Mi Han

Chapter 695 Jiang Wei takes a step forward in pursuit of happiness

Chapter 695 Jiang Wei takes a step forward in pursuit of happiness

Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei were still thinking about Mi Yang's proposal, but they didn't expect that Liu Chan, who was always good at "keeping his mouth shut and only loving to stamp his seal", suddenly said this.

This was something Mi Yang had never expected.

Logically speaking, as an emperor, Liu Chan should consider things from the perspective of national interests. Moreover, as an emperor, he should not reveal too much of his dependence on a minister.

But Liu Chan didn't.

Compared with national interests, the first thing he considered was Mi Yang's safety, and he did not hide his dependence on Mi Yang.

On one point, Liu Chan was undoubtedly unqualified as an emperor.

But even Zhuge Liang, who always liked to preach to Liu Chan, did not educate Liu Chan at this time.

Because in Ji Han's political tradition, friendship is always the most powerful weapon to impress people.

Mi Yang felt a warm current flowing in his heart, turned around and bowed to Liu Chan and said:

“Please rest assured, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, have you forgotten that I lived in Jingzhou for a long time when I was young?

I have experienced the miasma in Jingzhou before, and it is not a big deal.

The situation that Your Majesty is worried about is not stable yet. I believe that with the general and the prime minister here, the situation will continue to develop in a positive direction even if I leave Chang'an."

After giving the above two reasons, Mi Yang paused and said to Liu Chan:

“Besides, before the late emperor passed away, he entrusted Your Majesty to the three of us.

There are hungry wolves lurking on the border of our country. As the Grand Marshal, my first duty is to stabilize the border of the country and drive away the hungry wolves!

Only in this way can Your Majesty be safe in Chang'an."

After saying this, Mi Yang bowed deeply to Liu Chan, hoping that Liu Chan would agree to his request.

But Liu Chan was still hesitating.

Liu Chan was not stupid. Although he did not think of the reasons Mi Yang said at first, he naturally understood after Mi Yang explained.

Liu Chan was the emperor of the Han Dynasty in name only, but in essence he was still a child who had been well protected since childhood and whose mind was not yet fully mature.

For a child, the death of his biological father is the time when he feels most insecure.

Fortunately, when he was most uneasy, there were three pillars standing in front of him, giving him a constant sense of security.

Over the past few months, Liu Chan has become accustomed to the situation where he has three pillars in front of him to protect him from wind and rain.

But today, without any warning, one of the three pillars was about to leave him.

This sudden change made Liu Chan unable to accept it for a while.

It is true that the situation in Jingzhou might deteriorate, but Liu Chan always remembered that Jingzhou was far away.

“During the time of the previous emperor, Li Yan claimed to be proficient in military strategy.

How come Li Yan is no longer able to survive after the death of the previous emperor?"

In Liu Chan's view, no matter how bad the situation in Jingzhou deteriorated, it was ultimately because Li Yan was useless.

If he was useful, why would Mi Yang travel thousands of miles to Jingzhou?

Seeing that Liu Chan suddenly turned his attention to Li Yan, but still refused to agree to Mi Yang's request, Zhuge Liang felt amused and could only stand up and persuade Liu Chan:

“Your Majesty, what the Grand Marshal said makes sense.

I hope Your Majesty will put the country first!"

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Zhang Fei also stood up and bowed to Liu Chan to show his agreement.

As for Mi Yang, who was of the same generation, Liu Chan might still want to "pretend to be pitiful" to keep him, but if Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei, who were his elders, also agreed to this, then Liu Chan would have no choice.

When Liu Chan was a child, he was often punished by Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang.

After realizing that Mi Yang was heading to Jingzhou and that it was a matter of no return, Liu Chan sniffed and said with a tearful tone:

"When will Da Sima come back?"

"The mansion I built for the Grand Marshal will be completed in no time."

My goodness, Mi Yang hasn’t left yet, and Liu Chan is already thinking about him coming back.

The fact that Liu Chan personally supervised the construction of Mi Yang's mansion has also been a hotly debated topic among the government and the public recently.

Mi Yang's current mansion is where Cao Zhen used to live in Chang'an.

After all, the Han Dynasty had just moved its capital to Chang'an a few months ago, and there was a lot of work to be done. Even if Liu Bei wanted to build new residences for some ministers, he really couldn't spare the manpower and resources.

After several months of development, under the leadership of Zhuge Liang, all aspects of Chang'an gradually got on track.

As a result, Liu Chan, who had nothing to do every day, thought of building a new mansion for Mi Yang.

Cao Zhen was a defeated general, and Mi Yang had been living in his mansion, which was not a good omen.

In order to show his importance to Mi Yang, Liu Chan not only allocated a large piece of good land next to the imperial palace to Mi Yang, but he also personally took on the position of "chief engineer".

In order to give Mi Yang a surprise, Liu Chan did not allow Mi Yang to watch the construction of the new mansion before it was completed.

Originally, Liu Chan wanted to wait until the new mansion was completed and bring Mi Yang in personally to let him see his meticulous care for him.

But now, because of Lu Xun, Cao Xiu and Li Yan, his long-planned wonderful fantasy instantly came to nothing.

How could this not make a child sad?

No, I have to write an imperial edict to criticize Li Yan.

Liu Chan's innocence once again brought smiles to the faces of Mi Yang and the other two.

And facing the innocent Liu Chan, Mi Yang was also willing to coax him.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty.

It is still impossible to make an accurate assessment of the current situation in Jingzhou.

After I arrive in Jingzhou, if the situation in Jingzhou is stable, I will take time to return to the capital to report on my duties and see the new mansion that Your Majesty has painstakingly built for me."

Mi Yang acted very confident.

Mi Yang's solemn promise also made Liu Chan feel much better.

"I believe in the ability of the Grand Marshal.

In this case, I will wait for the Grand Marshal in Chang'an."

After saying this, Liu Chan secretly took out the emperor's seal that he had just hidden from his arms.

After Liu Chan finally agreed to Mi Yang's request, Mi Yang turned around and said to Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei:

"After Yang left Chang'an, the safety of Guanzhong was entrusted to the Prime Minister and the General."

After hearing Mi Yang's words, Zhuge Liang seemed to remember a point that had been overlooked in the information Mi Yang had just given him.

"Zi Sheng, what do you think of Sima Yi?"

Based on the information just provided by Mi Yang, Mi Yang believed that the next commander of Luoyang on the Cao Wei side would most likely be Sima Yi.

Luoyang and Chang'an are not far away.

It is for this reason that Zhuge Liang asked this question.

Mi Yang vaguely sensed some excitement from Zhuge Liang's words.

Well, the character called Le Yi is starting to get restless again.

After thinking for a while, Mi Yang gave his evaluation of Sima Yi:

"Be flexible and adept at doing things that are surprising."

The first four words are Mi Yang's evaluation of Sima Yi's character, and the last four words are Mi Yang's evaluation of Sima Yi's military strategy.

At first glance, being good at surprises does not seem to fit Sima Yi's impression, but in fact these four words are the best interpretation of Sima Yi's combat style throughout his life in history.

He advised Cao Cao to join forces with Sun Quan to attack Guan Yu, captured and killed Meng Da in the Battle of Xincheng, launched a surprise attack from behind in the Battle of Lucheng, pacified Liaodong as fast as a strong wind, and delivered a fatal blow in the Gaopingling Incident.

All of the above reflect Sima Yi’s “good at surprising” combat style.

But why did Sima Yi become an old turtle in people's impression in later generations?

We have to ask Zhuge Liang who is opposite Mi Yang.

After hearing Mi Yang's evaluation of Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang nodded thoughtfully.

He felt himself becoming even more excited.

Zhuge Liang's excitement was not only observed by Mi Yang, but Liu Chan also vaguely sensed it.

Liu Chan is not stupid.

After Liu Chan realized something, he looked at Mi Yang with a friendly face, then at Zhuge Liang with a solemn face, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhang Fei with a serious face.

Could it be that after my cousin leaves, my father-in-law will also leave?

So if they all leave, the one who stays to accompany me is right?

Thinking of this, Liu Chan's young body trembled uncontrollably.

Subconsciously, Liu Chan reached out and took the emperor's seal on the table into his arms and hid it.

Do not do this!

After the meeting was over, Mi Yang immediately returned to the Grand Marshal's Mansion to mobilize troops.

Just as Mi Yang said during the meeting just now, he attached great importance to Lu Xun.

Although Mi Yang had defeated many famous generals in the world over the years, in Mi Yang's opinion, those generals were still inferior to Lu Xun.

Mi Yang's creed is to never underestimate any opponent.

Mi Yang summoned Jiang Ji, and then read out the names of the generals he had already chosen to go to Jingzhou with him.

Following Mi Yang's narration, Jiang Ji recorded every name that Mi Yang mentioned on the silk book with great ease.

Shibao, Zhoutai, Dingfeng.

Since Jingzhou already had some good generals, Mi Yang did not want to bring too many generals to Jingzhou.

The names he read out today were basically all his direct generals.

And when Mi Yang finished reading all the names in his mind, Jiang Ji quickly discovered something was wrong.

Jiang Ji carefully recalled what Mi Yang had just said. After realizing that it was not his fault, he looked at Mi Yang with some doubts.

When Mi Yang saw Jiang Ji's puzzled look, he asked curiously:

"what happened?"

After hearing Mi Yang's question, Jiang Ji finally expressed his doubts:

"It seems that Da Sima has forgotten someone."

Seeing that Jiang Ji was confused about this, Mi Yang thought about it and knew who Jiang Ji was referring to.

That man was none other than Jiang Wei, who had recently become famous in the Han army.

Although Jiang Wei was a surrendered general of Cao Wei, he had made many contributions to Mi Yang since he joined the army. He was also highly appreciated by Ma Chao, which led to his status in the Han army rising sharply.

Although Jiang Wei's current military position is not high, many people, including Jiang Ji, know that Jiang Wei has a bright future.

Most importantly, rumors of Mi Yang’s “special favor” for Jiang Wei were often circulated among the Han army.

It was at this point that Jiang Ji was surprised why Mi Yang had missed Jiang Wei.

Could it be that Jiang Wei has fallen out of favor?

No way, I saw him a few days ago, and he was still as handsome as ever!

While Jiang Ji was thinking about the reason, Mi Yang seemed not to want to explain too much:

"I will make my own arrangements for Bo Yue's whereabouts."

Seeing that Mi Yang said so, Jiang Ji just avoided the topic.

Originally, he was thinking about whether he could help Jiang Wei in some invisible way because Jiang Wei was also a surrendered general of Cao Wei.

Now it seems that Mi Yang has something in mind, so Jiang Ji naturally knows how to avoid suspicion.

Jiang Ji then handed the list of generals he had written to Mi Yang for review.

After Mi Yang read the list and thought there was no problem, Jiang Ji walked out with the list.

Not long after, unexpected news appeared in Chang'an City.

"The Grand Marshal is selecting his generals and intends to go to Jingzhou!"

When this news spread among the people, some generals in Chang'an City also received conscription orders from the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

All the Han generals who received this order showed joy on their faces.

Originally, many Han generals felt regretful that they could not be included in the list of generals for the Western Expedition.

But who would have thought that there was always light at the end of the tunnel? Although they could not go on the Western Expedition, they had a share in the Eastern Expedition.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with the Western Expedition. Although the countries in the Western Regions are not strong, they have the advantage of large numbers, and the credit can be shared equally to a large extent.

But for them, the Eastern Expedition means a much brighter future!

Over the years, Mi Yang's image of being victorious in every battle has been deeply rooted in the hearts of every Han general.

Similarly, the impression that one could achieve meritorious service even by lying down following Mi Yang was also deeply engraved in the minds of every Han general.

The most important thing is that it is not difficult to annihilate the countries in the Western Regions. If successful, the most that can be said is "converting the barbarians into Chinese and educating the foreign nations."

But the pacification of Eastern Wu can at least be praised as a huge contribution to China's war of unification.

The former may only be mentioned briefly in history books, but the latter will be recorded in great detail in history books.

Is there any need to say who is better and who is worse?

Because of this, all the Han generals who received this order were overjoyed.

Unification! Unification!

Just thinking of these two words makes me extremely excited!

They immediately packed up their belongings at home.

Among the many Han generals who packed their bags, Jiang Wei was naturally one of them.

Jiang Wei did not receive the edict, but he received the news that Mi Yang was going to pacify Eastern Wu.

In Jiang Wei's opinion, in a war like this to annihilate a nation, whether based on the talents he had demonstrated before or the favor Mi Yang had shown him, he should be on the list of generals accompanying the army.

Maybe it will still be at the top of the list because Deng Ai is not here now.

With this idea in mind, Jiang Wei would think that even if he did not receive the order, he had not received it yet.

But when Jiang Wei excitedly packed his luggage and waited for the order at home, the passage of time made Jiang Wei realize that something was wrong.

Looking at the bright moon hanging high in the sky, Jiang Wei knew that even if there was a delay, his order would not be delivered so late.

The clever Jiang Wei immediately realized that it was very likely that Mi Yang did not intend to take him with him on this eastern expedition.

But why?

Feeling aggrieved and puzzled, Jiang Wei tossed and turned in the room, unable to fall asleep.

Until a ray of light appeared on the horizon, Jiang Wei jumped up from the couch.

After packing his luggage, Jiang Wei opened the door and walked straight towards the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

Jiang Wei, who had great ambitions in his heart, knew:

Instead of sitting at home and daydreaming, it is better to take a step forward and bravely pursue your future.

　Chapter One.

　　Continue writing the second chapter.

(End of this chapter)