Three Kingdoms: Jiangdong is no longer a rat

Chapter 115 Porcelain Yi
Han You's heart was pounding.

If he had agreed to send troops before because of Sheng Shen's favor, then now he saw hope of resolving the crisis in Yong'an, and thus took the initiative to join forces with Yan Yi to attack Zhu Zhi.

Wu Jing and Zhu Zhi's expedition to Yong'an is imminent. Instead of sitting and waiting for death, we must seize this opportunity, take the initiative and turn the situation around.

If Zhu Zhi could be defeated in one fell swoop, or even killed, the only threat would be Wu Jingjun in the Danyang direction.

As the situation improved, he had the opportunity to win back the bandits from Mogan Mountain and Yinshan, and then change Wang Lang's position, gain his secret support, and save Yong'an from danger.

However, he also needs to be wary of the Yan family suddenly turning against him and taking advantage of the situation.

Han You expressed all his concerns and discussed them with Sheng Shen.

He trusted Sheng Shen very much and knew his true position.

Sheng Shen helped Yan Yi in order to quell the conflict as quickly as possible and restore peace to the people. There was no personal friendship between the two.

As Sheng Shen's disciple, even if Sheng Shen was dissatisfied with some of his behaviors in recent years, he would never harm him.

As he expected, Sheng Shen had already made all the arrangements for him. Although his words were formal and serious, they revealed a hint of care for him. "When I came here, I proposed to Yan Yi that after your two families join forces to defeat Zhu Zhi, you should refrain from attacking each other for three years. He agreed, but only promised a one-year period."

Han You was deeply moved and filled with gratitude towards Sheng Shen.

What he lacks most now is a chance to catch his breath, and one year is enough for him.

In this chaotic world, things are unpredictable. If Yan Yi promised three years, he would doubt the other party's sincerity.

Han You left his seat and walked in front of Sheng Shen, knelt down again, and solemnly performed the hand-to-hand greeting between teacher and student. At this moment, he was no longer the master of Yong'an, but just an ordinary student.

Sheng Shen motioned him to stand up and said softly, "But he also put forward a condition."

Han You quickly said, "Please speak, sir."

Sheng Shen's face showed a thoughtful look, as if he was a little surprised by Yan Yi's request. He pondered and said, "He hopes that in the next year, you can sell him half of the Yong'an kiln's celadon and all of its black porcelain according to the market price of the second year of Chuping."

The second year of Chuping refers to three years ago, when the market price of porcelain was about 20% lower than it is now.

Yong'an Kiln is a general term for the 47 kilns in Yong'an, and the porcelain produced is mainly black porcelain and celadon.

Black porcelain is simple and unadorned, and is mostly used in daily life. Celadon is warm and elegant, and is used in daily life as well as in ceremonial and decorative occasions, and is more valuable.

In terms of business model, the kilns at this time were like the salt fields, with both official kilns and private kilns coexisting.

Official kilns were small in scale and had limited output, but the porcelain they produced was mostly high-quality. Private kilns were large in scale and had high output, but the rate of high-quality porcelain was relatively low.

However, whether it is an official kiln or a private kiln, Han You has absolute say and can decide the sales destination of all the kiln porcelains with just one word.

For Han You, the kiln's output over the past six months was certainly important, but compared to the overall situation in Yong'an, it was nothing. Furthermore, Yan Yi was paying for the porcelain, not demanding it, so he could still make a profit, just a smaller one. After a brief thought, he agreed. He simply felt that Yan Yi's proposed purchase of black porcelain was too large. Even if he used the black porcelain inventory from the Yong'an treasury to balance the market, the market price would still suffer a certain impact.

However, Han You knew very well that Sheng Shen did not like business matters.

Confucianism advocates benevolence and righteousness and attaches importance to rituals and music. Its discussions mostly focus on the ways to cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country and bring peace to the world, but rarely on business and commodity farming.

Confucius said: "The gentleman is concerned with righteousness, while the villain is concerned with profit.

Confucianism values ​​righteousness and despises profit, so its words mostly involve moral education and rarely talk about the profit of money.

Han You didn't want to leave an image of a mercenary in Sheng Shen's mind, and he would not discuss trivial business matters with Sheng Shen.

He quickly put the porcelain issue behind him and said respectfully, "Sir, now that my relationship with the Yan family has eased, and Wu Jing will be arriving soon, should I reach some cooperation with the Yan family in the fight against Wu Jing?"

Sheng Shen's white beard trembled, as if every strand spoke of his anger. He said in a deep voice, "Wu Jing is tyrannical and unjust. Wherever his army passes, homes are burned down, smoke and fire are cut off, corpses pile up on the roads, chickens and dogs are gone, and not even one in a hundred people survive. There is no more tragic scene in the world than this. You must join forces with the Yan family to repel this villain and prevent him from harming Wu County."

Han You smiled bitterly. Wu Jing had already occupied most of Danyang County, and Yuan Shu seemed to be planning to send more troops to Danyang to further expand his victory. How could he resist such a powerful force? Even with the Yan clan, it would still be a formidable challenge. Holding the city would be the best outcome, unless Zu Lang, Wang Lang, and Xu Gong were willing to join the battle.

He was pessimistic in his heart, but he looked generous and agreed.

Sheng Shen said sternly, "Messenger Yan Yi came with me and is waiting near the official temple. Now that the matter has been settled, I will introduce you. You must lead your troops out of the city quickly and cut off Zhu Zhi's retreat. Delay may lead to failure!"

Han You nodded solemnly. Things had to be prioritized. The most urgent task was to eliminate Zhu Zhi first, cut off Wu Jing's arm, and then make plans for the future.

He strode out of the main hall, called the commander of the palace, and asked him to order the generals to gather together.

At this time, Zhu Zhi had not yet realized that danger was approaching. He sat upright on the saddle, looking straight ahead, with a hint of impatience on his face.

According to Zhu Hai, Yan Yu's troops were less than three miles away from Shanyin Pavilion. Under normal circumstances, they should arrive in one or two quarters of an hour. However, now two quarters of an hour have passed, and the enemy formation has still not appeared in sight.

During this time, the scout came to report the situation once, saying only that the enemy was approaching, but their marching speed was very slow.

Zhu Zhi didn't take it seriously at first. When two armies clashed, it was common for the battle formation to slow down. This was both a cautious test and a way to ensure the formation remained tight and compact, preventing it from faltering in the event of a surprise attack by the enemy.

However, no matter how cautious we are, it’s time for this!
Looking at the empty fields ahead, Zhu Zhi felt a little hesitant.

It was actually he himself who caused the two armies to be unable to engage in battle.

According to common sense, he should have taken the initiative to approach Yan Yu's troops. If so, the two armies would have already started fighting.

But he was unwilling to leave Shanyin Pavilion easily. He had already deployed all the positions in Shanyin Pavilion, like a natural formation, which was enough to make him invincible. This was the advantage of the terrain!
If he led the main force to leave Shanyin Pavilion, he would gradually lose the geographical advantage, the distance between the various units would be lengthened, and it would be easy for the enemy to find an opportunity to break through. When the distance between the various units reached a certain level, it would be difficult to take care of both ends.

This is the situation the enemy is in now, and it is also the fundamental reason why he is confident that he can defeat the enemy.

But the embarrassing thing is that he had already set up the pot and was just waiting for the prey to appear so that he could light the fire and start the feast, but the prey did not show up!
(End of this chapter)