Liu Bei was sitting in the hall meditating, while Chen Dao was guarding the door with a tiger halberd in his hand. At this time, Tian Yu hurried in from outside.
In the governor's house, there are only four people who do not need to report to Liu Bei. They are Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and Tian Yu. These four people are all trusted by Liu Bei.
"Your Majesty, is it really what Zhou Wen'an said?"
Tian Yu asked as soon as he entered the hall.
Liu Bei knew what he was talking about.
Tao Qian is sick!
I heard it was very serious and I was already bedridden.
Sure enough, as Zhou Wen'an said, Tao Qian was worried and became ill. In other words, what happened next might be as he said, Tao Qian would die of illness, and then Xuzhou officials would come to welcome him to take over as Xuzhou pastor.
Liu Bei was both happy and worried at this time. He was happy that he might get Xuzhou, but he was worried because he didn't want Tao Qian to die of illness.
Tao Qian was very kind to him. The best scenario would be for Tao Qian to return to Danyang to recuperate and give Xuzhou to him, just like Han Fu gave Jizhou to Yuan Shao.
But now Tao Qian is seriously ill and cannot even get out of bed, so he will definitely not be able to return to Danyang.
It seems that he can only take over Yanzhou like Cao Cao, waiting for the death of the previous governor of the state before he can take over.
"Well, sit down."
Liu Bei responded calmly with a sad look on his face.
After Tian Yu sat down, he said: "In this case, if the envoy gets Xuzhou, I'm afraid it won't even be used for half a year, but... will the Xuzhou officials really come to welcome the envoy to take over as Xuzhou's pastor?"
Although Liu Bei helped Tao Qian to stop Cao Cao, he was defeated. Moreover, he came to Xuzhou at the end of the fourth year of Chuping and stayed in Xuzhou for less than a year. For Xuzhou people, the impression may not be that deep. These Xuzhou people
Whether people will come to welcome you is really unknown.
"I hope Tao Xuzhou will recover soon!" Liu Bei sighed quietly.
Tian Yu lowered his head and seemed to be deep in thought. After a while, he nodded slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is very possible. Zhou Wen'an will not be wrong. Among the counties and governors of Xuzhou, no one is qualified to be the governor of Xuzhou."
Although Cao Bao, the Prime Minister of Xiapi, had the trust of Tao Gongzu, he only took office for a few months, which was the same time as the envoy was appointed to Yuzhou. Moreover, Danyang Zuorong had done a lot of corruption in Xiapi before, but Cao Cao abandoned it when he came to attack.
He left the county, killed the prefect Zhao Yu without permission in Guangling, and Cao Hong flattered Yi and caused harm. The people of Xuzhou have long been dissatisfied with the Danyang people, and they will definitely not accept him as a herdsman."
"The imperial court in Chang'an has no access to the Central Plains, and will not appoint a prefecture governor in the short term. Now chaos has broken out in the prefecture. If no one is in charge of the prefecture, it will definitely be taken over by Cao Cao or Yuan Shu. Cao Cao killed indiscriminately and massacred
The people are harming the state, and Yuan Shu is extravagant and lustful, exploiting the people, and the people of Xuzhou will not want to be ruled by them. And Zhijun has a reputation of benevolence and righteousness. After thinking about it, at present, only Zhijun is qualified to be the pastor of Xuzhou. If Tao Gongzu
If you die of illness, the officials of Xuzhou will definitely come to greet you."
Liu Bei's eyes shone slightly. After Tian Yu's analysis, he was indeed the only one who was more suitable to take over Xuzhou.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Wen'an would be so knowledgeable at such a young age. I really hope he can come to me soon!" Liu Bei did not answer Tian Yu's words, but he missed Zhou Wen'an.
At this time, he only hoped that Zhou Wen'an could come to him as soon as possible, fearing that Zhou Wen'an would be invited by Cao Cao or others. This man knew the situation, and he felt uneasy when he was not around!
The two were silent for a moment, then saw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei coming in from outside.
As soon as Zhang Fei entered the hall, he smiled and asked: "Brother, have you heard about it?"
"What did you hear?"
Liu Bei thought Zhang Fei was talking about Tao Qian's illness, but this third brother who liked to drink obviously didn't know what he was thinking about Xuzhou and didn't care about these things, so he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"Hahaha, I heard that Zhou Wen'an got married. Although his family was poor, the wife he married was as beautiful as a fairy. This story has spread in Xiaopei. This boy is very lucky... Brother, marry me anytime.
one?"
Zhang Fei is twenty-nine years old this year, but he has not yet married a wife.
He has been following Liu Bei since he was seventeen years old. In the first year of Zhongping, when he was nineteen years old, he followed Liu Bei to fight the Yellow Turban. Later, he followed Liu Bei and kept traveling around without a fixed place, which delayed the marriage.
Guan Yu is four years older than Zhang Fei. He is already married, but he still has no children.
These three brothers, alas!
You are running around here and there, forgetting your home for the sake of your country!
Liu Bei rolled his eyes at Zhang Fei: "Why are you so anxious? We'll wait until we stabilize."
In the past few days, Liu Bei was busy distributing food to save the people, but he has gradually become free recently. In the past few days, he also heard about Zhou Wen'an's marriage, and naturally he also heard words of praise for Gan Qian's beauty.
Although he felt a little uncomfortable when he first heard it, he had already forgotten it now. He didn't expect Zhang Fei to mention it again today.
"Haha, Zhou Wen'an avoided the rich and married the poor. He is an extraordinary person!" Tian Yu said with a smile at this time.
Zhang Fei followed closely: "I also think that although his guard is young, he has excellent archery skills and can shoot birds quite accurately. Hehe, the only bad thing is that his wine gourd is too small to hold such a small amount of wine.
It’s not even enough for me to take a sip.”
After Guan Yu sat down, he glanced sideways at Zhang Fei, with a look of disdain on his face. It seemed that he was not only disdainful of Zhang Fei, but also of Zhou Ping and Zhang Wu.
…………
Xuzhou Donghai Tan County.
Tao Qian, who was old and had a gray beard, was lying on the couch, with Mi Zhu standing next to him, and two more people standing behind him.
These two people are Tao Qian's two sons, Tao Shang and Tao Ying.
"Cough, cough, Zizhong, Zizhong..." Tao Qian called weakly.
Mi Zhu quickly leaned over and responded: "Your Majesty, I'm here."
"I'm old. I'm over 60 years old and I'm not good anymore. Alas, it's only been a few days and I can't get up from lying down. If I had known this, I should have gone back to Danyang. Now I can't go back."
Tao Qian continued talking while his two sons were wiping away tears.
"I have been in Xuzhou for seven years. I have contributed to Xuzhou by annihilating the Yellow Turbans, but I can't stand up to the people of Xuzhou! Cao Cao came to attack. If I closed the city and refused to fight, hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou would be massacred. You Xuzhou
People must hate me in their hearts, right?" Tao Qian looked at Mi Zhu with dull eyes.
Mi Zhu shook his head and said: "No, Cao Cao's army is strong and the envoy has done his best. How can we resent the envoy!"
"Oh, if I had died in the battle and let Cao Cao take Xuzhou, he wouldn't have slaughtered so many people. I feel ashamed of Xuzhou and the people! My second son..." Tao Qian said and looked at Mi Zhu
Tao Shang and Tao Ying behind him, "They are neither talented nor brave enough to take charge of Xuzhou. I have asked them to send me back to my hometown in Danyang after my death. I will let them live in peace in the hometown and never come out."
thing."
"Cao Bao also has no bravery and cannot control the state. The only people who can control Xuzhou now are Liu Bei and Liu Xuande. I have ordered Cao Bao to do his best to assist Liu Xuande and help him protect Xuzhou from Cao Cao's invasion."
"Ahem... In the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban thieves attacked Guo Xun, the governor of Youzhou, and Liu Wei, the prefect of Guangyang. The imperial court appointed me as the governor of Youzhou. At that time, Liu Xuande led the crowd to help me, and the Yellow Turbans were quickly defeated.
This man is very brave and his people are also loyal and brave people."
In the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turbans broke out. The Yellow Turbans in Youzhou attacked Guo Xun, the governor of Youzhou, and Liu Wei, the prefect of Guangyang. The imperial court appointed Tao Qian, who was the magistrate of Lu County at the time, as the governor of Youzhou to attack the Yellow Turbans.
Guangyang Ji County is a prefecture administrative area, Guangyang County is adjacent to Zhuo County, and Ji County is not far from Zhuo County.
Tao Qian first arrived at Zhuoxian County to recruit troops to fight against thieves. The magistrate of Zhuoxian County at that time was Gongsun Zan, and Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan were classmates. Therefore, Liu Bei took Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others to recruit, and was commanded by the school captain Zou Jing.
Under the leadership of Tao Qian, the governor of Youzhou, the Yellow Turbans who captured Guangyang were quickly wiped out, so quickly that they were not recorded in history books. Perhaps it was because it was too easy and nothing to remember.
As a result, Tao Qian was invited by Huangfu Song, the general who conquered the west, to be a military general, and he was worshiped as Yangwu Captain, and together with Huangfu Song, he defeated the Western Qiang.
Then Bian Zhang and Han Sui rebelled, and Sikong Zhang Wen, who was also the general of chariots and cavalry, was ordered to attack them. He also invited Tao Qian to discuss the military affairs and appointed him as general of chariots and cavalry, Sima.
In the fourth year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turbans emerged again in Xuzhou. The imperial court believed that Tao Qian had the ability to exterminate the Yellow Turbans, so Tao Qian, who was fifty-six years old, was moved from Yilang to the governor of Xuzhou, responsible for eradicating the Yellow Turbans. Tao Gongzu lived up to the expectations of the imperial court.
, and soon wiped out the Yellow Turbans in Xuzhou.
At this moment, Tao Qian gasped for breath and said with almost all his strength: "This state cannot be settled unless...Liu Bei is not the only one. You...you go to Xiaopei quickly and welcome him, quickly...quickly..."
Before Tao Qian finished speaking, his eyes suddenly widened, his body stiffened, and then his head tilted to the side. His chest, which had been rising and falling rapidly just now, was motionless and silent.
"Envoy, envoy..." Mi Zhu shouted.
"Father, father..." Tao Shang and Tao Ying knelt down beside the couch and shouted in tears, but Tao Qian could not hear them.
The feudal lords of the late Han Dynasty ended like this!
