The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 199
In October of the 25th year of Jian'an, beside an unnamed isolated island outside Qiantangkou, more than 200 warships covered a large area of ​​the sea, and the sea breeze blew the battle flags fluttering, echoing the sound of the waves.Countless warriors in black and red battle armor held weapons and stood solemnly beside the boat, awe-inspiring and inviolable.

"Sir, please." With a smile on his face, Su thick legs asked Yu Fan to board the boat first.Yu Fanpu forced out a smile without a smile, and stepped on the springboard with his head held high. Su's thick legs were bowed, his hands were arched, and he followed step by step, and stepped onto the majestic Yingyang.

Yu flipped onto the deck, glanced at it, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.The Eagle Yang was newly decorated, and the armor of the soldiers of the Destroying Front Battalion was also all new. Standing at the door of the Feilu cabin was a handsome young man. When he saw Yu Fan, he immediately raised his right hand.

The bells and drums on the deck rang together, and the Yingyang, which was originally as quiet as a no-man's land, immediately became lively.The young man rushed forward, bowed and cupped his fists to salute, and said loudly, "My lord Xiangguo."

The more than 200 soldiers of the Destroying Front Battalion standing guard on the deck turned around and bowed to Yu Fan: "My lord Xiangguo."

Yu Fan was taken aback.He had known for a long time that Sun Shao would not treat him badly, but he did not expect that Sun Shao valued him so much that he was actually the prime minister of the three lords.He was so happy that he was a little overwhelmed. He stood on the edge of the springboard, blocking Su's thick legs behind him. He didn't come back to his senses until Sun Shao, who was wearing a twelve-pronged crown, came out of the cabin with a smile on his head. He quickly caught up with a few steps, and he was about to bow down when he lifted his skirt.

Deng Ai, who was behind Sun Shao, took a step forward and supported Yu Fan's arm with both hands.Yu Fan was very strange. He looked at Deng Ai with doubtful eyes. Deng Ai smiled slightly and said softly: "Your Majesty has an edict, and the three princes sit down and discuss the Tao. It is enough for the king to bow his head when he sees it, and there is no need to pay homage."

In the Han Dynasty, there were nine salutes, the first was Jishou, the second was Dunshou, the third was Empty Shou, the fourth was Vibration, the fifth was Auspicious Bow, the sixth was Unlucky Bow, the seventh was Qi Bow, the eighth was Praise Bow, and the ninth was Su Bow.Among them, Jishou is the most important, and it is the ceremony for ministers to worship the emperor.Now Sun Shao doesn't let Yu Fan go to Jishou, but replaces it with Dunshou, which is against the ancient system, but it fully shows his respect for Sangong.Yu Fan was not a pedantic person, he hesitated for a moment, then saluted according to the etiquette of bowing his head, and said loudly: "Your servant, Fan, pay homage to my king, I wish my king might be more powerful than the world, and the country will prosper."

Sun Shao laughed, and stepped forward to help Yu Fan: "My lord Xiangguo, how are you doing recently? Well, let me see, it seems that you have lost some weight. Why, General Su won't give you anything to eat?"

Su Chugui, who was standing behind Yu Fan with a dry smile, hurriedly took a step forward and explained: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged. I treat Yu Changshi... No, Xiangguo Yu is more polite than his own father."

"Get out, I don't have a son like you." Yu Fan rolled his eyes, cursed, and couldn't help laughing again.He stroked his beard, glanced at Su's thick legs, and said: "However, what he said is true. I am indeed very comfortable in his army."

Su Chuleg heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at Sun Shao eagerly.Sun Shao glanced at him with a half-smile, took Yu Fan's arm, and stretched out his hand: "Xiangguo, let's talk in the cabin."

Su Chuleg stood there in embarrassment, not knowing whether to follow in or what to do.Sun Shao and Yu Fan entered the cabin door, turned around and saw that he hadn't followed, and frowned: "General Su, do you still want me to invite you?"

Only then did Su Chuku feel relieved, followed up with a smile on his face, and said flatteringly: "Now it's not like before, the royal family is important, I don't dare to trespass."

Sun Shao laughed, pulled Yu into the cabin, helped him up the steps, and asked him to sit down on a brocade couch next to the throne, then pointed to a couch next to him, to Su who was still standing at the cabin door. The thick leg nodded: "You sit down too."

"Here." Su's thick legs responded loudly, and he stretched out his hand to untie the long knife at his waist. Sun Shao waved his hand: "No need to untie it. From now on, regardless of martial arts, you must go to the palace with a sword."

"My lord, is this inappropriate?" Yu Fan reminded, "What if..."

"It doesn't matter, isn't there still Lang Guan here?" Sun Shao shook his head with a smile: "Those who can go to the palace to discuss matters are the pillars of the country. I hope that in the future, there will be more people in the palace who are capable of both civil and military skills like Xiangguo. Get off the horse and write the military book, get on the horse and fight the madman, even a person who does not need to fight can ride a horse and strike a sword, and only a good body can serve the country."

Su Chuke was dumbfounded immediately, he felt ashamed, he didn't know if Sun Shao's words were aimed at him specifically, it would be no problem if he was asked to fight a war, but it would be a bit difficult for him to write a military book.He murmured: "Your Majesty, I..."

"This time I was able to return to the East China Sea from Wancheng smoothly, and Xiangguo and you are the first to contribute." Sun Shao signaled Su Chuku to be safe and calm, and then said with a smile: "I have reserved a position for the general as a former general. Willing to give in?"

Only then was Su Chuke completely relieved, turned over and bowed down, with a sore nose, and sobbed, "I'm so mad, I'm ashamed of my trust in the King."

Sun Shao laughed loudly: "Where did the general come from? If I don't trust the general, how dare I entrust this most secret method to the general. In life, you will inevitably be tempted a lot. It’s priceless.”

"I'm so grateful." Su Chuck kowtowed three times in a row, making the deck rattle.Sun Shao had no choice but to get up and pull him up vigorously, then stretched out his hand to smooth the wrinkles on his shoulders, and smiled softly: "However, I can't announce your appointment yet."

Su's thick leg was taken aback for a moment, and he looked at Sun Shao in puzzlement.

"Whether you are active or passive, you have been defeated by the Qingxu navy. I, the Zhendan navy, cannot bear this bad name. You have to get the place back, okay?"

Hearing this, Su Chugui let out a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, my lord, as long as you give the order, I will immediately go and beat Zang Ba to find his teeth all over the place, to take the shame of the day. I am the Zhendan Navy Across the East China Sea and the South China Sea, how could he be afraid of a Qingxu navy?"

"It can't be in the name of my Zhendan navy." Sun Shao said with a dark smile: "You still have to be a pirate for a few days, understand?"

After thinking about it for a while, Su Chugui understood the gist, and nodded with a smirk: "I understand."

After hearing this, Yu Fan asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, is it appropriate to go to war with the Qingxu Marine Division at this time?"

"Appropriate." Sun Shao said with a smile: "If we don't destroy the Qingxu navy, we won't be able to effectively control the entire coast, and we won't be able to monopolize the entire sea. What weight does my Yue Wang have to say?"

"Then... will it cause dissatisfaction in the court?" Yu Fan pondered: "Yang Taifu just sent the statement that the three families of Sun, Cao and Liu should go abroad and not civil war, and we..."

"Xiangguo, if you don't destroy the Qingxu navy, will Cao Cao be obedient?" Sun Shao said with a smile: "This is what I discussed with Yang Taifu. At present, Cao Cao is the strongest. If he can't be restrained, it will be difficult for the general to go smoothly. As for the argument, the purpose of letting General Su be a pirate for a while is to keep people from talking about it.”

Yu Fan understood, and Su Chugui also understood. He rubbed his big hands excitedly, and said impatiently, "My lord, when will we do it?"

"I'm going to Fuchun for a period of time. The establishment of the temple to worship the ancestors has to be completed before New Year's Day. You should start preparing first, and then gather some real pirates and tell them that the East China Sea is no longer a sea without owners. It’s my Yue country’s territory, if they want to continue to do business without money, they have to register with me first, otherwise, don’t blame me for turning my face and denying people.”

Su thick leg understands, Sun Shao will be the biggest pirate leader in the future, of course the little pirates will come to worship the mountain gate, and those who are disobedient will naturally be wiped out. This is the same reason as when he was a pirate in the East China Sea, but Sun Shao is stronger than him. The great powers have a bigger appetite than him, and their tone is more arrogant than him.

Su Chugui immediately left with his men, replenished his supplies, and disappeared into the vast sea.Soon, Sun Shao asked someone to spread the news that because the conditions were not agreed, he failed to recruit An Su's thick legs. At present, he just drove Su's thick legs away from Qiantangkou. Once the navy entered Qiantangkou to rest.

At the end of October, when Sun Shao arrived in Qiantang (now Hangzhou City), the heads of Wei, Zhou and other families who had heard the news a long time ago all rushed to Qiantang to pay a visit. When they saw Yu Fan in the brand-new Xiangguo official uniform, they all rushed to see him. Envious.Kuaiji County was renamed the State of Yue and became the feudal state of Sun Shao. Yu Fan became the first prime minister. The status of the Yu family in the State of Yue was already unshakable. The gap with the Yu family will only widen.

Not to be outdone, Wei Xiu first reported the good news to Sun Shao after a simple greeting. Wei Du and Wei Boyang rushed to Zhuya at the end of last year, and they competed with Ge Xuan, greatly improving the performance of gunpowder. Now they can produce safe, It is a stable medicinal powder, and its power is also improved compared to the previous medicinal powder that can only be used as signal arrows.

Sun Shao was very satisfied, and praised: "Mr. Boyang entered the curtain, I am really like a tiger with wings added. Originally, there was only Ge Xianweng, and now Mr. Boyang is here. I finally have both wings, and I can soar up to [-] miles."

Wei Xiu kept being humble.Sun Shao said with a smile: "Wei Jun, let's talk about the cooperation later. Now let's talk about the most important thing. If I, the king of Yue, want to be stable, I still need the help of a talented person like Wei Jun. I don't know Wei Are you willing to bow down?"

The purpose of Wei Xiu's coming is to board Sun Shao's big ship, so why would he not want to.I didn't dare to be too ostentatious in the past, it was because Sun Shao was still restricted by Sun Quan, and he got too close to Sun Shao, and he had to consider Sun Quan's mood. Now that they have become Sun Shao's subjects, it is justified to cooperate with Sun Shao. At this time If you don't fall into Sun Shao's arms, will you have to repeat what happened to Sun Quan?So as soon as Sun Shao opened his mouth, he responded with a few polite words.With him taking the lead, the Zhou, Kong, and Sheng families were not far behind, and expressed their goodwill to Sun Shao.Sun Shao accepted one by one, and promised to discuss with the ministers as soon as possible to see how to arrange the official positions of relevant people.

These people are all good people, how could they fail to understand what Sun Shao meant. At this time, you can't just talk about it, it depends on how much sincerity you have. Therefore, they have offered to help Sun Shao repair the ancestral temple, and some have provided wood. , some paid labor, some donated money, and within a few words, all matters related to Xiuzong Temple were settled.

The next step was to bargain, and Sun Shao asked Xiangguo Yu Fan and Yushi doctor Lu Ji to come up with an opinion first.The two of them immediately got busy, and those aristocratic families who wanted to get a share of the pie came in droves, and their boats were filled with gifts.

On the contrary, Sun Shao became more relaxed. Apart from occasionally going to see the progress of the ancestral temple project, he also went to watch the navy performance.He has less than 2 people under his command. If he wants to gain a firm foothold, he needs to build these 2 people into a very powerful navy.He attached great importance to the construction of the shipyard, and specially convened relevant families to discuss the matter. Finally, he designated the Zhou family and the Sheng family to form two shipyards. Once the matter was settled, he placed an order with them: two buildings for each family, ten Medium-sized warship, and paid for the goods in full.He told them that the reason why we set up two shipyards and paid you all the goods first is that I hope you can devote your mind to technological progress. Whoever builds a good ship, I will place more orders in the future to ensure that you By making a boat, one can become one of the few big clans in the country of Yue and even in the whole Han Dynasty.

Sheng Gu, the Patriarch of the Sheng Family, and Zhou Feng, the Patriarch of the Zhou Family, were very grateful, especially Zhou Feng, whose father, Zhou Ang, had been ordered by Yuan Shao to cut off Sun Jian’s food and grass. Later, he himself rose up against Sun Quan in Yuzhang, and was led by Zhang Zhao. The soldiers broke through, and the enmity with the Sun family has been around for a long time.He didn't expect that Sun Shao was able to hold a bowl of water and give him this great opportunity.He was very excited, and told Sun Shao that the Zhou family would devote all their financial and material resources to shipbuilding in the future, with the goal of providing the most powerful warships for the Sinian Navy.

After more than a month of busy work, the Sun Family Ancestral Temple was completed in mid-December. At the same time, good news came from Wancheng.The Son of Heaven offered Sun Quan the title of King of Wu and leader of Yangzhou Shepherd, and Liu Bei the title of King of Shu and leader of Yizhou Shepherd in exchange for their support. With the mediation of Zhang Wen and Zhuge Liang, Sun Quan and Liu Bei once again formed an alliance to support Yang Biao Negotiate with Cao Cao.Cao Cao didn't take it seriously at first, but then Su Chuke and other pirates harassed Qingxu, Cao Cao felt great pressure, and sent troops to assist Zang Ba in the conquest to no avail. In desperation, he had to bow to Yang Biao and agreed to give up Sanhe The three counties of Hedong and Henan) are Gyeonggi, which are directly controlled by the emperor.At the beginning of December, the emperor returned to Luoyang, the capital, and after recalling the relevant personnel in Yecheng, he reorganized the court, with the imperial servant Yang Biao as the prime minister, Jia Xu, the Taizhong doctor, as the Taiwei, and Zhang Yin as the censor doctor.At the same time, adding Cao Cao as Taishi, Liu Bei as Taifu, and Sun Quan as Taibao are considered honorary awards and can directly participate in government affairs.In addition to each leading a large state, the three have the priority to recommend the governors of the states and counties within their respective control, and also have the right to manage military and civil affairs. In fact, they admit that this is their sphere of influence.

Liu Bei is the most disadvantaged here, he only has Yizhou and half of Jingzhou. Fortunately, the emperor saw that he was the clan of the Han family. Guan Yu made great contributions this time, so he gave him Nanyang County and forced Cao Cao. Withdrew the army back to Hanzhong.Liu Bei took this opportunity to set up Xincheng County in the Shangyong area, connecting Nanyang and Yizhou.

Yang Biao made full use of the book printing workshop Sun Shao left him, promptly sent the news of the negotiations to all counties and counties, and used public opinion to put pressure on the three parties.After the negotiation was completed, he did not abolish this organization. However, now he officially named these news as the Dahan Gazette. Paving the way for public opinion.Although Sun Caoliu knew that Yang Biao's move had hidden murderous intentions, he was helpless. The news released by Yang Biao was not false, and they were all high-sounding, so you can't find fault.At first they wanted to set up an organization by themselves, but later found that they didn't have the technology, so they had to join forces to put pressure on Yang Biao, asking Yang Biao to allow them to publish the news in the residence newspaper to show fairness.Yang Biao agreed, so on the surface, he talked about fairness and morality, but in fact all kinds of articles with hidden murderous intentions appeared on the stage.Of course, the happiest ones are those literati who are full of knowledge. Seeing their articles being circulated by people all over the world, they can become the focus of attention wherever they go. The sense of accomplishment is indescribable.

The news sent in the first issue of the Dahan Gazette is that, in view of the success of the Wancheng Punishment Conference, the world has returned to peace, the emperor issued an edict to change the yuan, and next year will be the first year of the republic.The meaning is very clear. The emperor recognized the status of Cao, Sun and Liu, but hoped that they would cherish the country like Zhou Gong and Zhao Gong, and return to the emperor one day.But Cao Sunliu pretended to be deaf and dumb, pretending not to understand the subtext, and wrote letters to praise the emperor's virtue of imitating the sage and ruling the world by hanging his clothes, but he didn't say a word about whether he would return to power in the future.

Yu Fan was very upset. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan were all granted honorary official positions. Why didn't Yue Wang Sun Shao?He immediately wrote a pen and sent someone to Luoyang to ask Yang Biao for an explanation.Yang Biao quickly wrote back to reprimand Yu Fanyitong. He said that Sun Shao had contributed to initiating the military elimination conference this time, and played a very important role in promoting the smooth development of the entire conference. How could the emperor forget his contribution?The reason why he was not granted a false title like Cao Cao and others was because Sun Shao was still young and had many opportunities to make meritorious service in the future. It would not be good for him to push him prematurely into such an honorary official position suitable for retirement.If you study Yi Xue intensively, don’t you know the truth of profit and loss?

Yu Fan is usually not convinced, but after being told by Yang Biao, he is very convinced.

Although Yang Biao spoke very harshly, he still took care of Sun Shao's face. At the end of December, Taiwei Jia Xu rushed to Qiantang with the emperor's edict, and awarded Sun Shao the yellow axe, authorizing him to conquer overseas. a consolation prize.At the same time, he pursued Sun Jian as King Lie, Sun Ce as King Huan, and bestowed Sun Shao's biological mother Lu as County Lord, which gave Sun Shao enough face and slapped Sun Quan.

Sun Shao was very polite to Jia Xu, a big celebrity, and took him to visit nearby scenic spots and the busy shipyard.Different from his politeness, Yu Fan and others were not interested in Jia Xu. First of all, Jia Xu was not from a high family background. Jia’s family was only a single family in Wuwei. He didn't have any attainments in Confucian classics, and more importantly, he used to be Dong Zhuo's subordinate, and later caused the Xijing Rebellion, and he was the sinner who caused the chaos of the big man.They all slandered Jia Xu's appointment as Taiwei, thinking that Yang Biao's arrangement was improper.

With this mentality, they have no interest in accompanying Jia Xu. Yu turned himself into a prime minister, and he couldn't push this matter to Sun Shao, so he had to reluctantly accompany him, but his face was ugly. Sun Shao saw that it was ridiculous , simply drove him to arrange the New Year's related matters, and personally led Jia Xu to visit.Jia Xu himself seemed very calm, turning a blind eye to the cold eyes of Yu Fan and others, and didn't have much reaction to Sun Shao's enthusiasm, as calm as a pool of stagnant water.When Sun Shao asked him for help, he also said a few words lightly and without pain, until he finally left, he didn't give Sun Shao any surprises.

Fortunately, Sun Shao was mentally prepared for this old fox, and he didn't expect any surprises. After sending Jia Xu away politely, he devoted himself to preparing for the New Year.Next year will be the first year of the Republic, and it will also be the first year of the year of his country, and it will be the first time to pay homage to the ancestors of the Sun family with royal ceremonies. Basically, the Sun family will come to pay respects, and there are many things to be arranged , although many things were done by Yu Fan and others, but there were quite a few things that he had to do himself, and he was so busy that he was dizzy.

At the end of the year, Sun Shangxiang escorted the coffins of Sun Ce and Lu to Qiantang, and when she saw Sun Shao, she said angrily: "He is not right, he just said that you are going to fight at sea soon. Dangerous, there are many more mountains near Qiantang, so I detained my sister-in-law and Ah Yi in Jianye, and refused to let me bring them. I think he just wants to take them as hostages and force you to obey his orders."

Sun Shangxiang left Wancheng together with Sun Shao, and Sun Shao got a divorce letter for her. Since then, she has become a free agent, and she is very grateful to Sun Shao.She volunteered to go back to Jianye to meet Daqiao and Ah Yi, but unexpectedly, she was scolded by Sun Quan, saying that Sun Shao forced Liu Bei to write a divorce letter because he ignored the overall situation and almost ruined the big event, and then resolutely refused her to take over Daqiao And Ah Yi went to Qian Tang's request.She was very angry. If Daqiao didn't stop her and asked her to move Sun Ce's coffin to Qiantang first, and then discuss it with Sun Shao, she would have a full martial arts fight with Sun Quan.When she thought about it, she was indignant.

"Oh." To his surprise, Sun Shao just responded lightly: "He is willing to help me raise my son, which is what I wish for."

Sun Shangxiang stared: "You are fine, anyway, you will marry many women and have many sons in the future, but have you considered for Yinping? Mother and child are connected, Ah Yi is in Jianye, she should miss him a lot, you Do you think she is also a stepmother?"

Sun Shao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he thought to himself, I don't want to pick up the bridge, it's because Sun Quan didn't let me, okay, you were thumping your chest at that time, and you didn't get things done in the end, why did you get angry on me? stab me outside?He waved his hands, not in the mood to pester Sun Shangxiang: "Auntie, I'll leave the Yinping to you. I'm too busy these two days, and I haven't seen her for several days."

"Why, with a new love, forget the old love?" Sun Shangxiang blurted out.

"Uh—" Sun Shao rolled his eyes, "Yuanrong (Xia Houhui) is only ten years old, who do you think I am?"

"I don't care about that much, you hurry up and find a way to get my sister-in-law and Ah Yi out, I'm extremely worried about him." Sun Shangxiang waved his hand, like chasing away a fly: "I think he's going crazy."

"Understood." Sun Shao nodded, watching Sun Shangxiang go out, his face slowly darkened, he squinted his eyes, looked out of the gloomy window, remained silent, only the corners of his eyes trembled again and again.

A snowflake slowly fell, was blown into the window by the strong north wind, stuck to Sun Shao's bulging forehead, and soon turned into a drop of water, slid down the full forehead, stopped at the corner of the eye for a moment, Then it slowly slid to the fluttering nostrils, looking from a distance, it seemed like a drop of cold tears.

(End of this chapter)