Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 620 Coaxing
Hanshui, Fancheng.

Xin Hong held a festival stick, passed through the gate of Fancheng, and under the guidance of Wei Zu, walked into the courtyard along the road.I saw Pu Zhong dressed in brocade clothes, no one was around, only his cronies were on his side.

"Captain Xin Hong of Hanqi has seen the general." Xin Hong bowed slightly to Pu Zhong.

With a smile on his face, Pu Zhong got up and saluted Xin Hong, saying: "Zhong has waited for the big man for a long time, Wu Jun Zhu Ran besieged Xiangyang, but there are few loyal soldiers, so he dare not rescue. Dare I ask Mr. Xin, when will my big man soldiers arrive?"

Xin Hong sneered, and said: "Pufu Lord wants to be Feng Ting, but I don't want to be Qin Zhaoye."

Feng Ting is the prefect of Shangdang in South Korea, Han Xiancheng and Qin State, Feng Ting Xiancheng and Zhao State, which caused the battle of Changping.

Hearing this, the smile on Pu Zhong's face froze in an instant, and he was shocked in his heart. He didn't expect that the trick was seen through by the Han army.

But Pu Zhong still smiled and said: "Why did Xin Jun say that?"

Xin Hong held the festival battle, and said: "Your Majesty, don't you think that I am a man without wisdom? Now that the Wu army is out, if our army comes here, we will lead the two armies to compete. Isn't this just what you want?"

Pu Zhong put away the smile on his face, stopped pretending, and said: "Since your country has seen through our army's strategy, why are you visiting me today as an envoy?"

As he spoke, Pu Zhong picked up the teacup and said with a mocking tone: "Could it be that you are here to persuade me to surrender?"

Xin Hong smiled slightly, knelt down on the couch, and said, "Why did your lord say such a thing?"

Pu Zhong sipped his tea and didn't answer, Gong Yangzhao beside him smiled and said, "Mr. Xin can know me as Feng Ting, how can he not know the importance of Shangdang?"

Gong Yangzhao used Xin Hong to compare Feng Ting to himself and others, and compared Xiangyang County to Shangdang County.Ask about the importance of Shangdang, but actually ask about the importance of Xiangyang County.

Pu Zhong put down the teacup and said: "Ming people don't speak secret words, if Mr. Xin wants someone to surrender to the Shu Han, there is no need to say anything, please go out of the city and return to the camp."

Xin Hong was very calm, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty is wrong! A certain person did not come for the Han, but came for the general's plan."

"Oh!" Pu Zhong and Gong Yang Zhao looked at each other, and said with a smile, "Why do you have to plan my grand plan?"

Xin Hong blew the hot air from the tea cup, and said slowly: "If my army is coming to Luoyang, what do you think?"

Pu Zhong's pupils dilated with a smile on his face, and he was once again shocked by Xin Hong's news.

Xin Hong showed a strange smile, looked at Pu Zhong and said: "Your Majesty is not curious why your country is willing to cede Xiangyang to Soochow, which has been hostile for a long time, and Soochow, regardless of the enmity of last year's defeat, raised troops to help. The reason for this is that our Han army is in full swing, and Cao Rui's army is hard to resist, so we just wanted to welcome the Wu people to the north."

Pu Zhong swallowed his saliva, calmed down his flustered mood, and said: "Don't coax others with Lord Xin. If Luoyang is about to fall into the hands of a big man, your country will naturally fight for the Central Plains. Why do you deploy soldiers in Nanyang and send Lord Xin? The envoy said me. No matter what, the Wu people take advantage of the momentum and go north. There is Wu in the south and Wei in the north. The Han army will definitely leave!"

Xin Hong bowed his hands to Pu Zhong, and said: "What the Lord Fu said is true, the Han has no more than [-] soldiers, if they take Nanyang and then attack Luoyang, they will naturally have insufficient troops, so they naturally don't want to fight against the Wu people."

Gongyang Hao stroked his beard, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Xin Gongyan came for us, and what he said today is not to persuade us to surrender, but to resist Wu."

Xin Hong pressed his hands together and said: "Wait a minute, you are in a hurry. If you score three points today, those who can win the world, but the two countries of Han and Wei, and Wu is located in the southeast, it is not enough. If Hong is the king, he should belong to Wei or to Han. , An Neng serves Wu. What do you think?"

Pu Zhong nodded slightly, and said proudly: "The state of Wu can't rely on the strength of the navy, and even foot and cavalry are not enough. If we go ashore now, our Wei army will be more than enough to defeat them."

Xin Hong was overjoyed, as long as he didn't surrender to the Wu people, it would be a good thing.Following his train of thought, Xin Hong said: "Nowadays the Han is attacking Luoyang, and the Wei armies are fighting each other. If the Han wins, the Central Plains will be attached, and the world will be unified. If the Han loses, the Wu army will not go north, and we will retreat by ourselves. Is that so?"

"Exactly!"

"Since this is the case, if Hong is the lord of the government, if he can stick to Xiangfan and the Han wins, he will be Dou Rong or Ma Yuan of the Later Han Dynasty, and his kindness will not surrender. If Wei defeats the Han army and the Han army withdraws, the king can protect Xiangyang County. It is also a great achievement. Therefore, if the general can prevent the Wu army from going north, it will be a great achievement for both Han and Wei, so isn't this also the master plan of the government?" Xin Hong asked rhetorically.

Xin Hong pursued the victory and asked again: "If I am a big man who conquers Luoyang, and the general hates me, how dare you ask the general if he can return to his hometown in Hedong?"

Pu Zhong bowed his head and fell into deep thought.

As he said that, Xin Hong was secretly happy, stood up and raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty is brave enough to win the three armies, and he is born in the world. He has fought with Wu general Zhu Ran, and each has a victory or defeat. General Wei is only an ordinary general on the frontier, and Zhu Ran is a chariot and cavalry general. The difference here, I secretly think that it lies in whether the general can meet the Ming Lord."

"Guan Yu is just an ordinary man from Jieliang in the east of the river. He happened to meet the emperor Xianzu and Zhuojun, and ran with him. Cao Cao also regarded his fame as a treasure. The general should abandon the small ambition of a bird, and Mu Honghu will use it to soar. Changes due to opportunities , making meritorious service and fame.”

"Now, if the ruler of the government can use [-] soldiers and horses to protect Xiangfan, Hong thinks that both the Han and Wei lords can love the ruler of the government. And the ruler of the government should be able to take advantage of the momentum and fly like a swan soaring into the sky. If the general is wronged If you vote for Wu, the general's wealth and honor will not be inferior to Zhu Ran's."

Pu Zhong grabbed his beard and bowed his head in thought, just as Xin Hong said.If I can keep Xiangyang County and seek refuge in any country after the war, my future will definitely not be bad.

Pu Zhong was very entangled. If the situation was the same as he had guessed before, and the Shu Han fell into a disadvantage, as long as the Wu soldiers arrived, they would withdraw, and he would follow the trend and implement Jiang Ji's strategy.If according to Xin Hong's words, the Han army is really approaching Luoyang, and the winner of the Central Plains will be decided by only one battle, then he also wants to board the ship of the Fuxing Dahan and get a fortune for the Pu family.

After a long silence, Pu Zhong asked, "Is what Xin Jun said true?"

Xin Hong feigned displeasure, stood up, pointed to the sky, and said in a deep voice: "Hong swears by the Han River, the Han army is approaching Luoyang, and the victory and defeat will be decided within a few days. I dare not lie."

Seeing Xin Hong swear, Pu Zhong believed a little.

After all, before Sima Yi made an oath on Luoshui, the oath was quite valuable.

As for Liu Bang's plan to rule the river and betray his alliance with Xiang Yu, we have to ask why Xiang Yu used Liu Bang's father as a hostage to force Liu Bang to negotiate a peace.

Looking forward, we have to ask why Xiang Yu colluded with the generals in Guanzhong to rebel against Chu, and fought with Xiong Xin for three months, and finally the two sides ceased fighting.Xiong Xin handed over Pengcheng and Chu, and led his army southward to Changsha County.However, Xiang Yu had long wanted to kill him, so he secretly ordered Yingbu to attack the Xiong Xin army heading south, chased them to Chen County, and took off Xiong Xin's head.

From another perspective, Sima Yi referred to Luoshui as an alliance, but he said it to Jiang Ji and other veterans.Jiang Ji and others used their own face as a guarantee to persuade Cao Shuang not to resist.But it never occurred to Sima Yi to be too cruel.

Gongyang Hao was quite skeptical, and whispered into Pu Zhong's ear, "Zhang Yi cheated Qi and Chu into breaking the alliance with six miles. During the period, we will guard Xiangfan and prevent the Wu people from going northward. When the appointed time comes, we will execute the imperial edict of the country. In this way, we can also benefit from it, and we will not disobey your majesty's edict."

Pu Zhong nodded slightly, and said solemnly: "You should believe what Mr. Xin said, but the battle between the two armies has expired. I don't know how long it will take to win the battle of Luoyang?"

Xin Hong bit his lip, he didn't know the battle situation in Luoyang, he knew that on the day he set off, His Majesty also led the army to set off.What he said about the battle in Luoyang was basically to deceive Pu Zhong.

After pondering for a while, Xin Hong said, "How about sixty days?"

Pu Zhong looked at Gongyang Hao, saw him shaking his head, and answered comprehensibly, "Thirty days?"

"Too few. On the 45th, the two armies will win or lose." Xin Hong asked.

Gongyang Hao nodded, and Pu Zhong replied, "Yes!"

Why!How much time can be won for His Majesty, how much time is it!
After the two parties reached an agreement, Pu Zhong smiled earlier and asked: "Mr. Xin, dare to ask the emperor of Han, how is he compared to Shizu and Gaozu?"

Comparing Liu Xiu with Liu Bang has been a favorite topic of discussion among countless literati since the Han Dynasty.Now, with the vast territory of the Shu Han, there is a tendency to calm the world, and some literati have added Liu Chan to it, compared with Liu Xiu and Liu Bang.

"What do you think?" Xin Hong sat back on the couch and asked.

Pu Zhong pondered for a long time, and said: "The ancestors have far-reaching strategies and overcome all battles. They are indeed a king with extraordinary talents. But Gaozu's wisdom is careless. Fortunately, he has kindness, trust, and peace to make up for omissions, so he can conquer the world. Today's Han Dynasty Although the Lord is heroic, he has the ancestors as his foundation, so comparing him with the ancestors and ancestors, he is far away!"

Xin Hong said with a smile: "There must be a deviation in the words of the governor. It is not because the Lord of Han is unwilling to compete with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, but because he is too old to compete."

"However, Your Majesty also said that in terms of fighting for the front in the world, it is not as good as the world and the second ancestor Gao."

Gongyang Hao stroked his beard and asked, "If it's something else?"

Xin Hong pondered for a while, then commented: "It's not His Majesty's specialty to be able to change the army. If it's a broad land and a safe border, govern the country. Hong believes that the emperor is the first, the world is the second, and the high is the last."

Pu Zhong asked in disbelief: "Is that true?"

"Hmm~" Xin Hong thought and said, "Ma Yuan said that Gao Zu's 'nothing is necessary', and said Shizu's 'good official affairs, his actions are as restrained, and he doesn't like drinking'. Now the emperor knows people and uses them well. The problems of the two Han Dynasties are all there Between his chest, his insight is sharp, maybe it is his talent!"

As he said that, Xin Hong smiled, and said cryptically: "If you return to the Han Dynasty, someone will laugh and talk about Liu Yan and Li Yan for you. Although your majesty was young at that time, he was already a lord. However, your majesty treated his ministers very well. Take care, you can feel at ease."

Although Liu Chan's handling of these two matters was concealed, it was inevitable that they would leak out.Especially when Liu Yan was alive to send the couplet, Li Yan was suddenly promoted to Dasinong due to his meritorious service, and became a mascot with no real power.It is inevitable that it will not be detected by some interested people.

As soon as this remark came out, Gongyang Hao narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.But Pu Zhong was drinking the teacup, not knowing what to think about.

(End of this chapter)