Male animals show their strength in front of female animals as a means to attract females. This is a very common law in the biological world and is natural.
In a highly intelligent human society, this biological behavior is generally called "pretending" or "pretending to be an egg" by the common people.
The pottery merchant is a person who has escaped from vulgar taste. Even if the other party is a beautiful woman, he is not willing to show off.
In the society of later generations, it is very harmful for men to pretend to be in front of women. It hurts their dignity if they can't pretend, and it hurts their health if they pretend, and it is easy to hurt money in the process.
This is the first time we meet, so we don’t know each other very well, okay?
"Young lady, you are really too conceited. Tao is not good at six arts. If he rushes to the scene to snatch people now, I am afraid that not only will he not be able to save the minister, but he will also be turned into a pulp by the Xiliang army's random arrows..." Tao
What Shang said was very sincere and unabashed.
A faint smile appeared on Diao Chan's lips. In her impression, it seemed like it was the first time she had seen someone humble themselves in this way.
"Young Master misunderstood. I didn't ask you to rush into the battle to save people. Instead, I wanted to ask you to think of a way. It's best to use a trick..."
The potter's eyebrows were raised slightly: "Young lady's words are really embarrassing...Actually, it's not the same. Although the old thief Dong Zhuo is cruel, he is also deceitful and has many strategies. If all the princes present can't do it,
Is there any plan I can use to deceive him?"
When Diao Chan heard this, the smile on her lips slowly disappeared. She raised her head, her almond-shaped eyes moving around the room like flowing waves, with a sad look on her face.
"Master Tao, you don't know that many of the ministers in this court are loyal and loyal men who are dedicated to supporting the Han Dynasty and trying to save the country from collapse. It would be a pity if they were lost here... Nowadays, the Han Dynasty court is in turmoil.
The buttocks in the court may be the last hope of the Han Dynasty..."
The pottery merchant looked at Diao Chan, who looked sad, and comforted her: "A loyal and righteous man, sometimes he has to break what should be broken... The wind is rustling and the water is cold. A strong man will never come back. Girl, I don't know if there is anything left."
No one taught you how to cut off a strong man’s wrist?”
It was the first time I saw such a man, and he remained indifferent despite his pleas... Diao Chan suddenly felt like a failure.
After a long while, I heard Diao Chan say softly again: "Master Tao, your father and those people can be considered colleagues. What would he do if he were here?"
The potter frowned and thought carefully for a while, then said: "I don't know, maybe...according to my father's character, he should burn a high-quality incense stick for them..."
Diao Chan was so angry that she wanted to hit him.
"Sir, if they are coerced by Dong Zhuo to Chang'an, they will be tortured in the future. I'm afraid my foster father will also have trouble sleeping and eating..."
The pottery merchant sighed helplessly and smiled bitterly: "Miss Diaochan, I don't understand why you have to drag me to solve this problem when there are so many powerful people here... Dong Zhuo has tens of thousands of people. If he really wants to rob
Man, look at how my thin arms and legs can stop me?"
Diao Chan stared intently at the potter's face with her bright eyes and said, "Because you saved me at the last moment when I was almost dead. Although the little girl never believes in fate, at that moment, the little girl felt that this was God's will."
Potter: "………………"
This is a woman, an unreasonable woman. When something happens in front of her that cannot be explained by scientific theory, they usually like to classify such events as fate or providence.
After a while.
"Miss Diao Chan, do you know that in this world you need to be lucky to beg for help?" The pottery merchant asked.
Diao Chan heard this and asked curiously: "What kind of lottery?"
The potter gave examples to Diao Chan: "For example, five baht coins, gold toes, gold horseshoes, jade, silk and satin, Sichuan brocade... and so on."
Diao Chan suddenly understood after hearing this, then she gently covered the corners of her mouth with her hands and said with a smile: "Little girls have all these things that the young master said."
The potter's eyes suddenly lit up!
As expected of Wang Yun's adopted daughter, she really doesn't show her real face. I thought she would cry!
"Is this girl serious?"
Diao Chan regained her charming smile just now, and said on her forehead: "I don't dare to deceive the young master."
"If that's the case, then I can give it a try..."
"Really?" As soon as the pottery merchant agreed, Diao Chan seemed to bloom like a flower: "Young lady, I know you have a way, Mr. Tao..."
"But...!" The pottery merchant stretched out a hand and waved: "Let's talk about it first. I just said that I would give it a try, and I didn't say that it would definitely succeed... Even if I succeed, I will only
It can save half of it."
Diao Chan was stunned for a moment, her eyelashes flickered a few times, and she asked doubtfully: "Save half of it?"
The pottery merchant nodded and said, "Yes, half of it will be saved."
After saying that, he saw that the pottery merchant had turned his horse and came to Cao Cao and Wang Yun at the other end.
"Wang Situ, brother Meng De, I have a method that may be able to save the courtiers and ministers here."
Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this, while Wang Yun suddenly became energetic.
"Doll, do you have any idea?"
Tao Shang nodded and said humbly: "The younger generation's method may not work...and even if it succeeds, it can only save half of the courtiers. But if you can't think of other methods for the time being, maybe you can let me try it.
"
"Save half of it?" Wang Yun's expression was the same as Diao Chan's, also dull.
If you want to save, save them all, but what’s the point of saving half of them?
But Cao Cao didn't care about that, and said hurriedly: "No matter what method it is, half of it can be saved! If you have any wonderful ideas, dear brother, just go and try it!"
After receiving Cao Cao's permission, Tao Shang turned to Wang Yun and said: "Wang Situ, you can say ugly things first. If this junior's method succeeds, you are not allowed to slap me later... and you are not allowed to curse!"
Wang Yun was even more puzzled when he heard this: "You can save people, but it's too late for me to thank you. Why are you scolding you?"
The potter showed a self-deprecating smile.
"That's what I say now, but Situ, you may not have this attitude in a while... Anyway, you need to agree first."
Although Wang Yun was puzzled, he couldn't care about anything else at the moment: "I promise you, I promise you everything, just go and save people quickly!"
The Tao Shang felt relieved, and then turned to Cao Cao and said, "Brother Meng De, please open the military formation. I need to talk to the old thief Dong Zhuo."
Although Cao Cao didn't understand what the potter was up to, Cao Cao had always admired this boy's quick wit.
"Okay! Whatever my dear brother wants to do, just go ahead and do it. I will ask Yuan Rang and Miao Cai to protect you personally! ... Come here, pass the military order, open the military formation, and let Mr. Tao talk to Dong Zhuo!"
"Dong dong dong dong dong!"
In the alliance army formation, there was a burst of intensive drumming, which attracted the attention of Dong Zhuo's side.
Dong Zhuo moved his huge body and stood up slowly from the chariot, squinting his eyes and looking at the military formation opposite.
I saw the shield formation of the main coalition army in the center. The crowd suddenly moved toward the two sides. A small gap was opened in a short time, and a handsome and elegant young man wearing light armor slowly opened the door.
He came out on horseback, flanked by two gun-wielding generals on his left and right, and the guards were quite tight.
The young master who came out was Tao Shang, and beside him were two brave warriors, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, Cao Jun's military commanders.
"Under the governor of Xuzhou, Tao Shang, the supervisor of the Western Expeditionary Army, asked Dong Xiangguo to come out and answer the question."
The potter's shout was not indistinct because of the distance. It was because the soldiers on both sides were silent all the time after forming up, staring cautiously at the other side. Moreover, there were many mountains and valleys on both sides of the place, and the echoes were thick.
, but it is a perfect place for the generals of the two armies to talk to each other.
Dong Zhuo seemed to become interested after hearing this.
"Oh?! Hahaha, among the princes of Guandong, someone actually wants to talk to me? This is interesting, who is this guy?"
Li Ru was well aware of the Kwantung Army's military situation. Hearing this, he replied: "Tao Shang, the son of Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, is here to participate in the alliance on behalf of his father."
Dong Zhuo suddenly said "Oh" and nodded: "Tao Qian, the old man, is not very capable. The battle is average and he doesn't know how to take care of it. Every day, he is always thinking of some evil tricks to secretly oppose me. It's not a good situation...
...But the son born to the old man is quite brave and dares to talk to me in front of the battle? Young people, don’t you know what my temper is like?”
Li Ru was not in such a good mood as Dong Zhuo, and said: "Prime Minister, beware of fraud."
"Hi!" Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said: "When there is fraud, there is fraud! Why should I be afraid of him? This guy must have some concerns about going out to the battle today... Anyway, the deadlock is not over at the moment, so I will meet him when I have nothing to do.