There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

While discussing, they suddenly saw a rather luxuriously decorated carriage standing on the official road back to the county seat.

And right in front of the carriage was a man with a gentle face, smiling at the potter and Han Hao. Judging by his appearance, he seemed to have been waiting for them here for a long time.

The potter who came here knew that he was Sima Lang, the head of the Sima family, one of the four famous families in Hanoi whom he had met in the past.

"Sima Gong?" Han Hao looked at Sima Lang who was standing on the side of the official road in surprise, and hurriedly got off his horse, cupped his hands at him and asked, "Why is Patriarch Sima here?"

Sima Lang gave the potter and Han Hao a friendly smile, and said: "Han Zong, Mr. Tao, congratulations to you two for getting rid of the bandits in Baibo Valley, which brought a great disaster to our land of three rivers. Sima Lang's actions against Meng Lang Presumptuously, I sent someone privately to inquire about the whereabouts of the two of you, knowing that the two of you will return to Huai County from here today, so I specially waited here."

Among the patriarchs of the four prominent families in Hanoi, the potters have a far higher opinion of Sima Lang than the other three.

Sima Lang's temperament is not as arrogant as the other three masters, nor is he stingy, he is modest and prudent, quite self-restraining

It is also because of this that when the pottery merchants robbed the property of the four major families, they took care of the Sima family and deliberately took less money from his family.

If Sima Lang knew, he wondered if he would be grateful to himself, crying bitterly in gratitude.

Seeing that Sima Lang made a special trip to wait here, Han Hao was a little curious, and asked, "Patriarch Sima is waiting here on purpose, is there something urgent?"

Sima Lang gave a friendly smile and said: "The next thing I heard about the death of Mr. Wangfu, I felt very sad. The day before yesterday I went to the Mr. Fu's house to pay my respects and express my condolences. Second, I came here to bid farewell to you, Han Zong."

"Farewell?" Han Hao was quite surprised when he heard the words, and said, "Where is Patriarch Sima going?"

Sima Lang sighed melancholy, and said: "In order to protect the family and prevent the decline of the Sima family's middle way, I intend to temporarily move the family out of Hanoi, and please don't be offended by Han."

Han Hao frowned when he heard the words, and said unhappily: "I heard that after Patriarch Sima returned from Luoyang in the past, Patriarch Li Shao of Yewang County wanted to move to Wen County to avoid the disaster of war. Doing a trip to escape is a move to disturb people's hearts and cause turmoil, and Wen County and Yewang County have a cold mouth, so don't be careless! Later, Li Shao refused to listen to the words of Patriarch Sima, which really caused local civil unrest, and Wen County was also robbed. Why did Patriarch Sima do the same stupid thing as Li Shao today?"

When Sima Lang heard this, his face turned red, and he sighed: "Don't blame Han for doing it. Hanoi is adjacent to Guanzhong. If there is a war or relocation of disorderly people in the future, it will inevitably affect this place. Lang alone's life and death are not a problem. It's just that his father died. In the court, Lang is responsible for the safety of the whole family, and for the sake of the family, he must be cautious, and I hope that he can be considerate in his work and give me a way out, so that Sima Lang can be full of loyalty and filial piety."

Han Hao stopped talking after hearing the words, but his face was still very unhappy.

Just after Wang Kuang died, it was a desolate scene for the famous family to move to the county and leave their hometown.

"Where does Sima Gong want to move to?" The pottery merchant continued with a smile: "Why don't you come to our Xuzhou?"

Sima Lang smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. Tao, for your kindness. I want to take advantage of the fact that the road is still open, and move the whole family to Liyang, and seek refuge with Zhao Weisun, the village in-law who is in command of the army. Go back to your homeland."

Han Hao hummed, but didn't respond.

The pottery merchant has now become a peacemaker, concerned him and asked, "Have you packed your luggage?"

Sima Lang shook his head, and said: "There are a lot of sundries in the house, they are still being loaded into the car, and they haven't been cleaned up yet, so Mr. Tao has to worry about it."

"Oh." The pottery merchant nodded suddenly, and said: "Listen to you, there should be quite a lot of things in your house, is it not enough manpower? Tao came back this time and brought five hundred strong soldiers, You might as well ask them to help Brother Sima pack the bags, it can be regarded as my kindness for you."

When Sima Lang heard the words, he quickly waved his hands and said, "How dare you work for Mr. Tao, let me see about it."

"I think it's settled!"

The pottery merchant stepped forward and grabbed Sima Lang's hand, smiling: "Come on, take me to your mansion. I haven't been to a mansion of a noble family before, so I don't know what it's like."

Sima Lang's face turned bitter: "Didn't Mr. Tao attend Li Gongshou's birthday last time? How can you say you haven't been to the mansion of a famous family?"

The pottery merchant was stunned when he heard the words: "Really? Ah, it seems that there is such a thing haha, I didn't look around carefully that time, and I didn't see it thoroughly enough. Go back to your house to catch up on your vision."

"Replenishing the Eyes"

It was the first time he heard that there was something wrong with this thing, Sima Lang was speechless.

The pottery merchant blinked his eyes mysteriously, and said: "Brother Sima is so prevaricating, could it be that there is some precious treasure hidden in the house or the golden house?"

Sima Lang raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said hastily, "No, definitely not!"

"No, why are you afraid of me going to see it?"

"This..." Sima Lang was silent for a while, and finally he sighed helplessly, and said: "Since that's the case, Mr. Tao will follow you, this way please."

The ancestors of the Sima clan in Wen County, Hanoi, according to the Sima clan’s own words, can be traced back to Sima Kuaikui, a famous swordsman in the Warring States Period. General Zhao Guo, entered the customs with Xiang Yu after the Battle of Julu, and was named King of Yin by Xiang Yu. Later, he was killed by the Chu army because he surrendered to Liu Bang during the Chu-Han War. place.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Sima family in Hanoi gave birth to a famous general, Sima Jun. He was the eighth-generation grandson of Sima Ang and the great-great-grandfather of Sima Lang.

But now, this prominent family that has lived here for hundreds of years since the end of the Qin Dynasty actually wants to move out of this place, which is really heart-pounding and desolate.

Things are not people.

Although Han Hao was dissatisfied with this, he could not blame Sima Lang.

Compared with other states and counties on the Central Plains, Hanoi County has a very low safety factor, especially when the prefect Wang Kuang was killed.

Not to mention Sima Lang, the leader of the gentry, Han Hao himself doesn't know what to do next

On the other hand, the potter, an outsider, obviously relaxed a lot.

The group arrived at Sima Lang's mansion in Huai County.

The Sima family's ancestral home is in Wen County, but Huai County is the seat of Hanoi after all, so how can a prominent family have no property here?

But this time, Sima Lang was specially here to clean up the industrial supplies in Huai County.

At the gate of the mansion, more than [-] carriages carrying goods were lined up in a vertical line in front of the mansion, and the servants and servants in the mansion were moving goods from the old house to the carts in twos and threes.

But there are not many people watching him move things, and they don't seem to be very strong, and some of them look very old at a few ages.

With only these manpower, it took a long time, and I don't know when the transportation will be completed.

"Brother Sima's house in Huai County is quite big." The pottery merchant sighed in admiration while looking at Sima's house.

Sima Lang smiled modestly, clasped his fists and said, "Young Master Tao has praised you so much, but I really don't dare to be a man. His predecessors are just virtuous."

The pottery merchant looked at the servants who were carrying the goods in the mansion, frowned involuntarily, and said, "Brother Sima, how long will it take to finish moving with just a few people? Let Tao's soldiers help you. "

Sima Lang seemed a little hesitant when he heard the words, and said hesitantly: "Don't bother the strong men under the son's tent, let the strong and brave men on the battlefield help me help the family, isn't it just killing chickens with a bull knife? I, Sima He De How can"

The pottery merchant waved his hand grandly, and said proudly: "What's the point of worrying about some small things? Besides, when the Sima family was conquering Baibo Valley, Sima also sent out grain and supplies, which made Tao feel very comforted. Doing some physical work can be regarded as repaying brother Sima's generosity that day."

"This..." Seeing the potter's sincerity, Sima Lang loosened his words.

"Brother Sima, if you are afraid that my Xuzhou soldiers' hands and feet will be unclean, you can direct and dispatch them yourself, and send people in the house to supervise."

Sima Lang hurriedly bowed his hands when he heard the words: "Don't you dare, don't you dare, your son's words are serious. Your lord Tao Shijun is well-known in the country, and Lang can trust the soldiers under his command. But the soldiers under his command seem to be too many. Three to fifty people are needed, and the move can be basically completed within an hour."

The pottery merchant smiled slightly, turned around to greet Xu Rong, and said: "Choose fifty strong men, and brother Sima will command them to help them carry the goods and luggage in the mansion. Whoever dares to steal things like a thief will be beheaded." !"

"No." Xu Rong responded coldly, then turned around to make arrangements.

The efficiency of the Xuzhou Army was still extremely fast. When they were young, fifty strong soldiers were dispatched. Under the arrangement of Sima Lang and the housekeeper, they began to pack all kinds of things in the house in groups of three and four, and loaded them out.

Although Sima Lang praised Tao Shijun just now, but at this moment, it is obvious that he is not at ease with these Xuzhou soldiers.