December of the fifth year of Xianning (279 AD), Luoyang.

"Shangong," Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, looked at the Shan Tao sitting in front of him and said: "The military report has been transmitted back, Shizhi won a great victory last month, and the soldiers arrived, and the generals of Wu State, Yang Yong, Sun Shu, and Jiangxia Taishou Liu Lang surrendered one after another. In this way, Shan Gong's preface is too worried. ”

What Sima Yan said was Wang Jun who sent troops from Shu.

After hearing this, Shan Tao smiled slightly: "The minister congratulated Your Majesty first." ”

"Does the Shan Gong know who the pioneer of this battle is?"

Without waiting for Shantao to speak, Sima Yan continued: "It's Zhong Yan and Jingzhi. ”

Hearing this, Shan Tao finally understood the meaning of Sima Yan's words.

Liu Qiao, Luo Shang, and Shan Tao knew that the person who led them this time was his old friend, Wang Rong, who was also one of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest".

"Jun Chong is good at examining the overall situation, and sending the two of them as the vanguard to capture Wuchang is indeed a good move." Sima Yan muttered to himself approvingly.

Shan Tao knew that Sima Yan's meaning was nothing more than to say that although Wang Rong and himself were friends on the matter of killing Wu, their opinions were completely different.

"Hehe, this all depends on Your Majesty's discernment and obedience."

"Shan Gong, if you say so in your mouth, you may not be in your heart. Do you still think it's unwise to cut down Wu? ”

"Now that the state of Wu is gone, it is still said that it has done something." Due to his special identity, when Shan Tao and Sima Yan talk, it is inevitable that they will sometimes play some tricks.

"Seeing that the world is going to be unified, Shan Gong, I am not for fame, I just want peace in the world." Sima Yan was a little disappointed, in his opinion, Shantao was only afraid that he had misunderstood himself.

"The minister understands, but the minister knows even better, the state of Wu is destroyed, and the world will not be peaceful." Shantao's expression was also a little sad.

"Why?"

"If there is no external worry, there must be internal trouble. His Majesty seems to want to crown many kings with the same surname? ”

"Not bad. I will, divide the world into kings, and protect the territory of my Jin Dynasty. ”

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about the difference between this move and the self-respect of the princes in the late Han Dynasty?"

"Shan Gong! How can I say that the kings of my Sima clan are the same as those princes with different surnames back then! My clan relatives of the Sima clan are all loyal people, how can he think? ”

"That's just that Your Majesty is still there."

"You!" When Sima Yan heard him say this, he couldn't help but be furious, and his trembling hands clenched for a long time and he couldn't speak.

When Shan Tao said this, he was also mentally prepared, and the second half of what he didn't say was: If Your Majesty is gone, who can still stop them?

This is actually not an exaggeration to say that it is the opposite, how can Sima Yan not be angry.

However, he finally calmed down.

If Shantao can persuade him tactfully, maybe he can really change Sima Yan's mind.

At this time, neither of them expected that it was Sima Yan's idea that led to the civil war of the sixteenth year of the Jin Dynasty, that is, the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings".

After a long time, Sima Yan sat back in his chair a little depressed.

"If Your Majesty doesn't want to kill the minister, then the minister will retire first." Shan Tao got up, he knew that there was no point in leaving at this time.

"Shangong ......"

"Your Majesty still has something?"

"When my father executed Ji Kang, did you hate him?"

This is a topic that even the monarchs and ministers do not want to bring up.

Ji Kang, who is the most dazzling person in the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest", was framed by Zhong Hui because of his kindness and uprightness, and was beheaded by Sima Zhao, which is an eternal pain in the hearts of Shan Tao and others.

"Uncle Ye was born at the wrong time, if he hadn't strayed into the officialdom, he might have been able to live a quiet life."

“…… He just didn't make the right choice. ”

When Sima Yan sighed and responded, Shan Tao had already left......

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In the spring of the second year of Jian'an (197 AD), Xuzhou, Xiaopei.

Perhaps because this wine shop is too famous, Zhang Feng and his party entered the city, so they also chose to rest here.

It is rare to be able to enter the city, Guo Lan is in a very good mood, and from time to time he looks at the hawkers on the street.

It was already noon, and his mind was soon drained by hunger.

Fortunately, the guy was quite quick, and looking at the dishes that were constantly being served on the table, his saliva was already flowing out.

"Master Zhang." Guo Lan called Zhang Feng in a low voice.

"Lan'er, what's the matter?" Zhang Feng is very gentle with this little Guo Lan.

"Can I ......" Guo Lan didn't dare to say it, just stared at the wine jug in the middle of the table with blinking eyes.

"You want to drink?"

“…… Well. ”

"Have you drunk it before?"

"Nope."

"Brother Feng! Children are not allowed to drink alcohol at home. Seeing that Zhang Feng was really ready to pour it on him, Jade Tapir hurriedly stopped him.

"Humph! If you want to join me, you don't have to care about those worldly constraints. "Youxian is the word for jade tapir, but few people call it.

"Yes...... Oh. The tapir eventually gave in.

"Thank you, Master Zhang." Guo Lan had a satisfied smile on his face, looking at the gradually rising wine.

"But that's only one cup. Come, I salute you both. As he spoke, Zhang Feng also poured wine for himself and the jade tapir, and raised his glass to signal.

"This, this, this...... This is unacceptable, how can there be a master who respects his apprentice. Guo Lan was so frightened that he hurriedly waved his hand.

"What did I just say? Don't care about worldly constraints. Born in the world, you have an opinion, you two can come with me, I will not lose you two. ”

As he spoke, he drank the wine down.

Jade Tapir and Guo Lan also hurriedly followed.

"Brother Feng, what are your plans, why did you come to Xiaopei."

"I plan to take refuge in Liu Bei."

"Huh?" The dish that the jade tapir had just picked up fell on the table.

"Where the master goes, Guo Lan will go." Unlike the jade tapir's reaction, Guo Lan made a clear statement.

After hearing this, Zhang Feng smiled with satisfaction and said to the two: "Brother Xuan only thinks about Cao Cao in everything, so I left him." can look at the world, the deepest grudge with Lu Bu is Liu Bei's side. And you should have heard of the battle of Bishui Pass, the three brothers are enough to deal with Lu Bu. ”

"Yes...... The three of us are just nobodies, and even if they go, they may not be taken in; Even if you take it in, you won't reuse it. Jade Tapir said with some concern.

"Hehe, I'll wait this time, they will reuse it."

"Why?"

"I'm going to give Liu Bei a good plan."

……

Two days later, the three of them officially started to act, but the first person they found was Mi Zhu.

Zhang Feng was particularly glad at this time that the jade tapir followed him.

It is precisely because of him that he can contact the night forwards scattered in Xiaopei City.

Of course, the contact was all made by the jade tapir. If Zhang Feng showed up, it was estimated that those people would attack immediately.

Unlike the rest of the world, the remnants of the North Hall in Xiaopei City chose a wise path - to join Mi Zhu's forces.

First, with the strong strength of the Mi family, they can be sheltered; The two can also use the intelligence network of Mi Zhu's subordinates to find their lost companions.

It is precisely because of this relationship that Zhang Feng was able to meet Mi Zhu.

It's just that in order to avoid those former companions who will definitely do it when they meet, Zhang Feng can only choose the place of meeting in a very secluded old mansion.

……

"Hehe, Zhang Feng, Zhang Tianyi. Now your name is resounding in the night. To be honest, Mi Zhu is also clear about what Zhang Feng has done, and Mi Zhu has no good impression of this person.

"Mi Shuai smiled, now Zhang is notorious, so he chose to meet here, also for fear of tarnishing Mi Shuai's reputation." Zhang Feng didn't care, after all, he had to ask for others, and his attitude was naturally better.

"Okay, tell me, why do you want to see me."

"I can't hide it, the three of us want to take refuge in General Liu, and I want to ask Mi Shuai to introduce me."

"Huh?" Mi Zhu squinted at Zhang Feng and the three of them, with undisguised suspicion on his face.

"It's understandable that Mi Shuai doesn't believe us."

"Hehe, I'm not unconvinced, with your background, it's not surprising where you take refuge. Mi wants to ask, what are the three of you capable of casting? ”

"Except for Lu Bu, you have to Xuzhou."

As soon as Zhang Feng said this, the smile on Mi Zhu's face disappeared.

"My lord is not in a hurry to take Xuzhou now, or rather, Xuzhou is now a place coveted by the heroes, what is the benefit of taking it?" Mi Zhu sneered.

Jade Tapir and Guo Lan listened on the sidelines, and couldn't help but be a little scared.

Mi Zhu didn't come by himself, there were more than 20 subordinates outside the door, and it could be seen from his attitude just now that he didn't have a good impression of Zhang Feng, in case of a falling out, it was a question of whether he could escape.

"Why is Mi Shuai teasing me? General Liu doesn't want to take Xuzhou? Then why did he keep recruiting troops, why did he lead Zhang Liao out of the city when Pengcheng used a trick before? ”

Mi Zhu's gaze instantly sharpened, "You have a relationship with Duan Xuan?" ”

This Mi Zhu really didn't know, because Duan Xuan and his gang had not been discovered by Mi Zhu's subordinates due to the small number of people.

"This time, that time. I might as well make it clear to Mi Shuai that I wanted to use Duan Xuan to instigate Cao Cao to get rid of Lu Bu, but he hesitated, so I had no choice but to vote for General Liu. ”

Mi Zhu didn't respond, but just stared at him for a while.

"Well, tell me, what are you capable of worthy of my introduction." In the end, Mi Zhu still relented.

"Mi Shuai won't ask me why I want to get rid of Lu Bu?"

"Hehe," Mi Zhu raised his hand and pointed to Zhang Feng's empty sleeve, "I said it, I still know what you did." ”

Zhang Feng also smiled, which saved him a lot of time.

"I want to give General Liu a plan."

"Oh?" Mi Zhu was only slightly interested at this time.

"Lu Bu's only ally now is Yuan Shu, since General Liu and Cao Cao are afraid that Lu Bu will be eliminated and the two Yuan will unite, then you might as well start with Yuan Shu first."

"What's your plan?"

"Yuan Shu has always had the intention of usurping, but the previous battle with Lu Bu hurt his vitality, so he didn't act. If General Liu agrees, I will immediately set out to persuade Yuan Shu to become emperor. ”

"What if he is the emperor?"

"Hehe, if he is the emperor, Mi Shuai should also know who will be uncomfortable."

“…… Cao Cao? ”

"Yes, there is no need for General Liu to do it, Cao Cao will personally send troops to attack him. Today's Cao Cao is also difficult to ride a tiger, the Son of Heaven is in Xudu, if Yuan Shu calls the emperor and he does not react, then this emperor is like a virtual thing. ”

"That's right," Mi Zhu smiled, "In this way, it is indeed a good plan not only to not use troops, but also to make Cao Yuan and the others wear out." But are you sure? ”

After Zhang Feng listened, his eyes couldn't help but be filled with murderous intent, "At the beginning, I also won Yongqiu by myself. What's more, Yuan Shu is even more stupid than Zhang Chao! ”