There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

"Mr. Tao, you are clearly sophistry, Xu doesn't mean that."

The potter said with a smile, "Then what do you mean?"

Xu Rongchang sighed, shook his head and said: "Your Excellency and Xu are in opposing camps. Xu is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. After eating your food, wouldn't he be the one who turns his back on the Lord?"

Chapter 97 Meet Yuan Gong

After hearing Xu Rong's words, the pottery merchant pondered for a while.

Documents recorded in history have very little ink on Xu Rong, a general who was born in the Liaodong border, but at least pottery merchants know that after Wang Yun, Lu Bu and others killed Dong Zhuo in history, Xu Rong did not rebel against the court like Li Jue. , but with the position of General Zhonglang, strictly fulfilled Wang Yun's order to fight Li Jue and Guo Si's Xiliang Army

It's a pity that Li Jue and others controlled the main force of the Xiliang Army at that time, and Xu Rong's comrade-in-arms Hu Zhen was a person who surrendered to the enemy. Jue and the others thus died in the battle of Xinfeng, which was also the only defeat in the records about him.

But since Xu Rong was able to return to Wang Yun after Dong Zhuo's death, the potter believed that he should not belong to the category of Dong Zhuo's brainless fans.

The potter was delighted when he heard the words: "Who is your master? Is it Dong Zhuo?"

Xu Rong snorted and said, "That's natural."

The potter said unhurriedly: "Suppose one day, Dong Zhuo was killed by a righteous man in the court, and after his death, he was classified as a traitor and traitor of the Han Dynasty in name? Would you still be buried for him?"

Xu Rong's face turned dark.

Leaving aside the potter's "if" as an example, what is the use of the word "sacrifice"?

The pottery merchant came to his senses: "The word "sacrifice" is not very good. I mean, would you die for him?"

Xu Rong: ""

"That's not the right word either. I mean, you'd die for him"

"Stop talking, I understand what you mean." Xu Rong's eyes hurt even more from the potter's anger, and he quickly interrupted the potter's conversation.

after half an hour

But Xu Rong sighed, closed his eyes, and remained silent.

Seeing this, Tao Shang continued: "I heard that General Xu was born in Liaodong, not a local general in Liangzhou. The reason why he is so loyal to Dong Zhuo must be that he was appreciated by Dong Zhuo. It is also human nature, Tao can understand it, but Dong Zhuo's crimes are too great, especially the burning of Luoyang, which has caused anger and resentment. Don't look at his high position and authority, but now he is the target of everyone in the world. The ending is really difficult to say, and Dong Zhuo is not too young. I saw him last time on the battlefield, and he looks like a man in his 50s. What will be the ending, the general knows better than I do, but the general thinks it is very possible for Dong Zhuo to bring peace to the world?"

The words of the pottery merchant touched a subtle nerve in Xu Rong. Although Dong Zhuo is considered a hero, he is indeed vicious and cruel.

It's not impossible to do this, but the problem is that he is indeed very old, and his days are numbered, and after his death, will his descendants be able to continue to deter the world with bloody suppression like him?The generals of the Xiliang Army are all rebellious and rebellious. Can they be united without Dong Zhuo?

There are too many uncertain factors.

Thinking of this, Xu Rong shook his head with a long sigh, but still closed his eyes and said nothing.

The pottery merchant handed the porridge spoon to Xu Rong's lips again, and said: "Burn Luoyang and relocate the people, making a scene of corpses everywhere, anger and resentment, in the battle of Luoyang relocation, you blinded one eye and ruined half of your face to help Dong Zhuo die." , In my opinion, it can be regarded as repaying Dong Zhuo’s kindness, General Xu, Tao feels that you should think about your own destiny now, man and man, since the kindness that should be repaid has been repaid, is it okay to give yourself a way to survive? Ability, and you are in your prime, so you are going to ruin your future like this?"

Xu Rong's only remaining eye was a little red, and his lips trembled slightly.

The potter added another fire: "Confucius said: the more difficult it is, the more we will move forward. Don't be afraid of open guns and hidden arrows. The more difficult it is, the more we move forward. Victory is my end."

Xu Rong sniffed and said, "Confucius never said these words."

The potter blinked and said, "Is that so? Oh, it doesn't matter, anyway, if there is such a reason, then come here, let's eat."

Xu Rong looked down at the spoon containing the rice porridge, was silent for a while, and then slowly opened his mouth.

"Exchange a bowl for Xu, you licked this spoon just now."

Pottery: ""

Xu Rong woke up and was willing to eat. All that was left was to rest slowly. The Tao merchant temporarily let go of his affairs and started to attack the Baibo army's strategy.

Tao Shang knew well that he had no way to solve the difficulties that Huangfusong raised for him. The only person who helped him solve these difficulties was Yuan Shao.

Ever since, the potter went to Luoyang City the next day to pay a special visit to Yuan Shao.

Because the former potters took the initiative to express their sincerity to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao is very polite to him now. Xuzhou has three counties and three kingdoms under its jurisdiction, and Tao can be regarded as a strong support!In Yuan Shao's heart, since the pottery merchant expressed his desire to join him, the Tao family in Xuzhou now naturally belongs to the person he wants to win over sincerely, at least not to be deceived by Yuan Shu.

"Master Tao is here today, is he going to say goodbye?" Yuan Shao smiled and pulled the potter to ask questions: "Meng De also just said goodbye to Yuan, and he wants to go to Yangzhou to recruit soldiers."

Seeing Yuan Shao holding his hand, Tao Shang felt goose bumps in his heart, even if he was a handsome guy, Tao Shang didn't like such small gestures very much.

The one who caught the trace withdrew his hand, and the potter bowed to Yuan Shao.

"Yuan Gong can see clearly that with the current situation of the princes, it is useless for Tao to stay here. It is better to leave and do something useful."

Yuan Shao smiled gently, looked at the pottery merchant with concern, and said, "Master Tao is planning to return to Xuzhou?"

The pottery merchant shook his head and said, "Otherwise, I would like to borrow a word from Mr. Yuan, and then go north."

"Going north?" Yuan Shao didn't want to understand the potter's intentions, his smile gradually disappeared, and he stroked his beard and said slowly: "Young Master Tao, what do you want to do when you go north?"

The pottery merchant cupped his hands and said: "To tell you the truth, Mr. Tao went north this time to relieve the country's worries, and went to conquer the Baibo Yellow Turban Army in the Baibo Valley of Xihe."

Yuan Shao couldn't help being dumb when he heard this, and stared at the potter in a daze, unable to figure out what the kid's intention was for a moment.

Right now, the princes from all walks of life are in a hurry to return to their territories, recruiting troops and buying horses, seeking territory to expand their power. If this kid doesn't hurry back to Xuzhou to help his father do something useful, what is he doing in such a hurry to attack the Baibo army?Could it be that you are free to fart?

Yuan Shao coughed lightly, and persuaded: "Young Master Tao, it's not that Yuan Mou said that it's not beneficial. You'd better do less. Even if there are weak troops who can't go into battle, it is conservatively estimated that 1% of them are good fighters, so why bother to make trouble for yourself if you only have [-] troops under your command."

The Tao merchant said calmly: "Mr. Yuan is wrong. Tao led his troops to crusade against the Yellow Turbans and put an end to the country's chaos. Do not hesitate to die."

Yuan Shao laughed heartily when he heard the words, and secretly said the two-character mantra: fart!

Since the last time he had a heart-to-heart contact with a pottery merchant, Yuan Shao saw that this kid was not a cheap lamp, at least among his peers, he was already a leader.

If it was just getting to know him, Yuan Shao might still feel that his words are touching and sincere words, but now that we have talked about it with all our heart and soul, you still say in front of Yuan that the country is in trouble, and you will die Yuan is not just good-looking, okay?You and I now, who doesn't know who?

Seeing Yuan Shao stroking his beard and not speaking, Tao Shang secretly sighed,

I am here with Yuan Shao, it seems that I can't pretend to use the original set, and if I don't get something honest, Yuan Shao is afraid that he won't pay attention to him.

"Yuan Gong, the Baibo army is currently stationed in Xihe, which is in the territory of Bingzhou. I heard that the Heishan army is recruiting and rebelling everywhere. Both armies are yellow scarf bandits. If they merge into one Tao Moujue in the future, it is very important for Yuan Gong to rule the roost in the future. Hebei, I'm afraid it will be extremely unfavorable."

Chapter 98 Entering Hanoi

Yuan Shao was a little surprised by what the pottery merchant said, the handsome guy gave the pottery merchant a meaningful look, and secretly nodded in approval.

In Yuan Shao's heart, he also planned a strategic territory for himself in the future: occupying the Yellow River in the south, guarding Yan and Dai in the north, and having Karasuma and Xianbei at the same time, and then fighting for Ansheji in the south.

Yuan Shao's calculations are very good. The Yuan family is a famous family of four generations and three lords, and the main economic and cultural center of the Han Dynasty is the upper and lower valleys of the Yellow River. The Yuan family's prestige is almost as high as that of the main gentry in Middle-earth, and it is quite high from a political point of view.

As far as the region is concerned, the south is based on the Yellow River, and the north guards Yan and Dai. It is necessary to unify Hebei. The four prefectures of Ji, Qing, Bing, and You are the foundation of Yuan Shao's hegemony. Yuan Shao knows in his heart that he wants to achieve this strategic goal. , he must find a way to clean up the four people.

The first is Jizhou Mu Han Fu, the second is Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Beiping, the third is Zhang Yan, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army in Heishan, and the general of Zhonglang in Pingnan, and the fourth is Liu Yu, the great Sima of Youzhou Mu.