The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 308
"What does Lu Xun want to do?" Sun Quan threw down the invitation card indignantly. He rarely called Lu Xun by his first name. He always attached great importance to Lu Xun. Even behind his back, he called him by his name instead of his name. Some angry.

"Maybe the general wants to go to Yue." Sun Deng regained his composure in a moment, and said calmly, "There is nothing wrong with Wu now. There is no use for a famous general like the general, and it is uncomfortable to be idle." As he spoke, he suddenly smiled wryly, raised his hand and wiped his nose, as if he remembered something interesting.When Sun Quan saw him, he couldn't help being a little unhappy. Lu Xun, who has always been low-key, made him very disappointed by doing this. If he wanted to go to Yue, it would make him even more disappointed.Among the four surnames in Wu Jun, he has always been kind to Lu Xun, but Lu Xun wants to leave Wu?

The more Sun Quan thought about it, the angrier he became. Lu Xun was single-handedly picked up by him, and now he wants to betray him?
"Zigao, are you happy that Lu Xun is going to Yue?" Sun Quan said in a deep voice.

"No, Father, I just remembered what happened in Lukou."

"Lukou, what's the matter with Lukou?" Sun Quan's eyebrows were frowned, and he was on the verge of an outbreak.

"It's like this." Sun Deng said one thing without haste.It turned out that when Zhuge Ke was in Lukou, Zhuge Ke chatted with Xie Jing once, and they talked about the theory of Wei Guo Liu Zhen’s theory of punishment first and then etiquette. Bring order out of chaos.It just so happened that Lu Xun heard this, so Lu Xun's face darkened, and he scolded Xie Jing in front of Sun Deng.He said that it is a truth proved by the history of the Han family for hundreds of years that the sages first perform rituals and then punish them.It is precisely because of lack of propriety that the world is in chaos. How can punishment be followed by propriety?When you assist the prince, you should abide by benevolence and righteousness and promote virtue. You should not listen to these unrefined words, let alone tell the prince.Then he talked about Zhuge Ke bluntly, saying that they assisted the prince not to follow the right path, which made Sun Deng very embarrassed at the time.

Sun Quan sneered when he heard this: "The clothes and etiquette are mostly ostentatious, and they speak beautifully, but I don't know what they are thinking in their hearts."

Sun Deng sighed and shook his head without saying a word.The father and son were silent for a moment, and Sun Quan said again: "Zigao, do you think he should be let go?"

Sun Deng thought for a long time before saying: "Since he has the intention to leave, I'm afraid it's not reasonable to force him to stay. What's more, tens of thousands of troops are going to Vietnam to help in the war. If there is no famous person in charge, I'm afraid It won't take long for the big brother to divide and rule and cannibalize it. If the general is allowed to go, he will not care about a little reputation. Anyway, the Lu family is also a family of benevolence and righteousness."

"Hmph!" Sun Quan snorted disdainfully, but nodded again and again: "That's fine, let him go, it also seems that my country of Wu is solemn, and it's not a joke. Zigao, go tell him, just like He Jing , he took two thousand of his parts, and the others stayed in place to guard, and he would command them when he came back."

Sun Deng understood and took this opportunity to deprive Lu Xun and others of their strength. After a few years, if you come back, those people have already been subdued by the court. If you don't come back, it will be more justified. Of course, if you So if you don't want to go, you can't blame others.

Sun Deng did not go directly to Lu Xun, but instead called Luo Tong, expressing Sun Quan's meaning in a tactful manner.Luo Tong understood, and after participating in the full moon wine, he made an excuse to stay.Seeing his expression, Lu Xun knew that he had something to say, and asked him to invite him to the study.After seeing off several important guests, Lu Xun rushed to the study room, where Luo Tong was flipping through a new book "New Book of Mountains and Seas" on the desk, when he heard Lu Xun's footsteps, Luo Tong raised his head to look at him, and said with a smile : "The general is very elegant."

"It's nothing to do, it's just for entertainment." Lu Xun smiled casually, and greeted the people for a new tea, then sat on the main seat, took a sip of tea, and looked at Luo Tong quietly.Luo Tong was a little embarrassed, put down the book lightly, and said straight to the point: "The general must also know that the king is going to send the Wu army to assist the Yue army in Tianzhu. There are tens of thousands of troops, and non-generals cannot command them. It's just that the general is in danger of the country. After many years, if something happens in the country, it may not be easy for the general to lead the army back in a hurry."

Lu Xun smiled, but still didn't speak.

"It's better for the general to think for the general. It's better to leave some elites. If there is a small matter, the generals will take care of themselves. If there is a big event, the general will rush back quickly, which is faster than the army." Luo Tong looked at Lu Xun cautiously, for fear that Lu Xun would do this. Flip.Lu Xun just listened quietly, put down the teacup in his hand, rested his hands on his thighs, raised his head and looked at Luo Tong, with seemingly non-existent words on his face, which made Luo Tong feel guilty.

After a while, Lu Xun suddenly said, "Gong Xu, I remember you are from Yue County, right?"

Luo Tongtong was stunned, then nodded and said: "I am Wushangren from Yuejun."

"Although the capital of the Yue Kingdom is no longer in the Yue County, the Yue County has undergone great changes over the years. I heard that the family fortunes of the Zhou, Yu, Kong and Wei families have doubled, and they are much stronger than you in the Wu Kingdom."

Luo Tong smiled a little disappointed.These years, Wu Guo had nothing to do, and without military achievements, he would have no chance of promotion, so he has always been a general.On the contrary, Yue State has made great achievements in recent years.The territory of Yue State is vast, and Sun Shao is generous. As long as he has meritorious service, he will never begrudge rewards. If he returns to Yue State, he will probably be promoted to general long ago, and he may even be named a marquis.

"Gongxu, go and tell the king that I, Lu Xun, are still the great general of Wu. How dare I disobey the king's orders? Do you still dare to pick and choose?" He took a sip of tea and chewed a piece of tea in his mouth. The bitterness of the tea slowly soaked into his mouth until it penetrated into his heart. "I have no other request. I just ask the king to arrange Gong Xu into the army, that's all. Gong Xu, are you willing?"

Luo Tong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly bowed to thank him: "Thank you, General, for your support."

"I don't have any other intentions. I just heard that you are not in good health. There is Dong Feng, a genius doctor at Funan College in Yue Kingdom. You can ask him for a consultation." Lu Xun raised his teacup and gestured.Luo Tong hurriedly stood up and said goodbye.He was full of excitement. In his current situation, Lu Xun was not among the candidates for expatriation. Lu Xun wanted to take him away and gave him a very legitimate reason. Presumably Sun Quan would not object.

Things were just as Lu Xun estimated. Although Sun Quan was reluctant to let Luo Tong go, it was a good deal for Lu Xun to leave the house in exchange for it.In May, General Lu Xun, Deputy General He Jing, and Supervisor Luo Tong rushed to Qiantang City with Han Zong, Cheng Zi and more than [-] generals, a total of more than [-] patchwork troops.The State of Yue had already received the news, and the big ship for transporting troops had already been prepared. As soon as the people arrived, they immediately set sail.

……

Panyue country.

Panyue, also known as Dianyue, is a branch of Baiyue just like Ailao, Huyue, and Yelang in the territory of Shu. They have always lived here in peace. It’s okay to come here occasionally to do business, but the army can’t cross the mountains if they want to. The east is also deep mountains and old forests, the west is Cheli, Daguang and other countries, and the south is Shan people. There is no particularly big force, and everyone lives in peace. thing.Although Zhu Luo has surrendered in name, Zhu Luo is too far away from here, and it is impossible to control it. After a few years, sending someone to deliver some mountain goods will be considered as fulfilling the obligation.

Therefore, Panyue Wang Mahun never really cared about Zhuluo King Feroz, and he was not very clear about Zhuluo's replacement of the new king until Saalbaha's envoy rushed to the stockade and said King Feroz surrendered to the Yue people, and now he is going to attack the Panyue country, he only knew about this, and immediately became angry again.

Although Pan Yue has no filial piety to Zhu Luo, he is not willing to be bullied. Feroz himself has become a traitor, but now he wants to use the Pan Yue Kingdom as a meeting gift, which is contempt for his bastard.

The gangster didn't know that Salbaha had lied to him. He didn't know that there were tens of thousands of Vietnamese troops behind Feroz. He thought that Feroz was desperate and wanted to come to occupy the magpie's nest, and then listen to Saarbaha's lie , immediately agreed.When Feroz came to the Panyue Kingdom triumphantly with the envoy from the Yue Kingdom, he pushed the envoy and killed him without saying a word.Fortunately, Feroz had been a prisoner for more than half a year. He had already become a frightened bird, and his vigilance was particularly high. An old and weak soldier turned his head and ran away.

When he returned to Sun Shao, there was only one Sanjay left beside him.

Sun Shao was furious. He originally thought that subduing Panyue was just a matter of situation, but he never thought that King Panyue would actually kill his envoys. This was much more embarrassing than killing a few businessmen.

"He dares to kill my envoy?" Sun Shao's face was livid, and he shouted angrily: "The two countries are fighting each other, and if you don't kill the envoy, what's more, he is a small country of Panyue, which can't be compared with my Dayue at all. I didn't send troops to attack directly. , already for the sake of everyone being Yueren, he is so rude, do you really think that I am Yueren not good at fighting?"

Feroz hurriedly provoked: "Exactly, if the king does not kill the gangsters, he will not be able to wash away the shame of today. If he does not make peace, the Shan people and the Pyu people will despise the king from now on. If you are not talented, please send 500 people to the king. The minister must be the pioneer of the king, and he will make peace."

"Huh." The right general Chen Hai snorted, rolled his eyes: "I have soldiers and generals in Yue State, and I don't need King Zhu Luo to do it for me."

Feroz smiled awkwardly and stood back.Chen Hai walked to the middle, cupped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty, I would like to lead my troops ashore to attack the enemy."

Sun Shao nodded and was about to speak when Yang Xiu suddenly said, "General You, have you been to Panyue?"

Chen Hai dismissed it with disdain: "Panyue is a small country, the land is only a hundred miles away, and the soldiers are no more than two to three thousand people. It can capture its king in a single battle. Does it matter if you have been there? Does Yang Changshi think that I, Chen Hai, are not a Barbarian opponents?"

Yang Xiu smiled, twirling his beard leisurely and contentedly: "The right general is brave, and he has five thousand soldiers who are as fierce as wolves and tigers under his command. He had a lot of military exploits when he conquered Sanhan. It is not difficult to defeat the gangster. However, Yang Xiu wants to remind the general The most important thing is that the king took Panyue not only for the sake of taking Panyue, but also for communicating with the Kingdom of Shu on the basis of Panyue, and to move westward. From Panyue to the west, there are dozens of countries, large and small, many In the jungle, if they are frightened by the general's bravery and flee into the mountains, then..."

When Chen Hai heard this, he was a little embarrassed. He glanced at Sun Shao, and Sun Shao had already calmed down.Defeating Panyue is not a problem, but if Panyue cannot be won in a relatively peaceful way like before, but conquered by force, then Panyue may become a lingering hidden danger.This is the springboard for attacking Tianzhu from land in the future. If there is unrest here, then going west will become empty talk.

However, the envoys have all been killed by others now, if they don't recover their face, will the Yue Kingdom be able to restrain other people in the future?

Sun Shao sat down again, and asked lightly: "What do Yang Changshi think?"

Yang Xiu bowed and saluted: "I think that the Panyue Kingdom doesn't understand etiquette and cannot be speculated with common sense. There may be other reasons why they killed the envoys of the Yue Kingdom without asking the truth. The barbarians only submit to force. If you can’t subdue them, even if you win the Panyue Kingdom, there will be no peace. In my humble opinion, you should understand them with reason and suppress them with prestige.”

"How to understand it with reason and suppress it with prestige?" Chen Hai asked unconvinced.

"It's very simple. Send another envoy to make an appointment with King Panyue for a decisive battle. The outcome will be determined in one battle." Yang Xiu said casually: "Let them see the power of Yue State, let them see the bravery of General Chen and others, and then If you give him another chance, why don't you worry that he won't be torn apart?"

"What if he kills the envoy I sent?" Sun Shao asked back.

"What did the Panyue people say? Can you understand us Han people?" Yang Xiu turned his head and asked Feroz.Feroz looked at Yang Xiu blankly and shook his head.Sanjay quickly went on to say: "The words of the Panyue people are similar to those of the Pyu people. They also have contacts with the Pyu country, but they don't know much about the Han people. Even when we go to Tianzhu, we usually have to bring Pyu people who understand it. Messenger of Words."

"In that case, please ask King Piao to come over." Yang Xiu clapped his hands and said with a relaxed smile, "Your servant can assure you that King Panyue will come out and surrender as soon as King Piao arrives."

Sun Shao thought about it and smiled.He was not in a hurry anyway, so he stopped at the seaside of Panyue Kingdom, and sent someone to summon Shan King Yongyoukai and Piao King Tuzhen, and at the same time asked them to bring troops to help the battle.Half a month later, Shan King Yongyoukai arrived with 3000 troops. As soon as he saw Sun Shao, Yongyoukai thanked Sun Shao for his mediation last year, and then congratulated Sun Shao on his occupation of Ceylon. He explained with a smile that I just became friends with Ceylon and did not capture Ceylon. The king misheard.

Yong Youkai apologized quickly, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart. The Yue people built a city on the island of Ceylon, so they still occupied Ceylon?But he didn't need to insist on this reasoning. The blond, blue-eyed, fair-skinned woman next to Sun Shao, who stared at him, didn't know who she was, but she might be an Aryan from Tianzhu, or maybe she was from Ceylon.

Half a month later, Piao Wang Tuzhen also arrived. He only brought more than 1000 warriors, but those people looked strong and strong, and they looked like warriors.When Tuzhen saw Sun Shao, he was also very polite. Originally, he was surrounded by Sun Shao and the Shan people, and his family was almost exterminated. He was very dissatisfied with Sun Shao in his heart. The merchants came one after another, and the Pyu people rushed to Yangon City to trade. The mountain goods were sold at a good price, and a large number of goods from outside flooded into Sri Chatan Luo City, and the living standards of the Pyu people were greatly improved.I used to be busy fighting with the Shan people. Although the Shan people are not as good as before, they are not so easy to fight after all. Some people die every year. Even if they rob some property, it is not much more than the loss.It’s different now, with Yue State in charge, Shan State is no longer an enemy, men don’t have to fight all day long, they can focus on production, and they can go to the mountains to hunt during slack, and take furs to sell in Yangon City, or Simply go to Yangon City to do odd jobs to earn some money and improve their lives.

In a word, within a year, the Pyu people have initially felt the benefits brought by the Yue Kingdom. Therefore, Tuzhen no longer hated Sun Shao, but was somewhat grateful. Luo, he summoned people to help out.

Sun Shao greeted them warmly, and held a banquet for them. At the banquet, Yong Youkai and Tuzhen, who had vowed to cut off each other's heads, smiled to put an end to their grievances, and everyone was happy.The next day, Tuzhen went ashore with his own people, headed straight to Panyue Kingdom, and met Ma Hun who was still in the dark.

As soon as Ma Hun saw Tuzhen, he lowered his face and sneered: "I heard that you have become the dog of the Yue people. If you are not busy licking your master's feet, what are you doing when you come to Pan Yue? Like Feroz, you want to present Pan Yue as a meeting gift to King Yue?"

Tuzhen was also out of breath, untied the knife in his waist and slapped it on the case, and then sat down on the opposite side of the gangster, raised a big foot, and looked at the gangster with a smile, which made the gangster feel uncomfortable , he smiled and said: "If I want to kill you, why should I leave the warriors of my tribe outside, just kill them in and take your head."

"You really want to." Ma Hun raised his head and laughed: "Although you are good at fighting, my Panyue people are not soft-footed ghosts. You only have more than 1000 people here, and you want to break through my stronghold. Did you underestimate me?"

"What's the use of having too many people?" Tuzhen waved his hand, pointing to the ten warriors lined up behind him: "Let's have a match, you pick ten people, and compare them with the ten people of mine, so that you can experience me The bravery of the Phus."

The gangster was furious, and immediately picked ten warriors from the guards, but he stopped after just two fights. The reason is very simple. The two warriors in front were cut off by Tuzhen warriors without exception. The bronze knife in his hand was beheaded.

"You... what kind of knife is this?"

"The sword that the people of Yue sold to us." Tuzhen tilted his mouth, smiled briefly, and pushed the sword in his hand to Ma Hun's face: "This sword was given to me by the king of Yue, but it is not a rare treasure. It's just the sabers of the generals of Yue."

Ma Hun was dubious, took out the knife to look at it, and then tried it again. Several bronze knives that he had always regarded as treasures were cut in two by this knife. Now Ma Hun was dumbfounded, and he couldn't put it down while holding the knife. Without letting go, he asked, "Are the Yue people really powerful?"

Tuzhen laughed, stepped forward, took the knife from Ma Hun, put it back into the sheath, and patted Ma Hun on the shoulder: "You and I have known each other for decades, can I still lie to you? Let me tell you, You got into trouble this time."

Ma gangster became a little uneasy. He and Tuzhen were indeed old acquaintances. They had attacked the Shan country together before, and they had a very clear temper towards Tuzhen.He listened to Tuzhen talking about the naval battle last year, and about the changes in Sri Chatan City over the past year. Finally, Tuzhen said: "How can you mess with the Yue people? The mighty Tianzhu people are unbearable in front of him." With one blow, can you be stronger than the Zhuluo people? Let me tell you, if the king of Yue didn’t see that you are also a Yue person, he would have wiped out you with his troops. Of course, you can escape to In the deep mountains, he may not be able to catch you. But have you ever thought about it, without the Panyue Kingdom, can you still be the king of Panyue?"

Ma bastard rolled his eyes for a long time, and finally cursed at Saalbaha, he knew he had been fooled by Saalbaha.The envoy of Salbaha said that if he killed Feroz, he wanted money and food, but he killed the envoy of Yue and drove Feroz away. The envoy of Salbaha said he would go back To urge food, once you go, you will disappear.Ma Hun now knows that Salbaha's envoy will not come back again, he has offended the country of Yue, and if there is no accident, there is only one dead end.

"Then what should I do now?" Ma Hun had no choice but to seek advice from Tuzhen.Tuzhen grinned: "Isn't this simple? Follow me, as a vassal of the Yue Kingdom, you will be able to be the king safely and securely in the future, and you can make a fortune through the Yue Kingdom. Whether it's Piaoyue or Panyue, Are they all Yue people? Is there any unresolved hatred?"

"But... I killed the envoy of King Yue, will he bear a grudge against me? What if he tricks me and kills me again?" Ma Hun said worriedly.

"Hahaha..." Tuzhen laughed loudly, his full-fledged laughter shook the bamboo roof of Ma Hun, and he patted Ma Hun's shoulder vigorously: "You, you misread King Yue , although he is young, he is a rare hero. If he is not willing to let you go, why would he lie to you, do you know how many troops he has by the sea now?"

"How much?" Ma Hun swallowed.

"More than 3000 people are enough to burn down your palace without leaving any grass in one meal."

Ma bastard gasped, he had never been to the seaside to see it, and he had no idea that the navy of the Yue Kingdom was parked by the seaside. He always thought it was Feroz's hundred old and weak soldiers.He thought for a while, and then asked, "Then... what are you doing here?"

"Well, I'm in a hurry, and I'm here to help the King of Yue fight. If you don't know people and don't listen to my advice, instead of letting you die at the hands of others, let me give you a ride, and let you suffer less, right? ?”

"Bah!" The gangster couldn't help laughing.

"Don't hesitate, hurry up and prepare some gifts, and apologize to King Yue. If I help you speak well, he won't blame you. If you really want to wait for him to get angry, it will be too late for you to regret it."

"Then..." Ma Hun said in a dilemma: "You have said that the Yue Kingdom is so rich, what gift can I have to make him look good?"

"Simple, pick a few more women and send them to him. The King of Yue has everything he needs, but he likes beautiful and strong women."

(End of this chapter)