Seeing the strange expression on the pottery merchant's face, Han Hao seemed quite puzzled and said: "Yes, the leader of the army is Qu Yi. I heard that this man is good at using troops. With him, he can basically defeat Yu Fuluo in one battle."
To decide the outcome, Mr. Tao and I don’t need to get too involved... Why, Mr. Tao knows this person?"
"Haha, not too familiar." The pottery merchant closed the slip and handed it back to Han Hao.
Han Hao looked at the pottery merchant in confusion, wondering why the pottery merchant showed such strong interest in Qu Yi.
In fact, there is no other reason. In fact, in Tao Shang's heart, he is Yuan Shao's number one general, nothing more.
"Where did Yu Fuluo, the little Hun prince, station his troops after kidnapping Zhang Yang?" The pottery merchant asked Han Hao another question.
"Young Fuluo... stationed troops in the territory of Hedong." Han Hao still did not say the word "little prince".
"Hedong?" the pottery merchant muttered.
There seem to be capable people there.
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After returning to Huai County with Han Hao, Tao Shang and Han Hao discussed whether to return to the prefect's mansion first or go to the southwest camp of Huai County to inspect the soldiers.
While they were discussing, they suddenly saw a luxuriously decorated carriage standing on the official road back to the county town.
Right in front of the carriage was a gentle-looking man, smiling at the potter and Han Hao. From the look of him, he seemed to have been waiting for them here for a long time.
The visitor, the pottery merchant, knew him as Sima Lang, the head of the Sima family, one of the four prominent families in Hanoi whom he had met before.
"Mr. Sima?" Han Hao looked at Sima Lang who was standing on the side of the official road in surprise. He quickly got off his horse, raised his hands to him and said, "Why is the head of the Sima family here?"
Sima Lang smiled kindly at Tao Shang and Han Hao, and said: "Han Zhizhang, Mr. Tao, congratulations to you two for getting rid of the Baibo Valley bandits and bringing a great disaster to our Sanhe land. Sima Lang acted like Meng Lang
I have overstepped my bounds and sent someone privately to inquire about the whereabouts of the two of you. I know that you may return to Huai County from here today, so I specially waited here."
Among the heads of the four prominent families in Hanoi, the pottery merchant had a far better impression of Sima Lang than the other three.
Sima Lang's temperament is not as arrogant as the other three masters, nor is he stingy. He is modest, prudent, and quite cultivated...
It is precisely because of this that when the pottery merchants robbed the properties of the four major families, they also took great care of the Sima family... and deliberately robbed less of his family.
If Sima Lang knew, I wonder if he would be grateful to him and cry with gratitude.
Seeing that Sima Lang was waiting here specially, Han Hao was a little curious and asked: "The head of the Sima family is waiting here specially. Is there something urgent?"
Sima Lang gave a friendly smile and said: "In the next article, I heard that Wang Fujun passed away. I was very sad. I went to Fujun's house the day before yesterday to pay my respects and express my condolences. The second thing is that I came here to say goodbye to you, Han Zhi."
"Farewell?" Han Hao was surprised when he heard this and said, "Where is the Master of the Sima family going?"
Sima Lang sighed melancholy and said: "In order to preserve the family and prevent the decline of the Sima family's middle path, I intend to temporarily move the family out of Hanoi. I also ask Han to not be offended."
Han Hao frowned when he heard this and said unhappily: "I heard that after the head of the Sima family returned from Luoyang in the past, the head of the Yewang County family, Li Shao, wanted to move to Wen County to avoid the disaster of the war. The head of the Sima family once told Mr. Li that he would go against the wishes of the county people.
The act of escaping is an act that disturbs people's hearts and stirs up turmoil. Wen County and Yewang County are at odds with each other, so we must not be careful! Later, Li Shao did not listen to the words of the Sima family leader, which indeed caused local civil unrest, and Wen County was also robbed.
Plunder...why did the head of the Sima family do the same stupid thing as Li Shao today?"
Sima Lang couldn't help but blush when he heard this, and sighed: "Don't be surprised if Han is doing this. Hanoi is adjacent to Guanzhong. If there is a war or relocation of people in the future, it will inevitably be affected here. Lang's life and death are not affected, but his father is
In the court, Lang is responsible for the safety of the whole family. It is for the sake of the family and must be handled with caution. I hope my boss can be considerate and provide me with a way out so that Sima Lang can fulfill his loyalty and filial piety."
Han Hao stopped talking after hearing this, but his expression was still very unhappy.
As soon as Wang Kuang died, the famous family had to move to the county and leave their hometown... It was really a desolate scene.
"Where does Mr. Sima want to move to?" The pottery merchant continued with a smile: "How about coming to our Xuzhou?"
Sima Lang smiled and said: "Thank you Mr. Tao for your kindness. I want to take advantage of the road to move to Liyang and join the local in-law Zhao Weisun who leads the army. After the war in Hanoi is over, Lang will go to Liyang.
Go back to your homeland.”
Han Hao snorted and said nothing.
The pottery merchant became a peacemaker at this moment, caring about him and asking: "Have all your luggage been packed?"
Sima Lang shook his head and said: "There are a lot of sundries at home. We are still loading the car and have not packed them all away. Mr. Tao has troubled himself."
"Oh." The pottery merchant nodded suddenly and said: "Listening to what you said, you should have a lot of things at home. Is there not enough manpower? Tao came back this time and brought five hundred strong soldiers.
You might as well ask them to help Brother Sima pack, so that I can do my best for you."
Hearing this, Sima Lang quickly waved his hands and said: "How dare you work for Master Tao? I don't think so..."
"I think this matter is settled!"
The pottery merchant stepped forward, grabbed Sima Lang's hand, and said with a smile, "Let's go, take me to your mansion. I haven't been to the mansion of a distinguished family, and I don't know what it's like."
Sima Lang's face looked a little bitter: "Didn't Mr. Tao attend Mr. Li's birthday last time? How do you say he has never been to a noble family's house?"
The pottery merchant was stunned when he heard this: "Really? Ah, it seems that there is something like this... Haha, I didn't go around carefully that time and didn't see thoroughly enough. This time I go back to your house to refresh my horizons."
"Replenish your horizons..."
The first time I heard that there was something to be said for this thing, Sima Lang was speechless.
The potter blinked mysteriously and said: "Brother Sima is so pushy, could it be that there is some valuable treasure hidden in the house...or is the golden house hiding a beauty? Tell me! How many charming wives do you have?"
Sima Lang raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said quickly: "No, no!"
"Why are you afraid that I'll go see you?"
"This..." Sima Lang was silent for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly and said: "In that case, Mr. Tao, just follow me. Please..."
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The ancestors of the Sima family in Wen County, Hanoi, according to the Sima family, can be traced back to Sima Kuai'ai, a famous swordsman in the Warring States Period. His great-great-grandson Sima An was one of the eighteen princes and kings conferred by Xiang Yu in the late Qin Dynasty.
General of the State of Zhao, he entered the Pass with Xiang Yu after the Battle of Julu, and was named King of Yin by Xiang Yu. He was later killed by the Chu army for surrendering to Liu Bang during the Chu-Han War. From then on, the descendants of Sima An lived in Hanoi at the southern foot of the Taihang Mountains for generations.
place.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Sima family in Hanoi gave birth to a famous general, Sima Jun. He was the eighth-generation grandson of Sima Yan and the great-great-grandfather of Sima Lang.
But now, this noble family that has lived here for hundreds of years since the end of the Qin Dynasty is actually moving away from this place, which is really heart-breaking and sad.
Things are different and people are different.
Although Han Hao was dissatisfied with this, he couldn't blame Sima Lang.
Compared with other states and counties in the Central Plains, Hanoi County's safety factor is indeed very low, especially since even the prefect Wang Kuang was killed.
Not to mention Sima Lang, the leader of the noble clan, even Han Hao himself didn't know what he should do next...
On the other hand, the potter, an outsider, was obviously much more relaxed.
The group of people arrived at Sima Lang's residence in Huai County.
The ancestral home of the Sima family is in Wen County, but Huai County is the administrative seat of Hanoi after all. How can a prominent family have no property here?
This time, Sima Lang came specifically to pack up the industrial materials in Huai County.
At the gate of the house, more than thirty carriages carrying goods were lined up in a vertical line in front of the house, and the servants and servants in the house were carrying goods from the old house to the cars in twos and threes.
But there were really not many people watching him move things, and they didn't look very strong, and some of them looked very old.
With all the manpower, it's a long process, and I don't know when it will be finished.
"Brother Sima's house in Huai County... is quite big." The pottery merchant said in admiration while looking at Sima's house.
Sima Lang smiled modestly, clasped his fists and said, "Master Tao is so complimentary, but Lang really doesn't dare to accept it. It's just the virtue of our ancestors."
The pottery merchant looked at the servants who were carrying the goods in the house, and couldn't help but frowned and said: "Brother Sima, how long will it take for these few people to finish moving? You should ask Tao's soldiers to help you.
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Sima Lang seemed a little hesitant when he heard the words, and said hesitantly: "Well... don't bother the warriors under the young master's account... Let the brave men on the battlefield help me move. Isn't it a killing of chickens with a sledgehammer...
How can I, Sima, be so virtuous and capable..."
The pottery merchant waved his hand grandly and said arrogantly: "What's the big deal about such trivial matters? Besides, when we conquered the Baibo Valley, the Sima family also provided food and supplies, which comforted Tao very much. I'll let the brave men give it to your family."
Doing some physical work can be regarded as repaying Brother Sima for his generosity that day."
"This..." Sima Lang became a little hesitant when he saw the pottery merchant's sincerity.
"If Brother Sima is afraid that our Xuzhou soldiers' hands and feet are not clean, you can personally direct and dispatch it and send someone from the palace to supervise it."
Hearing this, Sima Lang quickly bowed his hands and said: "How dare you, how dare you, what you said is serious. Your Majesty Tao Shijun is well-known in the country, and the soldiers under his command, Lang is naturally trustworthy... But the soldiers brought by the master seem to be too many.
, with only thirty to fifty people, the move can basically be completed within an hour.”
The pottery merchant smiled slightly, turned around and called Xu Rong, and said: "Choose fifty strong men, under the command of Brother Sima, to help them carry the belongings and luggage in the house. Anyone who dares to steal anything will be beheaded.
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"No." Xu Rong responded coldly, then turned around to make arrangements.
The efficiency of the Xuzhou Army was extremely fast. In a short period of time, fifty strong soldiers were mobilized. Under the arrangements of Sima Lang and the housekeeper, they began to pack various things in groups in the courtyard, load them and transport them out.
Although Sima Lang just praised Tao Shijun for his popularity, at this moment, it was obvious that he was not at ease with these Xuzhou soldiers.
Not only Sima Lang himself, but also the general manager and servants in his mansion were busy going from room to room, wishing they could keep their eyes on these Xuzhou soldiers.
I’m afraid of losing something!
The pottery merchant had nothing to do. He saw Sima Lang busy running back and forth in the house and had no time to take care of himself... The pottery merchant himself whistled and moved quietly, running towards Sima's house as if he was admiring the scenery.
Go to the backyard of the mansion.
Han Hao was very surprised. He hurriedly followed the pottery merchant and said carefully: "Sir, what do you want to do?"
The pottery merchant turned to look at him, his eyebrows slightly raised.
"I'm just wandering around, why are you nervous?"
Han Hao knows this Governor Xu very well!
Walking around to someone else's back house is definitely not Mr. Tao's style... Han Hao wouldn't even believe that he would just walk around.
"What on earth are you going to do?" Han Hao asked feebly, his feet never leaving.
"I told you Liuluowan."
While the pottery merchant was talking, he suddenly stopped and stood in front of a piece of grass planted in the backyard of Sima Mansion, wondering: "What is this? It was specially planted here, it must be a famous product, right?"
Han Hao's heart suddenly jumped for some reason.
He hurriedly stepped forward: "A few ordinary elm trees, winter has just passed and the flowers have not bloomed yet, so they are not a rare thing."
Tao Shang looked at the plants and trees intently and murmured to himself: "When it blooms in summer, it will be very beautiful... I wonder what effect it will have in my house."
Han Hao immediately became nervous.
He calmed down and said in a panic: "These are inferior products from Sima Mansion. Let's find some local high-grade elm trees in the future for the young master to send to Xuzhou!"
The potter said nothing, turned around and left again.
Han Hao didn't dare to relax at all now and hurriedly followed.
"What is this?" The potter walked into a side room and looked around at the furnishings in the room.
Han Hao's voice was obviously weak: "The incense burner... it's just an ordinary copper incense burner, sir!"
"How come his incense burner is so beautiful?...It even has flower prints carved on it. My incense burner doesn't have that."
Han Hao hurriedly stepped forward and blocked the incense burner sideways: "Second-hand goods are very rare. In the future, Hao will order the craftsmen to make a more exquisite cauldron for the young master to send to Xuzhou..."
The potter turned around and looked around again.
"What is this? So many colors?"
Han Hao wiped his sweat and said: "This is... Chengni Inkstone..."
"An inkstone actually has many colors? The Sima Mansion is indeed a famous family..."
Han Hao hurriedly said: "Second-hand inkstones are very rare, we don't want them! I will order someone to build a better one in the future and send it to Xuzhou for the young master."
The pottery merchant suddenly turned to look at the door again, and said in surprise: "The Sima family is really a noble family... and there are little animals!"
Han Hao's tears seemed to be dripping down his cheeks.
"Young Master, you are just a janitor! Don't you even care about this... quality, quality, Young Master!"
The potter was a little unhappy.
He looked at Han Hao dully and said quietly: "Han Zheng, what do you mean? Why do I feel like you are guarding me as if you were guarding against a thief?"
The muscles on Han Hao's cheeks twitched back and forth.
He didn't have the nerve to tell the pottery merchant that guarding against thieves was not that troublesome at all. He could just punch, kick, and arrest him, so why bother following him back and forth like now and having to keep making promises?
Did you forget how much I paid for the time you took a walk?
At this moment, a slightly childish voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
"Who are you two...?"
The potter and Han Hao turned their heads together.
But I saw that the local dog stationed at the door just now had been replaced by a half-year-old child. He was not tall and had a handsome face. He looked somewhat similar to Sima Lang, but he was younger than Sima Lang.
Most of them look like they are in their early teens.
I don't know why, but when he saw the child's appearance, the pottery merchant felt vaguely in a trance.
Somewhere in the dark, it seemed as if there was some kind of fate that was affecting his heart.