Chapter 32 North and South meet up and East and West negotiate peace
Imperial mausoleums have been a symbol of the rise and fall of the royal family since ancient times. The thirteen emperors since Guangwu have built eleven mausoleums, five of which are in Mang Mountain, namely the original mausoleum of Emperor Guangwu, the Gong mausoleum of Emperor An, and the Xian mausoleum of Emperor Shun.
Chongdi Huailing and Lingdi Wenling, but they are all in decline now.
After visiting Wenling at night, Chen Chong felt sad. He first led three thousand soldiers to Wenling to repair the cemetery, and then sent people to check the other imperial tombs in Mang Mountain. As expected, they all destroyed the tombs for the Liang people to gain money. Even the original tomb of Emperor Guangwu could not
Fortunately, all the families who guarded the tomb were moved away for Dong Zhuo. The gates and stele corridors were covered with cobwebs, dust was everywhere, and there were even foxes and wolves. The soldiers spent half a day in the original tomb, first catching a dozen of them, and then killing them.
Only about twenty of them were driven out.
But when they were renovating the garden, the soldiers were very worried, saying that the Han Dynasty was a home blessed by God, but now that even the ancestral mausoleums cannot be preserved, is this a sign that the Han Dynasty will die? Can we really succeed in fighting now?
Fortunately, Chen Chong's disciple Fu Qian also came to reminisce about the past and said to the soldiers: "Dong Zhuo relied on the power of the sword to harm the world. It is indeed worthy of hatred, but it is absurd to say that destiny destroys disasters and ignores the Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo sent people
What was taken was only property, what was destroyed was just bones, what does it have to do with the heaven, earth, mountains and rivers? Don’t you see that the twenty-eight generals are still here to protect the survival of our Han family?"
The twenty-eight generals he mentioned were the cypress trees in the original mausoleum. There was a shrine built from the mausoleum to the gate. On both sides of the shrine, there were originally stone statues such as stone elephants and horses and neat and lush cypress trees. There were twenty-eight of them.
A towering cypress tree reached into the clouds. The people who guarded the mausoleum looked at its position and found that it corresponded to the "Twenty-Eight Constellations" in the sky. Therefore, it was said that this was the "Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai" who followed the ancestors in the south and north and made great achievements in the war. The soldiers looked up.
When I went there, I saw that autumn was already deep, but the cypress trees were still green and lush, with green waves blowing in the long wind, and the branches swaying slightly, as if the ancestors were whispering to the descendants.
On September 12, all Liang people had evacuated Luoyang. However, Sun Jian's army in the south had written back saying that when they first arrived at Guangcheng Pass, the later general Yuan Shu heard the news of Dong Zhuo's withdrawal. He was very happy and immediately left Li Min to guard Wancheng.
Riding alone towards Guangcheng, I want to personally lead the army towards Luoyang.
Chen Chong expected this, so he did not rush to enter Luoyang first. Instead, he distributed food to various imperial mausoleums to recruit refugees, let them guard the imperial mausoleums according to the old system, and made permanent plans to stay here. There were many generals in the army.
Angry and dissatisfied, he complained to Chen Chong: "It was obviously us who scared off the Dong thieves, how could we hand over this great achievement to Yuan Shu for nothing?"
Chen Chong comforted them and said: "We didn't know the reason before and thought that the Dong thieves were too timid to fight. But now that I have exchanged letters, we understand that Dong Zhuo did not dare to fight with us. It was General Sun who fought hard with the Dong thieves in Guangcheng. The Liang people
The losses were staggering and we were unable to do anything. Only then could we successfully build the bridge and take control of Beimang. Although we had clever tricks, how could we be greedy for God's merits?"
On the morning of September 15th, Chen Chong moved his army to Yanshi and met up with Yuan Shu ten miles south of the Ming Emperor's Xianjie Mausoleum. Yuan Shu's army appeared on the horizon, and the first thing he saw was his canopy, which was swaying in the autumn wind.
Only then could we see several flags. The one in front was the Hussars flag, and the one behind was the Polu flag. It took a while before we could see the figures under the flags clearly.
Without waiting for Yuan Shu to come over, Chen Chong whispered to the direct descendants behind him: "You can smile ugly, but you have to laugh." Then he led Wei Yan and the others to greet Yuan Shu. As soon as they got under his command, he
He first said to Yuan Shu: "Looking at the cavalry in Luoyang is like looking at the rain from the dry crops." He swallowed all Yuan Shu's teasing words in his throat, and then there was a burst of flattery. Yuan Shu was quite impressed, and it took him a long time to remember Sun Jian next to him.
, said to Chen Chong: "Isn't this the result of me alone? Wentai is also good at fighting."
Sun Jian kept looking at Chen Chong from one side. At this time, Chen Chong looked over. Sun Jian rode in front of him and sighed with emotion: "Ting Jian, you have changed so much that I almost don't dare to recognize you." Chen Chong naturally talked to him.
They hugged each other, and then said with a smile: "What? Wentai, am I getting old? I think you are still as heroic as before." There was no gap between the words.
Sun Jian originally wanted to chat with him, but when he saw Yuan Shu next to him, he couldn't help but shudder. He said instead, "It's been a long time since I last saw you, and I almost can't remember what you look like." Then he said no more, Yuan Shu was quite surprised.
Satisfied.
Yuan Shu and Chen Chong went to the middle route army again and merged with you. The Qingxu generals had a brief meeting. He could no longer contain his joy of regaining the eastern capital. He repeatedly urged: "There are many things, and they are not as important as Luoyang.
The spirits of our ancestors are in the sky, so we should leave as soon as possible." This was actually the voice of everyone. Immediately, the armies from the north and the south lined up and marched slowly towards Luoyang.
At dusk that day, the army passed through Yangqu, Yuxiang, and Zhishi Township, and finally stopped at the outskirts of Luoyang. This was the most prosperous horse and millet market in Gyeonggi Province, but now there is no one, only empty streets.
The walls are in ruins, and riding two miles ahead, the majestic Luoyang City is clearly in sight. The East Gate is wide open, but there are some dark things hanging on the city gate that are blowing in the wind.
Yuan Shu took the lead and arrived at the door. He held his whip and smiled at those who came after him: "The one who revived Luo and prospered the Han Dynasty in the world is Yuan Jiujiu of Runan!" Everyone was full of compliments again, but Han Dang suddenly said: "Why is there a head on this door?"
Everyone looked up and saw that a wooden cage was originally hung with ropes on the city gate. The wooden cage was three feet high and wide, and there were a dozen dried heads piled inside.
Sun Jian controlled the string and fired the arrow, and the rope broke with a sound. Everyone gathered near the wooden cage. Chen Chong took a look and couldn't help but change his expression. He said to Yuan Shu who was on the side: "Highway, come here. I'm afraid this is a relative of the Jun family."
He had already identified the top head. After so many days, the skin of the head had dried, but he could still vaguely see the outline of Grand Tutor Yuan Wei. He asked everyone to step back and let Yuan Shu identify it by himself.
Yuan Shu hesitated when he heard the words, but he stepped forward and recognized the Grand Tutor Yuan Kui, the Imperial Servant Yuan Ji, six relatives of the same generation, and five relatives of the next generation, the youngest of whom was only nine years old, among whom there were
His mother and brother. He looked sad for a while, but finally ordered his subordinates to get a piece of golden silk cloth, cover the wooden cage, and carried him into the city without saying a word. The rest of the people followed him, originally speaking seriously.
Visiting Luoyang, I didn’t even mention it at this time.
After entering Luoyang, Yuan Shu took the heads of his relatives back to live in Taifu's Mansion, while Chen Chong and Sun Jian led soldiers into the North and South Palaces respectively. The metropolis that could accommodate hundreds of thousands of people in the past is now desolate and dilapidated. The north and south palaces represent the dignity of the Han Dynasty.
The palace was completely ruined, and there wasn't even much room to stay. Chen Chong asked the soldiers to clean up a place suitable for people to live, and he went straight to Kaiyang Gate without stopping.
After a familiar road, when he arrived at the former site of Taixue, the bamboo forest was still quiet, but there were no students or doctors in front of him. Walking along the cobblestone road, weeds not only overflowed the corridors, but also filled the gaps between the stones in the square. Only
Forty-six Xiping stone scriptures still remain in the center of the square.
Chen Chong felt very relieved when he saw that there were not many gaps in the stone scripture and the handwriting was still clear. Then he walked back to his old house. The place just looked old. The door was full of dust, and a few fist-sized mice came out. The rest of the furniture and beds were
It's still intact, probably because he didn't have any belongings, so Taixue escaped being attacked by Liang Ren's sword.
He and his subordinates tidied up and slept in Taixue that night. However, the emotion of things being different and people being different still lingered in his mind. When Chen Chong recalled what he had seen and heard in the past few days, his emotions were so mixed that they finally turned into one thought: This discussion about Dong Dong
,must succeed.
The next day, Yuan Shu ordered people to invite Chen Chong and others to the Taifu Mansion. When Chen Chong arrived, white flags were standing everywhere in the Taifu Mansion, beams were wrapped in plain cloth, the lobby was full of coffins, and there was the faint fragrance of cypress. It turned out that Yuan Shu was the general's relative's body.
To complete the process, the body was made of cypress wood and put into the coffin together with the head. Chen Chong saw that the table was covered with memorial tablets. Yuan Shu was wearing mourning clothes and kneeling on one side with a solemn expression.
He went forward and knelt down three times to worship, and then went to each coffin to worship again. Yuan Shu did not expect that Chen Chong's etiquette was so complete, and his expression became much kinder. He said to Chen Chong: "Dong Thief slaughtered my whole family, and he hated me so much.
Even if it goes up to Jiutian and goes down to Jiuyou, I will definitely retaliate! When marching westward to Chang'an, I relied heavily on Tingjian."
When Chen Chong heard this, he felt relieved again. As he was talking, someone suddenly came from outside the house to report that a group of people from Shanglin Garden came from the west. They claimed to be envoys from the imperial court and wanted to see the leader here. Now they have followed the sergeant to Yongmen to break the law.
General Lu stopped him and came to ask General Hussar for his opinion.
When Yuan Shu heard this, he immediately sneered and said: "What do you call imperial envoys? They are just Dong Zhuo's hawks and doves. Let them come and see if they can revive the dead bones when the lotus blossoms bloom in their mouths?"
After that, he sat at the table, put his hands on his knees, closed his eyes and said nothing, but Chen Chong could clearly feel his anger. It was inconvenient for him to say anything in such a situation, so he sat on the left side of the hall like Yuan Shu, thinking about Dong Zhuo.
The intention and selection of the envoy.
After half an hour, the soldiers gathered around six old men and came. Chen Chong recognized them as Da Honglu, Han Rong, Jinwu Hu Wuban, Shaofu Yinxiu, General Wu Xun, the great craftsman, and Yueqi Xiaowei Wang.
Gei. They were all dressed in court uniforms, with Jinxian crowns on their heads, holding staffs, and wearing long shoes. Yuan Shu opened his eyes and looked at them, and couldn't help but sneer and said: "You are so majestic, are you coming to my place to attend court?"
Han Rong, the leader, saw the arrangement in the hall and immediately understood Yuan Shu's mood. The peace talks would probably end badly. But he and Chen Ji were family friends, and he also had many friendships with Chen Chong, so he looked at Chen Chong with a pleading expression.
With a look on his face, Chen Chong shook his head slightly and said, "Dong Zhuo has sent all the princes here. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Yin Xiu persuaded and said: "The Prime Minister sent us here because we want to call off the army and negotiate peace with you."
Yuan Shu sneered and said: "The Dong thieves are no match for my elite men, so they want to stop fighting and negotiate peace. Is there such a cheap thing in the world?"
As soon as these words came out, they gained the upper hand. The six envoys looked at each other, and Yin Xiu argued hard: "Why did the general say this? Can the world's situation be decided with a knife? The prime minister is entrusted by the emperor, and he is willing to cooperate with the general regardless of the discord.
The Han Dynasty is settled together, the war is stopped, the internal and external parties are harmonious, and the world is at ease, all this depends on it. How can a general depose the official for personal reasons?"
Yuan Shu immediately stood up and said sternly to Sun Jian: "Let's chop him up!" Yin Xiu was about to resist, but was knocked unconscious by the soldier's palm. Sun Jian quickly took him out of the house, and there was a series of sounds of moving swords and axes. Yuan Shu walked out of the case and said to Han Rong calmly: "Mr. Han, my mother, brother and uncle are all here. You and my family have been friends for generations. I hope Mr. Han will toast you with a drink here because of our decades of friendship."<
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Han Rong looked up at the mourning place in the hall. He was so full of words that he didn't dare to say anything, so he drank the glass of wine.