There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Lu Lingqi was startled suddenly, and hurriedly withdrew her hands, but the pottery merchant had already reacted, and he hurriedly pushed forward with both hands.

Under this push, all you get is a soft feeling.

Lu Lingqi flushed with anger.

"You were the one who violated the contract first, so it's not my fault." The potter was startled, turned around, rubbed the soles of his feet and slipped away.

At the beginning of August, Sui Gu, a general under the command of Bai Rao of the Heishan Army in Hebei Province, came to Xuzhou single-handedly, and bluntly said that he wanted to see the pottery merchant.

Sui Gu can also be regarded as an old acquaintance of the pottery merchant. When he received Guo Jia in Hebei, the pottery merchant established a small friendship with him.

At that time, the potter received Sui Gu in the main hall.

Sui Gu's armor was covered with coagulated blood, his face was full of dust, and he had a painful look on his face.

"General Sui, long time no see. You are not in Hebei to assist Bai Shuai. I don't know why you are here?"

Seeing Sui Gu's appearance, the pottery merchant roughly guessed in his heart that something must have happened to the Black Mountain Army, and judging from Sui Gu's state, it must be a serious matter.

At that time, Sui Gu knelt down to the potter with a plop, his cloudy eyes filled with tears of grievance.

"Prime Minister, please find a way to save my family, Fei Yan Gong and Bai Qu Shuai."

The potter raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.

Zhang Yan and Bai Rao?

"What happened to them? Could it be Yuan Shao?"

Sui Gu shook his head in pain, and said, "It's not because of Yuan Shao, but because of our Black Mountain Army itself."

"The Black Mountain Army itself?" The pottery merchant became curious when he heard this.

Sui Gu immediately described the events of this period to the potter in detail.

It turned out that the previous battle between the Black Mountain Army and Yuan Shao had occurred again, and it was never thought that there would be a rebellion within the army this time.

Tao Sheng, Qu Shuai under Zhang Yan's command, secretly joined forces with Cao Cao. When the Black Mountain Army was fighting Yuan Shao, he stabbed Zhang Yan fiercely in the back, captured Zhang Yan alive, and expressed his surrender to Cao Cao.

The reason why Tao Sheng was able to control Zhang Yan so quickly was that, in addition to the help of Cao Cao, Zhang Bai, the big yellow scarf in Guanzhong, rode behind him to support him.

But Tao Sheng's reputation and prestige are far inferior to Zhang Yan's.So he just reined in him.

Zhang Yan was controlled by Tao Sheng, and he used his name to collect all the departments of the Black Mountain Army, but the paper could not contain the fire, and there were still many Black Mountain Army commanders who split up to fight against Tao Sheng.

Among them is Qu Shuai, who is Suigu, and Bai Rao, who is also a friend of the pottery.

But Tao Sheng took advantage of Zhang Yan's reputation to control most of the Black Mountain Army's power, and he was still the strongest with the support of Cao Cao and Zhang Baiqi and others behind him.

No one else knows how many brushes Bai Rao has, but the potter knows best.

You don't even know who Yuan Shaogan's son is. Can you expect him to have a relationship with Cao Cao?

It's pretty good to be able to persist until now without throwing your life into it.

However, after hearing Sui Gu's account of the incident of the Black Mountain Army, the pottery merchant couldn't help but feel guilty.

Why does it sound familiar?

Back then Li Jue, Guo Si, Ma Teng, and Han Sui were all taken over by Cao Cao in Chang'an, and the way things are going now is exactly the same as that incident back then.

Chapter 653 Sending Troops to Hebei

Sui Gu was temporarily placed in the post house by the potter.

Afterwards, the pottery merchant immediately gathered together his main counselors and generals to discuss the matter together.

Today's Chen Deng is the order of the minister, and the emperor was brought back to the prime minister's mansion in Pengcheng by the pottery merchant, so Chen Deng himself needs to stay in Nanchang to handle all the affairs of the court for the pottery merchant.

Even if it is a self-supporting imperial court of pottery merchants, the operating mechanism cannot be abolished, and it needs the help of handy people to take care of it.

Chen Deng is the most suitable candidate both in terms of ability and status.

In this way, among the civil servants in Pengcheng, Guo Jia, Lu Su, Mi Zhu, Cao Bao, and Zhao Yu were naturally headed.

Wang Lang was still the governor of Kuaiji County and never came back. Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Chen Qun and others were in Hangzhou and did not participate in the court meeting.

Mi Zhu didn't have a deep knowledge of military and politics, and Zhao Yu seldom expressed his opinions when he saw the wind and the wind, so the three remaining people mainly expressed their opinions to the pottery merchants.

After listening to the potter's narration, Cao Bao first expressed his meaning.

"Prime Minister, speaking from the heart, Yuan Shao was really good to the Prime Minister back then. Although our two sides turned against each other later, and the battle of Guandu took place during the period, the Yuan family in Hebei is the crown of the gentry after all. If we raise troops in Hebei, the gentry in the world will But how should we treat us Xuzhou people, this move is very risky..."

"It doesn't matter. Yuan Shao's murder of the late emperor was already out of the world's tolerance. It is justifiable for me to attack him."

The pottery merchant didn't want to argue too much with the old-system gentry like Cao Bao on this issue, so he directly denied him.

The potter's conclusion was how to attack Yuan Shao.

The pottery merchant looked at Guo Jia, but Guo Jia looked directly at Lu Su.

Lu Su did not refuse, he pondered for a while, and said: "The Black Mountain Army was counted by Cao Cao, so they split up. Although this move gave Yuan Shao a chance to breathe, it is also an opportunity for us. Cao Cao Dare to act like this, it must mean that he already has the intention and determination to send troops to Hebei to plot the Yuan family's foundation. If we delay and hesitate, we will be taken advantage of by Cao Cao in the future. Yuan Shao also has to face Cao Cao, and even more, he has to compete with Cao Cao for time, the Battle of Hebei is the most important step in changing the world, and whoever goes well will gain the initiative in the battle between the princes in the future."

After hearing Lu Su's remarks, the potter nodded in agreement.

"It seems that we have quite a lot of opponents this time, not only Yuan Shao, but also Cao Cao. In addition, there are Xianbei tribes and the Xiongnu in the North. The game of chess is very big."

Guo Jia said with a smile: "The battle for the Northern Territory is related to the survival of the Yuan family and the future status of Cao Cao and our army in the world. This battle is naturally more lively, and we may not be able to compete for full success."

The potter stood up, paced back and forth in the hall, and said: "Even if I may not be able to compete for perfection, I must not take half a step back. Now that I have reached this level, there is no need to fight with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Be polite, it depends on who can break who first."

Guo Jia hurriedly said: "The Northern Expedition has been going on for a long time, and it is difficult to get out. In the south, although Liu Biao has lost a new one, we must guard against it, and we need to make proper arrangements."

What Guo Jia said is indeed an important point. Even if Liu Biao was defeated by potters some time ago, the Sanliu Group is still powerful. For such an enemy, even if Tao Ying, Chen Deng and others are in Nanchang, there is no guarantee.

Therefore, Xuzhou, Jinling City, Nanchang City and other places must keep enough soldiers and horses.

"Then according to Feng Xiao's opinion, how should Tao deploy his troops to Hebei this time?"

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said: "Gather [-] elite soldiers and horses, go north to Qingzhou, take Nanpi as the foundation first, and then go west to Xutu and Jizhou."

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That night, the pottery merchant coaxed Tao Ji and Liu Xi to sleep together with Diao Chan and Mi Zhen's two wives in the mansion, and then came to the Xiangfu courtyard in the dark to discuss future matters.

"The Hebei War is imminent, and there will be great changes in the world within a few years. Our Jinling Army must take advantage of this opportunity to gain the greatest benefit...Hebei has a vast land and abundant resources, and the forces of all parties are mixed. I may stay for a long time when I go this time. Take good care of Xiao Ji and Xi'er, this family depends on you."

Diao Chan and Mi Zhen looked at each other worriedly.