Chapter 242 Shuntian’s execution, watch the battle report
Liu Bei sat on the throne and motioned with his eyes to Dong Yun to bring up the wooden box in his hand.
Upon seeing this, Dong Yun immediately stepped forward, stepped up the steps and placed the wooden box in his hand on the case in front of the throne.
After putting down the wooden box, Dong Yun slowly stepped back below to wait for Liu Bei's further instructions.
But Dong Yun's face still looked excited at this time.
Because Mi Yang's battle report was reported to Liu Bei, Dong Yun did not know the specific content of the battle report.
Even because Liu Bei kept it secret, Dong Yun didn't even know when Mi Yang went to war with Cao Ren.
However, he learned from the messenger who had just arrived from Hanxing County that the wooden box he just held contained Cao Ren's head.
Just knowing this is enough to make Dong Yun feel excited.
In terms of ability, Cao Ren was not the highest among the generals of Cao Wei, but after Xiahou Dun's death, Cao Ren's identity and prestige was the highest among the generals of Cao Wei.
Cao Ren, who had the highest status in the rebellion against Wei, died at the hands of his own general. This was a shot in the arm for all those who followed Liu Bei.
Now Dong Yun just knew why Liu Bei wanted him to stay outside Chengdu during this period.
Judging from the happy but not surprised look on Liu Bei's face, it seems that the Battle of Xicheng, which was hidden from most people in Chengdu, was a conspiracy between Liu Bei and Mi Yang.
After Dong Yun placed the wooden box in his hand on the king's desk in front of him, Liu Bei, under the gaze of all the courtiers in the palace, reached out to the battle report on the wooden box.
What Dong Yun said when he entered the hall just now has fallen into the ears of all the courtiers in the hall.
After learning the news, their faces showed the same excitement as Dong Yun.
So now they are all looking forward to the content in the battle report.
Liu Bei picked up the battle report on the wooden box. He tore off the wax seal on the battle report, then took out a silk book and read it carefully.
"In the past, if Xuanyuan had not been the master of Zhuolu, Chiyou's demon would not have been destroyed; if Tang Yao had not established the Danshui Formation, the Southern Barbarians would have been in trouble;
If Han Wu fails to carry out Lu Jia's punishment, Hengpu will not be able to follow him; if Guang Wu fails to punish Lu Jia, Long Shu will be in chaos.
Therefore, the great sages of ancient times said, "You will not be convinced unless you are powerful, and you will not be sure unless you are a soldier." Cao Pi was a clown, rebellious and violent, with evil intentions and a stubborn nature.
Yang is strong in martial arts, relies on the kindness of the emperor, makes good plans in advance, and follows the fate of heaven to carry out executions.
Yang used rafts to attack the enemy with fire, and the six armies attacked with land. The fire surged, cutting off the enemy's escape route, destroying many pirate ships, beheading and capturing prisoners, and blocking those who surrendered.
The fierce general Long Xiang and his son Lang Hu marched, and then they killed 50,000 of the three rebel armies of Wei and captured a hundred of the rebellious generals.
The thief general Cao Ren committed suicide in shame, and his head was respectfully presented in front of the king's case.
Today, Yang is sailing his ship to attack Wudang again. The clouds are walking in the sky, taking advantage of the provocation and taking advantage of the situation. There will be nothing he cannot defeat.
The thieves are forced to advance and retreat, and it is difficult to get reinforcements. If Chu Ling and Qianxi River are not destroyed, there will be a change like Peng Chong and Xiao Qiang. They will die and no longer be bloody.
It is better to ask Your Majesty to wait quietly for the good news, and finally listen to it."
In the battle report, Mi Yang first briefly introduced the process of the battle.
After saying this, the huge results achieved by the Han army in this battle are listed in detail below.
The names of the captured generals of Cao Wei alone fill a whole page.
The specific numbers of other items such as warships, grain, ordnance, and surrendered soldiers filled another page.
Liu Bei looked at the rich results, and his face became more and more happy.
He had guessed that it would be a great victory, but he did not expect that the results of victory would be so fruitful.
The result of Cao Ren's defeat and death alone was enough to make Liu Bei extremely happy, not to mention the other results?
After Liu Bei read the contents of the battle report, he could no longer suppress the joy and excitement in his heart. Waves of hearty smiles began to come out of his mouth, and then resounded throughout the entire hall.
The reason why Liu Bei received the information later than Cao Pi was not only Liu Bei's intention to block the news from the front line, but also because Mi Yang was the victor.
The defeated side is full of favors, and because of the fear and worry in their hearts, they must desperately send out the battle report as soon as possible.
But as the victorious party, it would take several days just to clean the battlefield and count the loot.
Liu Bei has not been so happy for a long time. The last time he was so happy was when Guan Yu achieved the feat of flooding the Seventh Army.
Seeing Liu Bei on the throne burst into bursts of joyful laughter after reading Mi Yang's battle report, the courtiers in the hall all knew that Mi Yang should have achieved a huge victory.
All the courtiers in the main hall bowed to Liu Bei and said, "Your Majesty is destined by fate, and I would like to congratulate you!"
Liu Bei was not a person who liked to listen to flattery in the past, but when he heard the congratulations of his ministers today, his laughter became louder and louder.
Liu Bei had always had a backlog of resentment in his heart because of Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty and his independence.
This emotion did not weaken as time went by. On the contrary, as time went by, this feeling of resentment filled Liu Bei's heart.
This kind of resentment caused by the subjugation of the country cannot be relieved by other people's comfort.
The only relief is a hearty victory.
Now this great victory was given to him by Mi Yang, his nephew.
How could this not make Liu Bei feel extremely happy?
And the most important point is that Mi Yang could not achieve this great victory without his full support.
If he hadn't used his royal power to block the news, if he hadn't used his royal power to mobilize the Hanzhong army to Mi Yang, then Mi Yang would not have been able to successfully complete this great victory.
The king and his ministers know each other, and they do not doubt each other. This is one of the important reasons why Mi Yang was able to win this great victory.
Under this situation, Liu Bei suddenly understood why Emperor Xiaowu was so excited after learning about Huo Qiaoqi's victory.
The young general whom he had trained since childhood achieved a great victory with his full support. Even an emperor would be immersed in the sense of satisfaction and pride brought by this kind of news.
But immersed in it, Liu Bei knew that he could not enjoy this good news to himself.
So Liu Bei immediately ordered: "Gather the ministers quickly."
Although Liu Bei did not say why he summoned the ministers, Liu Bei issued this royal order with a smile on his face, so the ministers in the hall understood it and then took the order and left.
Soon after, outside the main hall, bells rang to summon the ministers.
When the bells and drums rang, all the officials who heard the bells had a heavy look on their faces.
In the past two years, the bells and drums in the palace have sounded twice.
One was because of Sun Quan's sneak attack on Jingzhou, and the other was because of Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty and his independence.
So in the past two years, when the bells and drums have sounded, all the news has been bad.
Now the bells and drums for summoning the ministers for the third time sounded, which gradually made the ministers feel a layer of gloom.
Has anything bad happened again?
What an eventful year it has been.
Among all the ministers, only Zhuge Liang, who knew Liu Bei and Mi Yang's plan, had expectations in his heart.
But despite all the speculations in the minds of the ministers, they all quickly arrived in the hall under the call of the loud sound of bells and drums.
When the ministers came to the hall, they saw joy on Liu Bei's face, which made them feel more at ease.
I guess what we want to discuss today is not bad news.
After seeing that all the ministers had taken their seats, Liu Bei, who was sitting on the throne, immediately asked Dong Yun to go out among the ministers.
Dong Yun was holding Mi Yang's battle report in his hand.
At Liu Bei's signal, Dong Yun held Mi Yang's battle report and began to walk to Mi Zhu's seat.
As General Anhan who was above all other ministers, as long as Mi Zhu was born in the palace, his position would be closest to Liu Bei.
Just now Liu Bei specifically told his ministers to invite Mi Zhu.
When Dong Yun came to Mi Zhu, he handed him the battle report with a smile on his face.
Mi Zhu saw Dong Yun looking at him with a strange look, and he didn't know why for a moment.
But Mi Zhu didn't think much about it. He took the battle report from Dong Yun's hand and started reading it.
When Mi Zhu's eyes fell on the battle report, he immediately recognized it as the handwriting of his nephew Mi Yang.
Although the subsequent details of the battle results were written by Lu Yi, the text of the battle report was written by Mi Yang himself when he left Xicheng.
When she knew that this battle report was written by Mi Yang, Mi Zhu immediately read it attentively.
Mi Zhu read the battle report very quickly, and in a short time he had read all the contents in the battle report.
When he saw what Mi Yang had written, a look of surprise and joy appeared on Mi Zhu's face.
And when Mi Zhu quickly browsed the details of the results compiled by Lu Yi, his face could no longer be described as surprise and joy.
You can only use incredible.
Fortunately, Mi Zhu, who is good at nourishing qi, saw the battle report first. If Mi Fang had seen it first, he would definitely have been ecstatic.
Now Mi Zhu finally understood the meaning of Dong Yun's eyes just now.
Dong Yun was congratulating his nephew for his military exploits again. From then on, Mi's reputation in Chengdu became even greater.
Mi Zhu's expression after reading the battle report fell into the eyes of all the ministers in the palace.
Except for Zhuge Liang, all the ministers in the palace had doubts on their faces.
What could make Mr. Mi lose his temper like this?
But then they knew why.
After Mi Zhu finished reading, it was Xu Jing's turn.
Xu Jingruo said that he might have the greatest reputation among the ministers present, but his Qi-nurturing skills were not as good as Mi Zhu's.
After he read Mi Yang's battle report, his first reaction was that he suspected that his eyesight was dim, and then he quickly read the contents of the battle report in disbelief.
After confirming that the content in the battle report was correct, Xu Jing looked at the wooden box on King Liu Bei's case.
Because his mind was shocked, he stroked his beard too hard and almost pulled off several of his pale beards.
After Xu Jing, it was Zhuge Liang who took the battle report and read it.
As the number one contributor to Liu Bei's great cause, Zhuge Liang has never seen any big storms.
Even if he didn't know about Liu Bei and Mi Yang's conspiracy in advance, his performance would definitely not be too rude.
What's more, he knows now.
So after Zhuge Liang read Mi Yang's battle report, his face just showed joy.
Zhuge Liang's mind flashed to the young figure kneeling in front of him that night. His slightly tired face showed great relief after the joy.
Mi Yang did not disappoint him and Liu Bei.
Most of the ministers who could be summoned by Liu Bei to the palace were well-read people, so they browsed the contents of the battle report very quickly.
Soon, Mi Yang's battle report had been read by most of the courtiers in the hall.
After the ministers sitting in the front row read Mi Yang's battle report, although they also showed excitement and excitement, they still did not lose their composure.
But when Mi Yang's battle report reached the rear ministers, the effect was completely different.
Those ministers did not hold much power, and they did not hold a high status among Liu Bei's forces.
Therefore, their psychological endurance is definitely far inferior to Mi Zhu, Xu Jing, Zhuge Liang and others.
In addition, they are not die-hard loyalists to Liu Bei. In their hearts, they actually feel that the Northern Wei Dynasty is the Zhengshuo of China.
So when they knew that Mi Yang had achieved such a shocking victory, they felt a huge shock in their hearts.
Tens of thousands of troops, Cao Ren, the first general of Cao Wei, and many veteran generals in the north who became famous early.
Such a luxurious lineup was ruined by Mi Yang. Did Mi Yang get help from the gods?
Sounds of gasps of cold air began to appear one after another in the hall, and many ministers had huge looks of shock on their faces.
The previous news that Mi Yang defeated one hundred thousand Wu troops had already shocked them.
But in the face of that news, they could still comfort themselves in their hearts. It was because Sun Quan was useless. If a hundred thousand Wei troops besieged the city, the result might be different.
But what now?
Didn't Mi Yang resume production in Hanxing County?
When did Cao Ren lead his army to attack Hanxing County? Why didn't Chengdu receive the alarm?
Then how did Mi Yang suddenly defeat Cao Ren?
Under the shock, an unknown feeling of confusion began to emerge in the hearts of those ministers.
Under unknown circumstances, Mi Yang's battle had a more shocking effect on them.
Compared with Liu Bei's close ministers in the palace who were mainly joyful and excited, the shock in the hearts of these ministers was far greater than the joy in their hearts.
Such ministers account for the majority in the main hall, and their reactions will also represent the reactions of most people in the world.
Liu Bei, who was sitting on the throne, had a panoramic view of the performance and expressions of the officials in the hall.
In fact, it would undoubtedly be faster for Dong Yun to directly read out the contents of the battle report than to have the officials in the palace watch Mi Yang's battle report one by one.
But Liu Bei had two purposes for doing this.
The first level of intention is: Although it would be faster if Dong Yun directly read out the contents of the battle report, he would not be able to use the glorious results in this battle report to observe the specific reactions of the officials in the palace.
Observing his appearance and understanding his heart are essential tools for a king.
Only by further observing these can it be helpful for what he needs to do next.
As for the second purpose, this method of transmitting battle reports to the officials one by one can bring a more intuitive and impactful effect to the officials.
Zi Sheng had made such great contributions to him, how could his uncle not let his achievements and fame be better spread?
After seeing the excited and shocked expressions on the faces of the officials in the palace, Liu Bei's face also showed a sense of pride and honor.
He asked the ministers in the palace: "What's wrong with General Han!"
(End of chapter)
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