The pottery merchant's words contained a gun and a stick, and his meaning was very clear, asking Shengxian to hand over his power.
"you……!"
Sheng Xian's face turned green with anger. He touched the pottery merchant's nose with his hand. He was about to argue with him when he saw Chen Deng standing up with a smile beside the pottery merchant.
Chen Deng looked like a peacemaker and said to Sheng Xian: "Mr. Xiaozhang, please calm down. My Lord Tao Mansion did not mean to do this on purpose. It was just a matter of urgency. Don't take it personally, Mr. Xiaozhang. Some things are not expressive after all."
It’s that simple.”
The potter gently flicked his sleeves, stood up calmly, and walked out of the tent.
When they walked to Chen Deng's side, the two of them quietly exchanged glances, which was profound.
No matter how tough a party member and scholar like Sheng Xian pretends to be on the surface, in his heart he is just a weakling like Kong Ni.
However, he obviously still cares more about face than Kong Ni and cherishes his feathers.
Therefore, before arriving in Wu County to see Sheng Xian, Tao Shang and Kong Min had already discussed how to deal with this man.
Let Tao Shang bully him head-on, suppress him, and give him something hard.
Then Chen Deng takes action, giving him some soft words, making impassioned speeches, saying he is powerful, and using both hard and soft methods to coerce Sheng Xian into submission.
The pottery merchant named it "Two Heavens of Ice and Fire".
Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui, had an old relationship with Sheng Xian when he was in Guangling. One of them was a party member and scholar in the southeast, and the other was a representative of the gentry. There was a certain chance between them.
After the pottery merchant went out, only Sheng Xian and Chen Deng were in the tent.
Sheng Xian had a look of anger on his face. He pointed at the back of the pottery merchant as he left and said, "Yuanlong, look at his attitude! It's obvious that he, surnamed Tao, used his strength to forcefully insert people into the civil war in Wu County.
, and now they are using chaos to cover up the serious crime of taking credit for their subordinates, and they are falsely accusing me of causing trouble in the south of the Yangtze River. Sheng tried his best to govern Wu County, but in his mouth, he became a sinner? Is there any justice in this? Yuanlong, Feiwu
Speaking of you, how can you help such a person? No matter what, Sheng Moufei will go to the governor and file a complaint against him!"
Chen Deng smiled helplessly: "Mr. Sheng, don't forget that Liu, the governor of Yangzhou, also lives in Jinling City now."
Sheng Xian was speechless when he heard this.
Chen Deng patted Sheng Xian on the shoulder and advised: "Mr. Sheng, in fact, I think there is no need for you to be angry with me. Although you are the head of Wu County, the world is in chaos now, and all the heroes are in chaos.
"Come on, you are a scholar, you don't like fighting and you cherish feathers, but how can you survive in a fierce battle among so many heroes with such a temperament?"
Sheng Xian's expression softened slightly and he said, "Even if the world is in chaos, everything must be reasonable!"
Chen Deng slowly guided him and said: "Now in the land south of the Yangtze River, there is Lord Tao in Danyang County, and there is Yuan Shu and Sun Ce in Huainan. Sooner or later there will be another war. How will Duke Sheng deal with himself then? Duke Sheng said that everything should be reasonable, but in this situation
What exactly is the truth?”
Before Sheng Xian could reply to him, Chen Deng said again: "In fact, Duke Sheng could see what happened today. My prince borrowed the order of Liu Prefect to place troops in various counties of Wu Commandery. Even if Duke Sheng used the method of Shan Yue to resolve it,
My Lord of the House is able to cover up their crime of taking advantage of others. Even Duke Sheng, you can’t say anything. Isn’t this reasonable? And now that Lord Tao has entered Wu County, Deng can see that he has no intention of Wu.
It is inevitable that the twelve counties will be won, and it may not be beneficial for Sheng Gong to oppose them blindly..."
If the potter was using hard knives just now, then Chen Deng is using soft knives now.
Although Sheng Xian was in charge of a county, he also knew the current situation, but if he was asked to hand over the power of a county so easily, he would really be reluctant to do so.
Chen Deng's words made him sway left and right.
"Yuanlong, this... I... Sheng also knows that your words are indeed reasonable, but after all, I am the head of a county, so handing over my territory like this is a bit too... too..."
Chen Deng shook his head and said: "Mr. Sheng, it's not what Chen said to you. A man should know the facts and know how to advance and retreat. It is better to hand over Wu County to Prince Taiping than to hand it over to Sun Ce or Yuan Shu, right? Just imagine Yuan Shu and the Sun family back then.
, how did he treat Zhang Zi, Kong Yi, Wang Rui and others? No matter what, the prince of my family has the title of Prince of Taiping. The reputation of a gentleman's benevolence and righteousness is spread all over the world. Just imagine, this time he sent to these schools in Wu County
Wei committed such a big thing, no matter whether it was true or false, he protected him. It can be imagined that he was a benevolent and righteous man, much better than Yuan Shu and the one named Sun... I think he must have been aware of the difference between going and following.
Bar."
Sheng Xian was silent for a long time after hearing the words, and finally sighed: "Yuan Long's words are reasonable, but I have only heard about the skills and strength of Prince Taiping, but I have never seen him. He did not come to Wu County to annihilate Shanyue."
What's the name of Qu Shuai? If Mr. Tao can get rid of Yan Baihu, then Sheng will be willing to give up Wu County and will never break his promise."
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Chen Deng and Tao Shang, one played the red face, the other played the bad face, making Sheng Xian's little heart climax one after another, rising and falling, one after another.
In the end, Chen Yuanlong relied on his patience and guidance to persuade Sheng Xian to hand over the governance of Wu County.
After all, Sheng Xian was someone who had been in court for many years, and knew that if he wanted to survive, he had no other choice at this moment.
If Wu Jun does not give it to the pottery merchant, people will still come to ask for it in the future, and by then, it is still open to question whether life can still be in one's own hands.
But even so, Sheng Xian still left himself a somewhat self-deceptive excuse. He hoped that the pottery merchant could take over the handover of Wu County after defeating Yan Baihu, the commander of Shanyue Canal in Wu County.
This is his only condition.
After hearing what Chen Deng said, the pottery merchant felt very strange.
"What on earth is Sheng Xian thinking? If he is willing to hand over Wu Jun, Tao will not treat him lightly, but he has to come up with a crusade against Yan Baihu. Although I also intend to deal with this beast,
But there should be no conflict between this matter and him giving Wu County to me. Is there any necessary relationship between these two things?"
After hearing the pottery merchant's question, Chen Deng couldn't help but smile.
He persuaded Tao Shang and said: "This matter cannot be blamed on Sheng Xian. In fact, no matter how much you log in, you can understand him a little. After all, he is a county guard in charge of twelve cities. He will give it up as soon as he says it. No one will feel good about it. Chen
Just think, Sheng Xian just wanted to give himself a smooth transition, and also wanted to use this incident to see the power of Fujun."
After a pause, Chen Deng said again: "Besides, it wouldn't sound very good if we were asked to hand over the city with a threat and send the generals out."
After hearing this, the pottery merchant finally understood that the old guy still wanted to save face.
"Forget it, anyway, when I come to Wu County this time, the Shanyue Sect bandits are also one of the things to be done. Everyone is here, so I can take down Yan Baihu by the way, which can be regarded as eliminating a harm to the local people."
Chen Deng nodded happily and said: "It is the best for the Lord to have such an idea. However, before we attack Yan Baihu, we can inform Zhao Yu of Guangling County in advance and tell him to respond at any time. Everyone in the world thinks that
Our purpose of sending troops this time is to send troops quickly at the time of Yan Baihu, and go north to conquer Guangling and Xiapi counties, catching Zuo Rong off guard, so that we can gain full success."
Chen Deng's strategy of using troops has been recorded in history. His ability to use strange things to see the world is unparalleled by few. This adaptable strategy coincides with the Tao Shang's original plan of seizing the east and attacking the west.
"Okay! If that's the case, then attack Yan Baihu first, and then quickly divert to capture the two counties of Pi."
Chen Deng suddenly said to Tao Shang: "Yan Baihu's 10,000 soldiers and horses are nothing to worry about compared with Fu Jun, but if you want to get rid of him, I'm afraid there is still another difficulty."
The pottery merchant heard this and said curiously: "Yan Baihu is just a bandit, and his subordinates are all thieves. If you want to get rid of him, what difficulty is there?"
Chen Deng sighed after hearing this: "Yan Baihu's soldiers are nothing to be afraid of. The problem is that the strongholds of Shanyue clan thieves are usually not cities. They hide in the mountains and forests of Wu County. Local counties sometimes send troops to suppress Shanyue clan.
The clan thief is just that there are many mountains and forests in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are no roads in them. They are thousands of miles deep. It is usually difficult for people who are not familiar with them to find a path among them. If Yan Baihu is hiding in the mountains, it may not be easy for the army to suppress him.