Chapter 291 Li You: We also want to go to the frontline battlefield for a few laps
When the news spread that Tao Qian was going to introduce Yuan Shu to Xuzhou to clean up the scum in the Xuzhou family.
Tao Qian once again realized how deeply the Xuzhou family had penetrated into the Xuzhou Prefectural Mufu.
This is not the first time that Tao Qian has felt the Xuzhou family's infiltration into the Prefectural Mufu, but it was not as obvious and fatal as this time.
The Xuzhou Aristocratic Family's previous infiltration into the Prefecture Mufu was at most an attempt to spy on Tao Qian's upcoming actions against the Xuzhou Aristocratic Family.
This time it was something serious, it reached the level of a mutiny, which shocked Tao Qian's heart.
Introducing Yuan Shu to Xuzhou was just Tao Qian's idea, and it had not yet reached the level of practice.
However, Tao Qian still underestimated the sensitivity of the Xuzhou family to Yuan Shu. That was Yuan Shu, who was known as the scum crusher of the family.
The leaders of the Xuzhou family know all too well what kind of scum the Xuzhou family can breed.
Although Yuan Shu's murderous intentions have restrained a lot recently, there are still a steady stream of aristocratic families dying under Yuan Shu's sword.
Although it is not much, it is better to have a long flow of water. This is the signature that Yuan Shu deliberately created.
After all, only a steady stream of death can deter those sons of aristocratic families who cannot have peace of mind unless they do bad things.
It's a pity that even though there are constant deaths that scare many bad species, they still can't completely eliminate those fools who don't know the destiny.
Although Tao Qian took some precautions against the Xuzhou family, Tao Qian really didn't expect that the Xuzhou family would dare to launch a mutiny and take advantage of Liu Bei's arrival in Xuzhou City.
Tao Qian, who has been fighting with the Xuzhou family for half his life, does not believe those cunning guys and does not know the consequences of doing such a thing in front of Liu Bei.
Tao Qian should have been able to easily figure out the change of Liu Bei's itinerary.
However, Tao Qian was dealing with other things at that time, and most of his attention was not on Liu Bei's side.
So, Tao Qian didn't know that Liu Bei had entered Xuzhou City until Liu Bei appeared in the Prefectural Mufu and stood in front of Tao Qian.
Tao Qian is sure that the Xuzhou family across the street most likely does not know that Liu Bei has entered Xuzhou City.
Tao Qian knew that in the Xuzhou family across the street, there were many people who dared to face death for the family, but there were also many people who were greedy for life and afraid of death.
However, the leaders of the Xuzhou family across the street were not fools. It was impossible for them not to know what kind of turmoil would be caused by involving Liu Bei in this mutiny.
Just looking at the sinister expression of the Zhendong General Commander Shi named Li You next to him, Tao Qian knew that this guy was definitely a ruthless person.
No matter whether the aristocratic family opposite is involved in this matter or not, Li You will not let them go.
This is what Tao Qian’s wisdom and experience accumulated over decades of fighting in the east and west told him, Li You is very dangerous.
If nothing happens to Liu Bei, then we can talk about anything, and politics is just the art of compromise.
However, if Liu Bei really made any mistakes in this mutiny, Tao Qian was sure that Fenggao would definitely send troops to Xuzhou.
This is what Tao Qian read from the Anton general Yang Ji. This is probably the will of all the civil and military personnel under Liu Bei.
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Yang Ji glanced at Tao Qian in surprise, although he knew that Tao Qian could not really be unprepared.
But Yang Ji did not expect that the brothers Tao Shang and Tao Ying would squat in the Danyang Camp outside Xuzhou City.
After all, the abilities of the Tao Shang brothers Tao Ying are really mediocre. They may not be able to completely control the 30,000 Danyang elites in the Xuzhou camp with Tao Qian's shadow.
Furthermore, given the current situation at the Prefectural Mufu’s Office, without the intrusion of people like them, would Tao Qian really be able to pass on the order?
Yang Ji didn't know, but what Yang Ji was sure of was that Chen Deng and Zhao Yu in front of him didn't know what Tao Qian had prepared.
Seeing that Tao Qian did not adopt his suggestion, although Chen Deng had no expression on his face, he sighed in his heart.
As expected, as his father Chen Gui said, Tao Qian could not be unprepared for the Xuzhou family, especially when the power of Xuzhou was about to be handed over.
Since Tao Qian wanted to leave a great impression on Liu Bei for his son's family.
Then it is impossible to simply entrust Xuzhou to Liu Bei and be done with it. There must be other plans.
Introducing Yuan Shu into Xuzhou to harvest the dregs of the Xuzhou family may be what Tao Qian really wants to do.
Even if Tao Qian offended the Xuzhou family through Yuan Shu, or Tao Qian himself could be the sword.
Who said that the Xuzhou family really dared to go beyond Liu Bei to deal with the pottery merchant and Tao Ying?
Even if one day, the Xuzhou family really unites to reason with Liu Bei, will Liu Bei really be willing to reason with you?
Even one day, the united Xuzhou families really forced Liu Bei to compromise with them.
Could Liu Bei really hand over the pottery merchant and Tao Ying to the Xuzhou family?
Huh...
Moreover, even if this mutiny really forces Tao Qian to reorganize Xuzhou's power and interests, so what?
Haven't you seen what happened to the aristocratic families in Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yingchuan and Nanyang under Liu Bei's military front?
Chen Xi arbitrarily divided the power and interests that originally belonged to the aristocratic families in these places. Do those aristocratic families dare to say a word?
The biggest voice of opposition came from the government system under Liu Bei's rule, and then they were casually crushed to death by someone unknown.
Another point is that the Xuzhou family chose to launch a mutiny at this time, which is really weird everywhere.
"Xuande, wait a moment, the rebels outside will be cleared up soon." Tao Qian said to Liu Bei with a smile.
"Master Tao, please excuse me. We still have a lot of time. We don't need this much time." Liu Bei said to Tao Qian.
"General Anton, do you have any suggestions?" Tao Qian turned around and saw Yang Ji's curled lips, and couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing, I just feel that these rebels outside don't need to use the army outside the city." Yang Ji said casually.
Yang Ji could also guess why Tao Qian wanted to mobilize the army outside the city. It was just to blockade Xuzhou City and prevent the Xuzhou Family from jumping over the wall. After all, the Xuzhou Family had a lot of energy.
It's just a bunch of aristocratic families who want to run away. For Yang Ji, there is no need for such a big battle.
A dog jumping over the wall in a hurry? Then you should jump and see if your knees are hard or if my knife is faster.
Tao Qian was stunned for a moment and opened his mouth not knowing what to say. Why did this little kid speak so harshly?
"Well, I wonder what General Anton has to say about this?" Tao Qian narrowed his eyes and said in a rather calm tone.
It’s okay not to be calm. After all, Yang Ji was right. If Tao Qian was young, he would have led three thousand people up there.
Unfortunately, Tao Qian is old now and no longer has the energy he had when he was young. Most people seem to be seeking stability when they get older, even those who had a hot temper when they were young.
“I can’t take my opinion seriously. Aren’t the Danyang elites outside already surrounded by these rebels?” Yang Ji asked with a smile.
The movements of the Danyang elite outside were so obvious, how could Yang Ji not notice them.
“General Anton has really good eyesight.” Tao Qian stroked his natural snow-white beard and smiled.
"Then General Anton, does he know why I surrounded these private soldiers from aristocratic families?" Tao Qian asked with a smile.
"It's nothing more than wanting to cooperate with the army outside the city." Yang Ji shook his head and said.
Yang Jike didn’t believe that the Danyang elite who had lost the command of Cao Bao had not captured the private soldiers of the famous families outside.
Combined with Tao Qian's actions just now, it is not difficult to guess what Tao Qian's true purpose is.
"Uh..." Tao Qian was stunned for a moment. Is his purpose so easy to guess?
Tao Qian looked at Chen Deng and Zhao Yu, and saw that these two people also had calm faces. They must have guessed what Tao Qian wanted to do.
Looking at Liu Bei again, Liu Bei didn't have such an expression, but the smile on his face made Tao Qian feel a little dazzling.
Suddenly, a sense of boredom filled Tao Qian's body, although Tao Qian did not expect that such a simple plan could be hidden from anyone.
"Xuande, can you let your subordinate Chen Shuzhi lead the troops to defeat these private soldiers of the aristocratic families who are stubbornly resisting?" Tao Qian didn't want to waste any more time and said directly to Liu Bei.
Since even Liu Bei, who had just arrived in Xuzhou, could see what Tao Qian was thinking, how could those Xuzhou aristocratic families who had been dealing with Tao Qian for so long not see Tao Qian's purpose.
So, it’s better to end the battle here as soon as possible and see how far those Xuzhou families have escaped.
"This... the Danyang elite outside are, after all, under the command of Tao Gong. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to let Shuzhi be the commander?" Liu Bei said with some embarrassment.
After all, looking at Tao Qian's posture, he might be planning to hand over the Danyang elite of the Xuzhou Department to Liu Bei at this time.
"Huh?" Tao Qian was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Liu Bei meant.
Forgive Tao Qian for being a bit old, and his brain's reaction speed can no longer keep up with young people.
When Tao Qian realized what Liu Bei wanted to express, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times.
Although the 30,000 Danyang elites under his command will be handed over to Liu Bei sooner or later, this is really not what he meant just now.
After all, he has not finished cleaning up the Xuzhou family, how could he hand over his military power to Liu Bei at this time.
"Hahaha, Xuande, although my military power will be handed over to you sooner or later, but not now, I still have unfinished business." Tao Qian shook his head and said.
"What I just meant was for you to show the strength of your Danyang elite to our Danyang elite." Tao Qian said to Liu Bei.
How could Tao Qian not see that the nine hundred soldiers led by Chen Dao were Danyang elites.
The reason why I wanted Chen Dao to show his strength just now was because he wanted to test the strength of Liu Bei's Danyang elite.
After all, at this point in time, apart from Tao Qian, the Han princes also had a considerable Danyang elite under Liu Bei.
"Huh?" Liu Bei was stunned for a moment and was too embarrassed to look at Tao Qian.
Good guy, Tao Qian doesn’t think he, Liu Bei, is plotting against the 30,000 Danyang elites under his command.
"Ahem, um... Ziyu, go and inform Shuzhi, and act quickly and beautifully." Liu Bei turned to Yang Ji and said.
Embarrassing, so embarrassing. If Liu Bei didn't have to stay here, Liu Bei would have personally gone into battle to defeat some miscellaneous fish.
“No!” Yang Ji replied to Liu Bei with some excitement. It was really a bit boring here, but now he can finally arouse some interest.
Yang Ji said hello to Liu Bei, Tao Qian and others, and planned to go out of the Prefecture Mufu to notify Chen Dao, and have some fun outside.
Just when Yang Ji was about to leave the Prefecture Mufu, he heard Li You talking to Liu Bei, saying that he also wanted to go out and have some fun.
"Xuan De Gong, I also want to follow Ziyu for a walk." Li You asked Liu Bei for instructions.
Yang Ji paused and quickly turned to look at Li You. What is Li You so crazy about?
"Um, Wenruyou... what is going on?" Liu Bei asked Li You hesitantly.
"It's nothing." Li You shook his head, "I just want to follow Ziyu for a walk on the battlefield."
Li You's expression at this time did not seem to be going for a walk on the battlefield. But the usual after-dinner walk.
"...Okay, I'll just assume that you really just want to go out for a walk." Liu Bei agreed to Li You's request with some headache.
If possible, Liu Bei actually didn't want to agree to Li You's request to wander around the battlefield.
However, according to Liu Bei's understanding of Li You, even Liu Bei has now rejected Li You's request.
Li You will also come up with other reasons to prevaricate Liu Bei. This guy Chen Xi was responsible for this.
In this case, Liu Bei might as well agree to Li You's request, so that he can make his own request.
"But, Zhongkang, you also follow the two of them." Liu Bei said without question.
Although Liu Bei knew the survivability of Yang Ji and Li You on the battlefield, the battlefield was the most illogical place, so preparations must be made.
“Promise!” Xu Chu saluted Liu Bei and stood behind Yang Ji and Li You.
After standing firm behind Yang Ji and Li You, Xu Chu looked at Wu Anguo behind Liu Bei.
Wu Anguo nodded to Xu Chu and said that he would protect Liu Bei, although Liu Bei's force value did not require protection.
Yang Ji and Li You walked out of Tao Qian's Prefectural Mufu Mansion side by side, followed by Xu Chu who felt very happy after looking at it for a long time.
"Zhongkang, after a while, how many laps will I take you to the battlefield?" Yang Ji turned around and walked away, asking Xu Chu.
As for Li You who is obviously abnormal next to him, who will care about him? He just wants to vent the anger that he has just accumulated.
After all, cleaning up the Xuzhou family requires a calm mood.
"I am the captain of the lord's guard. Unless the lord goes to the battlefield one day, I probably won't be able to go to the battlefield." Xu Chu touched the back of his head and said to Yang Ji seriously.
"It's simple, you and Lao Wu just have to plan the holidays, and then you two can split time," Yang Ji said to Xu Chu.
(End of this chapter)