The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 213 What should come will come eventually

Halfway through the banquet, Cheng Yuanzhi raised his glass to the crowd and said, "Thanks to your full assistance, we were able to clear Liaodong and regain the territory of the Han Dynasty."

Everyone said in unison: "It all depends on the bravery of the prime minister."

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hand: "Now that the northern border has been flattened, the four states in the south of the Yangtze River still don't obey the king's order. I want to conquer Sun Quan in the south. What do you guys think?"

As he spoke, Cheng Yuanzhi's eyes passed over everyone one by one and stopped on Guo Tu.

Guo Tu stood up, cupped his hands and said, "The prime minister just returned to Ye after a year of fighting in Liaodong, and then wanted to raise troops to go south. This move is quite inappropriate. Our Northern Army has no navy, and we only rely on more than ten thousand soldiers from Liaodong. I'm afraid it's not Jiangdong water." The enemy of the army, it is better to temporarily rest the army to support the people, train the navy, and wait for the right time."

There is nothing wrong with this statement, and it implies the truth that "no matter how big a country is, it will die if it is warlike".

But Cheng Yuanzhi specifically named Guo Tu, not because he wanted to hear the latter present facts and reason.

But to settle accounts with him!

As the instigator of Agudo's death, Guo Tu must accept the punishment he deserved.

Cheng Yuanzhi raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "How dare you defeat my elegance and hinder the great cause of the imperial court's southern expedition?"

While speaking, his complexion changed faster than the sky in June, and it was as black as the bottom of a pot in an instant, and he said coldly: "Come on, drag Guo Tu down and behead him!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the banquet hall instantly froze, and the joyful atmosphere was swept away.

All the civil and military personnel stood up reflexively, clasped their hands together and said:
"Prime Minister, today is a celebration banquet. Guo Tu is innocent and guilty. Please forgive him."

With a cold face, Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hands unquestionably.

Two guards came striding over, grabbed Guo Tu who was stunned and stunned, and dragged him down.

After a while, a tray covered with a human head was brought up.

Guo Tu was chopped off right now? ! !
Everyone looked at the bloody tray, and their hearts shuddered.

What is this celebration banquet?This is the feast of reckoning after autumn.

His head turned quickly, and he already realized the problem.

Those who turn their heads slowly feel that the atmosphere today is abnormal. It is better to talk less, drink less and eat more vegetables.

Otherwise, if you make a gaffe while drunk, you won't know how you died.

Cheng Yuanzhi's eyes moved slightly, and fell on Xun Yu, looking at him fixedly, and said in a gentle voice, "Wen Ruogui Geng?"

Xun Yu bowed and said, "To the Prime Minister, there are two out of forty."

Cheng Yuanzhi sighed: "Unknowingly, you have been following me for ten years."

Xun Yu echoed and said with emotion: "I still remember how high-spirited the prime minister was when he stepped into the Central Plains!"

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hand: "In these years, you have worked hard without complaint, and the prosperity of Kyushu is due to your contribution. I will invite Your Majesty to promote you to Taiwei and reward you with a thousand gold. From now on, you can go to Xudu to accompany Your Majesty."

"Thank you, Prime Minister." Xun Yu bowed deeply and left the table calmly.

The beautiful rising and falling in one hand made everyone present sympathize with each other.

We are all smart people, some things don't need to be said so bluntly.

If it weren't for Xun Yu's sentence "gather a hundred thousand soldiers in Liucheng", Aguduo would not have died unjustly at the hands of Gongsun Kang.

Cheng Yuanzhi can tolerate the calculations between the civil and military under his command and petty fights, but he can't tolerate this kind of behavior that seriously hinders the progress.

Although Aguduo is a native of the Eastern Qiang, he has always done his best in everything he does, neither fighting for power nor forming gangs. Such a good minister, to be counted as dead by Guo Tu and Xun Yu's few words!

How can this be tolerated?
Cheng Yuanzhi sighed secretly, and blamed himself for being careless at first. He always felt that Gongsun Kang did not dare to risk the destruction of his country by killing his envoys, so he did not think carefully about Xun Yu and Guo Tu's plan to kill him.

Of course, there were many conspirators who killed Agudo. At least half of the civil servants present were involved in praising Agudo that day.

They should have seen Guo Tu start up, and made a fuss with the mentality that the law does not blame the public.

There is no need to go any further.

After dealing with the two, Cheng Yuanzhi called out in a deep voice, "Where is Yang Xiu?"

Among the crowd, an elegant literati about 30 years old came out, cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister, Yang Xiu obeys orders."

"From now on, you will be the right-hand clerk of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and you will take care of everything together with Shen Pei."

When they heard that it was "joint management" instead of "collaborative management", everyone was amazed and looked at Yang Xiu with envy and hatred.

Good boy, he was shoulder to shoulder with the trial match all at once.

Since all the power in the world is in the hands of the prime minister, that is, Cheng Yuanzhi, Yang Xiu is called the right master of the prime minister's mansion, and actually exercises the power equivalent to half of the prime minister.

Of course, the other half of the prime minister is the judge.

Yang Xiu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly bowed to accept the order.

The guards with keen eyes had already dragged Xun Yu's case away, and then moved Yang Xiu's case out of the crowd, and moved it to Cheng Yuanzhi's right side, corresponding to the seat of the judge on the left side.

Yang Xiu clasped his fists at the crowd again and again, walked up to him and sat down, with a smile from his heart on his face.

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hand and said, "Gentlemen, please sit down."

The banquet continued, and Cheng Yuanzhi, who was sitting in a high position, was uncharacteristically, talking and laughing happily with everyone on topics such as people's livelihood, taxes, poetry and songs, and even women.

There is no plan to go south at all.

So everyone understood that the sentimental prime minister's proposal of the Southern Expedition was just an excuse to settle old scores with Guo Tu and Xun Yu.It's not really militarism. Just after the northern expedition is over, Sun Quan will be conquered south.

The banquet was still going on, and the words "A companion is like a tiger" popped up in everyone's minds, everyone's words and deeds were much more cautious.

Of course, Yang Xiu, who is proud of the spring breeze, and a few cronies who are already popular are not included in this list.

Guo Jia is still unrestrained, holding cups everywhere with his sleeves rolled up, mingling with all civil and military men.

The appraiser cautiously raised a glass with everyone who came to toast, and the etiquette was full.

Jushou has lowered his profile a lot and seems to be less naughty than before.

Since Tian Feng was released from prison, his personality has changed drastically, he has become more and more reticent, and he has not contradicted Cheng Yuanzhi for a long time.

Cheng Yuanzhi was delighted to hear this.

……

But said the other side.

Liu Bei leaped his horse across the stream, feeling intoxicated for a moment, feeling that he had a destiny to add to his body, and thought to himself: "It is God's will that this horse can leap across the wide stream! Is this a sign that I will eventually achieve supremacy?"

"But there are fourteen states in the world, and nine states have their own masters. Where is the territory that belongs to me, Liu Bei?"

"It can't be Jiaozhou, can it?"

"If it's Jiaozhou, then I don't want to go!"

Thinking so, Liu Bei rode his horse to look south and walked slowly, unaware that the sun was about to sink to the west.

While walking, I suddenly saw a shepherd boy sitting on the back of a strong ox, playing a piccolo.

Liu Bei sighed: "Youyou shepherd boy, happy in the countryside, I am not as good as it!"

Then immediately stared aside.

The shepherd boy rode up to him on his ox, stared at Liu Bei with wide eyes, and asked, "Is the general conquering Liu Bei, the general who conquered the east of Yuzhou?"

Liu Bei was so startled that he almost fell off his horse, "You country boy, how do you know my name?"

The shepherd boy smiled and said: "I didn't know, because my master said in the past: there will be a distinguished guest, surnamed Liu and named Xuande, who is seven feet five in length. There is a short beard under the jaw. Looking at the appearance of the general now, it must be."

Hearing this, Liu Bei ignored the joke in the nursery rhyme that he had long hands and big ears, and hurriedly asked, "Who is your master?"

The shepherd boy said crisply: "My master's surname is Sima, his first name is Hui, and his style name is Decao. He is also from Yingchuan. His Taoist name is Mr. Shuijing."

Mr. Water Mirror?

do not know!
Liu Bei was stunned: "Who is your master usually friends with? Who do you associate with?"

The shepherd boy said: "We are friends with Pang Degong and Pang Tong of Xiangyang, and we often have contacts."

Duke Pound?Pang Tong?

Another two strangers.

Liu Bei was a little confused, and continued to ask: "Who are Pang Degong and Pang Tong?"

The shepherd boy replied patiently, "It's my uncle and nephew. Mr. Pang De's name is Shanmin, he is ten years older than my master; Pang Tong's name is Shiyuan, he is five years younger than my master."

Liu Bei looked around and saw that the fields were still lush in winter and spring, so he asked, "Where is your master now?"

The shepherd boy pointed to the front: "In the forest ahead is the manor house."

Liu Bei suddenly said, "Could you please lead me to see your master?"

The shepherd boy said hello and rode away first.

Liu Bei followed behind, secretly marveling at the docileness of the scalper, seeming to understand human speech; and secretly sighing at the intelligence of the shepherd boy and the seclusion of this manor.

A thought flashed for a moment.

(End of this chapter)