Bao Zhong and Bao Tao came to the Governor's Mansion in Pengcheng to meet Tao Qian.
Although Bao Xin is dead, he was a loyal minister and good general at that time, and he had a close relationship with Tao Shang. Tao Qian would not treat his brothers poorly in public or private matters.
Tao Qian smiled and stretched out his hand to signal the two of them not to be formal, and then asked them to sit down.
"The two generals came all the way from Yanzhou. It was really hard... Alas, Bao Yuncheng was killed at the hands of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban bandits. When I heard about it, I felt extremely sad. Unfortunately, as I held important positions in the imperial court, I couldn't go to Yanzhou in person. Mourning is really a regretful thing in this life."
Seeing Tao Qian's emotion, Bao Zhong sighed: "Tao Shijun doesn't have to be like this. Although my brother has gone, Yanzhou is now governed by Meng Degong, which is better than before. Meng Degong has now wiped out all the thieves in Yanzhou, making the six counties peaceful and peaceful, and the people are peaceful. If my brother knows this, he will probably be able to rest in peace."
Tao Qian was also filled with sadness after hearing Bao Zhong's words.
"Two generals, since Yuncheng left, are you still proud of being under Meng De?"
Bao Zhong and Bao Tao looked at each other and smiled bitterly in their hearts.
Bao Xin had a good reputation in Yanzhou at that time, and the soldiers and horses under his command were battle-hardened and extremely good at fighting. He was known as the strongest soldier in Yanzhou.
After Bao Xin and Liu Dai died at the hands of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, Cao Cao, with the support of Yuan Shao, became the lord of Yanzhou, took over the former soldiers of Liu Dai and Bao Xin, rearranged and adjusted the old Yanzhou The soldiers of the sun were divided into the accounts of Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun and other clan generals under his command.
As for people like Bao Zhong and Bao Tao, they were quite prestigious in the Jibei Army in the past, so Cao Cao naturally did not dare to take advantage of them.
Under Cao Cao's command, they naturally had good salaries and treatment, and it could be said that they had to eat and drink.
But in name, the two of them were just empty-headed captains. They had no soldiers and no authority. At most, they were sent out to do some odd jobs, run errands and the like.
It's not that Cao Cao was petty, it would be like this for everyone.
This is a kind of political precaution, and it is a last resort. After all, Cao Cao's Yanzhou governor is a bit of a lucky guy. He is too aggressive and can easily be lost.
Bao Zhong and Bao Tao didn't seem to want to discuss this matter in detail, so they talked about business with Tao Qian.
But Bao Zhong took out a slip from his sleeve and handed it to the attendant beside Tao Qian, saying: "Mr. Tao, this is a letter written by my general Cao to you. Please read it."
After Tao Qian took it, he opened the slip and read the contents carefully.
When he was young, he saw Tao Qian put down the slip and said, "Does Mr. Meng De want to take my old father, Mr. Ju Gao, from Langya County to Yanzhou?"
Bao Zhong nodded and said: "Yes, that's right! Grandpa Cao was mistakenly dismissed from office due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Runan Gepi. During Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, he took his young son to Langya County to avoid trouble. Now everything in Yanzhou is settled. My General Cao wants to take the old man back to Puyang to settle down, but Langya Kingdom is under the jurisdiction of Tao Shijun, so the two of us specially came to Pengcheng first to inform Tao Shijun."
In Tao Qian's mind, he suddenly remembered that Tao Shang had written a letter to warn him: Once Cao Cao wants to take me back to his hometown, Xuzhou must stay as far away from this matter as possible, and must not get involved.
The further away from big trouble, the better!
Although he didn't know what Tao Shang wanted to do, Tao Qian still cautiously warned himself in his heart that he should believe his son's words, after all, Tao Shang would not harm him.
"It's really hard for you two to come to pick up Grandpa Cao this time. Grandpa Cao moved back to Yanzhou from Langya Kingdom. I will naturally drive this route. However, although Langya Kingdom is nominally under my jurisdiction, in fact it is under my jurisdiction.
Under Zang Ba's control, if you two want to take the old lady back, you seem to be looking for the wrong person." Tao Qian explained with a smile.
Bao Zhong and Bao Tao couldn't help but be surprised when they saw this.
Tao Qian actually didn't show any sign of making friends with Cao Cao, but he actually wanted to avoid it.
It's really strange.
But since Lao Tao doesn't want to get involved, the two younger brothers of the Bao family will naturally not be too pushy.
After all, everyone has a lot of things to do, so how can they have time to coax other people's dads to play every day.
"In that case, please ask Mr. Tao Shijun to guide the way out for the two of us. Then we can go to Kaiyang to find Zang Ba."
Tao Qian would naturally agree to this.
He wrote a note and asked his men to go to Min Cao in Xuzhou to open a way out for the Cao family and deliver them to Erbao.
During this time of opening the road, Tao Qian began to chat with Bao Zhong and Bao Tao again.
"It is said that after Mengde took over Yanzhou, he appointed the Cao family and the Xiahou family as generals to help him run the army. Why did he appoint two generals to take the old master into Yanzhou? Why did he appoint two generals?
What about sending clan cronies?"
Bao Tao laughed and said: "Originally, my lord planned to ask Cao Chun to send people to welcome the old lady back to Yanzhou. I didn't want something big to happen to the west side. My lord, the Xiahou family and the Cao family's clan soldiers
We, all the troops from Yanzhou are heading west. There is no one in the clan to send to the old lady for this matter... I have no choice but to send us two idlers."
After what he said, Tao Qian was confused.
Send troops westward?
How is this going?!
Could it be that this is still referring to Chang'an?
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Chang'an City, inside the main hall of Weiyang Palace.
Emperor Liu Xie is already thirteen years old. Although he is still young, his immature face always has an expression of indifference and vicissitudes of life, which reflects a maturity that is different from his flower-like age.
Most of the reasons for premature puberty in childhood must be experiencing pain that ordinary people cannot experience.
Under the dragon steps that Liu Xie faced, an old man in his fifties stood silently in the middle of the hall. He was thin but extremely determined. Although his thin figure looked lonely in the empty hall, he was
I don't know why, but it always makes people feel a sense of admiration that they dare not ignore.
Liu Xie looked at him quietly and suddenly asked.
Although his tone is mature, his voice is still quite childish.
"Doctor Jia..."
The man below calmly replied: "Your Majesty, I have no virtue and no ability, and I have no reputation. I dare not occupy the position of Doctor Guanglu."
Liu Xie blinked and comforted: "Jia Qing, this is not my original intention. It was recommended to me by Li Cheqi..."
"Then I'll go back and tell Li Cheqi that I can't afford to be the Guanglu official. Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about it. You can just call me Jia Qing as usual." Jia Xu's tone was still unhurried, flat and indifferent.
There was an awkward silence in the hall for a while.
"well!"
Suddenly, Liu Xie let out a long sigh again and asked helplessly: "How is the war outside Chang'an City going now?"
Jia Xu lowered his head, curled his lips quickly at a speed that no one else could see, and said slowly: "Li Jue led the Xiliang generals to fight with Lu Bu several times. He had the upper hand, but Ma Teng and Ma Teng who had withdrawn earlier
Han Sui led troops to attack the rear, causing Li Jue and other Xiliang soldiers to be defeated. Ma and Han wanted to plot Chang'an again, but Lü Bu took the opportunity to harass Ma Teng and Han Sui's rear grain roads. The three families restrained each other.
Each has its own victory or defeat, and the battle situation...cannot be described without the word 'miserable'."
Emperor Liu Xie heard this. Although he didn't say anything, he felt deeply happy in his heart.
Bite! Bite hard!
Xiliang dogs! Bingzhou dogs! Qiang dogs! It would be better if they all were bitten to death!
"Jia Qing, in your opinion, what will be the final outcome of this war?"
Jia Xu replied calmly: "Although the three parties are currently in a situation of restraining each other, Ma Teng and Han Sui are short of food, so they cannot last long, and Lu Bu's troops are not as powerful as Li Jue, and they have no foundation. Sooner or later, they will lose. If I
If we don't intervene, the person who wins in the end will probably be Li Jue."
When Liu Xie heard what Jia Xu said, he immediately became anxious.
"Jia Qing, that's not what you told me back then! Didn't you say that Li Jue, Guo Si, Lu Bu, Ma Teng and Han Sui, all three of them would eventually suffer defeat? How come things have changed now?
Li Jue wins? This is not possible! You quickly find a way to make all three of them lose!"
After all, what a thirteen-year-old child said was a bit naive. All three families lost, who would win?
Jia Xu saluted the emperor and said gently: "Your Majesty, I just said that if I don't intervene, Li Jue will definitely win... Since Your Majesty wants all three families to lose, but can't, this fourth family is not
Are you on the way to Chang'an? After all, just wait patiently."