Chapter four hundred and seventy seventh pottery merchants pay tribute
Youzhou, Beiping Prefecture.
After Yuan Shao received the letter sent back by Sui Yuanjin, he couldn't help but became furious and overturned the long table in Beiping Mansion. The slips were scattered everywhere, and all the civil and military officials in the hall were frightened.
Yuan Shao's eyes were filled with fierceness, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Pang Ji fell into the enemy's hands, and Xian Si also fell into the enemy's hands... Only Xianfu returned by luck, and he didn't even wear pants!... Zhang He also escaped with injuries! His last name is
Tao is really brave, how dare you do this? I swear to destroy him!"
Among Yuan Shao's eight major plotters, the relationship between Tian Feng and Pang Ji was the most incompatible.
Pang Ji didn't like Tian Feng's toughness and offended him, but Tian Feng didn't like Pang Ji's flattery.
Now that he heard that Pangji had fallen into the hands of pottery merchants, Tian Feng felt somewhat relieved.
The man surnamed Pang is a flattering villain... Why didn't the potter kill him immediately after catching him?
Tian Feng stood up and remonstrated: "Although the general, the eldest son and Pang Yuantu fell into Xuzhou, it was still because the eldest son sent troops without permission. They brought their own disaster and it is beyond the control of others."
Tian Feng is a man of resourcefulness and ability, but his words are too direct and firm.
Yuan Shao was very depressed after hearing this!
He also understood that Yuan Tan did it himself in defiance of military orders... But Brother Tian, could you please stop saying it so directly!
Are you telling me that you’re bringing it upon yourself?...That man is Yuan’s son! Don’t you have any idea?
If Yuan wants to kill you now because of your bad talk, are you bringing it upon yourself?
Yuan Shao snorted and didn't even look at Tian Feng.
But Tian Feng didn't have much vision. Yuan Shao obviously didn't want to listen to him anymore, but he kept talking.
"At present, neither the eldest son nor Pang Yuantu has been murdered by Tao Shang. It is obvious that Tao Shang wants to use these two men to threaten the general. As you can see below, our army conquered Gongsun and defeated Zhang Yan. Although Hebei was unified, the military
The general is tired and the three armies are tired. The general might as well use this matter to negotiate with the pottery merchants, while at the same time cultivate the land to support the people, recuperate, train the soldiers, and make friends with Wuhuan and Xianbei. With the population of Hebei, the grain of Jizhou, and the war horses of Youzhou, Bingzhou
With the bravery of the soldiers, the salt tax of Qingzhou, and the fierceness of Wuhuan in the north of Saibei, within a few years, they will surely sweep the world!"
Yuan Shao said nothing when he heard this. He just stared at Tian Feng closely and said through gritted teeth, "Do you have a son?"
Tian Feng was stunned when he heard this and said: "Yes."
"Let me ask you, if your son was in the enemy's hands right now, would you still be able to keep talking to me about how to recuperate and recuperate for several years like you are doing now?"
Tian Feng thought about it seriously, then nodded firmly: "Yes!"
Yuan Shao almost sprayed Tian Feng's face with a mouthful of old blood.
This Tian Feng! He really has no heart at all!
Is he made of stone? Has no emotion at all?
Tian Feng proudly puffed up his chest and said: "For the sake of my lord's great cause, I will not hesitate to kill my wife and son..."
"Okay, okay, okay! You can do it!" Yuan Shao really couldn't listen to this. He raised his hand to block Tian Feng's words and said, "That's you! Yuan now wishes he could rush into Pengcheng tomorrow and rescue Xiansi!"
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Tian Feng's face straightened and he said: "General, please don't act out of anger..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xu You stood up and pulled Tian Feng's sleeve, signaling him to stop talking.
Then, Xu You raised his hands and said to Yuan Shao: "Ming Gong, although Tian Yuanhao's words are not pleasant to listen to, there is some truth in them. According to my humble opinion, if Ming Gong is anxious to send troops to Xuzhou now, it would be better for Yu Changgongzi.
Unfortunately, if the pottery merchant jumps over the wall and kills the eldest son, Ming Gong may regret it too much, so for now it is better to negotiate with him slowly and make other plans."
Yuan Shao looked at Xu You with a gloomy look and said, "In that case, according to Ziyuan, how long should Yuan continue to negotiate with the pottery merchant?"
Xu You's character is naturally different from Tian Feng's. Although both of them are wise men who are good at planning, Tian Feng's character is too strong, while Xu You is very good at observing words and emotions.
Through some of the details of Yuan Shao's speech just now, Xu You can see that it is impossible for Yuan Shao to recuperate and wait for several years to send troops south! It would be the same even without Yuan Tan.
Although Xu You also believed that what Tian Feng said was the most appropriate method.
"It can be done for further study in the spring of next year." Xu You finally spoke after weighing the pros and cons.
"You! Xu Ziyuan!"
Tian Feng's expression changed, and he was about to turn around and scold Xu You, but he saw Yuan Shao reaching out and patting the table, saying: "Okay! I will follow Ziyuan's words and leave the full authority to you to deal with the matter of negotiating with the pottery merchant. Don't take any responsibility."
I hope so! Everyone, don’t say anything else!”
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Just when Xu You took over the responsibility of communicating with the pottery merchants, in Xuzhou, the pottery merchants newly appointed Xu Sheng as the prime minister of Langya Kingdom, and together with Li Tong and Zang Ba, they trained troops and horses in Langya Kingdom and arranged for defense.
The pottery merchant himself returned to Xuzhou, and then sent a letter to the emperor of Fan County, requesting tribute.
The Emperor Liu Xie naturally extended a warm welcome to this current Grand Tutor.
This gentleman from Xuzhou had a very good influence on Liu Xie. In Liu Xie's heart, the pottery merchant was a very loyal minister!
The pottery merchant prepared gifts and led the team towards Fan County.
Due to the mutual restraint of the forces surrounding Fan County, they all had a relatively tacit understanding with each other. Each time they went to the court to see each other, they could only lead more than 500 people at most.
After all, if you bring too many people, you will be mistakenly thought that you are trying to kidnap the emperor, and you will easily become the target of public criticism.
Just when Tao Shang and others arrived at the border of Fandu, the school official of the school affairs office brought a bombshell news.
Cao Cao also came to Fandu to pay tribute in person!
Although the two are now enemies of each other, when the situation is delicate and neither of them has many troops, they will naturally not fight easily.
However, meeting under such circumstances is still quite subtle and awkward.
Tao Shang and Cao Cao each sent people to send memorials and gift lists to the court, although they stationed troops on the east and west sides of Fan County, waiting for the emperor to summon them.
The emperor quickly issued an order for the pottery merchant and Cao Cao to go to court at the same time the next day.
The pottery merchant's tribute team and Cao Cao's tribute team met at the newly built Baima Gate in Fan County.
Cao Cao was followed by Dian Wei and a strong young man, and Tao Shang was followed by Zhao Yun and Xu Chu.
"Master Tao, it's been a long time." Cao Cao looked at Tao Shang with a half-smile.
The pottery merchant didn't pay much attention to Cao Cao, because he had a dark look on his face and there was really nothing to look at.
He just looked at the man standing next to Dian Wei quietly and said, "Did Duke Cao have a new recruit under his command?"
Cao Cao smiled faintly and said: "This is the former captain of Ma Teng, the current Liyi Zhonglang general under Cao, Pang De... The number of people under Cao is very small, and they are not as powerful as the clouds of powerful generals under Taifu.
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The pottery merchant laughed when he heard this and said, "Where is it? Cao Sikong has so many talented people and a complete collection of cultural relics. It is enviable."
When he finished speaking, the pottery merchant passed Cao Cao and found that in a carriage behind his team, three young girls stepped out of the carriage. They were all dressed up and dressed up very carefully.
There was a trace of doubt in the potter's eyes.
Cao Cao noticed the look in Tao Shang's eyes and said with a smile: "Those are Cao's three daughters. They are so vulgar that they made Tao Tao laugh."
Tao Shang felt nervous, why did Cao Cao bring his three daughters here?
Could it be that you have the same thoughts as yourself and want to marry the emperor?
This guy is so annoying, he does whatever others do... is he a follower?
Is it interesting to copy Tao’s ideas all the time? Shameless guy, bah.