The potter felt that he had misjudged his younger brother.
Tao Ying is a person that people can never see through.
When we first met today, Tao Ying's behavior was indeed very different from the Tao Ying the potter knew in the past. At that time, the potter even had some misconceptions about his younger brother.
Compared with before, I am indeed much more mature, much more capable, and much more capable.
But obviously, the real situation is not as simple as the pottery maker thought.
His younger brother is still so complete.
In Tao Ying's bones, he still has the same...stupid and cute energy that he had back then.
What do you mean this child looks like his uncle? Is this considered a human saying?
Not to mention letting the child's own mother hear it, the potter now wants to kick him to death.
The potter suspected that Tao Ying was pretending to be mature when he first saw him, or even memorizing words.
On the carriage, after hearing Tao Ying's words, Yuan Wan and Mrs. Feng couldn't help but glance at the pottery merchant. Then they couldn't hold it back and turned around to smile secretly.
"Brother, look! He's even laughing at me!"
The potter rolled his eyes and stretched out his hand to drag Tao Ying away from the carriage.
"Everyone is already asleep and they are having a good time. Go away quickly and don't embarrass yourself here."
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The next day, Tao's civil and military officials gathered in the meeting hall to discuss the matter of establishing an emperor.
The time is roughly set to be after the spring of next year, when the emperor's enthronement ceremony will be held. At the moment, the pottery merchants need to prepare palaces, temples, high platforms, support and other trivial matters in Nanchang City.
Although Jiangnan is rich and has no shortage of materials and manpower, the current season is approaching the end of the year, and it is only a few months before the spring of next year. Many things seem to be in a hurry at first glance.
The pottery merchant's men are not idle in Nanchang City, and everyone under him has his own division of labor.
Tao Ying also asked Hua'er to invite the chiefs of Baiyue and send people to congratulate him on the enthronement ceremony next year, expressing his submission to the new emperor who was about to be crowned emperor, so as to strengthen his momentum.
The pottery merchant himself is not idle either. Everyone is responsible for internal affairs, and he needs to be responsible for external affairs.
Before Emperor Liu Xi officially ascends the throne, what the pottery merchant needs to do is communicate with Lu Bu.
If you want to put pressure on Liu Biao, Fu Wan and others who established the emperor in Jiangling, there is no doubt that as Sima Yi said, they need to jointly suppress Lu Bu and Sun Ce in Huaihe at this moment.
Some time ago, the two of them fought against Huang Zu. Although they captured some states and counties, the progress was not rapid.
Lu Bu's army and Sun Ce's army were both strong soldiers. Logically speaking, this should not be the case. However, Huang Zu sacrificed his own shortcomings to take advantage of the other's strengths, and his defense was very good.
He asked the soldiers of Jiangxia County to control various waterways and docks and ferries, gather warships, and strictly control the main waterways. He also sent out large numbers of warships to advance across the waterways, blocking Lu Bu and Sun Ce from his control.
outside.
Huainan is a prosperous land. After Yuan Shu killed Wen, the governor of Yangzhou, he occupied Shouchun. At that time, Jianghuai was densely populated, with abundant food and grass, and many warships, making it very prosperous.
But it is a pity that no matter how wealthy a family is, it cannot withstand the scourge of a prodigal son.
Yuan Shu himself was a vain man, and he always wanted to compete with Yuan Shao. Therefore, since he occupied Huainan, he had been extravagant, debauched, and extorted money, leaving the Jianghuai region in ruins, many people dying of hunger, and tribes alienated.
In addition, Yuan Shu did not know his destiny and forced himself to compete with the pottery merchants. He was defeated by him many times and still did not regret it.
When Chen Wen, the former governor of Yangzhou, was still alive, the warship wealth accumulated by Yuan Shu was either destroyed or lost after several fierce battles between Yuan Shu and the pottery merchants, or was confiscated by the pottery merchants.
The people of Huainan also migrated to Jinling City or Hangzhou City on a large scale, causing a huge population loss in the originally prosperous Huainan land.
It was under such circumstances that Lu Bu and Sun Ce took over such a mess.
The population loss is too great, and the productivity and soldier resources are small. It is not bad. As long as it is managed properly and appropriate policies are formulated, relying on the foundation of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, the losses can be recovered sooner or later. However, warships are not without appropriate financial resources.
Can be conjured out of thin air.
The number and supporting facilities of Sun Ce and Lu Bu's warships can only be described in one sentence.
There is no fighter among the garbage.
This was because of the shortcomings in the army. Lu Bu and Sun Ce's strategy of expanding their territory in Jiangxia was blocked by Huang Zu.
Sun Ce couldn't eat for several days because of this incident, and his mouth was full of blisters.
Not only could he not kill Huang Zu to avenge his father Sun Jian, but he and Lu Bu could not defeat Huang Zu even if they joined forces. It would be too embarrassing to spread the news.
But the problem is that in the absence of warships of appropriate size, they are indeed born with short legs.
Seeing the end of the year, Zhang Xian, who was rebelling in southern Jingzhou, temporarily withdrew his troops. Lu Bu and Sun Ce, who were attacking Liu Biao with Zhang Xian, also temporarily withdrew their troops to rest due to the current situation.
The pottery merchant took advantage of this juncture to send people to communicate with these two tiger generals, and use the matter of the new emperor to gain more benefits from these two people.
Although Tao Shang had supported Sun Ce and Lu Bu back then, Tao Shang felt that Sun Ce was still not close enough to him, and there was a gap between them. Even though Sun Ce had grown up over the years and became more understanding of people, Tao Shang still felt that he was not close to him.
Very good.
If you feel that you can't deal with someone when you first meet them, you have no hope that things will get better in the future. A bad relationship is a lifelong thing that cannot be changed. This is fate.
Therefore, the pottery merchant still planned to start with Lu Bu first. Although Lu Bu had a grudge against him over the Ferrari, it was an acquired discord after all and could be improved.
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Jiujiang County, Shouchun City.
The land of Jianghuai has always been divided between Sun Ce and Lu Bu. Lu Bu currently stationed troops in Shouchun and was in charge of Jiujiang and Lu'an.
Compared to Sun Ce, it was far more difficult for Lu Bu's men to govern.
After all, Sun Ce was the son of Sun Jian, and with Zhou Yu and other descendants of two generations and three princes as assistants, he was far better than Lu Bu in terms of gaining the support of local aristocratic families and recruiting talents from the gentry.
Lu Bu's men, except Chen Gong, are all Bingzhou heroes who followed him in the past. These people are veterans who have been fighting fiercely on the battlefield all year round. They can kill one person to kill two people, but if they are allowed to govern a land thousands of miles away... I'm afraid
That's enough.
With the level of these Bingzhou barbarians, it would be difficult for them to govern a community, let alone a county.
Today, Sun Qian, Xuzhou's special envoy, came to meet Lu Bu on the orders of Taifu Potter, and presented him with gifts to express condolences on behalf of the potter.
Since the generals in Bingzhou withdrew their troops from Jiangxia, there have been no battles during this period, so they all have a lot of leisure and live a very leisurely life. When they have nothing to do, they just drink.
The same goes for Lu Bu.
Mr. Wen Hou had nothing to do every day, drinking and eating meat all day long, and lived a very comfortable life.
But maybe it was also because he was so comfortable, and as he reached middle age, Lu Bu actually started to gain weight.
Not only did the double lower shell appear, the original abdominal muscles also turned into a small belly, and the stern face actually became fleshy, looking round and bulging, with all the edges and corners gone.
Sun Qian had previously paid a visit to Lu Bu on behalf of the pottery merchant, but when he saw him now, he couldn't help being stunned and blurted out on the spot.
"Marquis Wen, why are you so fat?"
When Lu Bu heard Sun Qian's words, his face suddenly darkened.
What kind of envoy did Tao send? He can't speak! This is so irritating.
Who is fat? "Eat! What?" Lu Bu said through gritted teeth.
After Sun Qian blurted out the words subconsciously, he felt a little regretful in his heart. This rude mouth did not stop the door for a while, but it offended Lu Bu.
He hurriedly reversed his words: "I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect that Marquis Wen has become more blessed than before, and his body is even more powerful than before. It is really as good as before. It is really gratifying."
Lu Bu couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
This guy is actually very broad-minded, and Sun Qian just praised him and made him forget about his offending just now.
"Mr. Sun is worthy of being an important person around Tao Taifu. He is indeed very discerning. Although this general looks fat, he is actually even more brave than before... In fact, I am all muscular, not fat at all. .”
After saying that, Lu Bu patted his belly with a smile. His belly was falling and falling, and the big meat was dangling so much that he couldn't even hang his lion belt.
Sun Qian's eyelids jumped when he saw it.
A good general who is the best in the world has actually gained weight like this. It’s really hard to see how time has passed.