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On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, Liu Xie, the son of heaven, took the queen Cao Jie and the crown prince Liu Xing, accompanied by Prime Minister Yang Biao and others, and arrived in Guangling by car. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Wei King Cao Ying was absent due to illness, and his son Cao Zhang, Sun Shao, King of Yue, Sun Quan, King of Wu, and Liu Bei, King of Shu, went out of the camp for thirty miles to greet him. After a cold noise, Sun Quan, the king of Wu, and Liu Bei, the king of Shu, were the leaders, and Sun Shao, the king of Yue, and Cao Zhang, followed the chariot of the Son of Heaven and drove to the camp that had been prepared. Queen Wu Xu and Queen Yue Guan Feng accompanied Queen Cao Jie throughout the whole process, Yue Prince Sun Feng and Prince Liu Xing hit it off at first sight, Sun Feng stuffed a piece of sugar into Liu Xing's mouth, Liu Xing became Sun Feng's follower, and the Prince of Wu who came with him was greedy. He has sugar, but he can't be as unruly as Sun Feng, he squeezed into a car with Liu Xing in a big way, laughing so much that he could only arch his hands and carefully accompany him.

"The concubines and children have no way, which makes the queen smile." Guan Feng apologized embarrassedly.

Queen Cao Jie smiled, waved her hand, and said generously: "It's okay, they are all children, so there is no need to talk about so many rules." Xing'er has been stuffy in the palace for a long time, and the other princes of His Majesty are all old, and they can't play with him, so this time he was brought out, and it was hard work all the way, and it was also a rare thing to have such a partner of the same age. Prince Yue is very strong, it seems that when he grows up, he must be the same as King Yue, a tiger general. Cao Jie couldn't help but chuckle as he spoke, "I forgot, his mother is also a tiger general." ”

Guan Feng smiled awkwardly, in front of the graceful and generous Cao Jie, she was obviously a little restrained. However, Cao Jie was also quite eye-catching when he looked at her. Although Guan Feng did not wear a battle robe, but wore a gorgeous court dress, she is famous, there is a heroic Lao Tzu who is a powerful Huaxia man, and a heroic husband who is a king, plus he is a famous general who can fight and has great achievements, even if he wears a complicated dress, he still does not lose his heroic spirit, and in the eyes of Cao Jie, who is used to seeing weak women, there is another sassy atmosphere. The two were of the same age, and they soon talked together, but Queen Wu Xu couldn't keep up, so she could only accompany her silently.

Welcome the Son of Heaven into the camp, settle down, Sun Shao and others took their respective officials and subordinates into the tent one by one to visit, according to the current order, Sun Shao ranked last, and when he walked into the imperial tent, the Son of Heaven Liu Xie and Prime Minister Yang Biao both smiled. When Sun Shao finished saluting, the Son of Heaven smiled and beckoned:

"Come, Sun Qing, the great gift is over, and we monarchs and ministers are talking together. Wancheng is goodbye, but I haven't seen him for more than four years. ”

Sun Shao put on a look that I want to kill you, and swallowed: "The minister and His Majesty have been separated for four years, three months and twenty-one days, whether the minister is in Liaodong or Funan, he misses His Majesty all the time. ”

"Poof!" Before the Son of Heaven could say anything, Yang Biao couldn't help laughing out loud, he walked up, flew up, and scolded with a smile: "Shaft, I haven't seen you for a few years, you are even better at acting." ”

Sun Shao didn't flash, and bowed: "Yang Gong, I haven't seen you for a few years, you are still so agile, and your footwork is still so sharp." ”

"Hehehe......" Tianzi, who still wanted to keep his face strained, couldn't hold back anymore and smiled. Yang Biao is a rare person who jokes with others, and today he laughed with Sun Shao in front of the Son of Heaven, which was the first time the Son of Heaven saw it. He had long known that although Yang Biao and Sun Shao were very different in age, they were very speculative, but he didn't expect the two to get acquainted with each other to this point. In fact, he also blamed Yang Biao, Yang Biao didn't want to be so intimate with Sun Shao, but he knew that you were serious, Sun Shao was not serious, and the more serious you were, the more unserious he was, and it was all nonsense to talk about etiquette and majesty with him. As soon as he entered the account today, he said such things to the Son of Heaven, obviously the same as before, and it was all in vain to talk to him about the dignity of the king and so on.

"Yang Gong, I really invite you to watch the play this time." Sun Shao smiled, "In order to relieve Your Majesty's boredom, I have put a lot of thought into it, and I have prepared more than a dozen kinds of entertainment programs alone to ensure that Your Majesty will be comfortable physically and mentally." ”

"You don't want to take Your Majesty to the ridiculous, do you?" Yang Biao looked at Sun Shao cautiously.

"How is that possible?" Sun Shao straightened his chest, "I'm a decent person." ”

The Son of Heaven was inexplicable, and he didn't know what they were talking about, but he was interested in the absurdity that Yang Biao said, but he was embarrassed to say it.

"Your Majesty has been on the road for a month, and it is not easy to get here. Your Highness, you really should make Your Majesty happy. Yang Biao put away his smile, pulled Sun Shao to the side and sat down, stared at Sun Shao's eyes and said: "You have made a lot of money in Funan, and your majesty has handed over the two states to you, you won't send away a boatload of gifts, right?" I have heard that the queen of Yue gave her father Guan Yu is a boatload of treasures, 40,000 stones of white flowers, which is a lot more than what you have given to Your Majesty. ”

Sun Shao Yile: "What, Your Majesty also wants 40,000 stone rice?" You can't be so nervous, right? ”

The Son of Heaven smiled embarrassedly: "Yang Gong, Sun Qing has always been loyal to the court, and there is never a shortage of tributes, so there is no need to say this kind of ugly words, how much will I save some face." ”

Yang Biao was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said to Sun Shao: "Judging by the heart, you have done a good job, and I shouldn't stretch out my hand to you again." However, the other three kings are too much, the king of Wei has not even delivered this year's tribute so far, and the king of Shu and the king of Wu are also coping with errands, either lacking catties or delaying time. You see, the horses driven by His Majesty are not as good as the war horses of Cao Zhang's cavalry, what kind of system is this, and where is the majesty of the Son of Heaven? In the end, Yang Biao was already very unhappy.

Sun Shao also put away his smile, he thought for a moment, raised his head and looked at Yang Biao: "Yang Gong, you have already told me some of these things in the letter before, and I have heard some from other channels. The three kings of Wei, Shu and Wu did not do it authentically, and it really shouldn't be. However, I want to remind Yang Gong of two points, first, these things are all ugly families, and they can't be caused by this, and at that time, the court is only afraid of being even more embarrassed. ”

Yang Biao and the Son of Heaven glanced at each other and nodded in agreement, they just thought that there was nothing to do in this way, so they forbeared. There is no way to find Sun Shao, among the four kings, only Sun Shao really takes the court to heart.

"Second, although I am one of the four kings, but when I was crowned king, there was an unwritten rule, I, the king of Yue, was the last, and the king of Wei, who was ranked first, did not come this time, I just wanted to say something, I'm afraid no one may listen to me, so ......"

Yang Biao glared at Sun Shao: "I know what you want to say, but you also have to know that it's not that Your Majesty is reluctant to take the position of a general, it's that the King of Wei wrote that the general can't be appointed outside, and wants you to go to Luoyang to be a general, are you willing to go?" ”

"Maybe I'll go later, but not now." Sun Shao grinned and said, "I still want to fight for Your Majesty for a few more years." ”

"Then it's not." Yang Biao said.

"However, I have a more suitable candidate for the general, please consider it. This person is famous all over the world, if he can be a general, I believe that everyone will be convinced, and no one will dare to be perfunctory in the future, and not take His Majesty seriously. ”

"Oh?" Tianzi and Yang Biao were surprised: "Who is it?" ”

"Shu General Guan Yu."

"Him?"

"Not bad. General Guan Wancheng battle, support the building in the general, in the country and the family have great merits, and General Guan became a famous hero, great achievements, if he is the general, the minister thinks that whether it is Wei or Wu Shu, you must be afraid of three points. ”

The Son of Heaven was silent, his eyes swept to Yang Biao, and there was some annoyance in his eyes. Sun Shao proposed that Guan Yu be appointed as the general of the court, there is no problem with the candidate, Guan Yu has meritorious service in the court, and his name is also well-known, and it is reasonable to be a general, but Sun Shao mentioned this, but there is a bit of a difference with Cao Ying. Didn't you say that the general can't be appointed outside, okay, I recommend one who can serve in Luoyang, anyway, I don't want your Cao family to be a general. The problem is that you and Cao Ying don't have any relationship, and you can't play with the generals of the court. General, you have the final say?

Yang Biao slowly exhaled: "General Guan is indeed suitable, but the candidate for the general is not trivial, and it is necessary to discuss it with the other three kings." King Yue, what do you see? ”

Yang Biao was very worried, Sun Shao made a great contribution to this East China Sea Alliance, he proposed to ask his father-in-law Guan Yu to be a general, which can be regarded as a condition, if he refuses him, I am afraid that he will be very annoyed, and the son of heaven will be in trouble. Unexpectedly, Sun Shao was very polite, and when he heard this, he smiled and said: "Yang Gong is reasonable, such a major matter should naturally be discussed with the kings." Your Majesty can speak widely and be kind as a stream, which is really a blessing for ministers and a great man. The minister raised his hands in approval, no, raised his hands and feet in approval. ”

Yang Biao was angry and funny, and glared at Sun Shao: "It's like a sentence in front, but there are clues in the back, you, the king of Yue, are a little disrespectful to the superior." ”

Sun Shao sneered and said: "The minister is the general of Fuyi, and he finally said that when dealing with barbarians, he can't talk about the rules, he can't help it, he gets used to it, he gets used to it." ”

"Well, tell me first, how are these days arranged?"

Sun Shao took out a list from his arms and sent it to Yang Biao with both hands. Yang Biao read it once, then handed it to the Son of Heaven again. The Son of Heaven took it and looked at it, and it listed the plans for these days. Today's arrangement is to pick up the driver, meet the audience, give the gift, and then the evening is the reception banquet. Tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, and the Son of Heaven will set up a banquet to invite everyone to dinner--of course, these Sun Shao have all been arranged, but it is up to the Son of Heaven to come forward--The monarch and the courtiers have a party. The day after tomorrow is the first day of the first lunar month, and the ministers first pay New Year's greetings to His Majesty, offer New Year's gifts, and then be rewarded by the Son of Heaven. On the second day of the first lunar month, the main event was a military parade, first the cavalry of Wei, and then the foot soldiers of Wu Shu. On the third day of the first lunar month, it is the review of the naval division, and the Son of Heaven is invited to board the giant ship of the Yue Kingdom to go to sea, watch the naval exercises, and parade the vast sea frontier of the Han Kingdom...... A long list was written in a long list, and it was arranged until the fifteenth day of the first month, and it was all full. The Son of Heaven couldn't help but be a little worried, he came to ask for money, but now he wants him to reward, although it is a symbol of the surname, but if it is too little, it will not look good.

"Your Majesty rest assured, the ministers and the kings have already discussed it, and I guarantee that Your Majesty will not be overstretched." Sun Shao said confidently: "And when Your Majesty leaves, he can return with a full load." ”

The Son of Heaven looked at Sun Shao suspiciously, although he didn't believe it, but there was no other way, so he had to nod yes. Sun Shao sat for a while, said that he would arrange a banquet in the evening, and then left first. Yang Biao and Tianzi sat sullenly for a while, and the two of them raised their heads in unison: "...... candidate for this great general" and then stunned together, looked at each other for a while, and smiled again.

"Your Majesty, Guan Yu is the general, it is also suitable, Liu Bei, the king of Shu, and Sun Shao, the king of Yue, will definitely be satisfied, and the tribute of Shu will be guaranteed in the future."

"Well, General Guan has meritorious service in the court, and he should be a general." The Son of Heaven said yes, and said with some worry: "But can King Wei agree?" ”

Yang Biao smiled: "Since King Yue is so sure, he has probably passed through the qi." What the minister is worried about is that he is afraid that not only the candidates for the general have already been decided, but also other people. ”

The Son of Heaven let out a long sigh and shook his head gloomily: "Little Luoyang is not something I can call the shots." ”

Yang Biao shook his head slowly: "Your Majesty, why should you be like this." The compromise between the four kings is the foundation for the continuation of the Han Dynasty, and they are not afraid of compromising with each other, but they are afraid that they will be the only one. Among the four kings, the king of Wei is the most domineering, this time the Son of Heaven patrols, the four kings will be allied, he actually dares to say that he is sick and does not come, and his domineering can be seen. The general is appointed by Guan Yu, and Shuyue will be united, and if there is anything in the future, I am afraid that the king of Wei will have to think about it. Even if the three princes are appointed by the people of the four kings, it may not be a good thing. Your Majesty, the meaning of the republic lies in this. ”

The Son of Heaven smiled bitterly: "Yang Gong is reasonable, but I have thought too much. ”

"It is imperative that the candidates be chosen as soon as possible and that their tribute be collected, lest they be deprived of rewards." Yang Biao was also a little disappointed, the dignified son of the Han Dynasty actually fell to this point, if he did not agree to the candidates recommended by the four kings, he would not get the due tribute, and the honorable position of the court would be used to exchange for money, what is the difference between this and Emperor Xiaoling's betrayal of official positions back then? It's just that the price is not clearly marked.

Yang Biao acted immediately and sent someone to invite Cao Zhang first, and in order to prevent Cao Zhang from being brutal, he first notified the queen Cao Jie of this matter. Sure enough, seeing the gloomy queen Cao Jie here, Cao Zhang, who was originally going to play a scoundrel and ask for a little more benefits, suddenly became honest, and didn't dare to put one more fart, and even called His Majesty Shengming, General Guan deserves his name, and should be appointed as a general, and then recommended Gu Yong, the prime minister of Wu State, as the middle of the imperial history, saying that Gu Yong was upright and majestic, and he was the candidate that Mr. Cai Yong favored back then. Yang Biao and the Son of Heaven had already prepared, but they didn't say anything, as usual, they studied and studied.

then invited Liu Bei, Liu Bei knew very well in his heart, this was discussed by several of them, on the one hand, each person was assigned to control the important position of the court, so as not to let the court have any more demon moths, and on the other hand, it was also to push the characters who all parties felt that they had a headache and were difficult to deal with to the court. For example, like Guan Yu, if you want to remove him from his position as a general, he will have a fortune nine times out of ten, but now it is different, let him go to the court as a general, that is, he will be promoted, and he will definitely be very happy. Gu Yong of Wu State is a thorn in Sun Quan's heart, but now let him go to the court to serve as the imperial historian, that is also a promotion, Gu Yong has an opinion, and it is not easy to say anything.

Liu Bei first thanked Guan Yu for his kindness, and then recommended Zhang Zhao of Yue Guo to be the captain. Next is Sun Quan, Sun Quan is hypocritical, and then recommends Cao Zhang to be the general of the chariot cavalry.

After turning around, the general of the court, the general of the chariot cavalry, the captain and the imperial doctor all have masters. The reason why Gu Yong was not directly made the prime minister, but temporarily served as the middle minister of the imperial history, seems to have given Yang Biao face.

The Son of Heaven and Yang Biao were very speechless, but they couldn't find a suitable reason, of course you can not listen, but you have to think about it, the result of not adopting it is that you will go back empty-handed, not only will you not be able to get the tribute, but you will not want to take it in the future. Although he felt very humiliated, the Son of Heaven was very calm when he thought about the things he had lived by Cao Ying's side. At least discuss it with him now, Cao Ying was not so polite at that time, and directly going to the table is equivalent to deciding, where to ask the Son of Heaven to nod.

Whether you are willing or not, the matter is so decided, and this invisibly also sets a rule, and in the future, the affairs of the court will be discussed and handled by the four kings, and the four kings will each nominate a spokesperson to serve in the court, which has become an unspoken convention.

The Son of Heaven immediately issued an edict, worshiping Guan Yu as the general, Cao Zhang as the general of the chariot and cavalry, Zhang Zhao as the captain, and Gu Yong as the Zhongcheng of the imperial history. Then the four kings who fulfilled their wishes sent a rich gift list together, relieving the urgent need of the Son of Heaven. As usual, Sun Shao, the king of Yue, made the most generous moves, put all kinds of things on the table, and finally sent a huge ship, which was taken by the Son of Heaven to inspect the sailors. According to the rules, the things used by the Son of Heaven can no longer be used by others, even if they are given to you, you can only keep them at home, and you can't really use them for your own use. Sun Shao, who had already considered this problem in advance, simply sent a building boat to the Son of Heaven, but it was flat-bottomed, otherwise, it would be a question whether the Son of Heaven could get the ship to Luoyang.

Looking at the gifts full of camps, as well as the money, grain, and tribute that the kings promised to deliver as soon as possible after the year, the Son of Heaven had mixed tastes in his heart, sweet and sour, bitter and salty, everything. Fortunately, since he took the throne, he has not enjoyed the scenery of Qiangang's arbitrariness, and he has become more or less accustomed to this kind of living under the fence, and after being depressed for a while, he also resigned himself to his fate. When he attended the reception banquet in the evening, he talked and laughed again, and his face was as usual.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the Son of Heaven inspected the Wei cavalry and Wu Shu's foot soldiers, and 15,000 cavalry set up a formation outside Guangling City, and staged a drill of joint attack on foot and cavalry in front of the Son of Heaven. The drums rumbled, the roars were bursting, and the 15,000 soldiers who had just been running in for more than ten days were under the command of the new cavalry general Cao Zhang, but they also looked like they were quite majestic. However, when they thought of the sailor's review the next day, everyone was a little absent-minded. The tactics of infantry and cavalry combined attacks are already very familiar in the eyes of the Han people, even if the Son of Heaven has never fought, he knows a little about it. However, the tactics of the sailors have made them very fresh, especially in the past few years, the Vietnamese navy divisions have crisscrossed the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and they have achieved remarkable results, which have already whetted everyone's appetite.

The infantry drill ended in the sparse cheers, Cao Zhang was very depressed, but Sun Shao seemed very happy, leaned over to Cao Zhang's side and said: "Ziwen, have you ever thought that one day you will fight with such a joint infantry and cavalry?" ”

"I thought about it, when I dreamed." Cao Zhangzhi said directly.

"Hahaha......" Sun Shao smiled heartlessly: "Only when there is a dream can there be motivation." You work hard to get the Xianbei people as soon as possible, and I promise to help you realize such a dream. It is unlikely that the soldiers of the State of Wu will rush to the Western Regions, but the soldiers of the State of Shu, I am sure. Not to mention more, 20,000 people will definitely be fine. ”

"20,000 people is enough, it shouldn't be a problem for my Wei State to send 30,000 or 40,000 foot riders, as long as you can ensure that my grain and grass are heavy, I will definitely be able to recover the Western Regions and fight until the Great Food." Cao Zhang smiled evilly: "His Royal Highness King Yue, don't break your word and get fat." ”

"My words count." Sun Shao pouted: "Don't point all at me, whether it's Guanzhong or Hanzhong, they are all famous granaries, since you want to prepare for the Western Expedition, let's start preparing now." After all, it is better to transport grain for thousands of miles. You find an opportunity, let's talk about the new farm tools, by the way, where is your brother Zijian now? ”

"In Hanzhong."

"Is he going to go with you?"

"Maybe." Cao Zhang was surprised: "What, what are your plans?" ”

"What can I do?" Sun Shao pouted: "I'm just wondering, why hasn't Cao Zijian, who almost cleaned up Zhang Fei, haven't moved a little recently." ”

"Hehe, he, like you, doesn't want to fight a civil war anymore." Cao Zhang looked around and said quietly, "He's just waiting to go west with me." ”

"Really?" Sun Shao was surprised, and then touched his chin again and smiled: "It seems that I finally have a fellow Daoist." ”

"Of course." Cao Zhangyi straightened his chest and said not to be outdone: "Not only Zijian, I think so too." Although your article is written in crude language, it is not rough and reasonable, brothers cannibalize each other, even if you win many battles, it is not interesting, it is better to kill foreigners. To tell you the truth, my father also praised you, and he also said, if it weren't for my age, this matter of the Western Expedition would not have fallen on my head. ”

"The devil believes in your father." Sun Shao rolled his eyes: "None of the ten sentences of the old thief are true." It's a shame that I still respect him so much, and I don't even come to support me. Next time, I will send someone to deliver fish oil, you see I won't give him some medicine. ”

"That's not right." Cao Zhang smiled and said, "My father is coming, do you still have a chance to show your face?" ”

"Phew!" Sun Shao spat out: "Lao Tzu wants to show his face, do you want him to let him?" I'll let you see tomorrow that Lao Tzu's face is earned by himself. You watch your eyeballs, don't be so scared that you can't take it back. ”

"And-" Cao Zhang's voice was lengthened, with a look of disdain: "I already knew about your little play, isn't it just that the boat is bigger and faster, and you still have the ability to pull it ashore?" ”

"I can't go ashore, but being on shore doesn't mean I'm safe." Sun Shao sneered: "Tomorrow I will let you see and understand, what is science and technology is the primary productive force." ”

(To be continued)