Tao Qian is old, he is not stupid, but his heart is like a mirror.

"The birds are gone, and the good bow is hidden!"

Tao Qian was a little hesitant, and he was also worried that he would backfire. After all, in addition to Tao Ying, he also had his eldest son Tao Shang and dozens of relatives in Danyang, and these people all needed their own protection.

"It's not a good suggestion to celebrate the festival in Fenggao!"

Tao Qian knew that Tao should be thinking about his safety, but Tao Qian could not do that.

At the beginning, Tao Qian and Tao Ying separated from each other, and what was prevented was today. If Tao Qian ran to Taishan County and was with Tao Ying at this time, his previous layout would be in vain, and the entire Tao family would be put in danger.

"Hmph, if I really got to that point, I would never let the sword in my hand cover the dust!"

Tao Qian suddenly opened his slightly cloudy eyes, his lips slightly grinned, and he sneered.

Now Tao Qian is isolated in Xuzhou. In addition to his concurrent role as the Prime Minister of Xia Pi, the Prime Minister of Langya, the Prime Minister of Pengcheng, and the Prime Minister of Guangling, Zhang Chao, all publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with Tao Qian.

Even the prefect of Donghai, Jiang Pei, who had an ambiguous attitude, began to alienate Tao Qian.

In the Governor's Department, Wang Lang gave up his "Four Great Kings" that Tao Qian conquered, Zhao Yu took a long-term sick leave, Cao Bao was about to use a knife, and his attitude towards his in-law Mi Zhu became ambiguous.

But Tao Qian still had two thousand Danyang soldiers in his hands, led by his trusted retainer Xu Dan, a native of Danyang. This was the foundation for Tao Qian to settle down.

"The head of the family, something is not good!"

Tao Qian, who was secretly ruthless in his heart, was thinking about how to deal with the disobedient and powerful surnamed Xuzhou. Tao An, the butler who had just left, looked panicked and stumbled and pushed the door in, kneeling on the ground.

"What happened?"

Tao An is an old man who has followed Tao Qian for many years. He has always been steady and unique at this time, which makes Tao Qian feel an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Former Tiger General Yuan Shu and former Ganling Prime Minister Zhou Chong slaughtered the Danyang house three days ago, dug up the Tao family's ancestral tomb, and were killed with the eldest son and wife!"

As soon as Tao An finished speaking, the study room fell into silence. Only Tao Qian's rapid breathing echoed in the room. Tao An, who was sobbing silently, stared at Tao Qian worriedly.

"Tao An, what you said is true?"

After a long time, Tao Qian, who had come back to his senses, took a few steps forward, picked up Tao An, and suddenly became scarlet and bloodthirsty, stared at Tao An and asked loudly.

"The head of the family, Tao Cheng, who survived the disaster, was outside the door..."

Tao An raised his head and responded to Tao Qian crying.

"puff……"

After confirmation, Tao Qian's body shook suddenly, a mouthful of blood gushed out, and his body fell straight backwards.

"Honor!"

Tao An, who had always been paying attention to Tao Qian's mood changes, shouted, hugged Tao Qian, who had fainted with quick eyes and hands, and shouted outside the house.

"Come here!"

———

Yangzhou, Danyang, Prefect's Mansion.

The Little New Year has passed, and there are not two days since the New Year. The prefect, who was supposed to be laughing and laughing, was shrouded in a mist.

"Brother Chong, you should leave Danyang and return to Lujiang too!"

Zhou Shang, the prefect of Danyang, looked at Zhou Chong with a helpless look on his face.

A few days ago, Zhou Chong was bewitched by Yuan Shu and killed dozens of people from the Tao family, and also dug up the Tao family's ancestral tomb. The matter not only spread throughout Danyang, but also knew about the surrounding Jiujiang, Lujiang, and Guangling counties.

The reason why bad things spread thousands of miles is due to Yuan Shu's intentional fuel.

"What are you worried about? Are my Zhou clan in Lujiang afraid of him, the Tao clan in Danyang?"

Zhou Chong didn't care about killing the Tao clan, after all, Yuan clan also had a share.

"Besides, when Chen Cang's siege is lifted, the court will attack Tao Ying, Tao Qian and his son. It is too late to save their lives at this time. How can I have the chance to come to Danyang to take revenge?"

Yuan Shu had more or less revealed the plans of all parties to deal with Tao Ying and Tao Qian to Zhou Chong. At this time, Zhou Chong was very calm and was not worried about the revenge of Tao Ying and his son.

"Uncle, take care of yourself, and the child will set off for Lujiang now!"

Seeing that Zhou Chong had not figured out the seriousness of the matter, Zhou Yu, who was already feeling in pins and needles, did not want to delay any longer. He immediately stood up and said goodbye to Zhou Shang. He wanted to rush back to Shu County, his hometown in Lujiang, and pick up his old mother and leave Lujiang.

"Yuer, are you really not planning to go back to Luoyang?"

Seeing that Zhou Chong was not in trouble, Zhou Shang didn't want to pay attention and turned to ask about Zhou Yu's whereabouts.

"No, the boy has asked his elder brother Hui to bring a letter to his father. When the boy picks up his mother, he will go to Fuchun to invest in his friends!"

Zhou Hui, the son of the Grand Minister's farmer Zhou Zhong, originally wanted to stay in his hometown in Lujiang for the New Year before returning to Luoyang. Now Zhou Chong's murder has happened. He feels that the situation is serious. He has already rushed to Luoyang early this morning and brought a letter to Zhou Yu to Zhou Yi.

"Fu Chun?"

Fuchun belongs to Wujun, and Zhou has no relatives, so Zhou Shang does not know who Zhou Yu is looking for to take refuge.

"Sun Ce, the eldest son of the eldest son of Sun Wentai of Wucheng Hou, has an old age with his daughter, and the daughter plans to live there for a while!"

Zhou Yu did not hide his whereabouts. On the one hand, there was no need, and on the other hand, they were all family members. If there was something really going on, it would be convenient for contact.

"Okay!"

I heard that I was hiding in Sun Jian’s hometown, Zhou Shang didn’t say anything, but instead began to hesitate about his stay.

"Yuer, what do you think your uncle left Danyang?"

After all, Danyang is Tao Qian's hometown. If the Tao family and son really raise troops to seek revenge, Zhou Shang was worried that he, the prefect of Danyang, would be the first to be the brunt of it.

"feasible!"

Zhou Yu had already considered Zhou Shang's situation. At this time, Zhou Shang mentioned that Zhou Yu gave Zhou Shang a positive answer without hesitation.

"You guys are crazy?"

Looking at Zhou Yu and Zhou Shang who were interacting, Zhou Chong finally sat upright, his eyes mixed with confusion and surprise.

"We're not crazy, you're crazy!"

Zhou Shang, who had made a decision in his heart, coldly responded to his younger brother Zhou Chong and left the room with Zhou Yu.

———

Yuzhou, Lu State, Lu County.

"Dongdong...Dingding..."

A ray of wind and charm, and the sound of the guqin music of gold, stone, silk and bamboo comes, giving people a gentle, smooth, timeless and fresh feeling.

"My father plays "Guangling San" today, which seems to be more magical than before, with ups and downs, ups and downs!"

Cai Yan stood quietly at the door, secretly wondering about Cai Yong's techniques and his current state of mind.

At this time, Cai Yong, who was immersed in the guqin music, did not know about the arrival of his daughter Cai Yan.

Cai Yong had just played the seventh paragraph of "Guangling San" and the sound of the piano became constant, and he went into chaos and calmed down.

"Bang..."

A noise came and a string suddenly broke.

"The second string is broken!"

The strings of the piano were broken and the piano could not be played. Cai Yan was not afraid of disturbing his father Cai Yong's elegant mood, so he blurted out that the strings were broken.

"It's just a chance guess!"

When Cai Yong heard Cai Yan's words behind him, he did not turn around and suddenly plucked another string.

"Bang..."

"Now the fourth string is broken!"

Cai Yan ran to Cai Yong with a smile, staring at Jiao Weiqin who was stroking Cai Yong's subordinates.

"Dad, I'll tell you right!"

Cai Yong turned around and pointed Cai Yan's nose with a doting look, and exclaimed.

"My son is talented and handsome, has a trace of love, is quiet and graceful, and is a lady with a gentle child, so he can be ranked alongside the scholar!"

After hearing Cai Yong's praise, Cai Yan's pretty and lovely face suddenly flushed with a hint of shame, and he was filled with joy.

At this time, Cai Yan's lips were red without touching, her eyebrows were green without drawing, her makeup was not applied, she did not wear hairpins, her hairpins, her egg-shaped eyebrows were bright like a lake.

It is winter now, Cai Yan is still wearing a honey-collar cotton jacket, a rose-purple gold and silver mouse shoulder jacket, a green onion and yellow cotton skirt, and a pair of pink cotton shoes decorated with emerald green silk ribbons on her delicate feet, making her whole body full of tranquility.

"Oh, I'm unwilling to marry my son to the sickly second Wei Lao Er. It's because I chose the wrong choice!"
To be continued...