It looks like the New Year will be over in just fifteen days, but the attention of the entire Hebei gentry seems not to be on this year's New Year. They have bigger things to focus on.
Three major princes, Yuan Shao of Hebei Province, Cao Cao of the Central Plains, and pottery merchants of the Southeast, met at Zhangshui for an alliance. This incident almost shocked the entire world.
Hebei has been experiencing frequent wars, and has been shadowed by the three powerful conquests for half a year. Faced with such an uncertain situation, many nobles in Hebei are worried about their future.
Now, the alliance between the three powers is likely to determine the direction of the situation in Hebei in the coming year, and everyone cannot help but pay attention to it.
Bank of Zhangshui River.
The pottery merchant arrived first and ordered people to set up a camp here and in an open area near Zhangshuihe, waiting for the arrival of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao at any time.
A few days later, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's troops also arrived at Zhangshui.
As a result, tens of thousands of soldiers from the three armies of the three armies of Yuan, Cao, and Tao have gathered on the bank of the Zhangshui River, which is usually relatively peaceful, during this winter season. The soldiers and horses of the three families of Yuan, Cao, and Tao each chose their own place to live, with clear barriers, although they were far apart from each other.
Even though he was far away, he could already feel the chill in the air.
After the time was agreed upon, the three generals each led their elite men to the agreed upon public camp that the potter had already set up.
The wine was ready and the dishes were ready. God seemed to know about the alliance between the three of them today and did some special tricks. A little snowflakes began to float in the sky, but fortunately the snow was not very heavy, and on the day it snowed,
It is generally not too cold, allowing people to enjoy the snow without freezing their bodies.
The pottery merchant was the first to arrive. The table where he was sitting was fully stocked with food. There was a small stove next to the table with hot wine boiling on it. There was an attendant next to him who was always ready to fill the cup with wine.
The pottery merchant was holding the wine cup, looking at the snowflakes in the sky, and suddenly said with emotion: "Although we have a good harvest, what will happen in a good year?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a burst of noisy footsteps.
Then, I saw Cao Cao leading a group of confidants to the venue.
He looked around and said: "Although the auspicious snow indicates that there will be a good year in the coming year, there are too many chaos in the world. Even if there is a good year, so what? It is still just chaos, chaos, chaos!"
When he finished speaking, he saw that Cao Cao was already minding his own business and sat down behind the table opposite the pottery merchant. Dian Wei, Pang De, Yan Xing, Cao Hong and others stood behind him.
Cao Cao was not polite, he just grabbed the steamed chicken on the table and took a bite.
The pottery merchant looked at him with a smile: "Brother Meng De still has such a good appetite, he drank half of the chicken butt in one bite."
After hearing what the potter said, Cao Cao's chewing mouth suddenly stopped moving.
This bastard makes me feel uncomfortable every time we meet.
When people eat, are you disgusting?
Cao Cao angrily threw the chicken back into the cauldron, let out a loud "hum", and lazily looked at the pottery merchant again.
Tao Shang didn't mind at all. He smiled and asked Cao Cao: "Brother Meng De, since he knows that the world is still in chaos, chaos, chaos, why don't you belong to the king, but instead stand on your own and bring trouble to the world?"
Cao Cao didn't reply when he heard this, but just let out a loud "hum" again.
"Now that I, the destined emperor of the Han Dynasty, have established a capital in Nanchang City, intending to revitalize the Han Dynasty, why doesn't Brother Meng De come and declare his vassalship?"
Nowadays, the pottery merchant protects the emperor, holds great righteousness, and has the moral high ground. Cao Cao tried to argue with him in this regard because he was just uncomfortable, so he simply didn't answer and just said "Humph!"
"Brother Meng De, why don't you speak? Are you feeling guilty or don't know how to answer?"
"Humph!" Cao Cao answered a hundred moves with one move.
"If you still don't talk to me within a stick of incense, I will be your father."
"Hmph... Uh-huh! Cough, cough, cough!"
As soon as Cao Cao hummed it, he immediately held it back, choking and coughing.
He stood up in anger and said to Shang Tao: "You little thief of the Tao family, how dare you insult me?"
"Whoa!"
"Whoa!"
"Whoa!"
Behind Cao Cao, Dian Wei, Cao Hong and others drew their swords one after another, waiting for their master's instructions.
Zhao Yun and Xu Chu, who were behind the pottery merchant, also drew their swords. The two sides were instantly at war with each other, and the atmosphere was very tense.
At this time, Yuan Shao and his men arrived.
Seeing this situation, Yuan Shao and his generals couldn't help being stunned. They glanced back and forth between the two sides with a look of surprise and uncertainty on their faces.
Yuan Shao looked at Tao Shang and Cao Cao, with a look of anticipation on his face, and said, "What are you two doing... How about Yuan go first and make room for you two?"
Seeing Yuan Shao coming, Cao Cao immediately waved his hand and asked his men to put away their weapons.
Zhao Yun and others also sheathed their swords together.
"This is just a show, Benchu, please sit down."
"Oh." Yuan Shao glanced at the two of them with regret, then walked to his own square table and sat down.
He wished that Cao Cao and Merchant Tao would beat the heads of dogs, but unfortunately it backfired and when things came to a close, they stopped.
A man walked out from behind Yuan Shao. He lowered his head and checked the food on his desk and pricked it with a silver needle. Then he ordered people to put the hot wine prepared by Yuan Shao on and cook it.
While the wine was brewing, Yuan Shao turned to look at the pottery merchant and said, "Master Tao, if there is anything that brings us together here, you might as well just tell us."
The potter looked back and forth between the two of them and said: "Since the beginning of the Battle of Guandu, the three of us have been fighting for years. In these years, because of us, how many people have suffered, how much fertile land has been destroyed, and social productivity has declined even more...
…Based on this, Tao thought that we might be able to sit down and have a chat during the new year. If we can make peace and calm down the war, it might be a good thing for the court, the Han Dynasty, and the world."
Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows when he heard this, took a sip of wine and said nothing.
Cao Cao said directly: "This matter is easy to handle. As long as you two can surrender to Cao at the same time, the world will be peaceful, so there is no need to waste words."
After saying this, Yuan Shao suddenly became furious.
He stood up directly and said: "Cao Ah Ma, don't lie! You just used a trick in Guandu to win against Yuan Mou by luck. What are you so crazy about? You still want me to surrender to you. It is simply ridiculous!"
Cao Cao stood up and sneered: "At first, ten years ago in the capital, Cao would have been afraid of you, but in the battle of Guandu, your old background was almost wiped out. Now you are just a person in the tomb."
It's just withered bones. It's only a matter of time for Cao to pacify Hebei, so why do you have to hold on?"
"Bastard! Cao Cao! Don't boast, let's go back now and lead the troops to show off!"
Tao Shang looked at Cao Cao with a smile on his face, understanding why he deliberately angered Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao wanted to negotiate peace, but Cao Cao did not.
He is here specifically to stir things up today. If Yuan Shao gets angry and leaves now, he will be playing into Cao Cao's hands.
Of course, the potter actually didn't want to argue with the two of them.
But in order to successfully attract the attention of the two of them and cover Guo Jia and Xiao Ying'er in persuading Yu Du and Yang Feng from Montenegro to surrender, the pottery merchant had to do this.
"Snapped!"
Suddenly, the pottery merchant suddenly threw the winemaker to the ground.
His move made not only Cao Cao and Yuan Shao but also the generals who came with them stunned.
This is so obvious that he is taking the cup as a sign of honor!
Could it be said that the pottery merchant had ambushed the swordsman here beforehand?
But Yuan and Cao had sent people to inquire beforehand... There was no ambush here?
Seeing the panicked and vigilant looks on Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's faces, the pottery merchant stood up, reached out and picked up the wine prince on the ground, smiled sheepishly at them, and said, "Sorry, I was just curious and wanted to take a look.
How can you two react... You two react so quickly! I'm sorry, I'm sorry."