The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 119 Set sail and set sail every step of the way
When Zhang Wen was ordered to arrive at Cao Ying, it was just dawn, and warships equipped with thunderbolt chariots were ready to go. Zang Ba's battle flag was flying high, and the whole army was full of energy, as if today was not to fight against the Jiangdong navy, but It is the same as capturing Jianye.

"Brother Zhang, isn't our army's morale good enough?" Yang Xiu, who came to lead him in, smiled smugly.

Zhang Wen smiled and nodded: "Well, the morale is available. Although it is impossible to win Jiangdong this time, the Qingxu Navy has finally made some contributions. General Zang's promotion is just around the corner, and the Qingxu Navy will have a few more marquises. "

Yang Xiu's face froze for a moment, his smile became a little stiff, and then he returned to normal.Zang Ba was not Cao Cao's direct descendants. The Qingxu people had always been in a semi-independent state, and their relationship with Cao Cao was relatively distant. So far, Xuzhou and Qingzhou have not completely obeyed Cao Cao's orders. This is Cao Cao's heart disease.It's just that Xuzhou has been fighting for decades, and has been disabled, and its strength has always been limited. Compared with Jiangdong and Yizhou, Qingxu's heart disease is not particularly serious, and it is far from being unbearable.But this time Qingxu's navy showed its power and Qingxu's strength expanded, but it was not the result Cao Cao wanted to see.

"I heard that Zhang Huishu is the number one talented scholar in Wuzhong, and he really deserves his reputation." Yang Xiu said with a calm smile, "My father is a close minister under Sun Cheqi's tent, and he is highly respected by Sun Cheqi, why did you not become an official until now? "

Zhang Wen smiled modestly: "How dare Wen dare to take the name of the most talented man in Wuzhong? After Yang Jun's famous family, it is just a history in the prime minister's mansion. Wen and Yang Jun have gone thousands of miles away? It is the Supreme Grace to be able to become an official now. Otherwise, with the abundance of talents in Wuzhong, I am afraid that Wen will have to wait a few more years before he has a chance."

Yang Xiu laughed in embarrassment, and secretly praised Zhang Wen's quick thinking, and his words were impeccable, which made it impossible for people to grasp it.Seeing that Zhang Wen was only paying attention to the Qingxu warship and was not in a hurry to see Cao Cao, he couldn't help being a little surprised. After waiting for a while, he smiled and said, "Mr. Huishu, do you want to wait until the two sides start the war before going to see the prime minister? I'm busy, once I start working, I'm afraid I won't have time to see you."

"Hehehe, it's okay to wait for a while?" Zhang Wen smiled nonchalantly, walking side by side with Yang Xiu to the camp, and said: "Mr. Yang doesn't know something, maybe after a while, Wen's errand will be worse. It's easier to handle."

Yang Xiu looked at Zhang Wen in confusion.

"The prime minister wants Sun Cheqi to give him a hostage. To be honest, it's really embarrassing. Gong Zideng was young and lost his mother. Sun Cheqi loves him very much. At this time, he is sent to Yecheng as a hostage. It's not humane. I don't want to send a pledge, and the Prime Minister is unwilling to retreat, so my task this time is simply an impossible task. Instead of being in a dilemma, it is better to wait two more days, or the Prime Minister will completely defeat the Jiangdong Navy , drinking horses in the south of the Yangtze River, or the Prime Minister retreating in the face of difficulties, and giving me a credit for nothing, wouldn’t it be wonderful? Yes, it’s okay to wait.”

Yang Xiu frowned.Cao Cao wanted to take a pledge, the purpose was to beat Jiangdong out of breath, Sun Quan sent envoys across the river to negotiate for two days in a row, obviously he was really in a hurry, but this Zhang Wen was not in a hurry, no matter whether he saw the mystery , I still really felt that the task could not be completed, so I had to delay it for two days, which would obviously disappoint Cao Cao's expectations.

He thought for a while and suggested: "As a parent, Sun Cheqi has the feeling of licking the calf, which is also reasonable. However, although it is a national practice to take a pledge, it is not necessary for the son to be on the list. As long as it is a relative of the Sun family It's all possible."

Zhang Wen kept his composure and walked slowly. After a moment of silence, he said: "Among the Sun family in Jiangdong, only Sun Xiaolian and Ji Zuo are suitable as hostages. Does Yang Jun think it is possible?"

Yang Xiu scoffed.Sun Kuang (Ji Zuo) is Cao Cao's nephew and son-in-law, will Cao Cao take him as a hostage?He shook his head and said with a smile: "You know that Mr. Cao loves Sun Xiaolian's wife no less than his own, so why bother to say these prevarications?"

"Oh, that's right, the Sun family and the Cao family are still in-law families?" Zhang Wen seemed to have suddenly realized, clapping his hands again and again, rolling his eyes, and said: "In this case, why not get married and make it a good thing again." ? Then the two families went on strike to avoid the loss of innocent people.”

When Yang Xiu heard this, his eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly.When they came to the camp, Yang Xiu asked Zhang Wen to wait outside the big tent, and went in to report first.After listening to Yang Xiu's report, Cao Cao put down the pen in his hand, and after a long silence, he sighed: "There are talents in Jiangdong, it seems that this time they will return in vain."

Soon, Zhang Wen sent the news of the successful peace talks back to Daying, Cao Cao let go, and did not force Sun Quan to send Sun Deng as a hostage, but could be replaced by other people. The meaning of the pledge, but Zhang Wen suggested to him that the two parties get married again, and they were still negotiating last time, so Sun Quan should immediately decide whether to send the pledge or get married.If you decide to send quality, you should choose the candidate immediately. If you want to get married, you must also choose the candidate.

Sun Quan was overjoyed and summoned the generals to discuss the matter again. When the ministers heard the two choices, they shut their mouths consciously.If you want to give a pledge, but don't send Sun Deng, then give it to someone else, but who is willing to be a pledge?The proton's head is in the hands of others, and Jiangdong obviously won't make peace with Cao Cao for a long time, and it will be a matter of time before war starts again.If you want to get married, whose daughter doesn't feel distressed?Even if it's not about marrying a daughter, who would want to marry a Cao family's daughter?Once he married the Cao family's daughter, he became a person who could not be trusted.Look at Sun Kuang, he is in his 20s and has never been an official. He is the only remaining brother of Sun Quan, a compatriot of the same mother.

The Sun family was afraid of causing trouble and the upper body did not speak, and the officials were afraid of being hated, so the big tent was so quiet that only the heartbeat could be heard.

Sun Quan knew it well, and it was difficult to make a choice. After much deliberation, no matter whether it was a marriage or a pledge, there seemed to be no suitable candidate.

Yan Jian stood up hesitantly: "Since Cao Cao is interested in Captain Sun, why not..."

"No." Sun Quan interrupted Yan Yan before he could finish speaking, and he said indisputably, "My elder brother only has such a little blood, so I can't send him to Yecheng. I would rather send my own son there than send him there, don’t mention this again, it’s absolutely impossible.”

Sun Shao, who had just arrived from Guangling, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

"Chen... I don't mean that." Yan Jian stammered and said, "It's not that Sun Xiaowei is the hostage, but that he is married to Cao Cao. Sun Xiaowei and Cao Cao met, and Cao Cao treated him I am also very happy, maybe I am willing to marry him.”

Sun Quan didn't immediately object this time, but nodded sympathetically, with some regrets: "It's a pity that Fengxian is already married, and the daughter of the Cao family may not be a concubine. If Guan Feng is made a concubine, I'm afraid it will cause trouble again." Guan Yu is angry, no way."

"Leave this problem to Cao Cao." Sun Shao smiled: "It doesn't matter whether you get married or not, as long as these two days pass. If he disagrees, we can talk about it. Anyway, we have time."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing.

Sun Quan also laughed, and immediately asked someone to reciprocate Zhang Wen.Zhang Wen fed back the news to Cao Cao.Cao Cao, Liu Ye and others looked at each other and shook their heads regretfully.This time, although the power of the new weapon was exerted, it gained the upper hand in the water battle for the first time, but in the end it failed and failed to achieve the most ideal goal.

"Unfortunately, let's do it next time. Next time, prepare well and try to cross the river in one fell swoop." Cao Cao waved his hand and stopped entangled in these details: "Accept their request and get married. We will inform them of the specific candidates after they are selected. Feng Xian is a good son-in-law, but it's a pity that all my daughters are dedicated to His Majesty, otherwise I should marry one to him, with such a good son-in-law, life will be happy."

Liu Ye smiled and said nothing, and when Cao Cao finished regretting, he said: "Since coercing a hostage can't be done, we might as well take the opportunity of getting married to give them some wind and light some fire, and see what kind of harmony they can achieve." when."

"It should." Cao Cao also smiled proudly: "I also want to see whether that Lizi is a tiger pretending to be honest, or a pig who is really honest."

"Prime Minister, what if he is a tiger?" Yang Xiu reminded, "In my opinion, he is honestly weak now. Once he has strength, he may be even more ferocious than Sun Quan."

"Hey hey, let's talk about the future. Even if he is a real tiger, it doesn't matter. Is my son worse than him?"

"Of course he's not as good as the young masters." Yang Xiu quickly responded, "I'm worrying too much."

In mid-April of the 22nd year of Jian'an, Sun Shao arrived in Panyu, Jiaozhou, and first went to see Buzhi, the governor of Jiaozhou.

Bu Zhi is about forty years old, with a medium build, perhaps because he has been exposed to too much sunshine in the south, and he is dark and thin, which does not match his official uniform, nor does it match his Confucian name for his knowledge of economics and art.Seeing Sun Shao's surprised look, he smiled lightly: "I'm already a veteran now."

Sun Shao smiled self-consciously, and quickly saluted: "Bu Jun Yunwen Yunwu, it is really admirable to work so hard for the country." Although Bu Zhi is not very old, but he is Mrs. Bu's uncle, and it is considered to be Sun Shao's. The grandparents are now the top leaders in Jiaozhou and Sun Quan's trusted officials. If Sun Shao wants to do business in Jiaozhou, he must not establish a good relationship with him.

"I've heard for a long time that after Sun Jun fell ill, he suddenly opened his eyes. It seems that what he said is true." Bu Zhi still had that vague smile on his face. If you don't pay attention, you really can't see him. laughing.Sun Shao had never dealt with him before, he only knew that this man was very powerful, so he didn't dare to take it lightly, so he hurriedly said modestly: "Your lords are absurd, Shao dare not take it."

Bu Zhi stared at him for a moment, the corner of his mouth twitched, and a meaningful smile flashed and then disappeared: "Is Sun Jun going well on the road?"

"Fortunately, seeing the sea for the first time is refreshing and unforgettable."

"That's when you haven't seen the sea getting angry." Bu Zhi said flatly: "People in the world are often confused by the appearance of the sea, and when they really realize its cruelty, it is already too late. As a merchant, it is better to be careful. As the saying goes, careful travel can last ten thousand years."

Sun Shao couldn't figure out what Bu Zhi wanted to say, so he could only respond to him, bow down to be taught, and see what he meant.

"Let's talk about business first." Bu Zhi stood up, adjusted his clothes, and ordered: "Please come in the envoy."

messenger?Sun Shao was confused, and immediately raised a little caution.Sun Quan's emissary?As soon as I arrived in Jiaozhou, his envoy came?It's probably not a good thing to be in such a hurry.But when I thought about it, I didn't cause trouble. Could it be that those rioters who let go in Dongzhi City were caught?Want to punish yourself for the crime of indulging the enemy?
Sun Shao couldn't figure out the situation, so he had to wait and see what happened. He exchanged glances with Shen Xuan who was behind him. Shen Xuan was also a little confused and didn't have any useful suggestions.Just when they were confused, a man in official uniform walked in quickly, and smiled when he saw Sun Shao: "Sun Jun, you are too slow, I have been waiting for you in Panyu for a few days. "

"Yang Dezu?" Sun Shao was very surprised, grabbed Yang Xiu's arm, and exclaimed in surprise, "Why did you come to Jiaozhou?"

"Come to pass the edict." Yang Xiu shook the edict in his hand.

"Is it the imperial edict from Cheng... His Majesty?" Sun Shao didn't turn the corner for a while, and almost said the wrong thing.Yang Xiu didn't say a word, he strode up to the hall, stood facing south, and looked majestically at the people in the hall.Bu Zhi has the best qualifications and the greatest real power, but he is only a governor of six hundred shi. According to his rank, he can only kneel behind Sun Shao, a school lieutenant who has no soldiers.As for Shen Xuan and others, they can only clear the field first.

"Only Jiazi in February of the 22nd year of Jian'an in the great Han Dynasty...Sun Shao is well-versed in economics and art, as well as brave and strategic...worshiped as Jiaozhou Shepherd and General Henghai..."

Before Yang Xiu finished reading the edict, Sun Shao's face turned pale. No wonder Bu Zhi's eyes were so strange just now, and his words were so sinister. It turned out that Lao Cao gave him such a cruel medicine.He resisted not standing up, until Yang Xiu came forward with a smile and brought the two seals to him, then he smiled wryly: "De Zu, Mr. Cao, this is not kind."

"How do you say that?" Yang Xiu smiled sinisterly.

"Oh, don't talk about it, leave the things, you can go." Sun Shao didn't have any respect for the imperial edict, snatched the seal from Yang Xiu, and pushed Yang Xiu out.Just as the tigers behind Yang Xiu were about to step forward, Sun Shao glared and yelled, "Get lost!"

Seeing that he was chatting and laughing with Yang Xiu just now, those Huben warriors turned their faces suddenly, they were startled, and looked at Yang Xiu timidly.Yang Xiu was not angry either, and cupped his hands: "You go ahead, I'll visit you tomorrow." After speaking, he left with his sleeves swung.

Bu Zhi looked at Sun Shao calmly, and Sun Shao lifted the purple seal ribbon to look at it, and laughed loudly: "It really is a gold seal."

"A high-ranking official with two thousand shi is of course a gold seal." Bu Zhi was still as calm as a pool of water, but his eyes were fixed on Sun Shao's.Sun Shao looked at it for a moment, then sighed: "Unfortunately, I'm too tired, otherwise I really want to be the shepherd of Jiaozhou."

Bu Zhi didn't feel bad all of a sudden, until Sun Shao stuffed all the seals into his hands, he came to his senses, and looked at Sun Shao with a half-smile: "You don't accept the imperial edict?"

"This imperial edict..." Sun Shao curled his lips: "It doesn't make any difference whether you accept it or not. Mr. Cao treats our uncle and nephew as fools, and I am really disappointed to play such a cheap trick. It seems that he Really old, or driven mad by the wind."

Bu Zhi finally smiled, lifted the purple Jiaozhou Mu seal ribbon and the blue Henghai General seal ribbon, looked at it for a moment, then put them back on the lacquer tray as if throwing away shoes, turned around and sat down in the hall, the expression on his face was finally Relaxed a little, and the hand that had been pinched in the sleeve was also loosened.He sighed: "Feng Xian, the Supreme Being has such insightful eyes as torches, it is beyond my reach."

Sun Shao echoed respectfully: "What your lord said is true."

"Fengxian, I'll tell you the truth. When Cao Cao's appointment was passed to Jiangdong, almost all the ministers objected, and they did not agree to let Yang Xiu rush to Jiaozhou to pass the edict. The supreme overruled all the opinions and said that you would definitely not go to Cao Cao. Of course, I still felt a little disbelief at first, even if you are indifferent, how many people at this age can refuse such a temptation? Now I am convinced. Although the Supreme and you are not father and son, they are connected with each other, which is better than father and son. He saved your painstaking efforts. Fengxian, do you know? Cao Cao previously forced the Supreme to deliver a pledge, and someone suggested sending you to Yecheng. The Supreme was furious and severely reprimanded him in front of all the officials Said, I would rather send Young Master Deng to Yecheng than put you in danger."

Sun Shao was grateful: "The supreme care, I really can't repay one of the ten thousand deaths."

"You can appreciate the supreme heart, which is the best reward for him." Bu Zhi played with Jiaozhou Mu's seal and said with emotion: "Now it seems that you have indeed lived up to his intentions."

"Ashamed and ashamed." Sun Shao said with a somewhat embarrassed smile: "I didn't think too much about it, but it's really hard for me to take care of such a big place all at once. Otherwise, I really want to share the worries for the Supreme, but how can I have the heart?" Powerless."

Bu Zhi smiled slightly, not interested in these unnutritious words.He stood up, picked up the seal ribbon of General Henghai from the lacquer plate, put it on Sun Shaopei himself, and then patted Sun Shao on the shoulder: "Fengxian, this is the order of the Supreme, and you must accept it."

"This..." Sun Shao was at a loss.

"It's not from Cao Cao, it's from the Supreme." Buzhi said solemnly, "The Supreme trusts you."

Sun Shao pinched his nose, but his face looked very sincere, he thought for a while and smiled: "Then I will be disrespectful if I say that."

"That should be the case." Bu Zhi nodded solemnly, and said, "The Supreme Knows that you are fond of war and have a heart for business, so you should keep the seal and ribbon of General Henghai. Speaking of which, we really need someone who can fight here." , Zhu Ya has become a den of pirates, I am a Confucian scholar, I want to kill thieves, I have no power to return to heaven. Please, work hard."

Sun Shao showed a troubled expression: "Do you still want to fight pirates?"

"Of course we have to fight pirates, otherwise, you, General Henghai, just take your salary and do nothing?" Bu Zhi made a rare joke, and the dead face just now has eased a lot, no longer like an old official Youzi, and a little bit like his own nephew.

"Then..." Sun Shao hesitated for a while: "How many warships and soldiers do I manage?"

Bu Zhi looked at him for a while, smiled and stretched out a hand: "Five warships, three hundred soldiers."

Sun Shao secretly cursed, your grandma, you put it nicely, let me be General Henghai, and in the end I still coaxed me to play, five boats, 300 people, I am really awe-inspiring as General Henghai.He was unhappy in his heart, but with a relieved expression on his face, he waved his hands carelessly and said, "That's fine, I'm an idiot, I'll just fill my ranks in the Jiaozhou Navy. Hehe, it may not be possible to fight pirates, but how many more It would be good for a warship to guard my merchant ship."

Bu Zhi looked at Sun Shao, and suddenly felt like laughing, how could this Zhu Zi look like a money fanatic, he was only thinking about his business.His eyes lit up when he saw the money.Alas, how did Sun Ce give birth to such a son? He took advantage of Qian Qian. Sun Quan really had his eyes on him, knowing that he was not a man with great ambitions.But that's not bad, at least it won't cause trouble for him, and it's good for both parties.

"There is one more thing." Bu Zhi thought for a moment, took off the seal ribbon of Nanhai prefect from his waist, put it gently on the case, and pushed it in front of Sun Shao: "The Supreme One wants you to practice and practice. From today on, You, General Henghai, will lead the South China Sea prefect."

"Prefect of the South China Sea?" Sun Shao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head again, and said with a wry smile, "I'm afraid I can't do it."

"There's nothing you can't do." Bu Zhi looked carefully at Sun Shao's eyes, and saw that he looked embarrassed, but he didn't show any regrets. Although he didn't fully believe him, the suspicion in his heart had indeed gone away a lot. "You are not the only young hero who started as the prefect in Jiangdong. You have to try to find out if you can do it. At present, the family and the country are troubled. Since you have this talent, how can you stay out of it? The Supreme Master asked you to lead the South China Sea. Naturally. I believe you have this ability. Even if there are any problems, don’t you still have me? My Jiaozhou governor’s mansion is separated from your prefect’s mansion by a wall, so it’s very convenient for me to do anything. You do it first, if you really can’t do it, then return these Just give it to the Supreme."

Sun Shao smacked his lips for a long time, and finally said reluctantly: "Then... I will try?"

"Young man, have some confidence in yourself." Bu Zhi feigned displeasure and lowered his face: "The Supreme has confidence in you, why do you have no confidence in yourself?"

Sun Shao smiled wryly in his heart, this dead man's face is really deep in the city, he is obviously full of murderous intentions, but he speaks so nicely, no wonder the people in Jianye say he is a well-known dark-bellied faction.Fortunately, I have been lurking in the office for several years, and I have a little foresight, otherwise I might be played by him.He showed that heartless smile again, touched the two seal ribbons, pretended to be satisfied, and said to Bu Zhi very stinkingly: "Bu Gong, I am also a civil and military man now. What is missing is the Marquis, right?"

Bu Zhi couldn't help laughing out loud, and nodded again and again: "That is, as long as you have made meritorious service, the title of Marquis is just around the corner. Feng Xian, there are many pirates in the South China Sea, you must seize the opportunity."

"Hey, let's put the pirates aside for now. Let me talk about Bugong. Since I am the prefect of Nanhai, then this Nanhai City...is it all under my control?" Sun Shao's eyes lit up, showing a greedy look: "I But he is the most powerful businessman in the South China Sea, right?"

Bu Zhi's smile froze, and then he smiled again: "With the permission of the Supreme, you are the most powerful businessman, not only from Nanhai, but also from the whole big man."

(End of this chapter)