The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 195 Set Sail
Fei Yi walked out of Guan Yu's mansion in a dejected manner, got into the car and ordered to go back to the post house.When Sun Shao went to see Sun Shao, he also rushed to see Guan Yu. His luck was better. Guan Yu didn't punish him like Sun Shao kicked Sun Shao, but he didn't see him either.Fei Yi stood in the front hall for an hour, but Guan Yu didn't even reply to him, as if he didn't know that he was waiting outside for an interview.

Let you have a thousand words, but what do you say if you can't meet?Fei Yi sighed, but there was nothing he could do.When he saw the pale-faced Sun Shao, he still envied Sun Shao, at least Sun Shao knew what Sun Shao meant now, but he didn't know what Guan Yu was thinking.

After thinking about it, Fei Yi knew that he could not complete this task, so he had to send an envoy to ask Liu Bei to send another expert to Wancheng to negotiate.

After consulting several cronies, the emperor finally bowed his head to reality and agreed to Yang Biao's suggestion. He issued an imperial edict to confer the title of King of Jing on Guan Yu, the feudal state of Nanjun and the capital of Jiangling; the feudal state of Sun Shao as King of Yue and the feudal state of Kuaiji , renamed Yue State, the capital of Shanyin.

As soon as the edict was issued, the whole city was shocked, and everyone's eyes were focused on Guan Yu and Sun Shao, and Sun Shao and Fei Yi raised their hearts to their throats.They knew that although this was Cao Pi's trick, it was Yang Biao who actually made it happen. Yang Biao was giving a signal that if Sun Quan and Liu Bei didn't come again, the emperor would have no patience.Sun Shao went to Jiangdong, and Guan Yu occupied Jingzhou, so there is no share for you.

Just when Fei Yi was at a loss what to do, a piece of good news came.Guan Yu refused the emperor's reward, and Fu Jie wrote a letter in tears, asking the emperor to make Liu Bei king.His reason is very good. Emperor Gaozu had a white horse alliance, and different surnames were not allowed to be crowned kings. Anyone who violated it will be attacked by the world.Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han family, making him king does not violate the alliance of the white horse. He served as the king under Liu Bei's general order, and his meritorious service is also due to Liu Bei's credit.

Guan Yu's loyalty to Liu Bei can be learned from the sun and the moon!
Fei Yi let out a long sigh and almost collapsed on the ground.If Guan Yu accepted the throne, then Liu Bei would really die without a place to bury him.Seeing Fei Yi relieved, Sun Shao didn't dare to relax. After thinking about it, he couldn't help it, and still couldn't think of any good way.He sent someone to inquire about it, but the news was shocking. Sun Shao accepted the emperor's edict and went to the hall to thank him.

Sun Shao became king.

Sun Shaoru was struck by lightning, his eyes were out of focus, and he sat there stupidly, dumbstruck.The attendants were so frightened that they clapped and shouted, and it took him a while to wake him up.As soon as Sun Shao came back to his senses, tears streamed down his face.Sun Shao has become king, and he has shown to the world that he and Sun Quan are incompatible, and Jiangdong is doomed!

He wrote urgently again and reported this important news to Sun Quan.

In the temporary Yue Palace, where the door plaque had just been replaced, Sun Shao was drinking tea slowly, while Zhou Xun, Yue Hai and others were sitting in front of him with different expressions.Zhou Xun, Yue Hai, and Sun Huan had dark faces. They were very dissatisfied with Sun Shao's acceptance of the emperor's edict to become king.No matter how much disagreement you have with Sun Quan, it is all a family matter. The so-called family ugliness should not be publicized. At this time, being king will do great harm to Jiang Dong.Do you really think how much energy you can have without Sun Quan?Whether it is the emperor or Cao Pi, they are just trying to split the power of Jiangdong and Yizhou. Guan Yu can recognize this, but you can't resist the temptation?
Cui Qian and the others didn't care, and were even a little excited. It was a good opportunity for them to have Sun Shao become king, and they didn't need to go through Sun Quan if they added officials to rank in the future.Sun Shao and Sun Quan turned their faces, and they will rely more on people from pirate backgrounds in the future. It is expected that they will be reused.

Chen Hai, Ding Feng and others were rather embarrassed, neither opposed nor supported, so they had no choice but to keep silent.

Sun Shao didn't refute a word, just looked at them quietly until everyone stopped talking, then gently touched the teacup with the celadon cup lid, glanced at everyone, and said lightly: "It's all finished? "

"It's over." Sun Huan cupped his hands angrily, "But you thanked me, and it's useless for us to say it."

Sun Shao laughed, still without any explanation, his eyes slowly swept over everyone's faces, and finally retracted to the teacup in his hand, with a calm and calm tone: "I don't want to tell you about this matter." Do any explanations, and what Shuwu said is right, this is already a fact, and explanations are meaningless. I do things, and I don’t like to force others. Some of you have followed me for three or four years, and some have only been with me for a few months. Now I The country is about to be established, if there is something unacceptable, we can get together and leave, and if we meet on the battlefield in the future, we don’t need to have any scruples, each is his own master, let go and give it a go.”

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, Sun Huan's face suddenly changed, Sun Shao was driving someone away, and the target was obvious, mainly targeting him and Zhou Xun, because they were originally sent by Sun Quan to monitor him.

Sun Shao stood up, patted his sleeves lazily, and glanced at the crowd again: "If anyone has a little confidence in me and is willing to stay and help me, I also welcome it. If anyone is not confident now, think I have no objection to jumping out of the circle to see the situation first. The so-called good birds choose trees to live in, and good officials choose masters to serve. This is also human nature. Although I, Sun Shao, am not a saint, I still have this measure. "After speaking, he put his hands behind his back and walked into the inner room with ease.

Without hesitation, Cui Qian got up and followed him. He caught up with Sun Shao in the corridor, bowed and bowed: "Cui Qian swears to follow the king to the death."

Sun Shao tilted his mouth, looked at Cui Qian and smiled: "Jianzhong, don't you think about it anymore?"

Cui Qian smiled: "The minister made a decision under Xijuan City, there is no need to think about it."

"Very good." Sun Shao nodded, reaching out to pat Cui Qian's shoulder affectionately: "Are you tired of being here? Do you want Zhu Ya?"

"I think." Cui Qian smiled embarrassedly: "Without the sea breeze blowing, I feel uncomfortable."

"Be patient for two more days, let's go to sea." Sun Shao laughed, and thought for a moment: "I'm wronged you to be a left general."

Cui Qian was overjoyed, turned over and fell to the ground, raised his hands above his head, and shouted loudly: "I thank you for your kindness, and I am willing to do my best for you."

Yue Hai and others who were still in the hall heard it clearly, and their expressions became more complicated. Sun Shao was obviously testing their confidence in him. Cui Qian did not hesitate and was immediately promoted to General Zuo. What about the others?Chen Hai couldn't sit still anymore, he got up and rushed over, Ding Feng saw him get up, he quickly followed, the two of them turned over and bowed in front of Sun Shao: "I will swear to follow the king to the death."

Sun Shao showed a gratified smile, and kicked Chen Hai: "Zhuzi, I thought I was going to find another right general." Chen Hai had a bit of bitterness in his mouth. According to his qualifications, he should be ranked ahead of Cui Qian. After hesitating, he fell behind Cui Qian.He grinned awkwardly, but stopped talking.

"Chengyuan, I've wronged you to be a Zhechong general, and you will lead the Destroying Fengying for me."

Ding Feng kowtowed to thank him.

Hearing the voices behind the house, Yue Hai felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles. He looked at Zhou Xun and Sun Huan with some embarrassment, finally gritted his teeth, and got up in a hurry.Sun Shao stood in the corridor, watched Yue Hai striding towards him, and said with a smile, "My rear general is long overdue."

Yue Hai smiled shyly and fell to the ground.

Zhou Xun and Sun Huan smiled wryly at each other.Sun Shao was very willing to give favors to others, and he sealed four generals in one go. His generosity is really rare.But then again, these are his cronies, and he probably made arrangements long ago. As for the former general, needless to say, it is most likely reserved for Su Chugui.Although Sun Shao never said anything about Su's thick legs, it is impossible for Zhou Xun and Sun Huan, who are as smart as they are, to guess this point. What they wondered was what method Sun Shao used to make Su's thick legs stand behind Sun Quan without hesitation. Stabbed.

But Zhou Xun and Sun Huan can't do like them, Sun Huan is a clan, he can't abandon Sun Quan because of his greed for wealth and honor, Zhou Xun is thinking about his family, Sun Shao did this, obviously he was going to break with Sun Quan, he If he stopped by Sun Shao's side again, his mother and younger siblings would definitely be in trouble.The two of them looked at each other for a while, and finally said in unison: "Let's say goodbye."

After speaking, both of them laughed.

Sun Shao looked at Zhou Xun and Sun Huan, who looked embarrassed, and nodded in agreement with their decision without saying anything.Zhou Xun and Sun Huan breathed a sigh of relief, got up and exited Sun Shao's study, and when they reached the door, Sun Huan stopped again.Zhou Xun knew that he had something to ask Sun Shao, so he left first.Sun Huan stood by the door, clasped his hands together, clenched and loosened his fingers, loosened and clenched them for a few rounds, finally made up his mind, turned around and walked back to Sun Shao, respectfully He respectfully bowed to the ground: "His Royal Highness, Huan has something unclear, and I would like to ask His Highness to clarify."

When Sun Shao saw that he was staying at the door, he knew that he had something to say, but he never urged him. Now Sun Huan called him His Highness the King of Yue, knowing that Sun Huan had made up his mind to go.Although he was a little disappointed, he didn't show it on his face, and sighed: "Go ahead."

"Your Highness is wise, can't you see the weirdness in the broken king?" Sun Huan raised his head and looked directly at Sun Shao, with puzzlement, anger, and disappointment in his eyes.

"What do you think?" Sun Shao raised the corner of his mouth, and met Sun Huan's gaze and asked back.

Sun Huan was taken aback. He didn't expect Sun Shao to answer this way. He thought for a while and said, "I thought His Highness must have seen through the mystery, but what I don't understand is why His Highness accepted it. General Guan rejected the edict. Instead, he asked for the crown for Liu Bei, why did His Highness accept the title instead?"

"You mean, I should act like General Guan?"

Sun Huan nodded, that's exactly what he thought.

Sun Shao let out a long breath, which seemed to have been held in his heart for a long time, and it was only now that he vomited it out, and it seemed that he still had something to say.He raised his head slightly, looked at the blue-black roof, and after a while, said lightly:
"Shu Wu, you go back and tell him sixteen words."

Sun Huan was even more sad to see that Sun Shao no longer referred to Sun Quan as the supreme, but directly replaced him with "he".He lowered his head, tears welled up, and his voice was full of sorrow.

"Please speak, Your Highness."

"People don't attack me, I don't attack people. If people attack me, I will attack people." Sun Shao finished speaking word by word, waved his hand, signaled Sun Huan to leave, turned around, and picked up the book on the case again. , never say a word.

Sun Huan smacked carefully for a while, his eyes lit up, as if he had caught something.He wanted to ask again, but Sun Shao turned his back and didn't look at him again. He had no choice but to swallow the words that came to his lips, and bowed: "I must bring the words to you. I will leave!"

……

"If people don't attack me, I won't attack them. If people attack me, I will attack them? What do you mean?" Sun Quan panted heavily, and stared at Sun Huan with his bloodshot blue eyes wide open: "He is attacking me. Challenge?"

Sun Huan couldn't stand up, and his voice was crying: "My lord, I don't think so. I think this is Feng Xian expressing his position to the Supreme. I risked my life to ask the Supreme. Before this matter, did Feng Xian ever Any disobedience?"

Sun Quan was speechless, and after much deliberation, it seemed that he was the one who suspected Sun Shao's disobedience, and there was no conclusive evidence. Even if Su Chukuga betrayed him this time, he was only suspicious, and there was no evidence that Sun Shao was involved in it. What effect, but he did not save him, let Sun Shao and Guan Yu stay in Wancheng for nearly half a year, and was almost trapped to death by Cao Cao, but it is obvious to all.

But Sun Quan is not the kind of person who is deceived by appearances. He thinks things farther than young people like Sun Huan or outsiders. In fact, he is not only for Sun Shao, but for everyone who may threaten him. Will take the same precautions.

However, how to say such words to Sun Huan?Besides, what's the use of saying it, Sun Shao has already become king, he has already made it clear that he wants to fight against him, and he wants to turn his Kuaiji County into his Yue Kingdom, so it is necessary for him to tell him what is right and wrong ?Even if he wrongly blamed Sun Shao before, but now, everyone in the world can prove that Sun Shao betrayed him.

Therefore, he was not interested in answering Sun Huan's question, nor did he need to answer it.His headache now is how he should deal with Sun Shao if he comes to Kuaiji.Sun Shao, the king of Yue, was appointed by the emperor. Behind him is not only the court, but also Cao Cao who is eyeing him. Don't have too much doubt, Cao Cao will definitely support Sun Shao to take Kuaiji, or Liu Bei will take advantage of it.

What's more, there is a more important problem now. Su thick legs have been causing trouble in the East China Sea. Lu Fan is not his opponent at all. In the entire Jiangdong except for Sun Shao, no one can calm the East China Sea. The people of Yu, Teng, Zhou, Wei and other aristocratic families were full of grievances. Chunyu Shi, the prefect of Kuaiji, and Zhu Zhi, the prefect of Wujun, complained quite a lot, saying that Sun Quan mishandled this matter. rather.

Sun Quan was in a state of desperation, he really wanted to prove that he could control the situation, calm down the East China Sea, catch Su Chuchu, get his confession against Sun Shao, and then tear him into pieces, but at the same time he clearly realized that, There is no one under him who can subdue Su's thick legs.If he wanted to stabilize the rear and fully deal with possible conflicts, he had to bow his head to Sun Shao.

For Sun Quan, this choice will make him lose face, and it is likely to cause endless troubles.

Facing Sun Huan's questioning, Sun Quan was gasping for breath, but there was nothing he could do.He smacked Sun Shao's sixteen words carefully, and smelled Sun Shao's contempt, Sun Shao's anger, and Sun Shao's condescending arrogance.

You provoked me first, so I want you to look good.

Sun Quan had a splitting headache and staring at his eyes. He waved his hand in pain and told Sun Huan to go down and rest first.Seeing that Sun Quan's expression was not right, Sun Huan hurried forward to support him, just like when he was still working with Sun Quan before he came to Sun Shao's side.In a daze, Sun Quan seemed to have forgotten that Sun Huan had just questioned him about Sun Shao's matter, and leaned weakly on the crutch, pointed at his neck, and motioned for Sun Huan to pinch him a few times.

Sun Huan skillfully turned to his back, and pinched him moderately. After pinching a few times, Sun Quan relieved a little. He stared blankly at the front, his eyes were dull, and his eyes were motionless. After a while, he finally He said to himself: "My Sun family's children are not as good as Liu Bei, a courtier with a different surname. I am really disappointed."

Sun Huan's hand paused for a moment, and then he squeezed it slowly again. Sensing his hesitation, Sun Quan asked again: "Shu Wu, you have been by his side for so long, tell me, what is he thinking?"

Sun Huan pinched his shoulders unhurriedly while thinking, and after a while, he slowly said: "My lord, you must know about Sun Changshi being injured by him, right?"

Sun Quan nodded, he was angry about this matter.Sun Shao actually injured his long history, Sun Shao, is he still in this eye?
"That was the only time I saw him get angry when I was with him for so long." Recalling the situation at that time, Sun Huan still shuddered. He never thought that Sun Shao, who has always been kind to others, would be like that. Guan Feng asked Sun Shao to be taken out, and Sun Shao would beat Sun Shao to death.

"The past few years...he really hasn't gotten angry much." Sun Quan responded, suddenly his heart moved.Why is Sun Shao angry?It's because he hates him for not helping him, hates him for borrowing a knife to kill someone.But even so, he only vented his anger on Sun Shao, not on his Sun Quan. It stands to reason that the culprit is Sun Quan. It is impossible for Sun Shao not to understand this. There is no need for him to get angry at Sun Shao .

He is saving face for me?
Sun Quan suddenly sat up straight.Sun Huan was taken aback, thinking that he had squeezed hard, so he quickly knelt down on the ground.Sun Quan didn't have time to pay attention to him, he stood up and walked back and forth in the big tent, his steps were big and hurried.He laughed for a while, and pinched his eyebrows for a while to think, his face was constantly changing, as if he had thought of something, but he was not sure.

"Gong Xu, please invite Gu Gong and Zhuge Ziyu here immediately."

Zhu Ji responded and left in a hurry.Not long after, Gu Yong, Zhuge Jin, Teng Dan and others arrived.Sun Quan first asked Sun Huan to tell the story of Wancheng, especially the matter of Sun Shao accepting the title of king from the emperor.When they heard that Sun Shao called the king of Yue and wanted to make Kuaiji County the country of Yue, everyone was stunned. Even though Gu Yong was always calm, he was shocked by the news.The last time Sun Mo sent a message back, they only knew that Cao Pi was planning a divorce, and the emperor was still thinking about it, and they all felt that Sun Shao's resourcefulness would definitely be able to see through it, and they would not be fooled by it.Unexpectedly, Sun Shao became king.

The implication of this is that everyone here knows that they all bowed their heads and remained silent. A wrong sentence at this time may trigger a civil war in Jiangdong.

"King Yue?" Lu Meng first sneered with disdain: "Why? Just rely on his 1 pirates, or rely on the emperor's edict? If the emperor's edict is so useful, the world will be peaceful by now."

Sun Quan glanced at Lu Meng, but did not express his opinion.Lu Meng was not in good health and in a bad mood during this period, because of Jiang Qin's death, he had a lot of resentment towards Sun Shao, and it was difficult to analyze the problem calmly at this time.

Sun Quan then turned his attention to Gu Yong.

Gu Yong remained silent, as if he didn't see Sun Quan's eyes.Sun Quan frowned, and then understood, he repelled everyone, but Gu Yong was left behind.In the huge room, the two sat opposite each other.Sun Quan bowed and saluted: "Grand Gu taught me."

Gu Yong returned a salute: "How dare I."

Sun Quan still bowed respectfully: "Mr. Gu, Feng Xian's actions have caused me great chaos. If I meet him with swords, I will not be able to face my elder brother's spirit in heaven. If I tolerate him continuing to mess around, then Jiangdong's foundation will not be guaranteed. Still unable to explain to father and brother, this is really a dilemma."

Gu Yong's long eyebrows trembled slightly, and he said slowly: "My lord, I don't know what Feng Xian thinks now, but judging from the sixteen words he sent back, he has some grievances, but , he probably didn't intend to take the initiative to be an enemy of Supreme."

Sun Quan nodded, and it was precisely from this that he saw the meaning that he felt that there might be a turning point for things.What he couldn't figure out was that since Sun Shao didn't want to be his enemy, why did he want to become king? This was clearly a divorce.

"So, the most urgent task now is to find out what he is thinking." Gu Yong raised his head, and his gentle eyes made Sun Quan calm down slowly: "We are thousands of miles away from Wancheng, and we only rely on the speedy horses to send us. With just a few words, it is difficult to understand the real situation of Wancheng. Judging from his previous achievements, he is not the kind of impulsive person, and he should not be tricked by Cao Pi because of a throne. Perhaps, he has his own ideas , it's just that we can't guess."

Sun Quan was a little unhappy, Gu Yong's words seemed to excuse Sun Shao.Even if Sun Shao had any difficulties, but now that he became the king, he even started to deploy his officials and subordinates. It is clear that he no longer obeys his uncle's orders. What's the point of sending people to Wancheng at this time?
Gu Yong seemed to see Sun Quan's displeasure, and he continued: "Your Majesty thinks that if Guan Yu asks Liu Bei to be crowned a prince, will the emperor agree?"

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes, thoughtful, and after a while, he nodded: "It should be."

"Cao Cao can be called king, Liu Bei can be called king, even Fengxian can be called king, why can't the Supreme Being be called king?"

Sun Quan's eyes lit up, that's right, everyone is called king, and he will be equal from now on, and he no longer has to look at anyone's face, and this is granted by the emperor, and the name is justified. With this king, he no longer has to worry about Jiangdong. The way is wrong.More importantly, if he becomes king, the embarrassing hierarchical relationship with Sun Shao that has just been formed can be reversed.

"Then...who are you going to send to Wancheng?"

"The most trusted person of the Supreme Being."

(End of this chapter)