The potter jumped off the horse and knelt on the ground and said sadly: "Liu Xuande, people are about to die, their words are also good, the potter knows that he is guilty, although he has no complaints, but after I die, I hope you can treat the people of Xuzhou well, and at the same time, my Tao family only has my sister Tao Zhi, she is innocent and kind, and now her family is ruined, she has been secretly like your military advisor Gao Ping, we are obstructing in every way, and our rebellion has nothing to do with it."

As he spoke, he turned his head to Gao Ping and said: "Gao Ziqing, there are many people I admire in my pottery businessman's life, you are one, witty and cunning, and there are endless whimsical ideas. I know that your words are nothing more than to force me to death, and it can be seen from your words and deeds that you are kind and righteous to the people, the soldiers, and the friends around you, and you are not a ruthless person, but your position is different. I hope you will give me a promise to be kind to my sister, otherwise I won't let you go." Gao Ping couldn't help but shrink his head, and said in his heart that your sister has something to do with me.

But he still stubbornly said: "Don't worry, the eldest prince will not be able to cause trouble to his family, Gao Ping promises not to let her be bullied." Then he turned around and looked no longer at the potter.

"Alas!" Liu Bei looked up to the sky and sighed, jumped off his horse and walked slowly towards the potter.

"Lord be careful," Mi Fang shouted.

"The lord can't approach the potter," He Man raised his knife and chased after Liu Bei.

Liu Bei turned around and waved his hand and said, "You don't have to come over."

He Man looked at Gao Ping for a moment, Gao Ping nodded quietly, signaling He Man to rest assured.

Liu Bei came to the Tao Shang and helped him up with both hands and said: "Ziqing is not a wicked person, everything is because of helping me to put on a fierce and evil look, no one is wrong, change it over time, good is great, what Liu Bei said never counts, the eldest prince should not be killed, or return to Xuzhou with Liu Bei."

"No" The potter broke away from Liu Bei's hand, took two steps back and arched his hand: "Uncle Xuande, you are the same generation as my father, today the potter really calls you uncle, read it in my father's face, my sister Tao Zhi and the people of Xuzhou will ask uncle."

After saying that, the potter gave Liu Bei a deep salute and looked around nostalgically, "Ah! He sighed and slashed his sword. The corpse slowly fell backwards, and the suicide of the potter put an end to the civil strife in Xuzhou once and for all.

Liu Bei slowly closed his eyes, two tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes, and said in a choked voice: "Ziqing, why are you forcing him to a dead end!" ”

Gao Ping said heavily: "The lord has become a king since ancient times, and the pottery merchant is not dead, it is always a hidden danger, or it is used by Cao Cao, or it is used by Yuan Shu and others to make a big fuss, in short, only by cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, can the lord sit firmly in Xuzhou." ”

"That's it" Liu Bei stopped and said: "People die greatly, Mi Fang obeys orders"

"The last general," Mi Fang replied quickly.

"Ordered someone to bury the Tao brothers in a beautiful manner, and all the sins are the lust of Cao Bao, Zhao Yu and others, and have nothing to do with the two sons." After giving the order, Liu Bei walked up a high slope alone, facing the morning breeze and looking into the distance.

Gao Ping knew that Liu Bei was in a bad mood, so he quietly signaled everyone to clean up the battlefield, subdue the surrendered troops, and dispose of the corpse of the potter.

After giving the order, Gao Ping slowly climbed the hillside and stood behind Liu Bei.

Liu Bei sat on the ground when he heard the footsteps behind him, and didn't look back and said, "It's Ziqing, come and sit too."

Gao Ping was also not polite and sat down beside Liu Bei. Stretched out his hand and pulled a straw stick, put it in his mouth and asked softly, "Does the lord have something on his mind?" "Alas!" Liu Bei sighed and said: "I came to Xuzhou, I came to kill, but the world is unpredictable, because of me, the killing is even worse, Ziqing, do you think I shouldn't come to Xuzhou?" ”

Gao Ping smiled slightly: "The lord is wrong, the saint cloud, the benevolent is invincible, but the benevolence is also divided into size, the lord is fair to rebel, so that Xuzhou is unified, although it is to fight violence with violence, but the quick knife to cut the chaos, is a great benevolence and righteousness, assuming that there is no lord, then Xuzhou may have to go on in turmoil, more people died at that time, and the Xuzhou Mansion civil war, the lord did not feel sorry for anyone, and did not investigate the fault of the pottery merchant Tao Ying afterwards, all this is the Tao brothers themselves, dare to ask the lord? If a mad dog wants to bite, then do people have to wait for it to bite for fear of killing? ”

After a pause to let Liu Bei digest the words just now, Gao Ping continued to ask: "Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Zhuo County Army, which battle is less than killing?" What are these for? Where is the ambition of the lord? ”

"If there is chaos today and the dynasty is sluggish, I want to help the Han family, I wish the people to live and work in peace and contentment, I wish the Han Dynasty to be forever, and I wish the country to be rich and the people strong." Liu Bei thought for a while and replied.

"The lord is ambitious, let Ping admire, if the lord replied that he just wanted to guard a state and a county for the imperial court, then Ping would not have to say anything. However, it is not easy to realize the ambition and ideal of the lord, and it cannot be achieved overnight. Gao Ping moved his position and sat opposite Liu Bei and looked directly at Liu Bei and said: "The ancients had a saying that self-cultivation and Qi family rule the country and level the world, and now I will apply it and make a plan for the lord - to settle down, expand the army, increase the momentum, eliminate violence, and unify." Gao Ping stretched out his five fingers one by one as he spoke.

"Oh, I would like to hear about it," Liu Bei asked in surprise.

"First of all, the lord has his own territory, and there is a place to settle down, but this is only on the surface, the shelter I am talking about belongs to the lord himself, a territory that is completely subordinate to the lord, so Xuzhou still needs a big cleansing. The second expansion of the army, the army is the greatest guarantee of stability, and the other princes dare not covet my Xuzhou. Thirdly, when our soldiers are enough to conquer the surrounding princes, we will quickly expand our territory, get rid of those princes who have no king, restore the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, and finally unify the country There is a long way to go. Therefore, only when it is strong and has the ability to protect the people under its jurisdiction can the people live and work in peace and contentment, and only the unified central power of foreign tribes will not dare to invade. The lord only killed the two sons of the deceased Tao Qian, not to mention that the two of them were not killed by the lord himself, in the past, when Gaozu killed Han Xin, he did not see his guilt, but achieved the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, the lord is a descendant of the royal family, how can he give birth to the benevolence of this woman."

Liu Bei pondered for a long time, and suddenly stood up and changed his appearance and bowed: "Ziqing's words made Beimao suddenly open, and the center of his heart was exhausted, like a bright light in the dark pointed out the direction for me, we can go back to Xuzhou, and first take the first step that Ziqing said" After that, he took Gao Ping's hand and walked in the direction of the war horse, and personally helped Gao Ping on the horse, and then he got on the war horse, all the way side by side, all the way back to Xuzhou.