Yuan Feng quickly stepped forward to help Cao Yanhui: "Old magistrate, sit down and talk."
"There is no place for an old minister in front of His Highness the Crown Prince."
"The old magistrate has just recovered from a serious illness. It's better to sit down and talk slowly."
Cao Yanhui gave in a few times and finally sat down. His eyes were still red and tears were flowing freely. Although Yuan Feng tried his best to keep calm, his slightly trembling hands had quietly betrayed him. The mystery of his life experience was about to be solved. Facing him,
The great hero, who remained unmoved in the face of thousands of troops, could not bear the excitement at this time.
Zhou Ze'an has been keenly aware that this is a big secret that involves the future of Xiliang, and even involves the direction of the world in the future. He must not be careless. He quietly walked out of the door, called the captain of the guard and said: "From the main hall of the hotel
Set up a guard twenty steps away and no one is allowed to approach."
The soldiers rushed out from the corridor and lined up to surround the main hall, as if facing a formidable enemy. Zhou Ze'an was relieved and went to the kitchen in person to bring a tray with a pot of wine and two cups.
When they entered the lobby, Yuan Feng was already listening to Cao Yanhui's story about the past. Zhou Ze'an tiptoed over, put down the tray gently, poured two glasses of wine, and then stood at the door, not daring to disturb the two of them*
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"That year, I was thirty years old, and I was still a teacher in the countryside of Liangzhou. I only had five taels of silver a year to study, and I couldn't afford a wife or land. I was Han Chinese, and I didn't even dare to take the imperial examination.
The days passed in such a hazy way, until one day, a young man riding a white horse and wearing a white robe came to the city.
When the army came to our village, he asked me: "We are short of a scribe in the army. Would you like to do it and be paid three taels of silver a month?" I thought at that time, three taels a month would be thirty-six taels a year.
Two, which is equivalent to six years of teaching, so I said: 'Okay, I'll do it.' From then on, my life changed...
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, all the heroes of the world rose up, and wars were everywhere. The late emperor raised troops from the Western Regions. At first, there were only a dozen people with only seven or eight spears. However, in just a few years, they swept across Hexi, entered Guanzhong, and competed with all the heroes of the world in the Central Plains.
Gradually, the number of counselors and staff in the late emperor's army increased. They were all talented people from all over the world. I, a scribe from a poor and remote country, could not match them. So one day, I told the late emperor that I wanted to retire and return to my hometown. The late emperor agreed, but he
Instead of just beating me home, he made me the magistrate of Liangzhou. The late emperor said to me seriously: Lao Cao, you are a mature and prudent man.
Liangzhou, I don’t worry. You must remember one thing. Sooner or later, Liangzhou will have a big battle with the Turks. It’s better for you to make some preparations. So, I returned to my hometown after a long absence. There is no better way to return home than this.
, I married a wife, gave birth to children, managed Liangzhou in an orderly manner, built huge warehouses to store grain, recruited craftsmen to cast gold, all for the sake of the late emperor's words.
"The late emperor must have descended from the stars in the sky. He knew everything and was proficient in everything. He was the best at fighting. He could really strategize and win thousands of miles. People say that he was a star of martial arts who descended to earth, but he was also good at writing lyrics and composing music. The songs he composed are still there today.
Singing among the people, official
The government kept banning him repeatedly, so people said that he was a winged star who descended to earth. He also built water conservancy projects, a large amount of steel, opened sea bans, and set up charity schools so that children with money and no money in the world could go to school and become literate. The late emperor was simply not a mortal, he was
The gods sent by heaven to save the world..."
At this point, Cao Yanhui's excited eyes suddenly dimmed: "The gods will eventually return to heaven. This has been foreshadowed for a long time. The late emperor liked to be unconventional. Before he ascended the throne, he decided on his posthumous title, called Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Scholars all over the world said this was an ominous sign, and sure enough, not long after the late emperor ascended the throne, a rebellion broke out in the capital. The fire burned for three days and three nights. Soldiers from all sides rushed to kill each other, causing countless casualties. Your Majesty, he...he..."
Cao Yanhui burst into tears and tried to stabilize his emotions. After a long while, he said: "After your Majesty's death, Duke Zhou killed the rebels, avenged the late emperor and cleaned up the mess. However, because the late emperor had no orphans, in the presence of many ministers,
After being persuaded to enter, he ascended the throne and established the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"The Han Dynasty in the true sense only existed for a short time, but this glorious era will always remain in the hearts of people all over the world. After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, the emperor deliberately eliminated the influence of the previous dynasty and destroyed everything with the imprint of the Han Dynasty.
Books, stone carvings, coins, in the whole world, only Xiliang still uses the emperor's head. That's because the emperor knows that I am the first person to follow the late emperor, and he is afraid of me. In addition, the court is tired of dealing with the remnant Mongolian enemies in Mobei and Jiangnan.
The rebellions were happening one after another, and there was no time to look west, so Liangzhou has always maintained a semi-independent state. People said, why don't you, Cao Yanhui, become the king? You only want to be a small prefect. How did they know that I did it?
I am the prefect of the Han Dynasty, the prefect of the late emperor, and as long as I don’t die, I will continue to do so."
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Yuan Feng, who was silent for a long time, slowly asked: "How did the late emperor die?"
"I was already in Liangzhou at that time, thousands of miles away from the capital. It was several months later when I heard the news that some rebels were colluding with the remnants of Mongolia, but I'm afraid no one will ever know the truth."
This is true. Cao Yanhui was far away from the center of the imperial court at that time. He could not know what happened. According to him, there was a three-day fire in the capital, resulting in countless deaths and injuries, and then it went through a great purge. Those who know the truth are probably
There are not many left.
"Then did the late emperor have any orphans? How many?" Although it was clear that Cao Yanhui could not know the answer, Yuan Feng still asked.
"The late emperor was handsome and romantic, and he owed a lot of romantic debts, but not many of them were actually included in the harem. To be honest, I really don't know the specific situation, but the late emperor was in his prime, and it is impossible that he didn't leave any bones and blood. Twenty years later
Someone said this before, but the emperor, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, said that he had carefully checked and found that the late emperor had no heirs. If anyone mentioned this issue in the future, they would be killed by the emperor."
"Originally, I gave up and thought that the Han Dynasty would be wiped out. But today, when I saw His Highness the Crown Prince, I seemed to see the late emperor himself. There is no doubt that Your Highness is the orphan of the late emperor left behind by the accident in the capital. This I dare to
I guarantee with my life that I will never be wrong!”
Yuan Feng was silent, stood up and walked to the door, staring at the sunset on the horizon. At this moment, his heart was surging and he had no strong feelings. He did not expect that he had such an amazing life experience. He was a descendant of the royal family and the orphan of the late emperor. No wonder his uncle wanted to live with him incognito.
In the remote frontier, no wonder my uncle often drinks alone and sheds tears after drinking. No wonder he forces himself to practice martial arts hard and learn military strategies, saying that he will use them in the future. It turns out that all this is for revenge.
Restoration of the country.
"Your Highness, I will give up this old bone and help Your Highness restore our Han family. The late emperor raised troops from the Western Regions back then, and now Your Highness has also raised troops from the Western Regions. This is God's arrangement."
"The world, the country, revenge, restoration of the country... But who to take revenge from, how to restore the country, whether I am really the orphan of the late emperor, and what caused the incident in the capital twenty years ago. All of this,
They were clashing and tangled in Yuan Feng's mind, making him extremely confused.
"I want to be quiet for a while, excuse me." After Yuan Feng finished speaking, he walked out of the lobby without looking back. Cao Yanhui let out a long sigh, picked up the wine glass and drank a full glass. It was getting late, and the red candles in the hall were swaying. The old man gradually closed his eyes.
He closed his eyes and was immersed in the fragments of the past years of fighting and iron horses.
Yuan Feng left the hotel and walked on the street. Dunhuang was still full of flowers in the night. The lights were on and the crowds were surging. Yuan Feng was walking alone on the street. Suddenly he saw a shop selling musical instruments on the street.
I bought a flute and walked towards the city wall.
Zhou Ze'an and others had been following behind. Seeing that their lord was about to go up the city wall, they quickly sent people to clear the area and quickly withdrew the defenders on the city wall. No one was left. Yuan Feng was allowed to walk up to the empty ancient city wall of Dunhuang and sit down.
On the crenel, looking at the cold moon on the horizon, he started to play the flute.
The weeping sound of the flute puzzled the soldiers hiding around. It was hard to tell that the commander could play musical instruments. Someone asked, "What does it mean that the commander is up late at night and plays this thing?"
Ah." He was immediately slapped hard by the commander: "The commander is thinking about something, so you are not allowed to speak."
Over there, Yuan Feng suddenly threw away his flute, stood up and left. All the troops stood up and looked at each other, not knowing why.
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The next day, Yuan Feng summoned Dunhuang civil and military officials and announced several decisions: the establishment of the Zhongshu Province to be responsible for all civil affairs.
The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Rites. There are also the Marshal's Mansion and the Yushitai. The Marshal's Mansion is in charge of military affairs, and the Yushitai is responsible for supervising all officials.
The central system is like this. The specific grades and styles of official uniforms are left to the Ministry of Rites to design. The local official system is divided into two levels: prefecture and county. Prefectural officials are governors, and county officials are county magistrates. Cities like Ganzhou and Suzhou are prefectures, Hami
Small places like Hotan and Yarkand have counties. Liangzhou is a special case. It is still counted as a city under the rule of the Zhou Dynasty, but the actual jurisdiction is still in Xiliang.
The name of the country is Xiliang, and its government is located in Dunhuang.