Soldiers come to the world

Chapter 455 Difficulties at home and abroad

Sima Yi also glared angrily, and saw that the person who said this was actually Zhang Ren, the No. [-] figure in the Yizhou military. Sima Yi couldn't help snorting and asked, "What does General Zhang mean by that?"

Zhang Ren is a younger brother of Zhang Song's family. He was deeply resentful of Zhang Song's death. Although he said that he was killed by Liu Zhang, Zhang Ren had an intuition that the matter must be related to Sima Yi, but he couldn't find any evidence. The resentment in his heart was finally bearable. Then he made a sarcasm.

Zhang Ren sneered, "I just heard about it. There are many rumors about this matter. It's not Zhang Ren's random speculation. I don't think it's groundless."

Sima Yi got up and said coldly: "Since this is the way of hospitality in Bashu, I will take my leave!"

He turned around and left, so frightened that Liu Zhang hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "Sir, calm down! Sir, calm down!"

He pointed at Zhang Ren and scolded: "You know, Liu Jingzhou was proclaimed the state shepherd by the sage, and he bestowed the title of Marquis of Chu, how can it be fake? If you dare to provoke the relationship between me and my brother, I will definitely kill you. Come on!" Get him out of here for me."

Dozens of guards stepped forward and sent Zhang Ren out, and Liu Zhang apologized again: "There are people who can't speak everywhere, please don't be offended, sir."

Only then did Sima Yi restrain his anger, turned around and sat down again. Zhang Ren was kicked out of the main hall. He couldn't help but looked at the sky and sighed, "How can a capable person occupy the land of Yihan Longxing? This is God's will!"

Feeling sad in his heart, he left in dismay. [

In the lobby, everyone drank two more glasses of wine, and then Liu Zhang tentatively said: "Mr. Sima said just now that my younger brother also wants to tell me a story. In fact, I also have this idea. Unfortunately, Wucheng blocked the way. I have the strength. !"

Sima Yi chuckled, "That's easy. Let's capture Wucheng for Bashu, and then hand it over to Zhou Mu, okay?"

Liu Zhang was overjoyed, he could rest easy if he captured the fortress of Wucheng, and asked quickly, "Are you serious?"

"Of course it is true. In fact, my lord has no intention of taking Bashu at all. Our strategic goal is Hanzhong, and we will take advantage of Cao Jun's weakness to seize Guanzhong. To put it bluntly, we have not yet taken Bashu into our eyes."

Liu Zhang was skeptical. Although what Sima Yi said made sense, he would only believe Sima Yi's words if he saw Liu Jing's sincerity.

At this time, Sima Yi said again: "My lord ordered me to go to Bashu. In fact, I want to join forces with Yizhou to destroy Liu Bei. In return, we will return the two counties of Jianping and Yidu to Yizhou. If you are interested in Jiaozhi County, we will also give it to you."

Liu Zhang was very surprised when he heard it, he didn't believe such a good thing would happen, but Sima Yi said it very sincerely, not like casual words, he couldn't help but not believe it, which made him secretly pleasantly surprised.

Taking back Jianping County and Yidu County is what he dreamed of. Taking back these two counties will greatly increase the security of Bashu.

But Liu Zhang is the ruler of a state after all, he knows that such words must come from Liu Jing's mouth to make sense, Sima Yi is only a deputy military adviser after all.

After pondering for a long time, Liu Zhang said slowly: "Let's do this! I will also send an envoy to Jingzhou to deliver a letter to my younger brother. I would like to ask Mr. Sima to speak well."

Sima Yi smiled and nodded, "Definitely! Definitely!"

Liu Zhang looked back at the crowd and asked, "Who would like to go to Jingzhou for me?"

At this time, Fazheng stood up and cupped his hands and said, "My minister is willing to share the worries of the state shepherd!"

At the mouth of Dongdong, Jiangdong, there is a mansion covering an area of ​​[-] mu to the east of Tieweng Outer City. This is the house of Sun Ben, the cousin of Sun Quan. Sun Qiang died early, leaving Sun Ben to raise his younger brother.

In the series of wars in which Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong, Sun Ben also actively fought and made great contributions to Sun Ce's pacification of Jiangdong. Just three years ago, the Sun and Cao families were married, and Sun Ben's daughter married Cao Cao's second son Cao Zhang . [

Sun Ben was nearly 50 years old. He followed Sun Ce in the South and North Wars in his early years and made great contributions to the Sun family in Jiangdong. Because Sun Jing was old and lived in Fuchun's hometown and did not care about political affairs, Sun Ben became the oldest member of the Sun family. At the same time, he is also the patriarch of the Sun family. In the family ancestral hall, even Sun Quan has to obey his arrangements.

Sun Ben served as the prefect of Yuzhang County, but in the recent Jiangdong Army's westward campaign, Jiangxia Army occupied Nanchang, the county, and Sun Ben was forced to abandon Yuzhang County and return to Jingkou.

At this time in the study, Sun Ben closed his eyes and said nothing, like an old monk in meditation, while his cousin Sun Lang said angrily: "Apart from quelling civil strife, what other achievements does he have? Two Western Expeditions They all returned in a big defeat, which cost a lot of money and suffered heavy losses, which made Jiangdong officials and people increasingly miserable.

As for the war against Cao's army, the battle of Chibi was a waste of money and food. Although it was a big victory in name, it gained nothing, and the attack on Hefei was successful. What contributions and merits, the little bit of property that the eldest brother worked so hard to save was also exhausted by him."

Sun Lang was Sun Quan's concubine's younger brother, but because his mother Ding was Sun Jian's concubine, Sun Lang's status in the family was not high. He was only in his early 20s, and he was appointed as Dingwu Zhonglang General.

Sun Lang didn't like his second brother Sun Quan very much since he was a child, thinking that his second brother was insidious and scheming. On the contrary, he liked his third brother Sun Yi, and he had a deep relationship with his third brother Sun Yi.

Sun Lang has always believed that Sun Yi should inherit his eldest brother's foundation, so that Jiangdong can open up territories and eventually become hegemony, but in the end it was the second brother Sun Quan who became the master of Jiangdong.

These years, the third elder brother died in Danyang, and the second elder brother secured the Jiangdong throne again. Sun Lang could do nothing about it, but he claimed to be both civil and military, but he was not reused by his elder brother. The second time Sun Quan was defeated in Chaisang, finally Sun Lang could bear it.

Sun Lang strongly opposes Sun Quan, but if he can persuade Sun Ben, the patriarch of the Sun family, the situation will be very different. Sun Lang continued: "Now officials in Wujun, Kuaiji and other counties are quite critical of Jiangdong's defeat. This big defeat will definitely increase the burden on the local government, and everyone is generally dissatisfied, and they all think that Marquis Wu should take responsibility and abdicate."

Speaking of this, Sun Lang sighed again, "If Brother Fu is here, there will be hope for Jiangdong."

The elder brother Sun Lang mentioned was Sun Ben’s youngest brother, Sun Fu. The difference between the two brothers was nearly 20 years. Same father and son.

Not long after Sun Quan came to the throne, Sun Fu opposed Sun Quan's accession to the throne and had a secret relationship with Cao Cao, so he was demoted by Sun Quan, and soon died of depression.

Sun Lang deliberately mentioned Sun Fu, and Sun Ben's eyes suddenly opened, revealing deep emotions, regret, nostalgia, and even a trace of hatred.

But soon, his eyes regained his calm, and he said lightly: "Zhongmou is the lord of Jiangdong, whether he is suitable to continue to serve as Marquis of Wu is not up to our Sun family, it can only be decided by the officers and men of Jiangdong. Don't ask me any more, I have no opinion."

Sun Lang was overjoyed. He understood what his cousin meant. As long as the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs supported Sun Quan's dismissal, his cousin would have no objection. He quickly took out a booklet and handed it to Sun Ben, "This is the signature of eighteen officials. Jiangdong has changed its master, please take a look at it, brother."

Sun Ben took the roster and looked through it, and finally shook his head, "18 people are too few, and these people are not high-ranking, the number should be more than a hundred, and if you add some high-ranking and powerful ministers, the confidence will be much greater, understand me mean?"

"Little brother understands, I will continue to contact you and report to my brother in time."

"Go! Be more secretive, keep a low profile, take your time, don't be too impatient, you can't eat hot tofu if you are impatient."

"Brother, don't worry, my younger brother will definitely arrange it calmly."

Sun Lang saluted and left, and then Sun Ben sneered, "Very well, let this Sun Lang make a wedding dress for himself!"

He took out a letter from the box, which was a secret letter from his in-law Cao Cao. In the letter, he promised that as long as he could overthrow Sun Quan in Jiangdong, Cao Cao would guarantee that the court would recognize him as the Lord of Jiangdong and seal him He is a duke.

This letter aroused infinite expectations in Sun Ben's heart.

On the riverside, the return of more than 10,000 soldiers caused joy in the east of the river. [-]+ family members and ordinary people who gathered in Jingkou ran to the riverside to welcome the return of their relatives. As the soldiers disembarked, the riverside began to cheer and jump. Tens of thousands of people broke through The soldiers stopped him and rushed to the pier.

The joy and cries of the reunion of life and death are everywhere on the riverside. Parents hug their sons tightly, wives hug their husbands, and children hug their fathers.

But there is also the loss and crying of not being able to wait for the son or husband to return. This is a sad picture. After a tragic war, nothing is more precious than a safe return.

Sun Quan stood on a small hill, looking at the scene of the reunion of 10,000+ people by the river with complicated eyes. He didn't know whether he was happy or worried. He knew exactly what kind of news these soldiers would bring, and they would be grateful to Liu Jing. He will never be grateful for Sun Quan's compromise.

From now on, Liu Jing's kindness will sow seeds in Jiangdong. One day, when Liu Jing leads an army to kill Jiangdong, he will no longer be fiercely resisted by Jiangdong people. Will there be such a result?

Sun Quan didn't know either, but he was very clear about one thing, at least these soldiers and their families would be grateful to Liu Jing.

What annoyed Sun Quan even more was that among the returning prisoners of war, none of the Ya generals or above, let alone Tai Shici, Lu Meng, and Xu Sheng, had no generals to return, and he, Sun Quan, was still passive in negotiations.

However, the return of these soldiers gave him a little explanation about Jiangdong's interior, which made him feel a little bit relieved.

At this time, a guard pointed to the front and shouted: "Marquis Wu, the princess is back!"

Sun Quan also saw it. Dozens of soldiers walked quickly around his younger sister Sun Shangxiang. Sun Quan felt happy and guilty at the same time. It was his ability to leave his sister behind so that he was captured by the Jiang Xia army. Go up, "Shangxiang!" Sun Quan shouted.

Sun Shangxiang was in a complicated mood. She looked at her brother's concerned eyes, and the grievance that had been suppressed for a long time in her heart could no longer bear it. Finally, she burst into tears, and she threw herself into his brother's arms and cried loudly. On her shoulder, she asked softly, "You haven't suffered any grievances, have you?"

Sun Shangxiang understood what her brother was referring to, she wiped away her tears, shook her head and said in a low voice, "I'm fine, they are very polite to me."

At this time, Sun Quan saw Lu Su from a distance, and he became nervous. Lu Su was the person he wanted to see the most, so he said to his sister, "Go back to the palace and take a good rest for a few days. I miss you, and send people to "press" me every day."

Speaking of this, Sun Quan smiled wryly and said, "Please plead with my mother for me."

Sun Shangxiang nodded lightly, "I know, brother, don't worry! I will explain the situation to my mother. This time, it is my own waywardness that is related to my brother."

Sun Quan was a little surprised, he suddenly felt that his sister had changed, "It's my self-willedness", this was the first time he heard self-blame from his sister, never had it before, he couldn't help thinking secretly, " What happened to make her temperament change a bit? '

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