Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 385 The Emperor's Last Edict
It was completely within Cheng Huang's expectation that Sun Ce wanted to borrow troops, and Cheng Huang also had the idea of ​​lending troops to Sun Ce.

Judging from the current situation, Liu Biao and the Yanhuang League will be his biggest enemies. If Sun Ce's power becomes stronger, he can contain these two major forces.And it can stop the Yanhuang League from continuing to expand in Yangzhou.

With Zhou Yu's wisdom, he must be able to see the entanglement at this level.That's why Sun Ce was asked to present the jade seal and request to borrow troops.In this way, Cheng Huang can not only throw the curse of Yuxi to Cheng Huang, but also borrow elite soldiers, killing two birds with one stone.

It's just that Zhou Yu miscalculated one thing, that is, when Yuxi was in Cheng Huang's hands, it would have an unexpected effect.

"Bo Fu," Cheng Huang explained, "Our Dongting implements a policy of elite soldiers. Although the soldiers are elite, they are small in number. What's more, my Dongting army has not returned from the expedition to Dong Zhuo. I am afraid that we will not be able to draw many soldiers Here you go!"

Sun Ce was about to speak when Zhou Yu stood up. "General Cheng, we don't need many troops, as long as the general lends us ten king-class warships. In addition, I heard that the general has a unit that wears rattan armor and is inferior to swords and guns. Just lend us together."

"Oh," Cheng Huang was quite surprised. The King-class warships are only found in Dongting, and their combat effectiveness is quite terrifying. Yangzhou's water system is well developed, so it will definitely play a big role.But what did Zhou Yu use this rattan armor soldier for? "Can Gongjin tell you, what is the use of these rattan armor soldiers?" Cheng Huang asked directly.

Zhou Yu calmed down and said calmly: "Yan Bohu colluded with the Shanyue tribe, intending to take the opportunity to destroy the Jiangdong Sun family. I use rattan armor soldiers to deal with the Shanyue tribe."

"Okay," Cheng Huang suddenly smiled, "no problem, you can take the warship away at any time, the rattan armored soldiers will arrive in Yangzhou in a few days, but I have a condition, you have to send Yan Bohu's head to my Dongting Come." Cheng Huang did not forget that Yan Bohu and Su Fei had a grudge, so he wanted to give Yan Bohu's head to Su Fei.

Cheng Huang's condition was not considered a condition at all, so Zhou Yu naturally readily agreed.

The deal was concluded, and Cheng Huang wanted to entertain the two young heroes at Jiasheng Restaurant, but Zhou Yu said that it was not too late and he needed to go back to Jiangdong immediately.So Cheng Huang had no choice but to ask Ma Liang to send ten king-class warships to go with Sun Tuesday.

In addition, Cheng Huang sent a messenger to Mount Tai, asking Zhou Cang to take the Tengjia soldiers to Jiangdong to support Sun Ce.

Cheng Huang believes that with Zhou Yu and Sun Ce as the golden partners, coupled with the influence of the Jiangdong Sun family and the Zhou family, Sun Ce will soon be able to develop.At that time, he can help himself contain Liu Biao and the Yanhuang League.

After seeing off the two and getting the jade seal again, Cheng Huang was in a good mood and hurried towards Zhang Rang's mansion.

After arriving in Dongting, Zhang Rang seemed to be a different person, either wandering around Xingyue City, or tending the flowers and plants in his courtyard all day long, completely living the life of a retired veteran cadre.

The current him is more like an outsider who sees through the mortal world.But Cheng Huang knew that deep in Zhang Rang's heart, there was still a heart that was ready to move.If Zhang Rang let go completely, he should hand over his savings for many years.

Seeing Cheng Huang suddenly appearing in his courtyard, Zhang Rang was taken aback for a moment, and then greeted him with a smile.

"General Cheng is busy with his affairs, and I am flattered to take time to see my old bone!" Zhang Rang said with a smile, "General, please sit in the room."

The two walked into the room, the room was extremely plainly furnished, it was completely different from Qinchun Building.

The two sat down, and Zhang Rang called out, "Dicui, serve tea."

Diao Chan came out from the courtyard not far away, and Cheng Huang almost broke his glasses.Of course, he has no glasses to drop.

I saw Diao Chan dressed in ordinary clothes, like a peasant girl.Although she was wearing plain clothes, which covered up her original brilliance, but now she looks more fresh and pleasant.

It's hard to imagine that Diao Chan, one of the Four Beauties of ancient times, would have such a side.And she made the tea herself.

Soon, Diao Chan brought in two cups of hot tea, put them in front of Cheng Huang, gave Cheng Huang a resentful look, turned her head and walked out.

"General Cheng, there is no wine prepared in my mansion, so I will serve you, General, with tea instead of wine!" Zhang Rang said with a smile on his face.During this time in Dongting, Zhang Rang lost a lot of fat, but his spirit improved.

"Hehe, Mr. Zhang is in Dongting, and he is doing quite well." Cheng Huang picked up the teacup, put it to his mouth and blew, took a sip, put down the teacup, and then said slowly.

"I'm telling you the truth!" Zhang Rang sat up straight and said to Cheng Huang, "I came to Dongting to know what real life is. All this is thanks to General Cheng!"

Of course Cheng Huang wouldn't believe Zhang Rang's words. Zhang Rang, who had been in officialdom for many years, was an old fox among old foxes.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm here to tell you a piece of news. The emperor, that is, the former prince Xie, has been killed by Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and died on the way to the west. Now, the court is in chaos, and the dragons have no leader. The princes from all over the country are also supporting their troops, and the Han Dynasty is probably over." After speaking, Cheng Huang looked at Zhang Rang from the corner of his eye, wanting to see Zhang Rang's reaction.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Rang was unmoved, and just sighed slightly: "This matter, as I expected, the big man is already hopeless." It is indispensable.

Cheng Huang smiled, took out the jade seal and put it on the table. "Old Zhang, do you recognize this thing?"

Zhang Rang glanced at the jade seal, and his expression suddenly became unnatural, the fat on his cheeks kept shaking, "Chuan Guo Yuxi, how did it end up in the hands of the general?"

"This is hard to say. Mr. Zhang, now that the Han emperor is dead, the only reasonable heir of the great man is in our Dongting. Now, the jade seal is also in my hands. Therefore, I want to put the prince on the throne. Mr. Zhang is willing." Help me?" Cheng Huang asked.

Zhang Rang's eyes rolled sharply, and he sighed and said, "Now, I'm used to the current life, and I'm not interested in the intrigues in the officialdom. However, I can help you successfully put the prince on the throne, you wait... "

Zhang Rang stood up and walked into another room. After a while, he came out with a roll of yellow items.

Cheng Huang's eyelids twitched. Looking at the material, it seemed to be an imperial decree.Zhang Rang called the imperial decree to Cheng Huang and said: "The former emperor gave me two imperial decrees that day, one was to confer Liu Xie as emperor, and the other was for Liu Bian. The first emperor told me that if He Jin monopolized power, he would Let me take out the imperial decree for Liu Xie to succeed, anyway, let Liu Bian succeed. Now this imperial decree can be regarded as useful."

Cheng Huang opened the imperial decree, it was indeed the last emperor's edict, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)