There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

"It's unreasonable!" Bao Xin's eyes were wide open, and he stood up suddenly and was about to explode.

Wang Kuang was startled when he saw this, he got up hastily, stopped in front of Bao Xin, and said: "Yuncheng, don't be rough, calm down, calm down, it's a long-term plan!"

Patriarch Naping was not afraid when he saw that Bao Xin was angry, he stood up slowly, and said indifferently: "This old man is dedicated to serving the common people, if General Bao can't listen to good words because he has soldiers and generals in his hands, then you can send him I can't kill the old man with a stick, but I'm sorry to say something more, although General Bao is a pillar of the Han Dynasty, there have been officials in the Hanoi Ping family for several generations, and there are also officials from all states and counties in the world As an official, General Bao doesn't need to play this official power with the old man here. The old man has seen this a lot, and he is too old, and he is not willing to eat this kind of thing. Today's talk is all here, forgive me, I will not be here to accompany you. "

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands, then shook his head and left, followed by the two Patriarchs, Li Shao and Zheng Yan.

Sima Lang was young, but he was quite self-cultivated, he said goodbye to all the adults present, including the pottery merchant, and then left.

It was a good banquet, but before they could drink a glass of wine, they broke up.

Bao Xin pointed at Wang Kuang angrily, and said angrily, "Gong Jie, how did you become the prefect? ​​Do you just let them be so rude and playful at your place? Could it be that he, surnamed Ping, thinks that Bao can't really kill him?" ?”

Wang Kuang grinned in embarrassment, not angry, but patiently persuading.

"Yuncheng, I'm different from you. We are from the same town, and we are both from Taishan County. You are lucky. You have become a prime minister in Jibei, and you can be regarded as a well-established hometown. But I am not familiar with the place here, and there are many famous families in Hanoi. It has been operating here for a hundred years, and the forces are deeply rooted. They control many important affairs, fields, production and business in the county. When I first came here, I relied on their support to be able to attack Dong Zhuo in the south! Now that the directors are finished, I am preparing to take control of the county's internal affairs little by little, and I can't afford to provoke them for the time being!"

After a pause, Wang Kuang said again: "It's not impossible for you to kill them, but in the future, your name and mine will be stink among the gentry in the world."

Bao Xin raised his hand and tapped Wang Kuang's nose vigorously, and said angrily, "If I don't kill him, will you follow us to attack the Baibo army?"

Wang Kuang laughed when he heard the words, and said, "Puzzle? How? At the beginning, I subsidized your food and grass for three months, but you can guarantee that you will be able to completely capture the city of Pau in three months? Even if you have! Winter is about to begin. You have nearly 4 soldiers under your command, and Mr. Tao has [-] soldiers. Who will provide you with cotton-padded clothes, thick trousers, charcoal fire, winter food, vehicles, and winter grass needed by horses, no matter whether you return to your hometown? You don’t Who are you going to ask the nobles of the famous families? I am a poor prefect, but I can't afford to support [-] of you!"

"You" Bao Xin made Wang Kuang speechless in anger, but he couldn't refute.

When Bao Xin and Wang Kuangzheng were arguing, the potter found Han Hao sitting aside, frowning, his face full of displeasure, and he seemed to be sullen.

Thinking about it, when I came here, I chatted with Han Hao, and Han Hao seems to have a lot of complaints about the prominent families in Hanoi.

So the pottery merchant took advantage of the turmoil between Bao Xin and Wang Kuang, and approached Han Hao, and said in a low voice: "Han Zheng, Tao has something unclear, and I want to ask Han Zheng for advice. Hope to let you know.”

Han Hao smiled wryly when he heard the words: "It's okay to tell you anything, as long as you don't quarrel with me because it's too embarrassing."

The pottery merchant smiled and said: "Isn't that just a misunderstanding? Han Zong, Tao just now heard from those Patriarchs that they don't want us to attack the Baibo army, because they are afraid that if we can't cut the grass and roots, we will be retaliated by the Baibo army in the future, but I don't understand. , The Baibo army did not produce by itself, did not do farming and mulberry, and used to live by robbing houses and homes. The prefectures and counties below Hanoi County must not be spared. Fan, won’t let us try to wipe out the Baibo army? If we succeed, wouldn’t it be too strange to think of it once and for all?”

Han Hao sneered, and said, "Young master, you think too much. These noble family heads are as shrewd as monkeys. How can they be pigs and sheep to be slaughtered by the Baibo army? To be honest, the Baibo army came to Hanoi to rob. But they would never rob the grain, grass and livestock of these prominent families, they mainly robbed ordinary civilians."

The potter asked curiously, "Why?"

Han Hao snorted: "I don't know the specific details, but I can guess some of them. The so-called Baibo Army and these famous families are just complementary and make use of each other! The famous family has a deep background and great energy. , the Baibo Army is unwilling to provoke, and the existence of the Baibo Army can also give these noble families a reason to recruit private soldiers. You know, because of the Baibo Army, how many times have the families mentioned to the Wang Fujun that they need to stockpile knives and recruit Ding Zhuang helped the state and county officials and army to guard against bandits, hehe, but the governor has been suppressing this matter. Although the bandits and the nobles have no contact, they have always complemented each other. After a long time, there will be some tacit understanding and even speculation , Sometimes when the Baibo army comes out to rob, these prominent families will secretly give some convenience. It is really a collusion between black and white, and everyone is really calculating! But it is only the ordinary people who suffer."

Tao Shang suddenly realized after hearing this complicated situation, Tao Shang also frowned deeply at first, but not long after, he saw a playful smile on the corner of his mouth.

Interesting, since everyone is willing to play yin, it might as well have fun.

Chapter 1 The Baibo Army Looting

Han Hao's words let the potters somewhat understand the thoughts of these Hanoi prominent families.

The noble families in Hanoi originally had extremely high prestige and status in Hanoi County, and they have not declined for hundreds of years. On the contrary, with the passage of time and the chaos of the court, their power has become stronger and stronger.

But with the deepening of the background, the appetites of the famous families are also getting bigger and bigger.

Of course, opportunities and crises coexist, the world is in chaos, and some aristocratic families failed to resist this huge wave of fluctuations, and were wiped out in the long river of history.However, some aristocratic families took advantage of the chaos to rise, taking advantage of the frequent mobilization of officials from the central government of the Han Dynasty and local prefectures and counties, and the weakness of the imperial court, and monopolized more and more local resources that should have belonged to prefectures and counties.

Hanoi's prominent family is a typical representative of bandit suppression?The Baibo army only kidnaps ordinary people and doesn't provoke us aristocratic families?Why suppress them? !

Suppress them, and Hanoi County will be peaceful in the future. If the local prefect has spare energy, he will definitely spare energy to restrain the development of Hanoi's famous families, that's not good!Instead of this, it is better to let Wang Kuang spend most of his energy on defending against the Baibo army, and from time to time he has to ask for assistance from various prominent families, so that the prominent families will have greater opportunities and space for development.

The typical self-respect of raising bandits is the same routine as the princes who are booming in various places. The more chaotic the world is, the weaker the centralization of power, the more powerful and uncontrolled the princes will be. Are you still playing a fart?

The same goes for the nobles, everyone hopes that the chaos will be better.

After a little thinking about these things, the potter couldn't help feeling helpless secretly.

In troubled times, monsters are everywhere, no wonder Han Hao is so dissatisfied with these famous families.

However, what Wang Kuang said was quite right. With the current situation, if soldiers and horses want to conquer the Baibo army, they must rely on the help of these local noble families for winter supplies such as cotton coats, thick trousers, and charcoal fire. Without these people, they really can't solve the problem.

The matter was not resolved, and after a good banquet broke up, the potters and others came from afar, and after the banquet, they went back to their respective camps outside Huai County to rest early.

Wang Yun, Huangfusong and others, with respectable status, were arranged to rest in the prefect's mansion.

However, the disapproval and non-cooperation attitude of Hanoi's prominent families was only the appetizer and dessert in Hanoi this time, and the main course was slowly served on the dinner table late at night.

"Kill!"

The ear-shattering shout woke Tao Shang from his sleep, he straightened up from the bed suddenly, raised his hand and rubbed his dry eyes, his brows were slightly frowned, and a bad thought suddenly popped up in his heart.

"Which bastard robbed my camp?"

"Elder Master! Eldest Master!" Outside the tent, Mi Fang hurriedly put on her armor while stumbling into the potter's tent.

"Someone came to rob the camp?" The pottery merchant threw off the quilt and hurriedly put on his armor.

Mi Fang shook her head, panting and said: "At first I also thought that someone was going to hijack our camp, but when I got out of the tent just now, I realized that's not the case. It's just that the shouts of killing in the distance were too loud and reached us."

The potter frowned, and after putting on his armor, he followed Mi Fang out of the tent.

Looking from afar, I can see the southwest, the west, the northeast and many other places in the distance. It seems that there are vaguely flames rising into the sky. Shouts and exclamations are mixed, which faintly spread from the night sky to the Xuzhou Army's In the camp, the sound shook the night sky, quite frightening.

The potter frowned and said, "Is there a fire in the direction of the city of Huai County?"

Mi Fang shook her head and said: "There is no movement in the city, and there is no sound of killing, it should be that there is no attack, it seems that there are bandits who are taking advantage of the night to plunder the villages around the city, and there are fires in all directions. It must have been premeditated looting by the Baibo army."

As soon as Mi Fang finished speaking, a gleam of light burst out of the potter's eyes, and his complexion became gloomy.

"On the first night we arrived in Hanoi, the Baibo army sent troops to rob the villagers to give them a big shot. This gift was given by the thieves quite a lot."

Mi Fang's guess was correct. The Baibo army sent several groups of thieves to the rural villages around Suohuai County, Hanoi County, and hijacked and set fire to them at the same time. The purpose was not only to rob food, but also to put pressure on Wang Kuang.

After tonight's incident, I am afraid that the four prominent families in Hanoi will have a reason, and they will go to Wang Kuang in the next day and say that at that time, it will be even more difficult to send troops to attack the Baibo army.

There is a strong relationship here, and the pottery figured it out in an instant.

It would be a bit tricky to change this matter to someone else tonight, but on the potter's side, it can only be described in four words.

Right in the middle.

At this moment, Xu Chu was fully armed and led a group of cavalry to the potter.

Huchi bowed his hands to the potter, and said loudly: "Young Master, please order the troops to be dispatched!"

"What soldiers?" The pottery merchant turned his eyes to Xu Chu and said indifferently.

Xu Chu couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise when he heard this, and said strangely: "The Yellow Turban bandits in Baibogu looted the villagers everywhere, and the scouts reported that General Bao Xin had led the troops to attack! Don't you want the eldest son to stand on the sidelines and let the Yellow Turban Is it impossible for the army to invade the people for disaster!?"

Tao Shang swiped his hand around and said, "The Baibo army had planned it long ago. They sent troops everywhere in the southeast and northwest to rob. How do you catch them? How many parts do you have to split up the 1 horses?"