The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 309
When Lu Xun met Sun Shao, Sun Shao was invited to visit the snow-capped mountains in the north of Panyue Kingdom, accompanied by Zhu Luozuo King Feroz, Panyue King Mahun, Shan King Yongyoukai and Shan King Tuzhen. King Atura of the Faqiang came to hear the news.Artura learned from the Panyue people that a new Yangon City was built in the lower reaches of Lijiang. A large number of businessmen gathered here to buy mountain goods from various tribes and bring in novelty items from outside. He has always been interested, but his tribe Living as a nomad, I am not good at boats, but it is not easy to go to Yangon on foot. This time I heard that the king of Yue is coming. He brought a few good horses and a snow leopard, and came across the mountains and mountains. Panyue, dedicated to Sun Shao, proposed to take the merchant ship of Yue to Yangon for trading, or ask the Yue people to set up a trading post here in Panyue.Sun Shao readily agreed, and decided to lead the trade route all the way to Panyue. Artura was overjoyed. In this way, the Faqiang people could increase a lot of wealth every year.

In fact, Artura didn't mention it, Sun Shao will also set up a site here. After taking Panyue, there is the possibility of dealing with the Southwest Commercial Road with Shu. With the smooth regulation of the commercial road, this place will become a very important place. How could he easily hand it over to others.

"I didn't expect such a scenery to exist in the barren land." Lu Xun looked at the towering snow-capped mountains, wrapped his cloak tightly around his body, and said with emotion.It was still hot summer when we landed at the beach, and after walking north for more than 200 miles, it was actually freezing cold. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Lu Xun would not have believed it anyway.

"What is this? If you go ten miles north and enter the mountains, the dripping water will turn into ice." Sun Shao was in a good mood, and even deceived, not only lured Lu Xun, but also attracted more than 3 people. It is a miscellaneous army of old, weak, sick, and disabled, and Sun Quan is so stingy that he doesn't even have weapons and armor, but after all, there are more than 3 males.

"Isn't it?" Lu Xun said half a sentence, looked at the snow-capped mountains surrounded by clouds and mist, and swallowed the last half of the sentence.He spent the summer at Kuanglu Mountain, knowing that the mountains are cooler than the plains, and the higher the mountain, the colder it is, but even if Kuanglu Mountain reaches the top in midsummer, it is at most similar to autumn, and there is no snow on this mountain even in the scorching summer. It's not so scary all the year round.

"This mountain is really high!" Han Zong exclaimed, much higher than Kuanglu Mountain.

"Chi——" Gan Yu snorted disdainfully through his nostrils: "What is Kuanglu Mountain? When you get here, you can't even be considered a junior. Any mountain you choose will be higher than it."

Han Zong's face darkened, very unhappy.As soon as he entered the territory of Funan, he felt the arrogance of the soldiers of the Yue State. Gan Yu was a good friend with him, but he couldn't hide his contempt for the Wu Army in his words. He seemed to be looking at it with his nostrils. He was a little unconvinced at first, but the facts are here. Except for Lu Xun and He Jing's subordinates who still have some strength, they are all similar to beggars. Sun Quan used Sun Shao to equip them with better equipment. , Withheld all the weapons, wishing to strip off their military uniforms. Compared with the well-equipped Vietnamese army, they really did not have the capital of arrogance, but this did not mean that he could not express his anger.

Cheng Zi was also unhappy, but he didn't say a word. Like his father Cheng Pu, he had a gentler temper and didn't like to argue with others face to face. Don’t go, I’ll still be in Yue State in the future. Gan Yu followed Sun Shao very early, and now he is the Captain of Funan who is in charge of the security of Temu City. His father’s former subordinate Chen Hai is the right general of Yue State. He has enough The qualifications are bullish.

Lu Xun glanced at the bickering Gan Yu and the others from the corner of his eye, and twitched his mouth: "The morale of Yue is very high."

Sun Shao pretended not to understand, and replied: "Since leaving the army, the soldiers have been a little bit arrogant, and they have not been provoked. It is still waiting for the general to show his glory, let them see what is the real demeanor of a famous general, so as not to They sit in a well and watch the sky, with no eyes left."

Lu Xun glanced at him in surprise. He was the reinforcement brought by Sun Shao, and he himself was recruited by Sun Shao after a lot of thinking. Why did he give him such an indifferent attitude when he met Sun Shao?He smiled silently, thought for a moment, and said, "When does your Majesty plan to send out his troops, and where to attack first, do you have a strategy?"

"There is a strategy, and the food, grass and supplies have been prepared long ago, but when to start the attack depends on when the general can adapt to the terrain here." Sun Shao said with a smile: "Dare to ask the general, how long will it take you?" Can we start marching?"

Lu Xun frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly: "I need to understand the relevant situation before I can talk about it."

Sun Shao nodded. It is not unreasonable for Lu Xun to become a famous general. At any time, he will not act impulsively because of his enthusiasm. This is the most rare character of a general. Many people are not without talent, but they often cannot restrain themselves. When you are angry, you forget the most basic principles, just like a grandmaster who is provoked and then makes a foolish move.

"I'll send someone to send the relevant maps and materials to my brother-in-law right away, and my brother-in-law will take a look at it slowly and don't worry." Sun Shao changed a gentle tone and said with a smile: "You guys have worked hard from afar, so you should take care of yourself first." Let’s take a break and enjoy the scenery of my Yue country before we talk.”

Lu Xun nodded calmly, with no trace of joy or anger on his face.

"Does brother-in-law know where it is?" Sun Shao asked, pointing to the northeast, with a strange complex expression on his face, but Lu Xun didn't notice, he followed Sun Shao's finger and looked forward, what he saw It is a vast forest.

"Yongchang County in the Kingdom of Shu?"

"Well, the Qiongzhang that Zhang Qian saw in Daxia back then entered Tianzhu from here, and then transferred to Daxia. A Qiongzhang can be sold for thousands of miles and is profitable. Brother-in-law can imagine the future of this trade route. It’s important. After so many years, this place is still the same as what Zhang Qian saw back then. It’s a pity that such a large project was stopped because of Gong Sunhong’s words.”

"It's not necessarily true. Emperor Xiaowu conquered all directions, resorted to military force, and the world was in turmoil. Prime Minister Gongsun made the people rest in peace with a word, and he is also a meritorious person." Lu Xun shook his head, smiled disapprovingly, and then said: "I listen to your third sister. Say you like to read Lao Tzu, didn’t Lao Tzu say rule by doing nothing, but it was Emperor Xiaowu who changed the policy of governing by doing nothing in the early Han Dynasty.”

"Government by doing nothing is only suitable for small countries with few people." Sun Shao shook his head repeatedly: "To govern the world, you can't act indiscriminately, but you can't waste food because of choking, and you advocate governance by doing nothing. If you don't do anything, wouldn't the world be more chaotic? Governance still needs to be cured, but it must be governed according to the way, and you can't pat your head. I'm not saying that the result of what Gongsun Hong did was wrong, but I think it's wrong for him to make such a hasty decision. If he is my prime minister, I'm sure Let him go home and raise pigs."

Lu Xun was stunned, he was stunned for a while, and then asked: "Then what is Tao?"

"Well, you have to ask the scholars of Zhuya College, the officials of Yu Zhongxiang and the Prime Minister's Mansion, and your younger sister Bo Ji. I believe they will give you different answers, but In the end, you will find that they all expound the Tao from different angles. People in Tianzhu believe in Buddhism, and the Buddha has a very reasonable saying, the same flower is different in the eyes of different people.”

Sun Shao smiled mysteriously, looking at the distant mountains, his heart was full of pleasure.What he is happy about is not the argument with Lu Xun, and he does not believe that these two sentences can convince Lu Xun. What he is happy about is that, according to his superficial knowledge of geography, his feet should be McMahon on the Sino-Indian border 800 years later. Within the range of the Hong Line, in the history that has gradually faded into the depths of memory, this land belongs to China on Chinese maps, but it belongs to Indians on foreign maps, and the actual occupation of this land is also Indians. .He didn't know how many truths there were before and after, but now he stood here firmly and only sent one envoy to include this place in his sphere of influence, Indian?I'll integrate him first, and see what he can do.

In the middle of the night, Lu Xun spread out several documents under a bright fish oil candle. Luo Tong hung a large-sized map on the bulkhead, then put down a white cotton cloth to cover the map, and twirled the soft cotton cloth with his fingers. He praised enviously: "The king of Yue is really kind to the general, such a good cotton cloth is actually used to cover the map."

Kuaiji has the famous Gebu, which is woven from Gema, which is famous for being finer and softer than ordinary hemp, but compared with cotton cloth, Gebu is still a bit hard.After Sun Shao occupied Funan, he bought a large amount of cotton cloth from Tianzhu and sold it to the Central Plains. Although it was not more expensive than Gebu in Tianzhu, the merchants knew that rare things are more expensive. It was much more expensive than Gebu, and Luo Tong also bought cotton cloth, which was also considered a valuable item.

"Tianzhu produces cotton. It's so close to Tianzhu, so of course it's cheaper." Lu Xun didn't lift his head, his eyes seemed to be glued to the documents on the case, and Luo Tong looked at him with a snickering expression on his face. .He knew that Lu Xun was not happy to come to Yue. Although there was a subjective desire to make contributions, objectively, he was kicked out by Sun Quan. He had an instinctive reluctance to help Yue fight, and he was not very enthusiastic. But now that he was looking at the documents provided by Yue Guo so attentively, it was conceivable that his mind had changed inadvertently.

Luo Tong didn't speak, but picked up a silver jug ​​with obvious Roman style and poured a cup of coffee for Lu Xun, and gently placed it beside Lu Xun's hand, a faint bitter fragrance permeated the air.As if telepathic, Lu Xun reached out to take the cup to his mouth, sniffed, then looked away from the document, glanced at the black liquid in the cup, raised his eyebrows, but didn't think too much, be careful He took a sip and frowned suddenly.

"What is this, so bitter?"

The Japanese woman who had been waiting outside the cabin replied outside the door: "Back to the general, this is a drink from the Daqin people. It is called coffee. It can refresh you. The king is worried that the general will be busy until late, so he specially asked the backup Yes, if the general is not used to it, the servants will immediately go and exchange other drinks for the general."

Lu Xun and Luo Tong exchanged glances at the same time. Sensitive Sun Shao knew that Lu Xun would be attracted by these documents, and even prepared a refreshing drink.Lu Xun was in a daze for a moment, shook his head, took another sip of coffee, and buried his head on the document again.Luo Tong waved to the Japanese girl.The Japanese woman saluted obediently, and tapped her head lightly on the floor: "If you need anything, please ask me at any time. The servant is outside the door."

Luo Tong smiled and shook his head: "King Yue is really considerate to the general, even the servants are ready."

Lu Xun snorted, tapped the documents on the case with his fingers, flipped through them quickly, then picked up one of them, walked quickly to the map, picked up the cotton cloth with one hand, and quickly darted his eyes on the map with a focused expression. , as if found something.Luo Tong hurried to catch up, holding the cotton cloth in one hand and the oil candle in the other.Lu Xun freed up one hand, and with his white fingers, he pointed at the location of Panyue Kingdom on the map, and then slowly slid across the map, rubbing the thick paper with the hard calluses left on his fingertips by holding the sword for many years, Make a "rustling" sound.Luo Tong unconsciously held his breath, watching Lu Xun's fingers draw a long arc, and finally stopped in one place.

Lu Xun tapped that spot lightly, showing a slight smile: "What a big handwriting."

"General?" Luo Tong looked at Lu Xun puzzled, he was confused by Lu Xun.

"Attack far and near, the weak attack and the strong are exhausted. This is by no means a whim, but a grand plan for ten, twenty, or even three to fifty years." Lu Xun lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of being overheard. With a strange look, the whole person is full of strength.

"Such a big plan?" Luo Tong opened his mouth in surprise, "Then we...don't we..."

"You still want to go back?" Lu Xun smiled.

Luo Tong thought for a while, then smiled, and shook his head: "If I had known this, I would have moved my family back to Wushang." After a while, he put away his smile again, and asked puzzledly: "Didn't King Yue want to How can it be a ten-year or 20-year plan to march westward with General Cheqi?"

"The Western Expedition is just one purpose. His purpose is to swallow the entire Tianzhu. Tianzhu is bigger than the Yue Kingdom. It is reasonable to swallow the big with a small one and plan for a long-term." Lu Xun also put away his smile and nodded seriously: "I'm not afraid that he will procrastinate for a long time. What I am most worried about is that he is eager for success and ruins the good situation."

"In less than [-] years, he is an ever-victorious general who is sure to win every battle. It is really rare to have such patience." Luo Tong sighed with emotion: "The king of Yue seems to talk and laugh freely, but he did not expect that his thoughts are so far-reaching. , no wonder the country of Yue has made rapid progress in recent years."

Lu Xun nodded thoughtfully.

Not far from Lu Xun's ship, on Sun Shao's Yingyang ship, Sun Shao and Yang Xiu sat opposite each other. The game of chess on the case was coming to an end, and Yang Xiu's would be killed by Sun Shao's chariot and horse. Some of them were stuck in the Nine Palaces, unable to move.Yang Xiu stared at the chessboard stubbornly, racked his brains for a long time, finally put down the chess piece in his hand weakly, and threw it onto the chessboard with a "crash".

"The minister lost again."

"Hey..." Sun Shao smiled, hooked his fingers, and Yasudra walked over with a Sinhala maid holding a case, and brought two cups of coconut milk on the case to them.Sun Shao smiled and said: "Drink some coconut milk, soothe the nerves, go to bed early. You have been too busy these days, you should pay attention to your body. Lu Yao knows horsepower, and you can see people's hearts over time. You are only in your 40s, and you will see you soon." Gray hair is not a way to keep in good health." He took a sip of coconut milk, then smiled narrowly, "Is it because those two Zhuluo women are too powerful?"

Yang Xiu blushed, drank the coconut milk in one gulp, and ignored him, licked his lips, leaned back, opened the window and looked into the distance, and the cool sea breeze came in: "My lord! , General Lu is still burning the lights to fight at night, but you are going to sleep?"

"He has something to do, he should stay up late, I'm fine, of course I have to go to bed early." Sun Shao stood up disapprovingly, and waved his sleeves: "I will not accompany you, such a good night, wouldn't it be a waste to play chess with you? .Yesudhara, let’s go back and let him replay here alone.”

Hearing this, Yesudaro pursed his lips into a smile, got up and made a confession, and followed Sun Shao with small steps.Yang Xiu shook his head with a smile, removed a few chess pieces from the chessboard, and began to meditate on his own.

"Your Majesty, why don't you sleep outside on such a good night?" Yesudaro followed behind Sun Shao, holding Sun Shao's arm and shaking it gently, and said coquettishly.Sun Shao looked back at her and frowned: "Aren't you afraid of being seen by others? This is a military camp, not a palace."

Yasudra stuck out his tongue: "The king's boat is so high that others can't see it."

"Then look at the soldiers upstairs. They have clairvoyance in their hands. Not to mention people, I'm afraid they can even see the moles on your buttocks. Besides, it's not good to suffer from night dew, and it will leave the root of the disease in the future." Yes." Sun Shao lowered his voice and laughed: "Forget it, I'd better go to sleep in the cabin, the worst thing is to open the windows to let in the wind, and wait until a few days to make a curtain and put it on the top."

In Temu City, He Jing followed an official and slowly walked into the Prime Minister's Mansion. There was a constant stream of people coming and going in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Heads passed by each other, and few people stopped to say hello. Those who had something to talk about were all under the side corridor, where there were several stone tables lined with bamboo mats, and some of them were looking at themselves. Reviewing the documents to be reported after a while, some were discussing something around the stone case, some were arguing red-faced, one of them had already jumped up, pointed at the other party's nose and angrily reprimanded, as if rushing to fight.

He Jing turned his head and smiled at He Zhi who was accompanying him, "Every time you come, is Mr. Yu always this busy?"

He Zhi nodded: "Of course. None of the three lords and nine ministers of my Yue Kingdom is idle. The Prime Minister's Office is constantly settling accounts and arranging tasks, and the Yushi's Office is constantly handling various reports and looking for evidence of various illegal acts. Jiangzuo Dajiang Temple is even busier, it is said that those people in the School of Arts sometimes stay up all night for several days, and so many new objects come out one by one in this way."

"Doing this, won't people be exhausted?"

"That's why your majesty ordered that they be forced to rest one day every five days, and those who are in poor health are forced to stop working indefinitely." He Zhi said with a smile: "Those people eat well and live well. Take care, and your health will not be bad. Haven't you seen some of them?"

He Jingxin agreed with the same feeling, because he led troops all the year round, and the He family was relatively extravagant, his eating habits were not very good, and he had some hidden diseases for many years. After arriving in Funan, He Zhi was ordered by his father He Da to pick him up. Seeing his bleak face due to seasickness, he advised him to stay in Temucheng for a while and send him to Dong Feng of Funan College for treatment.He Jing lived in Funan College for a few days, and met many weird people, among them there were many craftsmen and master craftsmen from the Academy of Arts that He Zhi mentioned. Although they were all busy, they seemed to be in good spirits, and none of them was sick. Sick.In particular, that kind of energy makes He Jing, who has lived without hope for many years, feel very fresh. The people of Yue, whether they are poor or rich, whether they are high-ranking officials or ordinary people, seem to have enough confidence in their future life. Believe that life will get better and better.

"Zhongtu (He Jing), you look pretty good." Yu Fan strode out from the inside, and with a gust of wind, he patted He Jing's shoulder vigorously, and said with a loud smile, "Doctor Dong's methods are not bad, right? But, I think you still have to be careful not to drink so much wine. Although good wine is good, it is gut-piercing poison."

"Thank you, Mr. Yu, for reminding me." He Jing bowed politely, envious of Yu Fan's strength.Yu Fan and his father He Qi are of the same generation, He Qi has already died of illness, but Yu Fan who is only a few years older than He Qi is still in his prime.

"You go to the side hall to rest for a while. I'll come after I've dealt with the matters at hand. Don't leave at noon today. Let's have a working meal at the Prime Minister's Mansion. It can't compare with your He family's food, but the taste is still good. "

"Okay, don't disturb Duke Yu, I'll go to the front and have a sip of tea." He Jing withdrew and sat down in the side hall where he received guests. Yu Fan's third son, Yu An, came out to accompany him.Yu An is a few years younger than He Jing. He used to follow behind his two elder brothers and listen to them talking to He Jing. Now he has grown into a handsome young man.

"Shiping (Yu An), are you going to be an official soon?" He Jing asked with a relaxed smile as there were no other elders present.

"After a year, go to the Military Academy to study, and then join the army." Yu An responded while greeting He Jing for tea.

"You also want to join the army?" He Jing sipped his tea, looked at Yu An in surprise, and suddenly smiled, "Is it true that the son of the prime minister of the Yue Kingdom also has to serve in the military?"

"The Han men in Yue Kingdom, unless they are disabled, have to serve in the army for three years, without exception." Yu An said with a faint smile: "The son of the king is no exception, let alone the son of the prime minister. The relationship between noble children and common people's children The difference is that before joining the army, you have to study at the Military Academy for at least one year to learn the basics of military science. If you intend to join the army, after three years in the army, you have to go back to the Military Academy for further studies and learn more advanced military theory and related knowledge. "He He raised his head and looked at He Jing: "In the country of Yue, the smartest people go to the art academy, and the bravest people go to the military academy. It is a matter of honor for every man to enter the military academy for further studies. People who escape military service, I will never be able to hold my head up."

"So serious?" He Jing blinked in disbelief.

"Do I dare to speak empty words in front of my elder brother?" Yu An grinned: "Your Majesty has a famous saying, to be a real nobleman, you don't have to be rich and powerful, but you have to have a civilized mind and a barbaric body. Both of these, even if he is penniless, he is still a nobleman, if he only has the title and wealth he inherits, he is at best an insignificant parasite, with nothing to do but tarnish the honor of his ancestors."

(End of this chapter)