Chapter 7: The First Expedition

"Big brother, you're amazing! Just a few words, I stunned my father! Look at the look in your father's eyes just now, full of admiration! ”

Out of the main hall, Tao Ying reversed the stunned/forced state just now, and opened his mouth to chatter.

Tao Shang looked at Tao Ying with pity: "Second brother, it's not for my brother to criticize you, I really should beat you back to your mother's womb and give birth again, your words are really amazing...... 'love'...... Can you use this word on me and my father? ”

Tao Ying's expression was cute: "Then what should I say?" ”

One sentence also asked the potter, which seems to be a little difficult to describe.

"Worship? Not...... Revere? Nor is it appropriate...... Admiration? How much is it reliable...... Let's throw it to the ground! Yes, the five-body cast. ”

Tao Ying'er also heard this word for the first time today: "Brother, what does the word five-body throwing to the ground mean?" ”

"It means to appreciate a person."

"Oh!" Tao Ying nodded, as if he understood: "That's okay...... Big brother, our father just treated you really like a five-body throw! ”

The potter raised his hand to wipe his sweat, and he didn't know if the relationship between himself and his father would be thundered by the sky.

"Big brother, do you really plan to lead the troops to fight Dong Zhuo for your father?" Tao Ying's expression was still very cute.

The potter sighed, and suddenly realized that after studying for a long time, the matter was still unsolvable.

"There's no way...... Catch the ducks on the shelves, and if you don't want to try, you can't do it, this may be the retribution for being too idle...... The person who is too idle doesn't seem to be me, I'm crossing over to carry the black pot? ”

Tao Ying couldn't understand: "Big brother, what are you muttering nonsense there?" ”

Potter: "......"

"Big brother, why don't I go with you?"

The potter shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid not...... The father only has two sons, one goes out with the army, and the other must sit in the family house, in case the one who goes out misses and dies, at least he can have a successor heir, and the family will not face the problem of heir succession. ”

Hearing this, Tao Ying's expression was almost like crying urgently: "Big brother, no, no!" You won't die! ”

The potter turned around, patted Tao Ying's shoulder, and comforted: "Second brother, don't worry, the eldest brother will definitely not die, if I die, won't the family property all belong to you?" Big brother won't be so cheap for you. ”

Tao Ying bit his lip, tears rolling in his eyes.

"Big brother, you're so good to me......"

"You just need to know."

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A day later, Xuzhou Assassin Shi Taoqian issued an order to appoint Mi Fang, the younger brother of Mi Zhu, as the main general, leading four captains and a total of 5,000 horse troops, infantry troops, and crossbowmen, to meet the princes of the alliance and the western expedition to defeat Dong Zhuo. At the same time, Cao Bao's brother Cao Pestle was arranged to be Cang Cao to assist Mi Zhu in supervising the grain and grass collection in the west.

In this way, Mi Zhu's desire to meddle in Xuzhou's military affairs came true, but at the same time, the people of the Cao family also interfered in the money and food that the Mi family had been responsible for.

Under the advice of the pottery merchant, the Mi family and the Cao family didn't even have time to care about Tao Qian's provocation, but began to arrange countermeasures in a hurry, and cracks began to slowly appear.

As for the potter, he received an order to be made a prisoner, as well as an iron prison token.

As far as we know, Yuan Shao, the Taishou of Bohai, and Wang Kuang, the Taishou of Hanoi, both stationed troops in Hanoi, and Zhang Yang of the Shangdang led 3,000 people to join the army; Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, Qiao Mao, Yuan Yi, Bao Xin, Cao Cao and others gathered troops in sour jujubes; Yuan Shu and Sun Jiantun soldiers Lu Yang; Kong Lingtun's soldiers are in Yingchuan.

Tao Qian first sent a letter, lying to the princes that he was old and sick, and was not suitable for expeditions, so he could only send his son Tao Shang to join the army on behalf of his father.

The potter doesn't have any belongings, his belongings are basically Tao Qian's, except for clothes, only the 10,000 guan borrowed from Mi Zhu belongs to him, thinking about it, the potter still decided to bring the money with him, the poor family is rich, in case the battlefield is really lost and captured, he may be able to buy back a life with the money.

With the packed things, ready to go out to the barracks to report, the housekeeper Tao Hong and the second brother Tao Ying sent goodbye to the door, an old man and a young man cried as if they were out of mourning, as if the potters couldn't come back this time, which made the potters feel aggrieved.

What is called the disadvantage of the teacher, this is it!

got into the carriage, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tao Qian secretly standing at the doorrail, silently seeing himself off, although it was just a figure, but the potter could also see through the reflection on the ground that the body with a cane seemed to be a rickety old tree, not showing any vigor and uprightness, as if it had been hollowed out.

"Let's go!" The potter's eyes were a little sour, but he didn't stop, only heard the sound of the horsewhip, and the carriage pulled the potter slowly towards the outside of the city.

Ten miles west of the city is the place where the 5,000 soldiers and horses led by Mi Fang are stationed.

When the carriage came to the gate, the potter showed the prisoner token, and the soldier respectfully introduced the carriage into the barracks and guided the potter to the tent.

Mi Fang had already arranged for soldiers and horses to be stationed here a few days ago, and was waiting for the potter at this moment.

"The eldest son!" When the potter entered the handsome tent, he saw the chubby Mi Fang running to the potter and bowing his hand: "The eldest son!" It's been a long time! ”

The potter was stunned: "Who are you?" ”

Mi Fang slurped: "Eldest son, the nobleman forgets a lot!" The last general Mi Fang, that day the son went to Mifu to see my brother, the last general had led the way for the son, and the son forgot? ”

Mi Fang didn't say that it was good, so the potter was very disapproving.

Who is this kid? Traitor! Traitors! Running dog! …… Last time I was in Mifu, I was openly making fun of me!

Historically, this Mi Fang followed Liu Bei for nearly 25 years, but in the end, he fought in Xiangfan, betrayed his lord and rebelled, which indirectly led to Guan Yu being killed.

My father Tao Qian is a benevolent gentleman, and my pottery merchant is a little gentleman...... Since he is a little gentleman, how can he be in the company of such a despicable villain?

"Don't talk to me!" The potter's gaze was full of contempt and contempt.

"Huh? Yes? Mi Fang was a little confused, how could this eldest prince have a face for a while, which was not the same as the last time he smiled at his house when the sun was shining.

"Eldest son, are you misremembering? I'm me, it's me! Mi Fang! We've seen it! You and my eldest brother, we're still together......"

"Shut up! Don't get close to me...... Traitor! The potter was indignant.

Mi Fang couldn't help but be stunned when she saw that the eldest prince would turn his face when he said it...... Is there something wrong with this kid, why do you say I'm a traitor!? How did I become a traitor? Messed with you?

"Eldest son, did you recognize the wrong person? If you think about it, you came to my house some time ago...... Do you still owe me money? I don't remember...... 10,000! Mi Fang cautiously reminded in a low voice.

"............" The corners of the potter's mouth began to twitch.

Half an hour later.

"Isn't this the Mi Fang brothers? I wasn't dazzled just now...... I haven't seen him for many days, and my brother seems to have lost weight! The potter held Mi Fang's hand and smiled like a spring breeze.

Mi Fang was a little confused by the potter's rapid change, and didn't react for a while: "Yes, yes? Where did I lose weight, I felt like I had gained a few pounds...... The eldest prince worked hard for Xuzhou and worked hard to worry about it, so he lost weight! This time I came to the barracks, and I had to make up for everything! ”

"Thank you Brother Mi for your concern, by the way, I asked your family last time ...... the money you borrowed?"

Mi Fang waved her hand generously: "I'll make the decision for my brother, I don't have to pay it back!" ”

"Brother Mi, a true gentleman, fate!"