There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

The pottery merchant rolled his eyes and stretched out his hand to drag Tao Ying away from the carriage.

"Everyone is asleep, and they are still having fun, so hurry up and don't embarrass yourself here."

The next day, Tao's warriors gathered in the conference hall to discuss the establishment of the emperor.

The time is roughly scheduled to be after the spring of next year, and the grand ceremony for the enthronement of the emperor will be held. Right now, potters need to prepare palaces, temples, high platforms, and other trivial things in Nanchang City.

Although Jiangnan is rich and there is no shortage of supplies and manpower, but the current season is approaching the end of the year, and it will not be a few months before the beginning of spring next year. At first glance, many things seem to be quite hasty.

The subordinates of the pottery merchant are not idle in Nanchang City, and all the subordinates have their own division of labor.

Tao Ying also asked Hua'er to invite the elders of Baiyue to send people to congratulate him at the enthronement ceremony next year, expressing his submission to the new emperor who is about to be established, and to strengthen his momentum.

And the potter himself is not idle, everyone is in charge of internal affairs, he needs to be in charge of external affairs.

Before the emperor Liu Xi officially ascended the throne, what the potters need to do is to communicate with Lu Bu.

If you want to put pressure on Liu Biao, Fu Wan and others who established the emperor in Jiangling, there is no doubt that, as Sima Yi said, you need to jointly suppress Lu Bu and Sun Ce in Huai at this moment.

Some time ago, the two of them fought against Huang Zu, although they captured some states and counties, but the progress was not fast.

Lu Bu's army and Sun Ce's army were both strong soldiers, which shouldn't be the case according to reason, but Huang Zu sacrificed his own shortcomings and took advantage of the other's strengths, and his defense was very good.

He ordered the soldiers of Jiangxia County to control the various waterways and wharves and ferries, gathered the warships, tightly controlled the main waterways of various places, and dispatched large-scale warships to advance all the waterways, blocking Lv Bu and Sun Ce firmly in his place. outside.

Huainan is a land of prosperity. After Yuan Shu killed Yangzhou Inspector Wen, he occupied Shouchun. At that time, Jianghuai was densely populated, with plenty of food and grass, and there were many warships, so it was very rich.

But it is a pity that no matter how wealthy a family is, it cannot withstand the scourge of a prodigal son.

Yuan Shu himself was a vain person, plus he wanted to compete with Yuan Shao everywhere, so since he occupied Huainan, he was extravagant and promiscuous, extorting money, making the Jianghuai area dilapidated, many people died of hunger, and the tribe was alienated.

In addition, Yuan Shu didn't know the destiny, so he forcibly competed with the pottery merchants, and was defeated by him many times without knowing how to repent.

However, when Chen Wen, the former governor of Yangzhou, was alive, the warship property accumulated by Yuan Shu was either destroyed or lost by the potter after several fierce battles between Yuan Shu and the potter.

The people in Huainan also migrated to Jinling City or Hangzhou City in a large scale, resulting in a huge population loss in the originally prosperous Huainan.

It was under such circumstances that Lu Bu and Sun Ce took over such a mess.

Excessive population loss, low productivity and low military resources are not bad. As long as proper management and appropriate policies are formulated, with the foundation of the Jianghuai region, the losses will be recovered sooner or later, but warships are not without suitable financial resources. Can be transformed out of thin air.

The number and matching of Sun Ce and Lu Bu's warships can only be described in one sentence.

Fighter in the trash, no one left.

Because of the short legs in the army, Lu Bu and Sun Ce's strategy of expanding their territory in Jiangxia was blocked by Huang Zu in a daze.

Sun Ce couldn't eat for several days because of this incident, and his mouth was full of blisters.

Not to mention that Huang Zu couldn't be killed to avenge his father and Sun Jian, but even if he joined forces with Lu Bu, he still couldn't win another Huang Zu. It would be too embarrassing to spread the word.

But the problem is that in the absence of warships of suitable size, they do have inherently short legs.

Seeing the end of the year, Zhang Xian, who rebelled in the southern part of Jingzhou, temporarily withdrew his troops, and Lu Bu and Sun Ce, who flanked Liu Biao with Zhang Xian, also temporarily withdrew their troops due to the current situation.

And the pottery merchant took advantage of this juncture to send people to communicate with the two tiger generals, and take advantage of the matter of the new emperor to win more benefits from these two people.

Although the pottery merchant supported Sun Ce and Lu Bu back then, the pottery merchant felt that Sun Ce was not close enough to him, and there was a gap between the two back then. great.

People who feel uncomfortable when they meet for the first time, hope that they will get better in the future. A bad relationship is a lifetime thing, and it can't be changed. It's fate.

So the potter still planned to start with Lu Bu first.Although Lu Bu has a grudge against him for taking the Ferrari, it is an acquired discord after all, which can be improved.

Jiujiang County, Shouchun City.

The land of Jianghuai has always been divided between Sun Ce and Lv Bu. Lv Bu sent troops to Shouchun to take charge of Jiujiang and Lu'an.

Compared with Sun Ce, Lu Bu's subordinates are far more difficult to govern than Sun Ce.

After all, Sun Ce is the son of Sun Jian, and he has Zhou Yu and other second-generation and third-generation sons as assistants. Whether it is to obtain the support of the local family or recruit talents from the gentry, he is far better than Lu Bu.

Lu Bu's subordinates, except for Chen Gong, are all Bingzhou heroes who followed him back then. Those people are all veterans who have fought fiercely on the battlefield all the year round. Killing one is worth two, but if they are to govern a land of thousands of miles, I am afraid it will be terrible. .

With the level of these Bingzhou barbarians, let alone governing a county, it is not enough to let them govern a community.

Today, Sun Qian, the special envoy of Xuzhou, was ordered by the Taifu pottery merchant to come to meet Lu Bu and present him with gifts to express condolences on behalf of the pottery merchant.

Since the generals of Bingzhou withdrew their troops from Jiangxia, they hadn't fought any battles during this period of time, so all of them were very idle and lived a very chic life, drinking when they had nothing to do.

So is Lu Bu.

Mr. Wen Hou is also idle all day long, drinking and eating meat all day long, living a very comfortable life.

But it may also be because of Shu Shuang's excessive effort, and in addition to being middle-aged, Lu Bu actually started to put on weight.

Not only did he have a double lower shell, but the original abdominal muscles also turned into a small belly, and his stern face turned into a fleshy one, looking round and bulging, with all the edges and corners gone.

Sun Qian had previously visited Lu Bu on behalf of the pottery merchant as an envoy, but when he saw him this time, he couldn't help being taken aback, and blurted out on the spot.

"Marquis Wen, why are you so fat?"

When Lu Bu heard Sun Qian's words, his face suddenly sank.

What kind of envoy did Tao send?So can't speak!It's so annoying.

Who is fat?

"Eat! What's the matter?" Lu Bu gritted his teeth.

After Sun Gan blurted out the words subconsciously, he felt a little regretful in his heart. This broken mouth, who didn't answer the door for a while, offended Lu Bu.

He hurriedly recalled the words: "I haven't seen you for many years, I never thought that Marquis Wen has become more blessed than before, and his body is more powerful than before. It is really the same as before. It is really gratifying to congratulate."

Lu Bu couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

This guy is also broad-minded, and Sun Gan just praised him and he forgot the offense just now.

"Mr. Sun is worthy of being an important person next to Tao Taifu. He really has vision. Don't look at me as a general who looks fat, but in fact he is even more brave. In fact, I was all muscular, not fat at all."

After all, Lu Bu patted his stomach with a smile, his stomach fell and fell, and the big meat dangled so much that he couldn't even hang on his lion belt.

Sun Qian's eyelids twitched.

A good number one fighter in the world, who actually put on weight like this, is really time-worn.

Chapter 599 I want a good son-in-law

The pottery merchants knew Lu Bu quite well. This martial artist who was born in the troubled times of Jiuyuan County, because of his growing environment, had a particularly strong desire for profit. He had no other hobbies, either others gave him things, or To grab other people's things, no matter the status or status.