Listening to the Taoist merchant’s sigh, the staff also frowned slightly.

Chen Ping sighed, "Fortunately, the lord sent people to Jiangdong and Jingzhou, and spread the situation of Liu Biao and Sun Ce taking advantage of the other party's troops to attack us. In addition, those two people are not fools and are working for Yuan Shao for nothing. Otherwise, the situation of internal and external troubles will be extremely unfavorable to us."

The potter smiled.

Previously, as soon as he and his advisers decided that Yuan Shao would invite Liu Biao and Sun Ce to attack Nanyang and Huainan to restrain his troops.

So the pottery merchant asked Zhang Yi to arrange his detailed work and spread news in Jingzhou and Jiangdong that he would take the opportunity to attack each other, making them afraid of each other, and instead dared not set up a large army to attack the pottery merchant.

"Liu Biao and Sun Ce are mostly good at watching the tiger fight, waiting to reap the benefits of the fisherman. The threat to the south is not great for the time being. It is just that the Yuan disciples and former officials and powerful clans are ready to move and incite people's hearts, but they should not be underestimated." Xiao He reminded.

The potter nodded, agreeing deeply.

Yuan's disciples were born in old officials, and they were spread all over the world, especially in the Central Plains. When Cao Cao ruled the Central Plains, many of these aristocratic tyrants were dissatisfied.

The influence and prestige of pottery merchants in the Central Plains is obviously not as good as that of Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao went south with the power of unifying the world, and was very powerful. It was also expected that Yuan Shao would ring in groups.

If it were just their own strength, these aristocratic tyrants were rooted in counties and townships for generations and were extremely influential among the people, while the Tao Shang soldiers were mostly recruited by the civilians.

The powerful aristocratic clans built momentum against the pottery merchants. Their hometowns were in full swing and soon they would pass from the families left behind and to the soldiers in the army to the mouths of the soldiers. How could they not shake the morale of the army?

"Do you have any solution?" Tao Shang looked at the political genius with expectant eyes.

Xiao He pondered for a moment and bowed, "Why did the Grand Sima? The reason why the powerful people of the aristocratic clan responded to Yuan Shao was simply because they saw that Yuan Shao was strong and had a greater chance of winning. Now they are just creating public opinion. Only when Yuan Shao defeated us will they jump out and openly rebel and rebel."

"That's right, the most important thing the aristocratic tyrants attach is their own interests. Just jumping out to rebel now means giving me an excuse to suppress by force, so they will not be so stupid." The pottery nodded.

"The Grand Sima can see thoroughly." Xiao He smiled and continued: "So, for the sake of this plan, the Grand Sima should use the emperor's trump card of righteousness and immediately appoint some famous aristocratic scholars who are loyal to the court in the name of the emperor, go to various counties and states to serve as officials, and use the power of the aristocratic powerful people to suppress the aristocratic powerful people."

Use the aristocratic tyrants to suppress the aristocratic tyrants?

Xiao He's plan made Tao Merchant's eyes lit up and he suddenly became cheerful.

Yuan Shao's influence is very great, but no matter how great it is, it is not as great as the remaining political influence of the emperor. Otherwise, what is the use of the Taoist merchant's strategy of using the emperor to command the princes?

As for the states in the Central Plains, although there are many aristocratic tyrants who tend to Yuan Shao, there are also many who tend to be pottery merchants.

Moreover, the powerful people of the aristocratic clans supported Yuan Shao in the final analysis to expand their own interests, but there were only so many interests. If the interests of one surname became larger, they would inevitably lose the interests of another surname. The contradictions in this are exactly what pottery merchants can use.

In the area ruled by the Tao Shangshu, although there were many former Yuan disciples and officials who tended to respond secretly by Yuan Shao, there were also many powerful and aristocratic people who turned to the Tao Shangshu and even kept waiting and watching.

It is a clever trick to use the famous scholars of the aristocratic race to suppress the powerful scholars of the aristocratic race.

After weighing the pros and cons, Tao Shang waved happily, "Your plan is good, and you follow your plan. As for the famous scholars who need to be appointed, you can draw a list and I will approve it."

Tao Shang knew Xiao He's loyalty and knew that this genius of governance was absolutely loyal to him now, so he naturally trusted him very much.

"Yes." Xiao He bowed his order, hesitated for a moment, but said again: "Although this strategy can suppress the rebellious spirit of the powerful people of the counties, it cannot eliminate the public opinion they created for Yuan Shao."

"What public opinion did they create for Yuan Shao?" Tao Shang frowned slightly again.

Xiao He said seriously: "What are the clichés about strong soldiers and strong horses? Needless to say, why do you think that for the people, the most influential ones are the sayings of gods and ghosts."

Theory of gods and ghosts?

"The powerful men of the aristocratic clans spread rumors everywhere, saying that before Yuan Shao sent troops, he found a Qilin in the mountains outside Yecheng. He also said that on the day Yuan Shao sent troops to sacrifice his flag, there was a phoenix auspiciousness on the altar. They used these absurd rumors to claim that Yuan Shao was the destiny of heaven, and that the people of the states were ignorant, and many people believed it to be true. If they were tolerated, it would cause panic and the army's spirit to be shaken, which would be greatly disadvantageous to the decisive battle."

After Xiao He's words explained clearly the so-called theory of gods and ghosts, Tao Shang suddenly realized.

In his words, isn’t this just using superstitious means to fool people who have low cultural level and fear ghosts?

What kind of qilin, what kind of phoenix, and how can there be these things in the world? These must be all rumors created by Yuan Shao's instructed subordinates to make him gild his face.

This kind of trick was the most popular among the kings of all dynasties. Isn’t it that Liu Bang had launched an army to rebel against Qin, and did he create a saying to kill the white snake? His descendant, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, also claimed that his mother was pregnant with him, and dreamed of a red sun entrance.

The kings love to create such superstitious sayings, which is nothing more than deification of themselves to tell the people of the world that I, as a god, descended to earth, and ruled you under the order of heaven, and created legitimacy for their own emperor's identity.

The potters don’t believe these deceptive tricks, and most of the literati who are well-read in poetry and books will not believe them. Only most people with little education and shallow knowledge will believe them.

"This is really a tricky thing. How can we prevent the people from being deceived by Yuan Shao..." Tao Shang tapped his forehead with his fingertips, thinking hard for a moment.

Xiao He and others under their command had no good ideas for a moment.

"Beep... This system may solve this problem for the host." At the critical moment, the voice of the system elves suddenly sounded in my mind.

"You have a way? What's the way? Why don't you tell me quickly?" Tao Shang was immediately excited.

"This consultation service is a paid service, not a friendly reminder. If the host wants to know the answer, he will pay 1 charm value."

I went there and I actually charged another fee. You are a fan of money.

The Tao merchant was annoyed and wanted to curse her on the spot.

The system elves seemed to have expected the potter to curse, and before he could leave, he immediately said: "This system can actively remind you of consultation, which is already a preferential service. If the host is unwilling, he can give up the consultation. Please pay attention to your quality and never conduct personal attacks on this system... No, it is a fuselage attack."

The pottery was depressed. It was really helpless to have such a wealth-loving elf. However, considering that this matter is of great importance and it must be settled, the pottery could only bear the pain and cut his flesh.

"Get 1 charm value, don't talk nonsense, tell me how to solve it quickly." The Taoist said angrily.

"Bei... deduct 1 charm value, the host has a charm value of 59. The host can solve this problem by marrying Diao Chan and Lu Zhi's double heroic soul body."

Marry Diao Chan and Lu Zhi?

Destiny?

"What do you mean is that I will immediately obtain the attribute of destiny?" Tao Shang immediately guessed the intention of the system elves. "This decisive battle is related to the energy of the world. It is also right for me to add destiny before the war, but I remember you said that destiny will only play an invisible role, so how can I help me solve the problem in front of me?"

"The destiny attribute is so rare, do you really think it is only so powerful?" The tone of the system elves was a little sarcastic.

Tao Shang was stunned and complained: "Is there any other function of the destiny attribute? Don't go around the corner, hurry up and explain it to me."

"After the host successfully marrying the two heroic soul body, in addition to obtaining the attributes of destiny, he will also activate three visions: "Heaven Time", "Gateway" and "Man Harmony". The host can use the vision of the heavenly time to solve the problems you are facing in front of you."

Time, place, and people!

The more the pottery listened, the more mysterious he became, the more excited he became. He hurriedly asked, "What is this time? Why don't you explain it to me clearly."

“The time is…”

The system elves collected the money and had a good service attitude. They explained to the potter patiently for a while until he fully understood.

After listening to its explanation, Tao Shang suddenly realized that his frowning brow had quietly let go, and a confident sneer had risen at the corner of his mouth.

In front of the tent, Xiao He and other civil and military officials had been thinking for a while. Their faces were sunny and dark, and they were sometimes laughing and sometimes angry. They didn't know what they were thinking in their hearts. Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't dare to disturb the Taoist's contemplation.
Chapter completed!