The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 194 Set sail and set sail
The emperor looked at the manuscript in his hand over and over again, with a smile on his face.Yang Biao played this hand beautifully, and he took the initiative at once. It not only pushed Cao, Sun and Liu to the forefront, but also let him see that the people's hearts accumulated by the big man for 400 years are still available. Sun Quan is still very fragile in front of him, but after all, it can make them a little afraid, especially in the current situation.

"Mr. Yang made a move, and sure enough, he hit it with one hit."

Yang Biao was also in a good mood. The change in the attitude of Cao, Sun and Liu, especially Cao Pi, gave him hope of success in eliminating soldiers.He had stayed in Xu County for many years, and Yang Xiu was Cao Zhi's confidant, and he knew all about the struggle between the Cao family brothers. He knew exactly what Cao Pi was thinking at this time, and he also knew why Cao Cao sent Cao Pi.If he doesn't make good use of this point, wouldn't Yang Biao's more than 50 years of experience be in vain?

"Your Majesty, this is not due to the minister." Yang Biao said with a smile.

"It's not Yang Gong, is there someone else?" The emperor smiled and glanced at Yang Biao. After all, it was a member of the Yang family. Even at this time, he would not take credit for it.

"I may have come up with this idea, but I have no way to transcribe so many manuscripts in such a short period of time, nor can I send the manuscripts to Jingyang, Yiyu, Yanji and Shuzhou in such a short period of time."

"Yeah, this speed... is really rare." The emperor rolled his eyes, and then looked at Yang Biao curiously.The Son of Heaven is not an idiot, he is actually a very smart person just like his father Emperor Lingdi Liu Hong.In the first year of Xingping, when he was still in Xijing, he poked through the rice beans that Hou Wen, the official censor, embezzled ink to help the victims, leaving the accustomed Hou Wen speechless. He was only 14 years old at the time.Because of this, he was surprised by this speed. If there is still a way to distribute these manuscripts to such a wide range within half a month, then it is almost impossible to copy two thousand copies in such a short period of time. possible tasks.

"This is the credit of General Sun." Yang Biao stroked his beard and said with a very pleased smile, "It was General Sun who handed over two thousand identical manuscripts in one day, and it was he who distributed them all over the place within half a month."

Sun Shao?The Son of Heaven pondered for a moment, then he suddenly sighed: "Mr. Yang, I remember that Fengxian from many years ago."

Yang Biao thought for a while, and frowned. He didn't know why the emperor would think of Lu Bu, that capricious warrior at this time.

"Duke Yang, Lu Bu is a loyal minister." The Son of Heaven sighed: "Anyway, to me, he is a loyal minister. It's a pity that another loyal minister, Wang Yun, can't cooperate with him tacitly, otherwise..."

Yang Biao was thoughtful, he understood what the emperor meant.It is false to say that Lu Bu and Wang Yun are false. The emperor hopes that he and Sun Shao will cooperate sincerely to help him overcome the current difficulties.Yang Biao knew how Wang Yun treated Lu Bu at the beginning. Although he later felt that Wang Yun's handling was too hasty, from the bottom of his heart, he didn't think that a martial artist like Lu Bu should be equal to Wang Yun. state affairs.He killed Dong Zhuo and named him Marquis Wen and General Fenwu to reward him for his contributions, but it was too much to share the state government. Apart from fighting in battle, what government affairs did he know?
However, Sun Shao is obviously smarter than Lu Bu, although he is not a qualified pillar of the country-although this person is aggressive and has a lot of brains, but he is the leader in everything, and the policy of governing the country is based on morality far cry.

However, for now, Sun Shao is a very useful person.

Yang Biao is not Wang Yun, he knows the importance and when to do something, so he bowed respectfully to the emperor: "Your Majesty is holy, I must remember His Majesty's holy will, and work together with General Guan and General Sun to serve the country. Serve."

The emperor glanced at Yang Biao, but said nothing.He clapped the paper in his hand: "How did General Sun manage to transcribe two thousand manuscripts in one day?"

Yang Biao gave a wry smile: "I don't know, he said it's a secret and no one should know it."

"Secret?" The emperor became even more curious, and rolled his eyes: "Could it be that he is a skillful person like Bi Lan?"

Yang Biao was sweating all over, and quickly reminded: "Your Majesty, Bi Lan is an eunuch, and it is not appropriate to compare him with General Sun."

The emperor was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled self-deprecatingly.Bi Lan was Ye Ting Ling during Emperor Ling's time. He was exquisite in craftsmanship and made many machines with ingenious structures. However, he was one of the top ten servants. Of course it was inappropriate in the eyes of people like Yang Biao. It was better to scold Sun Shao than to praise him.

However, it can be seen from this sentence that Yang Biao and Sun Shao, the old and the young, one civil and one military, are still getting along very well, at least they will not be as contemptuous as Wang Yun treats Lu Bu.

The two were gossiping, Xiao Huangmen came to report, and the deputy prime minister, Cao Pi, made a statement.Yang Biao, who was surprised by the emperor, exchanged a look. Yang Biao got up and stood behind the screen. The emperor sat up straight and let someone pass Cao Pi into the hall.With a shrill sound coming in from the small yellow gate, the well-dressed Cao Pi held the memorial in both hands, hurried into the hall in small steps, took off his silk shoes at the door, stepped into the hall, and trotted all the way to the three-step man in front of the emperor. He knelt down on the ground respectfully, pushed the memorial over his head, and said in a loud voice: "Vice Prime Minister, General of the Five Faculties, General Chen Pi, I have a memorial to Your Majesty."

The emperor looked at the respectful Cao Pi and was in a very good mood.He had met Cao Pi several times before, but he had never seen Cao Pi with such a good attitude.When Cao Pi occasionally looked at him, his eyes seemed not to be on him, the emperor, but on the throne behind him, although it was just an ordinary couch covered with cotton.

"What did Qing play?" the emperor said lightly.

"I ask for merit for the generals Guan Yu and Sun Shao." Cao Pi first explained the purpose of coming, and then explained: "Guan Yu and Sun Shao protected the emperor from the military chaos. The meaning of motivating the ministers to work hard."

The emperor subconsciously blinked his eyes, and thoughtfully took the play form handed over by Xiao Huangmen.Cao Pi's calligraphy is well written, with a graceful bearing and the spirit of everyone. It has to be said that although the Cao family father and son are domineering and have bad intentions, their literary talents are indeed extraordinary.The emperor quickly read Cao Pi's memorial, and finally froze, with extreme surprise in his tone: "Conferred the king?"

Cao Pi seemed to be prepared for the emperor's reaction, and he bowed again: "I think that Guan Yu and Sun Shao guarded the emperor and defended Wancheng for several months. They cooperated with King Wei and General Fubo to reject Sun Quan and Liu Bei, so that they had no chance. Taking advantage of it, I also proposed to eliminate the soldiers, and have the merits of rebuilding in the great Han, and there is no way to reward him for his merits unless he is crowned king."

The emperor was stunned for a long while, but his mind was still a little confused. He seemed to understand Cao Pi's meaning, but he didn't seem to fully understand it.He was thinking about what to say, when there were a few soft sounds from the screen behind him, Yang Biao seemed to be reminding him of something, he nodded quickly: "The matter you have played is very important, and I will discuss it with you after discussing it with all the ministers." .”

"Wei." Cao Pi saluted again: "Your Majesty, please leave. I beg Your Majesty to consider it as soon as possible, so as not to hurt the heart of loyal ministers." After finishing speaking, he got up and retreated to the gate of the hall, then turned around and left the hall, put on silk shoes and strode away .

Yang Biao turned around from behind, took the memorial handed over by Xiao Huangmen, read it, and said, "It's just a way of alienation."

The Son of Heaven already knew this.Cao Pi asked Guan Yu and Sun Shao to become kings.It is impossible for Cao Cao to give them the land he controls, so it is only on the territory of Sun Quan and Liu Bei. The question is, will Sun Quan and Liu Bei agree?Not to mention the matter of fiefdom, once Sun Quan and Guan Yu become kings, then they will be above Sun Quan and Liu Bei. Scattered, let alone compete with the Cao family.

So Cao Pi's memorial did him no harm at all, but it provoked conflicts within Sun Liu, which can be described as a good move.If the Son of Heaven is sealed, his ingenious plan will succeed. If not, he can at least please Guan Yu and Sun Shao, and it will also play a certain role.

"Feng Wang with a different surname..." The emperor looked sullen and glanced at Yang Biao from time to time.Yang Biao stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then asked: "Your Majesty, do you think Cao Cao can be deprived of the title of King of Wei?"

The emperor's expression changed for a moment, and he shook his head helplessly.Just kidding, Cao Cao was lucky not to proclaim himself emperor further, and he wanted to deprive him of the king of Wei, wouldn't that force him to rebel?He suddenly understood another meaning of Cao Pi: if you have made great contributions to the great man, you should be crowned king, so my family's King Wei came in an aboveboard way, so don't think about it.The reason why Cao Cao is accused of being a rebellious minister now is because he violated the original White Horse Alliance of Emperor Gaozu and became king with a different surname.But if Guan Yu and Sun Shao are also called kings, who else can say that he should not be named king of Wei?
The Son of Heaven understands this truth, and knows that now is not the time to mention the White Horse Alliance. The situation in front of him cannot be compared with that of Emperor Gaozu, who had just leveled a king with a different surname, but he still feels a little uncomfortable if he agrees to make Guan Yu and Sun Shao kings.Cao Cao's King Wei was forced to be helpless, but Guan Yu and Sun Shao did not have the strength to force him. Is it necessary to forget about the White Horse Alliance again?After opening this head, can we still stop it in the future?What's more, in this way, it is tantamount to acknowledging that Cao Cao's King Wei deserves it, and the binding force of morality on Cao Cao will be weaker.

The emperor hesitated, intellectually he knew that Yang Biao's words were right, but emotionally, he couldn't accept it for a while.

Yang Biao sighed. Although the Son of Heaven was smart, he still lacked decisiveness: "Your Majesty, why don't you hand Cao Pi's form to the officials for discussion, and see what everyone thinks."

The Son of Heaven nodded helplessly: "Just as Qing played."

Sun Shao finished his business in the mansion and was chatting with Guan Feng.Guan Feng has been away from home for more than half a year, and she misses her son Ayi very much, and whispers in Sun Shao's ear that he will bring him back. Sun Shao is comforting her, Shuai Zeng comes to report, and Cao Pi visits.

A bamboo slip reads several correct official scripts: "Cao Pi of Peiguo pays homage again, asks about daily life, and his name is Zihuan."

Sun Shao was very surprised. He and Cao Pi met several times in front of the emperor, but they didn't say anything.Because of Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu, Cao Pi disliked him very much. Although he was very polite when he saw him, that kind of politeness revealed alienation and resentment.In private, they had no contact. Cao Pi's sudden visit today was a bit unexpected.

"Please." Sun Shao thought for a while, then signaled Guan Feng to take shelter temporarily, and got up and went down the steps.Cao Pi entered the door under the guidance of Shuai Zeng, and when he saw Sun Shao descending to meet him, he hurried up two steps to meet him: "How dare General Lao Ming greet you."

Sun Shao smiled, and returned a salute: "Your Excellency, the prime minister, came to the humble house, and it was full of splendor, how dare you not welcome him?"

The two laughed, held each other's arms, went up the steps together, divided the guests and hosts into seats, and chatted a few unnutritious gossips such as mutual admiration. Shao's expression.

"Feng Wang?" Sun Shao seemed to have heard something funny, stroked the soft short beard on his chin, and looked at Cao Pi with a half-smile.

"With the general's merits and intelligence, it is a matter of course to be crowned king." Cao Pi said sincerely.He doesn't have a good opinion of Sun Shao, but he is also aware of the current situation. Sun Shao and Yang Biao are very close, which is much more difficult to deal with than Guan Yu, a scheming martial artist, and there is no need to cover up the conflict between Sun Shao and Sun Quan. Yes, Sun Shao's desire to be free from Sun Quan's control and self-reliance is obvious, so he, Chen Qun, and Sima Yi proposed this plan. They believed that Sun Shao would not be able to refuse such a temptation.

And Sun Shao's expression in front of him made him feel more at ease, Sun Shao would definitely accept it, perhaps, he had been waiting for this day.

"Where is my fiefdom?" Sun Shao's mouth tilted, and he put on an expression that could see through Cao Pi's mind at a glance: "Is it Xuzhou or Qingzhou?"

Cao Pi smiled lightly, thinking that if you really know how to dream, Xuzhou and Qingzhou will give it to you?He shook his head: "I'm not sure about this. It depends on where your majesty confers you. In my humble opinion, Kuaiji or Wujun should be more suitable. Your father was named Marquis of Wu, and his son inherited his father's business. It seems more appropriate to confer the title of King Wu. However, at the moment Wu Hou is a respected uncle, in order to avoid conflicts between your uncle and nephew, the possibility of Kuaiji may be more."

Sun Shao curled his lips, it's too clumsy to use your sowing discord in front of me.Whether it is Wujun or Kuaiji, it is impossible for Sun Quan to give it, or to say directly that the matter of becoming a king is a joke. He can estimate that as long as Cao Pi spreads the news, Sun Shao will come to him immediately , advised him to focus on the overall situation, not to fight against Sun Quan, and of course not to turn against the guest.

Daqiao and Ah Yi are undoubtedly the hostages, and his subordinates will also have opinions. Sun Huan will not agree, Zhou Xun will not agree, and Yuehai will not agree. The only ones who can agree are Cui Qian and his gang of pirates.

"Thank you for your kindness, but you just put me on the stove." Sun Shao smiled slightly, stopped mentioning this topic, and stretched out his hand: "Please drink tea, and then I will ask you about Junzi sword. "

Cao Pi was in the middle of his arms, he came here to make friends with Sun Shao, he had the opportunity to show off his literary talent and martial arts, and let Sun Shao see that he was no worse than his brother Cao Zhi, and now Sun Shao offered to see his swordsmanship, saving money He talks a lot of nonsense.Cao Pi finished his tea, got up and drew his sword, and went to the court to demonstrate his sword skills.Sun Shaoju looked at it enthusiastically, but he couldn't say it was useless at all, at least it corrected some of his previous wrong views.Cao Pi's swordsmanship is far from the tumbling, jumping, and flashing swordsmanship of later generations, and his moves are also very simple, mainly stabbing, supplemented by chopping and slashing. His moves are very fast, which can be said to be deadly. There are no flower shelves.

"Good sword!" Sun Shao clapped his hands and smiled.

"Ashamed, ashamed!" Cao Pi smiled proudly: "Although my swordsmanship can't be mastered, it is still well-known as a master. This is the swordsmanship of Hu Benlang Wang Yue. Wang Yue passed it on to Shi A, and Shi A passed it on to me. It's a pity , I have so many mundane tasks that I can't do my best."

"The swordsmanship that can defeat the master Deng Zhan can't be perfect?" Sun Shao blinked and joked with a smile.

Cao Pi laughed, this is one of his most proud things.General Fenwei Deng Zhan is a master in the army, he can strike a sword with bare hands, once they competed in public, he used this sword technique to defeat Deng Zhan three times in a row, it can be said that he stole the limelight.Now that Sun Shao mentioned this matter just scratched his itch, his antipathy towards Sun Shao faded for a while.

Sun Shao was in the office in his previous life, and he was very familiar with the skills of matching his interests and bringing the topic closer. After Cao Pi's defense against him was suddenly opened, he took advantage of the victory to pursue him, and calmly stated that he and Cao Zhi It doesn't matter, Yang Xiu went to South China Sea to express his gratitude to him for the matter of the Yuan family brothers and sisters.Although Cao Pi didn't believe it all, he still liked what Sun Shao could say.

The two chatted and had a good time - at least on the surface.

As Sun Shao expected, that night, Sun Shao came to the door.

"This is Cao Pi's trick to separate the general and the Supreme. General, please don't be fooled." Sun Shao didn't turn around at all, and said straightforwardly: "For the sake of Jiangdong's foundation, general, please resign with General Guan."

Sun Shao sat down with a gloomy face, leaned back on the bed, squinted his eyes and looked straight at Sun Shao without saying a word.Kneeling in front of him, Sun Shao felt the corners of his eyes twitch involuntarily, and the back of his neck tightened. Before he knew it, a drop of sweat dripped on the green brick, slowly forming a black shadow.In his eyes, this black shadow, like blood, heralds ominousness, heralds the collapse of Jiangdong, and the blood flowing into rivers.

If Sun Shao accepts the throne, then the relationship between him and Sun Quan will be officially broken. For the current Jiangdong, this is tantamount to a catastrophe.As for Daqiao and Ah Yi as hostages, Sun Shao didn't hold out much hope. Compared with the throne, what is a stepmother and son?Sun Shao is still young, Cao Cao is still considering marrying him, he can have many sons in the future.As for Daqiao, hehe, if it's the birth mother, then Sun Shao might think about it, but it doesn't matter if it's the stepmother.

After a period of silence that almost suffocated Sun Shao, Sun Shao finally spoke, but the cold voice made Sun Shao even more desperate.

"Why didn't Lu Su's [-] troops enter for so long?"

Sun Shao swallowed, and just about to explain, Sun Shao asked again, this time in a harsher and colder tone.

"Lü Meng's army is stationed in Chaisang, why didn't they go north?"

Sun Shao's heart tightened, and he opened his mouth to defend. Sun Shaohui jumped up, picked up the teacup on the case, and slammed it on Sun Shao's raised face. The teacup smashed Sun Shao's forehead, and the bright red blood It flowed down together with the light green tea, quickly soaking the skirt of Sun Shao's chest.Sun Shao turned a blind eye, stepped forward and kicked Sun Shao on the shoulder, kicking him to the ground on his back, pointing at his nose and yelling:

"I disregarded the danger and went straight ahead. I defended Wancheng with General Guan for nearly half a year, just waiting for you to attack Xiahoudun together. With Wancheng in hand, Cao Cao dared not leave lightly. Xiahoudun's [-] troops are the meat of our mouths. Why don't you come? What are you waiting for?"

Sun Shao was furious and roared, the angry voice echoed in the lobby, making Sun Shao's ears buzzing, he stared at the furious Sun Shao dumbfounded, and couldn't believe his eyes.In his impression, Sun Shao has always been gentle and refined in the past few years, smiling with a three-pointed smile when he speaks, such a ferocious face of gnashing teeth is unheard of.

"What are you waiting for? Waiting for me to die? Are you? Are you?" Sun Shao became more and more angry when he caught up, and kicked Sun Shao's chest again. This kick was so powerful that Sun Shao almost passed his back. Go away.Guan Feng, who heard Sun Shao's roar, rushed over from the back room. When he saw this scene, he was shocked, and hurried forward to hug Sun Shao, pushing him away from Sun Shao.In her opinion, although Sun Shao's body is still strong, but Sun Shao was so angry that he killed him in just a few kicks.

Sun Shao was pushed aside by Guan Feng, but he still refused to give up. He struggled and wanted to rush over. Guan Feng didn't dare to let him go. He pushed him with all his strength, and at the same time called his guards for help.Sun Shao pointed at Sun Shao and yelled: "What did I do to make you treat me like this? The enemy is in front of you, and you don't want to be consistent with the outside world, but you are thinking about playing black hands behind my back. This is the supreme sage. Why? This is what you wise ministers and advisers came up with? You say, you say, if you don’t tell the reason today, I will kill you alive.”

Sun Shao was so frightened that he was out of his wits, trembling all over, not daring to move.Guan Feng handed Sun Shao over to Ding Feng and Shuai Zeng who rushed over, turned around and shouted: "You still don't help Master Sun to heal his wounds, what are you doing?"

The two guards woke up like a dream, and without a word, they stepped forward to set up Sun Shao, whose face was bleeding, and left.Sun Shao was pushed out of the gate, and Sun Shao's angry roar could still be heard: "Whoever came up with the idea, whoever wants my life, if you don't hand over this person, I want you to look good!"

Sun Shao's mind went blank, he was afraid that Sun Shao would chase him out and kick him again, so he jumped into the carriage and left.It wasn't until the carriage stopped in front of the city gate that the coachman timidly asked him where he was going, whether he was going out of the city or back to the post house. Then he calmed down a little bit, stroked his chest and panted for a long time and said, "Go back to the post house." After thinking about it, He took off his coat that had been stained with blood tea, dipped it in the blood that was still flowing from his forehead, wrote a few words on the coat, and then stuffed it into the hand of his son Sun Mo, saying hurriedly: "Six hundred Riga is in a hurry, and immediately send the news here to Supreme, and ask him to make a decision. Don’t delay, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.”

Sun Mo didn't dare to be negligent, put the bloody clothes into her arms, kicked the horse's belly, and the horse neighed, and galloped out of the city.

(End of this chapter)