At this time, the pottery merchant did not know that his title as Prince of Peace had been completely put to death on the top of his head in the name of an edict by Dong Zhuo with ulterior motives in Chang'an.
If he knew that the shabby name of "Tai Ping Gongzi" would become his golden signature in the world in the future, the potter would not know whether he would faint and vomit blood.
But this matter is a matter of course for the pottery merchants.
The Yuedan Commentary has come out. Even though the pottery merchant doesn't like Xu Jing's superfluous remarks, but if you think about it, after all, he is also sincere and he himself is too embarrassed to offend his nose. Some people would rather not come if they want.
"Brother!"
Sima Yi jumped up to Sima Lang who was watching the soldiers carrying goods, and said happily: "Brother, it turns out you know Mr. Taiping, why didn't you tell me!"
Sima Lang was a little impatient and frowned: "What kind of thing is Mr. Taiping?"
The pottery merchant who followed Sima Yi couldn't help but froze when he heard this.
After being silent for a long time, Tao Shang said to Sima Lang gloomily: "That thing is Tao."
Sima Lang felt embarrassed all of a sudden.
Young Master Sima Yi handed the slip with the Moon's Commentary to Sima Lang with a playful look on his face. Sima Lang slowly unfolded it and read it at a glance.
After a while.
"Mr. Tao, look at what happened. Lang is really busy recently. He doesn't even have time to read the latest monthly review. It's so embarrassing to have such a big misunderstanding."
Tao Shang waved his hand hurriedly and said: "Brother Sima, you don't have to be polite. If it hadn't been for your brother, Shang wouldn't have known the content of the Yuedan Commentary for a while. The one who should feel ashamed is Tao."
The two were humble to each other for a while, one said he was ashamed, the other said he was embarrassed. They were extremely polite to each other in their words, but little Sima Yi, on the other hand, looked left and right, with a cute look on his face the whole time.
smile.
The pottery merchant and Sima Lang were polite to each other for a while. The pottery merchant suddenly turned his head and looked at little Sima Yi, and an idea came to his mind.
"Brother Sima, could you please lend me a moment to talk?" The pottery merchant stretched out his hand, motioning for Sima Lang to go to a corner of the courtyard to talk alone with him.
Although Sima Lang didn't understand what the potter was up to, he still had to give him some face, so he walked with the potter to a corner in the yard.
"Brother Sima, I just met my brother, Tao. I don't know why, but he feels that he is very close to this kid... So, I have a merciless request. I just don't know if Brother Sima can give Tao this face."
Seeing that the pottery merchant was so polite, Sima Lang couldn't help but said out of curiosity: "What's important, Mr. Tao? You might as well say it directly."
Tao Shang considered his words for a moment before speaking slowly: "Brother Sima moved away from Wen County to Liyang this time. Ultimately, it was just to avoid the disaster of war. But according to my opinion, even if you move with your whole family,
If you go to Liyang, you may not be able to get the most satisfactory results."
Sima Lang frowned when he heard this and looked at the pottery merchant curiously: "Master Tao, please give me the full meaning of your words."
Tao Shang cleared his throat and said: "The reason why Brother Sima left Hanoi was because of Hanoi's geographical problems. This is the key point between Sanguan and Beidi. Now that the princes of Guandong are at odds with Dong Zhuo, Hanoi will inevitably be hit.
Frequently, but has Brother Sima ever thought about whether Li Yang will definitely be safe?"
Sima Lang's face was very calm and he said: "Liyang connects the Yellow River, south of the river and north of the river. It is a place that military strategists have fought for since ancient times. If there is a war between the north and the south, it is not an ideal place to live. I understand this, but after all, there is an in-law Zhao Weisun there, how can we
Take care of us."
The pottery merchant's expression seemed sincere: "To be honest with Brother Sima, Liyang is located in the territory of the Yuan family. Now Yuan Shao has taken Jizhou from Han Fu, and Han Fu gave up Jizhou because he was afraid that Gongsun Zan would come south. With the power of Yuan's leader,
How can we get along well with Gongsun Zan? And Gongsun Zan is a powerful hero in the north, and even Shangguan Liu Yu is often disrespectful. Moreover, Tian Kai and Kong Rong of Qingzhou are on good terms with Gongsun Zan, and their seat of government is not far away from Liyang.
It’s far away.”
When he said this, Sima Lang's complexion began to turn blue.
The pottery merchant continued: "I think even if your Sima family moves to Liyang, you may not be able to live a peaceful life."
Sima Lang knew in his heart that what the pottery merchant said was quite reasonable, but the problem was...
"Master Tao, if I don't go to Liyang, Lang really can't figure out where our Sima family should move to for a while."
The pottery merchant said with a smile: "Brother Sima, have you ever thought about going to Xuzhou?"
"Xuzhou?" Sima Lang seemed to be surprised when he heard this. He was silent for a long time before he slowly said: "Master Tao, what do you mean? Let my Sima family go to your Tao family's territory?"
The pottery merchant nodded and said: "Yes, although Xuzhou was once harassed by the Yellow Turbans, it has now stabilized. The Yellow Turbans who used to cause trouble in Xuzhou have all moved to Qingzhou, and Xuzhou is far away from right and wrong, especially since it is so far away.
Guanzhong is far away from Dong Zhuo. To the north of Xuzhou is Tiankai of Qingzhou, to the south are the counties of Yangzhou, and to the northwest are Liu Dai and others of Yanzhou. They all have good relations with our Tao family. Only Yuzhou and the Jianghuai areas to the southwest are
Although Yuan Shu is keeping an eye on him, he is considered relatively stable among all the states and counties in the world today."
Sima Lang didn't say anything when he heard this. He knew that the pottery merchant was exaggerating to some extent.
Xuzhou is located in the east of the Central Plains. It is neither good nor bad, but in terms of complexity, it is indeed much better than Hebei at the moment.
It's just that Tao Qian, Sima Lang is not very optimistic about him.
But if you think about it carefully, even though Tao Qian is average, this pottery merchant does not seem to be a fuel-efficient lamp.
Moreover, Xu Zijiang gave him such a high evaluation in this monthly review, so observing what this person did would be a good basis for him to rely on.
Seeing Sima Lang's hesitation, the pottery merchant gave him another strong dose.
"Brother Sima, Wang Yun will also move to Xuzhou with me to settle down."
Sima Lang raised his eyebrows when he heard this and looked at the pottery merchant with deep meaning.
But he saw the pottery merchant looking at him with a smile, and the gazes in their eyes aroused a series of not intense, but meaningful sparks in the air.
The Wang family in Taiyuan was the number one clan in Bingzhou, and Wang Yun was the third Duke of the imperial court. Although he went to Xuzhou alone, his political influence was considerable.
Cao Cao once told the pottery merchant that when Wang Yun entered Xuzhou, he told him to remember that by overpowering the guest, he should not overpower the master.
This so-called "strong guest" does not refer to Wang Yunhui snatching Tao Qian's power, but to the balance of the local gentry in Xuzhou.
Wang Yun, as a veteran minister, had also experienced the struggle of party control and occupied a relatively important position among the upper-class party members. Once the Tao family welcomed Wang Yun, the weight of the local aristocratic families in Xuzhou in the state would inevitably be affected by the foreign gentry.
and produce changes.
In fact, the pottery merchants have also seriously considered this issue. Water can carry or overturn a boat. Although the Tao family also belongs to the gentry family, the four local families in Xuzhou have considerable power. If Wang Yun can lead foreign gentry into Xuzhou, the Tao family will be in the middle.
Mediation may have a miraculous effect on the redistribution and consolidation of power.
Didn’t you see that in history, after Cao Cao experienced the rebellion of Zhang Miao and Chen Gong, he made great efforts to reuse the Yingchuan gentry to balance the power of the local gentry in Yanzhou.
In the view of Potter, under the background of this great era, it is unrealistic to completely eliminate the political influence of aristocratic families.
This is not a problem that can be solved in one or two generations.
In the history of Cao Wei, Emperor Wu Cao Cao was the vanguard in suppressing the noble families. However, when Cao Cao was in power, he used excessive methods to eliminate the influence of the noble families, which led to a tense relationship between Cao Wei and the world's famous families.
If you don’t break out in silence, you will perish in silence. Obviously, the gentry group suppressed by Cao Cao did not perish, but violently broke out after Cao Cao’s death.
In order to succeed the Han Dynasty, Emperor Cao Pi reunited the gentry group and promoted it to a new level. Because the first two generations of the Cao family were too strong, the relationship between the Cao Wei regime and the gentry in the world was always in a tense state.
Coupled with Shu Wu's repeated violations, it acted as a catalyst to force Cao Wei to decentralize external power. In the end, the Sima family took advantage of the chaos to seize most of the noble resources, and Cao Wei made wedding clothes for others.
This kind of thing happened not only in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but also in the Five Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, and Li Shimin could not completely handle it.
What changed during this period was nothing more than the exchange of authority and political balance. Even in later generations, the so-called gentry still existed around the world, but in another way.
Wherever there are people, there are classes and struggles. This is a very normal social phenomenon that cannot be eliminated. It can only be adapted and balanced with the development of the times.
After Sima Lang heard that Wang Yun would also go to Xuzhou to live, he began to think about it.
There is no doubt that the Taiyuan Wang family has a much greater influence in the Three Rivers than the Sima family. Both the Wang family and the Sima family belong to Bingzhou aristocratic families. If Wang Yun also goes to Xuzhou, there will always be someone to take care of him.
Since the big bosses of the Wang family are in the same place, as they are both members of the Bingzhou clan, Wang Yun will to some extent strive for some good resources for the Sima family. At least it will be much easier than just relying on the name of the Sima family to start a business in Liyang.
Moreover, Sima Lang was not blind. Wang Yun's enchanting adopted daughter and the pottery merchant were flirting with each other, so he could see some clues.
After thinking about this, Sima Lang was moved.
"Master Tao, please go back and discuss this matter with the clan elders...how about it?"
The pottery merchant also knew that the matter was of great importance and it was not advisable to rush him too much.
Whether this matter will succeed or not is still open to debate, and it is difficult for the pottery merchants to predict what kind of impact the migration of the gentry headed by Wang Yun to Xuzhou would have on the local gentry.
But some things have to be tried after all, and the reduction of power must be carried out in a chaotic situation.
The current stable gentry structure in Xuzhou is not suitable for pottery merchants.
Sima Lang hesitated and speculated, so why not the pottery merchant?
"This is a serious matter. Brother Sima really should think about it carefully. Tao will leave today. After I resolve the matter of the Southern Huns, I will come back to consult Brother Sima for his opinion. I believe that at that time, Brother Sima will have made a decision in his mind."
Sima Lang bowed slightly to the pottery merchant and said, "Okay, I will give Mr. Tao a satisfactory answer then."
The pottery merchant chatted with Sima Lang for a while, and after the Sima family's luggage was loaded into the car, he said goodbye to Sima Lang.
Sima Lang personally sent the pottery merchant and Han Hao out of the house. Before leaving, the pottery merchant even greeted Sima Yi cordially.
Seeing the figures of the pottery merchant and others slowly disappearing, Sima Lang suddenly felt that something was not right.
After thinking about it carefully, he asked Sima Yi: "Second brother, how did you meet those two people?"
Sima Yi blinked cutely: "In the mansion! In the study room in the west courtyard of the mansion."
Sima Lang frowned, turned around and ran towards the study in the west courtyard.
After entering the study, Sima Lang walked around in a large circle, sorting out the furnishings in the room one by one, and then murmured to himself in confusion.
"Strange, my mud inkstone... why can't I find it?"