When the night was deep, Mi Zhu finally walked out of Tao Qian's door.

Mi Zhu looked up and saw the stars in the sky, like bright gems embedded densely on the sky. In the middle of the sky, a full moon was full, sprinkling the white moonlight. The roofs in the distance and the flowers, plants and trees nearby were all bathed in the moonlight, which was of a unique interest.

At this moment, Mi Zhu was not in the mood to appreciate such a beautiful scenery. He accelerated his pace, hurried out of the door, entered the luxurious carriage parked at the door, and went straight back to his home.

As soon as Mi Zhu entered the door, his confidant housekeeper came up and asked with concern: "Master, have not had dinner yet. I will ask the kitchen to bring the prepared food."

Mi Zhu responded casually, then called the housekeeper again, and whispered: "Don't rush to eat for the meal. You can go to the East China Sea immediately and hand this letter to my second brother. Remember to remember and pay attention to safety. If something unexpected happens, you can destroy this letter first."

Seeing Mi Zhu's face solemn, the housekeeper hurriedly stretched out his hands to take the secret letter from Mi Zhu's hand, and replied carefully: "Master, don't worry, I will be able to arrive for more than 200 miles to the East China Sea. I will ride a fast horse overnight, so I will definitely not be humiliated."

Mi Zhu thought about it, but was still worried, so he reminded: "You should pay attention to safety on the road. You should bring a few guards in the mansion with you. Each of them brings two horses and change horses on the road. Thank you for your hard work, and I will get a reward when you come back!"

When the butler's figure disappeared into the night, Mi Zhu's stomach sounded a few times, and he felt hungry, so he ordered the personal guards standing nearby to inform the kitchen to bring food to the study.

Mi Zhu was a wealthy man in Xuzhou and was very good at enjoying life. He decorated the house in Xia Pi with extremely luxurious style, with a large number of servants, and was very particular about food. At that time, most people had a two-meal meal system, and they ate one meal every morning. After eating enough, they were called "big food". They ate another meal in the evening because they didn't have to work at night, so they could eat less, which was called "snacks".

However, among the upper class and scholars, the three-meal system is popular, that is, one meal every morning, noon and evening. Whether it is a diet utensil or the food consumed is relatively exquisite.

A moment later, a maid brought four hot side dishes from the kitchen to a small celadon plate, then scalded a pot of green plum wine, and brought them over together.

Mi Zhu's belly was empty. When he saw the exquisite delicacies, he couldn't help but move his index finger. He picked up the ivory chopsticks and picked up the vegetables. After eating a few bites of the vegetables, he took a silver wine cup and poured a glass of wine, and drank it all in one go.

When the warm liquid passed through the intestines, Mi Zhu felt a little relaxed. Today, Tao Qian had given him a trump card. Chen Gui, Chen Deng and his son had secretly colluded with Cao Cao, and it was no longer reliable. For the sake of the present, Tao Qian secretly ordered the general Cao Bao to clean up the gangs of the Chen father and son in the army confronting Yuan Shu on the front line. At the same time, Tao Qian asked Mi Zhu to notify his brother Mi Fang and transfer the 10,000 elite troops stationed in Donghai County to Xia Pi back to Xia Pi as a weapon to deter the Chen father and son. Once the situation was found to be wrong, he would use force to eradicate the Chen family.

Tao Qian had long considered the candidate for the future leader of Xuzhou. Among so many heroes, he fell in love with Liu Bei and Liu Xuande.

When Liu Bei was attacking a small group of Yellow Turban Army in the early days, Tao Qian had met Liu Bei and admired Liu Bei's character and ability very much. He knew that this person was very scheming, but he was still generous, hardworking and loving the people. However, there were deeper reasons for Tao Qian's choice of Liu Bei at this time.

Liu Bei had a low reputation. Although he was born after King Jing of Zhongshan, he was already a poor man and had no appeal to the huge genius who controlled local forces. Moreover, Liu Bei was weak, with only tens of thousands of soldiers under his command of the army. If he was in charge of Xuzhou, he had to compromise with the local forces in Xuzhou. In this way, the Tao Qian family could continue to live safely.

Others, whether it is Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, or Yuan Shu, are all treacherous figures. The consequences of asking any of them to take over Xuzhou are hard to predict. As for Zhou Yu, Tao Qian had thought about it, but Tao Qian was conservative and stubborn, and was very dissatisfied with the new policy implemented by Zhou Yu, believing that this was inconsistent with the spirit passed down from ancestors, and in the end it was inevitable that the Zhou family behind Zhou Yu was angry and resentful. In addition, the Zhou family behind Zhou Yu was huge and had a certain influence in Xuzhou. He agreed to gain the recognition of the local forces in Xuzhou, which was contrary to Tao Qian's purpose.

Therefore, Tao Qian thought about it and decided to send Mi Zhu, whom he trusted the most, to secretly go to the plains to welcome Liu Bei into Xuzhou.

At the same time, in order to prevent Chen Gui and his son from counterattacking, Tao Qian asked Mi Zhu to quickly transfer Mi Fang's troops from the East China Sea to Xia Pi to shock Chen Gui and his son and prevent them from acting rashly.

After a full meal, Mi Zhu seized the time to prepare his luggage. He also set out tomorrow morning, with the direction to the north and the end point to the plain. The task was to secretly take back the new Lord of Xuzhou.

Just as Mi Zhu was preparing for his trip, in Xia Pi City, under a dim soybean oil lamp in another official residence, Chen Gui and Chen Deng were receiving a mysterious visitor.

I saw this man wearing a green robe, with a thin face, beautiful beard and long beard. Although he was covered in dust, his eyes were bright and energetic, and he looked quite happy. Who was Cheng Yu, a counselor under Cao Cao?

Chen Gui attached himself to Cheng Yu's ear and whispered: "Brother Zhongde, judging from the current situation, the situation in Xuzhou is quite subtle." After Chen Gui finished speaking, he glanced at Cheng Yu meaningfully.

Cheng Yu had just arrived in Xia Pi and disguised himself all the way, making his body exhausted, but he was still in good spirits. When he heard Chen Gui's words, Cheng Yu didn't know what Chen Gui sold in his gourd, was he going to wait for a price? Or was the situation really not good? Cheng Yu was not easy to answer, so he pondered.

A few smiles flashed on Chen Deng's handsome face. He was extremely smart and naturally understood his father's thoughts, and also knew why Cheng Yu pondered and refused to answer. Chen Deng asked in a low voice: "Uncle Cheng, don't you know if Lord Cao has a letter?"

When Cheng Yu heard this, he looked up at Chen Deng and thought to himself that this is a powerful character, not inferior to his father. He laughed and said, "Nephew, I really have a letter from my lord here." After that, Cheng Yu untied his robe, took out a small roll of paper from his close-fitting clothes, and handed it to Chen Deng.
Chapter completed!