There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Before returning to Xuzhou, he went to meet Zhen Mi and Yuan Wan.

"Miss Zhen, the affairs in Hebei have settled down, the Yuan family has collapsed, and Yuan Xi will be brought back to Nanchang to live in peace. From now on, if you live here, there will be no more threats. You can go home Reunite with loved ones."

When Zhen Mi heard this, a trace of struggle appeared on her expression, as if something embarrassing was bothering her.

After being silent for a while, Fang heard Zhen Mi say: "So, the little girl can no longer be a hostage to Cheng?"

The Tao merchant couldn't help laughing: "The Yuan family has already been destroyed, why are you still being a hostage? I sent people to contact your brother and mother the day before yesterday, and they will soon send people from Zhongshan to pick you up."

Zhen Mi hesitated and said: "Actually, the prime minister needn't be so anxious, even if there is no me in Zhongshan Zhen's family, nothing will happen..."

The pottery merchant shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. The letter your brother sent me means that you want you to go back and take charge of the family business as soon as possible. In the past two years, without you, your Zhen family's business seems to be a problem. It's already a mess, and the current situation in Hebei has a great impact on merchants... It seems that the girl has to sort it out when she returns home."

Zhen Mi secretly scolded her elder brother for being so unbelievable that he couldn't even take care of this little thing, so he made things up for himself.

The pottery merchant greeted Pei Qian, took two boxes of gifts, and said, "Inside this is the Leaf Play that I had someone recreate. The two girls have already mastered the essence of this game, so I will give it to the two girls, which is also considered a gift." Make a memorial."

Yuan Wan, who had been silent all this time, asked curiously, "What are you doing to me? I won't stay here."

The potter smiled and shook his head: "No, Miss Yuan, I have already decided that you are a member of the Yuan family, and you have to stay in Hebei."

Chapter 792 Cao Liu Alliance

Of course Yuan Wan was not convinced.

How could she stay in Hebei willingly? What she has to do now is to go back to Xuzhou with the pottery merchant, and then work with Zhen Mi to find a way to squeeze into the gate of Tao's house.

What is she doing here?

"Prime Minister, I don't want to stay here, my home is in Xuzhou."

The pottery merchant smiled and said, "Why is Xuzhou your home again?"

Yuan Wan pursed her lips and said in a low voice: "Why isn't Xuzhou my home? The home in Huainan has been run down and gone. My father and elder brother have both gone. Right now, only Auntie Feng and I are depending on each other. We just had a home. Why did you suddenly let me stay in Hebei?”

Seeing Yuan Wan's aggrieved expression, Tao Shang couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

He sighed and said: "That being said, your surname is Yuan after all, and there is no Yuan family member in Hebei now, but your uncle's private land, title deed, and house are still there, and the name of Yuan is still written on the contract. ...I also want to leave a root for the Yuan family, so as not to be scolded by the world, but no matter what, I can't keep Yuan Xi here, these Yuan family properties, no matter what, they need to be inherited by someone, right?"

The pottery merchant smiled and said, "I've thought about it, but you are the only one who can make me trust you."

After saying these words, for some reason, Yuan Wan's heart suddenly felt warm.

In particular, the potter said that he was the person he trusted the most.

"Then I'll deal with the Yuan family's important affairs here, and I'll go back to Xuzhou immediately after the important affairs are over." Yuan Wan said to the pottery merchant with suspicion of being coquettish.

The potter heard this and laughed.

"Okay, everything is fine."

On the other side, Zhen Mi also hurriedly said: "Then after I return to Zhongshan Country, I will also go to Xuzhou after finishing the family affairs."

The potter's eyes suddenly widened.

They went to Xuzhou, at least because there was an aunt there...Which living ancestor are you going to find?

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In the fifth year of Jiankang, after the potters conquered the land of Hebei, which had been removed from the land of three rivers, and weakened the forces of Liaodong, Xianbei, and the Huns, they struggled to accept the surrendered generals and surrendered, and returned to Xuzhou Pengcheng Kingdom.

After this battle, Dow's prestige reached its peak, and its power increased greatly. Under its rule, whether it is population, taxation, military strength, land, or technology, it has leapt to the first place, and it has become the new generation of overlord replacing Yuan Shao in one fell swoop.

Although the forces of all parties had been prepared for a long time, when the news reached them, it still caused a panic among the ministries.

Among them, the Sanliu Group in Jingzhou and Yizhou is the most.

Other forces are easy to talk about, but the Sanliu Group in Jingzhou supported Liu Qiong, the second son of the late emperor Liu Xie, and the pottery merchant was the prime minister who supported Liu Xie's eldest son Liu Xi.

There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two emperors in the world.

In the past, when there were only Xuzhou and Yangzhou pottery merchants, Sanliu Group could still rely on its many years of foundation and strength to fight with pottery merchants on an equal footing and keep in touch with each other.

But now the four prefectures in Hebei are all owned by potters, and more than half of the land in the world has become the territory of potters.

And he occupies the key to start

Bingzhou's soldiers are powerful, Jinling City is rich in wealth, Youzhou mass-produces war horses, Jizhou is the world's granary, Qingzhou is the big salt-producing province of the Han...

As for the population, let alone.

With such strength and background, coupled with the support of Liu Xie's eldest son, the pottery merchant has completely become the most feared existence in the Sanliu Group's heart.

Of course, it is also the existence they hate the most.

After Liu Bei put down Zhang Xian's Changsha rebellion, he immediately led his troops back to Jiangling City.

Liu Biao has also rushed back from Xiangyang, and discussed the matter with Liu Bei, the generals of Jingzhou and others.

"Everyone." Liu Biao looked serious, with deep worry in his expression: "The pottery merchants have suppressed Yuan Shao, and their power has greatly increased. Now they have sent all their troops back to Xuzhou. This son has achieved such a dominance at a young age. I think it must be driven. Absolutely, my Jingzhou line supports the emperor, and the pottery line can be said to be immortal, and his next step will definitely plot against us, but I don't know what we should do now?"

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they all saw each other's panic from their eyes.

When I was young, I heard Cai Mao say: "Brother-in-law...Minggong, the Tao merchants have conquered Hebei, their power has greatly increased, and they are in full swing. After a period of rest, they will definitely send troops to attack us! We still need to make some preparations."

"What's your opinion?"

Cai Mao said: "I think it's better to send envoys to Yizhou as soon as possible, and ask Liu Zhang to send troops out of Sichuan to help defend. As the saying goes, if our home Jingzhou falls, he may not escape the loss of Yizhou."

Liu Biao didn't speak, but turned to look at Liu Bei, and said, "What do you mean by Xuande?"

Seeing that Liu Biao did not agree with his opinion, Cai Mao went to ask Liu Bei instead, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

Brother-in-law doesn't think highly of himself, does he?

Liu Bei still knows how to behave as before. He first affirmed Cai Mao's strategy.

"The words of virtue, in view of the current situation, our army is weak and the other army is strong. If we don't seek foreign aid, we will be in danger after a long time. But Liu Jiyu's nature is not good at fighting for strength. Even if he sends troops to support him, he will not send them There are so many troops, and the Sichuan soldiers are not as powerful as the Jinling army, and it is difficult to get out of Sichuan, if we only ask them for support, I am afraid it may not be effective."

Liu Biao heard Liu Bei's voice, and said, "Then according to Xuande's intention, who should we invite for help?"

Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Cao Cao in Yanzhou is currently using Luoyang as the base to rule Guanzhong. I heard that most of the princes in Guanzhong have formed an alliance with Cao Cao through Zhong Yao. If we can get Cao Cao's help, we will unite and we will have a relationship with pottery merchants." The capital of the first battle!"

Liu Biao listened to Liu Bei's words and bowed his head thoughtfully.

Cai Hao put forward a different opinion: "Although Xuande's words are reasonable, Cao Cao is not inferior to Yuan Shao's heroic generation. When we just supported the emperor, we also sent someone to send him an imperial edict to seal him. , but at that time the Han Dynasty was co-established, Cao Cao waited in the middle, ignoring both parties, Mao and Cao Cao knew each other when they were young, and knew that this person was not an ordinary person, and he was definitely not a person who was willing to be inferior to others."