Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 299 The Ups and Downs of the Imperial Family (8)
Zhou Xuan gently swung the tail whisk in his hand outwards: "Zhongda, you worry too much about those things. The key is that you have a sudden crisis right now, so you should be deeply worried!"

"Oh? Are you referring to the fact that the Wu and Shu bandits formed an alliance to commit crimes?"

"That's right - on the way to Guanzhong, Zhou heard that the two bandits of Wu and Shu had formed an alliance in Wuchang, calling them the 'two emperors of the East and West', and agreed to raise troops together to attack the Great Wei, and even determined the division of territory after the war Now: They want to divide the world, and the five states of Yan, Ji, Bing, Yong, and Liang belong to Shu; the five states of Henan, Qing, Xu, Yang, and You belong to Wu; Take Hangu Pass as the boundary and take half of it! Maybe in this ten-month period, the east and west wings of our Great Wei will be raging again..."

While listening to Zhou Xuan's words, Sima Yi nodded deeply with a sullen face: "Zhuge Liang's alliance with the puppet Wu this time is really unexpected-who would have expected that he would give up the orthodox status of the Han Dynasty, openly To admit that Jiangdong Sun Quan and the great Han were honored as emperors in exchange for help? His endurance and determination to forge ahead cannot be underestimated! In the past three years, he has "accumulated and suddenly exploded", and he must be fierce and difficult to confront the enemy. Yi has been worrying too much lately!"

"Can Zhongda be afraid of Zhuge Kongming?" Zhou Xuan was startled, and raised his eyes to look at him.

"Zhuge Liang's strategy is very deep, he uses soldiers like a god, and it is said that he has invented many powerful weapons. How can this commander not be afraid? He is so determined to come to the Northern Expedition. If the commander makes a slight mistake, he will definitely be caught by him. It is doomed!"

Zhou Xuan didn't want Sima Yi to get more and more worried about this topic, so he changed the topic: "Zhongda, do you know that Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor in Wuchang, not only did he have a "Huanglong" year with my Great Wei tit for tat? No., and planning to move the capital to Jianye City in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River..."

"Jianye City?" Sima Yi frowned.

"That's right! Jianye City! He also asked his warlocks to spread the word that Jianye City contains the nobility and dragon veins of the king.

Sima Yi walked a few steps in the hall with his hands behind his back, raised his eyes and looked to the southeast, and said slowly: "I also know a little about this Jianye City. In short, this city can also be called the "Emperor's House". Even in terms of geography, this city can be said to be a pivotal place for the military and the country. It must be observed. Today's puppet Wu, the west is close to our Great Wei Jingzhou, and the king of Jingzhou Chang, Zhoutai, etc. are all good generals, so Sun Quan left his false heirs, Sun Deng and Lu Xun, to take control of Wuchang to fight against the enemy; the central part is adjacent to our great Wei Yangzhou, and Yangzhou Tian Yu, Wang Guan, etc. are also extraordinary soldiers, so Sun Quan also left Zhuge Jin and Zhu Ran fought against it in Chaisang City; in the east of Xuzhou, there was Bo Ning (Man Chong's character is "Bo Ning"), the governor of the town and the east, who was the greatest threat to his puppet Wu. ——That's why Sun Quancai moved his capital to Jianye to establish a foothold, intending to lead Quan Cong, Zhu Ju and other generals to attack our great Wei from here! Uh... not good! I must write a letter as soon as possible! Take an urgent letter to remind Bo Ning to take precautions!"

Zhou Xuan was full of praise when he heard it: "Zhongda is discerning and decisive, and he has made every strategy. Zhou admires him."

Sima Yi turned around and stared at him deeply: "Brother Zhou——I have one request for you: After you come back from Kunlun Mountain to fill stones with 'Xuanyin soil' to suppress evil, you might as well stay in front of our army in Guanzhong. Temporarily take up the post of military sacrificial wine, and use your yin and yang calculations and astronomical divination techniques to serve as military counselors by Yi's side, how about it?"

Zhou Xuan replied hesitantly: "This is fine. It's just His Majesty..."

"It doesn't matter. I will submit a memorial to him tonight, requesting that you stay in Guanzhong temporarily for a special purpose... His Majesty should not lightly refuse this request of this commander."

Watching the billowing smoke and dust covering the sky and the sun drifting away, Liu Chan, the Emperor of Shu, who stood on the farewell platform, still bowed respectfully, not daring to be slighted.

"Your Majesty... the prime minister has gone far away..." Huang Mencheng Huang Hao, who was standing on the edge of the stage, approached in short steps, "You should go back to the dragon bed to rest..."

Still half-bowed, Liu Chan gently wiped the corners of his eyes with the sleeve of his robe, wiped away the crystal clear teardrops, and murmured to himself: "Father Xiang...Father Xiang has worked so hard! Huang Hao! This I haven't seen you for a few months, and I saw that Xiangfu's sideburns have turned gray again...I'm really worried about how Xiangfu's body can take it?"

After hearing this, Huang Hao just bowed his waist with lowered eyebrows, and didn't say much.

"I sincerely hope that Xiangfu can finally settle the Central Plains this time and wipe out the Wei thieves!" Liu Chan slowly straightened up, looked at the northern sky, and said deeply, "Xiangfu——in your case During the Northern Expedition, I would burn incense and pray for your victory in the Weiyang Palace bedroom every night..."

Huang Hao squinted at Liu Chan, and echoed casually: "Yes! The prime minister gathered 13 elite kings from the Han Dynasty during this Northern Expedition, and among them, [-] 'vine armor soldiers' were conscripted from the Nanman... Moreover, he dispatched various There are more than [-] peasants in counties and counties! This can really be said to be "the power of the whole of Shu to complete its merits in one battle"! With such a great effort, he should be able to wipe out the Wei thieves!"

"However, I heard that 20 troops were dispatched in the Guanzhong area of ​​Wei, and Xiangfu personally led 13 kings to go there. I am afraid that he will still be outnumbered... and that old thief Sima Yi is so cunning... ..."

Seeing Liu Chan's worried look, Huang Hao explained: "Your Majesty, the prime minister has invented such wonderful instruments as the 'Serial Crossbow', 'Hundred Stone Crossbow', 'Xuanyuan Chariot', 'Wooden Niu Liuma', etc., but Wei Bandit has nothing. If you are not skilled in skills, you must not be the enemy of my big man!"

"I hope all of this can be as you said!" Liu Chan raised his eyebrows a little, suddenly remembered something, and said hesitantly, "You probably know that the Taishi Department once sent a memorial, and the memorial was reported to many people in Rizhou. There were ominous signs: the pines, cypresses, peaches, and bamboos at the Longquan Station on the outskirts of Chengdu actually cried out at night; and in broad daylight, there were thousands of white cranes flying in the sky on the Jinjiang River. They jumped into the water and died one after another... All these make me very uneasy!"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, why are you worried about such strange phenomena? There are so many wonders in this world - when I was a child, I saw a toad with three legs and a wild pheasant with only one claw! These are also monsters. Right? Didn’t see anything ominous happen..."

Liu Chan looked at his pretending naive look, first he pursed his lips into a smile, and then said with a straight face: "What do you know, eunuch? There is an old saying, 'Anything that is abnormal is a demon.' Everything is a sign from heaven to warn me, so what does it have to do with a slave like you? You are not worthy at all..."

After hearing this, Huang Hao kowtowed to the ground in a hurry, and said anxiously: "Oh! This slave deserves to be slapped! I deserve to be slapped! This slave is just a mere eunuch, and he doesn't know anything about 'laws of heaven, great affairs of state'... Slave I just want to make His Majesty happy..."

"Get up! If it weren't for your intentions, I would have asked someone to drag you out and punish you!" Liu Chan waved his hands impatiently, making him stand up.He was about to walk down the farewell stage, but suddenly he turned his head and said to Huang Hao: "Huang Hao, do you know that Xiangfu wrote a secret letter before leaving for the Northern Expedition?"

"This...slave doesn't know." Huang Hao actually saw the secret box when he sent the document to Liu Chan, but it was written by Prime Minister Zhuge - he dared not touch it even with ten heads ah!

"Father Xiang asked me to reduce the number of eunuchs and maidservants serving in the inner court in this secret letter, and let you go out of the palace and return to your hometown to work as farmers..." Liu Chan stared at Huang Hao and said slowly.

"Slaves...slaves don't...don't want to leave the palace! Slaves are willing to serve His Majesty for the rest of their lives..." Huang Hao's knees softened and he knelt down for Liu Chan again.

"I didn't agree, but I dare not deny it. After all, this is Xiangfu's opinion..." Liu Chan glanced at him and continued, "I discussed with Dong Yun and came up with a compromise— —For the time being, you eunuchs and maids will not be reduced, but you must be self-sufficient in farming and weaving in the harem garden like farmers and women outside the palace...Huang Hao, you have been busy recently..."

"Your Majesty thanks your majesty for your kindness!" Huang Hao said his thanks repeatedly, but at the same time he thought in his heart: Your majesty is still sympathetic to us slaves!We slaves have been in the palace for so many years, and we have lost all our "farming and weaving skills". If we were expelled from the palace all at once, wouldn't we all starve to death?Why is this Zhuge Liang so cruel? !He actually didn't know: Zhuge Liang is the most "clear and clear" person. He has always hated the eunuchs who took power and ruined the Eastern Han Dynasty, so they also treat Huang Hao and the others as pigs and dogs and don't cherish them very much.Without Liu Chan's desperate resistance, those eunuchs and maids in the inner court would have been almost eliminated!

Huang Hao saw that Liu Chan had already reached the edge of the stairs, so he trotted up and played again: "Your Majesty Qizuo, after the signing of the covenant, Soochow paid tribute to three white elephants and six colorful peacocks...their appearance It's really beautiful. Would your majesty want to go and appreciate it?"

"This... this... Xiangfu arranged for me to copy a homework of "Mencius" and "Han Feizi" every day. I... I haven't finished it yet! Didn't you see that Dong Yun is already waiting there? Is it? I... I'm afraid I don't have time at this time..."

"Your Majesty! You are here to inspect foreign objects, not to play and play without permission. Why should Dong Shizhong restrain you?! Go! Go! This servant is going to pass the decree and set off..."

Liu Chan hesitated for a long while, then flicked his sleeves, and said, "Forget it! Forget it! You don't know Dong Aiqing's temper—it's all over the world, except Xiangfu, who can twist him? What if he takes advantage of it? What should I do when the car catches up with me to protest? Forget it! Forget it! I'd better go back to the palace and copy the homework assigned by Xiangfu, and then go to 'inspect the tributes of Eastern Wu Fangwu'!"

(End of this chapter)