Wu Han returned to Da Sima's Mansion, and Geng Yan and Gai Yan came with him.
Entering the lobby, everyone sat down separately.
Wu Han asked his servants to make tea. After the tea was brewed, he poured three cups and waved to Geng Yan and Gai Yan, who were sitting on both sides. The two stood up, walked to Wu Han, and sat cross-legged.
There were not so many etiquette and rules between them, and they sat very casually. Gai Yan picked up the teacup, took a sip, curled his lips, put down the teacup, and stopped drinking.
Wu Han smiled and asked, "Ju Qing, do you want to drink?"
Gai Yan looked at Geng Yan and said, "Da Sima, let's talk about the reason for inviting Bo Zhao and me to the house first!"
Wu Han hummed at first, then fell into silence. After a while, he said slowly: "Do Ju Qing and Bo Zhao think that Wei Xiao will rebel?"
Gai Yan and Geng Yan looked at each other. The latter picked up the tea cup and drank the tea in one gulp. The tea was still very hot and flowed into his throat, as if being scraped with a knife.
He played with the empty cup in his hand and said, "Kai Xiao has already had his objections. This is no secret."
Wu Han asked: "Then why doesn't he rebel now?"
Gai Yan responded: "First, I don't dare, and second, my strength is not enough." If our side is unfavorable in fighting on the Eastern Front battlefield and is defeated by Zhang Bu in several great battles, the imperial capital army will let Zhang Bu give it to him.
If it is contained, Wei Xiao may really rebel, but the problem is that Zhang Bu's forces are completely vulnerable. They were beaten by Geng Yan and were unable to fight back. Now they are forced to surrender and submit to the imperial court. The Eastern Expedition Army has already
When Ban Shi returned to the court and the imperial army was at its peak, how could Wei Xiao dare to rebel?
Wu Han continued: "So, the reason why Wei Xiao is not rebelling now is because he is not strong enough. When he accumulates enough strength, sooner or later he will still rebel."
Gai Yan and Geng Yan nodded together, indicating that Wu Han was right.
Wu Han said quietly: "Instead of waiting until the day when he has accumulated enough strength to rebel, and then sending out troops to annihilate him, it is better to send out troops to annihilate him now."
Gai Yan slapped his thigh and said: "The problem is that none of the ministers in the court think so. Even the right general thinks it is not appropriate to send troops now, and your majesty still listens to the right general the most."
Geng Yan spread his hands and said helplessly: "What can you and I do?"
Wu Han looked at the two of them, raised the corners of his mouth, and said, "It depends on human effort."
Geng Yan and Gai Yan were both startled. They looked at Wu Han in surprise and asked, "What does Da Sima mean by this?"
"Zhang Bu surrendered, and there is no war in the east. Wei Xiao himself should also know that the court will soon turn its attention to the west. Ju Qing, what do Bo Zhao think Wei Xiao will do next?"
Gai Yan rubbed his forehead and remained silent.
Geng Yan rolled his eyes and said: "Kui Xiao will definitely send envoys to Luoyang in order to buy time, hoping to stabilize the court. In this way, he will have enough time to prepare for rebellion.
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Wu Han nodded repeatedly, patted Geng Yan's arm, and said with a smile: "Bo Zhao's words are very good."
Gai Yan smiled bitterly and said: "The ministers in the DPRK are already war-weary. If Wei Xiao's envoy comes to Luoyang again, the ministers will be convinced that Wei Xiao has no intention of rebellion, and the ministers will be even more opposed to using troops against Liangzhou.
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Geng Yan sighed, with a look of helplessness on his face.
Wu Han said with a smile: "What if Kaixiao's envoy arrived in Luoyang and was suddenly killed?"
Hearing this, Gai Yan and Geng Yan were both shocked and looked at Wu Han in horror.
After a while, Gai Yan lowered his voice and asked: "What Da Sima means is that we do it ourselves and kill Wei Xiao's envoy..." He did not say the words, but made a downward gesture.
Geng Yan shuddered and said: "If Your Majesty knows about this matter, how can we... how can we explain..."
Wu Han said expressionlessly: "Then we should act more secretly and not let His Majesty know about it. To say the least, it doesn't matter even if His Majesty knows about it. We are all doing this for the sake of the great Han Dynasty. Your Majesty can understand."
To secretly kill Wei Xiao's envoy behind the emperor's back, only Wu Han dared to say such a thing, and only Wu Han dared to do such a thing. Geng Yan and Gai Yan looked at each other and lowered their heads in unison.
The lobby fell silent, so quiet that you could almost hear your own heartbeat.
After waiting for a long time, Wu Han suddenly patted the table and said: "I invited you two to come to my house, not to pretend to be stupid, but to say something!"
Gai Yan whispered: "What did Da Sima want us to say?"
Wu Han frowned and asked, "To do it or not to do it?"
Gai Yan's head that had just been raised dropped again. As for Geng Yan, he didn't even raise his head.
Wu Han was so angry that he snorted twice and said: "It's true that as the official becomes bigger and bigger, more and more people are in charge, but the courage is getting smaller and smaller. If in the past, we could kill an enemy's envoy, this would be a waste of time."
Is it a thing?"
Geng Yan was the youngest and most energetic. When he heard what Wu Han said, he slammed the table and said, "Just do it. How can I, Geng Yan, be afraid of trouble?!"
When Wu Han heard this, his eyes were crooked with laughter, and then he immediately turned his head to look at Gai Yan on the other side. Gai Yan also had a fiery temper. After pondering for a moment, he patted the table and said, "I'll do it with Da Sima!"
"Very good!" Wu Han was overjoyed and clapped his hands. He saw a dozen men in black swooping out of the courtyard outside the lobby.
After these men in black appeared, they all walked to the door of the lobby, knelt down on one knee, stepped in to salute, and said in unison: "I'm here to see you, Grand Sima!"
Geng Yan and Gai Yan were startled and asked in confusion: "Da Sima, who are they?"
Wu Han said with a smile: "These brothers are all elite men carefully selected by me in the army. They are big men and have the heart to serve the country with all their loyalty. As long as Wei Xiao's envoy comes to Luoyang, these brothers will definitely be able to
Let them never come back!"
Looking at the men in black in the courtyard, Geng Yan and Gai Yan realized that Wu Han had already begun preparations and had already pointed the finger at Wei Xiao.
Wu Han and Geng Yan guessed correctly. As expected, Wei Xiao sent an envoy to Luoyang.
Gongsun Shu did not want to live in a corner and only occupied Yizhou. Feng Yi was stationed in the Sanfu area. He suffered several heavy losses and lost countless soldiers. He did not dare to invade rashly again, so he decided to attack Nanjun. However, Nanjun
With Cen Peng garrisoned, it was not easy to fight. Gongsun Shu sent troops to Nanjun several times but returned without success. Although no results were achieved, the Shu army continued to invade and harass Nanjun one after another, which troubled Cenpeng and even the Luoyang court.
Liu Xiu sent a message to Kaixiao, asking him to send troops from Tianshui in Liangzhou to attack Shu, so as to contain Gongsun Shu's troops and make Gongsun Shu unable to attack Nanjun again.
After Wei Xiao received Liu Xiu's edict, he sneered in his heart. Liu Xiu was taking himself as the leader and asked himself to restrain Gongsun Shu. He, Liu Xiu, could just sit back and enjoy the benefits of being a fisherman. How could there be such a good thing in the world?
Wei Xiao was very angry about Liu Xiu's edict, but he did not dare to openly break with Liu Xiu. He could only evade it with various reasons and replied to Liu Xiu that he could not use troops against Shu due to various reasons.
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Of course, such a reply was not enough. Kaixiao sent an envoy to Luoyang. Firstly, he wanted to show Liu Xiu that he had absolutely no disobedience. Secondly, he also wanted to lobby the ministers in Luoyang to persuade them to obey.
Can help yourself speak.
This time, Wei Xiao also spent a lot of money and asked the envoy to go to Luoyang with a lot of money and various rare treasures. As long as he could bribe the minister of Luoyang and let the minister of Luoyang persuade Liu Xiu not to attack Liangzhou, then no matter how much it costs,
All the money is worth it.
Wei Xiao's envoy came to Luoyang with a lot of money and many treasures. He first went to the palace to meet Liu Xiu.
In front of Liu Xiu, the envoy's words and Kai Xiao's reply were basically the same, using various reasons and excuses to show that Liangzhou was unable to mobilize troops.
The envoy also repeatedly added that Wei Xiao had absolutely no disobedience to the emperor. As long as Liangzhou got the right opportunity, he would definitely follow the emperor's will and launch an offensive against Gongsun Shu.
Liu Xiu didn't want to use troops against Liangzhou, but Wei Xiao went too far.
He kept saying that he submitted to the emperor and was loyal to the Han Dynasty, but he took Liu Xiu's edict as a fart and refused to obey it again and again. Does this make Liu Xiu seem to be able to tolerate Wei Xiao?
In front of the envoy, Liu Xiu also said some words of praise for Wei Xiao, such as Wei Xiao being loyal to the Han Dynasty, understanding the righteousness, being quite talented, and managing Liangzhou in an orderly manner, etc.
But from the beginning to the end, Liu Xiu never showed a few smiling faces, and his face was always gloomy.
He was clearly making it clear to Wei Xiao's envoy that he was very dissatisfied with Wei Xiao's repeated resistance to the imperial edict. If Wei Xiao did not act in accordance with the imperial edict, then the emperor's wrath would not be something he, Wei Xiao, could bear.
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Liu Xiu expressed his feelings to the envoy through his expression and attitude, which frightened the envoy. After leaving the palace, the envoy went non-stop to visit the dignitaries in Luoyang.
Wei Xiao also had his own hidden spies in Luoyang. The envoy knew a little about the main faction of the Luoyang court. The first person he visited was Deng Yu.
When he learned that the envoy from Kaixiao was coming to visit, Deng Yu treated him politely and invited the envoy into the lobby, where he personally received him. Through the door of the lobby, he could see several large boxes placed in the courtyard outside.
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Deng Yu had no unnecessary nonsense and asked directly: "What did Zhou's envoy (the envoy's name was Zhou Fang) bring?"
Zhou Fang quickly waved his hand to the servants in the courtyard. The servants opened the lid of the box, and the golden pieces inside were filled with gold cakes. Seeing this, Deng Yu frowned and asked: "This is
what for?"
"The general has admired General You for a long time and often wants to visit Luoyang in person, but he has never been able to get away. The general often sighs with regret. The general knows that General You is working hard in the court, so he entrusts the villain to send some gifts and
I hope General You will accept the specialties from Liangzhou." Zhou Fang said with a smile on his face.
Deng Yu looked at Zhou Fang for a long time. He smiled lightly, stood up, walked out of the lobby, and came to the courtyard outside. He took out a heavy gold cake from a box and said with a half-smile: "It looks like
, Liangzhou is very rich, and these are its specialties."
Hearing this, Zhou Fang looked embarrassed, rubbed his hands and said, "General Right, this is just the general's wish..."
Before he could finish his words, Deng Yu's face darkened, he threw the gold cake back into the box and said in a deep voice: "I, Deng Yu, can't bear such a generous gift. I will send it back to where the envoy of Zhou got it from."
Let’s see the guests off!”
After speaking, Deng Yu waved his sleeves and left.
Zhou Fang never expected that Deng Yu just took one look at the amount of gold he brought, and then became furious and walked away, confiscating not a single piece of gold.
He also wanted to catch up and explain, but the guards of the Right General's Mansion had stopped him, with an evil look on his face, and waved his hands and said: "Envoy Zhou, please come!"
After being pushed and pulled by many guards, Zhou Fang was driven out of the Right General's Mansion. When he stood outside the door of the mansion, his head was confused and he didn't know what he had done or said wrongly.
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Deng Yu was obviously the minister who opposed Luoyang's use of troops against Liangzhou, which shows that he was leaning towards the general. Now that the general gave him so much gold, why did he still make Deng Yu unhappy? He shouldn't have accepted it happily.
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Zhou Fang made a mistake on a fundamental issue. Deng Yu objected to Luoyang sending troops to Liangzhou, but it was not because he was in love with Wei Xiao. Deng Yu just believed that his side should recuperate and recuperate, and it was not suitable to use troops continuously, which would waste people and money.
Deng Yu didn't have the slightest good impression of Wei Xiao. He felt that he was two-faced and fickle. Even if the imperial court did not use troops against him now, he would definitely not be able to retain him in the future.
