After being so frightened by the pottery merchant, Yuan Shao was not in the mood to continue to be angry with Cao Cao, he sat in place angrily, looked at Cao and Tao back and forth, picked up the wine that had just been poured, and raised his head and took a big sip.

Cao Cao saw that he was about to provoke Yuan Shao, and was disrupted by the pottery merchant, and he was defeated, glared at him dissatisfied, and sat down.

The potter smiled and looked back and forth at the two, and said: "I know that if you want the peace talks to succeed, you must have ancillary conditions...... What if this is really negotiable? ”

Cao Cao was about to speak, but he saw the pottery merchant suddenly say to him: "As for Brother Meng De's words, what are the unreasonable demands of making people surrender, I think there is no need to repeat them!" If Brother Meng De is not sincere in the peace talks, then he might as well go first, Tao will never force him to stay, and it is enough for me and Yuan Gong to discuss here. ”

Cao Cao was broken by the potter's words, and his teeth itched with hatred in his heart, but let him withdraw now, it was absolutely impossible.

If he leaves, Yuan Shao and the potters secretly unite to plot against themselves, then wouldn't it be extremely dangerous for themselves!

Among the three, the person who is most interested in peace talks is Yuan Shao, after all, he is the person who needs to relieve his vitality the most.

He took a deep breath and said: "If you want Yuan to quit the army, it's actually simple, this campaign, it is the two of you who lead the army to invade Hebei, as long as the two of you withdraw from Hebei and return the land and cities that have embezzled Yuan, Yuan will agree to reconcile, and I don't think this matter will be pursued, how about it?"

The potter smiled when he heard this, Yuan Shao's words were simply a dream in vain, how can there be a reason to eat the food in his mouth and then spit it out in this world?

Besides, he didn't really want to negotiate peace with him, half of Qingzhou, the potter was hard to take, and the next step was to take the territory of Qingzhou and conquer Jizhou.

The potters thought they had no reason to return the castle they had taken.

However, he is just delaying time now, and he needs to take the opportunity of this meeting to bargain with Yuan Shao for a few days.

At that moment, I saw that the potter shook his head and said: "Yuan Gong, this is not right, at the beginning, you raised troops without authorization, and went south to attack the Central Plains of Xuzhou and Cao Mengde, and now the army is defeated and counterattacked, but you want us to return all the lost land, how can there be such a reason in the world?" Although you lost the battle of Guandu, we also suffered a lot of losses because of your unauthorized army...... If you do something wrong, you have to bear the consequences, what children know, how can Yuan Gong not know? ”

From the meeting to the present, the potter resonated with Cao Cao on these words.

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Yes, the land of the Three Rivers should belong to Cao." ”

Cao Cao joined forces with the Guanzhong princes and the Montenegrin army to march on the army, and had captured Hanoi County, and collected the nearby land of Hedong and Hexi, and the land of the Three Rivers was now under his control.

Yuan Shao stood up angrily and said, "Since this is the case, there is no need to talk about it." ”

In the face of Yuan Shao's anger, neither Cao Cao nor the potter reacted.

Cao Cao naturally hoped that Yuan Shao would lift the table and get out, and it would be best to stir up this so-called farce in his eyes.

The reason why the potter did not react is also simple.

Yuan Shao is bluffing, and the person who needs peace talks the most at the moment is actually himself.

Sure enough, after a while......

saw Yuan Shao sit down by himself, and muttered, "Even so...... That can't give you the land of the Three Rivers and the territory east of the Qi Kingdom...... It is also necessary to redraw the boundaries. ”

The pottery merchant smiled and said: "If Yuan Gong can say this, it means that this matter can be discussed!" ”

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

Listening to the potter's meaning, it seems that there is a door to this matter.

"Then according to Tao Gongzi's intentions, how should you and I divide the boundary east of Qi Land?"

Tao Shang said with a smile: "Yuan Gong, I want to state two things, first of all, I am already the prime minister of the dynasty, it is a little inappropriate for you to call me Tao Gongzi, and second, the matter of dividing the territory is not something that can be decided today, you and I need to go back and discuss carefully with our subordinates, and make sufficient preparations to study, after all, this territory is not a big pie, you cut it at will with one knife, right?" ”

Yuan Shao nodded suddenly, and secretly said in his heart that what the potter said was reasonable.

Cao Cao sneered and said, "Then according to the meaning of the prince of Taiping, we can't go back for a while, so we have to live next to this Zhangshui for a while?" ”

The potter smiled and said, "If Brother Meng De is homesick, it doesn't hurt to go back first, I won't stop you." ”

Cao Cao was speechless when he heard this.

When he was young, he saw the potter pouring the wine and said: "Today's matter has been negotiated, tomorrow's matter, tomorrow's talk, the three of us take advantage of the snow scene, here to cook wine and meet, the next day to pass on to future generations, it is not a bad thing, what do you think?" ”

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were not in the mood, but it was the same when they heard him say it.

As the master of the people, the face project is still more important, after all, everyone wants to be famous for a hundred years, so that future generations can give a thumbs up and praise when they evaluate themselves...... Instead of spitting hard and spitting, take a sip.

When the two were young, they were also chic and uninhibited, but they had been fighting for hegemony for a long time, and they had forgotten the pride of the year.

Drinking hot wine and looking at the snow scene now, they remembered the days of the year for a while, and there was an indescribable emotion in their hearts.

Cao Cao looked up at the sky, but saw snowflakes flying, the sky was icy white, like smoke and fog, and there was an indescribable sense of beauty.

"Primordial."

Cao Cao suddenly said: "You and I have been conquering the world for nearly ten years since we left Luoyang, although you and I are enemies today, but we also know each other, I want to ask you, who can be called a hero in today's world?" ”

Yuan Shao looked back and forth at Tao Shang and Cao Cao, and said: "In the past, Yuan once thought that my brother Highway, Sun Wentai, Jingzhou Liu Biao, Youzhou Gongsun Zhan, Yizhou Liu Yan father and son, you and me, and Tao Taiping, can all be called heroes, but now, most of the heroes are destroyed, only you, me and Tao Taiping still exist, and for now, you and I should be heroes." ”

Cao Cao also sighed: "The highway is narrow-minded, Sun Jian died young, Ma Teng Han Sui is a thief, Liu Yan and his son are the ones who keep it, Liu Biao has the ability, but there is no heroic spirit, Liu Bei is a character, but unfortunately he has been busy so far and has no achievements...... Sun Ce and Lu Bu are brave and brave, but they are just a brave husband, as Ben said at the beginning, the husband is a hero, and the three people are present. ”

The potter laughed "poof".

Cao Cao turned his head to look at him: "What is the different opinion of the Taiping Prince?" ”

Tao Shang looked at the two of them with a smile and said, "Brother Mengde, what is the definition of a hero, can you tell me?" ”

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this.

What is the definition of a hero?

What the hell are you talking to me?

Regardless of Cao Cao, the Tao merchant continued: "In Tao's view, heroes do not refer to ability, but to quality, those who are selfless, do not hesitate to take risks, are willing to seek benefits for the people, are willing to seek benefits for the people of the world, and do not hesitate to sacrifice themselves, such people are heroes...... But over the years, what we have done, hehe, is at most just a hero, or a hegemon. ”

Yuan Shao turned his head to look at him, and said dissatisfiedly: "Then with the meaning of the prince of Taiping, who can be called a hero in this world?" ”

The potter took a sip of wine lightly and said, "The hero may be among the people, but I don't know who it is...... What I do know is, at least among our princes...... There are no real heroes, hehe, not a single one. ”