Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 424 Women's Clothing
In summer, the heat on both sides of the Weishui River is steaming and the heat is unbearable.The Wei River flows eastward slowly, and fish come up to play from time to time.

A small boat under the flag of the envoy of the Han army crossed from the south bank of the Wei River to the north bank of the Wei River.Xin Hong straightened his clothes slightly, boarded the boat and disembarked, led a few followers, and strode towards the Wei army camp.

The generals and soldiers of the Wei army stationed by the river glanced at it, and they were no longer surprised.In the past few months, Xin Hong has made more than [-] trips to and from the Wei Army camp, sending letters of war to Sima Yi on behalf of Zhuge Liang. The Wei Army officers and soldiers have long recognized his old face.

Since the battle where Wang Ping pursued Zhang Yun, everyone who followed Wang Ping has received great rewards. Xin Hong was recommended to Zhuge Liang by Wang Ping because of his luck, talent, and courage.Appointed by Zhuge Liang as the chief bookkeeper of the army, he assisted Yang Yi in handling the military equipment.

"Father, Zhuge Liang has sent an envoy again. Do you see me?" Master Sima pressed his sword into the account and said.

Sima Yi held the bamboo slips calmly, without raising his head, and asked, "No see!"

Sima Shi walked up to Sima Yi and said in a low voice, "This time the envoy is not here to invite a fight, but to present a present to father on Zhuge Liang's behalf."

"Oh!" Sima Yi put down the bamboo slips, pondered for a while, and said, "Call him into the account, and let all the generals come with him. As a father, I want to see what Zhuge Liang wants to do?"

"No!" Master Sima replied.

When Sima Yi summoned him to speak, Xin Hong smiled slightly, led a personal guard, and hurried into the account.I saw the generals of the Wei army standing on both sides of the tent, and Sima Yi knelt down and sat in the case. I don't know how happy or angry he is.

Sima Yi stroked his beard lightly, and asked, "Commissioner, what do you mean by coming here?"

Xin Hong cupped his hands slightly towards Sima Yi, and said, "Xin Hong, I'm sending a letter to Prime Minister Shang."

After finishing speaking, Xin Hong presented the scarf and silk and handed it over to the personal guard.

Sima Yi spread out the scarf and scrutinized the contents. Zhuge Liang's letter said: "Since Zhongda is a general, leading the people in the Central Plains, he doesn't want to put on a strong and sharp head to decide the male and female. He is guarding the earth nest in the Gankuo. How strange are women!..."

Before finishing it, Sima Yi showed a sullen expression, and subconsciously wanted to twist the scarf into a ball, but he quickly calmed down and closed the scarf with a stern expression.

Sima Yi got up, his face was stern, suppressing his anger, staring at Xin Hong with sharp eyes.

But Xin Hong looked at Sima Yi with indifference. After all, he was almost killed by Wang Ping last time. Can this time be worse than the last time?
Seeing that Sima Yi's eyes moved to the lacquer box, Xin Hong lifted the lid of the box, revealing a red and pink dress.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

Sima Yi looked down at the women's clothes in the lacquer box for a while, then suddenly laughed strangely, the more he laughed, the happier he became.

Upon seeing this, Master Sima asked in confusion, "Why is the governor laughing?"

Sima Yi looked down at the women's clothes, his face uncertain, and said: "Zhuge Liang sent a certain woman's clothes to humiliate the governor for refusing to fight."

Hearing this, Master Sima lost his usual calm expression and shouted loudly, "How dare Zhuge Liang do that!"

Sima Yi secretly patted the back of Master Sima's hand heavily, and then shouted: "Come here, change the clothes for Ben Du!"

Sima Yi stretched out his sleeves and put on the women's dress, holding the hem of the women's dress in his hand, looked at Xin Hong, and asked, "What did Zhuge Liang say when he sent you here?"

Xin Hong took a few glances at Sima Yi calmly, and praised him, "The figure of the governor fits perfectly with this outfit, and the color of the costume is just right."

"Bold!"

Sima Yi waved his hands to stop the generals, but he stared at Xin Hong with a cold expression, and said, "Your envoy is so courageous, dare to say such words, I'm not afraid that someone will take your sacrificial flag!"

Xin Hong cupped his hands slightly, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "My life has long been in Hexi, and I have never been afraid. I just reported what I said today. Besides, the two armies did not kill each other. The governor was from the Sima family in Hanoi. How could he behave so rudely?" thing."

Sima Yi calmed down, took off his women's clothes, handed them to the guards, and said, "It's very brave to come here as an envoy. Go back and tell Zhuge Liang. I will accept all the gifts he painstakingly gave you."

After speaking, he laughed. Sima Yi strode back to the banquet and said loudly, "Come here! Set down the banquet and entertain me."

"promise!"

……

Sima Yi put down the wine bottle, looked at Xin Hong, and said with a smile: "I have fought against your Prime Minister Zhuge several times, and we have won and lost each other. Prime Minister Zhuge frequently came up with ingenious schemes, which amazed me. Zhuge Liang is so talented, so I can't match him!"

"Admiration! Admiration!"

"The commander-in-chief is humble. From a certain point of view, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Although the commander-in-chief has many defeats, he still has the hope of winning if he raises his troops to fight. Why can't we avoid the battle?" Xin Hong laughed.

Sima Yi stroked his beard, squinted his eyes, and asked, "Although the envoy has a sharp tongue, he doesn't know anything about military affairs. Let's drink!"

After a pause, Sima Yi twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, and asked, "I heard that Prime Minister Zhuge of your family is sleeping fast and eating little, and his affairs are cumbersome and unreasonable. Is there such a thing?"

Holding the wine bottle, Xin Hong covered his expression with drinking, and said, "I don't know why the governor came up with such a statement?"

Sima Yi shook his head and said, "I just asked this question because I heard other people's rumors!"

Xin Hong put down the wine bottle and said half-truth, "It's just a rumor, why is it true! My prime minister gets up early and goes to bed early every day. He has three meals a day and can eat five liters of rice."

While speaking, Xin Hong pondered a little, and said: "As for the affairs in the army, my family has an overview of the affairs. Pan Chengming (Pan Jun) handles military discipline in the army. He handles all military affairs of more than [-] battles, and then passes them on to the prime minister for inspection; Yang Weigong (Yang Yi) coordinates the equipment, food and grass, all the equipment, food and grass in the army are dispatched by him, and the prime minister just observes it."

Then Xin Hong looked at Sima Yi and asked back, "I wonder how the governor thinks Prime Minister Zhuge is running the army?"

"Haha!" Sima Yi laughed loudly, stroked his beard and said, "Prime Minister Zhuge is talented, and Yi is not as good as that! I hope that your envoy will return to the camp and tell Prime Minister Zhuge that it is better to spend the winter with XX in Guanzhong. This winter, XX will give your Prime Minister a leather jacket. , I thought I would return the gift today."

"Thank you Dudu!"

Xin Hong was also speechless, he didn't expect Sima Yi to cultivate himself so well!
"Boom!"

Xin Hong heard the prestige and looked over, only to see Xia Houru, who was sitting beside him, snorted softly and put the wine bottle heavily on the table, his face full of displeasure.

"This is our country's conquest of Shu army, Xiahou Junlin is also!" Sima Yi introduced.

Xin Hong blinked, cupped his hands and asked, "Could it be Mrs. Xiahou's uncle?"

Xia Houru glared at Xin Hong, sneered and remained silent.

"I have seen General Xiahou. Mrs. Xiahou just gave birth to a daughter for His Majesty today. The general can send a letter to say hello!" Xin Hong said excitedly.

Xia Houru's face was green for a while, then red for a while, feeling the shame, he slapped his heavy palm on the table, shook the dishes violently, and scolded: "You..."

"Junlin is drunk!" Sima Yi stared at Xiahouru, and said in a deep voice, "Take General Xiahou back to the camp to rest."

Xia Houru bowed his hands to Sima Yi, and strode out of the tent without looking back.

Sima Yi looked at Xin Hong with a smile that was not a smile, and said: "Your envoy has good means. It's getting late today, your envoy might as well go back to the camp and report what you said today!"

"Thank you Dudu for your hospitality!" Xin Hong said with a bow.

After Xin Hong left, Sima Yi turned his back and looked at the women's clothing in the box, with a sneer on his face.All the generals flocked into the account, all filled with anger.

Standing in front of everyone, Xia Houru raised his voice and said: "We are the generals of our country, how can we suffer such a great humiliation! If the governor does not fight, I will fight myself."

"Please command the commander!"

Sima Yi turned to look at the crowd, and said, "It's not that I don't want to fight, but I'm willing to be humiliated. It's just that the emperor ordered our army to stand firm and not move. If we send troops today, it will be against the emperor's order!"

"The Governor!"

Xia Houru took a step forward and said in a deep voice.

Sima Yi sighed in his heart, picked up his pen, and said, "Since you are going to fight, wait for me to play the emperor, and it will not be too late to fight! How about it?"

(End of this chapter)