Tao Qian fell into deep thought as he read the letter home from the pottery merchant that Pei Qian presented to him.
The father and son had nothing to hide. The potter wrote down all his thoughts in his family book.
After Tao Qian read the pottery merchant's family letter, he first asked Pei Qian to go to the post house to rest, and then ordered the steward Tao Hong to summon Tao Ying to the main hall of the governor's mansion.
When he was young, he saw Tao Ying holding a big bowl and jumping up to Tao Qian.
Looking at the round bowl in his hand, Tao Qian's slightly gray eyebrows couldn't help but frown.
This brat is still so unimproved.
"What is that in your hand?" Tao Qian asked Tao Yingdao.
Tao Ying blinked his cute eyes and said curiously: "Cricket."
Seeing Tao Ying's confident look, Tao Qian almost spit a mouthful of blood to the ground.
Damn you, you are not living up to expectations.
"Tell yourself, how old are you?" Tao Qian turned cold and asked Tao Yingdao.
Tao Yong put his finger on his chin, thought seriously for a while, and said, "Dad, I'm seventeen."
Tao Qian was relieved to see that he could still remember his age despite all odds.
The old man said helplessly: "You are still playing crickets at the age of seventeen. Don't you think your behavior is... very childish?"
Tao Ying's eyes suddenly widened and seemed to be full of expectation.
"Dad, can you agree to my buying a tiger to play with?"
Tao Qian really wanted to slap him to death.
Forget it, let's not talk to him about this topic. Tao Qian is getting older, and he really wants to live a better life and doesn't want to be pissed to death by him.
"My son, your brother sent me a letter from home. Your brother and I didn't seem to have a clear enough view of the nobles in Xuzhou."
Tao Ying frowned.
As soon as Tao Qian told him this, he felt a headache.
However, Tao Qian today didn't care whether his headache was gone or not. The old man had to say what needed to be said.
"Originally I thought that with your brother in Danyang County and me in Pengcheng, separated from the inside and outside, we could stabilize these noble clans. Your brother has spent a lot of effort and has never wanted the noble clans in Xuzhou to extend their hands into Danyang County. This can also help
I have a pure land outside that belongs entirely to our Tao family, but now it seems that the nobles of Xuzhou have already put their hands into it."
Speaking of this, Tao Qian threw the slip on the table and sighed with emotion: "The Chen family of Huaipu and Xuzhou have always been the real leaders of the gentry. If the Chen family enters Danyang County, it means that they can pull the entire Pengcheng at any time."
All the noble forces entered Jinling City... Chen Deng, a young boy, is not very young, but he knows how to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger. He is very powerful. I didn't see it at first."
Tao Ying was confused when he heard this, completely confused.
This old father is really old. What is he muttering about?
If the Pengcheng nobles want to enter Danyang County, just let them in. It's not a big deal.
"Ying'er, it's time for you to grow up and go to Danyang County to help your brother." Tao Qian suddenly spoke and changed the subject to Tao Ying.
Tao Ying held the cricket bowl in her hand. At first, she didn't seem to understand what Tao Qian was talking about. It wasn't until she heard this that she was suddenly startled.
Tao Ying was shocked, his fingers suddenly softened, and he dropped the bowl directly to the ground.
Then he saw that the bowl shattered into pieces with a "bang" sound, and the cricket in the bowl screamed happily and jumped away outside the hall to find the one that should belong to him.
freedom of.
Tao Ying had no intention of chasing after the cricket at this moment. The young man's cute big eyes suddenly became misty, as if he was trying his best to control the tears falling to the ground.
Tao Ying asked Tao Qian tremblingly.
"Father, do you not want children?"
Tao Qian's head seemed to explode.
Does this child not understand human speech?
The old man rubbed his temples vigorously with his hands and said angrily: "What are you talking about? When did I say I don't want you anymore! It's your brother. Your brother wrote to me and asked you to come over! Experience you.
Come on! Come out and help him stabilize Xuzhou!"
"Brother?" Tao Ying raised his head and wiped the tears that were about to burst out of his eyes, and asked curiously: "What does eldest brother want me to do at his place?"
Tao Qian took a deep breath and tried his best to suppress the anger rising in his heart.
"What I just said to you are all in vain?" Tao Qian wished he could pounce on this brat and give him two big slaps on his ears!
When I was young, I was such a motivated person, how could I have such a thing?
"I just told you that your eldest brother recommended Zhang Zhao, Chen Qun, Zhang Hong and others through Chen Deng, and wanted to go back to Pengcheng to persuade Mi Zhu in person. He found out that the Chen family in Huaipu was a hidden secret among the Xuzhou nobles.
As the leader of the Xuzhou gentry, the capabilities of the Xuzhou gentry are far beyond what I and your eldest brother imagined. Chen Deng’s proactive show of kindness and accompanying your eldest brother to settle in Danyang County were based on your eldest brother’s talents, but they also served the Xuzhou people well.
The nobles are suspected of seeking profits. What do you mean by your elder brother? If we, the Tao family, want to completely control the nobles, we still need the elites of the clan to join the officialdom, so that we can gradually take the initiative in the process of competing for profits with the nobles. Your elder brother wants you to go.
Give Danyang County some experience so that you can take care of Tao's worries in the future... I say this, do you understand it or not?"
Tao Ying blinked, smiled innocently at Tao Qian, and then shook his head vigorously.
The young man didn't quite understand.
Tao Qian finally couldn't bear it anymore, anger arose in his heart, and evil grew in his courage.
The old man was furious, stood up suddenly, grabbed the official document on the desk, and blasted it towards Tao Ying.
Tao Ying hurriedly dodged and let the official document fall to the ground.
Tao Qian looked at Tao Ying angrily, his white beard trembling slightly.
"Get out! If you are asked to go to Danyang County, just go with me. There are so many things you don't understand!? Remember, if you don't act like your elder brother, don't enter this house in Pengcheng!"
Seeing that Tao Ying was still looking at Tao Qian blankly, the old man roared and added: "What are you looking at me for? Go back and pack your things!"
Tao Ying didn't dare to offend Tao Qian now. He turned around and ran out of the hall in a hurry.
Forget it, if you go to Danyang County, just go to Danyang County. Now it seems that staying with the elder brother is better than staying with the old man.
Looking at this, the old man seems to have gone crazy, which is very dangerous.
"Wait a minute!"
Tao Qian Tao Qian suddenly opened his mouth again and called out to Tao Ying.
Tao Ying had already run to the door of the hall and was stunned when he heard this.
The child stopped and turned his head to look at Tao Qian carefully.
At this time, Tao Qian was staring at the official document on the ground that he had just thrown to Tao Ying, as if he was deep in thought.
Raising his finger to point to the official document on the ground, Tao Qian said coldly to Tao Ying: "Come back and pick up the official document."
Tao Ying walked back to the hall tremblingly, picked up the official document on the ground, and slowly presented it to Tao Qian.
Tao Qian did not answer it. He waved his hand indifferently and said to Tao Ying: "I don't want it anymore. You can take this official document."
Tao Ying was confused and asked: "Father, what should I do with it?"
Tao Qian looked solemn and said seriously: "Wipe your butt."
"What?"
Tao Ying was immediately surprised and looked at Tao Qian in confusion. He had no idea what his father meant?
Wipe your ass with this?
When did the old man become so... out of touch? Or is he really crazy?
Tao Qian let out a long sigh, his eyes dim, as if he was reminiscing: "Your brother used Zhu Jun's secret book on silk to open his buttocks, and he eventually became the best in the world. I have tried so hard on you, but to no avail. Look, Come and follow my methods to save your child...you..."
Speaking of this, Tao Qian waved his hand sadly and said: "Just try to follow your brother's old path. Maybe you can still be saved. Let's wipe your ass with this official document."
Tao Ying: "..."
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Danyang County, Jinling City.
Inside the Sheriff's Mansion.
The two children, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, sat on the two seats at the head of the pottery merchant, writing on the slips one by one. Behind them, Guo Jia clung to the ruler and paced back and forth behind the two children. From time to time, take a look at the arguments in their hands, and occasionally point out some shortcomings or shortcomings.
The pottery merchant was sitting in the main seat, reviewing the important policies of Jinling City, and from time to time he would add some key points of the policy to the two children.
The two future elites are now jointly educated and supervised by Tao Shang and Guo Jia.
Regarding this method, Guo Jia was actually quite suffocated.
The two children are good prospects, Guo Jia can tell after several lessons.
The problem is, these two good young talents are nominally the pottery merchant's students, but he wants to teach him. Isn't this a clear case of bullying?
He got the reputation by himself, but let Guo do the hard work!
It's really a waste of time.
It is a pity that people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and this is not the first time that Guo Jia has been frustrated by the pottery merchant. He knows in his heart that there is no benefit in going against him, and maybe it will lead to more bitter consequences.
Mr. Taiping has no other abilities. The staff under his command really come one by one.
Seeing the two children finish writing the topics in their hands, Guo Jia immediately picked up the two children's strategies, gave some guidance and corrections respectively, and marked the omissions and deficiencies, asking them to take them back and study them. of change.
Then, he handed the topic to the potter and asked him to review it again.
After Guo Jia's guidance and corrections, Tao Shang could hardly find any faults. Although he himself had been studying with Huangfu Song, his ability to govern was still inferior to Guo Jia, who was naturally smarter than others. Somewhat inferior.
The pottery merchant symbolically picked out a few shortcomings, and then handed the slips to the two children and asked them to come back tomorrow to learn.
The two children shook the white feather fan and palmetto fan respectively in their hands, saluted the pottery merchant and Guo Jia respectively, and then exited the hall calmly.
Seeing the disappearing figures of the two children, Tao Shang turned to thank Guo Jia and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Fengxiao, for helping me with the students. You have worked so hard as a teaching assistant. Tao will get you some wine later!"
Guo Jia snorted when he heard this, as if he was very unwilling to pee on the pottery pot.