There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Guo Jia's words hit the potter's mind, and he began to think seriously about the future situation.

As Yuan Shao, the patriarch of the Yuan family and the leader of the lords and allies, the behemoth Yuan Group in his hands has developed by leaps and bounds in Hebei, and the growth of power can be described as rapid progress.

In the land of Hebei, the population must have the population, food must be available, and horses, salt and iron are also abundant. Compared with the south, the era at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty is suddenly opposite to that of later generations: Hebei's economy and culture are undoubtedly stronger than those in the southeast. More than one grade.

Although the land area of ​​Jizhou is not large, there is no doubt that the household registration in its prefectures and counties is the largest among the prefectures in the late Han Dynasty.

What's more, Yuan Shao also has the support of most of the world's nobles and clans. These huge interest groups gather together, like a huge monster that can crush the times, standing in front of the potters and other southern princes, like a mountain It was hard to breathe.

It can be said that Cao Cao's defeat of Yuan Shao in history was very accidental.

If it were not for Wuchao's mistakes, and if it were not for the rivalry between the two sons of the Yuan family, based on the current situation alone, it would be impossible for Cao Cao to defeat Yuan Shao, no matter how strong and resourceful Cao Cao himself is.

Strength is something that can sometimes make up for all shortcomings.

In the current time and space, the trend has been completely changed because of the joining of pottery merchants, and it is unpredictable where the torrent of history will develop... The two powerhouses in North China are vying for the ownership of the north, and Wuchao burns food in this era. , most likely it will never happen again.

In this case, it is best not to let Huainan's troops join Hebei, and it is best to increase Yuan Shao's power for no reason.

But even without Huainan soldiers to join, how to fight against Yuan Shao whose power cannot be bottomed out?

To be honest, potters don't have a good solution now.

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The pottery merchant stayed in Pengcheng and took over the political affairs of Xuzhou counties. Although he currently has a certain prestige in Xuzhou, the three families of Mi, Chen, and Cao are in Pengcheng, and their interests are inextricably linked. Xuzhou has always been governed by Tao Qian. Directly in charge, he has always personally balanced many things.

Now that the potters have suddenly gained a high position, it will take time to stabilize the situation and smooth out the relationship between them, so he will not mobilize troops for the time being to avoid turmoil.

At this time, the spies of the School Affairs Office in the west brought back news that Guan Hai had persuaded some of the Yellow Turban tribes in Runan to surrender to the potters.

Because Runan County was the second most populous county at the end of the Han Dynasty, it was also the cultural center of the Han Dynasty, so it was one of the key birthplaces of the Yellow Turbans in the Central Plains. The command and dispatch of Baibo and Yellow Turban are unified.

However, after many years, most of the Runan Yellow Turbans have almost disappeared.

The remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Runan County today include He Yi, Huang Shao, Liu Pi, Gong Du, Pei Yuanshao, Zhou Cang, Liu Shao and many other branches. After Zhang Jiao died, these people lost the command of the famous and virtuous teacher , Just like wild dogs that have been let loose, the scattered sand that harms one side, each doing its own thing, and working hard to harm one side, each is notorious and snobbish.

When Yuan Shu ordered Sun Jian to be the shepherd of Yuzhou, these people saw that the limelight was not right, so they all turned to Yuan Shu through Sun Jian's way.

But the facts proved that the fate of these Yellow Turban remnants was not very good. Not long after they fell to Yuan Shu through Sun Jian, Sun Jian was stunned by Liu Biao and Huang Zu. Liu Biao, one in front and one in back, is like a scourge of cruelty to a dog.

The Runan gold thieves who thought they were hugging their thighs didn't expect that in less than a year, this thigh would snap off all of a sudden.

The situation in Runan County was also unpredictable for a time.

After the Son of Heaven was robbed by potters to Fan County, Cao Cao moved the political center to the south and settled in Xu County. The army under his command moved from Chen Guo to Runan County, swept across the territory of Yuzhou, and pulled out the political and political power of Sun Jian and Yuan Shu. military forces.

Ever since, this group of unscrupulous idiots all moved closer to Cao Cao and knelt and licked Cao Cao.

The entire Runan County, led by the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, is like a bus. As long as you have money to buy a ticket, anyone can get on it.

Liu Pi, Gong Du, Huang Shao and other important yellow scarves are like the old drivers on the bus.

However, the passenger Cao Cao was a bit different. He didn't like their pot very much, and he didn't like their almost perverted kneeling and licking.

Boss Cao's policy is still the same, and he treats them extremely harshly. The yellow scarves who want to surrender must act in accordance with Cao Jun's political laws and military orders. Who dares to say a word-kill!

Cao Cao's strict military policy dissatisfied many Yellow Turban thieves, and Guan Haixixiang this time also used this to persuade some Yellow Turban leaders, such as Liu Pi, Gong Du, Zhou Cang and others, to abandon Cao Cao and surrender to the potters .

Even so, there are still Huang Shao, He Yi, Pei Yuanshao, Liu Shao and most of the Yellow Turban bandits in Runan County who are unwilling to surrender to the potters. They are still emotionally inclined to occupy Cao Cao in Runan County.

These few may feel like being abused.

News came from Guan Hai that the three Yellow Turban leaders who were willing to surrender to the pottery merchants were moving their troops to the junction of Runan and Peijun, waiting for the pottery merchants to meet them.

After all, it is a major event related to the direction of life in the future. These yellow scarf thieves will not let themselves go all at once, and put all their wealth and life on this Mr. Taiping.

Even if his reputation is very good, it is only aimed at ordinary people after all.

But these people are not ordinary people, but rebels in the eyes of the world!

Even if you are a gentleman, you can't expect him to have the same attitude towards rebels and common people.

The pottery merchant was able to understand their thoughts and understand their worries. In order to dispel their doubts and fully integrate into it, and gathered these yellow scarf leaders, the pottery merchant personally led a guard army and secretly went to the border of Peijun to fight with They meet and talk.

Long before the potters, Hu Cai had already led a team to contact Liu Pi and the other three.

As the fifth child of the Baibo Army, Hu Cai's status in the Yellow Turban Army is aloof, and even slightly surpassed the Runan Three Thieves.

If he and Guan Hai went together, he could at least show the sincerity of the pottery merchants first, and let Liu Pi and the others see what kind of glory and glory the Yellow Turban General who took refuge in the account of Mr. Taiping lived now!

Words are unfounded, seeing is believing.

A few days later, the potters and other descendants came to the border of Pei County and met the three yellow scarf chiefs of Runan County who were willing to surrender.

Among the three, Liu Pi and Gong were not born in poverty. They were both small and middle-class tyrants who joined the Yellow Turban Army in order to make a fortune. They hoped that Zhang Jiaocheng would help them later and promote them to the county level. gate valve.

It's a pity that these two bastards bet on the wrong treasure-the great virtuous teacher who was so powerful and unparalleled in the limelight finally died in the end.

It was a mistake of the two of them now, and they lost everything... They can't be big bosses, and they can't go back to be small tyrants, they can only become bandits that everyone shouts and beats.

The intestines of both of them are remorseful. When they are free these years, the two of them will sing about wine, life is too long, and then they will blow each other's ears.

In any case, the road has to go on.

Both Liu Pi and Gong Du were well dressed, even if they were bandit leaders, they were covered with long-distance running silk and satin, which was a lot of the same thing, and their heads were also elegantly wrapped in square scarves... a small famous brand on the whole body.

Compared with these two people, Zhou Cang, who is also the leader of another Yellow Turban Army, is obviously much more down-to-earth.

Zhou Cang was only wearing a thin linen gown, his strong and thick arms were exposed outside, and the exposed skin was as tanned as black charcoal, as solid and tough as a black iron tower.

The pottery merchant politely set up a temporary camp on the border of Pei County and entertained three people.

"The three generals are willing to help Tao, which really makes Tao very gratified. Here is a toast to the three of Tao. Let us work together from now on to help and protect the emperor. After the world is settled, we will work together. Yile Taiping... If the three of you come back, you may wish to take a look at Tao's preliminary plans for official positions, money and food gifts, as well as the arable land and grain arrangements for the people under your jurisdiction."

After Liu Pi and others took over the potter's first draft, they couldn't even close their eyes.

I have heard for a long time that Jinling is rich and famous, and its reputation is really well-deserved!Mr. Taiping is really too generous!

So bright!

Both Liu Pi and Gong hurriedly toasted together, and shouted loudly: "Thank you for your kindness and righteousness! I will wait to do the work of a dog and a horse."

Zhou Cang also raised the bar, but obviously he was not as enthusiastic as the other two.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Liu Pi, taking advantage of his alcoholism, suddenly said to the pottery merchant, "Listen to Guan Hai, the orphan of a great virtuous teacher, that is, Huang Tianwu of Taiping Road, was exiled from the hands of Sima Ju in Qingzhou. , was rescued by the Taifu, and has grown up safely under the protection of the Taifu these years, does this really happen?"

The potter knew that Liu Pi was talking about Xiao Yinger.