Guo Jia's words hit the heart of the pottery merchant, and he began to seriously think about the future situation.

As the head of the Yuan family and the leader of the princes' alliance, Yuan Shao, the behemoth in his hands, the Yuan Group, has developed by leaps and bounds in Hebei, and its power growth can be described as a thousand miles a day.

Compared with the south, the era of the late Eastern Han Dynasty is suddenly opposite to the later generations: Hebei's economy and culture are undoubtedly stronger than the southeast by more than one grade.

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

What's more, Yuan Shao also possessed the support of most of the world's scholars and gate valves, and these huge interest groups gathered together, like a huge monster enough to crush the times, standing horizontally in front of the southern princes such as potters, like a mountain that made people breathless.

It can be said that Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in history, which was very accidental.

If there was no mistake of Wuchao, if there was no competition between the two sons of the Yuan family, judging from the current situation alone, Cao Cao would not have been able to defeat Yuan Shao at all, no matter how strong Cao Cao himself was, no matter how resourceful he was.

Strength is a thing that can sometimes make up for all deficiencies.

The current time and space, because of the potter's joining, has completely changed the direction, and it is unpredictable where the torrent of history will develop...... It is very likely that the two powers in North China will compete for the ownership of the north and the Wuchao will not happen again in this era.

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

But even if there are no Huainan soldiers to join, how can they fight against Yuan Shao, whose forces cannot see the bottom?

To be honest, potters don't have a good way to do it now.

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The pottery merchant stayed in Pengcheng and took over the political affairs of the counties of Xuzhou, although he currently has a certain prestige in Xuzhou, but the Mi, Chen, and Cao families are standing in Pengcheng, and the interests are inextricably linked, and Xuzhou has always been directly controlled by Tao Qian, and many things have always been balanced by him personally.

Now that the potter has suddenly reached a high position, it will take time to stabilize the situation and smooth out the relationship between China and China, so he will not move troops for the time being, so as not to cause turmoil.

At this time, the school office's spies in the west brought back news that Guan Hai had already moved some of the Runan Yellow Turban tribes to come to surrender to the potters.

Runan County was the second most populous county in the late Han Dynasty and the cultural center of the Han Dynasty, so it was one of the key birthplaces of the Yellow Turban in the Central Plains.

However, after the passage of time, most of the yellow scarves in Runan have almost disappeared.

Today's Yellow Turban remnants of Runan County, including He Yi, Huang Shao, Liu Pi, Gong Du, Pei Yuanshao, Zhou Cang, Liu Shao and many other branches, after Zhang Jiao hanged, these people have lost the leadership of the great sages and good teachers who are mighty and powerful, just like wild dogs who have taken off the leash, scattered sand for the disaster party, each of them is notorious, and they are very snobbish.

When Yuan Shu ordered Sun Jian to be the pastor of Yuzhou, these people saw that the limelight was wrong, so they all turned to Yuan Shu through Sun Jian's way.

However, it turned out that the fate of these Yellow Turban remnants was not very good, and they had just fallen to Yuan Shu through Sun Jian, but Sun Jian was suddenly attacked by Liu Biao and Huang Zu, and the following year, Yuan Shu's own army of 100,000 was attacked by the pottery merchant and Liu Biao one after the other, like a dog.

I thought that the Runan gold thieves who hugged their thighs really didn't expect that in less than a year, this thigh would actually break "click" all at once.

And the situation in Runan County was once unpredictable because of this.

After the Son of Heaven was robbed by the potters to Fanxian, Cao Cao moved his political center southward and settled in Xu County, where his army marched from Chen to Runan County, swept through Yuzhou, and pulled out the political and military forces of Sun Jian and Yuan Shu.

As a result, these undisciplined wall grasses all approached Cao Cao and knelt down to Boss Cao to lick them.

The entire Runan County, under the leadership of these Yellow Turban remnants, is like a bus, as long as you have the money to buy a ticket, anyone can get on.

And Liu Bi, Gong Du, Huang Shao and other important yellow scarf heads, just like the old drivers on the bus, firmly moving forward in their jobs, carrying passengers and getting off passengers, ushering in and sending them off, completely unaffected.

However, Cao Cao's passenger is a little different, he doesn't pee on their pot very much, and he doesn't like their almost perverted kneeling and licking.

Cao Boss's policy is still the same, and he treats them extremely harshly, and the Yellow Turban thieves who demand submission must act in accordance with Cao Jun's political law and military orders, who dares to say a word - torture and killing!

Cao Cao's strict military administration made many Yellow Turban thieves dissatisfied, and this time Guan Hai Xixiang, also used this to move some Yellow Turban heads, such as Liu Pi, Gong Du, Zhou Cang and other departments abandoned Cao Cao and came to submit to the pottery merchants.

Despite this, there are still most of the Yellow Turban thieves in Runan County, such as Huang Shao, He Yi, Pei Yuanshao, and Liu Shao, who are unwilling to submit to the pottery merchants, and they are still emotionally inclined to occupy Cao Cao, who is the native of Runan County.

These may be like the feeling of being abused.

Guan Hai sent news that the three Yellow Turban leaders who were willing to submit to the potters were moving to the junction of Runan and Peijun at the moment, waiting for the potters to receive them.

After all, it is a major event related to the future direction of life, and these yellow turban thieves will not let go of themselves all of a sudden and put all their net worth and life on the body of this Taiping son.

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

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

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

The potters were very able to understand their thoughts and their concerns, in order to dispel their doubts, completely integrate into them, and gather these yellow turban leaders, the potters personally led a personal guard army, and secretly went to the border of Peijun to meet and talk with them.

Long before the potter, Hu Cai had already led a group of people to contact Liu Pi and the other three first.

Hu Cai, as the fifth elder of the White Wave Army, has a transcendent status in the Yellow Turban Army in the world, and even faintly surpasses the three thieves of Runan.

If he and Guan Hai go together, they can at least show the sincerity of the pottery merchant first, and let Liu Pi and others take a look at what glory and scenery the Yellow Turban General who took refuge under the account of the Taiping Gongzi is living now!

Words have no evidence, but seeing is believing.

A few days later, the potter and the others arrived at the border of Pei County, and met the three Yellow Turban leaders of Runan County, who were willing to surrender.

Among these three people, Liu Bi and Gong are not from poor backgrounds, they were both small and powerful people in the township who joined the Yellow Turban Army in order to soar, and they hoped that Zhang Jiaocheng could pull them up afterwards and promote them to the county-level gate valve.

It's a pity that these two two goods bet on the wrong treasure - the great sage and mentor who was huge and unparalleled for a while finally hung up.

The two of them were careless at this moment, and they lost all the games...... The gate valve can't be done, and if you want to go back to be a little haoqiang, you can't do it, you can only become a thief who everyone shouts and beats.

The intestines of the two people are repentant, and when they are okay all these years, the two of them will sing about wine, life geometry, and then smoke each other's big ears and scrape, and the one that smokes is called a crisp, and it is called a loud and outstanding.

In any case, the road still has to be walked.

Liu Bi and Gong Du are very particular about dressing, don't look at it as the leader of the thieves, but the long-distance running silk and satin are covered on the body, which can be said to be a lot, and the head is also wrapped in a square scarf...... A small name brand up and down.

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 just wearing a thin linen gown, his solid and thick arms were exposed, and his exposed skin was as solid and hard as black charcoal, like a black iron tower.

The potter politely set up a temporary camp on the border of Pei County and entertained the three of them.

"The three generals are willing to help Tao, which is really gratifying to Tao, Tao here to salute the three of them and a glass of wine, let us work together from now on to help protect the Son of Heaven, and after the world is settled, let's work together to enjoy peace...... If the three of you come back, Tao has the initial official position and money and grain gifts, as well as the arable land and grain arrangements for governing the people under your jurisdiction, so the three of you might as well take a look first. ”

After Liu Pi and the others took over the pottery merchant's first grass, their eyes couldn't close.

I have heard for a long time that Jinling is rich and well-deserved! The Prince of Peace is really too generous!

It's so bright!

Liu Pi and Gong both hurriedly raised a toast together, and shouted: "Thank you Taifu for your kindness!" I am willing to do the work of dogs and horses. ”

Zhou Cang also raised the wine jue, but obviously not as enthusiastic as the other two.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Liu Pi took advantage of the wine and suddenly said to Tao Shang: "Listen to Guan Hai, the orphan of the great sage and good teacher, that is, Huang Tianwu of Taiping Dao, was rescued by Taifu after falling from Sima Ju in Qingzhou, and has grown up safely under the protection of Taifu over the years, I don't know if there is really such a thing?" ”

The potter knew that Liu Pi was talking about Xiao Ying'er.

"Yes, that child is now my wife's attendant, and his affection is like a daughter to my husband and wife."

Gong Du praised on the side: "I wonder if Taifu can let me wait to see Huang Tianwu?" ”

The potter gently put down the wine lord and said, "What are you doing when you see her?" ”

"After all, I am the orphan of the great sage and good teacher, and I am the old general of the great sage and good life, so I should pay homage and greet." Liu Pi said with a flattering smile.

Hearing this, the potter looked at the two of them expressionlessly.

After pondering for a while, he stretched out two fingers to Liu Bi and Gong Du.

"Two, Tao doesn't do things well on weekdays, thinking that it is the first time to meet you, there are two things I want to ask you two to listen to, I don't know if it's okay?"

"What does the Taifu have to say?" Liu Bi and Gong both hurriedly said.

The potter said slowly: "First, that child didn't care what her surname was or what her name was, but now, she is just an ordinary child in my house who has a better relationship with my wife than a mother and daughter, called Xiao Ying'er, the title of Huang Tianwu is taboo in my Xuzhou land, I am not allowed to say it, nor do I allow any insider to spread it...... Second, the affairs of the previous generation, the people of the previous generation have decided the cause and effect, she is a girl, she does not need to carry such a heavy burden and responsibility, the plate as big as the yellow scarf, she can't move! You go to see her, it doesn't make her feel better, on the contrary, it just hurts her, you know? The child is like my own daughter, and if anyone harms him, I will kill him." …… Of course, if you just want to do your best to see if the orphan of the deceased is okay, Tao can arrange for you to take a look at her from afar, what do you think? ”

Listening to the potter's words, the two of them couldn't help but be silent, and at the same time their hearts trembled.

What is this called, this is called grace and power.

When he was young, he saw Liu Pi arching his hand, and said with a flattering smile: "Mrs. Tao is really a sincere gentleman, exactly the same as the rumored, alas! It's just the two of us who are abrupt! Taifu is so kind to the orphans of the great sage and good teacher, how dare I disrespect the Taifu, we and the other three people under the rule of the population of 9,000 households, there are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, from today I am willing to belong to the Taifu rule, I and the other three are also willing to be the pawns of the Taifu, from now on, before the saddle and the horse, never give up. ”

When the potter heard this, he smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

At present, the population and soldiers of Peiguo are not full enough, and the defense of the western front is weak.

If these three Yellow Turban armies are added, whether in terms of the source of troops or in the population of Peiguo, it will greatly enrich the Peiguo at the front end of the Western Front, and greatly consolidate the defense capability of Xuzhou and the border area of the Central Plains.

Tao Shang stood up and smiled at the two: "Tao has always admired and yearned for the heroes of the Yellow Turban...... Hu Cai and Guan Hai are the best examples! They are all moved by Tao's sincerity and sincerity, and they are willing to work for my Tao...... You two say, yes? ”

As soon as he finished saying this, he saw Guan Hai and Hu Cai's faces stiffen.

The two glanced at each other, both smiling awkwardly.

"Yes......"

The potter was a little dissatisfied.

How do you feel like it's reluctant?

At this time, Zhou Cang, who had not spoken, stood up.

"Taifu, a certain family has something to say!"

The potter looked at him, who had not spoken.

Zhou Cang's figure is extremely tall, with a majestic appearance, and a beard, which is quite similar to Xu Chu.

Just like this, you know that he is the same as Xu Chu...... It's a fool too!

As soon as he stood up and spoke, the potter immediately straightened his color and said with a smile: "General Zhou has something to say?" It's all a family, so you're welcome. ”

Zhou Cang arched his hand towards the potter and said, "There is something that a certain family wants to explain to Taifu!" ”

"Oh, what's the matter?"

Zhou Cang straightened his waist and said loudly: "In the Runan Yellow Turban, in addition to us and the other three, there are still Huang Shao, He Yi, Pei Yuanshao, Liu Shao and many other forces, they also know that Huang Tianwu is in the hands of Taifu, but they would rather submit to Cao Cao, but they are not willing to return to Taifu, do Taifu know why?" ”