Chapter 166

Liu Bei smiled,

"Alright, Zhang Yide, Taishi Ziyi, I know you are doing this for my own good, but don't mention this matter again; I will absolutely not take Taking Xuzhou."

Guo Jia cupped his hands,

"The lord is wise."

Zhang Fei... this is still wise!

"Guo Guo Fengxiao, you sycophant, don't mislead my big brother."

Guo Jia's mouth twitched,

"Zhang Yide, what do you know!"

"Tao Tao Qian has operated in Taking Xuzhou for many years; is it something that can be given away just because he says so? Although Taking Xuzhou is rich, it is a land of four battles surrounded by wolves; can it let the lord enter Taking Xuzhou with peace of mind? It is also far from Bingzhou; taking care of one thing and losing another is not worth the loss."

"The Taking Xuzhou gentry, and even Tao Tao Qian, are just afraid of Cao Cao's military edge and want the lord to protect them; once Cao Cao's troops retreat, it will be hard to say."

"Besides, the lord came to rescue; if he becomes the master of Taking Xuzhou at this time, what will the world think?"

Zhang Fei seemed to understand but not quite...

A guard came to report,

"My lord, Mi Zizhong is here to visit."

Liu Bei nodded; his brother-in-law had arrived.

"My lord."

Mi Zhu walked in and cupped his hands.

Liu Bei helped him up,

"Zizhong, I have waited for you for a long time in Bingzhou."

Mi Zhu said in a low voice,

"My lord, it's not that I didn't want to come; Tao Gong had quite a lot of opinions about me defecting to you, so I haven't been able to set off."

Zhang Fei??

"This Tao Tao Qian, I thought he was a nice old man; it turns out he has always been guarding against Big Brother!"

Liu Bei smiled,

"This time Tao Tao Qian cannot stop Zizhong from coming to Bingzhou."

Mi Zhu was very moved; his ability was average, yet Liu Bei valued him so much, which made him feel very warm inside.

The next day Tao Tao Qian woke up, and the first thing he did was find Liu Bei, fearing he would run away.

Seeing Liu Bei, it was naturally another round of offering Taking Xuzhou, and Liu Bei refused again!

After finishing lunch, Tao Tao Qian persuaded him again, and Liu Bei still refused!

Three times offered, three times refused,

Everyone praised Liu Bei's high righteousness!

Cao Cao outside the city sent a battle letter to Liu Bei, wanting a decisive battle today,

But Liu Bei hung up a "no-battle" sign, which made Cao Cao extremely angry.

Cao Cao was about to have his home stolen, so there was no need to lose troops fighting him; when the time came, he would naturally retreat and fight Lu Bu!

"What? Tao Tao Qian wants to give Taking Xuzhou to Liu Bei?!"

"Three times offering Taking Xuzhou, and Liu Bei is still pretending? Both of these people are sick!"

After Cao Cao heard this news, he instantly doubted life!

He brought almost all his troops to take Taking Xuzhou, and the old man Tao Tao Qian resisted to the death, causing him to lose troops and generals.

Liu Bei just brought troops to rescue, and Tao Tao Qian actually wanted to give Taking Xuzhou's three million people to Liu Bei!

"I fought bloody battles and spent hundreds of thousands of shi of grain; the big-eared thief is shameless! He came over and picked the peaches!"

"Old scoundrel Tao Tao Qian, pedantic and incompetent, and also dim-sighted!"

The more Cao Cao thought about it, the angrier he got; he felt terrible, and his head was splitting with pain!

"Oh, it angers me to death!"

Xi Zhicai persuaded,

"My lord, don't worry, Liu Bei will definitely not want this Taking Xuzhou..."

Cao Cao was blinded by jealousy for a moment, but after Xi Zhicai's analysis, he let out a long sigh,

"What is Liu Bei planning! Bored? With so many beautiful concubines at home, why come out? Does he like that little old man Tao Tao Qian! What a heavy taste!"

Cao Cao complained, and his mood improved a lot,

"The big-eared thief is sick! If you don't want it, give it to me!"

"Let Xiahou Dun and the others go to challenge again!"

"Yes!"

Shouchun,

at this time, there was singing and dancing.

Ding Yuan Shu moved a small stool to watch Cao Cao and Tao Tao Qian fight in Taking Xuzhou.

“Tao Tao Qian is a waste, actually defeated by Cao Cao Aman!”

Ding Yuan Shu obviously forgot that he had been defeated by Cao Cao and Ding Yuan Shao before.

Yan Xiang cupped his hands.

“My Lord, Tao Tao Qian is our ally; should we go and save him?”

Ding Yuan Shu waved his hand.

“What’s the rush? There are so many people in Taking Xuzhou; Cao Cao Aman will fight for a long time!”

“Tancheng is so high, can’t Tao Tao Qian’s tens of thousands of soldiers hold it?”

Yan Xiang thought it was the same; Cao Cao might not be able to take it.

“Report!”

“My Lord, urgent report from Taking Xuzhou. Liu Bei led 20,000 iron cavalry to aid Taking Xuzhou, wiped out Yu Jin’s 10,000 Cao troops in Jimo, Guan Yu beheaded Yu Jin, and Liu Bei led his army to Tancheng, forming a pincer position with Tao Tao Qian to confront the Cao army!”

Ding Yuan Shu stood up abruptly.

“The Big-Eared Thief is so fast?”

“He is sick! Just married Dong Zhuo’s granddaughter Dong Bai, and before it was even warm, he came out to fight?”

Yan Xiang cupped his hands.

“My Lord, Liu Bei traveled a thousand miles to aid Taking Xuzhou; I fear his prestige is even higher...”

Ding Yuan Shu frowned, “Hmm?”

Yan Xiang had a strong desire to survive.

“Of course, compared to My Lord’s prestige, that Big-Eared Thief is far behind. My Lord is from a family of four generations and three dukes, and is the hope of the people.”

Ding Yuan Shu was very satisfied!

The scout was struggling, whether he should say the words behind.

Ding Yuan Shu said lightly,

[06 “What other news is there? Did Liu Bei and Cao Cao perish together?”]

He hated Cao Cao!

He also hated Ding Yuan Shao!

He hated Liu Bei even more!

The scout stammered,

“My Lord, Tao Tao Qian wants to give Taking Xuzhou to Liu Bei, and the Chen father and son are also strongly urging Liu Bei to be the Taking Xuzhou Inspector.”

Ding Yuan Shu was dumbfounded, and his whole person instantly felt bad!

“What?! Tao Tao Qian, you old scoundrel! You must be sick and senile!”

“What virtue or ability does he, Liu Bei, have? Coming to rescue Taking Xuzhou once, and he actually wants to be the Taking Xuzhou Inspector!”

The scout swallowed his saliva.

“My Lord, Tao Tao Qian fainted because Liu Bei didn’t accept the Taking Xuzhou Inspector position.”

Ding Yuan Shu kicked the scout to the ground.