Farmer of Shu Han

"Stay in the heaven and earth, pray for the four seasons to feed the earth, and pray for the peace and prosperity of the six animals, and pray for the peace of the world..."

On the stage built temporarily in the Palace of the Son of Heaven, actors wearing colorful wooden masks were singing opera lines.

The actor's clothes are a bit strange, but if you look closely, it looks a bit like a witch doctor or a priest in the Southern Zhongyi tribe when he invited the gods.

This is a new opera from Nanxiang.

I heard that there is a rumor circulating in Nanzhong that Guan Suo can order the ghost king.

Therefore, when the Yi people invite the gods, they often pretend to be Guansuo and order the ghost king to disperse the ghosts.

When Nanxiang students went to Nanzhong to study, they found it quite interesting, so they made up a new play after returning.

The main story is that after the Jingzhou Incident, Guan Suo, the son of the Guan family, was exiled among the people, and returned to Sichuan after going through hardships. At the same time, he practiced martial arts hard to serve the country.

There are sorrows and joys, life and death, separation and reunion. At the same time, the story of the restoration of the Han Dynasty by the late emperor and the brothers Guan and Zhang is interspersed, which is quite fascinating.

Even the emperor and queen in the audience watched with relish.

Seeing that Jingzhou fell, the Guan family was dead, dead, and scattered, everyone in the audience sighed in unison.

Seeing Guan Suo recuperating at Bao's Village, defeating the thieves who came to rob the village, and finally returning west with Bao Sanniang, even the queen smiled.

Then there is the Southern Expedition, helping the army of the Southern Expedition to defeat the enemy, encountering Meng Huo's daughter Flower Garland by chance, and capturing the heart of a beautiful woman.

Seeing this, the little fat man couldn't help but smack his lips.

When the actors on the stage went down to prepare for the next scene, A Dou turned his head and whispered to Zhang Xingcai:

"In the past, I only listened to the deeds of Xiangfu Nanzheng, but I didn't expect other people to have such wonderful stories."

Hearing this, Zhang Xingcai also turned around and said with a smile:

"My concubine heard that there is indeed a story between Guan Suo and Hualan. It can be said that the two don't know each other. At the beginning, Guan Suo won a curly-haired red rabbit horse from Huayuan."

"If there are no accidents, this curly-haired red rabbit horse should still be bred at the Yueyue horse farm."

They also opened a racecourse to raise Yunnan horses, and the quality of the horses produced by the racecourse under the name of Xinghanhui was higher than others.

Even if Hualan, a local snake in Nanzhong, has the ability to obtain the best Yunnan horses from various tribes in Nanzhong, but the quality of the horses in her private horse farm is still inferior to that of Xinghanhui.

How can you justify this?

The Empress and Empress laughed together.

Guan Tong next to him was a little restless.

At the time of the Southern Expedition, he was just a child and didn't know much about the world.

After watching this play, he was completely in a trance: Could it be that he really has such a powerful fourth uncle?

Don't blame him for thinking so.

After all, how can a play that can be sung in front of the emperor be randomly arranged?

What's more, it also involves the late emperor.

"Dalang, what do you think of this play?"

"Very... very good, very beautiful."

The Queen nodded:

"It's really pretty."

As he said that, he sighed again, "It was uncomfortable to watch at the very beginning, the change in Jingzhou, not to mention the Guan family, even the big man suffered a lot from it!"

Guan Tong is a boy in his teens, the most unbearable, thinking of what was said in the play, he just felt a surge in his chest:

"Jiangdong rat, you are not a son of man!"

After speaking, he was shocked, and looked at the emperor and the queen with some anxiety.

Unexpectedly, the emperor and the queen looked at each other and smiled.

There was no more expression on Zhang Xingcai's face, he motioned to the stage, and said leisurely with meaning:

"The next scene is about to start, let's watch the show first."

As the empress and the most important think tank of the emperor, Zhang Xingcai has far more timely information than others.

In addition to the widely circulated news in Hanzhong, she also knew that after the prime minister was forced to surrender to Si County, he had sent his troops to the east, and may have crossed the Wugong River by now.

If there is no accident, Jiang Wei should have already approached the city of Chang'an, and it is very likely that he has made direct contact with the prime minister's army.

According to the analysis of the military report passed down by Xiangfu, there are only a small number of troops stationed in Chang'an, and most of Sima Yi's main force is assembled on the Hexi and Tongguan lines east of Chang'an.

It may be to guard against Feng Mingwen, and it is more likely to be able to withdraw from Guanzhong at any time.

But I just didn't see any plan to rely on Chang'an to stick to it.

So from this point of view, the recovery of Guanzhong by the great Han is just around the corner.

For the big man, the drama of the Battle of Guanzhong should almost come to an end.

The rest depends on what kind of results Feng Mingwen can achieve in the end.

If it is really possible to eat both Bingzhou and Hedong, that would be a great surprise.

If there is no surprise, it doesn't matter that the Han and Wei Dynasties finally took the big river as the boundary.

Anyway, as long as the big man regained Guanzhong, he would have two grain-producing lands of abundance (the land of abundance was originally called Guanzhong).

Liangzhou Longyou Jiuyuan raised war horses, produced wool, weaved fabrics, Nanzhong planted sugar cane, squeezed brown sugar, Shu raised multi-season silkworms, weaved brocades, plus elite soldiers and generals who were proud of the world.

Calculated in this way, neither Qiang Qin nor Emperor Gaozu had a solid foundation before unifying the world.

In Zhang Xingcai's view, the next act of the big man is the grand drama of unifying the world-Jiang Dong is indeed a rat, but he is not a fool.

Over the years, Wei State has lost teachers and territories one after another, and it is not too much to say that they were beaten to a small extent.

With the help of a small half-cripple and a rat, what will happen to a big man who has the capital to unify the world is beyond even thinking about it.

The emergence of Guansuo opera was the beginning of the war of public opinion in Jingzhou.

Zhang Xingcai watched the play, subconsciously put a pickled plum into his mouth, chewed slowly, and thought to himself:

Before Jiangdong attacked Jingzhou, he kept clamoring that Jingzhou belonged to them, right?

Guan Tong is a little mediocre, but that is also for Guan Xing who "rarely asks questions".

After watching the "Guan Suo Opera" with the emperor and the queen, he already had a bottom line in his heart.

It seems that the matter of having an extra fourth uncle is not that simple.

Such a complicated matter is not something that I can participate in at present.

Watching Guan Tong leave with a sigh of relief, Zhang Xingcai took another sour plum and put it in his mouth, thoughtfully.

A Dou next to him watched his queen eating pickled plums, and felt that the roots of his teeth were about to fall.

Waving to let the waiter go down, he quietly touched Zhang Xingcai's belly.

Zhang Xingcai, who was meditating, was awakened with a start, and raised his arm to make it easier for Ah Dou to touch, and said softly:

"It's only four months old."

A Dou hehe silly music:

"Why don't we say that Hanzhong is the land of Longxing, fortunately we didn't go back to Jincheng."

Zhang Xingcai pursed her lips and smiled.

A Dou is self-serving and silly:

"I don't know whether the queen is pregnant with a son or a daughter this time."

"Does Your Majesty want a son or a daughter?"

"It's all right."

"I wish I was a princess."

"Why?"

Zhang Xingcai sighed:

"The prime minister is old and sick, and now he is holding on to his sick body to lead the Northern Expedition. After this battle, I am afraid that his body will wear out a lot. I don't know how long he can last."

"After this battle, Feng Mingwen must be the pillar of the prime minister."

She reached out and touched her stomach:

"In the past, we asked Si Niang to take the lead and tentatively asked if we could marry the prostitute daughter of the Feng family into the royal family, but Feng Mingwen never responded."

"If the concubine gives birth to a daughter this time, no matter whether it is marriage or marriage, the Feng family will always choose one."

A Dou didn't pay too much attention, he held Zhang Xingcai's hand:

"The child is still young. Feng Mingwen is not saying that he does not want to marry his daughter, but that he will let her choose when she grows up."

"So it depends on his daughter. When we go to Chang'an together in the future, let the children play together more and be a childhood sweetheart or something. Then it will be fine?"

While talking, A Dou moved closer to Zhang Xingcai's ear and whispered:

"Just like when we were kids."

Zhang Xingcai's face was slightly hot, she gave A Dou a reproachful look, and did not continue this topic.

"Speaking of Si Niang, she should have given birth by now, right?"

"Count the days, it's almost here."

With a smile, as if letting go of a concern, Zhang Xingcai caressed her slightly protruding belly, and looked at A Dou:

"When we get to Chang'an, the matter of Si Niang should be settled."

A Dou nodded:

"At that time, with Feng Mingwen's status, no one can say anything."

Zhang Xingcai said leisurely:

"It's true. The Guan family's tiger girl and Si Niang both have children, and Feng Mingwen always has to bring one out to marry the royal family."

A Dou continued to nod: "So let me just say, this matter is not urgent, with Si Niang over there, what are you worried about?"

"Always think more about your children." Zhang Xingcai stroked her belly subconsciously, her face glowing with maternal love, "I heard that the tiger girl of the Guan family still has a box of the Feng family's unique learning!"

"Looking at it now, it's probably true. Otherwise, where would the current Guan family come from?"

Not only can he subdue the arrogant soldiers of the Liangzhou army, but he can also lead them to fight for thousands of miles, smashing the enemy like a bamboo.

"The knowledge of the Feng family is not ordinary. The tiger daughter of the Guan family can still do this. How can the children of the Feng family be worse?"

And Siniang, even though most of Feng Mingwen is not in Liangzhou, the entire Liangzhou is still operating in an orderly manner, and Siniang's contribution is indispensable.

Zhang Xingcai happily planned:

"The Feng family first helps His Majesty rule the world, and then assists our children in governing the world. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the big man gave him a rest with the country, a wise king, a wise minister, and a good story?"

Oh, it turned out that it was mainly because of their knowledge.

"It's still thinking too far, Chang'an hasn't taken it yet."

"It will definitely be taken down."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I can't take it anymore, so withdraw your troops!"

Under the city of Hefei, Zhuge Ke held Sun Quan's horse's bridle tightly, and tried his best to prevent the furious Sun Quan from riding forward.

Looking around, there are scattered siege ladders built by Wu soldiers under the city wall, many of which are still emitting green smoke.

You don't need to look closely to know that most of these siege ladders have been destroyed.

As for the cart at the gate of the city, it had long been smashed into a mess by the stone mill hanging from the city.

The Wu soldiers who failed to attack the city again retreated in embarrassment like the tide.

Sun Quan stared at the blood-red eyes, and the horsewhip in his hand almost hit Zhuge Dan:

"How to withdraw?! With so many casualties, how do you ask me to withdraw my troops?"

Leading the army to the city of Hefei, Sun Quan made an oath in front of the whole army that he would not destroy Hefei and would not return to the army.

It has been nearly ten days since the siege of the city, and I don't know how many soldiers have fallen under the city. At this time, Zhuge Ke persuaded him to retreat, so why didn't he let him fly into a rage?

Zhuge Ke pulled the horse's head and begged bitterly:

"Your Majesty, there was a detailed report a few days ago, saying that Cao Rui left Luoyang to go on an expedition, and now there is another scouting horse to report that a large number of bandits are suspected to be coming from the north, and it is less than a hundred miles away from Hefei. I'm afraid it's not the bandits who came to help! "

"The soldiers have been attacking the city for several days, and they are exhausted. Your Majesty, why don't you withdraw your troops first and return to Chaohu to reorganize the army. If the bandits don't arrive, it won't be too late to attack the city."

"No way! We have casualties. Could it be that the bandits in the city have no casualties?" Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said, "I have an army of 100,000, and there are less than 10,000 bandits in the city."

"Ten times as strong as the enemy, but can't take down a small Hefei, and was forced to retreat by the thieves, what face do I have to stand in the world at Jieshi!"

He pointed at the city of Hefei with a whip angrily, "My nephew, his bones are not cold, and he won't break Hefei, how can I be worthy of my fourth brother who died young!"

"Wei's bandit is about to lose Guanzhong, Cao Rui'an dares to leave Luoyang easily? There are only suspicious soldiers in the north, pass the order and continue to attack the city!"

Seeing that Sun Quan would not listen to persuasion, Zhuge Ke had no choice but to say:

"If Your Majesty does not retreat, then you should let the soldiers rest for a while. Today's siege equipment has been damaged. Why don't we stop here and wait until tomorrow when the siege equipment is built?"

Sun Tai's death was not as simple as hitting the morale of the army and angering Sun Quan.

Instead, the siege equipment that Wu Jun wanted to transport to Hefei by using water was all destroyed, making it difficult for the army to attack the city.

In Sun Quan's plan, he postponed sending troops, except that he was waiting for both Shu and Wei to lose, so that he could take advantage of it.

Another thing is to wait for the winter to come, so that the Wei thief's fine cavalry cannot exert its maximum combat power.

At the same time, take advantage of this opportunity to build siege equipment and make sufficient preparations for attacking Hefei.

Unexpectedly, the plan was not as fast as the change. An ambush by Wei Jun halfway burned the siege equipment that took several months to build.

This has resulted in the siege these days, all of which are improvised and crude siege equipment.

At this time, hearing that the siege equipment was gone again, Sun Quan felt extremely annoyed.

Even if it is an ant-attached siege, there must be a siege ladder.

Now that there is no siege ladder, no matter how furious he is, forcing the soldiers to attack the city at all costs, there is nothing he can do.

"Then make it! Make it for me tonight!"

"promise!"

It was night, when the Wu army was logging all night, a sudden cold wind blew up the fence of the camp, and injured five or six soldiers who were on duty at night.

The winter of the 14th year of Jianxing came earlier than in previous years.

In the middle of the night, Sun Quan was awakened by a loud noise outside the commander's tent. He also said that there were thieves attacking the camp, so he hurriedly got up and asked:

"What's going on outside?"

The personal guards carried the lanterns into the tent, bringing in a burst of chill, which made Sun Quan shrank subconsciously.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, the handsome flag outside was blown down by the wind!"

"What!"

Sun Quan was shocked and wanted to walk out as soon as he lifted his foot.

"Your Majesty, please put on your fur coat!"

The personal guards hurriedly stopped Sun Quan, "Suddenly there was a strong wind at night, and the soldiers were frozen. Some people have already caught the wind and cold."

When Sun Quan heard this, his face suddenly became gloomy.

"Fengchi?"

"Yes, because of this cold wind, the weather has suddenly turned cold. Your Majesty has to keep warm."