To be honest, Qu Yi was kind to the pottery merchant back then, and the two of them were old acquaintances to a certain extent, but the pottery merchant didn't like Qu Yi.
First of all, the first point is that Qu Yi is too arrogant. When Tao Shang met him for the first time in Hedong County, he felt that this person was so awesome that it seemed that the entire Han Dynasty could not contain him.
No one in this world is a bitch and you have to date someone who makes you feel uncomfortable.
The second is that this person has a cold nature, is only self-centered, and has no loyalty at all.
When Han Fu failed, he turned to Yuan Shao. Now that he and Yuan Shao could no longer deal with each other, he immediately turned to rely on himself... The pottery merchant thought that he was no better than Lu Bu.
God knows if I can support him, but what if one day this brat comes to someone else to trick me again?
Recruiting a general is like looking for a wife. Everyone wants to find a good-looking woman, but some are virtuous and some are vain. The vain ones cannot withstand the temptation of the world and run away with others.
The same goes for generals. In the final analysis, it depends on character, followed by ability.
Obviously, Qu Yi is the kind of person whose character is not looked upon favorably.
But Tao Shang still received him now. After all, with Tao Shang's intuition, Qu Yi was likely to be the key for him and Cao Cao to defeat Yuan Shao's army.
In the middle of the night, Tao Shang ordered people to arrange a banquet for Qu Yi, and then invited Xu Huang to accompany him.
When I was in Hedong County, I first met Qu Yi and Xu Huang. At that time, Xu Huang was still a small official in Hedong, and he was not at the same level as Qu Yi.
But now, things have changed and people have changed. The three of them sat together and talked about the past, each of them couldn't help but feel sad.
Qu Yi raised his hand to Xu Huang and said: "Xiandi Gongming was just a small official in Hedong back then. Now, after six years of absence, he has suddenly transformed into a general under Prince Taiping. He is famous in the southeast, which is amazing."
The pottery merchant smiled and said: "As the saying goes, after three days of separation, you should see each other with new eyes."
Qu Yi said to a row of table cases: "Okay! A good scholar should be treated with admiration after three days of separation. Mr. Taiping is indeed a wise man. For these words, we should also drink him a knighthood!"
When Qu Yi said this, he moved too much and accidentally touched the wound on his back, grimacing in pain.
Xu Huang said with concern: "Brother Qu has a stick wound on his body, it's better to drink less."
Qu Yi chuckled and said: "What are you afraid of? At worst, it will only cost you one life. I am happy today, let's get drunk together."
Tao Shang and Xu Huang looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Qu Yi was hit hard, and he almost turned into a drunkard after seeing his death.
After the three of them drank for a while, Qu Yi was obviously drunk due to both his body and his mood. He burped, looked at Xu Huang with envy, and said, "Gongming has a good master.
You were just a small official in Hedong back then, but now you have transformed into a well-known general. On the other hand, Qu is getting better and better."
After hearing this, the pottery merchant secretly despised him.
To say that you are unlucky is to be unlucky. Why do you always mention someone who used to be a small official in Hedong? Are you looking for psychological balance? Who wants to be called that all the time?
Xu Huang was very proud and didn't care about this at all. He said to Qu Yi: "General Qu, why do you have to say that? Now that you have abandoned the secrets and turned to the light, you have come to help the Taifu and protect the Han Dynasty. It can be said that your ambitions are just around the corner."
Qu Yi said sadly: "We have to start from scratch."
The pottery merchant was amused, this man was really a narrow-minded person.
Tao Shang cleared his throat, and then said to Qu Yi: "General Qu, there is no need to worry. Others don't know your abilities. How can Tao not know? How can I let you start from scratch?"
Qu Yi was stunned when he heard this, and then his face suddenly turned into a happy expression.
"Do you really mean what you said?"
Tao Shang nodded solemnly: "To be honest, General Qu, after defeating Yuan Shao this time, when I return to Xuzhou, I will proclaim your late Majesty's eldest son Xi as the emperor. At that time, the imperial court will be newly established and various important positions will be vacant.
, especially the military positions, including the four towns and four expeditions, etc., I am afraid that they will have to be re-established. With the ability of General Qu, he will be granted the title the next day. I think it should be higher than this."
When Qu Yi heard this, he almost exploded with happiness.
A higher military position than the Four Towns and Four Expeditions, wouldn't it be a hussar general or a chariot general? If not, there could be a... Grand Sima? Grand General?
Then wouldn't he be as urinary as Yuan Shao?
Qu Yi didn't hide it at all, his face blossomed with joy, and the pottery merchant felt a chill when he saw it. "Master, you are so polite."
The pottery merchant smiled and said: "It's not a courtesy, it's just a measure of talent. It's a pity..."
Qu Yi hurriedly said: "What's the pity?"
Tao Shang sighed: "It's a pity that if Yuan Shao cannot be defeated, everything will be empty talk."
When Qu Yi heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said: "What did I think it was? It turned out to be this matter. Don't worry, Taifu. Since Qu is here to see you, he naturally has a better plan and offers it to Taifu."
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What the pottery merchant was waiting for was what Qu Yi said, and he hurriedly held up his hands and said: "Please also ask Duke Qu to explain it in detail and teach Tao how to defeat Yuan Shao."
Qu Yi forced himself to stand up. The injury on his back made him grimace, and he felt unspeakable discomfort all over his body.
But he still held on forcefully.
Qu Yi said to the potter: "Excuse me, Master, to send someone to bring me white silk and pen and ink."
The pottery merchant immediately ordered people to fetch what Qu Yi wanted and grind the ink for Qu Yi. Then he saw Qu Yi pick up the pen and start drawing on the white silk.
After finishing the painting, Qu Yi blew hard on the long silk, and then said to the pottery merchant and Xu Huang: "Master, Gongming, come and see, what is this?"
Xu Huang walked over and took a look, and immediately showed a surprised look.
The potter looked at it carefully for a while and wondered: "Look at the brushwork with flying dragons and phoenixes, and the dense patterns of small reptiles. Could it be the legendary Taoist talisman, commonly known as ghost painting talisman?"
After saying that, the pottery merchant raised his head in surprise and said, "Can General Qu curse Yuan Shao to death?"
Qu Yi's face suddenly darkened.
Fu your sister...
Xu Huang also wiped the hair on his head vigorously, and said helplessly: "Master, this is the layout of Yuan Jun's military camp... But this painting is a bit miserable."
The pottery merchant suddenly realized what he said.
Qu Yi coughed lightly, his voice was hoarse, and he seemed to be spitting out blood. He didn't know whether he was beaten or because Tao Shang was angry.
When he was young, he saw that Qu Yi had calmed down and then said to Tao Shang: "After the failure of the sneak attack on Xuchang, in order to suppress the Central Plains Army and the Xuzhou Army, Yuan Shao adopted the strategy of moving camps and pressing forward step by step to deal with them.
The Southern Army put pressure on him, and this move seemed to be a change of tactics, but in fact it was Yuan Shao's mood that was controlled by his repeated defeats. Moving the camp like this would be a loss of power."
The potter squinted at Qu Yi's ghostly drawings. Frankly speaking, Qu Yi's map was so disgusting that he couldn't even make out the details.
"General Qu, can you analyze the details for me?"
Qu Yi pointed to the camps one by one and said to the potter: "Yuan Shaoxin's hard drive is a company camp. Although there are gaps between them, I have followed him for many years and know his nature in establishing a camp. He is used to using up all the food and grass he can use within a few days."
They are all stored in the tents and used for transportation. Although this is conducive to turnover, there is an omission?"
"What's the omission?" That is, once someone reveals the inside story of his stronghold, or knows its power, these transit strongholds will become flashpoints. Now that the Tutor wants to deal with Yuan Shao, there is no other way besides attacking with fire.