There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

This kid, as the general said, is indeed a monster.

"As an important minister of the imperial court, Taifu can speak nonsense so casually, don't you feel that it is inappropriate?"

The pottery merchant chuckled, he didn't care about Xu You's accusation, and suddenly said: "Mr. Ziyuan, I just said that I killed Yuan Tan, and you said to me in anger, aren't you afraid that General Yuan will attack me in the spring next year? See Yuan Shao has already arranged the date and itinerary for going south, Tao must really thank you for this important information."

Xu You is really going to vomit blood now.

"I, I didn't say it! I didn't say it!" Xu You furiously denied it.

The pottery merchant didn't care at all, and said to Xu You: "Sir, this time, he came here to redeem the hostages under Yuan Shao's order. Let's go back and tell Yuan Shao that I will return the hostages. As for the ransom? I only want one hundred catties of linzhi gold." , a thousand stones of food and grass is enough."

"what?"

Before Xu You came, he had already made preparations for bargaining with the potters, such as tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass, countless gold leaves, cities, population, and the geographical division of Xuzhou and Qingzhou. To prepare for it, just wait for the pottery lion to open his mouth.

But who ever thought that the pottery would ask for such a thing when he opened his mouth?

To put it bluntly, these things are not as many as what Mi Zhu gave Xu You in the past few months.

"Teacher's words are serious?" Xu You looked at the pottery merchant suspiciously and asked inquiringly.

"Tao is a well-known gentleman of sincerity in the world. He keeps his promises, so naturally he won't lie to you." The pottery merchant patted his chest and said.

After hearing this, Xu You wished he could spit thick phlegm all over his face.

I don't know which bastard just lied to himself to kill Yuan Tan.

"Since that's the case, how dare I ask Mr. Tao when he plans to return the eldest son?"

"After a year." The potter said slowly.

Xu You frowned and said, "Why did you have to wait so long?"

Tao Shang's expression was very flat: "No reason, if Mr. Xu is unwilling, I'm afraid I won't let Yuan Tan go when General Yuan sends troops to attack me."

Xu You frowned, and said: "Teacher, if you act like this, Xu will return to Yecheng, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the general."

The potter pretended to think about it for a while, and then let go of his mouth and said: "Well, I promise you to go back this time, but you can take Pang Ji back first, how about it? With him as a witness for you, I think you shouldn't be too arrogant in front of the general. Embarrassing."

Xu You frowned, lowered his head in thought.

With his keen mind, he figured that there must be something wrong with the potter's arrangement. There must be some kind of trick.

However, after weighing it over and over again, Xu You did not find any factors that could threaten him.

Forget it, if you lead Pang Ji first and go back, you will lead Pang Ji first.

Forgive him for his surname Tao, what kind of tricks can he play?

He bowed deeply to the potter, and said: "Since this is the case, then I will be disrespectful. One hundred catties of gold toes and one thousand stones of grain and grass will arrive in a few days."

The potter said with a chuckle, "The New Year's gift I entrust Mi Zhu to give to Mr. will arrive in a few days, and I have to trouble Mr. to send someone to sign for it."

Xu You couldn't help but blushed when he heard this, and said secretly ashamed.

But driven by his greedy nature, he still did not refuse after all.

"Teacher." Xu You pondered for a long time, and finally said something from the bottom of his heart: "Thanks to the kindness of the Taifu, Xu is very grateful, and I also want to persuade the Taifu Xuzhou and Yangzhou, whether it is military strength or influence. , you are far from the general's opponent, and stubborn resistance will only increase the loss of life. It is better to surrender early, the general admired you very much back then, and his heart is also broad-minded. Say good things to you in front of the general, and never let the Tai Tuo be wronged under the command of the general, maybe you can continue to govern Xuzhou with grace, what do you think?"

Tao Shang smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. Ziyuan, for your kindness. I will discuss with my generals before making a decision. If Tao really has this intention in the future, I will send someone to inform you. When the time comes I have to trouble Mr. to mediate a lot in it."

4 Chapter Ninety: External Disaster and Internal Cause

Xu You left, taking the promises made to him by Pang Ji and the potter, of course, this did not count the gifts that Mi Zhu would give him at the end of the year.

On this day, after coaxing the children with Diao Chan and Mi Zhen at home, the pottery merchant went to the posthouse to visit Yuan Tan.

It was reported that Yuan Tan hadn't eaten for two whole days, and what was frowning every day was that he was hurting himself by staying alone in the yard of the post house.

Others don't know why Yuan Tan is doing this, but the pottery merchant knows it clearly.

"Brother, are you worried about Xu You coming here?" The pottery merchant got straight to the point when he saw Yuan Tan's face, and he was not polite, showing that the two were very close.

Yuan Tan turned his head to look at him, with a wry smile on his face, and said, "Father even redeemed Pang Ji, but left me alone alone. Could it be that Yuan is not as good as a Pang Ji in his heart?" important?"

Tao merchant sighed, and said helplessly: "Brother, don't hurt yourself too much. In fact, Yuan Gong may not want to redeem you, but, it may be that Tao asked Xu You for too much reward that day, so he couldn't make the decision. Just go back and ask your father."

Yuan Tan was expressionless: "Brother Tao, you don't need to comfort me. Pei Qian has already been told to me. On that day, Brother Tao put forward two conditions to Xu You. Ji, one is to redeem me with ten thousand stones of grain and fodder and one thousand catties of linzhi gold, but Xu You only agreed to one."

Naturally, it was the pottery merchant who taught Pei Qian to come and deceive Yuan Tan.

Hearing this, the pottery merchant pretended to be angry and said, "This Pei Qian is getting more and more presumptuous. How dare he spread the word? Someone, arrest Pei Qian quickly, beat him with fifty army sticks, and fine him three months' salary!" "

Yuan Tan stood up and said, "Brother Tao, if you really punish Pei Qian, then Yuan may not be able to stay here in Pengcheng in the future."

The pottery merchant was stunned when he heard the words, and then he sighed and said: "Come here! Forget it, let's avoid it, let Pei Qian go this time, tell him, if there is another time, I will castrate him directly!"

After finishing speaking, Tao Shang immediately said: "Brother, don't worry too much, haven't I already promised you? Even if the general doesn't redeem you, I will naturally let you go back after the Chinese New Year."

Yuan Tan heard the words and said bitterly: "I don't want to go back now."

The potter's face straightened, and he said: "What is the brother talking about? A man was born in troubled times, how can he be content to be mediocre? Now you just suffered a small setback and gave up lightly. How can you do big things in the future? Ru If you are so aimless, Tao will disdain to be your friend."

Yuan Tan heard the potter's encouragement, and unknowingly, two tears flashed from the corners of his eyes.

The enemy in front of him is actually treating him better than his younger brother and father. What is going on in this world?What happened to the Yuan family in Hebei?

Yuan Tan took a deep breath, cupped his hands in admiration and said, "Brother Tao really deserves to be a gentleman in this world, and Mr. Yuan completely admires you."

Tao Shang smiled and patted him on the shoulder, saying: "Brother, tomorrow, you and I will compete on the battlefield!"

Yuan Tan's nose soured and he showed a helpless smile.

"As soon as New Year's Eve is over, I will send someone to send my brother back to Yecheng. This year's New Year, you can spend it with your younger brother's family! This is the first year I have spent with my son. When the time comes, take your cousin Also called together, you guys talk about the old days."

The potter was talking about Yuan Wan.

When Yuan Tan heard that the pottery merchant took the initiative to invite him and his relatives to celebrate the New Year together, he felt an indescribable sense of gratitude in his heart.

"Brother Tao, whether you or I are friends or foes, Yuan will never be equal in this life."

On the other side, Xu You led Pang Ji back to Yecheng.

Before entering Yecheng, a special envoy appointed by Yuan Shao came to greet him at Shili Pavilion outside Yecheng.

But Pang Ji obviously didn't want to see this messenger.

Yuan Shanghe audited and matched.