The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 236

In March of the third year of the Republic of China, Xia Houshang and Yang Xiu arrived in Qiantang.Knowing that his father was coming, Xia Houhui was very happy, and went out of the city to meet him at the pier. Sun Shao immediately held a welcome banquet for them.Yang Xiu and Sun Shao are old acquaintances, but they haven't seen each other for a few years, their status is far from what it was before, but Xia Houshang saw his son-in-law for the first time, and really looked at him several times, Sun Shao Shao was very polite and gave Xia Houhui enough face.

After the banquet, Dahonghe Kong Zhu started a formal meeting with Xia Houshang and Yang Xiu. After learning that Wei Guo intends to conquer the Western Qiang and needs some weapons from the Yue Kingdom, Kong Zhu smiled: "Wei Guo is really ready to go to the Western Qiang. Qiang?"

Xia Houshang didn't say a word, but Yang Xiu heard the implication. Kong Zhu didn't seem to believe their words at all. He and Xia Houshang exchanged glances and smiled slightly: "Is there any joke about the important affairs of the soldiers?"

Kong Zhu nodded, and said with a faint smile: "Yang Changshi has participated in the military for many years, so I should have experienced this sentence personally. Although I am a scholar and not familiar with military affairs, I also know that fighting is not only about having weapons. It’s still the expedition to the Western Qiang. At that time, Duan Jiong wrote a letter to invite the Qiang people, expecting 50 steps, [-] rides, three winters and two summers, and a cost of more than [-] million. I don’t know how many steps and how much money Wei is going to spend? His eyes swept over the faces of Yang Xiu and Xia Houshang, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said very bluntly: "According to my calculation, the Wei Kingdom may not be able to spend [-] billion yuan for military expenses, right?"

Yang Xiu was speechless. He always thought that Kong Zhu was an old Confucian student who didn't know anything about these wars. It was only because his Kong family was a wealthy family in Kuaiji that he became one of the nine ministers. Kong Zhu was not confused at all, and explained the mystery in one sentence. You simply can't afford so much money.

Kong Zhu was right at all. Although the great Han was in trouble at home and abroad, before the Yellow Turban Uprising, the foundation of the Great Han was still there. After 40 years of war, only Jizhou and Yuzhou are left with good strength. Sili was asked to leave by the emperor. Qingzhou and Xuzhou are equivalent to self-government. Cao Cao's treasury has no military expenses to support the Western Qiang.

"What Kong Jun said is reasonable, but not entirely true." Xia Houshang put down his cup, and said calmly: "The big man today is no longer the big man of the past, and with the power of Wei Guo, he can't compare with the big man of the past, but now The Qiang people are not the Qiang people of the past. The General Zhengxi (Xiahouyuan) marched to the northwest. For several years, the Qiang people fled. In the past few years, our country Wei and the people have been working together. With the general leading thousands of people on foot, plus the sharp weapons provided by Yue, how difficult it is to wipe out the Qiang people."

The way Kong Zhu looked at Xia Houshang changed a little. First, he knew that Xia Houshang's identity was different from Yang Xiu's, and second, Xia Houshang also had a point, which made him look at him with admiration.He thought for a moment and then said: "General Xiahou's words are reasonable, but although the Qiang people are not what they used to be, it is no joke to prepare supplies for thousands of miles of expeditions. What I want to know is, is Wei Guo fully prepared in this respect? What do you think?" Convince us that you are strong enough to deal with this war?"

"It... seems inconvenient to tell you, right?" Xia Houshang frowned: "The military deployment of our country of Wei is a secret. We came to Vietnam to buy some armaments, not to cooperate, Mr. Kong There seems to be some misunderstanding."

Kong Zhu didn't think he was disobedient, he just smiled: "General Xiahou, it's not that I want to spy on Wei's secrets, I just don't want my sharp blade produced in Yue to end up on my big Han people. If you can't convince us You really want to conquer Xiqiang, hehehe, I'm afraid we can't sell you a knife."

"It's unreasonable." Xia Houshang was furious, and he stood up abruptly: "I want to see your king and ask what happened."

"Don't be restless, general. This is the rule set by my king." Kong Zhu said unhurriedly: "And it is the unanimous opinion of my ministers of Yue. Your Majesty has offered to help, but if the Minister’s resolution cannot be passed, the business will still fail.”

"Humph! Humph..." Xia Houshang snorted, thinking that Kong Zhu was talking nonsense. If he said that Sun Shao did not agree, the deal could not be done, then he would still believe it. If it still can't be done, it will become a joke. Is this Yue Kingdom still Sun Shao's Yue Kingdom?He waved his hand impatiently: "Don't gossip, I will see when I meet your king."

Yang Xiu also felt that Kong Zhu was playing tricks, so he stood up with a cold face: "Please inform me, Mr. Kong."

Kong Zhu nodded: "The two of you will stay at the post house for a while. Your Majesty will meet you when you are free." After speaking, he saluted politely and left.Yang Xiu felt uneasy, and he said to the angry Xia Houshang: "General, are you trying to find a way to meet your daughter?"

Xia Houshang nodded in agreement, and immediately sent someone to the palace to meet him. After a short time, Xiahou Hui sent someone to invite Xiahoushang to the palace to meet him.As soon as the father and daughter met, before they could speak, Xiahouhui's eyes turned red, and she threw herself into Xiahoushang's arms, weeping with joy.Xia Houshang sighed, stroked his daughter's shoulder and said, "Son, I'm sorry for you."

"It's not bitter." Xia Houhui said with tears and a smile: "Your Majesty treats me very well, but I just miss Ah Weng, my mother and my elder brother."

Xia Houshang was also a little sad. He wiped away the tears on Xia Houhui's face with his rough hands, stared at Xiahouhui's eyebrows for a while, and suddenly frowned, holding Xiahouhui's hand and said nervously: "Son, he Don't like you?"

Xia Houhui was puzzled: "Where do you start with this remark, Your Majesty is very kind to me."

"Then...then why are you still..." Xia Houshang has a long history and rich experience, he can tell at a glance that his daughter is still a virgin, but he is too embarrassed to say this in front of his daughter.Xia Houhui was also smart, she quickly understood what her father meant, blushed, and felt shy for a while, then said softly: "The king said, my daughter is still young, you have to wait until your body grows... so that it doesn't hurt your body." .”

"Where's the nonsense?" Xia Houshang swallowed half of his words, and he was silent for a while, looking at Xia Houhui in disbelief: "He really thinks so?"

Xia Houhui blushed as if she was about to bleed, she turned her body coquettishly and said, "Ah Weng, my daughter will still lie to you, that's what he really said."

Xia Houshang heaved a sigh of relief, as if he had relieved a heavy burden, and said with some gratitude: "I never thought that you are a lucky person. To find such a husband who knows how to love others, even though he is not a real wife, it is worth it."

Xia Houhui looked at Xia Houshang in surprise, and soon knew the answer from Xia Houshang's undisguised joy.She originally thought that Sun Shao was perfunctory to her, that's why she never had sex with her, but she knew that Xia Houshang was quite familiar with this way, if he said that there was such a thing, it meant that Sun Shao really did it for her consideration , I couldn't help but feel a burst of sweetness in my heart, and my demeanor was even more shy, with some youthful and charming charm.

Xia Houshang is a man of love and love, so he can naturally guess a thing or two about his daughter's thoughts at the moment. He shook his head with a smile and explained his reason for coming, especially explaining the importance of this matter to Cao Pi. Can help with good words.Since Sun Shao cared so much for her, she should be able to help to some extent.

Xiahou Hui frowned, and while pouring tea for Xiahou Shang, he asked, "Uncles Zihuan and Zijian are still fighting?"

Xia Houshang smiled wryly: "If there is no winner, how can it end?"

Xiahouhui looked at Xiahoushang solemnly: "Ah, tell me the truth, if Uncle Zihuan becomes the King of Wei, how will he deal with Uncle Zijian?"

Xia Houshang opened his mouth, but when he saw Xiahou Hui's serious expression, he hesitated again. He picked up the teacup, thought about it while drinking tea, and said, "This is a matter of Wei State, it is a matter of Cao's family, you Why worry so much? Besides, is there any other choice for my family? "

"I'm not worried about them, I'm worried about you, Ah Weng." Xia Houhui sighed faintly: "I don't know why, the king has always had a bad impression of Uncle Zihuan, and you have made it clear that brothers are fighting each other this time." , Your Majesty definitely doesn’t like it, he is most disgusted by this kind of brother-in-law. If we must help, it is to help Uncle Ziwen more.”

Xia Houshang waved his hand and interrupted Xia Houhui's words: "I just know that he has a good relationship with Ziwen, so I came to the palace to find you. Can't you intercede for me? My child, this is related to my family. future."

"I know, but I'm not sure how to convince him." Xia Houhui shook his head helplessly: "He is a kind person, but he will definitely not support Uncle Zihuan to deal with Uncle Zijian, I can assure you of that. He never wanted his own people to kill each other, and the king of Wu bullied him to that extent, and he did not meet him in battle."

Xia Houshang's face darkened. He felt that things were a bit difficult. The reason why Cao Pi asked him to come was because Xiahou Hui was in Yue, but now Xia Houhui didn't support Cao Pi, let alone Sun Shao.He remained silent with a sullen face, and the atmosphere became a little depressed.

Xia Houhui was in a dilemma. She had stayed with Sun Shao for more than two years. She had experienced many things in the past few years and listened to many things Sun Shao said. Her eyes were wide open. Although she did not understand why Sun Shao disliked Cao Pi so much, she did not approve of Cao Pi using this opportunity to fight Cao Zhi. Similarly, she did not want Cao Zhi to fight Cao Pi in this way. She hoped that her father Like Sun Shao, Xia Houshang and the Cao family brothers really put their minds on foreign conquests, not on dealing with their own family members.

"Ah Weng, I can't convince him, and I don't want to persuade him, but since you're here, you must be on a mission, so I can't help you. How about this, I'll take the time to make an appointment for you, listen How did he say it himself?"

Although Xia Houshang was very annoyed, he couldn't bear to get angry with his daughter, so he nodded.Xiahou Hui kept his word, and quickly explained to Sun Shao that after Sun Shao asked about the situation, he knew that Yang Xiu and Xiahou Shanglai were exactly as he had guessed, that the Western Expedition was fake, and that the brotherly rivalry was real, he sighed, and then Let Xiahouhui invite Xiahoushang to the palace for an interview.

As soon as they met, Sun Shao said straight to the point: "Da Honglu Kongjun and Yuanrong have already conveyed your intention to me. I don't support the Cao brothers fighting."

Xia Houshang was very embarrassed, sitting there blushing.

"Aside from this factor, I also think it's unrealistic for your country of Wei to go west alone." Sun Shao changed the subject, "If Cao Zihuan really wants to make meritorious service, tell me how he plans? How does he plan to solve the problem of food and grass? Who is going to be appointed as the general, and what strategy is he going to use, is he planning to make a quick decision and behead some heads to repay his merits, or is he planning to fight steadily and gradually advance to truly occupy Xiliang and further occupy the Western Regions?"

Xia Houshang was taken aback for a moment, then raised his head to look at Sun Shao in surprise.Sun Shao smiled: "I don't support the Cao brothers fighting, but it doesn't mean I don't approve of their conquest of Liangzhou and the Western Regions. Of course, if Cao Ziwen is going to expel the Xianbei people, then I will be even happier."

Xia Houshang had an idea: "Why must it be Ziwen to drive out the Xianbei people? I can do it too."

Sun Shao looked at Xia Houshang, and after a while, he patted his head and said: "I forgot, I forgot, the general can indeed conquer Xianbei. By the way, I heard from Yuan Rong that when His Royal Highness King Wei went to Liucheng, you It seems to be among them?"

Xia Houshang stroked the short beard under his chin, showing a bit of complacency: "When Your Highness conquered Liucheng, I was the commander of the army, with more than a thousand riders. It was the time when Ziwen conquered Karasuma. I joined the army, yes I am also very familiar with Xianbei people and Karasuma people, and I have also hung the heads of a few barbarian people beside my saddle."

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao laughed loudly, got up and walked in front of Xia Houshang, bowed and bowed: "I'm ashamed, ashamed, I didn't know that Yuezhang was such a hero all this time, so I'm disrespectful and disrespectful."

Xia Houshang was a little surprised by Sun Shao's reaction, but when he thought of the glorious years of chasing death and chasing north, he also felt a burst of pride in his chest, and laughed loudly, and the distance between Sun Shao and Sun Shao was inadvertently shortened a lot.The two of them talked more and more enthusiastically, and Xia Houhui, who was so close to eavesdropping, was baffled, not knowing how things would develop like this.

"Let me be honest, Zhengxi Qiang, Wei Guo does not have this strength at present, I can only think that you are fooling me, so I can't sell you the sword, whether it is Cao Zhi or Cao Pi, they I can't control brothers fighting each other, but if I don't sell them knives, I can still make the decision. If you join forces with Cao Ziwen to fight the Xianbei people again, that's fine, I will support it to the end." Sun Shao patted his chest and said very righteously: " I dare not say too much, but I still have the ability to equip you with a full set of weapons for five thousand cavalry. Not only knives, but also halberds, and even vests."

"What's the use of a halberd?" Xia Houshang smiled and said, "Let's not talk about ordinary soldiers, even Zhang Zhengdong's Bingzhou cavalry, few of them can use spears and halberds on horseback. More than enough."

"It's not the same." Sun Shao winked his eyes proudly: "If you really want to fight the Xianbei people, I can give you a sharp weapon to ensure that your cavalry will make rapid progress and be more stable on horseback than the Xianbei people."

"Really?" Xia Houshang was dubious.

"Can I lie to you?" Sun Shao laughed: "You go back to discuss first, when you decide, and when you tell me, I will prepare the equipment for 5000 people, and as soon as your army is assembled, I will send it to you in Youzhou." The things are handed over to you, and you are guaranteed to be even more powerful."

Seeing that Sun Shao spoke seriously, Xia Houshang couldn't help but be moved. He dared not expect extravagance. It would be great to have five thousand cavalry equipped with the Yue Kingdom sword. Also much more powerful.

"Then I will discuss it with Yang Xiu." Xia Houshang murmured.

"I have a condition." Sun Shao withdrew his smile, and Xia Houshang was taken aback by his serious expression. Only then did he come to his senses. The Yue King in front of him is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so be careful when playing tricks in front of him.He asked carefully: "What conditions?"

"Yuanrong is here alone, and she often misses home." Sun Shao had a smile on his face, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Before you go out to fight, send Taichu (Xia Houxuan) here and let him Stay with Yuanrong for a while, and when you make your triumphant return, I will send him back."

Xia Houshang's face sank: "You don't believe me? You actually want me to send Taichu here as a hostage?"

"No." Sun Shao waved his hand: "I can trust you, but I can't trust Cao Pi. Besides, I did this to save you trouble. With a hostage, he will not force you to keep your word. ?”

Xiahou was still speechless, and smiled wryly in his heart, Sun Shao was really cruel enough, in order to prevent them from playing tricks, he actually put forward such a condition.If Xia Houxuan arrives in Qiantang, he can only follow the agreement in advance and fight the Xianbei people honestly, and he can no longer play any tricks of stealing.Otherwise, Sun Shao would not be able to kill his son, but it is entirely possible to hold him back.

"Don't rush to answer me. You might as well go back and discuss it first. At the same time, you can also discuss it with Yang Xiu and see what he plans."

Xiahou was still helpless, he really wanted to reject Sun Shao, but he knew that Cao Pi would probably agree to Sun Shao's conditions in order to have five thousand well-equipped cavalry in his hands. As for Yang Xiu and Cao Zhi, they would probably be more happy It's done.

"Actually, if you want to conquer the Western Qiang, it's not impossible at all." Sun Shao saw that Xiahou was still in a dilemma, so he changed the subject and returned to the issue of conquering the Western Qiang: "I suggest that you cooperate with the Kingdom of Shu."

"Go back to Shu to cooperate?" Xia Houshang sneered, "How is that possible!"

"What's impossible?" Sun Shao said confidently, "Nowadays, the world is in peace, and it is not appropriate to use weapons anymore. The western front has stabilized in the Hanzhong area. Shu is unable to march north, and you are also unable to march south. , it’s better to go west together. Don’t forget, the general of Shu is my other father-in-law.”

Xia Houshang looked at Sun Shao like an idiot, you can think of such an idea, I really don’t know how your brain grows, Wei and Shu have fought for so many years, Liu Bei was almost beaten to death by Cao Zhi At this time, he can join hands with Wei Guo to conquer the west, who will believe who?I'm afraid the front line has not yet started, and the rear has already begun to fight.

"You're not interested? It doesn't matter. I'll go to Yang Xiu. He must be interested." Sun Shao was full of confidence. He immediately asked Yang Xiu to be invited, and after talking about the suggestion, he added: "Considering The contradiction between Wei and Shu for many years, I suggest that the emperor will issue an edict for this western expedition. Both Wei and Shu will obey the orders of the generals appointed by the emperor, and the relevant resources on the western front will also be deployed by the emperor. The Yue Kingdom is too far away from the Western Qiang, so it must not be possible. Send troops, but I can support some materials, of course, these materials are also distributed by the generals sent by the emperor."

Yang Xiu hadn't spoken yet, but Xia Houshang broke out in a cold sweat. He found that he had been pretended by Sun Shao again unintentionally.The emperor sent a general to command the allied forces of Wei and Shu?Isn't this relationship more complicated?Don't think about it, the emperor is definitely willing to do so. He only needs to send a general, and then send a symbolic number of troops, and he can get this opportunity grandiosely.Of course, the strength of the coalition forces will not fall into his hands, but if he wins, his prestige can be improved. If he loses, it will be Wei Shu who is unlucky.Is it okay not to participate?I'm afraid it won't work, the emperor Xizheng, you sit by and watch?Then Xi Zheng, who you are still yelling at, is clearly a liar.

While Xia Houshang was sweating, Yang Xiu quickly made a decision. He said cautiously: "I don't know if the king of Wei and the king of Shu can agree, but I think this is a good plan. It can not only show the people in the world , although my great man has four kings, but these four kings are the Optimus Prime of the great man, not the princes of the separatist regime. We can use this Western Expedition to reconcile the contradictions between Wei and Shu, eliminate the misunderstanding between the two sides, and truly join hands. Let’s create peace and prosperity together.”

Xia Houshang was so angry that he smiled wryly, this Yang Dezu really read well, and his words were high-sounding, making it hard to refute.But the fact is, who doesn't know that your father is the prime minister of Luoyang, he is over 80, still working hard for the emperor, always making suggestions to expand the strength of the emperor, can he let go of such a good opportunity?Sun Shao's idea was not so much for the state of Wei, but for the emperor.

"Dezu, this matter involves too much, so it's better not to jump to conclusions too quickly." Xia Houshang said sideways: "In my opinion, we should pass the news back to Ye City as soon as possible, and His Royal Highness Yue will decide. As for the Son of Heaven As for the King of Shu, His Royal Highness the King of Yue will go to the court, as the subjects of Wei, we do not have such power."

Yang Xiu smiled slightly: "What the general said is true, I am indeed a little too excited."

Sun Shao's mouth twisted, thinking that Yang Xiu was bad enough, expressed his opinion, and then apologized, there is no silver 300 taels here.But that's good too, this matter really involves a lot of people, it's going to come and go, it won't be settled in a few months, let them toss it slowly, I just spared time to arrange the affairs of Yuejun.After returning from Zhuya, Yu Fan seemed to be stimulated, and made a vow to double the population and rent of Yue this year. During this time, he was making a big deal to grant land, and he, the instigator, couldn't just watch the show and not help.

　After browsing the book review area, he suddenly found a master, which shocked Lao Zhuang.One is joy, the other is worry. The joy is that until now, the code word has actually coded out a master, which is the first time for Lao Zhuang.What's worrying is that the lord will be exchanged for a bikini, which really... makes Lao Zhuang feel a lot of pressure.

　　Anyway, thank you Qiankun Suoshu friends, I can't repay you, I can only work hard to code words.

　　At the same time, I also thank all the subscriptions and rewards, even non-V book friends who have only voted for recommendation, no matter how much you pay, Lao Zhuang is very grateful.

　　
　
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