Chapter 511: Inspiring Sun Quan with wisdom
It is said that on the high Dongwu building ship, the young Dongwu military captain Sun Quan, together with the general Lu Meng and the young general Ling Tong, came to the river in person to greet the Qinglong special envoys Zhuge Liang and Lu Su. Lü Meng was just a military general at the beginning. After Sun Quan persuaded him to study hard, he finally became a famous general. The death of the god general Guan Yu because of Lü Meng was also sad.
On the river, two flagships belonging to different camps slowly approached each other. Sun Quan gathered up his yellow dragon shirt and stepped across the guardrail of the ship. His pair of blue eyes seemed to exude an exotic brilliance against the backdrop of the river. Lu Meng and Ling Tong followed Sun Quan's footsteps and stood in front of Zhuge Liang and his group who were welcoming him.
Sun Quan is one year younger than Zhuge Liang, but he has had a purple beard for several years, which shows the mature charm of a man. Seeing Zhuge Liang greet him with a smile, Sun Quan smiled and said: "I heard that Ziyu has a younger brother Kong Ming, who is known as Nanyang Wolong. His wisdom is as deep as the sea. When I saw him today, he was indeed a dragon and a phoenix among men!" A pair of blue eyes glanced at the man behind Zhuge Liang intentionally or unintentionally. Huang Zhong, a white-headed man, flashed a fierce look.
Thinking about the battle between the Qinglong Army and the Jiangdong Army in Jiangxia, Huang Hansheng was promoted to save Wei Yan and shot Sun Jian to death with one arrow. He and Sun Quan actually had a grudge for killing their father. Sun Quan could not escape Zhuge Liang's eyes at this sight. He was about to speak when suddenly a chuckle came from behind him. Although the voice was small, it was full of ridicule. Sun Quan frowned when he heard it. He turned around and was stunned. Suddenly, he saw a guard soldier behind Zhuge Liang, with big eyes and a turned-up nose, a small mouth full of snow-white teeth, and he was coquettishly trying to cover up his ridicule. Every move he made looked like a beautiful transvestite of later generations.
Just as Sun Quan was about to take a closer look, Zhuge Liang saw that the second sister behind him, who was pretending to be a soldier, was in trouble. He quickly took a step in front of Sun Quan, blocked Sun Quan's view, and changed the subject with a sincere face: "Zhongmou, these two people behind you are here. You are all good-looking, please introduce me to them!" With his right hand behind him, he quietly motioned to Lu Su to take the two sisters away.
As expected, Sun Quan fell into the trap, turned around and introduced: "On my right hand is Lu Meng, Lu Ziming, the commander of another department, and on my left hand is Ling Tongling, the captain of Chenglie School, the son of Ling Cao, the general who broke thieves." After the introduction, he remembered the beautiful young man just now and was busy looking behind Zhuge Liang. , I saw a group of rough and powerful men standing upright with guns raised. Where is the figure of the transvestite? Sun Quan couldn't find it everywhere, so he had to retract his eyes, feeling sad.
Zhuge Liang smiled secretly in his heart and hurriedly introduced Gan Ning, Lu Su and Huang Zhong, Xi Zhicai and Lu Meng to each other. Lu Meng's face was full of smiles, but Ling Tong's face was full of frost. Gan Ning was furious, and when he was giving the gift, he secretly used his skills to hit Ling Tong. The two secretly fought with each other, and their strength was actually Evenly matched. When Sun Quan saw Lu Su, he couldn't help but be extremely enthusiastic, and his words were quite solicitous. When he saw Huang Zhong, he had to reluctantly nod in response. Huang Zhong sneered slightly, and the military salute was passed by. In the past, Sun Wentai helped Huang Zu defend Jiangxia, which frustrated Huang Zhong and Xi Zhicai's plan to seize Jiangxia. If Lord Wenlong hadn't agreed to the peace agreement this time, who would have known that Huang Hansheng would not be able to sail a warship? Go down the river and wipe out the Sun family in Jiangdong.
Everyone had seen it and entered the flagship cabin that had been arranged in advance. Guests and hosts were seated separately, and their subordinates served fragrant tea. Sun Quan and Kong Ming sat side by side, holding the sleeve of Zhuge Liang's robe and saying: "Kong Ming came today to discuss peace with Jiangdong. The two sides agreed to form a permanent alliance to fight against Cao's thieves. My brother Bo Fu and Governor Gong Jin both felt deeply about General Wen Long. Houde, I wanted to come in person to conclude the alliance, but the war in Luling was tense, and Cao Mengde went south five ways, and he couldn't be separated at all, so I specially ordered my younger brother to come to greet him. Please forgive Kong Ming for any lack of etiquette."
Zhuge Liang smiled and shook his head and said: "Zhongmou is serious. Who knows that Zhongmou is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people in Jiangdong. General Bofu can send you to preside over the peace talks, which is full of sincerity. However, I heard that Jiangdong's important ministers Among them, many people think that they would rather surrender to Cao Cao to keep the people of Jiangdong safe than to make peace with the Qinglong Army, because the Qinglong Army and Jiangdong actually have a grudge against Jiangdong for killing his father. But I don’t know what Zhongmou thinks?"
Sun Quan looked unmoved and tried with words: "I, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zibu, the leader of the Sun clan's shogunate, are honest, strict, loyal and upright people. I respect him very much. I never dare to speak carelessly in front of Duke Zhang. Choose your words. Before I came here, Zibu said to me, Cao Mengde, with his wolves, tigers and leopards, hijacked the emperor to conquer the four directions, issued orders in the name of the court at every turn, and massacred several cities along the way since the army was launched. If we resist today, It seems unfair in terms of name, and the natural danger of the Yangtze River is only shared by both sides. Among the people of Jiangzuo, whose neck can withstand a steel knife? For the sake of hundreds of thousands of people in Jiangdong, they should return to the center, rebuild their country, and make the world peaceful. The four seas are united. I really believe what Zibu said."
According to official history, at the beginning of his career, Sun Wu conquered Jiangzuo and met Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zibu, his good ministers. Zhang Zhao controlled the ministers internally and cared for the people externally, and was relied on by the Sun Group as the pillar of the Wu Kingdom. But on the eve of the Battle of Chibi, Zhang Zhao urged Cao to surrender. It is conceivable that given Zhang Zhao's prestige in Jiangdong at that time, how much shock his approach brought to Jiangdong's political situation. Under his influence, the courtiers of Soochow surrendered one after another. Fortunately, Sun Quan, under the advice of Zhou Yu and Lu Su, joined forces with Liu Bei and defeated Cao Cao in Chibi, establishing a three-point situation in the world in one fell swoop.
However, after the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan respected Zhang Zhao as always. The only reason for this was that everyone knew that the reason why Zhang Zhao advocated surrendering to Cao Cao was really for the sake of the people of Jiangdong, not for his own glory and wealth. He definitely did not advocate surrender because he was afraid of Cao Cao's 800,000-strong army. In his eyes, the most important thing was never the Sun family, but the people of Jiangdong.
Ever since Zhang Zhaogang came out to assist Sun Ce, his purpose has never been to help Sun Ce strive for world hegemony, but for the people of Jiangzuo. At that time, the warlords in Jiangdong were separatist and the people were suffering from the war and were displaced. At this time, Sun Ce led the troops across the river. Zhang Zhao saw in Sun Ce the hope of ending the war in Jiangdong. So he came out to assist Sun Ce sincerely, helping Sun Ce complete the great cause of unifying Jiangdong, and finally brought decades of peace to the people of Wuyue in the troubled times of "the bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles".
Cao Cao took advantage of the remnants of the Battle of Guandu and went straight to the east of the Yangtze River. On the surface, the power of the Sun and Cao families was very different. The war would destroy all life in the east of the Yangtze River, and the world would be unified and the world would become one. Not only could the people of the east of the Yangtze be preserved, but peace and prosperity could also be expected. It was out of such considerations that Zhang Zhao finally decided to surrender to Cao Cao. Just imagine, if Zhang Zhao's opinions were adopted at that time, would the unification of China come as soon as possible?
After Sun Quan finished speaking, he looked at Kong Ming silently. Kong Ming made a goose feather fan out of nowhere, and while shaking it, he said: "It's so hot in February! Come, drink tea!" Sun Quan couldn't help but be dumbfounded, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Just listen to Kong Ming say to the hatch: "Come on, see off the guests!".
Sun Quan was shocked, stood up and said, "Why did Kong Ming say this?"
Zhuge Liang sneered slightly and said: "Since Zhongmou thinks Zibu's words are reasonable, what does your Sun family's life and death have to do with our Qinglong Army? When Cao Mengde breaks Jiangdong, my lord Chen Long also captures Yi and Liang Prefectures, and each can occupy them." Half of the world. When the time comes to prepare for a decisive battle with Cao Mengde in the Central Plains, the outcome is still unknown. But I don’t know if Zhongmou surrenders to Mengde, can he and a certain family meet again on the battlefield? Since Zhongmou regards Cao Mengde as his lord, when the time comes, all of his lords , don’t show mercy!”
What he said made Sun Quan blush. Behind him, Ling Tong and Lu Meng put their right hands on the hilts of their swords. Gan Ning and Huang Zhong stood up immediately. The two sides were at war with each other. Zhuge Liang smiled and waved his feather fan. Gan Ning, Huang Zhong and others were slightly stunned. After retreating, Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "I heard that Cao Mengde likes women, but I wonder if Bo Fu and Gong Jin's wives will be offered to Duke Cao after they surrender?"
As soon as he said this, Sun Quan was furious. There was a loud sound of swords being unsheathed, but Lu Meng, Ling Tong, Gan Ning, and Huang Zhong were confronting each other. Sun Quan pointed his sword at Zhuge Liang and said: "Huangkou kid, how dare you insult me?" What’s wrong with my Sun family?”
The sound of weapons clashing immediately attracted the attention of the guards outside the cabin. A group of Qinglong troops rushed in, but were driven back by Zhuge Liang's feather fan. Zhuge Liang said slowly: "I'm afraid the one who can really humiliate your Sun family is not me, but your Sun family yourself." Sun Quan thought deeply about what he said. There is an idiom about humiliating oneself. Is this what Zhuge Liang meant?
Zhuge Liang pressed down the sword in Huang Zhong's hand with a feather fan, pointed at Lu Meng and Ling Tong and continued: "Cao Mengde has always valued talents. If Lu Xiaowei and Ling Xiaowei surrendered to Cao Cao, with their talents, they would definitely be able to become General, be reused and promoted. General Sun Ce's martial arts skills are unparalleled. I think I can become a general even if I surrender." Sun Quan still couldn't tell. Zhuge Liang's words were sarcastic, but this time he didn't get angry. The sword slowly hung down. If Sun Ce Surrendering and serving Cao Cao together with Lu Meng and other former subordinates, is it still shameful? Everyone in Jiangdong can surrender, but the Sun family cannot surrender.
When Zhuge Liang saw that Sun Quan had finally regained his senses, he smiled and said, "Zhang Zibu meant that the Sun family would be defeated. He asked the Sun family to lie on the ground and beg Cao Mengde not to massacre the people in Jiangzuo. But I don't know that Zhongmou thought that my lord Chen Wenlong and Cao Mengde were prime ministers. How to compare?"
Sun Quan was startled when he heard this and said: "It has only been a few years since General Wenlong started his army, and his territory has expanded to the grasslands in the north and the sea in the south. He is a genius in the world. He is master of all kinds of poetry, lyrics and songs, and has mastery of eighteen kinds of martial arts. It's really amazing." He is extremely talented. Although Cao Mengde has a powerful army, compared with General Wenlong, I am afraid he is still a little inferior."
Zhuge Liang said sternly: "What Zhongmou said is exactly right. If you want to save the people of Jiangzuo, you don't have to beg for mercy. Zhongmou, if the Sun family has the help of the Qinglong Army, how can they know that they cannot save the people of Jiangdong. Even if the alliance with the Qinglong Army is a gamble, It is definitely worth a gamble. Whether you can put aside your past grudges and seize this opportunity to sign a contract with the Qinglong Army depends on the wisdom of your Sun family. If you cannot sign the alliance wholeheartedly, I, Zhuge Kongming, will turn around and leave, and the Qinglong Army will never A second envoy will come."
Sun Quan's face turned pale and he finally withdrew his sword. Lu Meng and Ling Tong immediately returned the sword and sheathed it, and everyone couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. Sun Quan slowly sat down again and said to Ling Tong: "Take out the official achievements."
Ling Tong showed no expression as he took something out of his long bag, wrapped it heavily in cloth and handed it to Sun Quan. Sun Quan's eyes suddenly filled with tears. He slowly opened the cloth bag and saw an arrow. There was dark black blood on the arrow. A small word "loyalty" was faintly visible on the arrow. Huang Zhong recognized it at first sight and blurted out: "This... is my arrow from the past..."
Sun Quan burst into tears and suddenly broke the long arrow into two pieces, threw it on the ground and said: "I, Sun Zhongmou, swear here that the hatred of my father in the past has disappeared with this arrow, and the people of the Sun family will never seek revenge through this again. Qinglong We will always form an alliance with the Jiangdong Second Army to fight against Cao Cao's traitors." Huang Zhongfang understood Sun Quan's sincerity in forming an alliance, and suddenly turned over and took out a package from the cabinet in the cabin. After opening it, he saw a sword shining with brilliance. Sun Quan didn't know what it meant at first. , when he saw the treasured sword, he couldn't help but kneel on the ground with a plop, and blurted out: "Ancient Ding Dao!!"
Huang Zhong held the sword and bowed slightly and said: "In order to save his colleagues, Han Sheng accidentally injured Brother Wentai in the field and obtained the ancient ingot sword. It has been sealed in Hanyang for several years. He often misses Wentai's bravery in his heart and regrets that he sealed his throat with an arrow. Today I finally waited until Zhongmou came to resolve this feud. I returned the sword to Zhongmou in due course and vowed to form an alliance forever to fight against Cao's thieves."
Sun Quan couldn't stop crying. He finally stood up, took his father's sword, and thanked him: "Han Sheng's words made Zhongmou put aside his many years of grudges. Zhongmou will never be grateful enough in this life. In this case, please give Han Sheng's order. Huanghe Military Port in Jiangbei has been After the cleanup is completed, all the Qinglong naval vessels can be stationed."
Zhuge Liang and Huang Zhong were both overjoyed. They shook hands and high-fived Sun Quan, and they agreed to burn incense and swear an oath after they landed ashore. Only Gan Ning and Ling Tong seemed to be natural enemies. Every time they shook hands, it was like masters fighting each other, secretly competing. If Sun Quan and Zhuge Liang hadn't stopped them, I'm afraid these two would have set out on the battlefield to see who had the real skill. In a corner at the back of the cabin, Zhuge Ruoxue was giggling and said to her sister: "Sister, tell me, how can anyone from the Central Plains grow up like Sun Quan? It must not have been his parents. When I saw Sun Ce, I was surprised. Let’s compare, are Sun Quan and Sun Ce really the same mother and father?”
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
