Pu Hu, the seventh-named Yi king, was a little drunk at the moment. He saw that the pottery merchant never paid much attention to him. Instead, he was chatting with Wang Ping, his subordinate, quite speculatively, so he was a little unhappy.
He held the wine cup, belched, and staggered to the pottery merchant, saying: "How come the Prime Minister doesn't give me face? He hasn't even had a drink with me for so long. Could it be that he thinks I don't drink enough?"
Okay, can’t you accompany the Prime Minister?”
Tao Shang smiled slightly and said, "King Pu has misunderstood. It's true that Tao is a poor drinker and can't accompany the king. I'm not good at drinking."
Pu Hu shook his head vigorously and said: "Who said that? The Prime Minister has conquered the world and is a true hero. How can such a powerful person not know how to drink? I really don't believe it, I really don't believe it!"
Tao Shang gently waved his hands and said: "King Yi drank too much. Tao is not a hero, nor is he a flying figure. The reason why he has won many battles over the years is all because of his brothers.
"
Pu Huzui looked around with bleary eyes and said, "Oh? Those brothers, can you introduce them to me?"
The potter clapped his hands and saw Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Gao Lan, Ji Ling, Qu Yi... these five big and three thick men stood up one after another.
"Drink well with King Yi," the pottery merchant ordered.
"No!" Several big men answered very simply and neatly.
Pu Hu, the seventh-surnamed Yi king, was drunk. He fell drunk on the fertile land of Badi. He was drunk by the heroic generals of the Jinling Army.
This drinking session can be said to be so drunk that the only way to survive is to die.
Not long after, Pu Hu, who was drunk and unconscious, was taken away, while Tao Shang and others returned to their camp.
After entering the camp, Guo Jiaze sent someone to deliver a secret report.
After the pottery dealer took it apart and looked at it, he was stunned.
Everyone was a little curious when they saw the expression on the pottery merchant's face, and then asked: "Why does the Prime Minister have such an expression?"
Tao Shang smiled lightly and said, "This is the letter sent by someone from Cao Pi. He is indeed still alive."
Zhang Liao was surprised and said: "As expected by the Prime Minister, Cao Cao really did not kill his son. This is very good. In this way, the Prime Minister's plan can be carried out."
The potter nodded slightly and said: "Yes, Cao Pi said so in the letter... and he also said that he and Cao Ang came here this time also to win over the barbarians in Hanzhong. It seems that we
The King of Yi with the seventh surname whom I just met will soon meet the people of Sichuan and Shu."
Upon hearing the potter's analysis, the generals became a little anxious.
Qu Yi said: "Prime Minister, we are here this time with not many troops. We are afraid that Pu Hu's barbarian soldiers will not be able to eat in a hurry. According to the Prime Minister's opinion, will this person be recruited by Cao Ang and others?"
The potter's expression became very serious, which was different from his usual joking expression.
He thought seriously for a while, and then said: "I think it's hard to say. It depends on what conditions Xishu offers Pu Hu. This person has no sense of justice and justice. If the other party's conditions are
If he is higher than us, he is likely to lead the Ba people to Xichuan."
After hearing this, Xu Chu burped and said: "In that case, let's kill Pu Hu first before this matter is settled. He is drunk tonight. Even if we don't have many troops this time, we can kill him at night."
A sneak attack on Pu Hu's camp and taking his head is a sure thing, what do you think, Prime Minister?"
Tao Shang shook his head: "No, although it is easy to kill Pu Hu, if we do it this way, it will easily violate the original intention of our coming here. If the people in Badi want to kill, the army will just come over and kill them.
, why do you need to go through such twists and turns, and once you do this, you will completely lose the opportunity to win over the hearts of the barbarians in Badi. This must not be done."
Everyone nodded suddenly, expressing their understanding.
"Prime Minister, what should we do now?"
The pottery merchant gently shook the letter in his hand and said: "Isn't this Cao Pi? I would like to see if he is willing to listen to me. If he does well this time, I may really do it in the future.
Be kind to him...after all, this kid is not easy either. His life is too oppressive."
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At the same time, Cao Pi, who had arrived near Badi with Cao Ang, was in his tent, staring blankly at the brazier.
Cao Ang, including Wu Lan, Lei Tong and others had all fallen asleep, but Cao Pi could not sleep.
He just stared at the brazier quietly, with a dull look on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
After a while, Cao Pi suddenly saw Cao Pi throwing the stick he was holding on to the brazier into the brazier with such force that it knocked over the brazier.
Cao Pi suddenly stood up, gritted his teeth and whispered: "Tao Shang... Cao Mengde... what do you think of me? Do you all think of me as a human being? I have done something wrong, and both of you will be punished.
Treat me like this?"
The more Cao Pi muttered, the angrier he became, and his face almost turned the color of pig liver.
When I was young, I saw that his mood slowly calmed down, and then he clapped his hands heavily and said: "You are unkind, so don't blame me for being unjust. What kind of father is not a father, and a clan is not a clan? You two are using me as a chess piece.
, I will make it difficult for both of you!"
When he thought of this, Cao Pi couldn't help but let out a perverted laugh, as if he was narcissistic and venting his anger.
But he was afraid that Cao Ang would hear it, so he didn't dare to laugh too loudly. As time went by, he ended up choking on laughter.
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A few days later, Cao Ang arrived in Badi. He did not dare to confront the pottery merchant directly, but secretly sent someone to contact Pu Hu, the seventh-surnamed Yi king, and brought his blessing and sincerity.
As expected by the pottery merchant, Pu Hu was indeed a man who could adapt to the changing circumstances. After first taking advantage of the pottery merchant, and now seeing Cao Cao's advantage, he immediately became greedy and wanted to eat the whole family.
After eating the whole family, he also accepted everything as promised, and took all Cao Ang's benefits and promised support. It can be said that there is no sin in two ways.
But this attitude really gave Cao Ang a headache. Under other circumstances, he would probably get angry, but in this situation, Cao Ang did not dare to act rashly.
At this moment, Cao Pi gave Cao Ang an idea.
"Brother, to be honest, before setting off from Jiange, my father had already given the order to my younger brother to act as an internal agent and lure the pottery merchant into the trap."
Cao Ang was shocked when he heard this and said: "There is such a thing."
Cao Pi nodded and said: "This is an opportunity given to me by my father. I should naturally seize it. When my brother comes back, he can send someone to Jiange to ask my father for confirmation."
Cao Ang smiled heartily and said, "That's not necessary. You and I are brothers, so why bother? But the second brother has already used a trick on the pottery merchant?"
Cao Pi nodded and said: "According to father's instructions, this matter has been prepared."
Cao Ang asked: "Then what is the second brother's plan next?"
Cao Pi said: "This Pu Hu is selling well, and no one will be offended, but he will take all the benefits of the other party. To put it bluntly, he himself cannot not understand that this move is not safe, because these two forces
, there is no one he can offend just a Yi king,"
Cao Ang nodded and said: "This statement makes sense, what does it mean according to the second brother?"
"I mean, we can use this Pu Hu, maybe we can get rid of the pottery merchant!"