In mid-October, envoys sent by Cao Cao arrived in Chengdu.
In the main hall, Wang Can is at the top.
Wang Can is wearing a black crown, a nine-pointed crown on his head, and a jade belt around his waist. He is sitting upright with a serious expression. He is nearly thirty years old, and he already has three short strands of beard under his chin and two mustaches on his lips.
The clothes worn on top look very solemn and solemn, giving people a majestic and domineering feeling.
Below are a group of civil and military ministers under Wang Can.
Li Ru, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Ren An, Tian Feng and other ministers and important counselors were included in the literature; military generals such as Dian Wei, Zhang Ren, Zhang Xiu, Xu Rong, Zhou Cang, etc., as well as important civil and military ministers, gathered together.
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In the center of the main hall, Man Chong stood solemnly in formal attire.
At first, Cao Cao wanted Man Chong to send soldiers to send Gan and Mi to Chengdu, but Man Chong was worried and simply reported to Cao Cao, acting as an envoy himself, taking the initiative to send Mi and Gan here, and at the same time inquire about Chengdu.
Case.
Along the way, Man Chong became more and more frightened.
Entering Nanyang County from Yuzhou, there is no difference between the two places. There are suffering people everywhere.
But after entering the territory of Yizhou, the situation suddenly changed.
The people in Yizhou live and work in peace and contentment, with cheerful smiles on their faces. They are very happy. For this reason, Man Chong went to ask some people he met along the way and learned that the people had enough food and money at home to have enough food and clothing.
Man Chong felt a lot of pressure. Man Chong was also a highly intelligent person. From the analysis of the people he met, he could already deduce the situation under Wang Can's rule.
The people are prosperous, the food and grass are abundant, the country is peaceful and the people are safe.
Yizhou's overall strength is terrifying!
Compared to Wang Can, Cao Cao is obviously much worse.
When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were at war, Cao Cao was in a difficult situation. He was running out of food and grass, and the people under his rule were tired and poor, not to mention having food and money.
Fortunately, Xun Yu stabilized the rear, giving Cao Cao a chance to win and defeat Yuan Shao in one fell swoop. Even though Cao Cao gained most of Jizhou and also robbed Yuan Shao of grain, life for the people under his rule was still very difficult.
We still lack food and clothing, and our lives are very difficult. Comparing this, the gap is huge.
Man Chong felt that this trip was worthwhile.
There is really too much information to be heard.
Man Chong glanced at Wang Can, bowed slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Wei Guo Man Chong has met the King of Shu!"
Wang Can nodded in greeting and said with a smile: "Bo Ning traveled thousands of miles from Yanzhou to send the Gan family and the Mi family. Thank you for your hard work. Don't worry, I will take the women that Meng De dare not ask for."
Without waiting for Man Chong to speak, Wang Can continued: "Meng De calls himself a hero, and I also think he is a hero of the world. It's a pity that Meng De has a lustful heart but no courage. He really made a mistake. I didn't expect that he would even do this."
I don’t have any courage at all. Alas, isn’t he just Liu Bei? Liu Bei is the elder, he is just a homeless dog who doesn’t even have a place to live. Boning, go back and tell Meng De that we are all princes occupying one side, how dare you
Be older and don't act coy like a girl."
Wang Can sighed and felt sorry, saying that Cao Cao was timid.
After Man Chong listened, the corners of his mouth kept twitching.
I had heard that Wang Can had a bad mouth before, but now I have learned the lesson. All the civil and military officials in the hall laughed softly, which made Man Chong's cheeks feel hot and she felt uncomfortable all over.
"Cough! Cough!"
Man Chong coughed twice, cupped his hands and said, "King Shu, you have misunderstood!"
A sarcastic look appeared at the corner of Wang Can's mouth. His heart was like a mirror, and he knew that Cao Cao's purpose in asking Man Chong to send Gan and Mi to Chengdu was just to let him and Liu Bei fight to the death! But Wang Can and Liu Bei were already fighting to the death.
Do you still care about two more women? As the saying goes, debts are not a burden, and two more women will have no impact.
Wang Can looked puzzled and asked: "Bo Ning, is there any reason why it doesn't work?"
Man Chong nodded and said, "That's true!"
Wang Can said: "I would like to hear the details!"
Man Chong explained: "King of Shu, "Book of Rites" said: 'In ancient times, the emperor established six palaces, three wives, nine concubines, twenty-seven wives, and eighty-one royal wives.' This is the number of wives and concubines."
"Book of Rites of Zhou" also said: "The king's concubines numbered one hundred and twenty: one queen, three wives, nine concubines, twenty-seven wives, and eighty-one female concubines." "Book of Rites" and "Book of Zhou Rites" both
The number of wives and concubines of the emperor was determined. Although the king of Shu is not the emperor, he is still a prince, but there are only three people in the harem. My lord is worried that the prince of Shu will have too few heirs, so he specially presented two peerless women to the king of Shu, asking the king of Shu to spread the branches and leaves.
Guangda Wang Clan."
This reason was suddenly thought of by Man Chong.
Man Chong was able to respond in a short period of time, which shows his high intelligence. Not only that, Man Chong said that Wang Can had too few wives and concubines, which was inconsistent with the etiquette of the time, and he secretly defeated Wang Can's army.
Wang Can smiled and said, "I'm sorry for Meng De's kindness."
After a pause, Wang Can asked again: "Bo Ning, what position do you hold in Wei?"
When Man Chong heard this, he suddenly became nervous.
As soon as he heard Wang Can's words, he felt that Wang Can was setting a trap for him to get in again, and he secretly reminded himself to be careful. Immediately, Man Chong raised his hand and replied: "Report to the King of Shu, Chong will serve as the King of Wei!"
Wang Can immediately said: "Berning is a great talent, but it's a pity that he only serves as an employee. What a waste of talent!"
As soon as these words came out, Man Chong immediately understood Wang Can's intention.
The meaning of Wang Can's words was obviously a satire on Cao Cao's inability to appoint talented people.
Not only that, Wang Can probably has a back-up plan. In fact, Wang Can thinks so too.
However, Man Chong did not give Wang Can a chance. He looked around at everyone in the hall and said loudly: "My lord has countless talents. Xun Yu has Xiao He's ability, Liu Ye has Zhang Liang's wisdom, Chen Qun has Chen Ping's talent, and Xiahou Dun has
Fan Kuai is brave, Xia Houyuan has Han Xin's plan, and there are countless talented people. People like Man Chong are everywhere, and they can serve as the king of Wei. It is because they have a loyal heart that they can be among them.
This treatment is already a great honor, and I dare not neglect it in the slightest."
After saying these words, Wang Can was immediately speechless.
The full mouth is really amazing!
At this time, the civil and military ministers in the hall were all surprised. They did not expect Man Chong to be so powerful.
But Man Chong couldn't calm down in his heart. He did have bad intentions in sending a woman to Wang Can on behalf of Cao Cao, but Wang Can repeatedly made things difficult, which made Man Chong angry. Man Chong was unyielding and immediately said: "King of Shu,
Before my lord left, he asked Man Chong to ask the King of Shu to give him some local specialties from the land of Shu, and asked the King of Shu to agree."
Wang Can snorted and asked, "Does Mengde like to eat Sichuan specialties?"
After answering like this, Wang Can immediately regretted it.
He often sets traps like this for people to get in, and now he is asking for trouble by asking questions.
Man Chong smiled faintly and said unhurriedly: "The land of Shu has outstanding people and treasures. My lord loves it very much. He can't wait to keep it in his pocket and enjoy it. It's just that Yuan Shao is rampant, so my lord wants to get some of Shu."
The local specialties can comfort the anxious mood in my heart. After Yuan Shao is defeated, my master will come to Shu as a guest."
These words are called being a guest, but they are actually attacking Shuzhong.
After hearing this, the faces of the ministers changed drastically.
All the generals raised their eyebrows and had serious thoughts of killing Man Chong.
Wang Can had known for a long time that Man Chong would not give up, and he was already prepared in his heart, so he did not panic.
He looked calm and said with a smile: "I agreed to what Boning said. Since Mengde likes Shu's specialties so much, I will satisfy his craving first, and then let Mengde stay for a long time when I have some free time."
In the middle of Shu, wouldn’t it be wonderful to taste Shu’s specialties and at the same time cook wine and talk about heroes with me?”
After hearing this, Man Chong secretly praised Wang Can for his quick response.
These words, followed by beatings, made Wang Can want to arrest Cao Cao and come to Chengdu.
Seeing that it was difficult to defend Wang Can, Man Chong did not want to continue to argue, so he said: "King Shu, Chong is on a mission on behalf of my lord, and there is one more thing I want the King of Shu to agree to."
Wang Can said: "Let's talk first, I will decide according to the situation!"
Man Chong immediately said: "I have often heard that the Shu army is brave and good at fighting. I would like to see the warriors in Shu." Man Chong wanted to spy on the Shu army, but he openly said that he wanted to watch the Shu army. It was not easy.
Wang Can waved his hand and said: "That's right!"
Man Chong cupped his fists and said, "Thank you so much, King Shu!"