Chapter 840 Looking for opportunities

  The so-called second prince is Sun Li.

  That is, before Lu Xun left, the grown-up second brother Sun Deng mentioned to him.

  Hearing Gu Yong's words, Lu Xun couldn't help being overjoyed:

   "The prime minister is planning to make an appointment?"

  Gu Yong glanced at Lu Xun, but did not answer his question:

   "Bo Yan, I have my own concerns about this matter, and I will leave it to me later. You should not participate any more."

  Lu Xun was anxious when he heard this:

   "Prime Minister, why is this? You have the responsibility to assist the crown prince..."

  Before he finished speaking, Gu Yong interrupted him:

   "It also depends on where you are! If you are in the court, then this is your job, and you can say what you want."

   "But you are now in Wuchang, east of Yuzhang, and everything is in your hands. If you meddle in such court affairs again, what do you make His Majesty think?"

   "What's more, I am the prime minister, in charge of all affairs in the country. You and I join forces to intercede for the prince. Are you trying to help the prince, or are you trying to force the prince to death?"

  Lu Xun is still a smart person after all, and he broke out in cold sweat on the spot when he heard Gu Yong's unremarkable words:

   "Fortunately, Xun came to see the prime minister first, otherwise, I would have made a big mistake!"

  Gu Yong also sighed a little:

   "Now the court is not as good as before, you have to be careful in everything."

  Lu Xunming knew that Gu Yong was reminding himself, but he still asked in a low voice:

   "The prime minister may tell Xun how to use these two princes to test His Majesty?"

  Seeing that Gu Yong frowned, Lu Xun smiled wryly and explained:

   "Prime Minister, it's not that I must get involved, but that this matter was caused by me. If the second prince gets involved in right and wrong..."

  Lu Xun paused, then sighed again, "That was not my original intention."

  Gu Yong gave a "tsk", secretly thinking that Lu Boyan is not in the court, it is really a blessing for him.

   Otherwise, with his temperament, he wouldn't know when he was plotted against.

  The battle in the royal family, how can there be any intention or not?

  Who has nothing to do and is willing to go to brotherhood?

   It’s just this kind of words, Gu Yong is naturally not easy to say it clearly.

   "Don't worry, Bo Yan. My plan is just to ask His Majesty to ennoble the second prince and leave the country on the grounds that the second prince is an adult."

   "Embarrassment for the country?"

  Lu Xun didn't understand.

Gu Yong nodded: "That's right. Your Majesty, when they reach adulthood, they naturally want to be crowned as kings, so they will be enshrined in the country. The second prince has grown up, and he will not be crowned as a king, but also stay in Wuchang with the crown prince. How is it proper? "

  If His Majesty regards Wuchang as the prince's fiefdom, then what's the matter with ordinary princes staying in the prince's fiefdom for a long time?

   Could it be that the crown prince is the same as an ordinary prince?

  He looked at Lu Xun and explained slowly:

   "If the crown prince stays in Wuchang, but the third prince is in Jianye, but His Majesty has not considered it carefully for the time being, then the second prince will be granted the kingship and the kingdom."

   "Since His Majesty has no intention of moving the throne, we can take the second prince as an example and let the third prince take over the country when the third prince grows up. In this way, even if the prince does not return to Jianye, nothing will happen."

  When Lu Xun heard it, he finally understood: "I see."

   Sure enough, it is only the people in the court who can think of a way to solve this matter in the court.

   It was just that he breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly thought of a possibility, looked around subconsciously, and then asked in a whisper that only the two of them could hear:

   "Prime Minister, if it is, I mean if it is, what if His Majesty refuses to allow the second prince to be a knight and leave the country?"

  Gu Yong's face darkened when he heard the words.

  He lowered his eyes, like an old monk in meditation, and remained silent for a long time.

  It wasn't until Lu Xun thought he was asleep that he said in a heavy tone:

   "If there is no if, Wu is not the Wu of His Majesty alone, but the Wu of Jiangdong people."

  Lu Xun's body shook slightly.

  Of course he understood what Gu Yong meant.

  After all, Lu Xun himself was one of the first to propose making Sun Quan emperor.

  Because only when Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor, the Jiangdong aristocratic family can be regarded as equal to the Central Plains, otherwise, they will always be only a head shorter.

   Regardless of whether this background can be compared with the Central Plains family, at least in name, it will not be low.

   Otherwise, even the barbarians in Sichuan can be a head taller than them, how can they swallow this breath.

  Name is very important.

   Aristocratic families often rely on their fame to make a living.

  If one day, the emperor of Wu Kingdom can go north to the Central Plains and control the world, then the Jiangdong family will be the top family in the world.

  If you don’t have dreams, what’s the point of living?

  It can be said that from the moment Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, the Jiangdong family was completely bound to the Sun family.

  No matter how much you fight in the nest, it is a family matter, and the outside world must be highly unified, at least more unified than before.

  In the future, whether the family from the Central Plains will continue to be the number one in the world, or the family from Jiangdong will come from behind, or the family from the middle of Shu will become the king, it depends on which family from Wu, Wei and Shu can survive to the end.

   If you just want to survive to the end, then you must minimize internal friction.

  Storage battles have always been one of the most common internal conflicts.

  Lu Xun was born in a family anyway, so he can naturally understand what Gu Yong's words mean.

   But that's all.

   What Gu Yong thought in his heart was far deeper than Lu Xun's.

  Lu Xun is the son-in-law of the Sun family, and was trained by Sun Quan himself.

  Some things, he may not realize, or deliberately do not think about.

  But as the prime minister, Gu Yong understands one thing very well: the current Majesty of the Wu Kingdom is not so easy to talk to the Jiangdong family who pushed him to the throne.

   After all, Sun Ce killed the aristocratic family in Jiangdong to the point of bloodshed.

   This enmity, the Jiangdong family really dare to say that they have forgotten it, can Sun Quan believe it?

   But the battle of Chibi burned down the last hope of the Jiangdong family not wanting to cooperate with the Sun family.

  So the Jiangdong family had to pinch their noses to recognize this person whose surname was Sun.

   This feeling, this taste, is really like eating **** with fine wine, extremely sour.

   I’m done eating, and you’re also having a good time, and now you want to imitate your short-lived brother and want to make trouble?

  That's right, in Gu Yong's view, Sun Quan's motives must not be so pure if he wanted to do something about the reserve position.

  How many years have passed since Zhang Wen was messed with?

  How could Gu Yong not remember?

  Your Majesty, hold grudges!

  The charges given to Zhang Wen back then were: He Tu was vicious and ugly, and he was preoccupied with evil intentions.

   It is almost said that Zhang Wen intends to rebel.

  The final result is that the Zhang family was dismissed from office and exiled.

  This His Majesty simply used the matter of Ji Yan to clean up the Zhang family, one of the four Jiangdong families.

  As the prime minister, Gu Yong's political sensitivity far exceeds that of Lu Xun.

  With the dispute over the reserve position, who can guarantee that His Majesty will take the opportunity to clean up again?

   After all, there are old cases before, so Gu Yong naturally does not want this to happen again.

  Even if it is only a little bit of possibility.

   Can't afford to be hurt!

   These thoughts in his heart, Gu Yong did not dare to tell Lu Xun easily.

  Among the four major families, the Zhang family has been washed out, and the Lu family is the Sun family's in-laws. The only ones left are the Gu family and the Zhu family.

   If it really develops as imagined, the Gu family will say that there is a half chance of being targeted by the emperor.

  How dare Gu Yong take this risk?

   "Reserving positions is related to the country's foundation. To protect the country's foundation is to protect Jiangdong. Don't worry, Bo Yan. As a prime minister, I will have my own sense of proportion."

  Seeing that Lu Xun's face was not good, Gu Yong comforted him:

   "Just listen to me. After you go back, just feel at ease and do your job, and don't get involved in this matter so easily."

  After hearing Gu Yong's words, Lu Xun heaved a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "Xun understands."

   That's what he said, but when Lu Xun returned to Wuchang and told Sun Deng the news that the prime minister had taken over the matter, he still secretly inquired about Jianye's news.

  Gu Yong's action was very fast. After a few days, he played a memorial to Sun Quan, saying that Sun Li was "intelligent and well-developed, and his skills are still new."

  Sun Quan unexpectedly refused.

  Getting this news, Lu Xun's heart skipped a beat, and when he remembered what Gu Yong said, his heart sank.

  But as the prime minister, how could Gu Yong give up so easily?

   Soon, the second important minister in the court, Shangshu Pushe continued to play:

  "The prosperity of an emperor is all about respecting his relatives and honoring his descendants. Therefore, Lu Wei was in Zhou Dynasty, and he was favored by the princes. Gaodi and five kings were enshrined in Han Dynasty. Therefore, he screened the dynasty and defended the country."

  First, it lists the practices of the ancient emperor Zhou Tianzi and Han Gaozu, explaining that this is an act of praising close relatives and praising the virtues of the harem.

   "The Marquis of Jianchang is intelligent by nature, talented and both civil and military. In the classical system, he should rectify his name. Your majesty is humble, but he is not willing to be the same as before. The size of the group is small, and it is salty for the city."

   Then he said that Sun Li had both civil and military skills. According to the classic system, he was to be crowned king, but His Majesty is more modest and unwilling to follow the old rules, which is also understandable.

   "Now the treacherous bandits are in full swing, the golden drum has not been removed, and the minions are confidant, but only relatives and virtuous. He discussed with Prime Minister Yong, and thought that it would be appropriate to be the general of the town army, and to give folk prescriptions to make great achievements."

  Finally, the topic changed: it’s just that the world is in chaos, traitors are everywhere, and there are endless wars. The only ones who can be completely trusted are relatives, flesh and blood, and good officials and generals.

  If His Majesty is not willing to make Sun Li king, he should also be given the title of General of the Town Army, and then give him a place to honor his great cause.

  Sun Quan did not agree to Prime Minister Gu Yong to crown Sun Li as king. If he refused Shang Shu Pushe's proposal, not only would the officials be suspicious, but even his son would be dissatisfied.

  So I had no choice but to let go, and agreed to appoint eighteen-year-old Sun Li as the general of the town army, grant a holiday, open a separate government office, move out of Wuchang, and take office in Banzhou (that is, near Jiujiang, Jiangxi.)

  Lu Xun found out, but still couldn't let go.

   It's a bit strange to be named the general of the town army instead of the king.

  However, the second prince left Wuchang to take up another post, which was considered an opening.

   Only when the time is right, it is reasonable for His Majesty to make the second prince king and Banzhou the state.

  Sun Quan didn't know that his prime minister and the top general had joined forces to test him.

  Compared to this, his attention has already turned to Hefei, and the idea of ​​​​taking Hefei has become more and more intense.

  Because after the news of the Battle of Xiaoguan came, Sun Quan recalled the Yinbo Rebellion and Wuling Wuxi Barbarian Rebellion again, and he couldn't guess that this was a strategy designed by Cao Rui.

  The purpose is to delay Jianye and Jingzhou, and prevent myself from going north to support Shu at a critical time.

   It happened that the other party's design was successful!

  How do you tell him to swallow this breath?

  At this time, between Jianye and Hefei, there were people fleeing each other every day. Otherwise, there would be Han Zong before and Yinbo later.

  Under such circumstances, Sun Quan began to specially send agents to the north to inquire about Hefei, and to see what the state of Wei would do in the Jianghuai area after Cao Xiu's death.

   I don't know if he was really lucky, but there was one piece of news that he carefully sent back that aroused his great interest.

   That is, the relationship between Zhengdong General Man Chong and Yangzhou Governor Wang Ling is not on good terms. Wang Ling's party often slanders Man Chong.

  After knowing this, Sun Quan was overjoyed and began to make plans.

  In the late spring and early summer, Jiangnan seems to have a restless and fiery atmosphere because of the actions of all parties.

   But in Longyou, the temperature is pleasant.

  Feng Junhou stayed in Jicheng for a long time, talking about military affairs with General Zhao during the day, and talking about scripts with Zhang Xiaosi at night. Wrong, it was a matter of heart.

   It's just that Zhang Xiaosi's physical fitness is not as good as Guan Ji's. After first acquainted with the taste, he was reluctant to part with the beauty, so he started to strengthen his body.

   Just when Feng Yong was about to leave Jicheng and return to Pingxiang, suddenly a person from Pingxiang came to see him, which took him by surprise.

   "Wei Ran? Why are you here?"

  The person who came was none other than Zhao Guang's deputy general, and also the general who commanded Hu Renyi, Yang Wanwan.

  Yang Wanwan's complexion looks very bad:

   "Brother, this time, I just want to tell my brother that I'm going to Yinping,"

   "Yinping? What happened to Yinping? Don't worry, sit down and talk slowly."

  Feng Yong saw the anxious expression on his face, so he comforted him with gentle words.

  Yang Wanwan picked up the water bowl on the case and drank it gulply, it was obvious that he was in a hurry.

   "There is news from Yinping that your lord has fallen ill."

   "You mean Prefect Yang?"

  Yang Wanwan's lord is Yang Ju, the second generation Baimadi King of Yinping Wudu.

  During the Battle of Longyou, Yang Ju used his connections to contribute to the suppression of the strong end of Yinping Wudu, and later served as the prefect of Yinping, using his old identity to appease Yinping Qiangdi.

  The "last piece of the puzzle" campaign carried out by the old demon Zhuge at this time, one is to infiltrate Hanjia County from Yuejuan to the north, and the other is to go south from Yinping to threaten Wenshan County.

  Finally, all the Yi people in these two counties were eaten away.

   At this critical moment, Yang Ju suddenly fell ill, which was not a good thing.

   "Prefect Yang's illness, is it serious?"

  Feng Yong asked with concern.

  Yang Wanwan nodded and said worriedly:

   "My lord is in good health. I didn't expect this disease, but I can't afford it. These days, I have sent people from my clan over here, urging me to go back as soon as possible. I'm afraid..."

   "Don't worry, I'll send someone to Nanxiang immediately and ask them to send the best medical workers."

  Yang Wanwan smiled wryly:

   "Don't hide it from my brother, my sister-in-law has already sent someone over when she heard about this matter, but I'm afraid it's Shouyuan..."

  Birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature.

  According to Yang Wanwan, Yang Ju may be dying soon.

  If this is the case, no matter how good a medical worker is, there is no good way.

   "It's useless for you to think wildly here, but it will disturb your mind and hurt your body. We'll wait until you get to Yinping to see how Yang Taishou is doing."

  Feng Yong knocked on the table, "Okay, I see you are very tired, go down and rest first. I will hurry on the road tomorrow, I will give you my mount, and the journey can be faster."

   "Thank you, brother."

   "Brothers, what can I thank you for?"

  Feng Yong waved his hand.

  After Yang Wanwan went down to rest, Feng Yong turned around and entered the backyard, and told Zhang Xingyi:

   "Si Niang, help me find the map of Jincheng."

  Hanjia County and Wenshan County are just west of Shu County.

  If the prefect of Yinping County is replaced, then I have to make some preparations.

  After all, I drove the Twelfth Lang of the Li family there, and was going to force the big house of the Li family to spend his money to educate the barbarians in that area.

   "Si Niang, do you think that if I recommend Yang Weiran as the prefect of Yinping, will the prime minister agree?"

  Feng Yong looked at the map, thought for a moment, and asked.

   "Yang Weiran also contributed to the battle of Xiaoguan, he is qualified to be the prefect."

  Zhang Xingyi sat on the side, drinking red date soup, "But what about Hu Qiyi from the Captain's Mansion? Isn't he the arm of the second brother of the Zhao family?"

   "It doesn't matter. Just wait for Liangzhou, Liu Hun in the Dudu Mansion, could it be possible to run away?"

  When Zhang Xingyi heard the name Liu Hun, his eyes rolled suddenly:

  Hey, didn't this little Hun prince beg me at first, and later became A Lang's long-term follower?

  If he hadn't become A Lang's long-term follower, he would not have been so lucky in the end to win the status of a marquis.

  Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaosi immediately smiled like a little fox, and his eyes began to narrow:

   "The concubine forgot him."

  Hmph, what about the two great cavalry generals of the big man, sister, you can't even take down Liu Hun's military power, can you?

  (end of this chapter)