Chapter 45 Opportunity

Sun Deng ran around for a few days. Don't say goodbye to Sun Shao. He didn't even see Prime Minister Yu. He was directly stunned by Dahong and Kong Zhu. Confucius, the great Hongyu, is idle. The messengers who come to the State of Yue either want to do business with the State of Yue, or they want to unite with the King of Yue to do something. Anyway, they are all begging for the State of Yue. Naturally, he has become a nobleman in the eyes of all the messengers. He dares to respond to every request. Generally speaking, he dares to be with him. There are not many reasonable people. This thing went so smoothly that it made me feel a little sorry that there was no opponent in this stomach of knowledge, which was really lonely.

This time, Sun Deng came to the teacher to ask for guilt, which just satisfied the strong fighting spirit accumulated by the old man for a long time. As soon as Sun Deng and his think tank Xie Jing opened his mouth, they were beaten back by the old man with good evidence and very fiercely. As a son of a saint, Kong Zhu has studied classics all his life. Isn't it three fingers to deal with roles like Sun Deng and Xie Jing? So Kong Zhu taught Sun Deng a good lesson for a few days. From the spirit of the saint to the great righteousness, he made Sun Deng feel ashamed of himself. He felt that he was simply despicable to the top. Every time he went there with high fighting spirit, he bowed his head and returned dejectedly, hid in the post house and studied with Xie Jing for one night, and then went there with high fighting spirit, and returned dejected again. Kong Zhu became more and more brave in the war, but Sun Deng began to regret that he had come to Qian Tang after another blow.

Even Kong Zhu can't pass this level. What else can we talk about competing with Yu Fan? Yu Fan is a famous person who is unreasonable, and even his old descendants dare to choke him face to face. Now as the prime minister of Yue, he came up with this strategy to seduce the people of Wu. Sun Deng went to blame him. How could he be calm?

Sun Deng felt timid in his heart and regretted the rules with Sun Shao that day. If he had known that the ministers of Yue were so difficult, it would have been better to talk to Sun Shao directly. However, when Sun Shao wanted to come to Sun Shao again, he couldn't see Sun Shao - Sun Shao went on a tour. Yu Fan's achievements in the past few months were remarkable. He asked Sun Shao to go out to check his work results. Sun Shao was not in Qian Tangcheng.

Sun Deng was dumbfounded and had no choice but to wait in Qian Tangcheng. That day, he was just taught a lesson by Kong Zhu. He returned to the post hall with a heavy heart, only to find that Zhou Xun was waiting for him.

"Boying, why are you here?" Sun Deng was stunned for a moment, stepping on one foot in the door and out of the door with the other. These days, he was dizzy by Kong Zhu. Sun Deng forgot about the Zhou family and his original intention to be jealous with Sun Shao.

"I heard a piece of news." Zhou Xun got up and saluted respectfully, "I specially reported to the prince."

"What's the news?" Sun Deng regained the prince's demeanor, went to the main seat and sat down. He waved his hand and motioned Zhou Xun to sit down and speak. Zhou Xun sat down very stiffly and was silent for a moment. Then he slowly said, "There was something wrong in Nanjun."

"Is it South County?" Sun Deng didn't remember which county South County was for a while, and it took him to understand it after a while. What happened in South County?

"It is said that a caravan in Nanjun County was robbed in Funan, and two people died. The news was reported to Wei Ping, the governor of Nan. Wei Ping was mishandled and there was a conflict with Funan. At present, Funan has gathered 30,000 troops and is besieging Xijuan City."

"Wei Ping?" Xie Jing thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Is it the Nan Taishou recommended by the King of Yue?"

"Exactly." Zhou Xun nodded and then said no more.

Xie Jing turned his eyes and looked at Sun Deng. Sun Deng was wondering why there was a war in the South County of the State of Wu, but the State of Yue knew it first. After listening to Xie Jing's reminder, he felt wrong. It turned out that this Southern Taishou was actually Sun Shao's person. Seeing Xie Jing remind him with his eyes, he couldn't help but be a little curious and nodded as if nothing had happened: "Thank you, Boying, I know. How are you preparing for your brother's marriage?

"It's going well. The wedding will be held in three days."

"Then... Will the King of Yue come back?"

"I will." Zhou Xun smiled reluctantly. Zhou Yin got married. From King Yue to the Empress Dowager, basically people with some status in Qiantang City came to celebrate. It could be said that it was unrivaled. When he got married, Sun Quan didn't even show his face at all, but only sent Sun Deng to come forward.

"Well, we'll talk about a glass of wine then." Sun Deng pulled the corners of his mouth and showed a smile, but there was no smile at all. Zhou Xun sighed secretly, but did not get up. He saluted again, "Prince, it is said that Nanjun belongs to the state of Wu. After receiving the news, the king will definitely send someone to ask the prince's meaning. It's better to ask the prince to prepare early."

"Do you have any suggestions?" Seeing that Zhou Xun seemed to have something to say, Sun Deng couldn't help but be curious. While greeting people for tea, he squeezed out a smile and asked. Zhou Xun took a look at Xie Jing, who looked unhappy, but he didn't see it. He said cautiously, "The prince must know that Zhu Ya's own grain is limited, and most of the grain has to be purchased out, and the south is one of the most important grain procurement points. Even now Hepu and Jiaotan counties are selling grain to Zhu Ya, and the south can also occupy it. Half of the grain purchased by Zhu Ya.

Sun Deng's eyebrows trembled, a little unhappy, and then he felt wrong again, and the smile on his face immediately became much more sincere.

"In addition to buying grain, Xijuancheng is also the intersection of Funan State and the Yi merchants who travel to and from Zhuya. The annual commercial tax is the first of the six counties in Jiaozhou. Although Wei Ping is the person recommended by the King of Yue and hides a lot of taxes, the taxes paid in recent years are still very considerable." Zhou Xun's voice was sonorous and powerful, his tone became more and more stable, and his face showed a confident light. His usual cautious look also faded a lot, and his whole body became energetic.

"Prince, if the south is damaged, Jiuzhen and Jiaotong will inevitably be affected, and the commercial tax of these three counties accounts for 50% of the six counties of Jiaozhou. The commercial tax of Jiaozhou is now an indispensable part of the State of the State of Wu. If Jiaozhou is unstable, the strength of the State of Wu will be greatly affected." Zhou Xun paused here, glanced at Sun Deng, who was meditating, and said, "If the State of Wu does not send troops, I am worried that the Yue Congress will take advantage of the opportunity to enter these three counties and further monopolize the business in the South China Sea."

Sun Deng's eyebrows trembled, his eyelids were raised, and his two sharp eyes flashed: "The Congress sent troops?"

"Yes." Xie Jing grabbed a sentence: "If you don't take back the south, where does Zhu Ya buy grain? Without food, the prosperity of Zhu Ya will become cloud smoke and irrevocable, so the king of Yue will definitely take back the south at all costs.

"So, don't we have a chance?" Sun Deng smiled very easily.

Zhou Xun was stunned. It seemed that he didn't expect Sun Deng to have this reaction. He obviously hesitated for a moment. His originally resolute look became a little embarrassed. He pinched his hands on his thighs, and then he said again, "Prince, I think this is indeed a good opportunity. It's good for the prince and the king of Yue to fight side by side. Opportunity."

Sun Deng showed a surprised look. Just as he was about to ask, Zhou Xun continued to say, "If the State of Wu does not send troops to fight against Funan, after the king of Yue takes back the south from the state of Funan, is this the south still in Jiaozhou?"

Sun Deng was originally very angry. The opportunity he said was obviously not the same as Zhou Xun said. He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to use troops in the South China Sea to ask for the people's household registration. Even if he couldn't get the household registration, he had to obtain a more favorable condition so that he could return, but Zhou Xun suggested that he and Sun Shao send troops to the state together. Fight side by side. Are you still fighting side by side at this time? As soon as he saw Zhou Xun, Sun Deng thought of Zhou Yu. Sun Shao even robbed my woman, and I still fought side by side with him?

However, Zhou Xun's last words attracted his attention. If the State of Wu does not save the south, then the south will no longer be the State of Wu. What's more serious is that with Sun Shao's surname, it is completely possible to drive away tigers and swallow wolves, and put Jiuzhen and Jiaolang into the bag together. In addition, in the South China Sea, which has been forced by him, more than half of Jiaozhou can It's his. Although the State of Wu crossed Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, most of Yangzhou was divided up by the generals. Only Jiaozhou was mainly controlled by the court. Once Jiaozhou was swallowed up by the Yue Dynasty, it would be worse.

Thinking of the seriousness of the consequences, Sun Deng couldn't help but feel numb. Looking at Zhou Xun again, his eyes became much kinder, and at the same time, he was a little grateful. Zhou Xun is a loyal minister. His younger brother is a lieutenant in the State of Yue. He also thinks of the State of Wu and does not forget his duty. Originally, in his embarrassing identity, it was normal for him not to tell him the news. Maybe he could make a good impression in front of Sun Shao, but he did not do so. He not only told him the news, but also risked the risk of making him angry.

Sun Deng's look changed in the eyes of Zhou Xun and Xie Jing. Zhou Xun breathed a sigh of relief and retreated, but Xie Jing's face became uncertain. When Sun Deng turned to him for advice, Xie Jing smiled and asked Sun Deng, "Prince, do you remember the Battle of Liaodong?"

"Remember, of course." Sun Deng looked at Xie Jing puzzledly and didn't know why he suddenly mentioned the Battle of Liaodong at this time.

"Prince, in the Battle of Liaodong, the prince is only assisting from the side, which is already extremely thrilling. If he goes to Jiaozhou again this time, can the prince still enjoy it? And the prince and the state of Yue have become water and fire, and he will definitely not take care of you as before. Jiaozhou is dangerous. After more than ten years of fighting, I barely stabilized Jiaozhou. The prince went and won. You are still the prince and lost..."

Xie Jing grinned silently and didn't go on, but the meaningful smile made Sun Deng shudder. Xie Jing's words are very honest. You are now the prince of the State of Wu. If you win, you can't rise again. What about losing? If it is light, it will damage its reputation, and if it is serious, it will be killed. In the end, such a thing is not what you, a prince, should do.

Sun Deng is in a dilemma.

"It's better to report it to the King of Wu. I think the King of Wu should be able to receive the military report in a few days. The prince only needs to report the possible reaction of the King of Yue to the king. As for the invitation to war, I think... it's not appropriate, it's very inappropriate."

Sun Deng nodded, and his face was gloomy and ugly. He immediately wrote an urgent letter to Sun Quan and reported the news to Zhuge Jin at the same time. Three days later, Zhuge Ke suddenly appeared in Qian Tang. As soon as he saw Zhuge Ke, Sun Deng was shocked. Zhuge Ke's eyes were dark, his face was dusty, and his walking was a little unstable. His legs were shivering. Obviously, he was running all the way.

"Yuan Xun, what are you doing?" Sun Deng and Xie Jing were very surprised.

"Prince, is the news of Jiaozhou true?" Zhuge Ke asked in a hoarse voice, with an anxious light in his eyes.

"It's true." Sun Deng nodded. He had heard the exact news through Kong Zhu. Kong Zhu was instructed by Sun Shao to ask Sun Deng if he intended to march to the south. Sun Deng did not give him a definite answer, but only said that he had to ask for instructions before he could decide.

"Prince, I have deducted your book to the king." Zhuge Ke sat on the table, raised the teapot on the case, poured a bellyful of herbal tea into his mouth first, and then said, "If it's true, we must fight for the opportunity to go on an expedition."

Xie Jing's face was a little strange. He looked at Zhuge Ke and Sun Deng, and was silent. Zhuge Ke was also the prince. He actually dared to suppress the news reported by Sun Deng to Sun Quan, and it was such a military and state event. Sun Deng's face did not change, and his eyes were also calm. He seemed to feel that there was nothing wrong with Zhuge Ke's doing so. He waited quietly. It was not until Zhuge Ke spoke that he smiled and asked, "Is Yuan Xun going to go to the expedition?"

Zhuge Ke glanced at him and shook his head. First, he breathed a long sigh of relief and stabilized his mood: "Prince, do you think there will be a war in the State of Wu at present?"

Sun Deng shook his head slowly: "After the military conference, the people all over the world hope for peace, and the four kings are busy restoring their strength. Three or five years of forces should not attack each other."

"In that case, why do you give up this cross-state fighter?" Zhuge Ke asked honestly and rudely, "The prince is already fifteen years old, and he will soon be saluteed. The king's body has been uneasy, and there are not many opportunities left for the prince. The military power of the State of Wu is in the hands of the generals. Their relationship with the king and minister is not so much the relationship between the king and the king and the servant as the master-slave relationship. Just as the people left by the general did not want to submit to the king, now these generals also submit to the king, not the State of Wu. If the prince succeeds to the throne, the State of Wu will inevitably be in danger. As long as Wei Shuyue is slightly provoked, the State of Wu may be divided and turned into nothing.

"Is it so serious, Yuanxun, are you too nervous?" Xie Jing couldn't help reminding him.

"Uncle, what have you been thinking about these days? You can't see such an important thing?" Zhuge Ke turned his head and scolded fiercely, "Don't you notice the crisis of the State of Wu at all? The king of Yue bullied me. Why hasn't the king put it into action yet? He wanted to rectify the rule of officials, but Zhang Wen did the opposite and impeached the prime minister. Why? Isn't it because the Prime Minister is not from Jiangdong? The battle between Jiangdong and Huaisi is only the battle of Wenchen. What about the generals? The situation of the generals is more serious. They have heavy troops and have many handovers with the king of Yue. They are unwilling to go to war with the State of Yue, and the king has the name of the king of Wu, so he can only swallow his anger..."

Zhuge Ke was headless and angry at Xie Jing. Not only was Xie Jing speechless and blushed by him, but even Sun Deng was a little restless. Xie Jing and Zhuge Ke are two important advisers around him. Compared with Zhuge Ke's literary and military talents, Xie Jing pays more attention to strategy. This time, when he came to Qian Tang, he did not bring Zhuge Ke. He only took Xie Jing out of this consideration. Unexpectedly, Zhuge Ke accused Xie Jing of dereliction of duty face to face. From a certain point of view, he was also accusing Sun Deng of knowing people. Unknown.

But I have to say that what Zhuge Ke said is basically true. If you don't say that the state of Yue is a freak with no rules, then among the three countries of Wei, Shu and Wu, the internal hidden danger of the State of Wu is the biggest. No matter how big or small a country is, the struggle for power is inevitable. If civil servants fight again, the harm they cause is limited, while the generals are not. They hold heavy soldiers in their hands. Once there is a different intention, the consequences will be unimaginable. There are 30 years of turmoil after Zhongping. Everyone has a relatively unified understanding of this, and the control over the generals is ten. Strictly divided. Among them, the State of Wei is the most effective, and there is no one in the three countries controlled by Cao Yan's generals. Although Zhang Liao and others are known as the five good generals, their strength is limited. Even if they don't consider the hostages in Ye City, they don't have the strength to rebel. In the 20th year of Jian'an, Zhang Liao and Lejin were two good generals and Li Dian. Hefei had a total of only 7,000 horses. Cao Wei's generals strength was large and small, but they were usually less than 2,000 people. There was a big war, and then he added the name of the governor. He used the general as a unit to allocate people and horses, just like the ban on saving Fancheng, Xu Huang attacked Xiangyang, and the big in his hand. The army was assembled in this way. During the war, these generals were under their unified command. As soon as the war ended, they returned to their headquarters. Only important ministers such as Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren could command heavy troops for a long time. Except for these people, it is impossible for any general to have much impact if he wants to rebel.

The situation in Shu is slightly different. Liu Bei commands the army with the method of personal feelings and system interoperability, and his strength has never been greater than that. The total strength of Shu is now less than 100,000. In addition to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, most of his strength is still in Liu Bei's own hands. Once Liu Bei dies, those generals will continue to be loyal. With his successor Liu Chan, coupled with the assistance of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, there will be no major turmoil in Shu.

The State of Wu is different. The main forces of the State of Wu are scattered in the hands of the generals. Most of these soldiers are their private soldiers, which can be inherited by father and son. They have their own food cities, and the station is their sphere of influence. Sun Quan generally does not move. They only submit to Sun Quan personally, not the State of Wu. Of course, It doesn't include Prince Sun Deng. The friendship between them and Sun Quan is not entirely the relationship between the king and the minister, but more between the king and the minister and his friends. If you are good to me, I will listen to you. If you are not kind to me, I will be unjust to you. Therefore, the State of Wu's control over the generals is the worst. Of course, there are obedient people, such as Lv Meng, and there are many disobedient people, such as He Qi. When Sun Ce passed away and Sun Quan took over, there were many veterans who disapprove of him. It took Sun Quan more than ten years to finally slowly subdue their hearts. In addition, he trained some new people such as Lu Su, Lv Meng, Jiang Qin and so on to replace their status, and finally slowly controlled the situation, but these people's reading ability The surname is very strong. Once they feel that Sun Quan is not as good as before, they may become disobedient at any time.

Not long ago, the actor Jinzong staged a big play of escape.

Jin Zong is an unknown general. Many people are a little curious. He has not made any contributions. How did he become a garrison in such an important position as the opera? In fact, Jin Zong was able to do this completely because he was Sun Quan's old general. Sun Quan believed in him. Later, for some unknown reason, Sun Quan gave an edict to scold him. As a result, Jin Zong turned his face and even led the city to surrender to the State of Wei. This was not only a matter of the city and people, but also slapped Sun Quan in the face. Sun Quan was so angry that he almost fainted.

So, if Sun Deng wants to succeed to the throne as King of Wu, does he have the military power to control the situation? Can he inherit the military power from Sun Quan? These military powers can't even be fully controlled by Sun Quan himself, so how can they be passed on to Sun Deng?

If Sun Deng wants to sit firmly on the throne of the King of Wu, the only feasible way is to seize the opportunity to establish his own military power, and to establish military power, as long as he has the strength in his hand, it is possible to deter others, so that he can control the light and not be scattered. The most difficult opportunity for people to find a handle is to fight. Almost all the generals in Jiangdong accumulate their strength through battle. Now the world is peaceful. The battle of Jiaozhou is a God-given opportunity, but Xie Jing did not remind Sun Deng to take advantage of this opportunity in time, but just reported that Sun Quan had done something. Isn't it dereliction of duty? How can Zhuge Ke not be angry?

After listening to Zhuge Ke's analysis, Sun Deng suddenly realized that Xie Jing was even more ashamed. He lowered his head and said nothing, hoping to slap himself twice.

"If I guess correctly, once the king decides to use troops in Jiaozhou, there must be a lot of people who take the initiative to fight. Because Jiaozhou has many mountains and forests, and Danyang's Shanyue soldiers are best at mountain and forest warfare. How many of the generals in the State of Wu are not mainly Shanyue soldiers?

"But we don't have soldiers?" Sun Deng said in embarrassment, "If other generals go to Jiaozhou, they can take their own people with them. What about me? I don't have anything? Do you want me to go empty-handed?

Although Xie Jing was embarrassed, he still said his worries: "Won Xun, the war is fierce. He comes to the battle in person with the respect of the prince. What will happen if something unexpected happens?"

"The prince went to Jiaozhou to command the battle, not to ask him to come to the battle in person. In my opinion, he can just sit in Hepu. Of course, it is up to us to do such a thing as fighting in front of the battle." Zhuge Ke had been prepared for a long time. He turned to Sun Deng and said, "The queen and Mrs. Bu have been getting along very well. Mrs. Bu has no children. She will not become the enemy of the prince. Therefore, the prince can use the strength of Bu Qian's hand. In addition, the prince can also ask King Yue for help. Even if he doesn't help you, as long as he doesn't embarrass you, this matter will be Half of it was successful.

"Then who will lead the army?" Sun Deng was still a little hesitant: "Zhou Xun?"

"He can't." Zhuge Ke shook his head and straightened his chest: "I'm not talented. I'm willing to charge for the prince."

Looking at Zhuge Ke with burning eyes, Sun Deng suddenly smiled: "Wen Xun, General Zuo, do you know you're coming?"

Zhuge Ke's eyes were a little flustered. He hesitated for a moment and said, "No, I came in a hurry and didn't have time to inform him."

(to be continued)