Tao Qian died of illness and his eldest son was in Jingzhou, so he asked his second son to inherit his foundation. This was indeed Liu Qi's expectation. After all, this was Tao Qian's only choice... However, Liu Qi did not expect that Gongsun Zan went south to attack Xuzhou.

"When Tao Qian died, can he clearly say that Tao Ying inherited his foundation?"

Xu Shu's expression was a little sarcastic: "So what if you say it clearly, so what if you don't say it clearly? Even if he suddenly didn't make a will, Tao Ying wanted to arrange a clear text later, so he could get it right."

"That's true." Liu Qi deeply agreed with Xu Shu's point of view.

He turned his head and looked out the window of the cart, and fell into deep thought for a moment.

After thinking for a while, Liu Qi turned to Xu Shu and asked, "Yuan Zhi, in your opinion, what is the reason why Gongsun Zan led his troops to attack Xuzhou? He has not even consolidated the foundation of Qingzhou yet."

"According to the last officials' opinions, Gongsun Zan is finding a way out for himself." Xu Shu said slowly: "I think that the Grand Sima gave up Youzhou and returned to Luoyang has a great impact on Gongsun Zan."

"What does this mean?" Liu Qi asked humbly.

Xu Shu rubbed his hands and thought, "The Gongsun family is a large clan in western Liaoning, with a foundation in border counties. The place where he made achievements was also in border counties. Although the territory of the Central Plains was rich, it was not suitable for him. At first, he settled in Qingzhou and wanted to use it temporarily as a foundation, and then cooperated with Liu Yu, broke through Yuan Shao's defense line, and then returned to Liaoxi County."

"If this is true, he shouldn't have agreed to Liu Bei to attack Yanzhou together, resulting in the loss of troops and generals." Liu Qi shook his head and said.

Xu Shu sighed: "After all, Gongsun Zan has been through a long battle formation, and he still has a strategic vision... His purpose of attacking Yanzhou was not to occupy land, but to force Yuan Shao to shift the strategic focus after destroying Cao Cao. Cao Cao was a die-hard ally of Yuan Shao. This matter is known to the world. With Cao Cao as a defense line for Yuan Shao in Yanzhou, Yuan Shao could conquer the northern counties without hesitation. In fact, over the years, Yuan Shao has developed so rapidly in Hebei, which is largely due to Cao Cao. If there were no Cao Cao, let alone the guards of the Central Plains, Yuan Shu would have no time to take care of himself."

Liu Qi suddenly said, "It turns out that Gongsun Zan was making this idea."

Xu Shu shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that Cao Cao's ability exceeded Gongsun Zan's imagination. At the most critical moment, he finally defeated the coalition forces of Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, killed Zhang Miao, and defeated the enemy in one fell swoop. Gongsun Zan's strategy of destroying Cao Cao's division of Yuan Shao's troops was considered a complete failure... Now the Grand Sima has returned to Luoyang again. There is no doubt that within a month, Youzhou will be taken over by Yuan Shao. At that time, Yuan Shao will occupy Ji, You and the three states. The next goal must be Qingzhou, and Gongsun Zan may never have the chance to return to western Liaoning in his life... He must make plans for his future."

"What you mean is that after Yuan Shao conquered Youzhou, if he switched to the Qingzhou battlefield, Gongsun Zan would not be able to fight. He had to choose a place for him to settle down... and Xuzhou was the best choice."

Xu Shu slowly added: "It is also the only choice."

Liu Qi sighed long and said, "It's a pity that the famous generals in the north have to develop into the Central Plains now... How should we deal with the problem of Xuzhou? Do we watch it on the wall?"

Xu Shu advised: "Report to the Lord, our territory is too far from Xuzhou, and there are forces such as Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and others in the middle, so I am afraid it will be difficult to exert it."

When Liu Qi heard this, he narrowed his eyes and began to ponder carefully.

"What's the current movement between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao?"

Xu Shu said, "Yuan Shao is waiting to take over Youzhou, and he will not take any action against the south for the time being... Since the great victory in Yanzhou, Cao Cao has wiped out all the rebels in Yanzhou, and no longer trusted Chenliu and the local gentry in Dongjun. Instead, he took the opportunity of collecting grain to go south to erode Yuzhou and activate many famous scholars in Yuzhou to help."

Liu Qi took a deep breath and said, "Send people from the Guards' Office to pay close attention to the movements of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. At this critical moment, Gongsun Zan used troops to Xuzhou. I don't believe they would sit idly by the matter."

"Don't worry, Junhou, the official has been sending people to keep an eye on it."

"What else is there?"

Xu Shu said, "There is nothing big about the world, but there is a small thing that needs to be reported to the Lord."

"What's the matter?"

"Didn't the lord and the princess report to the court that Taishi Ci is the governor of Yuzhang County?"

Liu Qi said in his forehead: "It's because of this. I want Taishi Ci to go to Chaisang to stop Sun Jian, so I asked the court for a complaint, hoping that the court could give him a legitimate position."

Xu Shu bowed and said, "The guards of Luoyang returned that Yuan Shu had also sent someone to submit a report to the position of the governor of Yuzhang County."

"he?"

Liu Qi laughed when he heard this.

If I remember correctly, it would seem like Yuan Shu would have fought with me twice.

"Who is our post-general? " Liu Qi smiled.

"It is said to be Zhuge Xuan."

"who?"

"Zhuge Xuan."

Liu Qi was silent for a moment when he heard this, and suddenly slapped his forehead: "Why did I forget such an important person!"

Xu Shu was shocked when he saw this and looked at Liu Qi with unknown reasons: "Zhuge Xuan...is it so important? I heard that he was an official under Liu Jingzhou in the past, but he resigned and returned home after staying in Jingzhou for a short time. If he is so important, how could the lord and lord not keep him?"

"Zhuge Xuan has been an official under my father's command? Why don't I know?"

Xu Shu was embarrassed and stopped talking.

In fact, it is true that Liu Biao's subordinates were hundreds of when they were in their prime and were changed every year. Liu Qi fought outside for many years at that time, so how could he pay too much attention to who Liu Biao's subordinates?

After a while of silence, Liu Qi said, "I will send you to the court to report to Taishi Ci as the envoy of the county magistrate of Yuzhou. You can quickly send guards to recover them. In addition, let Yiji draft a memorial for me to report to Zhuge Xuan as the county magistrate of Yuzhou. The speed must be fast."

"Ah"? Xu Shu was stunned for a moment. He really couldn't understand what kind of tricks Liu Qi was doing.

Yuan Shu is Liu Qi's enemy, and the people he performed must have become politically inclined to Yuan Shu. Now Liu Qi does not express his own people as county magistrates, but instead supports Yuan Shu's words for two thousand stones?

What's going to do?

"Your Majesty thinks three times..."

"Don't think twice, just settle down!" Liu Qi said affirmatively.

Seeing that Liu Qi's expression was not a fake, Xu Shu didn't know what he meant, so he could only nod helplessly.

Liu Qi seemed to remember another thing: "I remember this wedding, the pottery should have arrived in Chengdu, right?"

"yes."

Among the many guests at Liu Qi's wedding, his relatives were naturally full of his relatives, and Liu Ya and Liu Ling also came to Chengdu. The pottery merchant and Liu Ya had long been moved by each other, and this time they also came together in the name of protecting flowers.

"Send someone later and find a pottery to see me."

"only."

...

Soon, Tao merchants came to Liu Qi's pastoral office. Liu Qi told Tao merchants a brief story about Tao Qian's death and his younger brother Tao Ying's inheritance of Tao Qian's foundation.

When Tao Shang heard this, he was stunned and tears came out of the spot.

Liu Qi comforted him and said, "I originally wanted you to return to Xuzhou and mourn your father, but the journey was long. Now Gongsun Zan is attacking Xuzhou, and your brother has become the lord of Xuzhou. If you want you to go back at this time, I am afraid that it will cost you your life..."

Tao Shang wiped his tears and bowed, "Thank you for your concern, but Lord Yan passed away, and the last official must return. I also asked Lord Kuanhuai to let me go back to worship my father and to fulfill my father's affection."
Chapter completed!