The Son of Heaven flipped through the manuscript in his hand over and over again, smiling. Yang Biao played beautifully with this hand, and suddenly took the initiative, which not only pushed the Cao Sun and Liu families to the cusp, but also made him see that the hearts of the people accumulated by the Han Dynasty for four hundred years are still available, although these forces are still very fragile in front of Cao Sunquan, who has a heavy army, but after all, they can make them a little jealous, especially in this situation.

"Yang Gong made a move, and sure enough, one blow will be hit."

Yang Biao was also in a good mood, and the change in the attitude of Cao Sun and Liu Sanjia, especially Cao Pi, made him see the hope of success in the army. He has been in Xu County for many years, Yang Xiu is Cao Zhi's cronies, and he has a lot of insight into the battle between the Cao brothers. If he didn't make good use of this, wouldn't his more than 50 years of experience be in vain?

"Your Majesty, this is not the credit of the minister." Yang Biao said with a smile.

"It's not Yang Gong, is there anyone else?" The Son of Heaven glanced at Yang Biao with a smile, in the end, he was a member of the Yang family, even at this time, he refused to take credit.

"This idea may be thought of by the minister, but the minister can't transcribe so many manuscripts in such a short period of time, nor can he send the manuscript to Jingyangyiyu Yanji Prefecture in such a short time."

"yes, that's the speed...... It is indeed somewhat rare. The Son of Heaven rolled his eyes, and then looked at Yang Biao curiously. The Son of Heaven is not a stupid person, he is actually a very smart person like his father, Emperor Ling Emperor Liu Hong. In the first year of Xingping, when he was still in Xijing, he poked through the rice beans of Hou Wen, who served the imperial Shi Hou Wen, who was greedy for ink to help the victims, so that Hou Wen, who was used to doing his hands and feet, was speechless, and he was only fourteen years old at the time. Because of this, he was amazed at the speed, and if it was possible to distribute these manuscripts to such a wide area in half a month, it would be almost impossible to copy two thousand copies in such a short time.

"This is the credit of General Sun." Yang Biao stroked his beard and said with a very pleased smile: "It was General Sun who handed over two thousand identical manuscripts in one day, and he also distributed them to the Quartet within half a month. ”

Sun Shao? The Son of Heaven pondered for a moment, and he suddenly sighed: "Yang Gong, I remembered the one Feng Xian many years ago. ”

Yang Biao thought for a moment and frowned, he didn't know why the Son of Heaven thought of Lu Bu's capricious martial artist at this time.

"Yang Gong, Lu Bu is a loyal minister." The Son of Heaven sighed: "Anyway, for my Han, he is a loyal minister, but it's a pity that another loyal minister, Wang Yun, can't cooperate with him, otherwise it ......."

Yang Biao was thoughtful, he understood what the Son of Heaven meant. said that Lu Bu and Wang Yun were false, and the Son of Heaven hoped that he and Sun Shao would cooperate sincerely and assist him through the current difficulties. Yang Biao knew how Wang Yun treated Lu Bu at the beginning, although later he also felt that Wang Yun handled it too hastily, but from the bottom of his heart, he didn't think that a person like Lu Bu should be on an equal footing with Wang Yun and preside over state affairs. He killed Dong Zhuo, named him Wenhou, and General Fenwu has already rewarded him for his contributions, but it is a bit too much to uphold the national government, in addition to knowing how to fight in battle, what government affairs does he know?

However, Sun Shao was obviously more shrewd than Lu Bu, although he was not a qualified pillar of the country - although this man was strong and competitive, and quite intelligent, he was very good at everything, and he was far from the principle of governing the country with virtue first.

However, for now, Sun Shao is a very useful person.

Yang Biao is not Wang Yun, he knows the importance and knows when to do something, so he bowed respectfully to the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty Shengming, the minister must remember Your Majesty's holy will, and work together with General Guan and General Sun to serve the country." ”

The Son of Heaven glanced at Yang Biao and didn't say anything more. He patted the paper in his hand: "How did General Sun transcribe 2,000 manuscripts in one day?" ”

Yang Biao smiled bitterly: "I don't know, he said that this is a secret and can't be known." ”

"Secret?" The Son of Heaven was even more curious, and his eyes rolled: "Could it be that he, like Bi Lan, is a skillful person?" ”

Yang Biao sweated, and hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, Bi Lan is a eunuch, and it is not appropriate to compare him with General Sun." ”

The Son of Heaven was stunned for a moment, and then smiled self-deprecatingly. Bi Lan was the court order of Emperor Ling, with exquisite craftsmanship and a lot of ingenious machinery, but he was ranked among the top ten permanent servants, and he was a villain, despised by scholars, and compared him with Sun Shao, of course, it was inappropriate in the eyes of people like Yang Biao, not so much praising Sun Shao, but scolding Sun Shao.

However, it can be seen from this sentence that Yang Biao and Sun Shao, the old and the young, the one literary and the one martial, still get along very well, at least they will not be as contemptuous as Wang Yun treats Lu Bu.

The two were gossiping, and Xiao Huangmen came to report, and Deputy Prime Minister Cao Pi had a performance. Yang Biao, who was surprised, exchanged a look, Yang Biao got up and stood behind the screen, and the Son of Heaven sat up straight, letting Cao Pi enter the hall. With a shrill sound from the small yellow door, the well-dressed Cao Pi held the concert in both hands, entered the hall in small steps, took off his silk shoes at the door, stepped into the hall, trotted all the way to the place where he was three steps in front of the Son of Heaven, knelt down respectfully, pushed the concert over his head, and said loudly: "Deputy Prime Minister, Zhonglang General Pi with facial features, there is a performance of Your Majesty." ”

The Son of Heaven looked at the respectful Cao Pi and was in a very good mood. He had met Cao Pi a few times before, but he had never seen Cao Pi have such a good attitude. When Cao Pi occasionally looked at him, his eyes didn't seem to be on him, the son of heaven, but on the throne behind him, although it was just an ordinary couch covered with woven cotton.

"What did you do?" The Son of Heaven said lightly.

"The minister asks for credit for the generals Guan Yu and Sun Shao." Cao Pi first explained the intention, and then explained: "Guan Yu and Sun Shao protect the Son of Heaven from military rebellion, and they are meritorious to the community. ”

The Son of Heaven blinked subconsciously, and thoughtfully took the recital sheet handed over by Xiao Huangmen. Cao Pi's calligraphy is good, graceful, and has everyone's spirit, I have to say that although the father and son of the Cao family are flying and domineering, and their skills are not right, their literary talents are indeed extraordinary. The Son of Heaven quickly read Cao Pi's recital, and finally was stunned, with extreme surprise in his tone: "Feng Wang? ”

Cao Pi seemed to have been prepared for the reaction of the Son of Heaven, and he bowed down again: "The minister thinks that Guan Yu and Sun Shao guarded the Son of Heaven, held Wancheng for several months, and cooperated with the King of Wei and General Fubo to reject Sun Quan and Liu Bei, so that they had no chance to take advantage of it. ”

The Son of Heaven was stunned for a long time, his mind was still a little confused, he seemed to understand Cao Pi's meaning a little, but he didn't seem to fully understand. He was thinking about saying something, there were a few soft sounds from the screen behind him, Yang Biao seemed to be reminding him of something, he quickly nodded: "The matter played by the Qing is very important, and I will discuss it after I discuss it with the secretaries." ”

"Yui." Cao Pi gave another salute: "The minister retired." I beg your Majesty to consider it as soon as possible, so as not to hurt the heart of the loyal minister. After speaking, he got up and retreated to the door of the temple, then turned around and walked out of the hall, put on silk shoes and strode away.

Yang Biao turned out from behind, took the piece handed by Xiao Huangmen and read it, and pouted: "It's just a divisive plan." ”

The Son of Heaven already knows this. Cao Pi asked Guan Yu and Sun Shao to be crowned kings. If the king is to have a fief, it is impossible for Cao Ying to give them the place under his control, so only on the territory of Sun Quan and Liu Bei, the question is whether Sun Quan and Liu Bei will agree? Not to mention the matter of the fiefdom, once Sun Quan and Guan Yu are crowned kings, then they are above Sun Quan and Liu Bei, the righteousness of this monarch and minister will definitely be gone, and the Sun and Liu families will be divided into four families, distrusting each other, scattered forces, and unable to compete with the Cao family.

Therefore, Cao Pi's letter did not harm him at all, but it provoked contradictions within Sun Liu, which can be described as a good move. If the Son of Heaven is sealed, his clever plan will succeed, if it is not sealed, he can at least please Guan Yu and Sun Shao, and it can also play a certain role.

"Different surname Feng Wang ......" The Son of Heaven had a calm face and glanced at Yang Biao from time to time. Yang Biao stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then asked rhetorically: "Your Majesty thinks that Cao Ying's title of King of Wei can be stripped away?" ”

The face of the Son of Heaven changed for a moment, and he shook his head helplessly. Just kidding, Cao Ying didn't claim the emperor further, and he still wanted to deprive him of the King of Wei, didn't that force him to rebel? He suddenly understood another meaning of Cao Pi: Yu Dahan has merit, and it is right to be crowned king, so the king of my family is above board, you don't have any ideas. Now the reason why Cao Ying is accused of being a rebel minister is because he violated the White Horse Alliance of Emperor Gaozu and was crowned king with a different surname. But if Guan Yu and Sun Shao are also kings, then who else can say that he, the king of Wei, should not be crowned?

The Son of Heaven understands this truth and knows that now is not the time to mention this White Horse Alliance, and the situation in front of him cannot be compared with Emperor Gaozu, who has just leveled the king with a different surname, but he is still a little uncomfortable if he agrees to crown Guan Yu and Sun Shao as kings. Cao Ying's King Wei was forced to be helpless, and Guan Yu and Sun Shao did not have the strength to force him, is it necessary to leave the White Horse Alliance behind again? After opening this head, will it be able to hold it in the future? What's more, in this way, it is tantamount to admitting that Cao Ying's King of Wei deserves it, and the binding force of morality on Cao Ying will be weaker.

The Son of Heaven was very hesitant, intellectually he knew that Yang Biao's words were right, but emotionally, he couldn't accept it for a while.

Yang Biao sighed, although the Son of Heaven was smart, he still lacked decisiveness: "Your Majesty, it is better to hand over Cao Pi's watch to the officials for discussion, and see what everyone has to say." ”

The Son of Heaven nodded helplessly: "Just play according to Qing." ”

Sun Shao finished his business in the mansion and was gossiping with Guan Feng. Guan Feng has been away from home for more than half a year, and he misses his son Ah Yu very much, and he is talking in Sun Shao's ear to pick up his son, Sun Shao is comforting her, Shuai Zeng came to report, and Cao Pi visited.

A bamboo slip has a few upright official scripts written on it: "Peiguo Cao Pi goodbye, ask about living, the word Zihuan." ”

Sun Shao was very surprised, he and Cao Pi had met a few times in front of the Son of Heaven, but they didn't say anything. Because of Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu, Cao Pi didn't like him very much, and although he was very polite when he saw him, that politeness was alienated and resentful. In private, they didn't have any contact, and Cao Pi's sudden visit today was really unexpected.

"Please." Sun Shao thought for a while, then motioned to Guan Feng to take refuge for the time being, and got up and went to the bottom of the stairs. Cao Pi entered the door under the guidance of Shuai Zeng, and when he saw Sun Shao descending to greet him, he hurriedly took two steps to greet him: "How dare General Lao Ming greet him." ”

Sun Shao smiled and returned the salute: "The Prime Minister came to the cold house, and it was shining, how dare you not welcome it?" ”

The two laughed, held each other's arms, went up the steps together, sat down the guests, and talked about a few unnutritious gossip such as mutual admiration, Cao Pi said what he meant, and then looked at Sun Shao's expression without blinking.

"Crowned king?" Sun Shao seemed to have heard something funny, stroked the soft short beard on his chin, and looked at Cao Pi with a smile.

"With the merit and wisdom of the general, it is a matter of course to be crowned king." Cao Pi said sincerely. He didn't have a good impression of Sun Shao, but he also knew the current situation, Sun Shao and Yang Biao were very close, much more difficult to deal with than Guan Yu's martial artist who didn't know how to scheming, and the contradiction between Sun Shao and Sun Quan did not need to be concealed, Sun Shao's intention to break away from Sun Quan's control and become self-reliant was obvious, so he proposed this plan with Chen Qun and Sima Yi, and they believed that Sun Shao would not be able to refuse such a temptation.

And Sun Shao's expression in front of him made him more assured, Sun Shao would definitely accept it, perhaps, he had been waiting for this day.

"Where's my fiefdom?" Sun Shao's mouth was crooked, and he put on a look that saw through Cao Pi's thoughts at a glance: "Is it Xuzhou, or Qingzhou?" ”

Cao Pi smiled faintly, and said in his heart, you really know how to dream, Xuzhou and Qingzhou will give it to you? He shook his head: "I don't know about this, I don't know until Your Majesty has sealed you." In my humble opinion, it should be more suitable for Huiji or Wu Jun. Ling Zun was named Marquis of Wu back then, and his son inherited his father's business, and it seemed more appropriate to be crowned King of Wu. However, at the moment, Wu Hou is an uncle, and in order to avoid your uncle and nephew from fighting, the surname of Huiji may be a little bigger. ”

Sun Shao pouted, your plan to sow discord is too clumsy to use in front of me. Whether it is Wu Jun or Huiji, Sun Quan can't give it, or directly, the matter of sealing the king is a joke, he can estimate that as long as Cao Pi spreads the news, Sun Shao will immediately come to the door and persuade him to focus on the overall situation, not to fight against Sun Quan, and of course, not to oppose the guest.

Daqiao and Ah Yu are undoubtedly hostages, and his subordinates will also have opinions, Sun Huan will not approve, Zhou Xun will not approve, and Yue Hai will not approve, and probably only Cui Qian's gang of pirates can approve.

"Thank you for your kindness, but you roasted me on the stove." Sun Shao smiled slightly, no longer mentioned this topic, and stretched out his hand: "Please drink tea, and then ask for a gentleman's sword from your feet." ”

Cao Pi is in the middle of it, his intention is to make friends with Sun Shao, have the opportunity to show his literary and martial arts, and let Sun Shao see that he is no worse than his brother Cao Zhi, and now Sun Shao took the initiative to see his swordsmanship, and saved him a lot of nonsense. After drinking tea, Cao Pi got up and drew his sword and went to the court to show his swordsmanship. Sun Shao looked at it vigorously, and it can't be said that it is useless at all, at least correcting some of his previous erroneous views. Cao Pi's swordsmanship is far from the swordsmanship of the later generations that is churning and jumping, and the sword light is very simple, and the tricks are also very simple, mainly stabbed, supplemented by chopping and teasing, his shot is very fast, it can be said that the move is deadly, and there is no showmanship at all.

"Good sword!" Sun Shao stroked his palms and smiled.

"Shame shame!" Cao Pi smiled proudly: "Although I can't practice this swordsmanship, I am also famous, this is the swordsmanship of Wang Yue, Wang Yue passed on Shi A, Shi A passed on to me." It's a pity that I can't do my best because I have a lot of mundane tasks. ”

"If you can defeat the swordsmanship of the god hand Deng Zhan, can't you do it perfectly?" Sun Shao blinked his eyes and teased with a smile.

Cao Pi laughed, this was the thing he was most proud of. Fenwei General Deng Zhan is a master in the army, he can enter the white blade empty-handed, once they competed in public, he used this swordsmanship to defeat Deng Zhan three times in a row, it can be said that he was out of the limelight. Sun Shao's mention of this matter now tickled his itchy flesh, and his disgust with Sun Shao faded for a while.

Sun Shao was in the office in his previous life, and he couldn't be more familiar with these skills of doing what he liked and getting closer to the topic, and after suddenly opening Cao Pi's defense against him, he took advantage of the victory to pursue, and quietly showed that he had nothing to do with Cao Zhi, and Yang Xiu went to the South China Sea just to thank him for the matter of the Yuan family's brothers and sisters. Although Cao Pi didn't believe it, Sun Shao could say this, and he still liked it very much.

The two chatted and parted happily – at least on the surface.

As Sun Shao expected, that night, Sun Shao came to the door.

"This is Cao Pi's trick to divide the general and the supreme, please don't be fooled by the general." Sun Shao didn't bend at all, and said straightforwardly: "Please ask the general to focus on the foundation of Jiangdong and resign with General Guan on the table." ”

Sun Shao sat rudely with a gloomy face, leaned back on the table, squinted his eyes and looked straight at Sun Shao, without saying a word. Sun Shao knelt in front of him, feeling the corners of his eyes twitch involuntarily, the back of his neck tightened for a while, and unconsciously, a drop of sweat dripped on the green bricks, slowly turning into a black shadow. In his eyes, this black shadow was like blood and a sign of ominousness, the collapse of Jiangdong and the flow of blood.

If Sun Shao accepts the throne, then there will be a formal rupture between him and Sun Quan, and for the current Jiangdong, this is tantamount to a catastrophe. As for Daqiao and Ah Yu as hostages, Sun Shao doesn't have much hope, compared to the throne, what is a stepmother and son? Sun Shao is still young, and Cao Ying is still thinking about marrying him, and he can have many sons in the future. As for Daqiao, hehe, if it is the biological mother, then Sun Shao may think about it or two, this stepmother, it doesn't matter.

After a silence that almost suffocated Sun Shao, Sun Shao finally opened his mouth, but the cold voice made Sun Shao even more desperate.

"Lu Su's 8,000 army, why is it delayed?"

Sun Shao swallowed his saliva, and was about to explain, Sun Shao asked again, this time his tone was more severe and his tone was even colder.

"Lu Meng's army is stationed in Chaisang, why hasn't it been going north?"

Sun Shao's heart tightened, and he opened his mouth to prepare to plead, Sun Shao jumped up, picked up the teacup on the case, and smashed it on Sun Shao's face that had just risen, the teacup smashed Sun Shao's forehead, and the bright red blood flowed down the pale green tea, quickly drenching the placket on Sun Shao's chest. Sun Shao turned a blind eye, stepped forward and kicked Sun Shao's shoulder, kicked him on his back and fell to the ground, pointed at his nose and scolded:

"Regardless of the danger, I went straight forward, and I defended Wancheng with General Guan for nearly half a year, just waiting for you to attack Xiahoudun together. With Wancheng in hand, Cao Ying didn't dare to leave lightly, Xiahoudun's 40,000 army is the meat in our mouths, why don't you come? What are you waiting for? ”

Sun Shao was furious, roaring, the angry voice echoed in the hall, shaking Sun Shao's ears buzzing, he looked at the furious Sun Shao in amazement, he couldn't believe his eyes. In his impression, Sun Shao has always been gentle and elegant in the past few years, and he smiles first when he speaks, and this kind of hideous face of gritting his teeth is unheard of.

"What are you waiting for? Wait for me to die? Isn't it? Is it not? The more Sun Shao spoke, the more angry he became, and when he caught up, he kicked Sun Shao's chest again, and this kick was so powerful that Sun Shao almost lost his breath. Guan Feng, who heard Sun Shao's roar, rushed over from the back room, and when he saw this scene, he was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to hug Sun Shao and pushed him away from Sun Shao. In her opinion, although Sun Shao's body is still quite strong, Sun Shao was furious and made a dead hand, and it didn't take a few kicks to kill him.

Sun Shao was pushed aside by Guan Feng, still refusing to give up, he struggled and rushed over, where did Guan Feng dare to let go, while pushing him with all his strength, he called the guards for help. Sun Shao pointed at Sun Shao and scolded: "What kind of thing did I do to make you treat me like this?" At the moment of the great enemy, you don't want to be unanimous with the outside world, but you are thinking about playing a black hand behind my back, this is what the Supreme of Shengming did? That's the idea you wise strategists came up with? You say, you say, if you don't tell me the reason today, Lao Tzu will split you alive. ”

Sun Shao was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, his whole body trembled, and he didn't dare to move. Guan Feng handed Sun Shao over to Ding Feng and Shuai Zeng, who rushed over, turned around and shouted: "Why don't you help Lord Sun to heal your injuries?" ”

The two guards woke up like a dream, and without saying a word, they stepped forward to pick up the bleeding Sun Shao and left. Sun Shao was put out of the gate, and Sun Shao's angry roar could still be heard: "Whoever came up with the idea, who wants my surname, if you don't hand over this person, Lao Tzu wants you to look good!" ”

Sun Shao's mind was blank, for fear that Sun Shao would chase him out and kick him again, jump into the carriage and leave. It wasn't until the carriage stopped in front of the city gate that the coachman timidly asked him where he was going, whether he was going out of the city or back to the post house, that he settled down a little, stroked his chest and gasped for a long time, and said, "Go back to the post house." After thinking about it, he took off his coat that had been stained with blood tea, dipped the blood that was still flowing on his forehead, wrote a few words on his coat, and then stuffed it into the hand of his son Sun Mo next to him, and said hurriedly: "Six hundred miles urgently, immediately send the news here to the Supreme and ask him to decide." There must be no delay, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Sun Mo didn't dare to slack off, put the bloody clothes into his arms, kicked the horse's belly, and the war horse neighed and galloped out of the city.

(To be continued)