Cao Cao suddenly killed himself with his sword, which caught Tao Shang off guard. He stared at Cao Cao who had fallen to the ground and died, with a look of mourning on his face.
Cao Cao was the prince with whom he had the best relationship since he came to this world. When the princes allied themselves against Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao supported and helped the pottery merchants a lot. To a certain extent, Cao Cao could be said to be the leader of the pottery merchants.
The first teacher I met after I established my feet in this world.
That feeling was even earlier than Huangfu Song's.
"Father!"
With a howl, Cao Zhang suddenly jumped off his horse, ran to Cao Cao's side, and shook Cao Cao's body vigorously.
But Cao Cao remained motionless.
Life has been lost and it cannot be reversed.
People are so fragile sometimes.
The potter got off his horse and walked towards Cao Zhang.
Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, Huang Zhong and others did not dare to neglect and hurriedly followed the pottery merchant, fearing that something might happen to him.
The pottery merchant came not far from Cao Zhang, lowered his head and said: "Dead people cannot be resurrected... You should mourn and obey. Your father and I were old friends in the past. I will not harm you, the descendants of the Cao family."
"
Cao Zhang suddenly raised his head and stared at the pottery merchant with a pair of tiger eyes.
Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong were frightened when they saw Cao Zhang's expression. They hurriedly rode to the left and right sides of the pottery merchant and blocked the two men with swords and spears.
But Cao Zhang did not attack the pottery merchant. He just stared at him fiercely and moved his mouth as if he was chewing something.
Tao Shang reacted suddenly. He pointed at Cao Zhang and told Zhao Yun: "No, he is biting his tongue and committing suicide. Save him quickly..."
But before the potter finished speaking, he saw Cao Zhang raising his head and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out.
Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong were startled when they saw several captains of Cao's army running up behind Cao Zhang.
The potter shouted to them: "Hurry up, you can't die if your tongue is broken. The important thing is not to let the blood choke into the trachea..."
But those Cao Jun lieutenants didn't know much about medicine. It was okay for them to kill people, but it was really difficult for them to save people...
The young Huang Xuer flopped on the ground a few times, and finally his eyes turned white, and his breathing changed from rapid to stopped.
The pottery merchant looked at everything in front of him quietly, feeling an indescribable bitterness in his heart.
"Cao's army is so heroic, and Brother Meng De's sons are also heroic. It's really admirable." Tao Shang shook his head helplessly, feeling very sad.
At this moment, Yu Jin trotted up to the pottery merchant.
The pottery merchant couldn't help but be startled when he saw this: "Are you going to commit suicide too?"
Yu Jin knelt down on one knee and said: "I am finally going to Jin, and all the officers and men under my command are willing to surrender to the Prime Minister!"
Tao Shang said angrily: "There must be someone who is willing to surrender. Otherwise, I would have thought that your Cao army is full of loyalists. Could it be that all the loyal ministers and righteous men in the world have gone to your Cao army's camp?"
The potter said this unintentionally, but the listener meant it.
Yu Jin's face turned red with embarrassment, and he retorted to the pottery merchant: "I was planning to die in the end, but Sikong told me before his death that we should surrender and not kill evil again..."
Tao Shang looked at him with a smile: "So, General Yu has no choice but to submit to my command? Are you aggrieved?"
"Ah? No! That's not what I meant."
Yu Jin was a little anxious. He never thought that with just a few words, the pottery merchant would get around him.
Tao Shang waved his hand and said casually: "No matter what, those who surrender will be considered meritorious. I will not treat them lightly. Those officers and soldiers of Cao's army who are willing to follow the ban and surrender will all be spared death and will be deployed later."
Yu Jin was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly thanked him.
Over there, Chen Dao and A Fei had a fierce battle, and the winner was finally decided.
He also followed Liu Bei to hell and refused to surrender before the final battle...
At this point, the world was completely peaceful, all princes were destroyed, and China was unified.
Tao Shang commanded the three armies to return to Chengdu. He did not rush to hold a grand celebration banquet to reward the three armies. Instead, he set up a mourning hall in Chengdu to commemorate the soldiers of the three armies who had died in the battles of the princes over the years.
For the bodies of Cao Cao, his son, and the three brothers Liu Bei, the potter also ordered people to prepare good coffins to place their bodies and bury them on a day to express their condolences.
In addition, the pottery merchant also sent Yu Jin on his behalf to recruit Cao Ang, who was still stationed in Le Hang County, to surrender.
That night, Guo Jia brought a man to see the pottery merchant.
This person is Jia Xu.
"Jia Xu has met Prime Minister Tao."
The potter turned around and looked at him quietly.
When I was young, I saw the pottery merchant smiling.
"The person who reminded me of archery in Jiangeguan through letters must be Mr. Wenhe."
Jia Xu said calmly: "Yes."
The pottery merchant raised his eyebrows: "Sir, you are a guest of Duke Cao, and he is highly regarded, but you are playing tricks like this. I don't know why?"
Jia Xu shook his head and said, "No reason."
"Why not?" Tao Shang chuckled: "No, when you do things, you must have your own ideas. How could you not have a reason?"
After a pause, Tao Shang said: "As for what you want to do? Let me tell you, you reminded me in this way, but at the same time, it does not mean harming Cao Cao. It can be said that you did not betray Cao Cao's army, but you also indirectly showed kindness to Cao Cao.
I, if Cao Cao is really defeated by me in the future, you can rely on this to find a safe place to settle down and live a good life."
Jia Xu's face was expressionless, and he cupped his hands and said: "Prime Minister, I admire your foresight and far-sightedness."
"Jia Xu, to be honest, although you are very low-key, don't fight for anything, and live alone, I hate people like you the most. Do you know why?"
Jia Xu shook his head and said, "I don't know."
The pottery merchant continued: "Although you don't have too much ambition or ambition, you are an extremely selfish person in your essence and bones. For your own life, you are willing to sacrifice everything for other people, even at the cost of causing trouble to the whole world.
State, even at the expense of causing trouble to the world!"
Jia Xu's face was still expressionless, but he knelt down on the ground and said to Tao Shang: "The Prime Minister is so powerful that I tremble and feel guilty."
After saying that, I saw him leaning down and prostrating heavily on the ground.
The potter looked at him coldly from above.
Jia Xu, whose face was furious, although his behavior was very submissive, was actually calm in his heart.
He knew the pottery merchant too well. The pottery merchant's nickname was Mr. Taiping. He started out with benevolence and righteousness. He was a surrendered minister and had helped him. He had no ambitions or sins. No matter what the pottery merchant said or scolded him, he would just
What needs to happen next.
Anyway, the potter will still let him live in the end.
"Jia Xu, your previous letter helped me once. I can't kill you, and you haven't done anything excessive. You are still a surrender. I must save your life to stop the world from talking.
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Jia Xu's face facing the ground raised a smile.
"I'm... scared..."
"But..." Tao Shang's words rang out again: "But in this life, a person must do something grand and grand, regardless of other people's eyes. You have to do it according to your own character, and you don't have to worry about the world's reputation."
After saying that, the pottery merchant smiled slightly and showed his little fangs: "Today I just want to try how it feels to kill you regardless of kindness, morality, and public opinion."