There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 681 Misjudgment

Hebei, Liyang.

As the weather is getting colder, the battle between Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, the Black Mountain Army and other forces has entered a relatively peaceful stage. Our own forces are all hiding in their own military strongholds, and everyone is quietly waiting for the winter. After that, next year they will use their respective means.

But it was during this relatively peaceful period that Yuan Shao received the message he least wanted to receive.

The action of Wuhuan Prince Lou Ban who conspired with him to kill the pottery merchant ended in failure, and Louban himself was captured alive by the pottery merchant.

Qiu Liju, the leader of the Three Kings Department, now sent someone to ask Yuan Shao's dignitaries.

And that's not the worst.

What troubled Yuan Shao even more was that Zhen Mi, who was in charge of all business affairs of the Zhen family, was now also in the hands of a potter.

After Yuan Shao heard the news at first, he panicked all of a sudden. He hurriedly went to Ju Shou and Shen Pei, Pang Ji, Guo Tu and others came to discuss countermeasures.

The Zhen family's financial resources are strong, and now Zhen Mi, who is in charge of the family business, has fallen to the pottery merchant. If she turns around and supports the pottery merchant, the surnamed Tao will be able to take root in Hebei from now on.

After everyone listened to the matter, they all began to bow their heads and meditate.

After a while, Jushou was the first to speak and said: "General, this matter is somewhat difficult... Leaving aside other things, the Zhen family has too many money shops and cattle, horses and fodder in Hebei, and It is the most important thing for the eldest lady of the Zhen family who is in charge of all this to fall into the hands of the potter... After all, she is a woman. It will be difficult for Tao to be expelled from Hebei."

Yuan Shao let out a long sigh, and said, "It's all Yuan's fault for taking care of this matter. Now that Prince Wuhuan and Zhen's daughter have all fallen into the hands of pottery merchants, what should we do about this matter?"

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, but they don't speak.

In the end, it was Guo Tu who stood up and said: "General, in fact, this matter is easy to solve. The reason why the Zhen family is important is because its family wealth is the most in Hebei. This is a deep concern. Now the Zhen family shop The person at the helm is Zhen Mi, but the actual head of the family is Zhen Yao. The general might as well let Zhen Yao go back to Zhongshan immediately, and order him to sit in the old house and take care of the property of the Zhen family for the general. In the hands of merchants, it is useless."

After Yuan Shao heard this, he nodded: "It's a good way to say what you said. It's doable."

Pang Ji hesitated at the side and said: "General, this method is probably a bit too vicious, right?"

Guo Tu turned to look at Pang Ji with a sneer, and said, "Pang Yuantu, we helped the Zhen family to keep their assets, why are we talking so viciously?"

Pang Ji shook his head and said: "The pottery merchant saw through our scheme, no matter how he saw through it, but he must have known about it now, if it is delayed for a long time, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will hurt that person." Miss Zhen's life!"

Guo Tuha couldn't help but sneered and said, "Well, you Pang Yuantu, when did you become so interested in that woman surnamed Zhen again? Could it be that you are greedy for that woman's beauty?"

"Bah!" Pang Ji spat hard, and said, "Guo Gongze, you don't want to bury people! How old am I, why do I miss that woman? Am I just talking about things? Another one, then The woman is the person whom the Second Young Master admires, and you are not unaware that the Second Young Master has a deep-seated love for that woman, and has repeatedly begged the General to marry her but failed. If he knew that the woman had fallen into the enemy's hands, the General would act like this and kill her If you give up, won't it be easy for father and son to have a rift?"

Ju Shou said to Yuan Shao from the side: "General, these things are not impossible. After all, the second son is young and energetic, and he admires Zhen's daughter very much. If he knows..."

Yuan Shao said lightly: "So what if he knows? How dare he treat my own father? He is not my son... You don't have to argue, just do what I say!"

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A few days later, the potters returned to Linzi City with the prisoners and spoils of war.

This time the results were rich, not counting the important person Wuhuan's little prince Lou Ban for the time being, but the seven hundred high-quality prairie horses that the Wuhuan people used to lure the potters were a huge amount of wealth for the feudal lord.

This is equivalent to giving myself seven hundred light tanks for nothing.

The whole city of Linzi was full of beaming looks, and many soldiers went to watch the [-] horses seized from Wuhuan.

Zhao Yun and A Fei personally selected a few test horses. These war horses grown in the northern grasslands are indeed much stronger than the southern horses in terms of physique and endurance. Although the people of the northern grassland tribes are economically backward, their war horses are indeed Really good.

The pottery merchant found a quiet house in Linzi City, and asked Zhen Mi to stay temporarily.

Although the house is not big, it still looks very clean. Zhen Mi strolled around and observed it, feeling very satisfied.

She made some cakes and asked the potter to taste them in the main hall.

This woman Zhen Mi's tears were shallow, and the pottery merchant didn't dare to say that it was not delicious this time. After eating a few pieces in a row and full of praise, Zhen Mi finally smiled.

"By the way, Prime Minister, you told me last time that as long as I do what you say, you can save my brother's life from Yuan Shao..." Zhen Mi brought the topic back to business: "Then I will According to your words, I have come to Zicheng with you, so where is my brother?"

The potter put another piece of pastry in his mouth, and said slowly: "Don't worry, according to the report from the school affairs under my command, your elder brother has been sent back to his hometown Zhongshan by Yuan Shao, and he is currently taking over your position to take charge of the family business again. During the war in Hebei, the status of a family with a lot of wealth like the Zhen family is extremely sensitive, and Yuan Shao is afraid that you will become an enemy if you are in my hands, so he will never do anything to your brother."

Zhen Mi suddenly realized when she heard the words.

"He wants to use my brother to take over the business rights from me?"

The pottery merchant nodded, and said, "That's right, the left and right are family members, it's not the same whether you control it or your brother controls it."

Zhen Mi took a deep look at the potter, and said, "If that's the case, when can I go back to my home?"

The potter took another piece of pastry, took a bite and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to go back for a while. If you don't go back, he will be fine. So if you are in my hands, your family and brother will be safe." Some, at least Yuan Shao will have some scruples."

Zhen Mi bit her lips when she heard the words, and after a while, she said in a low voice: "The Prime Minister told me last time, you want to ask me to help you prepare the things for the three armies to spend the winter?"

The potter bit the crisp, nodded and said, "That's right."

"Then my elder brother has returned to Zhongshan to succeed me in running the family, and I will stay here... I am afraid that the little girl will be helpless with the things that your three armies use for the winter."

The potter was stunned when he heard the words, his mouth that was chewing on the crisps stopped moving for a moment.

It seems... that's the case!

In this way, isn't this trip a waste of time?

What about the winter stuff for the 10 horses?

The potter put down the pastry in his hands helplessly.

Zhen Mi wondered, "What's the matter? Don't you want to eat?"

The pottery merchant shook his head and said, "Niannian was caught by wild geese today... I'm not in the mood."

There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 682 Late Night Interrogation

The potter returned to his mansion, and there was a man who had been waiting for him for a long time.

It was none other than Tian Feng who had surrendered by false surrender.

When Tian Feng saw the potter, he hurried forward, bowed his hands and said: "I heard that the prime minister captured Wuhuan Prince Lou Ban and Zhen Mi, the daughter of the Zhen family?"

The potter looked at Tian Feng carefully for a while, and smiled.

"That's right, Mr. Yuan Hao has also heard about it? That's exactly the case. Tao is very grateful to you for this matter."

"Grateful, grateful? To me?" Tian Feng looked at the potter in doubt, a little confused.

The pottery merchant bowed to Tian Feng, and said seriously: "That's right, if Mr. Yuan Hao hadn't advised me to contact the Zhen family, how could Tao be in such a good situation today. I can get to where I am today, sir. It is indispensable.”