Since Hu Zhen committed suicide, and Tingwei Wang Xiang searched the residences of Hu Zhen and Dong Yue, he could not find any convincing evidence. The result was obvious that Hu Zhen's shocking words at the banquet were indeed nothing but wine.
It was just nonsense at the end. This major treason case, which attracted great attention from the DPRK and China, could only be concluded with an innocent verdict.
In fact, in the long run, this matter is not a big disturbance. After all, the Liang people now respect the three towns of Longyou, and the remnants of the Dong family have long since declined, so it only caused sighs for a while. Moreover, Chen Chong handled it appropriately: Dong
After Yue was released, the court first paid him a year's salary, and then posted a notice at the city gate to rectify his name. After Hu Zhen died, he treated his family and descendants favorably. His son Hu Kun inherited the title and exempted him.
A generation of military service and taxes.
But for Chen Chong personally, Hu Zhen's suicide deeply touched him. He believed that he did not have much murderous intention, but just a little search can make people die of fear. This is the role of power. He has many opinions on this matter.
It was brought up in the court meeting for the first time, and it was preached to all the officials. The court would not punish people without committing crimes, let alone take human lives. Therefore, no matter how important it is, you should not commit suicide easily, otherwise why would you do it to your family?
When people in the court heard this, most of them responded with compliments, but as to how much they truly believed him, that was another matter.
Then Chen Chong re-selected the candidate for the long history of the Western Regions and the governor of Dunhuang. After much deliberation, he still appointed Zhang Xiu. Although he secretly informed his colleagues and it was not very good-looking, it also shows his loyalty and caution to the court.
, there is always no problem. Now that Zhang Xiu’s deeds are well known, it is difficult for him to gain a foothold among old friends. At this time, transferring him to Dunhuang can be regarded as easing the atmosphere between the DPRK and China.
Soon in February of the 11th year of Yanxing, Guan Yu led 40,000 soldiers to march from Chang'an. Chen Chong led hundreds of officials to Weibei to see him off. The people around the capital had been waiting for this moment, and there were many people watching along the road.
Like a sea of clouds, they couldn't help but cheer loudly when they saw the vanguard of the army crossing the Wei Bridge. But some people also talked to each other: "Since the fifth year of Yanxing, the country has always used troops, always with hundreds of thousands of people. This time the troops
The number is halved, and the leader of the army is just a captured veteran. I really don’t know whether it can succeed."
In fact, Chen Chong had heard of such remarks, and even Guan Yu asked him in private why he would be the main general in this expedition to the west? Chen Chong smiled at Guan Yu and said: "If you want Longyou to be cleared, the Western Regions to surrender, and the country to prosper, then
We need to recruit more talented people, how can I take charge of them all by myself? Yun Chang is a national scholar, can't he help me share my worries?"
When Guan Yu heard this, he felt a great responsibility and replied in a deep voice: "In that case, Ting Jian will wait for my good news in Chang'an." Chen Chong finally stopped at Lanchi and watched the smoke and dust of the army slowly dissipate.
This Western Expedition was extremely long. Chen Chong, Xun You and others had previously consulted with others and conservatively estimated the time: the army would go out for a hundred days, fight for a hundred days, return for a hundred days, and rest for sixty days. This time, it would be a whole year.
Time. Although it is not the war that used the most troops since Chen Chong came to power, it can indeed be regarded as the longest. Time is the most precious thing now, but for Chen Chong, this gamble initiated by him will not last long.
At that time, he had already moved forward according to his own logic, and he could only wait for the result in Chang'an.
The first batch of grain and fodder materials had already been allocated at the end of the year. During the war, it was not suitable to carry out more system reforms and personnel changes. Stability should be the top priority. Therefore, Chen Chong was idle for a while.
Young Master, even the Sili Mansion has become a little deserted.
Seeing that Chen Chong was free, Zhao Shang, the doctor of Taixue, asked Zheng Yien, the son of Zheng Xuan, to come forward and invite Chen Chong to give lectures in Taixue, in order to ease the relatively lively relationship between the two schools in the past two years. Chen Chong could not refuse, and in April
During the Gengzi period, he took Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and other students to the Imperial Academy as guests.
Originally, before the great changes in the seventh year of Yanxing, Chang'an Imperial College had made considerable progress. Although it was no longer the same as Luoyang, looking at the world, only Liu Biao's Xiangyang Academy could compare with it. However, after Lu Bu's Rebellion, Guanzhong suffered heavy casualties. Originally,
The young people who came to study from Shuzhong in Guandong fled back to their hometowns one after another. Not to mention that the Imperial Academy was suspected of being a party to the emperor, and became more and more powerless. Even if Chen Chong came several times in eight years, it did not help.
Today, there are only a thousand people left in Taixue. In the empty stone forest in the courtyard, you can often not see anyone for more than a hundred steps, making it extremely lonely.
On this day, Chen Chong came to Taixue, and the doctors set up a banquet and an altar in the forest of steles of the "History of the Nation" that Chen Chong had supervised. Chen Chong was not polite, and immediately talked about "Spring and Autumn" in front of the students.
It talks about the similarities and differences in interpretation of scriptures. However, Chen Chong's talk has always been divergent. After talking about some specific historical materials, he suddenly raised a question: "Zhongni's "Spring and Autumn" is full of criticism. Is it a good history or a bad history?"<
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Zhao Shang quickly replied: "Zhongni wrote down the policies of Lu Shi, tested their authenticity, and planned the ceremony. He can follow the legacy of Zhou Gong and follow the laws of the Ming Dynasty in the future. Naturally, it is a good history."
Chen Chong said: "Since it is a historical book, how can it follow the legacy system and the laws of the Ming Dynasty?"
When Pang Tong heard this, he immediately laughed and said: "Teacher, you are saying that the Spring and Autumn Annals are classics and not history!"
Chen Chong nodded slightly, then stroked his beard and said: "That's it, history is the foundation of all scriptures. The most important thing is to record it in detail. If you can't know the whole picture, you won't be able to distinguish right from wrong, let alone say it is the Zhenming Jing."
Although "Spring and Autumn" is not a straight line, I don't like the so-called subtle words and great meanings."
Speaking of this, Chen Chong saw that everyone was thoughtful and sighed: "People's hearts are fickle. Who is the rarest person since ancient times? A person of pure quality. Who is the most common person since ancient times? A repetitive person. Chen Chong
Ping succeeded in protecting himself, while Dong Hu died in a straight line. But people can only do things when they are alive, so many merits and demerits cannot be explained clearly. Writing history, in the final analysis, is a matter of the living writing books for the dead.
, and then the living people will also die, and only the history books can be left. It is better to leave it to future generations to criticize the merits and demerits."
The topic has come to an end, but Chen Chong actually still has something to say. When he just mentioned Chen Ping and Dong Hu, he subconsciously wanted to talk about Liu Xiu when he was discussing with Guan Yu in Yang Pingli when he was young.
comment, but when he said it, he remembered that it was in public and it was not suitable to speak bluntly, so he hid it again. He thought with self-mockery: There are some words that cannot be spoken clearly, so how can we write history directly?
?I also deceived myself a little.
After the lecture, Zhao Shang invited Chen Chong to have a banquet in another courtyard. The attendees were all old people. In addition to Dr. Zhao Shang, there were also Zheng Xuan's only son Zheng Yien, his direct descendant Cui Yan, brothers Cui Lin, Zhang Yi,
Xi Lu, Guoyuan, Liu Yan and others. Liu Xie, Dong Yao and other descendants who were related to Chen Chong were also present.
It has been a long time since Chen Chong had a gathering with so many old friends. Now that we were together, he was filled with emotions. Everyone chatted for a few words, and naturally they all traced back to Zheng Xuan.
Cui Yan toasted and said to Chen Chong: "When Longshou went to Xihe, the teacher was extremely worried. Even in the Imperial Academy, he often sighed, thinking that Longshou would be like Lao Tzu when he left Hangu. He was tired of the world and was gone far away. He would not know the future.
Missing."
Chen Chong didn't know about this, so he turned to ask Zheng Yi'en. Yi'en replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, when he divined his own fortune, he always thought that his cultural background was no better than that of Hangu. He said that talented people encountered disaster when they encountered the West. Until later, I heard that the Huns were in rebellion.
He also performed divination for the envoy, and got a Meng hexagram that was considered auspicious, so he stopped talking."
Chen Chong couldn't help but smile after hearing this. He seemed to see the old man who liked to joke with Wei prophecies again. He said: "It's a pity that I don't know how to look at Qi. I don't know how many times Brother Zheng has laughed at me in private."
While joking, Chen Chong looked around and found Zheng Yi'en crying silently in the seat. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked the reason. Zheng Yi'en wiped his tears from his sleeves and shook his head and replied: "When your Excellency was still alive, the house was often like this.
It's a lively scene, but it's rare now. Fortunately, the envoy is here today, so I can see such scenes again."
Chen Chong also sighed after hearing this. When he left Luoyang and went to Xihe to take up his post, the scene of seeing his friends farewell at the White Horse Temple was still vivid in his mind. At that time, he was also accompanied by Xu Shu, Meng Jian and other students. But today, Cao Cao turned against him.
, Kang Ju died tragically, Zheng Xuan died of illness, and most of the students also passed away. The people around him have changed a lot without knowing it, but the changes have been so great that only people can know the taste after tasting it. Unexpectedly, Liu Xie listened to Yi En's words and interjected: "Since you are so filial, sir, you should work hard on Confucian classics and be better than the old Confucian masters. However, in the end, he shed tears in public. It is too hypocritical."
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The people around him were greatly embarrassed after hearing this, and Zhao Shang scolded him: "Intelligence varies from person to person, so how can you force it? But having a heart of pure filial piety is extremely rare."
After hearing this, Liu Xie became more and more dissatisfied. He asked, "When the old man was alive, did he like to see people cry bitterly? It is filial piety to have successors, and mourning is just for self-entertainment."
This passage is quite unconventional, but Liu Xie's eyes are filled with deep abyss, which is awe-inspiring. In the end, it was Chen Chong who smoothed things over and said: "When a son loses his relatives and has no one to rely on, he will naturally feel sad. And what A Jian said
, but it is to continue the Tao for relatives and friends. This is a truth that only an expert like Zhuang Zhou can realize! But educating all people cannot be balanced by this."
Liu Xie then gave up and ate alone in gloomy mood. After the meeting, Yi En said to Chen Chong: "The son of the general is really an extraordinary person. I have also seen swords and wars, but when I saw this child's eyes just now, I was frightened for a moment.
Speechless."
Chen Chong didn't say anything, but he was very surprised in his heart. He thought that Liu Xiie was only thirteen years old, but he was already so decisive. If he inherited Liu Bei's position in the future, would he be as tolerant as his father? This made him feel
I am a little pessimistic, and I feel that time is extremely urgent: I am already over 40 years old. Although I am not an old man, a new generation has begun to grow up.
The replacement of the old with the new is a natural law, but one cannot leave any difficulties to future generations. Chen Chong felt eagerly anxious because of this, and he was even more eager to win the victory in this expedition to the west.