Chapter Ninety-Seven: Meeting Yuan Gong
After listening to Xu Rong's words, the potter pondered for a while.
The documents recorded in history have little ink on Xu Rong, a general who was born on the border of eastern Liaodong...... But at least the potters knew that after Wang Yun, Lu Bu and others killed Dong Zhuo in history, Xu Rong did not rebel against the imperial court like Li Dao, but strictly fulfilled Wang Yun's orders to fight against Li Dao and Guo Yan's Xiliang army as a lieutenant general......
It's a pity that Li Dao and others controlled the main force of the Xiliang Army at that time, and Xu Rong's comrade-in-arms Hu Zhen was a person who surrendered to the enemy in battle.
But since Xu Rong was able to surrender to Wang Yun after Dong Zhuo's death, the pottery merchant believed that he should not belong to Dong Zhuo's brain-dead fan.
The potter was delighted: "Who is your master?" Dong Zhuo? ”
Xu Rong snorted and said, "That's nature." ”
The potter said unhurriedly: "Suppose that one day, Dong Zhuo was killed by the righteous warriors of the court, and after his death, he was nominally classified as a traitor and thief of the Han family? Will you still be buried for him? ”
Xu Rong's face darkened a little.
Let's not say that the "what if" of the potter is an inappropriate example...... What is the use of the word "burial" alone?
The potter reacted: "Funeral...... It's not a good word...... I mean, would you die for him? ”
Xu Rong: "............"
That's not a good word...... I mean, you're going to die for him......"
"Don't say it, I know what you mean." Xu Rong's eyes were hurt even more by the pottery merchant's anger, and he quickly interrupted the pottery merchant's words.
Half an hour later......
saw Xu Rongchang sighing, closing his eyes with one eye, and being silent.
Seeing this, Tao Shang continued: "I heard that General Xu was born in Liaodong and is not a local general in Liangzhou, and the reason why he is loyal to Dong Zhuo must be that he has been appreciated by Dong Zhuo, and he wants to repay the kindness of his acquaintance with a grass title, which is also human nature, and Tao can understand it...... But Dong Zhuo's guilt is too great, especially the burning of Luoyang, which has provoked the anger of the heavens and people, don't look at his high position, but now he is the target of the world, and the future outcome is really hard to say, and Dong Zhuo is not young, I saw him on the battlefield last time, and he is also in his fifties...... If he can really calm the world in his lifetime, he is reluctant, if not, what will be the end of his family's descendants, the general knows better than me in his heart...... But does the general think that Dong Zhuo is likely to level the world? ”
The words of the pottery merchant touched a subtle nerve of Xu Rong, although Dong Zhuo is also a hero, but he is indeed fierce and brutal, too unpopular with the people, too unpopular with the people, and too unpopular with the people, to have today's achievements all rely on the deterrence of bloody force......
It's not impossible, but the question is that he is indeed very old and has few days, and after his death, will his descendants be able to continue to threaten the world with bloody repression like him? The generals of the Xiliang Army are all unruly, can they still work together without Dong Zhuo?
There are too many uncertainties.
Thinking of this, Xu Rong sighed and shook his head, still closing his eyes and saying nothing.
The potter handed the spoon of porridge to Xu Rong's lips again, and said: "Burning the people of Luoyang and relocating people, making the corpses and bones all over the field angry and resentful, the battle of Luoyang migration, after you blinded one eye and ruined half of your appearance to help Dong Zhuo break off, in my opinion, it can be regarded as repaying Dong Zhuo's kindness...... General Xu, Tao thinks you should think about your destiny now, man, husband, since the kindness that should be repaid has been repaid, there is nothing wrong with giving yourself a way to live, right? …… General, you have all your skills, and you are in the prime of life, don't you want to ruin your future like this? ”
Xu Rong's only remaining eye was a little red, and his lips trembled slightly.
The potter added another fire and said: "Confucius said: The more difficult it is, the more forward, why not be afraid of open guns and hidden arrows, the more difficult it is, the more forward, victory is my end." ”
Xu Rong sniffed and said angrily: "Confucius didn't say these words. ”
The potter blinked and said, "Really?" Oh, it doesn't matter, it makes sense anyway...... Come on, eat. ”
Xu Rong looked down at the spoon containing the rice porridge, and was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke.
"Change a bowl for Xu, you licked this spoon just now."
Potter: ".................."
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Xu Rong woke up and was willing to eat, and the rest was to slowly recuperate, and the potter temporarily put his mind at ease about his affairs and began to embark on the strategy of crusading against the White Wave Army.
The potter knew that the difficulties raised by Huangfu Song to him were not achieved by himself, and there was only one person who helped him solve these difficulties...... This person is Yuan Shao.
So, the potter went to Luoyang City again the next day to meet Yuan Shao.
Because the previous potter took the initiative to express his sincerity to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao is now very polite to him...... Xuzhou has three counties and three kingdoms, and Dow can be regarded as a strong helper! In Yuan Shao's heart, since the pottery merchant expressed his wish to belong to him, Xuzhou Tao naturally belongs to the object he wants to win over sincerely...... At least you can't let Yuan Shuyu cheat it.
"Tao Gongzi is here today to resign?" Yuan Shao smiled and pulled the potter to ask a long question: "Meng De has just resigned from Yuan and wants to go to Yangzhou to recruit troops." ”
The potter watched Yuan Shao holding his hand, and goosebumps rose in his heart...... Even if they are all handsome guys, the potter doesn't like such small actions very much.
Catching the traces, he withdrew his hand, and the potter bowed to Yuan Shao.
"Duke Yuan understands that in the current situation of the princes, it is useless for Tao to stay here, it is better to leave and do something useful."
Yuan Shao smiled gently, looked at the pottery merchant with a very concerned face, and said, "Is Tao Gongzi planning to go back to Xuzhou?" ”
The potter shook his head and said, "Otherwise, I want to borrow Yuan Gong's words and borrow another one to go north." ”
"Heading north?" Yuan Shao didn't understand the Tao Shang's intentions, his smile gradually disappeared, and he touched his beard and said slowly: "Tao Gongzi is going north, what do you want to do?" ”
Tao Shang arched his hand and said: "Don't hide it from Yuan Gong, Tao went north this time with the intention of sharing worries for the country and going to conquer the Baibo Yellow Turban Army in the Baibo Valley of the West River. ”
Yuan Shao couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he heard this, and looked at the potter in a daze, and didn't understand what this kid's intention was for a while?
At present, all the princes are in a hurry to return to their territories, recruit troops and buy horses, and seek to gain territory and expand their power...... Didn't this kid hurry back to Xuzhou to help his father do something useful, what did he do in a hurry to crusade against the Bai Bo Army? …… Isn't it idle fart?
Yuan Shao coughed lightly and persuaded: "Master Tao, it's not that Yuan said you, it's not beneficial, you'd better do less...... The strength of the Baibo army is not weak, and its leader Guo Da has about 100,000 people under his command, including even if there is a weak division that cannot go into battle, but the good fighters are conservatively estimated to have forty percent, and the son has only 10,000 horses under his command...... And why bother to be bored? ”
Tao Shang said calmly: "Yuan Gong's words are wrong, Tao led his troops to crusade against the Yellow Turban, for the country to quell the chaos, it is a serious matter, how can it be related to interests, the society is in difficulty, Tao should face the difficulties, and never give up." ”
Yuan Shao laughed when he heard this...... The secret two-word mantra in my heart: Fart!
Since the last time he had a heart-to-heart contact with a potter, Yuan Shao saw that this baby was not a fuel-efficient lamp, at least among his peers, he was already a leader.
If he had just met him, Yuan Shao might still think that his words were touching and sincere...... But now that we've all talked about it, what are you still saying in front of Yuan, 'If the society is in trouble, you will never give up'...... Isn't Yuan just good-looking? You and I, who doesn't know anyone?
Seeing that Yuan Shao touched his beard and didn't speak, the potter sighed secretly in his heart,
I am here in Yuan Shao, and it seems that I can't hold the original set...... If you don't get something honest to come out, Yuan Shao is afraid that he won't take care of himself.
"Yuan Gong, the Baibo army is currently stationed in Xihe, and the land is in the territory of Bingzhou, and now I heard that the Montenegrin army is recruiting rebels everywhere, and the two armies are all Yellow Turban thieves, in case they are combined into one in the future...... Tao Moujue's will be extremely unfavorable for Yuan Gong's dominance of Hebei in the future. ”