Zhang Yan's words surprised and moved the pottery merchant.
After being a boss for so many years, the pottery merchant can more or less understand a person's personality and conduct, and he can basically tell the truth from lies.
Do the gentry groups in Hebei, headed by Yuan Shao, really understand Zhang Yan?
I'm afraid they don't understand. In the eyes of those high-ranking nobles, Zhang Yan is just a thief, a leader of the rebel army, a beast that is both barbaric and unworthy of the stage.
However, these are all their subjective assumptions. Who among them knows that the real Zhang Yan is such a true hero and good man who knows his grudges clearly and knows how to repay his kindness?
I'm afraid they don't know it, and the nobles' sense of superiority has blinded their eyes.
Seeing the sincerity on Zhang Yan's face, Tao Shang sighed and said: "Feiyan Gong, you assigned all 80,000 Black Mountain Army soldiers to me. How can I command the assigned actions at this moment? I took care of them back then.
Xiao Ying'er, I have no intention of asking for anything in return, and Duke Feiyan doesn't need to do this."
Speaking of this, Tao Shang smiled and said: "You are still in charge of the Black Mountain Army. Tao has appointed you General Pingbei. If you are really sorry, I will let Li Tong and Zang Ba assist you and jointly control the Black Mountain Army. You see
What's going on?"
Zhang Yan did not expect that Tao Shang did not really suppress his military power, but only sent two generals to assist and supervise him, and he was moved again.
He bowed deeply to the pottery merchant and said, "I have heard for a long time that the Prime Minister is a gentleman of the world. When I see him today, he is indeed worthy of his reputation. Zhang Yan truly admires him."
The potter smiled and said: "Feiyan is too modest. I was thinking of buying you some wine to wash away the wind and dust, but you are injured and it is really not suitable to drink. It is better to go back to rest and recover from the injury. In a few days, New Year's Eve,
Let’s have a good drink with him again, and we won’t come home until we get drunk!”
Zhang Yan quickly said gratefully: "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your understanding."
After a few more pleasantries, Zhang Yan, Bai Rao and others left with a lot of thanks. Tao Shang sat in the hall and stretched his body. He was about to take a nap for a while when he saw Pei Qian walking in and said: "
Prime Minister, Mr. Tian would like to see you."
"Mr. Tian?" The pottery merchant raised his eyebrows slightly, with a smile on his lips: "How long has it been? He came here again to make a high profile, and I don't know what kind of damage he has thought of this time? Let him come in."
Pei Qian took the order and left, but when he was young, he saw Tian Feng walking in.
"I've met the Prime Minister!"
The pottery merchant smiled and said, "Mr. Yuan Hao, there is no need to be formal. Sit down quickly."
Tian Feng knelt down on the side of the pottery and said: "The former prime minister met Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in Zhangshui. It turned out that it was to attack the Black Mountain Army! It is really a good plan. How could I not know about this?"
Tao Shang sighed: "Mr. Yuan Hao, don't have any doubts. This is not Tao's original intention. It's just a matter of great importance. If one person doesn't act well, he may lose the lives of Tao and Guo Jia. Therefore, it's just the two of us.
I know it thoroughly, sir, please don’t blame me.”
Tian Feng shook his head and said: "How dare you! How dare I blame the Prime Minister? Besides, the Prime Minister succeeded in this plan and collected 80,000 elite troops from the Black Mountain Army. What a feat! He is truly a young hero, and I admire him very much."
The potter raised his eyebrows.
Weasels wishing for the New Year are either adulterers or robbers, not to mention the Chinese New Year is not yet celebrated.
"Mr. Tian came here today specifically to praise Mr. Tao?" the pottery merchant joked.
Tian Feng shook his head and said: "No, it's just a big matter that I want to discuss with the Prime Minister."
Tao Shang thought to himself, I knew you weren't holding anything back!
This must be because Yuan Shao felt that he was at a disadvantage in Zhangshui, so he let himself play, and sent this old guy over to regain the ground.
"Mr. Tian, if you have any advice, it's okay to say it. Tao will listen to your advice."
Tian Feng cleared his throat and said, "Zhang Yan is untrustworthy! The Prime Minister should be very careful."
The pottery merchant nodded, secretly thinking that this old guy wanted to make a fuss about this.
"What do you mean by Mr. Yuan Hao's words?"
Tian Feng said seriously to the pottery merchant: "During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Yan was a young man. He gathered people of the same age and took advantage of the chaos to fight and plunder in the mountains and rivers. He was only more than ten years old at the time. A year later, he
The team has actually grown to 10,000 people!”
After saying that, Tian Feng looked at the pottery merchant righteously and slapped the table in front of him sadly.
The pottery merchant looked at Tian Feng in confusion and asked, "Is there any problem with this...?"
"What's the problem? Prime Minister, what's the problem for you to ask this? You, a noble gentleman, are you asking this for me?"
The pottery merchant was confused by Tian Feng.
This old immortal must have come here to show off his drunkenness, right?
Besides, does this matter have anything to do with whether you are a gentleman or not?
The pottery merchant raised his hand to Tian Feng in confusion: "Can you please give me some advice from Mr. Yuan Hao?"
Tian Feng clapped his hands angrily and said: "He did such a thing when he was only ten years old. He was so miserable when he was young. How can Zhang Yan be such a good bird now? Such a simple truth."
The pottery merchant suddenly realized what he said.
It turns out that this old guy meant to express that Zhang Yan has never learned well since she was a child.
Then just say it if you have something to say, why are you talking so much nonsense?
Although he had this thought in his mind, Tao Shang still slapped the table angrily and said, "That's right! He's just a playboy!"
Tian Feng coughed and said, "The word playboy is inappropriate. It should be said to be the son of thieves and bandits."
"Yes, a son of thieves and bandits." Tao Shang responded and said, "Mr. Yuan Hao, is this why you came here to tell me this?"
Tian Feng almost made the pottery merchant angry to death.
How come a child who is usually quite clever doesn't wake up at a critical moment?
"Prime Minister, Zhang Yan was so fierce and stubborn when he was young, and now he is even more vicious and vicious in middle age. Such people cannot be trusted, so you need to be careful."
The potter suddenly realized.
The quarrel lasted for a long time, and it turned out that they were just trying to instigate dissension.
"The problem is that Zhang Yan has just surrendered and he has 80,000 people under his command. So what should I do?"
Tian Feng was very pleased to see that the pottery merchant finally got the right idea.
He said to Tao Shang: "Now that Zhang Yan has just surrendered and has strong soldiers under his command, the prime minister cannot offend him easily... We might as well let him lead his troops north to conquer Wuhuan."
"Go north to conquer Wuhuan?" The pottery merchant frowned and asked, "Why is this?"
Tian Feng said: "In the previous period, Wuhuan sent troops to trap and kill the prime minister. Fortunately, the prime minister was able to escape from this difficulty. However, the Three Kings Tribe is extremely powerful, and there is no guarantee when they will attack the prime minister again. Now Zhang Yan is sent to attack.
Wouldn't it be better for them to let dogs eat dogs, and whoever gets bitten to death would be good for us."
The potter thought for a moment and roughly understood what Tian Feng meant.
Zhang Yan surrendered to him, and once the 80,000 Montenegrin troops integrated into his own side, they would be powerful and would inevitably pose a huge threat to Hebei.
The Three Kings Tribe lost their young prince Lou Ban, and Qiu Liju lost his son, so they were probably very anxious. At this juncture, Yuan Shao might not be able to order them anymore.
Let Zhang Yan attack the Three Kings. If Zhang Yan is defeated, the help of the Black Mountain Army will disappear for the pottery merchant.
And if Zhang Yan wins, the three kings and the pottery merchants will inevitably form a deadly feud. At that time, all the Qu commanders in Wuhuan will ask Qiu Liju to send troops to attack Tao. Even though Qiu Liju cares about his son's life, he will only
It’s hard to go against public opinion even if you’re afraid.
After all, to a certain extent, nomads are sometimes relatively democratic.
The potter was wondering, how did Yuan Shao, Tian Feng and others come up with such a cheap move?
Is it disgusting for people with four generations and three fathers to do things now? Don’t they think the price of doing things has dropped?