Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Tao Qian was moved only when he heard the words "appointed to an official position and given a title of nobility".

Just as Chen Deng said, even if he gave them the throne of Xuzhou, it would be difficult for them to support such a large family business. In this case, it would be better to plan a different path for them in advance.

"In that case, let's follow Yuanlong's advice. Yuanlong, please tell Uncle Liu about this matter."

"My lord, you absolutely cannot do that." Chen Deng waved his hands quickly. "My lord, think about it. My lord wants to give Xuzhou to Uncle Liu to protect the people of Xuzhou from being harmed. This is my good intention. Naturally, Uncle Liu must see it. If I go forward by myself, Uncle Liu will mistakenly think it is my credit, and then it will be counterproductive."

When Tao Qian heard this, he thought it made sense.

"In that case, the two of us will go together to seek an audience with Uncle Liu."

Chen Deng advised: "My lord, giving up Xuzhou is a national event and should not be taken lightly. If you really want to give up Xuzhou, you can set up a banquet in your mansion tomorrow after bathing and changing clothes, and invite Uncle Liu and other people and Xuzhou civil and military officials to come together. It is the right thing to do to bring up this matter at the banquet."

"In that case, let's follow Yuanlong's words."

The next morning, Tao Qian bathed and changed his clothes early, set up a banquet at his house, and invited Liu Yu to attend the banquet.

Liu Yu saw that the man spoke seriously and didn't know what it meant for a moment.

He wondered to himself, could it be that he felt that stationing troops in Xiaopei could not completely resist Cao Cao's attack, so he wanted to move his troops to Xuzhou?

This is a possibility, but for Liu Yu, he has no better way to completely resist Cao Cao's full-force attack unless he mobilizes all his troops.

Needless to say, this method is definitely unrealistic, and Liu Yu would not do so.

Now, the only way to save Xuzhou is to train the soldiers of Xuzhou as soon as possible. Only in this way can we resist Cao Cao's attack.

Those who save themselves will be saved by God, those who help themselves will be helped by God, and those who abandon themselves will be abandoned by God. This truth is particularly applicable to Xuzhou at this time.

If we just keep waiting for rescue, the final result will be destruction.

The three followed Liu Yu.

Xu Chu's eyes were alert and he kept paying attention to the people around him at all times, fearing that any danger might come to Liu Yu's disadvantage.

Zhao Yun looked indifferent, with little change in expression. He walked slowly with Liu Yu, looking straight ahead with a firm gaze.

Ever since Cao Cao withdrew his troops, Zhang Fei had been a little listless. The tough battle that he had been looking forward to never happened.

He felt a little disappointed. That day outside Xia Pi City, he saw Cao's army in neat order and with high morale. It was obvious that they were a formidable enemy.

This situation made him a little excited. Simply beating up the weak was no longer something Zhang Fei was interested in at this time.

In the past few days, he had wanted to exchange martial arts with Zhao Yun many times, but was rejected by Zhao Yun. The reason why Zhao Yun rejected him was very simple.

Now that I am in Xuzhou, I should be careful with my words and actions. If I really want to compete, I'll talk about it after I get back.

When he couldn't help wanting to find Xu Chu, Xu Chu rolled his eyes and said, "Don't you see that I have to stay by the emperor's uncle's side all the time? How can I have time to compete with you?"

Zhang Fei felt angry after hitting a tough target with both of them.

He could only numb himself with alcohol. Ever since Liu Yu warned him last time, Zhang Fei no longer dared to get drunk and beat or scold his soldiers.

Liu Bei had warned him about beating and scolding his soldiers, but he knew Liu Bei's temper.

Don't be fooled by how serious he sounds. If you really make a mistake, he will at most scold you a few words.

But Uncle Liu is different. Although he will not blame himself like Liu Bei did, he will directly lose the opportunity to achieve success and will leave himself to fend for himself in an idle position.

Not being able to kill enemies on the battlefield and achieve success was the most unacceptable thing for Zhang Fei.

So he had to keep quiet.

At least during this period of time, he didn't dare to cause any trouble.

The group soon arrived at Tao Qian's residence.

Tao Qian led everyone out to greet them.

"Greetings to Uncle Liu!" Tao Qian's voice was the first to sound.

"Greetings to Uncle Liu!" Following Tao Qian, the civil and military officials of Xuzhou also began to pay homage.

Their voices were loud and clear, and there was a hint of excitement in their emotions.

Liu Yu looked at so many people and was a little confused. What was going on today? The scene was so grand, could there be some happy event?

He observed Tao Qian carefully and found that although he had a smile on his face, there was a hint of loneliness in his eyes. It was obvious that he had nothing to do with happy events.

Although Liu Yu was confused, he still had a faint smile on his face.

"You don't have to be polite."

Liu Yu was welcomed into the hall by everyone, and after the host and guest were seated, everyone started drinking.

The culture of banquets is similar to that of later generations. Basically, they start with some flattery and then get down to business.

Tao Qian drank a few glasses of wine, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Please be patient, everyone. Please listen to me. I am old and weak, and my health is declining. The affairs of Xuzhou are heavy, and I often feel powerless. Uncle Liu is a noble of the Han Dynasty. His talent is praised by the world, and his benevolence and righteousness are spread all over the world. He is qualified to lead Xuzhou. From today on, I will hand over the seal of Xuzhou to my uncle, and let him handle the affairs of Xuzhou."

As soon as Tao Qian finished speaking, someone delivered the seal of Xuzhou.

Tao Qian held up the seal in his hand, and a trace of loneliness inevitably emerged in his heart, but there was not much change on his face at this time.

He walked up to Liu Yu, presented his seal to Liu Yu with both hands, and said slowly: "Uncle, please accept the seal."

Give up Xuzhou?

Liu Yu watched Tao Qian's actions and easily thought of the scene in his mind.

However, judging from Tao Qian's performance when he entered the door just now, he must have some regrets in his heart as he wanted to give Xuzhou to him.

After Tao Qian expressed his intention to give up Xuzhou, the expressions on the faces of the group of people headed by Chen Deng did not change much.

Obviously, they already knew about Tao Qian giving up Xuzhou.

Liu Yu even saw some joy in Chen Deng's eyes. He was not surprised at all by the result.

In the eyes of the aristocratic families, they don’t care about the ownership of Xuzhou. The only thing they care about is whether the family status can be guaranteed.

Judging from the current situation, it is simply impossible for Tao Qian to resist Cao Cao's offensive and defend Xuzhou.

The best option now is to let myself take over Xuzhou.

Only by taking over Xuzhou can he deploy enough troops to resist Cao Cao's attack. Only in this way can he save Xuzhou and the interests of the aristocratic families.

From the incident in Xuzhou, Liu Yu clearly had a feeling that, in a sense, the aristocratic families were the masters of this era, and both Tao Qian and himself were just pawns in their hands.