The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 190 Set Sail to Space
Sun Quan handled it in a timely manner. Liu Bei, who had long been tortured by his own conscience and was restless, heard the news that Sun Quan was willing to go north together. Regardless of Zhuge Liang's dissuasion, he immediately agreed. The two sides quickly agreed that Liu Bei would take the land route from Jiangling, and Sun Quan Take the waterway from Chaisang and rush to Xiangyang together, and then join forces from Xiangyang to march into Wancheng.Once the two sides reached an agreement, Liu Bei left Chen to guard Jiangling, and he and Zhuge Liang set off with the army.At the same time, Sun Quan ordered Lu Fan to rush back to Jianye to arrange the defense of Wu County.He knew that Lu Fan couldn't control Su's thick legs at all, so he told him ten thousand times, ten thousand times, just guard the shore and don't go into the sea to attack the enemy. What's the matter, I'll talk about it when I come back from Wancheng.

Lu Fan had been severely injured by Su Chugai before, and now Su Chugai's strength was stronger than before. He was a little apprehensive. Of course, he would not disobey Sun Quan's instructions, but in this way, he was very passive.

Kuai Ma sent the news of Liu Bei and Sun Quan's northward march to Wancheng, and a stone in Guan Yu's heart finally fell to the ground. He called Sun Shao and boasted with a smile on his face: "Fengxian, there is really nothing you can't do, Tell me, why did Sun Quan suddenly agree?"

Sun Shao secretly laughed.Sun Quan would definitely not say that Su Cu had rebellious legs and stabbed Sun Quan in the back. Although this dumb loss was worse than Huang Lian, he could only swallow it back into his stomach.Guan Yu still doesn't know the inside story of this matter, and when he knows, he probably won't think so.This person was a bit stupefied in his studies, and he valued righteousness, loyalty, filial piety and righteousness more than anything else. If he knew that he was someone who made a black hand against Sun Quan, he would definitely be stunned again.

"Yue Zhang, don't be too happy." Sun Shao was not as happy as Guan Yu. He knew that Liu Bei might come to save Guan Yu sincerely, but Sun Quan would definitely not come to save him sincerely. With such a loss, it's no wonder that Sun Quan didn't want to find a way to kill him.And if Sun Quan doesn't take the initiative, Liu Bei will not dare to go all out. There is no trust between him and Sun Quan. "Although Jiangdong and Yizhou have an army of nearly [-], they are suspicious of each other and don't trust each other. I'm afraid they won't be Xiahou Dun's opponent in a fight."

How can Guan Yu not understand the truth, he sighed depressedly, and patted his thigh in frustration: "Then what should we do now?"

"It doesn't matter, as long as they come, Xiahoudun will be attacked on both sides, and the situation will develop in our favor." Sun Shao smiled lightly: "It is only now that there is me in the enemy, and there is an enemy in me. No one can swallow anyone." .”

Guan Yu smiled wryly. He couldn't be as happy as Sun Shao. Although Liu Bei and Sun Quan were coming, they still couldn't break out of the siege, and Wancheng's food was about to run out. The road ahead of them seemed to be nothing but breaking through. If you surrender, you will definitely not be able to keep it.Surrender is unacceptable, but it is not easy to break through the siege. Once out of the city, if Xiahou Dun's interception cannot be quickly broken, then he is likely to be defeated under the attack of Xiahou Dun and Cao Cao. From the overall situation, although Liu Bei and Sun Quan Coming together, the total force has a slight advantage, but considering their internal friction, Cao Cao still has the upper hand.If there is a real fight, it will be a tragic battle, and the hope of victory is very slim.

Right now, Guan Yu no longer had the heroism that he had marched into Xu County a few months ago, and he was invincible. The few months of perseverance and waiting made him experience once again the precarious days of following Liu Bei.

"I want to meet the Son of Heaven." Sun Shao said suddenly.

Guan Yu was very surprised. Sun Shao had been in Wancheng for almost two months, and he never thought of going to see the emperor. The emperor issued an edict to meet him, but he refused for various reasons.The emperor also lost interest later, and stayed quietly in Wancheng. Most people would not have thought that the emperor is now in Wancheng if they don't pay attention.

Sun Shao suddenly asked to see the emperor. Guan Yu was a little confused for a while, but he said happily: "Feng Xian, you should have gone to see the emperor. The emperor mentioned you many times in front of me and admired you very much." , especially your achievements in recovering Zhuya, he is full of praise."

Sun Shao laughed, retreated from Guan Yu's mansion, and then took Shuai Zeng and others to the prefect's mansion where the emperor lived.Wancheng is divided into big and small cities. The prefect's mansion is in the small city, and ordinary people live in the big city. Before the emperor came, Cui Qian lived in the prefect's mansion. After the emperor came, he moved out. Guan Yu slightly modified the prefect's mansion. , as the emperor's palace, also named Nan'an Temple.

This is the royal spectrum.

Sun Shao stood in front of the dilapidated Nan'an Hall, squinting his eyes at a crow that was perched on the roof and looking around, with a smile on his lips.The crow suddenly turned its head and tilted its head, as if it was also looking at him. After a while, it let out a cry of "acridine", spread its wings, and flew away to death.

Huben Zhonglang general Xun Yun saw Sun Shao standing at the door, hesitated for a moment, but rushed over, bowed his hands, and said in an inquiring tone: "General Sun?"

"General Xun." Sun Shao returned the salute, pointed at the crow that had just flown away and said, "Did the general see that crow?"

Xun Yun is Xun Yu's eldest son and also Cao Cao's son-in-law. His family is in Xu County. This time, Guan Yu brought them all to Wancheng.He looked up and smiled: "I've been used to seeing it for a long time, but at first I was chased away, and gradually I lost my temper."

"General, do you know whose house Zhanwu Yuanzhi is in?" Sun Shao asked casually as he walked in.

Xun Yun was stunned for a moment, and just about to answer, he felt that it was a bit difficult to answer.Xun Yun’s family has a long history, so of course he knew that the two lines Sun Shao said were from the “Book of Songs? It cannot be interpreted literally.The crow also represents the three-legged crow, which is the god bird in the sun, so it also represents the sun. The sun is the symbol of the emperor, that is, the symbol of imperial power. Therefore, the crow and the deer in the chasing deer have the same metaphorical meaning-representing political power .During the Zhongping period, these two poems were once used by Yuan Shao as a prophecy, as a prophecy that the Yuan family should replace the Han Dynasty—because in the Han Dynasty, Yuan and Yuan could be used interchangeably, so this sentence can be interpreted as "the crow flew to the On the roof of Yuan's family", that is, Yuan's contemporary Han Dynasty.

So what does Sun Shao mean by saying this now? Does he also have this ambition?Xun Yun couldn't help looking at Sun Shao, feeling a little funny.Sun Shao is now besieged by Cao Cao in Wancheng. Apart from surrendering, he has no choice but to die. What qualifications does he have for this ambition?

"I have heard for a long time that the general studied the Spring and Autumn Period under Mr. Zhang Zibu. I never thought that the general is so clear about the Book of Songs." Xun Yun replied slyly: "No wonder Mr. Cao has always praised the general, saying that the general is young and eager to learn."

"Mr. Cao appreciates my eagerness to learn?" Sun Shao laughed: "How can I compare with Mr. Cao? It's just that he supports the younger generation. However, I also appreciate Mr. Cao's poems very much, such as his line 'The moon is bright and the stars are rare. , the black magpie flies south. Around the tree three times, what branch can you rely on', I think it is very good."

Xun Yun was startled, and looked at Sun Shao with a hint of fear in his eyes.He knew these few lines of Cao Cao's poem, but he didn't think deeply about them before, but now that Sun Shao recited them, they suddenly had another meaning. "The black magpie flies south", does it mean that "the southeast has the spirit of heaven"?He faltered for a moment, lowered his head and did not dare to say anything.Sun Shao used Cao Cao's poem to correspond to the phrase "Zhouwu Yuanzhi, in whose house", it can be said to be more appropriate. Is this really a hidden omen, and even Cao Cao himself cannot escape the manipulation of fate?Otherwise, there is really no way to explain his big defeat in Jian'an in 13, nor can he explain his current reversal under such a good situation.

Only providence can explain it.

Xun Yun was led astray by Sun Shao's two words, and the more he thought about it, his thoughts were a little confused for a while, but he didn't pay attention to Sun Shao's face.When the two of them reached the entrance of the hall, Sun Shao stopped in his tracks and said with a smile, "I would like to ask the general to inform you that later general Sun Shao wants to see Tianyan."

Xun Yun responded and waved people in to make an announcement.But he looked at Sun Shao's face suspiciously, hoping to see some clues from his face.It's a pity that there was only a faint smile on Sun Shao's face, and there was nothing unexpected about it.He was thinking about it when Sun Shao suddenly asked: "I heard that the general's wife is Duke Cao's daughter, is there such a thing?"

Xun Yun nodded without thinking too much, "Exactly."

"The current empress is also Cao Gong's daughter, so the general is really a relative of the country." Sun Shao joked: "So, Cao Gong has four daughters in Wancheng?"

Xun Yun's face changed, and he nodded, but he was terrified in his heart.Yes, including his wife, Cao Cao has four daughters in Wancheng. If there is a fight, Sun Shao may not dare to touch the emperor, but it is entirely possible to use these four women.He stared at Sun Shao, and Sun Shaozheng nodded thoughtfully, which further confirmed Xun Yun's guess, and he couldn't help being startled.

Not long after, a tiger came out quickly, and humbly bowed to Sun Shao: "General Sun, Your Majesty has an order, please come to the palace to pay your respects."

"General, I'll go to see the emperor first, and then I'll talk to the general when I come out." Sun Shaogong cupped his hands, followed Huben Lang and strode away, leaving Xun Yun standing at the door in a daze.After being in Wancheng for so long, he had heard many things about Sun Shao, but today was the first time he had a conversation with Sun Shao. Although it was only a few short sentences, he shuddered several times.

The emperor Liu Xie is exactly 40 years old today. He is of medium build, fair complexion, long round face, two sparse eyebrows, and a light beard. .He sat upright in the hall, but he didn't have the aura that the Son of Heaven possessed at all, he was lifeless, no different from a clay puppet.

Sun Shao went up to pay homage and performed three prostrations and nine kowtows.The Son of Heaven looked at him blankly, and a mocking light suddenly flashed in his dull eyes, but the light disappeared after a flash. When Sun Shao finished his salute and stood up, he returned to his dumbfounded appearance.

"Aiqing saw me, what's the matter?" Tianzi said indifferently, his tone was so indifferent that no emotion could be seen.

Sun Shao smiled slightly, raised his head, and looked directly at the emperor very rudely.The emperor's eyelids twitched, and a wave of anger burst forth, but he suppressed it immediately.He looked at Sun Shao calmly, listening to his intentions.Sun Shao raised the corners of his mouth and showed a very kind smile: "I have heard for a long time that His Majesty walks through dangers safely and has a royal bearing. Seeing you today, it is indeed so."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, Sun Shao's words surprised him, he hesitated a little, and responded lightly: "Rumors and common sayings, how can they be trusted. The general must have listened poorly. Thanks to the help of the general and Mr. Cao, he is able to do so. If you want to talk about tolerance, you should be a general."

Sun Shao was not humble either, he shook his head: "Your Majesty is humble. From my point of view, among the 24 emperors of the Han Dynasty, although Your Majesty is not as talented as Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Xiaowu, he is still a rare hero. Yes. Your Majesty, please forgive me for my madness. I feel that Your Majesty is comparable to Emperor Guangwu."

The Son of Heaven glanced at Sun Shao in surprise, a little confused about his reason for coming, he came here today to see him, is it just to praise him?Or did he want to ask for any official position or title?He looked at Sun Shao, thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "How dare I compare myself with Shizu. Shizu used common clothes to carry a three-foot sword, pacified the world, and became a wise king for thousands of generations. I am doing nothing, living in the land of Wancheng. You know, how dare you compare with Shizu."

"No." Sun Shao shook his head solemnly: "When Emperor Shizu was farming in Nanyang, how could he have thought that he would rule the world one day? The cycle of heaven, although my great man has suffered many disasters, but now His Majesty returns to Emperor Shizu How can you know that the land of Longxing is not an opportunity for His Majesty to revive the great man? The sage saw the opportunity, so why should Your Majesty be so depressed."

The emperor was stunned and looked at Sun Shao without speaking.

Sun Shao continued: "Since Zhongping, there have been countless people in the world who have divided states and counties. Dong Zhuo rebelled wildly, and his life was ruined. His Majesty moved to Xijing. It can be said that he was on the verge of death. However, His Majesty was able to escape from Li Jue and Guo Duo, and returned to the city. Arriving in Xu County means that the Great Han will not be destroyed in the sky. Now Cao Gong has pacified the Central Plains, Liu Gong is guarding Yizhou, my Sun family has pacified Jiangdong, and the world has returned to peace. Your Majesty has come to Wanyang again to sit in the world. , how do you know it’s not a chance for the great man to rejuvenate?”

The emperor snorted, he understood what Sun Shao meant.Sun Shao wants to use his name to mediate with Cao Gong, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others, so that he can not only occupy the moral high ground, but no matter which side he votes for in the future, he will not bear the bad name of surrendering, because everything is In the name of his emperor.In the end, he just wanted to borrow a fig leaf.The emperor looked at Sun Shao with contempt. It seemed that he couldn't hold it anymore and was about to surrender to Cao Cao, but he didn't want to be regarded as a betrayal of Sun Quan, so he remembered to meet him as the emperor.

Fortunately, I didn't listen to Guan Yu and issued an edict to declare Cao Cao to be a traitor. Otherwise, I would be in trouble now. Once Cao Cao breaks through the city, I will definitely die.The death of the great man is doomed, but he still does not want to die for his country. Apart from inheriting the blood of the Liu family, he has never enjoyed the glory brought by the throne for a day. What he has is only humiliation and fear. He can persist until today, and he is worthy of the Liu family. The ancestors of the family are gone, there is no need to accompany another life.

Sun Shao can give him whatever he wants, as long as he doesn't endanger his life. Although Cao Cao is terrifying, he is outside the city, but Sun Shao is inside the city. If he disobeys him, his life may be in danger immediately.

"Everything depends on General Sun and General Guan." The emperor said happily.

"Here." Sun Shao responded, "I dare not do my best to serve His Majesty."

The servants and servants standing beside him all showed disdain.The courtiers should be called "Wei" instead of "Hey" in response to the words of the emperor. This is the truth that all the children of the family should understand. Sun Shao was born in the Sun family in Jiangdong. He fought for 30 years since Sun Jian, and now he has ruled Jiangdong and become the overlord of the world. One, but after all, no one in their Sun family has been an official in the court, and they don't even understand these simple principles.

They looked down on Sun Shao, but they didn't dare to show such an expression on their faces. After 30 years of continuous suppression by Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao, the dignity of court officials had already lost their courage. He's such a badass martial artist, if he gets annoyed, there will never be a good end.

Although Sun Shao felt that the expressions of those people were a little weird, he didn't take it seriously. He didn't have the time or interest to talk to a bunch of idlers. He said directly to the emperor: "I beg your majesty to issue an edict to Prime Minister Cao, Liu Yizhou and others. Sun Yangzhou, ask them to strike a truce for the country and come to Wancheng to discuss the grand plan of Zhongxing."

The emperor curled his lips, thinking that you think highly of me, don't you think they can come to Wancheng to negotiate with me?Whether it is Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or Sun Quan, none of them want to rule the world, how could they lay down their weapons and come to Wancheng to negotiate because of an edict.He looked at Sun Shao with a sarcasm smile: "Does Sun Qing think they will come?"

"I will come." Sun Shao seemed confident, and immediately added: "I will definitely come."

"Oh?" The Son of Heaven was confused by Sun Shao's affirmative expression, he licked his lips, and wanted to ask where Sun Shao's confidence came from, but he swallowed the words again.He glanced at Zhang Yin, the imperial historian, and Liu Ruo, the general of Fuguo, beside him, and motioned them to ask.Although Liu Ruo, the general of the auxiliary country, has no soldiers and is just a decoration, but he is a clan, so he can still do this for the emperor.

"General Sun is so stable, what good strategy can he have?"

Sun Shao turned his head and glanced at Liu Ruo: "Dare to ask me?"

Liu Ruo smiled: "I'm the general of Fuguo, Liu Ruo, Marquis of Qingyuan."

"It turned out to be Liu Junhou." Sun Shao looked suddenly enlightened, and bowed to salute: "Don't you know that Liu Yizhou and Sun Yangzhou have arrived with [-] troops?"

Liu Ruo froze for a moment, then turned to look at the emperor and Zhang Yin.The Son of Heaven and Zhang Yin also felt very strange, they stayed in this Nan'an Hall every day, how could they know the news of Liu Bei and Sun Quan's arrival.The emperor reacted the fastest, and he immediately understood what Sun Shao meant.Sun Quan and Liu Bei have arrived. They are similar in strength to Cao Cao, and now it has become a stalemate where no one can swallow the other. At this time, his status as the emperor is very important. If he declares Cao Cao as a traitor, then Sun Quan, Liu Bei If he declares that Sun Quan and Liu Bei are rebellious, then Cao Cao will be justified.In this delicate situation, the [-] troops led by Sun Shao and Guan Yu in Wancheng may affect the overall situation. If they fall to Cao Cao, Cao Cao will surely win a big victory. If they fall to Sun Liu, Cao Cao's prospects will be worrisome.

Now that Sun Shao came to ask for the imperial decree, he wanted to combine these two advantages into one, so as to increase his bargaining chip and strive for greater benefits for himself.Sun Shao's thoughts are obvious, but what about him?The emperor suddenly became a little excited, can he also use this opportunity to escape from Cao Cao's control?
Suddenly, he understood the real purpose of Sun Shao's saying that "the sage reacts to the situation". He was reminding himself that the situation in front of him was just a good opportunity.If it is said that ZTE's big man is too vain, then it is entirely possible to use the situation of the three parties to strive for a better situation than the present.As long as we can break away from Cao Cao and use the conflicts between the three parties to check and balance, I dare not say anything else, it is always possible to continue the big man for decades, right?
The Son of Heaven forcibly suppressed his excitement. He has been living in danger since he was nine years old. He has known the dangers of acting rashly for more than 30 years, so although he could hear a glimmer of life from Sun Shao's words, he did not express it on his face Show even the slightest excitement.He nodded: "I haven't heard of this yet, have they really come to King Qin?"

Sun Shao smiled slightly: "How dare I deceive Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely true, the military report has just been delivered to General Guan, and I haven't had time to announce the good news to His Majesty, I am impatient, so I rushed to report in front of General Guan, by the way Give His Majesty some advice, and ask His Majesty to make a judgment."

The emperor waved his hand: "Aiqing's loyalty is commendable, and I am very relieved. I will entrust General Guan and General Guan to handle this matter. If God bless the big man and it is really done, I will never forget your contribution."

Sun Shao bowed quickly: "I thank your Majesty for the reward first." Then he said: "However, my position is humble and I am afraid that I will not be able to take on such an important task. I also ask your Majesty to issue an edict and send important officials to take charge of this matter." , to conquer all power."

The emperor smiled disdainfully, and thought to himself, who else can handle this matter except you?I'm afraid Guan Yu can't think of such an idea.Anyway, if you want someone to do something, you have to give some benefits. Anyway, I have nothing else, and there are a lot of official positions. I will give you an empty official position, and you can do the seal by yourself.

"Aiqing is young and promising, with both civil and military skills. She is the best candidate for this matter. Don't shirk Aiqing. The fate of my man depends on Aiqing. Aiqing, I will appoint you as envoy, hu The cavalry general is fully responsible for the strike and peace talks."

Sun Shao felt happy, this is great, I suddenly became a general of hussars, one level higher than Sun Quan's general of chariots, I don't know what Sun Quan would think when he found out.He quickly shook his head and said: "I have no achievements of any size, how dare I receive such a heavy reward, please take back my order, and the reward will not be too late after the minister has facilitated the negotiation. If you can invite luck, and assist your majesty to complete this great achievement, then I will be able to Well deserved."

The emperor narrowed his eyes, hesitated for a moment, but did not insist.Sun Shao immediately made another request, asking the emperor to issue an edict to suspend the army, and then asked the empress Cao Jie to issue a decree to Prime Minister Cao Cao, urging him to respond first.Without further ado, the emperor immediately agreed.

(End of this chapter)