In fact, Mi Yang was a little worried just now. Mi Fang would kill him in anger, but fortunately, although Mi Fang had bad personal ethics, he was still a loving father and had a deep affection for him.
Seeing that Mi Fang had already acquiesced to his capture of Xu Xiang, Mi Yang knew that the highlight was coming next.
Mi Yang knelt on the ground and asked Mi Fang,
"My father is an important minister of the Han Dynasty, so why would he secretly meet with Jiangdong's envoys?"
"If my son hadn't discovered this earlier, the consequences would have been disastrous if the king knew about it."
Mi Yang used his acting skills to naturally act like a confused son.
After hearing Mi Yang's worries, Mi Fang, who felt that her future was already bleak, burst into laughter.
At this time, he was already a bit broken.
Mi Fang's laughter was full of sarcasm and she said,
"If Zisheng had not killed Xu Xiang today, in a few days it would be unknown who my master is. How could I be afraid that Xuande would know about this?"
After Mi Fang said these words, Mi Yang quickly raised his head "frightened" and looked at Mi Fang with a shocked expression.
Mi Yang trembled and said in disbelief, "Is it possible that my father and the envoy from Jiangdong are discussing something..."
Seeing the second half of Mi Yang's unspoken words, Mi Fang no longer wanted to hide anything in front of her son.
The escape route he was looking for for himself was cut off by his "unknowing" precious son himself, and then he felt that he was in danger of death. What else did he have to worry about?
"Yes, that Jiangdong Sun Quan wanted to attack Jingzhou again, and that Xu Xiang was sent by Sun Quan, Lord of Wu, to surrender to me.
I have met with him more than once. "
"And what I just discussed with him is how I will open the city to welcome the Wu army when they approach the city in the future."
After Mi Fang told Mi Yang all the secrets, Mi Yang felt clear in his heart, but he had to pretend to be in disbelief on his face.
His eyes were red and he said to Mi Fang,
"My father is a minister of King Yuancong, and he has never had any second thoughts for decades. Why do you have such thoughts today!"
Facing Mi Yang's question, Mi Fang just sneered and said,
"Why?
Because Guan Yunchang humiliated me too much! "
"Guan Yu has always been contemptuous of scholar-bureaucrats, and he used to have many contemptuous remarks towards me. This is nothing.
As a father, he knew that he was a counselor without Kong Ming's stratagem, and that he was a military general without the invincible spirit of Guan Yu or Zhang Fei. "
"Guan Yu is General Xuande, and I have been friends with him for decades. For the sake of Xuande's great cause, I can bear no matter how Guan Yu slighted me in the past."
"But he shouldn't have tried to kill me."
"This year he launched his Northern Expedition. His original plan was to return within half a year at most, but his continuous battles and victories shocked China.
When he was so majestic, he didn't know how hard it was for me to raise soldiers, horses and food in the rear. "
“Jingzhou is no longer the wealthy country it was under Liu Jingsheng’s rule.
Since the Battle of Chibi, Jingzhou has been plunged into a three-party melee and has become dilapidated.
In addition, our army now only has three counties: Jiangling, Wuling, and Lingling. The three counties of Wuling and Lingling are in Jingnan, which is originally a barbaric land.
In the past, it was difficult for these two counties to be self-sufficient, so how could they raise military supplies to supply the front line. "
"Therefore, since Guan Yu went on an expedition this year, I have been supporting his tens of thousands of troops with the national strength of one county. It is not easy to last for half a year."
"But just last month, he ordered his envoys to ask me for troops, food and fodder,"
"Since the beginning of winter this year, there has been an epidemic in Jingzhou. Our Jiangling County has spent all its national power to support tens of thousands of troops for nearly half a year. How can there be any troops or food and grass to supply the front line."
"I just told the details truthfully, but Guan Yu thought that I was deliberately delaying military supplies, and even said that,
"You will punish me when you come back"
"How can a father sit back and wait for death when he speaks like this?"
The more Mi Fang talked, the angrier he became. As he spoke, he hit the bed beneath him with his hand to show his anger.
Mi Fang's words made Mi Yang fall into silence for a moment.
Most of what Mi Fang said is consistent with historical records. Many people in later generations scolded Mi Fang for being a seller to seek glory, but in fact, Mi Fang was just a seller to survive.
However, now that Mi Yang has traveled through time, he doesn't want Mi Fang to sell out.
After Mi Yang listened to Mi Fang's words, he immediately spoke emotionally and persuaded,
"I was born in Runan in the fifth year of Jian'an. At that time, the king led the troops to invade Xudu. Even when the army was in danger, he still gave me the name Yang, which means sunrise.
Then when I reached the crown, the king gave me the title Zi Sheng.
As a king, it is virtuous for him to give names and titles to the sons of his ministers.
Lord, after the king obtained Yizhou, he immediately entrusted his father with the great responsibility of enclosing the territory. This is a favor.
Your Majesty has shown great kindness to our Mi clan and has never done anything wrong to our Mi clan. Even though my father has a rift with the former general, what does he have to do with your Majesty?
Your Majesty has never betrayed my Mi family, how can my father betray them now? "
Mi Fang wanted to surrender to Sun Quan because of her grudge against Guan Yu, but this had nothing to do with Liu Bei.
Mi Yang knew that Mi Fang was the guard general of Jiangling. Even if he cut off Mi Fang's way of surrendering to Jiangdong, if he did not inspire Mi Fang's desire to guard Jiangling, then everything would be in vain.
And this can only start from Liu Bei's kindness to Mi Fang.
Hearing Mi Yang mention Liu Bei, a look of shame appeared on Mi Fang's face, and a generous face instantly appeared in his mind, and that face was vaguely smiling at him.
Seeing the look of shame on Mi Fang's face, Mi Yang continued,
"In the first year of Xingping, Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian died of illness. My father and eldest father jointly welcomed the king as the lord of Xuzhou."
"In the first year of Jian'an, Lu Bu took advantage of the stalemate between the king and Yuan Shu and took the opportunity to sneak attack Xiapi and captured the king's wife.
The king had to station himself in Haixi County, Guangling County.
At that time, the king's base was completely lost, like a rootless tree, and all the wise and brave men around him left one after another. Only the eldest father, his father, and the two generals Guan and Zhang were the only ones who never left the king.
And the eldest father specially married his aunt to the king, and spent all his wealth and servants to support the king, so that the king's military power could be restored.
At that time, the King of Wei used a plan to alienate people. He recommended his eldest father as the prefect of Ying County and his father as the Prime Minister of Pengcheng.
But neither the father nor the eldest father accepted it, and decided to follow the king. At this time, the king was looking forward to reviving the Han Dynasty. Why did the father feel rebellious again? "
Speaking of this, Mi Fang's face became even more ashamed.
Mi Yang continued, "In the second year of Jian'an, the king was defeated again by Lu Bu at Xiaopei, and his father followed Liu Bei and fled to the king of Wei.
In the third year of Jian'an, Lu Bu sent Gao Shun and others to break through Peicheng where the king was guarding, and the king escaped alone. My father did not avoid danger, and after many twists and turns, he finally reunited with the king.
In the fifth year of Jian'an, the king of Wei personally conquered the king in Xuzhou. The king was defeated and General Guan was captured.
The king fled to Qingzhou and stayed about two hundred miles east of Yecheng for more than a month.
My father traveled thousands of miles and led the scattered soldiers to come here to join the king, so that the king would not become a general without soldiers.
In the fifth year of Jian'an, my father followed the king to Runan, where he followed the king to kill Cai Yang.
In the sixth year of Jian'an, the king of Wei attacked the king, and the king defeated Runan. My father protected the king and fled to Xinye.
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, the King of Wei personally led the army southward, Liu Cong surrendered, and his father followed the king in retreating southward. In that battle, all my brothers and sisters were killed, but my father still had no regrets and continued to follow the king. "
"All these past events were narrated to me by your Majesty since I was a child. Your Majesty will never forget your father's loyalty to him, and your Majesty will never forget his guilt towards my Mi clan."
"But now, has my father forgotten his original intention?"
"Before today, who in the world did not praise me as a loyal minister, how could my father want to bring shame on my reputation because of a mistake in my mind?"
"A master who remembers the past and remembers the future. The story of General Wei's ban a few months ago should be taken as a warning to my father."
"Back then, before the king of Wei had millions of axes and axes, and before he had high officials and generous salaries, my father never wavered. But now he has abandoned the king because of a personal grudge?"
"Besides, with the king here, even if the former general wants to punish my father, the king is reasonable and will not sit idly by.
Why should father worry? "
As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, as soon as Mi Yang finished speaking, Mi Fang was already covering her face and crying.
Judging from various past events, there is no doubt that Mi Fang is loyal to Liu Bei, but he was temporarily blinded by personal grudges before.
People's hearts are made of flesh, let alone betraying a person who has been following him for more than 20 years and is like a brother and a master. Mi Fang felt uncomfortable in her heart.
Now that Mi Yang has revealed the past events one by one, Mi Fang's heart can almost be filled with regret.
But the big mistake had been made. Mi Fang knew that it was not just a day or two that he and Xu Xiang were connected, and they were already in trouble.
Even if Mi Yang captured and killed Xu Xiang today, Xu Xiang could not go back to recover.
However, in previous contacts, Sun Quan had long known that Mi Fang had intended to surrender. This would undoubtedly strengthen Sun Quan's determination to attack Jingzhou by surprise. If he sent troops, Jingzhou would not be able to defend it.
Seeing Mi Fang hiding her face and crying, Mi Yang knew that Mi Fang should be very regretful at this time.
In fact, the reason why Mi Yang insisted on preventing Mi Fang from surrendering to Soochow was not because of how loyal he was to Liu Bei. As a time traveler, how could he be loyal to Liu Bei?
Mainly because he knew that after Mi Fang surrendered to Soochow, not to mention being called a dog in later generations, even in this life, she was deeply despised by the people of the world.
This includes Wu people.
Historical records record that once, Mi Fang was traveling by boat and encountered Yu Fan's boat. The people on Mi Fang's boat wanted Yu Fan to get out of the way, so they shouted forward: "Avoid our general's boat!"
Yu Fan said sternly: "Why should a man who has lost his loyalty serve the emperor? Is it okay to make him lose two cities and yet be called a general?"
Mi Fang was so ashamed that she closed the window on the boat and let Yu Fan pass first.
Later, Yu Fan was traveling by car and passed Mi Fang's camp. The officials did not open the door, so Yu Fan's carriage and horses could not pass.
Yu Fan said angrily: "Close what should be opened, and open what should be closed. How can anyone do this?"
After Mi Fang heard this, she felt even more ashamed.
It can be seen from these two things that Mi Fang must have lived a very unsatisfactory life after surrendering to Soochow.
Mi Fang is like this. He, a person with no foundation in Soochow, will definitely be even worse after Mi Fang's death.
But if he does not betray Liu Bei and remains in the power of the Shu Han, with the past achievements of the two brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang and their kindness to Liu Bei, Mi Fang's status as the second generation of the founding fathers will definitely be leveraged.
It is precisely because of this mentality that Mi Yang does not want Mi Fang to surrender to Sun Quan.
After breaking Mi Fang's psychological defense, Mi Yang knew that the time had come, and he immediately suggested to Mi Fang,
"Don't worry, father. Soochow has not yet sent troops, and Jiangling is still in the hands of our army. There is still time."
At this time, Mi Fang was already at a loss. He subconsciously asked Mi Yang,
"What's Zisheng's plan?"
Mi Yang first asked Mi Fang, "My father had contacted Jiangdong before, but were there any letters exchanged?"
Mi Fang shook her head after hearing this and said, "In order to ensure that the matter is not leaked, I have always contacted Xu Xiang through a single line and did not leave any correspondence."
Hearing Mi Fang say this, Mi Yang felt relieved instantly.
Mi Yang said, "Xu Xiangding cannot be released to Jiangdong today, otherwise my father and son will not be able to explain to the king in the future. Only with Xu Xiang's head can the loyalty of my father and son be rectified."
After finishing speaking, Mi Yang continued,
"Thief Sun wants to attack me in Jiangdong. He must have been preparing for a long time. I think he will send troops soon."
"Time waits for no one. The top priority is to inform General Guan on the front line of the news so that he can take precautions and quickly withdraw his troops and return to defend Jiangling."
Previously, Lu Xun and Lu Meng had devised a plan to make Guan Yu take his guard lightly and mobilize a large number of Jiangling garrison to the front line.
Jiangling City is now empty of troops. Although Jiangling City is strong, its lack of troops is a very big hidden danger.
Guan Yu still has tens of thousands of troops in his hands. Once these tens of thousands of troops return to support, it will not be difficult to defend Jiangling.
Then Mi Yang continued,
"Furthermore, my father should immediately send an envoy to Shu to ask for help, inform the king of the Sun thief's intention to surprise Jingzhou, and ask him to lead a large army to rescue."
Hearing Mi Fang's words, Mi Fang was confused and said,
"If we ask for reinforcements, Generals Shangyong Liu and Meng are closer, why not ask them for reinforcements first."
But when he heard that Mi Fang wanted to ask Liu Feng and Meng Da for help, Mi Yang shook his head.
Liu Meng is reliable, the sow can climb the tree.
But he just used the excuse that Liu Feng and Meng Da had few soldiers.
Finally, Mi Yang said, "Father should immediately give an order to transfer all the weapons, food, grass, and garrison troops from the remaining cities in Nanjun City to Jiangling City, firstly to clear the fields for strong walls, and secondly to strengthen Jiangling's defense force."
Jiangling is the strongest and most important city in Nanjun.
It borders Xiangyang to the north, Jingnan to the south, and Bashu to the west. As long as Jiangling is not lost, Guan Yu's tens of thousands of troops will have a retreat, and as long as Guan Yu's tens of thousands of troops are not lost, then Jiangling City will never be lost.
As for the other cities in Nanjun City, if you lose them, just lose them, and you can just get them back later.
After Mi Yang finished talking about these three important things, Mi Fang nodded frequently, and he immediately gave the order to do it.
But he had trouble with one thing, that is, who to send to inform Guan Yu. After all, he and Guan Yu had been at odds for a long time, and he was afraid that Guan Yu would not believe what he said.
Mi Yang saw Mi Fang's dilemma, and he immediately said to Mi Fang with his arms folded,
"My son is willing to join General Guan's army."
Hearing that Mi Yang actually recommended himself, Mi Fang was very reluctant for a moment. He was afraid that Guan Yu would be angry with Mi Yang because of him, but Mi Yang smiled and said,
"I am a filial and honest person recommended by the King of Hanzhong. How can I not be filial and honest and not share my father's worries?"
"General Kuangguan is a sensible person and will not embarrass me."
After Mi Yang said this, Mi Fang felt relieved.
Mi Yang had been raised by Liu Bei's side since he was a child, and Guan Yu would not embarrass Mi Yang for Liu Bei's sake.
After saying this, Mi Fang immediately took out her prefect's seal and gave it to Mi Yang, so that he could go on the journey smoothly.
After getting Mi Fang's prefect's seal, Mi Yang was about to leave, but just as he walked to the door, Mi Fang's voice suddenly sounded from behind,
"Zi Sheng."
There was a sound of Zi Sheng, and Mi Yang stopped walking immediately.
"Don't ever think that your father is someone who is greedy for life and afraid of death.
I,
I'm just afraid that if I die with a guilty body,
As the son of a guilty minister, what will you do when you are under the king's command? "
When Mi Fang suddenly said these words, Mi Yang was moved for a moment.
After standing for a while, he turned his back to Mi Fang and clasped his fists, saying,
"Father, please sit peacefully in the city. My son is here and I will definitely protect Jiangling!"
"My family, Mi, should be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty."
After finishing speaking, Mi Yang immediately opened the door and walked out.
