There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Kong Ni waved his long sleeves carelessly: "I have also surrendered to Yuan Gong now, what can he do with me? My nephew is too worried! Come, come, let me introduce someone to you."

After all, he no longer listened to the potter's advice, and got up first to go to the side hall of the mansion.

That's all Tao Shang said, and he didn't say any more that since he committed suicide, he couldn't stop him.

Following Kong Ni to the side hall, I saw a tall scholar in Tsing Yi sitting in the hall. When Kong Ni and the potter came, he got up and saluted.

Kong Ni smiled and introduced to the potter, saying: "This is Mr. Xu Jing from Runan. I mentioned it to you earlier. This time I will go to persuade Yuan Shu, and I will rely on Mr. Xu's ability."

The potter hurriedly bowed to Xu Jing: "Young potter, I have met Mr. Xu."

Although Xu Jing is nominally working under the account of Kong Ni, but after all, he used to be Shang Shulang in Luoyang, and later moved to Yushi Zhongcheng. The existence of the second-in-command level!So Kong Ni and him are called masters and servants, but in fact they are both teachers and friends.

Xu Jing had very high qualifications, but in front of pottery merchants, he really didn't have such a big air. He smiled back and asked Kong Ni, "Gongxu, could this person offer you Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu, and others?" Son of the Tao family under Sun Jian's policy?"

Kong Ni nodded and said, "It's this son, what does Xu Gong think of it?"

Xu Jing kept nodding his head. If he had WeChat, he would definitely give the potter a big thumbs up.

"The one who can come up with such a plan is definitely not an ordinary Confucian scholar. Tao Gongzu, that old guy, is not very capable, but the son he gave birth to is really good."

The potter asked Xu Jing curiously, "Mr. Xu knows my father?"

Xu Jing laughed loudly, and said: "Of course I recognize it. When your father was in Luoyang as Yilang, the two of us had a lot of contacts in government affairs. After a few years, we are both getting old. The young master is a weak crown, but he has already served in the army. The job of supervising the army is really a young hero."

"Don't dare to accept Xu Gong's false praise." The pottery merchant smiled bitterly: "The boy is just a white body, and the job of supervising the army is just to inherit the virtues of the ancestors and relieve the worries of the father."

Xu Jing smiled: "Don't say anything else, just look at Mr. Tao's rescue of Kong Gongxu this time, and the links are intertwined, showing that he is old and strong. With the young master's ability, he will be able to spread his wings and soar in a few years. Why bother to demean yourself? ?”

Kong Ni next to him interjected: "You two have been talking for a long time, the old man is tired of listening, come and come, follow me to the front hall, Kong will prepare a little wine to celebrate the achievements of the two heroes, and chat to help the elegance! "

The three of them turned back to the front hall again, the food and drink had been prepared, and the three of them poured their own wine and drank to their heart's content.

Looking down at the wine cup in his hand, the potter secretly sighed, every time he drank this wine, it felt too weak

Seeing the pottery merchant staring at the wine cup thoughtfully, Xu Jing wanted to test him out, and asked, "According to my lord, what are the chances of the princes winning against Dong Zhuo this time?"

The pottery merchant laughed dryly, picked up the flagon and poured wine for himself, saying: "The boy is young and ignorant, talking nonsense, I'm afraid I will make you laugh, and let Xu Gong make fun of me."

Xu Jing shook his head, and said: "Young master Tao is a benevolent son of a famous family, and he is a member of my generation. Why should he be too modest? Besides, what is said about the banquet is ridiculous? Let's help the drinking."

Kong Ni chimed in and said, "That's right, my nephew, we are so familiar! There is no need to be modest, Xu Gong is a well-known man of good observation in the world, black and white take everything"

"Ahem!" Hearing this, the pottery merchant choked on the wine without finishing his mouthful, and Xu Jing's expression became a little stiff for a while.

The pottery merchant sighed inwardly, black and white take all this is obviously what I said, and old Kong Ni didn't let me say it before, but it's good for this old fool, and today he said bald in front of others.

Kong Ni also reacted to the smell, and hastily changed his words: "Both the government and the public know it well, haha, Tong Xiao, if my nephew Tong Xiao has something in mind, just tell him, there will be no harm."

The potter raised his eyebrows.

It seems that today I have to open some plug-ins again, to show off my foresight advantage.

"That kid is talking nonsense a little bit. In my opinion, the matter of killing Dong will not be defeated, but it will be very difficult to succeed."

Xu Jing was curious: "What does Mr. Tao mean by this? Please explain in detail."

The pottery merchant said while considering his words: "Dong Zhuo occupies Luoyang, holding the Forbidden Army, Yulin Army, Southern Army, Northern Army, Xiliang Army, and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry who surrendered to him with Lu Bu. The army is indeed the most powerful in the world, but Being too reckless and indulgent, killing too much, is tabooed by the people of the world, so the princes of the Guandong take the initiative in favor of people, although the princes from all walks of life are not as powerful as Dong Zhuo, but they are united enough to fight against each other. Dong Zhuo fights against the world with his own strength , This is the only way to lose the wind. Therefore, I say that the princes will not be defeated if they seek Dong."

Xu Jing stroked his long beard and nodded, "Then why are you invincible?"

The potter sighed and said, "Didn't Mr. Xu see this with his own eyes? Before the battle is over, Yuan Shu and Sun Jian have already started to seek allies on our side. First the governor of Jingzhou, then the prefect of Nanyang, Up to now, the governor of Kong has almost been tricked by them. They say that the princes are united to kill the thieves. In fact, which one is not wrong? People will have selfishness. Yuan Shu and Sun Jian have it. Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Cao Cao in the north Those people are equally selfish, and everyone dares to ask Mr. Xu, how can we win this battle?"

Xu Jing sighed, remembering that he went to Luyang to be a lobbyist for Kong Ni. Although Yuan Shu seemed cheerful, his behavior did not consider the child's young age for the court at all, but he saw it very clearly.

"Then according to what Young Master said, the result of this appeal against Dong is very likely to be a futile ending with no beginning and no end?"

The pottery merchant nodded and said, "I can't say for sure, but I guess it's probably close to ten."

Xu Jing nodded and said, "Teach me."

The potter quickly waved his hands: "Mr. Xu's words make the younger generation ashamed, but they are just talking nonsense after drinking."

Xu Jing didn't pick up his words, but suddenly changed the subject: "Young Master Tao, have you ever accepted the Sui Ke?"

"Ah?" The pottery merchant couldn't help being confused when he heard the words, what does it mean?

Xu Jing misunderstood the Tao merchant's expression, and said with a smile: "It turns out that Mr. Tao has not yet become a filial and honest official. Your old father is really confused. Although he is now the governor of Xuzhou, if he wants to appoint you as an official in the future, everything needs to be done." Isn't there a charter? Why are you a father, and you don't think about your son's career at all."

The Tao merchant couldn't help but feel ashamed when he heard the words. Tao Qian really didn't want to be an official because the previous owner of his body didn't live up to expectations!

The pottery merchant turned his head to look at Kong Ni, only to see the little old man with a happy expression on his face, and said cheerfully, "Young Master Tao, congratulations, Mr. Xu would like to honor you as Xiaolian. This honor is rare. Don't look at Mr. Xu Although Gong is my disciple, when he escaped from Luoyang, he came out with the official position and seal of Yushi Zhongcheng! The filial, honest and talented people who can be personally recommended by Yushi Zhongcheng, look at the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and there are not many people every year. indivual."

Although the potter was stunned for a moment, he immediately recalled it.

By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the probation system had been basically monopolized by aristocratic families and boasted to each other. Falsification became the basic principle of filial piety, and most of the probation system was untrue.

But the pottery merchant didn't mind this kind of slack assessment, and he accepted it first. He used Xu Jing's personnel resources to gain a reputation for himself. Why didn't he do such a good deal?

"Since that's the case, I'm here to thank Mr. Xu for his generosity."

Mr. Xu nodded and said, "don't worry, my lord. You saved Kong Gongxu's life. As his friend, how could Xu not repay you generously? General Xu Shao from Runan is my cousin, and treat me Choose another day to tell him, and you must also let your name go to the "Yue Dan Ping"."

This time, Xu Jing also paid a lot of money to repay the pottery merchant, not only promised to personally promote the pottery merchant's Xiaolian as the censor Zhongcheng, but also promised to let him comment on it on the first day of the month.

If these two things are really to be at the bottom, Mr. Tao's name in Xuzhou can be regarded as resounding all over the world.

The potter's expression was obviously not as ecstatic as Xu Jing and Kong Ni imagined.

The kid frowned and thought about it for a while, before slowly opening his mouth and saying, "Does this count as cheating?"

Xu Jing and Kong Ni were suffocated when they heard the words.

Look at the child chatting to pieces.

"Son." Kong Ni said earnestly: "How can this be considered cheating? You are a talented person in the world, and Mr. Xu's evaluation and promotion of talents for Yuedan is true and practical!"

The potter nodded and asked again: "Then I don't know Mr. Xu, how do you plan to evaluate me in the Yuedan Review?"

Xu Jing thought for a while, and said: "A hero in Qingping, a talent in troubled times, can my nephew see it?"

The pottery merchant shook his head and said, "Grand Xu praised him too much, I think the name is not worthy of the name."

Xu Jing wondered: "Then according to my nephew's opinion, how should I evaluate it?"

The pottery merchant thought for a long time, and said slowly: "I think it's a gentleman of Qingping, a loyal and good man in troubled times. Let's keep a low profile, which is more in line with my nephew's style."

Chapter 28 The Jujube League