Everyone in the Xuzhou envoy obviously had a good impression of Liu Bei. Mi Zhu personally came forward and invited Liu Bei to Xuzhou to help fight against Cao Cao.
After hearing the grievances between Xuzhou and Cao Cao, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh, and said with some emotion: "Cao Mengde is also a hero after all. When Bei and he and Master Tao attacked Dong Zhuo, they realized that Cao Mengde was a hero.
A man who understands justice well and is by no means a narrow-minded person. He wants to raise troops to attack Xuzhou this time, but he is just angry out of temporary urgency... Don't worry, Mi Biejia, after arriving in Xuzhou, he should talk about his old feelings.
Move on him and persuade him to retreat. The two sides should not engage in fighting and support the Han Dynasty together."
When the pottery merchant heard Liu Bei's words, his mind moved slightly, and he began to plan.
Tao Shang consulted Liu Bei: "Then according to Xuande Gong's wishes, if you follow us to Xuzhou, you actually don't intend to use force with Cao Cao?"
Liu Bei sighed and said: "They are all colleagues and old friends who conquered Dong Zhuo together in the past. Of course, Bei's main purpose is to persuade peace."
Tao Shang showed a warm smile, shook his head and said, "Tao is just afraid that Mr. Xuande is not good at persuading others."
"Huh?"
Liu Bei slightly had some doubts.
Seeing that the pottery merchant seemed to have doubts about him, he immediately said: "Listening to Mr. Tao's words, could it be that he still wants to test Mr. Liu?"
Tao Shang smiled and said: "Testing is not really a test. Tao just wants to see how far Xuande Gong's skills have improved over the years. After all, we haven't seen each other for a long time. The Battle of Xuzhou is dangerous. If Xuande
My public skills are not good, but Tao is embarrassed to let the old man wade through this muddy water."
Liu Bei's self-cultivation is really excellent. Tao Shang Xiaoyong provoked him, but he was not in a hurry. He just maintained his warm and humble attitude and replied: "Haha, Mr. Tao is thinking about Zhou Xiang. This matter is okay... Since my dear brother is interested,
Give me a test, and then the rest will follow."
Regarding the abilities of pottery merchants, Liu Bei had already learned a lesson when he was in the Allied Army.
This boy has an extremely complex knowledge and is very resourceful. He also seems to be able to do calculations. He can often see the future that ordinary people cannot see.
Liu Bei has been remembering this skill of the pottery merchant for several years. At this moment, he saw that the pottery merchant wanted to test himself, but in his heart he was guessing that the pottery merchant seemed to have expected something that he had not seen.
The Tao merchant was not in a hurry to talk, but jokingly said: "Since it is a bet, let us set some bets. If Mr. Xuande loses, what can we pay to Mr. Tao?"
Liu Bei couldn't help being happy when he heard this: "Haha, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint my dear brother. Although Bei leads the country alone, he is a poor prime minister. He really doesn't have much money to gamble with my dear brother!"
Tao Shang said calmly: "Don't worry, Mr. Xuande. It's just gambling! It's just for fun! Tao must not let his brother lose money... Let's do this. If the brother loses, he must obey Tao's instructions.
, you will do whatever I ask you to do, how about it?"
This means that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are not here. If they were here, they would have to give the potter a big-eared scraper to pull out.
What kind of person is our brother? At least he is a relative of the royal family!
Have you heard of the Han clan clan?
You actually let the royal family listen to your orders? You must be tired of living! You deserve to be killed!
The potter believed that his thoughts were very sound.
According to his idea, he first used gambling to trick Liu Bei into following his orders when he lost the bet.
When the time comes, I won't let him go to Xuzhou in the name of command, so Liu Bei will surely not go there shamelessly.
Liu Bei was calm and relaxed, and said with a smile: "Young master defeated Yuan Shu at Ruxuwu, and severely wounded Lu Bu at Shouyang Mountain. He is famous all over the world. Even without this bet, I would not care if I listened to your command."
Yes, it should be right for you."
Liu Bei's humble tone and sincere smile made the pottery merchant almost addicted to it for a moment.
At just a moment, Tao Shang's mind suddenly had an urge to hand over the military power of Jinling City and go down to the countryside to be Liu Bei's younger brother...
There is no other reason than to stay with this warm person.
After he came to his senses, the potter was sweating all over and feeling frightened.
He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his head, feeling sad and horrified.
Liu Bei... I haven't seen him for three years, so his charm has become a bit unbelievable!
Even time travelers can be charmed!
Not to mention Mi Zhu, Kong Rong and others!
The potter did not dare to look at Liu Bei's eyes anymore, they were too seductive.
Tao Shang lowered his head, turned his eyes away, and said: "Xuan Degong just said that he will go to Xuzhou to persuade Cao Cao to retreat... So at this moment, why not practice with the Yellow Turban thieves from Beihai County first? It's just right.
Helped Kong Beihai solve the catastrophe. Didn't Zhang Rao, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, occupy Zhuxu County and threaten the safety of Beihai County? If Xuande Gong could persuade Zhang Rao to hand over the county seat and retreat his troops, then Tao would believe him.
With your ability, this bet can be considered a win for Xuande, how about it?"
After saying this, Mi Zhu felt a little unhappy when he heard this.
Mi Zhu stood up and advised: The eldest son, the yellow turban thieves, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil! They have been coveting the city of Beihai County for a long time, how can they be made to retreat with just a few words? Besides, the important matter of rescuing Xuzhou is not a big deal.
Can you bet on such a childish thing?"
The potter turned his head and gave Mi Zhu a blank look.
Old boy, who are you with? Have you fallen to Liu Bei's side so quickly?
Liu Bei was obviously not as shallow as Mi Zhu thought. Through his understanding of the pottery merchant's ability to calculate the unknown, Liu Bei felt that the pottery merchant's bet must have a deep meaning.
On the contrary, he took the potter's words very seriously!
But he saw Liu Bei smile warmly, nod his head and said boldly: "Okay! Just follow what the young master said! Bei will lead the troops to Zhuxu County the next day. He will try to persuade Zhang Rao first. If that fails, it will not be too late to fight again! Tao Tao
The bet set by the young master is ready to be accepted!"
Seeing Liu Bei's cooperation, Tao Shang was a little confused.
This guy didn't even say what he would bet if he won, and just accepted the bet... This is a bit too benevolent, right?
After Liu Bei left, Guo Jia secretly pulled the pottery merchant to his side and whispered: "What weird idea are you planning? Liu Bei is not a living god. The Yellow Turban Thief finally conquered the county. Why should he let the Yellow Turban Thief give up?"
Just give up?”
"I also know that the Yellow Turban Thief will not give up Zhuxu County. I just used this method to win against Liu Bei in a bet." The pottery merchant showed a thoughtful look on his face and whispered: "When I win against him in the bet, I will be qualified.
He will not be allowed to go to Xuzhou."
Guo Jia didn't know why, and asked strangely: "Why are you so resistant to letting Liu Bei go to Xuzhou?... Guo thinks that Liu Bei is actually a very good person, gentle and heroic, and he is very benevolent and righteous. Listening to his words, he is really good.
It feels like a spring breeze... Sigh, if it hadn't fallen into your hands back then, Guo would have wanted to ask Ying to be his staff."
Tao Shang took a deep look at Guo Jia and said calmly: "This is why I don't want Liu Bei to go to Xuzhou."
Guo Jia: "?"
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A few days later, a shocking event completely subverted the pottery merchant's outlook on life.
The potter still underestimated Liu Bei's charm.
Just imagine, who in the world can roam the world for more than ten years with a wandering body, and in a situation where he has no size, he can make a group of subordinates follow him heartily, never leave, and willingly do everything for him, so that
No one in the world dares to despise it.
Looking at the long history of more than two thousand years AD, how many people can do such a heroic man?
Only Liu Bei.
In the early morning of this day, Tao Shang had just gotten up. Before he could wash up, he saw Tao Ying and Guo Jia coming to him in a hurry.
"Brother, something big happened!"
As soon as Tao Ying entered the house, he yelled at the pottery merchant, which almost scared his brother to death.
The pottery merchant looked at the two of them doubtfully.
Tao Ying was very anxious and Guo Jia looked helpless.
"What happened?" the pottery merchant asked in confusion.
Tao Ying said anxiously: "Brother, Liu Bei is back from Zhuxu County!"
The pottery merchant raised his eyebrows, feeling inexplicably nervous for some reason.
"Did he really ask Zhang Rao to withdraw his troops and return to the county seat?"
Tao Ying shook his head vigorously and said: "That's not true."
"That's good." The pottery merchant breathed a long sigh of relief, picked up the wine glass on the table, and took a long sip of water.
Guo Jia said slowly: "He directly persuaded the yellow turban thief Zhang Rao to surrender!"
"puff!"
The potter squirted out a mouthful of water.
I go!
Liu Bei... what are you playing with?
Seeing the unbelievable look on the pottery merchant's face, Guo Jia took a deep breath, nodded and admitted: "Now I finally know why you are so wary and careful about this Liu Bei... This guy is really not an ordinary person! Look at it.
He is easy-going and easy to talk to, but in fact he can do things that ordinary people cannot... It is hard to say that he is more terrifying than Cao Cao!"
"Where are Liu Bei and others?" the pottery merchant hurriedly asked Guo Jia.
Guo Jia stretched out his hand and pointed: "Outside the city gate, Zhang Rao, the commander of the canal with a yellow scarf, is asking Kong Rong to apologize to Kong Rong."
The potter grabbed the robe on the clothes rack and ran straight out the door.
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When Tao Shang and others arrived outside Yingling City, a group of officials from Beihai County, led by Kong Rong, were accepting the plea of mercy from the Yellow Turban Army led by Qu Commander Zhang Rao.
At this moment, Kong Rong felt so happy in his heart.
For how many years, I have been bullied by these Yellow Turban Canal Commanders in Beihai, especially this Zhang Rao!
He repeatedly clashed with Kong Rong's soldiers and horses, beating the soldiers and generals under Yingling City to the point where they could hardly even leave their underwear!
It was truly unimaginable that he would one day kneel in front of her and submit!
"What a thief, you are here too!" Kong Rong pointed at Qu Shuai Zhang Rao, who was kneeling on one knee, and scolded him righteously: "What were you thinking when you bullied Mr. Kong?"
Zhang Rao, the commander of the Yellow Turban Canal, was shirtless, imitating the ancient way of Lian Po apologizing to Lin Xiangru, carrying a thorn stick on his back, kneeling on one knee, and confessed his mistake to Kong Rong with tears and snot.
"Mr. Kongfu, what happened! I am indeed Zhang Rao who is at fault! A certain person who did not understand the truth repeatedly opposed Kong Beihai's officers and soldiers, attacked the county town and killed the people and was still complacent. If it had not been for Xuande Gong's righteousness, Rao would still be in a dream.
The average person in the family is just living! Before I met Mr. Xuande, a certain family’s life was in vain! I came to Kong Beihai this time to plead guilty for no other reason. I just gave up my body and let Kong Beihai kill and cook it.
!No matter what Beihai does to me, a certain family will never complain!"
The potter was grinning and sweating as he listened.
This Zhang Qushuai is really not reserved at all when he speaks!
What does it mean that life was in vain until I met Mr. Xuande?
Liu Bei, what kind of ecstasy soup did you pour into him?
Even though Kong Rong was gnashing his teeth in hatred towards Zhang Rao, he had already been persuaded to surrender by Liu Bei, so he couldn't go too far anyway... He couldn't really drag Zhang Rao into the city to cook him.
There are some things that you can just talk about in person and get enough of it.
Liu Bei still had that warm smile and acted as the peacemaker between the two parties: "Zhang Rao was ignorant and fell into the muddy road by mistake. This time he changed his ways. He is willing to take the responsibility of supervision and take him into his custody. From now on, he will
I won’t bother Mr. Kongfu anymore.”
The old god Kong Rong said: "This beast is fierce and stubborn, and I will have to rely on Duke Xuande to discipline it in the future."
Liu Bei nodded, suddenly turned to look at the pottery merchant, and then showed a friendly and grateful smile.
"Master Tao! Thank you, thank you so much!"
The potter helplessly rubbed his temples with his hands: "Mr. Xuande, what a good trick."
Liu Bei said very humbly: "It's just a coincidence. Hey! I knew that the bet between the young master and Bei must have deep meaning! This is great. Not only did Zhang Rao surrender, but he also gave Bei thousands more men under his command for free."
How could the soldiers and generals have accomplished such a great feat without the help of the young master?"
Liu Bei's gratitude came from the bottom of his heart, but when the potter heard it, it was like a curse.
The pottery merchant turned to look at the shirtless Zhang Rao and said strangely: "Xuan De Gong, could you please tell me what earth-shattering and ghost-weeping remarks you said to him that could make a ferocious man like
Is it possible for the desperate Yellow Turban leader to turn around?"
Liu Bei frowned, thought seriously for a while, and then said: "Actually, Bei didn't say anything to him... I just smiled at him."
The potter was stunned when he heard this.
He looked hard at Liu Bei, as if trying to find traces of lying on his face.
But Liu Bei just smiled at the pottery merchant. His smile was so warm that it almost melted the pottery merchant's heart.
The potter turned his head and stopped looking at him.
What a big bug this is, people can be conquered by just smiling.