There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

It's such a simple matter, you are arguing about chicken feathers.

Sheng Xian then started the second round of question and answer.

Sheng Xian asked the potter again how to deal with the matter of those school lieutenants stationed there who lied about military intelligence and took military merits.

Your low-rent tenant used to live with me, and ended up luring wolves into the house and sheltering thieves. Will the court handle this matter?

The potter laughed.

He had already prepared for this.

He took out a stack of official documents, which were the reports brought back by the spies he sent to the counties under Wu County in the past few days.

The pottery merchant told Sheng Xian that Shanyue people pretending to be Zulang soldiers and horses appeared everywhere in Wu County, and Zulang appeared in more than ten places. Obviously, there were other Shanyue sect thieves pretending to be Zulang, so this It can't be proved that the application forms submitted by those stationed lieutenants are fake. What if they killed the real ones?Is it unfair that you condemn them for so many impersonators?

At least one has to go through demonstrations and careful screening before drawing a conclusion.

Sheng Xian gritted his teeth angrily, and he asked the potter: How can you conclude that there is no real Zulang among these fake sect thieves?

The potter asked him back: Then why do you conclude that there must be Zhenzu Lang among these people?

Sheng Xian almost fainted out of breath after he said some strong and shameless words.

But he really has no reason to refute the potter.

Sheng Xian miscalculated from the beginning.

He wanted to give the potter a slap in the face, so he might as well come up and directly compare with the potter, so that the situation of winning would be greater.

But he just quarrels with Tao, isn't he looking for death?

Sheng Xian wanted to question the potter about something else, but the potter interrupted him and asked him another matter.

"Mr. Xiaozhang, it is said that in recent years, Sun Ce of the Sun family has been keeping his filial piety in Ding You, Fuyang County under Wu County, right? But after Tao entered Wu County, he sent people to Fuyang to look for Sun Ce's traces, but found this He and his relatives have long since disappeared. Sun Jian was the governor of Yuzhou when he was alive, and Sun Ce's mourning period has not yet passed. If his family and relatives want to be removed from Wu County, it must be possible to lead the way with your own seal Is it right to set off? Dare I ask Duke Xiaozhang, Sun Ce himself is no longer in the territory of Wu County, how should you explain this matter to Governor Liu?"

Sheng Xian's face turned red when he heard the words, but he was still unconvinced and said: "Although the time for Sun Ce's mourning has not yet come, all the elders of his clan have already signed their names. The relocation of the clan is a matter of discussion among the clan, not Sun Ce himself. For the sake of filial piety, even if Sheng is the sheriff, why would he stop him?"

The Tao merchant looked at Sheng Xian with a half-smile, and said, "The reason? Then let me tell you a reason! Xiaozhang doesn't care whether Sun Ce is filial or not. His own father was killed by him himself." It has nothing to do with us, but do you know that Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian, is Yuan Shu's vassal. In the past, the cholera in the south of the Yangtze River, the killing of Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, Zhang Zi, the governor of Nanyang, and Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, were all done by these two people. , the Sun family is a disaster, Sun Ce is within your jurisdiction, you don’t want to control him, but go back to the mountain, if there is trouble in the south of the Yangtze River in the future, you will be the chief culprit!”

Sheng Xian blushed from the potter's anger, but he couldn't say anything.

Sun Jian, the father of Sun Ce, was a vassal of Yuan Shu, which is well known throughout the world, and Sheng Xian also knew that Yuan Shu and Sun Jian caused bloody storms in the south of the Yangtze River.

But it was also because of this that Sheng Xian did not dare to provoke the Sun family at will.

Although Sun Ce was keeping filial piety for Sun Jian in Wu County, it does not mean that his soldiers and horses were lost. His cousin Sun Ben is now taking the place of Sun Ce to lead Sun Jian's Sun Family Army. Sun's revenge, the consequences of Sheng Xian can be imagined.

Literati are not all strong.

The pottery merchant seemed to see what Sheng Xian could not say, and said immediately: "It seems that what Liu Inspector said is not wrong, Jiangnan is full of troubles now, and you, a literati, seem to be unable to be the head of this county. Duke Xiaozhang , you let Sun Ce go, Li Ri sent troops to the south of the Yangtze River, and his life was ruined. Even if you die a hundred times, you will not make amends. For the sake of your old age and strength, Tao will not make things difficult for you. Come out, Tao Mou is the governor of Liu, this page has been turned, how about it?"

Chapter 289 The Thieves in the Mountains, Yan Baihu

The pottery's words were a stick and a gun, and the meaning was obvious, asking Sheng Xian to hand over his power.

"you!"

Sheng Xian's face turned green with anger, he pointed the potter's nose with his hand, and was about to argue with him, but saw Chen Deng standing up with a smile beside the potter.

Chen Deng looked like a peacemaker, and said to Sheng Xian: "Mr. Xiaozhang, calm down. My Mr. Taofu didn't mean to do this on purpose. It was just a word of impatience. Don't be offended by Mr. Xiaozhang. Some things are not meant to be seen after all. as simple as that."

The potter flicked his sleeves lightly, got up lightly, and walked out of the tent.

When they walked to Chen Deng's side, the two of them exchanged glances quietly, which was very meaningful.

Sheng Xian, a party member and gentry literati, no matter how tough he pretends to be on the surface, he is actually just as soft as Kong Ni in his bones.

However, he obviously still has a bit more face than Kong Ni and cherishes his feathers.

Therefore, before arriving in Wu County to meet Sheng Xian, the potter and Kong Ni had already discussed how to deal with this person.

Let the pottery bully and bully him first, suppress and suppress him, and give him something hard.

Then it will be changed to Chen Deng going out, giving him something soft, making a generous statement, saying that he is powerful, and using both soft and hard methods to coerce Sheng Xian into submission.

This pottery merchant named it "The Two Heavens of Ice and Fire".

When Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui, was in Guangling, he had an old relationship with Sheng Xian. One of them was a great Confucianist from the southeast, and the other was a representative of the gentry. They had some chances with each other.

After the potter went out, only Sheng Xian and Chen Deng were in the tent.

Sheng Xian was so angry that he pointed at the leaving back of the pottery merchant and said, "Yuanlong, look at his attitude? It's obvious that his surname, Tao, used his strength to forcefully insert people into our Wu County. , Now it’s using the chaos to cover up the serious crime of taking meritorious deeds, and instead of accusing me of causing chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, Sheng Mou devoted himself to governing Wu County, and he became a sinner in his mouth? Is there any reason for this! Yuanlong, it’s not me Speaking of you, how can you assist this kind of person? No matter what, Sheng Moufei will go to Lord Inspector and sue him!"

Chen Deng smiled helplessly: "Duke Sheng, don't forget that Governor Liu of Yangzhou also lives in Jinling City now."

Sheng Xian was at a loss for words when he heard the words.

Chen Deng patted Sheng Xian on the shoulder, and persuaded: "Sheng Gong, actually, I don't think you need to be angry with my family lord at all. Although you are the head of a county in Wu County, the world is in chaos now, and there are no heroes. First of all, you are a literati, you don’t like to fight, you cherish your feathers, but how can you survive such a fierce battle among so many heroes?”

Sheng Xian's expression softened slightly, and he said, "Even if the world is in chaos, there must be a reason for everything!"

Chen Deng slowly guided him and said: "Nowadays in the south of the Yangtze River, there is Lord Tao Fu in Danyang County, and Yuan Shu and Sun Ce in Huainan. Sooner or later there will be another big war. How will Duke Sheng deal with himself then? Duke Sheng said everything is reasonable, but in What exactly is the truth?"

Before Sheng Xian could return to him, Chen Deng said again: "Sheng Gong can actually see what happened today. The Lord of my family used the order of Governor Liu to place people in the counties of Wu County. My family's lord can also cover up the crime of impersonating merit for them. Even you, Mr. Sheng, can't say anything. Isn't this reasonable? And now that Mr. Tao has entered Wu County, Deng can see that he is very serious about Wu. The twelve counties of the prefectures are bound to be won, and it may not be of any benefit if Duke Sheng blindly opposes them."

If the potter just now used a hard knife, then Chen Deng is using a soft knife now.

Although Sheng Xian owns a county, he also knows the current situation, but if he is asked to hand over the power of a county so easily, he is really reluctant.

Chen Deng's words made him sway from side to side.

"Yuanlong, I, Sheng, know that your words are indeed reasonable, but after all, I am the head of a county, so I hand over the territory like this, am I some wife?"

Chen Deng shook his head, and said: "Mr. Sheng, it's not that Mr. Chen is talking about you. A man should know the facts and know how to advance and retreat. It's better to hand Wu County to Mr. Taiping than Sun Ce or Yuan Shu, right? Just think about Yuan Shu and the Sun family back then. , How did you treat Zhang Zi, Kong Ni, Wang Rui and others? No matter what, my family lord has the title of Mr. Taiping. Wei committed such a major event, regardless of whether it was true or not, he would preserve it. It is conceivable that he is a benevolent person, much better than Yuan Shu and Sun. "

Sheng Xian was silent for a long time, and finally heaved a long sigh: "Yuanlong's words are reasonable, but I have only heard about Mr. Taiping's ability and strength, and I have never seen it. He came to Wu County this time not to destroy Shanyue. Is it the name of Qu Shuai? If Mr. Tao can get rid of Yan Baihu, then Sheng will be willing to give up Wu County and will never break his promise."

Chen Deng and Tao Shang, one singing the red face and the other singing the bad face, made Sheng Xian's little heart climax one after another, up and down, one after another.

In the end, relying on his patience and guidance, Chen Yuanlong finally persuaded Sheng Xian to hand over the governance of Wu County.

After all, Sheng Xian is also a person who has been in court for many years, and he knows that if he wants to survive, he has no other choice at this moment.

If Wu Jun doesn't give it to the pottery merchant, there will still be people who will come to ask him for it in the future, and at that time, whether his life can still be in his own hands is still a matter of opinion.

But even so, Sheng Xian still left himself a somewhat self-deceiving excuse. He hoped that the pottery merchants could carry out the handover of Wu County after they defeated Yan Baihu, the commander of Shanyue Qu in Wu County.

This is his only condition.