Chapter Thirty-Six, Crusade against Pang Xun (Fifteen)
After Pang Xun committed suicide, his people were in chaos.
Someone opened the city gate wide to welcome Kang Chengxun into the city.
Someone cut off Pang Xun's head and gave it to Kang Chengxun.
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Kang Chengxun, Li Zi, Zhu Xie Chixin, and Zhuge Shuang held a banquet in Xuzhou to celebrate their success.
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In "Who is the King in the Vast World", Pang Xun, who first wanted to be the emperor, died like this.
At the beginning, Pang Xun did not want to be the emperor.
At the beginning, Pang Xun was just a soldier. All he wanted was to go home and get married and have children like a normal person. Because he was angry and unhappy, he talked to Xu Xin, the person in charge of him, and he suddenly
Xu Xin was so angry that he had no choice but to rebel, so he rebelled. It wasn't until he captured Xuzhou that he wanted to be the emperor.
Before he captured Xuzhou, he was focused on escaping and had no time to think about anything else.
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Why did Pang Xun lose?
He has no capable men. Except for Zhuge Shuang, who surrendered, there is nothing he can do.
Most of his subordinates are not doing well in life and want to make a living with him.
After he occupied Suzhou, Haozhou, and Chuzhou, he could not find anyone who could defend Suzhou, Haozhou, and Chuzhou. He had to let Huan, Xiahou Gulai, and Sima Yan continue to defend Suzhou, Haozhou, and Chuzhou. How could he remain undefeated?
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Let’s continue talking about Kang Chengxun.
After Kang Chengxun occupied Xuzhou, he wanted to rest for three days and return to Beijing three days later.
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Let’s talk about Zhuge Shuang.
When Kang Chengxun said he would return to Beijing, Zhuge Shuang was startled.
After Zhuge Shuang surrendered to Kang Chengxun, he became Kang Chengxun's man. When Kang Chengxun returned to Beijing, he naturally took him with him.
He was not at ease if he was asked to return to Beijing.
He did not dare to return to Beijing.
He thought to himself: According to the decree of the imperial court, anyone who surrenders to the bandits will be cut to pieces. I am the one who surrendered to the bandits. Although the fourth prince said that he would not punish me, he is not the emperor after all. After I return to Beijing, if the emperor punishes me,
Where's the crime? If the emperor blames me, my head will be gone.
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Zhuge Shuang went to find the Fourth Prince Li Zi.
After Zhuge Shuang met Li Zi, he said to Li Zi: "Fourth Prince, I don't want to go to Beijing. I want to stay in Xuzhou. As long as the Fourth Prince lets me stay in Xuzhou, I can do whatever the Fourth Prince wants me to do. The Fourth Prince thinks I
If I don't have enough material to be an official, I would be willing to be an ordinary citizen."
Li Zi understood what Zhuge Shuang meant.
Li Zi said: "Okay. You continue to stay in Xuzhou and temporarily become the commander-in-chief."
"Thank you, Fourth Prince."
"You will be the Commander-in-Chief on a temporary basis. Whether you should continue to be the Commander-in-Chief will have to be decided by the Emperor. After I enter the capital, I will try my best to speak for you in front of the Emperor and let you continue to be the Commander-in-Chief."
"Thank you, Fourth Prince."
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The situation of Huan, Xiahou, and Sima Yan was the same as that of Zhuge Shuang. They did not dare to enter the capital.
They also came to see Li Zi.
They said, Fourth Prince, we don’t want to go to Beijing either.
Li Zi also asked them to temporarily serve as the governor of Suzhou, Haozhou, and Chuzhou.
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Three days later, Kang Chengxun, Li Zi, and Zhu Xie moved back to Beijing with all their heart.
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On this day, Kang Chengxun, Li Zi, and Zhu Xie returned to the capital Chang'an with all their hearts.
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After Kang Chengxun returned to Chang'an, he wrote a list to the emperor and told the story of the crusade against Pang Xun.
What he did was pretty good, and he told the truth about who and what merit he had done.
He said on the note to the Emperor:
"I believe that the first achievement of this crusade against Pang Xun should be Zhu Xieyi Sheng. Zhu Xieyi Sheng fought into the bandit camp regardless of life and death, and reversed the war situation that was unfavorable to the court at that time. Zhu Xieyi Sheng also sacrificed his life for the sake of the court.
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I think Zhu Xie's second contribution to the attack on Pang Xun should be Zhu Xie's Chi Xin. At that time, Zhu Xie's Chi Xin fought hard against Zhuge Shuang, which basically locked the court's victory over Pang Xun;
I believe that the three merits of this crusade against Pang Xun should be the fourth prince. The fourth prince entered the enemy camp regardless of life and death and persuaded Zhuge Shuang to surrender, which officially sealed the court's victory over Pang Xun;
I believe that Shan Tianchang should be responsible for the four achievements in this crusade against Pang Xun. Shan Tianchang followed Zhu Xieyisheng and fought into the enemy camp regardless of life and death, thus reversing the war situation that was unfavorable to the court at that time;
The five merits of this crusade against Pang Xun are that I am not talented. The commander in charge of this crusade against Pang Xun is me, and I have also sacrificed a lot in this crusade against Pang Xun."
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Kang Chengxun thought to himself: I listened to the slander of Xing Linghu and misunderstood Zhu Xie Chixin, Zhu Xieyisheng, Shan Tianchang, and almost killed them. They repaid evil with kindness, fought hard against the bandits, lifted the siege of Songzhou, and saved the country.
My life, I should be a conscientious person, and I should be worthy of them.
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When Kang Chengxun mentioned Zhuge Shuang, Huan, Xiahou, and Sima Yan in the table, he said that although Zhuge Shuang, Huan, Xiahou, and Sima Yan had surrendered to the bandits in ancient times, they had meritorious service. Please don't blame them too much.
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Let’s talk about Li Zi.
After Li Zi returned to Chang'an, he wrote a "letter of remonstrance" to the emperor.
Li Zi learned the lessons of Pang Xun's rebellion and wanted to persuade the emperor to implement the New Deal.
On the way back, Li Zi wanted to write a "letter of remonstrance" to the emperor.
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The lesson of Pang Xun's rebellion made Li Zi think deeply.
Li Zi thought:
The reason why Pang Xun has developed so much is due to the passivity of some officials.
When Pang Xun first started to rebel, he could have killed Pang Xun in the bud, but due to the passivity of some officials, Pang Xun was allowed to develop and grow.
When Pang Xun first started to rebel, he had three opportunities to kill Pang Xun in the bud.
For the first time, when Pang Xun rebelled, if Wang Zhongfu could report it in time and Lu Yan could send troops in time, Pang Xun would be killed in the bud;
The second time, due to Wang Zhongfu's false report to Lu Yan and Lu Yan's negativity, Lu Yan should have sent troops in four directions, but Lu Yan only sent three, giving Pang Xun a chance to escape;
The third time, Ji Yan had improperly commanded and forced Zhuge Shuang to rebel. If Ji Yan had not forced Zhuge Shuang to rebel, Pang Xun might not have been able to capture Suzhou.
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Li Zi also knew that Pang Xun's rebellion was caused by a small loss.
They said he could go home after serving for three years, but Pang Xun was not allowed to go home after serving for five years. Ordinarily, he should talk to Pang Xun properly.
Ke Xuxin got angry at Pang Xun.
Pang Xun was already angry in his heart. If he got angry at him again, could he not become even more angry?
Xu Xin got angry at Pang Xun, and Pang Xun became even more angry, causing the "raging fire" to ignite.
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In the "Admonishment to the Emperor", Li Zi talked about the lessons of Pang Xun's rebellion, the passivity of Wang Zhongfu, Lu Yan, Xiao Fang, and Ji Yanzeng, and finally used Zhuge Liang's words: "A close virtuous minister, a distant villain,
This is why the Han Dynasty prospered in the past; it was to be close to the villains and stay away from the virtuous ministers. This is why the Han Dynasty fell into decline after that." I advise the emperor to be close to the virtuous ministers and stay away from the villains.
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Li Zi also mentioned Zhuge Shuang, Huan, Xiahou Gulai, and Sima Yan in the "Admonition to the Emperor".
Li Zi said:
“The battle situation at that time was very confusing, and it was difficult to predict who would win and who would lose in the end.
At that time, I thought that by recruiting Zhuge Shuang and others, I could defeat the traitors.
Defeating the traitors as soon as possible is beneficial to the court and the people.
So I surrendered Zhuge Shuang and others.
When I recruited Zhuge Shuang to surrender, I promised Zhuge Shuang that as long as he surrendered to the court, he would be exempted from all his sins. I am the emperor's brother, and the promise of the emperor's brother is not much different from the emperor's promise. I am willing to invite the emperor.
Give me some thin noodles and don’t blame Zhuge Shuang and others."
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Chapter completed!