There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

"Tao Aiqing!"

Seeing the pottery merchant, the Son of Heaven finally couldn't control his tears any longer, and said as he cried, "Do you know, Ai Qing, that my clan and uncle were murdered by that thief Gongsun Zan!"

Liu Xie was still a child after all, and the potter felt quite uncomfortable when he saw him crying. He reached out and took out a roll of handkerchief from his sleeve, handed it to Liu Xie, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, don't be too sad, the deceased is gone." , I came to His Majesty specifically for this matter today."

Liu Xie took the potter's handkerchief, wiped away his tears, and sobbed, "Aiqing, what do you want to say to me?"

Seeing Liu Xie crying so badly, the pottery merchant was quite touched.

This child's feelings are quite delicate, and crying like this for an uncle who has never met is quite emotional.

After all, he is still just a child who has no father or mother but is constantly being bullied and used.

"Your Majesty, Gongsun Zan has made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion, and His Majesty should reward him. Your Majesty can sell the positions of General Zhenbei and Youzhou Shepherd to Gongsun Zan to reassure him."

"what!"

When Liu Xie heard this, he turned pale with shock: "Tao Aiqing, Gongsun Zan killed my clan uncle and wronged him for betraying him! Now I wish I could raise a million troops and cross the Yellow River north to personally behead this beast! Grade! You still ask me to reward him? It's simply ridiculous!"

The potter was not in a hurry, he just said indifferently: "If your majesty wants to ask about Gongsun Zan's crimes, please issue an edict immediately to send millions of soldiers to Youzhou to suppress the rebellion. I am willing to be the vanguard in the front and share your majesty's worries."

Liu Xie pouted when he heard the words: "What is Aiqing talking about! You clearly know that I have no generals in my hands!"

Tao Shangchang sighed: "Your Majesty knows that he has no soldiers in his hands, but he still acts so capriciously. Does Your Majesty know that Chu Feiyan's Black Mountain Army has been driven into the ravine by Yuan Shao to beg for food? In the whole of Hebei, there is no one except Gongsun Zan. People are Yuan Shao's opponent, if Gongsun Zan is weakened again, sooner or later the entire north of the Yellow River will belong to Yuan Shao, and if Yuan Shao takes Hebei, does your Majesty know what that means?"

Although Liu Xie didn't understand it very well, he could roughly hear the seriousness of the matter.

"What does it mean?"

The potter said solemnly: "Jizhou is the granary of the world, Bingzhou produces strong and powerful soldiers, Qingzhou is a big state of Haiyan with extremely high taxes, and Youzhou produces the best horses in the world. There is no shortage of food, money, people, and horse Yuanshao. Your Majesty thinks that Will he be more of a threat than Dong Zhuo in the future?"

Liu Xie panicked after being so frightened by the pottery merchant.

"Absolutely, never let Yuan Shao become powerful!"

The potter continued: "Although the death of Da Sima is regrettable, in the long run, it will be beneficial to His Majesty. After all, Yuan Shao had intended to make Da Sima the emperor. Although Da Sima did not agree to establish a dynasty in the Kanto, but in the future There's no guarantee that Yuan Shao won't bring up the old story again!"

"There is still such a thing!" Liu Xie was furious when he heard the words, and slapped the table heavily: "Yuan Shao is in vain as the leader of the princes and alliance, it is really abominable! If there is no reminder from Ai Qing, I will still regard him as a loyal minister and good general Woolen cloth!"

The pottery merchant catered to Liu Xie and said, "Who says it's not? Your Majesty must be very careful in the future, and don't let the Yuan family's thieves take advantage of the loopholes. You need to know that the Yuan family has deep roots and is very popular among scholars in the world!"

"I am so kind to Yuan Shao. I even sold him the general, but he treats me like this! He actually wants to make someone else emperor, but he really can't imagine that he is such a person! Tao Aiqing, you sell the position of the general this time!" How much did you pay him?"

The pottery merchant smiled: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will never take advantage of Yuan Shao for nothing, this time I cheated him out of six thousand dollars!"

Liu Xie was surprised when he heard this: "So many?"

"This is still the servant's mercy."

Liu Xie was stunned for a while, then suddenly said: "He deserves it! Who told him to be unfaithful to me! Aiqing is so beautiful!"

The pottery merchant nodded, and said, "Your Majesty, according to the current situation, Gongsun Zan must be appointed as an official. Your Majesty will not only appoint him as Youzhou Shepherd, but also bestow him with the title of controlling the four states. He was able to fight with Yuan Shao, who was named a great general, so that His Majesty can develop worry-free. Your Majesty will never let His Majesty appoint Gongsun Zan an official for nothing. I will definitely kill Gongsun Zan. .”

Liu Xie nodded vigorously: "Yes, kill him!"

The pottery merchant bowed to Liu Hexie and said, "I will report all the money I get from selling my official position in the future. Although I am loyal to your majesty, in order to block the mouths of the world, I ask your majesty to send someone close to you." People check the accounts to prove the integrity of the ministers."

Liu Xie said with emotion: "Aiqing is really a gentleman and loyal. For a courtier like you, how could I send a minister to investigate you? Wouldn't I become a foolish king? Well, let Zhongchang servant Ma Xun take care of it on my behalf. , the meaning is over."

The potter's face was full of emotion: "Your Majesty trusts me so much, even though I am so heartbroken, in the future, I will pledge my allegiance to Your Majesty."

"Tao Aiqing doesn't have to be like this, you are my loyal minister and good minister, and you will definitely be recorded in the annals of history in the future, and your name will last forever."

The pottery merchant waved his hand modestly, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to ask your Majesty for instructions."

"what's up?"

"Under Gongsun Zan's command, there is a man named Liu Bei, who was originally Prime Minister Ping Yuan. This man is a clan member of the Han family, and also Gongsun Zan's confidant. If Your Majesty wants to confer Gongsun Zan this time, please remember not to forget this man."

Chapter 358

When Liu Xie heard the potter's description of Liu Bei's situation, he felt a little unhappy.

Although he doesn't know exactly what happened to Laoshizi Pingyuan, but according to what the pottery said, Liu Bei seems to be a relative of the Han family, and he has blood from his old Liu family.

A person with the blood of the Liu family actually helped that villain Gongsun Zan kill Liu Yu, who was also a Han family clan relative. What kind of thing is this?

Act like a beast!

"Why should I reward him?" Liu Xie's face showed obvious displeasure.

And what the potter wants is this unhappy effect.

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan are both Lu Shangshu's disciples. He is Gongsun Zan's right-hand man. He must be the mediator in the affairs of the Great Sima. If they are rewarded together, not only can they Announcing Gongsun Zan's heart can increase Gongsun Zan's bargaining chips and shorten the distance between him and Yuan Shao as much as possible."

On the surface, the Tao merchant's words are helping Liu Bei's important officials, but in fact they are ruining his future.

What is the political capital that Liu Bei relies on?

The status and reputation of a Han family clan.

But if even the emperor of the Han Dynasty bothers you, this status and reputation are basically useless.

Sure enough, upon hearing what the pottery said, Liu Xie's face turned dark again.

"Hehe, that's great. We're both clan members, yet they forced us to kill our own relatives! In the end, I'm going to give him an official title? That's great! It's so good! This Liu Bei, I will remember. He is dead, Tao Aiqing, do you know which branch of the Han family this Liu Bei belongs to?"

The potter thought about it carefully, and said: "I vaguely remember that Liu Bei seems to be the great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing after he claimed to be King Jing of Zhongshan."

"Okay, okay! I remember."

Liu Xie's complexion was a little unfriendly, and his eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about something.

But no matter what Liu Xie was thinking about, the potter knew that his goal had already been achieved, and there was no need to continue discussing this matter with Liu Xie.

If you talk too much, it is easy to reveal your original intention.

A 13-year-old child has been oppressed since he was a child, and his personality will not be too generous after all.

Suddenly, I saw Liu Xie's complexion softened, he looked at the pottery merchant kindly, and said: "Tao Aiqing is really loyal to me, the name of a gentleman in the world is really worthy of such a big circle, and all the princes have imperial seals. , but Tao Qing didn't even get a decent official position, I really can't bear it."

The pottery merchant bowed his hands to Liu Xie respectfully, and said: "How dare I, I just do my best to serve His Majesty and be loyal to the court. The size of the official position is not important to the minister."

Liu Xie said with emotion: "Ai Qing, I have lived for 13 years, but I have never seen someone as sincere as you."

The potter felt a little embarrassed when he heard that.

"Even beasts like Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, I have to give them official positions to appease them, but if I can't reward ministers like Aiqing, then my emperor will be a failure."