Dang Bingfu Jian was touched by Huo Qubing, and her breath soared into the sky.
In a city thousands of miles away in the southeast of Chang'an, an old man slowly raised his head and looked into the sky.
He wears a green turban-like crown on his head. He is around sixty years old, but his eyes are sharp and deep, and he looks much younger than his actual age.
He has the body of an ordinary person, has a fair complexion, and has a calm and reserved temperament.
He walked out of the house and came to the courtyard, looking at Chang'an in the distance.
He is Dong Zhongshu, a Confucian master, only one step away from the mythical level of a true semi-saint.
Looking back suddenly, he has come a long way in his life.
At that time, he presented national policies to Liu Che, which promoted his Confucian practice and established his status.
But he still wanted to do something, for the country, for Confucianism, and for himself.
China's Spring and Autumn Period was actually a truly mythical era, with a burst of thought and a real era of contention among a hundred schools of thought. Laozi, Confucius, Guiguzi, Zhuang Zhou, Legalists, doctors, etc., there are countless people who make China proud.
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These people and ideas that amazed later generations, tracing back to their origins, all rushed to appear in that era.
Taoism, Confucianism, Agriculture, Mohism and other schools contended for thousands of years.
Later, the exclusive respect for Confucianism was actually a regression of civilization and ideological trend to a certain extent.
Later generations often say that Confucianism governs the country and brings peace to the world. They know Confucianism but don't know anything else.
It’s not that Confucianism is bad.
However, the Confucian system takes itself as the core and integrates divine power, monarchy, father's power, and husband's power to form an imperial theological system.
In later generations, you will discover that everything you do is actually serving the imperial power...
Dong Zhongshu was one of the main promoters and beneficiary of this Confucian system.
Because of his respect for Confucianism and his advice on ethics, he was recognized by Emperor Wu and recognized by Confucian students all over the world, which made him the current master's status and practice.
But he still wanted to do something more, to reach the highest level of Confucianism, the sub-sage, or even the realm of saint.
So he spent ten years of hard work and once again asked his disciple Bai Yu to bring the Bingfu Jian to the Emperor Wu.
If this move is successful, it will not only further consolidate the status of Confucianism and overwhelm military strategists, but Dong Zhongshu may also make further progress.
Every military strategist who wants to enter the military mansion and be famous throughout the ages will remember that the military mansion system was defined and promoted by his master, and the influence it exerted invisibly, even the military strategist's field will be harvested by him.
This kind of influence will be passed down with every famous general stationed in the military mansion.
One of Dong Zhongshu's tactics was to attract military strategists to endorse Confucianism.
However, things seem to have changed.
Dong Zhongshu could feel the aura of the Bingfu Jian that he personally sacrificed and spent a lot of effort on.
This kind of fluctuation can only occur if the most core qi machine is triggered by someone.
"At that time... there was someone who could activate the core energy of the Bingfu Slips. The slips were based on hand scrolls passed down by Kong Sage, and incorporated the artifacts and military writings of Sun Wu and other Sages of War.
Someone can resonate with this energy... It's Wei Qing, no, I have sent his name to the military mansion in advance..."
Dong Zhongshu looked at Chang'an from the distance, thoughtfully.
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Chang'an.
In the courtyard of the front hall of Zhang Qian's residence, Huo Qubing will step out of the gate.
Bai Yu quickly caught up from behind, pushing the power of Confucianism, mouthing the Constitution of Heaven, and said: "Soldiers are not thieves, they draw the ground as a prison!"
It means that you can leave as soon as you leave and return the brief letter, otherwise you will not be able to leave.
He used Confucian practice and the coordination of heaven and earth. A force grew out of the void and surrounded Huo Qubing from all directions.
The sharp edge in Huo Qubing's body suddenly flourished, and a wisp of military aura bloomed like a big gun, instantly penetrating the obstacle in front of him.
"Confucians are really good at showing off their words, and Master Dong's disciples are good at practicing."
Huo Qubing stepped forward, and with a loud bang, the entire Zhang Qian's mansion shook, and the sound was extremely frightening.
His figure seemed to be shrinking into the void. With this step, he was ten feet away and completely escaped from Bai Yu's prison. The space seemed to move quickly on him, and a wisp of smoke came outside the door of the house: "Bo Wang"
I'm hosting a banquet, but I won't fight with you today."
Bai Yu's complexion changed again.
He has already made his mark in the field of Confucianism.
Confucian practice requires "hard study" at the beginning, and the "Mountain of Books" turns into a "Sea of Learning". These three realms are divided into different smaller realms.
Confucianism does not cultivate the body, so there is no need to cultivate all the lower nine realms. Once the body orifices are opened, one can receive the energy of heaven and earth and display supernatural powers, which means entering the realm of heaven and man.
At a young age, Bai Yu has already crossed the sea of learning and become a true 'student'.
The most intuitive manifestation of Confucian supernatural power is to mobilize the power of heaven and earth through verbal and written criticism.
What Bai Yu didn't expect was that he would easily get rid of the military strategist Huo Qubing, who was the most difficult to practice in the early stage and had many obstacles.
"I'll take this Bingfu slip back and look at it, and I'll return it to you later."
Huo Qubing walked to the gate and heard a distant voice.
Bai Yu reached out and took out a slip from his sleeve, but it contained a Confucian magical power written on it.
This Bingfu Slip was written and planned by Dong Zhongshu and was intended to be presented to the emperor. How could it be that Huo Qubing took it away like this?
However, before Bai Yu could start the camera, he saw a waiter getting off the carriage at the door.
It was Dong Xu, the emperor's personal attendant.
When he saw Huo Qubing walking out, he said happily: "I went to the mansion to find Huo Shizhong, and I learned that the Shizhong came to Bowanghou Mansion, and it turned out to be here."
"Your Majesty announces that the attendant will enter the palace."
Dong Xu said: "I personally received the oral instructions from His Majesty and came to see Huo Shizhong to do some activities."
The two of them left Zhang Qian's mansion while talking.
Bai Yu couldn't do anything in front of His Majesty's attendants and just stand there silently.
At this time, Zhang Qian and others also came out of the main hall. When they saw Huo Qubing and Dong Xu leaving together, they couldn't help but wonder: Your Majesty suddenly issued an edict, what happened?
Liu Xiang, Liu Xi, Gongsun Jingsheng, Yao Zhao, Zhuo Huai and others also said goodbye and left the house, but they planned to go to Huo Qubing's house to join in the fun together.
In Zhang Qian's mansion, only Liu Qian, Liu Ling and a few others did not follow him out.
Liu Qian sat behind the low seat and narrowed his eyes at the direction where Huo Qubing left: "The Bingfu Slip that Master Dong's disciples took out was taken away by Huo Qubing. It seems to be something extraordinary?"
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Huo Qubing followed Dong Xu into the palace to meet Emperor Liu Che.
Still some distance away from the study, I heard Liu Che's laughter.
When Huo Qubing came in, he saw Liu Che dressed in imperial robes, sitting in the main seat, with broad shoulders and one hand on the case, with a strong aura of guiding the country.
In front of him was a map of the territory of the Han Dynasty.
He lowered his head and sat behind the low seats on his left and right sides, respectively, were Wei Qing and a thin and kind old man.
This old man's name is Zhang Ou, also known as Uncle, and he is the youngest son of Zhang Shu, the Hou of Anqiu, the founder of the Han Dynasty Liu Bang.
Zhang Ou worked for the prince during the reign of Emperor Wen, and by the time of Emperor Jing, he was ranked among the Nine Ministers. Then Liu Che ascended the throne, and during the Yuan Shuo period, he replaced Han Anguo and became the imperial censor.
The imperial minister ranks among the three princes, second to the prime minister, and is equivalent to the role of the chief prosecutor and senior disciplinary inspection official.
At this time, Zhang Ou had retired from the position of imperial envoy, but he still had the trust of Emperor Wu and often visited the palace.
"I have met Your Majesty!"
After Huo Qubing performed the ceremony, he sat down behind the low table, next to Wei Qing.
When the three people in the hall saw him coming in, they didn't say anything, but all their eyes fell on him.
It was Liu Che who spoke first: "You left the city with nearly a thousand soldiers and horses three days ago and went to the southwest. What did you do before you came back for two days?"
Huo Qubing said: "After I left Chang'an, I passed through Wudu County and rushed to the western border of our Han Dynasty. I led my troops to attack and march along the way for training."
During the Han Dynasty, the western frontier was closer to Chang'an.
Liu Che said with a smile: "Run and attack quickly? I ask you, when you rushed to attack, did you lead your troops to fight?"
"Hit, I must have a target for my attack. I left Wudu County and went to the military camp of the western frontier army to inquire. There were Di, Qiang and other foreign tribes relying on small groups of rangers to harass the border. I led the troops to attack two foreign tribes.
The cavalry team." Huo Qubing responded.
The Di tribe was the tribe that later gave birth to Fu Jian, and was one of the sources of unrest in China during the Five Husties.
Liu Che laughed loudly: "Why don't you report your merits when you come back?"
"The raid on the foreign cavalry was just a matter of military training. We didn't kill many enemies, so it's not worth mentioning." Huo Qubing said.
"It's not worth mentioning. The two foreign rangers you destroyed often moved due to the terrain and the convenience of coming and going quickly. There were border villages that couldn't be disturbed. They retreated when the border troops came out. The border troops retreated them.
Just come."
Liu Chedao: "You have always led troops quickly and bravely. You are the nemesis of these rangers and you have done a good job. I didn't know until the border troops reported and sent them over as soon as possible."
"This should be rewarded. I know that you have always wanted to join the army and fight. Therefore, I will allow you to officially take up a military position. First, I will give you the title of...Piao Yao Colonel."
Piao Yao means vigorous and swift, which is quite consistent with Huo Qubing's way of leading troops.
Captain is a middle-to-high-level military position, second only to general.
Lieutenant Piao and Yao... are exactly the same. Once this title is given, there will probably be a war... Huo Qubing thought.
He vaguely remembered that the Battle of Dingxiangbei in history was probably in April, but the mid-to-early Western Han Dynasty in history used the ten-month calendar, and this part of the world was changed by the First Emperor early on, so it should probably have happened in May or June.