After the Battle of Anci, Yuan Shang saw that Wuhuan from the three counties had deserted and his troops were at a disadvantage. He did not dare to confront the Han army again, so he had to abandon Anci and retreat to Quanzhou, a hundred miles south, to watch the Han army.
Trend. The Han army saw it retreating,
The troops were divided into two groups, with a partial force at Anci to guard against Yuan Shang, and the main force moved to Zhuoxian County, and then camped forward on the left bank of the Juma River (the ancients regarded the east as the left and the west as the right, so Longxi was called Longyou and Jiangdong was Jiang
left),
Across the water from Fan Yangyijing.
At this time, the two cities had been surrounded several times by Yuan's army.
In addition to the antlers of the camp, trenches and earth hills with a depth of ten feet were also dug.
The Han army was speechless when they saw this. Liu Bei, on the other hand, directly thought of the scene of the decisive battle with Kuitou and Bu Dugen ten years ago in Pingcheng. They used the perfect fortifications to break the internal and external attacks of Xianbei's cavalry.
At that time, Liu Bei didn't think this arrangement was very subtle. Now that he has become the one to break the siege, he realizes that it is extremely difficult.
In the end, based on the lengthy characteristics of Yuan Shao's grain road, the shogunate decided on a strategy of attacking from the north and harassing the south for several days. That is, using the main force to exert pressure in the north of the two cities so that the garrison did not dare to attack by force, and then supplemented it with roving cavalry to harass the south of the city and force Yuan's army to march to the grain road.
It was not smooth. The Yuan army was indeed disturbed, but they were unwilling to leave the camp to fight with the Han army. The battle situation between the two armies once again fell into a stalemate.
However, at this moment of fierce fighting in Hebei, the other states in China are bathing in a rare calm. Whether it is the two states of Yan and Yu after the epidemic, or the two states of Qingxu after a disastrous defeat, they are seizing the time to recuperate. After Yuan Shu lost power, Yangzhou
Divided into two,
They were robbed by Sun Ce and Liu Biao respectively.
However, Jiangzuo was vast, and they had to spend time rectifying the government and winning over people's hearts, so they all stopped fighting. There was no need to talk about Shu and Guanzhong, only Liangzhou still had some fighting. For a time, everyone in the world had an illusion, as if
All the chaos in the past ten years are just dreams, and the great Han Dynasty is still stuck in the Guanghe period.
If they could see the emperor hunting around Kunming Pool at this time, they would be even more convinced that they were living in a peaceful and prosperous age.
At the end of the day, the emperor has lived in Kunming Pool for more than a month. After the initial freshness passed, the emperor felt a little lonely. Although it was relatively stuffy in the palace, he could often go to the Shangshutai to see things, and from time to time he could sit in the palace.
He often listened to the government affairs in the court. But behind the Kunming Pool, his eyes suddenly became much deserted, which gave the emperor an indescribable feeling. During the meal, the emperor said to the queen,
When I see the minister kneeling down and saluting me, I always feel ashamed.
But once I was alone, I felt like I was floating in the air again. Empress Fu Shi said with a smile, Your Majesty is too busy, so why not find something to do.
Jianping General Dong Cheng was also dining nearby at the time. After hearing the emperor's words, he suggested that the emperor might as well imitate Emperor Sejongwu and go hunting around Kunming Lake. One could strengthen his body and the other could communicate with his ministers.
Friendship. The emperor was quite satisfied with this, so he issued an edict to Zhao Yan, the Yilang, Zhang Yin, the servant, Hua Xin, the general servant of the Sanqi, Meng Jian, the Yulin Lang, and others, and ordered them to prepare their bows and horses and follow him to hunt beasts in the forest.
After arriving, Dong Cheng used the emperor's hunting as an excuse to seal off Shanglin Garden and not allow others to enter without permission.
Shanglin Garden was built during the reign of Emperor Shizong Xiaowu. It has thirty-six gardens, twelve palaces, and twenty-one temples, including eight rivers: Wei, Jing, Feng, Lao, Pou, Pou, Chan, and Ba, as well as the mighty Kunming Pool.
It is just a scene of Shanglin Garden. It has a radius of more than 300 miles and can be called the largest palace garden in Qin and Han Dynasties. At first, Shanglin Garden was only for royal entertainment. However, the palace garden became so huge that it became a heavy burden for the imperial court.
In the early days of Emperor Xiaoyuan's reign, Dongfang Shuo remonstrated with Shizong, saying that Shanglin Garden "was of no use to the country, and was taking away the industry of farming and mulberry trees." Therefore, it was gradually abolished during the reign of Emperor Xiaoyuan, and was finally destroyed by the successive battles between Xinmang and Chimei. Today's Shanglin Garden
, only the vast mounds of ruins and wild beasts everywhere are left.
It is said that when Emperor Shizong was young, he once shot tigers with Lang Yulin in Zhongnan Mountain. Now that Emperor Shizong had just mastered the art of shooting, he naturally could not go so deep, so he and his attendants went ten miles from the south bank of Kunming Pool to shoot wild geese and ducks on both sides of Fengshui.<
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On the morning of the second day of the safari, summer was beginning. Even though there were cypress trees around to cover it, the heat was still rising steadily from the ground. When it reached the branches and bushes above, it poured down again, as if something was wrapping around the body.
As if, this made the dozens of people in the group feel extremely hot. Only when the river breeze blew over, they would feel cooler.
Yesterday and this morning, they shot a lot of wild ducks, which was a fruitful harvest. However, the freshness wore off, and the emperor felt a little boring. After all, the joy of hunting is not only about shooting arrows with bows, but also about shooting wild ducks.
No matter how much, it's not as good as shooting a tiger. Even if you can't shoot a tiger now, just shooting a few wild pigs is much more interesting.
He expressed this idea to everyone, and Hua Xin, the minister of scattered cavalry, advised him: "The art of archery is not achieved in a day. If your majesty wants to shoot wild pigs, you can't help but be good at shooting, and you must also be good at riding. Otherwise, when chasing the hunt,
, the pawn fell under the horse. What happened next? How can a body of ten thousand chariots be damaged?"
Everyone said it was reasonable, but they all felt bored in their hearts. At this time, Jianping General Dong Cheng said: "It is really difficult to shoot wild pigs, not to mention their thick skin, and there is a fishy smell when they are killed and grilled. It is better to shoot some elk."
Elk are weak and will run away when they see people. Although they are more difficult to shoot, there is nothing to worry about. I heard someone said that there is a herd of elk on the west bank of Kunming Lake. How about we go there to shoot?"
The emperor was very happy after hearing this, and the other attendants had nothing to object to. So everyone took a break and threw the fifty or so wild ducks and more than twenty hares that they had hunted yesterday into the nearby pavilion, and then put the quivers and water bottles
After loading up, put on a few new horses, ate some dry food, and headed west.
By the time they reached the west bank of Kunming Pool, the sun was setting in the west, and the light gradually became dim. The mottled light and shadow cast by the leaves above their heads gradually blurred, and then it suddenly became clear. They arrived in a vast expanse of reeds, with a deep and moist atmosphere.
The temperature suddenly dropped from the water shadow, which made everyone feel extremely comfortable.
But it seemed a bit late today. Everyone was a little tired after walking for two hours, so they found a courtyard where Habayashiro rested during his tour. They planned to have dinner here first and rest after eating.
Let’s make plans tomorrow.
While Mr. Habayashi was cooking, the Emperor and Dong Cheng went out together and took a slow walk around the reed swamp. At this time, the sun had been obscured by white clouds, and no orange light could be seen. The sky and water were all blue and cool.
The wind is blowing, and the white reeds are floating, as if they are flowing clouds. If it were not for the endless croaking of frogs, the emperor might think he is in the sky.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, and suddenly asked Dong Cheng: "What does the general think of man and the world?"
Dong Cheng was stunned and thought for a while, not knowing what the emperor meant, so he said truthfully: "Compared with heaven and earth, humans are naturally nothing."
The Emperor quite agreed. He nodded and said, "Yes, although I am the Emperor and am above all others, every time I look down at the heaven and the earth, I feel that I am insignificant. No matter whether a person is high or low, there is no difference between life and death in the world.
I often think about how Emperor Gaozu felt when he drove away the doctors before his death and said, "My destiny is in heaven. What's the use of being a magpie!" Emperor Xiaowu said in his later years, "The Han people of the 67th and 42nd generations should be painted."
Gao Ye', what's the reason? Today, when I walked back and forth in Shanglin Garden, I saw nothing but burning desolation. I can also understand their mood."
When Dong Cheng heard this, he turned to look at the emperor's expression, and saw that he was looking at the sky from a distance, his eyes were deep, and he didn't know why he was hurt. But his sensitivity and youth were fully exposed.
After a while, the group of frogs seemed to have lost their strength, and the chirping gradually became quieter. Instead, there was a light to vague shuttle sound, like a big guy walking slowly through the tangled grass and reeds. Dong
Cheng heard this, tugged at the emperor, and signaled him to be silent. The two of them looked towards the source of the sound. They saw a deer's antlers rising slightly from the reeds, and then falling down again, like a small boat in the sea of clouds.
, swimming slowly among the reeds.
It moved a little closer to the two of them, and suddenly realized something was wrong, and suddenly ran away in the opposite direction. During a few leaps, the emperor saw some white fur, which made him couldn't help but exclaim: "It's a white deer!"
"He looked at Dong Cheng, who also said: "It's the White Deer."
After saying these words, the two of them chased it in unison. At this time, the sky was dark, and the surroundings were full of dense reeds. Every movement felt extremely strenuous, and their wrists and ankles were also bruised by the weeds, but after a while
Thinking of the auspiciousness of seeing the white deer, they paid no attention to anything and just ran endlessly following the shadow in the distance. After running for a while, both of them became out of breath.
Dong Cheng saw that the emperor was panting and obviously couldn't run anymore, so he stopped to help him catch his breath and said, "What did this deer eat? It can run so fast in the reeds." The emperor didn't say anything.
Thinking of it, I should go back and greet the others first. But it was already too late at this time, and the feeling of annoyance had not yet arisen. Suddenly, there was another canine whimpering scream not far away. This one had no beginning and no end, but it was for
They pointed the way.
Dong Cheng glanced at the Emperor, who nodded to him. He took out his knife from his waist and walked in front to clear the way for the Emperor. After walking more than sixty steps, the reeds suddenly opened up, revealing a piece of flat land. The sight in front of him made two people wonder.
People are stunned.
There was no white deer on the flat ground, only a five-foot white dog lying on it. Its throat was slit at this time, and it fell slumped in the grass. Blood was flowing in the fur, and its body was still trembling slightly.
, the emperor even saw the tears in the eyes of the white dog. There were two antlers tied to the white dog's head, which should be what they had seen before. And there was another person standing next to the white dog. After the emperor saw that person's face,
He was in a daze for a moment, then immediately recognized his identity and asked, "Why is Dong Qing here?"
Dong Zhao first saluted the emperor, and then slowly replied: "I heard that your majesty does not have a white deer, so I am here to make your majesty's horse bones."