There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

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A few days later, Chen Deng and Pei Qian entered Pengcheng from two directions respectively.

After entering Pengcheng, Chen Deng entered Mi Zhu's mansion, while Pei Qian went straight to the governor's mansion to meet Tao Qian.

Pengcheng, Mi Mansion.

Chen Deng sat in the guest seat, drinking tea leisurely.

China's tea culture has lasted for more than 700 years. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it had not yet spread to the public. Only the high-level figures of the gentry and upper class were eligible to taste tea and discuss the Tao.

At that time, most of the tea leaves came from Chaling in Jingzhou, which is the modern Chaling in Hunan. The price was astonishingly expensive, and the annual output of Chaling was extremely limited, so it was not something that anyone could buy. In other words, not everyone can afford it.

Although Mi Zhu is one of the rare richest merchants in the world, the amount of fragrant tea from Tuling that enters the mansion every year is extremely limited. He made an exception today and brought it out to entertain Chen Deng, which shows that the eldest son of Chen Chen has a lot of love in Mi Zhu's heart. How important status is.

Mi Zhu looked at Chen Deng with a smile. As the head of the Mi family, one of the four major families in Pengcheng, facing the son of the Chen family at this moment, Mi Zhu's face turned out to be a little flattering.This is completely unimaginable.

"Yuanlong has really worked hard during this period. It has been many years, and I have never seen you go to Pengcheng for activities. On the contrary, you took the initiative to invite Ying to go to Danyang County, and go away. Mi, it is really impossible to do it. Arrived."

Chen Deng put down the teacup slowly, smiled and turned to look at Mi Zhu.

Although his expression was polite, he didn't show any humility, on the contrary, he looked a bit domineering.

"Brother Mi and Duke Cao are vying for each other in Pengcheng. Chen dare not come to this place of right and wrong. If Deng gets involved in the land of Pengcheng, I'm afraid it will be run on by you and Duke Cao. There is no skin left, so I can only follow Tao Fujun to Danyang to find a way out."

When Mi Zhu heard the words, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Yuanlong, look at what you said. If your father hadn't left Pengcheng for Peiguo, how could the gentry in Pengcheng be in such a mess? Although your Chen family keeps a low profile, we all Understand, the leader of our Xuzhou gentry is none other than your father! In fact, if your father and son are willing to come back, there is still something to fight among the gentry in Pengcheng, and everyone will definitely be able to follow the lead of the Chen family."

Chen Deng waved his hands when he heard the words, noncommittal: "Brother Mi, you don't have to praise me so much. Mr. Tao Fu wants to establish his own business and seek cooperation from your Mi family. Will you take this shit or not?"

Although Mi Zhu yearned for Danyang County in his heart, he still asked Chen Deng cautiously: "Yuanlong thinks what should I do about this matter?"

Chen Deng said slowly: "Brother Mi, since Deng has visited the door in person, do you think there is anything else that needs to be discussed?"

Mi Zhu was taken aback when he heard the words, then laughed, and said: "Yuanlong said so, so Zhu can rest assured, I will send my confidants to Jinling City in person to discuss with the eldest son about the joint sale of private salt. "

Hearing this, Chen Deng nodded in satisfaction, then stood up, and said: "In this case, Deng's task is considered complete. Brother Mi, Chen Deng will take his leave first. Danyang County is busy with government affairs, so Deng can't leave for a long time. Thank you Your fragrant tea is really good tea, top grade, come back and taste it the next day."

Mi Zhu got up hurriedly when he heard the words, and clapped his hands towards the outside.

When I was young, I saw a group of servants from the Mi Mansion, carrying ten large wooden boxes, hurrying into the hall.

The servants opened the boxes, and one of them was filled with tea leaves, while the other nine big boxes were filled with golden Linzhi gold.

Chen Deng's eyebrows moved unconsciously, then he turned his head suddenly and said, "Brother Mi, what are you doing... You're too polite."

Mi Zhu smiled cheerfully, and said boldly: "It's hard to find a bosom friend. Not everyone is used to drinking tea from Tuling. Since Yuan Long likes this tea, how can he be stingy as a brother and keep it private? As for these dirty things , it is actually a filial piety to my father who supported me back then, it has nothing to do with Yuan Long, Yuan Long should not think too much about it."

What Mi Zhu said was bright and mellow, which made Chen Deng very satisfied.

He cupped his hands at Mi Zhu, and said with a smile, "If that's the case, I won't be disrespectful. Thank you for your kindness."

Mi Zhu chuckled, cupped his hands and said, "Yuanlong, you and I are close friends. My brother is a blunt person who doesn't understand the general situation. Yuanlong and his son are the leaders of Xuzhou gentry. What will happen in Xuzhou from now on? Where should he belong, or whom should he serve, when Yuan Long has other concerns, don't forget to remind Mi."

Speaking of this, Mi Zhu paused for a moment, before saying again: "After all, our Xuzhou gentry are all tied to the same boat."

Chen Deng cupped his hands at Mi Zhu, and said, "Brother Mi, don't worry, Chen Deng is a member of the gentry, and he should put the interests of the Xuzhou gentry first."

Speaking of this, Chen Deng raised his finger and pointed to the southeast, saying: "At least so far, we people should try our best to protect Mr. Tao. According to Deng's observations in the past few months, he can indeed protect me among the nobles in Xuzhou. A man's choice."

Mi Zhu didn't speak when he heard the words, but just nodded slightly.

There were some implication in Chen Deng's words, which Mi Zhu could also hear.

At least for now...

After all, the gentry is a gentry, and everything should be done first, and Chen Deng has always understood this point very clearly.

Compared with Cao Bao, Mi Zhu, Wang Lang, Zhao Yu and other four masters who ruled the roost in Pengcheng, although Chen Deng was young, he was indeed far superior.

After Tao Qian entered Xuzhou, the Chen family, the leader of Xuzhou's gentry, did not choose to stay on the cusp of the storm, but quickly withdrew from the center of the vortex of the power struggle and went to Peiguo to take refuge, leaving the four major families in Pengcheng , like a jumping clown, you fight over each other, performing ridiculous performances in front of the world.

After the pottery merchant became famous, Chen Deng personally went out to surrender. One was to observe and test him, and the other was to infiltrate the power of the Xuzhou gentry into Danyang County unknowingly. It has also been brought into Danyang, and the division of interests is almost a foregone conclusion, even pottery merchants are caught off guard.

And now the Chen clan, with Chen Deng as the head after many years, has returned to the center of the political vortex in Pengcheng again, and the weight and discourse of the Chen clan can still achieve the effect of saying a word among the nobles.

The Chen family, headed by Chen Deng and his father Chen Gui, have always been the real leaders who can influence the direction of the Xuzhou gentry, whether in the past or now, they have never wavered.

They even have a certain amount of energy to decide in the future, which is the real affiliation of the governor of Xuzhou.

But at least for now, Chen Deng is quite satisfied with the potter's performance, so Chen still intends to continue to support him.

But this faint feeling of restraint has already made the pottery feel the signs.

But this is not the feeling Tao Shang wants, at least he does not want to be in charge of Xuzhou in this way in the future.

Chapter 2 Dow's Actions

Pengcheng, Governor's Mansion.

Tao Qian looked at the family letter written by the pottery merchant that Pei Qian presented to him, and fell into deep thought.

The father and son had nothing to hide, and the potter wrote down all his thoughts in his family letter.

After Tao Qian read the potter's family letter, he asked Pei Qian to go to the post house to rest, and then ordered Tao Hong, the housekeeper, to call Tao Ying to the main hall of the governor's mansion.

When I was young, I saw Tao Ying bouncing up to Tao Qian holding a big bowl.

Looking at the round bowl in his hand, Tao Qian's slightly gray eyebrows frowned involuntarily.

This brat is still so immature.

"What is that in your hand?" Tao Qian asked Tao Ying.

Tao Ying blinked her cute eyes and said curiously, "Crickets."

Seeing Tao Ying's upright look, Tao Qian almost spat out a mouthful of old blood on the ground.

Damn kid, don't live up to it.

"Tell me yourself, how old are you?" Tao Qian turned cold and asked Tao Ying.

Tao put his fingers on his chin, pondered for a while, and said, "Father, I'm seventeen."

Tao Qian was relieved to see that he could still remember his age despite being in a bad situation.

The old man said helplessly: "You still play crickets at the age of 17, son, don't you think your actions... are very naive?"