Chapter 135: Changes in Sichuan (Part 1)

Xun Xu of Wei and Huang Chong of Shu Han lived in the same inn. Xun Xu was accompanied by thirty or forty people, while Huang Chong was only followed by more than a dozen people. This inn is located in a prosperous area in the city, with straight roads leading to the palace, and nearby are the mansions of powerful ministers and nobles.

Diplomatic relations have etiquette. Wu and Shu Han are allies, and Cao Wei are enemies. After doing enough face and effort, it will be time for private activities.

Huang Chong was deserted and only a few major families in Jiangdong visited according to the necessary etiquette. Xun Xu's residence was full of guests, and those who came late and had little fame gathered in the yard, while celebrities in Jiangnan all attended banquets in the lobby.

Huang Chong closed his eyes in the house to rest. Noise came from the residence of the envoys of Wei State opposite him from time to time. It was late at night, and the number of people gradually increased and there was no sign of retreat.

"Sir, I've asked clearly." Several entourages returned to the house and reported to Huang Chong.

"Prepare the car!" Huang Chong opened his eyes when he heard this and ordered everyone to prepare to go out.

So the envoy of Shu Han quietly left the inn, and the hundreds of people across the street did not notice the movement here. Xun Xu had a passionate fight with the Jiangnan clans, drank happily, and was even more lively when he was intrigued.

Any city in this era implemented a curfew system, and people were not allowed to go to the streets after time. Huang Chong came from Chang'an, and the car was naturally provided by the Eastern Wu. The identity and status of the diplomatic envoy were enough to ignore the curfew provision.

After the carriage was ready, Huang Chong left three or four people to rest in the inn, and he led the remaining six or seven people to the Lu Mansion to prepare for a while to meet Lu Kai, the leader of the Lu family.

The Lord of Wu, Sun Liang, would meet the envoys of Shu Han and Cao Wei on the morning court the next day. Judging from the attitude of the Jiangdong family, you can expect that tomorrow's morning court will be a fierce battle. The Jiangdong family will only choose partners based on their own interests, and they will never be able to convince them in just a few words.

Even if he was so clever and talked so hard that he could not give these noble families any benefits. So Huang Chong did not care about the tendency of the scholars in Jiangdong towards Cao Wei, and decided to contact Lu Kai, who held military power first and see what this real power figure thought.

The carriage was speeding at night, and the streets were empty, and you could occasionally see patrolling soldiers. Huang Chong invisibly compared Chengdu with Jianye, the capital of the Eastern Wu.

One is the ancient city in Sichuan and the other is the water town in Jiangnan, each with its own charm and characteristics. However, from the perspective of the prosperous Chengdu or the guards of the capital, Chengdu in Shu Han surpassed the most prosperous city in the world.

The commerce in Jiangnan was relatively developed, and it was convenient for the transportation and flow of goods by water and land. In addition, Shu Han and Cao Wei used the Dongwu as buffer to obtain their needs, so the prosperity of Jianye was no problem.

However, the people who make money are always the wealthy families, merchants and wealthy families, and ordinary people just make some hard-earned money. Shu Han is much better than the situation in the Eastern Wu in this regard. Many people have already made their own livelihoods, and the big head gives wealthy families a powerful profit, and the small head falls into the people's pockets and everyone is happy.

Liu Chan's way of governing the country seems to be of little use, but the effect after implementation is often unexpected. The less anyone pays attention to the situation, the more unexpected the result is. The reason has not been clarified for a while, but the general context can be touched.

The various systems of aristocratic families, wealthy families, and farming are clearly defined. No matter what class is, they are responsible for the wealth of the country, but they have their own ways. The upper class does not rely solely on manpower and arable land to exploit the wealth of the subordinates, but also have other ways of making money such as trade. The people of arable land have less exploitation from the state and the upper class. While they have their own food and clothing, they can still have some surplus, and the country will naturally become stronger.

Thinking about this, the car had arrived in front of the Lu Mansion, and it was abrupt that late at night. However, before the servants knocked on the door, the door was already open. Lu Kai walked out in Confucian uniform and smiled and said, "Is the visitor talking to Huang Taichu, the heroes of Jiangdong?"

Huang Chong's heart moved. Lu Kai had expected this, and it seemed that this trip was obvious. Huang Chong did not dare to be negligent at this moment. He got out of the car and walked forward and said, "I'm disturbing you late at night, General Lu has been waiting for a long time."

The two of them had a clever look in their words, and Lu Kai smiled and said, "You should cherish time more, please." After that, he took Huang Chong and others into the Lu Mansion. When the gate of the Lu Mansion was closed, several people in the nearby courtyard looked out and saw that no one was dispersed from the place.

"Your country won consecutive victories on the Western Front, I don't know what plans are next?" After sitting down in the mansion, Lu Kai asked straight to the point.

"The continuous combat force is exhausted, and our Lord decided to cultivate in Chang'an and then go east to advance." Huang Chong was also a quick talker.

It was already late at night, and there was not much time before courtship for the two of them to be polite. Lu Kai nodded and said, "Taichu is here to persuade the Eastern Wu to raise troops?"

Huang Chong looked at Lu Kai, but there was nothing to hide, so he said, "Shu and Wu were originally an alliance. I was entrusted by Your Majesty to come to discuss the rating of Wei territory with Lord Wu. As for the matter of sending troops, it should not be a joke, and it should be done from time to time."

"Jiangdong is in an awkward situation and people are restless. I'm afraid I can't help Lu tomorrow morning." Lu Kai said after thinking for a moment.

Huang Chong nodded thoughtfully and said, "Master Wu is the wise ruler, and the Wei people must be guarded against the hearts of tigers and wolves. Since the Wu and Shu families are allied, they can work together to take it. As long as the territory is clearly divided, major events can be settled!"

"Huang Taichu is a quick soldier, so he won't deceive me. Have you ever seen an envoy of Cao Wei?" Lu Kai admired Huang Chong very much when he saw that he was frank and straightforward.

"I glanced at it from a distance and had no chance to meet each other." Huang Chong spread his hands. Lu Kai and Huang Chong looked at each other with understanding, and each laughed loudly.

...

As the sky was getting brighter, more than 200 civil and military officials from Jiangdong were in full swing into the palace. Huang Chong, an envoy of Shu Han, and Xun Xu, an envoy of Cao Wei, was waiting outside the palace for Xuan.

"Wei and Shu all sent envoys to negotiate, do you have any flaws?" Sun Liang sat on a dragon throne and asked the ministers of Eastern Wu.

"Report to Your Majesty, Cao Wei's move is a self-protection strategy and should not be trusted easily. However, the Shu Han side also needs to discuss in detail and cannot be used for it." He Shao said in advance.

"Your Majesty, I think it is related to the life and death of our Wu Kingdom. The envoys of the two countries should be asked to explain their purpose in front of the hall and then talk about it." Quan Shang also came out to report.

"Since that's the case, Xuanzhao!" Sun Liang nodded, unable to help laughing in his heart. The Jiangdong clan has been with him since Xun Xu went south, and he did not care about being known by himself. It was obviously using this to express the attitude of the aristocratic family. However, in order to avoid being caught, no one in the court dared to speak for Wei first.

"Your Majesty!" Xue Xi stood up and made his debut.

"What do you mean by my dear?" The Xue brothers are not considered a first-class talent in governing the country, but their loyalty is more reliable than ordinary families.

"Now that Wei and Shu are strong and Wu are weak, Your Majesty can set up swords and axes in the court to demonstrate his prestige." Xue Xi said.

"Well, let me follow my dear." Sun Liang felt it was good when he heard this, so he ordered someone to summon the sword and axe hands to the hall.

Soon, Huang Chong and Xun Xu walked into the hall side by side. Both of them gave a gift and ordered their subordinates to give a list of gifts.

"The two are both handsome men. I don't know what to do when I come to Jiangdong this time?" Master Wu Sun Liang didn't care about the gift.

The left behind the main hall stood were all civil and military officials from Jiangdong, all of whom were talented in Jiangnan. Both civil and military generals had their own temperament and were very talented. Behind the ministers, there were swords and axes standing tall in rows, with swords and axes in their hands extremely sharp. A murderous aura continued to invade Huang Chong and Xun Xu.

Xun Xu was about to answer with one end of his arms, but Huang Chong's loud voice sounded in his ears: "Wu and Shu have become the favor of Qin and Jin. My lord sent me here to discuss the matter of rating the Wei territory with Your Majesty. This is my lord's letter to the country. Please read it with Your Majesty."

Seeing Huang Chong taking the lead, Xun Xu did not dare to fall behind and said, "The Emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty wanted to discuss the alliance with the Lord of Wu to eliminate the thieves of Shu together. This is the letter of the country!"

The attendants handed the letters of Shu Han and Cao Wei to Sun Liang to watch. However, Huang Chong and Xun Xu had a war of verbalism in the hall.

"Wu and Shu have formed a alliance for a long time to attack Wei. Tens of thousands of soldiers from the two armies were in the battlefield and buried their bones in a foreign land. The Wei Lord was not bathing in Xuchang and was about to surrender, so what should I do?" Huang Chong first attacked and said seriously.

Xun Xu looked disdainful when he heard this, and did not look at Huang Chong. He faced forward and said, "The Shu people succeeded in sneak attacks, and then they were complacent if they took advantage of small gains. They took over the land of the two states alone. How could they be an allies?"

"Sima Zhao was forced to leave his life when he fought in Chang'an. The people of the Central Plains were panic. It was a great opportunity to divide the Wei territory evenly. But you served the descendants of Xun's family and then enslaved them by Sima's family. Where did you place your face?" Huang Chong saw Xun Xu, who opened his mouth and slandered the relationship between Shu and Wu, so he changed his strategy.

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The body of the Shangdang King Liu Qian was transported back to Chengdu, and the prince of the regent Liu Zhan went out of the city for fifteen miles to camp his younger brother's coffin. The soldiers and civilians of Shu Han spontaneously went to protect the spirits along the way, and the scene was very spectacular.

Except for Liu Chan's seven sons who were sentenced to rebel, five of the remaining six sons died on the battlefield. All this was to preserve the country of Shu Han and preserve the hope of the Northern Expedition. The Wei army withdrew from Sichuan, and the lives of the people returned to stability and peace. Thinking of the tragedy at His Majesty's family, many people sighed, and how many lifetimes of blessings he had achieved was such a good emperor.

Liu Zhan and his brothers have lived together for decades, and it can be said that they were together in childhood. Although he has become the prince, the brothers have passed away one after another. Such a series of blows are simply heartbreaking. When he heard that his younger brother could no longer find his head, Liu Zhan even lay on the coffin and cried bitterly.

Yang Xi, who was staying in Sichuan, also came with the other elders Fan Jian. Seeing that the prince was so sad, he was afraid that he would cry so much that he ordered people to take the prince away and arrange time to bury the Shangdang King as soon as possible.

Maybe it was because of the deep brotherhood, or maybe it was because he couldn't resist the blow. Not long after Liu Zhan returned to the palace, he couldn't get sick. The imperial doctors in the palace were helpless in everything they did. They hurriedly passed the situation to Chang'an on the front line and asked His Majesty to come back. The message was spread, but Liu Zhan's health was getting worse day by day, and it became more and more obvious.

Empress Zhang also visited several times, and saw Liu Zhan’s expression was listless and his spirit was depressed. After Liu Chan’s political orders and publicity, many hermits were born in the mountains and fields. Seeing that Liu Zhan could not stand Liu Chan back to Sichuan, Empress Zhang took advantage of her brother Zhang Shao to discuss with Yang Xi, Fan Jian and others, and asked the hermits who had recently come out to help.
Chapter completed!