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Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, was very happy when he saw Quintus, and the Roman Empire, which was as powerful as the Han Dynasty, came from so far to ask for help, no matter what, it was an honor. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Listening to Quintus say that there are now four great empires in the world, in addition to the Han and Rome, there are also Sassanid and Kushan, and the Son of Heaven gasped at the same time as he opened his eyes.

In the eyes of the Son of Heaven, Kushan is already far away in the sky, and Sassanid is still in the west of Kushan, and Rome is even more in the west of Sasani, how far is this? 20,000 miles, 50,000 miles, or 100,000 miles? Liu Xiechang is so big, he has been as far as Chang'an in the west, and as far as the East China Sea in the east, which already makes him feel very far away, who would have thought that the world is far bigger than he imagined.

General Guan Yu, General Cao Zhang, Grand Lieutenant Zhang Zhao and Prime Minister Gu Yong had different expressions, no one spoke, Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong's faces were very direct, this is just a joke, how can there be an army expedition of tens of thousands of miles, and it is for the life and death of others, Rome and the Han have no friendship, it is necessary for the Han to spend such a big price to help Rome fight?

Guan Yu's face was pale, after Liu Bei's death, he cried so much that he vomited blood, and then he never recovered, but fortunately, there was nothing to do in Luoyang, after Baguan arranged to guard, he was almost nothing to do as a general, and Luoyang was old-aged. He twisted his beard and groaned silently, this Quintus had already met Sun Shao and Cao Ying before he arrived in Luoyang, what was the opinion of the two of them? What is the purpose of Sun Shao sending this Quintus to Luoyang, is he inclined to fight or not? Guan Yu knew that although Yue Guo had developed rapidly in recent years, Sun Shao's strength was far from being able to go on an expedition of thousands of miles, otherwise, he would not have been watching Tianzhu all the time.

However, Sun Shao often surprises, and I wonder if he will have any bold plans this time?

Cao Zhang was a little excited, he had been preparing for a few years, and he wanted to send troops to the Western Regions, but the accumulation of these years was not enough for him to sweep the Western Regions. The Western Regions can't be handled, Guishan can't talk about it, Guishan can't talk about it, Sassani is even more out of reach, no matter how you look at it, it's a bit of a fool's dream.

However, like Guan Yu, Cao Chang was inclined to Sun Shao's idea of sending troops, the problem was that they couldn't guess how Sun Shao planned to fight, the difficulties were obvious, and if there was no practical way, sending troops would be child's play.

The monarchs and ministers looked at each other, and no one said anything first, and after inviting Quintus out, the five of them all sighed in unison.

"If you really send troops, then three of the four major empires in the world will participate in the war, and this war is not trivial, so I think I should be cautious." Zhang Zhao spoke first, he saw that Cao Zhang wanted to speak, and sneered and said: "General Che Cai, you can run rampant in the northern frontier, it is by relying on 30,000 iron cavalry, you can hear clearly, Sasanian's cavalry is not only 30,000 people, and they have heavy armor cavalry, I am afraid that even your iron cavalry may not be able to gain the upper hand, not to mention that you have to travel thousands of miles, this baggage, grain and grass is a big problem, I am afraid that all the peasants of the Han Dynasty will be mobilized, and they will not be able to support this war." ”

Cao Zhang opened his mouth, although Zhang Zhao's words were ugly, but it was indeed the truth, transporting grain for thousands of miles, this is simply impossible.

"Is it man-made, did Zhang Gong ever think that King Yue could take Funan and expand the land for thousands of miles?" Guan Yu said a word, he was not very satisfied with Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zhao was self-reliant on his knowledge, he didn't take him seriously, and he refused to bow to these scholars, he always felt that if Zhang Zhao wasn't Sun Shao's teacher, he would be squeezed out by Sun Quan like Lu Xun and others now, where would he be so proud.

Zhang Zhao sneered, turned his head, and didn't even look at Guan Yu.

"Why don't you discuss this matter with the four kings?" Gu Yong said slowly: "This is the cooperation between the Han Dynasty and Rome, but it is not something that any vassal country can bear, it is arranged by His Majesty, and the four kings will work together to solve it." ”

"Gu Gong thinks he can fight?" The Son of Heaven looked at Gu Yong in some surprise, Gu Yong rarely spoke, and if he had any opinions, he would say to him in private, and it was rare to say it in front of others like this.

"I don't know the art of war, so I don't know if I can fight." Gu Yong smiled slightly: "However, there are not only a few of us in the Great Han, but also four vassal kings, why don't Your Majesty ask for their opinions?" ”

The Son of Heaven nodded again and again, Sun Shao and Cao Ying pushed this hot matter to him, and he had no choice but to invite the four kings to discuss. Without saying a word, he sent an edict to the four kings asking them about their attitudes. After Quintus heard about it, although he was anxious, there was no other way, this matter was indeed too big, and it was reasonable for the Han people to discuss it.

Quintus thought about it, and felt that these people were unreliable, and if he really had the final say, he still had to go to the king of Yue, Sun Shao, so after he was sure that Sun Shao would not come to Luoyang, he returned to Yueguo, Sun Shao had already said goodbye to Cao Ying at this time, returned to Qiantang, and Quintus saw Sun Shao in Qiantang City.

Seeing that Quintus was so anxious that he was sweating, Sun Shao smiled: "What's the matter, the trip to Luoyang didn't go well?" ”

Quintus smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's not going well, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty doesn't have any courage at all. ”

"Uh-" Sun Shao pointed at Quintus, "you can't say that, my majesty is a rare hero, but you barbarians can't understand it." ”

Quintus also knew that he had lost his words, and he did not argue, and told the situation of the trip to Luoyang. Sun Shao had already received the edict from the Son of Heaven, but he had not yet replied, because several courtiers around him did not agree, and he estimated that only those generals could agree to this war, and the other officials would openly oppose it. And he himself knows that it is impossible to complete this world war with the strength of Yue alone, at least with the help of Wei's iron cavalry, but Cao Ying is not much, and Wei is likely to face an adjustment, and it is almost impossible for Wei to send troops at this time.

"Quintus, don't be in a hurry." Sun Shao said with a smile: "They don't help you, I'll help you." Don't worry, I won't watch my friends get wronged. As for you, don't stay here anymore, immediately take a boat back to Rome, and tell your queen mother and emperor that I am willing to meet them, but according to the rules of my Han people, I cannot go to your Rome. Unless......" he smiled, "the land I have set foot on is given to me." ”

Quintus was taken aback, this Sun Shao's appetite is too big, the places he has stepped on are all his, so invite him to Rome City, won't Rome City become a Yue country? He hurriedly smiled and said: "I also know the rules of your Han Dynasty, the king of a country can't easily go to another country, so your Highness thinks it's better to meet somewhere?" ”

"It's a pity that your Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea are not connected, otherwise, my warship would have been able to enter the Mediterranean Sea directly." Sun Shao said with some regret: "Choose a place that is about the same distance for both parties." If you Roman ships can't do it, if you can't, I can have someone pick you up at the Red Sea. ”

"Our Roman ships are also seaworthy." Where did Quintus dare to let the Roman emperor take the warship of the Yue Kingdom, in case the Yue people had bad intentions, wouldn't it be troublesome.

"Well, I think it's right here." Sun Shao pulled over a chart and nodded at the southern end of the Persian Gulf in the Arabian Sea: "We will meet at the Sassanid's doorstep to see how he reacts." If he knows each other, then we will all sit down and talk together, and if he does not know the height of the sky, then we will humiliate him at his doorstep. ”

Quintus was overjoyed, if he really did this, then the Yue Kingdom and the Sassanids would have no room for redemption.

"By the way, if you have time, go to Kushan, the Kushan and the Sassanid people have a lot of contradictions, if you can negotiate with the Kushan, I think it will be more touching to the Sassanids."

Quintus nodded again and again, and walked away happily.

When Sun Shao informed the news to the ministers accompanying him, everyone was shocked, they couldn't believe their ears, Yue Guo was going to go on an expedition of thousands of miles to help the Romans fight? There is no mistake. The Tianzhu at the door of the house has not been done yet, and it is simply nonsense to go so far to fight the Sassanids, who are known for their cavalry.

"Zhongda, what do you see?" Sun Shao looked at Sima Yi, who had not spoken, and asked in a relaxed tone. Sima Yi was stunned for a moment, forced a laugh, and excused himself: "The minister has just arrived, and he doesn't even know where Rome is, so he dares to put his beak in it." ”

Sima Yi is very depressed, he doesn't like Cao Ying very much, as a big clan in Hanoi, he looks down on Cao Ying, who was born in a eunuch, and is ashamed to serve under him, this is the reason why he refused to go out of office, but Cao Ying is unreasonable, he is stunned to force him to go out, and he will go out of office, he has been Taoguang and obscure all these years, and rarely takes the initiative to give Cao Ying ideas, and he has not made any great contributions, of course, his promotion is also very slow, and there is Cao Pi who values him. Unexpectedly, Cao Pi's life was not long, and he died in front of Cao Ying, which directly cut off Sima Yi's hope.

Cao Ying half-forcibly sent him to Sun Shao's side, he understood very well and was relieved. Cao Ying has not been around for a few days, he is afraid that Cao Ying will find a reason to clean him up before he dies, and Cao Ying has been taboo about his wolf for a day or two.

Even so, he didn't plan to show his skills in Yueguo, although Sun Shao was better than Cao Ying, but it was not much better, they were all unlearned. Sometimes Sima Yi also wonders why so many big families have not succeeded, but it is the three families of Cao, Liu and Sun who have become the climate, and these three families have no academic background.

"Has Zhongda heard of Alexander the Macedonian king?" Sun Shao was not angry, and said slowly.

Sima Yi shook his head, he had heard of some, but he was not interested in expressing an opinion on it, or rather, he didn't want to talk to someone like Sun Shao from the bottom of his heart, he was very annoyed now. He is forty-five years old, even if he has crossed middle age and entered old age, but now he has been cleaned out of the house by Cao Ying, and he has no achievements.

"Have you heard of it?" Sun Shao saw that Sima Yi was not interested, so he set his eyes on Sima Shi behind Sima Yi. Sima Shi is twenty-seven years old this year, and he looks like a talent, and unlike Sima Yi's yin owl face, he looks more sunny.

"I know a little bit about it." Sima Shi saw that he couldn't hide, so he had to smile and said: "I heard that he is a young man as wise and martial as His Royal Highness King Yue, who led tens of thousands of troops and went on an expedition to Tianzhu. The minister thought that if there was anyone who could reproduce Alexander's great achievements today, it would be the king. ”

Sun Shao was surprised, this Sima family is really leaky. However, he is also very wary of the father and son, and of course he will not be stunned by such an obvious soup. He shook his head and smiled indifferently: "Alexander's unborn talent, how dare I compare with him, he defeated the Persian Empire and went on an expedition to Tianzhu, but now I can't even do anything about Tianzhu at the door of my house, how far away is it." ”

Sima Shi smiled and said no more.

"Whether you fight or not, you can't draw conclusions for one reason, although I can't compare with Alexander, but what the Macedonians can do, why can't we Han people do it? If, after careful consideration, it is indeed too difficult, then it doesn't matter, we can take a slow step, slowly create the conditions, and wait for the conditions to be suitable before doing it. If you don't dare to think about it and rest on your laurels, that's not a good phenomenon. I have always said that Tianxingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement, and a husband, you must dare to think. Who said that, imagine boldly, and be careful to verify. You've all seen teapots boiling water, but who would have thought that these steam could have such a big effect? Gentlemen, let your minds go. ”

Sun Shao persuaded hard, and everyone was silent when they heard it, although they felt that Sun Shao's words were very empty, but it was indeed such a reason, what Alexander could do, why couldn't the Han people do it? At least it's possible, it's just how to do it.

Sun Shao took a sip of tea, looked at everyone's faces, and said: "This war will either not be fought, or if it is to be fought, it will be fought well." Although there are countless small countries and small states in the world, the ones that can really be mentioned are these four countries. If it works well, it is entirely possible that we can take advantage of this opportunity to make a big profit. ”

"The king has a point." Yang Xiu suddenly stroked his beard and smiled: "And whether we can fight the Sassanids or not, at least we can encourage the Romans, the harder he fights with the Sasanians, the more beneficial it will be for us." If the Sassanids really want to destroy Rome, I'm afraid it's not a good thing. I think that Alda is also a warmonger, and he is polite to us now, and I am afraid that he still can't take action against us. He can fight on both sides, attacking Rome in the west and Kushan in the east, but he knows that he will not fight us in the future? Rather than that, it's better to let them play for a few more years, and if they can fight to lose both, it would be better. ”

When everyone heard this, they all laughed and nodded frequently.

Sun Shao then asked Yang Xiu to reply to Luoyang, in which he once again expounded the deeds of Alexander's expedition, and then explained the importance of this war, and finally he said that this war was too big to be borne by the Yue Kingdom alone, and hoped that the Son of Heaven and the other three countries would help each other, and everyone would work together to come up with a good solution.

The Son of Heaven is indispensable, he saw that Sun Shao was full of confidence and high morale, and he also praised a few words, and then authorized Sun Shao to preside over this war to see if he could fight, and if he wanted to fight, how he should fight.

Sun Shao was authorized to immediately launch a diplomatic offensive, and he repeated his old tactics by sending envoys to Kushan and Sasanan in the name of persuasion, suggesting that everyone should not meet each other, but sit down and have a good talk, so as not to hurt the peace.

The people who sent the Guishan were very smooth, the king of Guishan was now in a hurry, since the death of the eloquent Guishan prince Su Teva, the Guishan began to go downhill, in recent years, there have been Tianzhu people to establish themselves as kings, the territory of Guishan is getting smaller and smaller, the most arrogant of which is the new king of Chula supported by Wu Jun Feirouz, a few years of hard work, he will expand his territory two or three times, part of which is snatched from the hands of the Chula king Salbaha, and part of it is snatched from Guishan.

The Sancharo (itinerant agent) of Feroz had appeared in Fahrenheit more than once, and Bo Tune felt great pressure, and he stepped up his guard against Feroz on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also had to prevent the Sassanians from attacking to the west, and in front of the newborn Sassanids, Kushan was like a dying old man, vulnerable to defeat in battle.

Now Sun Shao proposes to make peace, although Bo Tiao knows that this is not at all possible, although the Sassanid people are full of fighting spirit, and the Yue people are not good birds, maybe he just wants to fish in troubled waters, you must know that behind Feroz is the army of Wu, and the commander of the army of Wu is Sun Shao's brother-in-law Lu Xun. Although Wu Yue is said to be two countries, they are the same surname, and it is said that it is two countries, but it is just a disguise.

Bo Tiao was very polite to the envoys of the Yue State, and very much agreed with Sun Shao's proposal, expressing his willingness to send envoys to each other with the Yue State to discuss the matter of the armistice, and it was best to withdraw the Wu army first, because the pressure on our Hua City was too great.

Sun Shao agreed, he immediately ordered Lu Xun to retreat a hundred miles, although Fei Luo was very reluctant, but without Wu Yue's support, he was not the opponent of the Guishan people at all, although Guishan was almost finished, but there was no problem in dealing with a small Zhu Luo.

"Don't worry, my Han people have a saying, if you want to take first, if you want to advance, you want to retreat." Lu Xun persuaded: "Your territory has expanded a lot in the past few years, and it's time to stop and rectify." Look at how good Zheluo and Pandia are now, they don't have to fight, they can get rich again, and the country and the people are safe. ”

Ferroz had a headache: "So what should I do?" I also want to do business, but the merchant ships of the Yue country rarely go from here, and they would rather go to Panyue and Yangon than come to me. General Lu, can you help me with an idea. ”

Lu Xun smiled: "It's not simple? You're doing business with the Kushans. If we retreat back here, he will inevitably concentrate his forces in the west to guard against the Sassanids, and all kinds of supplies will be needed to fight the war, so why don't you profit from it? ”

Feroz suddenly realized, and then understood the reason why Lu Xun received Sun Shao's order and retreated a hundred miles without saying a word, it turned out that it was to let the Kushan and Sassanid people go desperately.

(To be continued)