S-level auxiliary system: All the heroes of the ages are for my own use

Liu Bei broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, and the doctor has not been out of the house for several days, which shows that Tao Qian is critically ill, and his chance must have come.

Liu Bei signaled the soldiers to go down first. Liu Bei began to think about what he should do to get Xuzhou. Just as Liu Bei was thinking about things, another soldier came in at the door and said to Liu Bei:

"Report to the lord, the prefect's mansion, Mr. Pottery Merchant, please come to the mansion to have a talk."

Liu Bei was flustered when he heard the soldier's report. Could it be that what he did was discovered?

Seeing that his master didn't say anything, the soldier asked again:

"My lord? Are you going? The messenger from the Tao Mansion is still waiting outside for an answer."

Only then did Liu Bei regain his senses, and said to the soldiers:

"Go and tell that person, I'll change my clothes and go."

The soldier stood up and saluted, then slowly retreated.

After tidying up, Liu Bei walked towards Xuzhou Taishou's mansion. When he reached the gate of the mansion, he looked at it and found nothing unusual. After being notified by the guard at the gate, he walked in.

Seeing Liu Bei coming, the pottery merchant quickly pretended to be very anxious, stepped forward and took Liu Bei's hand, and said:

"Brother Xuande, you are here. My father is critically ill. I want to see you. I have something to tell you. Come with me."

After the Tao merchant finished speaking, he pulled Liu Bei and walked to Tao Qian's room. Before Liu Bei had time to ask the Tao merchant what was going on, he was dragged into the room by the potter himself.

Liu Bei was dragged by the pottery merchant to Tao Qian's bed. Seeing Tao Qian's ashen face, he hurried forward, squatted beside Tao Qian's bed, and said to Tao Qian:

"Mr. Tao! How are you? I haven't been able to come to see you these days because of something in the army, why did you become like this after only seeing you for a few days?"

Tao Qian heard Liu Bei coming, lay on the bed and slowly opened his eyes, and said weakly:

"Shang'er asked everyone to back down, I have something to talk to Xuande."

Hearing this, the pottery merchant hurriedly drove out all the serving servants, and then closed the doors and windows. Only Tao Qian, the pottery merchant, and Liu Bei were in the house. Tao Qian said:

"Shang'er, come here."

The potter came to the bed in a hurry and squatted side by side with Liu Bei. Seeing that the potter was also coming, Tao Qian said to Liu Bei:

"Xuande, I know that you are a man of benevolence and righteousness. You do everything to help the Han Dynasty. My health is already failing. My son, the pottery merchant, cannot be the prefect of Xuzhou. Now you are the only one I trust most. I don't know if you can take over the post of Xuzhou prefect when I pass away? Just make sure that my son can live a life without worrying about food and clothing!"

When Liu Bei heard that Tao Qian actually wanted to hand over Xuzhou to him before he died, wouldn't that be in his own hands?At that time, there was a look of joy on his face for a moment, and then he suddenly took it back.

Liu Bei thought that even if Tao Qian wanted to hand over Xuzhou to him, he couldn't reveal anything easily, otherwise all previous efforts would be wasted if Tao Qian saw through, so he said:

"Hey! This matter is absolutely unacceptable. Mr. Tao is still in good health. Even if Mr. Tao doesn't want to preside over Xuzhou's government affairs, it's the same if he handed over Xuzhou to the eldest son. How dare I, an outsider, seek to seize Xuzhou? No no no!"

Liu Bei kept waving his hands and saying no, in fact, just now, when Tao Qian finished those words.He had been staring at Liu Bei all the time, and Tao Qian should have seen Liu Bei's joyful look at that moment, and Tao Qian did not expose Liu Bei. After hearing Liu Bei's rejection of his statement, Tao Qian said:

"Xuante don't want to refuse. I don't feel at ease if I hand this Xuzhou into anyone's hands. Only when I hand it over to you, Liu Xuande, can I die with peace of mind."

After listening to Tao Qian's words, Liu Bei actually wanted to agree, and directly accepted Tao Qian's proposal, but Liu Bei, worthy of being the future emperor of Shu, resisted the temptation abruptly, and said:

"Mr. Tao, don't make things difficult for Bei anymore. Bei is only living in Xuzhou temporarily. My second brother, third brother, and I dream of being able to help the Han family by our own strength. You still hand over Xuzhou to your son. That's all, Bei swears that as long as the young master has any difficulties during Bei's lifetime, Bei will definitely help the young master to tide over the difficulties."

Seeing that Liu Bei had rejected his father again, the pottery merchant said to Liu Bei:

"Brother Xuande, I have already discussed and decided this matter with my father. I am very willing to hand over Xuzhou to Brother Xuande. I have been lazy all my life, and I have no ambitions like Brother Xuande. As long as I can Just keep me safe and well fed.”

Tao Qian nodded after hearing what the pottery said, and said:

"My son is right. If Xuande is willing to take over Xuzhou, it will be very useful to Xuande in the future. If you have a foothold, isn't it easier to help the Han Dynasty? There is no foothold, How can we compete with the princes?"

Liu Bei was fooled by the father and son, so he nodded helplessly, and said:

"Since Mr. Tao insists on handing over Xuzhou to me, I guarantee that everyone in Tao's mansion will live comfortably in the future. I, Liu Bei, will never forget Mr. Tao's kindness to my Liu Bei!"

Tao Qian heard that Liu Bei really showed his fox tail. He thought Liu Bei would be able to persist a few more times, but he didn't expect that the third time would make him show his original face. He only heard the potter next to him say:

"Since Brother Xuande is willing to take over Xuzhou, I have a question to tell Brother Xuande now."

When Liu Bei heard it, did he still have conditions?So he asked:

"I don't know what's the matter? Be sure to do it with all your strength."

The potter looked ashamed and said:

"Brother Xuande, although my father has already handed over Xuzhou to you, you cannot directly take charge of Xuzhou now. My father is still alive, and if he suddenly wants to hand over Xuzhou to you, the officials in Xuzhou must have other thoughts. It means that brother Xuande has to wait until my father..."

The pottery merchant didn't finish his sentence and looked at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei suddenly understood, so he opened his mouth and said to Tao Qian and his son:

"Mr. Tao, Eldest Young Master, you two can rest assured. As long as Mr. Tao is alive, I will not interfere with anything in Xuzhou. In the future, as long as Mr. Tao has anything to do, please give me instructions. I will definitely not shirk."

Tao Qian listened to Liu Bei's words, so he said:

"Xuande, don't worry, since this matter has been agreed, it will not change. I know best about my current body. I am afraid that I don't have a few days to live. Before I drive west, I will put everything in order." If it is handled properly, I will also leave a letter at that time, if when you take over Xuzhou, if the ministers have different ideas, you can take out this letter at that time, and naturally they will be willing to follow you."