After winning the first battle, Liu Xie was very excited and excitedly came to inspect the front line with his ministers.
Then I heard the songs being sung by the soldiers.
Situ Zhao Wen's expression changed when he heard this. "It's unreasonable. It's simply vulgar and vulgar."
Dong Cheng also felt very embarrassed and was about to send someone to stop him, but was stopped by Liu Xie.
"The soldiers won the battle and were happy for a while. Situ doesn't need to mind."
Zhao Wen resisted and said: "Your Majesty, I am not being pedantic. In fact, you must not be disrespectful in front of Your Majesty. Victory is gratifying, but the dignity of the court must not be lost, otherwise how will it be different from the barbarians? Moreover, arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and if they win a small victory, they will behave like this. Why?
Can it last long? The poem goes: Fighting with fear is like facing an abyss or walking on thin ice. Your Majesty should guard against the slightest change and run the army with strict discipline."
Liu Xie looked at Zhao Wen who was upright and making impassioned speeches, and was a little speechless.
He knew that Zhao Wen was not only not a pedantic person, but also a minister with integrity. When he was in Chang'an, Zhao Wen was not afraid of life and death many times, confronting Li Jue, Guo Si and others to maintain the last shred of dignity of the court.
But at this time, it seems inappropriate to ask the soldiers not to celebrate because the song is indecent.
Given their level of education, this kind of joke is already very elegant, okay?
Just when Liu Xie was in trouble, Ding Chong suddenly stepped forward and saluted. "Your Majesty, I think what Situ said is reasonable. Winning a battle is certainly a celebration, but this rhetoric is too vulgar and is unsightly. It should not be recorded in the annals of history."
Liu Xie was scratching his head. This kind of lyrics... really cannot be recorded in the annals of history.
But, what can I do?
Zhao Wen glanced at Ding Chong with relief.
Although he didn't like Ding Chong, Ding Chong's reason was still very powerful.
Just sing casually, how will it be written in the history books in the future?
Ding Chong went on to say: "But we can't help but congratulate the victory in the first battle. It's better to ask Situ to write an article, pay the music officer to compose music, and teach the soldiers to sing. It will be recorded in the annals of history in the future, and it can be regarded as an elegant thing."
Zhao Wen's face suddenly darkened. "Ding Chong, what do you mean by this? Writing articles and composing music is not what Situ should do? You ministers and ministers usually recite poems and compose poems instead of doing business. With such a great opportunity, why not
Present your masterpiece?"
Ding Chong smiled slightly, bowed his hands and bowed again. "Situ, although we are proficient in writing, we are not familiar with the customs of the West. Situ has a family education and is close to the Liangzhou soldiers, so he must be familiar with their tunes. You can write the article,
In the future, not only the soldiers in the camp will sing it, but also the soldiers in Liangzhou will be able to sing it catchyly. Maybe there will be a song of Chu that can disperse a hundred thousand soldiers."
Zhao Wen was furious and pointed at Ding Chong. His fair face turned red and his lips trembled, but he didn't say anything. He flicked his sleeves vigorously and walked away.
The other ministers had different expressions, some looked at Ding Chong, some looked at Liu Xie, but no one stood up and spoke.
Liu Xie was also a little confused and didn't know what was going on.
Although Zhao Wen was angry and left, he no longer had to face the dilemma. Ding Chong contradicted Situ in front of so many people. After all, it was against the rules and he had to have an attitude.
"Ding Chong, don't be rude to Situ. If a young person offends a senior person, and if someone below him offends a superior person, is this the courtesy of a minister?"
"Wei." Ding Chong picked up the hem of his clothes and knelt down on the ground. "I was speechless for a moment. I made a mistake in front of you and offended Situ. Please punish me."
Liu Xie turned to look at Sikong Zhang Xi. "Sikong, what do you think should be done?"
Zhang Xi stroked his beard and said unhurriedly: "Although Ding Chong is rude, there is some truth in what he said, and it does not conflict with what Sikong said. This battle is your majesty's first battle, and it is also the first battle of the resurgence of the Han Dynasty. It should be recorded in the annals of history.
.Such vulgar language is naturally inappropriate. But since Situ is a minister, how can he be the composer? Why not let Ding Chong do the work for him and order him to compose horizontal blowing speeches and teach the soldiers to sing."
Before Zhang Xi finished speaking, someone immediately seconded his opinion.
Ding Chong lowered his head and couldn't see his expression, but he didn't mean to object.
Liu Xie suddenly understood a little bit.
Ding Chong did this on purpose, he just wanted to seize this opportunity.
Although this battle is small, the change in the morale of the army is obvious to all. If nothing unexpected happens, it should not be difficult to hold the camp.
This may be the first time in history that the imperial court has the confidence and strength to resist when faced with the Xiliang Army, which is known as the Tiger Wolf.
If the Han Dynasty were to revive, this battle would surely go down in history.
By then, no one may be able to remember the ordinary soldiers who participated in the war, and they may not have the chance to live until the world is at peace, but the songs commemorating their achievements can be passed down, and the author can also leave a mark in the history books.
For a scholar, this may not be a good opportunity to leave a mark in history.
Zhao Wen may not want this opportunity, but as a Situ, he is embarrassed to compete openly, but he does not prevent him from recommending a few of his own people.
Ding Chong directly pointed his finger at him and drove him away without giving him a chance to speak.
As for Zhang Xi and others, they naturally understood what Ding Chong meant and went with the flow. This task became Ding Chong's.
After figuring out the possibility, Liu Xie felt angry and funny.
Damn it, you don't have the ability to do serious things, but you are very excited to play with these little tricks.
However, he did not reveal Ding Chong's little thoughts.
If the water is extremely clear, there will be no fish; if a person is extremely holy, there will be no disciples.
If you take care of everything, you can't take care of anything.
Liu Xie handed over the task to Ding Chong, but sent someone to ask Zhao Wen to return, and asked Ding Chong to apologize to Zhao Wen in person later.
Ding Chong got the task as he wished, so he naturally agreed without making any concessions.
Taking this opportunity, Ding Chong suggested that Zhao Wen could write a letter to persuade Li Jue to follow his younger brother Li Ying's lead.
Li Ying was an old official of Zhao Wen and had rescued Zhao Wen before. If he could persuade Li Ying to change his ways and alienate the relationship between Li Jue and Zhu Cong's disciples and Congzi, it might be helpful to some extent.
Liu Xie was somewhat surprised.
Li Ying was an old official of Zhao Wen and had saved Zhao Wen. He had also heard that there was nothing wrong with this method and it had certain feasibility. Even if it failed, there would be no loss.
It was unexpected that Ding Chong took the initiative to offer advice.
"This is a very good plan." Liu Xie agreed and looked at Ding Chong deeply.
Ding Chong heard the voice and bowed again. "Your Majesty has made false praises, but I don't dare to accept them. If it can serve a small purpose, I will be satisfied."
Liu Xie nodded gently.
He could see that Ding Chong was willing to surrender, at least his attitude was more positive than before.
Ding Chong took the initiative to show his kindness, and he had no reason to refuse.
As to whether it was Zhong Yao's role model or the reason for treating Ding Yi's eye disease, he didn't know and didn't care.
He only cares about the result.
"Your Majesty, although I am not good at words, I believe in Situ's ability. Your Majesty wants to conquer Liangzhou and relieve hundreds of years of worries. Situ's understanding of the Qiang customs will definitely be helpful. And although Situ is old, he has great ambitions to fly. Your Majesty
If you can use it, it will be beneficial.”
Liu Xie looked at Ding Chong again and was even more surprised.
He actually saw that he intended to pacify Liangzhou?
So far, the number of people who have heard him say this can be counted on one hand, and that certainly does not include Ding Chong, including Zhong Yao, who was close to Ding Chong.
interesting.
Could it be that he was really burdened by his sons Ding Yi and Ding Giao, so he could not leave a biography in history and his achievements were not obvious?