Cai Mao wiped the water stains on his mouth and looked at Zhuge Jin in surprise, his eyes full of surprise.
The potter’s men are really not ordinary people!
Our two armies are at war, young man! Don’t you have any idea in your mind?
You just walked into my mansion so carelessly. Do you think my surname is Cai?
At the door of the hall, Cai He suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist and looked at Zhuge Jin with a rather unkind look.
"Degui!" Huang Chengyan turned to look at Cai Hao nervously: "You can't do this!"
Cai Mao sighed and waved his hand at Cai He, telling him not to do this.
After all, it was his brother-in-law who brought him here. If he were to deal with it on the spot like this, his relationship with Huang Chengyan would be torn apart. After all, we are all members of the same family, and we cannot afford to offend him for this.
Besides, although this guy is an official in Jinling City, he doesn't lead any troops or generals, so there's nothing to be afraid of.
"Mr. Zhuge, please sit down!" Cai Mao stretched out his hand and gestured to Zhuge Jin.
Zhuge Jin expressed his gratitude to Cai Mao. After sitting down, he asked him: "General Cai was also an important town in Jingzhou back then. Now he is transferred from Xiangyang to this place of Zhangling. Isn't it a bit condescending?"
Cai Mao chuckled and said, "Sir, what you said is too much, isn't it? Mr. Cai is leading the troops in Zhangling County, which is also an important town. There is no need to say that he is bending his talents."
Zhuge Jin smiled and said: "Well, it is true to say that it is an important town. Zhangling County is close to the Wanluo land. It can be said to be deep in our Central Plains position. It will not take long before our army has completely digested the Central Plains."
The territory has stabilized the people's hearts, recruited soldiers and generals in the Central Plains, and implemented a double-team policy. I wonder what kind of situation this Zhangling County will be in by then?"
The muscles on Cai Mao's face twitched back and forth.
He naturally understood the meaning of Zhuge Jin's words. Zhangling County's territory was too deep in the Central Plains. If something went wrong, not to mention the reinforcements from Jiangling and Jiangxia, even the Yuan army from Xiangyang would not be able to come to support.
Cai Hao held the tea cup and put it down heavily on the table.
The force was so strong that almost all the water in it was splashed out.
Seeing this, Cai He pulled out the sword from its scabbard with a 'clang' sound.
When Huang Chengyan saw this, he frowned and hurriedly asked Cai Mao: "Degui, don't make mistakes!"
Cai Mao waved his hand at Cai He impatiently: "Put your sword away and don't go back and forth endlessly."
Cai He put away his sword obediently.
Afterwards, Cai Mao sighed and said: "Mr. Zhuge's words... are indeed true. Hi! I am the head of Jingzhou. In the past, the prosperity of Zhucai attracted the attention of the world. But now, the Cai family in Xiangyang has become so depressed.
, it’s really sad.”
Zhuge Jin stood up, cupped his hands with Cai Mao and said, "Jin came here today. What he wants to say to Mr. Cai, I think Mr. Cai must have somewhat understood it in his heart, right?"
Cai Mao's eyes narrowed, he thought for a moment, and said: "To be honest, there is not much friendship between Cai and Prime Minister Tao."
Zhuge Jin said with a smile: "Friendships are formed through interactions. Although Tao Xiang was not familiar with the general at first, it does not mean that he cannot get to know him in the future. Jin came here this time to bring him
Tao Xiang’s sincerity in wanting to get to know the general.”
Cai Hao was stunned when he heard this.
But he saw Zhuge Jin smiling, taking out a seal ribbon and a letter from his arms, solemnly walked to Cai Mao and handed it to him.
"This is?"
"This is the seal and ribbon of General Zuo Zhonglang of the imperial court, and the letter that the Prime Minister ordered me to deliver to General Cai. It fully states the Prime Minister's sincerity to you."
"General Zuo Zhonglang..." Cai Mao had no expression on his face, but he was still very satisfied in his heart. The pottery merchant was quite generous.
When I opened the letter, the content was extremely simple. They were all polite words. Basically, they said that they had admired the famous name for a long time, had wanted to do it for a while but failed to get a good opportunity, hoped that Cai Mao could go to Yin without hesitation, and Han Xin could return to Han, etc.
Cai Mao sighed, closed the letter, and closed his eyes without saying a word.
Logically speaking, he fully supports the recruitment of pottery merchants. After all, pottery merchants now account for two-thirds of the world. Whether it is Cao Cao or Jingzhou, they are already overwhelming.
Under the changing circumstances, it is only a matter of time before Jingzhou, Guanzhong, Xichuan and other places are swallowed up by whales.
The divisiveness of the early years no longer exists.
The reason why Cai Mao didn't dare to agree immediately was that the pottery merchant was not familiar with him, after all, he was also an important official who supported Liu Qiong, the emperor of Jingzhou, and he also wanted to mention his worth, so he agreed immediately.
The potter was a little too shameless.
Regarding Cai Mao's concerns, Zhuge Jin had already discussed these concerns with the pottery merchant before he came. Zhuge Jin had a well-thought-out plan on how to respond to Cai Mao.
But Zhuge Jin smiled and said: "General Cai, Jin's younger brother Kong Ming is the prime minister's student, and my uncle was also a close friend of Huang Gong back then. General Cai and Huang Gong are relatives, and today Jin can get to know the general again."
, Based on this calculation, although the prime minister and the general have not met, they are still on the same journey. It cannot be said that they are related to each other, but they must have some connections. "
Zhuge Jin's words were purely a random attempt to get close to a relative for no reason. This allowed him to connect the pottery merchant and Cai Mao in a roundabout way, and there was really no one else.
But it was obvious that Cai Mao felt very useful after hearing these words. Even if he knew that Zhuge Jin was deceiving him, he was still happy, because he knew that Zhuge Jin's words represented the pottery merchant.
Since the pottery merchant is trying to establish a relationship with him in every possible way, this means that in the eyes of the pottery merchant, the Cai family is a very important existence that is worth winning over.
Cai Mao felt very satisfied with this.
Zhuge Jin said to Cai Mao again: "The Prime Minister said that when going to Jingzhou to fight this time, he will take Xiangyang first and then Jiangling. He will not look at the land of Zhangling. He really does not want to be a direct enemy of General Cai."
When I said this, I almost said that Cai Mao's nose had grown longer.
Cai Mao said with a smile: "Well, even so, Tao Xiang supported the late emperor's eldest son in Nanchang City, and Cai also assisted Liu Jingzhou in supporting his legitimate son in Jiangling. Logically speaking, the relationship between the two families...
"
Zhuge Jin hurriedly explained: "The people who supported the puppet dynasty, Liu Biao and Liu Bei, have defeated all the thieves. What have they got to do with the general? If the general can abandon small righteousness and take care of the big festival, the world will be very lucky! The people are very lucky! The court is very lucky! Han Dynasty!
Very lucky!"
"Pa~!" Cai Mao slapped the table hard.
Over there, Cai Zhong hurriedly pulled out the sword from his waist again.
"Okay! If that's the case, then Cai will recognize the Prime Minister and friends like Mr. Zhuge!"
After finishing speaking, Cai Mao turned to look at Cai He who was holding a sword and was stunned on the spot. He frowned and said, "What are you doing with that piece of shit? It's not a famous sword! What's the point of showing off?"
Cai He awkwardly put his sword back into its scabbard, and said dryly to Cai Mao: "Brother, if you can, next time you can finish your words first and then slap the table..."