The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 383 East and West Compete for Heroes and Dragons Walk the World (The Finale)

Cao Rui hesitated for a while, he looked Sun Shao up and down, but Sun Shao just smiled inscrutablely.Cao Rui really wanted to ask him, are the princes of Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi the same as their existing four kings?If this is the case, then the Cao family will inevitably struggle for orthodoxy in the future. If the three new kings are a little lower than the existing four kings, then it will be fine.

However, he couldn't open his mouth to ask.

After a little thought, the emperor understood the meaning, and he smiled slightly: "I invite you here today to discuss this matter. Being a king is a big matter, and it is not a trifling matter. You don't have to rush to answer, you can think about it first It’s not too late to discuss it in a few days.”

Cao Rui breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Sun Shao would interrupt, he quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Sun Shao has nothing to do, and Liu Chan feels that it has nothing to do with him. He is just a pity that such a general as Li Yan will not come back. It is a pity that he is the assistant minister left by his father.

"Zhu Qing is generous, so I issued an order to make master craftsmen ready. As soon as Zhu Qing's three thousand gold arrives, work will start immediately." The emperor glanced at Cao Rui with a smile, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "By the way, Sun Qing, Shouldn't Wu Guo also follow the rules?"

Sun Shaoyi shrugged: "This is His Majesty's business, so you don't need to talk too much."

"Then I can issue an edict to the King of Wu." The Son of Heaven sighed: "Well, speaking of it, the King of Wu is still a few years younger than me, why is he so weak, gentlemen, I am really worried about him. The crown prince, but Sun Ba is young after all, once something happens, he may not be able to defend it."

Sun Shao was noncommittal, pretending he didn't hear anything.When the emperor saw him, he didn't say anything, and chatted happily and started talking about other topics.

……

Cao Rui returned to Wei Wang's residence, and immediately asked Liu Fang and Sun Zi who were accompanying him to tell him what happened just now. In front of these two cronies, he did not hide anything, and directly expressed his worries .

Liu Fang, whose style name is Ziqi, is from Zhuojun County, and is currently the supervisor of Zhongshu. Sun Zi, whose style name is Yanlong, is from Taiyuan, and is now the current Zhongshu Ling. common.They handle confidential matters for Cao Rui, and they are well-deserved confidants.

Liu Fang listened quietly to Cao Rui's worries, and hesitated for a while. This matter involved the Cao family's royal family, and it was not a simple state matter, so it was difficult to handle.Having been by Cao Rui's side for a long time, he has more or less heard rumors that Cao Zhi and Cao Rui's mother, the Empress Zhen, have some inexplicable relationship. It doesn't matter whether it is true or not. When it comes to this matter, he can only believe in it, not in nothing. If it really happened, if he said something unfavorable to Cao Zhi, and it spread to the ears of the queen mother, wouldn't he be in bad luck?

Seeing that Liu Fang was silent, Sun Zi said directly, "I think it's wrong."

Cao Rui glanced at him calmly, picked up the teacup and blew gently, and asked in a relaxed tone, "Why?"

"If they are all crowned kings, and they are equal to the king, wouldn't the king want to salute them when we meet in the future?" Sun Zi said slowly: "Everyone is king, and their seniority is still high. It should be higher, in case there is any dispute, who will you listen to? Moreover, General Ziwen has a bold personality and likes to meddle in business, if he meddles in Wei's affairs, what should we do?"

Cao Rui frowned slightly, and also had a headache.In view of the fact that Cao Zhi fought for the heir at the beginning, Cao Rui has always been very strict with the clan, and Cao Cao has many sons. Most of them have different opinions on Cao Cao passing the throne of Wei Wang to Cao Rui. When Cao Cao was alive, they dared not say anything. Cao Cao passed away However, they gradually heard some voices of injustice.In the past, they were limited by their superiority and inferiority, and they dared not express it in person, but if Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi also became kings, they would have two more choices. If there was a trouble of running away, where would Cao Rui's face be put?
Seeing that Cao Rui was in a dilemma, Liu Fang also made up his mind, and echoed, "I think Yanlong's discussion is very appropriate. The uncle and nephew of the Sun family are examples. Although they are all surnamed Sun, Sun Shao didn't just snatch it from Sun Quan. South China Sea? This four-nation coalition marched westward, Wei and Shu all benefited from it, but Wu did not benefit at all. Tens of thousands of people were eaten by Sun Shao without even making a sound. If the two generals also weighed The king, and the king who is equal to the king, I am afraid it will not be a good thing for the Cao family."

Seeing that the two confidants agreed, Cao Rui also nodded: "But this is a letter from the King of Yue. If I object, won't it be difficult for future cooperation?"

Liu Fang shook his head: "I think that the king of Yue may not necessarily want these three people to become the same kingdom as Wei, Shu, Wu and Yue."

"Oh?"

"Due to his own strength, the king of Yue conquered Persia this time, but he had to divide up his ministers, and the non-Yue kingdom accounted for a large proportion. The king of Yue deliberately arranged for the prince and grandson Feng to sit in Taixi and seal the city. It is very clear that he just wants to use the power of the armies to gradually conquer Xiyi. Sun Feng is just a prince of Yue. He may command a few marquises, but can he command the king?" Liu Fang smiled confidently: "This It's just a trick of the King of Yue trying to capture him."

Cao Rui suddenly realized and burst out laughing.He paused for a moment: "Then how can we give him a step down?"

"Let's talk to him about cooperation." Sun Zi hurriedly said: "He wants to go east, and Liaodong must be the front line. Wei Guo can become his ally again."

Cao Rui nodded repeatedly.

……

Yang Xiu walked into Chengguang Palace quickly, the emperor and the prince were sitting face to face, seeing Yang Xiu, the prince quickly got up and stood behind the emperor, the emperor pointed to the prince's original seat: "Yang Qing, sit down!"

Yang Xiu shook his head hastily: "How can I dare to sit on the heir's seat?"

"It's okay." The emperor chuckled, "I want to trouble you with something today."

"Please speak bluntly, Your Majesty, I will never refuse to die."

"It's not that serious, but it's not a trivial matter." The emperor stood up and took two steps back. The smile on his face gradually became serious. He stood at the gate of the hall, looking at the splendid scene outside Sunshine, after a moment of silence, suddenly said sadly: "According to the calculation, Mr. Yang has been gone for 14 years."

"13 years, four months and eleven days." Yang Xiu said without thinking.

The Son of Heaven turned his head to look at Yang Xiu, and nodded, "Do you now know why Yang Gong must send you to Yue as an official?"

Yang Xiu nodded silently: "I have already understood, and I am willing to do my best for His Majesty."

"My heart is very comforting." The emperor let out a long breath: "Although I am a big man, I have gone through hardships, but I have not fallen, because there are gentlemen like Yang Gong and his son. Emperor Guangwu rewarded Fuqi Festival for 200 years. It is the foundation of my country. Dezu, Yang Gong worked hard to help me, and he died. Not only that, but he also considered more for me. You followed the king of Yue on the westward expedition, and you have a good understanding of the affairs of the country. Now It's time to return to the court to help me."

"I... have been waiting for this day for two years." Yang Xiu choked up.

"Okay, okay." The emperor nodded emotionally, very satisfied with Yang Xiu's loyalty.Nowadays, most people are willing to go to Yue State to be an official. Few people are willing to return to the Luoyang court after going to Yue State, because the court court is not as powerful as Yue State in all aspects except for one name.Most of the Northern Army that accompanied Cao Zhang stayed in Persia, and only Xun Yun returned to Luoyang with some officers.The emperor was very grateful, and immediately made Xun Yun the doctor's order, and all the officers were promoted.

"Dezu, your most important task now is to teach my prince well." The emperor patted Yang Xiu on the back lightly, "I have little talent and virtue, and I have struggled all my life to barely keep my ancestor's foundation, but I have no ability to restore the glory of the past. Now I am walking on thin ice, trembling with fear, for fear that if I do not handle it properly, I will fall into a situation that will never be restored. Now that I am old, no matter how ambitious I am, I have no time to fight. I can only pin my will on On the descendants. Although the crown prince is not an intelligent generation, he is still loyal, Dezu, you must teach him well."

"I...will die forever." Yang Xiu fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Get up, get up." The emperor bent down, helped Yang Xiu, let him sit on the mat, and then ordered the prince to go forward to worship the teacher.Yang Xiu didn't dare to accept it, but for the sake of his teacher's dignity, he still accepted a salute, gave a few solemn instructions, then avoided the table, and returned the salute to the prince.

After all the etiquettes were finished, the prince began to ask according to the rules: "Excuse me, sir, what is the biggest difficulty for me at present?"

Yang Xiu stroked the short beard under his chin, looked at the respectful prince in front of him, was silent for a while, and then said: "It's because the gap between His Royal Highness and the son of the Yue prince is too big."

The prince was taken aback, the answer obviously exceeded his expectations, he turned his head and looked at the emperor for help, the emperor was also a little stunned, but he quickly realized: "So, the danger of the big man is not in the king of Yue, but in the king of Yue. Prince?"

"It can be said like this." Yang Xiu said slowly: "I have been by the King of Yue's side for several years, and I have devoted myself to observing the King of Yue. I know that although he is a great man, he is rare in the world, but for a big man, he has some loyalty that is difficult for ordinary people to understand." He Glancing at the Son of Heaven, "Although he is not humble enough to His Majesty, his love for the big man is hard for anyone to surpass."

The emperor blinked his eyes, thought for a while, nodded and smiled: "Yes, the reason why my great man's fire can not be extinguished has a lot to do with his loyalty. There is Duke Cao in the front and King Yue in the back. If it is not The protection of the King of Yue, I am afraid that the big man will no longer exist. I still vividly remember the scene of him forcing everyone to break the oath in the East China Sea."

"Your Majesty is right." Yang Xiu heaved a sigh of relief, and continued: "The king of Yue is dissolute and unrestrained, but he never thought of destroying the big man. He would rather travel thousands of miles to Persia to conquer, and he is not willing to challenge him in the territory of the big man. In fact, the reason why he wanted Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, Li Yan and others to be kings in Persia was also for the same purpose.”

If the emperor realized something, he kept nodding his head.

"I dare say that during the lifetime of King Yue, the great Han will not be in danger of perishing, but what about the queen of Yue?" Yang Xiu said worriedly: "The descendants of the Yue prince are only 20 years old, and they have already made such achievements. It was decided to let him sit in Taixi and seal the city. In the next 30 to [-] years, he may devote himself to conquering the Western Yi, and has no time to look east. But what I am worried about is that once the conquest goes too smoothly, or if the conquest does not go well, he decides to pay attention to it. Turn your power back to the country, then I'm afraid..."

The emperor's eyes widened, and he couldn't help taking a breath, he heard the meaning of Yang Xiu's words.Sun Shao is alive, and the man has no worries. After 30, Sun Shao will also be old, and Sun Feng will inherit the Yue Kingdom. If his conquest in Persia goes well, he may have acquired that large piece of land in 30. It is unimaginable how strong it is, and if the conquest does not go well, he may retreat to the next best thing and return to the big man to seek development, and no one can be his opponent.

At that time, the survival of the big man may be just a thought of Sun Feng.Sun Shao doesn't want to be a Han, how can he know if he is going to be King Wen of Zhou?

In 30 or [-] years, it will be when the prince faces Sun Feng. Whether the big man can survive depends entirely on the comparison of strength and wisdom between the prince and Sun Feng.Judging from the current situation, it would be a great victory for the crown prince if he could keep the current territory, not to mention other things.

While the emperor was frightened, he was also mixed with a trace of disappointment. Is there no hope for the big man?Even with the help of someone like Yang Xiu, ZTE is just an illusory dream?
Yang Xiu stared at the Son of Heaven intently, watching the Son of Heaven's expression change from shock to depression, and then from depression to pain, he never said a word.He knew that the emperor still had some unrealistic ideas. If he didn't break these ideas first, he was worried that the emperor would do something stupid.He has been by Sun Shao's side for two or three years, and he knows the strength of the Yue Kingdom. If it weren't for Sun Shao's belief in what he called "loyalty", the big man would have become a thing of the past.In fact, he didn't completely trust Sun Shao, but besides trusting Sun Shao, what else could he do?Although he is conceited and talented, he has no confidence in whether he can play against Sun Shao, and can only place his hopes on Sun Shao's conscience.

He looked forward to 30 or [-] years. He didn't dare to hope that he could teach the prince to be stronger than Sun Feng, but he hoped to do his best to teach the prince to be an emperor who knows how to advance and retreat. No fault, being able to keep the existing territory is the greatest victory.

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The following time became very pleasant for Sun Shao. Cao Rui took the initiative to express his goodwill to him, hoping to strengthen cooperation with him. The emperor was also very polite to him, with a small banquet for three days and a big banquet for five days. Sun Fengtao was close, but Liu Chan didn't do much. Apart from often coming to chat with Sun Feng about some irrelevant gossip, he hardly involved in state affairs. Until two months later, Shi Madi, the prime minister of the Shu Kingdom, arrived at night and night. It was only in Luoyang that they began to discuss related cooperation matters.Ma Di brought Zhuge Liang's opinion, and he greatly agreed with Li Yan's decision to become king. At the same time, he suggested that the next Eastern Expedition should include the Kingdom of Shu. He even chose the general, and it was Ma Youchang in front of him.

Sun Shao agreed one by one, and the specific details were left to Sun Feng to deal with.

Negotiations dragged on until after another new year, and those soldiers who already had fiefdoms in Persia began to gather with their families one after another. Sun Shao arranged for them to be picked up by large ships in Chengdu, Yuzhang, Qingzhou, and Qiantang. They went south one after another and rushed to Temu City to concentrate.In February, Sun Shao and his son bid farewell to the emperor and rushed to Temucheng.

In April, the flags of Dishi Port were flying, and more than 300 ships crowded the port. Sun Feng was about to leave Temu City with a huge fleet and set off for the Persian Gulf. Years will come back, from the Empress Dowager Bridge to the Queen Guan Feng, they are reluctant to part, sending and sending off, and the accompanying princess Zhang Yu and wife Yang Huiyu can't be persuaded no matter how hard they are.

Only Sun Shao was calm, standing not far away and waiting quietly.

Sun Feng worked hard for a long time, and finally promised to come back every two years to have a look, and then Daqiao and Guan Feng reluctantly let go.

Sun Feng carefully sent them off the boat, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, rushed to Sun Shao, bowed and said: "Father, my son is about to set off."

"Oh." Sun Shao, who had been looking at the distant scene, responded, and after a while, he turned his head and looked at Sun Feng and said, "Bon voyage."

"Thank you, Father." Sun Feng opened his mouth, as if he had something to say.Sun Shao saw it and smiled: "If you have any questions, just ask."

Sun Feng smiled awkwardly, and waved the people around him to retreat. Only the father and son were left on the huge deck. Son, what should I do?"

Sun Shao laughed silently. He walked forward slowly with his hands behind his back. Sun Feng folded his hands and followed suit.Neither of them spoke, and for a moment only the sound of footsteps echoed on the deck.Sun Shao walked slowly to the edge of the springboard, raised his hand, gently supported Sun Feng's back, and pushed him to the edge of the springboard. Stepped onto the springboard.

"Feng'er." Sun Shao said suddenly: "Do you know that the reason why I didn't march into Rome immediately after taking Ctesiphon was not because Philip was your younger brother, but because with our current strength It is impossible to take Rome. Yes, we have the most powerful warships in the world, we have the best weapons in the world, and we have the best fighters in the world, but you have to remember that by force alone, it may be possible to conquer Barbarians like Xianbei and the Huns may be able to conquer countries like Sassan and Guishuang, which are also established by force, but they cannot conquer a great country like Rome, which has been established for hundreds of years. Remember, defeat does not mean conquering, it is the same as The defeat of the Greeks by the Romans is not the same as the conquest of Greece, and the defeat of Persia by Antipas is not the same as the conquest of Mesopotamia. At any time, one cannot give up the right to use force, but if one thinks that force is omnipotent , then you are not far from failure."

Sun Feng listened quietly, Sun Shao had already told him a lot of such truths, and it seemed a bit redundant to repeat the old tune at this time, but he knew that Sun Shao said these things so solemnly, it was definitely not because parting was imminent, and a father could bear to It's as simple as saying a few words to my son.He savored Sun Shao's words carefully, and suddenly, he understood what Sun Shao meant.

Whether to attack Rome is definitely not because of Philip, but whether the time to really conquer Rome has come.

Seeing Sun Feng's eyes brighten, Sun Shao knew that he should have understood what he meant, he smiled, stretched out his hand to straighten Sun Feng's already well-dressed hair crown, and gently stroked him. Hei's face: "Only the strong can tolerate others, I believe you will not tolerate your brother, you do it well, I believe you can make the most appropriate choice."

"Here." Sun Feng bowed to his orders, bowed twice more, and swallowed: "Father, take care, my son is gone." After speaking, he took two steps back, lifted his cloak, and walked briskly , to his own boat.

Guan Feng walked to Sun Shao's side, looked helplessly at the building boat with its sails raised, and couldn't help but shed tears again.Sun Shao looked back at her and smiled. He stretched out his hand to hold Guan Feng's hand and squeezed it: "Having such a good son, what else do you have to be dissatisfied with? A good man has ambitions everywhere, you should be happy." .”

"But..." Guan Feng wiped his red and swollen eyes, sobbing, "I don't know when I'll be back after this trip, why don't you make me think about it."

"He doesn't have time to come back, you just go."

"That's true. I also want to see what Rome looks like, what his Roman brother looks like, and what kind of heroine is that Roman queen..."

Sun Shao rolled his eyes, let go of Guan Feng's hand subconsciously, turned around and shouted to the children standing in the distance: "Children, who wants to go on a long voyage like your elder brother, I will take you there!" what."

"I'm going! I'm going!" A group of boys, big and small, and girls shouted in unison. The five-year-old Sun Xiaoman walked like flying, and rushed into Sun Shao's arms first, grabbing him. Sun Shao's short beard under his jaw quacked with a smile: "Father, I'm going to hunt polar bears! I'm going to America!"

"Father, I'm going too!" The second son, Sun Cheng, who was only seven years old, bowed solemnly and said solemnly.

"Go and go." Sun Shao laughed loudly, waved his hand, and said loudly with pride: "Children, go and conquer—"

"Oh——" the girls and boys shouted excitedly, "Let's conquer——"

Xia Houhui glanced at Guan Feng, covered his mouth, and couldn't help laughing softly.

(End of the book)

　The last chapter, a little heartfelt.

　　
　
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