The pottery merchant drank in Cao Cao's military camp. The two talked a lot and talked about the past, which was a gain for the pottery merchant.
After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, before they knew it, both of them were a little drunk.
At this moment, Xu Chu led his people to Cao Cao's camp and bluntly said that he was here to take the pottery merchant back to the camp.
But it was Pei Qian who took the hint from the pottery merchant and rushed back to bring Xu Chu as a reinforcement.
Xu Chu was not polite when he arrived at Cao Cao's camp. He strode into Cao Cao's tent and stood upright behind the pottery merchant, unmoving and powerful! Cao Cao was praised repeatedly, and his eyes kept showing admiration.
, just like a hungry wolf seeing a little fat sheep, both eyes will glow green.
Cao Cao's eyes and drooling expression made the pottery merchant quite embarrassed... He was really winning people's love.
After a few more polite words, the pottery merchant stood up and left. Cao Cao had made the pottery merchant a friend today, so he did not force him to stay and got up to see him off in person.
After Tao Shang said goodbye to Cao Cao, he returned to Xuzhou Army's camp with Xu Chu and his guards. On the way, Xu Chu asked Tao Shang: "Unexpectedly, that black dwarf is actually Cao Cao... We offended him last time, and he
I actually invited the eldest son to drink today, but what was your intention?"
"I guess... I just want to make friends, there are not so many intrigues." The pottery merchant looked up at the dark night sky and murmured.
Xu Chu was a little confused and said: "What a shame, mother, this kid has been beaten by us, but he doesn't bear any grudge against us, and yet he still wants to make friends with us? What kind of trick is this?"
The pottery merchant smiled and said: "The mind is as big as the sea and does not take trivial matters as an issue. This is the person who does big things. There is nothing surprising about it."
Xu Chu shook his head: "Is it a trivial matter to be beaten like that?... A certain family is really convinced, but if you don't tell me, I really don't believe that there is such a person in this world."
Tao Shang secretly thought that if you knew that Cao Cao's son died in the hands of Zhang Xiu in history and accepted his surrender, you might not think so.
Later generations had more or less artistic processing of the image of Cao Cao, but the potter did not take it seriously... At least in his mind, a man who was only suspicious, cunning, and cunning could not become the unification of northern China.
Overlord, the reason why Cao Cao was able to become the most powerful prince in the late Eastern Han Dynasty must be that he had a mind, ambition, ideals and magnanimity that others could hardly hope to match.
Just by looking at the words "Songli Xing", you can get a glimpse of the leopard and understand his concern for the country and the people.
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After formulating a strategy to attack Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao arranged for all the princes to hold an unprecedented oath-taking meeting and blood-sacrifice ceremony in Suanzao the next day.
Yuan Shao arranged for his soldiers to build a tall sacrificial temple in Suanzao County. The platform was two feet high and had three floors. It was surrounded by fifty flags from five directions. On top of it, there were white and yellow axes, military talismans and general seals, and animals were sacrificed and sacrifices were made to heaven.
Seek battle.
The ancients attached great importance to the ritual of sacrifice. Sometimes, a good ritual of offering sacrifice to heaven is the best and most convenient way to improve morale.
Pigs and sheep were killed, and the sacrifices were brought to the altar. After all the princes paid homage to heaven and earth, they invited Yuan Shao to the altar.
Yuan Shao dressed up and carried his sword, then came forward with great emotion, burned incense, worshiped again, and recited the oath of covenant loudly.
"Unfortunately for the Han Dynasty, the emperor lost his authority. The traitor Dong Zhuo took advantage of the provocation to cause harm to the supreme leader and tortured the people. Shao and others were afraid of the loss of the country, so they gathered rebels and went to the national disaster. All of us, as allies, will work together to achieve success.
There must be no two ambitions in the loyalty of ministers. If you have this alliance with Chongqing, you will suffer the consequences of your fate, and you will not be able to inherit it. The emperor, the queen, the land, the ancestors are wise, we can all learn from this fact!"
All the princes shed tears because of his generous words.
Although the oath was heroic and powerful, it was aimed at who it was directed at, the princes and the Kanto soldiers. It could be an inspiring, tear-jerking, and morale-boosting word of alliance.
But to the pottery merchant, Yuan Shao's words were no different from a hypnotic book. After rumbling on for a while, the pottery merchant's words were confused and he was wandering in place. He was really sleepy.
Yuan Shao finished the oath of alliance and said generously: "Everyone, let's fight against Dong's traitor together. Let's drink wine today and swear an oath with blood!"
The potter was so confused that he was about to fall asleep standing up. When he heard this cry, he immediately became energetic!
"Do you still want to donate blood?"
Standing next to the pottery merchant was Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei. He was a brave man and extremely loyal to the Han Dynasty. He was an expert soldier who served under He Jin in the past, and was as good as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
Bao Xin turned his head to look at the pottery merchant kindly, smiled, and said: "Since we have made an alliance with blood, it is natural to shed some blood! Otherwise, how can we strengthen our determination to march into the army? The blood of all people will be united, and we will show to the world that we are marching together."
We want to retreat together!”
The potter's Adam's apple rolled and he asked Bao Xin quietly: "Did you cut off your finger?"
Bao Xin laughed loudly when he heard this and shook his head: "Of course not!"
Tao Shang breathed a sigh of relief.
Bao Xin continued loudly: "There won't be enough blood to cut off your fingers... at least you have to cut your wrists!"
The potter almost cried when he heard this.
"I'm not in good health... I can only donate 200."
The pottery merchant had no choice but to bargain. Soldiers had already prepared a wine cauldron and a scimitar and presented them to each prince. The potter squinted at Bao Xin beside him, picked up the scimitar, and without blinking, pointed it at his own
The wrist was cut off severely!
For a moment, the blood on Bao Xin's wrist flowed straight down, as if a major artery had been cut by mistake. It was shocking to see.
The potter pointed at Bao Xin and turned to the soldier holding the tripod: "He has lost so much, can you give it to me evenly?"
The soldier didn't buy it, turned around and handed the tripod and another unused knife to the potter.
"Brother, I see that there is a lot of blood in this cauldron... If it is released again, the taste will not be pure... Why don't you make a note of it, and next time you attack others, can I donate more?" said the pottery merchant.
Discuss this with the soldier carefully.
The soldier frowned when he heard that... and next time?
Bao Xin looked on and just curled his lips. How could this kid speak so out of tune at such a young age? A real man would be afraid of losing half a pound of blood!
Bao Xin didn't care whether the potter agreed or not. He stretched out his hand and pulled up the potter's sleeve. Using a scimitar in his hand, he chopped the potter's white and green wrist like pork.
"Slow down...ah!"
After the blood was poured out, everyone took the blood wine from the cauldron and drank from it.
The potter wanted to cry but had no tears... It was enough to just bleed, but he had to drink it back with his mouth? What's the difference between bleeding and not bleeding? Is there something wrong with these people?
With so much blood mixed together, if someone has a messy disease... wouldn't it all be transmitted to his body?
The potter saw the right moment and secretly poured the blood wine behind him...
Everything was in order, Yuan Shao shouted: "Although Shao is not talented, since he is recommended by the public and others as the leader of the alliance, meritorious service must be rewarded, and guilty must be punished. The state has national laws, and the army has iron disciplines. Everyone should abide by them and do not violate them."
Everyone said, "Wei Ming is listening."
Yuan Shao continued: "According to the military order of the previous day, all the princes stationed their troops at their respective stations and agreed on a time to attack in three directions and take Xingyang directly!"
"promise!"
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Dongdu, Luoyang.
In Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty, the imperial palace was divided into the South Palace and the North Palace, which were located in the north and south of Luoyang City respectively. The two palaces were connected by a tall wall in the middle. During the complex, the emperor always walked in the middle, with guards guarding the left and right.
Ten steps and one guard.
The front hall of the South Palace is the Quefei Hall, which is now the only place where the emperor comes to court and all the officials discuss government affairs. The main hall behind the Quefei Hall is the Deyang Hall. The hall is three feet high and the emperor is one foot high. The hall can accommodate ten thousand people. There is a pool of water surrounding the hall.
, jade steps and red beams, the altar is made of patterned stone, the walls are decorated with colorful paintings, and the gold pillars are engraved with beautiful patterns.
Deyang Palace, which was supposed to be used by the emperor, has now become Dong Zhuo’s special place... Dong Xiangguo runs rampant in the harem and controls the government, all using Deyang Palace as the foundation. Now he invites his cronies to discuss secrets, and it is also here.
Dong Zhuo is currently sitting on the side of the main seat in the palace. It can be considered that he understands some general ethics and is not sitting on the main seat that should belong to the emperor... But what the generals and ministers under him are thinking is that it may not take long.
, it’s Xiangguo’s turn to take that position.
Dong Zhuo is not young anymore, he has a big beard and his face is full of wrinkles.
His hair is gray, his complexion is turquoise, and his cheeks are sunken, giving him a sickly look. However, his body is very big, and his back, which is over fifty years old, does not look stiff at all, which shows that his body bones are extremely strong.
He is worthy of his military background.
"Young Yuan Shao, Cao Cao's traitor... actually gathered so many princes to rebel against me... Haha, how did you say that sentence? Young people are terrible! Isn't it?" Dong Zhuo was reading the military newspaper in his hand while the old god was talking.
of teasing.
Under Dong Zhuo, Li Ru should be the leader in terms of intelligence. He stepped out and reported: "Xiangguo, more than ten princes from Guandong have gathered together with great momentum and strength. They can fight against the army and horses of the DPRK! Now they are divided into
Three routes are to advance from Hanoi, Suanzao, and Yangren respectively. Regardless of which route is weak and which is strong, the goal is simply to attack Hulao and cross Xingyang. The Prime Minister should immediately mobilize troops and generals without delay, so as not to lose the opportunity."
Dong Zhuo did not answer Li Ru, but said to himself: "When I led the Xiliang army to Beijing, I first used a trick to incorporate He Jin and He Miao's Kyoto Guard Wu Army, and then took the lead to merge with the state army. I thought
Looking at the world, no one is dissatisfied! Who would have thought that the world has really changed? The princes not only dissatisfied with me, but also joined forces to join forces. It is really arrogant..."
When he said this, he saw the fat old man laughing, and his expression became extremely excited. There seemed to be a faint red light in his eyes, and he said hoarsely like a hungry wolf: "It's good to be arrogant... It's good to be arrogant! This is the fun."
, it would be boring if everyone surrendered! If you don’t obey, I will beat you until you obey!”
Li Ru smiled and said: "The Prime Minister is so talented, but all the princes in Guandong are like grass and mustard."
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said: "In my opinion, half of the princes in Guandong are mediocre, but there are indeed a few difficult figures among them. Those who can be worried about are: Er Yuan, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan, Bao Xin, Wang Kuang
Just seven people."
After saying that, Dong Zhuo raised his head, looked at Li Ru, and said, "Wen You, can you teach me how to defeat the enemy?"
Li Ru shook his head in shame and said: "Discussing conspiracies and tricks is what Confucianism is good at... But at this moment, war is inevitable, and tricks are useless! If we talk about the method of using military force, if the prime minister conquers the east and west, who can help?
The matter of dispatching troops must be done by the Prime Minister himself."
Dong Zhuo thought for a moment, nodded and said: "That's fine! In that case, I will order the troops and send generals...the generals will obey your orders!"
The fierce generals wearing armor on the left and right all came out: "Here!"
Dong Zhuo picked up the military prelude on the table, shook it and said: "Yuan Shao sacrificed blood to heaven on the jujube tree in order to attack me. His troops were divided into three groups. The first one left Hanoi, and his intention must be to take my Aocang, and the second one went to Hanoi.
The man who walks with the jujube is a majestic and frontal warrior who can avoid the sharp edge. The man who walks with the three yang is a rare weapon. You can muster up the best troops to defeat it first!"