The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 196 Set Sail and Exchange
Ah Li drooled and climbed awkwardly on the back of the bridge.Daqiao held Ah Yi with one hand to prevent him from falling, and opened the letter written by Zhou Xun with the other hand, with an indifferent expression, but the corners of her eyes trembling from time to time revealed her state of mind at this moment.

Xiaoqiao was nervous, and his hands were tightly kneaded together, and his fingers, which were already very clear, were now as white as jade.After receiving Zhou Xun's letter, she was very nervous. Sun Shao became king, and Sun Quan had become enemies. Zhou Xun missed his family and returned to Sun Quan. Zhou Yu became a problem. Sun Quan knew that Sun Quan, who was in a bad mood, would definitely not spare the Zhou family lightly.

"Where's Ayu?" Daqiao gently closed the booklet, glanced at Xiaoqiao who had dark circles under his eyes and looked haggard, and the corners of his mouth twitched.Xiaoqiao hesitated to speak, and the words turned around in his mouth a few times, but he was still embarrassed to say it.Her reason for coming is actually very clear. In order to prevent Sun Shao from harming her, she hopes that Daqiao can keep Zhou Yu and Sun Shao's affair in her stomach, as if it never happened.It's just that she felt cruel and ashamed to say such things to Daqiao at this time.

"She...she's sick."

"Then what you mean is what she means?"

Xiaoqiao's lips turned white, and he nodded. The earring beads beside his earlobe dangled on his cheeks, and Daqiao's eyes narrowed. This bead was also a Hepu bead given by Sun Shao, but the person wearing this bead has become very strange.

"I see." Daqiao waved his hand and asked Qiaoying to see off the guests: "There is no such thing as a fate, this sentence is not wrong at all."

Xiaoqiao was speechless, got up and bowed, and slowly backed out to the door.Holding on to the door frame, she hesitated for a moment, and moved her neck, as if she wanted to turn her head to look at the bridge, but just turned a little bit, she held back and said in a muffled voice, "Sister, take care."

"Yeah." Daqiao replied vaguely, got up and led Ah Yi's hand into the inner room.Xiaoqiao heard the sound of footsteps fading away behind her, and couldn't help but shed tears.She also felt uncomfortable. Daqiao was in danger and needed her only sister to comfort her, but she had to consider the safety of Zhou's family, so she had to bear the pain to draw a line with Daqiao. There was a knife cut in her heart, and she knew how much it hurt without looking back.In the past few years, Daqiao has never treated her so indifferently.

But what can she do?She can die with Daqiao, but the Zhou family can't.

Xiaoqiao left, shedding tears all the way.

Daqiao sat on the small building, watching Ah Yi happily running back and forth in the house, playing with the objects in the room curiously, and laughing at her from time to time, her heart was mixed.What Xiaoqiao did really made her very uncomfortable. She could understand what Xiaoqiao did, but she couldn't forgive her.

"Madam, the young master...will not disregard Madam's safety." Qiaoyue pouted and said softly, but the uncertainty revealed in her tone did not make people feel safe at all.Daqiao glanced at her, then looked at Qiaoying: "Before the supreme person arrives, pack up quickly and avoid it for a while. Dismiss all the people in the mansion."

Ah Yi seemed to feel that the bridge was not in the right mood, and looked at the bridge with bright black eyes.

"Ah Yue, can you take Ah Yi away too?"

"Ma'am..." Qiaoying shook her head resolutely and said, "Let Ah Yue go with you and Ah Yi, I will stay, if you want to leave, you should leave as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late."

Daqiao shook his head and smiled desolately: "Don't worry, I won't die. Besides, I don't want to live that kind of life of fleeing. I'm just waiting here. No matter what the result is, it's my fate." .You guys go, take Ah Yu with you..."

Before she could finish her sentence, there was a commotion outside the door. Not long after, an old servant reported downstairs, his voice trembling with nervousness: "Outside the mansion... come... a lot of soldiers have come."

Daqiao was expressionless: "Okay, there is no need to argue, I can't leave even if I want to."

"We didn't intend to leave." Qiaoyue said suddenly as if he was out of breath: "I don't believe that the young master will disregard the lives of his wife and Ah Yi."

"It's still Ah Yue who has confidence in Fengxian." Daqiao smiled gratifiedly.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and Mrs. Bu walked up with Da Hu and Xiao Hu, and a dozen or so armed soldiers quickly dispersed behind them, surrounding the small building.As soon as Ah Yi saw Dahu, she cheered, broke free from Daqiao's hand, opened her arms, and greeted him with a big smile.Dahu also giggled, leaned down, crossed Ah Li's armpit with his hands, lifted him high, raised his face and smiled, "Quick, call aunt."

Ah Li laughed with her mouth open, and called vaguely: "Gu... Gu... Gu..." It sounded like a cuckoo.

Tiger laughed.

"Ma'am." Mrs. Bu walked in front of Daqiao, just about to speak, Daqiao bowed and said: "Chenqie Qiao, I pay my respects to Madam."

Mrs. Bu was very embarrassed. Sun Quan gave her an order to watch the bridge to prevent any accidents on the bridge. Sun Quan didn't explain what it meant.Based on Mrs. Bu's understanding of Sun Quan, she estimated that Sun Quan would not kill Daqiao, so she could neither treat Daqiao as a criminal nor be as close as before. It is very difficult to grasp the balance between them.Now Daqiao put on an appearance of refusing people thousands of miles away. He must have gotten the news and knew that he had been placed under house arrest.

She sighed helplessly, and sat in front of the bridge, not knowing what to say.Facing this woman who had actually taken away Sun Quan's heart, she was envious, jealous, and somewhat resentful, but Sun Quan gave her such a task.

Except for the happy laughter of Du Hu and Ah Yi, the silence in the room was suffocating.

……

In Xiangyang, Liu Bei stood in the courtyard, looking up to the sky and screaming.Fei Yi sent the news to Xiangyang. Guan Yu rejected the emperor's appointment as king of Jing. Instead, he wrote a letter in tears, asking the emperor to make Liu Bei king and guard him as a great man.Although the emperor's attitude is unknown so far, Liu Bei was moved and ashamed by Guan Yu's sincerity.

From the day Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, broke through Fancheng, and began to march northward, people have been constantly reminding Liu Bei.Guan Yu is as powerful as a bamboo, and has made great achievements in battle, but Liu Bei suffered a disastrous defeat on the western front. With Guan Yu's temper, he will definitely become more arrogant, and I am afraid it will be difficult to control in the future.Guan Yu broke through Xu County and snatched the Son of Heaven into his hands. This kind of argument became even more uproarious. Even Liu Bei became a little uneasy. His confidence in Guan Yu was shaken. Just like Sun Quan was against Sun Shao, he also began to guard against Guan Yu He stayed in Jiangling and refused to go north. When he arrived in Xiangyang, he stopped and watched Guan Yu be trapped by Cao Cao.If Sun Shao hadn't dealt with it, Guan Yu would probably have been defeated by now.

A few days ago, Fei Yi also sent news that Guan Yu might accept the throne if he didn't see him.The news stunned Liu Bei and made him fidget.Guan Yu was desperate for him, but he would not save him. If Guan Yu became king, the damage to him would be staggering.

He was almost mad with anxiety.

However, it turns out that he once again misread Guan Yu.

Liu Bei was so ashamed that he burst into tears.

Zhuge Liang stood in the distance with a cold expression on his face.He knew that no matter what he said at this time, Liu Bei would not believe him.He felt a little regretful. It's not that he didn't know the relationship between Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and he had always covered it up very well before. Why didn't he hold his breath this time?After much deliberation, I realized that he had underestimated Sun Shao. If Sun Shao hadn't been in Wancheng and Guan Yu was incapable of maneuvering, he would definitely not be able to think of a way out of the predicament, and the situation would definitely develop according to his pre-estimated development.

It's too late to say that now.

Guan Yu has made great contributions, and his position in Liu Bei's heart is already unshakable. If he wants to keep pace with Guan Yu, there is only one chance left now, and that is to go to Wancheng to negotiate, to strive for greater benefits for Liu Bei, and to form a three-legged confrontation. Atonement.But he couldn't go, at least he couldn't ask to go.Guan Yu in Wancheng has a deep prejudice against him, and Liu Bei is also very disliked by him now. This good opportunity for meritorious service may not fall on his head.

"Kong Ming, Fei Yi is not capable enough, who else can take on the task of negotiating?" Liu Bei tilted his head slightly and looked at Zhuge Liang.Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, bowed and said, "I recommend Mi Zhu."

"Him?" Liu Bei pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Although he is good at calculating, he is too gentle. I'm afraid he is not a match for Cao Pi and Sun Shao."

"Then... Liu Ba."

"Liu Ba?" Liu Bei snorted, but did not speak.Although Liu Ba is in Yizhou, he always wants to leave him and let him negotiate?Liu Ba would be fine if he didn't sell him, how could he try to gain benefits for him.

"Liu Ba is proficient in government affairs, and has a lot of research on economics. He is best at this kind of bargaining." Zhuge Liang explained softly.He tried his best to keep his voice steady so that Liu Bei could not see his uneasiness.

Liu Bei hesitated for a while: "I believe in Liu Ba's ability, but he is not reliable. How about you go with him, you will host, and he will be responsible for the specifics. What do you think?"

Zhuge Liang was right in the middle of his arms, but he still restrained himself and paused, hesitantly, and then replied: "I obey."

Liu Bei walked slowly in front of Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang was eight feet tall, but his head was lowered, just like him with his head held high. it disappointed me."

……

In May, when Hu Zong arrived in Wancheng, he immediately met with King Sun Shao of Yue.Sun Shao met him in his study.When they met, they both laughed.

"Hu Weize, there are no outsiders here, so just speak up if you have anything to say."

Hu Zong nodded.The purpose of Sun Quan sending him here is very simple, he wants to know Sun Shao's real motive.The reason why he was sent here is because he has been engaged in secret work and is very familiar with information related to Sun Shao, and he has been studying with Sun Quan since he was 14 years old, and he is one of Sun Quan's most trustworthy people.

"The Supreme Wants to Know, General Guan was able to resign the title of king, why did the general accept the king's title?"

Sun Shao's mouth twisted: "Hu Weize, do you know how many kings there are in the world?"

Hu Zong paused: "There are two now, and there may be two more."

"Among the four kings of the world, how many are there in Jiangdong?"

Hu Zong remained silent, he still didn't understand what Sun Shao meant.

"With different surnames, the White Horse Alliance of Emperor Gaozu has become empty talk." Sun Shao stopped playing riddles with Hu Zong. He stood up and walked slowly in the room with his hands behind his back: "Cao Cao occupies Hebei and Guanzhong. Liu Bei occupies the southwest, the Supreme has Jiangdong, and what the Son of Heaven can control is Sanhe at most, and we need to help him fight for it.”

Hu Zong nodded repeatedly.The place that the emperor can control is really limited. If Sun Liu joins hands to help him, there may still be hope that Sanhe, who originally belonged to Sili, can be taken over from Cao Cao. The government's decree probably won't come out of the capital—even where the capital is placed, the emperor doesn't count.

"The separatist regime has been established. Although the Son of Heaven is the co-lord of the world, he has no power, which is similar to that of the Son of Heaven in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Where is the power of the world? It is in the hands of the four kings. As far as the current situation is concerned, any king has no power. It is impossible to control the full power, so everyone can only compromise with each other. At this time, do you think it is better for two of the four kings to have the surname of Sun, or one of the three kings to have the surname of Sun?"

Hu Zong suddenly realized.He thought for a moment, then shook his head again: "Otherwise, General, you, the king of Yue, cut off the feudal kingdom from Yangzhou. With one more king, the strength against Jiangdong will not increase, on the contrary, it will leave hidden dangers."

"There are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country?" Sun Shao curled his lips and smiled sarcastically.

Hu Zong didn't speak, but his expression showed the meaning.Sun Shao shook his head and sighed: "You guys still stare at your own people more than other people."

Hu Zong smiled silently, disapproving of Sun Shao's emotion.

"That's right, my feudal state is in Kuaiji, and I tell you, I want Kuaiji." Sun Shao raised his hand, telling Hu Zong, who was about to speak, to calm down. "I want Kuaiji, not anything else, but a shipyard, a port where warships can berth. Besides Kuaiji, I also want Zhuya, because that is the base for me to go to sea. Apart from these two places, the supreme land, I don't want an inch."

Hu Zong frowned, carefully weighing Sun Shao's words.There is no problem with Zhu Ya's ownership. It was originally Sun Shao who brought him down. Not to mention that Sun Quan has no interest in Zhu Ya, even if he is, he doesn't have the strength.But Kuaiji is different. Kuaiji is one of the six counties in Jiangdong. Although he is not very strong, he is behind Sun Quan. If he is given to Sun Shao, how can Sun Quan sleep peacefully?

"If you don't give it to Kuaiji, it's fine. I can write a letter to ask the emperor to relocate the South China Sea. What do you think?" Sun Shao looked at Hu Zong with a half-smile.Hu Zong shuddered and shook his head repeatedly.The strength of Nanhai is much stronger than that of Kuaiji, and it is impossible for Sun Quan to agree.

"Jiaozhou and I won it together with Mr. Bufu, and he would not even give me a county?" Sun Shao smiled disdainfully: "Hu Weize, think about it with your conscience, without the support of Jiaozhou's wealth, he can So confident? Just a Kuaiji can be exchanged for an inexhaustible treasury, such a simple account, don’t you all know how to settle it?”

"What does the general mean to say that you want to expand overseas?" Hu Zong stroked his beard and somewhat understood what Sun Shao meant.

"I'm a businessman." Sun Shao chuckled, "I never planned to be a farmer." He turned around, walked to a wall, and opened the curtain with a "wow", revealing a huge map on the wall.Hu Zong glanced at it, feeling a little confused, as if he had never seen this map before.

"Weize, come." Sun Shao beckoned, called Hu Zong to the map, and swipe his finger on the map: "This is Dahe, and this part of Hebei is Cao Cao's sphere of influence. This is Dajiang, and this area is Yi. This area is the territory of Liu Bei, and this area is Jingzhou and Yangzhou, which is the sphere of influence of the Supreme. All I want is this piece." Sun Shao clicked on the place marked Kuaiji County, and then pointed to the money like the tip of a knife Tang Kou said: "This is my port. From here, I go to sea, and this large area will become my country of Yue."

Sun Shao's arm drew a big picture on the map, enveloping a large sea.Hu Zong still didn't believe it, the sea is full of water, there is no land, even if there are a few islands, it is very limited, so what's the use?Sun Shao is lying to him, right?However, standing in front of such a map, he really felt that Kuaiji was actually not that big, and Sun Shao's desire for Kuaiji should not be regarded as greedy.

"When I conquer this sea, I can give you two Kuaiji or three Kuaiji if you want." Sun Shao smiled proudly: "How much is the rent for a year in Kuaiji? Let me tell you the truth. It's just the income from my merchant ship sailing to the South China Sea."

Hu Zong believes that Sun Shao's business is doing very well now. Although he is only a rich spring marquis, it is not too much to say that he is as rich as an enemy.

"That's what I said. If you don't feel at ease, I can't help it." Sun Shao moved his hand down to the area of ​​Youzhou: "I will go to the Qingxu area or Youzhou to find a port. Hehe, there are many people who want to cooperate with me."

Hu Zong's scalp immediately exploded, and a gust of cold air went straight to the back of his head along his spine.The threat in Sun Shao's words is very strong.If you don't agree, it's fine, I don't want Kuaiji County anymore, I don't want to fight in the same room, but you don't want to be my ally anymore.I turned to cooperate with Cao Cao. As for the consequences, you can think for yourself.Hu Zong is not a fool, of course he knows that Cao Cao has been wooing Sun Shao, and the news of the marriage has not been broken. If Sun Shao and Cao Cao cooperate, it may not have much impact on Liu Bei, but it will be a disaster for Sun Quan.

Cao Cao, who is invincible on foot, and Sun Shao, who is invincible in water battles, isn't Jiangdong just a piece of fat?You must know that just a Su thick leg made Donghai panic.

Sun Shao has many choices, but Sun Quan has limited choices.While Sun Shao still cares about the love of the same clan, accepting Sun Shao's kindness is the best choice at present.Hu Zong lowered his head, pondered for a long time, and finally raised his head and said, "Can the supreme being be called the king of Jiangdong?"

Sun Shao nodded, then shook his head again.Hu Zong didn't understand, he frowned and stared at Sun Shao.

"Give me Kuaiji and Zhuya, he is not a king and he is a king, if you don't give it to me, he is a king and he is not a king."

Hu Zong bowed and bowed: "I understand, and I will repay the Supreme. Please wait for the good news, His Royal Highness King Yue."

"Thank you." Sun Shao returned a salute: "If the great success is completed, my ancestors of the Sun family will always remember Mr. Hu's kindness and never forget it."

Hu Zong smiled. He knew that this was Sun Shao's promise to him. If things can be done and Sun Quan and Sun Shao don't need to quarrel, then he will undoubtedly be a great hero. Both Sun Shao and Sun Quan will treat him kindly , as Sun Shao said, all the ancestors of the Sun family will be grateful to him.

Hu Zong didn't dare to delay, so he hurried back to Xiangyang at Xingye, and told Sun Quan exactly what had happened during the talks.Sun Quan sneered, without saying anything, and told the exhausted Hu Zong to go down to rest first.As soon as Hu Zong went out, Sun Quan kicked over the desk in front of him and cursed at him.

Hu Zong, who had just left the house, seemed to have been prepared for a long time. He kept walking, maintaining the original speed and rhythm, and walked out the door quickly.He has been with Sun Quan for more than 20 years, and he is too clear about Sun Quan's temper.Anger is anger, but he can still distinguish the stakes.Right now, he has no choice but to accept Sun Shao's kindness—although he doesn't like Sun Shao's tough stance very much, and doesn't like forming an alliance with others in such an aggrieved situation—he has no choice.

As Hu Zong expected, Sun Quan convened the ministers to discuss again after venting his anger. After a heated discussion, Sun Quan weighed the pros and cons and decided to form an alliance with Sun Shao.Lu Meng was so angry that he let out a long sigh, weeping silently, Zhong Lang wept Xu Sheng bitterly, stamped his feet and shouted: "The ministers are incompetent, which has caused the Supreme Being to suffer today's humiliation." At last he gave Sun Quan a little comfort.

Half a month later, Hu Zong went to Wancheng again and conveyed Sun Quan's intentions to Sun Shao. At the same time, he asked Sun Shao to write a letter to seal Sun Quan, and ordered someone to quell Su Chuleg in the East China Sea as soon as possible.Sun Shao was very satisfied, and he wrote back a letter to Sun Quan, saying that he would immediately write a letter to ask Sun Quan to be named king of Wu, and at the same time, he would personally go to the East China Sea to quell the pirate rebellion.At the same time, he made a request to Sun Quan to re-divide the area of ​​Kuaiji County. He only needs to give Sun Quan the area near the mouth of the sea, and the area beyond a hundred miles offshore, but his original land Fuchun will be given to him. I really like the scenery of Fuchun Mountain.

Sun Quan scoffed, the scenery of Fuchun Mountain is nothing but the real intention of Sun Shao is the ancestral grave of Fuchun Mountain.Sun Ce's grave is in Wu County, he has no way to get it, but he wants the ancestral grave in Fuchun Mountain. With the ancestral grave in Fuchun Mountain, he is equivalent to becoming the patriarch of the Sun family, that is, he wants Sun Quan to admit that his branch belongs to the Sun family authentic.How could Sun Quan agree to this request? He immediately sent people to Wancheng to discuss with Sun Shao.

This time the messenger was Zhang Wen.Before leaving, Sun Quanyu said to Zhang Wen earnestly, that a talented person like you cannot go out easily, but this matter is too important, and I don't feel at ease if someone else goes.

Zhang Wen agreed, and rushed to Wancheng with Cao Gen and Shangguan Xuefei.When they arrived in Wancheng, Zhuge Liang and Liu Ba also rushed to Wancheng.Sun Shao greeted them, brought them to Yue Wangfu, set up a feast, and invited Guan Yu, Cao Pi and others to accompany them.Representatives of the two kings and two quasi-kings of the Han Dynasty gathered together.

Before the banquet started, Yang Biao, the eunuch who was the host of the military elimination meeting, came uninvited.

(End of this chapter)