Chapter 98 Son of Heaven

Sun Quan dealt with it in a timely manner. Liu Bei, who had been tortured by his conscience for a long time, heard the news that Sun Quan was willing to go north together. Despite Zhuge Liang's dissuasion, he immediately agreed. The two sides quickly agreed that Liu Bei took the land from Jiangling, Sun Quan took the waterway from Chai Sang, and went to Xiangyang together, and then from Xiangyang. Join forces and march into Wancheng. As soon as the two sides reached a deal, Liu Bei left Chen to guard Jiangling, and he and Zhuge Liang set off with the army. At the same time, Sun Quan ordered Lv Fan to rush back to Jianye to arrange the defense of Wu County. He knew that Lv Fan could not cure Su's thick legs at all, so he told him to keep the shore well. Don't go down to the sea to attack the enemy. If there is anything, I'll talk about it when I come back from Wancheng.

Lv Fan was once severely damaged by Su's thick legs. Now Su's thick legs are stronger than before. He is already a little nervous. Of course, he will not disobey Sun Quan's instructions, but in this way, he is very passive.

Kuaima sent the news of Liu Bei and Sun Quan to Wancheng. A stone in Guan Yu's heart finally fell to the ground. He called Sun Shao and praised with a smile, "Feng Xian, there is really nothing you can't do. Tell me, how could Sun Quan suddenly agree?"

Sun Shao smiled secretly. Su's thick legs turned against the water and stabbed Sun Quan in the back. Sun Quan would certainly not say that although this dumb loss was more bitter than Huang Lian, he could only swallow it back into his stomach. Guan Yu still doesn't know the inside story of this matter. When he knows, he probably won't think so. This man is a little stupid in reading. Spring and autumn righteousness and loyalty and filial piety are more important than anything else. If he knew that he had let people do something wrong to Sun Quan, he would definitely be in a daze again.

"Mul-in-law, don't be happy too early." Sun Shao is not as happy as Guan Yu. He knows that Liu Bei may sincerely save Guan Yu, but Sun Quan will definitely not sincerely save him. He was afraid, but now he has suffered such a loss. It's strange that Sun Quan doesn't want to kill him. If Sun Quan does not take the initiative, Liu Bei will not dare to go all out. There is no trust between him and Sun Quan now. Although there are nearly 50,000 troops in the joint army of Jiangdong and Yizhou, they are suspicious of each other and distrust each other. I'm afraid that they are not Xiahou Dun's opponents when fighting.

How could Guan Yu not understand the truth? He sighed depressedly and patted his thighs in frustration: "What should I do now?"

"It doesn't matter. As long as they come, Xiahou Dun will be attacked by enemies on both sides, and the situation will develop in a direction that is beneficial to us." Sun Shao smiled faintly: "Now it is said that there is me in the enemy, and I have the enemy, and no one can swallow anyone."

Guan Yu smiled bitterly. He couldn't be as happy as Sun Shao. Although Liu Bei and Sun Quan were coming, they still couldn't relieve the siege, and Wancheng's food could not be supported. The road in front of them seemed to be surrender except for breaking through the siege, and they could not be guarded. Surrender is unacceptable, but it is not easy to break through. Once you leave the city, if you can't quickly break through Xiahou Dun's interception, then he is likely to be defeated by Xiahou Dun and Cao Yan. From the overall situation, although Liu Bei and Sun Quan came together, the total strength was slightly superior, but considering their internal consumption, Cao Wei still has a slight advantage. If we really want to fight, it will be a tragic battle, and the hope of victory is very slim.

At present, Guan Yu has not been as heroic as he entered Xu County a few months ago. Months of perseverance and hard waiting have made him experience the bitterness of following Liu Bei once again.

"I want to meet the emperor." Sun Shao suddenly said.

Guan Yu was very surprised. Sun Shao had been in Wancheng for almost two months. He had never wanted to see the emperor. The emperor sent an edict to see him, but he was rejected by him for various reasons. Later, the emperor was not interested in it and stayed quietly in Wancheng. Ordinary people didn't pay attention to it. They really didn't expect that the emperor of the Han Dynasty was in Wancheng now.

Sun Shao suddenly proposed to see the emperor. Guan Yu was a little confused for a moment, but he still said happily, "Fengxian, you should have met the emperor a long time ago. The emperor mentioned you many times in front of me and appreciated you very much, especially your achievements in recovering Zhu Ya. He was full of praise.

Sun Shao laughed, retreated from Guan Yu's house, and then took Shuai Zeng and others to the Taishou Mansion where the emperor lived. Wancheng is divided into large and small cities. The Taishou Mansion is in a small city, and ordinary people live in the big city. Before the emperor came, Cui Qian lived in the Taishou Mansion. After the emperor came, he moved out. Guan Yu decorated the Taishou Mansion as the palace of the emperor, and named it Nan'an Hall.

This is the royal spectrum.

Sun Shao stood in front of the dilapidated Nan'an Hall, squinting his eyes at a crow parked on the roof, with a smile on the corners of his mouth. The crow suddenly turned its head and turned its head, as if it was also staring at him. After a moment, it screamed, spread its wings, and flew to death.

Hu Benzhonglang saw Sun Shao standing at the door. He hesitated for a moment, but he rushed over, bowed his hand, and said in a probing tone, "General Sun?"

"General Xun." Sun Shao saluted and pointed to the crow that had just flown away and said, "General, have you seen that crow?"

Xun Yu is the eldest son of Xun Yu and Cao Yan's son-in-law. His family is in Xu County. This time, they were all brought to Wancheng by Guan Yu. He looked up and smiled: "I've been used to it for a long time. At first, I still let people rush, and gradually I didn't have that kind of energy."

"The general knows 'Zhanwuzhi, whose house is it'?" As Sun Shao walked in, he seemed to ask casually.

Xun Yan was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to answer, he felt that it was a little difficult to answer. Xun Yu's family is from learning. Of course, he knows that the two sentences Sun Shao said are the Book of Songs? The verse in "Xiaoya" has a very simple literal meaning: "Look at the roof of whose house this crow flies to", but the Han people pay attention to poetry, and the Book of Songs must not be interpreted simply according to the literal meaning. The crow also represents the three-legged crow, that is, the divine bird in the sun, so it also represents the sun. The sun is the symbol of the emperor, that is, the symbol of imperial power, so the crow and the deer in the deer have the same meaning - representing the regime. During the period of Zhongping, these two poems were used by Yuan Shao as a proverb as a prophecy that the Yuan family should replace Han - because in the Han Dynasty, Yuan Heyan was universal, so this sentence can be interpreted as "the crow flew to the roof of the Yuan family", that is, the contemporary Han of the Yuan family.

What does Sun Shao mean by saying this now? Does he also have this ambition? Xun Yu couldn't help but look at Sun Shao and thought it was a little funny. Sun Shao is now besieged in Wancheng by Cao Wei. In addition to surrender, there is only one way to die. What qualifications does he have to have this ambition?

"I have heard for a long time that the general studied spring and autumn from Mr. Zhang Zibu, but I didn't expect the general to be so clear about the Book of Songs." Xun Yu replied slickly, "No wonder Cao Gong has always praised the general, saying that the general is young and easy to learn."

"Does Cao appreciate that I am easy to learn?" Sun Shao laughed and said, "How can I compare with Cao Gong? It's just that he supports his descendants. However, I also appreciate Cao Gong's poems very much, such as his words, 'The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the black magpie is flying south. I think it's particularly good to go around the tree three times.

Xun Yan was shocked and looked at Sun Shao with some fear in his eyes. He knew Cao Zhen's poems, but he didn't think about them deeply before. Now he has been read by Sun Shao, and suddenly has another meaning. "The magpie flies south", does it respond to the sentence "There is a heavenly spirit in the southeast"? His footsteps stagnant, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything. Sun Shao used Cao Jian's poem to correspond to the sentence "Zhanwuzhi, in whose house", which can be said to be more appropriate. Is this really a sign in the dark that even Cao Jian himself can't escape the manipulation of fate? Otherwise, it really can't explain his defeat in Jian'an for 13 years, and it can't explain his reversal in a good situation now.

Only God's will can explain.

Xun Yan was led astray by Sun Shao's two words. The more he thought about it, the more confused his thoughts were for a while, but he didn't pay attention to Sun Shao's face. When the two walked to the door of the hall, Sun Shao stopped and smiled and said, "Please let the general know that the general Sun Shao wants to see Tianyan."

Xun Yu answered and waved his hand to let people in to inform. He looked at Sun Shao's face suspiciously, hoping to see some clues on his face. Unfortunately, there was only a faint smile on Sun Shao's face, and he couldn't see anything unexpected. He was thinking when Sun Shao suddenly asked, "I heard that the general's wife is the daughter of Cao Gong. Is there such a thing?"

Xun Yu didn't think much and nodded: "Exactly."

"Today's queen is also the daughter of Cao Gong. That general is really a national relative." Sun Shao joked, "So, Cao Gong has four daughters in Wancheng?"

Xun Yan's face changed and he nodded, but he was afraid. Yes, even his wife is included. Cao Wei has four daughters in Wancheng. If he really wants to fight, Sun Shao may not dare to touch the emperor, but it is completely possible to take these four women. He stared at Sun Shao, and Sun Shao nodded thoughtfully, which confirmed Xun's guess and couldn't help but be shocked.

In a short time, a tiger ran out and humbly saluted Sun Shao: "General Sun, your majesty has an edict. Please come to the hall to see him."

"General, I'll go to see the emperor first, and then come out to talk to the general." Sun Shao arched his hand, followed Hu Benlang on a stride, and left Xun Yu and stood at the door in a daze. After going to Wancheng for so long, he had heard a lot of things about Sun Shao, but today was the first time to talk to Sun Shao. Although it was only a few words, it made him shiver a few times.

Liu Xie, the emperor, is exactly 40 years old today. He is of medium height, with a white face, a long round face, two sparse eyebrows, and a faint beard. He is very good-looking, but his eyes are a little listless, which makes the whole person look lacking in spirit. He sat in the hall, but he didn't have the kind of temperament of the emperor at all. He was lifeless and no different from the mud puppet.

Sun Shao came forward to worship and made three bows and nine bows. The emperor looked at him blankly, and a sneerful light suddenly flashed in his dull eyes, but the light flashed away. When Sun Shao finished his salute and stood up, he regained his dull appearance.

"What's the matter with Aiqing seeing me?" Tianzi said faintly, and his tone was so indifferent that he couldn't see any emotion.

Sun Shao smiled, raised his head, and looked directly at the emperor rudely. Tianzi's eyelids jumped, and there was a burst of anger, but then it was suppressed. He looked at Sun Shao calmly and listened to his intention. Sun Shao raised the corners of his mouth and smiled kindly: "I've heard for a long time that Your Majesty is in danger and has royal demeanor. Now when I see it, it's really like this."

The emperor was stunned for a moment. Sun Shao's words surprised him a little. He hesitated a little and answered faintly: "The saying goes, how can you get it? The general must have heard badly. I am immoral and in the position. Thanks to the virtuous assistants of the general and Cao Gong, I can do so. If I want to talk about demeanor, I should be a general.

Sun Shao was not modest. He shook his head: "Your Majesty is humble. In my opinion, among the 24 emperors of the Han Dynasty, although your majesty is not as talented as Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Xiaowu, he is also a rare hero. Your Majesty, please forgive me for my madness. I feel that your Majesty is comparable to Emperor Guangwu, the ancestor of the world.

The emperor glanced at Sun Shao in surprise and couldn't figure out his intention. He specially came to see him today to praise him? Or what kind of official position or title does he want to ask for? He looked at Sun Shao and thought for a moment before laughing, "How dare I be compared with Shizu?" The ancestor carried a three-foot sword with cloth to calm the world and become a wise king. I did nothing. I live in the land of Wancheng, and I don't know how to compare with the ancestors.

"No." Sun Shao shook his head solemnly: "When the ancestor emperor ploughed in Nanyang, how could he have thought that he could rule the world? In the cycle of heaven, although my great man has experienced many disasters, now that your majesty has returned to the place where the ancestor emperor flourished, do you know that it is not an opportunity for your majesty to revive the great man? The saint did it when he saw the opportunity, so why should His Majesty be so depressed?

The emperor was stunned and looked at Sun Shao without saying anything.

Sun Shao continued: "Since Zhongping, there have been countless people in the world who have been divided into states and counties. Dong Zhuo is crazy, and his life is lost. His Majesty has moved to Xijing. It can be said that he has died in nine lives, and he is on the verk of death. However, your majesty can get out of trouble from the hands of Li Yu and Guo Duo and return to Xu County, which means that we will not destroy our Han Dynasty tomorrow. Now Cao Gong is in the Central Plains, Liu Gong is guarding Yizhou, my Sun's family is pacified in the east of the Yangtze River, and the world is in peace. Your Majesty has come to Wanyang again and sits in the world. As long as he is properly adjusted, how can he know that it is not an opportunity for the Han to rise up?

The emperor sneered, and he understood what Sun Shao meant. Sun Shao wanted to use his name to mediate with Cao Gong, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others, so that he could not only occupy the moral height, but also no matter which side he turned to in the future, he would not carry the notoriety of surrender, because everything was carried out in the name of his emperor. After all, he just wanted to borrow a fig leaf. The emperor looked at Sun Shao with some contempt. It seemed that he couldn't hold on any longer and was ready to surrender to Cao Yan, but he didn't want to be regarded as a betrayal of Sun Quan, so he remembered to see him as the emperor.

Fortunately, I didn't listen to Guan Yu, so I made an edict declaring that Cao Yu was a traitor. Otherwise, it would be troublesome now. Once Cao Yu broke the city, he would definitely die. The death of the Han Dynasty is determined, but he doesn't want to be martyred. In addition to inheriting the blood of the Liu family, he has not enjoyed the glory brought by the throne. There is only humiliation and fear. If he can persist to this day, he is worthy of the ancestors of the Liu family, and there is no need to accompany the last name.

Sun Shao can give him whatever he wants. As long as he doesn't endanger his life. Although Cao Wei is terrible, he is outside the city, but Sun Shao is in the city. Once he disobeys him, he is afraid that he will immediately have the worry about his life.

"Everything depends on General Sun and General Guan." The emperor said happily. He said it happily.

"Oh." Sun Shao answered, "I dare not do my best to serve your majesty."

Several waiters, waiters and so on standing next to them all showed contempt. The words of the minister Ying Tianzi should be called "only" rather than "Ye", which is the truth that the children of the family should understand. Sun Shao was born in the Sun family in Jiangdong. He began to fight for 30 years from Sun Jian. Now he is divided in Jiangdong and has become one of the hegemons in the world. However, after all, no one in the Sun family has been an official in the court, even these simple truths. I don't understand.

They looked down on Sun Shao, but they did not dare to show such a look on their faces. After 30 years of suppression by Dong Zhuo and Cao Yan, the dignity of the court officials had long lost their courage. Although Sun Shao in front of them was young, he was a murderous martial artist, which annoyed him that he would never have a good end.

Although Sun Shao felt that those people looked a little strange, he didn't pay attention to it. He didn't have time and was not interested in talking to a group of idle people. He said bluntly to the emperor, "I implore your majesty to give an edict to Prime Minister Cao, Liu Yizhou and Sun Yangzhou to give them a truce for the country and come to Wancheng to discuss. ZTE's big plan.

The emperor curled his lips and said to himself that you think highly of me too much. With my edict, they can come to Wancheng to negotiate? Whether it's Cao Jian, Liu Bei, or Sun Quan, how can anyone of them put down their weapons to negotiate in Wancheng because of an imperial edict? He looked at Sun Shao with a sarcastic smile: "Do you think Sun Qing will come?"

"It will come." Sun Shao looked confident, and then added, "I will definitely come."

"Oh?" The emperor was confused by Sun Shao's affirmative look. He licked his lips. He wanted to ask where Sun Shao's confidence came from, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed it back. He glanced at Zhang Yin, a doctor of imperial history next to him, and Liu Ruo, the general of Fuguo, and motioned them to ask. Although Liu Ruo, the auxiliary general, has no soldiers, he is just a decoration, but he is a clan, and he can still do this for the emperor.

"What's the good strategy for General Sun to be so stable?"

Sun Shao turned his head and looked at Liu Ruo: "Do you dare to ask?"

Liu Ruo smiled and said, "General Liu Ruo, Marquis of Qingyuan, is the general of Xiafu Kingdom."

"It turned out to be Liu Junhou." Sun Shao suddenly realized and bowed and saluted: "Doesn't Junhou know that Liu Yizhou and Sun Yangzhou's 50,000 troops have arrived?"

Liu Ruo was stunned for a moment and turned his head to look at Tianzi and Zhang Yin. Tianzi and Zhang Yin also felt very strange. They stayed in the Nan'an Hall every day, and they didn't know the news of Liu Bei and Sun Quan. The emperor reacted the fastest, and he suddenly understood what Sun Shao meant. Sun Quan and Liu Bei have arrived. Their strength is similar to that of Cao Wei. Now it has become a stalemate that no one can swallow anyone. At this time, his name as the emperor is very important. If he declares Cao Wei as a traitor, then Sun Quan and Liu Bei can have the upper hand. If he declares that Sun Quan and Liu Bei are rebellious, then Cao Wei is right. It's smooth. In this delicate situation, the 20,000 troops led by Sun Shao and Guan Yu in Wancheng may affect the overall situation. If they fall to Cao, Cao will inevitably win. If they fall to Sun Liu, the future of Cao will be worrying.

Now Sun Shao comes to ask for the imperial edict. He wants to combine these two advantages into one, so as to increase the bargaining chip in his hand and strive for greater interests for himself. Sun Shao's idea is obvious. What about himself? The emperor suddenly became a little excited. Can he also take this opportunity to get out of Cao's control from now on?

Suddenly, he understood the real purpose of Sun Shao's saying that "the saint did it at the sight of the opportunity". He was reminding himself that the situation in front of him was a good opportunity. If the Zhongxing Han is too vain, it is completely possible to use the situation of the three parties to strive for a better situation than now. As long as you can get rid of Cao and use the contradictions of the three parties to check and balance them, I dare not say anything else. It is always possible to continue the Han Dynasty for decades, right?

The emperor forcibly suppressed his excitement. He had been living in danger since he was nine years old. He had known the harm of rash action for more than 30 years, so although he heard a glimmer of vitality from Sun Shao's words, he did not show even a trace of excitement on his face. He nodded: "I haven't heard of this yet. Have they really come to King Qin?"

Sun Shao smiled slightly: "How dare I deceive your majesty? This matter is true. The military report has just been sent to General Guan, and I haven't had time to report the good news to your majesty. I am in a hurry, so I rushed to inform you in front of General Guan. By the way, I would like to see your majesty and ask your majesty."

The emperor waved his hand: "I love you loyally, and I am very relieved. Let's entrust General Guan and General to do this matter. If God bless the man and it is really done, I will not forget your credit.

Sun Shao hurriedly bowed: "I thank you for your majesty's reward." Then he said, "However, I'm afraid I can't take on such an important task. I also ask your majesty to issue an edict to send important ministers to be responsible for this matter, so as to overcome all the achievements."

The emperor smiled disdainfully and said, who else can do this matter except you? I'm afraid Guan Yu can't come up with such an idea. Well, if you want people to do things, you have to give some benefits. Anyway, I don't have anything else. There are a lot of official positions. I'll give you a blank official position. You can do the seal by yourself.

"Aiqing is young and full of literature and martial arts. She is the best person to serve in this matter. Don't shid it. The fate of my big man depends on Aiqing. Aiqing, I have appointed you as an envoy and cavalry general, and I have full authority to be responsible for the peace.

Sun Shao was happy. That's good. I suddenly became a cavalry general, a level higher than Sun Quan's riding general. I don't know what Sun Quan would think when he knew. He quickly shook his head and said, "I don't have the merit of size. How dare I receive this reward? Please take back your order. It's not too late for me to reward after the minister facilitates the negotiation. If you can invite God's luck and assist your majesty to achieve this great achievement, I will be well-deserved.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and hesitated for a moment, but did not persist. Sun Shao immediately made another request, asking the emperor to issue an edict to suspend the army, and then asked Empress Cao Jie to give a decree to Prime Minister Cao to persuade him to respond first. The emperor agreed immediately without saying a word.

(to be continued)