Chapter 659 I am not targeting you

  Jia Kui was originally a person who governed the local area well.

  During his tenure as the governor of Yuzhou, he reformed the administration of officials, eliminated the strong and suppressed violence, promoted the advantages and eliminated the disadvantages, and his political voice was outstanding.

  Cao Pi once praised: "Kui is really a assassin!"

   At the same time, he also announced to the world, requiring all states to follow the governance measures of Yuzhou, and sealed Jia Kui as Guanneihou.

  The people in Yuzhou have been favored by Jia Kui for many years, and now they are very worried when they hear that Jia Kui is seriously ill, and they send representatives to visit him.

  Jia Kui asked Jia Chong to stand by the sick bed, received the people who came to visit, and said, "I am deeply favored by the state, and I wish I could see the late emperor under Sun Quan."

   Then he told Jia Chong, "After I die, the funeral will be kept simple, and nothing should be done."

   At this time, Jia Chong was still underage, but he behaved like an adult, respectfully responding.

  At the same time serving soup and medicine, it is very filial.

   Seeing this, the scholars all lamented Jia Kui's loyalty and praised Jia Chong.

  It wasn't until the visiting person left that Jia Chong asked in confusion, "My lord said before that after three generations of the Cao family, I'm afraid it will decline. Why are you praising the virtues of the Cao family now?"

  Jia Kui sighed, "Although Cao Xiu had a grudge against me, both Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen treated me well. I am deeply favored by the state, and it is not a lie."

   "My patient is that Cao Xiu has a deep grudge with me. But although he is a clan relative, I am also a veteran of the three dynasties. No matter how much he provokes me, there is nothing he can do about it."

   "I'm afraid that after I die, someone will find you trouble, so I asked you to serve me today, just to let those people help you spread your reputation."

   "I and Cao Xiu impeached each other. It should have been his fault, but the emperor praised him and suppressed me because it is the practice of the Cao family to rely on the clan. If my words today are spread, the emperor may feel guilty."

   "Just wait until after I die, the emperor will not take care of you a little bit, then Cao Xiu will have some scruples, so he won't take his anger out on you."

   After hearing this, Jia Chong understood his master's good intentions.

  Of course people outside don't know what Jia Kui said to Jia Chong. They only know that Jia Kui and Cao Xiu have old grievances.

   Unexpectedly, in the Battle of Shiting, it was Jia Kui who did his best to save Cao Xiu regardless of the previous suspicions, which saved Cao Xiu from being wiped out.

  So everyone praised Jia Kui's heart.

   On the contrary, it was Cao Xiu. After being rescued, instead of being grateful, he relied on his own identity to provoke, and even tried to shift the responsibility for the defeat to Jia Kui.

  Although the emperor did not pursue Cao Xiu as his clan, he sent someone to reward him.

  But this does not mean that others will agree.

  When the news of Jia Kui's illness spread, there was a lot of public opinion, all saying that Cao Xiu was wrong.

  After Cao Xiu was defeated, he felt ashamed in his heart and was ashamed to see others. Now when he heard what the world said about him, he couldn't help being angry, anxious and hated.

  He had a carbuncle on his back, but in a hurry, the carbuncle broke out, and soon turned into a gangrene, and he became seriously ill all of a sudden.

  Cao Xiu's condition was very fast, and the envoy sent by the emperor had just left, and he couldn't stand it anymore.

   Just a few days after Cao Xiu died, Jia Kui also died.

  The news that both of them died of illness spread to Luoyang, and Cao Rui was slapped straight away, making his eyes stare.

He deliberately praised Cao Xiu, Zhu Ling, Wang Ling and others, and asked Xia Houmao to appease the aristocratic family in the east, and finally made the Yu family his noble concubine. After this operation, the impact of the Shiting battle had been minimized .

   Unexpectedly, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, both Cao Xiu and Jia Kui died of illness, which disrupted all his calculations at once, and made him almost gasp for breath and almost vomit blood.

  Before the Battle of Longyou, the Eastern Front battlefield had always been the main battlefield of Wei State, where the largest number of troops gathered.

   Now that the Eastern Front has just experienced the defeat of Shiting, Cao Xiu and Jia Kui died of illness together, which means that the Eastern Front has lost the two most important generals at the same time.

  If Soochow invades at this time, Hefei will be in danger.

  Cao Rui didn't dare to be negligent, so he hastily issued an edict to let Man Chong, a former general, act as the acting governor of all the military forces in Yangzhou, so as not to be taken advantage of by Soochow.

   Maybe the second year of Taihe was not a good year for Cao Rui.

   While he was in a hurry, the Gongsun family, who had been separatist in Liaodong, was unwilling to be lonely, and ran over to join in the fun.

  The Gongsun family in Liaodong was first made by Gongsundu. Taking advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, they separated Liaodong. They called themselves Liaodong Marquis and Pingzhou Mu, and dressed like the emperor.

   Later, his son, Gongsun Kang, inherited his father's throne, but he still refused to accept it. It wasn't until Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and conquered Wuhuan that Gongsun Kang beheaded Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi and gave it to Cao Cao to show his submission.

  When Gongsun Kang died, because his sons Gongsun Huang and Gongsun Yuan were still young, everyone supported his younger brother Gongsun Gong as the prefect of Liaodong.

   Then Gongsun Gong became an **** because of illness, so that he was too weak to govern Liaodong.

  So the grown-up Gongsun Yuanyuan threatened his uncle to abdicate, imprisoned him, and then sent envoys to Luoyang to report the matter, hoping that Luoyang would recognize his position.

  The waiter Liu Ye took the opportunity to suggest to Cao Rui, "The Gongsun family has occupied Liaodong for a long time. It is separated by sea water and dangerous mountains, and it is connected with Hu Yi. It is far and difficult to control."

   "If the Gongsun family is allowed to go on like this, there will be future troubles. When the Gongsun family really rebels against the Great Wei, it will be difficult to punish him at that time!"

   "How about taking advantage of Gongsun Yuan's new establishment, and there are still many opponents in his country, send troops to Liaodong, and at the same time offer rewards to lure those opponents to help. In this way, maybe it can be settled without a fight."

  If it were normal, Cao Rui would naturally consider this opinion.

   It’s just that this year Wei had two consecutive wars, and his vitality was seriously injured, and his own affairs were overwhelmed. How could he have time to take care of the distant Liaodong?

  So he gave up on the proposal on the spot and worshiped Gongsun Yuan as General Yang Lie and Governor of Liaodong.

  At the same time, an edict was issued to the world to stop the troops and truce, and let the frontier soldiers guard the borders tightly, not to start the war without authorization, so as to recuperate.

   Fortunately, neither the Shu Han in the west nor the Soochow Wu in the south showed any signs of continuing to invade the border on a large scale, which gave him a temporary sigh of relief.

   It was just the death of Cao Xiu, and the fact that there was only one Xiahou Zhu in the dignified Xiahou family a few days ago, which was barely usable, which made Cao Rui feel a little crisis.

  Da Wei has never worried about the lack of talents.

  But Cao Rui had to consider the lack of talent in the clan at this time—Xiahou’s family can be regarded as half of the clan.

  After some consideration, he sent Xiahouba, the second son of Xiahouyuan, to assist Cao Zhen in Guanzhong.

  For a while, the Xiahouyuan branch of the Xiahou family showed its glory.

  The happiest was Xiahouba.

  Because his father and younger brother died at the hands of the Shu people, he often gritted his teeth for them, determined to avenge them.

  Now he has to go to Guanzhong, the front line confronting the Shu people, and he feels that his chance to avenge his father is finally coming.

   Immediately, I packed my luggage as quickly as possible, and rushed to Guanzhong ambitiously.

  Although Da Wei's current situation is not very good, Cao Rui still has full confidence if the situation does not deteriorate further.

  The Central Plains is the middle of the world. As long as you learn from the previous emperors, cultivate and live with the people's livelihood, and use government to benefit the people, within a few years, Great Wei will be able to recover quickly.

   On the other hand, the Shu captives, although they were lucky to win this time, in the end they were nothing more than Longyou who cut off the desolate land.

  Besides, Liangzhou, which is still loyal to the Great Wei at this time, is like a thorn in the back to the Shu captives.

  While Soochow seems to have won a big victory, but it has not gained an inch.

   In the past, the Great Wei conquered Wu many times, and it was not without defeat. The loss was even more severe than this time. What can Dong Wu do?

  One year of relaxation in the Central Plains is worth three years in Shu and Wu. What are you afraid of?

  As long as Guanzhong, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou are well guarded, the Great Wei will still have the upper hand.

  Cao Rui is thinking about things in the next few years, and Sun Quan is also thinking about things after the big victory.

  The difference is that Cao Rui is a little worried, but Sun Quan is very happy.

  This big victory is enough to make his reputation resound throughout the world, so he can no longer worry about becoming the throne!

  He returned to Wuchang with the victorious soldiers, and held a banquet to celebrate the victory.

  The wine was half drunk, the crown prince Sun Deng raised the wine for his birthday, and Sun Quan drank it all in one gulp.

  He looked at the people sitting with the prince, including Gu Tan, Zhang Xiu, Chen Biao, Zhuge Ke and others, so he smiled and said, "Yuan Xun comes here."

  Zhuge Ke hurried forward.

Sun Quan asked someone to pour a glass of wine, and said with a smile, "This great victory, Ziyu (Zhuge Jin) resisted Sima Yi in Nanjun and kept him from getting close. It is really a credit. Now that Ziyu can't come in Nanjun, this glass of wine is yours." How about a drink?"

  Zhuge Ke took the wine, "My minister thanked the king on my lord's behalf."

   And gulp it down.

  Sun Quan sighed with emotion, "Ziyu and Gu have been working together for many years, and their kindness is like flesh and blood. He is a man who can't do anything wrong. He doesn't say anything wrong. He is benevolent and righteous. I have Tzuyu, and I am really lucky."

   As he spoke, he looked at Zhuge Ke who was standing below, and asked, "Which one do you think is more virtuous, your father or your uncle (Zhuge Liang)?"

  Zhuge Ke knew what he meant, so he said loudly, "I am more wise than an adult."

   "Why?"

   "Your Majesty is the talent of a heroic lord. Your Excellency knows how to serve your Majesty, but your uncle doesn't. Therefore, your Excellency is really more virtuous than your uncle."

   Sun Quan laughed loudly after hearing this, and asked Fei Yi, who was sitting at the bottom, "What does Wen Wei think?"

  Fei Yi stood up and replied, "A son's praise of his father's beauty is an act of filial piety. Besides, the prime minister and General Hussar (Zhuge Jin) are brothers. It is inconvenient for Yi to comment on such family matters."

  Sun Quan nodded approvingly, and then said to Zhuge Ke, "I make you the wine supervisor."

  Zhuge Ke promised.

  When it was Zhang Zhao's turn to pour wine, Zhang Zhao was already drunk and didn't want to drink any more. He said to Zhuge Ke, "I'm drunk! Your Majesty forcing me to drink like this is not an act of respect for the elderly."

  Sun Quan said, "If you can make Zhang Gong speechless, then he will have to drink this glass of wine."

  Zhuge Ke saw that everyone was looking at him with special meaning, knowing that Zhang Zhao was embarrassing himself, and said immediately, "The old grand master Jiang Shang was ninety years old, and he was still not old when he was fighting with a battle axe."

   "Nowadays, when it comes to military affairs, the king puts the general behind him, and when it comes to food and drink, the king puts the general in front. How can you say that it is disrespectful to the elderly?"

   Zhang Zhao was speechless, so he drank the wine.

  Everyone present burst into laughter, and the scene became lively again.

   Lu Xun, who was sitting next to Fei Yi, frowned slightly when he saw the complacent look on Zhuge Ke's face.

   After several rounds of drinking, Zhuge Ke was able to deal with all the officials in the court with ease, and there were many organic changes.

Sun Quan even laughed out loud several times, and couldn't help but said to Fei Yi, "Zhuge Ke likes riding horses. Didn't the Prime Minister just pacify Longyou? I heard that Longyou is prolific in producing good horses, so I asked Wen Wei to go back and tell the Prime Minister to help him. My nephew chooses a good horse and sends it to me."

   Before Fei Yi could answer, Zhuge Ke hurriedly saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

  Sun Quan chuckled, "Yuan Xun is too impatient, the horse hasn't arrived yet, it won't be too late to thank me when we arrive."

  Zhuge Ke said, "Shu is like the king's stable outside. Now that the decree has been made, the good horse will be delivered. How dare I not thank you?"

   As soon as the voice fell, Lu Xun's face changed.

   Before he could stop him in the future, Fei Yi's face changed suddenly, and he stood up suddenly, "If the big man is a stable, then this stable is a barbarian in the south, as far as Liangzhou in the north, and there are countless thousand-mile horses in the stable."

"However, BMW is psychic. Those without virtue want it, but ten thousand gold is still not available. Even if a person with virtue does not ask for it, BMW will come to his door. Today I only saw some clever talkers talking in the hall, but I didn't see it. Virtue, I'm afraid BMW is hard to come by."

  Fucking little bastard, I have endured you for a long time!

  Fei Yi's words were punned, and even the half-drunk Sun Quan woke up.

  He held this banquet, one to celebrate the great victory, and the other to show off to the envoy of Shu.

  Hearing Fei Yi's dissuasive words at this time, he knew that the joke was too much.

  Sun Quan was thinking about how to smooth things over, only to hear Zhuge Ke retort not to be outdone, "Speaking of tongue-in-cheek, I think of something."

   "I heard that people in Shu have clever words and flirts, even young children know their reputations. However, Cheng believes it, the Han Lord kisses him, and even the tiger girl is willing to marry, but I don't know how the Han envoy should explain this?"

  Sun Quan was still thinking about how to answer, but he never thought that when the word "tiger girl" came out, his heart felt like being stabbed by a needle.

  After all, Guan Yu's sentence "A tiger girl can match a dog" was really insulting.

  So he immediately stopped thinking about the situation, and only looked at how Fei Yi would answer.

  Unexpectedly, when Fei Yi heard someone mention the person "Feng Langjun who speaks eloquently and seductively", he immediately seemed to possess some kind of stunt.

   "In the territory of the Han Dynasty, Feng Langjun's clever words are not to suppress Feng Langjun, but to satirize Liao Li's eyes and ignorance of young heroes. Feng Langjun's articles are well-known all over the world, who doesn't hear it?"

"If Nanzhong is planned, the Nanyi will surrender, and if Longyou is planned, the Qiang and Hu shadows will follow. No one will be killed or injured in the capture of Longguan, and the famous Zhanjieting will be defeated. Even Zhang He, in front of Feng Langjun, is nothing more than a mountain climb. General's ear."

   "Feng Langjun is now twenty-one years old, and he has already been named a lieutenant because of his meritorious service, leading the army and defeating the famous general. I think Yuan Xun is twenty-six, but I don't know how he is superior to Feng Langjun?"

   "As far as I know, Zhang He was transferred from Jingzhou to Longyou..."

  The last sentence is extremely meaningful.

   Didn't you say that Zhuge Jin is better than the prime minister? The year before last, Zhuge Jin marched into Xiangyang, how could he be defeated?

  If Zhuge Ke were talking about others, Fei Yi would not be able to say anything, but if you dare to compare yourself with Feng Yong, how high is your ambition to say this?

  Look at how I spit on you, let out the anger that you have belittled the prime minister and the big man just now.

  Zhuge Ke never thought that Fei Yi, who has always been generous, suddenly seemed to be a different person, and he was a little embarrassed at the moment.

   It was Lu Xun who suddenly said from the side, "The envoy of the Han Dynasty said that Feng Langjun planned to flatten Longyou, can you elaborate?"

   As Lu Xun stationed in Jingzhou, he had already started to pay attention to Feng Yong when he heard of Feng Yong's name.

  After inquiring from many sources, I learned that Zhuge Liang Ping Nanzhong was also credited with Feng Yong's advice, so he immediately gave a evaluation of "young and wise", thinking that he is a rare talent in Shu.

   Unexpectedly, today, Fei Yi heard news that surprised him even more.

"Before the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition, Feng Langjun offered a plan to seize Longguan and block the aid from Guanzhong. Later, the army went to Longguan, and time was tight. It was Feng Langjun who took the initiative to lead the army to attack Longguan. This is how the subsequent victory in Longyou came about. .”

   This banquet was a celebration banquet for Soochow, but for Fei Yi, it was extremely depressing. At this time, he finally seized an opportunity to elevate his eyebrows, so naturally he was as happy as he was.

   Don't get me wrong, I'm not targeting someone here, what I mean is that although Feng Langjun is younger than you, Zhuge Ke, you are definitely not as good as him.

  (end of this chapter)