Today, the Xuzhou Governor's Mansion is destined to experience an extraordinary day.
Just because Tao Qiantao, the dignified governor of Yizhou, put aside his official duties for half a day and stayed at home beating his son full-time.
Governor Tao is fifty-eight years old this year.
The old man, who is usually gentle and has the air of an elder, did not know what evil he did today. He changed his walking stick into a six-foot-long snake spear, and chased and beat his eldest son, the pottery merchant, all over the yard...
He is very determined and will not give up until he shoots this guy off his horse.
Tao Qian gave birth to two children after he was in his forties. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, he could be regarded as a child of old age. It may be a bit exaggerated to say that the old man pampered his two children, but there are definitely some guardians, as long as they are not too much.
If you are too prodigal, the old man will usually not be so angry that he gives up his style and takes action himself...
But Tao Qian's eldest son, Tao Shang, was indeed a bit of a loser today.
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"How dare you do this to an unworthy man!!"
Tao Qian was getting older, and he really couldn't keep up with the lively young man in adolescence. After chasing him for a while, he put his crutch on the ground to rest, and started to curse out of breath.
The potter hid behind the locust tree in the courtyard and sighed helplessly: "Father, can we talk about it and discuss it?"
"Pooh!"
Tao Qian stroked his gray beard and said angrily at the locust tree where the potter was hiding: "What a good deed you have done! I can give you two sticks, which is a light thing! How can I discuss this with you for such an immoral act?"
What are you doing?...You traitor! You are behaving like this! It is simply offensive... Just wait until I have rested enough, I can’t deal with you!!"
The corner of the pottery merchant's mouth twitched, looking very helpless.
In fact, whether this matter is big or small, it depends on the angle from which it is analyzed.
The pottery merchant was in a hurry to go to the toilet in the morning and couldn't find facial tissue... To put it bluntly, in the Han Dynasty, there was only printing paper. Where there was facial tissue, there was only something for shaving buttocks... called toilet chips.
A modern person goes to the toilet every day and uses toilet chips, and the pottery maker is also drunk.
So he went to the front hall and took Tao Qian's official document for his convenience.
Going to the toilet without paper is a great misfortune in life.
In the eyes of the pottery merchant, this matter is not a big deal. He just used a piece of silk paper to wipe his butt, and he will pay it back to you later.
But things were very serious from Tao Qian's perspective.
Not to mention that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, most people still used slips to write. Silk was so precious in troubled times... Especially the piece on Tao Qian's desk had confidential information written on it... This guy actually used it...
How brave to do that??
What kind of crime is it to use the official document of the Xuzhou governor to open the buttocks?
"Shuzi! Come and die for me!" Tao Qian rested his feet and ran towards the locust tree where the potter was hiding with his crutches.
But as soon as the figure flashed, the pottery man had already hurriedly escaped from behind the tree and ran away towards the backyard.
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After barely getting rid of Tao Qian's pursuit, the potter came to the gap in the rockery in the back garden, sat down with his knees curled up, and sighed, with an indescribable look of loneliness and desolation on his face.
He didn't know how important Tao Qian's official document was. He only knew that a person who had lived in the 21st century since childhood had to go to the toilet and use a toilet scraper for three days in a row... What a terrifying thing it was.
Although the potter is not overly mysophobic, he considers himself a clean person.
A dynasty without facial tissues is simply unconscionable!
Everything can only come in threes. So no matter what, I decided on the fourth day that I could no longer endure it, and no one could persuade me.
That's right, it's already the fourth day since the pottery merchants came to this era.
In his previous life, he was a senior book editor, but after falling asleep while proofreading his manuscript late one night, he inexplicably came to this era and entered this almost seventeen-year-old body.
The consciousness of the body and the memory of the fragments still remained in his mind to some extent. After three days of digestion, he learned that the name of this body was Tao Shang, his father was Tao Qian, he had a younger brother named Tao Ying, and his mother was several years old.
Gone before.
He didn't know much about Tao Shang, but he had a clear idea of who Tao Qian was.
The governor of Xuzhou in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, one of the vassals of Guandong, barely tied with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan and others... the originator of the popular story "Three concessions to Xuzhou".
This is a gorgeous era, but it is also a cruel era. Although the land is full of chaos and there are dead bodies on the road, heroes emerge in large numbers, regardless of their origin.
This year is the first year of Chuping. At that time, all the princes in Guandong want to support Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance! They are aiming directly at Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, and counties and counties all over the world are responding! Volunteer armies are being organized in various places...
The opening of the chaotic times allowed the pottery merchants to catch up, and it was not bad at all.
What's even more frightening is that at this time of chaos and the emergence of heroes all over the world, Tao Qian, as the leader of a state, instead of worrying about the country and the people and attacking Dong's thieves in the name of loyally serving the country, is here instead
Arguing over the toilet paper with my own son...
The pottery merchant felt that this cheap man was somehow involved in something that was not serious.
Of course, Tao Shang also knew the outcome of this idle father. After the old man passed away, he gave the land of Xuzhou to Liu Bei, causing this land to fall into the hands of heroes such as Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu and so on in a few years.
In the endless struggle.
The more important question is that it is not clear what the owner of this current body will have in the end...
Whether he is dead or alive, good or bad, history books do not mention it at all, which is really sad.
Of course, in the long river of history, heroes pass away rapidly. The ending and whereabouts of small figures like the pottery merchant are really not worth the waste of efforts by historians to study... and they may not be able to find out through examination.
But no matter what the ending is, time will always pass and life will always go on. After all, the life of this body is my current life, although all this is unreal and seems like a dream.
What should we do next? How to continue to survive here...
The pottery merchant was immersed in complicated thoughts and had not yet come back to his senses. Suddenly, from the gap in the rockery, a slightly pale old hand slowly stretched out and grabbed the potter's shoulder abruptly.
"You're such a traitor, you're hiding here! Get out of here!"
Although Tao Qian was old, he was not stupid. However, it took him only a few moments to find the place where the potter was hiding... It was too young for a teenage boy to play hide-and-seek with an old man who was almost sixty years old.
He failed to investigate the enemy situation in time and accidentally fell into the hands of the old man. This was the first lesson that the pottery merchant learned after coming to this era... Don't mistake the old man for a cadre. Older people are also good at criminal investigation.
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"Come here with me!"
During the period of chasing and hiding, Tao Qian's anger was almost gone as time went by...or maybe he was too tired to catch people, so the old man didn't rush to beat people, but asked the potter to follow him.
Enter the front hall of the mansion.
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When he arrived at the front hall, Tao Qian sat down panting, drank some water to calm down, and then said leisurely: "Did you know that the secret letter you just stole..."
"My child won't dare anymore." The potter admitted his mistake directly.
People of the two eras have completely different concepts. Tao Qian is treated as a treasure, while pottery merchants are treated as something to be exploited. This is a cross-generational generation gap that has no possibility of being bridged. Pottery merchants really have no It is necessary to break up with Tao Qian and directly admit his mistake is the most effective solution.
"Alas, practicing one's best is close to benevolence, and knowing one's shame is close to courage. After all, my father has not taught you in vain, but..."
Speaking of this, Tao Qian rolled his eyes at the potter in dissatisfaction: "But do you know that it is a secret letter sent by Zhu Jun, the Guanglu doctor? It is of great importance and is so solemn, but you took it to wipe it. ...wipe that...wipe that...how do you say that thing you wiped?"
Tao Qian's old face turned red from holding back, and he didn't know how to say such disgusting words for a long time.
"Wipe the shit." Seeing how uncomfortable the old man was, the pottery merchant simply said it for him.
"It's just a wipe!" Tao Qian was relieved.
The pottery merchant was helpless. The humble gentleman who received Confucian education was different. Saying the word "shi" seemed to kill him...it felt like he was about to eat shit.
"Father, you said that Dr. Guanglu gave you a secret letter. What did it say?" The pottery merchant quickly changed the subject. He did not want to continue discussing this matter with Tao Qian. After all, it is not something delicious. It doesn't make any sense to talk about it.
After hearing Tao Shang's question, Tao Qian seemed very surprised and said in surprise: "You kid, why do you care about these government affairs?"
Tao Qian's expression and tone puzzled the pottery merchant.
You are the governor of a state and I am your son. Is it unusual for a son to ask me about my career... How can I become a second-generation official if your career is not good?
Little did he know that Tao Qian had always had a big pain in his heart, which was the belonging and future of his two sons.
Tao Qian had a son at an old age, and he always treated the two boys as his darlings, but little did he know that something would go wrong if he was used to them.
Compared with other governors and governors in other places, Tao Qian himself is the kind of person who respects celebrities and has a gentlemanly demeanor... Whether this move is good or bad, it shows that this old man still has a motivated heart and a desire to do a career. He can barely be considered a serious person.
Little did they know that dragons gave birth to dragons and phoenixes, and even the children of the Tao family could not find a mouth when digging holes.
Tao Qian, the two sons, are like worldly masters who don't eat the fireworks of the world. They don't care at all about current affairs, people's livelihood, officialdom and the ups and downs. Instead, they are interested in reciting poems and sentences, romance, falconry, dogfighting, cockfighting, insect hunting and other miscellaneous subjects. , quite researched and very proficient.
A way of life that future generations would greatly envy... a way of living where you eat and wait for death.
Although they have been educated in Confucianism, these two children do not do anything harmful to nature; however, working hard has nothing to do with these two children.
In fact, it makes sense when you think about it. People do have this condition in their families. If the second generation of rich people wants to keep their family intact, won’t they bury their talent in making money as a father?
On weekdays, Tao Qian would talk to the two children about things related to the government affairs of the court, but the two children would hide away... But today, the pottery merchant actually took the initiative to consult, and Old Tao was a little uncomfortable for a while.
"Do you want to know the contents of the secret letter from Dr. Zhu Jun of Guanglu to me?" Tao Qian asked again.
The potter nodded.
"Are you sure?" Tao Qian is a bit of an obsessive-compulsive person.
"Father, if you don't want to talk, let's talk about something else."
"Ahem, cough... no need! Just say this, just say this! Just say this!" Tao Qian was afraid that the child would regret it, so he quickly changed his words.
After thinking about his wording, Tao Qian sighed and said, "Zhu Jun has a good relationship with my father. He sent a secret letter to tell my father that at present, all the princes in Guandong are spreading messages against the thieves, and the military front is very strong. I think." Please raise an army for your father to support the imperial court and protect the king and the country!"
At this point, Tao Qian paused: "How many words can you understand what my father just said?" Apparently he was not confident about the pottery merchant's ability to understand...
The potter really doesn't understand where his intelligence is lacking. Why can't he understand this nonsense... and you ask me how many sentences I can understand? You can only say one sentence!
"I can almost understand that Dong Zhuo is in chaos, and all the princes are united to fight against it. Among them, Yuan Shao can be named as the leader of the alliance..."
Tao Qian's jaw almost dropped to the ground in surprise: "You actually know that Yuan Benchu is so famous that he can be the leader of the alliance... God bless my Tao family!"
The potter felt like he was going crazy... How unreliable was the previous owner of this body?
Shaking his head and not thinking about him, Tao Shang continued to ask: "Father, Zhu Jun's secret letter asked you to raise troops to attack Dong Zhuo. Do you want to go or not?"
Tao Qian's expression became awkward, and he seemed to be in a dilemma: "Logically speaking, Dong Zhuo messed up the government and brought trouble to the government, which is really treason. We have received the favor of the country, and in this critical time, we should respond to the call and send troops to suppress the king." Thief... But Dong Zhuo is too powerful and has the merit of supporting the emperor. Now he is in the position of prime minister. We and other local governors have only been in office for a few years. We don’t have many soldiers and horses, and there are many local thieves and bandits. Let’s talk about soldiers. It’s a murder weapon…”
"Father, do you want to go or don't you want to go?" The potter was not willing to listen to nonsense, and the old man kept chattering for a long time without getting to the point.
"I don't want to go..."
Potter: "…………"
After carefully looking at the old man in front of him, the pottery merchant couldn't help but sigh secretly.
This old man, who had a father-son relationship with me in this era, talked nonsense all the time, but in the end he was still not very courageous... In this turbulent society, it is indeed difficult to have the courage and determination of the Fengjiang side. In terms of character, It's still a little bit off.
However, if it came down to it, Tao Shang felt that he should also agree with Tao Qian's idea.
War? Real swords and guns are no joke. Who has nothing to do but has a good life and has to put his head in his belt and go out to fight?
But I agree, whether I can do that is another matter.
Many modern people are familiar with the history of the late Han Dynasty, not to mention that Tao Shang was a senior editor who had been immersed in the publishing industry for many years in his previous life.
In a society where people cannibalize people, the end result of sticking to the rules is death, especially for a provincial governor like Tao Qian, who is the worst.
Tao Qian was a student of Taixue, and he was a talented person. He also served in the military as a chariot general, Huangfu Song, and as a lieutenant of Sili. According to modern people's view, he was a pure academic and social seedling with a promising future. Limited edition.
In fact, Tao Qian did it. Two years ago, due to the remnants of the Xuzhou Yellow Turban uprising in Xuzhou, Tao Qian was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou. Looking at future generations, he was the governor of a province. With his personality, if the world was peaceful, he would definitely do it. A lot of achievements have been made.
But history is cruel. The feudal officials in the troubled times and the provincial/level/cadres/ministries in the peaceful world are completely different things. In addition to their civil and military skills, they also have the vision to stand in line, a tough hand, an unyielding character... Do you have the courage to take a risk?
, many factors can determine success or failure, honor or disgrace.
What is even more frightening is that for foreign vassals in the Qingping world, if they do not do well, they may have no hope of promotion. At best, they will be transferred to other posts, and at worst, they may resign and return home to live in peace and happiness.
In troubled times, the outcome of a foreign vassal is to go all the way to the dark side, and if one does not do well, the family will be destroyed.
Tao Qian in history did not seem to have escaped this ending. In his later years, he was unable to defeat his powerful neighbor Cao Cao. He was concealed by Cao A and slaughtered most of Xuzhou's population. His legacy could not be passed down after his death. He did a lot for Liu Xuande.
Wedding dress.
As the son of the governor of a state, Tao Shang was even mentioned in the history books, and the ending became a mystery. Whether he was dead or alive, lost his arms and legs, everything became a suspense... If you have enough qualifications, you may be able to enter.
The world's top 100 unsolved mysteries, case investigation.
Today's pottery merchants don't want this ending, it's too miserable.
He didn't ask anyone to leave his name, but he didn't even leave a fart in the history books, and was directly treated as a fart. No one with even a little self-respect can accept this ending.
Therefore, whether there is nothing we can do or whether we can rush the duck to the shelf, we have to give it a try and give it a try.
"Father, I think you still have to go to the Kanto Thieves Alliance, and you can't go there perfunctorily."
Tao Qian shook his head and disagreed: "I'm usually lazy, how can I know the important affairs of the country? The soldiers are very fierce, and in the fight between Dong Zhuo and the princes, it is difficult to say who will win and who will lose... According to my opinion, enter
The alliance crusaded against Dong Ke, but it was not done with all its heart. I responded to Yuan Shao's crusade against Dong Zhuo, but did not send troops and horses, and just sat back and watched the victory or defeat. If neither party was offended, I would have nothing to worry about!"
The potter said softly: "Father, you are such a thief."
Tao Qian frowned: "You bastard, who are you talking about..."