Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 128 Deng Sheng pretends to be sick
Chapter 127: Deng Sheng pretends to be sick
In the early morning of the next day, Deng Sheng received Tao Shao in Jingyang Hall.

"The foreign minister Tao Shao pays homage to the king!" Tao Shao saluted.

"Your Majesty, please stand up!" Deng Sheng said with a smile.

"Thank you king!"

"Why did your honor come from such a long distance?" Deng Sheng asked, even though he knew Tao Shao's purpose, Deng Sheng still pretended to ask.

Tao Shaodao: "My lord, the wolf of Wei State is ambitious and intends to invade the territory of other countries, completely forgetting the lessons of the Central Plains War. For the sake of the peace of the Central Plains, my king sent foreign ministers here, hoping that the king can send troops to fight with our country. Together, suppress Wei Guozhi's arrogance."

Deng Sheng nodded, and said: "I didn't expect that not long after the Central Plains War, Wei Guo's wolf ambitions rose again, but it is a pity that my country, Deng Deng, suffered a severe disaster last year, and the domestic food was not enough to support my army. It’s because of your intentions and powerlessness.” Having said this, Deng Sheng showed a regretful expression.

Tao Shao knew that Deng Sheng would speak like this a long time ago. Fortunately, he was prepared for it. Tao Shao said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. My king has learned that your country has been severely affected by the disaster and there is not much food. He specially ordered his foreign ministers to convey it to the king. Your Majesty is willing to send troops, and all the food and grass your country needs for this dispatch will be provided by my Great Chu."

"Uh..." Deng Sheng suddenly didn't know how to answer. His well-prepared remarks were useless. People from the Chu State had already said that Deng Guomei didn't care about the grain. give as much as you want.

When Deng Sheng didn't know how to answer, Cui Hao, who was the number one think tank, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, dispatching troops is a major national event. It can't be careless, and we need to be cautious. How about asking Tao Zun to drive to the post for a while to rest?"

"Cui Qing is right, my lord. Sending troops is not something that can be done just by saying it. It's better to ask the widow to discuss with the ministers and then give an answer to my lord." Deng Sheng said to Tao Shao, and when it's over, give it again Gave Cui Hao a grateful look.

"Well... well, then the foreign ministers will wait for the good news from the king!" Deng Sheng said so, besides sending troops is a major event, shouldn't others be allowed to discuss it?Tao Shao had to wait a few more days.

After the dynasty was over, Deng Sheng called Cui Hao and Su Hong.

"Cui Qing, Su Qing, you also know that Deng's current situation is really not suitable for sending troops, but Tao Shao said that the Chu State will bear all the food and grass for our army. I really don't know how to refuse. I wonder if you can do anything? Deng Sheng quickly asked Cui Hao and Su Hong.

Cui Hao and Su Hong frowned. This is a big trouble. Deng and Chu are allies in the offensive and defensive alliance. Now that Chu is being invaded by Wei, they come to ask Deng to send troops, and are willing to bear all the food and grass of Deng's army. It's really hard to say no.

After a long time, Cui Hao's eyes lit up, and he said to Deng Sheng: "Your Majesty, I have a way, maybe it will work!"

"Really? Come quickly, Cui Qing!" Deng Sheng said happily.

Cui Haodao: "Actually, it's not a good idea, but it's not a big problem to solve this matter. What I mean is that it's better for the king to pretend to be sick, and it's still a disease that can't be managed. In this way, if the king is sick, for the sake of domestic stability, the army is absolutely necessary." Can't move lightly, this way, we don't have to offend Chu, and we don't have to send troops, what do you think, Your Majesty?"

After Deng Sheng heard this, he fell into deep thought. Cui Hao's idea was just one word, that is to hide. If he can't manage the board, no one in the entire Deng country can mobilize troops casually, so it is even more impossible to send troops. It seems feasible, and it is better than Tell Tao Shao directly that it is impossible for us to send troops.

After a long time, Deng Sheng asked Su Hong, "What do you think, Qing Su?"

Su Hong thought for a while, and said: "Back to the king, I think that at this stage, Master Cui has a very good idea!"

Deng Sheng nodded, since Su Hong also agreed, then do so.

The next day, news came out from the palace that Deng Sheng had fallen ill, and the imperial doctor ordered him to rest, so Deng Sheng issued an edict that the three provinces and six ministries would jointly manage the government until he recovered.

Tao Shao in the post house heard that Deng Sheng had fallen ill and needed to recuperate. He couldn't see outsiders, so he was in a hurry, so he hurried to find Gong Yoo and asked him about the situation.

Tao Shao finally saw Kong You, and quickly asked, "Kong Shangshu, I heard that King Deng is ill, what's the matter?"

Gong Yoo said sadly, "Oh, my lord doesn't know something. Last night, the king suddenly fell ill and couldn't be in charge."

"Then I wonder if I can go down and visit King Deng?" Tao Shao asked.

Gong Yoo shook his head, wondering: "My lord, I'm sorry, the imperial doctor said that the king needs to rest, and no one can disturb him. Now the king has handed over all the government affairs to the officials of the three provinces and six ministries until the king recovers." , let’s not say it’s you now, even if we don’t have the permission of the imperial doctor and the queen mother, we can’t see the king.”

"This...then what should we do about the dispatch of troops?" Tao Shao was in a hurry. He couldn't see Deng Sheng, so what happened to the dispatch of troops.

Kong Yoo shook his head and said: "At this time, I don't know, and it's not my turn to take care of these matters. If you want to know, you might as well ask Su Hong, Su Shangshu, or Cui Hao, the minister of the Ministry of War. Choi Sang."

"Okay then, please excuse Kong Shangshu." Tao Shao said.

After leaving the Ministry of Rites, Kong Yoo immediately went to find Su Hong, Minister of the Ministry of War.

After seeing Su Hong, Tao Shao asked about sending troops.

But Su Hong wondered: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is seriously ill and unable to manage affairs. Without His Majesty's order, we cannot mobilize a single soldier. You must know that most of the generals in the army are promoted by His Majesty himself. , except for the king, none of them will listen to the order."

"Then what should I do?" Tao Shao was so anxious that he came here to invite Deng Guo to send troops. Now that he can't even see Deng Sheng's face, how should he talk about it.

Su Hongdao: "Your Excellency, there is nothing we can do about it. Now that Deng is in troubled times and His Majesty is suddenly ill, it is really inconvenient for me to send troops. Why not return to Pengcheng first, and inform the King of Chu about the situation here, and I guarantee that after the king recovers, I will persuade the king to send troops to the Central Plains, I hope the king of Chu can understand."

"Oh, that's the only way to go." Tao Shao sighed.

Without seeing Deng Sheng, it was meaningless for Tao Shao to stay in Wancheng, so he left Wancheng and went back to Pengcheng soon.

"What! King Deng is ill? How could it be such a coincidence?" After learning that Deng Sheng was ill and Deng Guo could not send troops, the King of Chu felt very strange. This is too coincidental.

Tao Shao nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the first time I saw King Deng, I conveyed the words of the King. Sudden serious illness, unable to manage, and now all the affairs of Deng Guo are handed over to the officials of the three provinces and six ministries."

The King of Chu felt very strange, the disease came just after the fact, so he asked Chen Ding: "Chen Qing, do you think there is something strange about this matter?"

Chen Dingdao: "Your Majesty, don't think about it anymore, King Deng is definitely pretending to be sick and doesn't want to send troops."

"What, it's impossible. When I left Wancheng, the news of King Deng's serious illness was already spreading in Wancheng. There's no reason for it to be false." Tao Shao asked.

Chen Ding analyzed: "Master Tao, this is the deception of Deng Guo people. Think about it, Deng Wang is in his prime, and his health has always been good, so how can he say that he is sick, and he fell ill after you asked Deng Guo to send troops. , how can there be such a coincidence in the world."

When Tao Shao thought about it, he also felt very strange.

But the king of Chu on the throne gritted his teeth and said: "Damn it, you dare to tease me like this, I will definitely not let it go!"

"My lord, don't do it!" Chen Ding saw that the king of Chu was angry again, and quickly persuaded him: "My lord, we must pretend that we don't know about King Deng's feigning illness. Attacking King Deng at this time will definitely destroy the covenant between Great Chu and Deng, and in this way, our Great Chu will really be the enemy of the whole world."

"Hmph! Deng Sheng is teasing the widow so much. Is it possible that the widow still wants to show his favor to him? He said that the widow broke the covenant. Now it is Deng Sheng who broke the covenant, not the widow." The king of Chu was still very angry.

Chen Ding smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing we can do about it. King Deng didn't reject us directly, but chose to hide from Lord Tao by pretending to be sick. This shows that King Deng doesn't want to abandon the covenant between the two countries, so why should we make it clear?" ?”

"Then what should we do now? The Qi State backed the alliance, and the Deng State did not hesitate to send troops. What is the use of Chen State's soldiers and horses alone?" The King of Chu said anxiously. It was not going well. First, Zhao Guo betrayed the alliance and joined Wei Guo. He finally brought Qi Guo and Deng Guo together and won the battle of the Central Plains. Now Qi Guo has betrayed the alliance. Please Deng Guo Deng Guo refused to send troops, and the king of Chu felt that God was going to abandon Chu.

"Your Majesty, the only solution for now is to unite with Chen Guo to see if we can defeat the Wei army. If possible, Lu County will be able to regain it. If not, then we can only abandon Lu County and stick to the existing territory." Chen Ding said helplessly. .

"Hmph!" The King of Chu was so angry that he slapped the imperial case and walked away.

(End of this chapter)