Against the cold wind blowing from the river, Zhuge Jin stood quietly under Zhouling City, looking at the city that not long ago belonged to his own side.
Zhuge Jin remembered that he followed Lu Xun to send troops, which lasted only more than a month at most.
It only took about half a month for Zhou Ling to be included in Wu's territory.
Unexpectedly, in this half month, the situation between Da Wu and Da Han has undergone earth-shaking changes.
When he thought of this, Zhuge Jin's eyes became blurred.
Under great changes, there are often big thoughts.
Zhuge Jin couldn't help but secretly thought:
Back then, despite Kong Ming's dissuasion, he insisted on defecting to Sun Quan. Did he really do something wrong?
As soon as such an idea appeared in Zhuge Jin's mind, he was so shocked that he subconsciously looked around.
Zhuge Jin was worried that his thoughts would be noticed by outsiders.
After looking around and seeing that no one noticed his strange look, Zhuge Jin felt relieved and laughed to himself.
Since the early years of Jian'an, he has served Sun Quan for more than 20 years.
His fame, wealth, and even the future of his descendants have been deeply tied to Wu's national destiny.
He has no way out, so what's the use of thinking about it now?
Just when Zhuge Jin was sighing because of the thoughts in his mind, a figure came to Zhuge Jin under the protection of the ministers.
"Yang, meet Duke Ziyu."
The person who came to Zhuge Jin was Mi Yang.
In front of Zhuge Jin, Mi Yang showed the etiquette of a junior very sincerely.
Mi Yang's sound of worship woke up Zhuge Jin who was still deep in thought.
In his early years, Zhuge Jin once met Mi Yang.
It's just that after many years, Zhuge Jin couldn't remember Mi Yang's appearance clearly.
But when Mi Yang stood behind him, the remaining impressions in Zhuge Jin's mind were quickly recalled.
Looking at the stalwart man standing in front of him, even though he showed the courtesy of a junior respectfully, Zhuge Jin did not dare to act like an elder at all.
After all, the man in front of him has almost forced his own army into a desperate situation.
Zhuge Jin quickly leaned down and helped Mi Yang up, then bowed to Mi Yang and said:
"The foreign minister Zhuge Jin asked Han Da Sima An."
Facing Zhuge Jin's return gift, Mi Yang had already expected it. He dodged Zhuge Jin's return gift with half his body to show that he didn't dare to accept it.
The reason why Mi Yang wanted to avoid Zhuge Jin's return gift was not only due to etiquette restrictions, but also because Zhuge Jin was returning the gift to him as an envoy of Soochow.
What he welcomed today was only the brother of his mentor. What he welcomed was Zhuge Jin, a famous scholar all over the world. He was definitely not an envoy from Soochow.
Mi Yang's avoidance also made Zhuge Jin understand his intentions.
After realizing Mi Yang's intention, Zhuge Jin couldn't help but sigh.
However, Zhuge Jin had already anticipated Mi Yang's reaction, so Zhuge Jin planned to change his approach.
"How is Kong Ming doing lately?"
Hearing Zhuge Jin ask about Zhuge Liang's current situation, Mi Yang's face showed a sincere look of longing.
"Yang just exchanged letters with my teacher not long ago. My teacher is in good health recently."
Can it be bad?
Historically, the reason why Zhuge Liang died of exhaustion was because Ji Han's national affairs were critical, and Zhuge Liang had military and political control.
However, the national destiny of the Han Dynasty was booming at that time, and most of the important military tasks were shared by Mi Yang.
Judging from Zhuge Liang's ability, it is not difficult for him to just handle government affairs, no matter how complicated the government affairs are.
Hearing Mi Yang say that Zhuge Liang was in good health, Zhuge Jin had a smile on his face.
Putting aside the fact that both are masters, the relationship between him and Zhuge Liang is still excellent.
And because Zhuge Jin intentionally cared about Zhuge Liang, this invisibly brought him closer to Mi Yang.
Then, with a respectful look on his face, Mi Yang led Zhuge Jin onto the chariot that had been prepared and headed towards the city.
Zhuge Jin was riding in Mi Yang's special chariot, and Mi Yang accompanied Zhuge Jin as a disciple.
Anyone who sees this scene must praise Mi Yang for his thorough etiquette.
Mi Yang did not impose martial law in the city today.
Therefore, when Zhuge Jin entered the city, he quickly noticed groups of Han troops patrolling back and forth in the city.
Looking at the patrolling Han troops, they are all fierce and vigorous, with high morale.
Even the patrolling Han troops were like this, let alone the field troops in the military camps outside the city?
Zhuge Jin's face turned gloomy.
Sitting aside, Mi Yang's eyes fell on Zhuge Jin from time to time.
The change in Zhuge Jin's expression was caught by Mi Yang in time.
But Mi Yang didn't show anything.
The highlight is yet to come.
After traveling for a while, Mi Yang brought Zhuge Jin into his mansion.
After escorting Zhuge Jin all the way to the room prepared for him, Mi Yang said to Zhuge Jin:
"Mr. Ziyu has come a long way, please take a good rest first.
Tomorrow we will hold a banquet to honor Duke Ziyu."
After saying these words, Mi Yang was about to leave.
But Zhuge Jin hurriedly stopped Mi Yang and said:
"I am here to carry out state affairs, and I hope Zi Sheng will wait a moment to hear what I have to say."
Seeing that Zhuge Jin was starting to get acquainted with each other and calling her cousin by name, Mi Yang couldn't refuse anymore.
Mi Yang smiled and said:
"Don't worry, Mr. Ziyu, Yang is in the house and will not disappear for no reason.
However, if there are state affairs that should be discussed in public, how can you and I discuss them privately?
If word spread like this, it may harm your reputation and mine.
It is better to wait until tomorrow and talk to Duke Ziyu at the banquet."
Mi Yang's well-founded words left Zhuge Jin speechless.
In addition, Mi Yang's behavior was impeccable along the way, which made Zhuge Jin gradually let down his guard.
So Zhuge Jin could only agree in the end:
"Then everything will be up to Zi Sheng."
...
After dealing with Zhuge Jin, Mi Yang withdrew and returned to her room, and then asked Ding Feng to summon Ding Feng.
After Ding Feng arrived, Mi Yang waved his hand and drove away the servants in the room.
"What do you think of Zhuge Jin's arrival?"
Ding Feng was summoned and hurried to Mi Yang's room, thinking that Mi Yang had some important orders. Unexpectedly, Mi Yang asked him such a cold question.
Ding Feng, who has always been straightforward, couldn't answer Mi Yang's question.
Ding Feng's pretending to be coquettish gave Mi Yang a headache.
"There is no one around. You and I have been kings and ministers for many years. If you have something to say, just say it. Why hesitate.
I am sorry that you are not guilty."
Mi Yang knew that Ding Feng was worried about the relationship between Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin.
Seeing that Mi Yang had said this, Ding Feng just stopped his coy posture, and then gave his thoughts with a serious face:
"Da Sima, can I curse people?"
Ding Feng, who likes to get on first, was really direct and straightforward in his answer.
Mi Yang was very satisfied with Ding Feng's answer.
But Mi Yang didn't call Ding Feng here just to hear him curse.
Mi Yang quickly stated his intention.
"Tomorrow we will hold a banquet in honor of Zhuge Jin."
As soon as Mi Yang said these words, Ding Feng quickly waved his hands in disgust and said:
"I'm not going!"
Ding Feng's reaction left Mi Yang speechless.
This rough guy!
He told Ding Feng not to worry, but Ding Feng was a little more conscious and a little more scrupulous.
Mi Yang picked up the writing brush on the desk and lightly tapped Ding Feng's head:
"I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you so anxious?"
Ding Feng accepted Mi Yang's knock honestly, and then waited for Mi Yang's next words.
Mi Yang did not keep Ding Feng waiting for too long. He quickly continued:
"At the banquet, Zhuge Jin will definitely talk to Gu Yan and ask for peace."
As soon as Mi Yang said these words, Ding Feng's face became even more disgusting.
But Mi Yang's next words made Ding Feng's expression change.
"I won't hide it from you. If I hadn't been concerned about the Prime Minister's affection for me, I would have wanted to cook Zhuge Jin to death today."
After hearing Mi Yang's words, Ding Feng had a look of expectation on his face.
"Ke Gu is a disciple of the Prime Minister, so he cannot do such a thing.
It's just that Gu and Xiangguo have a master-disciple relationship, but you don't.
Tomorrow, you can angrily rebuke Zhuge Jin because of your loyalty."
Mi Yang's words seemed to open a bright skylight for Ding Feng.
Ding Feng thought about it carefully, and it seemed that it was really possible!
Although Ding Feng was poor when he was young and did not read many books, after he defected to Mi Yang, he used Mi Yang's background to find many famous people to teach him how to read.
Famous scholars not only taught Ding Feng knowledge, but also gave Ding Feng a deeper understanding of the values of scholars at that time.
According to the values of the world, Mi Yang and Zhuge Liang have a master-disciple relationship, so Mi Yang cannot be disrespectful or disadvantageous to Zhuge Jin under any circumstances.
But it was clear that the Wu army invaded the territory of the Han Dynasty.
Ding Feng was a Han minister and Zhuge Jin was a Wu minister. Since there was no other relationship between the two, Ding Feng could stand on the moral high ground of loyalty and severely reprimand Zhuge Jin.
As long as Ding Feng's rebuke was true to the word "loyalty and righteousness", then such an action would not harm Zhuge Liang's reputation.
Previously, as a direct descendant of Mi Yang, Ding Feng subconsciously regarded Mi Yang's concerns as a top priority, so he did not think of this.
But now that Mi Yang nudged him, Ding Feng came back to his senses in an instant.
Ding Feng's face became excited at the thought of being able to relieve his anger.
"Don't worry, General, I will attend the banquet tomorrow."
The change in Ding Feng's attitude made Mi Yang laugh out loud.
He gently tapped Ding Feng's head with the brush, and then asked Ding Feng to stretch his ears over.
After Ding Feng complied, Mi Yang leaned over and spoke in Ding Feng's ear.
After hearing Mi Yang's instructions, Ding Feng's expression became a little strange.
Do you want to be so cruel?
After Mi Yang left Ding Feng's ear, he looked at Ding Feng and said:
"Don't forget what I told you today.
Whether Guzhi's strategy is successful or not depends on your performance tomorrow."
Although he felt a little strange about Mi Yang's order, as a die-hard loyalist of Mi Yang, Ding Feng would naturally not disobey Mi Yang's order.
"Don't worry, General, I will do my best!"
Mi Yang was quite satisfied with Ding Feng's guarantee.
"Go down and get ready."
...
The second day will come soon.
Because Mi Yang said yesterday that state affairs would be discussed at today's banquet, Zhuge Jin got up early to dress himself up.
As an envoy of a country, bearing is the most important thing.
After Zhuge Jin dressed up, he heard Ding Feng's voice greeting him outside the door.
Ding Feng was sent by Mi Yang to welcome Zhuge Jin to the banquet.
After hearing Ding Feng's greetings, Zhuge Jin took a deep breath and walked out of the room.
Then he followed Ding Feng and walked all the way towards the banquet location.
Zhuge Jin thought he got up early enough today.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the banquet, he found that the banquet was already full of people.
I think those people are all high-ranking people in Jingzhou.
After realizing this, Zhuge Jin did not dare to neglect.
Zhuge Jin followed Ding Feng and came to his seat and sat down.
On the way to Zhuge Jin's seat, he found that the originally lively atmosphere in the banquet suddenly became quiet.
The people at the banquet were looking at him with unclear eyes.
Of course, there was some blatant malice in those eyes.
Fortunately, Mi Yang still takes care of him.
After Zhuge Jin sat down, Mi Yang coughed lightly and dispersed those eyes that were looking at Zhuge Jin with ill intentions.
After those eyes left, Zhuge Jin felt that the air had become sweeter.
Then, under Mi Yang's instructions, the banquet officially started.
After the banquet started, people in the venue seemed to really no longer pay attention to Zhuge Jin, and one by one began to change glasses.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhuge Jin, who was served several glasses of wine by Mi Yang, also became a little tipsy.
Even though he was drunk, Zhuge Jin did not forget his mission.
Zhuge Jin saw that Mi Yang seemed to be in a good mood under the influence of the wine, so he took the initiative to stand up and come to Mi Yang and bow to him:
"Wu Chen Zhuge Jin, on behalf of our dynasty's general Lu Xun, has important matters to discuss with Grand Sima."
Zhuge Jin's actions were noticed by people in the venue very early.
And as soon as his words came out, the atmosphere of the banquet instantly cooled down.
As expected, dozens of malicious glances were shot at Zhuge Jin's back.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But there is no turning back when the bow is fired, so Zhuge Jin can only cheer himself up secretly.
Mi Yang chuckled lightly after hearing Zhuge Jin's words.
He put down the wine glass in his hand and asked:
"What's the matter?"
Seeing that Mi Yang did not get angry at his words, Zhuge Jin became emboldened and bowed again and said:
“My general, General of the North, expresses his gratitude for the many casualties caused by the wars between the two North Koreas in recent years.
As the saying goes, God has the virtue of good life, and soldiers are deadly weapons, and saints have to use them as a last resort.
The general of our dynasty does not want any more casualties among the people of the two dynasties, so he wants to make an armistice with Da Sima."
Maybe it was Mi Yang's good attitude towards him these past two days that gave Zhuge Jin a lot of courage.
After finishing those high-sounding words above, Zhuge Jin continued:
"Da Sima abandoned Wancheng and came to Zhouling. It is probably because our dynasty invaded Jingzhou and harmed Wang Hong, which caused deep resentment. Da Sima may not be willing to make peace.
But you are biased and ignore the big picture.
I tried to discuss the importance and size of Da Sima.
Now Cao Xiu is trapped by Da Sima. If Da Sima can suppress his power and anger, then Wancheng will be in Da Sima's pocket.
Once Wancheng is captured, with Da Sima's talents, he can further conquer the Central Plains.
The late emperor of the Han Dynasty and the Great Sima were as affectionate as father and son. How does the friendship between the First Emperor and the Great Sima compare with that of the Great Sima and Wang Hong?
When the late Emperor of the Han Dynasty was still alive, he was thinking about regaining the Central Plains every day. How could Da Sima give up this great opportunity?
And how does private anger compare with the eager expectations of celebrities from various states in the Central Plains?
In comparison, who takes precedence? If you think about it carefully, isn't it a simple matter?
If Grand Sima can take important matters into consideration, he can make the decision immediately without consulting the generals."
When Zhuge Jin finished what he said, Mi Yang's reaction could only be described in four words.
stunned!
I thought Zhuge Jin's words might be shameless, but I didn't expect it to be so shameless!
If Zhuge Jin's first words were high-sounding, then his second words could be described as disgusting.
And just when Mi Yang resisted the urge to lift the table, Ding Feng, who was behind Zhuge Jin, couldn't help it anymore.
The angry Ding Feng kicked the food table in front of him and shouted:
"You guys who are wagging your lips and talking loudly, you are farting!"