This old guy has some things that are inconvenient for outsiders, so he has to talk to the potter alone.

After all, as the overlord of one party, if he really delegated power, he might have a lot of things to order.

Yu Ji shook his head and said: "Venun Wuliangshou, since this is the case, I will take my leave as a poor man."

Tao Qian sent someone to guide Yu Ji.

Yu Ji tactfully followed the servants of the Tao Mansion to the post house, leaving only Tao Qian and the Tao merchant father and son staring at each other in the gazebo, silent for a long while without saying a word.

The father and son kept silent for three sticks of incense, and finally heard the Tao merchant speak first, and said to Tao Qian, "Father, you let Yu Ji go out and leave the child here alone, do you have anything to say? "

Tao Qian's cloudy old eyes seemed to be remembering something, and he was not in a hurry to answer the potter.

After a long time, Fang heard Tao Qian say: "What Yu Ji said actually makes some sense. In recent years, the old man has grown old, has become irresistible, has a lot of worries, and has a lot of anxiety... Since he fought against the princes of the Kanto Since Dong Zhuo, the old man has been worrying about the safety and future of the Tao family every day, thinking hard day and night, always fearing that one wrong step will lead to the destruction of the entire Tao family, but there is no one who can discuss with the old man. To be more polite, the old man has to sleep with one eye open at night... Sigh, I can't sleep well."

The pottery merchant looked at Tao Qian suspiciously, and wondered, "Can't you sleep well? No, Dad! When I passed by your door last time, I heard you snoring inside, and the snoring sound would knock down the roof of your room." Well, that’s not what ordinary people can exhale…”

Before he finished speaking, Tao Qian stretched out his hand and was about to cut him with a cane.

"Little calf! Do you really want to piss me off?"

"The child has no such intentions..."

"fart!"

After scolding the pottery merchant, Tao Qian leaned back on the reclining chair, took a long breath, and continued: "The old man's heart and mind are too narrow, and he is not suitable for competing in the world. The old man is small-minded and heavy-minded, and he can't do it like They are so free and easy, they fight back and forth, they can't fight for anything, but they fight all over... It's ridiculous! But the problem is, you two brats are not up to date, which makes the old man worry, old man If we don’t stand up, what will we do if our Tao family is destroyed?”

Tao Shang was quite moved when he heard this, and continued: "Father, what about now?"

"Now?" Tao Qian had tears in his eyes: "It's different now! You have already sat in the position of Taifu, and Ying'er is now appointed by you to be in charge of the southeast border. There are ten counties in Xuzhou and Jiangdong. The land is all owned by me, Tao, and most of the credit is yours, what else is there to worry about?"

Speaking of this, Tao Qian paused, and said: "This old man should be selfish again... For this old fate, this old man decided to go back to seclusion, and like Yu Shenxian and Wang Situ, let's cultivate the heart and practice the way of alchemy together. Try to live a few more years...or watch how my son will rule the world in the future!"

Hearing this, the pottery merchant suddenly felt a heavy sense of responsibility welling up in his chest.

Finally, are you going to become the head of the family?

"Father, don't worry, my son will definitely not let you down. In this world where heroes compete for the title, my son will definitely win the top spot in the end!"

Tao Qian nodded in relief, and suddenly changed the subject, saying: "My child, although I said so, but in this troubled world, life is not as good as a dog... I hope you, I hope you..."

When he said this, Tao Qian's tone was sobbing, and the tears couldn't stop flowing out.

"If there is a day when my son can't compete with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao...or Lu Bu, Sun Ce, my son, I hope you will not be stubborn, whether you surrender or surrender, we don't want Xuzhou or Jinling. It doesn't matter...Father just wants you to live..."

Saying this, it was like a bell hitting the potter's mind, making him unable to calm down for a long time.

Don't want land, don't want cities, don't want status... As long as I can live, maybe this is a father's true emotion, true expectation, and true heartfelt words?

The pottery merchant stretched out his hand, tightly grasped Tao Qian's withered old hands, and said affirmatively, "Father, I promise you, my brother and I will live a good life, for sure!"

……

In the second year of Xingping (AD 195), Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, went to Fan County to submit his resignation.

The pottery merchant was entrusted by Tao Qian with carte blanche, and with the permission of the emperor, he took the Xuzhou animal husbandry.

After the news reached Hebei, Yuan Shao, who was always full of confidence, suddenly became depressed.

Seeing that Yuan Shao was depressed, Pang Ji, his mastermind, immediately comforted him.

"General, old Tao Qian can be regarded as a hero. He has been in charge of Xuzhou for seven years, and he can be regarded as the opponent of the general. Now he is in poor health and cannot continue to care about the state affairs. For the general, it can be said that he has lost a strong enemy. , When the general is not happy but worried, his subordinates really can't understand, his face is full of sorrow."

Yuan Shao let out a long sigh, and said, "Old Tao Qian, what are you afraid of? The one to worry about is the pottery too! Now most of the land in Xu and Yang prefectures is occupied by this son, and the southeast half of the country is in his hands... This kid is inherently cunning, but he behaves like a gentleman when facing the world. He almost deceived the people all over the world. He can be called Yuan's great enemy! Now that he has inherited Tao Qian's foundation, all the government orders in the southeast have been executed. , if we don’t get rid of it as soon as possible, it will become a problem after a long time! It will not be easy to deal with at that time! How can Yuan Mou not worry?”

Pang Ji laughed and said: "In the past three years, the general has devoted himself to the development of Jizhou and Bingzhou. Whether it is soldiers, horses or food, they are all increasing day by day. It is not comparable to the past. Who can be the enemy in the world? Although pottery merchants occupy the southeast, But in the south of Yangzhou, most of the counties are poor and sparsely populated, no matter how strong the potters are, they don’t need to worry about it...the only thing to worry about is the prosperity of Jinling and Hangzhou.”

Yuan Shao shook his head and sighed: "No! Jinling's wealth is just a trivial matter... You have never seen that Tao family boy, and you don't know how powerful he is... No, Yuan's hegemony can't be delayed any longer, so send the order quickly Ping Yuan's Xiansi, let him advance quickly, attack Tian Kai and Kong Rong, and take the whole Qingzhou within a limited time!"

Pang Ji's relationship with Yuan Tan was very ordinary on weekdays, and Yuan Tan didn't respect him very much, so when he heard this, he immediately took it to heart.

"General, Young Master Chang has been stationed in the plains for nearly a year, but he has not gained an inch of land. If things go on like this, money and food will be wasted, soldiers and horses will be wasted, and the morale of the army will be lost, but the city will not be built. Don't you just sit back and watch Tao's power grow in vain?"

Yuan Shao frowned when he heard the words, and said: "This kid is so clumsy! Yuan immediately ordered the supervising army to go to Pingyuan to urge him to fight."

Pang Ji said regretfully: "If that's the case, I'm afraid it may not be as the General wishes."

Yuan Shao looked at Pang Ji and said, "What do you mean by that?"

"General, the eldest son is your eldest son, and he is also the chief general in charge of the three armies in Qingzhou. Even if you have sent a supervisor, which supervisor dares to disrespect the eldest son? Besides, the son's temperament is like a fire. If you can't talk to one of them, if you kill him in anger Now that you’ve become the military supervisor, can you still use your own son as a criminal?”

Yuan Shao fell silent after hearing this.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally heard him say: "I hear what you mean, it means that my son is self-respecting?"

Pang Ji wanted to say "yes" very much, but he knew in his heart that he couldn't say this.

The so-called inseparable relationship means that Yuan Shao has to be induced to do some things by himself.

Pang Ji hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The general misunderstood, and this subordinate definitely didn't mean it. Ji just felt that ordinary generals in the army couldn't restrain the eldest son, and now it was the critical moment when the potter had just inherited Tao Qian's foundation. For the general, it is really crucial."

Yuan Shao nodded when he heard the words, and said: "Although what you said is reasonable...but the question is, does Yuan have to go there in person?"

Pang Ji said with a chuckle: "From my point of view, this is unnecessary. After all, Gongsun Zan in the Northeast is a great threat, and the Black Mountain Army has not yet been completely wiped out. The general is in Yecheng, so it is easy to dispatch... How about authorizing the third son? With the position of supervising the army, let him go to Qingzhou to supervise the eldest son to go out on behalf of the general, how about it?"

Yuan Shao suddenly realized when he heard the words, and said: "My son Xianfu is also a suitable choice... It's just that this child has just been crowned, so he is not too young."

Pang Jidao: "Although the third son is young, in terms of ability and temperament, he is the most similar to the general among the princes. Didn't the general always want to experience him? Isn't this an opportunity? Besides, in terms of identity , and only the third son who is also the son can make the eldest son feel scruples."

Yuan Shao stroked his well-groomed beard, pondered for a while, and said, "That's right...but he's too young, so I'm still not at ease. How about you go with him and assist Yu Shang'er , at the critical moment, it is also easy to give him advice."

Pang Ji made a deep bow, and said: "Ji dare not obey orders! I will do my best to assist the third son, so that the affairs of Qingzhou can be fully accomplished!"

Yuan Shao nodded, and suddenly shouted to the guards outside the hall: "Come here, bring Yuan Shangwu's son here, Yuan has something to tell him."

Chapter 4: The Son of the Yuan Family

Yuan Shao sent someone to greet Yuan Shang to come to the hall, and wanted to tell him face to face.

The guards led away, and when they were young, they saw a young man about fifteen or sixteen years old coming in front of Yuan Shao and Pang Ji.

This child looks very much like Yuan Shao!They are all extremely handsome and heroic people.

The kind that is so handsome.

Yuan Shang flicked his sleeves, bowed to Yuan Shaochang, and said in a clear voice: "The child has seen the father, I don't know if the father summoned the child here, what is the important order?"

Yuan Shao looked at the child with an undisguised love in his eyes.

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