Chapter 22 Section VII

"In the past, Xiang Yu did not rely on benevolence to start his career. Although he was in the Central Plains and inherited the fate of the emperor, he finally fell. This is a warning for future generations. Cao thief is doing the same thing today. Even if he is lucky enough to escape being killed, his descendants will not escape Xiang Yu's end. Those who wrote books to persuade me to surrender are all old and obey the will of thieves, just like when Chen Chong and Sun Song praised Wang Mang for usurping the Han, they will inevitably be forced to die by thieves in the end!" "When Emperor Guangwu started his business, he led thousands of people and defeated 400,000 enemy troops in the outskirts of Kunyang. It shows that the victory or defeat does not depend on the number of people. He lost his elite division and lost Hanzhong, and only then did he realize that the country cannot be stolen casually, and he died of illness before he retired and returned home."

"Cao Pi was arrogant and extravagant, and usurped the throne. Even if you are as good at sophistry as Zhang Yi and Su Qin, you can't slander Yao and Shun! It is said in "Military Commandments": "If there are ten thousand people who are not afraid of death, they can Rampage the world.' In the past, the Yellow Emperor led tens of thousands of troops to conquer the four directions and pacify the world. What's more, today we have hundreds of thousands of people in our dynasty. How can we be stopped?!" What a decree, it was pasted beside the earthen wall of the Yamen in Chao County.People gathered one after another, and a few literate people looked at the inscription, and it turned out to be "Han Prime Minister Zhuge Liang".

"How did things from the Shu Han get posted here?" Mr. Private School shook his head in confusion, and casually threw three coins to a disheveled beggar next to him. Chao County is a territory of Soochow. After Zhuge Liang revised the book "Zhengyi" to answer Cao Wei, Deng Zhi, who was sent to Jiangdong as an envoy, also brought a copy for Sun Quan to read.Sun Quan read it, applauded repeatedly, and ordered the article to be posted everywhere to encourage the people. "More than ten years ago, Gu agreed to Kong Ming's alliance. That time we defeated Cao Jun in Chibi! It's really generous..." Sun Quan sighed, "Today Gu promised Kong Ming again, and wait to see if he is guilty in the right way. Haha! Uncle Miao," he took Deng Zhi's hand, "take two elephants back! One for Your Majesty, the other for Kong Ming, hehe!" Sun Quan couldn't bear the thought of Zhuge Liang seeing the gigantic monster with the logo of King Wu's gift. Live to laugh.

"Elephant?" Deng Zhi was startled, "This..." "Gu will help you load the ship!" Sun Quan said immediately. "Prime Minister Zhuge is looking forward to seeing someone more." Deng Zhi said along the way, "It's called Zhang Yi." "Zhang what?" "Descendants, descendants of descendants." Deng Zhi gesticulated with his fingers in the air. "Gu has never heard of this person before, okay!" Sun Quan waved his hand, "Since Kong Ming wants it, I will help you find it! Put up posters everywhere, and whoever finds Zhang Yi will... reward you with 100,000 yuan."

One hundred thousand dollars! The generous rewards made Zhang Yi a "celebrity" passed on by word of mouth. Although Chao County is small, there are many discussions.Mr. Private School looked longingly at the "Reward Order" next to "Zhengyi", and sighed that he was not lucky enough to find the "Cash Cow Tree". "If you can catch Zhang Yi, you can catch ten acres of land and several houses!" He turned his head and saw the dark beggar holding three coins and staring stupidly at the writing on the wall. "Pretentious! Are you literate? A beggar." Mr. Private School laughed.

Suddenly, he saw tears streaming from the beggar's eyes, and with a rush of washing, the jade-like white skin on his face was washed out. "Prime Minister, Prime Minister... I didn't expect this day to come." The beggar cried and laughed softly, his voice as smooth as fine silk.Then he made a move that Mr. Private School did not expect. He performed the etiquette of a scholar to him, bowed his body and said: "I received three qian from the emperor, and I will repay you with three thousand qian in the future." "You're not worth a hundred if you sell it!" Even though he thought so, Mr. Private School didn't say it out loud.Unbelievable... think he can do it!He watched the beggar straighten his shabby clothes with holes all over his body, straighten his hunched back, and walk away quickly.God!He suddenly discovered that the back of the beggar was actually very handsome!If you change your clothes, it's hard to say that you are not a handsome man.

This beggar is a handsome man. He is handsome and picturesque, because he is Zhang Yi. He didn't even have time to take a shower, so he went straight to Wuchang.Although he has only met the envoy Deng Zhi for a few times, Zhang Yi believes that he can recognize him!Since he was chosen by the prime minister... Zhang Yi spent three days rushing to Wuchang Station, but was almost pushed down by the gatekeeper. "Racky!" said the porter, glancing at him out of the corner of his eye. "I know Zhang Yi's whereabouts." "You..." The janitor smiled contemptuously, "You're a scammer, aren't you?"

"I know Zhang..." Before he could finish speaking, he was kicked on the waist! "Go away!" the guard yelled. Zhang Yi reluctantly raised his eyes, and a middle-aged man in Shuchen's costume was coming up the steps!Deng Zhi?It must be him!If you don't catch it, you won't be able to catch it!Zhang Yi didn't care about demeanor: he wanted to maintain some dignity in front of his colleagues, but now he could only stumble forward, struggled between the arms of the guards and shouted: "Bo Miao! Bo Miao—Deng Bo Miao!" Deng Zhi had never been called with such a shrill voice before, and when she heard it, her heart and lungs trembled.

"Are you...?" He approached and asked the guards to let go. Zhang Yi brushed back the black hair hanging down his cheeks with both hands, and looked at Deng Zhi. "Please, recognize me." He said in his heart. Deng Zhi looked at the haggard and pale face in front of him, at the black star-like eyes dotted on this face, and at the longing and pain in the eyes, he was shocked! "Jun Si?" He grabbed Zhang Yi's hands, "Could it be Jun Si?!" Zhang Yi smiled happily. "Ah..." He nodded, his body went limp, and he lost consciousness again.

Until a deep call of "Jun Si, Jun Si..." made him wake up leisurely.Although I woke up, I didn't want to open my eyes, because I was having a good dream.I dreamed that Zhuge Liang handed him the emerald green official clothes, and said with a smile: "I hope the king's heir and Liang will make great achievements together, in order to repay your majesty's deep kindness." Similar dreams have been made many times, and every time I think it is true, When I woke up, I saw a lonely person curled up in the corner of the street, the feather fan and scarf were nowhere to be seen, only the sound of "tick, tick" water, looking up, it was dirty water falling from a high place, directly onto the lips. "It'll be fine if I wake up this time." Zhang Yi thought ignorantly, feeling that he was being wrapped in hot water, as stable and warm as in a mother's womb.

"Sir." Deng Zhi shouted again. Zhang Yi moved his hand, and the sound of water woke him up completely. When I saw it, it turned out that I was soaking in the water with dried flowers, and ambergris was rising not far away. "How could this be..." Deng Zhi sighed. Zhang Yi turned over and lay down in the tub, and replied in a low voice, "It's okay." Ever since he was stuffed into a carriage by Yong Kai's men and transported to Jiangdong, Zhang Yi hasn't had a good day.Sun Quan was busy fighting against Liu Bei, so he didn't summon Yong Kai's people at all. Those people stayed in Wuchang for ten days. Seeing that Zhang Yi was seriously ill, they simply threw him away and walked away.Even a fragile person can be very strong.Zhang Yi did not die. He concealed his name and went into exile. He originally wanted to find a job to make a living. Considering that if his identity was revealed, he would be tied up in front of Sun Quan again, so he had to beg for a living. "Three years..." Zhang Yi asked with a choked voice, "How is the prime minister?" Deng Zhi nodded and said with a smile, "Okay. The Prime Minister's Mansion has just been opened and is waiting for the heir." "So I'm still alive, just looking forward to today." Zhang Yi asked eagerly, "When will I leave? I can't stay any longer!" "At least thank King Wu." Deng Zhi reminded. "Do you have to see me? I'm worried..." I have been wandering for too long, and I only hope to reach Chengdu in the blink of an eye, like a helpless child who only hopes to see his loved ones sooner.However, etiquette cannot be ignored. Before Zhang Yi met Zhuge Liang, he first met Sun Quan.King Wu stared at him with a pair of dark green eyes, making him uncomfortable.Zhang Yi gathered his belt, his body trembling slightly.So Sun Quan said for the third time: "Sit down, just sit on the left seat." He heard it clearly and sat down slowly. "What a beautiful person!" Sun Quan took a sip of wine and sighed, "I shouldn't have promised Kong Ming." He regrets it. Even if this man is placed in the imperial court, he is still a sight to behold. "Jade man," Sun Quan looked at Zhang Yi with a smile, "Since Kong Ming asked you by name, you will be reused after you go back. How will you repay me then?" Zhang Yi Shili said: "I will return to the court as a guilty person, and I will be dealt with by the court according to law." - Zhang Yi was captured by the rebel party while in office, and his fault should be investigated. "If I'm lucky enough not to die," he thought to himself, "before the age of thirty-eight, I will live the life given by my parents; I will do my best to repay Sun Quan and obey his orders. "Alright!" Sun Quan laughed loudly, "I'm waiting for you!" At this feast, Sun Quan was still so drunk that he didn't even know when Zhang Yi and Deng Zhi would leave.Zhang Yi smelled the fragrance in the hall, saw the little spots of wine on Sun Quan's beard, and shivered again.As soon as he followed Deng Zhi out of the door, he said, "Bo Miao, I want to go first." "Where are you going?" Deng Zhi asked puzzled. "Entering Sichuan." Zhang Yi said directly, "Bo Miao has a heavy responsibility and cannot leave easily; I am just a sinner, leaving is very easy." "Why are you in such a hurry?" Deng Zhi asked to stay, "Can't we go together?" "I'm afraid that the King of Wu won't let me go," Zhang Yi replied, "I can only rest assured when I enter Shu." "Where is it..." Although Deng Zhi felt that Zhang Yi was making a fuss out of a molehill, he still didn't force him to stay.Maybe he has other tasks, which were directly awarded by the prime minister?In case of procrastination and delay, I can't afford it. It was night, Deng Zhi prepared a flat boat and sent Zhang Yi away.The boat ups and downs in the river, carrying many years of bitterness.Zhang Yi spent money to hire several boatmen, and ordered them to go straight to Shuzhong without stopping day and night!People who have suffered too much are trembling and beast-like on the one hand, and can intuitively avoid the coming danger.This is exactly the case with Zhang Yi.Four days after departure, he received a letter from Deng Zhi Feige, saying that Sun Quan had sent Pan Zhang to chase after him. "I have informed the prime minister of the whereabouts of the emperor's heir." Deng Zhi wrote at the end of the letter.Zhang Yi stuffed the letter into his arms, stomped his feet and urged: "Hurry up!" "It's fast enough...Master." The boatman said helplessly, "It's the reverse flow!" After Wu Gorge, you will be Baidi. When the shadow of Wu Gorge could be vaguely seen, Zhang Yi looked at the quiet river behind him, and heaved a sigh of relief. "I can't catch up..." Zhang Yi thought.Suddenly he felt the boat stop, and blurted out, "Why?" Looking up, the boatman replied, "Not far away, there is a line of boats lined up, all of which are used by the Soochow military. A blue "Lu" character.Zhang Yi pinched the pole of the boat until his knuckles crackled. "Master, you haven't had a lawsuit, have you?" The boatman panicked. "Go forward." Zhang Yi said. "master……?" "Go forward!" Zhang Yi snatched the oar, and as soon as he made a stroke, he was hugged by the boatmen in a hurry. At this time, the building boat approached slowly and stopped beside the small boat; no one got off the boat, Zhang Yu was surprised to see a man in white standing on the side of the boat, looking down at him with a smile on his face and interest. "Is it Zhang's descendant and Zhang Jun's heir?" the man asked. "Not bad!" Zhang Yi went all out. "It's a well-deserved name." The man smiled, "Please, please, Kong Ming is inspecting Dongchuan, and we will meet each other within ten days. When you see him, please pay your respects." He raised his hand, and the building gave way to the waterway. The boatmen hesitated to go forward. "Please." The man said again. Zhang Yi pushed the boatman away and rowed the boat through the fleet with all his might, then asked loudly, "Marquis of Jiangling?" "Exactly, Lu Xun is in Jiangdong." The reply came along with the wind, floating in the bright sunshine. When Pan Zhang caught up, Zhang Yi had already entered the Yong'an area for dozens of miles.Relying on his courage, Pan Zhang also chased into Yong'an. "If you can catch Zhang Yi back, the king will definitely reward you a lot." He thought so, but when he saw Zhang Yi staggering towards someone, his knees gave way and almost fell, he thought: How rash.Cold sweat ran down his spine. "Don't let Kong Ming know, don't make him laugh and say nothing!" Sun Quan warned, but now... Pan Zhang looked at the man with a feather fan and scarf and a prime minister's costume dozens of steps away. He wore a goldfish pendant around his waist, and even his smiling eyebrows could be seen clearly. Pan Zhang thought: It's over, it's over. Standing beside Zhuge Liang, Wang Lian and Fei Yi, one on the left and the other on the right, smiled pleasantly. "Thanks for your hard work." Zhuge Liang pulled Zhang Yi up and said to Pan Zhang with a smile, "Thank you, King Wu, to send you off." "It's not hard..." Pan Zhang cupped his hands in embarrassment. "Please tell King Wu that next time Liang will send this person to Jiangdong, he must be more in line with King Wu's temper." Zhuge Liang looked to the left, Fei Yi took two steps forward, and saluted with a playful smile: "Huangmen servant Fei Wenwei , not as beautiful as Zhang Yi, but better at joking than him." "Yes Yes!" "Do you want Liang to send someone to send you back?" "No, no..." When Pan Zhang turned around, he heard a burst of laughter behind him.He looked back quietly, and saw Zhuge Liang was smiling and frowning, and patted Fei Yi and Wang Lian with the back of his hand. "How funny?" Zhuge Liang said with a smile. Fei Yi cupped his stomach and said, "I obey...don't laugh." "But it's really funny...haha!" Wang Lian rubbed his cheeks, pushed Fei Yi and said again, "Okay, haha...Wen Wei, you scare the beauty!" Indeed, Zhang Yi couldn't adapt immediately when he saw these two childlike and careless men following Zhuge Liang.He set his eyes on Zhuge Liang, out of politeness, he didn't look directly at the prime minister's face, but stared at the spotless clothes, shoes and socks, and thought: I'm back, I'm back. "Wang Lian, whose name is Wenyi, is the head of the prime minister's mansion." Zhuge Liang introduced. Long history?Zhang Yi was surprised, that was the official position closest to the prime minister. "Long admiration!" Zhang Yi said politely. "Don't dare!" Wang Lian asked with a smile, "I heard that the heir of Jun promised Sun Quan after the age of thirty-eight?" "Oh." "Why thirty-eight?" Fei Yi was curious. "Zhao Zhi said that I would not survive that year." Zhang Yi said succinctly. "No..." As soon as Fei Yi spoke, Zhuge Liang stopped him and said: "Okay! Let's go, make arrangements to go to Shu County." "The prime minister is examining officials. When he heard that the emperor's heir is coming back, he changed his itinerary. First, he came to Baidi to see Mr. Li (Yan). Now I have received you," Wang Lianzheng explained. After thinking about it, he asked, "Prime Minister, do you need to make arrangements?" Will chariots and horses take the heirs back to the capital?" Zhuge Liang looked at Zhang Yi and asked with a smile, "Do you have the strength to accompany me to Shu County?" "Yes." Zhang Yi said immediately. "Then let's go and have a look together." Zhuge Liang said. This trip to Shu County has a very clear purpose.Rumor has it that the warlords there are reckless, indulgent, lustful, gluttonous, and more importantly, dereliction of duty. They are in charge of criminals in name, but they never catch thieves or take thieves, even if they are locked in prison. He was too lazy to interrogate.For general problems, Zhuge Liang is tolerant as much as he can, but once he "negligence of duty", he will never let it go. "The country is so big, and in the eyes of the people, the court is just local officials. If the local officials are cruel, the people will say that the monarch is cruel; if the local officials are greedy, the people will say that the monarch is greedy." Zhuge Liang issued a decree saying, "Therefore, If bad officials are found, regardless of whether they are born in a famous family or not, they must be dismissed immediately, so as to make an example to others." "Xiao He is going to be miserable!" Along the way, Wang Lian gloated. "You won't be able to double the brocade tax next spring. I guarantee you will be worse off than him." Fei Yi rubbed the dice with one hand, and processed the papers with the other hand, asking, "Is that right, Prime Minister?" Zhuge Liang looked at Wang Lian who was looking at him pitifully, and said with a faint smile, "That's right." ——Fei Yi and Wang Lian are "living treasures", which is why Zhuge Liang brought them out.It can not only make the journey more interesting, but also not leave them in Chengdu to "commit crimes".Compared with Wang Lian, Jiang Wan is obviously more suitable to stay behind. In the court, Dong Yun can also persuade the king to be kind. Only Zhang Yi suffered.He is surrounded by chirping laughter and jokes all day long, and it is difficult for him to be quiet for a moment.He couldn't think of why Wang and Fei dared to do this!Isn't it rude to face the prime minister?How could Zhuge Liang not be angry?Instead of being angry, Zhuge Liang would encourage Wang Lian to say, "Wen Yi tell a joke?" He plunged gleefully back into vulgar tales that began with "Once upon a time...." "If we don't reach Shu County, we will go crazy." Zhang Yi thought. Fortunately, Shu County has arrived. Arrived after sunset, the group did not go directly to the official office, but stayed overnight in the posthouse. "The posthouse is too dilapidated. It should be repaired and some money should be allocated." Zhuge Liang said as soon as he got up the next day. Wang Lian rubbed his sleepy eyes and said "Oh". "Where is He Zhi?" Zhuge Liang asked while dressing. Fei Yi said bluntly, "I'm in the casino." "Maybe you haven't woken up yet?" Zhang Yi glanced at Wang Lian and said. Wang Lian waved his hand: "No, criticizing cases in prison..." At this point, he covered his mouth with his hands and rolled his eyes twice, "This... I guess..." "I know you told He Zhi the news of my arrival at night." Zhuge Liang glared at Wang Lian, "Okay, I'll give him one night. How about it? He has been in office for three months, and three months can be approved in one night." Is it over?" Hearing that Zhuge Liang used the word "I", Wang Lian heaved a sigh of relief, if he wanted to punish himself, he would at least call him "Gu".Therefore, Wang Lian accepted the reprimand without saying a word, and when asked, he answered in a low voice: "do not know." "Lead the way!" Zhuge Liang said sternly. Wang Lian brought Zhuge Liang, Fei Yi, and Zhang Yi into the damp and leaky Shu County Prison, which was dark in broad daylight. "Repairing the prison is also the job of the warlord." Zhuge Liang pushed away Wang Lian's hand to support him. "Yes, yes, the money will be allocated." Wang said quickly.On the side, Fei Yi covered his mouth and smiled.As soon as he smiled, Zhuge Liang caught up with him: "Is it really that funny?" The four of them walked for a long time, only to see a low table a few feet away. The iron candlesticks on the table were stained with rust and covered with layers of wax oil.A white candle was only as long as a thumb, and beside it was a half-person-high scroll.A fat man was sleeping on the bed. At first glance, it looked like a hill, snoring profusely, with a huge belly squeezed under the table. As he breathed and breathed, the bed was trembling, and the candlestick was also there. "Crackling" to shake. "This is...?" Zhang Yi frowned. "Yes, it's He Junsu." Wang Lian smiled wryly, "Fat, fat..." pushing him forward. Zhuge Liang looked at Fei Yi, Fei Yi pulled Wang Lian away and shouted at "Xiaoshan": "He Junsu, are you done?" "It's over!" "Xiaoshan" replied, and then "snoring" heavily.