Chapter five hundred and thirty seventh day has two days
Tao Shang sighed with emotion for a moment, walked to Ma Xun, reached out to take Liu Xi from his arms, and said solemnly: "I have already met Tao Guiren. Although she is unconscious at the moment, I can get a rough idea through some details.
I have guessed the ins and outs of the matter, and I have worked so hard for this, so leave the future matters to me."
Mason completely relaxed now. After handing Liu Xi over to the potter's hands, his whole body suddenly felt as if he was paralyzed, and he actually sat on the spot in the rain with a pop.
Upon seeing this, Liu Bei hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master, you must not take this child away!"
"No?"
The potter turned his head as if he had just seen Liu Bei: "So Xuande Gong is here too? What do you mean? Tao doesn't understand... What do you mean I can't take this child away? He is my nephew.
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When the words fell, Xu Chu, Xu Rong, Zang Ba and others stood forward at the same time.
Liu Bei carefully looked at the eager soldiers beside Tao Shang, hesitated for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Taifu Tao, His Majesty has passed away, do you know?"
The potter's body swayed, and he almost failed to hold the baby in his arms, and almost threw it to the ground.
"What do you mean?"
Liu Bei took a deep breath, and then briefly and comprehensively described the death of Liu Xie to the pottery merchant.
The potter was dumbfounded and looked at Liu Bei in disbelief. Taking advantage of the rising sun that had begun to rise dimly after the rain stopped, he carefully discerned the expression on his face, looking for Liu Bei's lies in every detail.
possibility.
But the facts disappointed him. Obviously, according to the pottery merchant's observation, Liu Bei did not lie.
I didn’t expect Yuan Shao to be so bold!
He knew that the current situation was more beneficial to him than kidnapping the emperor rather than killing him, so he actually dared to take action!
Tao Shang took a deep breath, tightened his arms around the child, and after a while said: "Since such a terrible event has happened, why don't Mr. Xuande hurry up and recover the emperor's body?
Why are you still lingering here?"
Liu Bei's expression did not change. He just stared deeply at the pottery merchant. After being silent for a long time, he said: "It is precisely because of your majesty's great deeds that the affairs of the family are now very important and have a bearing on the future fortune of the great man.
Therefore, the eldest son, Xi, must be brought back!"
The pottery merchant was happy to hear this.
This is really funny to say.
“Mr.
, just get out of here quickly, lest the prince cannot take you away, I will keep you later!"
"Treacherous sycophant?" Liu Bei was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then with a look of rage on his face, he said: "Master, please don't criticize Sanghuai. Even though Bei cannot be called a gentleman, he is definitely not a traitor who can cause harm to His Majesty's surviving son.
Like, how could you compare me to Dong Zhuo's thieves?"
Tao Shang stared at Liu Bei's angry face and smiled: "Mr. Xuande has misunderstood. The person Tao is referring to is not you, but it is not convenient for me to say who he is specifically, but I can tell Mr. Xuande the truth.
Just when I attacked the Wuhuan cavalry and entered the city, I happened to catch up with Tao Guiren who was about to commit suicide. Fortunately, I rescued her. Apart from Tao Guiren, the only people left in Deyang Palace were some eunuchs and maids.
, and the emperor’s relatives are no longer in the palace, and now the eldest son Xi is also in the hands of Ma Xun. Mr. Xuande, you are not a fool. I believe you don’t understand this matter, right?”
When Liu Bei heard this, he was stunned. He suddenly remembered that when he met Fu Wan just now, when he asked Fu Wan where the noble Tao and the prince were, Fu Wan looked timid and timid. At that time, Liu Bei was a little suspicious. Many things were going on at the moment.
The combination just confirmed what he thought.
The potter was right, if this man was taken back by him now, he would be killed by Dong Cheng the next day.
Moreover, behind Tao Shang, Xu Chu, Xu Rong, Zang Ba and others were eyeing him. Xuzhou's army was also murderous, and he was afraid that he could take the prince away from him.
After thinking about this, Liu Bei immediately asked the pottery merchant another question: "Although His Majesty's death has been announced through Dong Cheng's mouth, I think it's not bad... It is related to the future succession. I don't know.
What do you think?"
Tao Shang's idea was actually very simple. He was to send troops to catch up with Dong Cheng and Fu Wan, capture them together with Fu Hou and the second prince Liu Qiong, and then establish his nephew as emperor in Pengcheng.
However, there are not many soldiers and horses on our side to rescue, and most of them are fighting Wuhuan cavalry. After the ambush, they must have designed an escape route long ago. It is probably unrealistic to pursue Prince Qiong now.
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So regarding the issue of heirs, there was only one thing the potter could do.
"His Majesty passed away without issuing any posthumous edicts. As the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty, Tao leads the Shangshu desk to record the affairs of the Shangshu, and supports his eldest son to inherit the throne. It is his unshirkable responsibility."
Liu Bei's expression suddenly changed when he heard this.
"Your Majesty has two sons. It would be too arbitrary for the Grand Tutor to support a new king without consulting the ministers! Don't forget, your Majesty also has a legitimate second son!"
"Arbitrary?" Tao Shang chuckled and said, "Even if I go to discuss this matter with them, I'm afraid I will come up with different results. If nothing unexpected happens, Fu Guozhang and Dong Guojiu have already decided in their hearts.
Let’s decide on the new king.”
Liu Bei knew that such a problem would arise.
Tao Shang wants to have his eldest son Liu Xi...and Fu Wan must have his second son Liu Qiong.
If this is the case, wouldn’t this world...
Liu Bei's face showed anger and he said: "How can there be two days in this world! How can there be two masters in this world?"
Tao Shang laughed and said: "Mr.
If things go wrong, Tao can only send troops to fight against the rebels in order to get rid of the rebels."
Liu Bei's body felt a little weak, and his head felt like thunder.
"Taifu Tao, is there really no other solution to this matter?"
The potter lowered his head and looked at his nephew Liu Xi in his arms. The chubby little face reflected in his eyes looked particularly cute.
Thinking again about the tragic appearance of his sister just now, the potter's determination was strengthened.
Tao Shang took a deep breath and said: "Mr. Xuande, if there is another solution, please point it out to me! Tao is willing to listen to your teachings."
Liu Bei was speechless for a moment.
Seeing that Liu Bei had nothing to say, Tao Shang immediately stood up and said: "Since Mr. Xuande can't say anything, I will say goodbye. The eldest son is young and stayed outside all night.
I'm afraid that because of his weak health, and for the sake of the health of the emperor's eldest son, Tao will leave first, and I will help Duke Xuande to recover the emperor's body and arrange a grand burial. Tao will write a letter to the Duke for discussion in the future."
After that, Tao Shang sent someone to help Ma Xun up, and ordered Xu Chu to closely monitor Liu Bei's movements, and then slowly retreated back with his eldest son Liu Xi.