As soon as Tao Shang said these words, the dozens of shivering courtiers who were driving in the battlefield and everyone present from the Five Route Allied Army could not help but widen their eyes in surprise.
Even Dong Zhuo, the old thief, was very surprised when he heard this... Each person should share half and half equally?... Is such a way of playing possible?
It was only then that Dong Zhuo began to carefully examine the pottery merchant opposite.
After a while, the old thief slowly stood up from the chariot, looked at the boy opposite who looked like a frail scholar, and showed a cheerful smile.
Obviously, Dong Xiangguo now has a strong interest in this child...even more interested than the courtiers present.
"Baby, what's the method of equal division? Tell me!"
Seeing Dong Zhuo relent, the pottery merchant finally let go of the stone hanging in his heart. He smiled slightly and said loudly: "It's simple, you and I take turns shouting. You want one, I want another, and then you choose again. You have chosen me."
How about choosing again... and interacting with each other until the last one is divided, and no one takes advantage of anyone else?"
In the coalition of princes, Wang Yun was shaking with anger, his white beard swaying from side to side with his trembling body, obviously extremely angry.
"This, this son... this son is not the son of man! Evenly divided, and still choose in turns? He, what does he think of us ministers? Beasts or livestock!"
The old man was obviously a little incoherent at this time. Beast and livestock...is there a difference between these two things?
Cao Cao hurriedly reached out and touched Wang Yun's back to help the old man calm down. While calming down, he comforted him and said: "Wang Situ, don't be upset, don't be upset."
Sun Jian heard the news and rushed from his military formation to Cao Cao to pay homage to Wang Situ. Coincidentally, he happened to see the situation in front of him.
Sun Jian was uncharacteristically helping Cao Cao to persuade Wang Yun, saying: "Wang Situ, although Mr. Tao's method has some... some..., it is undoubtedly the best strategy at the moment. We have no reinforcements at the rear.
If we really go to war with Dong Zhuo, not to mention rescuing half of the ministers, I am afraid that tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will have to be kept here, and none of us will be able to leave at that time. Mr. Tao really has to do this as a last resort."
Wang Yun turned around and shouted angrily at Sun Jian: "You can't divide things like this if you have no choice? What are you doing!? What about the deal?...Those are all ministers of the court! How noble their status is! But the son of the Tao family is
Treating them as cargo is really disrespectful!"
Seeing that it was useless to argue with Wang Yun, Sun Jian simply raised his head, stopped looking at Wang Yun, and looked at the weather seriously.
As for the Xiliang army, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but look up to the sky, touch his palms, and smile heartily after hearing what the potter said.
"Hahahaha! Okay, that's interesting! Baby, you look like a weak Confucian scholar, but the way you do things is quite wild! It suits the appetite of us Xizhou people, hahahaha, you can do things better than you! Okay, then
Do as you say!"
The pottery merchant chuckled, nodded, and said: "As the guest does as he pleases, let's ask the Prime Minister to make the selection first."
Dong Zhuo stroked his thick beard, pondered for a long time and said: "This first one, I want Situ Wang Yun!"
In the alliance army formation, Wang Yun was so angry that he almost fainted.
The potter couldn't help but grin.
Dong Zhuo is really outspoken. Look at the bastard things he said. He is the first one?
Does he really treat the courtiers as little fat sheep? And he doesn't hold back on his words. He can really piss someone off to death...
Frankly speaking, Tao Shang felt that he and Dong Zhuo were very close to each other.
There was no movement in the field for a while.
Li Ru observed carefully for a while, then he also rode out of the battle, came to Dong Zhuo, and said: "Prime Minister, Wang Yun's chariot does not seem to be here."
Dong Zhuo suddenly said "Oh": "In a chaotic battle, this old man was actually lost... Okay, just lose it. It's hard to find generals who can fight. There are many toads who can be Situ...
Pick someone else first! We can deal with this old man later."
After that, Dong Zhuo changed his words and said: "I have changed. This first old man will be replaced by Taiwei Huang Wan and Huang Ziyan!"
Li Ru was beside Dong Zhuo. He squinted and searched around the field for a while, then suddenly pointed his finger and said with an excited smile: "The old lieutenant is over there!"
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and saw a group of Xiliang Army infantry armed with swords and shields running into the battlefield between the two armies. Following Li Ru's instructions, they threatened, intimidated, and cursed Captain Huang Wan and his family.
Nu rushed to Dong Zhuojun's camp.
Taiwei Huang Wan was in his fifties, not particularly old. The problem was that he didn't want to go back to Dong Zhuo's side, so he delayed and refused to enter the formation. Until Dong Zhuo lost his patience, he got out of the car himself and kicked him into the formation.
I had just completely stopped thinking about Huang Wan.
Wang Yun was in front of the alliance army formation. Seeing that everyone was a superior colleague in the past, but now he was being punished like this, and he burst into tears of sadness.
The country's most important weapon should be left to be slaughtered and eaten by others... It's too horrible to see!
After Dong Zhuo kicked Huang Wan into the military formation, he returned to his chariot and pointed at the pottery merchant to signal his name.
The potter broke into a cold sweat.
Roll call? But who should he name? He doesn't seem to be very familiar with these current serving court officials.
Even if I know a few of them sporadically, the problem is that I have never seen them, so I don’t know who is in the court now... Moreover, in recent years, the court has been chaotic, and the changes of ministers have been like a quick glance, and some even lasted for several months.
He was pulled down after not doing enough... Even Situ Wang Yun just succeeded Yang Biao this year.
Turning his head, Tao Shang ordered Xia Houyuan who was following him: "Invite your lord over here!"
Xia Houyuan took the order and left, and when he was young, he brought Cao Cao to the pottery merchant.
In front of the Xiliang army formation, when Dong Zhuo saw Cao Cao's figure, his eyes flashed, and then he sneered a few times.
Among the princes, the one Dong Zhuo hated most was not Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu, but Cao Cao! For Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao was definitely a big stain in his life.
Cao Cao came to the front of the battle and said to Tao Shang: "Brother Tao, what do you want from me?"
The pottery merchant smiled awkwardly and said: "Brother Meng De, the old thief just wanted to leave Taiwei Huang Wan. Now it's our turn to call the roll, but I am not familiar with the positions and names of the ministers in the court... and I don't know them."
Have seen them..."
Cao Cao suddenly realized what he said and said, "Brother Tao, do you want Cao to help you choose?"
The pottery merchant gave Cao Cao a thumbs up: "Of course!"
Cao Cao has lived for thirty-five years, and this is the first time he has engaged in such a valuable business. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.
That's choosing a minister, not a sow. You'll probably encounter this once in your life!
He rubbed his palms excitedly and said: "The Minister of the Central Government, Cao Mou, knows all about it. Brother Tao, please just tell me, how should we choose?"
The pottery merchant touched his smooth chin and said while thinking: "The people we want to select need to have the following three qualities. First, they should look for people who care about the interests of the family and are not dedicated to the imperial court... as long as they are not the leader and the mouse.
Thieves can do it! Second, it depends on age. We must choose some who are mature and prudent. Older people come to us, and the most energetic ones cannot be more than sixty years old. Third, these people we choose should preferably not be very good.
The smart ones, the dumb ones, the stupid ones, the naive ones..."
As soon as he said this, Cao Cao was immediately stunned.
"Brother Tao, what legend did you base your selection on? Why do you focus on family interests? What classics did you base your selection on?"
The pottery merchant laughed when he heard this: "Isn't this easy to understand? I am willing to devote myself to the court, and let the young, strong and smart people be taken away by each other, so that they can cause harm to Dong Zhuo."
Cao Cao's face froze when he heard this, while Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan were covered in sweat.
This guy... is too bad, and his quality is questionable.
After a long while, Cao Cao said to Tao Shang: "Let the ministers get out of the car first. Cao Cao can't see who is who."
The potter turned his head and shouted to the audience: "Everyone got out of the car and formed a row. There is only one place at a time. First come, first served!"
At first, there was no movement from the carriages. It was not until after three cups of tea that the curtains of the carriages were slowly opened, and the officials in the court slowly revealed their true faces with frowning eyes.
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Dong Zhuo laughed happily in the car.
Wang Yun was already in the coalition formation, his shoulders shaking with anger.
Cao Cao looked at it carefully for a while and then slowly said: "Da Honglu Yang Biao..."
The pottery merchant immediately turned around and shouted: "On our side, please invite Master Da Honglu and Yang Biaoyang to return to the battle..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw an old man in his fifties in the middle of the battlefield eagerly raising his hands and shouting: "Quick, quick, I'm here! Meng De! Get me there quickly!"
Xiahou Dun waved his gun, and Cao soldiers ran over to guide Yang Biao and his family back to the battle.
The pottery merchant saw Yang Biao's appearance and asked Cao Cao dissatisfied: "Are there not many older ones? The ones who are eighty or ninety years old?"
Cao Cao gritted his teeth angrily: "How can there be so many octogenarians? They have all died long ago... Those of this age are considered treasures!"
Next, it was Dong Zhuo's turn again, and the old thief said without any hesitation: "Second, I want Zuo Zhonglang to general Cai Yong!"
Tao Shang followed Cao Cao's reminder: "Please come to our military formation, Taichang Ma Rixi!"
Dong Zhuo: "Third head, I want to serve Zhao Wen!"
Potter: "Please invite Sikong Zhong into our military formation."
Dong Zhuo: "Fourth head, I want Dr. Guanglu Chun Yujia!"
The pottery merchant said: "I hold Jin Wu Hu Mu class."