Volume 4 East and West Chapter 16 Victory Without Fighting

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"What does Lu Xun want to do?" Sun Quan threw down the invitation indignantly, and it was very rare to call him by his name, he had always valued Lu Xun very much, even behind his back, he called him by his name, not by his name, and today he was really angry. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½

"The general may want to go to Yueguo." Sun Deng had regained his composure in a moment, and said lightly: "Now that Wu Guo is fine, there is no place for a famous general like the general, and it is uncomfortable to be idle." As he spoke, he suddenly smiled bitterly, and raised his hand to wipe his nose, as if remembering something interesting. When Sun Quan saw it, he couldn't help but be a little unhappy, Lu Xun, who had always been low-key, was very disappointed in what he did, and if he wanted to go to Yueguo, it would be even more disappointing for him. Among the four surnames of Wu County, he has always been kind to Lu Xun, but Lu Xun wants to leave Wu State?

The more Sun Quan thought about it, the more angry he became, Lu Xun was picked up by him, and now he actually wanted to betray him?

"Zigao, Lu Xun is going to Yueguo, are you very happy?" Sun Quan said in a deep voice.

"No, father, I'm reminded of what happened in Lukou."

"Lukou, what's the matter with Lukou?" Sun Quan's eyebrows were twisted into a pimple, and he was on the verge of an outbreak.

"That's right." Sun Deng was not in a hurry and said one thing. It turned out that when he was in Lukou, there was a time when Zhuge Ke and Xie Jing chatted, talking about the theory that Liu Hui of Wei State punished first and then gave rites, Xie Jing agreed with this statement, saying that in troubled times, heavy codes should be used, and at this time, spells should be emphasized and laws and regulations should be strictly enforced, so as to eliminate chaos and counter-governance. happened to be heard by Lu Xun, and Lu Xun sank his face at that time and scolded Xie Jing in front of Sun Deng. He said that the saint first bowed and then punished, which is the truth proved by the history of the Han family for hundreds of years, and Liu Hui only focused on small things, and changed the teachings of the saints, which was a harbinger of the destruction of the country. It is precisely because of the lack of etiquette in the world that it is chaotic like this, how can it be punished first and then courteous? You assist the prince, you should follow benevolence and righteousness and show virtue, these words that are not elegant should not be listened to, let alone told to the prince. Then he said Zhuge Ke without pretending to be true, nothing more than saying that they assisted the prince not to follow the right path, which made Sun Deng very embarrassed at that time.

Sun Quan listened and sneered: "Most of the clothes and etiquette are vain, and they speak beautifully, but they don't know what they are thinking in their hearts." ”

Sun Deng shook his head with a sigh and said nothing. The father and son were silent for a moment, and Sun Quan said again: "Zigao, do you think you should let him go?" ”

Sun Deng thought for a while before he said: "Since he has the intention of going, it is not reasonable to be afraid of forcing him to stay." What's more, this time tens of thousands of troops went to Yue to help in the war, if there is no famous person in charge, I am afraid that it will not be long before it will be divided and conquered by the eldest brother and eaten away. If the general is allowed to go, he will not care about a little reputation. In any case, the Lu family is also a benevolent heirloom. ”

"Humph!" Sun Quan snorted disdainfully, but nodded again and again: "It's okay to let him go, it also seems that my Wu Guo is solemn and not a child's play." Zigao, go and tell him, like He Jing, his troops will take two thousand away, and the rest will stay in place to guard, and he will command him when he returns. ”

Sun Deng will understand, take this opportunity to deprive Lu Xun and others of their strength, a few years later, if you come back, those people have already been subdued by the court, if you don't come back, it will be more justified, of course, if you don't want to go because of this, then you can't blame others.

Sun Deng did not go directly to Lu Xun, but found Luo Tong and tactfully expressed Sun Quan's meaning. Luo Tong understood that after participating in the full moon wine, he excused himself to stay. As soon as Lu Xun saw his expression, he knew that he had something to say, so he invited him to the study. After sending off a few important guests, Lu Xun rushed to the study, Luo Tong was looking through a new book on the desk, "The New Classic of Mountains and Seas", and heard Lu Xun's footsteps, Luo Tong raised his head to look at him, and said with a smile: "The general is so Yaxing." ”

"It's nothing to do, it's just a pastime." Lu Xun smiled casually, beckoned someone to change the tea, and then sat on the main seat, took a sip of tea, and looked at Luo Tong quietly. Luo Tong was a little embarrassed, put down the book gently, and said straight to the point: "The general must also know that the king is going to send the Wu army to assist the Vietnamese army in the expedition to Tianzhu, tens of thousands of troops, and non-generals cannot lead it." It's just that the general is in danger of the country's safety, and if there is something in the country, I am afraid it will not be easy to get it if the general is eager to lead the army back. ”

Lu Xun smiled, but still didn't speak.

"It's better to leave a part of the elite than to think about it for the generals, if there are small things, the generals will take care of themselves, and if there are big things, the generals will rush back quickly, which is faster than the army rushing back." Luo Tong looked at Lu Xun cautiously, for fear that Lu Xun would turn his face because of this. Lu Xun just listened quietly, put down the teacup in his hand, put his hands on his thighs, raised his head and looked at Luo Tong, with words on his face, which made Luo Tong's heart feel weak.

After a long while, Lu Xun suddenly spoke: "Gongxu, I remember that you are from Yuejun, right?" ”

Luo Tong was stunned, and then nodded and said, "I am a member of Yuejun." ”

"Although the capital of Yue Guo is no longer in Yue County, Yue County has changed a lot over the years, and I heard that the family business of Zhou Yu, Kong and Wei has increased several times, which is much stronger than you in Wu State."

Luo Tong smiled a little disappointedly. Wu Guo has had nothing to do in these years, and if he has no military exploits, he has no chance of promotion, so he has always been a Zhonglang general. On the contrary, Vietnam has had many successes in recent years. The territory of Yue is vast, Sun Shao is generous, as long as he has merit, he never comes to spare rewards, if he returns to Yue Kingdom, I am afraid that he will have been promoted to a general long ago, maybe it is possible to be a marquis.

"Gongxu, you go and tell the king, I, Lu Xun, am still the general of Wu State, the king has an order, how dare I disobey, do I dare to pick three or four?" Lu Xun had a sarcastic smile on his face, he took a sip of tea, chewed a piece of tea in his mouth, and the bitterness of the tea slowly soaked into his mouth until it soaked into his heart. "I don't have any other requests, just ask the king to arrange Gongxu in the army, that's all. Gongxu, would you like to? ”

Luo Tong was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed down to thank him: "Thank you for the general's support." ”

"I don't mean anything else, I just heard that you are not in good health, and there is a divine doctor Dong Feng in Funan College in Yueguo, you can go and ask him for a consultation." Lu Xun picked up the teacup and gestured. Luo Tong hurriedly got up and said goodbye. He was full of excitement, originally in his situation, he was not among the candidates for the assignment, Lu Xun wanted to take him away, and gave him a very legitimate reason, presumably Sun Quan would not object.

Things are just as Lu Xun estimated, although Sun Quan is reluctant to let Luo Tong go, but it is a good deal to be able to exchange Lu Xun for leaving the house. In May, the general Lu Xun, the deputy general He Jing, and the superintendent Luo Tong rushed to Qiantang City with more than 20 generals such as Han Zong and Cheng Shi, a total of more than 30,000 pieces of troops. The country had already received the news, and the big ship transporting troops had already been prepared, and as soon as the people arrived, they immediately set sail.

…… Panyue country.

Panyue is also known as Yunnan Yue, and the Ailao, Biyue, Yelang in the territory of Shu State, are one of the hundred Yue, they have been living here very stable, there is a big snow mountain in the north to block, the Qiang people occasionally come to do business OK, the army wants to cross the mountain but can't, the east is also a deep mountain and old forest, the west has Che Li, Daguang and other countries, the south is the Shan people, there is no particularly big force, everyone is safe. Although he has nominally surrendered to Zhu Luo, Zhu Luo is too far away from here to control it, and it is impossible to control it, and sending someone to send a little mountain goods in a few years will be regarded as fulfilling his obligation.

Therefore, the king of Panyue, Maban, never really took the king of Chula Feroz to heart, and he was not very clear about the change of the new king of Chula, until the envoy of Sarbaha rushed to the stockade and said that the king of Chula Feroz had surrendered to the Yue people and was now coming to attack the country of Panyue, he knew about it, and then he became angry again.

Although Pan Yue has no filial piety to Zhu Luo, he is not bullied, Fei Luo himself became a traitor, but now he wants to take Pan Yue Kingdom as a meeting gift, which is contempt for his bastard.

Ma Baza didn't know that Salbaha had deceived him, he didn't know that behind Feroz was tens of thousands of Yue troops, thinking that Feroz was desperate, and wanted to come to the dove to occupy the magpie's nest, and then listened to Salbaha's deception, and immediately agreed. When Feroz came to Panyue with the envoy of the Yue Kingdom triumphantly, he pushed the envoy out and cut it down without saying a word, and then did his best in the country to chase and kill Feroz all over the mountains. Thanks to Feroz, who had been a prisoner for more than half a year, he had already become a frightened bird, and his vigilance was particularly high, and the envoy did not come back as scheduled, so he was surprised, and when he saw the Panyue people killed, he turned around and ran away with the hundred and ten old and weak soldiers.

When he returned to Sun Shao, there was only one Sanjay left by his side.

Sun Shao was furious, he originally thought that subduing Panyue was just a matter of situation, but he never expected that the king of Panyue actually killed his messenger, which was much more embarrassing than killing a few merchants.

"How dare he kill my messenger?" Sun Shao's face turned pale, and he shouted angrily: "The two countries are fighting each other, and they don't kill them, not to mention that he is a small Panyue country, and he can't be compared with my big Yue at all." I didn't send troops to attack directly, it was already for the sake of everyone being a Yue person, he was so rude, did he really think that I was not good at fighting? ”

Ferroz hurriedly provoked: "Exactly, if the king doesn't kill the gangsters, it is not enough to wash away the shame of today." If it is not even, the Shan people and the Hussars will despise the king from now on. The minister is not talented, please ask the king to allocate 500 people, and the minister must be the pioneer of the king, and the more you will be leveled. ”

"Hmph." The right general Chen Hai snorted and rolled his eyes: "I have soldiers and generals in Vietnam, and I don't need King Zhuluo to do it for me." ”

Ferroz let out an awkward laugh and stood back. Chen Hai walked to the middle and clasped his fists and saluted: "King, the minister is willing to lead the people of his headquarters to attack the enemy immediately ashore." ”

Sun Shao nodded, and was about to speak, when Yang Xiu suddenly said, "General Right, have you ever been to Panyue?" ”

Chen Hai disdainfully: "Panyue is a small country, the land is only a hundred miles, the soldiers are only two or three thousand, and the king can be captured in a battle, what does it matter if you have been there or not?" Does Yang Changshi think that I, Chen Hai, am not a barbarian opponent? ”

Yang Xiu smiled and twisted his beard leisurely: "The right general is brave, and there are 5,000 wolf-like soldiers under him, and he has many military exploits when pacifying Sanhan, and it is not difficult to defeat the Ma Gang." However, what Yang Xiu wanted to remind the general was that the king took Panyue, not just to take Panyue, but to communicate with Shu on the basis of Panyue and force westward. From Panyue to the west, there are dozens of large and small countries, mostly in the jungle, in case they are frightened by the general's bravery and escape into the mountains, then ......"

When Chen Hai heard this, he was immediately a little embarrassed, he glanced at Sun Shao, and Sun Shao had also calmed down. Defeating Panyue is not a problem, but if you can't win Panyue in a relatively peaceful way as before, but conquer it by force, then Panyue is likely to become a lingering hidden danger. This is a springboard for attacking Tianzhu by land in the future, and if there is unrest here, then westward expansion will become an empty word.

However, now that the envoys have been killed, if you don't get this face back, will Yue Guo still be able to suppress others in the future?

Sun Shao sat down again and asked lightly, "What does Yang Changshi think?" ”

Yang Xiu bowed and saluted: "The minister thinks that Panyue Country does not understand etiquette, and it cannot be speculated with common sense." They killed the envoy of the Yue Kingdom without asking any questions, perhaps for other reasons. The barbarians only surrender to the strong, if they can't be subdued, even if they take the Panyue Kingdom, it will be difficult to be peaceful. The ministers are foolish, they should know the reason, and the town should be powerful. ”

"How to know the reason, the town with authority?" Chen Hai asked unconvinced.

"It's very simple, send another messenger to make a decisive battle with the king of Panyue, and the winner will be determined in one battle." Yang Xiu said casually: "Let them see the strength of Yue Guo, let them see the bravery of General Chen and others, and then give him a chance, are you worried that he will not be broken and throw himself to the ground?" ”

"What if I send a messenger and be killed by him again?" Sun Shao asked rhetorically.

"What did the people of Panyue say? Can you understand the words of our Han people? Yang Xiu turned his head and asked Feroz. Feroz looked at Yang Xiu blankly and shook his head. Sanjay hurriedly picked up and said: "The words of the Panyue people are similar to those of the Huren, and they also have dealings with the Biyue country, but they don't understand the words of the Han people. ”

"In that case, please ask the king of the horses to take a trip." Yang Xiu slapped his palms and said with a relaxed smile: "The minister dares to guarantee that as soon as the king arrives, the king of Panyue will come out and surrender." ”

Sun Shao thought about it and smiled. He was not in a hurry anyway, so he stopped at the sea of Panyue Kingdom and sent people to summon the Shan king Yongyoukai and the king Tuzhen of the Shan Dynasty, and at the same time asked them to bring troops to help in the war. Half a month later, the Shan king Yongyoukai arrived with 3,000 men and horses, as soon as he saw Sun Shao, Yongyoukai first thanked Sun Shao for his mediation last year, and then congratulated Sun Shao on entering and occupying Ceylon, Sun Shao hurriedly explained with a smile, I just became a friend with Ceylon, and did not capture Ceylon, the king heard it wrong.

Yong Youkai hurriedly apologized, but he didn't think so, the Yue people built a city on Ceylon Island, and they didn't occupy Ceylon? But he didn't need to argue about it, although the blonde, blue-eyed, fair-skinned woman next to Sun Shao who stared at him didn't know who it was, it might be the Aryans of Tianzhu, and it was still Ceylonese.

After another half a month, the king Tuzhen also arrived, and he only brought more than a thousand warriors, but those people looked strong and fierce, and they knew at a glance that they were warriors. When Tuzhen saw Sun Shao, he was also very polite, originally he was surrounded by Sun Shao and the Shan people, and was almost wiped out, and he was very dissatisfied with Sun Shao in his heart, and once thought of finding an opportunity to take revenge, but later Sun Shao built Yangon City, a large number of merchants followed, and the Huren rushed to Yangon City to trade, and the mountain goods were sold at a good price, and a large number of goods from outside also poured into the city of Sri Licha Tanluo, and the living standards of the Huren people were greatly improved. I used to be busy fighting with the Shan people, although the Shan people are not as good as before, but after all, the tiger is majestic, and it is not so easy to fight, and some people die every year, even if they rob some property, it is not much more than the loss. Now it's different, with the Yue country in charge, the Shan country is no longer an enemy, the men don't have to fight all day long, they can work hard, they can go into the mountains to hunt when the farm is not working, take the furs to Yangon City to sell, or simply go to Yangon City to do odd jobs to earn some money to improve their lives.

In a word, in a year's time, the Huren have initially felt the benefits brought by the Yue Kingdom, so Tuzhen has no hatred for Sun Shao, but a little grateful, this time Sun Shao's envoy arrived in Sri Cha Tanluo, he gathered people to rush to help.

Sun Shao greeted them warmly, set up a banquet for them, and at the banquet, Yong Youkai and Tu Zhen, who had vowed to cut off each other's heads, smiled and grudge, and they were all happy. The next day, Tuzhen took his people ashore and went straight to Panyue Kingdom, where he saw the gangsters who were still in the dark.

As soon as Ma Ban saw Tu Zhen, he sank his face and sneered: "I heard that you have become a dog of the Yue people, and you are not busy licking your master's feet, what are you doing when you rush to my plate?" Do you want to be like Feroz and want to come and present me to the king of Yue as a meeting gift? ”

Tuzhen was also angry, untied the knife in his waist and slapped it on the case, and then sat on the opposite side of the Ma Gang generously, raised a big foot, looked at the Ma Gang with a smile, and saw that the Ma Gang was uncomfortable, and then he smiled: "If I want to kill you, why leave the warriors of my tribe outside, kill them directly, and take your head." ”

"You do." Ma Ba raised his head and laughed: "Although you are good at fighting, I am not a soft-footed ghost." You've only come to more than a thousand people, and you want to break through my cottage, and you don't underestimate me, do you? ”

"What's the use of having a lot of people?" Tuzhen waved his hand and pointed to the ten warriors lined up behind him: "Let's have a game, you pick ten people, compare them with me, and let you see the bravery of my hussars." ”

Ma Chao was furious and immediately picked ten samurai from the guards, but as soon as he fought two battles, he stopped, for the simple reason that the two samurai in front of him were cut off by the bronze swords in their hands by the samurai of Tuzhen without exception, and then their heads were beheaded.

"You...... What kind of knife are you? ”

"The war knives that the Vietnamese sold us." Tu Zhen's mouth crooked, smiled simply, and pushed the war knife in his hand in front of Ma Ming: "This knife was given to me by King Yue, and it is actually not a rare sword, that is, the saber of the generals of the Yue Kingdom." ”

Ma Bang was half skeptical, took out the knife and looked at it, and then tried again, a few bronze knives that he had been treating as treasures were cut in two by this knife, and now Ma Bang was dumbfounded, he couldn't put it down while holding the knife, and asked: "Are the Yue people really powerful?" ”

Tuzhen laughed, stepped forward, took the knife from the hemp gangster's hand, inserted it back into the sheath, and patted the hemp on the shoulder: "You and I have been friends for decades, can I still lie to you?" I'm telling you, you're in trouble this time. ”

Ma Ba was a little uneasy, he and Tuzhen were indeed old acquaintances, and they had fought in Shan together before, and they knew Tuzhen's temper very well. He listened to Tuzhen talk about the naval battle last year, and then talked about the changes in the city of Sri Chatan over the past year or so, and finally Tuzhen said, "How can you provoke the Vietnamese people? The powerful Tianzhu people are vulnerable in front of him, can you be stronger than the Chola people? Let me tell you, if it weren't for the fact that King Yue was also a Yue person, he would have wiped out you and Pan Yue a long time ago. Of course, you can escape to the mountains, and he may not be able to catch you. But have you thought about it, without Panyue Kingdom, do you still deserve to be the king of Panyue? ”

Ma Ba rolled his eyes for a long time, and finally scolded Salbach, he knew that he had fallen for Salbach. The envoy of SarbahΓ‘ said that when he killed Feroz, he asked for money and grain, but after he killed the envoy of the Yue Kingdom and drove away Feroz, the envoy of Sarbahar said that he would go back to urge food, and when he was gone, he disappeared. Ma Ba now knew that the envoy of Sarbaha would not return, he had offended the Yue Kingdom, and if nothing else, there was only a way to die.

"So what do I do now?" In desperation, he had to ask Tuzhen for advice. Tuzhen grinned: "Isn't this simple? Learn from me, be a vassal of the Yue country, and you will be able to be a king in peace and stability in the future, and you can also make a fortune through the Yue country. Whether it's Biyue or Panyue, are they all Yue people, and what is the hatred that can't be dissolved? ”

"But...... If I kill the messenger of the king of Yue, will he hold a grudge against me? What if he tricks me and kills me again? Ma said worriedly.

"Hahaha......" Tuzhen laughed loudly, and the laughter shook the roof made of bamboo, and he patted the shoulder hard: "You, you misjudged King Yue, although he is young, he is a rare hero." If he doesn't want to let you go, why will he lie to you, do you know how many troops he has on the seashore now? ”

"How much?" Ma swallowed.

"More than 13,000 people are enough to burn your palace to the ground in one meal."

Ma Ba gasped, he had never been to the beach to see, he didn't know that the sailors of the Yue Kingdom were parked on the beach, he always thought it was the one hundred and ten old and weak soldiers of Feroz. He thought for a moment and asked again, "What about ...... What are you doing here? ”

"I'm so idle, I'm in a panic, I'm here to help King Yue fight. If you don't know each other and don't listen to me, brother, instead of letting you die at the hands of others, let me give you a ride, and let you suffer less, right? ”

"Phew!" Ma Ba couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't hesitate, hurry up and prepare some gifts, and accompany King Yue. With me to help you say good things, he won't blame you. If you really have to wait for him to get angry, it's too late for you to regret it. ”

"Then ......" Ma said in embarrassment: "You say that Yue Guo is so rich, what gift can I give him to look at?" ”

"It's simple, pick a few more women to send to him, King Yue doesn't lack anything, he just likes beautiful and strong women."

(To be continued)