Mi Han

Chapter 337
If Zhang Wen can enjoy such a great reputation in Jiangdong and be favored by Zhang Zhao, he is naturally not someone who has earned his fame.

His answer to Liu Bei, in addition to reflecting his wit and eloquence, also secretly explained a truth.

That is, since Sun Quan is a clever, benevolent, and loyal minister, his Taiwei cannot be replaced casually.

And if Sun Quan's position of Taiwei is not replaced, then the maneuvering in Liu Bei's words will also be resolved by Zhang Wen invisibly.

It's just that Liu Bei is a self-made emperor, and it is impossible for him to be disturbed by Zhang Wen's words.

After laughing, Liu Bei looked at Zhang Wen with less gentle eyes.

Liu Bei leaned his body back on the throne, and then he looked at Zhang Wen and asked word by word:
"Wu Kezheng?"

When Liu Bei said these four words, all the Han officials present showed a sense of pride on their faces.

On the other hand, the expressions on the faces of Zhang Wen and other Jiangdong envoys, as well as Sun Deng, Zhuge Ke and others present here all changed.

Since Zhang Wen is good at defusing Ji Feng secretly, Liu Bei will just try to see him.

Sun Quan is now a Han official in name, while Liu Bei is the Han emperor.

It must be wrong for the ministers to be recruited by the emperor. Do you need to find any more reasons?

Naturally it is not necessary.

Zhang Wen looked at Liu Bei with fearful eyes.

He originally thought that Liu Bei would give up the idea of ​​sending troops to Jiangdong after he secretly resolved Liu Bei's intentions so that Liu Bei could not find a reason to send troops in name.

This is also a political unspoken rule that meat eaters played and followed for 200 years in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

But what he never expected was that Liu Bei was not like any emperor in the Eastern Han Dynasty who followed the rules of the game.

On the contrary, Zhang Wen, who was looking at Liu Bei now, slowly emerged four words from his heart:
The wind of the ancestors.

What is the wind of the ancestors?

Looking for a name is just a courtesy, I can flip the table for you at any time.

This kind of practice not only appeared in Han Gaozu, but almost every Mingjun in the Western Han Dynasty had this style.

The emperors of the Western Han Dynasty were the ones who set the rules of the game, and they never liked to abide by the rules of the game.

When this idea emerged in his mind, Zhang Wen gradually lowered his head under Liu Bei's playful eyes.

Like Jiang Ji, his awe of Liu Bei is slowly deepening.

It's just that Zhang Wen, who was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Sun Quan, even though his awe of Liu Bei was gradually deepening in his heart, but he knew that he must not back down now.

Because his every word and deed represents Sun Quan's every word and deed.

If he mishandled Liu Bei's answer, he would probably become the eternal sinner of the Jiangdong Sun family.

Under this state of mind, Zhang Wenqiang held up the little courage left in his heart.

He bowed his hands to Liu Bei and replied:

"Emperor Han, Shangguo also. Jiangdong, Xiaoguoer."

"A superior state has soldiers for conquest, but a small state has solid defenses."

Now that Liu Bei has clearly revealed his intention to conquer Jiangdong, Zhang Wen will naturally stop talking about officialdom.

Although Zhang Wen didn't have enough confidence when he made this answer, he still insisted on finishing this sentence.

It's just that when his words fell into the ears of all the Hanchens present, they were inexplicably a little ridiculous.

Back then, Jiangdong, whose national power was on par with the big Han, and even surpassed in some aspects, did not expect to be reduced to this level today.

After Liu Bei listened to Zhang Wen's answer, there was some scrutiny on his face.

After thinking for a while, Liu Bei finally asked Zhang Wen: "How many people in Jiangdong are like Zhang Qing?"

Seeing Liu Bei suddenly ask himself this question, Zhang Wen was a little confused for a while.

Didn't you still want to attack Jiangdong just now?Why does Liu Bei care about this now?

However, Zhang Wen, as an envoy, still bit the bullet and replied: "There are eight to ninety smart people, such as the ratio of ministers, and the amount of fighting in the car is innumerable."

When Zhang Wen's words spread across the high platform, Mo Shuo laughed and laughed on the faces of all the Han officials.

Even the hostages from Jiangdong, such as Sun Deng and Chen Biao, also showed some embarrassment on their faces.

Zhang Wen's words still naturally contained some boasting words, but there was no way to do it.

When Liu Bei intends to attack Jiangdong, as an envoy, he can only answer in this way.

Zhang Wen knew that his words could not be concealed from Liu Bei who had experienced the world.

But something unexpected happened to Zhang Wen again. After listening to Zhang Wen's words, Liu Bei didn't have a sneer on his face like other Hanchens.

On the contrary, there was some seriousness in Liu Bei's eyes.

It's just that these heavy colors were well concealed by Liu Bei.

After listening to Zhang Wen's answer, Liu Bei seemed a little tired.

Without a clear response to Zhang Wen, he ordered those people from Jiangdong who were worried to retreat first.

Including Sun Deng et al.

After those people left, there were only a group of Liu Bei's confidants and officials left on the high platform.

At this time, Deng Zhi, who was among the Han officials, seemed to sense that Liu Bei had something on his mind, so he took the initiative to pay respects to Liu Bei and asked:

"Your Majesty really intends to conquer Jiangdong."

Seeing that Deng Zhi, whom he trusts deeply, came out to ask this question, Liu Bei couldn't help but nodded and replied:
"Among the three in the world, Jiangdong is the weakest right now. Only then did I intend to unify the south first."

After Liu Bei nodded, many of the Han officials on the high platform showed surprise on their faces.

From the day Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, he set the "Northern Expedition against Wei" as the greatest national policy of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that this national policy is the foundation of the Han Dynasty.

Under this concept, just now Liu Bei asked Zhang Wen "whether Wu Kezheng?" In the eyes of the officials, it might just be Liu Bei's words to scare Zhang Wen.

But what I didn't expect was that just now Liu Bei really wanted to conquer Jiangdong in his heart.

Liu Bei has this idea, not to say that he is a monarch who changes from day to day.

He just thought that while he was still able to fight, he could solve every enemy for the king of future generations.

Seeing that Liu Bei confirmed his judgment, Deng Zhi didn't continue to ask questions.

Because if Liu Bei really decides to change the national policy to first south and then north, then it is better not to speak rashly in his current capacity when Liu Bei has not obviously consulted his subordinates.

In the entire Han Dynasty, there are only three or five people who can take the initiative to discuss national policies with Liu Bei.

But even if Deng Zhi didn't say anything at this time, after Liu Bei confirmed Deng Zhi's guess, all the Han officials present still turned their attention to Liu Bei.

Many of the Hanchens present did not have a strategic vision, and all they could do was follow Liu Bei's edict.

As if aware of the questioning gazes cast by the Han officials, Liu Bei also looked at the Han officials.

Liu Bei knew that his courtiers were waiting for his inner decision.

Facing the waiting of all Han officials, Liu Bei finally just shook his head and said: "It's a pity, there are many talented people in Jiangdong."

Liu Bei's words were full of pity.

And this meaning in his words also means that he has given up the idea of ​​changing the national policy.

After receiving this political signal, all Hanchens had different thoughts in their hearts.

Some are as regretful as Liu Bei, some are relieved, and some are disappointed.

As for why Liu Bei gave up the idea of ​​attacking Jiangdong, all Han officials also learned the answer from Liu Bei's words.

On the surface, Liu Bei felt that Jiang Dong was still talented because of Zhang Wen's performance, so he gave up the idea of ​​attacking.

This is undeniably part of the reason, but there is a more important reason.

Talented scholars are Juncai and famous scholars.

Today's celebrities are mostly from aristocratic families.

Zhang Wen was born in one of the great families in Jiangdong.

Even with his current reputation in Jiangdong, his attitude towards the Sun family in Jiangdong can be understood as the current attitude of the major families in Jiangdong towards the Sun family.

When he was just now, Liu Bei was already trying to see him.

And the military power of the great Han is at its peak. In this case, Liu Bei's just words should have a strong deterrent effect on Zhang Wen.

But despite this situation, it is not difficult to see from Zhang Wen's words that he still supports Sun Quan's rule in Jiangdong.

Liu Bei is an emperor, he sees people and things, and he must not only see one person and one thing.

Zhang Wen's attitude is like this, which is enough to represent the attitude of most Jiangdong families.

With the current national power of the big man, it is wishful thinking to eat Cao Wei in one bite, but if you want to attack Jiangdong, it is possible.

But the key point is that there are two situations in the war of destroying the country, one is a quick battle, and the other is a protracted war.

What determines these two situations is not only the current national strength of the big man, but also the attitude of the Jiangdong family.

If most of the Jiangdong aristocratic families still support Sun Quan, then the battle to conquer Jiangdong is likely to turn into a protracted war.

But in terms of the current situation in the world, once the attack on Jiangdong becomes a protracted war, strategically speaking, the big man has already failed.

The current situation in the world is that the three pillars stand together, rather than dividing the world into two.

It is precisely for this reason that Liu Bei finally gave up the idea of ​​changing the national policy.

He is not Sun Quan, and he will never only focus on immediate interests.

"There are no two suns in the sky, and no two kings in the earth. For example, after the merger of Wei, Sun Quan has not yet deeply understood the destiny. I will carry the drum and go down the river."

Liu Bei, who finally sat on the throne, could only whisper this helplessly.

Zhang Wen didn't know what kind of thinking Liu Bei on the high platform had in his heart after he left.

But even though he didn't know it, Zhang Wen had already noticed some abnormalities from Liu Bei's reaction just now.

With a faint worry in his heart, Zhang Wen thought about whether to inform Sun Quan of this matter.

As time went by, when Zhang Wen's worries became more and more serious, Deng Zhi, under Liu Bei's order, brought Sun Deng to Zhang Wen's residence.

Zhang Wen, who was in a state of panic, saw Sun Deng coming, surprise and relief immediately appeared on his face.

Before Zhang Wen's mission, Sun Quan wrote a letter to Liu Bei.

The content of the letter is very simple, that is, Sun Quan hopes that the envoy he sent this time will meet Sun Deng.

Liu Bei hadn't made up his mind whether to agree to Sun Quan's request before.

Now that Liu Bei is willing to agree to Sun Quan's request, it is obvious that this is Liu Bei's gesture of favor to Sun Quan's dispatch of envoys, and it is also an act of comforting Zhang Wen's heart.

After Deng Zhi brought Sun Deng, he voluntarily withdrew from the house and gave Zhang Wen and Sun Deng time to be alone.

Deng Zhi is not worried that Sun Deng will reveal some secrets.

With the entire Jingzhou on guard against Sun Deng, if a boy named Sun Deng could still discover the secrets, then Jingzhou's defensive measures would be rubbish.

If that was the case, Sun Quan would have called here long ago.

Zhang Wen, who hadn't seen Sun Deng in the room for a long time, showed excitement on his face, and he took the initiative to bow to Sun Deng:
"I pay homage to the prince."

Sun Quan's current title is Marquis of Jiujiang, and Sun Deng, the eldest son of Sun Quan, was conferred the title of Marquis of Jiujiang by Liu Bei last year.

When Zhang Wen's voice fell into Sun Deng's ears, Sun Deng, who had missed Jiangdong for a long time, immediately took the initiative to help Zhang Wen up.

After Sun Deng helped Zhang Wen up, the excitement on his face was deeper than that of Zhang Wen.

What is Sun Deng most afraid of as a proton who is far away from home? Isn't he afraid that his father will forget him?
Sun Deng has always been thinking about returning to Jiangdong one day.

Now Sun Quan will take the initiative to send Zhang Wen to meet him, which is enough to comfort his restless heart.

After helping Zhang Wen, the first thing Sun Deng, who is filial by nature, asked Sun Quan about his health recently.

Although Liu Bei had already asked Zhang Wen this question when he was on the high platform just now.

But Sun Deng also knew that in the face of Liu Bei's inquiry, if Sun Quan was really unwell, Zhang Wen would not tell the truth.

Filial piety comes first, Zhang Wen saw that Jiang Dong's eldest son is a filial person, his eyes showed great relief.

It seems that during the two years in Jingzhou, Sun Deng was not led badly by the people under Liu Bei's command.

Faced with Sun Deng's inquiry, Zhang Wen informed Sun Deng of Sun Quan's physical condition in detail.

Different from Liu Bei's answer, in Zhang Wen's narration to Sun Deng, Sun Quan's health is not very good recently.

Perhaps Sun Quan was a very long-lived person in history, but the situation in this world is very different from that in history.

In the past few years, Sun Quan has been in a state of depression, and mood can directly affect a person's health in ancient times.

It's just that Sun Quan is only a little ill at present.

After learning that Sun Quan had occasional ailments, Sun Deng showed deep concern on his face.

Seeing Sun Deng's expression, Zhang Wen's satisfaction grew stronger.

Zhang Wen remembered that Zhang Zhao had been clamoring for Sun Shao to be the next Marquis of Wu in Jiangdong, so he was inevitably full of worries.

In the eyes of Zhang Wen, who pays close attention to the Confucian tradition, how can the title of Marquis Wu, which represents different meanings, be easily bestowed on Sun Shao?

With this thought in mind, Zhang Wen knew that he could not meet with Sun Deng for too long, so he said to Sun Deng:
"Before Wen set off from Yong'an, the Supreme asked me to convey a word to the son:

Aiming for the classics, reading the scriptures extensively, advocating morality, and archery skills should be combined. "

Seeing that Sun Quan just asked Zhang Wen to convey this sentence, Sun Deng inevitably showed some disappointment on his face.

After seeing no one around, Sun Deng approached Zhang Wen carefully, and asked in his ear:
"Zhang Jun, when can I return to Jiangdong?"

Faced with Sun Deng's question, Zhang Wen's face froze, not knowing how to answer.

But in order not to let Sun Deng feel depressed, he finally could only reply with comfort:

"Jiangdong's vitality is about to recover, don't worry, my son."

After Zhang Wen finished speaking, Sun Deng showed some joy on his face.

As he grew up, he naturally understood the meaning of Zhang Wen's words.

What Sun Deng didn't know was that there was another sentence that Zhang Wen didn't say.

Mr. Zhong is almost ten years old.

　Around 12 o'clock, there is another chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)