These few words from the pottery merchant directly brought in the people of Beihai County and Taishi Ci, both overtly and covertly. Zhang Fei was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to refute.
This is also normal. From ancient times to the present, no matter how good our relationship is on weekdays, once a major accident occurs, the first thought will definitely be to shirk responsibility for the accident.
Who would appear to be fine and take the initiative to put the shit basin on their head?
Not only Tao Ying and the potters, but also Kong Rong, Taishi Ci, Fang Xiu, Wang Xiong and others from Beihai County were the same.
At this moment, everyone is already standing on the same front invisibly.
Kong Rong didn't care about the whole story at the moment. He just coughed and looked around: "It's a nice banquet. Why did Duke Xuande suddenly go to Taishi Ci's camp outside the city when he wasn't in the hall to enjoy it with the other princes?"
?Is there some hidden secret in this?"
Although Mi Zhu had a very good impression of Liu Bei himself, it was based on his attitude as an ally, and he intended to drag Liu Bei to Xuzhou to help deal with Cao Cao.
But once something really happened, he would naturally have to speak on the side of his family.
Especially Zhang Fei's bad attitude towards Tao Ying just now made Mi Zhu feel very unhappy.
Our second son is a bit stupid, but that is what we Xuzhou people say behind closed doors. Who are you, a black barbarian? You are just a butcher! How dare you yell at the son of the Xuzhou governor?
He touched his chin and said calmly: "Although Zhu drank a few more wines, if I heard correctly, just now Duke Xuande sent someone to inform the two captains Guan and Zhang that he was too drunk to drink and returned to the post office.
Are you going to take a break at the hotel?"
Speaking of this, Mi Zhu suddenly turned his head to Kong Rong and said curiously: "The post house of Kong Beihai's family is so strange. How could it be built outside the city? This really opened Zhu's eyes."
After saying these words, everyone understood clearly.
Mi Zhu's words, implicitly or explicitly, meant that Liu Bei had lied.
But in fact, Liu Bei did lie.
Tao Shang climbed up the pole and continued doubtfully: "Xuan Degong went to see Guan Hai late at night and insisted on spending time alone with him. Could there be some... big conspiracy among them? Second brother, can you hear what they said?
What happened?"
Tao Ying shook his head and said numbly: "Mr. Xuande won't let me listen."
This is a bit choking to say. Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. What major conspiracy can he have with a yellow turban leader who refuses to surrender? Don't let people listen!
Why do you make it look like you are going to rebel?
Zhang Fei's face was as red as Guan Yu's, and he said angrily: "You dare to talk nonsense again! Be careful, I will pull out your tongue!"
It would be okay if he didn't shout, but if he did, he would simply make the matter worse.
Taishi Ci stood up, looked at Zhang Fei with a stern face and said, "Master Tao is just telling the truth. Who do you think you are, and you dare to play tricks here?"
Tao Shang is now Taishi Ci's benefactor. Don't say that he openly or secretly said that Liu Bei's behavior was fishy. Even if he said that Liu Bei was a pig, Taishi Ci would stand up and praise him.
A few days ago, the two men were sworn enemies.
Falling in love and killing each other is so simple and pure sometimes.
When Zhang Fei saw Tai Shici standing up to smooth things over for the pottery merchant, he became even more indignant.
"Okay, I haven't settled the score with you yet! You should stand up first! My eldest brother's incident happened in your camp, and you have nothing to do with it! Looking back, you need to pay for it too.
I have an explanation!"
Taishi Ci raised his head and said coldly: "What a joke! Your eldest brother broke into so-and-so's camp privately, so-and-so didn't even accuse him, but you are here to tell me what's wrong with so-and-so? Do you really think that no one in Beihai County can punish you?
Can’t do it?”
Zhang Fei couldn't bear it anymore, overturned the table with his kick, and stood up suddenly!
"Do you dare to go out with me and fight for three hundred rounds?"
Taishi Ci was not afraid. He stood up with a sneer and said, "I'm still afraid of you!"
"Stop!" Kong Rong couldn't help it. He slammed the table hard, stood up and said angrily: "Is Mr. Kong's banquet a place for you guys to act recklessly? Sit down!"
As a contemporary great Confucian, Kong Rong valued etiquette above all else, and turning over tables at banquets was what he hated most.
If this spreads out, wouldn't it ruin his reputation as a great Confucian?
The potter stood up slowly. He did not look at Zhang Fei anymore, but instead looked at Guan Yu, who had half-closed his eyes and said nothing.
"Yun Changgong, is it really necessary for us to argue about these issues here? Right now, Xuande Gong is seriously injured. Instead of caring about your brother's injury and seeing how he is injured, you brothers are arguing here.
If Duke Xuande knew about the unrelated matters, wouldn't it mean that the brotherhood would be shattered?"
The potter's words immediately reminded everyone in the hall.
Guan Yu had already thought of this. The problem was related to his eldest brother's innocence. Besides, Liu Bei's behavior was also wrong. If we don't clarify it here, it would be spread out and damage his brother's reputation, but it is not a small matter.
Guan Yu stood up, cupped his hands to Tao Shang and Kong Rong respectively, and said: "Master Taiping is right, third brother, the injury of the eldest brother is more important at the moment. My brother left the table to take care of Hai's affairs. Guan will do something about it in the future.
I will definitely give you an explanation!”
Having said this, he glanced around the crowd and said: "But if Guan knows that there is something hidden in this, Guan will definitely ask everyone present to explain it to Guan!"
Faced with Guan Yu's threatening tone, the pottery merchant didn't take it seriously at all.
After all, no matter how you look at this matter, Liu Bei's actions were inappropriate, and no one else is to blame.
If Liu Bei wanted to save some face for himself, he would definitely not pursue this matter any further.
Everyone is just a person for the occasion. Some things are known to God and the earth, you know and I know, and that’s the end of it. Why bother worrying about it?
When Kong Rong heard what Guan Yu said, he didn't want to get entangled too much, so he borrowed the donkey down the slope and said, "Mr. Kong will go with you to visit Duke Xuande."
After seeing the county governor, Fang Xiu, Wang Xiong and other officials from Beihai County also went to visit him.
Tao Shang, Mi Zhu and other members of the Xuzhou envoy could not stay out of the matter, so they immediately went with them.
When everyone left the table, Tao Shang walked up to Tai Shi Ci and whispered: "That Guan Hai caused such a big trouble. Although he deserves to die, I still want to use him to sacrifice the flag to prevent Zhang Fei and others from taking revenge."
, please also ask Ziyi to send someone to escort him to the camp of our Xuzhou envoys and hand him over to the custody of Li Tong."
When Taishi Ci heard this, he was stunned at first.
Although he felt that it was inappropriate to transfer the prisoners like this, the pottery merchant was his benefactor after all, so he had no choice but to obey.
Moreover, at the banquet just now, Kong Rong also agreed to let the pottery merchant use Guan Hai as a sacrificial flag, so to a certain extent, Guan Hai can now be regarded as a prisoner of the pottery merchant.
Taishi Ci pondered for a moment, and then said: "Ci will send someone to take care of it."
…
Everyone immediately came to the post house to visit Liu Bei.
At this moment, a medical officer was already in the post house, bandaging Liu Bei to stop the bleeding and applying medicine to treat him.
After asking the medical officer about Liu Bei's condition, Tao Shang couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Unfortunately, Guan Hai did not kill Liu Bei in the end.
However, his current injury was extremely serious. According to the medical officer's diagnosis, Liu Bei would not be able to stand up from the bed within a year and a half.
Judging from Liu Bei's current situation, when he is almost done with his life in Beihai County, he will have to return to Pingyuan County and continue working for Gongsun Zan.
There is no hope for him to go to Xuzhou.
Everyone was filled with sadness when they heard this.
Liu Bei went to Guan Hai's place privately this time. Although he didn't know what his intentions were, it was not a major violation of principles after all.
The Battle of Xuzhou was about to break out, and sudden changes occurred. Without such a powerful helper, everyone naturally felt a little uncomfortable.
Without Liu Bei's troops, it means that the two powerful generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are missing to go to Xuzhou. It can be said that there is missing an important force to fight against Cao Cao.
The pottery merchant didn't take it seriously. He knew better than anyone what changes would happen after Liu Bei went to Xuzhou to help.
In any case, my ultimate goal of coming to Qingzhou to prevent Liu Bei from going to Xuzhou was achieved.
As for how to deal with Cao Cao later, Tao Shang felt that was something he should think about later.
It's a shame to sigh, and it's a pain to feel uncomfortable. Everyone has to go visit Liu Bei.
When everyone entered Liu Bei's room, it was okay not to look at it. But when they saw it, everyone felt a little stupid.
The potter in particular was speechless as he watched, and for the first time, he felt a sense of guilt for his actions.
Isn't that bastard Guan Hai a little too cruel?
You either beat him to death, or you don't beat him... What's going on when you beat him to death?
His whole body was broken, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, his eye sockets were congested, and even the bridge of his nose was broken.
In this era, there are no plastic surgery and nose augmentation surgeries. If the bridge of the nose is broken, then the appearance is really disfigured.
And more importantly, the medical officer is now breaking off Liu Bei's front teeth and tiger teeth from his mouth.
It was obvious that Guan Hai had loosened the entire row of his teeth. Among other things, the two front teeth were obviously useless and had to be pulled out.
What should I do if I want to chew my hoof in the future?
Tao Shang was trembling in his heart... After being beaten like this, would he still be able to survive?
Xu Rong lost his virginity at first, but almost committed suicide by jumping off the building.
A person who used to have such a warm smile now grins with a crooked mouth, slanted eyes, and even no teeth...
Wouldn't this be crueler than killing him?
Guan Hai, that bastard, is so abominable!
"Brother!"
"Brother!"
When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei saw how miserable Liu Bei was, they couldn't help being frightened and turned pale. Their red faces and black faces turned white. They cried and threw themselves on the unconscious Liu Bei, crying loudly.
A generation of heroes turned into such a tragic figure. Kong Rong, Fang Xiu, Wang Xiong, Mi Zhu and others also hid their faces one after another, showing unbearable expressions.
The potter also felt very guilty.
A rare sense of guilt spread in Prince Taiping's heart.
At this moment, Tao Ying, who was behind Tao Shang, looked at the unconscious Liu Bei on the bed with missing teeth and a broken nose. He suddenly sniffed and asked a very inappropriate question.
"Brother, Mr. Xuande has lost his two front teeth. Will there be any leakage when talking to others from now on? Your tongue will be so cold!"
When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei heard this, they both turned their heads and glared at Tao Ying.
The potter wiped the sweat from his forehead, grabbed Tao Ying's sleeve, and pulled him out of the room.
As they walked, Tao Shang said in a low voice: "Second brother, please don't come out to cause hatred at this time... We can't base our own happiness on the pain of others.".m.