In the summer of the second year of Ji Han and Zhang Wu, just after April, a scene of scorching sun rising into the sky and unbearable heat appeared in Guanzhong. Under the blazing summer wind, the people of Chang'an hurried to their homes to rest after finishing their farm work. Officials were at the mansion
When I went to work, I also put ice cubes to escape the heat. There were very few people walking on the street. Most of them went to swim on the shore of the Weishui River. But I could still hear the chirping of cicadas and the sound of frogs, showing the unique restlessness and tranquility of summer.
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At this time, Chen Chong's condition was a little better. Although he was still asthmatic, he could barely walk a few steps without support, but he still couldn't ride a horse. Chen Chong still wanted to go out to collect gold and stone tablets, so he discussed with Fu Qian.
Ask a craftsman to make a four-wheeled vehicle for transportation. The four-wheeled vehicle is not big, only about one person can reach it, and after Chen Chong sits on it, it can be pushed by about one person. But there are also some shortcomings. The threshold is very high at this time.
To get in and out of the mansion, three or four people had to lift it up together. This made Chen Chong feel troublesome, so he just stayed in the mansion and was pushed by Fu Gan for a walk by the lake.
However, after Fu Qian came back, even if Chen Chong stayed in the house, his life was not boring. Fu Qian was influenced by Chen Chong and often enjoyed visiting famous mountains and rivers and sightseeing scenic spots and historic sites in his free time. During these ten years of living independently, he saw far more than his age.
Therefore, when chatting with Chen Chong, he said that the scenery of the fortress, the strange people and people, and even the rare animals and famous horses, had not been the same for several days.
Zhao Qiu listened curiously and asked Fu Qian: "When I was in Xijing Imperial College, all my classmates commented on were national and military affairs. Why is it that my senior brother, who is in a high position in Yunbei, talks so casually?" Fu Qian laughed.
It was Chen Chong who said: "How can you talk about national affairs if you don't know the style and trivial matters? Moreover, your senior brother has no utilitarianism and is not arrogant or impetuous in doing things. Even if he cannot achieve great things, he will not do the wrong thing. This is very rare."
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But Zhao Qiu looked quite disapproving, and Chen Chong thought to himself: Everyone has their own ambitions, so there is no need to force him. He was born in a poor and humble background, and he had high hopes from his father, so it is normal for him to be anxious. The reason why Chen Chong accepted Zhao Qiu as a disciple was mainly because he was influenced by the Xihe father.
Zhao Qiu also knew this because he was reluctant and could not get rid of his feelings, so he was cautious in everything. Although he was in a prosperous place in the capital, he could endure loneliness and study hard. In recent years, he has gained some reputation as a master of scriptures.
So Chen Chong is still very satisfied with him.
However, when talking about strange people and strange things, Chen Chong still couldn't forget the monk Nana from the branch, the monk from the Western Regions who he met by chance on the Fushi Jialing Mountain. He claimed that he would continue to carve Buddha statues in the mountain until he died of old age. A long time ago, he entrusted Fu Qian to visit him.
Chen Chong admired hundreds of Buddha statues carved in the mountain by Zhizhishi Nana. What kind of perseverance can a person persist in the mountains?
At this time, he asked Fu Gan about the current situation of Nana, the old monk's branch. Fu Gan replied that the old monk passed away two years ago, but he had several disciples before his death, and he still carved statues on his skin, but he didn't
Instead of the small statue that the old monk had when he was alive, he wanted to carve a large statue of Tathagata five feet high. At this time, Buddhist temples were offering sacrifices everywhere, and the local barbarians even gave their children the names "Bodhisattva" and "Bala".
"The nickname "Xumi" shows the deep influence of the old monk.
After hearing this, Chen Chong was very emotional. He didn't like the Buddha's teachings, and believed that the way of Nirvana placed hope in emptiness, which was too negative, and was not a good thing for the country or his family. But emotionally, at the moment of frustration, he believed in the path to enlightenment.
It cannot be said that there is no yearning for results. After all, it is rare for people to have inner peace, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the World-Honored One can provide people with such a method that they can break the world of mortals. After so many years, Chen Chong himself still has not been able to achieve this.
Realm.
With this in mind, Chen Chong took a rare trip to Yuanjue Temple. The last time he went to Yuanjue Temple, he couldn't remember how many years ago it was, but when he saw that the director of the temple was still Kang Mengxiang, he was still a little confused.
Kind. But he couldn't help but think of Liu Xie and the princess, and his heart was quickly affected by sadness. Kang Mengxiang was very happy to see Chen Chong's visit, and sent two more volumes of newly translated Buddhist scriptures, which Chen Chong accepted.
Sit quietly in front of the Bishamonten Buddha statue.
The bells of the temple were ringing loudly, and he felt the flapping wings of swallows on the eaves, and saw catkins floating across the sun-drenched courtyard of the courtyard. Countless tiny particles of dust were flying up and down in the light and shadow. But what was tumbling in his heart was still
Twenty years of Chang'an's past. Once you close your eyes, the voices and smiles of Cai Yan and Wan Nian will come into view and will never go away.
Before leaving, the host Kang Mengxiang came to see him off again. He politely asked Chen Chong if he could apply for tax exemption from the temple. In recent years, Liu Bei has used Buddhism to become famous and has exempted the corvee service in Buddhist temples. For a while, Buddhism in Guanzhong flourished and almost became a
If Taoism and Taoism were to be exempted from land rent, it would probably cause great harm to the households.
Therefore, Chen Chong declined politely and said: "The Buddha's heart is based on great compassion, and peace and happiness are enough. Since Buddhism opens the door to convenience, why should we be generous to others?"
This is said, but when Chen Chong was alone at home, he spent more time studying Buddhism. He did not value those Pure Land merits, but only hoped to achieve a state of neither joy nor sorrow, and a pure mind. But sometimes the mind
The more you ask for something, the harder it is to be quiet. This is something Chen Chong has long understood and now understands even more.
One day, after Chen Chong drank the medicine, he was taking a nap under the shade of a tree. While he was in a daze, he suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps and opened his eyes to see. It turned out that his wife Dong Bai was rushing over quickly, holding a bottle of medicine in his hand.
He opened the letter and said to him: "Chang Wen sent someone to find you and leave this letter. What's good news! It is said that Chang Wen went south to Mianshui in March and has captured Xiangyang!"
It seems that Abai has read the letter written by Chen Qun. After hearing this, Chen Cheng couldn't help but feel relieved. Since the victory in Yizhou last year, he and Liu Bei had discussed that they would take advantage of the victory to seize part of Jingzhou's land this year. Now it seems that Xuande
They have already begun to take action. Now the Shu army's navy has almost been destroyed, and it will be difficult to rebuild it in a short time. It can be said that no one can stop the Han army from crossing the river. As long as they can seize the victory and capture the cities of Xiangyang, Jingling, Jiangling, and then upstream
Establishing a naval force and pacifying Jiangdong in the future is just a matter of a few clicks. When he thought that Wei Yan was the commander of this operation, Chen Chong felt as if he saw his carefully crafted treasure shining brightly, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly.<
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He picked up Chen Qun's letter and read it. The letter said that although Liu Fan suffered a heavy defeat, he was still very tenacious and tried to take advantage of the chaos in Nanzhong to launch a counterattack against Yizhou. Although Duan Yan was able to repel him, Jiangzhou
The terrain is very complicated, and it is difficult to further regain Jiangzhou. Therefore, Liu Bei discussed with the generals and believed that launching an offensive from Xiangyang at this time would have a miraculous effect of criticizing the strong and suppressing the weak. Therefore, he asked Wei Yan to lead the entire Nanfu army southward and divided it into two groups.
Three troops, one to surround Xiangyang, one to attack Jiangling, and one to guard against Yiling, can trap Liu Fan to death in Brazil. However, in the impoverished land of Brazil, as long as the stalemate lasts for several months, Liu Fan will definitely not be able to sustain it. p>
But Wei Yan held a different view. As the governor of Nanfu, he had also been investigating the movements of Yangzhou in the past six months. After Sun Quan regained Sun Shao, he still stayed in the Xiakou area, obviously eyeing Jiangling upstream. Once the Nanfu army goes south, I am afraid that
Sun Quan will also take advantage of the situation and try to get a share of it. Therefore, when fighting across the river, it is necessary to consider the trends downstream.
Wei Yan emphasized that in the past two years, Nanyang had built up a small navy, and although there was no problem in crossing the river, it was still too early to compete with the Wu people. Therefore, it would be difficult to achieve all the success in one battle this time.
.It is better to seize Xiangyang, Yicheng, Dangyang and other places first, move all the people around Jiangling to Mianbei, and turn the Jianghan Plain into a white land. In this way, it will be difficult for Sun Quan to increase his national power.
These remarks convinced Liu Bei. He was extremely happy and encouraged Wei Yan: "Work hard, boy! Although I can't get the land in the south of the Yangtze River, it will be a happy event if I can get you to make progress!"
After Chen Chong read it, he was also very pleased. He knew that Wei Yan had a rather aggressive temperament. Now that he could say such prudent remarks, he was already a master of strategy and could be called a famous general. Wei Yan was right. With Sun Quan's nature, now
Seeing that the Shu Dynasty was weak, it was bound to take advantage of the situation and go west, and there was a high probability that it would conflict with the Han army. On the plains, the Han army was more likely to win, but on Jiangling, the Wu army had a higher chance, so the battle line was maintained in the Dangyang area.
is more reasonable.
The only thing worth worrying about is whether the Wu people will take advantage of the situation to seize Jiangguan and Baidi City. As long as these two places fall into the hands of the Wu people, they can block the Shu navy from entering Chu. In the future, they want to build a navy from Shu to pacify the country.
The difficulty in Jiangnan was not the same. So he wrote a special reply and had it copied to Luoyang. The general idea was that when Nanfu went south, Duan Xuan would also launch an offensive at the same time until Jiangguan.<
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After that, Chen Chong remained idle at home and only knew the general situation of Wei Yan's march south through letters.
Let us say that the 40,000 soldiers of Nanfu, the governor of Wei Yan, first crossed Xiangyang, went south from Fancheng to Liqiu, and occupied the Lumen Mountain area on the east bank of the Han River. Then they crossed the Han River via Sanheli and quickly occupied Xian Mountain, Longzhong, and Feng.
The Xiangyang garrison passed through the passage south, and finally the troops arrived at Xiangyang. The Xiangyang garrison had no fighting spirit for a long time, so they surrendered the city first, and the gate to Jianghan was suddenly opened.
When the army arrived at Yicheng, the defenders surrendered again. Traveling smoothly along the way, in June of summer, Wei Yan's army entered Jiangling. But then they encountered Dongwu ships on the river bank. The Dongwu navy was led by Zhou Yu and did not rush ashore to fight with them.
When the Han army came into contact, they stationed themselves in Xiaoling on the south bank and accepted the surrender of Wuling and Lingling counties in the south of the Yangtze River. Upon seeing this, Wei Yan had no intention of fighting and decisively began to relocate people under the city. About 20,000 people were relocated.<
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After Wei Yan withdrew, the Jiangling garrison had no choice but to surrender to Zhou Yu. The Wu army then moved westward, taking Zhijiang, Yidao, and Yiling, and stopped at Zigui and Jiangguan. Duan Xuan also stepped up his offensive and tried to storm Jiangzhou.
, Liu Fan was left and right, obviously his final demise was not far away.
But at this critical juncture, a new message came out of Hebei, which instantly attracted the court's attention: the Great Sima Quyi of the Eastern Dynasty died unexpectedly.