Chapter 697: Posthumous title for the loyal minister Zhou Li(1/2)
Ma Chao's falling body was caught by Mi Yang in time.
At the same time, the crying in the courtyard was getting louder and louder.
Perhaps no matter how loud the crying in the courtyard was, it would not be as loud as when Ma Chao's grandfather passed away, but at least now everyone in the courtyard was sincerely crying for Ma Chao's death.
This is probably what Ma Chao really values.
There was also mist in Mi Yang's eyes.
Looking at Ma Chao with his eyes closed in his arms, but with a slight smile on his face, Mi Yang felt mixed emotions in his heart.
Soon after, Mi Yang motioned to Ma Dai, who was kneeling on the ground, and took Ma Chao's body from his arms.
When Ma Dai was trembling and about to take Ma Chao's body into the room to rest and redress, Mi Yang said:
"The room is too small, and the Cavalry General would not like to stay in it.
The grooming and burial should be carried out in the spacious courtyard."
After hearing Mi Yang's words, Ma Dai was obviously stunned for a moment.
Although he knew that it was inappropriate for him to disobey Mi Yang's instructions in his capacity, Ma Dai still reminded him with a cry:
"This may be disrespectful to etiquette."
Facing Ma Dai's concern, Mi Yang said nonchalantly:
"A Ma family man has his own style, so why should he care about the world's opinions.
Just do as I say."
Mi Yang knew that if Ma Chao had a spirit in heaven, he would like his arrangement.
Then Mi Yang said to Ma Dai:
"The Cavalry General was very kind to you during his lifetime, so you must arrange his funeral properly.
As for the hussar general’s posthumous name...
Don’t worry, I’m alone.”
After saying this, Mi Yang bent down and picked up the body of the goshawk on the ground.
With feathers like needles and claws like knives, the goshawk is truly worthy of its reputation as the king of the sky.
After staring at the Goshawk's body for a long time, perhaps because she didn't want to be too immersed in the sad atmosphere, Mi Yang walked out of the courtyard.
Seeing Mi Yang leaving, Jiang Wei, who had just witnessed everything, quickly followed Mi Yang.
The courtyard was not very big, but Mi Yang walked for a long time before walking out of the courtyard.
After walking out of the courtyard, Mi Yang stopped.
Mi Yang raised her head and looked at the blue sky above, with a look of reminiscence in her eyes.
Seeing that Mi Yang was in a bad mood and kept silent, Jiang Wei could only stand behind him silently, feeling the sadness shown on Mi Yang's body.
After a long time, Mi Yang finally spoke to Jiang Weiyan:
"Boyo, do you know?
I have personally sent away many people in my life.
Among those people, there was my mentor Dharma Gong who raised me up, King Guanjun of Xiangyang who taught me everything he could, and the late emperor who treated me like his own son and treated me with the utmost affection.
These three people were all heroes in their time when they were alive, and all of them have deep feelings for me.
But no matter how great a hero is, he will eventually leave.
No matter how deep my feelings are, I can't keep them.
If there is a way, I really want to keep them.
When people see me young, they all envy me, but sometimes I feel that being young is not necessarily a good thing.
Because I can't predict when one of my closest relatives will leave me.
At some point, I will experience another huge, helpless regret."
As he spoke, the mist in Mi Yang's eyes finally turned into tears, falling down drop by drop from his face.
After listening to Mi Yang's words, Jiang Wei wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know where to start.
Jiang Wei knew that there was no deep personal relationship between Mi Yang and Ma Chao.
If it was just because of Ma Chao's departure, even though Mi Yang would be sad, she would never say the above words.
As Mi Yang said, the death of Ma Chao today aroused his thoughts for Fazheng, Guan Yu, Liu Bei and others.
More importantly, even if Mi Yang didn't say it, Jiang Wei knew that Mi Yang was secretly worried about the day when Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang passed away.
Relatives are dying one after another.
At this moment, Jiang Wei seemed to have turned into Mi Yang just now, and could only be a patient listener.
I don't know how much time passed, but Jiang Wei only saw many servants from Ma Chao's residence running past him.
In the end, even the messenger carrying Liu Chan's will passed by him in a hurry.
With Ma Chao's status, the news of his death was bound to spread throughout Chang'an City as quickly as possible.
And just when Jiang Wei was thinking about what changes Ma Chao's death would bring to the world today, Mi Yang's voice came to his ears again.
"In addition to asking you to teach Ji Yang, I have another purpose in keeping you in Chang'an.
After I leave Chang'an, Xiao Xiao, who is against the Wei Dynasty, will inevitably have his thoughts on Guanzhong.
With the general and the prime minister here, I am generally relieved about the situation in Guanzhong.
But no matter how far-sighted the generals and prime ministers are, they still need one or two generals at their disposal.
You are from the North, not good at water fighting but good at mounted fighting. I kept you in Chang'an in order to maximize your strengths.
I will report to Your Majesty tomorrow and ask Your Majesty to return the Qiang and Di cavalry commanded by General Hussar to your command.
I believe you will take care of them."
When Mi Yang finished speaking, Jiang Wei seemed to be unable to follow Mi Yang's thoughts for a while and was obviously stunned.
Jiang Wei did not expect that Mi Yang, who was still inexplicably sad just now, could quickly adjust his mood and directly change the topic to military and national affairs.
Jiang Wei's strangeness could not be hidden from Mi Yang, and Mi Yang also knew why Jiang Wei was acting like this.
Seeing this, Mi Yang turned around and patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder and said:
"I miss my ancestors very much.
But I know even more clearly that the ancestors handed the country of Han Dynasty into my hands in the hope that one day I could unify the country again.
It is not impossible to commemorate our ancestors, but if we do so for the sake of commemorating our ancestors, it will delay the great cause of national unification.
In the future, when I go down there one day, and my ancestors see that I have failed to live up to their expectations, I'm afraid I will be beaten severely."
Jiang Wei didn't expect Mi Yang to adjust his emotions so quickly, but at this time Jiang Wei also knew that Mi Yang was carrying a heavy burden.
It is such a heavy burden that prevents Mi Yang from spending too much time venting his personal emotions.
Thinking of this, Jiang Wei admired Mi Yang more and more.
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Jiang Wei habitually praised Mi Yang.
Mi Yang, who heard Jiang Wei's praise, didn't take it seriously. He waved his hand and asked Jiang Wei:
"Bo Yue feels that if Wei Ruo has plans to attack Guanzhong in the future, which place should our army focus on guarding against?"
In Mi Yang's opinion, after the news of his arrival in Jingzhou spreads, Sima Yi would not just stay in Luoyang City.
First of all, since Sima Yi has not yet suffered a severe beating from Zhuge Liang, his military strategy will not change so quickly.
Secondly, from the intelligence received before, it is obvious that Cao Rui's intention is to use Luoyang or Jingzhou as a bargaining chip to contain himself, so that he cannot concentrate on one thing.
To achieve this goal, once there is a war in Jingzhou, it is impossible for Luoyang to do nothing.
Mi Yang's inquiry also made Jiang Wei fall into deep thought.
However, the smart Jiang Wei quickly gave his thoughts.
"I think that if the Wei rebels want to use troops against Guanzhong, they may follow Cao Cao's surprise attack on Guanzhong.
Therefore, our army should strengthen the defense of the Yellow River!"
Jiang Wei's answer made Mi Yang nodded with satisfaction.
"Boyo has such knowledge, I will no longer have to worry about looking to the west!"
...
Just when Mi Yang was about to leave Jingzhou, a piece of heavy news spread in Chang'an City.
Ma Chao, the Han hussar general, passed away.
Perhaps Ma Chao's reputation during his lifetime was not good, but Ma Chao's talents and status were unique in the Han Dynasty.
To be continued...