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

Chen Deng heard this without hesitation and shook his head and said, "Uncle, I asked this question in Xuzhou. Tao Gongzu said at that time that his two sons were incompetent and unlearned and could not take on important tasks. This was not a humble statement.

In my opinion, his two sons are mediocre in talent, not well educated, and have average insight. If they can serve as minor officials, they may be competent, but if they are allowed to become the ruler of a state, it is somewhat unrealistic. "

Liu Yu pondered for a moment and continued to ask: "Yuan Long has been in Xuzhou for a long time, so he must know the heroes and talents in Xuzhou. Is there anyone in Xuzhou who can take on this position?"

Chen Deng replied: "Although Xuzhou has many talented people, there are some candidates for assisting the government, but no one can take on the role of the ruler of Xuzhou."

Liu Yu asked: "Yuanlong is talented and knowledgeable. The Chen family is a famous and prestigious family in Xuzhou. In my opinion, Yuanlong is the right person to take on this task?"

Chen Deng was shocked. He obviously didn't expect that Uncle Liu would talk about himself after talking for so long.

“Uncle, I am not talented enough to take on such a great responsibility. There are bandits in Xuzhou and powerful enemies outside. Only a hero like you can save Xuzhou from danger and save the people.

Now, everyone in Xuzhou, from the officials to the common people, is looking forward to Uncle Liu coming to Xuzhou. If Uncle Liu is unwilling to go, Xuzhou will fall into Cao Cao's hands sooner or later."

Liu Yu pondered for a moment and did not speak.

Seeing that Liu Yu was slow to make a decision, Chen Deng became anxious. Given the situation Xuzhou was facing now, no one could handle it except Uncle Liu.

"Cao Cao won a great victory in Yanzhou. It won't be long before he raises his army to attack Xuzhou. Can Liu Huangshu really watch the people of Xuzhou being slaughtered and do nothing?"

After listening to Chen Deng for a long time, Liu Yu had roughly understood the attitude of the Xuzhou aristocratic families. They had reached a consensus that he should be the one to resist Cao Cao's attack.

This was not much different from the result he expected.

"Yuanlong's words make sense. I can't just care about my own reputation and ignore the people of Xuzhou. Yuanlong, wait in Xiaopei for two days. I will go back to Xuzhou with you after I have sorted out the military affairs."

"It is a blessing for Xuzhou and the people that the emperor's uncle is willing to go to Xuzhou." Chen Deng seemed very excited when he saw Liu Yu agreed.

In the next two days, Liu Yu handed over all the affairs of Xuzhou to Zhao Yun, and asked him to lead 10,000 soldiers to garrison here temporarily. If Cao Cao dared to attack Xuzhou, Zhao Yun would be here and form a pincer attack with Xuzhou.

Liu Yu stood in front of the sand table, staring at it for a long time, and then slowly said: "Zilong, if Cao Cao attacks Xuzhou, you should create momentum in Xiaopei and place more flags. The bigger the momentum, the better, but don't send troops rashly. Cao Mengde is suspicious by nature. If he can't figure out Xiaopei's intentions, he will definitely send a large number of Cao troops to defend Xiaopei.

If he leads his troops to attack Xiaopei directly, you must hold your ground. Xiaopei's mission is to assist. As long as you can delay Cao's army as much as possible, it will be a great achievement."

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "I'll take note of what the emperor said."

Zhao Yun is a man of both civil and military talents, modest and steady. As long as you tell him the battle plan, he will not make any mistakes.

After settling the affairs of Xiaopei, Liu Yu took Zhang Fei, Xu Chu and 10,000 elite soldiers to Xuzhou.

As soon as he set out on the road, Chen Deng seemed a little anxious.

"Tao Gongzu is seriously ill and may not have much time left. How about I take your uncle back to Xuzhou first and have the army follow? What do you think?"

"Just follow Yuanlong's words."

"Zhongkang, you take 500 personal guards and go to Xuzhou. Yide will take the rest of the troops and advance quickly to Xuzhou."

"only!"

Chen Gong felt more at ease when he saw that Liu Yu's troops were in great order and their morale was high.

"Set off."

At Liu Yu's command, the cavalry galloped towards Xia Pi City with a whistling sound.

Although Xiaopei and Xiapi belong to different states, they are actually not far apart, with a straight-line distance of only 100 kilometers.

The group did not stop along the way and arrived at Xia Pi City early the next morning.

In front of Tao Qian's mansion, Chen Deng took Liu Yu directly into the mansion.

They walked through the hall and alley and soon arrived at Tao Qian's room.

Tao Qian was lying on the bed, with several maids serving him.

When Tao Qian saw Liu Yu and his men coming in, he struggled to get up.

But by this time he was already terminally ill and even getting up became very difficult.

"Uncle, you are finally here. I thought I would never see you again in this life.

Now I am holding my broken body, waiting for the emperor's uncle to come, but I can't even stand up and salute. It's really disrespectful. "

Liu Yu walked forward quickly, took Tao Qian's hand, and said, "Gong Zu, why should we care about those empty formalities? We haven't seen each other for just a few days, how come you are so sick?"

"I'm old and useless." Tao Qian's eyes flashed with a trace of loneliness, "Uncle, Xuzhou is now facing internal and external troubles. It has reached a critical moment of life and death. After I die, the people of Xuzhou will be entrusted to you."

"Come here, take the seal of Xuzhou."

The servant put the seal in Tao Qian's hand. Tao Qian picked up the seal, looked at it carefully, his eyes full of memories.

After a long time, he came back to his senses and said slowly: "Back then, the Yellow Turban bandits wreaked havoc on the world and harmed the people. The late emperor valued me and appointed me as the governor of Xuzhou to quell the chaos here.

When I arrived in Xuzhou, the Yellow Turban bandits had already occupied most of Xuzhou. I was not afraid of being laughed at by the emperor's uncle. Faced with such a situation, I was very nervous, fearing that I would disappoint the trust of the late emperor.

Later, I found that Zang Ba and Sun Guan were brave, so I appointed them as generals and asked them to organize an army to fight against the Yellow Turban bandits. Fortunately, with God's mercy, the Yellow Turban bandits were quickly defeated and Xuzhou finally enjoyed temporary peace.

Due to the destruction caused by the Yellow Turban bandits, Xuzhou was already in ruins, with nine out of ten houses empty and refugees everywhere. The people were living in misery, so I started farming here. After several years, refugees from all over the country poured into Xuzhou, and Xuzhou became truly prosperous. "

Tao Qian kept muttering to himself, recalling his glorious past.

Liu Yu sat nearby, watching and listening silently. In his opinion, anyone who could leave their name in the vast history books, no matter whether they were good or evil, was not an ordinary person.

Tao Qian was able to quell the Xuzhou Rebellion single-handedly, which must have been due to his unique strengths. Although Tao Qian was old and dying at this time, who could deny his talent?

Tao Qian saw that Liu Yu's eyes were focused and he was not impatient because of his nagging. He smiled and continued, "When Li Jue and Guo Si rebelled, I wanted to raise troops to save the emperor from danger. I didn't expect that the emperor's uncle was so wise and brave that he dispatched troops from Luoyang and quickly put down the rebellion."