Mi Han

Chapter 683: The Incredible Children's Songs in Guanzhong

Chapter 683: The Incredible Children's Songs in Guanzhong

Sometimes people are like this, especially scholars who have not experienced the world.

Before actually meeting a person, no matter how famous he is, you will still feel awe for him, but the arrogance that comes from being a scholar will also make him subconsciously ignore some things.

But this emotion is ultimately an illusion.

Mi Yang's reputation in Jiangdong is no less than that in Guanzhong.

Not to mention the Battle of Gong'an, both Zhou Qiang and Zhang Wen had relatives serving as generals in that battle, and they all died in the chaos that night.

The personal pain plus the reputation they had heard of for many years were enough to make Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian fear Mi Yang.

And when they learned that Mi Yang would actually appear in front of them, the fear that had been subconsciously suppressed in the past would instantly spread throughout Zhou Qian and Zhang Wen's hearts like a fast-growing vine.

Zhou Qiang was so scared that his palms were full of sweat, and so was Zhang Wen.

Being dumbfounded is the best description of Zhou Qiang and Zhang Wen at this moment.

Just when Zhou Qian and Zhang Wen didn't know how to respond, the smoke and dust appeared in front of them.

After the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian discovered that the cause of the smoke and dust was a group of several thousand fully armored cavalrymen.

Thousands of tall war horses unique to the north, after having their masters pull the reins in, even though they could no longer move forward, they still held their heads high and neighed continuously at Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian.

The neighing sound is extremely loud.

Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian, who were from Jiangdong, had never seen such a tall and majestic horse before.

In their impression, horses should be low and docile.

But the horses they saw now were not only extremely tall, but also looked quite arrogant, as if they were standing in front of them like a toy that could be played with at any time.

If even the animals are like this, let alone the thousands of Han soldiers on horseback.

With the help of their tall horses, thousands of Han soldiers could easily look down on Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian. As the cavalry directly under General Mi Yang of Tian Ce, they did not conceal their arrogance at all.

The leading rider waved his whip casually and asked nonchalantly, "Who is Zhang Wen?"

Zhang Wen was a famous scholar with a long history. He had the impression that no one had called him by his name for a long time.

Even Sun Quan always addressed him by his courtesy name.

Zhang Wen had seen Mi Yang's portrait, and he knew that the cavalry general speaking in front of him was not Mi Yang.

If even Sun Quan, the supreme emperor, could do this, how could the cavalry general in front of him dare to do so?

The arrogance that came from the celebrity made Zhang Wen feel a little angry. However, as soon as Zhang Wen raised his eyes and saw the thousands of Han cavalrymen with murderous aura in front of him, the anger in his heart dissipated at a very fast speed.

Thousands of cavalrymen stood in neat rows in front of Zhang Wen, like an indestructible and insurmountable wall.

With this kind of momentum, Zhang Wen had no doubt that if this high wall pressed down on him, he would surely die without a burial place.

Especially the golden battle flag fluttering in the wind, which made Zhang Wen feel as if his eyes were stung and he dared not look directly at it.

He still has a mission to carry out, so he cannot act rashly. Bearing humiliation and carrying heavy burdens is also one of the basic qualities of a famous envoy.

Thinking of this, Zhang Wen could only grit his teeth and reluctantly said, "That's me."

After hearing Zhang Wen's response, Liu Yin narrowed his eyes.

He had only recently joined the Tiance Army formed by Mi Yang.

Before his death, Liu Bei had formulated the basic national policy for the Han Dynasty to recuperate. Under this national policy, the existence of tens of thousands of Han troops in Guanzhong was a huge burden.

But the world has not yet been pacified, and it is not advisable to neglect military preparations.

Therefore, under the leadership of Mi Yang, the Han army in Guanzhong has been undergoing an organizational reform.

The most important thing in this change was that Mi Yang selected the most elite soldiers in the Han Dynasty and formed a Tiance Army under the name of General Tiance.

Currently, the number of Tian Ce Army is around 50,000, and as far as Liu Yin knows, after the military system reform is completely completed, the number of Tian Ce Army will reach around 100,000.

The Han army field army, which originally numbered hundreds of thousands in Guanzhong, was reduced by almost half after elimination and selection. This seemed to be a huge loss in terms of quantity, but Liu Yin was well aware of the truth that quality was more important than quantity.

The combat power that can be unleashed by 100,000 Tiance troops is definitely greater than that of hundreds of thousands of Han troops.

Liu Yin also felt extremely honored for being selected for the Tian Ce Army.

Even Liu Yin himself didn't know why the Grand Marshal thought of summoning him after learning his name, and then gave him the important task of welcoming the envoy from Eastern Wu.

However, even though he didn't know it, Liu Yin saw the look of disdain on Sima's face towards the envoy from Eastern Wu before he left, which made him know what to do next.

Liu Yin continued to point the whip at Zhang Wen and said, "The Grand Marshal has ordered me to lead you into Chang'an. Follow me."

After saying this, Liu Yin asked several cavalrymen to lead out a few war horses and put them in front of Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian.

Liu Yin's "charitable" attitude made Zhang Wen's anger, which had just been suppressed, rise again.

There were hundreds of people in his delegation, but Liu Yin only asked people to lead out a few horses. Does this mean that the remaining envoys have to follow them to Chang'an on foot?

But the last bit of rationality in his mind still made Zhang Wen ask a question in advance:

"May I ask the general's name?"

Liu Yin was also from a noble family, so he did not pretend not to respond to Zhang Wen's question.

"My name is Liu Yin, and I am currently serving as Pingnan Captain under General Tiance."

Liu Yin's answer was very natural, but Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian became angry after hearing Liu Yin's answer.

Mi Yang actually only sent a small army to greet them!

You should know that in order to attract the attention of the Han Dynasty on this mission, Zhang Wen was appointed as Taifu by Sun Quan, and Zhou Cang was appointed as Sanqi Changshi by Sun Quan before the mission.

It goes without saying that the Grand Coachman is one of the Nine Ministers, and even the Palace Attendant is a position that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

But unexpectedly, under such circumstances, the person sent by Mi Yang to greet them was only a captain. How could this not be a humiliation?

Perhaps because he noticed Mi Yang was not there, or perhaps because he really could not stand this kind of humiliation, Zhou Qian could no longer endure it. He pointed at Liu Yin and scolded:

"We are envoys from the State of Wu, how dare you go so far in bullying us.

Aren't you afraid that what you did today would be spread out and people all over the world would laugh at you for not having the bearing of a great nation?"

"A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated.

If I am forced to endure humiliation and enter Chang'an, I would rather shed my blood here."

Zhou Qian became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and his fingers were shaking by the end.

But facing Zhou Qian's anger, Liu Yin seemed to have expected it.

Liu Yin first pointed respectfully at the golden battle flag behind him, and said:

"The Grand Marshal of our dynasty has used his own flag to welcome you into Chang'an, which is already the utmost respect.

How dare you slander our dynasty and humiliate you?

On the contrary, our dynasty's Grand Marshal's flag is here. As the saying goes, seeing the flag is like seeing the real person. If you are so respectful and still don't know what's good for you, then you are too arrogant."

"The Grand Marshal doesn't like arrogant messengers."

After saying this, Liu Yin was the first to draw the sword from his waist. As Liu Yin drew his sword, thousands of cavalrymen behind him also drew their swords from their waists and raised them high.

Thousands of steel knives sparkled in the sunlight, emitting a terrifying sharpness.

Seeing thousands of Han soldiers drawing their swords at a disagreement, Zhang Wen and Zhou Cang were both frightened and stunned for a moment.

Looking at the general's flag and pondering what Liu Yin had just said, Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian were unable to refute for a moment.

In the eyes of the world, Mi Yang sending his general flag across a distance of hundreds of miles to welcome the guests was indeed a kind of respect. As for the actual situation, how could the world know it completely?

The important thing is to ignore what the world thinks now. Zhang Wen and Zhou Cang believe that once they are caught by the Han army with a pretext, the common practice of not killing envoys when two countries are at war will be invalid!

When they thought of this, Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian both took a deep breath.

The next moment, it was the alert Zhou Qian who reacted faster.

Before Zhang Wen could react, Zhou Cang jumped onto the warhorse that Liu Yin had prepared for him, then smiled and said to Liu Yin:

"The general was joking."

Zhou Qian’s performance really stunned Zhang Wen!

However, under the influence of Sun Quan, there were many people in Jiangdong who were willing to "endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens". Seeing that even Zhou Cang was like this, Zhang Wen had no choice but to climb on the horse.

After seeing Zhou Qiang and Zhang Wen mounting their horses, a hint of disappointment flashed across Liu Yin's face.

However, Liu Yin quickly adjusted his mood and led thousands of Han troops to "escort" several mounted envoys from Eastern Wu and quickly rushed towards Chang'an.

Well, in the eyes of the people in the fields on both sides of the road, those dejected Jiangdong villains were being taken away.

Even though the conversation couldn't be heard due to the distance, Zhou Qiang's behavior of being arrogant at first and respectful later was still caught by the people with good eyesight.

After seeing this scene, many children in the fields immediately burst into laughter as sweet as silver bells.

In the Han Dynasty, children were one of the most creative groups.

Gradually, across the hundreds of miles of fields, a nursery rhyme began to sound:

"The Wu barbarians entered Wuguan Pass and were greeted with golden flags. When the golden flags were hidden, the Wu barbarians were angry. When the golden flags were waved, the Wu barbarians surrendered."

As the Han cavalry continued to advance, this nursery rhyme was spreading across the fields at a very fast speed.

Wu Man, so funny!

The sunlight slowly faded away, and a sky full of stars rose above the city of Chang'an.

At the first moment, candles were lit in Mi Yang's Grand Marshal's Mansion.

Under the flickering candlelight, Jiang Ji came to Mi Yang holding some documents.

Noticing Jiang Ji's arrival, Mi Yang asked, "Is Liu Yin back?"

In response to Mi Yang's question, Jiang Ji quickly replied, "Not yet.

But at the latest tomorrow, they should enter Chang'an."

After hearing Jiang Ji's answer, Mi Yang did not comment. Then Mi Yang looked up and saw in the candlelight a look of doubt on Jiang Ji's face.

Mi Yang knew what Jiang Ji was wondering about. Jiang Ji was wondering why Mi Yang asked Liu Yin to deliberately humiliate the envoy from Eastern Wu.

Of course, Mi Yang's action was not wrong from a moral point of view.

The Han people have always valued the satisfaction of repaying kindness and repaying vengeance, but the Eastern Wu repeatedly broke its alliances and intended to discredit Liu Bei after his death. As Liu Bei's beloved disciple, Mi Yang should have expressed his opinion.

But Jiang Ji felt that Mi Yang's purpose would not be that simple.

What else for?

Mi Yang did not mind answering Jiang Ji's doubts: "Many people thought that the reason why I won the battle of Gong'an was because of my good planning.

That’s how I felt at first.

But later, I learned a secret from my uncle. "

Then Mi Yang told Jiang Ji how Mi Fang had spared no effort to help him.

After learning this secret, Jiang Ji almost instantly understood Mi Yang's other intention.

Jiang Ji raised his head and looked at Mi Yang with surprise. He couldn't believe that Mi Yang could think so far.

Seeing Jiang Ji's surprised look, Mi Yang grinned and asked:

"Son follows in his father's footsteps, right?"

　Chapter two.

(End of this chapter)