Chapter 787 The old ministers are dispatched together
As the saying goes, it is better to tear down a temple than a marriage.
On the contrary, being a matchmaker, keeping matchmakers and pulling fibers can also be said to be an immeasurable meritorious service.
From the perspective of the pottery merchant himself, connecting others to become a pair of sworn brothers is also something that can be passed down through the ages.
Especially since these two people still dislike each other and want each other to die immediately.
The pottery merchant felt that what he did today, if placed two thousand years later, would definitely become a legend as good as "walking a thousand miles alone and riding a thousand miles to see the lady in Beijing".
A thousand miles to worship the master.
The Jinling Army has sufficient supplies and numerous soldiers and horses. It only takes a matter of minutes to organize a place for sworn worship?
After the potter told the two of them to become sworn sworn brothers, the Jinling army only spent a short while to create incense tables, tributes, prayer tablets, and other titles with names like "Heaven and Earth". He didn't even give the two of them any thought.
If people have a chance to think about it, just let them bow their heads and worship.
Gao Lan and Qu Yi stood in front of the incense table, with expressions on their faces as if they were about to vomit. They were so disgusting.
This Prime Minister Tao... is really capable of making trouble!
What's the relationship between the two of them? They're just sworn friends!
As a brother... I'm more like his father!
The pottery merchant walked to the incense table and said to the two of them: "Two generals, come here and kowtow."
The two of them are usually strong generals who command three armies and thousands of troops without changing their colors. But today, standing in front of the sworn incense table, they were like a young lady coming to the door. They were shy and cute, and they refused to change.
Tao Shang looked at the two of them with a smile and said: "Generals, what are you still hesitating about? Come here, if you delay for a while, the incense will have cooled down."
Gao Lan and Qu Yi had no choice but to go to the table in front of the table and kneel down next to each other. They looked at the Heaven and Earth Spirit Tablets on the incense table, but they didn't know what to say.
Is it okay to curse the other person to death?
If they really didn't want to be born in the same year, same month, and same day... They each felt like they could vomit directly if they just opened their mouths.
The pottery merchant looked at the two people who were kneeling there without saying a word in confusion, and asked strangely: "Two generals, why don't you speak? Just kneeling here, do you want to sworn sworn brothers, or are you waiting to be beheaded?"
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The muscles on Qu Yi's face twitched, but he didn't make a sound.
Gao Lan let out a long sigh and said, "Prime Minister Tao, time is too short. So-and-so has no preparations. I don't know what to say."
Tao Shang shook his head and said helplessly: "General Gao, fortunately you were once the commander-in-chief of an army and a hero who could stand alone. How come you can't even say a single word of meaning at the critical moment? That's all. Tao is a good man and I will take it to the end.
Let me host it for you."
After saying that, the pottery merchant walked to the incense table and said loudly: "Bless the heaven and the earth!"
The two reluctantly discounted the spiritual tablets of heaven and earth.
"Worship the high hall."
The two of them were immediately stunned.
What the hell is Gao Tang?
"Goodbye."
Zhuge Liang bared his teeth and hurriedly walked up behind the pottery merchant and said, "Teacher, I read the wrong word. These are two men who are sworn brothers!"
"Alas." The pottery merchant smiled slightly and turned to the two people who were crying: "I'm sorry, I just said a few words casually, don't take it seriously, let's officially start now."
Gao Lan and Qu Yi couldn't help but have black lines on their heads.
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With the power of victory, the pottery merchants surrendered to a group of generals from Hebei Province, and then immediately raised troops and headed for Yecheng.
When he arrived at Yecheng, Yuan Tan personally went out of the city to greet him.
"Yuan Tan has met the Prime Minister!"
At the city gate, Yuan Tan personally led the crowd to greet him.
Of course, this so-called group were all generals and lieutenants of the Bingzhou Army, but none of the original officials and noble leaders of Yecheng were accompanying them.
It's not that they don't want to, it's that they can't.
Yuan Tan killed those who deserved to be killed, those who deserved to be imprisoned, and those who deserved to be sorted out. The whole Yecheng was now in a bloody mess. The original officials and generals of Yecheng were now too busy to take care of themselves. How could they have any extra energy to welcome the potters?
The pottery merchant led several personal generals and rode into the city with Yuan Tan and others.
Along the way, every house was closed, and the bustling market seemed to have been swept away by locusts, and it was in a state of depression.
It's a bit like a ghost town in later movies.
The pottery merchant looked around and said: "Yecheng is really a magnificent city. The city built by your father is only a little inferior to Luoyang back then. However, the population is indeed a bit depressed. They don't come out to greet them."
,Are you shy because you think I’m handsome?”
Yuan Tan laughed loudly and said: "Yuan has just become the lord of this city, so he must first establish his authority. The noble families in Yecheng are not easy to mess with. If we don't scare them first and let them know about Yuan's
Awesome, how will Yuan control them in the future? Now I have issued a curfew. If anyone dares to do anything unauthorized in Yecheng, he will be killed on the spot."
When the pottery merchant heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly.
A very dangerous sign.
Especially when he heard Yuan Tan say "He is the Lord of Ye City", Tao Shang felt very unhappy.
This guy Yuan Tan is really arrogant and full of energy.
After a while, everyone came to the meeting hall of Yecheng. Yuan Tan immediately invited the pottery merchant to come in and ordered people to tie up all the female relatives in front of the pottery merchant.
The leader, a middle-aged woman, met the pottery merchant and hurriedly kowtowed to the pottery merchant, begging for his forgiveness.
The pottery merchant pointed at the woman and said, "Who is this?"
Yuan Tan quickly said: "This is Yuan Shao's wife Liu, and the others are Yuan Shao's female relatives."
The pottery merchant was immediately stunned.
Although Yuan Tan was not born to Mrs. Liu, considering her seniority, Mrs. Liu was still his aunt.
The pottery merchant turned around and looked at Ms. Liu, who was dressed in dirty clothes and unkempt... Is this how he treated her?
Even if you have grudges against each other, you still have to worry about a little face.
Are you too lazy to do all the superficial work?
But yes, he is so angry with his own father and so angry with his younger brother that he really has nothing to worry about.
"Brother Yuan, what do you want to do with it?" The pottery merchant returned the ball to Yuan Tan.
Although Yuan Tan wanted to kill the Liu family and all the female relatives with his own hands, it was too much to think about it carefully.
He could kill Yuan Shang with his own hands, but he still had lingering fears about the crime of matricide.
So he wanted to ask the pottery merchant to help him solve this problem.
"It's better to leave it in danger..." Yuan Tan made a cutting gesture with his hand.
The pottery merchant glanced at the ferocious-looking Yuan Tan lightly, and suddenly said to Zhao Yun: "Take these women into custody temporarily and treat them well. Don't let them suffer any injustice."
After Zhao Yun heard this, he immediately took the order and left.
Yuan Tan was stunned when he saw this.
He looked at the pottery merchant in confusion: "Prime Minister, why is this?"
"Now is not the time." Tao Shang said lightly: "Looking at Hebei, there is still the last army that has not been eliminated, and they also have considerable hidden dangers. As long as they are completely eliminated, my brother can enjoy Yecheng.
He has truly become the master of the Yuan family. It will not be too late to take care of the Yuan family’s widow by then."
Yuan Tan rolled his eyes and said, "You mean... Yuan Xi?"
The pottery merchant nodded and said: "Yes, Yuan Xi, Xin Ping, Xun Chen, Zhao Rui, Lu Weihuang and others are protecting Yuan Shao's coffin and running around Hebei like headless flies. Although he is like a bandit at the end of his battle, he is after all
He is the orthodox heir appointed by Yuan Shao when he died, and he is also a great threat to my brother. Only by getting rid of him can my brother enjoy Jizhou in peace."
Yuan Tan wondered: "Then why hasn't the Prime Minister sent out troops to annihilate Yuan Xi now? He is just a weak brigade now. If he sends out troops, he can be defeated in one battle."
Tao Shang said calmly: "My soldiers and horses have just gone through a big battle with Yuan Shao, and they are really exhausted. I want to leave this matter to Brother Yuan and General Gao Gan's Bingzhou Army. Of course, I will also send some troops here."
I have powerful generals, soldiers and horses, as well as suitable assistants to help my brother. I wonder if my brother is willing to agree."
The crusade against Yuan Xi is not a big deal. Yuan Tan is confident that he can completely annihilate these Yuan clan's old tribes in one battle, but what does Tao Shang mean by "suitable assistants"?
Seeing that Yuan Tan didn't know what he meant, the pottery merchant clapped his hands gently. After a while, he saw three people walking into the hall.
"Brother Yuan, I will let these three people assist you."