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Sun Shao was stunned for a moment, then smiled, half sat and half leaned on the table, looked at Zhuge Ke with a smile, and then looked at Zong Pre: "100,000 yuan?" ”

"One hundred thousand dollars. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" Zong Yu nodded solemnly, his face was expressionless, and he put on a posture that he would not add another money, but his eyes were staring at Zhuge Ke. Zhuge Jun suddenly came to visit and revealed to him Zhuge Ke's opinion, 200,000 is the highest price, if it exceeds this price, both sides will give up, and they can't compete with each other, so that Sun Shao can take advantage of this. Zhuge Jun told Zong Pre that although he did not participate in the transformation of the repeating crossbow, he knew that the cost of the repeating crossbow did not exceed 20,000 yuan, so both Zong Pre and Zhuge Ke believed that if the price reached 200,000 yuan, Sun Shao would definitely sell it.

The key to this is that the two sides cannot go back on their word, although they are connected through Zhuge Jun, but they are afraid that the other party will put themselves together, and they will jointly bargain with Sun Shao on the surface, and raise the price behind their backs.

"One hundred thousand dollars." Zhuge Ke also nodded, and added with a smile: "Your Highness, most of the crossbows are wooden components, only the runner and crossbow machine are metal, I estimate that the cost is thirty or forty thousand yuan, and you sell us 100,000 yuan, and you already have to make money." ”

Sun Shao couldn't help laughing, he didn't speak, he picked up the teacup and drank tea, looking at Zong Yu and Zhuge Ke from the teacup with playful eyes, although the two tried not to exchange glances, but there was some uneasiness between their expressions, which all fell in Sun Shao's eyes. He smacked his lips and said with a smile: "It seems that my people don't pay attention, you guys are still ventilated, and now join hands to bargain with me, right?" ”

"Your Highness laughed, there is no such thing." Zhuge Ke and Zong Yu said in unison, neither of them wanted Zhuge to be implicated.

"It's okay." Sun Shao waved his hand, signaling them to be calm, "There is the so-called unity is strength, you have finally realized the truth of this sentence now, right?" I want Sun Liu to join forces back then, defeat the invincible King of Wei in Chibi, turn the tide, and help the building to fall, but unfortunately Sun Liu has been in the same bed and dreamed differently many times, and wasted great opportunities many times, otherwise, there may be no Wei State now. ”

Zong Yu sighed silently, he was too clear about the open and secret battles between Wu and Shu over the years. To be honest, if it weren't for Cao Ying's seizure of Hanzhong in the nineteenth year of Jian'an, the pressure on Chengdu would be too great, and Liu Bei would probably have fought with Sun Quan. Maybe it's providence, if Cao Ying conquers Hanzhong later, and waits for Liu Bei and Sun Quan to defeat both before making a move, maybe the situation in the world is another matter. Sun Shao said that unity is strength, and Zong Yu deeply agreed, but he couldn't express this situation.

"Both of you are people who know the general situation, well, so is Zigao." Sun Shao nodded Zhuge Ke, his condescending demeanor was natural and calm, Zhuge Ke and Zong Yu did not have any disgust, obviously they felt that this situation was normal, they listened to Sun Shao quietly, and there was a little nervousness in respect. "Since that's the case, then there's no need for you to buy any repeaters, go back and think about how to persuade peace, it's really not a wise move to make a fuss like this for a local tyrant in Yizhou. The two of you are half a catty to eight taels, and no one can eat anyone, so why bother to kill more? With the Zhang descendant, the Wu State will not be able to get Yizhou, or the Zhang descendant will not return, and the Shu State will not have any substantial loss of surname, and in the current opinion, it is better to withdraw the army and prepare for the southern expedition It is more realistic. ”

Zong had an idea, he thought for a while, and hurriedly said: "My prime minister has the intention of going south, but he is limited by the lack of food, grass and ordnance, if the king can support some, it is not difficult to pacify the Yizhou Rebellion, and it really doesn't matter if there is Zhang Yi or not." ”

Sun Shao patted his leg: "That's right, Deyan, you go back and tell Kong Ming that as long as he is willing, I can support him in his southern expedition, if you want grain and grass, if you want ordnance and ordnance, if necessary, I can also send troops to assist you." Hehe, don't you know, I have nearly 20,000 Funan elites who are proficient in mountain and jungle warfare on hand now, as long as you open your mouth, they can enter Yizhou to fight at any time. After pacifying Yizhou, if the cooperation between the two sides goes smoothly, the contact between Yue Shu will be more convenient, and the goods in Chengdu will no longer need to be transshipped by the Yangtze River in the future, and they can directly come to Funan County through Yizhou and Yongchang, and the trade route in the jungle should also prosper. As far as I know, now some Yi merchants have entered Shu from there, but the soldiers are chaotic and very dangerous, and there are not many people who are willing to leave. ”

Sun Shao said that he was full of enthusiasm and enthusiasm, but Zong Yu poured a basin of cold water from head to toe. What are you kidding, you send troops to help? Whether it's Liu Bei or Zhuge Liang, it's definitely impossible to agree. As for the trade road, Zong Pre also knows a little, that road began when Emperor Xiaowu was the emperor, and there were many people in Chengdu who came from that road, as Sun Shao said, that road is because it is difficult to walk, and secondly, because the Shu government can not manage it at all, and the merchants along the way are often robbed by the natives, and it is common to kill people and cause trouble, so there are not many people who are willing to go. If Yizhou can be pacified, strengthen management, this trade route is very likely to prosper, now Sun Shao has taken Funan, with his emphasis on commerce, merchants are at least safe in Funan, unsafe only in Yizhou and Yongchang County.

"When will you hand over the repeater to us, my lord?" Zhuge Ke saw that they were talking lively, and couldn't help but interject.

"It's not for sale." Sun Shao waved his hand: "You all go back, since the two sides want to make peace, why should I sell you the crossbow?" Although I make a little less money, it is also a merit to kill and injure fewer soldiers. ”

Zhuge Ke suddenly became anxious. What Zong Yu thinks, he doesn't know very well, looking at him like this, it doesn't matter if he buys it or not, if Wu Guo doesn't buy it, he won't be interested, but Wu Guo is different, Sun Deng still wants to rely on these crossbows to improve the weight of his words.

"Yuan Xun, go back and say to Zigao, with you as a general, it is enough to be worth a hundred repeating crossbows." Sun Shao smiled and said: "I won't talk empty to you, I have already asked the Son of Heaven to come forward to make peace, and at the same time I also wrote a letter to the King of Wei, hoping that he will also persuade the King of Wu and the King of Shu, this battle, whether it can be fought or not." I can't be idle, and I don't need to do my own thing. Look at me, but I won Funan in just a year, and I made a lot of money, and I had cramps when I counted the money. We Han people, if we don't only focus on our own people and unanimously show the outside world, it is very easy to get rich. I hope you can all give me a little thin noodles and have something to say, how about it? ”

Zong Pre and Zhuge Ke looked at each other, no one expected this result. Zhuge Ke quickly weighed it, and immediately nodded: "The king's benevolence and righteousness are written in the four seas, if the king comes forward to mediate, he will definitely succeed immediately." I will reply to the prince, go back to Changsha to persuade peace first, if I can succeed, it will be a lucky thing. If there is disharmony, please ask the king to come forward. ”

Sun Shao nodded, and turned his gaze to Zong Pre again. Zong Yu hesitated for a moment, feeling that this might not be a good thing. If Sun Shao really has this heart, and said that the Son of Heaven and the King of Wei Cao Ying, he will not only have a moral advantage, but also a strength advantage, the Yue Wei will join forces, and the Wu State will not be able to retreat if he wants to, otherwise, the Yue State will attack its east, the Wei State will attack its north, the Shu State will attack its west, and the Wu State will fall soon.

"Dare to disobey."

"That's very good." Sun Shao was overjoyed and immediately negotiated with them about the issue of food. This time he took Funan, and he almost completely received Fan Man's savings in the past thirty years, not only with a mountain of money, but also a large amount of grain. Funan is located in the alluvial plain, the waterway is longitudinal and horizontal, the rice planting industry is very developed, Fan Man is ruthless and ruthless, the accumulated grain is enough for ten years, if it is not for the capture of Fan Man under the city of Dunxun, and the capture of Fan Chang outside the city of Xijuan, Funan's army losses are too much, with these reserves, Fan Man can defend the special city for a few years, and Sun Shao is exhausted. Now that he has a lot of money, of course he speaks much louder.

After consultation, Sun Shao supported Sun Deng's 30,000 stone of rice, enough for his 10,000 troops to eat Changsha, and then supported Zong's advance of 30,000 stones, and sent ships to them, first transported to the South China Sea by sea, and then landed from the South China Sea, traced up the Lishui, turned to Xiangshui through the Ling Canal, and went straight to Changsha County. Such an arrangement can only be done by a person like Sun Shao who steps on the two boats of Wu and Shu, otherwise, this batch of rice will either be intercepted by the Shu army or intercepted by the Wu army.

Before sending them away, Sun Shao took care of them again and again, hoping that after they went back, they would spend some time persuading their respective kings to dissipate their anger and not make a big fight because of a trivial matter. Zhuge Ke and Zong Yu nodded again and again, and said goodbye. When Zong pre left, he entered the palace to bid farewell to Queen Guan Feng, Guan Feng gave him another gift, and gave him another 10,000 stone rice, as well as a boatload of gems, peacock feathers, ivory and other Funan specialties.

At the same time, Sun Shao asked Xiahou Hui to write two letters, one in his name to the Son of Heaven, while repaying the merits, asking the Son of Heaven to come forward to mediate the dispute between Wu and Shu and relaunch the plan of the Western Expedition, and one in the name of Xiahou Hui to the Empress Cao Jie, telling her that Sun Shao sincerely supports the royal family and hopes that the Son of Heaven can stand up and preside over the overall situation, and that Yue Guo will spare no effort to be the strong backing of the Son of Heaven, and hopes that the Empress can persuade the King of Wei to act together to maintain the dignity of the Son of Heaven.

Attached is a long gift list.

The two letters arrived in Luoyang City at the beginning of the fourth year of the Republic.

Prime Minister Yang Biao received the news, immediately rushed to the palace as fast as possible, he was eighty-three years old, but he was still in good spirits, he walked vigorously, and his voice sounded so loudly that the Son of Heaven was deafening, not at all like an old man over eighty years old. As soon as they met, Yang Biao bowed down and said in a loud voice: "Congratulations to Your Majesty." ”

"What do I have to rejoice in?" The Son of Heaven smiled and shook the gift list attached to the back, and said half-jokingly: "Just because of this gift? Although there are a lot of these things, compared to what Sun Qing got this time, it is really cold. ”

Yang Biao shook his head and smiled: "Your Majesty, it is not this gift that is congratulated, but the heart of His Royal Highness King Yue." Although he has now won Funan, his strength has increased sharply, and he has surpassed Wu and Shu, and can compete with Wei, but he still has His Majesty in his heart, which is the rarest. ”

"yes, yes." The Son of Heaven said with relief: "Speaking of which, his current territory is not much smaller than my Han, and it is indeed rare to have such strength and be so respectful to me, the Son of Heaven." Prime Minister, he asked me to mediate the dispute in Wu Shu, do you think it is feasible? ”

"Feasible." Yang Biao said without thinking: "And it is imperative." ”

The Son of Heaven didn't say anything, smiled faintly, and listened to Yang Biao's explanation.

"Your Majesty, after the soldiers, the world is peaceful, Wu Shu is fighting again, and he has not reported to the court until now, and there is no court in his eyes." Yang Biao smiled, with a little anger on his face: "Among the four countries, these two countries are the worst, they are all so arrogant, if Your Majesty can't punish them, then where is Your Majesty's prestige?" Will the King of Wei be able to listen to His Majesty's will again in the future? ”

The Son of Heaven smiled bitterly and nodded, he didn't understand this kind of truth, but if he wanted to mediate, he had to have the strength to do it, just these people, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to get out of Luoyang City, Wu Shu would not listen to him, it was better to pretend to be deaf and dumb than to say that no one listened to him, Wu Shu didn't come to report, he also pretended not to know, and it was a day to mix.

"Now the king of Yue has written to ask His Majesty to mediate, which is to show that there is a court in his eyes, as long as he talks about the king of Wei again, then Wu Shu will not dare not listen. The matter is done, it is the glory of His Majesty, if it does not work, then the King of Yue and the King of Wei will definitely refuse to give up, with their strength, it is not a matter of capturing Wu Shu in one fell swoop? ”

The Son of Heaven pouted: "King Yue also wrote a letter to the queen, hoping that the queen would come forward and ask King Wei to cooperate." However, I don't have much confidence in whether King Wei can cooperate, maybe he is watching my jokes, maybe he is sharpening his knife, just waiting for Wu Shu to lose both, he can take advantage of the weakness, at this time, he will stand behind me? ”

"Here's the key." Although Yang Biao said it with great spirit, he didn't know the bottom in his heart, whether he could say that moving Cao Jie was the top priority, Sun Shao wrote a letter to Queen Cao Jie, and he must have seen the key to this. However, he still looked very sure: "Your Majesty, with the King of Yue coming forward, this matter has already become half, with him to contain the King of Wei, even if the King of Wei is not willing to help His Majesty sincerely, it must be difficult for the fisherman to profit." Since the king of Yue has already proposed, why doesn't His Majesty put the letter of the king of Yue in the world, and borrow the hearts of the people of the world to help him. The world looks at peace, and there are not many people who hope that Wu Shu will go to war after all. ”

"I can only try, I hope he can talk about King Wei."

The confidence of the Son of Heaven is seriously insufficient. Last time, Sun Shao proposed that the court come forward to summon Wei Shu to jointly send troops to Xiliang and recapture the Western Regions, but he didn't expect to be arguing for two years, and finally broke up unhappily, making Taiwei Jia Xu very disappointed and depressed.

"Your Majesty, is it time for King Yue to reward Funan and the South China Sea for his conquest of Funan and the South China Sea this time?" Yang Biao reminded.

The Son of Heaven frowned, stretched out a white finger and scratched his eyebrows: "How to reward?" He is already a prince, and if he is promoted, I can only give him the position of the Son of Heaven, he is now the general of Fuyi, and if he rises again, he is the general, is he willing to come to Luoyang to serve? In the end, the Son of Heaven couldn't help but laugh, but there was more bitterness in his smile.

"Of course the position of the Son of Heaven cannot be given." Yang Biao said lightly: "However, the position of a general may not be impossible. The position of the general is greater than that of the three dukes, but it is not without precedent for the three dukes to be appointed abroad. When Zhang Wen used troops in Xiliang, he was a lieutenant, and now Sun Shao lives in the South China Sea and is a general, why not? Or, Wen He died, the post of Tai Lieutenant was already free, although the old minister's physical strength was acceptable, after all, it was also eighty and three, as the saying goes, seventy-three, eighty-four, the emperor did not call himself to go, and the minister could support it for a few days, it is really difficult to say. There is no one in Luoyang now, does Your Majesty want to let the position of the third prince vacate two, but he is reluctant to give a loyal courtier like King Yue? ”

The Son of Heaven frowned slightly, thoughtful. This problem is indeed more difficult to handle, and now among the hundred officials in Luoyang, there is really no one who can be compared with an old minister like Yang Biao, not even Jia Xu, who has just died. Among the four kingdoms, including the most domineering Wei King Cao Ying, they all have some scruples about Yang Biao, once he dies again, who else can suppress these people?

Perhaps, it is still a good choice to let a person like Sun Shao, who can at least maintain respect for the royal family on the surface, be a general.

"Okay, then according to the prime minister's opinion." The Son of Heaven sighed: "Prime Minister, you have to take care, although King Yue is powerful, but compared with Prime Minister, he is still too young, I'm afraid that I won't be able to control the situation." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has confidence in King Yue." Yang Biao persuaded: "The minister believes that he will be able to handle it better than the minister, after all, the Han can maintain this situation today, on the one hand, His Majesty's benevolence and virtue are not weakened, and the fire of the Han is not extinguished, and on the other hand, it is also the result of the mediation of the king of Yue." Although he has won successive battles and expanded his territory, his strength in the territory of our Han Dynasty has not increased, maintaining such a situation, for him, it is better to respect the Son of Heaven than to go into battle himself. ”

The Son of Heaven grinned and didn't say a word, he knew that this was the reason why he was safe and sound, but from Yang Biao's mouth, it still hurt his self-esteem a little.

After Yang Biao said goodbye, the Son of Heaven took the letter and went to the Jiaofang Hall where the queen lived. Jiaofang Hall was originally a palace in Chang'an Weiyang Palace, because the wall was coated with pepper paste and had a fragrance, so it was called Jiaofang Palace, at the beginning it was the Empress Wei who lived, and then it became a common practice. When the Son of Heaven was in Chang'an, the Jiaofang Palace had long been unable to find even a shadow, but this name left a deep impression on the Son of Heaven, and after rebuilding Luoyang, he specially built a Jiaofang Palace, as the residence of the queen, and now Cao Jie lives.

Before entering the hall, I smelled the faint fragrance of pepper orchid from a distance, and the queen, who had already received the news, was kneeling in the threshold, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, ready to greet her. The Son of Heaven showed a smile, and his back was already a little straighter.

Although the queen's surname is Cao, she is a virtuous queen. Not only is she capable, but more importantly, her respect for the Son of Heaven is incomparable, and every time the Son of Heaven comes to the Jiaofang Palace, she has to greet him at the door.

"Queen, get up." The Son of Heaven bent down, picked up the queen with both hands, and led her to the palace. Because the roof is equipped with the glass of King Yue's tribute, the hall is much brighter than before, and when the sun is shining, you can read and write without lighting the lamp in His Royal Highness. The sunlight shining from the skylight was setting on the chiming bell that King Yue had come from, and the gold ornaments on the clock face were shining brightly.

"The son visits his father." Prince Liu Xing knelt beside the bookcase and said in a milky voice. The Son of Heaven pulled him up with a smile on his face, reached out and touched his pink face, and said with a smile: "Xing'er, are you studying?" ”

"Back to my father, my son is reading "Funan War" after listening to his mother."

""Funan War"?" The Son of Heaven curiously glanced at the book spread out on the desk, and turned his head to look at the queen: "When is the new book, why haven't I heard of it?" ”

"It was sent by Xiahou Hui, the wife of King Yue, with a letter. The first book from Funan New Bookstore, the ink fragrance is still very fresh. Cao Jie replied with a smile, holding the book in both hands and handing it to the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, please take a look." ”

The Son of Heaven took it in his hand, flipped straight to the catalog page, quickly scanned it, and said with a smile: "Is it the war of this expedition to Funan?" ”

"It seems that yes, the concubine also just watched it with Xing'er, and he was anxious to see the picture, but he didn't have time to read the article carefully."

"Alas-" The Son of Heaven let out a long sigh: "His Royal Highness the King of Yue has expanded his territory too quickly, one year to Liaodong, one year to Yizhou, and now it is only the fourth year, and he has taken Funan again." The prime minister just told me that he should be crowned a general. I'm worried that if he takes another place next year, I'll be able to seal him. ”

"I don't think so." The queen smiled slightly: "I heard from Mrs. Yue Wang's letter, it is already a coincidence to take Funan this time, if it weren't for Fan Man's underestimation of his strength and rash division of troops, King Yue could only occupy a small piece of land at most, and he couldn't hurt Funan's bones." Now he has taken Funan, but the land and household registration of Funan far exceed the original Yue Kingdom, if he doesn't spend some time to clean up people's hearts, how can he rest assured that he will go on an expedition? ”

"That's true." The Son of Heaven nodded approvingly, thought for a moment, and then said, "By the way, do you think King Wei will support me in mediating the dispute between Wu and Shu?" ”

Cao Jie paused, bowed and saluted: "The concubine will do her best, hoping to move her father and help Your Majesty." As a relative, how can he be inferior to His Royal Highness King Yue? ”

Tianzi smacked it and felt that something was wrong. Cao Jie seemed to be reminding him that King Wei was the father of the queen, and according to the habits of the Han Dynasty, if there was a general, it was usually a relative. If he disobeys the yang and the yin, he will not object, but he will not contribute, then with Sun Shao's strength alone, it will probably be difficult for the Son of Heaven to mediate the war in Wu Shu.

Then let Cao Ying be a general, what should Sun Shao do? If he is not happy, won't he lose even more?

The Son of Heaven was a little embarrassed and silent, just subconsciously turning the pages of the book.

The queen saw that the face of the Son of Heaven was gloomy, and knew that her words had hit the weakness of the Son of Heaven. Although she is virtuous, she is a woman after all, and it is impossible not to fight for the rights of the family. If the Cao family is overpowered, then she will not be able to be the queen for long. However, she couldn't bear to look at the Son of Heaven uncomfortable, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, whether it is the King of Wei or the King of Yue, in fact, they will not come to Luoyang to serve, in fact...... Whether it is a general or the position of the third duke, for them, maybe the difference is not big. ”

The Son of Heaven glanced at her and muttered, "The position of the third duke? Do you mean Captain? ”

The queen nodded, and shook her head again: "Your Majesty, Yang Gong is already eighty-three, if he doesn't prepare early, once he abandons His Majesty and leaves, Your Majesty is in a hurry, where can he find a pure minister like Yang Gong who has both ability and integrity?" ”

The Son of Heaven shook in his heart, Yang Biao had already mentioned this issue just now, and now that the queen has mentioned it again, it seems that this issue is imminent and cannot be delayed any longer. He thought for a while, and then asked, "What is the queen's opinion?" ”

The queen smiled lightly: "The concubine is a woman, how dare you talk about it." Why don't Your Majesty discuss this matter with Yang Gong, he is close to the government, and he will be able to find a perfect plan for His Majesty. ”

The Son of Heaven smiled, nodded, stopped talking, and read the book in his hand softly.

(To be continued)