In a blink of an eye, another year passed, and time entered the year 195 AD and the third year of Jiankang.

The pottery merchant who went to Xuzhou to attend the funeral for his father finally arrived at Xuzhou.

He rushed to Tancheng in a dusty way.

At this time, Tao Ying in Tancheng had already received a letter from Liu Qi.

As soon as this letter arrived, it almost blew Tao Ying's lung tube.

The tone of the letter was polite, but it was full of threats.

Liu Qixin's content was concise and to the point, which roughly means that he would report to the court that Tao Ying was the governor of Xuzhou, and at the same time asked the court to enthrone Tao Shang as the county magistrate of Jian, and to take office after three months of taking the filial piety.

In fact, this matter was a good thing for Tao Ying, but Liu Qi was not very polite in his letter.

The general meaning of the letter is that if you are obedient, I will naturally make you the governor of Xuzhou. If you are disobedient, don’t talk about the governor of Xuzhou. Mr. Liu asked you to stay in Xuzhou and kill you sooner or later.

"Liu Qi, he actually dares to threaten me!"

Tao Ying threw the bamboo slips heavily on the ground and shouted, "This Jing dog just occupied Jing and Yi states, so dares to be so arrogant? Why should I listen to him? He is the governor of the state, and I am also the governor of the state, why should I listen to him?"

Next to Tao Ying, Mi Zhu, a wealthy man from the East China Sea, picked up the letter and looked at it roughly.

When he was young, he saw Mi Zhu closing the bamboo slips and said to Tao Ying: "Don't be angry, Shao Jun, Liu Qi is now crossing the two states of Jingyi, with huge power. He is two heroes, one in the south and one in the north, with Yuan Shao, one in the south and one in the north, and is not the same as casual. It is reasonable for him to look down on Shao Jun, but it is not a pity that he would look down on Shao Jun. However, if he abandons Liu Qi's arrogance, his proposal is still very good. When today, Zi recognized Liu Qi as the emperor's brother and led him to support the Han court in the south, if he advised the emperor, even if the position of the lord, the position of Xuzhou governor, was confirmed, and the Tao merchant was naturally recalled by him to the southern territory, and would not pose any threat to Shaojun's foundation. This is a great good thing. Shaojun could tolerate a moment of anger and promised Liu Qi to treat Tao merchant well, which could both be both realistic and nameless."

Tao Ying said aggrievedly: "It's just that I feel really unhappy."

Mi Zhu sighed and said, "At the moment, Gongsun Zan went south and Cao Cao also wanted to raise an army to fight east. We are all enemies. If the young master even sits in Xuzhou's position and is not right, how can Xuzhou be protected? Please bear the momentary anger and not be enemies with Liu Qi."

Tao Ying felt a big head when he heard Mi Zhu talking about the military forces in the north and west.

"Gongsun Zan went south, and Cao Bao had already led his troops to resist, but the battle situation has been bad. If Cao Cao sent troops to invade the territory at this time, it would be difficult for us to resist. Please ask Zizhong for help and think of a solution for me."

Mi Zhu said: "At present, we must negotiate peace with Cao Cao, give him money, food, and ask the two families to be harmonious. As long as we can stabilize Cao Cao, even if Gongsun Zan is unable to defeat the troops along the way, we will not be able to suffer a catastrophe."

In this time and space, Tao Qian was detained in Liu Qi's hands, so he never dared to offend Liu Qi to respond to Yuan Shu. Therefore, Xuzhou did not form an opposition with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and there was no incident in which Cao Cao made a big breakthrough in Tao and slaughtered Pengcheng.

Cao Cao's father Cao Song did not die at the hands of the people of Xuzhou. He has arrived in Puyang safely.

Therefore, although the relationship between Cao and Tao families is relatively ordinary, it is definitely not as bitter and grudge as in history.

As long as Tao Ying gave enough conditions, I think it can still stabilize Cao Cao.

Although the counties in Xuzhou have experienced many war baptisms over the years, they have not suffered any fatal blows.

Therefore, it is still abundant.

"Okay, then according to Mr. Zizhong, I sent Sun Gan as an envoy to Puyang to meet Cao Cao... As for my brother, just treat him well and let him come and return to Jingzhou peacefully, as long as he doesn't cause trouble..."

"Shaojun is wise."

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Tao Shang returned to Tancheng to worship his deceased father, and then looked at his younger brother Tao Ying. The two brothers hugged their heads and cried in the mourning hall.

Of course, Tao merchant’s tears were more real, and Tao Ying’s tears were more fake.

Then, Tao Ying took out the seal of Xuzhou Mu in front of everyone and asked the Tao merchant to take it over, and said that since ancient times, the family business should be inherited by the eldest son.

But the pottery refused to obey.

He said that the governor of Xuzhou was a court position, not a private property of Tao's family. He should follow the imperial decree. The imperial court had issued an edict to grant him the title of the county magistrate of Jian and seized the position. After he was filial, he should return to Yizhou. The governor of Xuzhou had nothing to do with him.

Tao should ask again and again, but the potter just refused to follow.

Seeing that his brother retreated so sincerely, Tao Ying softened his heart and felt a little guilty. Did he be too cautious about his brother?

From childhood to adulthood, pottery merchants have always given up on themselves, and they are truly gentlemanly.

Tao Ying then took away the seal and the two brothers treated each other honestly.

Three months passed in a flash, and the Tao merchant asked Tao Ying to go to Zhuge's family in Langya County to visit Zhuge Xuan, a famous scholar in Langya for Liu Qi.

Zhuge Xuan was an official in the past, and later resigned from his post and returned to Xuzhou. Tao should know this.

Tao merchant representative Liu Qi went to visit him, and what he wanted to say was all about Jingzhou, which had no major impact on Tao Ying, so he agreed with mercy.

The pottery immediately went to Zhuge's house.

Zhuge Xuan was an official under Liu Biao's subordinates. Later, when he heard that his companion Zhuge Gui died of illness, he resigned from his official position and returned home to take care of his family business on his companion's behalf. It took many years in a flash.

The Zhuge family had socialized with Yuan Shu in the past. Yuan Shu admired Zhuge Xuan's reputation and wrote a letter last year to express his support as the county magistrate of Yuzhou and let his whole family move south to Lujiang and give him important tasks.

Zhuge Xuan was a little hesitant about this and didn't know where to go.

Until Tao Qian died of illness and Gongsun Zan led his troops south to attack Xuzhou, Zhuge Xuan vaguely felt that the territory of Xuzhou seemed to be a little uneasy.

And at this moment, the pottery merchant representing Liu Qi came to pay homage to Zhuge Xuan.

Tao Shang was Tao Qian's son and Liu Qi's envoy, so Zhuge Xuan had to treat him with caution.

Although I had never seen it before, Zhuge Xuan still warmly greeted Tao Merchant.

The Tao merchant was not polite, and as soon as he met, he expressed to Zhuge Xuan that Liu Qi wanted Zhuge Xuan to move his family to Jingzhou.

At the same time, Liu Qi also expressed his willingness to submit to the court and agreed to Yuan Shu's request for Zhuge Xuan to be the county magistrate of Yuzhou, but hoped that Zhuge Xuan would not go to Lujiang, but to come to Jingzhou to take the post.

After all, most of the current areas of Yuzhou are held in Sun Jian's hands. Even if Zhuge Xuan was granted the imperial edict from the court, he would just seek death if he went directly to take office.

Zhuge Xuan was very hesitant when he heard this.

"Xuanxin has won the beauty of General Zhenxi, but Zhuge Xuan has never had any interaction with General Zhenxi before. Why did General Zhenxi treat me so kindly?"

Tao Shang said: "General Zhenxi spans Jing and Yi provinces, and is a hero of the times. He studied in Liu Jingzhou and was often worried about the world's famous scholars. Zhuge family in Langya is a famous family of aristocratic families. General Zhenxi has long admired the famous name. He hopes that the Zhuge family can go to Jingzhou, live and work in peace and study as an official. This is also the general Zhenxi preserved a famous family for the Han Dynasty. This is the original intention of General Zhenxi, and that's all."

Zhuge Xuan sighed in his heart and said, "But Yuan Gaolu first invites me to Lujiang. If he doesn't respond, he may be criticized."
Chapter completed!