Four hundred and seventieth eight chapters and have a big sleep
"Qiu Ye and the girl are both dreaming; I say that the girl is dreaming, and it is also a dream." [Zhuangzi·Qiwu Lun]
June of the third year of Jian'an.
The emperor led the Northern and Southern Army and 40,000 people on foot and cavalry to leave Luoyang and go to Chenliu. Before that, due to the request of the prince-in-law Zhou Yu, the emperor commended his bravery and ordered him to pay homage to the school captain Fengyi and rushed to Xu Huang's tent to obey his orders.
.Subsequently, he worshiped Zhang Xiu, the Yulin Lang in front of the palace, as Captain Jianzhong, and his clan relative Liu Ye as the former General Marching Chief Shi, and they all joined the Runan Army to serve in front.
During the march of the army, Cao Cao, who had been ordered to attack Lu Bu in Xuzhou in advance, had also left Yanzhou. In addition to his own troops and horses, many counties, treasury, officials and subordinates in Yanzhou were all handed over to the imperial court. This was a sign that Cao Cao had entrusted his retreat.
In addition to the loyal way, he also left his relatives and family members behind, and invited them to be "driven by the emperor".
After the emperor saw Cao Ang, he praised his appearance and said with a smile to his left and right: "Cao Cao has a son like this, how can I bear to hold him back?" So he became the army commander. Soon, the powerful general Fan Chou led his troops to attack Baima and Puyang, killing Yuan Shao.
Generals such as Sima Handing and Zhao Rui were stationed in the local area.
At this time, the emperor also arrived at Linqiu. Wu Zi, the prefect of Jiyin, Bi Chen, the prime minister of the city, Mao Jie, who was engaged in the governance of Yanzhou, and Manchu Chong, etc. all came to see him. The emperor opened a special table and summoned him temporarily. During the banquet, the emperor
He said to Wu Zi and others: "I have heard the names of you for a long time, but when I saw them today, they are really extraordinary! Wherever the army passes, Yanzhou will be the land of war. Its people were attacked by yellow scarves in the front and rebelled in the back. They have few days of rest. I really feel sorry for them.
.After this battle, Yanzhou will not collect three years of land tax for self-cultivation."
The land tax and population tax will be exempted for three years upon arrival, which is not only beneficial to the local tycoons, but also to ordinary people. The land tax rate in the Han Dynasty was low, and the tax rate of 30 to 1 did not require the tycoons to pay much tax, but after all, it was
The imperial court's favor to Yanzhou showed the emperor's importance to Yanzhou.
Bi Chen, Mao Jie and others were overjoyed and praised them repeatedly. Especially Bi Chen, who first loyal to Cao Cao, fled back to his hometown, and was finally forgiven and reused by Cao Cao. He felt that he had been alienated by Cao Cao, so he met the emperor at this time.
The flattery became more and more sincere: "Your Majesty has been running Guanzhong for several years, and the court has been prosperous and powerful. Now he personally leads a large army and conquers those who are not subordinates. From the past dynasties, only his military achievements can be compared!"
"It's a coincidence." The emperor likes people to think of him as Emperor Guangwu, symbolizing his destiny, because propaganda and momentum must not only rely on himself, but also rely on other people's word of mouth and subtle influence: "When I was a child, I was granted the title of Chenliu.
Now that we have passed through Chenliu, isn't it because fortune is turning and God's will is in the dark?"
When everyone heard this, they all felt that this was the truth. The collapse of the world began with the death of Emperor Xiaoling, Emperor Xiaohuai succeeded to the throne, and the emperor was granted the title of Chenliu. Now the emperor has returned to the place where he started. Isn't this the destiny of ending the troubled times?
the meaning of?
Thinking about Dong Cheng's death, the twelve-year-old emperor personally took part in political affairs. Within five years, he restored his authority, revitalized Guanzhong, and created an unparalleled elite northern and southern army. Now the sixteen-year-old emperor is about to be in his twenties.
Complete the resurgence of the Han Dynasty before the end of the year, a goal that has been elusive for countless emperors and sages.
Everyone in Yanzhou couldn't help but have a common idea with the officials in Guanzhong: If Emperor Xiaoling died and the emperor succeeded him directly, wouldn't there be nothing that happened later?
While admiring, Xun You also looked at these Yanzhou people who were impressed by the emperor during their first pilgrimage. If they didn't think about it deliberately, everyone would subconsciously forget the age of the emperor. The emperor had a good hand in winning over people's hearts. He and Jia Xufei
There is no need to say anything when necessary, but when Xun You sees the scene in front of him, he still wonders if Xun Yu would be as amazed as them if he were here.
At this time, the Hebei military report came. It turned out that Yuan Shao learned about the imperial court's eastern expedition. In order to gain moral support, he first supported Liu Shuo, the king of Pingyuan, as emperor. After three concessions and three invitations, Liu Shuo ascended the throne in Nanpi and worshiped the nobles of Boyuan.
Ma became the Queen Mother, Yuan Shao became the General, and the reign name was changed to Xingping.
When the emperor heard the title of the year 'Xingping', he simply burst into laughter, but immediately he was about to devote his energy to a new round of military deployment, because Yuan Shao had already commanded the troops of Hebei to go south from Dongjun under the imperial edict.
Cangtingjin, intends to occupy Dong'a, attack Dongping, Rencheng, penetrate Cao Cao's back, and fight with Yuan Shu and Lu Bu against Xu Huai. Cao Cao is facing pressure from both sides. As soon as Xuzhou is lost, the situation is immediately unbalanced. The two Yuan join forces, and the scene
It is bound to be difficult to deal with. The situation that was so overwhelming just now will become difficult again.
Since this matter involved the imperial court's grand strategy, Yanzhou officials were reluctant to comment and had to wait for the emperor, Jia Xu, Xun You and others to make the final decision.
The night is already very deep.
Looking into the city from the tall buildings of Yijing, Yijing under the moonlight is like a chessboard with clear positions, with clear boundaries between white and black light and shadow. There is a faint yellow light in the dark streets and alleys in the distance.
Come, the night breeze is slightly cool, and a Confucian scholar wearing wide-sleeved dark clothes is looking down from upstairs, and the wind is pulling the hem of his clothes behind his back to slowly flutter.
Suddenly, sonorous and powerful footsteps came from behind. Gongsun Zan, who was wearing heavy armor, climbed up the stairs. When he saw the moon in the sky and the old man under the moon, he was suddenly stunned, and then subconsciously saluted:
"Master Lu... Master Lu."
"I remember talking to you about the "Tai Shi Gong Shu" before. It said that King Zhou was defeated and he hurriedly climbed to the deer platform, put on his precious jade clothes, and bravely died in the fire." The white-haired Lu Zhi said casually without looking back.
: "At the last moment, King Zhou stood at the highest point of Chaoge, looking down at his city."
Lu Zhi turned around, and the familiar eyebrows of Gongsun Zan could be seen between his pale temples, which made people seem to have gone back to the days when master and apprentice sat and talked about Taoism a long time ago: "If there is a historian, he should sing a song, right?"
From the first moment he saw Lu Zhi, Gongsun Zan knew that everything in front of him was a dream. His tone became more natural: "Lu Gong never liked Jie and Zhou. What did you say today?"
"It is said that this is the highest place in the entire Yijing. It is more than ten feet high and has ten layers of walls. It is almost indestructible." Lu Zhi answered casually, as if he didn't even notice that he had answered the wrong question: "This is your city."
"Gong Lu..." Gongsun Zan felt a little unlucky.
"It's so quiet." Lu Zhi smiled. His smile was gentle, as warm as the spring breeze, but with merciless ridicule: "But how can it be quiet? Yuan Benchu was outside the city, and the war continued for a day.
, you are beating a golden drum in your heart all the time. You are just a tiger in a cage, how can you die in your own cage?"
"Gong Lu." Gongsun Zan wanted to say that Yuan Shao had proclaimed the King of Pingyuan as emperor a few days ago and had already led his army southward. The leading general around Yi Jing was Yuan Shao's son Yuan Xi. He was still a young boy and he had long been thinking about breaking out of the encirclement.
But when the words came to his lips, he shut his mouth again and stared at Lu Zhi with an unyielding look.
Lu Zhi smiled disapprovingly. He put his arm around Gongsun Zan's shoulders and stood side by side with him on the city wall: "I know you have always regarded Liu Kuan as your mentor. After all, I can only teach you. Official career and economics are not as good as
Liu Kuan cultivated you. But in the end, I want to teach you a saying: 'It's not who is good to you, who is good'."
Gongsun Zan was confused. Just as he was about to speak, he felt a shock under his feet. The tall and towering building collapsed. Countless bricks, stones and beams fell from the sky. The shadows covered the moonlight and severely crushed Gongsun Zan as he fell.
At the last moment of his fall, Gongsun Zan lost sight of Lu Zhi, and saw a house plate with the words "Ji Cheng" pressed down heavily on him.