Chapter 219 Intelligence from the Quartet (two-in-one chapter)
His dirty thoughts were seen through, and the pottery merchant felt very embarrassed.
Being despised by the ancients is really a disgrace to those who have traveled through time.
Looking at the pottery merchant's somewhat pale face, Wang Yun gave a heavy "hum" and said: "You don't have to mediate the dispute with me. I can wait for you for a year at most!"
"One year?" The pottery merchant seemed a little surprised when he heard this. He touched his smooth chin and said, "Isn't this time a little too urgent?"
Wang Yun's face darkened, he thought seriously for a while, but then he shook his head decisively and said: "We can't delay it any longer! This is already the limit for me. If you are willing to agree, I can take you in now."
How about your younger brother being a student?"
The pottery merchant rolled his eyes and thought about it.
He secretly thought that no matter what, Quan would let Tao Ying worship under Wang Yun's door. As for whether he could get rid of Dong Zhuo within a year, that was another question.
It’s really interesting, who can’t play with who?
Wang Yun seemed to see the pottery merchant's little thoughts, he smiled and said: "You don't need to plot against me. I am also a person who has been struggling in the court for decades, so I won't fall into your trap."
Tao! One year later, if you can't do what we agreed, I will kick this student out of the door and tell the world. Then I and Diao Chan will return to Chang'an to solve Dong Zhuo's matter on their own. Mr. Taiping
What do you think of my proposal?"
The pottery merchant wished he could pounce on the old man and finish him off with a slap.
To be too old to die is to be a thief!
It's him he's talking about.
Doesn't this force me to go crazy?
Forget it, I still don’t want to worship this master anymore.
I don't know if he saw that the pottery merchant wanted to regret it, but Wang Yun suddenly laughed. Regardless of whether the pottery merchant agreed or not, he directly said to Tao Yingyan: "Child, what are you doing standing still? Call the teacher?"
Tao Ying called out stupidly: "Teacher."
Come on, this time the matter is finally settled.
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Wang Yun stayed in the house and did not come out, pretending to be a big-tailed wolf and watched them leave home, while Diao Chan sent the Tao brothers out of the house on behalf of their adoptive father.
Diao Chan's expression was quite worried. It was obvious that the girl was not sure whether the potter could get rid of Dong Zhuo.
It was also because she had inexplicable expectations for the pottery merchant,
She looked at the pottery merchant worriedly, and was about to ask, but she saw the pottery man smiled at her and comforted her: "Don't worry, I will definitely be able to do what I promised you, but I asked my adoptive father to advance in advance today."
It's just been put on the table for me, and it seems I really have to take my hands off and start dealing with this matter."
When Diao Chan heard the potter speak so confidently, her heart began to calm down.
She lowered her head and tugged at the hem of her skirt, hesitated for a moment before blaming herself: "It's all my fault, and you have to find a way to do such a difficult thing..."
The pottery merchant waved his hand casually and said with a smile: "What does it have to do with you? Dong Zhuo caused trouble to the world, and everyone in the world wants to get rid of him. Even without you and your foster father, as a Han official, I have to find a way to deal with it.
, he goes back and tells your adoptive father that after one year, he will wait for Dong Zhuo's head to be appreciated."
After hearing what the potter said so confidently, Diao Chan's self-blaming expression eased a little. She nodded vigorously and finally showed a smile from the bottom of her heart.
After Diao Chan sent the two of them off and went back home, the potter's face suddenly fell.
Tao Ying looked at the pottery merchant cautiously and asked softly: "Brother, is this matter... not as easy as you said?"
The young man is not completely stupid, he can still understand the priorities to some extent.
Tao Shang sighed, shook his head and said: "Second brother, all the princes in the world united and gathered two to three hundred thousand soldiers and horses in Suanzao, but they didn't do anything to that old man. Wang Yun, this old immortal, just opened his mouth and told you
Brother, I'm going to kill him, do you think it's really that easy?"
Tao Ying looked very surprised when he heard this.
"Then you still agree to him? Isn't this just a trap?"
Tao Shang patted Tao Ying's shoulder happily and said: "After all, it is for you to be his student. It has won you a good reputation. Brother, I will do anything to get rid of this matter...
Yes, you used the idiom just now very well... draw the ground as a prison, no one taught you beforehand, right?"
Tao Ying shook his head heavily.
"Very good. Children can be taught."
"Brother, you are so kind to me."
"As long as you know."
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After returning to Danyang County Sheriff's Office, the pottery merchant ordered Pei Qian to find Guo Jia.
To deal with Dong Zhuo, Tao Shang did not have no plan at all, but only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle. He needed some information about Dong Zhuo.
When he was young, Guo Jia came, and the pottery merchant didn't talk nonsense to him. He asked him directly: "I have something to consult with you."
Guo Jia was stunned when he heard this and was silent for a while, then said quietly: "Guo also has something that I need to tell you."
The pottery merchant stretched out his hand and said, "Then you go ahead and say it."
Guo Jia waved his hand and said hurriedly: "You are the master, and I am the subordinate. You should ask first."
The pottery merchant couldn't help but be startled when he saw this.
Why is this kid so polite to me today?
Tao Shang took a deep breath and said, "I need the school affairs office to help me find out some information about Dong Zhuo."
Guo Jia seemed not to have thought that Tao Shang would actually ask him this, and said a little strangely: "If it were anyone else, they would be panicked after hearing your question. Unfortunately, when Guo established the school affairs office, he had already
We sent men to Chang'an, but now we have some news about Dong Zhuo, but I don't know what you want to ask?"
When the pottery merchant heard this, he was immediately surprised.
"You sent someone to Chang'an so quickly? Why?"
Guo Jia laughed and said: "How new is it? Chang'an is the capital of the emperor. Every move is related to the direction of the world. All the world's imperial edicts come from Chang'an. If Guo doesn't send people to Chang'an, where should they go?
group?"
After hearing this, the pottery merchant gave Guo Jia a thumbs up in his heart, secretly thinking that Guo Jia was really capable.
The so-called plan before taking action, there are some things that you don’t need to remind yourself at all, Guo Jia has already made forward-looking arrangements.
Tao Shang calmed down and asked: "Brother Qian, do you know what Dong Zhuo, the old thief, does every day in Chang'an?"
Guo Jia blinked when he heard this, and said while thinking: "According to the news sent back from time to time by the school officials in Chang'an, Dong Zhuo is in Chang'an, and now it is mainly connected to the Qiang people in the northwest. When Dong Zhuo was young, he lived in the Qiang land for a long time and had a high prestige.
Alliance with the Qiang people can greatly enhance his control over Guanzhong and Yongliang Prefectures. In addition, he is also working hard to win over Ma Teng and Han Sui from Liangzhou, hoping to recruit them to enter Chang'an and strengthen his military power..."
"No, no, no!" The pottery merchant waved his hand hurriedly, interrupting Guo Jia's words, and said: "I'm not asking about this. I want to know what Dong Zhuo does every day. It's not the official things he does, but what he does.
Do other things."
Guo Jia looked at the pottery merchant in confusion and wondered: "What do you mean, Guo doesn't understand? This is what Dong Zhuo does every day? What on earth do you want to know?"
Tao Shang considered the words and said softly: "What I want to know is Dong Zhuo's private affairs, such as what Dong Zhuo eats, drinks, which women he sleeps with every day, how much wine he drinks, and how many hours he sleeps... You
Do you understand what I mean?"
Guo Jia was completely speechless upon hearing this.
It turns out that this guy wants to inquire into Dong Zhuo's private life!
This is too dirty!
Seeing Guo Jia's face looking a little unhappy, the pottery merchant also felt helpless.
Even though the pottery merchant was very unreasonable, he also knew that his demands were a bit embarrassing.
"It doesn't matter. If you didn't send someone to inquire about this, Tao wouldn't blame you. After all, generally well-behaved people would not send people to inquire about these things."
Guo Jia stared at him with an unkind expression.
"What if Guo told you that I indeed sent someone to inquire about these things?"
The pottery merchant was stunned when he heard this.
It seems that the word "self-restraint" is not suitable when used on Guo Jia!
"Come on! What have you heard?" The pottery merchant hurriedly leaned forward, revealing all the gossip.
Guo Jia looked around and after confirming that no one was around, he said to Tao Shang: "If this Dong Zhuo is indeed too arrogant, Guo is just curious and has no other meaning in inquiring about his life.
It’s curiosity…”
The pottery merchant hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No need to explain, I can understand. Just talk about the key points."
Guo Jia swallowed and said: "Dong Zhuo lived in extreme luxury in Chang'an. Everyone in Chang'an knows about this matter. The spies only reported it casually, and it was not something Guo specifically inquired about..."
"I know, I know!" The pottery merchant waved his hand impatiently and said, "I didn't mean to ask, please tell me the key points!"
Guo Jia then stated in a low voice: "Dong Zhuo is already sixty years old, but he has no air of an elder. He goes into the Forbidden Palace every night and stays on the Dragon Tower. It is said that the maids in the palace and the legacy of the late emperor
Dong Zhuo did not let go of any of his concubines, and I heard that this old thief was extremely lustful and would spend every night in bed with him, and it was said that he slept with at least three women every night!"
"I'll go!" Tao Shang couldn't help but widen his eyes and said, "You can do it. You can even find out the old thief sleeping with three girls at night. You really didn't do this for nothing, as the head of the school affairs office.
ah."
Hearing this, Guo Jia quickly waved his hand: "Guo didn't ask specifically for this..."
"Okay, okay!" The pottery merchant became a little impatient and said, "Except for staying overnight, how is Dong Zhuo's daily diet?"
Guo Jia sighed and said in a low voice: "Dong Zhuo has no shortage of meat and wine every day. It is said that he eats at least three to five kilograms of meat every day. He is not afraid of dying of boredom... and the old thief is jealous of his alcoholism, so he drinks less every day."
More than three jars, this life is so nourishing! Guo is not as good at drinking as he is in his twenties, and he also has a special hobby, which is to eat human flesh and drink human blood after catching his enemies.
He is really worse than a beast! I heard that Dong Zhuo is now wide and fat, with fat and meat all over his body, as straight as a pig or cow, and his body shape is very scary!"
Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant frowned and seemed to be enlightened, and said: "Dong Zhuo was so overeating, eating meat and meat, meat and meat, and had sex every day. He also slept with several women every night... Is this what you mean?
?”
Guo Jia nodded vigorously, with a hint of envy in his mouth: "It's so... extravagant!"
"How old is Dong Zhuo? Is he over sixty?"
Hearing this, Guo Jia said: "That's almost it. The old thief is no younger than Wang Situ and Huangfu Zhongcheng."
"Do old thieves regularly participate in court meetings and the like?"
Guo Jiayi raised his eyebrows: "Of course, he is the prime minister, and the military and administration of a country are all in his hands. He does not participate in the administration, and his orders are useless."
Upon hearing this, Tao Shang clapped his hands heavily and said: "At the age of sixty, he eats too much every time, is covered in fat, lacks exercise, drinks a lot of wine every day, and has sex more frequently than young people... He is like this
It’s all about seeking death, where does he get such high energy?”
Guo Jia laughed loudly when he heard this, pointed at the pottery merchant, and said: "You, you really don't know much! There are many people in the palace who are skilled in Qihuang elixir. Refining medicine to replenish the body is something that emperors of all dynasties like to do. Dong Zhuo
Although he is very old, even if his body is tired, he still has elixirs to keep him healthy, how strange is that?"
"Oh" the pottery merchant nodded suddenly, and a smile appeared on his lips.
There is a way.
Guo Jia looked at the potter's face in confusion, frowned slightly and said, "By the way, Guo is still curious. Why are you asking me so many questions about Dong Zhuo today?"
The pottery merchant smiled when he heard this, waved his hands and said, "It's not a big deal, it's just a small thing that Wang Situ asked me to do."
"What's going on? Is it related to Dong Zhuo?"
The pottery merchant nodded heavily and said, "Yes, he asked me to help him kill the old thief Dong Zhuo."
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Guo Jia couldn't take a breath and couldn't help coughing hard.
"You, you call this a trivial matter?"
The pottery merchant looked at Guo Jia with a bright smile. He lost his melancholy and said, "I thought it was not a big deal at first, but after chatting with you today, I feel that this matter is indeed not a big deal."
Guo Jia frowned when he heard this, thought carefully for a while, and then said: "Guo wants to hear your strategy?"
"The matter of the elixir is actually just a temporary confusion. Dong Zhuoxu is so old, and he is still so careless on weekdays, causing harm to his body. In fact, it is just an external gain and an internal loss. Just add a little fire to him and let him feel it.
Due to your own physical condition, there will definitely be some omissions!”
Guo Jia seemed to understand a little bit: "You mean to make Dong Zhuo feel that the weather is not holidaying, so Zhuo will send troops to Guandong as soon as possible?"
The pottery merchant laughed when he heard this, gave a thumbs up, and said: "Brother Qian knows that the person Dong Zhuo currently relies on is in Guanzhong, but I think the old thief is an ambitious man, and his real purpose is
If he wants to dominate the world, if he can lure Dong Zhuo out of Guanzhong and force him to march into the Central Plains, he may not be able to eliminate this beast, but at the moment, there is a good prescription, a good prescription that will make his body collapse rapidly."
Guo Jia was surprised when he heard this and said: "Where?"
"Actually, I haven't thought about this yet. I have to think about it later... I won't talk about this anymore. Didn't you say you have something to report to me? What exactly is it?"
Guo Jia's expression suddenly became serious.
"The school affairs office came back from inquiries and found out that these two things are major events that are enough to change the direction of the princes of Guandong."
When the pottery merchant saw that Guo Jia spoke so solemnly, he couldn't help but feel angry.
An unpleasant feeling surged into his heart.
"What two big things?"
Guo Jia cleared his throat and said slowly: "The first thing is that Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhou, led his troops to attack Liu Biao, but he was ambushed by Liu Biao in Xiangyang. Liu Biao's general Huang Zu shot him to death with random arrows, and Sun Jian's brains flowed back and died.
"
Hearing this, the pottery merchant couldn't help but trembled.
Sun Yat-sen still did not escape his fate... he died.
Recalling every detail of his and Sun Jian's crusade against Dong Zhuo last year, Tao Shang couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Jiangdong Tiger died, and I don't know whether to say it's a pity or a word of luck.
Sun Jian's death means that Liu Biao's position as Lord of Jingzhou has been confirmed!
But this also shows that Yuan Shu will not be able to take action against Jingzhou in the short term!
Then he is likely to shift his target to Yangzhou, and Danyang County will become a thorn in his side!
"Where's the second piece?" the potter continued to ask.
Guo Jia's expression became more solemn.
"Sima Ju, the leader of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, led millions of troops to attack Yanzhou, killing Zheng Sui, the Prime Minister of Rencheng, and Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou. Cao Cao, the governor of Dongjun, got the support of Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei, marched into Yanzhou, and defeated the Yellow Turban army. Sima Ju
After his death, the Yellow Turbans surrendered. Cao Cao captured more than 300,000 soldiers and more than a million men and women. Now he is arranging the recovery and aftermath in Yanzhou. Bao Xin died in this battle. The land of Yanzhou will be controlled by Cao Cao from now on.
Forget it."
"His!"
At this moment, the pottery merchant really took a breath of cold air.
Cao Cao has indeed begun to rise, and his steps are still so big in one step.
In addition, Bao Xin, the upright general who was very close to him, died in this battle after all.
Xuzhou's powerful neighbor finally appeared.
Seeing the potter's surprised look, Guo Jia couldn't help but sigh again.
The pottery merchant woke up when he saw this and said, "What's wrong?"
"There is one more thing Guo must tell you. One of Guo's old friends, Xun Yu, has also joined Cao Cao's command. You may not think this is a big deal, but in Guo's view, it's just a big deal.
It is more terrifying than Cao Cao subduing the millions of Yellow Turbans from Qingzhou."
Hearing this, Tao Shang couldn't help but sniffed and said, "Xun Yu surrendered to Cao Cao?"
Guo Jia saw that the pottery merchant's face was quite solemn, but he nodded appreciatively and said: "Yes, it seems that you know the name of the Xun family to some extent. There are countless celebrities among the famous families in Yingchuan, among which the most famous
The famous ones are Xun, Zhong, and Yu. Among them, the Xun family is the best among them. Among the nearly three generations, Xun Shu, the wise man, is famous all over the world.
As for Sikong, in the current generation, in Guo's opinion, the leader must be Xun Yu! Now that he has joined Cao Cao's command, he will bring a steady stream of talents to Cao Cao in the future. Hehe, he never thought that he would even settle down together.
A man who had no land now has men and soldiers under his command, and has suddenly become a man of the world. Mr. Taiping, your old friend has become your most terrifying threat."