Full of confusion, Zheng Pu slowly walked into the hall, sat down, and asked his servant Zheng Yi to bring in Deng Zhi's retinue.
"I'm going to visit Zheng Hujun under the command of General Hou. General Hou is in charge of Jiangzhou and is also in charge of the military affairs of Fuling County. Half a month ago, I got a report from the Fuling County captain, claiming that there was a strong man from Wu County who claimed to be the guardian of the army in Jiangdong.
Yin's subordinates, who were guarding the army because they were escorted by Wu soldiers, could not go with them, so they took a separate route from Fuling to Shu. After the general received the report, he talked with the strong man all night, and then ordered me to follow the post guard to Chengdu to meet him.
The guards meet."
A soldier in his forties, dressed in a simple military uniform, strode in without waiting for Zheng Pu to ask questions. After giving a military salute, he spoke non-stop, explaining everything clearly, and he was impressed by the capable style of the soldiers.
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Having said that, he lowered himself very slowly, pulled off the military badge from his waist and a piece of cloth in a bamboo tube, and placed it on the ground. He took a step back before speaking again, "This is the secret of the military badge and the general behind you.
Please ask the guard to authenticate the letter."
He was so attentive that he even considered the possibility of being an assassin.
"good!"
Zheng Pu, who was at the head of the case, could not help but clasp his palms in praise, nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you, General and Sima."
The servant Qi Yacuo who was standing by his side did not need Zheng Pu's instructions, so he stepped forward with a sympathetic mind. He first picked up the military card and read it carefully, then returned it to the general with a smile, and then presented the letter to Zheng Pu.
Take a look.
Deng Zhi's letters contain only a few words.
He said: "I sent a messenger to Wu, and I know a little about the people in Wu County. I talked with the Shen family and tried it out. His answers were all correct and not like the master of Wu. Moreover, at that time, Han and Wu were allied together, and there was no one in Jiangdong.
I am a great man, so I sent someone to send him off. I hope you will check it out yourself."
Could it be that my so-called staff are talents recruited in my name by Chen Zhi, who is still staying in Jiangdong?
After reading Deng Zhi's letter, Zheng Pu thought to himself.
Since Deng Zhi, who had experienced many ups and downs and had met countless people, claimed that this person was not a murderer, he could put aside his previous guesses - as soon as he heard that the visitor was from Wu County, he thought it was Lu Xun who had exposed his plan of favoring one over the other.
Therefore, Sun Quan became angry and sent his dead men to assassinate him!
"It's very hard for Sima to travel all the way."
Zheng Pu, who had calmed down a little, smiled like a spring breeze on his face, stretched out his hand and said, "Please follow my servant to the other room for a while. Wine and meat will be served to you later."
"Don't dare disturb the guards."
But when the Sima heard this, he bowed and declined, "I am from Guangdu, so I was ordered to come back this time. The general later allowed me to take a rest for ten days. After being in the army for a long time, I will inevitably feel homesick, and the things here are over.
Please also ask the guard to allow me to say goodbye and return."
Hey, you have no idea of being familiar with me?
Oh, very good!
Surprised for a moment, Zheng Pu then smiled and said, "That's alright. It's rare for us in the army to get together with our wives and children. Since Sima said it, I can't force him to stay. But Sima is tired from the journey, so he allowed me to give him some gifts."
Just a brief expression of my feelings." After a pause, fearing that he would refuse, he added, "I am not offering favors to Sima, but to be a loyal ear to Sima's defense of the country! Don't refuse."
"Haha~~~"
The Sima couldn't help but grin after hearing this, and he didn't refuse, "It's disrespectful, thank you Protector for the gift."
Then he left under the leadership of Zheng Yi.
And the man who claimed to be a lieutenant was naturally introduced into the hall.
But as soon as he entered, the servant Qi Yacuo who was waiting beside Zheng Pu narrowed his eyes slightly and put his hand on the handle of the ring-headed knife at his waist without leaving any trace.
Because of this, people are not like scholars, but like reckless wealthy people.
The body of more than seven feet is not very majestic, but the limbs are well-proportioned. The dark skin shows that he is always on the road and rarely studies behind closed doors. His eyes are deep and firm, his nose is flat and the two nasolabial folds are extremely deep, and his unkempt beard is slightly It appears chaotic and adds a bit of fierceness.
Phases come from the heart.
If it weren't for someone with a deep city and a tough temperament, he wouldn't have such an appearance.
Qi Yacuo had also followed Zheng Pu to Jiangdong before. He knew that the Jiangdong officials who had been humiliated by Zheng Pu were very angry. Moreover, the assassins in Wuyue were famous far and wide, so it was reasonable to be careful and vigilant.
"I'm Shen You from Wu County. I don't doubt my words. I'm going to pay my respects to the guards."
But the man seemed to be unaware. After entering the hall, he also did not wait for Zheng Pu to ask. He bowed to protect his family and begged for punishment. "The guard army was sent to Jiangdong as an envoy. After hearing about it, he decided to defect. Because Sun Yat-sen in Jianye City The thieves had many eyes and ears, so they did not dare to invite him face-to-face, so they rushed to Xilingxia Hou Jun, but they also missed Jun's boat. In addition, Wu County's Jiangdong garrison strictly inspected those who passed the pass, and they were not allowed to go with them without orders. In desperation, I only I went to Fuling County and falsely claimed that I was a member of your staff, and asked your soldiers to bring them to Chengdu to attend the meeting. I apologize for my rudeness."
Thief Sun?!
This son actually called Sun Quan a thief?
Although Zheng Pu was slightly wary of this person, he couldn't help but become more interested when he heard this title.
"No need to be polite, just take a seat."
After gazing at him for a moment, Zheng Pufang said, "Since you are a native of Wu County, is it possible that you are a descendant of Guang Luxun and Wei Qinggong in the old days? And I see that your honor is handsome and majestic, and you are not a mediocre person! Why do you want to stay so close to your hometown? Are you traveling thousands of miles away with a family member to serve as an official for me, a great man?"
Duke Wei Qing is Han Guang Lu Xun Shen Rong.
He fled the country because of his resignation from the title and moved to Wucheng County, Wudi. Today, almost all the Shen family in Jiangdong are descendants of him.
"Returning to protect the army, I am the queen of your Majesty."
Shen You, who had just stood up and sat down, heard the question and quickly answered with his hands, "However, time has changed and the clan has branched out. By the time of my ancestors, they had already settled in Wu County, Wu County for many years. As for why I left my hometown and my family members, and came far away instead of being close by. Shu land."
When he said this, his eyes suddenly turned violent, and his voice became intense, "It's because my father's hatred is irreconcilable, and Sun Quan's traitor and I are at odds with each other!"
Uh, father's hatred!
But I seem to have heard that Sun Quan is not as bloodthirsty as Sun Ce and treats the powerful in a gentle way?
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Zheng Pu nodded slightly and said slowly, "Although I know that it is inappropriate to inquire about your past family affairs, I still ask you to elaborate. I might offend you."
After saying this, he raised his wine cup and saluted from a distance to express his apology.
"Don't dare to take it seriously."
Quickly raising the cup, Shen You drank it all in one gulp and began to explain the reason in detail.
It turns out that he is Shen You's posthumous son.
Shen You, whose courtesy name was Zizheng, met Hua Xin, the governor of Yuzhang at that time, in the eleventh year of his life. Hua Xin disagreed with him and invited him to talk to him in the same carriage. The friend refuted it, so he became famous in Jiangdong. He was older, more famous, civil and military. He is both talented and has annotated "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. He is also good at eloquence. When sitting at a banquet, everyone at the table was silent.
After Sun Quan took over Jiangdong, he hired him with courtesy and showed great respect.
But later when Sun Quan held a banquet with his officials, Shen You made a mistake in his words and was expelled. Sometimes some mediocre officials were jealous of his talent and ridiculed him for his rebellious intentions. Shen You knew that he was inevitably in trouble, so he retorted, "Your Majesty, I wish you to The king’s heart can be said to be non-reverse.”
When Sun Quan heard about it, he thought he would never be used by himself, so he killed him.
It was the ninth year of Jian'an (AD 204).
Shen You was killed when he was twenty-nine years old, and his wife and concubines were sent away by the clan to marry others. However, one month later, I found out that I was more than two months pregnant, so I secretly returned to the Shen family and Bai and the clan leader.
The clan leader felt sorry for Shen You because he was innocent.
So he redeemed Shen You's concubine with gold and hid it with his family to raise. The son she gave birth to was Shen You.
Quiet means hidden and sheltered.
When naming him, the patriarch of the Shen family hoped that Shen You would grow up smoothly, so that Shen You's bloodline could be continued, and that he could be hidden among everyone, so that Sun Quan would not notice and harm him again.
But when Shen You was a young man, his talents and learning were as good as those of his father, and his reputation gradually rose.
The head of the Shen family was worried, so he informed his life story in advance.
From then on, Shen You kept silent and no longer showed off his talents to others. In private, he diligently read military books and practiced martial arts. At the age of seventeen, he chose his own name as a no-brainer. He traveled around the world under the false name of a clan businessman and had footprints all over the place. Yang, Jing and Jiaozhou. He is sparse in wealth and righteous, but in Yin is a brave man and a kind and generous servant, hoping that one day he can avenge his father.
I didn't intend to lead the dead soldiers to assassinate Sun Quan.
Sun Ce had learned from the past that he was unprepared. Although Sun Quan also liked to hunt tigers, he would not let the same mistake happen again when he went out with a group of soldiers.
Shen You was planning to gather his retinue and surrender to the military governor to destroy Wu!
When Cao Pi, Wen of Wei, made his last expedition against Wu, he wanted to lead Hu Fuhai into Qingzhou and pledge himself to accompany Wei to conquer Wu, but before he could do so, the Wei army retreated.
In the Battle of Hou Shiting, Wei returned with a disastrous defeat, which made him no longer want to surrender to Wei.
Without him, his hope of relying on Wei to destroy Wu was shattered.
Later, I learned that the big Han had already left Longyou and the war was going smoothly, so I thought that maybe I could use the strength of the big Han to avenge the enemy.
However, because the two countries, Han and Wu, were in alliance with each other and were closely dependent on each other, they hesitated and did not take action.
Therefore, he continued his previous work of secretly raising the dead soldiers, and secretly recorded the dangerous places in Jiangdong, Jingnan and Jiaozhou through businessmen, and drew topographic maps for future use.
After waiting for several years, he heard that the Han Dynasty had returned to Liangzhou and sent envoys to Jiangdong, so he no longer hesitated.
Because he was already in his thirties at this time, and if he hesitated again, he might not be able to accomplish anything in his life.
Revenge, the Shen family will not help him.
Needless to say why, how can the loss of one person outweigh the benefit of the whole family?
What made him even more worried was that if he never had the chance to take revenge in this life, his father's hatred might be lost to time - just like the Lu family in Wu County.
Although Han and Wu were still in alliance at this time, he had no other choice.
The Wei State, which occupies all the most sacred land in the world and is the most powerful, has been defeated in consecutive battles in recent years. It has gathered its army in Guanzhong to defend against the Han Dynasty and adopted a defensive posture against the Wu State. He surrendered with his body but it was in vain to look at the river and sigh. That's all, so the big man became his best choice.
At least, the Han Dynasty seems to be thriving now.
Moreover, he knew that both countries would never forget the Battle of Xiangfan and the Battle of Yiling. He also knew that Sun Quan was a man of many repetitions, and he thought that if he joined the Han Dynasty, he might be able to conquer Jiangdong with him in his lifetime.
Even worse, moving his wife and children to Bashu can prevent his descendants from being assimilated by the clan and forget about the blood feud in the future, and he can first join the army to accumulate military exploits, laying a solid foundation for future generations to lead the army to conquer Wu and take revenge.
After a moment of dry mouth, Shen You finally finished recounting all the past events.
He also took out a roll of silk from his sleeves, stood up and bowed his head in the hall. His voice was full of excitement, "This is the topographic map of Jiangdong, Jingnan and Jiaozhou that you have drawn in recent years. I would like to present it to you and protect it." Army. But please protect the army and not abandon it. I take pity on my father's innocent death and take You into my account. You once studied military science and has some courage. Whatever you wish for, you will be rewarded with death!"
But after hearing this, Zheng Pu still kept his eyes drooping and stroking his beard, and also stopped the retinue's intention to get the topographic map of the three states.
It's not that he is indifferent.
In fact, he was deeply moved by Shen You's death and admired Shen You's desire for revenge, but neither of them was the reason for his decision.
He is a minister of the Han Dynasty!
Everything should be done from the perspective of whether it can benefit the great man, rather than making decisions based on personal emotions.
Accepting Shen You at this time will not be of any benefit to the Han Dynasty.
One is the worry that there is no wall in the world that is impermeable to wind.
For example, when Fei Yi was on an envoy to Jiangdong, Sun Quan questioned him about the quarrel between Wei Yan and Yang Yi. Even the affairs far away in Hanzhong were discovered by the Wu State. In the future, Shen You's achievements in accompanying the army were revealed, so he may not be unable to know. .
If we knew the whole story, it would not be a good thing for the two countries to join forces to attack Wei.
On the other hand, they are worried about changes in the future.
Shen You came to join the Han Dynasty because he was driven by his father's hatred, not because he was loyal to the Han Dynasty. But when will the Han Dynasty turn against Jiangdong and attack each other so that he can get his wish?
No one can tell for sure.
Recovering Guanzhong was not a day's work, nor was it easy.
No need to think too much, the Wei State will definitely defend with the whole country's strength and prevent the Han Dynasty from returning to the old capital - because of the story of Guangwu's restoration of Han Zuo, if the Han Dynasty can return the capital to Chang'an again, then "Han Zuo will not be extinguished" , "Three prosperity of the Han Dynasty is the destiny of destiny" and other prophecies will be passed down orally by people all over the world.
Moreover, even if the Han Dynasty regains Guanzhong, the land of future conquest will still be north of the river or the thousands of miles of fertile land in the Central Plains.
As the saying goes, people with obsessions will become more violent!
By then, Shen You will see that the battle to defeat Wu, the time to avenge his father, is far away, and he will wonder if it will lead to resentment against the Han Dynasty, which will lead to things that are detrimental to the court.
After some thoughts.
Zheng Pu opened his eyes and stretched out his hand to support me, and said slowly, "If you don't have any doubts, get up and take a seat. I am very lucky that you have traveled thousands of miles to join me. However, I still have some doubts, and I would like to ask you to clarify them."
But Shen You did not return.
Instead, he sat down on the spot and placed the topographical map on the ground. "If the guard has any questions, just ask them. You Bing will tell you everything."
"good!"
After applauding, Zheng Pu asked solemnly, "Firstly, there are many generals in our Han army who have a blood feud with Jiangdong. Why do you want to seduce me and turn to evil? Moreover, you have a treasure map, and you will definitely be reused when it appears in our country." , why bother succumbing to me?"
Without thinking, Shen You replied loudly, "Naiyou has heard about the reputation of the Protector Army, and also knows that the Protector Army angrily criticized Sun Wu for betraying the alliance during Jianye."
Uh~~
I will retaliate for my anger, but it is so deeply rooted in people's hearts!
It was just a wagging of lips and tongue when acting as an envoy. How could this person conclude that I had the intention to promote the conquest of Wu?
Unable to help, Zheng Pu was speechless for a moment.
"Ahem!"
With a few dry coughs, Zheng Pu ignored the matter and asked again, "Both of them, you must also know the general trend of the world. The two countries of Han and Wu are actually interdependent. In this life, you only want to avenge your father, but Our country may not raise an army to attack Wu during your lifetime. In this regard, what are you thinking about?"
"Nothing but a glimmer of opportunity!"
Again without thinking, Shen You answered aloud, "I am already over thirty years old now, and I don't have much time to waste. Whether I can get what I want, I can only do my best and obey the fate of fate. And if the army guards take me in, I will definitely give my wife My sons all moved to Chengdu to live in peace, and I warned the dogs to remember the hatred of their fathers. One day I will die unpaid for my hatred!"
Are you using your wife and children as hostages?
This is commendable!
"good!"
Having said this, Zheng Pu no longer had any worries in his heart.
Then before getting up, he personally helped Shen You up and held his hand. He said earnestly, "I don't doubt that I have come thousands of miles away. I have my heart in mind. How dare I do it unjust? I don't doubt and be open-minded. I, a great man, have never forgotten Xiangfan." The hatred of Yiling! If the time comes to attack Wu in the future, I will definitely lead the general and supervise the army to take revenge!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Shen You burst into tears.
Immediately, he took a step back and fell to the ground, choking with sobs and saying, "You, thank you for your great righteousness, the Protector! I am willing to die for the Protector in this life!"
"It's too much! It's too much!"
Zheng Pu moved forward to help him up again and smiled sternly, "I don't doubt that it doesn't have to be like this. And I don't doubt that you shouldn't thank me. If it is done in the future, you will be the leader of my great Han general and supervise the soldiers of my great Han army!"
For a moment, Shen You's expression froze.
He also hurriedly confessed, "What the guard said is absolutely true! I was lying for a moment. I will die for my great man in the future!"
"Haha~~"
With a chuckle, Zheng Pu stretched out his hand to signal him to return to his seat.
After both of them put away their previous emotions, Zheng Pucai said slowly, "I have no doubt that if you had never come to Chengdu, I would send someone to find a house to settle the family. Well, I don't know how many children I have, but Is there anyone who is old enough to study? I am a close friend of Yizhou Classics School, and I can let him admit your sons to the palace to study."
"Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness, Guardsman."
Hearing this, Shen You smiled happily and quickly thanked her, "I only have one son, he is eight years old and his name is Ying."
Alas!
It's Shen Ying~~~
Things in the world are as unpredictable as a white cloud and a gray dog!
