The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 346

Sun Feng thought for a while, stood up, first bowed to Sun Shao, then gestured to Lu Xun, and then turned to Sun Shao again: "Father, I think uncle is justified in worrying."

"Oh, why does it make sense?" Sun Shao leaned back on the chair, his chin slightly raised. Lu Xun was about to return Sun Feng with a smiling face, but when he saw Sun Shao's appearance, he had no choice but to put away the smile that had just bloomed When he got up, he was a little worried about Sun Feng.Sun Shao was obviously dissatisfied with Sun Feng's answer, and he was very worried that Sun Feng would annoy Sun Shao because of him.

Sun Feng also licked his lips nervously, arched his hands again, took this opportunity to sort out his thoughts, and then said: "Father, you have always said before that the army is not profitable, this time the joint Wei Shuwu, Tianzhu, Guishuang and Roman armies besieged the Sassanids, and our country of Yue has always been the leader. As my uncle said, the father was not afraid of danger, and used himself as a bait to lure Ardasil in Axum and kill them. The two princes, Alpha and Shapur, greatly depressed the morale of the Sassanian, which gave the Kushan people and the Romans an opportunity. The Romans won the Byzantine battle, and General Cui contributed a lot. In the Egyptian battle, the Romans were passive in order to preserve their strength. Slack in the war, if it weren't for my uncle's use of surprise soldiers, he would have almost ruined his father's plan. No matter how we look at it, I would be the first to conquer the country. As the saying goes, if you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded; This kind of mentality, not punishing them is already good, how can we let them participate in the equal share of the spoils, but we have nothing? The father and the king are tolerant, but what will the soldiers think? When they return to the special pastoral city in the future, the ministers will not Do you think this campaign is futile?"

Sun Feng spoke in a neither hasty nor slow manner, although a little nervous, but well-founded, Sun Shao didn't say a word, just watched him talking without any smile on his face.After Sun Feng finished speaking, he bowed and saluted: "My humble opinion, I dare to ask my father for advice."

Sun Shao turned his eyes to Lu Xun, and said casually, "You think so too?"

Lu Xun nodded neither humble nor overbearing: "I have the same idea as the prince, please refer to the king."

"You all coincide with each other." Sun Shao showed a half-hearted smile, raised his hand and gently patted the finely carved cherry wood handrail, and after a moment of silence, he slowly said: "You guys Being able to take the initiative to think about these things is a good thing in itself. If you are not thoughtful, that is the second priority. Feng'er, your uncle is a thoughtful person. You should discuss with him more in the future, and don't act arbitrarily. Notice If you listen to one side, you will be dark, and if you listen to both, you will be bright."

"Here." Sun Feng nodded.

"Your thoughts can't be wrong. From the perspective of our Yue country, or purely from the perspective of our Yue country's army, this battle is really worthless." Sun Shao stood up Come, hands behind their backs, pacing slowly in front of the table, with a soothing tone, as if explaining to Sun Feng and Lu Xun, but also as if talking to himself.Lu Xun and Sun Feng glanced at each other, concentrating on listening to Sun Shao's analysis.Since Sun Shao said so, it was obvious that their views were in his expectation, and he also had a higher level plan.

"I tried my best to promote the alliance of the Four Nations, use Rome and Guishuang to restrain Sassan, and win opportunities for our development. This is my original plan." Sun Shao paused, and continued to walk slowly: "press I originally estimated that the Sassanians would definitely not stand still, but later he deliberately found an excuse to induce the Guishan people to start the war first, which did not surprise me. The Romans took advantage of the opportunity of the Sassanians to send troops to the east. In my plan, I was going to use them to bring down the Sasanians. However, the betrayal of Maximus was not in my plan, and the civil strife among the Romans made my plan fail completely. It was unexpected at first.”

He stopped, looked at Lu Xun and Sun Feng who were engrossed, and smiled wryly: "So, I am going to fight this battle, but not now, but at least five years later."

With a flash in Lu Xun's eyes, he suddenly understood that things had changed beyond Sun Shao's plan. The Sassanids took advantage of the infighting among the Romans to force the Guishuang people to surrender, and then went straight to the city of Axum, actually forcing Sun Shao to The point where he had to fight, if he had withdrawn from Axum at that time, then the previous deployment would have been completely in vain, so he took the risk himself, using himself as a bait to lure Ardashir under the city of Axum, and then launched all possible unleashed forces against the Sasanians.

If you want to use others to fight, the benefits are of course indispensable. The Sasanians have so much property. Of course, in this case, you can't think of everything for yourself. Who else is willing to contribute?For the Yue Kingdom, obtaining spoils of war is not the most important purpose, but to unite all forces to defeat the Sasanians and solve the immediate crisis is the most important.

"I also made mistakes." Sun Shao shook his head helplessly: "Don't think that I can control the overall situation and make it into what I am today. Well, we will definitely lose more than we gain in the end."

When Lu Xun saw Sun Shao admitting his mistake in person, and then pushed the credit to him and Xia Hourong, he suddenly felt a little afraid: "It was the king who planned the strategy and won the victory for thousands of miles, which saved the danger. The ministers are just doing their best. It's just a share."

Sun Feng raised his eyebrows, pondered for a moment and said, "So General Cui didn't rush to the Mediterranean to help the Romans fight?"

Sun Shao smiled, very strangely, and shook his head: "When Cui Qian and the others started to set off, the Alliance of Four Nations had just started. How could I have thought that this day would come? I asked him to go to the Mediterranean Sea. I originally planned to let him Back to old business."

Lu Xun suddenly realized, wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh out loud, but couldn't help but shiver in his heart.Sun Shao sent more than 1 sailors to the Mediterranean Sea to be pirates, which was tantamount to stabbing the Romans in the heart. Unknowingly, they had already caught the Romans. If it wasn’t for this situation, Cui Qian should have been A dark game lurking beside the Romans, with the strength of the Yue State Navy and Cui Qian's pirate talent, the Mediterranean Sea will no longer be the Mediterranean Sea of ​​the Romans. Where is the sacred place, maybe they will ask the Yue Kingdom for help.

No wonder Sun Shao was able to turn the danger into a bargain. He had been making these arrangements for a long time, but he didn't expect to use them so soon.Lu Xun knew everything, and then he figured out the reason why Cao Zhang and others could rush to the battlefield so quickly. Even if the Sasanians did not provoke this war, Sun Shao would have brought Cao Zhang and the others here. Although the Arabian Peninsula It is still independent in name, but Sun Shao has sent Xiahourong to actually control several coastal countries. The Bedouins in Sheba and other countries have begun to harass the Sasanians with the help of the Yue people. With more than 2 iron cavalry participating, it is not a sporadic robbery, but a hostile force that cannot be underestimated.

Although Sun Shao said that it was an accident, it was actually not a big accident. It was just that the speed of development exceeded Sun Shao's estimation. If he was given a few more years to calmly arrange the situation, the battle would definitely be smoother, and it would not be as thrilling as it is now.Of course, if that was the case, he, Lu Xun, would not be able to make such a great contribution.A good fighter has no great achievements. Sun Shao thinks long-term and arranges carefully. The battle must be fought smoothly, but for a general like him, he may not have a chance to play his best.

Lu Xun couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

"So that's the case." Sun Feng also smiled: "According to this, I am indeed thinking too superficially."

Sun Shao snorted softly: "Then you understand now? Tell me, did we win or lose this battle?"

Sun Feng hesitated to speak, scratched his head in embarrassment, and suddenly revealed the youthfulness that should be at his age.When Sun Shao saw him, he was very angry and funny, and he didn't ask him any more questions. Instead, he looked at Lu Xun and said, "Bo Yan, you are a smart person, so don't I need to say more?"

Lu Xun actually understood everything, but he still said respectfully: "Dare to ask the king for advice."

Sun Shao chuckled: "Bo Yan, I know you are cautious, but there is no need to be too clumsy. What I want is a general who can control the overall situation, not an obedient minister who is wise and protects his life. Do you want to do anything in the future? Do you want me to make a decision when sending letters from thousands of miles away? Boyan, you have to take responsibility."

Lu Xun was very embarrassed by what he said, but he was very grateful in his heart.When he was under Sun Quan, he was used to hiding his clumsiness. He was afraid that a careless word would irritate Sun Quan's sensitive heart, but Sun Shao was much more frank. He not only admitted to his face that he had made a mistake, but also asked him to express what he had seen so that there was nothing wrong with it. scruples.Sun Quan and Sun Shao are both surnamed Sun, but their minds are very different. After all, Sun Shao is Sun Ce's son, with the grandeur and self-confidence of Sun Ce, unlike Sun Quan, who is always worried that people will compare him with Sun Ce.

when?Lucky?Lu Xun bowed to the end: "Your Majesty has an order, and if you dare not obey it, you will express your feelings."

That night, the beeswax in the room was changed three times, and until it was almost dawn, the three Sun Shao who were still full of ideas yawned and left each other, so that when Momia quietly came to the manor, Sun Shao was still lying down.Momia, who was wearing a cloak, sat on pins and needles in the reception hall, for fear that a visitor would come and see her identity at this time.At that time, she will be hard to explain, and she will not be able to explain her motives anyway. Once it reaches Quintus's ears, she will be in big trouble.

She looked at the sun that was already approaching the top of her head, and she was very anxious, but she didn't dare to urge the servant to call Sun Shao. She is just an ordinary nobleman now, how could she be presumptuous in Sun Shao's manor.She looked at the personal maid who was holding Philip, and was confused for the first time.Philip was probably a little bored. He struggled in the maid's arms to hug Momia. Momia was anxiously looking at the sun and didn't notice Philip's movement. Philip stretched out his hand for a long time but There was no response, Xiaozui grinned, and cried out with a "wow".His voice was so loud that it suddenly broke the silence in the garden.

Sun Feng, who was passing by, heard the cry of the child and was very curious. He saw Momia in the cloak in a blink of an eye, frowned, turned and walked over.As soon as the accompanying female officer saw the prince, she quickly came over to salute, and explained: "Your Highness, this is the head of the Emisa family in this city. He came to see the king. Because the king hasn't got up yet, let her be here Wait here."

"The Emisa family?" Sun Shao rolled his eyes: "But the family of the famous virtuous queen Julia of Emperor Severus?"

When Momia saw Sun Feng, she felt a little guilty, and she was taken aback when she heard what he said. She didn't expect Sun Feng to know so much about the situation of the royal family in Rome, so she couldn't help feeling a little panicked. Give a salute: "Meet His Royal Highness the Prince."

Seeing her panic, Sun Feng couldn't help but become more suspicious and stepped up his guard. He looked at Momia's body hidden in the gauze robe, and the more he looked at her, the more he felt that she looked like an assassin, but he couldn't directly order someone to check, so as not to cause trouble. There was a misunderstanding, so he had to turn around and pretend to look at Philip in the maid's arms, but he was actually observing Momia's expression from the corner of his eye.

Unexpectedly, when he saw Philip's small face, he was stunned for a moment, looked at it intently for a while, and then suddenly laughed, and he let down a lot of his original guard.Yue State has long had a silver-plated mirror, which can reflect every detail of a person. In addition, there are always portraits of him hanging in the bridge room. He is no stranger to his own face when he was young. The baby who was still in his infancy looked very similar to him at that time, especially the pair of eyes, which were exactly the same as their brothers.

Unexpectedly, the father actually had a woman in Syria.Sun Feng turned his head and looked at Momia meaningfully, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.Although Momia lowered her head, she was paying attention to Sun Feng's expression nervously. She was thoughtful and sensitive. When she saw Sun Feng's smile, she couldn't help feeling a little ashamed, and her face turned red to the base of her ears. Fortunately, There is a veil blocking it, but Sun Feng still can't see it.

"Father is still resting, but he should be getting up soon." Sun Feng didn't look at Momia much, turned around and pointed at Philip: "This child is very cute, can I hug her?"

Momia hesitated for a moment, she raised her head and glanced at Sun Feng, and saw the smile in Sun Feng's eyes more clearly, and also found the similarity between Sun Feng's eyes and Philip's, and she was more convinced that Sun Feng had recognized him. Knowing Philip's true identity, I can't help but feel a little worried, what if Sun Feng takes advantage of the opportunity of hugging to kill him?Although rationally speaking, she felt that this possibility was very small, but she couldn't help herself to think about it.

"This... my child's status is low, how can he be worthy of the prince's love." Although she said it modestly, she didn't think that Philip was inferior to Sun Feng, so she said it a bit reluctantly.Sun Feng didn't know if he could hear it, he stretched out a finger to touch Philip's small face, and said to himself: "I feel a kind of intimacy when I see him, as if we have met somewhere before. Yes, I like him very much, and I hope Madam will allow me to hug him."

When he said this, Momia became even more flustered, and she couldn't find any excuses in her urgency. At this moment, Ao Lei came out from the gate of the inner courtyard. When he saw Sun Fengzai, he greeted Sun Fengzai: "The prince also Yes, Your Majesty is awake, just now I heard a child crying, could it be this child?"

Sun Feng nodded, pointed to Momia and said, "It is this lady's child. General Ao, father is up? This lady wants to see her father, and she has been waiting here for a long time."

"Well, I'm up." Seeing that Momia was wearing a gauze robe that covered her whole body, Ao Lei frowned. He took the name badge from the maid and looked at it. He pointed at the gauze robe and was about to speak. But stopped him calmly: "Take him to see the father."

Ao Lei was very surprised, but since Sun Feng said so, he must have his reasons. Although he was worried that this woman might have hidden weapons, he couldn't refuse to listen to Sun Feng's words face to face, so he reluctantly responded: "Since I came to see you Your Majesty, come with me."

Relieved, Momia hurriedly bowed to Sun Feng, followed Ao Lei into the inner courtyard with her maid as if fleeing.Seeing her flustered expression, Ao Lei was full of doubts in his heart. He didn't dare to be careless. He led them into the inner room, and did not leave after introducing them to Sun Shao. Close to the Uzi short stick at the waist, ready to respond.

Sun Shao looked at Momia who looked like an Arab woman wrapped in a gauze robe, and glanced at Ao Lei inexplicably, wondering what happened to Lei Zi today, and suddenly brought two women and a child here, and he also He didn't leave, but stared at him warily.

"You are?" Sun Shao had just finished speaking halfway, Momia lifted the veil, and blocked all Sun Shao's words in his mouth. He stretched out his finger and pointed at Momia, tongue-tied: "Why... you?"

"It's me." Momia breathed a sigh of relief, smiled slightly, and immediately filled the room with spring.

Sun Shao patted his forehead, glared at Ao Lei who was still vigilant, and waved: "You all get out."

This time it was Ao Lei's turn to be dumbfounded, he was stunned for a while, and had no choice but to lead the warriors back out.As soon as he went out, he saw Sun Feng leaning on the pillar with his arms folded, looking at him with a half-smile, and when he saw his ugly face, he laughed, and walked away quickly before Ao Lei could ask. Ao Lei was left at a loss.

"You...why are you here?" Sun Shao was a little at a loss, his usual calmness disappeared without a trace, he turned around, ordered someone to come in to clean up the tables and chairs, brought some refreshments, and ordered the attendants They waited outside and were not allowed to enter without orders.Then he asked Momia to sit down and talk.Momia had regained her composure. She hugged Philip from the maid's arms, motioned the maid to go out and wait, then lowered her head and touched Philip's delicate face without looking at Sun Shao: "You don't want to see The child?"

"Yes, of course I want to." Sun Shao rubbed his hands together, took a look in front of Philip, saw the same little face as Sun Feng's when he was young, and smiled a little smugly: "Well, wrong No, it is indeed my son."

"What?" Momia was furious when she heard the words, and raised her head to stare at Sun Shao: "You think I'm lying to you?"

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao laughed, pulled a chair and sat next to Momia, stretched out his finger and pointed at Philip's slightly high nose, but did not answer Momia's words.Seeing that he lacked the dignity of a king at all, Momia looked like a young man who was very excited to be a father for the first time. Her anger subsided a lot, and she said with some resentment: "Now that you believe it, shouldn't it be for him?" Do something?"

Sun Shao didn't say a word, but the smile on his face gradually faded. He teased Philip who was not shy at all for a while, and then he said in a muffled voice, "Isn't I doing enough for him?"

"What did you say?" Momia's mood that had just eased down suddenly became very bad. She lost her usual calmness and wisdom, like an excitable housewife, she suddenly stood up, condescending Looking down at Sun Shao: "What did you do for him? Tell me, what did you do for him?"

Sun Shao raised his head, looked at Momia who was flushed with excitement, and suddenly felt a little strange in his heart. Why did this woman who was a few years older than him look so like Xiaoqiao questioning himself for Zhou Yu?They are all the same calf protectors, acting recklessly for their own children, no matter how noble and graceful they are usually.

The two just looked at each other, Sun Shao was expressionless, Momia was angry, and neither of them spoke.After a while, Sun Shao stood up, put his hands lightly on Momia's shoulders, pushed her to sit on the chair, and stretched out his hands to Philip, Momia stubbornly remained unmoved, Sun Shao glanced at her beggingly, Momia's heart softened, and she let go of her hand slowly.Sun Shao stretched out his hand to hug Philip, and the back of his hand slid across Momia's chest. A burst of numbness made Momia blush, and her expression became a little embarrassed.

Sun Shao hugged Philip, and slowly turned around in the room, making funny faces from time to time. Philip was not afraid of strangers, and when he saw him, he giggled. Sun Shao saw him laughing. , also laughed happily, and the two kept laughing.Momia watched the father and son enjoying themselves happily, she was a little stunned for a while, and the resentment in her heart disappeared unconsciously.

After a while, Momia stood up gracefully, walked behind Sun Shao, leaned on Sun Shao's shoulder, looked affectionately at Philip's big black and bright eyes, and begged softly : "Quintus swore before the gods that when Philip grows up, he will be made Augustus, and in the future he will pass on the throne of Roman emperor. You... leave Rome to Philip Pu it."

Her head rested on Sun Shao's shoulder, her mouth was next to Sun Shao's ear, and her warm breath made Sun Shao's ears itchy.Sun Shao turned his face, and Momia's exquisite face was in front of him, almost touching his face, and even the fragrance in her mouth could be smelled clearly.He frowned slightly, with a displeased expression: "You think I'm here to carve up Rome?"

"Isn't it?" Momia asked without backing down: "You let the prince preside over the important affairs so quickly, and you let the general Lu assist him. Could it be that you let him stay in Axum? Dare you say, you are not Want him to stay in Ctesiphon or Armenia?"

Sun Shao pouted: "Yes, if possible, I want him to stay in Ctesiphon. If Sassan can't be destroyed, I just plan to let him stay in Armenia, but I want him to stay here, no? In order to fight for Rome. On the contrary," he paused, and said word by word: "I want him to help Philip fight for Rome."

"Help Philip fight for Rome?" Momia was a little confused for a while. Although her Chinese is good, she still couldn't understand Sun Shao's confusing words for a while.She stood up straight and left Sun Shao: "Could it be that if you don't keep the prince, Philip won't be able to keep Rome?"

"Do you think it's possible?" Sun Shao sneered, "If I don't do anything, I'm worried that Philip won't be on the throne one day. Instead, I might as well bring your mother and son back to Funan earlier. You can get together as a family and enjoy the family happiness.”

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