Chapter 1302 Successor

  Although the world has not yet been unified, and powerful enemies are around, Sun Quan doesn't seem to care anymore, he seems to be impatient to clean the interior.

  Forcing courtiers to stand in line, tempting courtiers to oppose, and even forcing the pillars of the country to death.

  Plus Wu Guoyi's performance all the time.

  Feng Da Sima expressed doubts about how much aggressiveness Sun Dadi could have.

  Even if there is, but after this wave of large-scale cleansing, Feng Da Sima is even more doubtful about what will become of Wu, which does not have much offensive ability.

   "Among the Three Kingdoms, Wu is the weakest. If Sun Quan is really unfortunate enough to be hit by A Lang's words, then this move is tantamount to voluntarily withdrawing from the world war."

  Madam You thought about it, and although she couldn't quite believe it, A Lang's conjecture might indeed be the best explanation for Sun Quan's abnormal behavior.

   Only heard Feng Da Sima sneer:

   "When Zhou Yu and Lu Su commanded the army in the past, Jiangdong was able to look at the world and forge ahead."

   "After Lu Meng succeeds Lu Su as the governor, Jiangdong is already short-sighted!"

  You want to ensure the safety of Jiangdong, you need to control the upstream, no problem.

  You don’t hesitate to backstab your allies in order to control the upstream, that’s fine.

  The problem lies in the wrong timing of selection.

   Backstabbed the allies, took down Nanjun, seemed to control the upper reaches, and ensured the safety of Jiangdong.

  In fact, on the contrary, he almost pushed himself into a place of eternal doom.

   Liu Bei will help you share the pressure of Wei State in Jingzhou. You are not happy, so you have to go to battle yourself.

   After getting it, I realized that I couldn't bear it at all, and hurriedly begged Liu Cao for mercy and peace. How is this different from the rats?

   It was only when he met Cao Pi, the innocent second generation ancestor, that he got away with it by luck.

  If Cao’s wife died two years later, how could Sun Quan have any chance to be crowned King of Wei and Wu?

   Dawei Shuwang is almost the same.

   When Lu Meng captured Jingzhou, he not only had to divide his troops to guard the east and west, but also dispersed the troops in Jiangdong.

   Moreover, Jingzhou has Wei in the north and Shu in the west, which is the place of the Four Wars.

  When Liu Bei was angry and raised his army, Cao Pi, the second generation ancestor, who could listen to half of Liu Ye's strategy, took the opportunity to attack from the north.

  Destroying Wu in ten days may be too exaggerated, but three months is enough.

   The attack on Jingzhou was a great tactical success, but it could not cover up the strategic failure.

  Because of this move, at the same time, he cut off the hope of fighting for the world with his allies, so he could only die slowly—if there wasn’t a certain ground beetle that crossed illegally and used the dragon-slaying technique to reduce dimensionality and strike.

   Isn’t this short-sighted?

   "The prime minister once said that Sun Quan's intelligence is not good, so he can only limit Jiang to protect himself. But in my opinion, he is now old and has lost his vigor. I am afraid that he has resigned to his fate."

  Although I don't know if what Feng Da Sima said is true.

  But if the Wu people really put down their desire to fight for the world, it must be a good thing.

  Even if he didn't hit the mark, Sun Quan's abnormal behavior might cause Wu Guo a long time.

   A country of Wu that actively weakens itself is a good ally.

  Madam You put away the letter with satisfaction, put it in her sleeve pocket, and said:

   "Seeing that it will be Zhengdan in two days, my concubine will enter the palace and get together with sister."

  She is saying hello in advance, and she wants to talk to the queen about this matter.

   Obviously, Mrs. You said earlier that she thought there was something in Feng Da Sima's words, but it wasn't that she didn't understand.

   Then, she glanced at Feng Da Sima, and said:

   "When you are there, remember to drink less alcohol, so that you don't smell of alcohol again."

   "Oh, can you blame me?" Feng Da Sima "tsk", "That's a big court meeting, His Majesty will reward you with a banquet, how can anyone not drink?"

  Every first month of the new year, congratulations are received for the Great Dynasty.

   On this day, I have to get up in the middle of the night to prepare, and then go to Weiyang Palace to congratulate the emperor on the New Year.

   Congratulations on the new year are not just about saying something nice to Fatty Liu with one mouth open.

  Go with New Year’s presents!

   That's right, at the Great Court Meeting, to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor, you have to give gifts.

   Dukes and Marquises give jade biscuits, lambs with two thousand stones and two thousand stones, wild geese with thousand stones and six hundred stones, and pheasants with less than four hundred stones.

  When the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty was here, he was patronizing the Northern Expedition, and the national strength was not yet strong, so everything was kept simple.

  It’s different now, it’s still in the old capital.

   This etiquette system should be on the right track.

  Anyway, the big man is rich now, with tens of millions of horses, cattle and sheep, and it takes two thousand stones to give away a lamb, which is basically auspicious.

  And His Majesty is not receiving gifts for nothing, he will entertain all the ministers who came to congratulate him:

   Sikong serves soup, Dasinong serves rice, and plays the joy of eating and lifting.

  Hundreds of officials were rewarded with feasts and had great fun.

   But the question is... why did the Duke and Marquis send jade bi?

   Moreover, jade biscuits are given in pairs. How many lambs can one pair of good jade biscuits buy?

  When Feng Pingcheng County Hou thought of this, he cursed a little.

  The Son of Heaven is rich all over the world, why should he, a courtier, give such a big gift?

  Other marquises can give ordinary jade bi, but only Feng Pingcheng County Marquis cannot.

   After all, the emperor's brother-in-law.

  Most importantly, who in the world does not know Hou Pingkong of Fengping County's ability to make money?

  Can I send the same thing as someone else?

  So someone Feng always feels:

  The Great Court Meeting is Fatty Liu's treat, and those who don't have titles are invited to a palace banquet, but the money is paid by people above the Marquis.

   "It's not that you are not allowed to drink, but that you are told to drink less."

   After all, it is a court meeting, and my Alang is the great Sima, the most important minister in the court. It is impossible not to drink.

   "It's been so many years, don't you know me? I'm not addicted to alcohol." Feng Da Sima sighed, "How many people want to come to toast?"

  Madam You snorted, "You are Da Sima, apart from His Majesty and those elders, who can force you to drink?"

  To put it bluntly, even if the elders and ministers say they don’t want to drink it, they may not dare to let him drink it.

  Liu Yan, now ranks first in the court, and is also a clan relative, is his status enough?

  You asked him to force A Lang to drink?

   "Okay, okay, I will pay attention."

  Feng Da Sima was too lazy to argue with her, "Don't worry, I won't drink too much."

   However, when things came to an end, Feng Da Sima broke his promise.

  After the Great Court Meeting, the sun was already in the west. On the first day of the sixth year of Yanxi, Feng Da Sima was so drowsy that he was sent out of the palace by his brother-in-law.

   "Da Sima?"

  The servants guarding outside the palace quickly greeted him and supported Feng Da Sima.

"fine."

  Feng Da Sima opened his eyes, glanced at the little yellow door that carried him out, and said softly:

   "Thank you, servants."

   "Don't dare, it's a villain's honor to serve Da Sima!"

  Xiao Huangmen, who took the lead, bowed slightly, with a flattered smile on his face.

  Whether it is true or not, it always makes people feel comfortable.

  Another servant held Xiao Huangmen's hand winkingly, and thanked him repeatedly.

   At the same time, several bills slipped into the other party's hands without any trace.

  Little Huangmen became more and more happy.

  But any errand related to Da Sima has always been a good errand.

  Shot generously, full of oil and water.

  When the people in the palace heard that they were working for Da Sima, they ran as fast as possible.

  There are fast runners, so naturally those who run slow.

  Xiao Huangmen's eyes quickly glanced at another slightly shabby-looking carriage not far away.

  Compared to Da Sima, the general is really too stingy, and he is not willing to reward him with any money.

   Even unwilling to linger on the general's carriage for a while, Xiao Huangmen bowed to Da Sima Feng again, and laughed along with him:

   "Da Sima drank, walk slowly on the road, let the smell out, sober up."

   "Thank you for reminding, please go back, servant."

   "The villain won't bother Da Sima."

  Xiao Huangmen walked back with the people, turned his head inadvertently, and saw the general's servants, talking to the big Sima who was about to board the car.

  Then Da Sima gave up boarding his car and walked towards the general's car.

   "Meet Jiang Gong."

  Feng Da Sima, who was helped by his servants to get into the car, breathed out a strong breath of alcohol, leaned weakly on the carriage, and smiled wryly at Jiang Wan:

   "I'm exhausted after drinking, and I'm extremely rude. I hope Jiang Gong will forgive me."

  Jiang Wan was wrapped in a slightly faded down jacket, and sat opposite, between the two of them, there was a small stove, which burned smokeless refined charcoal.

   This smokeless fine charcoal should be rewarded by the palace.

  The red charcoal red makes the carriage quite warm.

   "If you take the liberty to invite Da Sima over, I would be rude."

  Jiang Wan said something, then covered his mouth and coughed a few times.

  Feng Da Sima stretched out his hand and half opened the car window on his side to let fresh air in, reminding him:

   "Jiang Gong, this fine charcoal looks smoke-free, but in fact it is just a little smoke, especially in such a small place in the car, you should pay more attention to avoid being poisoned by charcoal."

   As he spoke, he looked inside the car again and sighed slightly:

   "Jiang Gong should really change to a better car. The inside and outside of this car are so shabby."

   "I know, I admire Chiang Kai-shek as a man, but I don't know, I think that we big men are so poor that even the general can only ride in this kind of carriage."

   Jiang Wan pointed at Feng Da Sima and smiled, shook his head and refused:

   "This car is very good, there is no need to change it."

  Then raised his head slightly, with a little sigh on his face:

   "It's good to be able to ride in a carriage now. I still remember when I was in Shu, where did I get a carriage? They were all ox carts, and some were deer carts."

   "Who would have thought," the sigh on Jiang Wan's face was replaced with a smile, "One day we will be able to commute casually on the streets of Chang'an City in a carriage."

   Speaking of this, Jiang Wan said to Da Sima Feng seriously: "Speaking of which, I really want to thank Da Sima."

   "Hey, Jiang Gong, what are you talking about?" Feng Da Sima Jiu was half awakened by fright, and quickly waved his hands, "This is the result of the joint efforts of His Majesty and the loyal men of the Han Dynasty. How can you say thank you?"

   "Hahaha!" Jiang Wan laughed loudly, "I mean, I want to thank you so much that you deliberately held back wine for me in the palace hall today."

  Feng Da Sima breathed a sigh of relief, and leaned softly on the carriage again:

   "It turned out that Mr. Jiang was joking at me, which scared me a lot."

   "Jiang Gong has been in poor health for the past two years. Even the doctor told him to drink less alcohol. I should stop drinking for Jiang Gong in order to be backward."

  General Da Sima, who recorded the affairs of the minister, was also the head of all the ministers.

   At such a grand banquet as the Great Court Meeting, if one of the two drinks less and the other does not drink, it would be too disappointing.

  In order not to disappoint everyone, Feng Da Sima naturally wanted to stand up.

   Can't let Jiang Wan drag his sick body to the bar?

   "My body is getting worse and worse."

  Jiang Wan felt a little emotional, "Last winter, I fell ill again. If this continues, I'm afraid it won't last long."

   "Jiang Gong don't think about these things, take good care of your body, and you will get better"

   Feng Da Sima said, feeling a little guilty.

  Although he was recording Shangshu affairs, the affairs of Shangshutai were basically left to Jiang Wan.

  As the great man continued to restore the old land, state affairs became more and more busy and cumbersome.

  The burden of Shangshutai is much heavier than when it is only confined to a corner of Shu.

  So Jiang Wan was naturally more tired than when he was in Shu.

   It's just that someone Feng can't rush to help. After all, the current division of labor is a tacit understanding that has been reached after years of continuous grinding.

   "The old man's body is clearer than anyone else, so Da Sima doesn't need to comfort me."

  Jiang Wan coughed a few more times before continuing:

   "Shang Shutai is the most important thing to be in charge of the country. If my sick body occupies the seat again, I am afraid that I will miss the important affairs of the country. Therefore, taking advantage of today, the old man wants to discuss something with Da Sima."

  When Da Sima Feng heard this, he quickly sat up straight:

   "Jiang Gong, but please tell me."

   "Fei Wenwei (i.e. Fei Yi) is honest and honest. He has made no mistakes in the past few years as Minister of the Minister. He has followed the rules of the prime minister in many things, and he can be entrusted with important responsibilities."

  A gust of cold wind came in from the open window, and Jiang Wan couldn't help wrapping the down jacket around her body:

   "If it's inconvenient for me in the future, Fei Wenwei can take over the job of Shangshutai for the old man, what does Da Sima think?"

  Feng Da Sima heard this, and couldn't help looking at Jiang Wan seriously.

   But seeing Jiang Wan's face was thin and sick, he knew that this was Jiang Wan who was arranging a successor.

   I don’t remember when Jiang Wan disappeared in history.

  But Feng Da Sima knew that Fei Yi was indeed the one who took over Jiang Wan's class.

  He nodded:

   "Although I recorded the affairs of the Shangshutai, Mr. Jiang has always been responsible for all the affairs of the Shangshutai. I was lazy. So the matter of the Shangshutai must be better than me."

   "Besides, Fei Wenwei has been helping Jiang Gong handle political affairs at Shangshutai for these years. Since Jiang Gong praised him so much, I think there must be something special about him."

   Seeing Da Sima like this, Jiang Wan seemed extremely happy.

   The originally pale and sickly face turned a little red.

   "Da Sima trusts Shangshutai and delegates power to Shangshutai because Da Sima is open-minded."

   "But the old man and others have to know how to advance and retreat. Naturally, Da Sima must agree to such matters."

  Maybe a little emotional, Jiang Wan said so much in one breath, coughed twice, and then continued:

   "After the court meeting, I'm afraid that many disciples and colleagues will come to congratulate the Da Sima's mansion. Ordinary people may not be able to enter the Da Sima's mansion during this time."

   "The old man is here to take advantage of his old age and have the cheek to ask Fei Wenwei for a door invitation, can you?"

  Feng Da Sima laughed:

   "Jiang made it public, not to mention one piece, but ten or twenty pieces, that's okay."

   "Then I would like to thank Da Sima."

   "Mr. Jiang has promoted talents for the country, why should he thank me?"

  Feng Da Sima waved his hand, "Actually, I want to thank Jiang Gong. I want to inherit the ambition of the prime minister. Without Jiang Gong's support, I am afraid that every step will be difficult."

  Jiang Wan's push for Fei Yi can only show one thing, the political structure of the Han Dynasty will not change for a long time to come.

  Working together to wipe out bandits and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty will still be the consensus of everyone in the Han Dynasty in the future—including Fatty Liu.

   (A Dou: ???)

   This point, Jiang Wan does not want to change.

  Feng never wants to change.

  Most people in the court don't want to change either.

   "Da Sima told me not to thank you, why did Da Sima himself say thank you?"

  Jiang Wan stretched out a slightly withered hand, "Eliminate the culprits, revive the Han Dynasty, and restore the old capital."

  Feng Da Sima also stretched out his hand, and gave Jiang Wan a light blow:

   "Eliminate the culprits, restore the Han Dynasty, and return to the old capital."

   The two looked at each other and smiled.

  The two countries of Han and Wu are quietly preparing for the transition of power.

  (end of this chapter)