If possible, Mi Yang really wanted to raise the Qingming Sword in Zhang Wen's hand and stab him.
Zhang Wen acted well according to his orders, but now Zhang Wen is just like the envoy sent by Sun Quan to propose marriage to Guan Yu, and he is the carrier of Sun Quan's conspiracy.
With the example of Guan Yu in front of him, Mi Yang could also scold Sun Quan like him to strengthen his position.
But the problem is that the current situation is fundamentally different from what Guan Yu encountered back then.
At that time, Sun Quan engaged Guan Yu's second daughter as his wife for his eldest son, Sun Deng. At least on the surface, Sun Quan placed himself on the same footing as Guan Yu.
But now that Sun Quan has given both his sword and his daughter as a concubine, this attitude is already extremely low considering his status. How can Mi Yang scold him?
In ancient times, concubines were not considered human beings at all, but just objects.
In order to please Mi Yang and "admit his mistake", Sun Quan, the lord of Jiangdong, gave his eldest daughter as an object to Mi Yang.
As a result, his humble and sincere attitude attracted a burst of scolding from Mi Yang.
Then when Liu Bei dies and Mi Yang takes charge of the country, Sun Quan will definitely rebel against the Han Dynasty on the grounds of "feeling fear".
Moreover, his reason will gain sympathy from the world and cause Mi Yang to suffer huge criticism.
Sun Quan's political talent is very high, which is the biggest reason why he can protect Jiangdong.
Maybe others couldn't see Liu Bei's arrangements for Mi Yang, but with his political sense, he must have sensed something, which is why he sent Zhang Wen to show his favor to Mi Yang today.
Only now did Mi Yang truly realize how sinister Sun Quan's intentions were.
Previously, Guan Yan and even Mi Yang's own judgment had too underestimated Sun Quan's political skills.
Sun Quan is not working for the present, but for the future!
But this cannot be blamed on Mi Yang. After all, who in the world would have thought that Sun Quan would pay such a high price to achieve his goal?
According to Mi Yang's original idea, no matter what the terms of Sun Quan's offer were, he would just have to politely refuse them in public, but now Mi Yang found that he was in a position where he could not refuse.
The most difficult thing now is that Zhang Wen tied Sun Quan's donation of swords and gifts of daughters together through words, and Mi Yang either accepted them all or refused them all.
There is no other way.
Unless he can come up with a reason that everyone in the world can agree with.
Because he will be the auxiliary minister of the Han Dynasty in the future, his attitude represents the attitude of the Han Dynasty to a certain extent.
But Mi Yang couldn't accept it.
Otherwise, once the in-law status is determined today, Mi Yang's identity will become very embarrassing when it comes to Jiangdong.
Sun Luban is a good concubine, but since the Three Kingdoms period, too many famous men in the world have abandoned their wives because of concubines, and they have abandoned their father-in-law because of concubines.
With so many examples, the world cannot help but have doubts about Mi Yang's future stance.
With complicated emotions in her arms, Mi Yang came to Zhang Wen.
At this time, Zhang Wen still maintained his posture of holding Qingming in his hands and bowing down.
At this time, an old man wearing Liu's crown slowly appeared on the steps outside the banquet.
He was clearly Liu Bei who came uninvited.
When Liu Bei came to the door of the banquet, he did not choose to go in directly. He also used the majesty of the emperor in time to stop a group of Han troops who wanted to enter to report.
Liu Bei just stood quietly outside the door, listening to what was going on inside.
And when Liu Bei learned what Zhang Wen had just said from the report of the Han army outside, his face suddenly became good-looking.
There were surprises, there were fears, and most of them were teasing.
Although he has not entered, Liu Bei can probably guess what Mi Yang is thinking now.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei's face became even more teasing.
After all, Zi Sheng still despised Sun Quan.
But that's fine, what happened today is enough to teach Zi Sheng a lesson.
With this idea in mind, Liu Bei's slender body couldn't help but move closer to the door. He wanted to hear clearly how Mi Yang would deal with the changes in the field.
Mi Yang didn't know that Liu Bei was outside the door. He just slowly stretched his hand towards the Qingming Sword raised by Zhang Wen under the gaze of everyone in the venue.
Seeing Mi Yang's action, all the officials on the Han side became nervous.
Those Han officials who wanted to do good for Mi Yang almost stopped him directly.
In fact, of course it also includes Guan Yan.
It was just that the words that those big Han officials tried to stop came to their lips, but they were swallowed alive.
It’s easy to say no, but it’s hard to give reasons.
At least none of the Han officials present have come up with a reason that is enough for the world to accept.
When Zhang Wen, who was bowing down, noticed Mi Yang's hand reaching out to him, some joy appeared on his face.
Your Majesty, Wen Zhong has fulfilled his mission.
The joy on Zhang Wen's face was noticed by Mi Yang, who had been observing him.
But Mi Yang didn't care.
Because while pacing just now, Mi Yang recalled something that happened a few years ago in her mind.
Mi Yang took the Qingming Sword from Zhang Wen's hand and pulled the blade of the Qingming Sword out of the scabbard in front of everyone.
Looking at the sword body that exuded repeated cold light, his face showed a very "loving" look.
Although it is said that due to the different levels of economic development in the current era, the overall forging technology in the north was stronger than that in Jiangdong, but that is on the whole.
If we just talk about the forging of one or two swords, Jiangdong's sword-making technology has a long history and has always been unparalleled in the world.
When everyone saw the look of love for Qingming Sword on Mi Yang's face, they all felt that Mi Yang was going to accept Sun Quan's overtures.
However, Mi Yang suddenly asked Zhang Wen at this time: "Does Hui Shu know the allusion of Ji Zha's gift of the sword?"
The story of Ji Zha’s gift of the sword is:
When Ji Zha passed by Xu State on his mission, the king of Xu State liked the sword Jizha wore very much, but he did not dare to say it.
Jizha knew in his heart what the King of Xu wanted, but because he had to go on a mission to various countries in the Central Plains, he did not immediately present the sword to the King of Xu.
Later, when Jizha returned from his mission, he passed by the state of Xu. The king of Xu was already dead. So Jizha took off his sword, hung it on the tree in front of the tomb of the king of Xu, and then left.
Among this allusion, the most fascinating and talked about thing for later generations is the conversation between Jizha and his entourage.
Jizha followed him and asked him: "The king of Xu is dead, who should I give the sword to?"
Jizha replied: "That's not the case. I had already decided in my heart to give him the sword. How could I break my promise just because he died?"
It is precisely because of this question and answer that it reflects Jizha's noble integrity in keeping his promise, and this kind of character was extremely respected by people during the Qin and Han Dynasties.
This further reflects that the sword has the meaning of loyalty in the hearts of the scholars of Qin and Han Dynasties.
Many scholars only have one personal sword in their lives.
When Mi Yang mentioned this allusion, some of the many people present may not know it, but Zhang Wen, who is from Wu, must know it.
Jizha was a member of the royal family of the Wu Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period. Because of his noble style of abdicating the throne and his tactful performance in sending envoys to various countries, he was highly praised in history books.
Jizha was even a sage praised by the sage Confucius.
No one would not be proud of such an ancient sage of his family and country, and take him as an example, especially for the Wu people who have always been dismissed as barbarians by the world.
So when Mi Yang mentioned this story, Zhang Wen showed a look of pride that could not be concealed on his face. He replied: "Wen will not dare or forget the deeds of the wise men in his hometown."
But after Zhang Wen finished answering, a look of confusion appeared on his face.
Why did Mi Yang suddenly bring up this matter for no reason? Was Mi Yang hinting to them that the Wu people would not fulfill their promise and send Sun Luban here?
Not only Zhang Wen was puzzled by Mi Yang's question, but everyone here was puzzled by it.
However, Mi Yang did not puzzle them for too long. After Zhang Wen finished answering him, Mi Yang smiled when he saw the puzzled look on Zhang Wen's face.
Mr. Zhang, I'm afraid you don't know this.
He inserted the Qingming Sword in his hand into the scabbard, and then returned the Qingming Sword with the scabbard in his hand to Zhang Wen. He flatly refused:
"I can't keep this sword."
After Mi Yang said these words, the faces of Zhang Wen and all the Jiangdong envoys became extremely ugly.
Shen Zi, who had a bad temper, took a step forward and asked Mi Yang sternly: "My lord has already acted like this, but General Zuo still refuses. Does he look down on me and other Wu people?"
Under the guidance of Shen Zi's words, he naturally extended Mi Yang's refusal to Mi Yang's attitude of looking down on Wu people.
Shen Zi responded so quickly. Apart from his eloquence, he must have received some advice from Sun Quan before he came.
Under Shen Zi's words, the faces of the Jiangdong envoys became even more ugly, and many Han ministers in the room frowned tightly.
But in the face of Shen Zi's stern questioning, Mi Yang didn't even bother to pay attention to him.
Zhang Wen is the envoy representing Sun Quan, and his status is basically the same as Mi Yang, but who does Shen Zi mean?
Mi Yang glanced at Shen Zi with a cold look, and it was this look that frightened Shen Zi into retreating.
After Shen Zi retreated, Mi Yang explained to Zhang Wen: "When people live in this world, promises are the most important thing, just like Ji Zi back then."
"Huishu and Taiwei didn't know that before I left my post in Chengdu and went north, I visited Prime Minister Zhuge Gong.
During that visit, Lord Zhuge intended to accept me as his disciple, and promised that if I could pass his test, he would give me his personal sword as a token."
"The sword is a token of loyalty, and with the sword as a token, it is natural that a person only does it once in his life."
"I feel ashamed to say that Yang has not passed Zhuge Gong's test for several years, so he has never received Zhuge Gong's sword.
However, since Zhuge Gong and Yang have made a promise, and Yang should work hard all his life to make the promise come true, how can he be half-hearted and take other people's swords as a token and as a personal sword?"
"It's not that I don't love Qing Ming. Everything has its own sequence, and my heart has been extended to Duke Zhuge.
Now I accept Qing Ming, which is deceiving my heart. If I love my sword and lose my trust, I will definitely not do it."
When Mi Yang finished his last words, Zhang Wen suddenly raised his head and looked at Mi Yang with disbelief.
Facing Zhang Wen's disbelieving gaze, Mi Yang raised his shoulders slightly to express his "helplessness".
He wanted to accept Sun Quan's remorse and show of kindness, but Sun Quan's repentance and show of kindness were too slow. You can't blame him, he is a hot commodity.
As Zhang Wen looked at Mi Yang in disbelief, huge expressions of astonishment appeared on the faces of other envoys from Jiangdong.
when did it happen?
If this is true, are their actions today just for fun?
They visited Mi Yang under the guise of coming to show their goodwill, but in reality their goodwill would make Mi Yang break his promise.
If this spreads out, the image of Wu people in the hearts of people all over the world will be lowered!
As for whether what Mi Yang said is true, it is impossible for Mi Yang to use Zhuge Gong's reputation to deceive the world. And does it need to be said that Zhuge Gong's credibility is valuable?
Unlike the stunned expressions of Zhang Wen and other Jiangdong officials, the faces of the Han officials showed joy, and bursts of hearty laughter came from the mouths of all the Han officials.
As for the Han officials under Yuan Cong and Mi Yang, they were even more outrageous. They laughed and clapped their hands at the same time.
When the laughter of the Han officials reached the ears of the Jiangdong envoys, the faces of Zhang Wen and others became even more ugly.
They are now like clowns in the spotlight.
By now, everyone has realized Sun Quan's wolfish ambition, and everyone was secretly worried about Mi Yang just now.
He was afraid that if he did not respond well, Sun Quan's conspiracy would succeed, and the newly established image of the Han Dynasty in the hearts of the world would suffer a blow.
But now with Mi Yang's explanation, their worries have disappeared.
Didn't Sun Quan like to tie the act of gifting swords to gifting daughters together?
Didn’t the people of Wu regard Jizha as an example to learn from?
Now under Mi Yang's explanation, if Zhang Wen and others still let Mi Yang accept the Qingming Sword, they would be breaking his trust with Zhuge Liang.
In other words, you are going against the beautiful style of your ancestors. This kind of behavior is despised by people in the world.
Are they here to show friendship, or are they here to fight?
Once the act of gifting a sword was not feasible, then of course the idea of taking Sun Luban as a concubine was rejected at the same time.
Sun Quan originally wanted to tie the two things together so that Mi Yang could not refuse, but unexpectedly he shot himself in the foot. This is really ironic.
The more ironic they felt, and seeing the bewildered expressions on the faces of Zhang Wen and others, the happier the Han officials felt.
There are many kinds of victory, and diplomatic victory is also one of them.
Of course, among all the Han ministers, Guan Yan is the most joyful at the moment.
Because of the nervousness in her heart, her hands that were holding on to the hem of her skirt slowly began to unfold. She originally wanted to raise her little hands to clap and celebrate like Zhou Tai and others, but when she thought of her identity, she shrank her white neck again,
I suppressed this thought in my heart forever.
She glanced at Mi Yang's figure with a guilty look, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief when no one else noticed.
She is not a jealous person, but she does not want to passively accept Mi Yang's concubinage under sudden circumstances.
This is her little thought, but it is also her right as Mi Yang's wife.
But after Liu Bei outside listened to Mi Yang's words, a look of surprise first appeared on his face.
Zhuge Liang didn't know about the master-disciple agreement between Zhuge Liang and Mi Yang.
This Kong Ming, how could he hide this from him!
At this time, Zhuge Liang's calm look appeared in Liu Bei's mind, but a smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Mi Yang's words today are bound to spread throughout the world through everyone here.
And because of Mi Yang's trustworthy character today, the agreement between Zhuge Liang and him will definitely become a good story in the world.
It's just that once Kong Ming knew about this, he, who had always kept a low profile, would probably be very shocked.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei's smile grew wider and wider.
However, as the smile on his face grew stronger, Liu Bei also strode into the banquet from outside the door.
The sooner we understand what happened in Jingzhou, the sooner we can return to Yizhou to see Kong Ming.
The moment Liu Bei's figure appeared at the banquet, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Almost instantly, everyone left their seats and bowed to Liu Bei.
When the sound of everyone's worship rang out, Liu Bei's joyful laughter also spread throughout the banquet.
"Xu Tuzi never forgets his past, and he gives up his green sword to become the prefecture shepherd."
This is the emperor Liu Bei's appreciation and affirmation of Mi Yang's actions just now, and it is also his reward for Mi Yang passing the test.
Just one chapter today.
This chapter has been completed!