MTL - Farmer of Shu Han-Chapter 1149 brother-in-law

  Chapter 1149 Sister-in-law

  The third year of Yanxi has just begun, and the people have not yet finished the New Year. Taking advantage of the beginning of spring, everyone is still resting, General Wei Quan Cong found a time, and went to Zhu Ju's mansion.

  Zhu Ju personally welcomed Quan Cong to the inner hall, and at the same time there were some surprises:

   "Why did brother Zihuang come to the door at this time?"

   Sun Quan's favorite Bu family has two daughters.

  The eldest daughter, Sun Luban, married Quan Cong; the second daughter, Sun Luyu, married Zhu Ju.

  So Quan Cong and Zhu Ju are actually brother-in-law.

   But Sun Luban is a sister, so it stands to reason that during the Chinese New Year, even if he wants to visit at home, Zhu Ju will go to Quan Cong's mansion to visit.

   Quan Cong's sudden visit at this time was beyond Zhu Ju's expectation.

  Quan Cong didn't answer Zhu Ju's words, let alone any polite words, but went straight to the point:

   "Zi Fan, I came here this time because I have something to discuss with you."

  For the New Year's Eve, Quan Cong didn't look festive at all, but had a serious expression on his face, which made Zhu Ju's heart skip a beat, and he vaguely guessed Quan Cong's intentions.

  He toasted and took a sip of the tea soup:

   "Please tell me, Zihuang."

  Although Zhu Ju was named General of Hussars a few days ago, Quan Cong was named General of Wei eleven years ago.

   Quan Cong was far ahead of Zhu Ju in terms of qualifications and prestige.

   Not to mention that Zhu Ju was implicated in the Yinbo incident a few years ago, and was dismissed from office and confined at home for four full years.

   "A few years ago, His Majesty had the intention of sending troops to sea again to conquer Zhuya and Yizhou. Fortunately, it was the end of the year, so this matter was postponed for the time being."

   Quan Cong stared at Zhu Ju, and said, "It's almost the beginning of spring, and when the official office starts to take over, His Majesty will definitely bring up this matter again."

   "Zi Fan, although I don't know much about the cavalry, I also know that the money and food spent by the cavalry is extremely huge."

   "You are the Hussar General of my Great Wu, and you are in charge of forming the cavalry of Great Wu, so you should know the losses involved."

   "Great Wu's current treasury is not enough. Now he has to form a cavalry army, but also waste money and food, and go to sea to find some illusory fairy mountains..."

   Before Quan Cong finished speaking, Zhu Ju's hand that was holding the teacup trembled!

  He looked at Quan Cong with some horror, and interrupted the other party:

   "Zi Huang be careful! Your Majesty wants to send troops overseas to expand land and open up territories, and to communicate with overseas countries. How can it be said that it is a search for immortals?"

  Seeing that Zhu Ju lost his posture, Quan Cong felt a little displeased:

   "Zi Fan, there are no outsiders here, why do you need to hide like this between you and me?"

   "Even if you put aside the righteousness of the monarch and ministers, I still have to call your majesty uncle."

   "Your Majesty sent generals Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi to send thousands of soldiers to the sea to seek Yizhou and Danzhou. Others don't know why, but don't you and I don't know?"

   Danzhou, what is that place?

  The elders and the old people rumored that the first emperor of Qin Dynasty sent alchemist Xu Fu to send thousands of boys and girls into the sea, begging for the Penglai sacred mountain and the fairy medicine, and they would not return it until this continent.

  Your Majesty insists on saying that he is enriching the population of Jiangdong for the people who plunder overseas. In this case, it is fine to deceive others, but can you deceive your own people?

  Ten years ago, ten thousand soldiers were sent out to sea, but thousands of people were plundered and returned.

   But the soldiers died six out of ten because they got sick at sea.

  The general Zhuge Zhi who led the army to sea was even convicted and executed.

   It is really necessary to plunder people to enrich the Great Wu, but the barbarians in Jiaozhou in the south are still rebelling, how many are arrested.

   Even sending a large army to the north to plunder the people of Wei State is better than going to sea.

  Zhu Ju heard the words and remained silent.

  After all, he can't tell Quan Cong that even if there are no fairy mountains overseas, there must be hidden mountain schools that can cultivate children like Feng Mingwen.

   What are thousands of soldiers?

   Don't you see, after the Han Dynasty got Feng Mingwen, the territory became wider, the soldiers became more elite, the people became richer, and the population grew?

  As long as you can find Feng Mingwen's mysterious teacher, it will not be just a chance, but a huge profit.

   Quan Cong saw that Zhu Ju didn't answer his words, so he thought it was because he said too much, so the other party didn't dare to speak easily.

  So he slowed down his tone:

   "Zi Fan, the life-and-death enemy of the great Wu, is in the north but not in the south. He is also strong in Wei and weak in Wu. It is not enough to concentrate on going north. How can we use our troops overseas?"

   "Even those who used troops like Zhuge Liang and Feng Mingwen, in the early years, they retreated and colonized, isolated the north, used troops in the south, and dared not divide their troops."

   "Over the years, the Han Kingdom has become more and more prosperous, but I, the Great Wu, have been repeatedly blocked under the city of Hefei, unable to advance an inch."

   "Your Majesty sent Zifan to the Han Kingdom, and he did not hesitate to trade my Great Wu's boat master skills for the Han Kingdom's iron cavalry skills. Zifan must understand what this means better than I do."

   "Zi Fan, the situation in the world is no longer waiting for Da Wu!"

  The more Quan Cong said, the more excited he became:

   "So this time, for nothing else, I just want Zifan to be with me, to persuade His Majesty, so that His Majesty will stop thinking about sending people to sea."

  Zhu Ju heaved a long sigh when he heard these words.

  Zi Huang, it is precisely because time is running out that Da Wu should go to sea to find that opportunity instead of preventing His Majesty from sending people to sea!

  The longer he stays in Han, the more he understands Han, the more Zhu Ju understands that the gap between Han and Wu has quietly widened.

   It's just this kind of words, he naturally dare not say it out loud.

   Thinking of the fierce opposition from the ministers to this matter also made him a little uneasy.

   Moreover, in Zhu Ju's view, Feng Mingwen's teacher's school must not be easily found.

  If not, how could His Majesty send someone to sea ten years ago, but return without success?

  Thinking of this, Zhu Ju finally said:

   "Zi Huang, Your Majesty is determined, if you are serious about one thing, I am afraid that you and I will not be able to persuade you."

   "Ten years ago when I sent people to sea, I don't know how many people opposed it. Did your majesty listen to it? Now that your majesty's authority is getting stronger, I'm afraid it's even more difficult to persuade."

   "So I think, rather than objecting, it's better to delay this matter until the situation in Dawu improves. If we can't persuade His Majesty at that time, it's better than letting His Majesty send people to sea now."

  After all these years, how could Quan Cong not know Sun Quan's temperament?

   In the past, His Majesty could still listen to advice, but in many cases, he liked to act arbitrarily.

  Especially once you have made up your mind to decide on one thing, very few people can persuade you.

  But when he heard Zhu Ju say that, he frowned and looked at him strangely.

  I don't know why, but he always feels that Zhu Ju's current words and deeds are not quite right.

the reason is simple.

  Zhu Ju's performance is too inconsistent with his temperament.

  Although he is a son of a family, Zhu Ju has a forthright temperament, quite a chivalrous spirit, and likes to make friends with others.

  If it wasn’t the case, he wouldn’t have been implicated because he was optimistic about the talent of Yinbo and had a close friendship with him.

   Right now, his words are flickering, with hesitation on his face, as if he doesn't want to talk about this matter in depth.

   It was just a matter of national importance, Quan Cong suppressed these doubts forcibly, calmed down, and asked:

   "What does Zifan mean by saying that the situation has improved?"

   "Zi Huang, since His Majesty took the throne, he has sent troops to the north almost every year. But in the past two years, it has calmed down. Do you know why?"

   "Naturally, we need to prepare a cavalry army."

   Isn't this something that all courtiers know?

   "That's right, it's for the preparation of the cavalry." Zhu Ju nodded, and then continued to ask, "Does that son Huang know how many years it takes to form the cavalry?"

   Quan Cong didn’t understand what it meant:

   "Even if I don't know much about cavalry, I still know that to build a cavalry capable of fighting, it must happen overnight. Ten years is not too long, and decades is not too short."

   Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something, and looked at Zhu Ju in disbelief:

   "Zifan means..."

  Zhu Ju nodded knowingly, and said with a smile:

   "That's right, under normal circumstances, even if you have horses, you may not be able to build a cavalry army in ten or twenty years."

  Taking the former Han Dynasty as an example, the hard work of several generations not only saved countless money and food, but also opened up horse farms and raised countless war horses.

   "But it's different now. Han Guo is willing to help us form a cavalry army. Horses, armor, and weapons are all available."

   "We just need to send someone out," Zhu Ju raised a finger, "I have to say that Feng Mingwen is indeed a rare famous general in the world."

   "He changed the cavalry that existed in ancient times, allowing Han to have a cavalry that could compete with the fine cavalry of Wei in just a few years."

  “Even soldiers who have never ridden a horse can become proficient in horsemanship after only one year of training.”

   "Now, he has taught us all these methods, and we, Da Wu, can also form a cavalry army in a few years."

   Having said so much in one breath, Zhu Ju has strengthened his determination to support His Majesty in sending people to sea in his heart.

  If Zhuge Liang is the one who turned the country of Han into peace, then Feng Mingwen is the one who can continue to promote the prosperity of the Han country.

   Da Wu also wanted this kind of prosperity.

   Quan Cong didn't know much about cavalry, but he knew that forming a cavalry couldn't be as simple as Zhu Ju said.

  He looked at Zhu Ju who had an excited expression on his face, but he still couldn't believe what the other party said, and even felt that the other party was a little dazed.

   "Zi Fan, are you sure? You can't joke about things like this."

   "Zi Huang, this year the Han Dynasty will deliver everything. And this year, it's just started."

  Zhu Ju took a deep breath, "When the time comes, you will know why the Han State has repeatedly defeated the Wei thieves."

   "Next year, at the latest the year after next, we will move our troops northward, so we won't have to suffer from the land battle without cavalry and the Wei bandits."

   "When the time comes, the great Wu will face north from the south, and the Han state will face the east from the west, and they will attack the Wei thieves together. Why don't you worry about your success?"

   "So, we don't have to dissuade His Majesty, but we can use this matter to persuade His Majesty to postpone sending people to sea."

   "As long as the plan to go north next year can be achieved, the two countries will divide the world equally. At that time, even if His Majesty wants to send people to sea, what's the problem?"

  After destroying the Wei thieves, it is not an easy task to compete with Han for the world.

  The Great General may be able to beat Feng Mingwen in foot and water battles.

  But Wu's cavalry method was learned from the Han Dynasty.

  The longer he stayed in Han, the more Zhu Ju understood that the cavalry of Han, especially the cavalry in armor, really deserved to be said to be the best in the world.

  Looking at the entire Great Wu, Zhu Ju has no confidence in anyone who can compete with Feng Mingwen in cavalry.

  But if they can’t defeat the cavalry of Han, how can Wu defend the Central Plains and even take Hebei?

  So, it is best to get help from that mysterious mountain gate.

   As long as Da Wu can send back the two booklets that the mysterious mountain gate has been looking for.

  In addition, they regarded Feng Mingwen as an abandoned disciple, so they would definitely be dissatisfied with Feng Mingwen.

  Zhu Ju was convinced that when that time really came, as long as Da Wu asked them to take action against Feng Mingwen, it shouldn't be a difficult matter.

  It's just these thoughts, destined to be a secret that only a very few people can know.

  After listening to Zhu Ju's words, Quan Cong's sense of disobedience became even stronger.

  Seeing that Zhu Ju is so confident, no matter how much Quan Cong disagrees with Zhu Ju, he can only sigh in the end:

   "If you really can't dissuade His Majesty from sending troops to sea, then you really can only postpone this matter and find another way."

  Although he did not achieve the goal he most wanted to achieve, as long as Zhu Ju is not talking big words, if he can really delay His Majesty's sending troops to sea, it can be regarded as an acceptable result.

   For the future, take one step at a time.

  After walking out of the gate of Zhu Mansion, Quan Cong turned his head, took a deep look at the gate of Zhu Mansion, and then lowered his head and got on the bullock cart.

  After returning to the mansion, Quan Cong's wife, Sun Luban, saw Quan Cong's expression was not very good, so he asked:

   "Why is Alang like this? Could it be that this trip is going out and things are not going well?"

  After Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, I don't know what kind of thoughts he had.

  Not only was he in a stalemate with the ministers on the selection of the queen, but even his own daughter was not named a princess.

   This made Wu Guochen a little embarrassed. Sometimes when the princess was mentioned, he didn't know what to call the princess.

  In the end, Sun Luban married Quan Cong, and the courtiers had to call her Princess Quan, and Sun Luyu married Zhu Ju, so they called Sun Luyu Princess Zhu.

  Being favored by the emperor but not titled, he had to use his husband's family name as his title. This phenomenon can be regarded as a strange thing among the many unreasonable things in the Three Kingdoms.

  Although Princess Quan and Princess Zhu are siblings, their temperaments are quite different.

  The younger sister, Princess Zhu, is more gentle and guards the inner courtyard, while the older sister, Princess Quan, has a strong desire for power.

  Not only does she often consult about the affairs of the court, but she also actively advises Quan Cong on weekdays.

  Just like this time, Princess Quan not only knew why Quan Cong went out this time, but also took the initiative to ask about it after Quan Cong returned.

  The relationship between Quan Cong and Princess Quan is also considered to be affectionate. Over the years, they have two sons.

  With no outsiders, Quan Cong's expression turned a little ugly in front of his wife.

  He shook his head:

   "Zhu Zifan didn't want to dissuade His Majesty, but only said that he was willing to persuade His Majesty to delay this matter."

  Princess Quan and Quan Cong have been married for twelve years. When Quan Cong returned home, she was keenly aware that something was wrong with Alang's mood.

  Hearing Quan Cong's words at this time confirmed her original thoughts.

  But seeing her sitting down with Quan Cong, he hesitated and said:

   "Zhu Zifan's actions don't seem to be in line with his past style?"

   When Quan Cong heard this, his spirits lifted:

   "Does Xi Jun also think so? Actually, I feel a little weird when I talk to him in his mansion."

   This is why he is willing to discuss things with the whole princess.

  In many cases, Princess Quan can offer many useful suggestions.

   In addition, she is deeply loved by His Majesty, and was canonized as the eldest princess by His Majesty.

  In the absence of the master of the harem, the whole princess can even influence the palace.

   It can be said that Princess Quan is a great help to Quan Cong.

   When the couple were talking, their eyes met, as if they had a tacit understanding.

   There are some things that Quan Cong is inconvenient to say, but Princess Quan has no pressure:

   "Ah Lang, you said, Zhu Zifan came back suddenly at the end of last year, and talked with His Majesty in the palace for a day and a night, would it be..."

   Quan Cong nodded, and said:

   "After Zhu Zifan talked with His Majesty, His Majesty suddenly said that he wanted to send troops to sea. Thinking about it carefully, it may not be..."

  The two of them didn't finish their conversation, but they already had doubts in their hearts.

  As a woman, Princess Quan has even smaller eyes.

   But seeing her face look annoyed:

   "Zhu Zifan, what is this? Is he playing tricks on A Lang? How dare he!"

   Quan Cong shook his head:

   "Before the matter is clear, it cannot be said that Zhu Zifan must have done it."

   "The concubine will go back to the palace to visit His Majesty in the next few days, and see if she can find out anything."

  (end of this chapter)