Besides, after Cao Cao's army retreated, Tao Qian was very happy. Kong Rong, Tian Kai and Guan Yu outside Feicheng also invited him to come to the city and set up a sumptuous banquet to thank you. Tao Qian also knew that if it weren't for their three troops, Cao Cao wouldn't have given up, especially Liu Bei's big-eared thief. After the banquet, Tao Qian asked Liu Bei to sit down and said to everyone: "I am old, I have a physical illness, and I have no energy to deal with Xuzhou affairs at all. My two sons are not angry, have no talent, and I cannot manage Xuzhou affairs. They should not be able to gain a foothold in this chaotic world, even during the Taiping period. Virtue is the royal family queen Yi, who is talented and virtuous. I want to be able to handle all matters in Xuzhou. I just want to go back to my hometown to rest and recuperate."

Liu Bei thought to be good, he really wanted to give me Xuzhou. Of course I wanted it, of course I might not take over at this time. How would the world judge me? "Mr. Tao, I was invited by Confucius to save Xuzhou. This is what righteous is doing and I have no idea. If I accept Xuzhou for no reason, everyone in the world will think that I came to get Xuzhou. Then I will not become a villain who is unrighteous. This matter is absolutely impossible."

After hearing this, Zhao Yu said, "When today is in chaos, the Han Dynasty court is also weak and powerless. Seeing that the Han Dynasty court is about to be overturned by others, Lord Liu is the royal family queen Yi. This is the time for you to make achievements. Why do you refuse? Xuzhou has always been rich and has more than 100 households. Lord Liu can rely on Xuzhou's territory to contribute to the Han Dynasty court, so don't refuse."

Liu Bei thought, of course I wanted it, but in this hurry, the people of Xuzhou would look at me. If I refuse this time, it would be natural to take over the next time. Now is not the time. "You guys don't need to say anything. Please don't need to say anything about me taking over Xuzhou. I will definitely not dare to have this idea."

Chen Deng glanced at Liu Bei. He clearly wanted to take care of his face. He was such a hypocrite. I don’t know how Lord Tao liked him. Since Lord Tao was determined to give it to Liu Bei, I have to work under him in the future. I still have to give him a few good words. "Lord Tao has been seriously ill for many years. He has been working with Xuzhou affairs. This disease has not been well rested. Now Lord Tao is in serious condition and can’t handle Xuzhou affairs anymore, otherwise it will endanger his life. Please don’t refuse, just take over Xuzhou."

After hearing this, Liu Bei thought that the more he would be like this, the more he would not be in a hurry to take over. As long as I stay in Xuzhou, then will Xuzhou be mine sooner or later? Let me first look at Old Man Tao's tone and see what he thought. "Mr. Tao, Yuan Shu is the descendant of the fourth generation and the third generation, and his disciples are spread all over the world, and his reputation is also resounding throughout the sky. Moreover, Shouchun, which is near Xuzhou, why not give Xuzhou to Yuan Shu? Isn't this better?"

After hearing this, Kong Rong sternly said: "What are the dry bones in Yuan's tomb? If you have any skills, he will be wiped out by others sooner or later. Yuan Shao is many times more capable than him. Didn't he also use the decisive battle between the Big Bear and the Xianbei tribe to send troops to grab the Big Bear's territory? Then he got it. The territory was not grabbed and the twenty troops were lost. This year, the Big Bear was eliminated. Right surgery is worse than Yuan Shao. Can you give Xuzhou to him? Virtuous, if you don't accept Lord Tao's trust now and don't take over Xuzhou, you will regret it in the future."

Of course, Liu Bei knew that Kong Rong was right. Maybe he would be wrong. But he had to pretend to be faced. In this way, the people who slowly felt that I was very loyal and kind, and I was a virtuous person. Seeing that Liu Bei still didn't take Xuzhou, Tao Qian cried like rain and said, "If you leave me, I will really die with my eyes."

When Guan Yu heard this, his grandmother, you are sick, you don’t accept such a good thing. Isn’t you going to get your head filled with water? “Brother, since Lord Tao has repeatedly given in, you can temporarily manage Xuzhou. This is also what you should do.”

The reckless Zhang Fei even said, "Brother, it's not that we forced Xuzhou, it's because Lord Tao is kind-hearted, why don't you refuse? This is not that I'm sorry Lord Tao has good intentions, and it will also make everyone's hearts cold."

Liu Bei thought, you two know nothing about it. This is politics. Now that I know that Old Man Tao must not let me, I certainly can’t take over now. If Old Man Tao thinks I am better, that’s not a natural outcome. Why not worry? “Second brother, third brother, do you want to frame me for being unkind and unrighteous?”

Seeing that Liu Bei insisted on not accepting Xuzhou, Tao Qian had to take a step back and said, "Since you don't manage Xuzhou on my behalf, I would like to lead your army to guard Xiaopei to prevent Xuzhou from protecting Xuzhou when something happens."

When Liu Bei heard this, hehe, this is done. Can you, Old Man Tao be able to plot against me? Liu Bei accepted Tao Qian's request and took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's second brothers to Xiaopei. Along the way, Liu Bei gave the second brothers a good get out of class to let them know that this is a political game and Tao Qian can't live long now. So sooner or later, Xuzhou belongs to us three brothers. Why not be anxious? When the old man is about to die, we will take over again, the people in Xuzhou will look at us with admiration, and it will be easier for us to control Xuzhou. What do you two know? You have to study hard with me.

When Kong Rong and Tian Kai saw that Cao Cao had withdrawn their troops and the danger in Xuzhou was resolved, Liu Bei and the three brothers also went to Xiaopei, and the two led their troops back to their own territory.

After the spring of the following year, Tao Qian was also 63 years old. Suddenly, his condition worsened and he was about to die, so he called Zhao Yu and Chen Deng to discuss the funeral. Chen Deng said: "Mingjun, it seems that Cao Cao's army retreated was mainly caused by Lu Bu's attack on Yanzhou. This year, there were serious locust disasters in the Central Plains in the north, and the wheat in the fields was eaten up by locusts. Now they had no food and grass, and they were not able to send troops to fight again, but after the spring of next year, they would definitely fight. Lu Bu is a village man, and there would be Cao Cao's opponent. After Cao Cao eliminated Lu Bu, he would definitely have a large army to attack Xuzhou. He was also very jealous of Xuzhou. If Lord Tao still wanted to give Xuzhou to Liu Xiande, then it was time now."

After hearing this, Tao Qian said, "Yunlong, what do you mean?"

Your old man is determined to hand over Xuzhou to Liu Bei. You really think Liu Bei doesn't want it. That's just Liu Bei's show. Chen Deng said: "Ming Gong, when you gave in to Xuzhou last year, you were in good health. It's reasonable for Liu Xiande to accept it. Now you are seriously ill, so I think when I give in to him, Liu Xiande will definitely accept Xuzhou. Besides, in such a wealthy Xuzhou, who is not jealous? Even Xiande is still jealous. But this person has always cherished his reputation, otherwise he would not have lived in Xiaopei. If you think about it now, you can send someone to invite Xiande over and he will definitely accept it."
Chapter completed!