Tao Shang, Xu Rong, and Hu Cai, accompanied by the jailer, walked into the single cell in the deepest part of the prison.
In this innermost prison, a felon is imprisoned.
According to the division of areas in Pengcheng Prison, those detained in this single cell are usually death row inmates waiting to be executed.
But this death row prisoner is a bit special. He has been on death row for several months, but he has not been killed. He has just been kept there, and he eats and drinks well.
As the current head of Pengcheng, if he is not a special person, the pottery merchant will generally not come to see a death penalty.
The environment in the prison was different from what was imagined. There was no stench or filth. On the contrary, it was very clean.
The person living inside is Guan Hai, a yellow turban thief from Qingzhou who was threatened by Tao Yang to sacrifice the flag in Xuzhou when he was in Beihai.
After Guan Hai was captured alive, he later took advantage of Liu Bei in a wooden cage and attacked him without warning, almost killing Liu Bei. Later, with the guarantee of a pottery merchant, he was taken to Xuzhou to sacrifice the flag before the war.
As a result, the pottery merchant did not use the Guanhai sacrificial flag, but instead used a large white pig.
The situation at that time almost made Xu Chu cry.
Guan Hai's life in prison is obviously not bad now. Although he is not free, the linen clothes all over his body are still clean, and his face is rosy and his eyes are bright, indicating that he has eaten very full every meal.
If there is anything about Guan Hai's current life that is not satisfactory, it is only one thing: during this long period of time, no one can talk to him.
Suddenly seeing the pottery merchant go into prison, Guan Hai was stunned for a moment, then a complicated look appeared on his face.
He really wanted to communicate with someone, but the potter was not a suitable candidate.
"Why don't you kill me?" Guan Hai opened his mouth and asked calmly: "Even if you and I had a private discussion and jointly dealt with Liu Bei, I was just repaying that momentary anger! You stayed here privately
If someone’s life is questioned by Kong Rong, Liu Bei and others in the future, how should they deal with it?”
With Xu Rong by his side, the pottery merchant was not afraid of what Guan Hai would do to him. He found a clean place to sit down and said slowly: "The allies at that time may not be allies in the future, and the enemies at that time may not be our allies in the future."
, but they may not be their future rivals, so why should Tao care about what they think?"
Guan Hai took a deep breath and said: "You are quite confident. By acting like this, are you not afraid of being infamy for the rest of your life?"
The potter did not answer him directly.
Guan Hai has been in prison for a long time and does not know the current general situation of the world. Under the current situation, Liu Bei's reputation in the north has plummeted because of Liu Yu's incident. Because of his current situation, even if the pottery merchant stayed
Guan Hai will not have much impact on his reputation.
"A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried. Tao does everything based on his integrity and is never burdened by false reputation. Brother Guan, there is no need to worry so much."
After hearing what the potter said, Guan Hai almost spit out his breakfast.
A magnanimous gentleman...that's what he does? Let the prisoners conspire to help him beat up his allies?
Tao Shang did not continue to argue with him on this matter, but said to Guan Hai: "Tao kept brother Guan alive, does brother Guan know why?"
Guan Hai hasn't talked nonsense to anyone for several months. He wouldn't have ignored such nonsense before, but now he can only follow Tao Shang's chatter.
"Master Tao, do you want a certain family to surrender to you?" Guan Hai calmed down and stared at the pottery merchant with bright eyes.
The pottery merchant smiled smartly: "Call me Grand Tutor."
"Master?"
A cold and stern voice came from under Xu Rong's bronze mask: "In July of the first year of Xingping, the emperor has officially appointed Jun Tao as the Taifu of the dynasty, leading the Yangzhou shepherd and recording the affairs of the minister... What you are facing now is
He is the first auxiliary minister of my Han Dynasty."
After hearing this, Guan Hai's jaw almost dropped in shock.
A few months before he was captured alive, this boy was still the governor of Danyang County, right? At his age, it cannot be said that there is no chance that he will be able to lead a county in the past 20 years, but he is also one of the very few.
.
But now, at his age, he has become the current Taifu?! This is shocking to the past and the present.
Although Guan Hai had no education, he also knew that Taifu was an auxiliary position similar to Imperial Master. Although it was a false title, his status was indeed lofty.
For a moment, Guan Hai began to feel a little moved in his heart.
This kid seems to be a big shot, much stronger than I originally thought.
Tao Shang smiled and said: "Everyone has ambitions and pride. If not forced by the current situation, no one in this world would be willing to rebel and become a thief. No matter what Brother Guan has done before, with Tao's current status
, it is not difficult to restore your white body... or even make me a human being. Brother Guan can figure out this deal, right?"
Guan Hai swallowed softly, and said doubtfully but not confidently: "But a certain family is from the Yellow Turbans after all..."
The potter smiled and turned his head.
But Hu Cai, who had just been transferred from Jinling City to Pengcheng by a pottery merchant, took a step forward, smiled at Guan Hai and said, "Brother Guan, do you recognize me?"
Guan Hai didn't have a deep impression of Hu Cai. He looked at it for a long time and didn't remember it.
"This is Hu Caiye from Baibo Valley."
When Guan Hai heard this, he suddenly realized.
Hu Cai said to Guan Hai: "Although the Yellow Turban Army rebelled against the world in the past, since Prince Taiping gathered the troops in Baibo Valley, he has planned for the world. He restored the old and weak people to farming, and incorporated the able-bodied into the Chinese army to establish merit.
, Hu is not talented, and now he is also highly regarded under the government. Prince Taiping treats the Yellow Turbans and the common people regardless of territory, and they all wait for him. Now Jinling City and Hangzhou City have become the two major towns in the southeast, and Fujia
This place can truly be said to be a paradise, and this is all the result of the emperor."
After a pause, Hu Cai added: "And in the past, Huang Tianwu was also taken in by the prince at this time."
Guan Hai was a close confidant of Sima Ju back then, so he naturally knew about the Huang Tianwu in Sima Ju's hands.
Moreover, Guan Hai was one of those people who was relatively loyal to Zhang Jiao. When Sima Ju lost Huang Tianwu in the battle at Puyang, Guan Hai felt deeply regretful.
Unexpectedly, Huang Tianwu is now at the pottery merchant's place.
Facing Guan Hai's shocked and confused eyes, Tao Shang suddenly smiled: "Tao had no intention of taking advantage of Xiao Ying'er. When he rescued her in Luoyang, he just did it casually and had no intention of taking advantage...
...That child is like my sister now."
Speaking of this, Tao Shang paused and said: "And when Xiao Ying'er grows up, Tao plans to find a talented person from the younger generation among the Tao family in Danyang to help Xiao Ying'er, which can be regarded as a
A beautiful thing.”
Guan Hai looked at the potter intently, was silent for a long time, and then said: "I didn't expect Mr. Tao to be so kind to the orphan of General Tiangong... Alas, Guan actually misjudged Mr. Tao originally, but now the Qingzhou Yellow Turban
Most of them have been surrendered to Cao Cao, but Guan is alone but has no merit of any magnitude to contribute to Tao Jun. I feel deeply ashamed."
The pottery merchant smiled and said, "That's not necessarily the case. Tao really needs to ask Brother Guan for help with something right now."
Guan Hai heard this and said, "Please give me your instructions, Mr. Tao."
Tao Shang's face straightened and he explained to Guan Hai: "The Yellow Turban tycoons in Runan have been dependent on Sun Jian and Yuan Shu in recent years. The southern part of Yuzhou has been in a semi-independent state because of the Yellow Turbans, and the school under my command has been in a state of semi-independence."
It has recently been discovered that Cao Cao from Yanzhou has moved his heavy troops south to Liang State, intending to get involved in Yuzhou. If Tao's prediction is correct, Yuan Shu's current state should not be Cao Cao's opponent. By then, all the Yellow Turban tycoons in Runan will become Fuzhou.
People with no roots will either move south and continue to rely on Yuan Shu, or surrender to Cao Cao. Tao wants to have Brother Guan persuade them to come to Jinling City on behalf of Tao during this time!"