Volume 4 East and West Chapter 6 The Great Responsibility
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Looking at the Tianzhu people who were being driven by the leather whip to build the city, the Shan and the Huren were shocked, in their eyes, the Tianzhu people were stronger than the Funan people, although the Zhuluo Sailor was defeated by the Funan Sailor, but the battle was near Dunxun, there were still thousands of miles away from here, the defeat of the Zhuluo Sailor was because the battle line was too long and the supplies could not keep up, so Fan Man seized the opportunity to hit it with a blow. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoIt's hard to say who will have the last laugh if it's a tough battle. This time, the king of Chola Feroz pulled Pandia and Zheluo to go out together, and the strength increased a lot compared to the last war with Funan, but Sun Shao still won cleanly, and won in a dignified manner, if there is a conspiracy in it, it is just a conspiracy to annihilate the Tianzhu people.
Looking at it this way, Fan Man lost all his money, it was by no means bad luck, he was not Sun Shao's opponent at all.
"I'm going to build a city here, don't you think it's okay?" Sun Shao rode his red rabbit horse from a distance, stopped in front of the two messengers who were once enemies, but now seemed to be more harmonious than their own brothers, holding the reins with one hand, and gently tapping his thigh with a horsewhip with the other, and said with a smile. However, what he said was not negotiable at all, and he was just informed. The red rabbit horse squirted, and the four bowl-sized hooves kicked the soil restlessly, and the dust was flying, and the two messengers choked and squinted their eyes, but they did not dare to raise their hands to cover their noses.
This used to be the land of the Shan State, and now it is the sphere of influence of the Hus, and the changes in the middle are all caused by the change in strength, and now Sun Shao is the strongest, and he wants to build a city here, in fact, he does not need to notify the Shan and Huren.
The two envoys glanced at each other, and Yong Wujiang asked cautiously, "The king wants to garrison troops here?" ā
"Garrison." Sun Shao nodded, the war horse spun in circles, the horse's tail swept over the faces of the two messengers, and the hooves almost kicked them, causing them to take a step back at the same time. "Speaking of which, whether it is a Shan person or a Shan person, it is all Yue people, everyone has the same ancestry, what is not negotiable, do you have to fight to the death? I really can't bear to see you fight again, so I want to persuade you to reconcile and build a city here, first, so that the merchants who come and go will have a place to rest, and in the future, your goods will have one more way, and second, I want to mediate nearby, so as not to have tens of thousands of troops coming and going every time. ā
After Sun Shao said this, he had already turned around, facing the two Yong Wujiang again, he turned his back to the sun, the golden sunlight shone on his golden helmet and golden armor, and gave him a gold edge, compared with this brilliant golden light, his face was hidden in the shadows, and he couldn't see it clearly. He was already taller than Yong Wujiang and the others, and now he was sitting on a tall horse, he looked even taller and more powerful, and when he spoke, he could hear a little bit of hypocritical kindness, but as soon as his mouth was closed, the whole person revealed an invisible coercion, which made Yong Wujiang and the others involuntarily feel a chill.
Sun Shao explained so clearly, he was already giving them a lot of face, if he didn't approve it at this time, then there would be nothing good to say later. Yong Wujiang gritted his teeth, thinking that this land could not be recovered anyway, it was better to be happy, be an empty favor, and lean close to Sun Shao's big tree in the future.
"The king's defeat of the Tianzhu Shui Master this time helped my Shan country to relieve the external troubles, and my Shan country and the whole country are very grateful and make legitimate contributions. It was a great honor for the king to build a city here, and the subjects of a small country looked forward to the king's favor as urgently as the plants and trees longed for the sun's rays. ā
The Hus gritted his teeth angrily, he wanted to resist, but he weighed his strength, I am afraid that he was not the opponent of the Yue Kingdom, and this time he colluded with the Zhuluo people, and the handle was still in Sun Shao's hands, if Sun Shao was unhappy, it was entirely possible to unite the Shan State to destroy the Huren, and now there is no way to disobey it, who said that the arm can't twist the thigh. Thinking of this, he had no choice but to hold back his anger and insincerely agree.
Xiahou Rong, who arrived later, also grabbed the rope and laughed loudly: "King, since the Shan and Husmen are so eager for the king's grace and glory, it is better to call this city Yangon City." It is also good to remind the king to give his subjects more rain and dew luster and less thunder. ā
"Yangon?" Sun Shao raised his eyebrows, suddenly smiled, pointed at Yong Wujiang with a horsewhip and said, "What do you think?" ā
Where did Yong Wujiang dare to say no, and hurriedly said yes.
"Yes, although this name was said by Youquan, it was initiated by you. The king is glad to leave you a house in the city, and remember to come and live often when the time comes. Sun Shao said generously. Yong Wujiang was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.
Someone was responsible for the next negotiation, Sun Shao asked Yang Xiu to be in charge, and then left with Xiahou Rong and walked away along the beach. Xiahou Rong went up and down with the war horse, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "The king is really generous, he rewarded a mansion with a polite word, so what I propose, is it also rewarding me with a mansion?" ā
Sun Shao turned his head to look at him, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he showed a relaxed smile: "Are you coming?" If you come, I will give you a city, and the whole city of Rangoon will be yours. ā
Xiahou Rong also turned his head to look at Sun Shao, and shook his head with a smile: "The king is not sincere." The country of Yue is not meritorious, and my words can be worth a city? The king is clearly joking. ā
"It's Youquan joking, why do you bite back?" Sun Shao grabbed Ma Jiang, lowered his head and was silent for a moment, and when he raised his head again, he had already become very serious: "Youquan, you have seen everything you want to see?" ā
"It's not complete, but it's almost." Xiahou Rong didn't smile anymore, he looked at Sun Shao sincerely, and said very solemnly: "The king's heart, I will definitely convey it to King Wei and several princes." Do my best not to let Wei become Tianzhu, and not let the Han become Tianzhu. ā
"Well, Youquan is smart, and he really knows my heart." Sun Shao turned his horse's head and looked at the sky to the west: "Tianzhu used to be a powerful empire, but now even I can bully him?" Why? It's because they're infighting. The same is true for my big man, as long as we don't have disputes and look farther ahead, we can get ten times the benefits. But if we all focus on those places in the Central Plains and kill each other, I am afraid that in the end we will not even be able to protect these places, and even a little bloodline of my Chinese descendants will be very dangerous. Young power, the Hu people are not my race, their hearts will be different, killing is not finished, what we can do is to maintain enough deterrence for ourselves, don't kill each other, and cheapen those Hu people. ā
"I understand." Xiahou Rong nodded vigorously.
"When are you leaving?"
"I'll leave after attending the king's celebration banquet." Xiahou Rong said with a smile: "I still want to ask for some benefits with my servant." ā
"Hahaha......" Sun Shao couldn't help laughing, and gently knocked Xiahou Rong's shoulder with a horsewhip: "You little vertical, you haven't forgotten to trick me." ā
"No way." Xiahou Rong said with a smile on his face: "The harvest of the two states of Hebei and Hebei is not good this year, and Youzhou's self-protection is insufficient, and it is really difficult to transfer grain from the hinterland, and only rely on the strength of Wei to support the Northern Expedition." Since this matter was provoked by the king, and the king is rich, we have to eat the big family. ā
"Don't worry." Sun Shao smiled and said, "I know that you people will not let me go, I have already arranged it." What about you, don't go all the way to transport these things back, Funan has rare things, you can bring some gifts back, and by the way, say hello to General Lingzun Zhenxi and Zijian for me. As for what Ziwen wants, I have already arranged for Su Yu and Shi Bao to arrange it. He blinked mysteriously: "Definitely a good thing, enough for him to equip ten thousand riders." ā
"What's the good thing?" Xiahou Rong's curiosity was aroused.
"You'll know when you get to Youzhou." Sun Shao sold a pass, and after a while, he said: "In addition, there are five thousand iron horsemen led by Gongsun Yuan and Elwei and others, I hope to help a little." ā
"Five thousand iron horsemen?" Xiahou Rong was shocked, there are only 2,000 Yueguo Iron Riders in Youzhou, when did there be 5,000?
"There are also Goguryeo and the newly conquered Samhan cavalry." Sun Shao said lightly: "Su Yu and Yue Hai have conquered Sanhan three months ago, and captured the two kings of Ma Han and Ben Han. In this expedition, the Goguryeo people made a lot of efforts, and a Goguryeo man named Gong was very brave and beheaded the king of Chenhan. By the way, do you know Biqiu Jian? ā
Xiahou Rong thought for a while and shook his head: "I don't know." However, the surname Biqiu is relatively rare, if nothing else, it should be a clansman who likes Biqiu Xing, Biqiu Xing is now a Wuwei Taishou, quite strategic. Why, this Biqiu Jian has also made meritorious contributions? ā
Sun Shao nodded: "He somehow ran to join the army, and was favored by the right general Chen Hai. I heard that he is very young and has a murderous aura. ā
Xiahou Rong frowned, very worried. There were already a lot of scholars from the poor families in various counties who ran to Yueguo, and now even promising 2,000 stone disciples like Wen Xibiqiu are running to Yueguo, this situation is a bit too serious. He was afraid that Sun Shao would be unhappy, so he didn't dwell on this topic anymore, and said with a smile: "In less than half a year's effort, Sanhan and Yan Mo have been pacified, and the combat power of the Yue Kingdom is really not to be underestimated." ā
"Where." Sun Shao said modestly: "These places are all close to the sea, and my Yue Guo's naval division is very useful, with 30,000 troops attacking, these small countries are not easy to come by." However, in addition to having more horses and warriors, it is not beneficial for me to take these small countries, on the contrary, I have to paste a lot of grain, which is actually not interesting. ā
Xiahou Rong smiled bitterly, Sun Shao is a bit too much. In this way, Youzhou also stepped on a solid foot, although it is separated by the sea, but there are Yue Guo sailors, and the sea is not an obstacle for them.
"Now, I will take out all these gains to help Ziwen and spare no effort." Sun Shao said generously: "The advantage is that he got it, and I will pay the money, how about it, it's interesting enough, right?" ā
Xiahou Rong nodded helplessly.
"Go and tell Ziwen that although I won't rush to Liaodong in person, he is not fighting alone, and I will always pay attention to him. If he needs to, I can even let Chen Hai and Yue Hai stay there for a while longer to be his reserves. ā
"I will convey the king's kindness to the general of the chariot." Xiahou Rong was noncommittal. He wondered if Sun Shao was too enthusiastic, the 30,000 troops were sitting in Youzhou, I was afraid that Cao Zhang would not feel relaxed, but would be like a man, but he was not good at making any decisions, anyway, Sun Shao just suggested, and then we would see how Cao Zhang decided.
"If you have concerns, I don't object to it." Sun Shao saw Xiahou Rong's worries, and said disapprerovingly: "I was about to transfer them back and prepare for an expedition to Tianzhu." The troops are insufficient, and I don't dare to use these Funan people, so I have to use one of my men as two. He thought for a moment and laughed again: "Fortunately, you people are still a little cautious, and you don't need my help, otherwise I really won't be busy." You know, Zhang Fei, the general of Shu State, led the army to attack Yizhou County, although the army was very majestic, but fighting with those mountain people, he was a little confused, and sent people to ask me for help, but he didn't want my mountain army of Yue Guo to enter Yizhou County, for fear that we would not leave as soon as we went. ā
"Shu also sent people?" Xiahou Rong was very surprised, Sun Shao was willing to take the initiative to tell him about such an important matter? "What is the king going to do?"
"Easy to do." Sun Shao pointed to the north: "Let the Shan and Husmen each send a part of their men to help, so that they don't have to fight each other if they have nothing to do." ā
Xiahou Rong thought about it and understood that this method was indeed good, which not only helped Zhang Fei, but also did not make Zhang Fei worry. In this way, Sun Shao's support for Wei is also sincere, and he just spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. But you can't blame yourself, Sun Shao's behavior is really incomprehensible, looking at his tricks to treat Tianzhu people and Huren and Shan people, it is simply unscrupulous.
Xiahou Rong sighed with emotion.
Sun Shao left Yang Xiu to supervise the construction of the city, and he took the people and the captive Feroz and others back to Temu City, after attending the celebration banquet, it was already the beginning of February, Xiahou Rong took the gift given by Sun Shao, crossed Changshan by land, passed through Yuenan County, and then transferred to a fast boat, passing through Zhuya and Nanhai, and at the end of April, he returned to Yecheng.
Cao Pi, the prime minister of Wei, immediately summoned him.
Cao Pi and Xiahou Yuan's sons and nephews have always had a good relationship, when Xiahou Rong was young, the name of the prodigy was passed on by Cao Pi, and later Cao Zhi went to Guanzhong to supervise the war, and the relationship with Xiahou Yuan became close. Cao Pi was a little troubled by this, but fortunately, at this time, the world was decided, and Cao Ying made him the prime minister, and his intention to pass on the throne of King Wei to him was already very obvious, and he regained his closeness to Xiahou Yuan's family, at least on the surface, he did a very good job.
Xiahou Rong presented a gift: a pair of jade jade. Cao Pi held it in his hand and looked carefully at the jade color as green as the leaves, and was very happy. He glanced at Xiahou Rong and said with a pun: "Youquan, this trip to the South China Sea has gained a lot, right?" ā
Xiahou Rong smiled slightly, nodded and said: "As the prime minister said, the minister has gained a lot, if the prime minister is interested, the minister is willing to give up, and there will be no reservations." ā
Cao Pi blinked: "How dare I be so greedy, if it spreads, wouldn't it ruin my own reputation, and General Zun Zhenxi will blame me if he learns about it." ā
"Not really." Xiahou Rong shook his head and said with a smile: "There will be nothing to lose by spreading the news." If the prime minister is talking about those treasures, then the minister can say to the prime minister that those treasures are as light as a feather compared to what the minister has seen and heard. With the mind of the prime minister, I don't think I will put those mundane things in my eyes. ā
Cao Pi was interested, pulled Xiahou Rong to sit down, asked people to boil water, and soaked the Yizhou high mountain tea that Xiahou Rong had just brought back, and listened to Xiahou Rong with great interest. Xiahou Rong spoke for more than three hours before he roughly told what he had seen and heard, as well as some conversations with Sun Shao.
Cao Pi has been listening attentively, and only a few words have been interjected in the middle, and after Xiahou Rong finished speaking, he still slowly tasted the tea and was silent. After a long while, he raised his head and looked at Xiahou Rong: "Youquan, you say, if I send Yuan Zhong to Taizhou to travel for a few years, will it be okay?" ā
Xiahou Rong thought about it and said with a smile: "It's feasible." The prime minister is in his youth, Yuan Zhong is about to weaken the crown, and the books that should be read are almost finished, and it is the time to travel thousands of miles. If the prime minister hadn't followed His Royal Highness the King of Wei for many years, he wouldn't have today's insight and ability, Yuan Zhong has been growing up in Yecheng, except for going out with the king to conquer Eastern Wu, he rarely goes far away, and he really needs some experience. ā
Cao Pi nodded, and said with a smile: "What about you, after you come back this time, do you have any other plans, do you want to go to Youzhou?" ā
"I'm going." Xiahou Rong smiled affirmatively: "I still have something to say to the general of the Che Cavalry." ā
"Then you take him to Youzhou with you." Cao Pi continued: "First follow Ziwen to learn how to use soldiers, and then go to Sun Shao to learn governance, if possible, go to Ling Zun's side for a while, even if it is a stubborn stone, you can carve out some light." ā
Xiahou Rong seemed to have expected it, and he didn't seem surprised, but politely excused himself a few words, and then responded. Cao Pi was very happy, and immediately reported to Cao Ying, Cao Ying didn't say anything, and approved Cao Pi's arrangement very indifferently, and at the same time asked several young sons such as Cao Yu to accompany him.
Cao Ying called Xiahou Rong again and talked in detail for a long time, and in the end he didn't say anything, and pondered alone. Xiahou Rong had just returned to his own mansion, and Yin Damu, a close attendant beside Cao Ying, arrived, handed a brocade box to Xiahou Rong, and then left in a hurry. Xiahou Rong returned to the study and opened it to see that it was actually Cao Ying's hand-ordered "The Art of War".
Xiahou Rong and his second brother Xiahou Ba were also surprised and delighted, happy that Cao Ying's study of Sun Tzu's Art of War combined with his thirty years of experience in using soldiers was a treasure that was difficult to buy, but now it was in front of him, and what was surprising was that Cao Ying obviously had high expectations for him, and he didn't know if he could bear it.
"Young power, do it yourself." Xiahou Ba sighed and patted Xiahourong on the shoulder: "I don't dare to read this book, after you read it, if you can reveal it to me, I will be content." ā
Xiahou Rong smiled bitterly. Among their brothers, the eldest brother Xiahou Heng is destined to attack the knight, so it doesn't matter whether he has merit or not, among the other brothers, the most useful soldier is the third brother Xiahou said, but unfortunately he was just eighteen years old and died early before he had a chance to fight. Among the remaining few people, in addition to him, the second brother Xiahou Ba is the best soldier, he usually reads Sun Tzu's Art of War, and has admired Sun Tzu's Art of War by Cao Ying for a long time, but today when this book is really in front of him, he doesn't dare to read it. Xiahou Ba could see that of course he was more aware of the intentions.
"Although there are tens of millions of people, I will go." Xiahou Rong pondered for a long time and quietly put the book away.
(To be continued)