Eight hundred and twentieth chapters Jingzhou Xinxiong
That night, Tian Feng came to the pottery merchant's tent.
"Mr. Yuan Hao is still up so late. What's the matter?" The potter looked at him with a smile.
Tian Feng didn't smile. He just frowned and sat across from the pottery merchant and asked, "Why do you want to keep Cao Pi?"
The potter guessed that this was why he came.
"Why not keep him?"
Tian Feng began to express his opinion frankly: "I think this man has the appearance of a jackal, and he is definitely not a kind person. Cao Cao must have caught some substantial evidence for Cao Zhi's death, otherwise he would not have been imprisoned easily.
If this person abandons his mother and kills his younger brother, if he stays by his side, he will only be afraid of trouble in the future."
The pottery merchant casually looked at the slips in his hand and said, "I know everything you said, but the word disaster is not accurate. You are exaggerating it."
Tian Feng asked curiously: "What do you mean?"
"If I didn't know his true identity and didn't guard against him, then he would be a disaster. But now that I know what he is and that he is not a good bird, then he will not be a threat to me. He is not a disaster, at most.
What a disaster."
Tian Feng said hurriedly: "The Prime Minister plans to take advantage of him?"
The pottery merchant turned his head and stared at the flame of the oil lamp on the table. He pondered for a long time and then said: "I can't say whether to use him or not. At present, he has nothing worth using, but I think it is better to keep him alive than to use him.
Kill him to be strong. As for his cruel and vicious character, which he abandoned his mother and killed his brother, these are not a problem for me. I am not his father, so how can I pamper him?"
Tian Feng saw that Tao Shang knew what he was doing, so he put down his worries. He said to Tao Shang again: "By the way, Prime Minister, You Luzi from the School Affairs Office sent someone to send information during the day, saying that it was Jingzhou.
Liu Bei now has the upper hand."
The pottery merchant Yongjue had just taken a sip of water and couldn't help coughing after hearing this.
He picked up the square towel on the desk, wiped his mouth gently, turned to look at Tian Feng, and said, "What's going on?"
Tian Feng said: "It is said that after Liu Biao was buried in Jingzhou, Liu Bei, Liu Qi and the Jingzhou gentry headed by Pang and others came together and united with Fu Wan and other old forces in the DPRK to secretly fight against Cai Mao and others. Although Cai Mao was a tree
The roots are deep, but Liu Biao has made a lot of preparations in order to contain them over the years. In addition, Liu Bei has conquered Jingnan, and has already gained prestige in Jingzhou. The limelight is unparalleled for a while, and all forces suppress the Cai family.
Taking the lead, Liu Bei can now be said to be the first person under the emperor of the puppet dynasty."
The pottery merchant smiled when he heard this but said nothing.
When the imperial court of Jingzhou was established, the young emperor Liu Qiong was promoted to the throne by the help of various forces. When they were under Liu Biao, they had their own agendas, and each one was planning their own little plans.
Not to mention that Liu Biao is now dead.
However, Liu Bei's ability to overpower other forces in Jingzhou so quickly and take the lead was beyond the pottery merchant's expectations.
"Mr. Yuan Hao, in your opinion, if Liu Bei takes Jingzhou, what should we do?"
Tian Feng said seriously: "What the Prime Minister has to do now is to sit in the Central Plains, stabilize the people's hearts, and consolidate the prestige of the imperial court in the Central Plains. If Cao Cao really escapes back to Guanzhong, then with the help of Hangu Pass and Sishui Pass, he can
I'm afraid it's difficult to break in. We might as well rely on the power of the Central Plains to overwhelm Jingzhou. Now in the world, the only ones that have not been conquered by our government are Guanzhong, Yizhou and Jingzhou. Guanzhong and Yizhou are easy to defend but difficult to attack. Only Jingzhou
Profitable."
Tao Shang felt that Tian Feng's words were very reasonable and said: "Yuan Hao's words are very good. I will now send the army back to Xuchang to garrison. Xuchang is not far from Xiangfan. But if we turn to the south, Cao Cao will take the opportunity to kill us."
out?"
Tian Feng carefully wondered for a while and said: "I don't think so. After all, Cao Cao was defeated, lost Zhongzhou, and also lost Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other generals. His morale has been reduced. I'm afraid it will be difficult to mobilize troops again for a while."
, and although Cao Cao occupied Luoyang and Chang'an and was based in Guanzhong, Cao Cao's prestige in Guanzhong, especially Liangzhou, was not that high there. Now that there is such a big mess in the Central Plains, Cao Cao would not dare to take it easy.
Leaving Guanzhong."
Tao Shang touched his chin and said, "That's right. Those Guanzhong princes and Cao Cao both use and guard against each other. I'm afraid Cao Cao is not so assured about them."
Tian Feng nodded and said: "That's right. Of course, if Cao Cao wants to come out of the pass, it will be a good thing for the prime minister. In this way, we don't have to cross the huge barriers such as Han Valley and can fight him directly. What's the point?
Not for it?"
The potter smiled when he heard this and thought to himself that this old man really didn't have pain in his back when he stood and talked.
That's Cao Cao, he's not a rookie, he's the type who gets stronger the more he fights, how can he just let you be like a piece of dough and just put it in his hands?
After cleaning up the battlefield along the river bank, news came from Puyang that Cao Ang, Hao Zhao and other generals had abandoned the city, abandoned Puyang, and sought refuge west in Luoyang.
In this way, the government of Yanzhou was taken down, and the last nail in the Central Plains was pulled out by the pottery merchant.
On their way back to Xuchang City, the three armies happened to meet up with Tai Shici and others who had assisted Guo Jia.
The pottery merchant was naturally very happy to meet Guo Jia.
"This time you have made great contributions again." Tao Shang smiled and patted Guo Jia on the shoulder, saying: "Even Cao Ren was fooled by you. After this battle, Guo Fengxiao's reputation will surely spread to the thirteenth generation in the world.
The state is respected by thousands of people."
Guo Jia chuckled and said: "Don't use these vain things to deal with me. Rewarding me with some Linzhi gold is the real thing."
The potter whistled and looked away.
At this moment, Bao Zhong and Bao Tao walked up to the pottery merchant and knelt down on one knee.
"I've met the Prime Minister!"
"Please get up quickly!" The pottery merchant stretched out his hand to help the two men up and said: "The two generals have made great achievements this time. I have already reported to the imperial court and canonized the two generals as partial generals and community candidates."
Erbao was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly thanked the potter.
It was just a matter of being granted the title of General, but actually he could be granted the title of Marquis? Er Bao was really happy in his heart.
Especially for this community, it is said that many of the pottery merchants' meritorious officials have received this title this year. I think the fiefdom must be quite large.
I heard that the pottery merchant had also ennobled several people as office lords, whose status was still higher than that of community lords. Unfortunately, the achievements of the two brothers did not seem to meet the standards and they were not included in the selection.
However, it is a great joy in life to get a chance to live in a community.
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After everyone returned to Xuchang City, the pottery merchant immediately held a banquet to entertain the heroes of the battle, but before the banquet, he also took the lead in paying homage to the fallen soldiers.
For today's victory, I don't know how many people have their bones buried in a foreign land, unable to return to their roots and their hometown.
The generals had not felt so relaxed for a long time, and each of them also let go of their courage and got drunk.
I have been suppressed for too long, and finally I can find a chance to release it.
In the middle of the banquet, Xun Yu walked up to Guo Jia.
When Guo Jia saw Xun Yu, he stood up and said, "What can Wen Ruo teach you?"
"Come with me for a walk." Xun Yu pointed to the outside of the hall where the banquet was held and said to Guo Jiada.