When Liu Xie heard the pottery merchant describe Liu Bei's situation, he felt a little unhappy.
Although he doesn't know exactly what this Lao Shizi Pingyuan Xiang is at the moment, but from what the pottery merchant said, it seems that this Liu Bei is also a member of the Han clan and has a branch of the blood of his old Liu family.
A person with the blood of a branch of the Liu family actually helped the evil thief Gongsun Zan kill Liu Yu, who was also a member of the Han clan. What kind of thing is this?
Act like an animal!
"Why should I reward him?" Liu Xie's face showed obvious displeasure.
What the potter wants is this unhappy effect.
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, both Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan are disciples of Lu Shangshu. He is Gongsun Zan's right-hand man. He must be mediating in the affairs of the Grand Sima. If they are rewarded together, not only can
An Gongsun Zan's heart can further increase Gongsun Zan's bargaining chip and try to close the distance between him and Yuan Shao."
On the surface, Tao Shang's words were helping Liu Bei to get an official position, but in reality they were ruining his future.
What political capital did Liu Bei rely on?
The identity and reputation of a Han clan clan member.
But if even the emperor of the Han Dynasty bothers you, your status and reputation are basically useless.
Sure enough, upon hearing the pottery merchant's words, Liu Xie's face suddenly turned darker.
"Haha, it's very good. We are both clansmen, but we actually forced each other to death and killed our own relatives! In the end, I still want to give him an official title? It's very good! It's so tight! I remember this Liu Bei.
Tao Aiqing, do you know which branch of the Han clan this Liu Bei belongs to?"
The pottery merchant thought about it carefully and said, "I vaguely remember that Liu Bei seems to have claimed to be the great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing, the queen of Zhongshan Jing."
"Okay, okay! I'll remember it."
Liu Xie's face looked a little unkind, and his eyes flashed, as if he was thinking about something.
But no matter what Liu Xie was thinking about, Tao Shang knew that his goal had been achieved, and there was no need to continue discussing the matter with Liu Xie.
If you talk too much, your true intentions will be revealed easily.
A thirteen-year-old child has been oppressed since childhood, so his character will not be too generous after all.
Suddenly, Liu Xie's expression softened, and he looked at Tao Shang kindly, saying: "Tao Aiqing is really loyal to me, and his reputation as a gentleman in this world is indeed worthy... After such a long period of work, all the princes have
There are imperial titles, but Tao Qing can't even get a decent official position, I really can't bear it."
The pottery merchant respectfully bowed his hand to Liu Xie and said: "How dare you, I? I am just doing my best to serve your majesty and be loyal to the court. The size of my official position is not important to me."
Liu Xie said with emotion: "My dear, I have lived for thirteen years, and I have never seen anyone as honest as you."
The pottery merchant felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.
"Even beasts like Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, I have to give them official positions to appease them. But if I can't reward ministers like Aiqing, then I will be a great failure as an emperor."
Speaking of this, Liu Xie said to Tao Shang: "My dear, Grand Sima has just passed away. If not, how about I confer the position of Grand Sima to you?"
The potter thought for a moment and shook his head.
In this current situation, there is no need for him to take an official position like Da Sima. The higher he climbs, the faster he dies. It is purely to attract attention.
"Your Majesty, let's forget it. I am young and ill-informed, and I am afraid that I cannot afford such a high-level military position... If Your Majesty is interested, you might as well give the vassal a civilian position, how about it?"
"civilian?"
Liu Xie pressed his chin with his hand and frowned in pain for a long time. Suddenly his eyes flashed, and he had an idea.
"Tao Aiqing, you saved me from the fire and water crisis and helped me establish a new dynasty in Fan County. You are not greedy for merit. You are truly a model for the world. With your style and character, you are my teacher. Why not?
?”
Speaking of this, Liu Xie confirmed: "Tao Aiqing, I confer you the title of Grand Tutor of the dynasty, General of Zhendong, leading Yangzhou Mu, and recording ministerial affairs! From now on, you will be my teacher, please also
It’s the Taifu who encourages me a lot... Taifu Tao!"
When the pottery merchant heard this, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
One time he was Tao Taiping, another time he was Tao Taifu... It seemed that he would have to work with the Taizi generation in his life.
I just hope that I will not be the Queen Mother Tao in the future, but Mrs. Tao or something like that.
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"Recording the affairs of the minister?"
After hearing about the official position of the pottery merchant, Guo Jia and Chen Deng both showed happy expressions on their faces.
"The emperor is young, and he is grateful to the prince...oh, no, he is temporarily grateful to the prince, so he asked the prince to record the affairs of the minister. But according to his subordinates, these four short words are more valuable than the prince and the prince.
Yangzhou animal husbandry is much more expensive!"
The potter didn't understand and just looked at them blankly.
Guo Jia felt helpless when he saw his dilated eyes. He couldn't help but sigh and explained for him:
"During the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, in order to reduce the power of the prime minister, he established an internal dynasty and appointed the Shaofu Shangshu to handle the world's memorials. The Shangshu Ling, Yu Shi Zhongcheng, and Sili Xiaowei were all sitting alone. Although the official rank was not the highest, he handled the affairs.
You are the head of the inner court. Now your Majesty's court is nothing and cannot govern. Your so-called record of affairs is just an illusion in name. But even if it is an illusion, you are still the head of the government in charge of the world.
To put it bluntly, from now on, if the appointment of officials in the imperial court, the selection of officials, the assessment of filial piety and integrity, and the appointment of frontier officials are all done in accordance with the regulations, I am afraid they will all need your approval."
Chen Deng said with a smile: "Of course, the princes in the world will not pay attention to the Taifu, but at least we select officials in our own territory, recommend, select and appoint high-ranking officials, even if they are dismissed, it will be justifiable from now on."
The pottery merchant was stunned when he heard this.
However, he was only happy for a moment, and then he shrugged casually and said: "No matter what, this is just a gimmick. What matters in the end is strength."
Guo Jia smiled and said: "Gongsun Zan's affairs have been settled. Next, do we have to ask Tian Yu if he wants Zhao Yun to come?"
Chen Deng had seen Zhao Yun's ability and said excitedly: "Zhao Yun is a rare general. He must be obtained. The master cannot let him leave Xuzhou."
Tao Shang smiled when he heard this and said: "Don't worry, I have already said hello to Tian Yu. Naturally, they Youzhou people will handle this matter themselves and have nothing to do with us. However, Zhao Yun, I must do it."
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A few days later, the pottery merchant began to deliver the money from selling his official position to the emperor's eunuch Ma Xun.
The relationship between Mason and the pottery merchant is getting better and better now. Asking him to monitor the pottery merchant's accounts has exactly the same effect as sending a blind old dog.
Of course, to a certain extent, the pottery merchant would not treat this minister badly.
After all, there will be many places where I will need to use this eunuch in the future.
It is not easy to deliver money, especially such a large amount of money.
Because it is not only the princes themselves who buy officials, but also their close ministers who buy county governors, county magistrates and other posts, and some also buy high-level civil servants. In short, there are all kinds of things.
It took several days to sort out the accounts.
After finishing the business of straightening out the accounts, the pottery merchant finally met the person he wanted to see most.
Zhao Yun came to see the pottery merchant in person.
When he saw Zhao Yun, Tao Shang was surprised to find that the round face that he had raised to look a little fat had now returned to a thin face.
And it was obvious that Zhao Yun's face even looked a little haggard.