This episode in Dongjun City did not spread outside, but the storm of Luo Zheng's assassination intensified. In the General's Mansion in Chang'an City, Pang Tong, who had succeeded Jia Xu as the second commander of the Jinyi Guards, was reporting to Luo Yang and Luo Gan News from Nanton.
"My lord! Young lord!" After Pang Tong took over the post of commander of the Jinyi Guards, he rarely came out to do this kind of reporting work in person. However, this time the matter was really too big, and Pang Tong did not dare to neglect it. In the center of the study, Pang Tong was respectful. He said: "According to the results sent back by the yellow team sent by my subordinates to Nandun City, the person who assassinated the Third Young Master was none other than Sun Quan's sister Sun Shangxiang! His original intention was to assassinate Guo Shen, but after the Third Young Master discovered his identity, , and turned the target to the Third Young Master! The poison on the Third Young Master was accidentally obtained by Sun Shangxiang from the land of Shanyue, and now Master Zhang, the miracle doctor, has arrived in Nanton to clean up the remaining poison for the Third Young Master!"
Luo Yang, who was sitting on the armchair above, had his eyes slightly closed and looked like he was sleeping, but his left index finger was placed on the armrest and he was flicking it regularly. Luo Yang, who is now in his sixties, is not as good as before. Especially since Huang Zhong died of illness five years ago, Luo Yang's spirit has also suffered a lot. Most of the affairs of Western Qin have been handed over to Luo Gan. However, although Luo Yang is now full of white hair, he can still be seen here. Luo Gan and Pang Tong did not dare to have any contempt for him. Just half a month ago, after learning the news that Luo Zheng was assassinated in Nanton, the overlord who single-handedly created the Western Qin hegemony was furious and directly ordered Youzhou , the armies of Yongzhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Yangzhou and Jiangdong have gathered, ready to fight against Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan at any time!
After Pang Tong finished telling the information, Luo Yang didn't speak, and Luo Gan and Pang Tong didn't dare to speak. There was silence in the entire study. After a long time, Luo Yang slowly opened his eyes and said slowly: "Since Sun Shangxiang is Why did Sun Quan's sister come to Nanton to assassinate Shen'er?"
Hearing Luo Yang's inquiry, Pang Tong quickly replied: "Return to my lord! According to the intelligence, eight years ago, in order to make friends with Liu Bei, Sun Quan intended to betroth Sun Shangxiang to Liu Bei as his wife. However, this Sun Shangxiang refused to die. After the opposition was useless, Sun Shangxiang escaped from Guangling and has been moving around in various places over the years. When his brother Sun Ce died in Shouchun in the battle, Sun Shangxiang also wanted to avenge his brother, so he found poison from the mountains and rivers and waited for an opportunity to assassinate him!"
Luo Yang nodded slightly, but turned to Luo Gan and asked: "Qian'er, how should you handle this matter?"
Luo Gan did not dare to answer his father's question casually, but after thinking for a moment, he said: "Father! Now that it has been found out that the assassin is Sun Shangxiang, then this matter can be blamed on Sun Quan! When Sun Quan captured Guangling, now The revenge can be avenged at the same time! The boy thinks that General Gan should be sent to lead the troops from Jiangdong to raid Guangling, and General Zhang should lead the Yangzhou army to march to Baima Lake to cut off Liu Bei's assistance to Guangling! Taking Guangling City can also be regarded as revenge for the third brother. This is the revenge of an arrow!"
After Luo Gan finished his answer, Luo Yang did not express his position immediately, but remained silent for a while. Judging from Luo Yang's attitude, Luo Gan felt that his father was not very satisfied with this answer, but he didn't know what was wrong.
After a long time, Luo Yang slowly said: "Qian'er! Do you remember how I told you about the Battle of Guangling ten years ago?"
Luo Yang suddenly mentioned what happened ten years ago. Luo Gan immediately remembered the scene at Jinyiwei's mansion ten years ago, and quickly replied: "My child remembers that his father once asked him, and he replied that he should wait for the relationship between Liu Bei and Sun Quan. If the alliance is broken, we can raise troops to annex Sun Quan and Liu Bei, eh!" At this point, Luo Gan suddenly stopped, because he finally understood why Luo Yang was dissatisfied with his answer just now! If it was just to avenge Luo Zheng , there is nothing wrong with Luo Gan's answer, but for Western Qin, isn't it a very good opportunity now?
When Luo Yang saw Luo Gan's appearance, he knew that he had figured it out. He smiled slightly and said to Pang Tong: "Shi Yuan, how is the relationship between Liu Bei and Sun Quan now?"
Pang Tong was a man with seven orifices and an exquisite heart, otherwise he would not have been appointed as the Commander of the Imperial Guard by Luo Yang. Listening to the short conversation between Luo Yang and Luo Gan just now, you knew what Luo Yang wanted to know, and he immediately said: "Eight years ago, Sun Quan's brother Sun Yi and Liu Bei's brother Zhang Fei had a dispute over herding war horses at White Horse Lake. Sun Yi was injured by Zhang Fei. Therefore, Sun Quan wanted to betroth Sun Shangxiang to Liu Bei to calm down the dispute between the two parties. They had a dispute, but they did not expect that Sun Shangxiang escaped from the marriage, causing the relationship between the two parties to deteriorate again! Three years ago, Sun Quan's general Ling Tong escorted Zhu Zhi to Pengcheng to visit Liu Bei. In Huai'an, he had a dispute with Guan Yu's son Guan Suo, and Ling Tong failed to capture Guan Suo. He was killed and fled alone. Zhu Zhi was angered by Guan Yu who was stationed in Huai'an and imprisoned him. Finally, he died in a prison in Huai'an! Since August last year, due to the ownership issue of several cities north of Guangling, there have been a series of There were several small-scale battles, and both sides suffered injuries!"
"Okay! Very good!" Luo Yang opened his eyes slightly, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and said with a smile: "It seems that the conflict between Sun Quan and Liu Bei has deepened! It is a good opportunity for us to choose to attack! Gan'er! What should you do next?"
Luo Gan immediately replied: "My child understands! General Gan Ning is ordered to march from Jiangdong, and General Zhang Liao is marched from Yangzhou, and besiege Guangling with thunderous force! The conflict between Liu Bei and Sun Quan is deep, and they will not send troops at the beginning. By the time Liu Bei reacted, it was too late to rescue him. Guangling had already been captured by our army, so our army had a frontier to attack Xuzhou and could take advantage of the situation and take Pengcheng directly!"
"Not bad!" Luo Yang nodded with admiration and said, "In this case, you can give the order for me!" Since a few years ago, Luo Yang has gradually let Luo Gan write instructions on his behalf, which can be regarded as getting used to it by Western Qin's subordinates. Luo Gan issued the order. After Luo Gan received the order, he immediately started writing the military order. After writing it, Luo Gan also read it to Luo Yang. After confirming that there was no problem, he stamped it and sent people to Wujun and Shouchun.
After doing all this, Luo Yang said: "However, just one Guangling is not enough! This time, I will take advantage of this opportunity to eradicate Cao Cao and Liu Bei in one fell swoop! In my lifetime, I must see the world unified. !" As he said that, Luo Yang's eyes flashed with excitement. As an overlord, Luo Yang can naturally see the day when he will dominate the world. Now Luo Yang is over sixty years old. At this age, in this era, he has already It’s a long life! Luo Yang doesn’t want to wait any longer!
Pang Tong didn't say much. He didn't seek political advice unless he was in his position. Now Pang Tong is the commander of the Jinyi Guards. This is a special position. After Jia Xu took this position, he rarely participated in other affairs of the Western Qin Dynasty. Therefore, Pang Tong I don't dare to break this unspoken rule now. Luo Gan next to him lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said: "Father! I thought that once Guangling was broken, the balance between the Western Qin and the Guandong princes would be broken. General Gan and General Zhang can completely With the victorious troops, go north to attack Xuzhou! General Wen can also use all the troops from Yuzhou to go north, and General Zhao and General Wei can use all the troops from Youzhou to go south and encircle Cao Cao! In this way, the general trend of the world can be determined!"
Regarding Luo Gan's words, Luo Yang did not agree or deny. He just looked at Luo Gan with a smile. After a moment, he smiled and said: "Qian'er! Since you are so sure, then, in this final battle, I will surrender." I’ll finish it for you! How about it?”
"Uh!" Luo Gan was stunned by Luo Yang's sudden words. It was impossible to say that Luo Gan was unwilling. In any case, Luo Gan was considered a military commander, and military commanders naturally wanted to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. ! But Luo Gan also knew very well how important the battle Luo Yang was going to give him. As a junior brother who had never been on the battlefield, Luo Gan could not guarantee that he could win this battle well!
Looking at Luo Gan's appearance, Luo Yang seemed to have seen through Luo Gan's thoughts. He smiled faintly and said, "It has been more than forty years since I raised troops in Jingzhou since the Yellow Turban Rebellion! This huge territory of Western Qin has The soldiers and I fought with our flesh and blood! Qian'er! You will one day inherit my position. If you don't have any military merit, even those soldiers will support you for my sake. But how can you make them loyal to you?"
Luo Gan also knew what Luo Yang meant, but the problem was that he didn't have much confidence in this battle. If he won this battle, it would be easy to handle, but if he lost, wouldn't it be counterproductive? Luo Gan immediately Then he said: "The child also understands his father's painstaking efforts, but..."
"Gan'er!" Before Luo Gan could finish speaking, Luo Yang raised his hand and interrupted him, saying: "I know what you are worried about! But you should believe in your own ability! Gan'er! From the day you become sensible, , I forced you to study and practice martial arts, and you never let me down! In addition, now that the Western Qin soldiers have many generals, it is your best and last chance to show your strength to the Western Qin soldiers. !You will definitely be able to do it!" Luo Yang said at the end, his eyes fixed on Luo Gan, his eyes full of expectation and determination. In fact, Luo Yang still had some words that he had not said. Now that the general trend is going, Luo Yang himself will definitely have no chance to overthrow Han. The room is about to become a great treasure. If Luo Gan wants to do this in the future, he will definitely need enough military exploits to support it!
Seeing Luo Yang's eyes, Luo Gan felt filled with courage for some reason! All the previous hesitations and worries disappeared without a trace! He took a deep breath, nodded vigorously, leaned down to worship Luo Yang, and shouted : "Father! The child will return triumphantly! He will not let his father down!"