This kind of internal and external complementary strategy, which was often used by warlords in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, can be said to abound.

Among them, the most handy person to use this method should be Liu Biao, who himself responded in the center of Xiangyang, but ordered his henchman Huang Zu to lead a heavy army to guard Jiangxia, one inside and one outside, to guard against Yuan Shu and Sun, who were the most threatening to him.

Later, Cao Cao rose, Liu Biao took in the Xiliang warlord Zhang Xiu, and let the Xiliang soldiers settle in Wancheng, and the two sides echoed each other, resisting Cao Cao for several years and making it impossible to advance south.

After Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao, Liu Biao lost the outpost of Nanyang County, but he was not afraid, and he used Liu Bei to defend him against strong enemies on the front line in the north for seven years.

Until Liu Biao's death, no strong enemy was able to make a deep military invasion of Jingzhou, including Cao Cao.

Looking at Liu Biao's life, it is not only that he has the ability to do this, but also that strategically, this Jingzhou tycoon has been using this method of internal and external integration to protect Jingzhou, and it is an unexpected success.

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Listening to the advice of the pottery merchant that complements each other inside and outside, Tao Qian couldn't help but feel comforted.

This son of his own, is really mature, compared to the first glimpse of his talent before leaving Xuzhou, the current potter is more mellow in political ability and ideology, and more forward-looking.

"Son, you're very nice." Tao Qian smiled and said: "I can think of such a far-reaching thing, I am very happy for my father, to tell the truth, you suddenly brought back so many foreign soldiers, my father really didn't know what to do for a while, the local gentry of the Xuzhou clan also have a lot of scruples about this, especially Cao Bao and Mi Zhu!" If you can lead them all to Danyang County, one can become our Tao Clan's huge arm outside Pengcheng, you and I are in harmony with each other inside and outside, and deter the scholars inside Xuzhou, and the other is to cut off the careful thinking of the local family, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, but it is just ......"

Speaking of this, Tao Qian paused, and said, "It's just that for Er Yuan's side, how should we explain it?" Settled in Danyang County, I don't know if I will offend both of them. ”

Tao Shang straightened his expression and said to Tao Qian: "Eryuan's side, it is definitely impossible not to offend, in this world, if our father and son want to not offend all parties, unless it is surrender, but my father is probably unwilling, right?" Therefore, the two Yuan are fighting, and we can only choose one person to follow. ”

The potter was silent for a while, and then said, "Who are you more optimistic about?" ”

"The child is arrogant, when I was in Luoyang, I had already taken the initiative to get close to Yuan Shao."

Tao Qian touched the white beard on his chin and said lightly: "But my father is more interested in Yuan Shu." ”

The potter smiled and said, "What is the reason why my father likes Yuan Shu?" ”

"This ......" Tao Qian's hand touching his beard suddenly stopped moving, as if he was a little embarrassed.

The reason why the old man took a fancy to Yuan Shu was nothing more than two reasons, one was because Luyang, where Yuan Shu currently lived, was located in the middle of the world, and once he conquered the three counties of Runan, Jiujiang and Lujiang in the east, he could directly wave a large army to invade Xuzhou, and Yuan's ancestral hometown of Runan had a great impact on his land, so if Yuan Shu wanted to occupy Runan and its adjacent Huainan two counties, it was not very difficult in principle. The second is that in the Yuan Sect of the Fourth and Third Dukes, Yuan Shu is the son-in-law, and his identity is higher than Yuan Shao.

Tao Qian cleared his throat, and the old god said: "For my father, I like Yuan Shu, so naturally there is a reason to take a fancy to him, you see, first of all, this Yuan Shu ......"

The potter smiled: "Yuan Shu's geography is close to us, isn't that so?" ”

Tao Qian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then immediately shook his head.

As Lao Tzu, if his son guesses his mind, how will he mix in the princes' circle in the future.

"No, actually, it's because Yuan Shu has a ...... compared with Yuan Shao."

The pottery merchant continued: "He occupies the identity of a concubine, and Yuan Shao is a concubine, but my father wants to talk about this?" ”

After listening to the words of the pottery merchant, Tao Qian's face was obviously not very good-looking.

This stinky boy, I guessed all my reasons, where do you let me put my face?

"Listening to the meaning of your words, it seems that you are very optimistic about Yuan Shu, then the old man asked you, what is good about Yuan Shao?"

Seeing that Tao Qian was a little annoyed, Tao Shang was not in a hurry, and slowly persuaded: "Father, let's put it this way, the child is in front of you at this moment, no matter how powerful Yuan Shao is, the father must be unconvinced, and the child only uses two things as an argument to explain the reason why we must get close to Yuan Shao and give up Yuan Shu." ”

"Which two things?" Tao Qian said slowly.

"The first thing, Yuan Shao is a concubine, but in the alliance of princes, he overtook Yuan Shu to become the recognized leader of the princes' alliance, this alone is not something that ordinary concubines can do, although Yuan Shu is not an idle person, but compared to Yuan Shao, whether it is in courage and ability, it is more than a little bit worse."

Tao Qian was thoughtful when he heard this, and after hesitating for a long time, he said, "What about the second thing?" ”

"Before the child went to the Sour Jujube Alliance, he had united Kong Ling in Yingchuan, and Yuan Shu and his vassal Sun Jian, secretly broke his wrist once, the child felt that Yuan Shu's ambition was quite big, and his strategy was to cross the land of Jing, Henan, and Yang, and dominate the south, if Yuan Shu really achieved this goal, my father thinks, can we still have a stop in Xuzhou?"

The second reason is really said in Tao Qian's heart.

"Father, the child thinks, it doesn't matter who is more powerful Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu, the important thing is to see who is the biggest threat to our Xuzhou at the moment, to be honest, Yuan Shu is close to each other, if we don't want to find a way to contain him, after he develops into the southeast in the future, then Xuzhou will be dangerous, according to Yuan Shu's character, will my father feel that he will not plot our Xuzhou after he gains power."

Tao Qian sighed.

What the potter said is indeed reasonable, and at the moment it is indeed not a matter of who has the ability to develop, but who is more greedy for Xuzhou.

Yuan Shaoyuan is in Jizhou, but he is not a threat to Xuzhou for a while, but Yuan Shu is developing in the south, which can be described as a real strong neighbor.

Thanks to the mention of having children, I really have a good look.

"Son, Danyang County Shou is a position, according to your words, it is necessary to take it?"

The potter nodded, and said: "I must take it, my father is in Pengcheng in the north, has an overview of internal affairs, and plans to subdue the two counties of Xiapi and Guangling with peace of mind, and the child and Wang Lang and Zhao Yu went to serve as the three counties in the south respectively, I raised troops in Danyang Tuntian, developed the inner formation, and trained a strong army in the world for my father. ”

Tao Qian couldn't help but be happy when he heard this: "It's up to you? With just one Danyang County, you want to replace Yuan Shu's position in the south? ”

The pottery merchant was not angry because of Tao Qian's teasing, but replied solemnly: "Yuan Shu can become a climate with just one Nanyang County, why can't I do it with Danyang County?" ”

"Alright!" Tao Qian waved his hand, obviously not very interested in the pottery merchant's bragging: "Whatever you kid says, but you have a sentence to understand, let's echo each other from afar in the south and north, this matter is still needed, and the Baibo army was taken to Danyang County by you, which really saved the old man a lot of trouble, or not, the old man will be close to Yuan Shao and support you to serve in Danyang in the past." ”

The pottery merchant bowed his hand at Tao Qian and said with a smile: "Thank you father for your success." ”

"However, not only Bai Bojun, Wang Yun and Huangfu Song, you also have to take them to Danyang."

When the potter heard this, his smile suddenly froze.

"Why take them away?"

Tao Qian said dissatisfiedly: "Nonsense, the two of them, one is bigger than the other, and they are both leaders of the world's corporal clans, if they don't go with you, will they have to stay here to harm the old man?" ”

This is really unreasonable, don't stay here to harm you, just follow me to plague me?

"This ......," the potter hesitated and refused.

"This matter is settled." Tao Qianxiong's son is obviously very set, he stood up, stretched his waist, and said slowly: "You led the people to Danyang County to take up the matter, the old man needs to discuss it with everyone in detail, since you are back, you will have the right to recuperate for a while, and after the crown ceremony, you can go to Danyang County to take office, during this time, you are also walking around in Pengcheng, especially Mi Zhu and Cao Bao, you must not lose your courtesy." ”

Crown ceremony?

The pottery merchant touched his nose hesitantly, and said to Tao Qian with a little hesitation: "Father, according to the Book of Rites, a man should be twenty and crowned, right?" ”

Tao Qian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, blinked and looked at the pottery merchant, and said with great certainty: "Aren't you twenty yet?" ”

Potter: "......"

This kind of dad actually forgot what grade his son should study, and the potter really didn't know what kind of evaluation he should give him.

"Father, the child seems to be eighteen."

Tao Qian seemed to be stunned when he heard this, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, I just turned eighteen, look at the old man's memory...... It's okay, it's not bad for two years, besides, how can the princes be the same as others? Zhou Gong is twelve crowns, and it is normal for the children in the scholar clan to have a crown ceremony earlier, and you are already late...... Hurry up and hold the crown ceremony first, and then the old man will arrange the marriage for you. ”

The potter was stunned when he heard this.

"Dad, where is this?"

Tao Qian's two old eyes rolled white: "What, what?" At today's banquet, when Wang Situ and the old man were drinking alone, they had privately discussed the matter of you and his righteous daughter, and since you were on the Yuedan review, Mi Zhu and Cao Bao have also secretly asked the old man to worry about your family affairs, looking at the meaning of their family, it seems that they also have the intention of climbing with the old man. ”

When the potter heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched.

Tao Qian said to himself leisurely: "I think back then, these Xuzhou scholars looked down on the old man's son, and now even Wang Yun wants to be in-laws with the old man, hehe, this scholar marriage is a scholarly job, and the old man has to sell you at a good price." ”

The potter's face darkened slightly: "Dad, I'm listening." ”

Tao Qian seemed to be drinking, and laughed: "Listen to it, just listen, don't worry, it's all knowledge!" ”

After that, he didn't look at the potter, and walked out of the room slowly, leaving the potter alone to look at the old man's background in a daze, thinking thoughtfully.

My father is like this, what more can I ask for?