Yesterday, Gao Lin's triumphant victory caused a sensation in the entire imperial capital. This morning, Gao Fei immediately rewarded and punished the Western Expeditionary Army.
Because Gao Lin made great contributions to the Western Expedition, he was named Grand Marshal by Gao Fei, commanding all the troops in the world. He was given a super-first-rank official rank in the general system and was given a military talisman that could mobilize any troops in the world. Zhang Fei was named General Suiyuan.
Because of his fault, Taishi Ci was demoted to the rank of General of the Zhenjun. His official rank was reduced from the first rank, and his salary was deducted for three months. The other generals were promoted to one rank.
As for Guo Jia, he was already a very popular minister and had nothing to add, so he had to reward gold, silver, cloth, and satin. As for Pang Tong and Sima Yi, because of their merits, they became Taiwei of the Privy Council and Military Counselor, and sooner or later they would listen to them.
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Gao Fei immediately promoted Gao Qi to the title of King of Yan because of his contribution to rectifying the officialdom in Jingzhou. He also promoted Gao Peng to a title, from Tang Bo to Tang Hou, but he only waited for three years.
Later, Gao Fei gave the general Wang Gaolin a house to live in the imperial capital. By the way, Gao Peng also gave Gao Peng a house to serve as Gao Peng's palace.
As for the matter of discussing the appointment of a prince last night, all the ministers said nothing.
After resigning from the court, Gao Fei sent Gao Heng to escort Gao Peng out of the palace to his Tang Hou Mansion, and asked Gao Heng to help Gao Peng arrange everything.
After he personally watched Gao Peng leave the palace, he asked Zhu Pingping beside him: "Did Gao Peng leave the palace again last night?"
Zhu Gongping nodded and said: "It's still the same as before. I went to a private house in the south of the city and met with Privy Councilor Pang Tong, but we didn't chat for too long."
After Gao Fei heard this, he said: "This kid seems to have changed from the day we met He Pangtong. He behaves stupidly all day long. This is how he truly hides his secrets."
"Your Majesty, I have given him a mansion this time, so that it will be more convenient for him to meet the Taiwei. If the Marquis knows that the Emperor has been pushing the boat along, I am afraid that the Marquis will be extremely grateful to the Emperor." Zhu Gongdao slowly said.
said.
"Talk too much!" Gao Fei said softly.
Zhu Gongdao hurriedly shut up and stopped talking.
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Wu State, Jianye.
In the palace hall, Sun Quan, the king of Song Dynasty, was wearing luxurious clothes and holding a secret letter in his hand. His eyes were fixed on the secret letter. After reading it, he hurriedly closed the secret letter.
, his face showed a trace of uneasiness.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Prime Minister Zhang Zhao saw the change in Sun Quan's face and asked proactively.
"Zhou Gongjin is back..." Sun Quan frowned slightly and said calmly.
After Zhang Zhao heard this, his face immediately changed color, and he hurriedly said: "How...how dare he be so bold? Didn't the king already give him an edict before, telling him not to enter the capital without an edict? How could he..."
"Now that he has come back, we have to find a way to deal with it. After he comes back, he will definitely ask to see His Majesty. What should he do?" Sun Quan asked.
"Please, Your Majesty, please summon Taiwei, General Wei, Weiwei and Zhi Jinwu to stop Zhou Gongjin. Otherwise, once Zhou Gongjin knows the truth, I am afraid it will be detrimental to our country of Wu." Zhang Zhao said hurriedly.
"Prime Minister, Gong Jin just wants to see His Majesty. Isn't it too unkind for us to do this?" Sun Quan said worriedly.
"Benevolence and justice? Your Majesty, if Zhou Yu once knew the truth, how could he let it go based on his friendship with Your Majesty? Peace in the Kingdom of Wu is hard-won. His Majesty is cruel and unkind. This is something your Majesty has seen with his own eyes. Your Majesty has been regent for three years.
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The country of Wu is peaceful and peaceful, and the people are living and working in peace and contentment. Once Your Majesty is released, Wu will suffer from war. Please think of the people of Wu and the common people in the world." Zhang Zhao knelt in front of Sun Quan.
, said with a cry.
Sun Quan hurriedly helped Zhang Zhao up and said, "Why bother, Prime Minister? I just do what the Prime Minister said."
Therefore, Sun Quan ordered Taiwei Cheng Pu, Guard General Huang Gai, Guard Lieutenant Han Dang, and Jinwu Zumao to greet Zhou Yu. They were intended to welcome Zhou Yu, but in reality they were blocking Zhou Yu.
After Sun Quan finished giving the order, he went directly to the Hanlin Academy with Zhang Zhao.
The foreign soldiers of the Hanlin Academy were heavily guarded, with one post at ten steps and one sentry at five steps. The entire Hanlin Academy was made of fine steel. It was located in a barren mountain outside the city of Ye, which was being built. It was a secret prison.
In the Hanlin Academy, all the soldiers wore steel armor, and the entire prison was surrounded by fine steel, with three floors inside and three floors outside. Sun Ce, the emperor of Wu, had been imprisoned here for three years.
As soon as Sun Quan got off the carriage, the soldiers responsible for guarding the Hanlin Academy immediately paid homage and said: "Kowtow to the king."
"Excuse me. How is your majesty doing lately?" Sun Quan asked.
The guard general replied: "Your Majesty is looking good recently. He has eaten several times more than before and his appetite has increased greatly."
"Well, it seems that Your Majesty is indeed much better than before. Open the door." Sun Quan said.
The guard had just opened the outer door of the Hanlin Academy, and what was in front of Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao was a dark and deep cave. The cave was bottomless. Immediately, a gust of cold wind blew the light of the torches on the wall of the cave.
Want to extinguish.
After Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao entered, the door outside the Hanlin Academy was closed again.
"Ah——" From time to time, a violent shout came out from the cave. The shout was like rolling thunder, deafening.
Although it was not Zhang Zhao's first time here, nor was it the first time he heard such a cry, every time he came to this place and heard this cry, he felt extremely frightened in his heart.
He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said to Sun Quan: "Your Majesty, your Majesty can eat, drink and scream. It seems to be much better. I think it's better not to go down there?"
Sun Quan turned his head, glanced at Zhang Zhao, and said: "Prime Minister, you can just stay outside, and I can go by myself. After all, your Majesty is also my elder brother. Your Majesty has been tortured like this, and it is hard to be a younger brother."
Why endure it? If possible, I would be willing to suffer it for Your Majesty."
After Zhang Zhao heard this, in order to show that he was not afraid, he hurriedly said: "The king has misunderstood. I don't mean this. I just accompany the king down."
So, Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao, led by the guards in the cave, walked all the way to the depths of the cave. The further they walked in, the colder and colder they felt.
After walking a long way, Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao finally reached the bottom. In the light illuminated by torches all over the wall, a steel prison appeared in front of Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao, and in that steel-like prison
In the prison cell, there sat a man with disheveled hair and tattered clothes. He was all disheveled. The cell was also dirty, with feces and urine everywhere, and the stench was so strong that people had to cover their noses.
And passed.
When Sun Quan saw his brother in this state, he felt pain in his heart. When he saw Sun Ce sitting there quietly, with his head lowered and drooped, he immediately ran to the edge of the prison and did not hesitate.
Feeling the smell, he hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, my brother is here to see you..."
After Sun Ce heard Sun Quan's cry, he gradually raised his head, his fierce eyes were breathtaking, his eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, and he was grinning like a wild beast, and his whole body suddenly shook.
He rushed towards Sun Quan with an unusually fast speed, and at the same time he let out a burst of surly shouts.
Sun Quan was startled and hurriedly took two steps back. Then he saw Sun Ce hit the prison cell made of steel with a "bang" and hit the pillar made of steel as thick as a gun barrel.
An arc-shaped curvature appears.
"I'm going to kill you! Kill you!" Sun Ce's eyes were full of hatred. Even if Sun Quan stood in front of him, he could no longer recognize him.
Sun Quan frowned, and felt sad when he saw Sun Ce acting like this. After Sun Ce came back from his expedition to Yizhou, he realized that he had been tricked by Gao Fei. He regretted it so much that he locked himself in a closed room for a month.
In the space, servants usually bring food and drink to the door, and Sun Ce doesn't let anyone in because he doesn't know what's going on inside.
One day, Sun Ce's most beloved queen was very worried about Sun Ce, so she entered the hall where Sun Ce was. Unexpectedly, Sun Ce had been blinded by hatred. No matter who he saw, he saw him as a high flyer, full of hatred.
Then he became murderous and accidentally killed the queen.
When Sun Ce woke up and realized that he had killed the queen by mistake, his whole body was stimulated, with regret, annoyance, and hatred. All the feelings were concentrated together. In the end, he went crazy and killed everyone on sight, making the entire palace restless.
However, Sun Ce was good and bad. When he was sober, he looked like a normal person, but he couldn't remember everything he did when he was crazy. He repeatedly wandered back and forth between sobriety and madness, and with the deep resentment in his heart, he gradually lost it completely.
self.
Later, out of desperation, the Empress Dowager asked Zhang Zhao, Cheng Pu and others to invite Sun Quan to take control of the overall situation, named Song King as temporary regent, and sent a thousand strong men to join forces to capture Sun Ce, and he has been imprisoned ever since, until now.
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But in order to stabilize the people's hearts, Sun Quan announced to the outside world that Sun Ce was obsessed with smelting weapons, and deliberately built the Imperial Academy where Sun Ce was imprisoned to deceive others. Very few people knew about the whole thing, so Sun Quan blocked the news.
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"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is still in a state of sanity. If Zhou Yu sees Your Majesty like this, I'm worried that Zhou Yu will do something strange. Zhou Yu has always been in great power, holding half of the troops and horses of the Wu Kingdom. In addition, Zhou Yu's reputation far exceeds that of the King.
, if we know that His Majesty is crazy, there is no guarantee that Zhou Yu will not rebel." Zhang Zhao hurriedly said to Sun Quan.
"Your Majesty, Gong Jin is a sworn brother. The two of them are like brothers. How could he rebel? Are you too worried, Prime Minister?" Sun Quan said doubtfully.
"Your Majesty, in the struggle for power since ancient times, even close relatives have not hesitated. What's more, Zhou Yu and Your Majesty are just brothers with different surnames? The top priority now is to stabilize Zhou Yu. We must not let Zhou Yu know that Your Majesty went crazy and was imprisoned. Otherwise, I'm afraid the King
There is no way to suppress Zhou Yu." Zhang Zhao said.