There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

In particular, the shameless spirit of the pottery merchant has been deeply shocking Guo Jia. You don't want to be nice to me, but I want to be nice to you.

Looking at the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty, there is really no one with the surname Tao.

If you are interested, you are interested, but Guo Jia really can't bear to serve a small child. This sensitive self-esteem has always followed him, so that Guo Jia made such a show of spending money to buy tricks.

Tangling kills people.

"You took Guo to go shopping today, not just to chat with me, right?"

As for the potter, Guo Jia has been analyzing his personality for some time.

He analyzed the character of the pottery merchant in several volumes of bamboo slips, and he knew that this boy is a character who has nothing to gain.

Leading him to go shopping hand in hand, he is definitely not the kind of person who idles around.

"Of course not. Seeing that I am about to hold a crown ceremony, although the chiefs of the noble clan in Pengcheng on the day of the ceremony will naturally come to congratulate my father, but from my point of view, I still have to go to the princes. At the very least, I have to go to Cao Bao’s and Mi Zhu’s mansions to show my sincerity.”

"Show sincerity?" Guo Jia said with a smile: "Actually, you are going to find out the truth, right?"

The pottery merchant was noncommittal: "Brother Dagan understands me, let's buy some gifts, and then send someone to send a letter of worship, and go to Mi Mansion and Cao Mansion respectively."

"But why did you bring me?" Guo Jia frowned curiously.

The potter raised his eyebrows lightly, and said in a low voice: "The people under my command, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, and Xu Rong are all good at fighting, Han Hao understands politics, but they don't know how to look at people. I want you to help me analyze what kind of people Cao Bao and Mi Zhu are."

Guo Jia nodded suddenly, and suddenly his face sank, and he said solemnly: "This is also a suggestion, and a dowry is required."

"I owe it first, it's the same as last time, and it will be settled together at the end of the year."

Guo Jia opened her mouth in surprise when she heard the words: "But it's just the New Year's Eve?"

"Wealth and honor can't be promiscuous, and poverty and lowliness can't be moved. This is called a real man. Brother Guo, are you a bit promising?"

Guo Jiayang sighed deeply.

A person who can say such things while licking his face is actually wronging him if he treats himself as the master.

Chapter 173 Visiting the Mi Mansion

After choosing the gift, the pottery merchant handed over the greeting cards that had been prepared to Pei Guang and Pei Ben respectively, and asked them to send them to the residences of Cao Bao and Mi Zhu respectively, while he went shopping with Guo Jia again. After the meeting, he went to visit Mi Zhu's mansion first.

As early as when the pottery merchant left Xuzhou a year ago, Mi Zhu had already made a hasty verbal covenant with him.

Although in troubled times, the oral contract between the gentry is not legally bound, and it is common to turn faces and renege on accounts, but at least so far, the relationship between the potter and Mi Zhu is still on a benign and friendly track.

I haven't seen him for more than a year, and Mi Zhu hasn't changed much, he's still so gentle and elegant, with an air of everyone hiding needles in the cotton.

"My lord, when I returned to Pengcheng yesterday, Zhu hadn't visited the mansion in person yet, but you have to come to see Zhu in person. I really feel bad, ashamed, ashamed."

The pottery returned a salute to Mi Zhu naturally, and said modestly, "Don't be with Tao, you are both a teacher and a friend, so we don't have to be so outspoken, right?"

Mi Zhu chuckled, waved his hands, and said: "You can be a friend, but this master Zhu can't afford it. I heard that the young master has already worshiped Huangfu Zhongcheng as his teacher. How dare Zhu stand side by side with Lord Zhongcheng? That's absolutely impossible." No way."

The pottery merchant pointed to Guo Jia beside him, and introduced to Mi Zhu.

After the introduction, Guo Jia bowed his hands to Mi Zhu first, and said politely: "I have admired the name of Biejia for a long time, and it is like thunder."

Mi Zhu did not lose his manners, and said to Guo Jia: "Although we met Feng Xiao for the first time, it seems like we have known each other for a long time."

In the politeness, there is a faint alienation.

It's not that Mi Zhu has any opinion on Guo Jia, but that Guo Jia was born in a low family in the side branch of Yingchuan. In the eyes of a businessman like Mi Zhu, this kind of young boy with no background and a whole body doesn't mean much to him. Useful, too much enthusiasm is a waste of emotion.

In this era, aristocratic families, prominent families, wealthy families, or scholar-bureaucrats all have a more or less deep-rooted sense of self-superiority, even merchants and nobles like Mi Zhu.

Guo Jia had seen too many things like this, so he didn't really mind. He casually untied the wine gourd around his waist, and drank it on his own, regardless of others.

Seeing Guo Jia drinking by himself in his living room, Mi Zhu couldn't help but frowned, thinking in his heart that he was really a prodigal son.

But after all, this kid was brought by a pottery merchant, so Mi Zhu just turned a blind eye.

"Young master is outside this time, it's such a big commotion." Mi Zhu ordered people to bring fruit and honey water, and while entertaining the pottery merchants himself, he said: "Shang Shulang Xu Jing personally named you Xiaolian, and Xu Zi from Runan will give you ten Judging from Yuedan's comment, the imperial court appointed the young master as Danyang prefect, and even such an elegant name as Mr. Taiping has been praised all over the world, it seems that the young master was quite self-evident when he asked Zhu to bet on the treasure."

The pottery merchant smiled and didn't respond.

Although my political gains this time are great, these things have not had a deep impact on Mi Zhu. If it is as expected, this old boy must have something to say.

Seeing that the pottery merchant was silent and not embarrassed, Mi Zhu continued with a smile, "Not only that, but the son came back this time and brought back many talents and more than a hundred thousand soldiers, which made my reputation in Xuzhou unprecedented. Yesterday Mi Zhu once I asked Shijun how these soldiers should be arranged, but Tao Shijun didn't tell me, presumably the old man and the young master have already reached a conclusion in private, right?"

After hearing this, the potter couldn't help laughing. This is what Mi Zhu wanted to ask.

"Where did they come from, where did they go, everyone brought back by Tao will go to Danyang County with me to take office, and will not stay in Pengcheng to cause trouble for you."

Mi Zhu seemed surprised when he heard this, rolled his eyes slightly, and said again: "Will Wang Situ, Huangfu Zhongcheng, and Sima from Hanoi go to Danyang with you?"

For Mi Zhu, more than [-] Baibo troops in Pengcheng will destroy the military balance of Pengcheng, but Wang Yun, who is a member of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and foreign clans such as the famous Sima family in Hanoi, will most likely affect the local gentry For this big businessman, he is more concerned about their fate.

"Father said, let them go to Danyang County with me. Tao has a heavy responsibility." The pottery gave Mi Zhu a reassurance.

Hearing this, the old boy Mi Zhu was completely relaxed. He nodded with a smile, feeling quite relieved.

"Young Master's trip to Danyang this time is indeed a heavy responsibility. Not only do you need to relieve the envoy's worries and settle down Wang Situ, Huangfu Zhongcheng and other gentry party members, but you also have to properly deal with the more than [-] Baibo soldiers. Danyang County is also part of Yangzhou. Hard work."

The pottery merchant smiled and shook his head at Mi Zhu, saying: "Sharing father's worries, how can it be called hard work, it's just a matter of duty."

Mi Zhu stroked his beard, and said slowly: "My lord, Mi feels that, as the envoy's son-in-law, he led a large group of outsiders to Danyang to take up the post, without any of our native Xuzhou confidantes around to help, it's a little bit stretched." Open hands and feet."

The potter's face showed doubts: "Then according to Biejia's meaning?"

"My little brother, Mi Fang, went west with the young master. In the past year, I have taken care of the young master a lot. The envoy must have been quite smooth, right? You might as well ask the younger brother to assist the young master to go to Danyang. Although Danyang County is the place where the young master is born, the folk customs are strong. There are many constraints, and the former prefect Zhou Xin has a high reputation, so let the younger brother go with the young master, so there is no need to take care of him?"

Although Mi Fang's abilities are mediocre, after more than a year, she has indeed developed a relationship with the potter.

If he can go to Danyang to take up the post with him, it will undoubtedly be a huge help to him, at least some things are tacitly tacit.

This acquaintance must be more comfortable than a stranger.

Just as the potter was about to say thank you to Mi Zhu, Guo Jia, the prodigal son who had been drinking with a wine gourd, quietly reached out and patted the potter's leg without leaving a trace.

The pottery merchant reacted quickly. He just wanted to agree to Mi Zhu's recommendation, but after getting Guo Jia's hint, he immediately shut up and didn't agree.

Seeing that the potter didn't answer, Mi Zhu couldn't help frowning.

After a while, Mi Zhu's eyes suddenly lit up.

"You two wait a moment, Zhu goes to the back hall to change clothes, and will return when he is young."

The pottery merchant didn't understand what Mi Zhu wanted to change his clothes at this time, but he just wanted to whisper something to Guo Jia, so he smiled at Mi Zhu, "It's okay, just don't drive."