Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 464 Information
Snowflakes are flying on the ground in Guanzhong, and the new wind is howling.On the snow-capped field, a team of dozens of people left car marks on the snow.

Du Xi stood on the driver's seat, holding a talisman representing Cao Wei.With the strong wind blowing, the yellow yak hair adorning the talisman brushed across Du Xi's face.

The yak hair used to decorate talisman festivals in the Han Dynasty was red in the early days, which was in line with the advocacy of red in the Han Dynasty. Later, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched a palace coup and sent troops on the red festival, it was changed to add Huangyan.After Cao Pi usurped the throne, due to Wei Shanghuang, there was no major change to the form of the talisman in the Han Dynasty, only minor changes occurred.

Du Xi looked at the Han camp that was getting closer and closer, and told everyone: "After entering the enemy camp, everyone, look around and check the situation of the Shu camp. Don't disturb the soldiers of the Shu army."

"No!" Everyone responded.

When they arrived at the gate of the camp, Du Xi's car drove away from the convoy, arrived at the gate of the camp, and shouted: "Please inform me that Du Zixu, the Marquis of Ping Ting of Wei Wu, the general's military adviser, has been ordered to send your army as an envoy."

The Han soldiers guarding the gate of the camp heard the news and trotted in to report that Du Xi had arrived at the camp.

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In the tent of the Han army's central army, Liu Chan sat in the chief seat, and asked Zhuge Liang, who was in the second seat, "The prime minister thought Du Xi was here, so why?"

Holding a feather fan in his hand, Zhuge Liang murmured and said, "I think that Du's visit may be to test the inside information of our army. We need to call him for an audience to know what is going on."

"In that case, Xuandu will enter the camp to have an audience."

"promise!"

After receiving the permission, Du Xi held the talisman and walked in the camp calmly facing the crowd of Han soldiers. From time to time, he also looked at the situation of the Shu army in the camp, and secretly wrote it down in his heart.

Du Xi went to the big tent of the Chinese army, adjusted his clothes slightly, went through the tent door, and walked in.

I saw the big Han emperor sitting in the main case, dressed in military uniform, with a majestic body, broad shoulders, and a calm and handsome face, revealing a stability and wisdom far beyond ordinary people, really looking like a dragon and a phoenix.It is really hard to compare with his own emperor who has a weak body and weak body.

"Foreign minister Du Xi participated in the Western Lord, and may the Western Lord be safe." Du Xi paid homage to Liu Chan with the royal ceremony.

Seeing this move, Fu Xun glared at him with his sword, and scolded: "Why don't you kneel, are all the people in the Central Plains like you, who don't know how to be polite?"

Du Xi cupped his hands and said, "It's not because the ministers don't want to, it's just that there is a saying in the Book of Rites: There are no two suns in the sky, there are no two kings in the earth, there are no two kings in the country, and there are no two respects in the family. The master of the west is the master of the west. The subjects of the western lands worship him; the ministers are the ministers of the middle lands, and should worship the lord of the middle lands."

Fu Xun snorted softly, and said, "Speaking so eloquently, you have such a thick face. Since you are a minister of the Han Dynasty and serve the Lord of the Han Dynasty, why shouldn't you..."

Liu Chan waved his hand, signaled Fu Xun to back down, and said lightly, "Emissary Du has unspeakable suffering, how can he force others to make it difficult? Besides, he is an old man, but he doesn't know how to respect the old."

When Du Xi heard this, he immediately had a good impression of the emperor in front of him, bowed his head and said: "The master of the West is a respectful scholar, and his reputation is indeed well-deserved."

Liu Chan lightly raised the corner of his mouth, pointed to the empty seat, and said, "I am not Cao Pi, how can I behead someone's envoy for no reason because of his likes and dislikes."

Liu Chan said that Cao Pi beheaded the envoys, referring to Liu Bei's attack on Soochow, and because of Cao Cao's death, he sent his envoy Han Ran to Wei, hoping to do good deeds in the name of mourning.But Cao Pi didn't even see him, and ordered Han Ran to be executed.

Du Xi was at a loss for words for a while, and had a deeper understanding of the emperor in front of him who seemed to be a man of courtesy and love for the people.This person is not a weak and benevolent monarch in the understanding of scholars in the Central Plains, and there is a gap in his heart.As for the depth, it needs to be observed.

Liu Chan ordered his attendants to bring tea to Du Xi, and said indifferently, "I don't know why envoy Du came here?"

Du Xi presented the letter from his bosom, and said respectfully: "The Lord of Deyang heard that his daughter served the Lord of the West far away, and he often misses her daughter thousands of miles away. The pain of missing Madam."

As he spoke, he took out another letter to Zhuge Liang and said, "Dong Ge sent his greetings to Meng Gongwei a few years ago, and I will forward it to you. Now I have a letter from him, so I would like to say hello to Gongwei Ge."

Liu Chan opened the letter, glanced at it briefly, and saw that it was indeed the handwriting of the village owner of Deyang, so he closed it and handed it to the attendant, and ordered: "Give this letter to Mrs. Xiahou."

"promise!"

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Du Xi continued to ask: "Dare to ask your army, what is the current situation of Xiahou Junlin (Xiahou Ru) in our country?"

Liu Chan didn't answer, Zhuge Liang closed Meng Jian's letter, and replied: "Junlin is in good health, thanks to His Majesty's benevolence, after the war, Junlin will return home to reunite with his family."

Seeing that Du Xi never revealed the ultimate purpose of the envoy, Liu Chan asked with a half-smile, "The letter has arrived and the feelings have been conveyed. If Envoy Du has nothing else to do, he can return to the camp."

Du Xi was not in a hurry, smiled slightly, and said: "I would like to report to Xizhu that Xizhu raised his army to seize Guanzhong. My Majesty is concerned about the safety of people in Guanzhong, and wants to imitate the Spring and Autumn Etiquette with Xizhu. Guanzhong. I don’t know if Xizhu would like it?”

Hearing this, Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang looked at each other suspiciously, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Cao Rui's gourd.It is ridiculous for Du Xi to say that Cao Rui loves the people.Cao Rui, as a king who doesn't know the sufferings of the world, spends a lot of corvee to repair the palace, how can he be a person who loves the people.

Although Liu Chan was puzzled, he still said calmly: "Soldiers are deceitful. Cao Rui invited me to fight in battle, I'm afraid it's just something inside."

As he spoke, Liu Chan stared at Du Xi, and tentatively said, "But there are other people in the Central Plains who are eager to return to the army?"

Du Xi said with a calm face, "The Central Plains is safe and peaceful, why is there such a rush. If the Lord of the West doesn't believe it, he can fight in spring and summer, and he will know then."

Liu Chan didn't answer directly, but stood up and said in a deep voice: "Song Xianggong was defeated because of etiquette, so his grandson wrote the book of war; since the Warring States period, it is ridiculous to repeat the ritual war. You are deceiving children by saying this." Your words are likely to offend famous people. Since you don’t want to tell the truth about the purpose of your envoy, you can step down.”

Du Xi was silent for a while, then cupped his hands towards Liu Chan and said, "The minister will leave."

After Du Xi left, Liu Chan frowned slightly and asked, "Does the Prime Minister know Du Xi's intention to send an envoy?"

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard, pondered and said: "The purpose of Du Xi's mission is really hard to figure out. If it is just to forward a letter, why bother to send Du Xi as an envoy. I think Du Xi feared that he was investigating our army. People with inside information use spying on information as a strategy against Wei's plans."

After a pause, Zhuge Liang added: "It is also possible to go against Wei and go back to Han Xin to take Qi. Zi Jun cut Zhang He's strategy, and the whole army should be on alert. Your Majesty can send more soldiers to support the general's troops as a back-up."

When Han Xin took Qi, Zi Jun cut Zhang Yun's plan.It is to use messengers to relax the enemy's attention, and then take the opportunity to attack.Wang Ping pursued Zhang He after he was defeated first and then won. He took advantage of the slack in Zhang He's army to break through the camp at night and kill Zhang He.

Liu Chan nodded, and said, "It's just a matter of stopping, transfer Xiang Yu and three thousand cavalry soldiers to Huang Quan's command, and obey his general's orders."

"promise!"

Du Xi, who came out of the camp, joined the waiting missions at the same place, and boarded the carriage with a talisman in hand.

After walking several miles, Du Xi ordered the groom to slow down and asked, "I wonder what information you have found about the Shu camp?"

Guo Xiu, who was riding on a horse, approached Du Xi's carriage and said: "Report to the military division, and I have obtained important information. The Shu army has returned home in rotation in the first month, and they have not yet returned to the camp. Although the number of them is unknown, it is not a small number. If our army This is a good opportunity to attack the Shu army."

This time to test the reality of the Han army, Du Xi also brought Guo Xiu, who had rebelled and defected to the enemy, to investigate the internal intelligence of the Shu army.

With a smile on Du Xi's mouth, he said, "Xi should be a filial piety to show this merit. Is there any gain for Xiao Xian?"

Guo Xiu tugged at the reins and said in a low voice: "Master, even though it is so, the soldiers of the Shu army are quite full of energy, and they are not a tired army. It is not like the soldiers of our army who are suffering from homesickness and disease, and their morale is low. If You need to be careful in the battle, don't be careless!"

Du Xi nodded slightly, and ordered: "Speed ​​up the car, return as soon as possible, and report the military situation."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)