Both strategies failed, which greatly bruised the old poisoner's self-esteem.
Even though Lao Duwu is usually a stoic, in a sense, he is still very arrogant.
Talented people are more or less motivated.
Even though I don’t say anything on weekdays, if I say something, it means that my words will definitely come true and my plans will come true!
I am really capable.
But now Jia Xu's two consecutive strategies have been solved by the pottery merchant. This has never happened in more than fifty years.
Jia Xu now has a saying... If Tao Shang and Guo Jia were standing in front of him, I would give them both a slap on the ears, and then calmly ask them how they figured out his plan.
Potter, Guo Jia...what kind of characters are these two people?
Jia Xu couldn't help but feel curious.
Cao Cao had calmed down at this time. He took a deep breath, stood up and bowed to Jia Xu: "Cao just lost his composure and made a rude statement. Please don't blame me sir."
The typical routine of hitting a stick and giving a sweet date.
Jia Xu remained calm and returned the salute to Cao Cao, saying: "Please don't blame me for setting up a conspiracy against my subordinates and affecting the overall situation."
Cao Cao sighed, sat down and said: "Sir, to be honest, Cao is really anxious now. This time, the Yizhou soldiers, the Jingzhou army and the Guanzhong princes sent troops. Such opportunities and formations are rare in several years. Once this attack
Tao's army has been disintegrated. With Liu Biao's petty mind, it will be very difficult for him to send troops again in the future. But once Tao Shang regains his composure, the first one to deal with him will definitely be me in the Central Plains... If Hebei and Xuzhou are divided into two groups
Send troops, Cao can't resist them at all."
Jia Xu narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "I have another way now."
"any solution?"
"Now that the pottery merchant has enough food and grass, we are afraid that it will be extremely difficult to defeat him quickly. The top priority is to start from his rear and pull as many people into the water as possible."
When Cao Cao heard this, he somewhat came to his senses.
He smashed his mouth and whispered: "You mean... let Sun Ce from Lujiang?"
Jia Xu nodded and said, "That's him."
"Will Sun Ce listen to us?" Cao Cao stood up and started pacing back and forth in the tent: "Logically, Sun Ce, like Lu Bu, can be regarded as a vassal of the pottery merchants. Will he be so easily turned against the pottery merchants?"
Jia Xu said: "If it were someone else, it wouldn't be possible! But there is one huge variable about Sun Ce, that is, he is ambitious. Although Lu Bu has shortcomings in virtue, he is now married to a pottery merchant, and the pottery merchant is very powerful.
With him suppressed, Lu Bu did not dare to oppose the pottery merchant, but the relationship between Sun Ce and the pottery merchant was much more subtle."
Cao Cao thought about it carefully and found that this was indeed the case.
"From Sun Ce's perspective, it is not difficult to see that the pottery merchant is using him to suppress Liu Biao."
Jia Xu said: "Sun Ce has indeed been doing this these years. The big reason is because Liu Biao has a blood feud with him. Now the Tao Shang dominates the world and is unprecedentedly powerful. In addition, Lu Bu directly joined the Tao Shang army.
Sun Ce, I’m afraid he won’t be able to sit still.”
Cao Cao nodded: "I heard that Sun Ce's younger brother Sun Quan is now detained in Jinling City by the pottery merchant, right?"
Jia Xu nodded and said: "Exactly, on the surface, Sun Quan was taken hostage by the pottery merchant, which eased the relationship between the two families, but in fact it has shown that the two parties do not trust each other, and this distrust has surfaced."
Cao Cao thought for a moment and suddenly said: "In that case, we can indeed give it a try."
Jia Xu said: "Sikong can send Man Boning as an envoy and ask him to persuade Sun Ce to send troops to attack Jinling City. With Man Boning's ability, I think he can definitely persuade Sun Ce and Zhou Yu."
"Okay, let's send Boning to talk to Sun Ce."
…
Cao Cao and Jia Xu once again made a conspiracy, planning to plot against the pottery merchant's rear.
But what Cao Cao didn't expect was that at the same time, a man also approached the pottery merchant and expressed his willingness to surrender.
The identity of this person surprised the pottery merchant.
Not only the pottery merchant, but also everyone under his command, including Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang, Chen Deng and others, were shocked.
The main hall of Qufu City.
"Are you Li Ru?" Tao Shang looked at the thin man with a goatee in front of him and said in surprise.
The man bowed to the pottery merchant and said, "That's right."
The pottery merchant stared at him closely: "When Dong Zhuo died, Lu Bu, Li Jue, Guo Si, Ma Teng and Han Sui fought in Chang'an City. In the end, the Xiliang army was defeated and fell into pieces. However, the whereabouts of Dong Zhuo's granddaughter Dong Bai and you are unknown...
Although the pottery merchant guessed that you were still alive, I didn't expect that you would dare to show up in the world?"
Li Ru smiled and said: "Why don't you dare? Even Lu Bu has submitted to the prime minister, why can't Li?"
The pottery merchant turned to Pei Qian and said, "Please come over, Lu Bu."
Pei Qian took the order and left, and when he was young, he led Lu Bu to the main hall.
As soon as Lu Bu entered the hall, his eyes fell on Li Ru, and he stumbled and almost landed on his face.
"Li, Li Ru? You're not dead yet!"
This was really said in a very unflattering tone, and even the pottery merchant felt uncomfortable hearing it.
Li Ru didn't take it seriously. He turned around with a smile and said, "Marquis Wen, it's been a long time."
Lu Bu looked at Li Ru in surprise: "You are so evil. After so many years, you are still alive?"
The potter asked Li Rudao: "Where have you been hiding all these years?"
Li Ru did not hide it: "I have been living in Hanzhong, serving under Zhang Tianshi."
Tao Shang raised his eyebrows: "Zhang Lu? He is really courageous. He actually dares to take you in."
Li Ru smiled and said: "Although Zhang Tianshi has soldiers under his command, there are very few wise men. She has a grudge against Liu Zhang. With my help, she has been able to defend Hanzhong very well over the years. As for Miss Dong, she has been adopted as an adopted daughter by Zhang Tianshi.
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The pottery merchant nodded: "You are very loyal to Dong Zhuo. You have been guarding his granddaughter for him all these years, so you can be considered a loyal minister."
Li Rudao: "The Prime Minister is kind to me, so it is natural for me to do so."
The pottery merchant raised his eyebrows: "You are doing well under Zhang Lu, why do you suddenly come here to see me again?"
Li Ru made no secret of it: "Li has not left the mountain these years, but stayed under Zhang Tianshi's command, not for the sake of food and clothing, but because the general trend of the world has not yet become clear, and he is unwilling to make any changes. After all, Li is not only himself, but also
Carrying the blood of the Prime Minister, we must never make another wrong step."
The potter suddenly said "Oh": "Do you mean that the major events in the world will be clear now?"
Li Ru nodded: "At least it can be seen that it is eight or nine points, but the one who can rule the world must be the prime minister, so Li Ru made a special trip to vote."
The potter smiled and said: "You are indeed a smart man and a pure opportunist. But I can't take you under my command so easily... Empress Wen joined me and helped me a lot, and you are Dong Zhuo
There is no benefit to you, so why should I take you in?"
Li Ru smiled and said: "Li is by no means an incompetent person. Since I can come here, I must be able to offer generous gifts to the Prime Minister."