In the last month of the second year of Yanxi, General Zhu Ju of the Left finally returned to Jianye before the Great Court Meeting.
After Zhu Ju returned to Jianye, he immediately requested to enter the palace to meet His Majesty.
Emperor Sun, who had been immersed in Wenrou Township these days, received Zhu Ju's visit as soon as he learned that Zhu Ju had traveled thousands of miles back to Jiangdong.
"submission,
Meet your Majesty!"
"Zifan, please get up."
Sun Quan was in a good mood. He personally stepped forward to help Zhu Ju up, looked him up and down, and said with a smile:
"It's been two years since Zifan went to Chang'an, right? Are you used to living there? Is your health still good?"
Zhu Ji, who was originally displeased that he came back on his own without consulting His Majesty in advance, felt relieved when he saw Sun Quan's appearance.
At the same time, I was a little moved:
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty.
Everything is fine, I just miss His Majesty a little too much."
“I have your Majesty’s trust,
He was sent to the Han Kingdom to learn the art of cavalry and warfare. In the past two years, I have kept your Majesty's teachings in mind and have not dared to relax for a moment."
"I came back this time because of urgent matters. I hope your majesty will forgive me."
Sun Quan laughed:
"Why should Zifan be like this? Although I have not been able to see what you are like in Han, the correspondence between me and the emperor of Han has never been interrupted."
"The Emperor of the Han Dynasty has always admired you, saying that you are talented in both civil and military affairs and have good knowledge in governing the body."
"I heard that even Feng Mingwen often mentioned you in front of the emperor of Han Dynasty, praising you for your humility in taking over the army. You are indeed a hero from Jiangdong."
Zhu Ju listened to the previous words and thought about being humble, but he didn't expect that His Majesty actually mentioned Feng Mingwen.
What's more, I didn't expect that Feng Mingwen would have such an evaluation of himself.
Thinking of Feng Mingwen's openness and selflessness, both towards Da Wu and himself,
And as for myself,
But it is to deceive the other party,
Stealing secrets.
Zhu Ju, who was still a little excited at first, suddenly fell to the bottom, and at the same time he lowered his head in shame.
Feeling the obvious change in Zhu Ju's mood, Sun Quan couldn't help but feel a little strange:
"Zifan, what's wrong with you?"
Zhu Ju smiled bitterly:
"Your Majesty, the biggest reason why I came back this time is actually because of Feng Mingwen."
When Sun Quan saw his expression, he couldn't help but frown:
"Sit down first and tell me slowly, what happened to Feng Mingwen?"
"Didn't you say in your previous letter that Feng Mingwen had no secrets and allowed people to carefully teach the army about cavalry?"
"Could it be possible that Feng Mingwen did something shady these days to prevent Da Wu from forming a cavalry army?"
Don't blame Emperor Sun for thinking this way.
Although after the Han Dynasty captured Guanzhong, Liu Chan had a reputation for knowing people and making good use of them.
But as both emperors, how could Sun Quan not know that Zhuge Liang was in charge of Han's affairs?
Later there was Feng Mingwen.
Adou is just sitting back and enjoying his success.
Sun Quan didn't have much to say about Adou being a trustworthy king. After all, Sun Quan thought he couldn't do just building a temple for Zhuge Liang.
But if we want to attribute the current prosperity of the Han Dynasty to Adou, it would be better to attribute it to Zhuge Liang and Feng Mingwen.
Now that Zhuge Liang is dead, Feng Mingwen is the most powerful official in the Han Dynasty.
Coupled with the reputation of Feng Langjun and Feng Gui Wang Xiaowenhe, whether Da Wu can successfully form a cavalry army is really a matter of Feng Mingwen's thoughts.
Zhu Ju followed Sun Quan's wishes and sat down, then sighed and whispered:
"Your Majesty has misunderstood. My return this time has something to do with Feng Mingwen, but it has nothing to do with the cavalry..."
"Huh?" Sun Quan was stunned, "What do you mean?"
Zhu Ju raised his head and was about to speak, then looked around and stopped talking again.
Sun Quan's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he looked at Zhu Ju's expression and realized that what he was going to say next might be very confidential.
He waved his hand and asked all the palace people to leave, and then looked at Zhu Ju.
Zhu Ju moved his body and got as close to Sun Quan as possible, then lowered his voice:
"Your Majesty, what I am going to say next is the secret of Feng Mingwen's sect and should not be known to others."
"Feng Mingwen's sect?" Sun Quan was startled, and then his eyes widened suddenly, "Feng Mingwen's sect!"
Since Feng Mingwen came out of the mountain, he has been able to manage the army and herdsmen with impressive results. He has led troops into battles and has been victorious in every battle and invincible in every attack.
In recent years, Feng Mingwen has even dared to claim that he is one of the most talented people in the world.
The disciples of Shanmen are so terrifying.
This also led to the fact that although countless people wanted to find out what kind of existence the master behind Feng Mingwen was, he could actually cultivate such a gorgeous person.
However, intimidated by Feng Mingwen's reputation, some people who are qualified to find out can only suppress their curiosity.
After all, no one knows whether forcefully exploring an unfathomable mountain gate will annoy the other party and lead to disaster.
Now that he suddenly learned that Zhu Ju had brought back the secrets of Feng Mingwen's sect, Sun Quan suddenly reacted.
But when he saw him standing up, he shouted:
"Someone is coming!"
There were footsteps outside the door, and at the same time a voice came: "Your Majesty?"
"Everyone, stay fifteen feet away from here. Anyone who dares to come closer will be killed with a stick!"
"promise."
After making sure that no one could hear the conversation between the two, Sun Quan turned to Zhu Ju:
"You keep talking."
Zhu Ju also stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry."
As he spoke, he began to reach out and untie his belt, take off his robe, and then his inner garment, leaving his chest bare.
Then he put his hands on his waist, where a wide and thick cloth belt was wrapped.
Zhu Ju took off the thick strap and tore it with all his strength. He heard a "hiss" sound and the two booklets inside were revealed.
Zhu Ju held two brochures and sent them to Sun Quan:
"Your Majesty, please read it."
Sun Quan picked it up with some doubts and opened the first book, but saw that the first page said:
"Bahuang Liuhe Only My Longevity Secret (Elixir Chapter)".
His eyes suddenly widened, his breathing became heavier, and he suddenly raised his head to look at Zhu Ju.
"This...this, what's going on? How did you get it?"
Zhu Ju explained everything in detail.
In order to let His Majesty know the whole story, he even told the general content of the second booklet "Insect Valley of Dian Kingdom".
…
"That's it, that's it!"
After hearing what Zhu Ju said, Sun Quan could no longer restrain his excitement, and his face showed a look of ecstasy.
Subconsciously, he hugged the two books tightly in his arms.
"It turns out that there really is a way to cultivate immortality in this world!"
Thinking of the time he sent people to sea a few years ago, Sun Quan was even more certain of the existence of Feng Mingwen's sect:
"I'm just saying, I'm just saying, how could Feng Mingwen write such an article!"
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but read out the poems he had heard in the past:
The clouds are green as if it is raining, and the water is still and smoky.
There was a thunderbolt when the columns were missing, and the hills collapsed.
The stone door of the cave opens suddenly.
The vast blue sky has no bottom, and the sun and moon shine on the gold and silver platform.
Ni is the clothes, the wind is the horse, and the kings of clouds come and go one after another.
The tiger drums and the harp are playing, and the luan is returning to the carriage, and the immortals are lined up like hemp.
…
Sun Quan had read this article countless times before he almost knew it by heart.
It turns out that there really are fairy mountains overseas!
But at this time, Zhu Ju poured cold water on Sun Quan:
"Your Majesty, according to what is written in the book, some of the medicinal materials for this elixir of longevity are effective only if they grow in Nanzhong."
"So if Your Majesty wants to refine elixirs in the future, he will have to find a way to get medicinal materials from Nanzhong. But if he does this, I am afraid that Feng Mingwen will know about it."
Sun Quan, who was immersed in the fantasy of immortality, finally came back to his senses and was suddenly shocked:
"Why is there still such a rule?"
Zhu Ju nodded:
"Exactly. In fact, Feng Mingwen has people transport a lot of medicinal materials from Nanzhong to his house every year."
"I heard that his second wife was originally a witch doctor from the southern barbarians and was good at making medicines."
After staying in Chang'an for almost two years, it was naturally impossible for Zhu Ju to just learn how to fight on horseback as he said on the surface.
Just like Ma Di was in Jiangdong, he didn't just lead his students to Jiangdong and be done with it.
The information that should be collected and the information that can be collected should naturally be collected as much as possible.
Having said this, Zhu Ju lowered his voice again:
"I heard that there is a secret medicine within the Xinghan Society. If people take it, they can meet fairies in their dreams and achieve bliss."
"However, this medicine is extremely rare. Even Zhao Guang can only get one dose a year. The medicinal materials are taken from Nanzhong,"
The rise of the Xinghan Society can be called a miracle.
Just like the ghost stories passed down orally in every school in later generations, or the urban ghost stories brought about by urbanization.
With the rapid rise of the Xinghan Society, there are naturally various rumors.
The legend of the secret medicine is just one of the more reliable among many outrageous legends.
After all, these days, there are a lot of people who eat five-stone powder.
In the eyes of many people, this so-called secret medicine is almost similar to Wushi Powder.
But at this time, Sun Quan's mind was particularly sharp, and he immediately captured the hidden information:
"Are you saying that the so-called secret medicine is just a cover? In fact, Feng Mingwen transports so many medicinal materials from Nanzhong to his house every year in order to refine the elixir of longevity?"
Zhu Ju shook his head, but he didn't agree with Sun Quan's conjecture:
"Your Majesty, the elixir recorded in this Immortality Secret is divided into four levels of 'Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang'."
"If my guess is correct, the secret medicine of Xinghan Society is more likely to be the lowest yellow level."
Since Sun Quan got the book, he has been in ecstasy. How could he care to read the contents carefully?
When I heard what Zhu Ju said, I quickly read it according to what he said, and I saw this.
After confirming that it was correct, Sun Quan couldn't help but said:
"The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, and the universe is primitive. Feng Mingwen wrote "The Thousand-Character Essay", no wonder, no wonder!"
All of this actually has a context to be found.
It was just that Feng Mingwen cleverly concealed it in a way that went against common sense and showed it to the world.
The "Thousand-Character Essay" more than ten years ago, the "Sleepwalking Tianmu Yin Liu Farewell" ten years ago, and now the "Bahuang Liuhe Only My Immortality Secret (Elixir Chapter)".
These things may not seem to have much to do with each other, but the information hidden inside is so intricate.
At this moment, Sun Quan completely believed in the authenticity of this matter.
After all, no matter how far-sighted King Feng Gui was, he would never have spent nearly twenty years weaving such a lie.
Otherwise, what is he planning?
"There was a rumor in Nanzhong that King Feng Gui was as lustful as his soul, and he had three thousand women at night. I thought it was just a rumor, and the rumor was absurd."
"Today I heard about the secrets of Feng Mingwen's sect, and then I remembered what Zhuangzi said: Three thousand queens can ascend in the daytime."
Having said this, Sun Quan clapped the book in his hand and sighed: "This rumor may not be without reason!"
Zhu Ju didn't think about this. When he heard what Sun Quan said, he suddenly remembered one thing:
"Your Majesty reminded me that I heard that Liu Liang, who promoted the Han Dynasty, was given a secret medicine by Feng Mingwen, and fed the Hu women with his own body, and tamed the Hu women in Liangzhou, in order to harmonize the Hu people."
"This man is called Liu Hanzi in Han Dynasty to show his bravery..."
When Sun Quan heard this, his eyes widened for the first time and his throat rolled up and down at the same time:
"Conquer...conquer all the Hu women in Liangzhou?"
What kind of brave man is this?
"That's right, this man is the son of Liu Yan, the cavalry general of the Han Dynasty. He is now the governor of Jiuyuan and guards Jiuyuan with the army."
Jiuyuan?
Since the Later Han Dynasty, it has always been a place where barbarians live together.
Sun Quan swallowed again.
Thinking about how I got the stunning Pan from Jiangdong these days, I can't wait to have a spring supper with her every night.
It's a pity that I am getting old after all, and I have more than enough ambition but not enough energy.
Except for the first few days, once every three or four days is the limit.
If we could have such a secret medicine, why should we worry about the sad thing of "seeing sexual objects and being suspicious"?
Thinking of this, Sun Quan couldn't wait to grab the secret medicine from Feng Mingwen's hand to boost his power.
It's just that even the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty were unable to achieve immortality, so one can imagine the difficulty of cultivating immortality.
"If Feng Mingwen can only refine the lowest-grade elixirs, how difficult will it be for others to refine heaven-level elixirs?"
Thinking of this, Sun Quan became extremely anxious:
"No, we need to find a way to find out whether Feng Mingwen's secret medicine is true or false. If it is true, it would be best to give it to someone to try."
As he spoke, Sun Quan looked at Zhu Ju:
"This matter should not be known to others. I'm afraid Zifan will have to worry about it."
Zhu Ju quickly said: "I dare not obey my order."
No one knows what Zhu Ju said to His Majesty during the day and night he stayed in the palace.
Many people thought that Zhu Ju was talking to His Majesty about what he had seen and heard in the Han Dynasty in the past two years.
Unexpectedly, after the annual Great Court Meeting, the third year of Yanxi of the Han Dynasty was entered, and it was also the third year of Chiwu of the Wu Kingdom.
Sun Quan then issued an edict to Zhu Ju, the general of the left, who had made great contributions to the formation of the Wu cavalry army, so he was moved to the general of Hussar.
It makes sense for the hussar general to lead the cavalry army.
It’s just Sun Quan’s second edict that caught people off guard:
Ten years later, the emperor wanted to send a fleet to sea again to capture Zhuya and Yizhou.
As soon as the edict came out, there was an uproar in the court.
Almost all the important officials in the court strongly opposed it, among which the above-mentioned general Lu Xun and the general of the Wei Quan Cong were particularly fierce.
"The cost of the cavalry army and the consumption of the treasury are ten times that of the infantry. Now that the cavalry army has not been completed, your Majesty wants to shamelessly injure the troops on the river bank in the hope of gaining some unexpected benefits. This foolish minister is still uneasy."
Sun Quan didn't listen.
Lu Xun also wrote:
"Since the beginning of spring, there has been insufficient rain, and the water level of the rivers has been 30 to 50% lower than in previous years. There is a risk of severe drought this year. At this time, the court must prepare for rainy days, otherwise, there will be worries about a severe famine at the end of the year."
"If Your Majesty uses troops at this time, it will not only affect spring plowing, but also deplete the government's food stocks in advance."
ps:
Historical records: In 240 AD, there was a drought in spring and a famine in Wu in winter.