There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

After thinking carefully for a while, Tian Feng suddenly said to Yuan Shao: "It's just that if Liu Xun and others return to Qingzhou, they will inevitably pass through the territory of the Dow family. Now that the general has fallen out with the pottery merchant, will he... let him go?"

Yuan Shao smiled and said, "It's best to let it go! If not! Yuan will formally start a war with Tao, so what?"

Chapter 4 Tao's Parents and Sons

After discussing with Yu Ji, the pottery merchant asked Immortal Yu to lead the people of the Taoist temple back to Hangzhou, Wu County, to rebuild the temple and preach.

But Yu Ji himself and Wang Yun had to go one step ahead of the other Taoists and return to Pengcheng in Xuzhou with the potter himself. Because it was not too late, the potter had to hurry up and let Yu Ji take a look at Tao Qian's physical condition.

But before raising his troops and returning to the Northlands, the potter had another thing to do.

That was Ji Ling who was captured alive by Pan Zhang, and Yan Xiang who was captured alive by the coalition forces of Sun Ce and Lu Bu.

In order to attack Lujiang County and get enough support from pottery merchants, Zhou Yu entrusted Yuan Shu's chief bookkeeper, Yan Xiang, to him as a gesture of sincerity.

Yan Xiang and Ji Ling... These two people, one is a wise man and the other is a brave general. If conditions permit, the pottery merchant still hopes to keep them under his command.

After all, talents are rare. In this time and space, Yuan Shu has not had time to become emperor, so his subordinates are not regarded as vassals and traitors, and there is no need to execute them all.

After arriving in Nanchang City, the pottery merchant immediately ordered people to invite Ji Ling and Yan Xiang from the prison.

The treatment of the two of them in Nanchang City was pretty good, the pottery merchant didn't make them suffer much, and they were entertained with good food and drink every day, but even so, judging from their appearance, they were still quite haggard.

After all, he was a prisoner, even if he was given dragon liver and phoenix gall, and let him sleep on a dragon bed, he still couldn't eat and couldn't sleep.

Two people, under the supervision of soldiers of the Tiger Guards, came to meet the potter.

The potter looked at the expressions of the two of them.

Yan Xiang lowered his head and did not speak, while Ji Ling acted as if someone else owed him a hundred thousand dollars, and said in a very arrogant voice: "Needless to say, Ji will not surrender to the death! His surname is Tao." Yes, hurry up and push the two of us to beheaded!"

Yan Xiang turned his head to look at Ji Ling in surprise, the look in his eyes was complicated and inexplicable.

Brother!If you want to die, you can die yourself, okay?Yan did not intend to be beheaded with you!

What's the matter pig mate?That's it!

The pottery merchant looked at Ji Ling with a smile: "Why is General Ji unwilling to surrender?"

Ji Ling raised his head very proudly, and said: "I am a general of a big man, how can I surrender you?"

"Really?" The pottery merchant said slowly: "It's a pity that Tao is the grand tutor of a great man who leads Yangzhou shepherd. Considering his status and status, in terms of his position as a Han official, I should be more authentic than Yuan Shu." Yes, why can't the generals of the big man surrender me? Your argument is not valid...reject."

Ji Ling's face turned red when he heard this, and he opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak.

There is nothing wrong with the person whose surname is Tao.

The pottery merchant rubbed his chin, and said thoughtfully: "If General Ji calls himself a Han general, then Tao really doesn't need to ask you to surrender, I just need to ask His Majesty for a decree to transfer you from Huainan to Jinling." , it seems that there is no need to deliberately recruit you to be so troublesome."

"Transferred to Jinling?" Ji Ling was so angry at the potter's words: "I am the dignified general appointed by the general! What kind of place did you transfer me to? How can the general agree!"

The Tao merchant said indifferently: "Really? It's a pity that although you were appointed by the later general, the later general has died. As a Yangzhou shepherd, Tao is naturally qualified to transfer you from Huainan. You should understand."

Having said that, I saw Yan Xiang, who had not spoken the whole time, trembling involuntarily. He raised his head in surprise and asked:

"You, you said that the general...has gone?"

The potter nodded and said, "Not bad."

"You killed him?"

The pottery merchant shook his head and said, "No, Yuan Gonglu died of grief, anger and depression on the way back to Huainan. He once said to Tao that since Yuan Gonglu took office in the capital, he has repeatedly violated taboos, killed important towns outside the court, colluded with cliques, supported soldiers with self-respect, and disrespected the court. Pushing Yuan Shu, besides, in recent years, his people have perversely acted in Huainan, causing anger and resentment, and the people under his rule are all complaining. Even if he does not die today, how can Tao Mou tolerate him in the future? This result is good, and it can be regarded as Tao Mou Give him some face."

In fact, this is pure nonsense.

When the Son of Heaven was in Fan County, he was too busy to take care of himself, how could he have time to discuss these things with potters?

However, today's pottery merchants are respected by the Taifu and trusted by the emperor. Ji Ling, a foreign general, can't tell the truth from the fake ones in the pottery merchant's words, and he is still a prisoner!He had to listen carefully to what the potter said.

"Emperor? Are you following the emperor's edict to deal with the latter general?" Ji Ling, who had never been afraid in the rain of swords, guns and arrows on the battlefield, trembled faintly when he spoke at this moment.

It is no wonder that he is afraid, the private rivalry among the princes, and the orthodox crusade in accordance with the emperor's edict are completely two concepts.

The pottery merchant nodded seriously: "Ji Ling, there is only one way in front of you right now, which is to submit to me...follow my command, keep the war within the minimum limit, and minimize Yuan Shu's crimes. .”

Speaking of this, Tao Shang paused, and said: "Now that Yuan Shu is dead, all forces are eyeing Huainan, and Yuan Shu's power will be destroyed soon. You don't want Yuan Shu's final outcome to be barbarians. Killed the three clans, right?"

Ji Ling gritted her teeth, hesitating in her heart.

Obviously, he wanted to be a famous and loyal general through the ages, but the reality was in front of him. The Tao merchant used the lives of the Yuan Shu clan to control Ji Ling's thinking, so he couldn't make up his mind after weighing up and down.

If he did not surrender, Yuan Shu's family would have no one to protect them in the future.

If he surrendered, he would become second-hand, the general he despised the most!

Finally, it was Yan Xiang who broke the deadlock.

"General Ji, how about you and I... surrendering to Mr. Tao together?"

Ji Ling looked at Yan Xiang in surprise: "Master Yan, what nonsense are you talking about! Have you forgotten the lord's kindness and trust towards you and me?"

Yan Xiang's face looked very calm, and said: "It is because I haven't forgotten, so I know what the lord wants most right now! You and I have done what should be done, and you and I have done what should be advised. I once persuaded you, Minggong died, and his family and relatives are still alive. If we also die with him, how about if the orphan of the lord falls into the hands of villains in the future and is destroyed, how can you and I be under the nine springs in the future? And how should we face the lord? If we don't surrender now, we will be worthy of ourselves and the lord, but if we surrender, we will be sorry for ourselves and the lord!"

After saying this, Yan Xiang straightened his neck and said proudly: "I'd rather be sorry for myself than for my lord."

The potter's eyes widened when he heard this.

No wonder this Yan Xiang was considered the mastermind under Yuan Shu's command?It really is a talent!

Just for this shameless effort, he and himself will be in harmony in the future.

Ji Ling bit her lips tightly, and suffered for a long time, then suddenly shook her head vigorously, and said, "But how can Mr. Yan be sure that the potter will not harm Mr. Yuan's orphan?"

Yan Xiang stared at the pottery merchant quietly, and said to himself: "No matter what, Taifu Tao still has a reputation as a young master of peace, and just for this gentleman's name, the Taifu should not harm other people's innocent wives." son?"

Hearing this, the pottery merchant couldn't help but secretly sighed in his heart.

This Yan Xiang is still a smart person.

Which is big and which is small, I can still tell the difference.

Now that things have happened, there is really no need for me to harm the lives of Yuan Shu's family.

Ji Ling thought for a long time, then suddenly took two steps forward, knelt down on one knee to the potter, and said:

"If Mrs. Tao is willing to let the general's family live...then Ji is willing to surrender."

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