Chapter 93 Poor Son

On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Liu Xie, the emperor, took Empress Cao Jie and Prince Liu Xing, accompanied by Prime Minister Yang Biao and others, and drove to Guangling. Cao Qian, the king of Wei, was absent due to illness. His son Cao Zhang, Sun Shao, the king of Yue, Sun Quan, the king of Wu, and Liu Bei, the king of Shu, went out of the camp 30 miles to welcome him. After a cold noise, Sun Quan, the king of Wu, and Liu Bei, the king of Shu, were the guides. Sun Shao, the king of Yue, and Cao Zhang, followed by the emperor's car and drove to the camp that had already been prepared. Xu, the queen of Wu, and Guan Feng, the queen of Yue, accompanied the queen Cao Jie all the way. The descendants of Yue Feng and the prince Liu Xing were like the same at first sight. Sun Feng stuffed a piece of candy into Liu Xing's mouth. Liu Xing became Sun Feng's follower, and the descendants of the King of Wu were worried. Tang had it, but he couldn't be as unruly as Sun Feng. He squeezed into a car with Liu Xing and laughed. He could only arch his hands and accompany him carefully.

"I have no way to teach my son, which makes the queen laugh." Guan Feng apologized with embarrassment.

Empress Cao Jie smiled, waved her hand, and said generously, "It doesn't matter. They are all children. You don't have to talk about so many rules. Xing'er has also been bored in the palace for a long time. His Majesty's other princes are old and can't play with him. This time, he was brought out. It was hard all the way. It was also a rare thing to have such a partner of the same age. Prince Yue is very strong. It seems that when he grows up, he must be like the king of Yue. Cao Jie couldn't help laughing, "I forgot that his mother is also a tiger general."

Guan Feng smiled awkwardly. In front of the graceful Cao Jie, she was obviously a little reserved. However, Cao Jie also looked at her quite a lot. Although Guan Feng did not wear a robe, she wore a gorgeous imperial uniform, but she had a reputation. She had a hero who shocked China, a hero husband as a king, and a famous general who was used to fighting and made great achievements in the war. Even if she wore a complicated dress, she still did not lose her heroism and was used to it. In the eyes of Cao Jie, a weak woman, there is another valiant atmosphere. The two were of the same age, and they soon talked together. On the contrary, Queen Wu, Xu, couldn't keep up, so she could only accompany her silently.

He welcomed the emperor into the camp and settled down properly. Sun Shao and others brought their respective officials and subordinates to the account one by one. In the current order, Sun Shao was at the end. When he entered the imperial tent, Liu Xie, the emperor, and Yang Biao, the prime minister, smiled. When Sun Shao finished his salute, the emperor smiled and waved:

"Come on, Sun Qing, the ceremony is over, and we princes and ministers talk together. I haven't seen Wancheng for more than four years.

Sun Shao looked like I miss you so much and swallowed, "I have been with your majesty for four years, three months and 21 days. Whether I am in Liaodong or in Funan, I miss you all the time."

"Poo!" Before the emperor could say anything, Yang Biao couldn't help laughing first. He stepped up, flew up, and laughed and scolded, "Zhizi, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you are even better at acting."

Sun Shao didn't flash and bowed: "Mr. Yang, I haven't seen you for a few years. You are still so agile, and your footwork is still so sharp."

"Hehehe..." The emperor, who wanted to have a stiff face, couldn't help smiling. Yang Biao is a rare person who jokes with people. Today, he laughed with Sun Shao in front of the emperor. It was the first time that the emperor saw it. He had long known that although Yang Biao and Sun Shao were very different in age, they were very speculative, but he didn't expect that they were so familiar with each other. In fact, he also blamed Yang Biao. Yang Biao didn't want to be so intimate with Sun Shao, but he knew that you were serious, and Sun Shao was not serious, and the more serious you were, the more rude he was. Talking about etiquette and majesty to him was bullshit. As soon as he entered the account today, he said such a thing to the emperor. Obviously, it was still the same as before. It was useless to say that the dignity of the king was all in vain.

"Yang Gong, I really invite you to watch the play this time." Sun Shao smiled and said, "In order to relieve your majesty's boredom, I have made a lot of thoughts. I have prepared more than a dozen entertainment programs alone to ensure that your majesty is physically and mentally comfortable."

"You don't want to take your majesty to be ridiculous, do you?" Yang Biao looked at Sun Shao cautiously.

"How is it possible?" Sun Shao straightened his chest and said, "I'm a decent person."

The emperor is inexplicable. He doesn't know what they are talking about, but he is interested in what Yang Biao said. He is just embarrassed to say it.

"Your Majesty has been on the road for a month, and it's not easy to get here. Your Highness, you really should make your majesty happy. Yang Biao put away his smile, pulled Sun Shao aside and sat down. He stared at Sun Shao's eyes and said, "You have made a lot of money in Funan. Your Majesty has given you both states. You won't send a ship of gifts, will you? I heard that Queen Yue gave her father Guan Yu a boat of treasures. The rice with 40,000 stones and flowers is much more than the one you gave to your majesty.

Sun Shaoyile: "Why, your majesty also wants 40,000 stone meters? It's not so nervous, is it?"

The emperor smiled awkwardly: "Mr. Yang, Sun Qing has always been loyal to the court, and there has never been a shortage of tributes. There is no need to say this kind of domestic ugliness. Leave me some face."

Yang Biao was silent for a moment and looked up to Sun Shao and said, "In my opinion, you have done a good job and should not reach out to you again. However, the other three kings are too much. The king of Wei has not even sent this year's tribute so far. The kings of Shu and the kings of Wu also deal with errands, either short of weight or delaying time. Look, your majesty's horses are not as good as the horses of Cao Zhang's cavalry. What is this? What is the majesty of the emperor? In the end, Yang Biao was already very unhappy.

Sun Shao also put away his smile. He thought for a moment and looked up at Yang Biao: "Mr. Yang, you have told me some of these things in the letter before, and I have also heard some from other sources. Now when I see your majesty's car, I understand everything. The three kings of Wei, Shu and Wu did not do it authentically. They really shouldn't. However, I want to remind Yang that there are two points. First, these things are all family scandals, and you can't make trouble because of it. At that time, the court is afraid that it will be more humiliating.

Yang Biao and the emperor looked at each other and nodded at the same time. It was because they thought that there was nothing to make up for it. There is no way to find Sun Shao. Among the four kings, only Sun Shao sincerely puts the court in his heart.

"Second, although I am one of the four kings, when I was crowned, there were unwritten rules. I, the king of Yue, was ranked last, and the king of Wei, who ranked first, did not come this time. I just want to say something, I'm afraid no one will listen to me, so..."

Yang Biao stared at Sun Shao: "I know what you want to say, but you also know that it's not that your majesty is reluctant to give up the title of the general. It's the king of Wei who wrote that the general can't go to Luoyang to be a general. Are you willing to go?"

"Maybe I will go in the future, but I won't go now." Sun Shao smiled and said, "I still want to fight for your majesty for a few more years."

"That's not true." Yang Biao took the opportunity to say.

"However, I have a more suitable candidate for a general. Please think about it. This person is famous all over the world. If he can be a general, I believe that everyone will be convinced, and no one will dare to be perfunctory in the future and don't take your majesty seriously.

"Oh?" Tianzi and Yang Biao were both surprised: "Who is it?"

"General Guan Yu of Shu."

"He?"

"Not bad. In the battle of General Guan Wancheng, he helped the building to fall in the general. He made great achievements in the country and his family, and General Guan became a famous hero and made great achievements in the war. If he was the general, I thought that whether it was Wei or Wu Shu, he would be afraid of three points.

The emperor did not say a word, his eyes swept at Yang Biao, and his eyes were a little angry. Sun Shao proposed that Guan Yu should be the general of the court. There is no problem with the candidate. Guan Yu has made contributions to the court and is also famous. General Ren is reasonable, but Sun Shao said so, but he had some intention to say goodbye to Cao. Didn't you say that the general can't be an external officer? OK, I recommend a person who can serve in Luoyang. Anyway, I just don't want your Cao family to be a general. The problem is that you are different from Cao, and you can't play with the general of the court. Is it up to you, the general?

Yang Biao slowly exhaled: "General Guan is indeed suitable, but the general's choice is not small, and it needs to be discussed with other three kings. King Yue, what do you think?

Yang Biao is very worried that Sun Shao has made great efforts for the East China Sea Alliance. He proposed to ask his father-in-law Guan Yu to be a general, which can be regarded as a condition. If he is refused, I'm afraid that he will be very angry, and he will be in trouble that day. Unexpectedly, Sun Shao was very polite. As soon as he heard this, he laughed and said, "Yang Gong's words are reasonable. Naturally, such a major event should be discussed with the kings. Your Majesty can speak widely, and he is as good as the flow. In fact, he is the luck of the ministers and others, and the luck of the Han Dynasty. I raised my hands in favor. No, I raised my hands and feet in favor.

Yang Biao was angry and funny, and stared at Sun Shao: "It's like a sentence in the front, but there is a clue in the back. You, the king of Yue, are a little disrespectful."

Sun Shao smiled and said, "I am the general of Fuyi. In the end, I deal with the barbarians. I can't tell the rules. I can't help it. I'm used to it."

"That's all. Let's talk about it first. What's the arrangement these days?"

Sun Shao took out a list from his arms and sent it to Yang Biao with both hands. Yang Biao read it and handed it to the emperor again. The emperor took a look, and it listed the plans for these days. Today's arrangement is to pick up, meet, give gifts, and then have a reception in the evening. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and the emperor will hold a banquet to invite everyone to dinner - of course, these Sun Shao have been arranged, but the emperor will come forward - the emperors and ministers will have a party. The day after tomorrow is the first day of the first lunar month. The ministers first pay New Year's greetings to your majesty, present the New Year's gift, and then be rewarded by the emperor. On the second day of the first lunar month, the highlight began with a military parade, first the cavalry of the State of Wei, and then the soldiers of Wu Shu. On the third day of the first lunar month, it was reviewed by the sailors. The emperor was invited to board the giant ship of Yue to go to sea, watch the sailors' exercises, and cruise the vast sea of the Han Dynasty... A long list was written in a large list, which was arranged until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which was full. The emperor couldn't help but be a little worried. He came to ask for money, but now he wants him to reward him. Although it is a symbol of the surname, if it is too little, it doesn't look good.

"Your Majesty, you can rest assured that I have discussed with the kings to ensure that Your Majesty will not be overstretched." Sun Shao said with full heart, "And your majesty can return with a full load when he left."

The emperor looked at Sun Shao suspiciously. Although he didn't believe it, there was no other way, so he had to nod and say yes. Sun Shao sat for a while and said that he would arrange an evening banquet, so he left first. Yang Biao and the emperor sat for a while, and they raised their heads coincidentally: "This general's candidate..." Then they were stunned together, looked at each other for a while, and smiled again.

"Your Majesty, it is also appropriate for Guan Yu to be the general. Liu Bei, the king of Shu, and Sun Shao, the king of Yue, will definitely be satisfied, and the tribute of Shu will be guaranteed in the future."

"Well, General Guan has made contributions in the court, and he should be a general." The emperor said yes, and said worriedly, "But can the king of Wei agree?"

Yang Biao smiled and said, "Since King Yue is so sure, he is probably angry. What I'm worried about is that not only the candidates of the general have been decided, but also the others.

The emperor sighed for a long time and shook his head sadly: "Little Luoyang, I can't make the decision."

Yang Biao shook his head slowly: "Your Majesty, why do you do this? Compromise between the four kings is the basis for the continuation of the great men. They are not afraid that they will compromise with each other, but that their family will be dominant. Among the four kings, the king of Wei was the most arrogant. This time, the emperor patrolled, and the four kings met the alliance. He actually dared to say that he was ill, and his domineering was obvious. The general was appointed by Guan Yu, and Shu and Yue were united. If there is anything in the future, I'm afraid the king of Wei will think about it. Even if the three princes are under the responsibility of the four kings, it is not necessarily a good thing. Your Majesty, this is the meaning of the Republic.

The emperor smiled bitterly: "Yang Gong's words are reasonable. I think too much."

"The most urgent thing is to determine the candidates as soon as possible and put away their tributes so that they can't be rewarded." Yang Biao was also a little disappointed. The dignified emperor actually fell to this point. If he did not agree to the candidates recommended by the four kings, he could not get the due tribute. The throne of the court was actually used to exchange money. What is the difference between this and the filial emperor selling officials in those years? It's just that there is no clear price.

Yang Biao acted immediately and sent someone to invite Cao Zhang first. In order to prevent Cao Zhang from being rude, he first informed Empress Cao Jie of this matter. Sure enough, when he saw the gloomy-faced empress Cao Jie present, Cao Zhang, who was originally going to play a rogue and wanted a little more benefits, suddenly became honest and didn't dare to put one more fart. He even called his Majesty Shengming. General Guan's name was true and should have been appointed as the general. Then he recommended Gu Yong, the prime minister of the State of Wu, as the prime minister of the imperial historian, saying that Gu Yong was upright. With a majestic appearance, Mr. Cai Yong was the chosen one in those years. Yang Biao and the emperor had been prepared for a long time, but they didn't say anything more. As usual, they should study and study.

Then he invited Liu Bei. Liu Bei knew very well in his heart that this was discussed by several of them. On the one hand, each of them took the important position of controlling the court and not to let the court have any more demon moths in the court. On the other hand, he also pushed the characters who felt that all parties were difficult to deal with headaches to the court. It seemed to be promoted. In fact, But he didn't calmly relieve the trouble. For example, like Guan Yu, if you want to be in addition to his position as a general, he will probably be a general, but now it is different. If you let him be a general in the court, he will be promoted. He will definitely be very happy. Gu Yong of the State of Wu is a thorn in Sun Quan's heart, but now he is allowed to be the imperial historian in the court, which is also a promotion. Even if Gu Yong has a problem, it is not easy to say anything.

Liu Bei first thanked Guan Yu for his kindness, and then recommended Zhang Zhao of Yue as a lieutenant. Next is Sun Quan. Sun Quan is hypocritical, and then recommends Cao Zhang as the riding general.

After a turn, the general of the court, the general of the court, the general of the cavalry, the lieutenant and the doctor of the imperial history were all in charge. The reason why Gu Yong did not directly become the prime minister, but temporarily served as the prime minister of the imperial historian, it seems that he still gave Yang Biao face.

The emperor and Yang Biao are speechless, but they can't find a suitable reason. Of course, you can't listen, but you have to think about it. The result of not adopting it is that you have to go back empty hands. Not only can't Gong Fu get it, but you can't take it in the future. Although he felt very humiliated, the emperor was very calm when he thought about the days he had lived beside Cao Wei. At least I have to discuss with him now. At that time, Cao Wei was not so polite. Directly on the table was equivalent to deciding where to nod his head.

Whether you are willing or not, the matter is settled. Invisibly, there is also a rule. In the future, the affairs of the court will be discussed by the four kings. The four kings each elected a spokesperson to serve in the court, which became a silent practice.

The emperor immediately issued an edict, worshipping Guan Yu as the general, Cao Zhang as the cavalry general, Zhang Zhao as the lieutenant, and Gu Yong as the imperial historian. The imperial edict and printing were immediately processed and quickly sent to everyone. Then the four kings who fulfilled their wishes together sent a rich gift list to solve the urgent needs of the emperor. As usual, Sun Shao, the king of Yue, took the most generous hand. All kinds of squares were placed for a long time, and finally sent a huge ship, which was taken by the emperor to inspect the sailors. According to the rules, the things used by the emperor can no longer be used by others. Even if they are rewarded to you, you can only put them at home and can't really use them for your own use. Sun Shao, who had already considered this problem in advance, simply sent a building ship to the emperor, which was flat. Otherwise, it would be a question whether the emperor could take the ship to Luoyang.

Looking at the gifts of the camp, and the money and grain tribute that the kings promised to send as soon as possible after the Spring Festival, the emperor's heart was mixed, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, and everything. Fortunately, since he ascended the throne, he has not enjoyed the arbitrary scenery of Qiangang. He has been more or less used to this kind of life under the fence. After being depressed for a while, he also accepted his fate. When he attended the reception banquet in the evening, he talked and laughed again, and his face was as usual.

The lively days passed quickly. On the second day of the Chinese New Year, the emperor reviewed the soldiers of the Wei cavalry and Wu Shu, and the 15,000-step riders set up a position outside Guangling City, and staged a joint attack exercise in front of the emperor. The drums rumbled and roared in bursts. 15,000 soldiers, who had just run in for more than ten days, were also quite majestic under the command of the new riding general Cao Zhang. However, at the thought of the sailor inspection the next day, everyone was a little absent-minded. The tactic of Buqi's joint attack is very familiar to the Han people. Even if the emperor has never fought a war, he knows a little about it. However, the tactics of the sailors have made them very fresh. Especially in the past few years, the Yue sailors have crossed the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and their achievements have already aroused everyone's appetite.

The walking exercise ended with sparse applause. Cao Zhang was very depressed, but Sun Shao looked very happy. He came to Cao Zhang's side and said, "Ziwen, have you ever thought of such a joint walking battle one day?"

"I thought about it when I was dreaming." Cao Zhang said bluntly.

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao smiled heartlessly and said, "Only when you have a dream can you have motivation. You work hard and get rid of Xianbei people as soon as possible. I promise to help you realize such a dream. It is unlikely that the soldiers of the State of Wu will rush to the Western Regions, but I am sure of the soldiers of the State of Shu. If it's too much, 20,000 people will definitely be fine.

"20,000 people is enough. It shouldn't be a big problem for the State of Wei to transfer 30,000 to 40,000 steps. As long as you can guarantee that my food and grass are heavy, I will definitely recover the Western Regions and fight until the big food." Cao Zhang said with a bad smile, "Your Highness, don't break your promise and get fat."

"I keep my word." Sun Shao curled his lips and said, "Don't point at me. Whether it's Guanzhong or Hanzhong, they are all famous granaries. Since you want to prepare for the Western Expedition, start preparing now. After all, it's better to get food nearby than to transport food for thousands of miles. You can find a chance. Let's talk about the new farm tools. BY THE way, where is your brother Jian now?

"In Hanzhong."

"Is he going to go on an expedition with you?"

"Maybe." Cao Zhang was very surprised: "What, what are you going to do?"

"What can I plan?" Sun Shaoyi curled his lips and said, "I'm just wondering why Cao Zijian, who almost cleaned up Zhang Fei, hasn't made any movement recently."

"Hey hey, he, like you, doesn't want to fight a civil war anymore." Cao Zhang looked around and said quietly, "He is waiting to march to the west with me."

"Is it?" Sun Shao was very surprised, and then touched his chin and said with a smile, "It seems that I finally have a peer."

"Of course." Cao Zhang straightened his chest and said unwillingly, "It's not just Zijian, I think so too. Although your article is poorly written, the words are not rough, and the brothers are cruel. No matter how many battles you win, it is boring. It's better to kill foreigners. To tell you the truth, my father also praised you. He also said that if I hadn't been old, this western expedition would not have fallen on me.

"The ghost believes in your father." Sun Shao rolled his eyes and said, "The old thief's ten sentences are not true. Fortunately, I still respect him so much that I didn't come to support me. Next time I'll send someone to send fish oil, you see if I don't give him some medicine.

"What you said is not right." Cao Zhang smiled and said, "My father is coming. Do you still have a chance to show your face?"

"Bah!" Sun Shao spit and said, "If I want to show my face, do you still want him to let me? I'll show you tomorrow. I earned my face by myself. Be careful of your eyeballs. Don't be so scared that you can't take them back.

"And--" Cao Zhang's voice lengthen up and looked disdainful: "I've known about your little thing for a long time. Isn't it just a bigger boat and faster? Do you still have the ability to pull it to the shore?"

"I can't go ashore, but being on the shore doesn't mean it's safe." Sun Shao sneered: "I'll show you tomorrow. What is science and technology as the first productive force."

(to be continued)