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Zhuge Liang controlled his body shape. He walked lightly and walked to Zhao Yun's side. He raised his hand and patted his shoulder and said loudly: "General Zhao, you can let the three armies take action."
Zhao Yun was startled by Zhuge Liang's voice. He turned to look at Zhuge Liang in confusion and asked, "Kong Ming, why are you so loud?"
Zhuge Liang could vaguely hear Zhao Yun's voice at the moment. Although it was not very clear, he could probably guess what he was going to say based on his intelligence.
Zhuge Liang pointed hard at his ears and said: "My ears are buzzing, and I can't hear anything clearly. Please help General Zhao, command the three armies, go and collect the scattered horses, and use our
Utensils brought from Pei."
Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang were quite close, so when he saw Zhuge Liang's ear hurt, he was still very worried, but now Zhao Yun couldn't care about him.
It was a rare opportunity. Most of the soldiers of the Xiliang Army jumped into the smelly ditch to take refuge. After the war horses ran around and fled in all directions, they were afraid that they would calm down soon, and now this area of several miles around
What was scattered all over the place were probably the horses lost by the Xiliang army after this chaos.
If we don’t take this opportunity to collect those lost war horses, when will we wait? This is a God-given opportunity!
Zhuge Liang also saw this opportunity and asked Zhao Yun to take action.
Zhao Yun had an idea in his mind, and immediately called the three armies, prepared the horse roping tools that he had prepared long ago, agreed on a meeting time and place with Xu Chu, Zang Ba, and Li Tong, and set off separately to collect the lost horses of Li Jue, Guo Si and others.
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While Zhao Yun, Li Jue, Guo Si and others were having a great time in Zhongmou County, the work of the pottery merchants in Yingchuan was also affected.
Under the instigation and instruction of the pottery merchant, Mr. Qu returned to Yangdi and began to persuade many Confucian scholars who had started private schools on behalf of the pottery merchant, asking them to go with him to Yangzhou to set up private schools, and stated that the pottery merchant would definitely support it.
them and provide them with financial support.
These people were all teaching Confucian scholars who opened private schools in the early years. Later, in troubled times, many private schools had no one to teach under extremely harsh conditions. Teachers and craftsmen lived in poverty, so they had no choice but to give up their favorite things and close their doors.
Switch to other industries to make a living.
But Mr. Qu's advice and the pottery merchant's assurance brought a new dawn to their lives.
In any case, Mr. Qu is also an old name who has been involved in the private school industry in Yangzhai for decades. It doesn’t matter whether his teaching level is high or not, but his reputation and status are real in the private school circle.
Someone in later generations once said: In a certain industry, four people yell at each other and no one accepts the other. The criterion for judging their success is that whoever survives to the end is the artist.
The private education industry in Yingchuan is also so unbearable. Mr. Qu lives a long life!
For a time, based on his fame and reputation, private Confucian scholars in Yangzhai were interested in following him to the southeast.
Just when things were going smoothly, Cao Cao also took action.
He could not refute the behavior of the pottery merchants, so he asked Xun to represent him in Yangzhai, Yingchuan, to the organizers of these private schools.
The reputation of the Xun family in Yingchuan is unparalleled by that of the Pang family. If they speak for Cao Cao, whoever comes to Yangzhai in Yingchuan will be given three cents of thin noodles.
They do have such ability. The fundamental reason why the Yingchuan Advisors Group under Cao Cao can be successfully formed is that Cao Cao only had Xun Yu in his heart in the early stage. With the support of Xun Yu, Cao Cao could provide countless
Yingchuan talents, and it was precisely because of Xun Yu that Cao Cao gained the collective support of Yingchuan scholars.
In terms of talent, Guo Jia was by no means inferior to Xun Yu, but his family and background meant that he did not have the ability and prestige to recruit people from Yingchuan for pottery merchants. This was an innate condition that could not be reconciled.
With the Xun Group coming forward, many private Confucian scholars who had already made up their mind to go to the southeast to study Confucianism retreated. After all, they had lived in Yingchuan all year round and were very familiar with the Xun Group's energy.
Mr. Xun came forward to speak for Cao Cao, which was naturally much stronger and more high-profile than Mr. Qu... What's more, if Cao Cao is really determined to save Yingchuan Private School in the future and can teach in his hometown, he will naturally prefer to go there.
The southeast, where you are unfamiliar with, is much better.
As a result, many people backed down again.
After Qu Lao saw this situation, he tried his best to persuade him from house to house, but it was a drop in the bucket. In the end, only four families agreed to study Confucianism privately in the southeast with him.
Mr. Qu was very sad. He came to see the potter with a defeated face and told him his failure with tears in his eyes.
At the depth of his love, the old man even reached out to slap his big ears ruthlessly, but was stopped by the pottery merchant.
I haven't seen such an honest old man again for many years. He is such a treasure. How can I let him harm himself?
However, the development of the matter was indeed within the potter's expectation, and there was nothing surprising.
Yuzhou is Cao Cao's territory, and the Xun family of Yingchuan is now affiliated with him. If the pottery merchant wants to stir up trouble in this three-thirds of an acre of Yingchuan land with only a seventy-year-old man like Qu Lao, that is true.
It's weird.
It's like a thief who goes to someone else's house to break into a safe, holding a hammer, axe, or wrench, but insisting on entering the sixteen-digit password over and over again.
Such a thief can either tell fortunes, be a genius, or have his head kicked by a donkey.
Tao Shang calmed down Qu Lao and comforted him by saying that all this is a given. Although there are few Yangdi Confucian scholars accompanying Qu Lao, talents are more valuable than more. He will continue to uphold his philosophy and establish a private school near Jinling City.
, then I will have to ask Mr. Qu for more help.
After sending Qu Lao away, Tao Shang immediately ordered the three armies to retreat to Pei State.
According to the calculation of time, Tao Shang figured that Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang and others' actions there were almost over, and his work of helping them attract Cao Cao's attention here was basically completed.
Although the situation of poaching talents from private schools in Yingchuan was not satisfactory, at least we brought back a few. It was considered that we did not leave empty-handed, so it was worth it.
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The pottery merchant moved very quickly. He suddenly broke out of his camp and returned to Pei State. His speed was as fast as lightning, which was beyond the imagination of others.
When the news was passed to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was arranging farming while paying attention to the private school in Yingchuan.
As soon as Cao Cao heard that the pottery merchants had withdrawn their troops, Cao Cao's mind went blank!
After a while, the first thought that popped into his mind was: Oops! Cao must have fallen into some nasty trick of that kid again!
But the problem is that Cao Cao never figured out the meaning of the pottery merchant going to stay near Yingchuan for such a period of time while going to pay homage to Kong Ni.
Just when Cao Cao couldn't figure it out, Jia Xu rushed back from Luoyang and reported to Cao Cao the gains from this plot in the north.
But Cao Cao interrupted Jia Xu before he could report.
He gave Jia Xu a complete account of the back-and-forth between himself and the pottery merchant during this period.
After finishing his statement, Cao Cao immediately said: "Wen He, in your opinion, in this situation, what is Tao Shang planning? Cao thought about it for a long time, but he never figured out the key! I hope I can help Cao.
Clear up confusion.”
Jia Xu half-closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and understood in his heart.
But in front of Cao Cao, the old poisoner couldn't say something directly, and at the same time offended others, he said: "Ming Gong might as well go to the Guandu battlefield or the direction of Zhongmu County to inquire, maybe you can gain something."