After several people entered the living room, they sat down separately. Tao Shang immediately introduced Zhuge Xuan: "Tao, together with Guo Jia, the head of the Danyang County School Affairs Office, took the liberty to come to see Duke Zhuge. Due to an urgent matter, he did not inform him beforehand.
I also hope that Mr. Zhuge will not blame me."
Guo Jia was stunned while listening?
Danyang County...Head of the School Affairs Office? What title did this guy give himself? What kind of ghost job is this?
Zhuge Xuan smiled and cupped his hands at the pottery merchant and said: "Master Tao, you are so polite. I have not come far to greet you. I am rude. I should be the one who said don't blame me."
The pottery merchant replied with a smile: "Zhuge Gonghai is a talented person. As we all know, you returned from Jingzhou to Xuzhou, but why didn't you send someone to inform the Tao Mansion, so that the younger generation could come early to consult with you and learn from you."
Zhuge Xuan chuckled.
He secretly thought that I don’t know you, so what can you learn from me? Hypocrisy.
With this thought in his mind, the old man said with a smile on his face: "I was negligent. When I have time to return to Xuzhou in the future, I should bear in mind the Lord's teachings."
The potter did not leave too many ink marks and went straight to the point.
"The Zhuge family belongs to the Langya clan. My father and I have admired each other for a long time. However, there are many obstacles between Langya County and Pengcheng. The younger generation came here because of the order of my father, Tao Shijun, who wanted to invite Duke Zhuge to settle in Pengcheng and hold important positions.
, for the benefit of Xuzhou? I wonder if Duke Zhuge has any intention?"
"this……"
Zhuge Xuan did not expect that the pottery merchant was so direct and wanted to invite him to work in Pengcheng. He did not react at once and did not know how to answer.
Next to him, Zhuge Jin had already smiled and replied for his uncle: "My uncle really understands Mr. Tao's kindness, but he has already received the letter of the general the day before yesterday, which means that he is willing to express his intention to the court."
Please ask the imperial court to appoint my uncle as the prefect of Yuzhang. If there is an edict from the imperial court, my uncle would be so kind to Tao Shijun..."
Tao Shang frowned and secretly thought that Zhuge Xuan really had something to do with Yuan Shu.
That old boy Yuan Shu is very quick. Over there, he just announced that Sun Jian was the governor of Yuzhou and privately appointed Wu Jing as the prefect of Danyang. Here he wants to recruit Zhuge Xuan to guard Yuzhang for him. He really wants to make Jing the governor of Yuzhou.
, Henan, and Yangzhou have all been eaten?
There is also Zhuge Jin, who is young and not a good person. He puts Yuan Shu out to suppress himself without saying anything... and even uses the words "imperial seal" to flatter himself.
He didn't say it clearly, but the meaning was obvious.
If the imperial court really appoints Zhuge Xuan as the governor of Yuzhang, then Zhuge Xuan will be the head of a county like the pottery merchant.
In this way, the pottery merchant did not need to act like a wolf in front of the Zhuge family.
It's a bit annoying to have hidden meanings in your words.
"Brother Zhuge, that's not right." Tao Shang said with a smile: "You said you want to express it, but it means that there is no expression yet. Since General Yuan only has an intention but has not implemented it, it means that Zhuge Gong is now going to Pengcheng.
The move is still justified. Besides, even if General Yuan declares that Zhuge Gong is the governor of Yuzhang, none of us can tell what the court's intention is."
Seeing the sharp words of the potter, Zhuge Jin smiled slightly and did not refute.
Tao Shang secretly sighed... He really has good self-cultivation.
Zhu Ge
I'm afraid I won't be able to shoulder any heavy burdens if I'm so talented. Besides, I'm planning to move my family south, which will probably upset the young master's good intentions."
Tao Shang raised his eyebrows and said: "The whole clan is marching south. Why, does Zhuge Gong think Xuzhou is not good enough?"
Zhu Ge
In the south, it is necessary to move south to prosper the family. This is a serious matter. I cannot ruin the future of my family because of one person's preferences, so I can only reluctantly leave my hometown."
Speaking of this, Zhuge Xuan sighed heavily and said sadly: "I am very helpless about this."
The potter couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
This old man is really good at fooling people. He even brings out the feng shui and luck.
According to your statement, are your Zhuge family members of the royal family of the previous dynasty or the ancient demon clan?
Tao, why don't you just find someone to build a royal tomb for you?
"Zhuge Gong, according to what you said, this matter really has nothing to discuss?" The pottery merchant was dissatisfied, but he smiled on his face, but there was already a dangerous sunshine in his smile.
This is the rhythm when he starts preparing to dig a hole.
Zhu Ge
The wind review is misleading!
"I and others have made up their minds. I also ask Mr. Tao to be considerate of my difficulties. After I have relocated the clan members, I will go to Pengcheng in person to apologize to Master Tao."
Tao Shang sneered in his heart, but looked very kind on his face.
He looked at Guo Jia beside him with a smile and said, "Does Feng Xiao have anything else to say to Duke Zhuge?"
Guo Jiashi had been listening to the conversation between the two. Now when he saw the pottery merchant questioning him, he immediately cleared his throat and was about to give some advice.
He really wanted to tell Zhuge Xuan, uncle and nephew, to run away! You two are in danger! You are still yelling here!
"Since Fengxiao has nothing to say, we can just say goodbye."
Guo Jia choked and curled his lips quickly without being noticed.
If you don't want Guo to tell you, why are you asking me?
Zhuge Xuan felt a little guilty. When he saw that the pottery merchant and Guo Jia were leaving, he immediately stood up to see them off.
When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, the Tao merchant turned around and cupped his hands with Zhuge Xuan and said, "There is no need to send Mr. Zhuge off far away. Tao Mouquan will take his leave now."
Zhu Ge
Pengcheng, please apologize to Tao Shijun and Prince Taiping."
The pottery merchant did not comment, but simply said: "Don't be discouraged, Mr. Zhuge. The matter is not at the end yet. It is too early to say for sure at this time. Tao has a premonition that we will see each other soon, so I will leave now."
These words only made Zhuge Xuan and his nephew Zhuge Jin feel inexplicably uneasy.
Although this kid looks kind on the surface, the meaning behind his words seems to be: This matter is not over yet!
After seeing off Tao Shang and Guo Jia, Zhuge Xuan became uneasy and hurriedly led Zhuge Jin back to the main hall to discuss countermeasures.
"Jin'er, things seem to be a little not good. Why are Tao Shijun and his son targeting our Zhuge family?"
Although Zhuge Jin is only eighteen years old, he is calm and mature, and he is quite clueless when analyzing things.
"Uncle, my nephew seems to be quite unwilling to accept the intention of the pottery merchant. It is a troubled time right now. Now that something like this has happened, we should quickly open up a road and move south quickly to avoid another accident."
Zhuge Xuan seemed a little hesitant: "Although the pottery merchant is polite on the surface, his words are quite sharp. Will he stop us from moving south?"
Zhuge Jin thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Uncle, don't worry about this. Our Zhuge clan can be regarded as a Langya clan and has quite a reputation. If the pottery merchant wants to detain us, he must find a suitable reason. But my Zhuge clan has been here for many years."
He abides by the law, does not owe a single cent of tax, and has never bullied the common people. If he wants to detain us, I am afraid there is no reason. If Mr. Tao insists on using force, Mr. Tao will definitely gain a bad name among the Xuzhou nobles. This point
, I think even his father, Tao Shijun, would definitely not allow it."
Zhuge Xuan felt relieved after hearing this: "How are we doing with the fields in Langya?"
Zhuge Jin replied respectfully: "Basically everything has been dealt with. Only the old house in the clan is left, and no one has taken over it yet."
"Not for sale!"
Zhu Ge
He found an opportunity to find our faults."
"promise."
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Zhuge Xuan and Zhuge Jin discussed moving within three days, and Tao Shang and Guo Jia were not idle either.
"You have to think of a solution quickly." Guo Jia touched his smooth chin and said thoughtfully: "Your talk with Zhuge Xuan today has shocked the old man. As Guo expected, it was good.
Within three days, Old Man Zhuge will move his entire clan southward! Even if he can’t finish handling the fields and houses, he will move!”
The pottery merchant couldn't help feeling suffocated after hearing this: "If Zhuge wants to move south to Yuzhang County, which way will he take?"
Guo Jia closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said slowly: "It's easy to say. There are three best roads for him to go south, but the west one passes through Kaiyang. Guo expected that Zhuge Xuan would not dare. The middle road passes through Tan County.
, and the Danyang Elite Army and the Taishan Army are practicing martial arts in Tan County, which is also a troubled place, so his best choice at the moment is to take the east road to Houqiu."
The potter breathed heavily and smacked his fist: "Then I will send troops to intercept them at Houqiu!"
Guo Jia chuckled and said, "Do you think you are kidnapping Guo? You can just bully me, a poor boy from a branch in other places. He, the Zhuge family, is your local noble clan in Xuzhou. You detained him for no reason and turned around."
When the incident reaches Pengcheng, your Tao family's reputation among the Xuzhou gentry will be ruined! If the gentry leaders don't tell you, your father will beat you to death if you are the first one."
Tao Shang frowned and said unhappily: "Why, I am as big as a county governor, the son of Governor Xu, or the son of Taiping, and I can't touch old man Zhuge?"
"Now you remember that you are Mr. Taiping? Why didn't you remember when you did those dirty things?" Guo Jia said with a teasing smile: "Actually, it's not difficult. What Guo said is that you can't kill people without reason.
Detain them, then why don’t you just find a suitable reason to detain them?”
The pottery merchant thought for a while and said lightly: "What reason is more appropriate?"
Guo Jia spread his hands and said, "Of course it's Zhuge's fault. As long as he breaks the law, you, Tao, as the governor of a state, naturally have the right to detain Zhuge for questioning. As the saying goes,
Justified."
Tao asked again: "What kind of law will Zhuge break?"
Guo Jia said slowly: "Tax evasion, dereliction of duty, disrespect of ancient etiquette, whatever. You can't find faults?...Besides, you should read about this kind of thing in the Han Code instead of asking me."
Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant suddenly became enlightened and said to Xu Chuyan: "Ask where the Yangdu County Government is. Let's go there... to investigate the criminal records of the Zhuge family!".m.