Return to the Three Kingdoms with the Empire System

Chapter 450 The Death of Tao Qian
"My lord, just now I saw that your navy seems to have brought something back from the sea, can I tell you something?" Cao Cao's envoy didn't talk nonsense after waiting for the person in charge of the dock, and directly entered the topic.

After hearing the words of Cao Cao's envoy, the person in charge of the dock didn't care, but said truthfully: "Yes, our navy did engage in battles at sea, and captured a group of people. However, those people and Our language is different, and we have not received any useful information."

When Cao Cao's envoy heard what the person in charge of the dock said, his face darkened immediately, but soon he pretended to be fine again. "Since that's the case, then I won't bother you."

Cao Cao's envoy didn't get the news he wanted, and he didn't intend to stay, so he left the dock directly.

As soon as they left the dock, Cao Cao's envoy suddenly dropped his friendly smile. "Humph, since you don't keep your words, then you can't blame us!"

It turned out that this envoy of Cao Cao turned out to be Cao Cao's confidant general Xiahou Dun.After Cao Cao established an outpost by the sea, he also arranged for his confidants to guard it.While monitoring the sea to the east, it also means guarding against the dock.

At this time, Xiahou Dun already thought that the shipyard had hidden some information. In addition, after Ye Mo left Qingzhou, the shipyard increased its troops and practiced battle formations from time to time. Cao Cao had already realized the role of the shipyard. There was doubt.

When Xiahoudun returned to his army camp, he also immediately gathered his army and horses to surround the dock.However, during this process, Xiahou Dun did not let anyone stop the prisoners sent to Luoyang by the dock.

As long as the dock is taken down, what is a few prisoners?Moreover, Xiahou Dun was also worried that if he intercepted the prisoners, the news might leak out.

Ye Mo didn't know anything about the crisis in Qingzhou Dock.Right now, Ye Mo was discussing possible allies with the leader of the cottage.

In fact, if it comes to it, Ye Mo really has a plan, and that is to form an alliance with the bandits on Wo Niu Mountain.

Some people may not know about Wo Niu Mountain, but there are two leaders on Wo Niu Mountain, one named Zhou Cang and the other named Pei Yuanshao.

That's right, when the two went to Luoyang, they only met Ye Mo. After learning about Ye Mo's identity, they were afraid that their identity would be exposed, so they left early.

It's just that Wo Niu Mountain and the cottage are hundreds of miles away, and it's even more inconvenient to communicate at this time. Even if they form an alliance, there is no practical significance.

Instead, the leader proposed a possible ally.It's just that this "ally" still has some grievances with the Shanzhai.

This person is none other than Xue Piao, who said before that the village was surrounded.Although Xue Piao surrounded the village at that time, under Ye Mo's design, Xue Piao thought that Chen Xin had saved him, and he stabbed Chen Xin at the last moment, so there was no further pursuit.

After the leader mentioned Xue Piao, Ye Mo also thought about it.Speaking of which, this person is really the best candidate for the Shanzhai alliance.

However, since ancient times, officials and bandits have been incompatible, especially for people like Xue Piao who are almost paranoid and insist on their beliefs.

"Although this person is a good ally, with his character, I'm afraid he would disdain our company." Ye Mo looked at the leader and then sighed with emotion.

After the leader heard Ye Mo's emotion, he immediately looked at Ye Mo with a strange expression and said: "If we are really just bandits, it will naturally be difficult to form an alliance with Xue Piao. But there are still military advisors now. You? It’s just an order from the military advisor, so Xue Piao still has to obediently form an alliance with us?"

When Ye Mo heard this, he slapped himself on the head immediately.In the past few days in the cottage, Ye Mo also regarded himself as a part of the cottage, and even forgot his identity.

"In that case, it looks like I need to go back to Luoyang again." Ye Mo looked at the leader and said silently.

Once this problem was solved, Ye Mo felt relieved for a while.With allies, Ye Mo's next plan will be carried out much easier.

While finding allies, Ye Mo did not forget Zhou Cang and the others in Woniu Mountain.Although Woniushan often does things like robbing families and houses, especially Pei Yuanshao, these two people still have some bottom line after all, and it is worth trying to win over.

Therefore, Ye Mo also planned to let the people from the Luo Family Chamber of Commerce to win him over.As long as Wo Niu Mountain is willing to act according to Ye Mo's plan, then the Luo Family Chamber of Commerce will provide food and drink for all the people on Wo Niu Mountain, so what's the point?

But just when Ye Mo thought about what kind of ally he should find, there was bad news from Xuzhou.

Because of the impact of the locust plague, the fertile cultivated land in Xuzhou directly became a world of locusts.Tao Qian was already old at this time, and he also had hidden diseases buried in his bones in the early years of fighting, which have also erupted one after another in the past few years.

Therefore, when facing the locust plague in Jujing, Tao Qian suddenly fell ill.

As soon as Tao Qian fell, and his son had no one to provoke the leader, Cao Bao immediately led his troops to force the palace.

Ever since Cao Bao planned to seek refuge with Ye Mo in Yuzhou, he had been thinking of taking control of Xuzhou as a certificate of surrender to Ye Mo.Even though Ye Mo resigned from the imperial court as the Taiwei, Ye Mo's power did not diminish at all.

In the following time, Cao Bao also learned that the Chen family had actually sent Chen Deng to Luoyang to take part in the literary examination, and achieved first place in the literary examination.In order to ensure the status of the Cao family in Ye Mo's eyes, Cao Bao started a mutiny when Tao Qian became ill.

As for the Mi family, seeing that Cao Bao had already made a move, they naturally refused to lag behind others.Although the Mi family did not control Xuzhou's military power, but the Mi family chamber of commerce can grow bigger, so it must have a certain amount of force in its hands.In a short period of time, Mi's family also gathered three thousand private soldiers to besiege the State Shepherd's Mansion.

On the contrary, Chen Gui did not stand up at this time, but entered the state pastoral mansion before Cao Bao's mutiny.

On the hospital bed, Tao Qian looked at Chen Gui in front of the bed, his eyes were full of sadness and a little bit of relief. "I didn't expect that in the end, Han Yu was the only one who was loyal to Tao."

Seeing Tao Qian like this, Chen Gui immediately showed a sad expression.Tao Qian suffers, Chen Gui and You share the same sorrow.

Seeing Chen Gui like this, Tao Qian also called his son to him. "It doesn't matter if Tao is dead, but Tao is worried about his two sons." Tao Qian also glanced at his sons Tao Shang and Tao Ying, and then said to Chen Gui: "If Han Yu If you are interested, please ask Han Yu to take care of you in the future."

"Your Excellency, don't say that. The two young masters are people of great fortune. How could Xiao Xiao be able to change it?" After hearing Tao Qian's words, Chen Gui immediately knelt down in front of Tao Qian and said.

Tao Qian was quite relieved to see Chen Gui like this.But at this time, someone rushed out of the door and said to Tao Qian: "Sir, something bad has happened. General Cao has begun to attack outside. We can't hold on for long!"

Tao Qian was originally full of relief, but now after hearing the report from his subordinates, a mouthful of blood suddenly spewed out without holding back.

"My lord, take care of yourself!" Seeing Tao Qian like this, Chen Gui immediately fell down beside Tao Qian's bed, crying loudly to Tao Qian.

When Tao Qian saw Chen Gui like this at this time, he immediately sighed, tremblingly smashed one of his own porcelain pillows, took out a seal from it and handed it to Chen Gui. "Han Yu, my son, I will leave it to you."

After Chen Gui took the seal from Tao Qian's hand, his expression suddenly changed. He stood up from Tao Qian's bed and said coldly: "Since you are so worried about the two young masters, why don't you take me away?" Take care of it.”

Seeing Chen Gui like this, Tao Qian didn't understand that he was fooled.It's just that Tao Qian had no other trustworthy people at that time, but he didn't expect that Tao Qian, the majestic shepherd of a state, had no one trustworthy when he was dying.

Thinking of this, Tao Qian spat out another mouthful of blood, and then fell straight on the bed without moving.

(End of this chapter)