I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 294: Isn’t this a good blackmail from Sun Quan?

Xin Chang's tone was full of emotion, as if he was thinking of those who were left homeless during the war, and he said with compassion: "For the sake of the people, we should cease the war."

Looking at Xin Chang's expression, Li Heng suddenly felt that there was still a lot of room for improvement in his acting skills.

When it was time to go to war, they said impassionedly: In order to wipe out the bandits and restore peace to the world, we must now recruit troops and horses, and necessary sacrifices are inevitable!

When fighting is not in their interests, they will say pitifully: The war has destroyed their homes and made all the people boil in water and fire. We should cease the war immediately.

Li Heng also cooperated with Xin Chang's play. He said: "Xin Gong is righteous!"

"The general's award is unworthy of me compared with the general's talent and virtue."

"But I have a doubt. The next military confrontation between Xiangyang and Nanyang is inevitable. How will the Marquis of Shaoling control the commercial exchanges between them? I can't imagine the risks involved."

Xin Chang hesitated for a moment and said: "To be honest, General, my lord has been ill recently. The majority of the people in the court support the Marquis of Shaoling. After all, Sima Yi has a different surname and cannot be appointed as the central minister."

Li Heng was shocked, Cao Rui was sick?

According to official history, Cao Rui should have died early this year. It may be that the butterfly effect caused by his own time travel had a certain impact on Cao Rui's fate.

Thinking of this, Li Heng suddenly felt that he could not work desperately, otherwise he might die young.

The root cause is too much pressure!

Just think about it, people in the 21st century already feel tired after working for a day.

When people are stressed, they look for an outlet.

Due to the limited geographical location of Ji Han and Sun Wu, as time goes by, there will definitely be fierce conflicts within them, and they will eventually decline.

But this defensive strategy still posed a huge test to the leaders during Zhuge Liang's five Northern Expeditions.

What was the state of war during the Three Kingdoms period?

They often stay up late to march, or deal with large quantities of military affairs. They are under tremendous pressure to set up defense lines, check military supplies, and analyze the enemy's situation.

The best outlet is drinking and beauty.

After chatting for a while, Li Heng personally sent Xin Chang out.

For example, Zhou Yu said that he died of illness, but in fact the main reason was that the body was overdrawn due to high-pressure combat.

These mental tests on a person are very great.

"Okay, I hope our business can last for a long time." Li Heng raised a glass of wine.

So now that Cao Rui is sick, is it possible that he will die?

I heard that there are several speculations about Cao Rui's death. One is bad genetic inheritance, and the other is excessive sexual indulgence. Especially after Zhuge Liang died of illness during the fifth Northern Expedition, Cao Rui lost a big threat and began to indulge in sexual indulgence.

When Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, Cao Wei had already begun to transform, from offense to internal defense, and fully implemented Cao Cao's long-lasting strategy.

But in fact, few emperors live long, or in other words, lifespans during the Three Kingdoms period were generally not long.

The two drank it all in one gulp.

"The general doesn't know that the affairs of the Wei Dynasty are normal." Xin Chang picked up a glass of wine and planned to drink it. Suddenly he realized that he seemed to have talked too much, and he quickly smiled and said, "The general only needs to know that this business can be continued. , Marquis Shaoling was transferred back from Liangzhou this time, so he must be of great use."

Cao Cao believed that Ji Han and Sun Wu could not be conquered by force in a short time.

Li Heng said calmly: "I've heard for a long time that Sima Zhongda is the most famous official in the Wei Kingdom. I'm afraid no one can shake the weight of his words, right?"

Cao Cao was a man with outstanding strategic vision. When Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, he began to vigorously implement his grandfather's strategy.

Then just develop internally with peace of mind and wait for the opportunity.

When the time comes, the Wei army can easily capture Chengdu and Jianye if they move south again.

In full view of everyone, Li Heng and Xin Chang greeted each other cordially and saluted to express their respect for each other.

The atmosphere is enjoyable.

Not long after, Zhan Ming hurried back to the post house where Pei Min lived.

"What did you say!" Pei Min stood up suddenly, his voice stern, "Wei envoy went to the prefect's mansion to see Li Jian?"

"Yes." "Seriously?"

"It's absolutely true. I saw it with my own eyes and asked an acquaintance to find out the news. Ma Yong talked to Ambassador Wei first in the morning. I heard that the conversation was very pleasant."

"What on earth do thieves of Shu mean?" Pei Min was furious.

"Pei Gong had better speak quietly, lest the walls have ears."

"I'm still afraid of them!" Pei Min felt as if he had been insulted.

"Pei Gong, if you meet the Wei envoy first, you can't explain anything. Ma Yushi promises that you will meet at some time."

"Correct!"

Pei Min looked at the time and saw that there was still half an hour left. He began to change clothes and prepared very carefully.

When the time came, he also arrived at Ma Yong's residence.

"Excuse me, please inform me that the envoy from Wu State wants to see Ma Yushi." Pei Min said politely.

"Censor Ma is not here."

"Not there?" Pei Min was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, not here."

"But he made an appointment with me, but it's not yet..."

"If you're not there, you're not here. Please come back tomorrow."

Pei Min's face immediately turned green and white, and he angrily shouted: "The man named Ma is untrustworthy. Come back tomorrow? Hahaha! I'm leaving now! Who does he think he is!"

After saying that, Pei Min walked away.

The next day, Pei Min went to the door of Ma Yong's house again and said, "Please tell me that an envoy from the State of Wu has come to visit Ma Yushi."

Ma Yong happened to come out and saw Pei Min: "Oh, Mr. Pei, you are here. Please come in quickly. Why didn't you come yesterday afternoon? Why don't you keep your word? By the way, the general can't see you recently because he has something to do. , you can just tell me if you have anything to do, what? Negotiating peace or business? Okay, okay, I will help you convey this matter to the general. Is there anything else? Nothing? Okay, see you off!"

Pei Min left Xiangyang in confusion, first returned to Wuchang along the Han River, and then back to Jianye from Wuchang, recounting the whole story.

"The envoy from Wei has arrived in Xiangyang?" Sun Quan's brows were furrowed.

"Yes."

"you sure?"

"I'm sure!"

"How can you be sure that it's not a play Li Jian sang for you?"

"I sent people to verify this in many ways," Pei Min said firmly.

Sun Quan's balls hurt now, and he walked back and forth several times.

Liu Ji quickly said: "They must be here to discuss business. Someone in the Wei State has been eyeing the new salt for a long time. Once the Wei State takes most of it, we may be limited in the amount of salt we want to take from Jiangling."

Sun Quan was even more anxious.

What he was worried about was not just as simple as Wei Guo asking Li Heng to get salt. He was also worried that Wei Guo had plans to conquer Wu.

After all, this time they suffered setbacks in Jiangling and Hefei and suffered heavy losses. Wei may not be interested in Jianye at this time.

In fact, sending an envoy to make friends with Li Heng also had the intention of uniting the Han Dynasty to protect themselves.

But now Li Heng met the Wei envoy first!

Sun Quan was no longer calm.

(End of this chapter)