Chapter 88 I have a dream

Before Zhang Cheng entered Qian Tangcheng, he met the dusty Xie Cheng. As soon as he saw Zhang Cheng, Xie Cheng laughed from afar and shouted, "Brother Zhang, aren't I dazzled?"

Zhang Cheng and Xie Cheng are more than ten years apart. When Zhang Cheng was famous, Xie Cheng was still a teenager. Now that we meet again, Zhang Cheng is middle-aged, but Xie Cheng is in full bloom. Looking at the joy on his face, Zhang Cheng also smiled: "Where did Wei Ping come from? He is in such a hurry."

Xie Cheng jumped out of the car and rushed to Zhang Cheng's car. He held the barrier and smiled and said, "There is an emergency, but it is a surprise to see Brother Zhang here. Brother Zhang, let's go and stay in my house for two days. I'll go to the Prime Minister's house first to make an errand. When I go back, I'll talk to you at night.

The Zhang family has no property in Qian Tang. Zhang Cheng is ready to go to Qian Tang to sit in the post hall. Now he accidentally meets Xie Cheng. Xie Cheng is such a warm invitation. He just wants to ask Xie Cheng about some information. At present, he is not pretentious and responds happily. Xie Cheng asked a family member who accompanied him to take Zhang Chengxian home. He got back on the car and hurried into the city. He came to Xie Cheng's house and settled his family. After a long time, Xie Cheng rushed back and invited Zhang Cheng for tea in the study. As soon as Zhang Cheng entered the study, he had just finished taking a shower. Xie Cheng, who had changed his new clothes, smiled and invited him to sit down and poured a cup of strong tea.

"Brother Zhang, why did you suddenly leave Wu?" Xie Cheng asked bluntly.

Zhang Cheng shook his head and said the reason for leaving the State of Wu. Xie Cheng smiled and said with a trace of disapproval, "So, the Lu family and the Gu family are the big winners this time."

"Temporary." Zhang Cheng took a sip of tea and said lightly, "The Lu family and the Gu family have an inexplicable relationship with the State of Yue. Now they are just taking advantage of the situation. The king of Wu is still very afraid of them. Zhuge Jin and his son are now the trusted ministers of the king of Wu, and the other is the prince's favorite generals. They are the most potential.

Xie Cheng smiled and said narrowly, "In this case, why do you have to come to Yue? You are the son-in-law of the Zhuge family. Zhuge Liang is the prime minister of the State of Shu, and Zhuge Jin and his son are the powerful ministers of the State of Wu. The power of the Zhuge clan should not be underestimated.

Zhang Cheng glanced at him: "Is his father-in-law more close than his biological father?"

Xie Cheng laughed and said, "That's right. You should have thought so. If you had come to Yue two years earlier, I'm afraid you would be the governor of the South China Sea. Unfortunately, I don't have this opportunity now.

"What's wrong with the South China Sea Governor?" Zhang Cheng asked puzzledly. He knew that his father Zhang Zhao was the governor of Nanhai, but when he heard Xie Cheng's words, it seemed that there were still some secrets in it.

"Do you know how big the South China Sea is?" Xie Cheng glanced at Zhang Cheng proudly.

Zhang Cheng shook his head: "I heard that the territory is larger than that of the Han Dynasty. I don't know how big it is."

"Let me tell you this, the jurisdiction of the Governor of the East China Sea is already equivalent to the area of the Han Dynasty, and the jurisdiction of the Governor of the South China Sea is at least half that of the Governor of the East China Sea. Even when the wind is strongest, it will take more than half a month to get here from the South China Sea.

"Half a month, that's not big." Zhang Chengpu burst into laughter.

"Isn't it big?" Xie Cheng tilted the corners of his mouth: "Do you know that when I cross the country's ship the fastest, I can reach Qian Tang from Liaodong in seven days, and I can get to Zhu Ya in ten days?"

Zhang Cheng was stunned and looked suspicious. Can he be so fast?

"Of course." Xie Cheng raised his chin and nodded arrogantly. When the north wind is strong, it sails from Liaodong. There is no need for manpower, and it can be four hundred miles a night. When the south wind is strong in July and August, it takes at most half a month from Borneo to Qiantang, and about eight or nine days to Zhuya. If Zhang Jun doesn't believe it, you might as well ask your father at that time.

"Father? Isn't he in the South China Sea? Why did he come to Qian Tang?

"The king is going to hold a military parade in the East China Sea. The East China Sea Division and the South China Sea Water Division will participate. Since you are the governor of the South China Sea, of course you will come." Xie Cheng smiled and said, "But don't worry, the sailors take advantage of the wind and don't have the hard work of marching on land. The warship of our country is like walking on the sea. Your father is in good health and will not be burdened.

Zhang Cheng was skeptical, but he was very happy. He originally planned to rush to the South China Sea to meet his brother Zhang Xiu first, and then decide whether to go to Funan to find Sun Shao or to her father Zhang Zhao in Borneo. Now it's all right. Zhang Zhao is here, so that he doesn't have to run errands.

"The military parade? Is it the military parade of the sailors of Yue?

"It's not just my Yue country. Of course, the sailors of my Yue country will definitely participate." Xie Cheng took a sip of tea and said excitedly, "Wei, Shu and Wu will also participate. The king has gone to the emperor and asked the emperor to go on a tour and parade in the East China Sea. The sailors of the State of Yue, the iron riders of the State of Wei, and the elite soldiers of the State of Shu and Wu may all participate.

"Hehehe..." Zhang Cheng sneered and said, "You don't want to take the opportunity to attack Wu, do you?"

"Do it? That's not necessary." Xie Cheng disdained: "If you really plan to destroy Wu, why do you have to make such a big move? Our Yue sailors are from the east, the Wei from the north, Shu from the west, and the three ways to destroy Wu is just a matter between the fingers. This military parade was actually for the good of Wu. The king wanted to take this opportunity to mediate the dispute between Wu and Shu by the emperor. Of course, it also means to threaten the State of Wu.

Zhang Cheng looked at Xie Cheng's unwilling expression and smiled bitterly. Sun Quan has no end to Mrs. Xie. The Xie family hates him so much. Now he probably can't wait for Sun Shao to take the opportunity to destroy Sun Quan to be happy. However, he also felt that his mentality was a little strange. Although his father and brother had been in Yue for several years, he had always thought of himself as Wu Chen. If he heard the news a few days ago, he would be worried again, but now he is not nervous at all, which makes him a little strange.

"How many people will participate?"

"There are about 10,000 sailors in the State of Yue. The State of Wei should ride 10,000 steps. The strength of the State of Wu is relatively small. It should be about five or six thousand." Xie Cheng pointed his finger and guessed, "Then plus the Northern Army that escorted the emperor, there should be more than 30,000 people in total."

"So many people, but it's a big expense. Who will pay for it?"

"Each pays his own, and the cost of the emperor is shared by all countries. Of course, they just mean that the big head is still more than our country. Anyway, I am the only one who can really respect the emperor in the past few years. Xie Cheng waved his hand and said easily, "In fact, let them come this time. On the one hand, mediation may be rescheduled on the other hand."

"A seat? What's the seat? Zhang Cheng was confused.

"The seats of the four kings." Xie Cheng smiled and said, "The four kings of the Han Dynasty are strong and weak. Of course, the score is high and low. There are also five hegemons in spring and autumn."

"Does King Yue want to dominate?" Zhang Cheng smiled.

"I, the king of Yue, am the king." Xie Cheng squeezed his eyes and showed his proud look.

Zhang Cheng thought for a little and understood what Xie Cheng meant. Sun Shao's intention to convene this conference was probably to show his strength, deter Wei, Shu and Wu, and then use the morality of the emperor to re-divide the sphere of influence. At the beginning of the military conference, the strength of the State of Yue was the smallest, but now it is different. The strength of the State of Yue has been comparable to that of the State of Wei, surpassing that of Wu and Shu. Of course, he will play a greater role. Vietnam is committed to outward development. If it can win more right to speak, it may not be a good thing for the Han Dynasty. Although the big man is no longer the original big man, compared with the rumors that the big man will die a few years ago, this situation is quite good. Zhang Cheng, like his father Zhang Zhao, has more or less the complex of Hanchen in his heart. He doesn't want the 400-year-old foundation of the Han Dynasty to be ruined like this.

Zhang Cheng stayed in Qian Tang for a month. As the New Year was approaching, Qian Tangcheng began to be lively. The news that the king who conquered Funan would return to Beijing spread all over Qiantang City. While the people of Qian Tang were excited to talk about it, they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, because the news from various sources said that the king might move the capital to Funan. The history of Qian Tang as the capital of Yue would soon end. Qian Tang, who had always felt very arrogant, felt frustrated when they heard the news.

On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, Sun Shao arrived at Qian Tang and accompanied him, including Zhang Zhao, the governor of the South China Sea, Shen Xuan, the great farmer, and others. Seeing Zhang Cheng, Sun Shao was very happy and more enthusiastic than Zhang Zhao, who was on the shelf. Zhong Si, when did you come here?

"I've been here for a month, and I don't have a place to live. I've been living in Xie's house."

Sun Shao laughed and said to Xie Cheng, who was standing aside, "It's good to live in Xie's house. Xie's house is big, which is more spacious than my Yue Palace. I said Weiping, you are not greedy, are you? If you are found by Dr. Yushi, you will be in trouble.

Xie Chengyile: "My Xie family has made a lot of business. Why should I take that risk again? Neither Sun Zi'an (Sun Tai) nor Gu Ji Ze (Gu Yu) are easy to mess with. I'm not so bold.

"Hahaha..." Sun Shaoshuang laughed and turned his head to Sun Tai, the imperial historian who was hidden behind him, and said, "Zi'an, it seems that your reputation is not small."

Sun Tai raised the corners of his mouth: "Don't worry, your Majesty, I never mess with people who are safe. I'm just more cruel to those who want to dig corners."

Xie Cheng's face stiffened. He didn't expect Sun Tai to be there, and he was a little embarrassed for a moment.

"Weiping, don't be nervous. Didn't Zi'an say that? He never provokes people who are safe." Sun Shao smiled and comforted Xie Cheng, " By the way, this time the emperor goes on tour, you can do a good job. If you get the emperor's intention, I recommend you to go to Luoyang to do Dongguan Lingshi. Don't you always want to study history? This is a good opportunity."

When Xie Cheng heard this, his eyes immediately shined. The Xie family has a lot of industries. He can live a comfortable life without having to be an official. What he is most interested in is not being an official, but dancing and writing. His greatest wish is to write a history book and keep a name in history like Sima Qian and Ban Gu. The Han family has always attached great importance to the cultivation of history. At the time of Emperor Ling, he practiced history in Dongguan. At that time, it was presided over by Cai Yong and others, but it was not complete. Xie Cheng hoped to enter Dongguan one day and build a larger history book. Although the official information has been almost burned by several wars, only the remaining ones are also top-secret files that ordinary people can't see at all. It is the information that scholars who want to study history dream of.

As soon as he heard the news, Xie Cheng immediately forgot about Sun Tai. In his opinion, as long as Sun Shao was willing to recommend him, he was afraid that the emperor would not refuse, and the matter was basically settled.

After Prime Minister Yu turned with hundreds of officials to see the king's drive, Sun Shao returned to the apse and did not live for a year. Although there were people cleaning in the palace every day, there was more or less lack of popularity. The Yue Palace, which was originally not majestic, looked even more dilapidated. Sun Shao walked slowly in the palace with his hands on his back. Zhang Zhao and Zhang Cheng's father and son left one left. Accompanying the right.

"Zhong Si, you came just in time. The teacher is old and the southern sea is complicated. I can't bear to let him suffer again. Are you interested in going to the South China Sea in your prime?"

Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment and turned his head to look at Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao's face was a little dark, but he was in a good mood. He touched his beard and pondered for a moment: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Zhong Si to take on this heavy responsibility when he first arrived in Yue? In my opinion, it's better to let him exercise for another two years and be promoted step by step according to the examination of Yueguo.

Sun Shao glanced at Zhang Zhao and said, "Teacher, you don't have to worry about other people's gossip. I asked Zhong Si to go to the South China Sea, but I didn't put the burden on him at once.

Zhang Zhao said oh and didn't say anything more. Although he is now the governor of the South China Sea, the military power is all in the hands of Deng Ai. He also knows that Deng Ai is Sun Shao's favorite general. This time, he only brought more than 1,000 people to pacify the South China Sea. Both his ability and qualifications are the best among young people. Sooner or later, the governor of the South China Sea will be his, and he just started his way. Besides, he is also annoyed with the indigenous people like those savages every day. This time, he took the opportunity to return Qian Tang to participate in the military parade and asked Sun Shao to resign and go home for retirement. Sun Shao was probably a little embarrassed to let Zhang Cheng go to the South China Sea. However, Zhang Cheng is not the governor of the South China Sea when he goes to the South China Sea. He is not qualified at all. If there is no accident, Deng Ai will naturally become the governor of the South China Sea.

"Shi Zai wrote a letter saying that there was no teacher sitting in the South China Sea. He was very hard alone. I thought, let Zhong Si go to help him. Teacher, do you think it's okay?"

"What can Zhong Si do to help?" Zhang Zhao was even more unhappy. I paved the way for Deng Ai. Why did I have Zhang Cheng to suppress Deng Ai? Both father and son in our family are stepping stones for Deng Ai?

"Made a long history." Sun Shao smiled calmly: "What do you think, teacher?"

Zhang Zhao frowned and hesitated, but Zhang Cheng sighed. It seemed that his father was over-respected by Sun Shao, and he was still picking up such a good thing. I just came from the State of Wu and became the long history of the governor of the South China Sea. What a good opportunity. Chang Shi is usually a deputy and supervisor. This is Sun Shao's trust in him. What else does he hesitate to do?

Zhang Cheng winned at Zhang Zhao and said with a smile, "I am very grateful for the king's trust. I'm afraid that I can't afford such a heavy responsibility when I'm new here. I'd better go to the South China Sea to be a minor official first and familiarize myself with the situation."

Sun Shao smiled and turned his face to look at Zhang Cheng: "Zhong Si, how can I not know your ability? Do it well. I believe that you can become an important minister like a teacher in the future.

Zhang Zhao smiled. Sun Shao was equivalent to promising him that as long as Zhang Cheng did a good job, he didn't have to worry about the future. He believes that Zhang Cheng's ability will definitely live up to his expectations.

"Teacher, how about you? Are you really going to retire?" Sun Shao looked at Zhang Zhao with a smile, with an extra joke in his expression: "If you want to say the age, the teacher is sixty-nine out of sixty, and it is reasonable to want to retire, but the teacher is in good health. In my opinion, there is no problem to do it for a few more years. It's a pity to retire now. Why don't you work hard for a few more years? The father and son are two thousand stones. Such a grand event is rare.

Zhang Zhao stroked his beard proudly, and his eyebrows moved.

"In this conquest of Funan, the emperor wanted to be promoted to be a general, but he was dissuaded by Cao Qian, the king of Wei. Although I'm not interested in any general, I'm still very unhappy with him doing this. Sun Shao walked slowly in front of him again, and his tone was also light, but the unhappiness revealed was very obvious: "At the beginning of the year, Lieutenant Jia died of illness, and Prime Minister Yang Gong was already eighty-three. It is difficult to say when he will be abandoned. When Mr. Yang is here, we can't affect the court. If Mr. Yang goes, can we be slaughtered by others except for the tribute?

When Zhang Zhao, who was in a good mood, heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows: "What's the king's plan? As long as I can help, I will definitely go through fire and water.

Sun Shao couldn't help laughing, shook his hand and said, "It's not that serious. Although Luoyang has a lot of things to do, it is not so dangerous. The teacher is highly virtuous. If he can serve in Luoyang, he will definitely become the pillar of the country like Yang Gong. This time, I invited the emperor to go on a tour to the East China Sea for a military parade. I just want to take the opportunity to discuss the political situation of Luoyang with Wei, Shu and Wu.

"Does the king have any plans?" Zhang Zhao asked.

"There is one thing about the plan, but how to implement it and whether it can be done or not, I'm not sure yet." Sun Shao said softly, "There are three princes in the court, including generals, cavalry generals, generals, general Wei and other noble positions. If you want to affect the court, you must at least control these positions. The reason why Cao Shen didn't want me to be appointed as a general is that he didn't want to be under others. He said that the general can't live outside. If he wants to be a general, he has to go to Luoyang. This was an empty word in those years. How can I go to Luoyang to serve? When I get to the teacher's age, it's almost the same.

"Cao Mengde wants to be a general, right? His daughter is the queen. Zhang Zhao sneered.

"It's possible." Sun Shao nodded and shook his head again: "It's unlikely. This time he accepted my invitation. The East China Sea came to participate in the military parade. He did not come. It was his son Cao Zhang. In my opinion, maybe he wanted to send Cao Zhang to Luoyang to be a general.

"Cao Zhang?" Zhang Cheng was shocked: "Cao Zhang is the best at fighting among Cao's sons. He didn't leave him by his side. Why did he push him to Luoyang to be his father-in-law?"

"That's the problem." Sun Shao turned around with a mysterious smile on his face.

Zhang Cheng's eyes turned: "Do you want to use the power of Yue, Wu and Shu to make a profit for the State of Wei in the name of the emperor?"

"He is really comfortable with his imagination." Zhang Zhao sneered: "Even if you take Xiliang and even the Western Regions, others will not take advantage of it, and it is even more impossible for the emperor to send someone to manage it. I'm afraid that it will be managed by the State of Wei in the end. Does he treat everyone else as a fool?

"No, if that's the case, I'd be very happy to see it happen." Sun Shao stopped, looked at the fall to the west, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "Teacher, Zhong Si, do you know Daqin?"

Zhang Zhao and his son looked at each other and shook their heads blankly. Zhang Cheng had read some records about Daqin in the book, but he knew that what Sun Shao said was by no means the words in the book.

"Qin is a country as great as our Han Dynasty, and even more brilliant than our Han Dynasty. After hundreds of years of struggle, he has established a huge country. Its history is longer than that of our Han Dynasty, and it can even be traced back to the Warring States Period. It has a history of about six or seven hundred years." Sun Shao turned around and looked at Zhang Zhao and his son with bright eyes: "They are like my big man, and now they are also in the time of collapse. My greatest wish now is to see how the Western empire rose up and declined. Perhaps, this can inspire us and learn from it."

"What kind of Qin do you want to study? Just study the State of Qin." Zhang Zhao curled his lips disapprovingly.

Sun Shao smiled and looked at Zhang Zhao without saying anything, and then turned his eyes to Zhang Cheng. Zhang Zhao has read the saint's book all his life. To put it bluntly, his mind has been stiff. If he wants to talk about him, it is more difficult than ascending to heaven. Zhang Cheng is not. Although he has been immersed in Confucian classics since he was a child, after all, he was in the turbulent era of etiquette and music when he was young. The firm surname of Confucian classics must be inferior to Zhang Zhao, and he may be able to think about the problems he raised. Sun Shao knew that at this stage, his original superiority had been basically used up, and now the land area of Yue is huge and the population is more than one million. It is very difficult to rely on him to govern alone. If he doesn't use more talents, he can only watch the chaos of this emerging Yue. As a result, you can fall at a faster speed, or you are as tired as a dog, and you can't escape the cycle of rise and fall in the end.

If that's the case, he thinks it's not worth it.

The history of Rome is exactly the opposite of that of the big man. He went from Mingzhu to reading talent, but even if he went to reading talent, his reading talent is not the same as that of Chinese culture. He has never become a private property of a family name, and still retains the genes of classical Mingzhu. Now he is still a savage, but later he dominates the world, calling himself White people who are civilized people are finally changed from savages to civilized people because they inherited this gene, surpassing the civilization of the East.

How can you put such a good research object alone when you take the effort to introduce the idea of Mingzhu here? Of course, he didn't want to follow the same as Rome. After all, although the Roman Empire had existed for thousands of years, it finally fell apart and became a second-rate small country, leaving only the ruins of the Roman city for people to pay tribute.

Sun Shao doesn't want to do that. If he has a dream, then his dream is to integrate the civilizations of the East and the West, build a more powerful dynasty, and no longer let the descendants of Yan and Huang struggle in the strange circle of rise and fall.

(to be continued)