I don’t know why Mr. Tao attaches so much importance to me. Not only does he send someone to monitor me day and night, but he also takes the initiative to stick to me whenever he has free time during the day, chatting with me all over the world, making it seem like he is...
Just like friends who have known each other for many years and talk to each other about everything.
Guo was kidnapped by you, okay? Why do you act like buddies?
The sickest one was the Taishan soldier named You Luzi.
This guy seems to have been given a shot of chicken blood. He stays up all day long, holding a broken crossbow and lurking around Guo Jia like a ghost all day long. Whenever Guo Jia makes the slightest move, he doesn't know where to come from.
There was a sound of stringing up a crossbow, which made Guo Jia upset, but he was helpless to deal with the bugs sticking nearby.
"Brother, what do you think of the scenery over there? Our six counties in Xuzhou have outstanding people, and the scenery is no worse than your Yingchuan County, right? Settl down here, I will provide you with food and shelter, and I will be closer to you than my own brothers.
, what do you think of my proposal?" The pottery merchant smiled and planned for Guo Jia's future.
Guo Jia looked at the pottery merchant blankly, not knowing what he was thinking in his mind.
When he was young, Fang heard him say: "Let me remind you, there are only five counties in Xuzhou. Your father occupied Pei Kingdom in Yuzhou and made it one county in Xuzhou. In fact, it should not be counted... Also, when did Guo
Become your big brother?"
"You and I are both the adopted sons of Mr. Yuan. Based on seniority, of course you are my adopted brother."
Guo Jia reached out and took out the wine gourd from his waist. He raised his head and took a sip. He wiped his mouth and said lazily: "Master Tao, Guo is good at everything else, but there is one problem.
Stubborn! The fourth and third prince of Yuan Shao, the leader of the princes and alliances, is a hero enough, right? But Guo looks down on him and is unwilling to serve him even to death. Do you understand this?"
Tao Shang laughed, not angry, and said: "Sister-in-law, you are really proud of yourself. I think you are not satisfied with the official position that Yuan Shao gave you. Don't think of yourself as so noble. We are all from the same place. We don't know each other.
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Guo Jia turned around and let out a "hum" and said: "Guo has been adhering to Confucianism since he was a child. He is not afraid of cruelty and barbarism. He swears to live and die with morality and justice. I am not the same person as you."
The potter shook his head and said: "Pull him down. If you really vowed to live and die with morality, from the first day I kidnapped you and went to Xuzhou, you should have found a stone and knocked you to death instead of following me here."
Nonsense...Brother, Tao is not wrong, I believe it won't be long before you find that we are the perfect partners."
Guo Jiayang sighed and said sadly: "When Guo is finished, you will be beautiful."
Just when the pottery merchant and Guo Jia were choking by the river, they saw Mi Fang leading a young official who seemed to be under thirty years old to come behind the pottery merchant.
"The eldest son, the magistrate of Dongyang County, heard that our soldiers and horses were stationed here, and specially prepared fine wine and fruits, and came here to reward the three armies."
The potter turned his head in surprise, looked at the fair-looking young man next to Mi Fang, with a kind face, and wondered: "Dongyang County doesn't seem to be very close to here, why would the magistrate of Dongyang County come to reward the army?"
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Mi Fang didn't know much about the situation, so she immediately gave up her position.
Then the young magistrate stepped forward, raised his hands to the pottery merchant and said, "The magistrate of Dongyang County, Chen Deng, has met the eldest son."
Upon hearing this name, the potter's eyes suddenly lit up.
In Tao Shang's mind, when it comes to who is the most talented, civilized and military person among the people in Xuzhou, Tao Shang feels that it is not his father Tao Qian, nor the four masters such as Mi Zhu, Cao Bao, Zhao Yu, and Wang Lang.
, let alone Mi Fang, who has been following him for a year, nor Zang Ba, who acted arbitrarily and established a state within a state in Xuzhou, but the young man in front of him - Chen Deng.
When I just came back from time travel, due to an urgent matter, I quickly left for the expedition, so I didn't have time to find out about this person.
It turned out that he was the county magistrate in Dongyang County.
The reason why Tao Shang believed that Chen Deng was the number one person in Xuzhou was because the things this man did were so outrageous and shocking.
In the eyes of Tao Shang, although the main power in Xuzhou right now is the four major families of Mi, Cao, Wang, and Zhao, Chen Deng and his father Chen Gui can definitely be called two hidden dragons.
Because in history, when any prince entered Xuzhou, it felt like he was following the script set by the Chen family and his son.
Historically, after Tao Qian's death, Xuzhou was handed over to Liu Bei. Many people thought that Liu Bei took a big advantage from Tao Qian, but that was not the case.
The leader of Xuzhou is Tao Qian, but the political system of Xuzhou is composed of the leaders of the gentry clan. Even if Tao Qian appointed Liu Bei to inherit Xuzhou before his death, without the consent of the clan clans, Liu Bei will be disgraced sooner or later.
Fall down from this position.
However, at this time, it was Chen Deng who stepped forward to rescue Liu Bei.
Not only did he persuade the scholar-bureaucrats in Xuzhou to agree, he also wrote a letter to Yuan Shao, asking Yuan Shao to stand up and support Liu Bei's inheritance of Xuzhou.
Of course, the result was that Yuan Shao actually stood up and openly supported Liu Bei's succession to the position of Xuzhou Mu, not knowing what shortcomings were caught by Chen Deng.
It was precisely because of Yuan Shao's full support that Liu Bei was able to take over Xuzhou after Tao Qian's death.
Tao Shang was not very clear about Chen Deng's family, but he felt that compared to the four major families that now surrounded Tao Qian, the Chen family in Xiapi must have a status and a noble group that he was not clear about. Therefore,
Only then can he overwhelm the noble families in Xuzhou and make Yuan Shao wholeheartedly support Liu Bei in taking the throne!
Later, after Lu Bu entered Xuzhou, he was played by Chen and his son as if they were in the palm of their hands. Some people thought that the person who killed Lu Bu was Cao Cao, but Tao Shang felt that the person who really killed Lu Bu was not Cao Cao.
Cao Cao, let alone Liu Bei, but the Chen Yuanlong in front of him... he is very resourceful, and this is probably the kind of person he is talking about.
Moreover, Chen Deng was not just a civil servant, he also had very strong military strength.
After Lu Bu's death, Cao Cao appointed Chen Deng as the prefect of Guangling. In the fourth year of Jian'an, Sun Ce integrated the troops from Jiangdong, with Sun Quan as the leading general, and took the initiative to attack Kuangqi City in Guangling County.
Jiangdong's military strength was ten times that of Chen Deng, but he was beaten like a dog by Chen Deng. He had no temper at all, so he obediently returned to Soochow.
Such a man with both civil and military skills has both strategy and the ability to lead troops. Moreover, he has a low-key family behind him, and the powerful Ling Yuan Shao is willing to use it...
It is not an exaggeration to say that such a character has the power of ghosts and gods.
But right now, he is just a magistrate of Dongyang County.
"It's hard work for the county magistrate to come all the way. Dongyang County is hundreds of miles away from here. County Magistrate Chen came all the way to reward the army. It really puts Tao to shame. It's too hard."
Chen Deng chuckled and said respectfully: "What did the eldest son say? The young master planned the world and led his troops west to Sili and north to Sanhe. What he did made the world look at him. After a year of fierce fighting, it was more than a thousand miles away? Next
Even if the official traveled hundreds of miles to reward the army, compared with the hard work of the young master, it is still far behind. The young master's words really put the official down."
Upon hearing this, Tao Shang hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Your Excellency, County Chen, although Tao is the governor's son, he is just a white man. He is the county magistrate of one of his parents who appointed Xiaolian as the official of the imperial court. How can he claim to be a subordinate in front of Tao?"
?Inconsistent with etiquette.”
When Chen Deng heard this, he seemed to be quite surprised and said: "Is it possible that the eldest son has not known about the imperial court's appointment decree?"
The pottery merchant looked at Chen Deng in confusion and wondered: "What appointment and imperial seal?"
Chen Deng opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something to the pottery merchant, but then he thought about it, shook his head with a smile, and changed his tone.
"After the eldest son returns to Pengcheng, the envoy will reveal the truth to him, but there is no need for Chen to talk here."
Tao Shang saw that Chen Deng was respectful and humble to him, and then imagined that he came here from a hundred miles away to welcome him, and he felt a little confused.
With the style, methods and reputation of this "number one boss in Xuzhou", he will definitely not do anything that is not beneficial.
Chen Deng chatted with the pottery merchant for a few more words, and then said that he would go to see how the county officials who came with him were doing with the rewards for the army. He retired first and would talk to the pottery merchant in detail later when the banquet was held.
Tao Shang looked at Chen Deng and Mi Fang's disappearing figures and lowered his head in thought.
But Guo Jia smiled happily and said, "Is this person Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong? He really did have a few tricks, which is quite impressive."
"Do you know him?" Tao Shang turned to look at Guo Jiadao in surprise.
"How is that possible?" Guo Jia spread his hands and said helplessly: "If Guo knew him, how could he not say hello to him? Besides, I am from Yangdi, Yingchuan, and he is from Xiapi, how can we have any friendship?
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"Then how do you know him?" The pottery merchant looked at Guo Jiadao in confusion.
Guo Jia raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment, then suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "I can answer your question, but I need to pay you a piece of gold."
"What the hell?"
The pottery merchant was shocked when he heard this.
Looking at Guo Jia's white palms and dissolute smile, the pottery merchant snorted heavily: "You are the first person who dares to ask me for money in person and still survives three figures. You should be willing to pay for your own life."
I feel lucky to be big.”
"It doesn't matter." Guo Jia shrugged casually and said: "Guo is not your staff, but he was kidnapped by you. Just now Guo thought about it carefully, and he was captured by you all the time.
There are people around you who are keeping an eye on you and you can't run away, so you just have to take care of yourself as you come, but a boy like you is not qualified to be served by Guo. In a word, every time you ask a question from now on, you will need a piece of Linzhi gold, so
Guo felt quite happy."
The potter whispered: "Then what if I don't agree?"
"If you don't agree, I won't agree. If Guo doesn't come up with a plan, just make a plan."
The potter touched his chin and thought carefully, seeming to be considering the feasibility of this matter.
After a long while, he saw him nodding and said: "Okay, tell me first, Chen Deng is appointed as the county magistrate of Dongyang, which is hundreds of miles away from here. What is his purpose here?"
Guo Jia chuckled and said, "I want to make friends with you."
The pottery merchant was surprised when he heard this and said, "Why does he want to make friends with me?"
Guo Jia clasped his hands and said, "This is your second question."
The potter's face darkened, he reached out from his waist and took out the short crossbow he carried with him, and pulled the string with a "stab" sound.
Guo Jia looked at the short crossbow in the pottery merchant's hand. Unknowingly, he subconsciously reached out and touched the bun on his head, appearing to be frightened.
Afterwards, the prodigal son laughed and said: "It doesn't matter, it's all the same thing after all, it's okay to count it as a problem... We are all Yuan Shao's godsons, who is following whom."
Speaking of this, Guo Jia said mysteriously: "Do you know why Guo knows about Chen Deng?"
The potter shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Of course it's because of his family background."