There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Yuan Shao is very smart, wise, and wise, but he has a strange problem.

Judge by cover!

At the beginning, he had a good impression of the potter because of his handsome appearance.

As for my own son, let alone, although the appearance of the eldest son Yuan Tan and the second son Yuan Xi are also very good, but compared with Yuan Shang, they are very different, and their resemblance is far less than Yuan Shang many.

Therefore, Yuan Shao loved Yuan Shangna very much.

That kind of perverted doting made Yuan Shao's concubines jealous.

"Xianfu, come! Sit next to Weifu!" Yuan Shao waved to Yuan Shang with a smile.

After Yuan Shang finished saluting, he immediately sat beside Yuan Shao, with the appearance of a good baby and a humble appearance, ready to listen carefully to Yuan Shao's teachings.

"Xianfu, your eldest brother has been stationed in the plains for nearly a year, but he has not obtained an inch of land. Now the young Tao merchant of the Tao family has inherited his father Tao Qian's Xuzhou foundation. This person must be our enemy in Jizhou in the future. After much deliberation, right now we must occupy Qingzhou's territory as quickly as possible, and suppress Xuzhou from a high position, lest pottery merchants will become big in the future. Therefore, your elder brother's move to seize Qingzhou is very crucial. My father wants you to be a supervisor, and together with Pang Ji Go to Qingzhou and urge your elder brother to fight, do you dare to go?"

Yuan Shang's expression was very gentle, he saluted Yuan Shao respectfully, and said: "Father let the child go, how can the child not go? The child dares... but the child is afraid that it will not be done well."

Yuan Shao laughed, waved his big sleeves, and said: "There is nothing wrong with it! Don't be afraid, your father will make decisions for you! Besides, you will be accompanied by Pang Ji this time. If there is anything you don't understand, my son Just ask him."

Pang Ji was behind Yuan Shao, winking at Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shang put his finger on his chin, and said: "With the help of father and Mr. Pang, the child will naturally be able to benefit... But, the eldest brother is the general who conquered Qingzhou, and the soldiers and horses in Pingyuan are all his former troops. The eldest brother is also the father's foundation. Heir, even if the child is gone, I'm afraid he may not be able to control the elder brother..."

"Nonsense!" Yuan Shao shook his head, and said, "Who said your eldest brother is the heir to the father?"

"The family business is inherited by the eldest son. This is the eternal truth..." Yuan Shangnuo said.

Pang Ji said from the side: "Don't be angry, General. You can't blame the third son for this matter. The eldest son has always regarded himself as such."

"Nonsense!" Yuan Shao looked at Pang Ji dissatisfied, and said, "Yuan Tan is ignorant, and you are also ignorant? Why don't you tell him well!"

Pang Ji couldn't help laughing: "Hey! Besides the general, who else would dare to take care of the young master?... But the general and the third young master's worries are unreasonable. He is the eldest son, how can he put the third son in his eyes..."

Yuan Shao himself was born of a concubine, and subconsciously hated the idea that his son or eldest son would inherit the family business, and he hated it from the bottom of his heart.

Now that he heard what Yuan Shang and Yuan Shu said, Yuan Shao couldn't help feeling a little bit more dissatisfied with Yuan Tan.

"How about this, I will let Zhang He lead a Jizhou army to go with you two. Only you can control this army, and the rest can't. In addition, I will give you a secret order for your father You have the right to act arbitrarily and restrain your thoughts!"

Yuan Shang stood up gratefully, bowed to Yuan Shao and said, "Father has shown such kindness to the child, how should the child repay the father in this life."

What he said was very sincere, and Yuan Shao felt indescribably at ease when he heard it.

"Silly boy, thank you! You are my son, I don't care who cares about you? Son, when you arrive in Pingyuan, tell your elder brother, you must remember that it is enough to conquer Qingzhou on time and consolidate the dangers everywhere... But it is absolutely necessary You must not provoke that pottery merchant, with your abilities, you are far from being a match for that little thief, if you want to deal with him, you have to let your father fight him, you understand?"

Yuan Shangjin said cautiously: "My child, remember!"

Seeing Yuan Shang being so obedient, Yuan Shao was very pleased, he waved his hand, and told Yuan Shang and Pang Ji: "It's not too late, you two should hurry back and prepare, and Yuan has to call Zhang He over, treat him slightly. Do your bidding."

The two took orders and then withdrew from the hall.

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After leaving the inner courtyard, there was no one in the outer courtyard, but Yuan Shangyi turned back to the obedient and obedient boy he had just been in front of Yuan Shao in the hall.

The child straightened his back, with a proud smile on his face, and even his voice became much higher-pitched.

"Hahaha! Wonderful! Unexpectedly, my son now has the opportunity to lead the army alone!"

Pang Ji followed behind him, stroked his beard and smiled, "Don't worry, third son, there will be more and more opportunities like this in the future."

Yuan Shang turned his head to look at Pang Ji, and said: "This time, thanks to Mr.'s recommendation, if it weren't for Mr., I am afraid that within a few years, there will be no day to lead the army alone!"

Pang Ji bowed to Yuan Shang, and said with a smile: "Ji He Shen Pei, on the saddle and behind the horse, is willing to be loyal to your son's great cause."

Yuan Shang said triumphantly: "Sir, Shang Zi will remember the benefits of Mr. Hehe, this time I go to Qingzhou, I have to overwhelm Yuan Tan in everything I say, so that my father can see my ability."

Pang Ji stroked his beard and said, "Tian Kai and Kong Rong are mediocre people. It is not difficult to deal with them. You must have made great achievements this time."

But obviously, Yuan Shang's appetite was not satisfied with Tian Kai and Kong Rong.

"If there is a chance, I will meet that young master Taiping for a while. If I can defeat him for a while, my father will definitely treat me differently." Yuan Shang muttered to himself.

Pang Ji was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Young Master, you can't! Although the pottery merchant is young, he is well-known, and he is still scrupulous by his father. After pacifying Qingzhou, do not offend the pottery merchants, if the third son disobeys the general's order, he may offend the general."

Yuan Shang didn't express his position, he just smiled slightly and said: "Understood, I understand, I just don't provoke him."

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Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

"Hey, I didn't expect you to take care of Yuan Shu and use Lu Bu and Sun Ce to attack Huainan. When it comes to insidiousness and cunning, Guo thinks he can't compare to you."

Guo Jia and the potter hadn't seen each other for several months, and when they met Guo Jia, they made fun of him.

The pottery merchant squinted at Guo Jia: "My son is in a good mood recently, just take it as your compliment...By the way, how are Zang Ba and Guan Hai doing?"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Zang Ba has been training for several months, and his body is already healthy. As for Guan Hai, the news has been sent back a while ago. He seems to have persuaded some old Yellow Turbans in Runan, and he will go to Xuzhou to join him soon. "

The pottery merchant nodded when he heard the words, and said: "This is really good news. Now, it seems that I can cultivate myself for a while, just right! I also want to sort out the affairs of each county in Xuzhou one by one... ...Is there any news about Cao Cao and Yuan Shao recently?"

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said: "Cao Cao has now fully occupied the land of Yuzhou, and has laid down Lu'an City as his outpost in the south, condescendingly threatening Huainan. After he occupied the entire Central Plains, he is now gathering the generals in Kansai, Zhong Yao He was placed in Luoyang to receive the hearts of the princes of Guanxi... In today's Xizhou, the strongest forces have all disappeared, and Zhong Yao is very proficient in this way. It seems that within a few years, Guanzhong may It will become Cao Cao's rear."

Tao Shang looked up at the canopy and said, "This is a good thing. If he doesn't look west, but east, wouldn't he be plotting against me in Xuzhou? Yuan Shao, has there been a lot of noise lately?"

Guo Jiadao: "There should be some action soon. His eldest son Yuan Tan has served in Pingyuan for a year, and he has basically figured out the various military departments in Qingzhou. If he wants to seize Qingzhou, it may be a matter of time."

The pottery merchant stroked his chin and said while thinking: "Brother Yigan means, should we send troops to add some obstacles to Yuan Shao's occupation of Qingzhou and slow down the pace of his expansion?"

Guo Jia laughed and said, "Accordingly, it should be, but right now, Guo thinks you should have more important things to do!"

The potter turned to look at him suspiciously.

Guo Jia said slowly: "Nowadays, Huainan is being attacked by Lu Bu and Sun Ce very quickly, and the garrisons of Liu Biao and Cao Cao are also watching over there. As Guo expected, Yuan Shu's old department may not have a move to protect Yuan Shu's family and go north to join Yuan Shao. If they succeed, Yuan Shao may gain tens of thousands of troops out of thin air, but it is not good, what you should do now, Taifu, should be to prevent this."

The pottery merchant raised an eyebrow suspiciously: "Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are almost irreconcilable, even if Yuan Shu has nothing to do before he dies, please ask Yuan Shao to gather his family members, but will Yuan Shao agree..."

When talking about this, Guo Jia didn't answer, just looked at him with a smile.

After contemplating for a long time, the potter's mind turned to Yuan Shao's righteousness and generosity to himself when they jointly defeated Dong Zhuo...

"He will agree." The Tao merchant sighed, and said: "Yuan Benchu ​​is different from ordinary princes. He is a man with a broad mind and courage. We cannot speculate on him with common sense."

"That's right." Guo Jia nodded, and said, "Yuan Shao's current power is advancing by leaps and bounds. If Yuan Shu's old troops are allowed to surrender to him smoothly, the combination of you and Cao Cao may not be enough for him. You should be careful." It's better to be cautious."

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