When the cold current from Siberia swept across the entire land of Guanzhong, a continuous snowfall, although not very heavy and showing no signs of becoming a snow disaster, also changed many things.
First of all, Yang Jun of Tongguan couldn't stand the severe cold. He struggled a little, and after coping with the problem, he used up all the siege equipment he had built and retreated to Hongnong.
There is no way, for nature, human beings are still too insignificant, especially after the temperature drops sharply. Not only do we have to consider the increase in the consumption of food and grass, but we also need to always prepare things such as firewood to keep warm. For those in the wild
For the military, it's a nightmare.
Zhao Wen originally planned to do some time difference actions before winter came, but he did not expect that he would become a victim of time difference.
Next is Xia Mou. After receiving the express gift sent by Fei Qian, he evacuated the Chang'an area and retreated to Wugong County without any hesitation. He made it clear that he did not care about Jing Zhaoyin's generation and only wanted to
Let’s go to Youfufeng...
The fighting came to a standstill. Before the advent of thermal cotton, long marches in the wild were an act of courting death.
Even in the house, many heating materials are needed, and the first one is charcoal. Of course, there are good and bad charcoal. The good ones are called silver charcoal. After ignited, they not only burn evenly, but also the key is that there is not much smoke.
It is suitable for noble people to use, but the inferior one is called crushed charcoal, which is not only easy to get wet, but also smokes and chokes people.
Even so, under the severe cold and winter, not only the so-called silver charcoal, but also ordinary charcoal have become scarce items...
Then, driven by such demand, a large number of trees were cut down to make charcoal. In the early Han Dynasty, Guanzhong was cut down, and now Heluo is cut down. Under the clanking, the vegetation that was originally lush began to grow day after day.
Reduce it.
Just like in Luoyang City today, although there are many charcoal-burning kilns opened, there is still not enough charcoal.
"...Your Majesty, it's freezing out here, I'd better raise a brazier..." In the renovated palace in Luoyang City, a eunuch said with a slight tremor.
Although Liu Xie tightened his clothes, he shook his head and said: "It's better not to use it... There is not much charcoal, so I'd better save it for night use..."
The old eunuch knelt down and kowtowed: "This old slave deserves to die! This old slave is incompetent! He can't even get some charcoal, so your majesty has to endure this severe cold..."
Liu Xie waved his hand and said, "It's not your fault. The consumption of charcoal in winter is already huge, and a temporary shortage is normal..." Although he said this, no matter how short the shortage was, normally it would not be a shortage to the emperor.
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Therefore, this is not something that the old eunuch can control, but it is obvious that the old eunuch still thinks that this is his crime, and he can't stop apologizing.
Liu Xie sighed but didn't say anything.
The cold wind in winter is very harsh, but what is even more harsh is the human heart. Everything I once thought about now seems to be a cold reminder to myself that not everyone should be kind to me, not everyone in the world should be kind to me.
Anyone who is a subject of the Han Dynasty is truly his own subject...
"Your Majesty, Dong Guanglu wants to see you..." A small yellow doorman reported outside the main hall.
"Xuan." Liu Xie adjusted his clothes subconsciously, and then walked to the front hall.
Most of the original palaces in Luoyang City were destroyed. The palace here now was repaired and sorted out quickly and slowly thanks to Dong Cheng, the Guanglu doctor, and a group of craftsmen.
Of course, this does not mean that Dong Cheng is so caring. From one aspect, Dong Cheng had some conflicts with Yang Biao before. If he didn't hold Liu Xie's thigh tightly, I'm afraid there would be no place to accommodate him.
On the other hand, Dong Cheng's daughter was a noble in the palace. After arriving in Luoyang from Chang'an, she was promoted to the rank of concubine by renovating the palace.
To Liu Xie, Dong Cheng is more or less a member of his family...
"See Your Majesty!"
Dong Cheng came forward to pay homage, and then motioned for the eunuch to deliver the gift he had brought to him.
Liu Xie asked in surprise when he saw the white and fluffy snow on the lacquer plate.
"This garment was presented by General Zhengxi... It is called Silver Thread Dress. It is as silky as silver thread and as soft as silk thread. It is made of the purest white hair from hundreds of white sheep and is finely woven to be worn on the body.
, it can withstand the severe cold and is a rare product..."
Dong Cheng lowered his head and reported, actually feeling somewhat reluctant to give up. After all, such a pure white sweater had never been seen before, and although the one brought to him by the envoy of General Zhengxi was generally white,
But it's a little yellowish, and it's not as soft as this one.
Liu Xie stretched out his hand and touched the "silver-threaded clothes". He immediately felt the softness and warmth brought by the fine sweater, and couldn't help but smile, "This... General Zhengxi, you have your heart... but
Why is it sent by Aiqing, the envoy of General Zhengxi?"
"Your Majesty, the envoy of General Zhengxi was originally going to meet Your Majesty and present this thing in person..." Dong Cheng said, "It's just that after arriving in Luoyang, there was neither a post house nor food and grass rations... Now Luoyang
Your Majesty must be aware of the situation in Yangcheng... After waiting for many days, General Zhengxi's envoys also ran out of money and had no food and clothing. They could only entrust the ministers to pass this thing on, and then returned to the north...
"
Much of Luoyang City was destroyed by fire, and after a long period of neglect, many places were overgrown with weeds. Now only the main roads have been cleared, and many places have not been completely sorted out.
Well, even Dong Cheng actually doesn't have a proper residence now. Instead, he found a relatively good house in Anping next to Beigong and settled down.
Of course, there are still many officials who still do not have a matching house and can only squeeze each other, or even more miserable, they can only find a place to live among the ruins.
Under such a situation, the post house and other things are only secondary and secondary matters, and there are so many officials in Luoyang City who cannot settle down and are not fully allocated, so how can they free up their hands to provide assistance to Fei Qian?
How about a high-standard treatment for the messenger?
"So..." Liu Xie could only sigh softly when he heard this.
Dong Chenggong cupped his hands and said: "...Your Majesty, there was a lot of cast iron in the city, and I wanted to use it to smelt lai, squid, cylindrical and other items. I never thought that when I went to check yesterday, all the cast iron had been used for other purposes, causing the equipment in the city to be destroyed."
Not enough, cleaning is slow…”
Liu Xie frowned and said, "Use it for other purposes?"
Dong Cheng looked around and saw that there were no other personnel nearby, so he said in a low voice: "... I heard that Duke Yang has recruited three thousand new troops... and is setting up camp for training on Luoshuiyuan in the east of the city..."
"This..." The wrinkles between Liu Xie's eyebrows became deeper and deeper.
"Your Majesty, tomorrow is the Shuori Dynasty..." Dong Cheng said, "...by then some officials will definitely mention this matter... Your Majesty might as well..."
Liu Xie pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
Dong Cheng said: "...Only one minister will be impeached... Your Majesty, I heard yesterday that...Wang Zhongxuan has died..." Dong Cheng saw Liu Xie's hesitation, so he added a weight to it.
"What?!" Liu Xie's eyes widened and he said, "Why?"
Dong Cheng said: "Zhongxuan is stubborn and only wants to live in the Wang family's old house. However, it is ruined and has no repairs. In addition, it is freezing cold and there is no charcoal fire... Yesterday, his friends went to the Wang house to look for it.
Died in the snowy night..."
Liu Xie was silent for a long time, then he let out a long sigh and said slowly: "I vaguely remember that the late emperor once held a banquet for the ministers in front of the Taiji Hall, and Wang Zhongxuan's brilliant talent composed a poem in front of the court, which was praised by everyone...
Now, it has become a final song... Anyway, tomorrow I will hold him accountable and become a minister..."
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"Wen Ruo, why are you so free today, why do you come here to find such an idle person?" Guo Jia held a small wine gourd, half-spreading it on a soft cushion. Even in the severe cold of winter, he was still wearing a broad robe.
He opened his chest, revealing his somewhat bony chest, and said while sipping his drink comfortably.
Xun Yu frowned when he heard this and said: "To be a filial piety, could it be that you eat Wushi powder again? This thing is scattered, so it is not advisable to eat too much."
Guo Jia laughed and said: "Ah... Chao bacteria don't know Hui Shuo, and worms don't know Spring and Autumn. There are ghosts in the south of Chu, and there were big chuns in ancient times... If you don't eat five stones, what's the point of even a bell and a tripod?"
Cherish?"
Xun Yu frowned more and more, but did not continue to say anything. As a friend, he also has the responsibility to comfort, but everyone has his own way of living. Forcing others to live according to their own wishes is actually a kind of torture, so Xun Yu
Finally, he sighed and stopped arguing about this issue.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Guo Jia looked at the sky, feeling the burning and tingling sensation like a flame in his abdomen, squinting his eyes and shaking his head, looking very comfortable.
"Your Majesty has arrived in Luoyang..." Xun Yu was silent for a moment and then said suddenly.
Guo Jia suddenly laughed, laughing so suddenly that he was a little crazy, with snot and tears coming out of his eyes. Then he wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve under Xun Yu's dissatisfied gaze, and said with a slight breath: "The way of heaven is clear, and reincarnation is inevitable."
Preface, why should Wen Ruo be so insistent?"
Even though Xun Yu was sitting, his robe still didn't have many wrinkles, but he didn't think that Xun Yu had done anything to maintain such an appearance. Instead, he just acted like this naturally. He said seriously: "The reincarnation of the five elements is a false statement made by alchemists. How can it be so?" Can you fully believe it? Now that the country is upside down and we are in urgent need of help, how can we evade it with the words of heaven?"
Guo Jia disagreed and said: "Now that the emperor is the emperor, he is not the emperor, so why bother?"
Xun Yu was silent for a while and said, "So, what can you do?"
"Hahaha..." Guo Jia laughed, then raised the gourd and took another sip, only to find that there was not much wine left in the gourd. He could only shake it a few times, and then stuck out his tongue to drink the last few sips. After licking a drop of wine into his mouth, he said with some dissatisfaction, "...if I have a good idea, how can I drink powder here!"
"Heaven's way! That's it..." Guo Jia threw the gourd into the yard and watched the little gourd rolling a few times in the yard, then getting covered in mud and snow, and then continued, "...it cannot be violated. Ah, like a snow avalanche in a mountain, like water pouring into a river, such a thing is already covered in filth, how can it be worthy of a great responsibility?"
Xun Yu looked at the gourd rolling in the courtyard, but said: "However, this gourd has a universe inside, it can accommodate things, and it strives to move forward. Even if it is polluted for a while, it will eventually return to the sun..."
Guo Jia looked at Xun Yu, frowned, and lowered his voice with some confusion: "Why are you so eager? You know that if you take it seriously... it will be the time to break up. At that time... Ming Gong still lacks troops, so why bother? This plan?"
"The people in Qingzhou spend a lot of food and grass, and they also need to refine it..." Xun Yu raised his head and looked at the sky above the wall, and said: "In addition, I heard that Yuan Chaqi, um, General Yuan, wants to welcome His Majesty in Ye. …”
Guo Jia laughed and said: "It is absolutely impossible for General Yuan to do this!"
Xun Yu turned his gaze back, then nodded and said: "I think so too, so I can take it from there..."
"Huh?" Guo Jia frowned, and then relaxed, "...I see. In this way, there is something that can be done...but it is still too difficult, too difficult..."
Xun Yu said: "That's why I came here to look for you."
"Ah..." Guo Jia patted his head and said with a headache, "I am not a god, how can I have a solution for everything... By the way, I heard that His Majesty first arrived in Luoyang and there was a shortage of utensils, so I issued an edict. Order, let all places pay tribute? In addition, Yang Gong is at odds with Zhengxi, and originally wanted to attack Tongguan, but the cold weather temporarily retreated? "
Xun Yu's eyes lit up and he said: "Could it be that filial piety means..."
"After the spring plowing, we will plan to conquer Xuzhou again to reduce its vigilance... We can send tribute to Luo to investigate the reality... If he raises his troops to the west, he will send light cavalry in the name of Hu people... This way... ..." Guo Jia said unsteadily, "But General Yuan... still needs to do some work..."
Xun Yu nodded and said: "General Yuan will definitely conquer Youbei again next year... I expect there will be no serious problems..."
Guo Jia suddenly let out a laugh, then lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "...If Ming Gong knew that you were planning on him, I don't know what he would do..."
Xun Yu was silent for a moment and said, "If Ming Gong is really a great person, I will be considerate of him."
Guo Jia looked at Xun Yu, thought for a while, nodded, then shook his head and said nothing more. Since Xun Yu thinks that his own behavior is the most correct, then so be it, no more persuasion or advice.
There is no point in criticizing anything.
At this point, there is really nothing more to say. We can only rely on subsequent changes to know whether this behavior is going with the current or swimming against the current...
Xun Yu cupped his hands, stood up and walked out for a few steps, but then turned back, took out a wine gourd from his sleeve, and placed it next to Guo Jia, saying: "I didn't plan to give it to you originally... This hobby of yours is the best thing to do.
It’s better to change it a little bit. After all, Five Stone Powder is something that immortals take. You and I are all mortals, and eating too much will harm our bodies... I don’t want it... Forget it, I’ll talk about it next time..."
After saying that, Xun Yu left. Even when he was walking, Xun Yu's figure was still upright. Coupled with his extremely handsome face, his every move was elegant and natural, which really made people feel ashamed...
Guo Jia looked at Xun Yu's retreating figure, then turned around and picked up the wine gourd, pulled out the mouth of the gourd, took a sip, and felt the cold wine flowing down until it flowed into his abdomen, then slowly
Deha took a breath and watched the white smoke mixed with alcohol dissipate in the air, and then said faintly: "You advise me? Haha, I want to say that if you don't change, you will also suffer from this sooner or later.
