The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 317
One quiet morning, Sun Feng carried a small rucksack, stepped on the dew, and embarked on an unknown journey. Only Yang Hu and Du Yu came to see him off.Yang Hu stuffed a small purse into his hand: "It's useless to keep the money with us, it's better to lend it to you, maybe it can increase in value."

Sun Feng grinned happily, and weighed his purse: "This is the first money we have earned in our lives. Don't you keep it as a souvenir?"

Du Yu said: "Funan College already has the names of the three of us, and everyone will remember them for us in the future."

"Hehehe..." Sun Feng pulled open the silk rope of the purse, took out two gold coins from inside, put one piece in each of Yang Hu and Du Yu's hands, and patted their heads in an old-fashioned way: "Let's keep a capital for each person. I'll take the rest away. Study hard and practice martial arts, and in a few years you should go out and travel, maybe we can meet again in a foreign land."

"Prince, be careful." Yang Hu and Du Yu cupped their hands at the same time.

Sun Feng responded, and looked at the empty pier with some reluctance. There was no one on the pier. He sighed silently, bid farewell to Yang Hu and Du Yu again, and strode away.

Yang Hu and Du Yu turned around and walked back side by side, neither of them spoke. After a while, Yang Hu suddenly said, "Yuan Kai, do you think the King will be angry if he knows we are here to send the crown prince?"

Du Yu turned his head and glanced at him, and said in surprise, "Have we sent him off? We just got up early to exercise, and we just met by chance. I didn't know he was leaving today." He paused, then smiled and said: "No one knows that the prince is leaving today."

Yang Hu nodded: "That's true. No one knows where the prince is going today, where he is going, and which ship he will take. From now on, the prince will no longer exist, just like this cloud of mist."

"Exactly." Du Yu nodded his head and said, "It's everywhere, but it's nowhere."

"Pfft!" Yang Hu couldn't help laughing.The two teenagers walked side by side and gradually disappeared into the morning mist.

On the tall building in the distance, Guan Feng held up the binoculars, and locked on Sun Feng's gradually moving figure until Sun Feng disappeared into the mist.Sun Shao stood aside with his hands behind his back, not saying a word, after a while, Tu Hu came over and whispered something in Sun Shao's ear, Sun Shao nodded, tugged at Guan Feng's sleeve: "Let's go. "

"Let me watch for a while, maybe my son hasn't gone far." Guan Feng begged.

Sun Shao frowned and didn't speak, but there was some displeasure in his expression.Guan Feng lowered his head, wiped his tears secretly, and obediently followed Sun Shao.She knew Sun Shao's intentions, the more sudden Sun Feng left and the fewer people knew about it, the safer he would be.The crown prince, Sun Feng, is gone, and there is only one more ordinary scholar traveling in the world.

"Auntie, please persuade me, I won't go in the next two days, or she will be annoyed and unable to control her emotions." Sun Shao said softly: "In front of other people, you must keep your mouth shut and don't reveal any rumors. .”

"What about Yang Hu and Du Yu?"

"They are the ones Ah Yi likes, you have to trust Ah Yi's vision." A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Sun Shao's mouth: "In this regard, Ah Yi is better than you, he knows who can be trusted and who cannot. trust."

"En." Guan Feng replied with a strong nasal voice, and couldn't help but look back again. The fog seemed to be thicker, and he couldn't see anything.Sun Shao stopped in front, and waited for her to catch up before continuing, "I just received news from Luoyang yesterday that my father-in-law is not in good health. Do you think Anguo should go to Luoyang?"

"I want to go in person." Guan Feng raised his head and looked at Sun Shao with tears in his eyes.

"You are pregnant, can you travel long distances?" Sun Shao said worriedly.

"It's okay, when I was pregnant with Ah Yu, didn't I still go on an expedition to the South China Sea with you?" Guan Feng wiped the corners of his eyes and said in a sobbing voice: "My mother left early, and my father loves me the most. If you can't see me for the last time, He will be very sorry. It's a pity that Ah Yi is going to travel, otherwise, he must go."

"Look at you, you just said that you are not in good health, but you didn't say that something will happen." Sun Shao said reproachfully, "Since King Zhaolie passed away, father-in-law's health has been not in good condition, not for a day or two. "

"I don't feel very well recently, and I always feel panicked." Guan Feng shook her head, tears streaming out again, she took Sun Shao's arm and shook: "Husband, let me go, I Be careful."

Sun Shao felt a little uncomfortable. He could understand Guan Feng's mood. Guan Yu gave birth to two boys and one girl, and this daughter was the one who loved him the most. Last time he took Sun Feng in Yecheng, he specially arranged for Sun Feng to go to Luoyang to meet Guan Yu.Seeing Sun Feng, Guan Yu was very excited. It was rare for him to get up and teach Sun Feng the sword technique, just like teaching Guan Feng back then, his love was beyond words.Originally, Sun Feng was supposed to go to see Guan Yu's death, but Sun Feng unexpectedly refused, insisting on starting his traveling career immediately, and he didn't want to delay for a day. Can reverse Sun Bong's decision.

"Alright, you can go." Sun Shao agreed, "You go to Luoyang, Cao Zhang will definitely talk to you about the Western Expedition, you tell him that we are already preparing, and we will fight with the Romans and Sasanian next year. Negotiate with him to see when he will be ready."

"Well, I see." Guan Feng didn't take it seriously. Cao Cao's health was getting worse day by day. It is said that Cao Zhang would not go out at this time, and it was impossible to support such a war with Guan Zhong's strength. Warlike, and not so ignorant.

Guan Feng packed up her luggage, and soon embarked on a journey with Guan Xing. At the end of the twelfth lunar month, they arrived in Luoyang. As soon as they entered the General's Mansion, Guan Feng jumped out of the car, separated from Guan Ping who came up to greet her, and went straight into the mansion.Guan Ping looked at Guan Feng, who was bloated but not as vigorous as before, and couldn't help laughing: "Yinping is still as impatient as before."

Guan Xing also laughed, and looked Guan Ping up and down: "Brother, you are getting fat, it seems that Luoyang's errands are really leisurely."

"Of course I'm free. Apart from patrolling the eight gates, I spend most of my time with my father in Luoyang. It's not like you, following Fengxian to fight everywhere. How about it? Looks like you're having enough fun, right?"

"Small idea." Guan Xing deliberately said angrily to Guan Ping, "I've only arrived in Tianzhu. After the new year, I may have to go to Rome."

"Zhuzi, look at your pride." Guan Ping patted Guan Xing's shoulder enviously and amusedly: "Stay far away from Fengxian's side, just like him, you have no integrity, and you're not afraid of people talking about your village?" He looked behind, and suddenly said in surprise: "Why didn't you see Ah Yu?"

"He didn't come, he went on a tour." Guan Xing said with a sullen face, a little unhappy.He was very unhappy that Sun Feng did not come to see Guan Yu for the purpose of traveling. Is there any problem with traveling a few months late?Rome is right there, and there won't be any problem if it's a year and a half late, why bother to rush there now.

Guan Ping was stunned for a moment, and his face was not very good-looking, but he didn't say anything, just sighed: "Father has been waiting for him."

Guan Feng rushed into the mansion and rushed to Guan Yu's bed.Guan Yu was lying on the bed, his burly body thinned into a skeleton, his cheeks sunken deeply, the pair of phoenix eyes dared not have that kind of chilling murderous look, on the contrary they looked very calm.

"It's Yinping." Guan Yu turned his head, glanced at Guan Feng, who was potbellied, and blamed him, "I'm pregnant, so I don't know how to be careful, and I'm still as hot as before, girl, you are the queen now, Pay attention to your identity."

Guan Feng burst into tears like rain, holding Guan Feng's bone-thin hand, weeping uncontrollably.Guan Yu smiled, raised his other hand to wipe the tears on her face, and persuaded softly: "Don't cry, don't cry, how can the tiger girl of my Guan family shed tears?"

"Father... Dear, Ah Fei... Ah..." Guan Feng hesitated, not knowing how to explain to Guan Yu. Guan Yu must hope that Sun Feng could come to see him for the last time, but Sun Feng failed Guan Yu's love. , dare not come to see Guan Yu.

"Ah Li is a good boy." Guan Yu smiled, and he patted Guan Feng's hand. Guan Feng raised his head in surprise, and looked at Guan Yu with eyes dimmed with tears. After groping around his chest for a while, he took out something and stuffed it quietly into Guan Feng's hand.Guan Feng touched it puzzledly, and suddenly showed surprise, she blurted out: "This is not..."

"It's good to know, it's good to know." Guan Yu quickly interrupted her, his eyes were full of smiles, and there was a kind of childlike naughtiness.He patted Guan Feng's hand and said: "This kid is better than you, just like his father, no, smarter than his father."

Guan Feng smiled through tears, and secretly glanced at the little white conch in his hand. This was Sun Feng's favorite toy since he was a child.That is to say, Sun Feng did not go west to Rome as he said at all. He actually came to Luoyang, met Guan Yu, and gave Guan Yu his favorite toy.

This trick deceived everyone, including Sun Shao and her, who thought that Sun Shao went to Rome with the merchant ship, but who knew that he actually went north.Guan Feng was happy and angry at the same time, but there was a look of pride in his eyes.

"You know, I know, he knows." Guan Yu squeezed his eyes, and smiled a little smugly.Guan Feng was about to speak, but she heard the voices of Guan Ping and Guan Xing talking outside, and quickly stopped talking. When she looked at Guan Yu again, she was surprised to find that Guan Yu had changed his dejected expression and let out a long sigh.

"Father—" Seeing Guan Yu's frail appearance, Guan Xing couldn't help rushing to him, crying bitterly.

"Howl?" Guan Yu cursed angrily. He didn't have the kindness he had when he talked to Guan Feng just now. Instead, he was a little murderous, showing his true nature of killing fields before: "I'm not dead yet, let me listen to you howl first." Mourning, can you show me the preview?"

Guan Xing was frightened all of a sudden, swallowed his sobs, and looked at Guan Yu in a daze.

"Wipe off your tears, and think about if there is any good war to tell me, I'm so idle that the knife is rusty."

"Oh." Guan Xing couldn't help but wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare to laugh. He wiped his face hastily and began to tell him about the war in Tianzhu in the past two years.After he served Sun Shao as a Lang Guan for two years, when Lu Xun led the Wu army to help Feroz in Tianzhu, he was sent to Lu Xun as a liaison officer. He almost saw the whole process of Lu Xun's use of troops and learned a lot from it. , Now it is appropriate to talk about it to relieve Guan Yu's boredom.

Guan Yu listened very carefully, listening quietly all the time, asking some details from time to time, and finally sighed: "I didn't expect Lu Xun to have such abilities. I really underestimated him before."

"Yes, even now, there are still many people who look down on him." Guan Xing echoed: "General Lu is very thoughtful and reticent. Whenever he has time, he either reads a book or looks at a map. He doesn't sleep until midnight every day. It’s not obvious, but he can’t hide it from anyone. Once Feroz wanted to lure Wu Jun to help him attack Fahrenheit City, saying that he had discovered a very secret passage, which could copy the back road of the Guishuang people. The general was tempted, but General Lu didn't say anything, he just repeated what Feroz said from the beginning to the end, scaring those Tianzhu people to turn pale, and never dared to lie again .”

"Talent." Guan Yu was silent for a long time, and then murmured: "The one who can find such a talent is even more talented."

Guan Ping and the three nodded in agreement. Although Lu Xun is a descendant of the Lu family, his reputation has not been very good. He has not participated in any previous wars. Compared with Lu Meng, who is a few years older than him, he is almost unknown. , It doesn't match the reputation of the Lu family in Wu County. Who would have thought that he is such a talented person.Including Guan Feng and Guan Xing, when Sun Shao decided to let Lu Xun preside over the war in Tianzhu, they also thought it was an excuse for Sun Shao to the Tianzhu people. They didn't expect that Sun Shao actually took a fancy to Lu Xun's ability. In many people's minds, General Wu Guo is no different from those generals with foreign relatives in the Han Dynasty, but it is just a nepotism, not any real material.

Two days later, with the sound of firecrackers welcoming the New Year, Guan Yu passed away peacefully at the age of 76.

The emperor, who was watching the year with the empress Cao Jie, the prince Liu Xing, and the princes, heard the news and shed tears silently. During the court meeting on the morning of the first day of the new year, he rushed to the Guan mansion to express his condolences with all the officials who came to congratulate him, and ordered the prime minister to take care of him. Yong presided over the funeral, gave the funeral money 20 yuan, and buried it with the king's ceremony, in order to thank Guan Yu for his contribution to the reconstruction of the great man.Then he ordered San Gong to discuss his posthumous title, and after deliberation, San Gong finally decided that the posthumous title was Wu.Report to the emperor, the emperor said: Yes!

The news spread to Yecheng along with the Dahan Gazette. Cao Cao, who was wrapped in a brocade quilt, was lying on a recliner, holding the Dahan Gazette that Cao Zhi had just sent over in his hand, but he didn't read a word, but murmured, "Yun Chang Gone," and then fell silent like an iceberg until the Dahan Gazette slipped gently from his hand.

On the third day of the first lunar month in the 14th year of the Republic of China, Cao Cao, king of Wei, died at Jinjingtai in Yecheng at the age of 80.The news quickly spread back to Luoyang, and the emperor was both happy and sad. On the tenth day of the lunar new year, the emperor issued an edict to reward 20 yuan, and at the same time made Wei Taisun Cao Rui the king of Wei.After receiving the imperial edict, Cao Rui succeeded to the throne as the king of Wei immediately, with his eldest mother Bian as the queen mother, his mother Mrs. Zhen as the queen mother, and his wife Mao as the queen.Three days later, Xia Houyuan was appointed as the general, Cao Zhen as the chief minister, and Cao Zhi as the general who conquered the west.

At the end of the first lunar month, Xia Houyuan, who had just received the seal of the Great General Wei, climbed up and looked west, sighed three times, and died suddenly at the age of 73.His son Xiahouba rushed back to Yecheng to report the funeral at night. Wei Wang Cao Rui wept bitterly for him, and invited Cao Zhi, who was in mourning in Yecheng, into the palace. After two hours of secret talks, Cao Rui issued an edict to worship Cao Zhi as a general. From now on, he will go to Guanzhong to preside over important events, and Xia Houba will be appointed as the general who will conquer the west.

The condolence envoys of Sun Shao, King of Yue, Sun Quan, King of Wu, and Liu Chan, King of Shu arrived in Yecheng soon.

In the spring of the 14th year of the Republic of China, the Han Kingdom was busy, and the busiest one was the Wei Kingdom.With the Empress Dowager Bian's family inside and Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi sitting outside, Cao Rui made a series of personnel adjustments, which quickly calmed down the political situation in Wei State, and the undercurrent of the Wei State regime disappeared silently. to be invisible.

In the fifth month, Yinfan, the envoy of the King of Wei, arrived at Temucheng.

Yinbo is from Qingzhou, handsome, articulate, and eloquent. He expressed Cao Rui's gratitude to Sun Shao for sending an envoy to express condolences to Sun Shao, reiterated the statement of the friendship between Wei and Yue, and finally expressed Cao Rui hopes that the two sides will further strengthen cooperation and realize the wish of the Western Expedition as soon as possible.

Sun Shao looked at Yinfan carefully, and secretly praised Wei Guo for having too many talents. He had no impression of the young man in front of him, but judging by his eloquence, if he was trained, he would be another Jiang Gan, a man of action. Diplomatic talent.

"So General Xiahou and General Cao have been operating in Guanzhong for many years, how much strength do they have now, can they support the Western Expedition?" Sun Shao asked lightly: "In addition, what is the official position of Xiahou Youquan now? Where?"

Yinfan said politely: "The two generals of our Wei State have worked hard to manage Guanzhong, and they have achieved some success, but transporting grain for thousands of miles, and one stone for a thousand minutes, is really not a trivial matter. Therefore, after discussion between my king and the ministers, I hope that the king can transport it by sea and transfer it to the Kangju area west of Congling, or buy grain directly from the Tianzhu area. We are willing to buy grain from the king at twice the price of Guanzhong grain."

Sun Shao couldn't help laughing.This idea is not bad, but the price is a bit stingy, it seems to be twice the price of grain in Guanzhong, but if the freight is included, he can't make any money, and Wei Guo has saved a lot of manpower and material resources .This Cao Rui is more like what he evaluated. There may not be a big picture, but there is definitely no shortage of small cleverness.

"Where is Xiahou Youquan?" Sun Shao said straight to the point: "This matter is too important, and it cannot be done without a suitable person to preside over it. If Xiahou Youquan can preside over this matter, I can promise you this condition." He showed his white teeth to Yinfan: "I don't need to make money, but I can't lose money to you. Do you think this is the truth?"

Yinbo was a little embarrassed: "What the king said is of course reasonable, but Xiahou Youquan is now the general of Zhenbei, and he is deploying the final blow against the Xianbei people in the northern border. It may be really difficult to let him come to Yue."

"Is that so?" Sun Shao was very disappointed. He thought for a moment, and then said, "Since that's the case, I don't force it. You can send another person, as long as he can take on such a heavy responsibility."

　Does anyone know Yinbo?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)