Zhou Cang is a very sincere person. He said that if he wanted to be Zhao Yun's deputy general today, he would not delay it until the next day.
Inside the tent, Zhou Cang was no longer sitting down, but stood behind Zhao Yun like an iron tower with his hands behind his back. He neither ate nor drank.
Zhao Yun couldn't persuade him, so he had no choice but to let him stand behind him and act as a doorkeeper.
Tao Shang followed Liu Pi and Gong Du to drink for a while, but Liu Pi suddenly asked Tao Shang: "Master, the three of us are sincerely loyal. When can we move our troops to Xuzhou?"
Tao Shang took a sip of wine and said, "No hurry, no hurry. Before you go to Xuzhou, Tao has one more thing to ask General Gong and General Liu for help."
Liu Pi and Gong both immediately asked for instructions.
The pottery merchant smiled and said: "You two have lived in Runan for a long time, do you know what the situation in Huainan is like now?"
Hearing this, Gong Du thought carefully for a while and said: "We have heard a little bit about the Huainan incident. Now that Yuan Shu has died, Yuan Yao, with the support of Liu Xun, Zhang Xun and others, has inherited the throne of the Yuan family.
However, Yuan Yao's position is not very secure. First, Lu Bu and Sun Ce led their troops to attack Jiujiang County and Lujiang County. Recently, it was heard that Cao Cao's general Cao Ren led his troops to capture Lu'an and threaten Huainan. Liu Biao's troops
Ma also began to transfer his troops to Nanyang County...Now the land of Huainan is surrounded by enemies from all sides. With Yuan Shu's son's ability, I am afraid he will not be able to hold it for a long time."
Tao Shang nodded and said: "That's right. If nothing goes wrong, Jiujiang County and Lujiang County will be lost sooner or later. And if nothing goes wrong, Yuan Yao, Liu Xun, Zhang Xun and others should lead their troops northward."
To surrender to Yuan Shao, they will definitely take the border area between Runan County and Pei County... I would like to ask General Liu and General Gong not to come to Xuzhou for the time being, but to stay at the old site until Yuan Yao and others arrive in Runan.
After the border…”
When Liu Pi heard this, he immediately understood.
He made a fierce gesture with his hand and said: "Tao Tutor, do you want us to kill Yuan Yao for you? In retaliation for Yuan Shu's unprovoked attack on Ruxuwu?"
Tao Shang shook his head and said, "No! Tao doesn't want the two generals to kill Yuan Yao. I want you to surrender to him!"
"What?" Gong Du opened his mouth in surprise when he heard this: "Master, why do you want me to surrender to that kid? Is it possible that you don't want me to wait anymore?"
Liu Pi rolled his eyes at Gong Du in dissatisfaction and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! The master wants us to surrender Yuan Yao'er, so if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense!"
Gong Du suddenly realized what he said.
Tao Shang nodded and said: "I don't want to kill Yuan Yao. Although I have a grudge against his father Yuan Shu, I don't have any grudge against him. Now that Yuan Shu is dead, all grudges should be gone. I just want to capture him alive."
, and subdued his generals... But without the false surrender plan, all this may not be implemented smoothly, so Tao wanted to ask the two generals for help."
Speaking of this, Tao Shang paused and said: "Tao will definitely remember the hard work of the two generals, and he will definitely reward them based on their merits in the future. Three days later, I will send someone to give each of the two generals a thousand lin."
The golden toe indicates a little bit of your feelings."
The two were overjoyed when they heard it.
Such a lord really has no place to look for when he is holding a lantern. Before his subordinates can give him money, he takes the initiative to give money to his subordinates!
It's so open.
What does it mean to be a gentleman? This is it!
Liu Pi and Gong both stood up at the same time, raised their hands to the pottery merchant and said: "I will obey the instructions of the master, and I will fight to the death."
The pottery merchant nodded with satisfaction. He treated people like Liu Pi and Gong Du differently from Zhou Cang. There was no point in playing with their feelings... it was most direct to throw money at them!
He turned to look at Zhou Cang and said: "General Zhou should not stay in Xuzhou for the time being. He should go back to Runan County and cooperate with General Liu and General Gong in acting. If he stays in Xuzhou, he is afraid of exposing his feet."
When Zhou Cang heard this, he looked at Zhao Yun reluctantly and said, "When a certain family returns to Runan County, who will carry the gun for General Zhao?"
When Zhao Yun heard this, he suddenly sweated on his head.
Is love, a matter of carrying a gun, so important?
"Brother Zhou, there is no need to be like this. Zhao is now strong and strong and can still carry this gun. If you really want to carry it with me, there will be many opportunities in the future."
Seeing that Zhao Yun had said so, Zhou Cang had no choice but to nod his head, his eyes full of reluctance.
The pottery merchant saw Zhou Cang's expression in his eyes and couldn't help but sigh.
Just now I wanted to fight, kill, live or die, but now I love you so much that I don’t want to leave you.
Love is indeed just a momentary thing.
…
After arranging three nails in Runan County, the pottery merchant secretly returned to Pengcheng, trying to remain unnoticed.
After returning to Pengcheng, the pottery merchant began to arrange the second thing.
He summoned Zang Ba, who had recovered from his injuries.
Zang Ba suffered an abdominal injury last year and has only just managed to recover now.
After such a long time, all the five groups of Taishan thieves have basically been subdued by Chang Xi.
…
"Do you want me to kill you?" Tao Shang looked at Zang Ba quietly for a while, then suddenly said seriously.
Zang Ba saw that the pottery merchant was staring at him without saying a word. He didn't know what he was thinking about. He didn't expect him to say such a sentence, and he was shocked.
He looked at the pottery merchant in horror and asked, "Why, why do you want to kill me?"
The pottery merchant let out a long sigh: "The five groups of Taishan thieves have been basically conquered by Chang Xi. You are the only general left. I don't want you to be of much use. If you keep it, you will still waste several liters of food every day.
It's better to kill him, it will also increase revenue and reduce expenditure."
Zang Ba hurriedly shouted: "Master Tao..."
"Call Taifu!"
Zang Ba: "..."
After a while.
"Taifu Tao..."
The pottery merchant then showed a smile: "Good boy, that's cool. Tell me. Is there anything you want to say to the Master?"
Zang Ba hurriedly brought the topic back to the right track: "Grand Tutor, although Chang Xi conquered all the tribes in Mount Tai, it was only because of my absence that Sun Guan, Yin Li and others had no choice but to choose to attach themselves to him! I knew
Chang Xi was close to Yuan Shu in Huainan. Now that Yuan Shu is dead, if nothing unexpected happens, he must be planning to switch to Yuan Shao again. However, Yuan Shao has so many aristocratic families that people with backgrounds in thieves and bandits cannot squeeze in. Not even Zhang Yan from Montenegro can do it, let alone
What's more, he is prosperous? If things are urgent, things will inevitably change. If Zang goes to persuade Sun Guan and others to surrender at this time, based on our old friendship, he will definitely succeed. By then, the Taishan people will be won over for the Taifu and will become your obstacle.
Isn’t it wonderful that the Yuan clan’s first-line barrier in Qingzhou is wonderful? I hope the master will think twice.”
When Tao Shang heard this, he nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Brother Xuan Gao is such a rare talent! Tao is proud to have a friend like you."
When Zang Ba heard this, his face couldn't help but darken.
I don’t know which of my friends just disliked me for wasting food and wanted to kill me.
Tao Shang smiled and said: "Without further delay, I will ask my elder brother Tai Shi Ci to go with you! Just ask for as many soldiers and horses as you need. Tao will definitely satisfy you."
Zang Ba was overjoyed when he heard this.
I didn't expect that Tao would be so open-minded. He was much better than his picky dad.
Zang Ba immediately held up his hands and said, "If Taifu can lend me ten thousand elite soldiers, we will surely succeed in conquering the heroes of Mount Tai!"
"Yes!" The pottery merchant waved his hand sharply and said, "I promise you a thousand soldiers and horses. You and Tai Shici will jointly take charge and go to Langya County to handle business."
Zang Ba's smile suddenly stiffened.
one thousand?
"Taifu, did you hear correctly? Zang said ten thousand elite soldiers, not one thousand..."
Before he finished speaking, the pottery man suddenly stood up, lowered his head and looked at the ground, muttering: "Huh? Where did my penny go..."
While looking down, the pottery merchant walked out of the hall along the route, and after a while, he slowly disappeared from Zang Ba's eyes...
Zang Ba stared blankly at the potter's figure disappearing into the hall, completely dumbfounded.
"Didn't you say that you are absolutely satisfied? Why did you cut off 90% of the money at once?...Besides, why is it so difficult to find a penny? I will give you ten pennies and you won't hit the mark!"
…
Yuzhou, Xu County, Yingshefu.
The Eagle Snake Mansion is an intelligence assassination agency established by Cao Cao. Its role is similar to that of the School Affairs Mansion led by Guo Jia under Tao Shang.
And Cao Cao, like a pottery merchant, handed over the Eagle and Snake Mansion to a man who surprised everyone.
Jia Xu.
The Eagle Snake has been spying frequently in Xuzhou recently, constantly bringing news from Xuzhou and Runan to Jia Xu's desk.
Regarding the pottery merchant's recent series of actions, Jia Xu carefully analyzed and finally caught some clues through some details.
"The Yellow Turbans of Runan...the thieves of Mount Tai...well, not bad, not bad. This kid is a capable person. He is so flawless in his work. No wonder he can stand shoulder to shoulder with Yuan Shao and Cao Gong. He is really impressive."
After carefully analyzing the information, Jia Xu had basically understood what the pottery merchant wanted to do.
"Last time, I let this kid kidnap the emperor and play tricks on me. This time, I want to draw a line to see if this kid can catch him."
Below Jia Xu, an eagle and snake warrior admonished him: "Sir, do you want to report the pottery merchant's actions to Duke Cao?"
Jia Xu laughed and said: "Of course Mr. Cao needs to be notified, otherwise wouldn't it be that we are acting arbitrarily? However, according to Mr. Cao's character, he will not let the Tao boy act so wantonly.
I’m going to set up two formations this time to see if this kid can pick up or can’t pick up?”
Having said this, Jia Xu stood up and ordered the Eagle Snake warrior: "I will go to see Duke Cao right now and explain what happened. You can go to General Yan Xing on my behalf and ask him to prepare the troops."
The preparations were just waiting for Duke Cao's order, and they immediately set off according to the order without wasting time. In addition, they sent people to the Xu County Treasury and asked them to buy gold foil gifts to be sent to Langya County. They said that I asked them to prepare it.
Duke Cao's order is coming soon, so let them not waste any time."
"promise!"
After the Eagle Snake Master took the order and left, Jia Xu quietly raised his head and looked toward the east outside the window. A trace of long-lost competition for supremacy was unknowingly displayed on his usually calm face. There was an indescribable sinister look on his face.