"Talk in the streets, shoot Zang Bu, analyze every detail, and analyze the differences." Xijing Fu
July 18th, the third year of the Han dynasty.
Chang'an City, Hengmen Street.
Hengmen Street is one of the eight streets and nine streets in Chang'an City. Hengmen Street runs from north to south, reaching Hengmen in the north and the North Palace of Weiyang Palace in the south. In the middle of the street are Guigong and Beigong, which have long been destroyed by war, and near Hengmen. On both sides of the street are the famous East and West Markets in Chang'an. In later generations, this can be said to be a commercial street and the main road in the city center.
In a certain neighborhood near Dongshi, in addition to some shops, there are residences where industrial and commercial people live. A businessman walked in alone from an alley and stopped in front of a mansion. He knocked on the door gently. There was a lot of people inside. A human voice came quickly, speaking in a Liangzhou accent: "Who is it?"
"Pang Rou, it's me." The merchant said calmly. He looked very ordinary, with a square face and a broad forehead, but he had a pair of very bright eyes, which inadvertently revealed his sparkle when he looked around.
Pang Rou opened the door. This man had a strong build. His hands that opened the door had a thick layer of calluses. He obviously often handled weapons and the like. Seeing the other person, Pang Rou's throat rolled twice, and finally she was reluctant. He whispered: "Mr."
The term "sir" has always been used to refer to a famous and knowledgeable Confucian senior. Cheng Gongying was dressed in white and had no attainments in Confucian classics. He relied on some ingenuity and strategy to be reused. Naturally, Pang Rou, who was born in a county official and was not a member of the same group, could not be used. Convinced.
But he doesn't care whether the other party is convinced, at least he doesn't care what little people like Pang Rou think of him.
Cheng Gongying smiled gently and nodded. Before he could speak, someone came up from the court with a smile: "Okay, I'm so busy here, but you go out to hang out, it's really not interesting."
The person who came was a handsome young man, with a high nose and broad eyes, a dignified appearance, a tall stature, and a graceful walk.
"Ma Jianyong." Cheng Gongying twitched his brows, stepped forward and said, "It's not that I don't let Jianyong go out, but that you, your Majesty, had already warned me not to allow it when I came."
"You're not allowed to cause trouble in Chang'an, but you didn't say you couldn't go out, right?" The young man walked up to Cheng Gongying. Although he was only sixteen years old, he was taller than Cheng Gongying, an adult. He waved his hands dissatisfied and said: " Also, don't call me "Jianyong". It's just a group of Qiang people who have good friendships bragging about me. I don't deserve this reputation now, and I won't need it in the future. Mr. is older than me, so just call me Ma Chao. Enough."
Ma Chao became famous at a young age, and his grandmother was a Qiang girl. He had been hanging out with the Qiang and Hu tribes since he was a child, and he had gained a reputation as a brave man at a young age. Now Ma Chao is sixteen years old, and he is a young man who is full of ambition and does not listen to discipline. age.
This time, Ma Teng and Han Sui discussed sending someone to Chang'an to spy on the court situation. In order to temper their temper, they specially asked Ma Chao to accompany him. They were afraid that he would cause mischief in the capital, so they warned him in every possible way on the way. Unexpectedly, after only three or four days of stay, Ma Chao suffered. No more.
Cheng Gongying smiled bitterly and said: "From what you said, I feel like I go out to play every day."
"Isn't it?" Ma Chao raised his eyebrows and said, "Just say that the day before yesterday, you met a ranger outside the city gate and rescued an old woman from a frightened horse. You made a friendship and achieved a good reputation for a while. Have you ever thought about me?"
"Isn't he just a knight-errant swordsman? What's there to see?" Cheng Gongying walked into the hall and said disapprovingly: "If it weren't for these knights making friends in the local area and having many eyes and ears, in order to have more roads in the capital, how could I To make friends with them?”
Among young people aged fifteen or sixteen, who doesn’t envy the free and heroic swordsman? He has a chivalrous style. Even Yuan Shu, who came from a wealthy family, was famous for his chivalry when he was young.
These righteous men immediately retorted: "As long as the knight-errant swordsman upholds justice, what's wrong with him? He is much more upright than the hypocritical ministers in the court."
He said with emotion: "I only think that in the world today, only Yang Aruo from Liangzhou and Sun Binshuo from Qingzhou can be regarded as chivalrous people. I didn't expect that there are such righteous men in Guanzhong. It's a pity that I didn't see it with my own eyes. Otherwise, I would definitely get close to them."
Get acquainted.”
Upon hearing this, Cheng Gongying glanced at Ma Chao, with a trace of contempt flashing in his eyes. However, he was thinking deeply, stroking his mustache with his hand, and said with a somewhat profound expression: "I'm afraid you will have more opportunities in the future, and I'm not afraid that I won't get to know you."
"Is this true?" Ma Chao said subconsciously. Suddenly he thought of something and immediately asked: "But what did you find out?"
With that said, Ma Chao put away his arrogant and unruly attitude and showed his rather dignified side. He winked at Pang Rou, and Pang Rou understood, went out, closed the door, and led someone to guard the outside.
"We submitted our surrender in early April this year. At that time, Dong Zhuo was in power in the DPRK. Since he entered the customs, he has repeatedly invited us to join forces with him and conspire with Shandong. At that time, I saw the chaos in the world, so I persuaded General Han to join forces with him.
Your Majesty defected to Dong Zhuo and relied on Dong Zhuo's power to achieve great achievements." Cheng Gongying slowly explained the whole story: "Unexpectedly, great changes occurred in the court later, Dong Zhuo was assassinated, and the originally negotiated surrender conditions were abandoned by Wang Yun.
While hesitating, not long after, Li Jue and others rebelled again."
Ma Chao nodded and said: "It is precisely because of so many overwhelming changes that Jiazun and General Han have been holding back their troops and waiting to wait and see, waiting for the situation in the DPRK to stabilize before making plans. They originally thought that Li Jue would occupy Chang'an this time.
, after all, he has a hundred thousand people under his command. I didn’t expect that the little emperor was more powerful than Wang Yun. He not only defeated the rebels, but also took control of the government."
"Now that His Majesty has taken great power, he is taking advantage of all opportunities and working hard to govern. It is as if he wants to recreate Zhongxing. If we don't know how to make a decision based on the situation, it will be difficult for us to resolve the issue with the court." Cheng Gongying is not like Ma Chao who was contaminated by the barbarians.
Habit, I have been uneducated since I was a child. I still have a little respect for the emperor in my heart, and I don't call him casually like him.
After his overt and covert observation of the court these days, and the military and civilian settlements in full swing on the way here, although these still have flaws and shortcomings in his eyes, it does not prevent him from deciding that as long as
If there is even a small success in farming, the imperial court will definitely use force.
Guandong is still out of reach at present. In addition, even if troops are sent to Guandong, the problem of elbow and elbow must be solved. The only problems that can be regarded as the problem of armpit and elbow in Guanzhong are Baibo and Ma and Han rebels in Hedong, and Baibo army needs to be solved urgently in recent days.
At that time, besides dealing with them, the rebels entrenched in Liangzhou, who else will they target?
A few years ago, Han Sui and others supported the kingdom, and the three auxiliaries of Kou Lue were killed by Huangfu Song. They threw away their armor and fled. From then on, the armies fought for power and profit, attacked each other, and failed to recover.
If you don't take action now, surrender as soon as possible, even if it is only in name only.
When the imperial soldiers are well-prepared, they will be the first to make a move to establish their power, and they will be the ones beside the couch!