[Inscription: This article is the first part of the long biographical historical novel "Former Qin Fengyun", "The Youth of the Qi", Chapter 8 "Wind and Cloud Mutation" Section 6】
【Introduction】
◇ Review of the contents of the previous section: Xu Tong, the attendant, used his convenience to invite Pu Jian and Yao Chang to the TongqueTai. The two excitedly imagined the scene where Cao Zhi composed "Stage Fu" here. Xu Tong called the gathering the "Hu Han Hui", which led to a dialogue about Hu and Han.
◆ Introduction to the content of this section: Zhang Jackal's various evil deeds made Xu Tong see through his wolf ambitions, and he decided to leave this nest of right and wrong. He summoned Wang Meng and demanded that he leave Yecheng as soon as possible. Before separating, he asked Wang Meng to express his views on the current and future situation.
★ Story takes place: April 349. Location: Xu Tong's home.
Xu Tong, the attendant, did not stay in the Palace for a long time today, and soon returned home. He asked the servant Old Song to call wang over. After the old servant left, he poured a glass of water, sat down and covered the teacup with his hands, and began to think about his own thoughts.
In the era of completely relying on swords and guns, although he had the reputation of being a great Confucian of the dynasty and was also treated with courtesy by the hu kings, he was doomed not to become a pillar of the imperial court. However, at the most critical time in the first month of this year, he still came up with a very good idea for Emperor Zhao - to recommend Pu Hong and Yao Yizhong to suppress the rebellion.
The two tribal leaders who had moved east also did not live up to their expectations, and as soon as they arrived in Xingyang, they turned the tide of the battle and together with Shi Bin, the King of Yan, and Shi Min, the Duke of Wuxing, calmed Liang's army. To this end, Emperor Shi Hu had promoted Pu Hong to the rank of Shizhong (侍中), the Grand General of the Che Riders, the Kaifu Yi Tongsan Division, the Governor of Yongqin Prefecture (雍秦州), the Yongzhou (雍州剌史), and the Duke of Luoyang Commandery (略阳郡公), and Yao Yizhong (姚弋仲) to the Duke of Xiping Commandery (西平郡公), giving him the special courtesy of going to the palace and entering the dynasty.
Worrying about the country and the people, now let alone Hou Zhao's civil and military officials, it was also a luxury for Shi Hu's father and son, but he did it. However, the defeat of Liang Calf did not reverse the decline of Later Zhao. This time, the problem was still in the Palace.
Due to the tight defense of the northeastern frontier, Shi Bin, the King of Yan, was soon sent to Xiangguo, leaving Shi Min, Pu Hong, and Yao Yizhong to continue to clean up the remnants of Liang Calf. Not long ago, Emperor Shi Hu ordered him to draft an edict: with Shi Zun, the king of Pengcheng, as a general and Zhenguan Right; with Shi Bin, the king of Yan, as his chancellor, he recorded Shangshu Shishi; and Zhang Jackal was made a general of Zhenwei, a leading general, and an official Shangshu. He realized that the Emperor had already begun to arrange his posthumous affairs, which may be his last will, and that the three of them would become the assistant ministers of the new monarch.
Later Zhao served Xu Tong
He saw the mystery at a glance: the crown prince Shi Shi was young, and the elderly Shi Bin and Shi Zun were also beyond reproach, but the two were the next in Xiangguo, one in Youzhou, and about to go to Guanzhong, and only Zhang Jackal was in Yicheng, staying with Empress Liu and the crown prince all day long; Sikong Li Nong, who had always been used by the emperor, succeeded the taiwei Zhang Ju, but was not among the auxiliary ministers.
Although Li Nong and Zhang Ju did not advocate the appointment of the young Shi Shi as crown prince, they were both out of loyalty. To exclude them from the auxiliary ministers now is undoubtedly to cut off one's own humerus and run into a chasm. Now, except for Empress Liu and Zhang Jackal, ordinary people no longer have the opportunity to meet Emperor Zhao. He knew in his heart that these were all the hands and feet made by Zhang Jackal.
A few days later, Empress Liu asked him to draw up an edict, reprimanding Shi Bin for his delay in returning, for not having the heart of loyalty and filial piety, and ordering him to be exempted from official duties and returned to the first place. When Shi Bin returned to Yecheng, he was placed under house arrest, guarded by Five Hundred Forbidden Soldiers led by Zhang Jackal's younger brother Zhang Xiong. Shi Bin did not return to Beijing in time, completely falling into the trap set by Zhang Jackal and Empress Liu--they specially sent people to Xiangguo to tell Shi Bin: "Your Majesty's dragon body is gradually safe, and Wang Ke can stop." Upon hearing this news, Shi Bin went hunting again.
The scene that happened in the palace yesterday made him further recognize Zhang Jackal's sinister intentions. King Shi of Pengcheng obeyed the edict and rushed back from Youzhou, but when he entered the palace, he was unable to see his father and emperor, but only received an edict that allowed him to command 30,000 troops to Go to Guanzhong immediately. Shi Zun did not dare to disobey, and left Yecheng crying and crying.
Shortly after Shi Zun left, Emperor Shi Hu woke up and asked the eunuch about the whereabouts of King Pengcheng. Hearing that Shi Zun had gone to Guanzhong, Shi Hu showed a sad expression. At this time, there was a noise from outside, and Shi Hu was alert, so he asked the eunuch to help him down to the ground and moved to the West Hall, where he saw hundreds of officers of the Forbidden Army gathered here. When these people saw the emperor, they bowed their heads and asked the King of Yan to enter the palace and take charge of the soldiers and horses. Shi Hu felt even more strange, and asked Shi Bin's whereabouts and asked him to call him. The officers did not dare to tell the truth that Shi Bin had been put under house arrest, and said that he was ill and could not enter the palace. Realizing that the situation was not right, Shi Hu ordered him to pick up Shi Bin with his own car, and said that he would hand over the seal to him. Zhang Jackal was standing next to him at this time, and the crowd did not dare to move. Shi Hu quickly fainted again. Afterwards, Zhang Jackal immediately corrected himself and asked Zhang Xiong to execute Shi Bin.
Shi Hu was already surviving
Today, Empress Liu once again asked him to draw up an edict: with Zhang Jackal as the Taibao and the governor of the Chinese and foreign armies, record Shang Shushi, such as huo Guang's story. This time, he did not follow the edict, and came out of the palace and went straight home.
At this time, the servant Old Song led Wang Meng into the house.
"Jingluo, you sit down." Xu Tong said. Old Song first poured Wang Meng a glass of water, and then planned to give Xu Tong a continuation. Xu Tong waved his hand, signaling that he could leave. When Old Song left, Xu Tong asked Wang Meng: "Have you made up your mind?" ”
Wang Meng replied, "The student obeyed Mr. Song's arrangement and went to Song Mountain to find Mr. Gu Wuji. ”
It turned out that a few days ago, Xu Tong had consulted Wang Meng and asked him if he was willing to leave Yecheng and go to Mount Song in Zhongyue to join his brother Gu Wujie. Due to the suddenness of the incident, Wang Meng did not immediately reply at that time.
In fact, Wang Meng was also considering leaving Yecheng, but his destination was undecided. After weighing it up, he decided to accept Xu Tong's suggestion. Yesterday, Lü Polou came to run an errand and saw Wang Meng packing his bags and hurriedly interrogated him. Wang Meng smiled and said, "You and I really have a sharp mind, and I am thinking of you, and you are coming!" Lü Polou brushed his lips and said, "Have a spirit in your heart?" I never thought through you! Wang Meng explained, "I was planning to go to Song Mountain, and everything was ready, so naturally I thought of you Lord Lu." Lü Polou hurriedly moved: "It is right to leave!" Just don't go to Songshan, go to us. Wang slammed Lu Polou's shoulder and said, "Remember the bet?" You lost, you should have followed me to sell the dustpan, but the world will be chaotic, and I can't sell this dustpan, so let's take care of each other! I did not go here for the sake of glory and wealth, but to be a hermit. Seeing that Wang Meng's idea had been decided, Lü Polou had to give him some coils, and he agreed that he would definitely go to Song Mountain to find him in the future.
Wang Meng (Character Jingluo)
Xu Tong was silent for a while, then asked, "This place will soon become a place of right and wrong, when do you plan to leave?" ”
Wang Meng replied, "I don't know when I will be able to come back." The students plan to go back to their hometown, burn incense and prostrate themselves at their parents' graves, and then go to Zhongyue. ”
"Jing Luo, there will be a day when you will return home in the future, and it is not too late, I think you should go directly from here!"
"It's okay. That student bid farewell to Sir today! What else does sir have to command? ”
Xu Tong said, "Let's talk." A few days ago, I went to see Master Dao'an, the eldest disciple of the great monk, and he said that he would soon leave here, and he intended to go to Xiangyang. ”
In December last year, when the great monk Buddha Tu Cheng passed away, Shi Hu invited his first disciple to stay at the Gongnei Temple, but Was refused by Dao'an.
"Well, Xiangyang is a good place!" Wang Meng said.
"Oh, what's so good about it?" Xu Tong asked.
"It is connected to the east, west, south and north, with the steepness of the mountains, the danger of the river, the beauty of the mountains and rivers, the victory of the humanities on the inside, and the gathering place of the merchants and displaced people, which is naturally a good place for Dao'an monks to carry forward the Dharma."
Xu Tong
"Makes sense! No wonder Zhuge Kongming chose to hide here. ”
"Yes, Liu Bei was there to take care of Maolu, and Zhuge Liang and Xi Longzhong said that the affairs of the Three Kingdoms were decided, just as the so-called Wind and Clouds Would Be!"
"Then can you have a companion with Master Dao'an?"
"Sir, it's not for students."
"Oh? Why? ”
"It varies from person to person, so time flies." Xiangyang connects the north and the south, connecting the east and the west, and the monks take it as their duty to promote the Dharma, and it is indeed a good place to preach and spread the Dharma. And the students went here just to find a place to live. I think that in those years, although Zhuge Liang had decided on the affairs of the Three Kingdoms, shu Han was always weak among the three kingdoms, and later died early. A few years ago, Huan Wen became a Han, and it was equally easy. Although there are human factors in this, in the final analysis, it is still the general trend of the world. Now that the north and south are facing each other, Xiangyang is exactly at the north and south, and if the dynasty in jiangnan wants to hold half of the country, it must defend Xiangyang; if the king of the north wants to unify Kyushu again, he also needs to step on Xiangyang to move forward. In this way, it is difficult to be a pure land there! ”
"Well, then don't talk about Xiangyang." Jingluo, you and I have a teacher and student, and today we will say goodbye. On the occasion of parting, the old man would like to hear your thoughts on the future situation. ”
Wang Meng
Wang looked at Xu Tong fiercely and found that his eyes were full of expectation. He nodded to the teacher and said, "The students have also been thinking about the direction of the future situation recently, and when they say it today, they just teach Mr. Yu." ”
Xu Tong encouraged: "You speak freely and have no scruples. ”
Wang Meng stood up, walked back and forth under Xu Tong's gaze, and said as he walked: "Looking at the disputes between the worlds throughout the ages, there are nothing more than east and west, south and north: the Zhou Dynasty, the Six Kingdoms of Qin, and the Chu and Han Dynasties, these are all confrontations between east and west; entering Wei and Jin, although the dispute between east and west still exists, the two sides of the great dispute have become north and south, and because of the participation of the Hu people, the fierceness of the struggle has never been seen before." Nowadays, the world blames the Hu-Han rivalry on the rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Jin Dynasty, thinking that without that turmoil, there would be no Liu Han Zhao yesterday and Shi Hou Zhao today. It is true that Sima Ying, the king of Jincheng, and Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, each formed a hu tribe as a party during the battle, which did give the Xiongnu and the Xiongnu people the opportunity to take advantage of the void. Both the Liu and Shi clans were Former Allies of Sima Ying. Sima Rui, who had retreated to Jiangzuo, was Sima Yue's henchman, so the king of Jiangzuo never communicated with Liu and Shi for all these years. However, in the eyes of the students, Zhu Hu has been moving inward for a long time, and his debut is only early and late. At present, the Han and Hu people are inseparable, although there are reasons for racial differences, but it is also the kings of the north and the south who take what they need. In fact, racial differences are not an unfilled chasm for ordinary people, but only after being manipulated by the monarch, they have become a life and death. Since the Hu people have already taken the stage, they are naturally not willing to leave, so the north-south struggle will continue. However, if the Hu people want to really gain a foothold here, they must follow the customs. Relying solely on the Jinge Iron Horse, let alone the Hu-Han dispute, the fight between them will be endless. Today's king of the Palace of Yi is an example, he has already deposed and killed the Crown Prince twice, and this time he has abandoned Chang Liyou, and everyone in the world is laughing at his stupidity, but he himself is completely unaware and obsessed. Their own affairs are still uneven, why should they be peaceful in the world? Over the years, he has killed and plundered and violently destroyed heavenly things, and the root cause is that he does not know what this Chinese king should do! Sir, immensuring the student, Shi Zhao's qi has been exhausted, and it is inevitable that he will overturn. ”
Seeing That Wang Meng paused, Xu Tong, who had been listening carefully, hurriedly motioned for him to continue.
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