The pottery merchant's soldiers and horses stopped moving at Hangu Pass again, but this time he was not idle. He did not let the soldiers and horses continue to be stationed at Hangu Pass. Instead, he asked the soldiers and horses to carry out soil reclamation around Luoyang City and assist
Local farmers farmed their fields.
The news quickly spread back to Chang'an City where Zhong Yao was located.
After Zhong Yao heard the news, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
It seems that Tao is planning to fight a protracted war with him.
However, in order to prevent the pottery merchant from making mistakes and deceiving himself, Zhong Yao decided to be more careful and observe quietly for a while.
This observation lasted for nearly a month.
The pottery merchants were plowing their fields outside Hangu Pass, but the princes in Guanzhong were a little impatient in Chang'an City.
Originally, they stationed their troops and horses here, eating and drinking for free every day, which was quite satisfying. However, the problem was that the food and military pay in Chang'an City was limited after all. If there was no war now, Zhong Yao would naturally not be able to feed them as well as before.
Soldiers, food and military pay began to decrease, and as a result, the princes of the Guanzhong Army began to complain and showed deep dissatisfaction.
So they began to negotiate with Zhong Yao.
Zhong Yao is not stingy. The problem is that he keeps these tigers and wolves for nothing. He doesn't think that's the case. It didn't matter if they fought in the past. Now that the two armies are not at war, these northwest wolves eat and drink for free every day.
, and always couldn't control himself, causing many troubles.
Finally, after negotiations between the two parties, Zhong Yao let all the troops of the Guanzhong princes temporarily return to their respective places. He would wait until the next day to see what the potters' situation or actions were before making further calculations.
This matter was in line with the wishes of the princes in Guanzhong. They immediately followed what Zhong Yao said, drove their troops and horses, and went to their respective territories.
The news soon reached Hangu Pass. When the pottery merchants heard the news, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Once the princes of Guanzhong leave Chang'an City, his plan can be implemented.
For pottery merchants, the fastest way to quickly eliminate the princes of Guanzhong and Zhong Yao and others is to disintegrate them from within.
Nowadays, four out of ten princes have been lost in the hands of pottery merchants. From the perspective of the princes in Guanzhong, it is not a good choice for them to accompany Cao Cao to death. But
Now that they have embarked on this path, there is nothing they can do.
But among them, there will definitely be a few people who bury their unwillingness deeply in their hearts.
From the perspective of the pottery merchant, Han Sui may be one of them.
Han Sui's troops were the last to leave Chang'an. Their troops were located farther away, in Jincheng in Liangzhou.
When leaving Chang'an, Han Sui looked at the city for a long time with great reluctance, his eyes filled with deep nostalgia.
I remember that back then, I had once been a powerful figure here, holding the emperor hostage to command the princes. Although he failed in the end, he had been brilliant after all.
It's just that this glorious time was a little shorter.
But in the end, Han Sui turned his attention away from the city.
He took a deep breath and directed his troops towards Jincheng.
If possible, he would not want to come back to this city that made him sad from now on.
The group of troops walked for about a day and arrived at Sanfu's territory, where his former partner and sworn brother Ma Teng was currently stationed, but Han Sui had no intention of meeting him.
After all, in his heart, Ma Teng, the bastard, was one of the culprits who destroyed his plan to coerce the emperor to order the princes!
If he hadn't been kind-hearted back then, how could he have taken advantage of Cao Cao? Let him snatch Liu Xie away later?
In this way, there will be no incident of the pottery merchants and the three Liu Dynasties of the Han Dynasty each establishing an emperor!
The more Han Sui thought about it, the more he couldn't hold his breath. He shook his head angrily to get rid of the thoughts in his mind, then crossed his legs and rode his horse straight away into the distance.
After bypassing Sanfu, the sky was gradually getting dark. Han Sui immediately asked people to set up camp, and everyone was waiting by the road to rest.
Han Sui was in the commander's tent. He had just laid down when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the tent. It was a captain under his command who came to the pottery merchant, raised his hand to him and said: "General, outside
Seize a fine work."
"Exquisite work?" Han Sui frowned and said dissatisfied: "It's just a small work. Why does it need to report to me? Just cut it off."
"Xi Zuo said that he was ordered by the current Tao Prime Minister to deliver a letter to the general. The general did not dare to neglect, so he came specifically to ask the general... Is it really beheaded?"
Han Sui thought carefully for a while, and finally shook his head and said: "Let him come in!"
"promise!"
Not long after, Xizuo came to Han Sui under the guidance of the school captain.
Han Sui looked him up and down: "Are you from the pottery business?"
"yes."
"I and the potter are enemies. Why are you here?"
The soldier stretched out his hand, took out a letter from his arms, and handed it to Han Sui respectfully.
"General Han, please take a look."
Han Sui raised his eyebrows, reached out suspiciously and took the letter from the soldier's hand, and then slowly opened it to read.
After looking at it for a long time, he finally waved his hand and ordered the captain: "Get a pen and paper."
The captain did not dare to neglect and did as Han Sui ordered.
Not long after, Han Sui wrote a reply in person and gave it to the soldier, saying: "Take it back to your Prime Minister Tao. There is no need to say anything more."
Na Xizuo quickly nodded in agreement.
Han Sui pointed to the captain and said, "Give him food and drink, and take good care of him."
"promise!"
After Xizuo was led down, the captain immediately asked Han Sui: "General, what does the pottery merchant mean?"
The captain was also considered a close person of Han Sui, so Han Sui did not hide it from him.
"The pottery merchant wants to make an appointment with me."
"ah?"
The captain was stunned: "Our two armies are enemies. How can the general meet him?"
"Why can't you see me?" Han Sui sneered and said, "The person who has a grudge against Tao is Cao Cao, not me? It's natural for me to meet him."
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A few days later, Han Sui ordered his close men to continue leading his troops to Jincheng, while he led another army secretly to the south to meet the potter at the place agreed with him.
Of course, Han Sui was not a complete fool. He ordered people to explore the agreed place, and finally confirmed that there was no ambush around, so he entered with peace of mind.
The place the potter agreed with him was a small village. The people in it had moved away, and there was no human habitation in the entire village.
Han Sui met with the pottery merchant.
"General Han, it's been a long time." The pottery merchant cupped his hands towards Han Sui and said with a smile.
Han Sui stared at him coldly and said, "Tao Xiang has invited us to meet here. Isn't it just a simple question like this?"