She had always prided herself on being the wisest among women, but the potter's few words were able to poke her head into her head and get her thoughts out of her mind.
In fact, this is reasonable. Although Yuan Wan is smart, she is still far behind the pottery merchant.
The pottery merchant has been dealing with the world's top treacherous people for many years, and his experience in this field is infinitely greater than that of Yuan Wan. Compared with him, Yuan Wan is like a bronze king, and he can't even form a team together.
Yuan Wan's trick plan failed, so naturally she didn't want to continue to embarrass herself in front of the pottery merchant, so she stood up and left.
The pottery merchant watched her leave with a smile. After her figure disappeared, he shook his head helplessly.
Yuan Wan is very smart and very beautiful. If she guessed correctly, she is one of the concubines of Sun Quan, the great emperor of Wu in history.
How would such a woman come to his door? Tao Shang didn't think she would truly fall in love with him. If she liked him, she would have to devote herself to him... Her family was ruined. Who would get rid of the haze in such a short period of time?
To pursue happiness?
If this is really the case, how big is this person’s heart? It’s so big that he can pull out even the biggest snacks.
There must be something going on here.
Yuan Wan's motives for taking the initiative to find her are not even as clean and transparent as Mrs. Feng's motives.
It's not that the pottery merchant can't accept him, but he doesn't like to be taken advantage of, not even by women.
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After Zhang Xiu led his men to surrender to Xuzhou, Tao Shang immediately dispatched him and his troops, including the fierce general Hu Che'er, to Zhao Yun's rule.
After taking over the power of Xuzhou from Tao Qian, Tao Shang reorganized the few cavalry in Xuzhou and the Jinling cavalry.
The number of cavalry in the southeast is small, far less than that in the north. The most elite ones under Tao Shang's command are the Tiefutu directly led by Xu Huang and the Jinling White Horse Army that Zhao Yun is expanding.
Although Zhang Xiu's Xiliang cavalry carries the word "iron", it is essentially a light cavalry with spears and fierce horses. He is included in Zhao Yun's White Horse Camp. It is best to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses. Of course, horseshoes and double stirrups
Naturally, it also needs to be configured comprehensively.
But even so, the number of cavalry under Tao Shang's command was naturally not comparable to that of Yuan Shao. However, in terms of combat strength, Tao Shang believed that his own various tactics were not inferior to those of the northern cavalry.
In the blink of an eye, time has come to the end of the year. The sixth year since the pottery merchant traveled back in time is about to pass, and the time has also reached the current third year of Xingping, which is also the second year of Jian'an in history.
The pottery merchant traveled back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and has entered his seventh year, and he is about to be twenty-four years old.
Time passed so quickly that he himself was a little unresponsive.
During his seven-year career in the late Han Dynasty, he went from a son of a prince who was like a "scumbag" in the eyes of others to a powerful overlord who commanded half of Xuzhou and Yangzhou in the southeast, with an army of 200,000, and powerful advisers and generals under his command.
To Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
And Tao Shang also knew in his heart that the seventh year since he traveled back to the late Han Dynasty might be the most difficult year since he returned.
In this seventh year, he will face the northern overlord Yuan Shao, who is the number one prince in the world and has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and generals, thousands of advisers and generals, and countless supplies and weapons.
If you are not careful, the land of Xuzhou will be annexed by Yuan Shao.
At the end of the year, the pottery merchant sent people to replace Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi from the two western counties of Xuzhou and returned to Pengcheng.
The two boys have managed the county for a year, and their political achievements have been quite effective. They also dominate a county, and their abilities have also been significantly improved.
Now that they are about to face a huge and powerful enemy from the north, the pottery merchant believes that they should not be released any further, but should be brought back to him, so that everyone can hug together for warmth.
The communication between Xu Jing and Jiaozhou Shixie has also become smooth, and large quantities of Tianzhan rice seeds have been shipped to the south of the Yangtze River, and their cultivation has been widely promoted.
Lu Su and Sima Lang also led the mountain barbarian battalion to collect and fight, captured and subdued many mountain and mountain people, and achieved successive victories.
Tao Ying also got along very harmoniously with various Baiyue families in Biannan. At the end of the year, he sent 400 Baiyue volunteers to the pottery merchants, that is, strong men who were willing to join the army. As usual, the pottery merchants assigned them to the mountains of Suzhou. In the barbarian camp, Lu Su took charge of the training.
Just as winter had just entered and the weather was getting a bit cold, on this day, the pottery merchant invited Yuan Tan to cook wine and talk with him in the courtyard.
It had been more than three months since Yuan Tan and Pang Ji were captured alive. During this period, the pottery merchant had been sending envoys carrying Yuan Tan's handwriting to Hebei to meet Yuan Shao, hoping that the other party would send someone to negotiate the terms of exchange.
But there has been no letter from Yuan Shao.
Based on this, Yuan Tan's desperate mood became colder and colder, and he was filled with disappointment in his father.
It was not that he had not suspected that the pottery merchant was committing fraud, but the pottery merchant had no motive. For Prince Taiping, it was most practical to use him, the eldest son of Yuan, and Yuan Shao in exchange for some benefits.
Secondly, every time the pottery merchant's envoy came back, his description of the customs of Yecheng and the appearance and attitude of Yuan Shao of Hebei were exactly the same... This shows that the envoy did not lie to him, and he did go to Hebei.
All circumstances indicate that the pottery merchant really wanted to talk to Yuan Shao.
But unfortunately, the current situation shows that Yuan Shao does not take Yuan Tan seriously and refuses to talk about it.
Yuan Tan felt sad and didn't understand why. He didn't understand why his father gave up on him so easily.
But the potter's heart was like a mirror.
He naturally knows the key to this, because this is what he planned.
Every time the pottery merchant sent an envoy to Yecheng to discuss important matters with Yuan Shao, but every time, before the envoy arrived in Yecheng, the pottery merchant would intentionally or unintentionally ask the envoy to find a way to contact the Shenpei in Yecheng.
Shen Pei was Yuan Shang's loyal supporter. He knew the envoy's intention, which meant that Yuan Shang knew the envoy's intention.
Of course Yuan Shang hopes that Yuan Tanke will die in a foreign country, and it would be best if his bones and dregs are not left behind.
Therefore, this group of people, headed by Yuan Shang and Shen Pei, added fuel to the fire and obstructed them. A group of civil servants repeatedly warned that it was not a good opportunity to exchange prisoners with the pottery merchants at the moment, and the pottery merchants on the left and right did not dare to kill Yuan Tan... ...made Yuan Shao doubtful about this matter and hesitated to move forward.
In addition, Xu You, who was appointed by Yuan Shao to be responsible for communicating with Xuzhou, also did nothing.
Because the pottery merchant secretly asked Mi Zhu to bribe Xu You through the Mi family business, asking him to delay the negotiation process on Yuan Shao's side.
Although Xu You is full of tricks, he is a greedy owner. The work of collecting money and delaying the work can be said to play into his hands.
Therefore, Yuan Tan and Pang Ji stayed in Pengcheng for several months, but the people of Hebei "ignored and ignored".
Yuan Tan was disappointed and sad, and he even began to resent his family.
However, during the period when Yuan Tan was captured, the pottery merchant did not relax his psychological offensive against them.
After Yuan Tan's injury healed, the pottery merchant treated him just like the legendary Cao Cao treated Guan Yu. He had a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days. The food and clothing were made of silk and satin, and the maid arranged everything thoughtfully and without any defects.
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Pang Ji was also a prisoner, so he naturally took advantage of it. Being captured this time was like a vacation for the two of them. Not only did they not suffer any punishment, they also gained several pounds.
Today's winter wine meal was also hosted by the pottery merchant Zhang Luo in honor of Yuan Tan.
Both of them were covered in furs, cooking wine, eating fruits, and talking freely.
"Brother, it's almost autumn. Calculated by time, you've been here in Pengcheng for more than a hundred days, right?" Tao Shang directly called Yuan Tan his brother, which seemed to be a very close relationship.
Yuan Tan smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Three months have passed in the blink of an eye... Haha, these three months, Yuan has really been like falling into a dream."
Tao Shang raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "What? Isn't my brother picking on my younger brother by saying this? Is my younger brother treating you badly?"
Yuan Tan shook his head bitterly and said: "No... I didn't choose you."
He didn't say anything, but the meaning behind his words was already clear... He didn't find fault with the potter, he found fault with his own family.
"Brother, why are you like this? You don't have to talk to me. This is your home... After getting along for this time, you and I have become old friends at first sight. If General Yuan really doesn't give you any benefits in exchange, I will put you back before the end of the year."
That’s it.”
When Yuan Tan heard this, he was stunned at first, and then suddenly showed a look of joy.
"My dear brother... no! Do you promise to let me go?"
The pottery merchant nodded and said: "Brother, think about it carefully. Now that you are in my territory, your future is decided by me. There is no need for me to lie to you."
Yuan Tan nodded vigorously: "That is, that is."
When I was young, I heard Yuan Tan say again: "Then I dare to ask Taifu, why do you treat me like this?"
Tao Shang smiled and said: "Because I feel that my brother is a true hero, and he is also the most qualified to inherit General Yuan's legacy in the future. Judging from Shang, among the younger generation in the world, the only heroes are my brother and Shang Ye.
...A despicable villain like Yuan Shang, with a heart like a snake and a scorpion, how can he knock down three of the four people riding in a carriage? This is simply heart-breaking and outrageous! If he is my opponent, he is really unworthy!"
Yuan Tan couldn't help but be moved when he saw the pottery merchant admitting himself and belittling Yuan Shang.
This person is truly my close friend.
But Tao Shang smiled slightly and said: "But even if brother goes back, when we fight the next day, the winner will still be Tao! I can promise you that I will never kill you, brother. I will only fight for my brother in this land of Xuzhou."
I hope brother Jinghou can come and live here for a long time one day."
Yuan Tan was so excited when Tao Shang said that, he secretly thought to himself that this person is sincere and will not deceive me!
Yuan Tan also said: "The next day when I take control of Hebei, I will also set up a place for Tao Jun in Yecheng. Tao Jun, the Marquis of Jing, will one day live in Yecheng... Although we will be enemies in this life, we will never harm each other."
The pottery merchant smiled and stretched out his fingers and said to Yuan Tan: "Here, pull the hook."
Yuan Tan stared blankly at the pottery merchant's little finger: "What does this mean?"
Tao Shang laughed and said: "This is the most honest oath in the world. All gentlemen in this world make oaths in this way."
Yuan Tan suddenly realized it, and immediately hooked up with the pottery merchant, and reminded himself secretly in his heart that he should study more and read good books in the future, and don't make it so simple that a gentleman needs to hook up to make an oath.
You act like a fool and have to be taught by a tutor.
While the two were talking, Pei Qian came outside the pavilion.
Tao Shang stood up and walked over, but heard Pei Qian whisper: "To inform Taifu, Xu You, the envoy from Hebei, has arrived in Pengcheng and wants to see Taifu."