It was very late, Tao Qian did not go back to rest after drinking, but came to the pottery merchant's room and waited quietly for the child to come back.

The old man's face was a little red, obviously he had drunk a lot at the banquet just now, but judging by his state, there should be no big problem.

The pottery merchant hurriedly walked to the Zhuo case indoors, poured water for Tao Qian, and handed it to the old man.

Tao Qian took it with a smile, raised his head and drank it all, wiped his mouth and sighed: "How long has it been, more than a year, you haven't done your filial piety to the old man by my side." ”

The potter looked at him calmly and said, "Father, look at what you said, didn't I come back, if you are willing, I will pour you tea and water every day to honor you." ”

Tao Qian waved his hand and sighed: "It's difficult, in the original, you believe what the old man said, but after this year, you have also made a name for yourself outside, not only brought back many fierce generals and talents, but also so many surrendered soldiers, how can you still stay with the old man's honest children...... But just thinking about how to arrange those people for you really makes the old man anxious. ”

When the potter heard this, he smiled: "What's so hard to think about?" The father is the lord of Xuzhou, and the person who is subdued by the child is the father's person, and if the father wants to use it, he will be incorporated into the Xuzhou army. ”

Tao Qian was very satisfied with the attitude of the pottery merchant, but he still shook his head and said helplessly: "That's the truth, but you can't do this, tonight's banquet, do you know why the old man didn't let you go to the banquet?" ”

Tao Shang already knew about this matter, and tried to say: "Father wants to see, Huangfu Song and Wang Yun came to Xuzhou to settle down, and the child brought back the Yellow Turban people in the brigade, how will those gentry of the gentry of the clan react?" When the children are not present, they may be able to behave more directly. ”

Tao Qian was very satisfied with the wisdom of the Tao merchant, and said: "You guessed right, at the banquet tonight, when it was mentioned that the troops you brought back, Cao Bao proposed that the strong ones should be selected to be incorporated into the Xuzhou Chinese Army, and Xu Chu, who was defeated by Lu Bu in the Tiger Pass, should also be appointed by the Chinese army, but Mi Zhu strongly objected, Mi Zhu said that the depth of the Yellow Turban is unfathomable, and it should not be mixed with the official army. ”

The pottery merchant heard the strings and knew the elegant meaning, and said: "This is normal, Cao Bao is in Pengcheng to lead the Chinese army, if the Yellow Turban elite and Xu Chu are incorporated into the right army, there is no doubt that it will be under his direct control, so out of thin air to increase Cao Bao's power in Xuzhou, Mi Zhu as his old opponent, how can he agree?" ”

Tao Qian stroked the white beard on his chin, and said helplessly: "You kid, when you come back this time, you have a lot of problems for the old man, first a Wang Yun, then an Huangfu Song, and then 100,000 yellow turbans, no matter how the old man arranges, it will disrupt the current situation in Xuzhou." ”

The potter smiled and said, "Then my father might as well follow what Mi Zhu said, and make the Yellow Turban an independent army, and be directly controlled by your father, won't there be these difficulties?" ”

Tao Qian nodded the potter's nose in the air and sighed: "You, you are just using words to squeeze the old man, you brought everyone back, how can there be a reason for Lao Tzu to rob his son from people?" Although Cao Bao is in charge of the army in Pengcheng, but the old man is directly in charge of the Danyang elite soldiers, and it is enough to deter the scholars in terms of military strength. ”

The potter stared at Tao Qian tightly and said, "What is the big thing that my father is going to do?" ”

"Hey, hey." Tao Qian smiled leisurely and tested: "You have become so capable now, even Wang Yun and Huangfu Song treat you differently, so you might as well guess what the old man's plan is?" ”

The potter frowned and thought for a while, and said: "The three counties of Xuzhou and the three kingdoms, my father has served as the assassin for three years, and he can only control the East China Sea, Pengcheng, and Surabaya Peidi at present, while the other three counties have not been in my father's hands, this should be the big thing my father wants to do?" ”

Tao Qian nodded and said with satisfaction: "It's really different from the original, there are two times." ”

After a pause, he listened to the old man say again: "The old man has written a letter to discuss with the history of Yangzhou Thorn, and Wang Lang will be the Taishou of Huiji, and Zhao Yu will be the Taishou of Guangling, and he will order them to take office one day and go to the land of the two counties." ”

The potter was a little puzzled when he heard this.

Guangling is Xuzhou's own place, but Huiji does not belong to Xuzhou, Tao Qian sent Wang Lang to Huiji, don't you still want to go deep into the south of the Yangtze River? Question: Will Yangzhou Thorn Shi agree?

Seeing the potter's puzzled look, Tao Qian immediately explained to him.

"Child, among the six counties of Xuzhou, only half of them are in the hands of the father, Zang Ba Tun soldiers opened Yang, cut off the connection between the nine counties of Langya in the northeast and Pengcheng, and the country of Xiapi was occupied by Zhenrong, and blamed his father for being blind at the beginning, and actually let him be the minister of Xiapi, causing many troubles today, Guangling is located in the south of Xiapi, and it was also cut off from Pengcheng by Zhirong, and the land of the six counties of Xuzhou was almost cut off by half because of the relationship between Zang Ba and Zhenrong."

Tao Qian's words, before the pottery merchant returned to Pengcheng, Chen Deng had said it to himself, so he also knew a rough idea.

The potter pondered: "Look at what my father means, Zang Ba in the northeast is not bad, let's not move him for the time being, my father wants to kill Zhen Rong first, and take back Xiapi Kingdom and Guangling County?" ”

Tao Qian nodded, and said: "It's not enough to die, Zhenrong and the old man are also old acquaintances, if he is willing to take advantage of the situation, the old man may not have to take his life, but these two counties, the old man must take it back...... And playing Zhao Yu as the Taishou of Guangling is the first step. ”

The potter shook his head with a smile and said: "Dad, it's not that I look down on Zhao Yu, I left Xuzhou a year ago, and I saw him once in the court meeting, what does this person say, if you fall with the wind, rely on him to fight for Rong, I'm afraid he is not an opponent at all." ”

The corners of Tao Qian's mouth twitched: "Of course the old man can't just rely on Zhao Yu, doesn't this also show that Wang Lang is too guarded by the Huiji?" Huiji County is in the south of Guangling, and Wang Lang is in charge of Huiji to help Zhao Yu, and Zhenrong is afraid that he will not dare to mess around easily. And the four major families of Pengcheng, the real antagonists are Cao Bao and Mi Zhu, although Wang Lang and Zhao Yu rarely participate in it, but after all, they are the objects of competition between Cao and Mi when they are fighting. ”

The potter scratched his head, and said very clearly: "Huiji County belongs to Yangzhou control, you show Wang Lang as the Huiji Taishou, how did Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou, agree?" ”

Tao Qian looked at the pottery merchant quite suspiciously, and didn't know why: "What Liu Xuan?" Where are you here, Yangzhou Thorn Shi is Runan Chen Wen. ”

"Oh." The potter stuck out his tongue, looking quite embarrassed, it seems that the current Liu Miao is not in Yangzhou.

Tao Qian looked at the Tao Shang suspiciously for a while, and replied to the topic: "Chen Wen was born in the Runan family, and was a disciple of the old lady Yang Ci in the past, and Wang Lang was also a senior disciple of the old lady back then, with this level of colleague relationship, Chen Wen will not only not oppose Wang Lang's entry into Yangzhou, but will take care of it, so that the old man can also use Wang Lang's line to catch up with Chen Wen, the assassin of Yangzhou, and befriend him, and be friends with each other in the future, why not?" But in this way, Wang Lang will become Chen Wen's person in the future. ”

When the potter heard this, he suddenly realized.

Tao Qian continued: "And if you talk about it carefully, this Chen Thorn History of Yangzhou will also be your Shangguan in the future. ”

The potter's eyes rolled and he smiled: "Does father mean that the child was appointed by the imperial court as the county guard of Danyang?" It is also said that Danyang County is nominally under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Thorn History. ”

Seeing the potter's unhurried look, Tao Qian rubbed his forehead sadly and said, "Child, do you know how hot this Danyang County Guard's position is?" ”

Seeing Tao Qian's headache, the Tao Shang stepped forward and reached out for Tao Qian to start kneading the acupuncture points on his head to relieve his tense nerves.

Tao Qian closed his eyes, snorted comfortably, and exclaimed: "I can't see that you still have this technique, who did you learn it from?" ”

The potter stuck out his tongue and didn't speak.

He couldn't tell Tao Qian that this was how he pressed his hair when he cut his hair in the hair salon.

"Self-taught, I came back to honor my father."

Tao Qian was quite satisfied when he heard this, and Gao Xin said: "I can't see it, you are quite hearted." Alas, an honest and filial child like you, if you are in a peaceful world, you must have a good future...... Prince of the Peace. ”

The potter's fingers rubbing his head stopped moving.

Even Daddy teased himself with this title.

Seeing that the pottery merchant didn't speak, Tao Qian said again: "What do you think about the fact that the imperial court has appointed you as the guard of Danyang County?" ”

Tao Shang said with a smile: "Danyang County is one of the targets of competition between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, the current county guard Zhou Xin is close to Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu wants to send Wu Jing to take over Danyang County, Dong Zhuo appointed me as the county guard of Danyang at this time, just to harm our Tao family." ”

When Tao Qian heard this, his face showed a look of relief: "It's rare that you can still see the pros and cons, so what are you going to do now?" ”

"The child was still hesitant to go to Danyang County, but today I heard my father's idea of recovering Guangling County and Xiapi Kingdom, which strengthened my determination to go to the post."

Tao Qian was quite surprised when he heard this, and said, "You know that this is something that offends Eryuan, and you still want to go to work, why did you come?" ”

"My father said that Zhao Yu was the Taishou of Guangling, and Wang Lang was the Taishou of Huiji, all in order to deal with Zhenrong, but Guangling has always been regarded as the force of Zhenrong, and Zhao Yu may not be able to raise any storms when he goes, even if Wang Lang is the backup, but Wang Lang has no strong soldiers in his hands, and it is enough to make a big deal...... Danyang County, Guangling County, and Huiji County are geographically at odds, so it is better for me to lead the Baibo Yellow Turban and Taishan soldiers to Danyang County to train soldiers and horses, develop farming, lay a foundation for my father to aid foreign aid in the south, and assist Wang and Zhao in dealing with Zhenrong. At the same time, the child took away all the soldiers and horses who came back from outside, and Cao Bao and Mi Zhu and others in the province thought about it, which indirectly maintained the balance of power in our Pengcheng. ”

Speaking of this, the pottery merchant paused, and Fang continued: "Father is in charge of the overall situation in Pengcheng, and the child is in the south to his father as an important foreign domain......

"Uh-huh!" The potter coughed heavily, and said dissatisfiedly: "What King Qin, don't talk nonsense!" This word is used in transgression! Look for a beating! ”

The potter smiled and continued: "The child made a slip of the tongue just now, in short, you and my father and son are inside and outside, and they are becoming horns, but who dares to touch our Tao in the future?" ”