Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

Chen Gui received the wink, came out and said: "Today's banquet, we don't talk about political affairs, Xuande sit down quickly, everyone sit down quickly."

Chen Gui is so smart, he won't be that early bird, after all, there are too many people at this time, if Liu Bei's defeat in the future, and this matter spreads again, then the Chen family will fall into the trap.

Furthermore, this matter is related to the interests of the entire Xuzhou family, if the Chen family supports it arbitrarily, it may cause them to hold grudges in their hearts.

Due to many reasons, Chen Gui could only shelve this matter temporarily, and then choose another opportunity to discuss with various families whether to let Liu Bei be the lord of Xuzhou.

After Chen Gui's reconciliation, everyone at the banquet also sat back to their original positions and kept silent, but began to choose their positions in their hearts.

Tao Qian looked into his eyes and secretly thought that he was impatient and didn't discuss with the people of the family, otherwise this situation would not have happened.

At this time, Cao Bao's anger could not be appeased for a long time, and he was full of expectations in his heart, but that thought would be wishful thinking.

The wine table had been kicked over, and Cao Bao had no face left behind, so he could only leave a sentence angrily, and turned to leave. "The leopard is too drunk to drink, so I will take my leave!"

Cao Bao was so unreasonable, Tao Qian didn't dare to say anything, after all, more than half of the military power was in his hands, if he was blamed, it would make Xuzhou worse.

After all the trouble at the banquet, the guests also lost interest and got up to leave one after another.

Seeing this, Tao Qian had no choice but to send people off one by one. After the banquet was completely dispersed, he went straight to the backyard.

In a room in the backyard, Chen Gui and his son had been waiting for a long time, when they saw Tao Qian coming, they quickly stood up and saluted.

Seeing this, Tao Qian waved his hand to stop the two of them, and said, "Oh! It's all because the old man was too impatient that the banquet happened."

Chen Deng replied: "This matter may not be harmful. Now all the families know that Zhou Mu wants to abdicate Liu Bei, so they will definitely gather to discuss it when they go back. When the time comes, my Chen family will deal with it inside and we will definitely get them to agree."

Tao Qian nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, then the old man will call all the generals in the army and persuade them to serve Xuande as their master."

Chen Gui came out in time and said: "It's too troublesome to gather all the troops in the army. Zhou Mu only needs to persuade Cao Bao, and the rest will automatically follow suit."

"Hmm." Tao Qian thought for a while, and felt that this was indeed the case, so he said, "Okay, it's not too late, let's go and prepare."

When the Chen family father and son heard this, they saluted and left.

Seeing the two leave, Tao Qian began to meditate alone.

Looking at Chen Deng's appearance just now, the Chen family should have voted for Liu Bei, and the Chen family itself is not small, if they rely on Liu Bei, it may threaten the interests of the Tao family.

If Cao Bao can be placed under Liu Bei's command, it may be a dark move. If someone wants to touch the Tao family, they must carefully weigh it.

"Come on, go and invite General Cao Bao!" Tao Qian called out to the servants outside the door, and continued to think.

How can Cao Bao control the military power, and can Liu Bei be suspicious?

forage?

Rebellion?

By the way, he can be sent to garrison in Gouqu, where there is enough food and grass to feed tens of thousands of troops for three to five years.

Thinking of a countermeasure, Tao Qian felt more at ease, so he picked up the tea, sipped it slowly, and waited for Cao Bao to arrive.

When Cao Bao heard about Tao Qian's invitation, he was very puzzled at the time, but after thinking about it, he thought he wanted to change his choice, and hurriedly followed the visitor to Tao's mansion.

As the servants came outside the house, Cao Baoping retreated and led the servants, and entered the house by himself.

"I haven't seen Lord Tao before." Cao Bao's face was filled with joy, he saluted and hurried forward and asked, "Does your lord want to hand over Xuzhou to Bao?"

Seeing that Cao Bao was so excited, Tao Qian knew he would be wrong, so he smiled and said, "Give Xuzhou to you, might you block Cao Cao? Or block Yuan Shao? Or Yuan Shu?"

Tao Qian asked three consecutive questions, like a plate of cold water, cooling down Cao Bao's boiling blood.

Yup!

Right now, Xuzhou is facing internal and external troubles. If he takes over by himself, it will be difficult to hold on for a few days. It is better to hold military power, so that in the future, he can take refuge in one of the princes and enjoy the glory and wealth.

Although he had given up on Xuzhou Mu's position in his heart, Cao Bao was still unwilling to say: "Leopard can't hold it, so can Liu Bei hold it?"

Chapter 303

Tao Qian nodded and said: "You and I have known each other for many years. Since I took office in Xuzhou, you have been helping and supporting the military, so I might as well tell you..."

Yes, what Tao Qian said, right now the counties in Xuzhou are not the same, and there are many people who support their own self-respect, just like the deadly opponent Zang Ba.

Even Zang Ba has a headache and can't deal with it, and he has to face Cao Cao and others. Isn't that just asking for a dead end.

Knowing that Tao Qian abdicated to Xuzhou Mu in order to find a substitute, Cao Bao trembled in his heart and regretted the banquet.

Seeing Cao Bao's pale face, Tao Qian nodded and said: "Now you know, Xuzhou is in the hands of capable people, that is sweet pastry, and in our hands, it is poison, poison to kill."

Cao Bao wiped off his cold sweat, and replied gratefully: "Leopard wrongly blames the kindness of the lord, it really deserves death, if the lord uses the leopard, just ask."

Tao Qian nodded in satisfaction, and said in a low voice: "Liu Bei will clean up you old people when he takes over Xuzhou, so you should keep your troops away."

"Hmm." Cao Bao rolled his eyes, nodded involuntarily, and asked slowly: "Then according to your plan, what should Leopard do?"

"Gouqu is the place where Langya's food and grass are stored. Why don't you station troops there, listen to the tune and not listen to the announcement, even if Liu Bei wants to attack you at that time, you have to think about it." Tao Qian said the strategy in his mind, and then sat back to his seat Silent.

It is also a good way to station troops outside to ensure power.

With the right to have soldiers in your hands, no matter who enters Xuzhou at that time, you must give yourself three points of courtesy.

Cao Bao was also satisfied with this move. After all, he has no ability to stabilize Xuzhou, but he firmly believes that he has the ability to hold a city.

"It's reasonable, Leopard will lead the troops and leave. If the adults call in the future, Leopard will definitely bring troops to help." Cao Bao bowed his hands respectfully and promised.

Seeing that the goal has been achieved, Tao Qian nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is not the time yet. When Liu Bei takes over Xuzhou, you are leaving. Otherwise, Xuzhou will fall into chaos. When Liu Bei takes the opportunity to eradicate dissidents, I am afraid that the gain will outweigh the loss."

"Well, it makes sense, then Bao Bao will persuade the various departments in the army to support Liu Bei, and then take them all away." Cao Bao nodded and said the countermeasure in his mind.

"Okay, then go and prepare quickly, so that you won't have long nights and dreams." Seeing that it was late at night, Tao Qian didn't want to keep Cao Bao any longer, and told him to leave as soon as possible to make arrangements.

At the other end, the father and son of the Chen family were notified when they returned home, and the Mi Mansion sent someone to invite them to discuss important matters.

So it was too late to rest for a while, and the Chen family father and son hurried to the Mi Mansion again.

When they came to the Mi Mansion, they saw that all the members of the family had arrived. Chen Gui and Chen Gui looked at each other and bowed one by one.

Everyone said a few polite words with their own concerns, and then took their seats and sat down.

As the host, Mi Zhu stood up and said, "I'm sure everyone knows that you are invited to come tonight, so I invite you to make a decision, so as not to have different opinions when you get it."

Those who can be here are all the elites of the Xuzhou family. Seeing that those giants have not spoken at this time, they will not be this early bird.

Seeing that no one answered, Xu Fang stood up and said, "Whoever serves as the state shepherd in Xuzhou has a lot to do with us, but the main point is whether our interests will be lost."

The Xu family is a big family in Xuzhou. At this time, they took the lead in speaking, and everyone nodded their heads.