The prosperous Han Dynasty, the people from the south of the Yangtze River, still have the style of Xuanzheng. Green windows and red doors, ten miles of rotten silver hooks. Once the swords and soldiers are raised, banners are held, millions of braves are marched in, singing and dancing pavilions, the wind blows away flowers and sorrow.
——Excerpt from "Man Ting Fang·Prosperity in Han Dynasty" Xu Junbao's Wife (Song Dynasty)
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It was snowing heavily that day, and Bai Fu felt restless. He took a boat to visit the president, Sun Yanxing, to find a way to deal with it.
Bai Fu climbed up to the top of the boat, leaning on the railing and facing the sea and wind.
After receiving the edict two days ago, the proud and arrogant Bai Fu often couldn't sleep at night, with a few words in the edict echoing in his ears: "The generals in the Jianghuai and Huaihe Rivers, from Bai Fu to the following, should be sent to Bai Fu at any time."
As a warning, don’t let yourself become arrogant after a sudden victory and become an arrogant and powerful general, so that the common people can be favored and favored for a long time.”
Bai Fu seemed to see the stern faces of Suzong and Prince Li Chu, sternly examining himself and the generals under his command who had made great achievements in battle.
Bai Fu thought a lot about this edict. This time he led the troops in Jianghuai and had military power. He changed from the sharp-edged attitude he had in Chang'an and went his own way. He tried to act in the way of Lao and Zhuang, always maintaining a calm mind, and retreating with humility.
Reconcile the relationship with the feudal officials in the Jianghuai area.
A few days ago, he carefully read the "Historical Records: Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin" and other articles. Tragic lessons such as "high achievements shock the master" and "rabbits die when dogs are cooked" lingered in his mind. Bai Fu warned himself that he should be more cautious at this time.
Be careful not to teach others how to handle it.
But Bai Fu did not expect that the court's accusations would be so harsh and the words would be so severe. It was already very obvious what was lurking behind this edict.
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My brothers followed me into the war and risked their lives. I thought that the court would use part of the spoils to reward the three armies and compensate the fallen soldiers. Unexpectedly, not only did they not give us a penny, but they also demanded gold and silver from us?
Now that I think about it, it’s great to be young!
From then on, every time it snows heavily, I will cook snow and make tea to remember my youth."
As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.
What King Qin relied on was a group of generals who charged into battle with him and their illustrious military exploits.
Bai Fu was moved in his heart and said: "Sir, I know you have good intentions, but we feel sorry for letting you spend so much money."
It's a pity that your great achievements in annihilating the Japanese navy twice in the Battle of Tsushima and Jiangyin were lost in the dust of history, and I'm afraid not many people in future generations will remember it.
Changsun Yanxing said: "Eunuch Ai Dong did not patrol the Jianghuai River. He joined you as soon as he arrived in Yangzhou. It can be seen that he came with a mission. This is fine. The imperial envoy and his party have not yet arrived in Jiangyin and have not seen the captured Japanese warships and trophies.
We still have room for maneuver.
In addition, when encountering this kind of situation in the past, the generals in charge of the army would routinely force donations and ask wealthy households and businessmen in the rebel areas to pay. If they did not pay, they would be jailed for colluding with the rebels and brought to justice.
The eldest grandson Yan Xing chuckled and said: "Aren't you afraid that you will become the prince-in-law in the future, take revenge for personal gain, and deal with him severely?
Fu'er, have you ever thought about why the imperial court didn't send any important officials to serve as imperial envoys this time?
Under normal circumstances, given the military exploits of the Jianghuai Victory, even if a eunuch was sent to express his condolences, he should be an eunuch at the level of Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen.
Yesterday, Lord Yan Zhenqing received a letter. The letter said: "The great achievement has been accomplished. It is what I intended, and I am gratified. What will happen to you if you are good at it? You must have prepared it well and planned it in advance.
. I have a false idea: As a person, you want to make concessions to protect the great integrity. This is the resolution of sincere worries about prosperity and danger, and the resolution of maintaining profits and maintaining peace."
The Japanese warships were built by two countries, Japan and Silla, using high-quality wood and spending many years. Normally, money cannot buy them. The Gangnam family has taken advantage of it this time. Thank you for your return.
It's too late.
As a reward for purchasing these warships, these Jiangnan aristocratic families have prepared a large amount of money and goods, which is not only enough to deal with the censure of the court, but also allows you to reward the three armies and compensate the fallen soldiers.
How you choose depends on who you ultimately want to be."
One year, I went to Emei with your master, and it was also a day of heavy snowfall. Your master was very angry at that time, and he didn't care about his life. He didn't use the good mountain spring water, so he had to use Qinggong to collect snow and boil water on the Wanren cliff.
He watched me drink Emei snow buds all afternoon on the cliff where Guijianchou was.
As the saying goes, everything is different from political affairs.
Bai Fu sighed to his eldest grandson Yan Xing, "Your Majesty is right. I didn't keep a single coin from the loot captured by Liu Zhan's navy, and handed it all over. But the imperial decree said that Liu Zhan plundered the Jianghuai River, and the gold and silver were like mountains, and the wealth was overflowing. We are ordered to
Quickly find out the whereabouts of the gold and silver plundered by the rebels and report it to the Ministry of Finance for possible allocation.
The imperial court obviously doesn't want to add another credit to your record, and even hopes to find a reason to punish you and make you wary and fearful of God's power. In this case, you just take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the slope.
donkey.
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If you have the opportunity to read the memorials from the early years of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, you will have a deeper understanding of the emperor's mind.
However, once peace lasts for a long time, these extraordinary military achievements will soon be forgotten by the world, and the generals of Tiance Mansion will be disintegrated and divided one by one.
If you hadn't had the foresight, I wouldn't have known how to fill this hole?!"
I recited these words over and over again. I was deeply grateful for Mr. Yan's care and concern, and decided to adopt his suggestion to preserve my integrity by giving in.
Bai Fu remained silent. This kind of "thank you" made people have mixed feelings, but it was not a taste.
Do you think that since you are His Majesty's quasi-consort, the imperial envoys will not dare to touch you? To tell you the truth, don't say you are the consort, you are the prince. Once you achieve great success and threaten the throne, they will also accuse you.
We are all in the same boat. Once King Qin is in trouble, it will be difficult for others to end well.
You just put on a play with them, pretending to submit to their lust, plead guilty, and deal with them. Admit that you falsely claimed military merit and exaggerated the results of the war against the Japanese. What you destroyed was not the Japanese navy, but the Japanese who invaded the Jiangyin area.
Pirates, Japanese pirates who occupy the island.
The eldest grandson Yan Xing is cooking snow and making tea, admiring the snow scenery.
King Qin eventually became Emperor Taizong and became an emperor throughout the ages. However, even if thousands of years have passed, the blood stains on the Xuanwu Sect will be difficult to clean away.
Fu'er, I know what you are thinking. You are also dissatisfied with His Majesty for indulging these eunuchs.
If it were not Prince Yin and King Qi who died in the Xuanwu Sect, Emperor Taizong in the eyes of the people today would be an unfaithful, unfilial, cruel and rebellious minister who was full of evil.
After chatting for a while, the two got back to business.
In our previous memorials to the imperial court, we downplayed the results of the Japanese Navy's battles, just waiting for this day.
This feeling and scene will be unforgettable for the rest of my life.
While Bai Fu was thinking wildly, the boat had arrived at the river bank. Under the huge cliff beside the river, there was a viewing pavilion.
It is in line with the words of the Sage of War: 'A good warrior is good at fighting, but he has no wisdom and no courage.'"
Eunuch Ai Dong, a mere internal eunuch, is the best person to handle such a dirty job. He is already dead, humble as a piece of grass, and is not afraid of your revenge at all. He uses extraordinary means to bring you down and take down the errand.
If it's done well, it's very likely that you'll have a meteoric rise to the top.
Changsun Yan waved his hand, smiled, and said: "Why don't you regret it? All this money was used to buy the boat, and it's not given to you for free.
Of course, the highest interests and the greatest risks are bundled together, and what you gain must be what you lose.
If I had known this, why would I have let go of the comfortable life in Chang'an Wenwen Township and traveled to Jianghuai to sleep in the open air and fight bloody battles?
Bai Fu wanted to rebel several times and wrote several strongly worded memorials to angrily criticize the court. If Tang Kui and others had not stopped him, I am afraid that there would have been an uproar in the court today.
After a long silence, Bai Fu said: "Sir, there is one more thing I can't figure out. Even Li Fuguo didn't dare to be tough with me. Why does this eunuch Ai Dong dare to challenge me? He's not afraid..."
Therefore, you don’t need to take it too seriously. On the contrary, the people and merchants in the Jianghuai area should be grateful to you, and they should be lucky that you are the one leading the troops to put down the rebellion this time."
Seeing Bai Fu, he smiled happily, pointed to the red clay stove and said: "This is the fresh snow I brought from the top of the mountain. It is the most delicious when used to make tea.
Liu Zhan has caused so much trouble for you. If the imperial court knew that you had wiped out all the Japanese navy and eliminated a serious problem for the Tang Dynasty, there would be no telling how many people would hate you and want to kill you.
quick.
At that time, Prince Yin oversaw the country and controlled all officials, and the entire court had the right to speak. Whoever had the right to speak could confuse right and wrong, take advantage of the people's support, and eradicate dissidents.
All of this has nothing to do with a specific person, it is all caused by power. In the final analysis, you still have not seen through the impact of power on human nature, and you do not know how sinister and sinister it is.
On the contrary, if he follows the rules and reports truthfully, what chance will he have for promotion? This kind of political gambler is here to take a chance!
Bai Fu's words came to his lips, but he couldn't hold back.
Prince Li Chu just paid it back, he had never dealt with him in the first place. Unexpectedly, even Su Zong, who had always been kind and kind to him, turned his back on him and scolded him.
In the Battle of Luoyang that year, the King of Qin captured Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, establishing the power of the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop. But after returning to Chang'an, almost all the censors were meddling with him, and all the memorials were filled with heart-breaking crimes.
That's why my ancestors, together with Fang Xuanling, Yuchi Jingde and other generals from the Tiance Mansion, risked their lives to persuade the King of Qin to strike first.
Wealth during life and fame after death are the most difficult choices for a powerful minister.
In this way, you can fill this hole with the captured Japanese trophies. I will take away the elite Japanese warships and sell them to the aristocratic families who migrated to the south of the Yangtze River, and adapt them into their private songs.
Note:
The prosperous Han Dynasty, the people from the south of the Yangtze River, still have the style of Xuanzheng. Green windows and red doors, ten miles of rotten silver hooks. Once the swords and soldiers are raised, banners are held, millions of braves are marched in, singing and dancing pavilions, the wind blows away flowers and sorrow.
In the three hundred years of the Qing Dynasty, all the laws and cultural relics have been swept away. Fortunately, I am not in the north, and I am still visiting Nanzhou. Where is Xu Lang? I am melancholy in the sky, and there is no reason to see each other. From now on, I will be separated from my soul for thousands of miles, and I will spend every night in Yueyang Tower.
——"Man Ting Fang·Prosperity in Han Dynasty" Xu Junbao's wife [Song Dynasty]
Creative background
Xu Junbao's wife was from Yuezhou. She was captured by Yuan soldiers and brought to Hangzhou, where she was placed in the palace of Prince Han Qi. From Yuezhou to Hangzhou, she was assaulted several times, but she was always able to get away with tricks. The owner could not bear to kill her because of her beauty.
.Finally one day, the master was furious and wanted to use force. Xu's wife cleverly said that she would sacrifice her husband first and then marry the master's wife. After changing her makeup and burning incense, after the sacrifice, she wrote a poem on the wall and threw herself into a big pool to die.