Liu Bei extravagantly hoped that after obtaining Hanzhong as the foundation, he would not have a bad relationship with Deng Ji and Liu Biao, but he didn't know that his own occupation of Hanzhong was blocking the road in Sizhou, and it was only a matter of time before Deng Muan turned his face.

Liu Bei only entered Hanzhong, and Deng Ji had already sent the envoy out, ready to ask him for Nanyang County.

The envoy of Sizhou left Henan County with his front foot, and the court angel Zhong Miao went to Bishui Pass to knock on the pass and invite him in.

The Son of Heaven rushed out of Luoyang, Cao Cao hated Deng Ji because of the hatred of his nephew, and there was no longer any contact between the Han court and Sizhou established in Yanzhou, and Deng Cao's two armies fought each other, so what is the reason for suddenly sending an envoy at this time?

When the angel arrived, Deng Ji, Tian Feng and others were puzzled, but in the current situation, even Tian Feng would no longer have too much flattery and illusions about the righteousness of the Son of Heaven.

Historically, the Son of Heaven for the ministers of the honor, many times have given nine tin to show honor, in the ancient text, "tin" through "give", the meaning of giving someone can enjoy the royal items, nine tin is nine kinds of royal things, although there are regulations, the actual reward is not fixed, mostly for the crown, the chariot, the tiger armor, the axe, the Zhu household, musical instruments, sacrificial wine and other things, the form of reward is far greater than the use value of the item. In fact, in order to avoid suspicion, real loyal ministers often refuse to accept it, such as Zhuge Liang; There are historical records that Wang Mang, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Sima Zhao, Huan Xuan, the four founding emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty, Qi Liang Chen, Li Yuan and others who accepted Jiuxi, and most of them were not considered loyal ministers, and after the Tang Dynasty, Jiuxi became synonymous with usurpation. Very little is given again.

And at this time in the late Han Dynasty. The meaning of Jiuxi has not changed. However, the Son of Heaven was unwilling to canonize Deng Ji as the king of Qin, and Cao Cao obtained the book with a very tough abnormal situation. Therefore, although this time it was a very special Qin Wang Wang Jue who was going to be canonized, Zhong Xuan and his party did not bring anything from Jiuxi, and when they entered Deng Ji's rule, they only had ordinary angelic honor guards, which did not attract much attention.

Previously, Zhong Xuan had temporarily entered Luoyang with the Son of Heaven. I have met with Tian Feng and Deng Ji several times, and when they enter the Wei General's Mansion, Deng Ji only treats each other as guests.

In troubled times, Zhong Xuan was originally ordered to show weakness, and the other party didn't give more respect to the angels of the Han family, and he couldn't care about anything, so he had to say with a straight face: "A certain person came by order of the Son of Heaven and Duke Cao, and there are three things to tell General Wei!" ”

Deng Ji said solemnly: "Ji Xi's ears are listening! ”

Sizhou ignored the angels. Zhong Xuan also played cards according to common sense, regardless of the fact that there were only a few people in front of him. The scene was too shabby, he took the book from the waiter's hand, did not read it, and handed it to Xu Shu, who was standing by his sleeves: "The first thing, General Wei Kuang helped the Han family, the merit was high and the work was hard, the Son of Heaven was pleased, and the land of the sect was specially cracked, and the general was canonized as the king of Qin, and the town of Guanzhong was Yongzhen!" ”

Only this sound came out, and with such an accident, Tian Feng, Xu Shu, Deng Ji, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Tian Chou and others were all stunned, and their eyes turned to Xu Shu's hand.

Xu Shu Fang knew that what he received in his hand was a book, and he suddenly felt that his hands were hot, and he couldn't throw it away, so he hurriedly turned around and dedicated it to Deng Ji with both hands.

The Taishe (note) of the sacrificial shrine is built on behalf of the five-colored soil of the land of the world's tribute, and the gift of sealing the princes is that the Son of Heaven cracks out the corresponding soil from the five-colored soil according to the direction, such as the east is green soil, the west is white soil, the south is red soil, the north is black soil, and the center is loess, which is covered with a layer of loess first, and then wrapped with white grass, and given to the recipient, indicating that the recipient has been guarding one side since then, and can be like the Son of Heaven sacrificing to the Taishe, so it is called splitting the soil and sealing the king, or splitting the soil and giving the soil.

In addition, the edict of the king is called the canon, in addition to the canon, but also to give the seal, this is a full set of canonization!

Therefore, after Deng Jifa took the book, Zhong Xuan took the wooden box from the messenger behind him, took out the white clay and seal wrapped in white grass loess, and handed it to Tian Chou and Xu Huang casually.

Whether the lord of his own family can be canonized as the king by the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, and he is the most noble and special King of Qin, whether he accepts it in the end or not, whether Cao Cao and the court have other plans, no matter how ugly the current scene is, it is always a recognition of his own strength, wise men such as Tian Feng, Xu Shu, etc., are happy in their hearts first, and then think about the intentions of Cao Cao and the Son of Heaven behind this.

On the contrary, Deng Ji came from later generations, and the glory and humiliation imposed on him were not as heavy as those of this era, and at this time, the territory was grabbed, and the people and horses were pulled up, and it didn't matter how much the Son of Heaven and the Han family did. The reason why it was enlightened was because it was sudden and somewhat incomprehensible.

How many years has the Han family not canonized a king with a different surname? Everyone was shocked by this sudden news, and after a few breaths, Tian Feng was the first to react, and hurriedly spoke to stop it: "Wait!" ”

whispered behind Deng Ji again: "Hurry up!" ”

Hearing Tian Feng's words behind him, Deng Ji no longer thought about anything else, and acted according to his words first: "Ji Ben has a little merit, how dare he accept this!" ”

He returned the book in his hand, the soil in Tian Chou's hand, and the seal in Xu Huang's hand to the waiter behind Zhong Xuan.

In fact, since the domination of Chinese culture by Confucian culture, the recipients of the title are the same as those who have been persuaded to usurp the throne, in order to show modesty, even if there are thousands of wishes in their hearts, they must first resign one or two, regardless of whether Deng Ji finally accepts the canonization, this first time must be returned.

This was expected, but when the waiters took back the things, Zhong Xuan spoke again: "The second thing, Cao Gong wants to exchange for Xun Gongda, Zhu Wenbo, and Lu Zike, I don't know what Sizhou needs, so I can allow this matter?" ”

The three Yanzhou civil and military officers captured in the previous war would rather die than surrender to Sizhou, and it is indeed more cost-effective to exchange some practical profits with Cao Cao.

It's just that now under Cao Cao's rule, what can Sizhou look up to?

Xu Shu knew that it was not suitable to give an answer on the spot, so he took the initiative to ask: "What about the third thing?" ”

Although Deng Ji and others were surprised, the last thing was the key to the trip. At this time, Zhong Xuan finally made a bitter face and showed a weak state: "The former Cao Gong was a little hateful to his nephew, and he wanted to attack Sizhou, and the counter-army was defeated in Henan. However, Yuan Shao of Hebei Province and Sun Ce of Jiangdong heard that Cao Gong was newly defeated, and they all wanted to take advantage of the situation and merge with him, Yuan Sun crossed the river and made an accomplice, and the military might was unstoppable, Cao Gong was lonely and poor, and the army was insufficient. If General Dewei ignores his previous suspicions, Cao Gong should send his son to Sizhou as a hostage, and then be willing to be a vassal and never rebel again! I just want that when the war starts, I can be rescued by the first and second armies of Sizhou, and I am grateful! ”

Xu Shu didn't believe it and asked: "Jiangdong is sparse, and he is still fighting to the death with Liu Biao, and Sun Ce is unable to cross Huai." Cao Mengde practiced the nine-grade family law in the world, and there were many people who voted for it; The front hole is integrated into the DPRK, and it has to be used by the Northern Navy. The former Yuan Jun was also frustrated by the party, and he couldn't defend himself with such benefits? ”

Zhong Xuan shook his head: "Although the Nine Grades Law is good, it is difficult to benefit from it for a long time; There were many thieves in the Northern Navy, Kong Rong was integrated into the dynasty, and nearly half of them were dispersed first, and Cao Gong did not get much. The princes don't know that for the two enemies of the north and the south, in addition to this, Cao Gongshang recruited 20,000 new soldiers, but he has not been able to practice the battle, and the armor and swords are lacking, and they are not of great use! Although Sun Ce is still fighting with Liu Biao, he has recently received 20,000 mountains to help him, and his military strength is great, so the heart of the north is still endless, and he has repeatedly sent troops to cross the Huai River to explore Xu Yu's reality! Yuan Benchu also sent messengers in Hebei to lure Yanzhou to the north. Today, Cao Gongying is panicking, Yuan Sun let one of them violate the border, and his land is afraid that it will change hands! ”

In these words, Deng Ji was too far away, and it was difficult to know that the two counties of Jiujiang and Guangling were given up by Cao Jun on his own initiative, let alone the true news of whether Sun Ce had the help of Shanyue.

In fact, Cao Cao only needs Sizhou to wait and see, wait for the battle with Yuan Shao, and the army and horses do not rush out of Bishui Pass to fight for victory, not really to ask for a support army, and the four armies of Sizhou have suffered heavy losses, and there is Xiliang is not peaceful, and the possibility of reinforcement is very small.

Everyone couldn't distinguish the truth from the fake for a while, and they couldn't open their mouths to answer, so Tian Chou first tried to change the topic: "Before Yuyang, he is still a close minister of the Son of Heaven; This time again, I only talked about how Cao Gong was. I don't know that Gong is an angel? Cao Chenye? ”

This question immediately made Zhong Xuan's face red, and after hesitating for a while, he defended himself: "A certain and Cao Gong are both courtiers and friends, so I am willing to help one or two!" ”

Reluctantly explained, seeing that Deng Ji, Tian Feng and the others still didn't speak one by one, Zhong Yao turned the topic back again, "try to persuade" and said: "If Cao Gong is defeated, Yuan Shao goes south, or Sun Ce takes the Central Plains north and then joins Jingzhou, it will not be good for Sizhou!" The two families are dying and their teeth are cold, and for the sake of General Wei, they are just abandoning their previous suspicions and sending reinforcements! Hearing that the soldiers and armor of Sizhou were different from those of the princes, the general refused to send troops, and he also sought to use the armor and sword soldiers obtained by Cao Gong in the previous battle of Sizhou! ”

In the previous battles with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, Deng Ji did seize a large number of armor and weapons that could not be used by the soldiers, but he would rather distribute them to the young men under his rule to practice martial arts, or put them in the warehouse to become moldy, rather than give them to Cao Cao in Yanzhou.

Zhong Xuan's request was answered, the scene was deadlocked, Tian Feng had to cut off: "Everything is big, and it can't be decided lightly!" Zhong Yuan often rests at the guest house first, and waits for us to discuss for a day or two, and then gives an answer, how about it? ”

Zhong Xuan: "Do you dare to die?" I just want General Wei to make a quick decision! No reply, a certain oath will not leave Sizhou! ”

Zhong Xuan lived in Luoyang first, and then went to General Wei's mansion every two or three days to visit and ask for a reply.

When the envoy sent by Sizhou rushed to Hanzhong, he opened his mouth to ask for Nanyang, Liu Bei wanted to wait for Hanzhong to raise troops into Shu safely, and he did not dare to completely fight with Deng Ji, so he could only agree, but he also put forward conditions, and the people of Nanyang who were willing to move to Hanzhong with Jian Yong could not be stopped.

The news was transmitted back to Luoyang, Deng Ji and Tian Feng agreed, and then ordered Xu Huang to lead the Kou army south, Jian Yong gave up Wancheng, and took the mobilized more than 100,000 large ethnic groups, sergeants, etc., to Shunyang first, waiting for Liu Bei to send ships to pick them up.

And at this time, Liangzhou Jia Xu's counterinsurgency finally came to fruition.

Note: Taisha, the place and altar where the monarch sacrifices to mountains and rivers and grains. (To be continued.) )