Chapter 95 Armistice Agreement

Cao Zhang's face suddenly darked.

Sun Shao raised the corners of his mouth and shook his head and said, "The eagles fly in the sky, and the fish swim in the water. Although my warship is okay, it can't get ashore after all. It's better to fight on land, or ride first. Your Highness will fight for a lifetime. You won't even forget this common sense, will you?

Liu Bei touched his beard awkwardly, turned to Guan Feng boringly, and said reproachfully, "Silver screen, you are really strict enough. You don't tell such important news in advance. Fortunately, there are still hundreds of steps away. If you are close, isn't it too late to cover your ears?"

Guan Feng squeezed her lips and glanced at Sun Shao, with pride in her eyes: "To tell you the truth, uncle, I just knew it. I just thought the name was loud, but I didn't expect it to be like thunder. Don't be surprised that my uncle was shocked.

Liu Bei laughed and took Guan Feng aside to gossip. Sun Shao was not interested in listening to what he said. I guess he wanted to get some benefits from Guan Feng. He had already talked about it and had already told Guan Feng about the regulations. Now that Guan Yu is not in Shu, I believe that Guan Feng will not be so generous.

Cao Zhang's face softened a little. He glanced at Liu Bei's back and was about to talk to Sun Shao. Zhang Zhao shouted, "Your Highness, King Yue, come closer, your majesty has something to ask Your Highness."

Sun Shao hurriedly answered and confessed a crime to Cao Zhang. Cao Zhang was helpless and said anxiously, "Your Highness, I will visit Your Highness later. Please leave some time."

"I must, I have prepared sugar cane wine, waiting for you to come." Sun Shao waved his hand with a smile, then arched his hands on his chest and trotted all the way to the emperor. This way of walking has a doorway, which is called trend. Everyone can't swagger in front of the emperor. They must pass quickly, and they can't walk away. They can only walk in a hurry. This is called trend. Not only in front of the emperor, but also in front of the elders, which is a kind of courtesy. Sun Shao is now the king of Yue, and he rarely sees the emperor. Generally speaking, there are only others in front of him. He rarely needs to flock. This time, in order to create a stable rear for himself, he needs to put the emperor high, so Zhang Zhao reminded him again and again.

Seeing Sun Shao's respect, Tianzi's face showed a satisfied smile and looked at Zhang Zhao gratefully. Zhang Zhao is the teacher of the king of Yue. He is highly respected. Sun Shao is so polite to the emperor. The emperor believes that it has something to do with Zhang Zhao as a lieutenant, and his impression of Zhang Zhao is much better. He waved his hand and motioned Sun Shao to relax a little and not to be too tight.

Zhang Zhao stroked his beard, showed a reserved smile, and couldn't help glancing at Sun Quan on the opposite side. Sun Quan twitched the corners of his eyes and subconsciously turned his head away, giving way to Zhang Zhao's provocative eyes.

"Sun Qing, what does this steam engine look like? Can you show me?" The emperor asked curiously, but he was a little worried. This was a secret. Although Sun Shao was polite to him, he may not be able to see anything related to secrets.

"Of course." To the surprise of the emperor, Sun Shao agreed, then looked at the gorgeous uniform on the emperor, and said worriedly, "It's just that the cabin is very dirty. Is your majesty changing your clothes?"

The emperor was overjoyed and shook his head cheerfully and said, "The sailors in the cabin are all my people. They are not afraid of being dirty when they work there all day long. Why don't I go and have a look? Sun Qing, lead the way ahead.

Sun Shao smiled and flattered: "Your Majesty loves the people like a son, and his feelings can be learned." Then he took the emperor down to Fengyi. Of course, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and Cao Zhang were not willing to lag behind, and they didn't need Sun Shao to greet them and followed them together. The sailors of the Fengyi were busy. The black coal, white steam and the fiery fire in the cabin were combined into a painting. The huge crankshaft made a roar, which was deafening. ** The sailors did not expect that the noble emperor would come. When they saw the solemn emperor, they opened their mouths in surprise and stood stupidly. It didn't move there, and I even forgot to salute.

Liu Bei and others showed a gloating expression on their faces.

"Presumptuous, the emperor is coming, why don't you kneel down and pick it up?" Zhang Zhao lowered his face and shouted loudly to remind the sailors.

When the sailors heard this, they immediately panicked and threw the tools in their hands. No matter whether it was coal or water on the ground, or something, they turned over and were about to kneel down. Just then, Sun Shao suddenly said:

"And wait!"

Although this sound was not loud, it clearly reached everyone's ears. These sailors were very familiar with Sun Shao's voice, and they were obedient and did not consider it at all. They immediately straightened their legs that had just bent down, and several of them knelt quickly and instinctively stood up.

"Your Highness?" Zhang Zhao looked at Sun Shao unhappily with a gloomy face.

"Oh, Father Zhong, this is Fengxian's warship. Let's listen to Fengxian." Sun Quan put on a very reasonable look and advised him in a way, "Although the subjects should kneel when they see the emperor, since Feng Xian refused, there must be his reason."

Sun Shao sneered in his heart, but the smile on his face remained unchanged. These people are really boring. At this time, they still have to make trouble with their mouths. He turned to the emperor and arched his hand and shouted, "Your Majesty, although these sailors do not fight on the deck, since they are on the warship, they are the soldiers of the sailors. There are rules in the army. You can only salute, but not kneel down. Even if you see the emperor, you can't be an exception. Please give it to your majesty.

The emperor's eyes flashed, and then he smiled again and said generously, "Sun Qing's words are reasonable, and it should indeed be so." He turned around and looked at the sailors, who were dark and could only see the whites of his eyes and teeth, but his eyes were clearly bright, and he nodded gently.

The sailors, who were stimulated by Sun Shao's words, immediately stood up straight and hit their hearts with their dark right fists. A strong captain shouted: "I wait for the sailors of the Fengyi of the Funan Fleet of the Yueguo, my Majesty. Long live your majesty!" Long live the King of Yue!"

More than a hundred sailors shouted in unison, with a neat and powerful voice, echoing in the narrow cabin. The sound rolled and even overshadowed the sound of the steam engine, which was no less shocking as the thunder that had just exploded far away. The emperor was shocked, and then calmed down, stood up straight, and answered loudly, "Your bodies are flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The sailors responded in unison.

The emperor slowly walked forward, carefully looking at the sweaty but excited men, sighing. Sun Shao accompanied him and passed in front of the sailors one by one. When he saw which one the emperor looked at, he immediately came forward to introduce the sailor's place of origin, service age and military knight. When the emperor checked the thick steam engine, he asked the sailor standing aside to introduce it to the emperor. Those sailors never thought that there would be such an honor. They were so excited that their words trembled. Originally, it was a simple sentence, but they rolled in their mouths, and they couldn't say it clearly. Fortunately, the emperor was not in a hurry. He looked at them slowly and with a smile on his face, and waited patiently for them to calm down their excitement.

After a circle in the cabin, the emperor checked several steam engines and praised them. Finally, he reluctantly left the bottom cabin. Sun Shao accompanied him out of the cabin and said to the lieutenant behind him at the door of the cabin, "Go back and tell your brothers that you have performed well in front of the emperor today. You will be awarded the third level every year and celebrate your achievements in the evening."

The captain's eyes suddenly glowed. Just as he wanted to thank him loudly, Sun Shao put his finger on his lips and pointed to the emperor who was climbing up, signaling him to keep his voice down. The captain nodded repeatedly, arched his hand to send Sun Shao away, turned around and sank his face, and called all the sailors to him. The sailors didn't know why. Seeing the captain's serious face, they thought that they had just dealt with the misfortune and caused trouble, and they became uneasy one by one. Nothing can be heard in the cabin except the roar of the steam engine.

The captain coughed, and then smiled and said loudly, "Your Highness has an edict. It's very appropriate for you to welcome you. Everyone will be rewarded with the third level, tonight."

The sailors calmed down for a moment, and then roared excitedly.

The emperor, who was standing in the cabin and watching the torsion crossbow cannon firing thunder, heard the cheers in the cabin below and smiled, "Sun Qing, you are really good at it. It's rare for you to be in such a good mood to work there."

Sun Shao smiled and said, "It is Your Majesty's grace that makes them so happy. I believe that they will always engrave today's scene in their hearts."

"Is it?" The emperor held a thunderbolt in his hand. After a moment of silence, he said faintly, "Actually, I didn't do anything."

"Your Majesty, what the people want is not high. They only ask for three meals a day. Years of hard work can ensure the food and clothing of the family. If the superiors can still treat them as people, they will be very satisfied. If you are noble like your majesty, you will not be in close contact with them, and they will regard this as a great gift.

"Yes." The emperor sighed gently and wanted to stop talking. Obviously, he felt something. He took the thunder in his hand and smiled, "Can I see the power of this thunder with my own eyes?"

Sun Shao nodded and motioned the crossbowmen to put the thunder into the net pocket, guiding the emperor to put his hand on the crossbow machine, holding a fire rope to stand next to the thunder, and said to the emperor with a smile, "After I ignite the thunder, in one breath, your majesty will pull the crossbow machine and launch the thunder. Otherwise, I'm afraid of us. More than a dozen of you and ministers are going to die to serve the country.

When Sun Quan and others next to

heard this, their faces suddenly changed. Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong hurried to catch up and gently dissuaded the emperor not to fool around with Sun Shao. In case of any accident, isn't it all over? The emperor thought for a while, but shook his head resolutely and put Zhang Zhao and others aside. Gu Yong was better. Although he had a calm face, his voice was not loud. Zhang Zhao was angry. He pulled in front of the emperor and resolutely refused to let him get close to the crossbow machine. It seemed that if you could go over, you had to step on me.

The emperor looked at Zhang Zhao, who had a beard, and suddenly smiled: "Mr. Zhang, you are Sun Qing's teacher. Don't you have confidence in him? Although he is young, when did he do such an uncertain thing?

Zhang Zhao was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, the emperor had already bypassed him, walked to the crossbow machine, reached out and clasped the crossbow machine, and nodded to Sun Shao: "Ignition."

Sun Shao nodded and lit the thunderbolt fuse. With a sneer, a stream of green smoke came out, burning quickly. Zhang Zhao wanted to go up and hold the emperor, but when he saw this scene, he didn't dare to move. In case he interfered with the movement of the emperor, this thunderbolt exploded on the ship, which was really a tragedy.

More than a dozen of the most powerful people in the Han Dynasty turned their nervous eyes to the emperor. The emperor clenched his teeth and pulled the crossbow machine hard. The crossbow machine made a loud "buzzing" sound, and flew out with a thunderous sound. It drew an arc in the blue sky and fell to the sea two hundred steps away. As soon as it entered the water, it heard a muffled sound, and a high column of water suddenly rushed up on the water. Although it is far away, it still looks very amazing.

Sun Shao was stunned for a moment and sweated coldly. This is fucking too suspenseful. This thunder must be a flowering thunder, and there is a lot of gunpowder. If it really explodes on the ship, it will be really a tragedy. It seems that I have to set the loading standard with them immediately when I go back, and I can't help being so casual.

The emperor was surprised and happy. He looked at the sea in the distance and nodded repeatedly.

Sun Quan and others looked complicated. They didn't know that this thunderstorm was an accident. They just thought it was like this. They weighed the strength gap between them and Sun Shao one by one in their hearts, and their hearts couldn't help sinking in waves, and their eyes looking at Sun Shao were a little more afraid.

The emperor is secretly happy in his heart. Anyway, with the support of such a powerful and loyal minister like Sun Shao, Luoyang, although he can still maintain it. Even Cao can't think twice. He looked at the vast sky, breathed a long sigh of relief, and secretly prayed to the sky in his heart.

The most uncertain steam engine and thunder have achieved unexpected good results. Sun Shao was very satisfied. While the iron was hot, he asked Tianzi to review more than 10,000 sailors assembled at the mouth of the Yangtze River. He told Tianzi and others in detail about the development of sailors to reduce the quantity, pay attention to quality, develop large ships, reload ships, and increase the power of the development of sailors. Hearing the policy, the emperor nodded repeatedly, and Sun Quan and others also smiled with relief. From Sun Shao's development route and the scale of the sailors in front of him, it can be seen that Sun Shao's goal has always been at sea. At present, he has no plan to enter the Yangtze River and inland rivers. This is good news for them.

In a harmonious atmosphere, the sailor's review, which was the highlight, successfully came to an end. That night, the emperor held a celebration banquet on the building ship given to him by Sun Shaoxin. After three rounds of drinking, Sun Shao got up and gave a high-five. The dancers retreated and gave Sun Shao space to Sun Shao.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Sun Shao owes himself.

"Sun Qing is so solemn that it must be a matter." The emperor smiled happily. He was in a really good mood today. This trip to the East China Sea was originally forced to be helpless. He was forced by the military power of Sun Shao and Cao Jian. Unexpectedly, he didn't expect that he would gain a lot after coming. He not only had such a solid backing as Sun Shao, but also got a large number of property. Only the four-story ship that Sun Shao sent him and the loading on the ship. The goods are of great value. Among other things, the bedding in the cabin is the kind of thick and warm Tianzhu cotton, which is much better than the silk quilt filled with silk. There are also hundreds of sets of cotton-padded clothes, which are also very comfortable to wear. Such a thing that the emperor didn't dare to think of before. More importantly, with the support of Sun Shao, Sun Quan and the people who want to default the tax will not dare to rely on it again. At this time, no matter what Sun Shao said, the emperor wanted to listen and was willing to listen.

"Your Majesty, gentlemen, Shao has a question to ask you." Sun Shao raised the glass in his hand, looked around, and asked with a drunkenness. Do you know what I regret most in the past few years?

Everyone looked at each other in front of each other. I don't know what Sun Shao wanted to say. He has been doing so well in the past few years. Do you still have any regrets? Don't eat enough fat and smell oily, or deliberately make a fool of us, right?

"My biggest regret is that I was born 40 years late." Sun Shao raised four fingers, turned his head, and slowly glanced across everyone's faces: "Who can remember what happened 40 years ago?"

Everyone was meditative and speechless. After a while, Liu Bei stroked his beard and said faintly, "Forty years ago, the demon Zhang Jiao incited people's livelihood, and the world was in chaos. From then on, I, the big man, have been fighting for years until the 25th year of Jian'an."

Everyone looked at him and Sun Shao. Sun Shao nodded: "The king of Shu has experienced this matter himself. I'm very impressed. Gentlemen, what I regret most in the past few years is that I was born 40 years late. After this disaster, the vitality of the Han Dynasty was greatly damaged, the emperor of filial piety, Dong Zhuo entered the capital, and then there was the chaos in Luoyang. The princes fought in melee, and the life was ruined for 40 years. Gentlemen, I have 60 million people, how many people are left now?

Sun Shao suddenly sank his face, raised his voice, and was full of grief and indignation: "Cao Gong has a poem, his white bones are exposed in the field, and there is no chicken crow for thousands of miles. It can be said that the word is blood. You can think about how many people there are in my big man now. In total, less than 10 million, more than 80% of the people died in the war. Let's think again, which family no one died in this catastrophe. He clenched his fist and shouted, "I regret that most of these people did not die in the hands of foreigners, but in the hands of our Han people themselves. Up to now, I have conquered Yizhou and Funan, but I find that I lack people. If it weren't for this catastrophe, how would I use more than 30,000 people to fight against Funan?

He suddenly turned around and faced Cao Zhang: "If I had Cao Gong's 150,000 troops in Jingzhou, I'm afraid I would have taken Tianzhu at this moment. How can I have time to sit here and sigh at the rise and fall of success or failure?"

Everyone was silent and thought about their own thoughts. They were a little uncomfortable. Of course, the most uncomfortable thing was the emperor. The biggest victim of this catastrophe was the royal family. The yellow scarf rose up, and the state herdsmen and imperial guards in various places supported their own self-respect. It became the start of the later melee of the princes. The court was out of control of the place. Dong Zhuo entered Beijing and unexpectedly turned upside down. He was abolished and forcibly moved the capital. In fact, the root of the subsequent scenes of the tragedy were in the first year of Zhongping. It's a big mess. From that day on, the big man has stepped into the road of no return. Thinking of this, the eyes of the emperor were wet.

"I beg you not to look at Luoyang and your compatriots who are also Han people. Don't kill each other again. There are less than 10 million people left. Gentlemen, there are more people around you than us. If you kill each other again, the vitality of the Han will be lost. I'm afraid that sooner or later, this land of the Central Plains will become the pasture of the Hu people, and the once proud Han people will become the slaves of the Hu people. At the beginning of Emperor Gao, the backbone of the Han people built by the flesh and blood of thousands of compatriots will also be trampled by the Hu people.

Sun Shao said word by word, thinking of the later chaos in history, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and his eyes overflowed with crystal tears. He bowed to Sun Quan, Liu Bei and Cao Zhang in an almost pleading tone: "All of you are all heroes in the world, magnificent, I want to invite All of you, show mercy and leave a little blood for my Han people. Don't kill each other, and don't point sharp swords at your own people.

The three of them were silent. Cao Zhang first put down the cup, stood up, picked up the ivory chopsticks from the case, broke them hard, and shouted, "I, Cao Zhang, swear that I will never take the initiative to provoke war against our people in the territory of the Han Dynasty in this life. If I violate this oath, there will be such chopsticks."

Liu Bei and Sun Quan looked at each other with a trace of relief on their faces. They are two of poor strength. If Yue and Wei do not take the initiative to start a war, this is good news for them. How can they be unwilling? If you don't take this opportunity to bite this matter to death, maybe Sun Shao will turn his face and immediately join hands with Cao Zhang to destroy them first.

They didn't think much about it. They immediately stood up and picked up the ivory chopsticks neatly as if they had demonstrated. However, their strength is not comparable to that of Cao Zhang. It is not easy to break ivory chopsticks. Sun Quan is in his prime. Fortunately, Liu Bei is more than 60 years old and has been ill for several years. His physical strength is not as good as before. After spending a long time, he blushing his face and finally broke a pair of ivory chopsticks.

However, no one laughed at him.

Yang Biao got up, walked to the emperor, and bowed to the ground. Then, Zhang Zhao and others also knelt down together and said in unison, "God bless my big man!"

"God, I'm a big man!" The emperor burst into tears and burst into tears. He walked down from his seat and helped Yang Biao and others, who were also in tears, one by one. Finally, he came to Sun Shao and Cao Zhang with a wine glass and bowed. Sun Shao and Cao Zhang hurriedly avoided it and said they didn't dare. But the emperor pulled them, with tears in his eyes: "It's not virtuous, I'm in the position of the emperor, and I almost lost my big man. In the past, there was Cao Gong, and now there is Sun Qing, who helped the Han in the generals, turned the tide into the fall, and had the grace of re-recon creation for our Han. I dare to drink this wine. Thank you for your kindness.

Sun Shao took a look at Cao Zhang and was still hesitating, but Cao Zhang sighed, "Your Majesty's words are heavy. Since I am a Han minister, I should serve the Han. However, your majesty has reached this. In the past, the saint scolded him for not being thanked, and I did not dare to give in. He became selfish and hurt his righteousness. I'm not talented. I'm willing to work with Sun Jun.

Sun Shao saw that everyone was looking at him eagerly and knew that although they had different minds, most people could accept his idea of not to stop the civil war. He was also a little excited, and no matter whether there would be any change in the future, at this moment, it was enough to comfort his life. He and Cao Zhang took a good look, saluted the emperor, and shouted, "I will be blessed." After saying that, he drank all the wine.

Everyone congratulated the emperor again, and then laughed happily, as if they had completed a big event. Yang Biao was so happy that he was a little forgetful. He held the wine glass, first to the emperor, then Sun Shao and other four people, and then he was still not satisfied. He drank with Gu Yong and others until he was drunk.

(to be continued)