Before Chen Chong and Liu Bei entered the city, Zhong Yao suggested that they let the soldiers rest outside the city. Chen Chong refused. He replied: "The soldiers have been fighting hard all day, and now they are tired. They no longer have the energy to camp in the city. It is better to let them rest."
Let them all come in and have a rest. Xijing is prosperous, but it has no chance to meet the soldiers. If you tell it, it will be very cold."
Having said that, he also knew what Zhong Yao was worried about, so he sent people to guard in front of the city gate and warned the sergeants one by one that they were not allowed to kill, bully the people, or steal. Anyone who committed the three crimes would be dealt with severely.
.After the propaganda continued, Chen Chong, Liu Bei and other staff entered Chang'an City from Anmen.
After walking through the corridor, the dilapidated scenery of Chang'an City was revealed to Chen Chong. He raised his eyes and looked at the streets on the left and right. There were broken walls, rubble, and smoke marks. He couldn't see the bustling traffic in the past, with six cars rushing along the road, and the bustling scene. Only
The streets are now empty, and some severed limbs can still be seen in the ditch beside the road. The comparison between the two sides is like a dream. Only at this time do people remember that Chang'an has experienced two major chaos. Until yesterday, Liang Renjian, who stayed in the city,
Something bad happened. I fled from Zhicheng Gate in a hurry. Even if there was any prosperity, it had already been completely destroyed.
But fortunately, the emperor and the court were still there. When everyone arrived in front of the Weiyang Palace, Chen Chong heard snoring. It turned out that for the past three days, the palace sergeants had been guarding the palace gate day and night without sleeping. Yesterday, when the Liang people left, they
Their spirits were also extremely exhausted. Someone proposed a pursuit plan to Dong Cheng, but before the results were discussed, most of the sergeants fell asleep, and until this time, some of them were still awake.
At this time, it was Zhang Liao who was in charge of the palace gate. As soon as he met Chen Chong and Liu Bei, he remembered the time he spent fighting the rebellion in Xihe. He felt sad in his heart and only said: "Your Majesty and the princes have been waiting for you for a long time."
They notified the Emperor and the Chancellor, and at the same time led Chen Chong and his party to the side hall. This was Taiwei Ma Rixi's suggestion. He prepared court robes, crowns, water, and washbasins and pots for them, allowing them to cleanse their faces and take off their clothes.
After taking off the armor, I saw the emperor in court clothes.
When Liu Bei learned the reason, without waiting for Chen Chong to speak, he stepped forward and said with a smile to Sima Fang, the Jingzhao Yin who came to greet them: "Sima Gong, of course you should cleanse your face, but it is not necessary to remove your armor."
Sima Fang knew that Chen Chongben had a rift with Ma Rixi, and thought that Liu Bei was going to take this opportunity to demonstrate. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped forward to persuade him: "Now that the government is in danger, important ministers should put the overall situation first. I hope Xuande will not act recklessly."
Hehe, please show some sincerity to His Majesty."
But Liu Bei waved his hand and shook his head, indicating that Sima Fanghui was wrong. He replied sternly: "It is precisely because the situation in the court is difficult that it is even more important. I ask Sima Gong to convey my words to the emperor. Now that the world is in chaos and the world is in turmoil, it is right."
This is the moment when the imperial court raises its troops and uses force, and all the ministers want to serve the country with their own lives. We do not want to take off our armor. This is to show the ministers and others that they are willing to help, and we also hope that your majesty will cheer up."
Sima Fang turned to look at Chen Chong, who smiled and said, "If your Majesty doesn't allow it, I'll wait until it's too late to unload it."
Sima Fang had no choice but to let them wait for a while and go to the East Palace to report to the emperor. After the group took a shower, Sima Fang walked back quickly and said to them: "The emperor has agreed, everyone."
If you are well prepared, then come with me to Taichung to see the Holy Spirit."
At this time, everyone in Shangshu Taichung walked down the stage and silently waited for the arrival of Chen Chong and his entourage. They all had different thoughts in their minds.
Dong Cheng, who served as temporary assistant to the government, breathed a sigh of relief at this time. He was not enthusiastic about his current status and was even afraid. Now that he could hold on until the chaos was over, he was satisfied and was already considering retreating.
However, Ma Rixishi, Sun Rui and others were unwilling to do so. They believed that they had the great merit of killing the national traitors, but in the end, because Wang Yun did not listen to the advice, they were willing to die, and even handed over this great achievement to the king.
In Chen Chong's hands, how could they not be unhappy with the feeling of losing something again?
The rest of the ministers, such as Zhao Qi, Zhao Qian and others, are calm and composed. They have been running around here and there in the past few years and have experienced too many twists and turns. Now they just want to restore peace as soon as possible. They have no grudges about who will be in power. Many of them have already thought about it.
, and after a few days when the situation in the DPRK was clear, they took the excuse of illness and resigned.
Only a few people thought on the bright side: "Today, the imperial court can be said to be in extreme decline. I thought that once Chang'an was destroyed, the Han Dynasty would fall. Who would have expected that it would be able to return to the protection of loyal ministers! With Chen Chong and Liu Bei assisting the government, it must be
We can look forward to the revival of the Han Dynasty."
The twelve-year-old emperor was talking to his eldest sister, Princess Wannian, in the apse. They talked for a while, and no one heard the conversation, but the conversation ended quickly, and the emperor walked back to the front of the crowd, still looking immature.
The expression on his face has become extremely calm, and it is impossible to see what he is thinking.
Soon, a group of about forty people arrived in front of the stage around the corner. Yang Biao led the emperor to come forward to greet him. The group also knelt down and saluted. When everyone stood up, the emperor recognized Sima Fang and knew that behind him were Chen Chong, Liu Bei and his family.
Official office. Although he had never seen Chen Chong, he saw the leader wearing a Confucian uniform with four fingers on his left hand, so he said: "Are you Chen Qing?"
This was the first time that Chen Chong met Liu Xie. He nodded slightly and responded with a smile: "I have heard of the emperor's virtuous reputation three years ago. When I saw him today, he is indeed a man of keen observation and good knowledge."
After that, Chen Chong asked Liu Bei to introduce the people under his command to the emperor. The officials who accompanied them into the palace were all officials with more than 600 shi in the state capital. In addition, there were also Prince Tuoba Xianbei Tuoba Pigu, Xiongnu Zuo
There were three people, the wise king Liu Bao and the Zuo Ri Zhu Wang Liu Xuan. The emperor saw that many of them were young people, unlike the old people in Shangshu Taichung. He was very happy, so he asked Dong Cheng for advice and distributed a jade belt to each of them.
After the thanksgiving ceremony, everyone entered the stage together. The emperor sat in the chair, and Dong Cheng set up five seats under the chair, including Sikong Chunyujia, Taiwei Ma Rixi, Bingzhou Mu Chen Chong, and the Huns Zhonglang and Liu Bei.
Sit down, and the others sit on both sides.
Dong Chengben wanted to talk to Chen Chong immediately about abdicating the throne, but Chen Chong said: "Now that Xijing is in chaos, we are entering the capital for the first time. It is the time to stabilize people's hearts. It would be too hasty to talk about military and state affairs today, so it is better to stay outside."
We will discuss with the court and listen to the opinions of the officials before making plans." Dong Cheng had no choice but to give it up for the time being and asked about the losses caused by the merging of troops. Chen Chong also told the truth truthfully that the war would only end in one day, and Chen Chong's knowledge was only approximate.
There must be some deviation, but everyone was shocked when they learned that the war was a waste of money, thinking that this kind of war might not happen again in three or four years.
Liu Bei asked about Lu Bu's condition again, and Dong Cheng replied that he was still recovering. After the injury, the imperial doctor pulled out the arrow for him, but he was still in and out of consciousness for the past few days, and he didn't know if it would get better. Liu Bei sighed after hearing this.
, he was deeply impressed by Lu Bu's charge and killing in Qixian County, and he admired him quite a lot.
Unexpectedly, at this time, the emperor suddenly asked: "Chen Qing, when the late emperor was here, he once talked about the ministers to me, and he had the best evaluation of Chen Qing. He said that Chen Qing was knowledgeable and well versed in the ways of governing the country. I deeply admired you.
Nowadays, the country is undergoing great changes and disasters occur frequently. I am extremely worried. I wonder if Chen Qing can teach me about the pros and cons of governing the country."
Everyone was stunned. They did not expect that the emperor would say such words, and Chen Chong did not expect it. He turned to look at Liu Bei, and Liu Bei nodded slightly to him. Chen Chong then lowered his head in thought. After a while, he raised his head and said to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, governing a country is a great way. The so-called Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao. It cannot be understood in words at once. If Your Majesty has a good heart, it is better to talk about the gains and losses of characters."
The emperor was convinced when he heard this, so he asked instead: "How does Chen Qing think Situ is in power?"
Chen Chong said: "When Situ was in power, he only knew how to recognize people, but he had no ability to use them. I have already shown this before."
"It's better to express it clearly in Taichung than to express it tactfully."
Chen Chong held his forehead for a moment and said: "Situ is capable. He knows who is loyal and who is available, so he can take them all under his command. But the difficulty is that Situ also knows Dong Zhuo's likes and dislikes, which makes Dong Zhuo doubtless, so he can use deception to get them.
People and people rise up violently and destroy the Dong family. The art of war says that if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. This is what it is."
The emperor nodded and asked, "How do we start with the use of people?"
Chen Chong replied: "After Situ gained power, he could not appoint people based on their talents and character, but rather their relatives and party members, and more importantly their grievances, likes and dislikes. The people he hired were all close confidants. Even though they had words of loyalty and advice, they were discarded, so there is a current situation.
The chaos is a disaster of death!"
At this point, everyone present sighed with emotion, if Wang Yun could pardon Liang Ren, why would he do this?
The emperor was silent for a moment, thinking about the section of "Wan Zhang" taught by Wang Yun to him. He couldn't explain how he felt in his heart. He suddenly asked Chen Chong: "Chen Qing thinks that compared with Situ, how is the imperial master's governance?" The atmosphere became deserted for a moment. The emperor was established by Dong Zhuo. Although Dong Zhuo was rude to many officials in the court, he was still respectful to the emperor. If he hadn't poisoned his brother, the emperor actually had no ill feelings towards Dong Zhuo, so his words were still
Call him "Grand Master". But he is the emperor, so there is no need to be taboo, but Chen Chong will think twice about it.
Chen Chong was silent for a moment and replied: "Dong Zhuo has the wisdom of a person, but the wisdom of a person, which is between five and five of Situ."
"What do you mean by Chen Qing's words?"
In a state of astonishment, Chen Chong said: "Dong Zhuo used people before and after, regardless of their closeness, and he was able to control his likes and dislikes. In his army, there were Yan people such as Xu Rong, Lu Bu and others, and enemies such as Huangfu Song. The case of Chen Fan was snowed in the past, and the case of Zhao was later
Dangzhibai is the minister's post of Bingzhou Mu, which was also awarded by Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo's employees can be said to be of the highest quality. In terms of popularity alone, no one in the world can match him, so he can do what Yihuo did.
An act of success or failure."
"But although he is good at employing people, he does not know them well. He first appointed Yuan Shu as a general, then moved Yuan Shao to the Bohai Sea, and entrusted Yuanmen to various counties in Guandong. He did not know the ambitions of the princes to separate their regimes, nor did he know the ministers in the court.
He had harbored resentment for a long time and was so drunk that he carried edicts and favors, but caused Guandong to be separated, the four seas collapsed, and then he was assassinated by Lu Bu. This was not because he was unethical, but because he did not know people well.
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Chen Chong finally concluded: "Dong Zhuo lost his leadership to Situ, so he was executed by Situ. Situ lost his leadership to Dong Zhuo, so he was oppressed by the rest of the army. Therefore, I said that the two men governed in the period between the Five and Five Periods." p>
After everyone heard this, they fell into a long silence. The emperor said to Chen Chong with emotion: "Chen Qing is indeed a straight minister who tells the truth."
That day, everyone had a meal in Weiyang Palace and arranged a room to rest. After being questioned by the emperor, Chen Chong had many thoughts in his mind. He couldn't sleep for a while. Late at night, he simply went out of the house and stood on the palace platform to watch the night sky. The night sky
There was a pure full moon above, and Liu Bei was snoring next door. It was hard to imagine that they were still fighting bloody battles outside the city yesterday.
This reminded Chen Chong of many people who have died and who are still alive, and he couldn't help but ask himself, am I sure that I can do better than Wang Yun and Dong Zhuo in judging people and employing people? Am I doing my best?
How many more people must die before I can realize my ideal? How will the world judge me after a thousand years? He pondered for a long time and became a little worried about gains and losses. He didn't notice people passing by the steps and only thought about his own thoughts. Finally, Chen Chong
Unable to figure out the answer, he thought that all he could do was try his best. So he chanted to the full moon:
"The troubles of the world have gone south together, and the Qing Dynasty has returned to the north. White hair grows in foreign lands, and green mountains can be seen in the old capital. The full moon passes over the remnants, and the stars are in the old pass. Cold birds and decaying grass fly together to Duanchou Bay."
He raised his head for a moment and then returned to the room.
When he was about to take a rest, someone suddenly knocked on the door. Chen Chong opened the door and saw an old woman holding a pot in her arms, bending down to salute him. Chen Chong was inexplicable, so the old woman explained her purpose: "When His Highness Wannian was admiring the moon, he accidentally
I heard Chen Jun's emotion and admired him in my heart, so I sent me to bring a jar of wine to Chen Jun."
Chen Chong was caught off guard and could only return the gift in a hurry and said: "Your Highness is so concerned about you, but I feel so inexplicable."
The old woman smiled and said: "Your Highness has one more thing to give to Mr. Chen."
"What sentence?"
"The clouds move in the sky, and the waves move in the river. Mr. Chen is named Dragon Head, and he just takes the revitalization of the Han Dynasty as his own responsibility. How can he be so easily moved by the Spring and Autumn Period as a woman?"
After saying that, the old woman bowed again and left slowly, leaving Chen Chong alone in the house, with only a pot of warm wine facing him.