Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 196 Close the door and release Liao Li

In Dahan Xingong, Juetang, Liu Chan hosted a banquet in honor of Zhuge Jin and his son.

All the ministers of the Han Dynasty came to the banquet early in the morning, dressed in brocade clothes and embroidered jackets, and sat down one by one.

Liu Chan knelt and sat in front of the case, looked around at all the people present, and seeing that they were all present, he said: "Today's banquet was set up by Wu envoy Zhuge Ziyu. You must show my majesty."

"No!" Everyone responded.

Liu Yan hesitated for a while, then cupped his hands and asked, "Your Majesty, did the envoy Wu come because of the matter of proclaiming himself emperor?"

Zhuge Liang stood up and replied: "That's right. Does the Empress General have any objections?"

Liu Yan sighed and said: "I have no objection. If Wu Guo did not involve the armies of Jingzhou and Huaisi in this battle, it would be difficult for us as a big man to go to Longyou. Your Majesty has a far-sighted vision, and I know it!"

"It's just that I'm worried that if Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor, he might be satisfied with three points in the world, and he doesn't want to work together with us to cross the river and defeat Wei."

Everyone at the scene took Liu Yan's worry deeply.The impression that Sun Quan didn't think about attacking Wei, lived in the river to protect himself, and sought the throne is deeply rooted in everyone's hearts.

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and murmured for a while, bowed slightly to Liu Chan, and said, "What the general later said seems to be reasonable, but after careful consideration, it is not so!"

After hearing this, everyone looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise, expecting Zhuge Liang's opinion.

Zhuge Liang looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Liang thought that Sun Quan didn't just want to live in the river to protect himself, but that Sun Quan had more than enough heart and strength. Sun Quan couldn't cross the great river, just like Cao Wei couldn't cross the Han River. This is not to be slack in strength!"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, and analyzed: "Now that my great man has captured the seven counties of Longyou, Sun Quan must also be envious. If my great man conquers Cao Wei in the north in the future, Sun Quan has three strategies to choose from. Land, showing off force to the people, waiting for the next step.

"The middle strategy, Sun Quan will take the opportunity to send troops across the river, plunder the population of Cao Wei, and expand the country's power; the worst strategy, even if Sun Quan has no ambitions and stays on the ground, as long as the state of Wu lives in harmony with our big man, our army will have no worries about the north. Even Cao Wei All the troops south of the Dahe (Yellow River) cannot be transferred to Guanzhong to attack our army."

"No matter what strategy Sun Quan chooses, I, a big man, can benefit from what he does. I don't know what you think?" Zhuge Liang said confidently.

Liu Yan saluted Zhuge Liang and praised him: "The prime minister is worthy of being Wang Zuo's talent. This statement is deafening, and Yan knows it!"

Seeing this scene, Liu Chan said, "Since you have no further objections, the matter of Han-Wu state relations has been settled, and let me entertain Wu envoy."

After a pause, Liu Chan said with a smile: "I heard that the King of Wu made things difficult for our Han envoy, so today I will let Liao Qing test Wu's envoy's ability. Later, I will stop eating to welcome the Wu envoy, Liao Qing can't sit down." Reason, keep eating."

"No!" Everyone replied.

After the speech, there was a symphony of musical instruments in the hall, and the sound of silk and bamboo was endless.

"Report to Your Majesty, the envoy of Wu has arrived," the attendant reported.

"Yes, the envoy of Wu will enter the palace." Liu Chan said in a deep voice.

"Xuanwu Envoy enters the palace!" The attendants shouted layer after layer.

Zhuge Jin, who had been waiting in front of the hall for a long time, put away his mind, straightened his clothes and slowly entered the hall.

In the hall, Liu Chan and the others stopped eating to greet each other, but Liao Li ignored etiquette and buried himself in eating, ignoring them.

Zhugejin's face remained unchanged, and the etiquette was in place. He saluted Liu Chan respectfully and said, "The foreign minister, Zhugejin, has an audience with His Majesty the Great Han!"

Zhuge Ke snorted softly, dissatisfied with Liao Li's rudeness, followed Zhuge Jin and saluted Liu Chan.

Liu Chan stopped his chopsticks and looked at the father and son. Zhuge Jin was dignified, gentle and generous. Although he was over fifty years old, he had a refined aura and lived up to the title of a gentleman.

Zhuge Ke, yes!Pretty fat.

"General Zhuge is worthy of the name of a gentleman, you can sit down first and share the delicious food!" Liu Chan laughed.

After the two sat down, Zhuge Ke thought that Liao Li was impolite, and sarcastically said: "The phoenix flies, and the unicorn knows to stop eating to meet them, but the donkey and mule are ignorant, and bow their heads to eat as before!"

Liao Li put down his chopsticks, smiled lightly, and said with a sneer, "There are so many phoenix trees in Chengdu. I was waiting for the phoenix to come to rest, but I never thought that the birds would fly there. I thought it was a phoenix. I will drive him away naturally and let him return to his hometown!"

Liao Li looked at Zhuge Ke across the table with a smile on his face, and sneered in his heart. Liao Li had long been dissatisfied with Zhuge Ke's reputation as a child prodigy.

After all, who is not a child prodigy when he is young, he is talented, and he is a high-ranking official of two thousand shi when he is under thirty.And you, Zhuge Ke, only rely on his father's name, rely on Xiaozhi, and are favored by Sun Quan and are famous in the country of Wu.

Let me, Liao Li, let you understand what a child prodigy is today!

Zhuge Ke picked up the wine bottle, drank it in one gulp, and continued to sneer: "The widow of the Zhuo family in Shu elopes with Sima Xiangru. Wherever there is, what is the custom?"

Liao Li stroked his beard and laughed loudly, and said, "How is it compared to Zhu Maichen's wife? Zhuo's family seeks talent but not wealth. How can it be compared?"

Zhuge Ke's face turned red, and he was a little annoyed. When Zhu Maichen, a minister of Wu in the Western Han Dynasty, was poor, his wife disliked the poor and loved the rich, so he forced Zhu Maichen to write a letter of divorce and divorce.

Zhuge Ke took a deep breath to calm down, and said slowly, "I don't know how to address you?"

Liao Li stroked his beard and smiled and said, "It's Liao Gongyuan, the attendant!"

Zhuge Ke raised his glass to Liao Li, and said with a smile, "You are a high-ranking official, what do you know what you are good at?"

Liao Li raised his glass to return the salute, and replied solemnly: "Astronomy and geography, there is nothing wrong with it; three religions and nine streams, know everything. At the top, you can help the Ming emperor to restore the Han Dynasty, and at the bottom, you can help the virtuous to govern the country. How can you discuss it with the round child?"

I heard that Liao Li said that he was a child, and ridiculed himself for being fat.For a moment, Zhuge Ke's face turned blue and red.

Everyone in the hall roared with laughter, Liu Chan toasted and drank wine, covering his smile with his sleeve, as expected, only a bad mouth can cure a bad mouth.

Zhuge Ke had an idea, and said with a smile: "You say that you know astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom. Why don't you know how to enrich the house and nourish the body ("The Analects", the next sentence is broad and fat), you don't know the Analects of Confucius, how dare you speak Politics?"

Everyone in the hall burst into laughter again. Seeing this, Liu Chan went back and forth, not wanting to make any mistakes, and eased the atmosphere, saying: "Gongyuan, don't bully the juniors, Mr. Zhuge lives up to Mr. Ziyu's teaching. Sure enough, the tiger father has no dogs." I respect Mr. Ziyu for a cup!"

Everyone said that Zhuge Ke was a child, but everyone forgot that Liu Chan was four years younger than Zhuge Ke.

Zhuge Jin hurriedly raised his glass in return, and said respectfully: "Your little wisdom is not worth mentioning. Your majesty is heroic, not inferior to Emperor Lie."

Liu Chan took a sip, looked at Zhuge Ke, and said with a smile, "I don't know who Yuan Xun thinks Lord Wu is?"

Zhuge Ke replied respectfully: "Wu, the one who has no mouth is the sky, and the one who has the mouth is Wu. Next to the sea, the emperor's capital. The master of Wu is the master of the capital!"

All the Han officials in the hall were filled with indignation. Liu Chan laughed. Although he did not want to give up the advantage of talking with Zhuge Ke, he could not show weakness, and said, "It should be like this. I hope that one day I will come to the land of Wu."

When Zhuge Ke was about to refute, Zhuge Jin pulled his clothes to signal him not to damage the relationship between the two countries.

(End of this chapter)