Volume 2, The Surging Ocean Chapter 27, The Banquet of Rewards
Yangzhou, Chaisang County, Yuzhang County, Wuhou Mansion.
In just a few months, Eastern Wu, with the help of the elite of the Yue Kingdom, put down the Shanyue rebellion in Danyang, Wu, Huiji, and Yuzhangshu counties, and Wu Marquis Sun Quan was very satisfied with this. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Yu recommended Frost Moon to Sun Quan. After Sun Quan learned the reason, he immediately sent someone to invite Shuangyue and his party to his home city of Chaisang, and held a banquet to treat them, and at the banquet he also agreed to Yue Guo's request for unity. In addition, they were rewarded with a large amount of gold, silver, and jewelry. Regarding Sun Quan's enthusiasm, Shuangyue was indifferent, and there was no trace of turbulence in his expression.
After the banquet, Sun Quan, who was already a little drunk, invited Shuang Yue to discuss the matter in the back hall.
It was early winter, and the weather was getting colder and colder, and the people in the house had already burned charcoal in the stove in the back hall, so the house was still warm. When the two of them sat down on the brocade mat covered with silk, the servants hurriedly brought the two tea soup for decanting wine and placed it on top of several cases. Sun Quan waved his hand, and the servants in the back hall retreated one after another, leaving only Sun Quan and Shuangyue.
The air was filled with the fragrance of Frost Moon, mixed with the incense burned in the house, which was refreshing.
The two of them picked up the lacquer ear cup and took a sip of the hot tea soup, and then Sun Quan looked at the frost moon with blazing eyes, and exclaimed loudly:
"Gu had already learned from Gong Jin about General Ji's great talent. But I didn't expect that the general was actually a daughter, and she really didn't let her eyebrows! ”
"Wu Hou has won the award." Frost Moon arched her hand and said humbly.
"I wonder if General Ji has ever been married?" Sun Quan leaned forward slightly and asked bluntly.
Shuangyue didn't know why Sun Quan had this question, so she had to tell the truth:
"Not yet."
After hearing this, Sun Quan stroked the purple hair on his chin with his hand, laughed, and immediately responded:
"The general is really one of the talents in ten thousand, and he knows that he is not worthy of the general, but he still reluctantly does it. Lonely wants to marry the general as his wife, and his heirs will inherit the title of Lonely, and he will never abandon each other, I wonder if the general is willing? ”
Frost Moon frowned when she heard this, and secretly said in her heart:
Could this Sun Quan be proposing to himself? Such an abrupt move, it shouldn't be Sun Quan's drunken gaffe.
Frost Moon stared at Sun Quan sideways, and at the same time, Sun Quan also stared at her, his eyes blazing, and his face did not change.
Shuangyue was even more shocked when she saw this, and in the face of her unusually deep eyes, Sun Quan was unmoved. Shuangyue never expected that Sun Quan was the first man in the world who dared to look at him like this. Sun Quan's composure actually made Shuangyue feel a little ashamed, so he took the initiative to avoid the other party's gaze, which surprised even Shuangyue herself.
What's wrong with me today? Could it be that you drank too much alcohol? Frost Moon noticed that her cheeks were as hot as fire, and her mind was a little groggy.
Sun Quan beside him was still waiting for good news, and Shuangyue had to excuse himself and said:
"The contemptible man is ugly, so he does not dare to show his true face. The contemptible people are really not worthy of Wu Hou! ”
Sun Quan didn't care at all when he heard this, he still looked directly at Shuangyue with sincere eyes, and said calmly:
"Why did the general say that? Lone has always sought talent but not appearance, if he can marry the general, it is really a blessing for Lonely! ”
Could it be that Sun Quan really doesn't care about the woman's appearance? Or is this just Sun Quan's drunken gaffe? But seeing Sun Quan's burning eyes didn't look like a fake. Frost Moon thought to herself.
In an instant, Shuangyue figured out the purpose of Sun Quan's marriage proposal. This must be a political marriage.
Sun Quan took a fancy to Frost Moon's ability, so he wanted to deliberately win over Frost Moon. But when Sun Quan saw that Shuangyue was not moved by money, he had to change his strategy. In terms of position, Shuangyue declared that she was the general of the Yue Kingdom, and Sun Quan couldn't get a higher official position to reward her, so in addition to money and official positions, the only way Sun Quan could think of was to get married. For an ordinary woman on the ground, finding a good home is the most important thing in life. And Sun Quan's own conditions are not bad, on the one hand, he is the Marquis of Wu canonized by the imperial court, and on the other hand, he is a powerful local faction with many soldiers and generals, and marrying him will definitely be able to enjoy glory and wealth. Sun Quan also intended to make him his wife, and promised to let his son inherit the title in the future. Such conditions, in today's era when mothers are more precious than children, are indeed extremely tempting for ordinary women. For the sake of political interests, Sun Quan did not hesitate to use his marriage as a bargaining chip, it seems that this young man who is only in his twenties is indeed not simple.
However, Frost Moon is not an ordinary woman on the ground, and Sun Quan's wooing does not work for her.
Now that he knew Sun Quan's intentions, Shuangyue decisively refused:
"Wu Hou's kindness is contemptible, but the marriage is unacceptable."
Sun Quan may not have thought that his marriage proposal would be easily rejected by the other party, so he asked suspiciously:
"Why is that?"
Frost Moon replied in a flat tone:
"Because the contemptible people are relatives of the royal family, there is an unwritten rule in the royal family, but all children born to the descendants of the royal family must have the surname Hi. If Wu Hou marries a contemptible person, and the heir will have a foreign surname in the future, wouldn't he be worthy of his ancestors? ”
In fact, this was an excuse made up by Shuangyue temporarily, she knew that people on earth attached great importance to the inheritance of surnames, so as long as Sun Quan knew that the children born to him and herself could not have the surname Sun, she would retreat.
Sure enough, when Sun Quan heard this, he no longer insisted, and immediately changed the topic. I only heard Sun Quan ask in a tentative tone:
"Gu has promised your country to cede the southern part of Huiji, but the strength of Eastern Wu is not good at the moment, so can you wait until Gu captures Jingzhou before making the delivery, what does the general think?"
"There is no objection to the contemptible." Frost Moon replied flatly.
Sun Quan never expected that the other party would agree to his invitation so easily, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"The general is really understanding!" Sun Quan arched his hand and said with a pleasant face, "In order to show our sincerity, the general can assign one person to serve as the governor of the southern part of Huiji at the moment, so as to familiarize himself with the affairs of the county as soon as possible, and also prepare for the future delivery." In addition, from now on, all the taxes in the south of Huiji will be owned by your country, and you will be sincere in expressing your loneliness. ”
"Let's get rid of it." Shuangyue waved her hand and refused, "Eastern Wu also needs to spend a lot of money and food on foreign troops at this time, and the people of our country are not familiar with the affairs of the southern part of the country, so I am afraid that it will not be conducive to the development of the local area." If Soochow is strong, our country will have shelter and peace of mind. Could it be that our country is afraid that Wu Hou will not be able to repay his debts? ”
Sun Quan smiled when he heard this, and he didn't insist anymore. I saw him raise his wide sleeves, raise his hand and point to the west, and said warmly:
"In addition, Lone has one thing to ask for. Lone is preparing to march west to Jiangxia to defend Huang Zu, and the army will set off in a month, and he hopes that the general will lead a lot of cooperation. ”
Frost Moon replied in a flat tone:
"Wu Hou doesn't have to be polite, our country has been allied with Eastern Wu, and it is really a matter of contemptible people to cooperate with Wu Jun's actions, and Wu Hou can arrange it."
How could the resourceful Frost Moon not know Sun Quan's intentions? Sun Quan knew that there would be a battle with Cao Cao soon, and Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao was old, and his two sons Liu Qi and Liu Cong were at odds. I am afraid that after Liu Biao's death, Jingzhou will be divided. Once Jingzhou is divided, it is very likely that it will not be able to resist Cao Cao's attack, and then the battlefield of the future victory with Cao Cao will be on the Yangtze River instead of the Han River. In order to make the future decisive battle favorable to his own side in terms of terrain, Sun Quan had to attack Jiangxia both publicly and privately. Yu Gong, the capture of Jiangxia can expand the Yangtze River defense line of Eastern Wu, and in addition, the future decisive battle site can be pushed to the west as much as possible, it is best to push it to the vicinity of Yunmengze, because there is a dense water network and swamps, which is not conducive to the advance of ground troops, so as to give full play to the advantages of Wu's water warfare. In private, Huang Zubu shot Sun Quan's father Sun Jian back then, and his father's hatred was not shared, and Sun Quan intended to strengthen the confidence of those generals and ministers in himself by avenging his father.
For the Yunxiao Heavenly Kingdom, in order to deal with the common enemy Cao Cao, it also had to cooperate with the Eastern Wu and Western Expeditions at this moment, in order to achieve a quick victory.
After Sun Quan got the approval of Frost Moon, he couldn't help but rejoice:
"With the help of the general, our army will definitely be invincible in this battle!"
Frost Moon then took advantage of the situation and asked:
"There is still something unclear about the contemptible people, and I hope that Wu Hou will teach you."
"General, but it doesn't hurt to speak." Sun Quan stroked his purple hair lightly and said warmly.
"This expedition to the west of Huang Zu, but I don't know who the coach is?" Frost Moon raised her hand and pointed to the west, and asked flatly.
"It's Lonely!" Sun Quan pointed to himself and replied loudly.
Shuangyue thought it would be Zhou Yu, but she didn't think it would be Sun Quan's personal recruitment. It can be seen that Sun Quan is not a simple person, he has courage and courage that is not commensurate with his age. Sun Quan's move was intended to strengthen his influence through victories in foreign wars in order to consolidate his position in Eastern Wu.
At this moment, Frost Moon was looking forward to this expedition, she wanted to know more about the young man in front of her, after all, one day, he would also be the enemy of the Heavenly Kingdom.
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Wuhou Mansion, VIP room.
Guided by the servant, Frost Moon arrives in a palatial room. The room had already been burned with refined charcoal in advance, and the warmth was warm, and this was the residence that Sun Quan had arranged for Frost Moon.
At this time, Zhen Huixian, the adjutant of Frost Moon, had already been waiting in the guest room for a long time. Seeing Shuangyue push the door in, he quickly got up and made her a cup of hot tea, and respectfully brought it to Shuangyue to relieve her of her alcohol.
"Thank you, Huixian." Frost Moon smiled.
After that, Shuangyue took the hot tea brought by Huixian, took a sip lightly, and looked at Huixian with satisfaction. Facing Frost Moon's gaze, Huixian responded respectfully:
"The general doesn't have to be polite, being able to take care of the general's daily life is Huixian's blessing."
Huixian's admiration for the military god general Lin Shuangyue is completely sincere, as long as she can stay by Shuangyue's side to do things, even if she just serves tea and pours water, she is happy.
Looking at the enthusiastic and sincere eyes of his subordinates, Shuangyue's heart was also warm. She immediately put down the lacquer ear cup and instructed Huixian.
"Huixian, there is something you still need to handle. Inform the responsible persons of the Southern and Eastern Military Regions on my behalf that a meeting will be held in a secret camp in Xiangyang in 10 days to discuss the current situation. ”
"Yes, Huixian will do it." Huixian arched her hand when she heard this, and wanted to leave.
"By the way, is there any news of that person?" Frost Moon suddenly stopped Huixian and asked.
Hearing this, Huixian turned around lightly, met Frost Moon's gaze, shook her head with a little regret, and replied softly:
"Report to the general, not yet."
Hearing this, Frost Moon sighed, closed her eyes slightly, and remained silent.
Huixian has been following Frost Moon for many years, and she knows how much of a mental blow Xiaoxue's death has to Frost Moon. However, in order not to affect military affairs, Frost Moon endured the grief in her heart and continued to serve the country. The only way to do this now is to find out "that person" as soon as possible, and then let Frost Moon dispose of it, so that Frost Moon can feel a little at ease.
So Huixian took the initiative to suggest:
"Is the scope of the wanted warrant expanded? It is very likely that this person has fled Luling County and fled to other places. ”
"Not for now." Frost Moon waved her hand and said in a deep voice, "This person is afraid of Tianwei, and it is extremely likely that he will be incognito. If the teacher is mobilized at this time, it is very likely that the effort will be in vain, so it is better for us to put a long line to catch a big fish. According to the intelligence, this person knows martial arts and strategy, and is not a person who does nothing, how can such a person be willing to remain incognito? When he thought that the rumors had passed and he would re-enter the world, it would be the time when his whereabouts would be exposed. ”
When Huixian heard this, she couldn't help but widen her eyes, and said with admiration:
"I see, the general is clever!"
The corners of Frost Moon's mouth twitched slightly, and she said in a deep voice:
"Wait for him two more years. After two years, if there is still no news of this person, the wanted warrant will be sent to the whole world. No matter what, I'm going to take this life! ”
As she spoke, a cold glint suddenly flashed in Frost Moon's eyes, and then she grabbed the wooden tire lacquer ear cups on several cases and crushed them. I only heard Frost Moon grit her teeth and say:
"I'm going to tear him off in eight pieces and eat his flesh raw!" Otherwise, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart! ”
The murderous aura that instantly surged up from Shuangyue's body was like a stormy wave, and in the blink of an eye, it engulfed Hui Xian on the side, and Hui Xian couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine and shiver.