The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 201 The Pirate Empire's Blackmail Endless

On the first day of the first lunar month of the first year of the Republic of Han Dynasty, King Sun Shao of Yue led more than a hundred members of the Sun family’s clan and officials to worship the ancestors in the newly built Sun’s ancestral temple at the foot of Fuchun Mountain. The scene was grand and enthusiastic, and many people could not control their emotions. , Weeping sadly.Among them, Sun Yi's wife Xu, his son Sun Song, Sun Kuang's wife Cao, and his son Sun Tai were the most emotional. Seeing the spiritual tablets of Sun Yi, Sun Kuang and Sun Ce placed together, they howled and cried like rain .

I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but the position between Sun Yi and Sun Ce's spiritual position is a bit too big, and it seems that there is still one missing, and the space is a bit dazzling.After seeing this gap, many people looked at Sun Deng intentionally or unintentionally, making the young Sun Deng restless.

He knew that it was reserved for his father, Sun Quan, but would Sun Quan put the spiritual seat here after a hundred years?He was skeptical.

After the grand ceremony, Sun Shao stayed in Fuchun Mountain all the time. He will soon go on an expedition. After the expedition, it will be difficult to have such leisure and ambition. Before going to the expedition, there is still some time for him to think about it in Fuchun Mountain. Questions, get together with the Sun clan to enhance their relationship.

On this day, Sun Shao took Sun Deng, Sun Song, Sun Tai and others slowly along the mountain road in front of the ancestral temple. Slowly, Sun Song, Sun Tai and others fell behind, leaving only Sun Deng Still following behind Sun Shao.In a newly built gazebo, Sun Shao caressed the smooth white marble railings, looked at the river quietly flowing in the distance, and remained silent.Zhejiang River is also known as Zhejiang Water in this section, and later generations also have another name called Fuchun River. The mountain where they are located is also the famous Fuchun Mountain. The great painter Huang Gongwang once drew a picture of living in Fuchun Mountain.

The mountains and water in front of me are a quiet and elegant ink landscape. The snow in the mountains has not completely melted, dotted among the thick black mountains and waters, like white silk flowers.

"Zigao, your father...a book is here." Sun Shao turned his head slightly and glanced at Sun Deng. Sun Deng immediately raised his spirits, but tried to make himself look more natural. He said lightly: "Really? What did my father say?"

"He asked you to go to sea with me." Sun Shao took out a letter from his sleeve, shook it, and handed it to Sun Deng.Sun Deng was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hands to take it, bowed to the north and saluted, and then looked at it carefully.During this time in Fuchun, he was looking forward to the news of Sun Quan every day. He hoped that Sun Quan would think about him and release Sun Shao's son back so that he would not have to go to sea with Sun Shao.He had heard too many dangerous things at sea these days, and he had nightmares every day, dreaming that he fell into the sea and drowned.He lived on Sun Shangxiang's "Flying Tiger" boat. The boat was big and strong, but after all, it was not as good as a house on land. The water in the Fuchun River was calm, but for Sun Deng, the shaking of the boat still made him unable to find it. The feeling of being down-to-earth—and according to the female guards, this kind of shaking is not called shaking at all. If it goes out to sea, it can shake out all the internal organs of a person and spit out gallbladder sweat.

Hearing these words, Sun Deng was terrified, and he prayed every day that Sun Quan could take him back and not let him suffer this crime.Seeing that the day when Sun Shao went to sea was getting closer and closer, his spirit was also extremely nervous, and he finally received Sun Quan's decision.

However, this decision disappointed him greatly.

Sun Quan said to Sun Shao in the letter, although Sun Deng is my son, he is also your younger brother. Just like I hoped that I could be as heroic as your father, I hope my son Sun Deng can also learn from you. , become a hero.You take him, I believe you can take good care of him, just like I can take good care of your son.I know that your Yue Kingdom is newly built and you are short of manpower, so I specially asked generals Zhuge Zhi and Wei Wen to bring [-] sailors and a large amount of food and supplies to support you.I know that in terms of combat power, they are too far behind your Aurora Navy, and they can't help much. I sent them here just to express my heart, and I also asked them to protect Sun Deng from you Heart.

After reading the letter, Sun Deng wanted to cry but had no tears.

Sun Shao saw Sun Deng's expression in his eyes, and he also felt a little depressed. He originally planned to force Sun Quan to send Daqiao and Ah Yi back, but he didn't expect Sun Quan to be so ruthless. He would rather send Sun Deng to the battlefield than resolutely He refused to send Daqiao and Ah Yi back.

From the point of view of ambition, he was completely defeated by Sun Quan this time.

"Have you had any holidays with Mrs. Wang?" Sun Shao asked calmly.A few days ago, he received a secret letter from Lv Yi and knew the result.It would be unreasonable not to provoke a few words now.

Sun Deng hesitated for a moment. He heard other meanings from Sun Shao's words. He thought for a while and said, "I have very little contact with Mrs. Wang."

"A child with a mother is a treasure." Sun Shao turned around and looked at the river like a jade belt in the distance, sighed, filled with emotion: "I never thought that this woman would have such energy for the sake of her child."

Sun Deng bit his lip tightly and remained silent.Sun Shao's words stabbed his hand like a knife, and then sprinkled a handful of salt on it.His mother was a servant girl, and he couldn't even remember her appearance. The mother in his impression was Mrs. Xu, but Mrs. Xu fell out of favor later and was left out in Wu County, and then Mrs. Yuan, who was cold and cold to him Far less pampered than Mrs. Xu.Later, he gradually grew up, learned to hide his feelings, learned to be gentle, courteous and frugal, learned to hide everything in his heart, and learned to maintain his demeanor in front of his younger sister Duhu's arrogance.

However, now he can't control his feelings, he really wants to yell at Sun Shao, scold him for being too cruel, and use such methods on a child who is only 13 years old.

Yet he dared not.

"Zigao, miss your mother?" Sun Shao seemed to feel his anger, and turned his head to look at him.

Sun Deng bit his lips tightly and did not speak, his hands arched in his sleeves trembled uncontrollably because they were clenched too tightly.

"I'm like you, I can't remember what my biological mother looks like." Sun Shao came over, put his arms around Sun Deng's head, pulled him into his arms, and said quietly: "However, I still have a mother, she Although she is not my biological mother, I have always regarded her as my biological mother. I miss her very much now. "

Sun Deng couldn't bear it anymore, he shrugged his shoulders and sobbed, stretched out his hands to hug Sun Shao's waist, and said in a broken voice: "Brother, I also miss my mother, I miss her, but she is in Wu County, Can't speak for me."

"You mean... Mrs. Xu?" Sun Shao said in surprise.

"Yes, it's her. She treats me like my biological mother." Sun Deng nodded.

"I forgot." Sun Shao suddenly realized, and suddenly remembered something: "She and Ziqiao (Sun Song)'s mother are sisters, right?"

"No, they're just of the same clan and different generations." Sun Deng was a little embarrassed.He once heard Mrs. Xu say that the reason why Sun Quan married her was because he saw Sun Yi's wife, Mrs. Xu, so he sent someone to Xu's house to inquire. I fell in love with it at a glance, so I took it regardless of my seniority.Although Mrs. Xu is not much different in age from Mrs. Xu, she is a generation behind Mrs. Xu. Her father, Xu Kun, is Mrs. Xu's elder brother.

"That's right." Sun Shao smiled. He pushed Sun Deng away and stared into his eyes: "If you miss her, I'll invite her to live in Qiantang for a few days and let you get together, how about it?"

"This...isn't that good?" Sun Deng shook his head nervously: "Father will be angry if he hears it."

Sun Shao grinned: "What are you afraid of? I'll send someone to invite my aunt, and then let my aunt bring her here by the way." He rolled his eyes, and smiled again: "If you are still worried, I will send the Wu family to you. People from all over the world are also invited, so it’s always okay, right?”

Sun Deng was grateful.Although Mrs. Xu was left out in the cold, she was still Sun Quan's wife and could not move freely. The aunt Sun Shao mentioned was Mrs. Xu's grandmother, who was Sun Jian's younger sister Sun. The old lady was [-] this year and was in good health. Very soon, I lived near Fuchun, and it was justifiable to call Mrs. Xu to Fuchun in her name. What's more, Sun Shao called Mrs. Sun Jian's wife Wu's family together. The real intention.In this way, it means that Sun Shao spent a lot of money and a few official positions just to see Mrs. Xu for Sun Deng-invite her to come here, to show something.

A warm current surged through Sun Deng's heart.

Sun Shao immediately started to do it. When the aunt Sun learned of Sun Shao's intentions, without further ado, she immediately asked her grandson Xu Jiao to go to Wu County Xingye to pick up Mrs. Xu, and then the family rushed to Fuchun Mountain to meet Sun Shao.Mrs. Xu and Sun Deng cried when they saw each other.She didn't have a child herself, and always regarded Sun Deng as her own child, but she hadn't seen him for seven or eight years in a flash. Seeing that the boy at that time became an adult now, she really felt the loss of time in these few years .

Sun was grateful for Sun Shao's kindness, and she kept her grandsons Xu Jiao and Xu Zuo by Sun Shao's side and let them serve the country of Yue.Sun Shao did not treat them badly. In front of his aunt, he made Xu Jiao the captain of the city gate, and Xu Zuo the middle commander, and stayed with him.

Soon, Wu An, the nephew of Mrs. Sun Jian's Wu family, also rushed to Fuchun Mountain. Sun Shao rewarded them with a fortune, but did not let them become officials, because Wu An's father, Wu Fen, is now the captain of Wu County. Keeping them here is not good for Wu Fen.Wu An had no objections at first, but after seeing Xu Jiao suddenly became the captain of the city gate, he felt a little unbalanced.Wu Fen has been under Sun Quan for almost 20 years, and he is only a captain of Wu County, and the gap is too great.Carrying the property rewarded by Sun Shao, he embarked on the return journey somewhat disappointed, thinking along the way how to persuade Lao Tzu Wu Fen to leave Sun Quan and join Sun Shao's family instead.

If you add Mrs. Xie's clan, who was originally from Shanyin, who had just joined Sun Shao's family, so far, Sun Quan's harem relatives have been poached by Sun Shao for half of their power.

At the end of the first month, Sun Shao arranged for State Minister Yu Fan and Yushi doctor Lu Ji to stay in Qiantang, and he took [-] sailors to set off.At Qiantang Wharf, the flags were like clouds, and the horns blared. Some of the upstarts of the Yue Kingdom who had just been promoted to ranks went out with Sun Shao, and some rushed to the wharf to see him off, holding the hands of their loved ones to say goodbye.

With a long and leisurely sound of the bugle, more than a dozen buildings set sail, taking advantage of the north wind in early spring, and slowly set sail.

"Zigao, how do you feel?" Sun Shao said to the smiling Sun Deng.

Sun Deng pursed his lips in embarrassment: "The scene is spectacular and makes people's hearts surge."

"Hehe, what is this? When we come back from victory, look, it will be a hundred times more lively than this." Sun Shao waved his hand with a smile, dismissing it.He glanced at Zhuge Jin and his son standing behind Sun Deng, and said with a smile, "With the five thousand sailors of General Zhuge and General Wei, don't you feel more at ease?"

Zhuge Jin smiled helplessly.Zhuge Zhi was his clansman, and Wei Wen was Wei Jing's clansman. Rather than saying that they came to assist Sun Shao, it is better that they were sent by Sun Quan to monitor Sun Shao.Sun Shao didn't take it seriously, he faced them calmly, without any intention of discrimination, but the left general Cui Qian, the right general Chen Hai, and the rear general Yue Hai were different. They looked at them like a wolf seeing its prey , as if they could be swallowed in the stomach at any time.Especially the big pirate General Zuo Cui Qian, no matter how much he smiled, it looked like he was grinning, which made Zhuge Jin feel terrified.

Sun Shao hooked his fingers at the stern-faced Zhuge Ke: "Yuan Xun, are you interested in attending my military meeting?"

Zhuge Ke twisted his mouth in embarrassment. He liked Sun Shao's military discussions very much. Not only could he hear many experienced generals express their opinions on the battle situation, but he could also speak freely. But he knew that his status was special. If he took the initiative to participate, It will be over after it reaches Sun Quan's ears.Facing Sun Shao's invitation, he could only bear it by himself.

"Brother, can I go?" Sun Deng saw Zhuge Ke's face and asked with a smile.Sun Shao glanced at him and nodded: "You are most welcome, let's come together."

Zhuge Ke felt relieved, and hurriedly greeted Zhuge Zhi and Wei Wen who were following behind: "You two generals, let's go together."

When Zhuge and Wei saw each other, they glanced at Zhugejin asking for instructions, then nodded together and said, "Here."

In Sun Shao's new command ship Gaihai, Cui Qian and others were chatting around the huge sand table. When they saw Sun Shao coming in, they quickly stopped talking, bowed and saluted in unison, and shouted in unison : "The minister waits to pay homage to the king."

Sun Shao stroked his chest to return the salute, then strode to the commander's seat, ordered the generals to take their seats, and waved his hands, left Sima Dengai and right Sima Shibao pulled the cotton cloth on the sand table, revealing the three-dimensional chart.Sun Shao walked aside and drew a circle in the air with his hand: "Masters, this combat mission is to encircle and suppress the pirates who invaded Qingxu, you should have a good discussion to see how to act to keep everything safe. "

Cui Qian and the others couldn't help laughing, but Zhuge Ke and the others looked at each other with wry smiles.Although he knew that Su Chugai was Sun Shao's number one thug, but now he was a pirate. Sun Shao was now at the request of Zang Ba, the governor of Xuzhou, and Sun Guan, the governor of Qingzhou, to help them destroy the pirates.That's why the thief shouted "Catch the thief". It is estimated that Zang Ba and Sun Guan must be so angry that they are about to vomit blood.

"I think that pirates come and go without a trace. It is really not easy to catch them all in one blow." Cui Qian said solemnly: "So, I suggest that the king should implement a sea ban in Xuzhou and cut off the livelihood of the pirates first. , and then look for fighters to lure the enemy into deep."

Before he finished speaking, Yue Hai and Chen Hai couldn't help laughing out loud.Zhuge Ke and the others were puzzled and looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what their smiles meant.In the end, Wei Wen told them quietly that he had heard from his clan brother Wei Jing that the pirates that this strategy of banning the sea had dealt with were the eloquent and eloquent General Zuo of the Yue Kingdom in front of him. Officers and soldiers, we are going to use this strategy of banning the sea to deal with others.

Zhuge Ke and the others burst out laughing.

Cui Qian glared, and shouted in a stern voice: "In front of your majesty, you are so presumptuous, don't you know the advantages and disadvantages of Mr. Lu, the censor?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Hai and Yue Hai immediately stopped talking.They have already tasted the advantages and disadvantages of the censor Lu Ji. That lame censor is too cruel. He caught them talking and joking in front of Sun Shao last time. He impeached them for their words and deeds. , although Sun Shao said good things, he refused to agree and threatened to resign. In the end, they had no choice but to cross the sea. They wrote a letter asking for a one-year fine, and wrote a letter of guarantee to ensure that they would not commit the crime next time. Let them go.

Although Lu Ji is not around now, he has subordinate officials by Sun Shao's side. These people will truthfully report the situation to Lu Ji, and even Sun Shao can't interfere, so when Cui Qian mentioned Lu Ji, both Chen Hai and Yue Hai Even Sun Shao's expression was a little unnatural, and the scene was a little awkward for a while.

"General Zuo's method is indeed a good one." Sun Shao broke the silence, turned his head and glanced at Zhuge Jin: "I said General Zuo, alas, these two General Zuo really struggled, I said Brother Ziyu, You see, if we want to ban the sea, we need to cooperate with General Sun, the prefect of Guangling. Can you ask His Highness the King of Wu to send General Sun to assist us? In addition, we need a lot of food, grass and luggage for a long-term battle , Let’s see if he can support me a little more.”

Zhuge Jin had known for a long time that Sun Shao would have no good intentions in inviting them to attend the military meeting, but there was nothing he could do about it. In order to protect Sun Deng, Sun Quan had already sent five thousand sailors, plus Guangling prefect Sun Quan It's not impossible for Shao, but Sun Shao's intention is to continue to blackmail Sun Quan. The [-]-strong army will ban the sea. It can't be solved in a month or two. How much food will it need?
Zhuge Jin was still hesitating, Chen Hai stroked his chin and smiled maliciously: "Your Majesty, I suggest that it is best to invite King Wu to implement the forbidden sea, otherwise, the pirates will not be able to grab it in Xuzhou, and they will go to Wu County to grab it." , that's not a problem."

Zhuge Jin was taken aback, this was a blatant threat.If it was said that Su Thick Legs made trouble in Kuaiji before, it was a bit of a show, but now if he comes to Wu Jun to look for it again, it will be the real thing, without any jokes.When the time comes, he will go back to the sea and go straight to Jingkou and Jianye. Do you know if this is a real pirate or is Sun Shao pretending?
"The right general is right." Zhuge Jin quickly responded: "If you want to ban the sea, of course you have to ban it together, so as not to give the pirates an opportunity to take advantage of it. It's just that the foreign minister wants to ask the king, it will probably take some time to implement this strategy of banning the sea." How long does it take for me to ask King Wu to make preparations?"

Sun Shao suppressed a smile and looked at Gu Tan, who was in charge of the military supplies.With a straight face, Gu Tan said seriously: "At least half a year, maybe a year or two at most."

Zhuge Jin's sweat flowed down his forehead, and he could tell that this was definitely blackmail, and it was a long-term blackmail. If Sun Quan heard the news, he would definitely be furious.

Sun Shao frowned and thought for a while: "There are so many, I'm afraid King Wu won't be able to get them out for a while, so how about this, Brother Ziyu, you send a message to King Wu immediately and ask him to prepare an army of [-] for three months." The grain and grass are sent to the mouth of the Yangtze River, and I will ask Zang Ba for the rest, and I will help him fight pirates, he will never let me go hungry."

Zhuge Jin knew that Sun Shao was threatening him, so he could only nod in agreement.Who made Sun Quan incapable of dealing with him? On land, Sun Quan was absolutely sure, but in the sea, there was nothing he could do.At the beginning, Sun Quan asked Zhang Fen to build a lot of new warships based on the warships of the Zhendan Navy, but Su Chugui turned his back on the water. Most of these warships were abducted by Su Chugui, and a small part became the spoils of the Qingxu Navy. , even Zhang Fen, who was in charge of manufacturing, was snatched away by Su thick legs, and now Sun Quan wanted to build a new ship, no one would know, after a lot of calculations, he spent a lot of manpower and material resources and was busy for several months. In the end, it was all cheap for Sun Shao up.Now Sun Shao holds Sun Deng in his hand as a bargaining chip, and starts sucking Sun Quan's blood like a mosquito. When will it end?The more Zhuge Jin thought about it, the more he felt that it was a failure for Sun Quan to hold Daqiao and Ah Li as hostages in Jianye. This was simply provoking a scoundrel.

Zhuge Jin is not a quick-witted person. Facing the shameless and cunning Sun Shaojun and his ministers, he was physically and mentally exhausted.After the military discussion was completed, he and Zhuge Ke sat opposite each other, smiling wryly. In the end, Zhuge Ke wrote a letter to Sun Quan, expressing Sun Shao's meaning tactfully.As for what Sun Quan was thinking, they didn't know. They only knew that when Sun Shao arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River half a month later, Sun Shao was already waiting with his men and [-] shi of rations.

"Fifty thousand?" Sun Shao said with an unhappy face, "I want [-] and he only gives [-]. Who does he want to starve?"

Sun Shao smiled wryly and patted him on the shoulder: "I said Fengxian, in front of brother, don't you worry too much? King Wu is your uncle after all, you can't do things too badly, it's really embarrassing , is of no benefit to anyone."

Sun Shao put on a smiling face, put his arm around Sun Shao's shoulders and said, "Since Mr. Sun still remembers that we are brothers, then I won't argue with him. I said brother, you have to help me in this battle." Ah, otherwise, I’m afraid I won’t be able to deal with those two old fellows, Zang Ba and Sun Guan, who have been in Qingxu for nearly 30 years.”

"You're not plotting against me again, are you?" Sun Shao looked at Sun Shao vigilantly, and took a step back.

"Hey, that's how you see brother? Brother, I'm also a king of Yue, why do you see him as such a shameless person?" Sun Shao lowered his face and said very unhappy: "In this case, I still Send someone to ask for the [-] stone grains that are missing."

(End of this chapter)