The world of Great Chu, the founding of the country for ten years, is the son of heaven in two dynasties, and the capital is Chang'an.

The founding son of Great Chu was the former Han Xuzhou Mu Taoqian.

The year he ascended the throne was already seventy years old, and he sat in the position of founding emperor at this age, which cannot be said to be unprecedented, but definitely unprecedented.

Tao Qian ascended the throne in old age, immediately for five years, and died at the end of his life, and was passed on to the emperor's grandson Tao Lone.

Tao Qian was called Emperor Wu, and was also called Chu Gaozu by later generations.

At that time, Tao Lin was young, only thirteen years old, according to the edict of Gaozu, assisted by his uncle Yue Wang, Tao Ying, who led the hussar general, acting as the government of the court, Taiwei Guo Jia, and Dasi Nong Chen Deng.

Although the country and the people are safe, and the people live a prosperous life, the first emperor is old and sick, and he died within a few years of ascending the throne, and the second emperor was a young man when he ascended the throne.

When the young Son of Heaven ascended the throne, there were some powerful ministers of the Xuzhou and Jinling clans who assisted the Tao clan in founding the country, and they were somewhat ready to make a move, wanting to reap some benefits.

However, at this time, from the land of northern Xinjiang, a letter of invitation came, the content of the book was very simple, that is, to invite the Son of Heaven Tao Lin to transfer Yizhou Mu, Wuxiang Marquis, and Zuo General Zhuge Liang into the court, and give Situ an important position, and Situ Guojia co-director.

Wuxiang Hou Zhuge Liang was politically outstanding during the Shu period, not only governed Xichuan in an orderly manner, but also pacified the Southern Barbarians and exterminated the remnants of Zhou Yu, which can be described as a high level of hard work.

On the surface, the letter was a letter of invitation, but the words in the letter were unquestionable, and it was inevitably full of domineering words pointing fingers at the imperial court.

But what is very strange is that when this abrupt letter that criticizes the court was thrown into the court, no one dared to speak out against it, let alone criticize it.

The reason is very simple, because this letterhead was personally sent by the Taiping King of Naili, the protector of the country when the state of Chu was founded.

Although the protector of the Taiping is not in Middle-earth, his great king is still there.

And the fief that belongs to him, Nanjing City, that is, the former Jinling City, is still his back cover, and no one dares to disagree.

The generals and soldiers and horses who guarded the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty were all his descendants, and his words could set off countless gunpowder smoke in Middle-earth.

This is the gap between people and people, even if he is not in the Central Plains, if he is now directly involved in the internal affairs of Middle-earth, no one has the ability to stop him.

……

Slu.

The expeditionary army of the Chu Dynasty, under the leadership of the pottery merchants, drove straight into the territory of the Silu Kingdom, which is the future Silla Kingdom in history.

But at this time in time, Silla has not yet been founded, and although Silu is nominally a country, it is actually still in the tribal stage.

Compared with the current Chu Dynasty, the productivity can be said to be low and pitiful, and in the eyes of the Han people such as potters, these guys are no different from those who want to eat.

A few years ago, the Han army had pacified the 36 countries of the Western Regions, and the reputation of the Taiping King who protected the country had spread far away in addition to Middle Earth.

As soon as he heard the name of the Taiping King of the Protector Country, he didn't even dare to cry in the middle of the night.

With little resistance, the Han army pacified the kingdom of Silu.

Under the protection of Xu Chu and Sima Yi, the potters entered the royal tent of the Silu Kingdom.

After entering the king's tent, the potter turned his head and looked around, then came to the main seat, sat down with a sword, and sighed: "This is too broken......

Xu Chu laughed and said: "Be content, the people in this place are poor, when they saw our soldiers and horses coming in, they didn't even resist, they surrendered directly, and a certain family pondered because of something...... I was hoping that we could give them some rations! ”

The potter let out a long sigh: "What about those who surrendered? Can you still be submissive? Nothing funny, right? ”

Sima Yi said with a smile: "The people in this area are all honest and tight, compared with our people in Middle-earth, they are really simple and loyal, and they are all honest gentlemen." ”

The potter smiled faintly and said to himself: "A sincere gentleman? Two thousand years later, people are so tight that everything in the whole body is fake. ”

Sima Yi didn't hear too clearly, and couldn't help but "Huh? "Yes.

The potter smiled: "Zhongda, you and I have been wandering outside for several years, and now you are not young, you might as well go back to Middle-earth and go to the imperial court, where you should stay, it's time to make a contribution." ”

Sima Yi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I'm calming the barbarians outside with the teacher, it's quite interesting." ”

The pottery merchant shook his head and said: "No need, over the years, Tao has even set the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, Saibei Liaodong, Yamatai, and now even the land of Sanhan has been determined, and I don't know where to go next...... You better go back to the court, remember that when you pass by Saibei, you go to Shuofang to say hello to your housewife, and say that I will go home in a few days. ”

Sima Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Teacher, we have all pacified the foreign tribes in the north, but aren't there still foreign tribes in the south?" Why don't you go back and look overseas in the south? ”

The potter frowned when he listened.

"I'm this age, and you still let me go to sea? There is a problem with the old arms and legs, who is responsible? ”

Sima Yi smiled and said, "The teacher can really joke, how can the old arms and legs say about you?" At the age of forty, it is still a good time, and youth is tight. ”

The potter snorted.

Suddenly, the curtain of the tent was opened, and a young man of elegant appearance entered the king's tent.

"Uncle, the leaders of Slu have been brought, do you want to meet them?"

The potter looked at his well-mannered nephew, and for some reason, he suddenly thought of himself back then.

When I travel back to the age of this era, it's almost like Liu Xi is so old now, right?

It's been a good time.

It's really enviable.

After the potter finished sighing, he nodded at Liu Xi and said, "We occupy other people's nests, and now we don't even see the master, it's a little too much...... It's better to meet them and let them in. ”

Liu Xi took the order and left, but when he was young, he saw him walking in front of the potter with three people.

These men all had dark faces, short and stocky, and had coarse calluses on their hands......

Where does this look like the head of a party? It is clear that they are three peasant men who have suffered from the vicissitudes of life.

The potter nodded at them and said, "All well?" ”

Of the three men, two could not speak Chinese, and one of them could speak, and he said to the Tao Shang in Jiasheng's Chinese: "I have seen the Taiping King of the Great Chu Dynasty, and I am willing to surrender to the Great Chu Dynasty." ”

The potter looked at him curiously and said with a smile: "Do you speak Chinese?" ”

"Back to King Taiping, when I was young, I also traveled on the border of the Central Plains."

The potter nodded abruptly and said, "Your surname?" ”

The leader of Naslu was very polite and said, "Don't give your surname Pu." ”

The potter gave a thumbs up and said, "Good surname!" …… You all have the surname Park? ”

The Slu leader nodded heavily.

"Are you called Pu Shengsheng, Pu Renmeng, Pu Pule?"

The leader hurriedly waved his hand.

He shook his head vigorously and said, "Respected King Taiping, you are mistaken, we are not called Pu Renmeng, Pu Pule, or Pu Shengsheng, this is not our brother's name." ”

The potter smiled slightly, of course he knew it wasn't their name.

"Then dare to ask the names of several kings?"

The leader said, "It's called Pu Datian!" ”

When the potter heard this, he was stunned.

It's better to call the name of Park Shengsheng......

It took a while for him to come to his senses.

"What's their name?" The potter turned to look at the other two humans.

The chief said, "These are my two younger brothers, one is called Pu Dadi and the other is called Pu Dari. ”

The whole king's tent was silent for a long time.

When he was young, he sighed.

King Taiping had a new examination of the wisdom of the nation in front of him.

Just rushing to this name, it's really amazing.

The potter said: "Come on, prepare wine and food, I want to feast on the three kings of Pu!" ”

"No!"

These three heroes who dare to be simple and simple are obviously a little desperate at the moment, and they are a little poor and can't eat.

I heard that the potter wanted Zhang Luo to eat. The three of them were all happy to close their mouths at once, not at all subtle, and accepted it naturally without pushing.

At the banquet, the Tao merchant asked the three of them: "Tao Mou came to conquer this time, and the three of you are also the lords of a country, with tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, how did you surrender so easily?" ”

The three of them ate deliciously. I didn't hear the potter's words at all, as if I had ignored his words, but just gobbled it up.

It wasn't until the potter repeated the words several times. The three of them finally reacted.

The ditch that Park Datian ate was full of trenches, and he hid for a long time. replied: "Back to King Taiping, the reason why we came to sacrifice the country without resisting is because there is very little harvest in the country due to the drought this year, and many people have begun to riot, and I really can't help it." I don't know why the consequences of continuing like this! The king came on behalf of Da Chu, it is the will of heaven to return to the people's wishes, I heard that the middle earth is rich, the grain and grass are abundant, and there is also the method of planting high-yield grain and straw, how can we not be convinced, and how dare not be convinced? Moreover, it has long been heard that the king has fought in all directions, and he has never been invincible, and his methods are ruthless, and he is the king of a small country. How to provoke the King of Peace? ”

The potter raised his eyebrows, a little puzzled.

This Park Datian is a little brainless when he speaks.

As soon as I surrendered, I said that I was ruthless, isn't this looking for death?

"Where did you start with that?"

Park Datian hurriedly said: "The king's great means of conquering Yamatai have already reached our country, and we are all discouraged when we hear it, and we dare to disobey the king!" ”

The potter said suspiciously: "I pacified the land of the isolated island of Yamatai, how can I be vicious?" ”

Park Datian trembled and said: "I heard that the queen of Yamatai, Bei Mihu, refused to surrender, and after the city was broken, she was raped by the king first but not killed, and then raped and not killed...... Later, it was handed over to the three armies for humiliation, and the methods can be described as extremely vicious, which is really terrifying......"

When the potter heard this, his face couldn't help but darken.

This is really a terrible rumor.

The queen of Yamadai, Himiko, is already quite old, several rounds older than the potter.

Isn't this sincerity ruining?

After the banquet was over, the potter immediately said to Sima Yi and Liu Xi: "Let's ...... Let's go back to the Central Plains. ”

Sima Yi was stunned when he heard this: "The teacher has changed his mind?" ”

The potter shook his head and said: "I can't continue to be wild outside, if it goes on like this, others have to treat me as a madman, people are terrible, now I have been rumored to be a pervert by the aliens of the neighboring countries, what is this image, don't play!" Go home! ”

……

In March of the fourth year of Jianxing, the pottery merchant of the Taiping King waved his army to the south and led his troops back to Chang'an, Middle Earth.

After arriving in Chang'an, a group of old subordinates came to greet him.

Lu Bu, A Fei, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Guo Jia, Chen Deng, Huang Zhong and others are all there, although some of them are old, but they still seem to be in good spirits, especially Huang Zhong, who is seventy years old, but he is still old and strong, which is really admirable.

Naturally, the potter also met his son Tao Lone.

Royal Palace, Inner Chambers.

The eighteen-year-old Tao Lin was heroic and dignified, and he looked very similar to the pottery merchant, the same handsome, the same elegant, and of course, the same cunning in his heart.

"The child meets his father!" Tao Lin gave a big gift to the pottery merchant.

The potter helped him up with his empty hands.

"Forget it, it's all father and son, why bother...... I heard that since the death of your grandfather, with the assistance of Guo Jia, you have managed the world in an orderly and hard way. ”

Tao Lin smiled: "It's just that I'm working hard, but my father is out to play in the mountains and rivers, so it's not comfortable." ”

The potter reached out and flicked a brain melon on the head of the Great Chu Emperor: "Bastard, am I comfortable?" I'm helping you pacify the foreign domains and consolidate your rule, why are you becoming more and more unable to speak at a young age? ”

Tao Lin stretched out his hand, touched his forehead, and stuck out his tongue.

Emperor Chu, who has infinite scenery on weekdays, is now very childish in front of his father.

"That Jia Xu, is it still easy to use?" The potter said lightly.

Tao Lin nodded and said, "That old man lives in a simple place on weekdays, but as long as I ask him about anything, he knows everything." ”

The potter nodded and said, "That's good, he is an outsider, he sees things more thoroughly, and he is old, he has no other pursuits in this life, he just wants to have a good end and treat him well...... and Cao Ang, who surrendered, also wants to give people a good ending. ”

"Father's rest assured...... Mother, are they alright? I heard that over the years, my father has got me some younger brothers and sisters? ”

The potter raised his eyebrows: "It's cloudy and rainy, and it's idle to be idle, and I'm getting in the way of giving birth to a child?" ”

Tao Ji shook his head vigorously and said, "That's not it, I'm just afraid that my father will be overworked, isn't this a filial piety to you?" Mother when will they come back? ”

"Soon, their team is already in Middle-earth, and you'll see it in a while."

Tao was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "My father came to write last time, and when I come back this time, I want to leave Sima Yi behind." ”

The potter nodded and said, "Yes, Zhongda has been by my side all these years...... At that time, you were still young, and I was afraid that he would bully you if you left him in the court, but now that you have grown up and mastered the power of the court, it is time to let him stay by your side...... The capable people of my generation are getting older, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi are your two arms in the future, and they are also the existence of restraining each other in the court in the future, you make good use of it, unless it is absolutely necessary, do not break their delicate balance between each other in the court. ”

Tao Lone's face was straight, and he said, "Follow my father's teachings...... However, the father is also sitting in the court, so he doesn't have to worry too much about the child. ”

The potter smiled: "Don't dream, who said I want to stay here?" ”

Tao Lian's face changed when he heard this: "If my father doesn't stay in the court, what do you ask?" Are you still going out on a campaign? ”

"I didn't go out to fight, there were too many rumors, and I lost face...... I am the Taiping King of the Protector of the Country, and Jinling City is my fiefdom, so I naturally want to go to Jinling. ”

"Why didn't my father stay in Chang'an to help me?"

The potter patted him on the shoulder: "One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, you are the emperor of Great Chu, I stay here, and you are not comfortable doing things?" And I am in Jinling City, although it is far away, but it is like a tiger entrenched, and the Shi clan of the world can't figure out my thoughts, so it will naturally stop a lot, and it can also let you let go of your hands and feet to do things slowly...... And there are still a lot of things I want to do in Jinling City...... What do you raise goldfish, practice calligraphy, make a few football teams, wrestling teams or something...... Alas, the good days are still long, who wants to stay in this broken place of Chang'an. ”

Tao looked at him quietly, and suddenly said after a while: "Father, the child has always had a question to ask his father. ”

"What's the problem?"

"The reason why my father is not the emperor is because of Brother Xi?"

The potter smiled, then pointed to his heart, and said: "In this life, people have to live for themselves, but they can't live all for themselves...... I have never lived for others, but I am also fortunate to be alive, so why should some things be so serious? Your father and I have completed merit in this life. ”

Tao looked at his father quietly, and fell into deep thought for a while.

(End of book)