Chapter Eighty-Eight: Why Should You Be Loyal to Such a Lord?
Now it's a dilemma.
In the past, Mi Fang was like a salted fish, especially after becoming the Taishou of Gangneung.
Relying on the identity of the lord's "brother-in-law", don't say that the crusade against Eastern Wu is on the battlefield, and how far can you hide.
Even, it is no exaggeration to say that compared with the past eventful years, his goal is to revive the giants of the Mi clan... More interested.
This is also the reason why Guan Yu doesn't look down on him.
This man - vulgar!
But now...
Guan Yu looked at his eyes that were "looking forward to wearing" because of "begging Wu".
Guan Yu suddenly discovered that this Mi Fang also has a shining point!
Don't look at him as earthy, fat, and round, but when he asked to be a pioneer, he was still very heroic.
- "This pioneer of "courting Wu" can be used in the future! Available!'
Immediately, Guan Yu patted him on the back.
"Zifang rest assured, although we can't crusade against Soochow this time, but... Guan promises you that if one day, our army marches eastward, Zifang will be Guan's vanguard general, and no one can take away this credit! β
Speaking of this, Guan Yu seemed to feel that it was almost meaningful, and hurriedly added: "Also, Zifang... Guan Mou promised you today, if your vanguard army breaks through Stone City, then the private wealth, private treasury, and land property of the lord of Eastern Wu should all be you..."
Speaking of this, Guan Yu became more and more serious, "Zifang, you also know my son's temperament, you just said that you are willing to lose the bet, I am afraid it will not be easy to get back this money and food from him!" β
"But Zifang relaxes, this loss will not let you eat in vain, just treat it as Sun Quan Biyan'er owes you, one day, really build Stone City, then Sun Quan's Biyan'er everything is Zifang's! As long as Zifang is willing, he will take all the wives and concubines of the blue-eyed child, and Guan will never stop him! β
Everyone has a common goal, and Guan Yu naturally became more and more cordial to Mi Fang.
Speaking of the back, it is already a tone between close friends and brothers.
"Cloud Chief..."
Mi Fang is snot and tears, "Yun Chang can still think about me, Fang is grateful, but... Yun Chang is looking down on me Mi Fang, I... I just need money, women or something, only spend money, or... Let's give it to Yun Chang's fourth son, he has money... He can afford it! β
Belch...
Mi Fang's words made Guan Yu dumbfounded, and he was suddenly a little dumbfounded.
- "Wealth over color!"
- "Mi Fang is also a person of temperament!"
It doesn't matter if you don't talk about it, after chatting, the two of them are more and more speculative... Unconsciously, the two have a feeling of being half-brothers who have the same hatred, fight side by side, and are half-brothers.
Even, Ma Liang smelled an "ambiguous" smell in the air.
He's also drunk...
Previously, he sent several letters to Zhuge Kongming, in which he mentioned that this Jiangling Taishou Mifang and Guan Gong were at odds with each other, and they were opposed in private!
If this continues, it is undoubtedly a huge hidden danger for Jingzhou.
It stands to reason that this is a big problem.
But inexplicably, because of a gambling plate, because of Guan Lin's gamble, it was solved at once.
How do you say that, the enemy of the enemy, that is the friend!
The atmosphere was set to this point, Ma Liang's eyes rolled, he took a step forward, and first proposed: "Guan Gong, Liang has a reluctant request..."
"Zifang is not an outsider, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Guan Yu raised his hand to signal...
- "Aren't you an outsider anymore?"
Ma Liang paused slightly, and continued: "Seeing that Zifang and Guan Gong are so harmonious, my conscience is happy, I am happy for you, and I am happy for the lord, this time... Zifang came here, although he mentioned that he was willing to gamble and lose, but the amount of compensation was too large in the end, so he might as well ...
"Guan Gong took Zifang to ask for intercession with Yunqi Gongzi, and Yunqi Gongzi is not an unreasonable person, there are many of them... Less is always exempted! This also made Zifang's heart feel a little better. β
Ma Liang's words can be said to Mi Fang's heart.
Although he doesn't expect to give less, but... After all, he still hoped that Guan Gong would intercede for him.
Of course, in Ma Liang's opinion, Guan Gong's face, how much Yunqi Gongzi... Will still give some.
If there are more, there are thousands of hundreds, in this way, isn't Mi Fang grateful to Guan Gong, and the bond of this relationship has deepened?
Guan Yu's eyes rolled, and he muttered for a moment before he chanted a word:
- "Good! β
In fact, he also muttered in his heart, will this kid give him the face of being a father?
Probably so, right?
Belch... Will it?
Could it be, this kid doesn't give him this face in public, then his Guan Gong's face... But...
The more he thought about it, the more Guan Yu felt palpitations!
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Soochow, Jianye.
In the magnificent Wuhou Palace, the guard of honor at the door blew the horn and rang the drum bell.
This is a kind of ritual in Jiangdong, with a passionate and uplifting voice, leading the souls of those who died in Xiaoyaojin to find their way home.
The ministers stood in the court in fear, as if everyone had heard the news of "Zhang Liaowei's earthquake in Xiaoyaojin"...
Everyone's faces are not good-looking.
Some people didn't sleep well last night...
Compared with other ministers, Zhang Zhao and Lu Su, who were the leaders, knew in advance the purpose of this court meeting.
They looked at their noses and their noses, and their noses looked at their hearts, and they were silent.
Lu Meng glanced at Jiang Qin, and Jiang Qin looked at Ling Tong.
But seeing that even Ling Tong was at this moment, he was glaring angrily, still resentful of the three hundred soldiers he had died.
The atmosphere in the entire court hall is exceptionally silent and tragic!
Sun Quan slowly walked to the throne of the court, and many ministers did not see the lord for a few days, and found that he had become much haggard and more gloomy.
"Recently, there have been several major events in my Dongwu, Hefei was defeated, Xiaoyaojin was defeated again, it was the misfortune of my Dongwu, Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling counties, the cities and counties that were in hand, but they were let out, and even, now morality is on Liu Xuande's side, and the matter of Jingzhou has been completely sealed since then..."
Sun Quan's words were heart-wrenching, and when he said this, he accentuated his tone, "Fortunately, the source of all this misfortune has been found by Lonely, which is the Hefei gambling contract announced by Hong Qi in Jiangling City. β
The eunuch at the door pulled a sharp voice: "Xuan Zhuge Jin goes to the palace!" β
Zhuge Jin slowly walked into the court, and his son Zhuge Ke also followed, but he was standing in front of the door and couldn't step forward...
Sun Quan looked at Zhuge Jin, squinted his eyes, and showed a complicated expression, Zhuge Jin took a deep breath, and respectfully knelt down and bowed to Sun Quan: "Minister Zhuge Jin meets Wu Hou, Wu Hou has no time." β
"Flat."
Zhuge Jin stood up and looked straight ahead without saying a word.
Sun Quan spoke, and there was a little coldness between his words, "Are you guilty?" β
"The minister is guilty!" Zhuge Jin seemed to be able to read Sun Quan's thoughts, and he stretched his eyebrows: "The minister was bewitched by the 'Hong Qigong' and reported this 'Hefei gambling contract' to Wu Hou, which was fueled by Eastern Wu and spread the news in Jiangdong, Jingzhou, and Yizhou... As a result, the entire southern border of Hefei became customary, and even after Hefei was defeated, the three counties of Changsha were difficult to ask for, and there was no way to mention the matter of Jingzhou, and the minister was guilty. β
Although this matter had already spread in Dongwu, hearing Zhuge Jin's words still caused a slight sigh and exclamation in the court.
Everyone looked at Zhuge Jin with a look of regret, and this regret would inevitably bring out some sympathy.
There are also people who look at Zhuge Ke in unison, there is a saying that this Hefei gambling contract, fueling the troubles, was brought up by Zhuge Ke and told his father.
And this is nothing, even before the battle report of "Xiaoyaojin" came back last night, everyone still thought that Zhuge Ke was a genius, and his plan was a miracle!
At that time, when everyone mentioned Zhuge Ke, they were all "Lantian Shengyu", and they did not hesitate to praise them.
But who would have thought...
The higher you stand, the worse you fall!
This time, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhuge Ke.
And Zhuge Ke had a sneering smile on the corner of his mouth, indifferent.
Sun Quan glanced left and right, and some eunuchs walked in front of the courtiers one by one holding the "notice" of the "Hefei Gambling Contract".
Zhuge Jin also glanced sideways slightly, and the words on the notice jumped into his eyes.
- "If the lord of Eastern Wu can conquer Hefei and capture a county in Hefei, Guan Yu, the general of Dangkou, should fulfill the covenant of 'Xiangshui as the boundary', and from then on, the three counties of Jiangxia, Guiyang and Changsha will return to Jiangdong; β
- "If the lord of Eastern Wu cannot take Hefei, the covenant of Xiangshui as the boundary will be abolished on the spot, and after that, Jingzhou and Eastern Wu will have nothing to do!" The people of Jingzhou are hereby announced. β
These contents made Zhuge Jin's eyes slightly red, and he immediately raised his eyes again.
And the reason why Sun Quan took out this "proclamation" again, his purpose could not be clearer, that is, to shake off the pot and completely turn over the matter of "100,000 troops who lost their courage" and "Hefei 100,000 people sent their heads".
He Sun Quan is the lord of Eastern Wu, and he can't bear the infamy of "incompetence"...
But after all, someone needs to carry this infamy!
- "Zhuge Ziyu, I'm sorry! But, Lone has no choice!'
Thinking of this, with a "bang", Sun Quan took the case, and he pointed to Zhuge Jin.
"Someone, bring that thing up!"
Sun Quan commanded...
The palace guards stood up and promised, and the palace door was opened.
Accompanied by a strange cry of "Ahhh
A black donkey was brought up, and everyone looked at the donkey, but saw a note on the donkey's head:
- This is Zhuge Jin!
This...
Lu Su glanced up at Sun Quan in a panic, and muttered in his heart, "Is the lord going to humiliate Zhuge Ziyu and completely turn over the defeat of Xiaoyaojin?" Can... This pair of Zhuge Ziyu... It's cruel!'
Immediately, Lu Su only felt dizzy in his head and his body flashed... His feet stumbled, and his sick and weak body almost fell.
Zhuge Jin was also taken aback, but he quickly regained his composure.
Sun Quan looked at the donkey, he opened his mouth angrily, and said to the donkey: "Zhuge Ziyu, do you know that you have lost your power and humiliated the country this time!" β
Zhuge Jin hurriedly replied: "The minister was bewitched by the little traitor and fell for the trick, causing the Eastern Wu to suffer losses, and the lord... Minister..."
Don't wait for Zhuge Jin to finish speaking...
Sun Quan waved his hand, "Lone didn't ask you!" β
His eyes were firmly fixed on the donkey, the donkey with "This is Zhuge Jin" written on it, Sun Quan said fiercely: "Didn't you hear? It's this Zhuge Ziyu who is asking alone! β
"Ahem..."
Lu Su coughed violently, ashamed... This is tantamount to a great shame for Zhuge Jin!
The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all sweated for Zhuge Jin.
Sun Quan glanced at a circle of ministers, Lu Su, Lu Meng, Jiang Wan, Gan Ning... and Ling Tong, who had lost a lot of anger, Sun Quanyi walked in front of the donkey, and personally led the donkey to Zhuge Jin.
"βthe courtier's capital offense!"
Zhuge Jin kowtows like pounding garlic...
Sun Quan smiled, "What is Qing's crime?" Sin in this stupid donkey, haha... How about asking Qing to lead this donkey around the hall? β
Sun Quan opened his mouth with a smile, but anyone could hear the edge.
"Minister... Obey the order. Zhuge Jin is too "wise", Sun Quan thinks and wants to do, he can understand everything.
It's just that this humiliation, how could the clansmen of his Zhuge clan ever suffer?
Zhuge Jin raised his hand tremblingly, and was about to lead the donkey.
Endure, he endured!
He had to endure it!
That's when it happened.
"Wait..."A crisp voice resounded, and everyone looked for prestige, and it was Zhuge Jin's son Zhuge Ke who spoke.
I saw Zhuge Ke kneeling down and pleading: "The kid came to see Wu Hou, and the kid wanted to ask Wu Hou for a pen for his father, and add two words to the donkey's head!" β
Sun Quan raised his hand and gestured, "Give him a pen!" β
He was also curious about what words Zhuge Ke wanted to add.
Zhuge Ke took the pen, and after worshipping Sun Quan repeatedly, he got up and added two more words along the five words "This is Zhuge Jin":
- "Donkey! β
That's right, it's the word "donkey"...
The original five words have now become seven words - this is Zhuge Jin's donkey!
This brilliant stroke made all the ministers laugh at once, and the originally tense and terrifying atmosphere of the court seemed to be like seeing the sun from the clouds.
"Hahaha... This is Zhuge Ziyu's donkey, this word is good! β
Everyone couldn't stop laughing, and Lu Su couldn't help but be amazed.
- "Zhuge Ziyu gave birth to a good son!"
- "What a donkey to add words!"
At this moment, Zhuge Ke arched his hand towards his father, "Marquis Wu is very loving, give my father a donkey, and my father should indeed lead this donkey around the palace to show the lord's love for my Zhuge family!" β
Oh... Oh...
Only then did Zhuge Jin react, "Thank you, Marquis Wu..."
"Haha!" Sun Quan's expression also changed from anger to joy, and he couldn't help laughing: "What a donkey of Zhuge Jin, even so, this donkey will be given to your Zhuge family, the sage said, 'See the virtuous and think together', Zhuge Ziyu must remember, see this donkey should also have a good 'think about self-awakening'!" β
"Minister, keep in mind..."Zhuge Jin hurriedly surrendered his hand.
That's when it happened.
- "Ahh β
For some reason, the donkey suddenly became excited and barked.
Zhuge Ke hurriedly said: "The kid also thanked Wu Hou for his father, but... The boy heard that the donkey had three cries, and when he went up to the temple, the donkey cried 'Ahh β
Zhuge Ke is really learning to call a donkey...
"Besides," he continued, "the cry of 'ah-uh-uh-uh' is a frightened cry, and the 'uh-ah' is the cry of a donkey's courtship!" β
Speaking of this, Zhuge Ke straightened his chest.
"It seems... My donkey is crazy about the female donkey, the kid begged Wu Hou to allow me to retire from my father, since Wu Hou gave me a donkey, my father and I should choose a good match for this donkey! β
As soon as these words came out, the whole house burst into laughter...
Even Sun Quan couldn't help but flick his purple beard.
After a moment, he still smiled.
"Accurate!"
Speaking of this, he didn't forget to look at Zhuge Jin, "Ziyu has a son like this, no wonder 'Lantian produces beautiful jade', it really surprises Gu!" β
That's it... The court discussion of the hidden murder has come to an end.
On this side, Sun Quan was satisfied, and after the dispersal of the dynasty, he specially left Lu Su to discuss how to deal with the mess.
Over there, Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Ke led the donkey on the way home.
It's just that Zhuge Ke, who was talking eloquently, was silent at the moment, without saying a word, as if he had suddenly become a lot more gloomy...
Zhuge Jin asked him several times, but the response was silent.
Finally, Zhuge Jin paused, turned around, and looked at this "blue sky and beautiful jade" general son with worry, "Ke'er, what's wrong?" β
Zhuge Ke gritted his teeth, in fact, at this moment, his back molars are "gurgling", and his teeth are itching with hatred!
He pursed his lips and hesitated for a long time before he took a step closer to his father and asked in a low voice.
- "So the lord of Dongwu? No responsibility! β
- "Father's allegiance to him... Yes... Does it make sense? β
As soon as these words came out, Zhuge Jin covered Zhuge Ke's mouth...
- You can't talk nonsense!
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(End of chapter)