Around early August, when the Han army stationed on the right bank of the Huai River and confronted the Wu army at Bagong Mountain, Chen Chong formally bid farewell to Zhang Fei and returned to Luoyang with his family. Before leaving, Zhang Fei was very reluctant to leave, and he saw him off personally.
Chen Chong went to the foot of Longshan Mountain and said sadly to him: "Brother always comes and goes in such a hurry. Once you leave, I don't know when we will see you again." After that, he sighed and shed tears.
Chen Chong was surprised when he saw this. He knew that Zhang Fei was a tough guy who never showed weakness to others easily. He was known for having a murderous look on his face when he was young. Even now that he has entered old age, there are more wrinkles on his face and Zhang Fei's eyes are
But he is still bright, like a tiger that chooses people to devour at any time. The older he gets, the more majestic he becomes. But at this moment, his tiger eyes are moist, his beard and the corners of his mouth are trembling, and his expression looks unprecedentedly desolate. It's just a temporary separation, Zhang Fei
Why did he look so sad? Chen Chong couldn't figure it out for a moment, but he quickly patted his brother on the back and comforted him by saying, "It's just a return to Beijing. It's not a separation between life and death. We will meet again after a while. Why should Yide be like this?"
But next, Zhang Fei's words were even more unexpected than Chen Chong expected. He wiped away his tears with his fingers and said to Chen Chong: "Brother is not happy staying here with me. How can I not see it? When eating at home, my brother always makes excuses to eat less.
, On weekdays when traveling, my brother often stays alone and rarely talks. Although I am stupid, I also know that my brother thinks that I am vulgar and extravagant. I am afraid that I will not be happy if I come again in the future, so why bother myself?" Speaking of this, Zhang Fei paused, and suddenly
Say something like this: "To be honest, I actually don't know what my brother wants. Isn't it bad to enjoy wealth and wealth after establishing a successful career?"
Chen Chong was speechless for a while. He had talked with Zhang Fei once at first and saw that he didn't take it seriously, so he didn't say anything more. He thought he had hidden his thoughts, but unexpectedly he saw them clearly. And what should he say?
?After fighting for a lifetime, shouldn’t I enjoy it? The secular answer must be yes, but I feel that I shouldn’t, so I must be the one with the problem. He thought about it and said to Zhang Fei: "Yide, no matter what
As you said, as long as I can see you again, I will be very happy."
After hearing these words, Zhang Fei looked at Chen Chong for a moment, and finally a smile appeared in the corners of his eyes. He took a sealed sand jar from the servant behind him, handed it to Chen Chong, and said: "Three sisters (Xiahou family)
) Seeing that my brother often stayed up late studying, his eyes were a bit damaged, and his eyebrow bone had old injuries. He was afraid that he would not be able to see clearly in the future. So he discussed with me and prepared a jar of snake oil for my brother, and asked my brother and sister-in-law to wipe it on every day.
Rub it, maybe it will work wonders."
Chen Chong received it and was very sad for a moment. He just said: "Drink less wine, it is not good for your health. You should also be lenient to your servants and soldiers, and don't be too harsh." Then he turned to leave, and Zhang Fei followed him.
After a few steps, I saw him getting on the bullock cart and then stopped, and finally said: "See you later!"
On the way back to Luoyang, Chen Chong was thinking in the car. He always thought that Yide was reckless and didn't expect him to be so careful. On the contrary, he thought that the city was very deep, but in fact he couldn't even hide it from the people around him.
It made everyone unhappy. And what's the use of him returning to Luoyang? Although others call him Prime Minister, he actually has no official position. Even if he is worried about the war on the front line, he can't help much. He might as well stay here
Jinyang. Speaking of which, it's no wonder that Yide is unhappy with him. But secretly, Chen Chong still feels that he should go back. If something big happens in Luoyang, but he stays out of it, this is something Chen Chong cannot accept.
When arriving in Hanoi, Chen Chong learned of the defeat of Hannan. Qian Jia, the supervisor of the Nanfu, was ordered by Liu Xie to lead the Nanfu army to confront Zhou Yu's tribe in Dangyang. His original intention was to contain the Wu army in Jingzhou, but Lu Xun did not expect that
He actually used his navy to suddenly cross the Mian River to the north to Lankou Ju, so as to outflank the Han army to the north. Then he attacked Zhou Yu's army from the north and the south, defeated the Han army, and captured ten thousand people. Even Qian Jia himself surrendered to the Wu army. I believe this is true.
Zhao Qiu wrote that the reason why he sent someone to report the matter was to inform Chen Chong that although Hannan was defeated, Chen Zhang in Xiangyang was still safe.
When Chen Chong first heard the news, he couldn't believe it. Since Xuande's death, the Han army had never suffered such a defeat, but if you think about it carefully, it makes sense. Among the various armies and prefectures, the one with the most personnel changes was Nan.
In the government, there was no tacit understanding between the soldiers, the generals were inexperienced, and the navy was transferred to participate in the Huainan War. Under such circumstances, the defeat was not unreasonable. But having said that, the political impact of this matter cannot be
It was underestimated that Qianjia, as the commander-in-chief of the Nanfu Army, actually surrendered to the Wu people. This would inevitably implicate a large number of meritorious deeds such as his father Qianzhao. The personnel of the Nanfu Army would also change accordingly, thus affecting the court situation. Chen Chong thought
, at this time, should I advise Liu Xie and transfer Wei Yan back to Nanfu?
"Wen has been stationed in Nanyang for a long time and is familiar with the soldiers of Nanfu. I am afraid he must be the one to resist the Wu people." Thinking like this, Chen Chong wrote the essay on the road. But when he crossed the river bridge, he heard the news that Sima Yi
He had been urgently revived and transferred to Yicheng to rectify military affairs, which made Chen Chong very regretful. In terms of military affairs alone, Sima Yi was indeed a good candidate, but compared to Wei Yan, he had some evil intentions. It seems that Liu Xie is still
I am more inclined to these old friends from the East Palace.
By the time he arrived in Luoyang, it was already the second day of September. The Double Ninth Festival was approaching, the weather was getting colder, and there were many people playing in the wild. When he passed by Mang Mountain, there were many young people racing horses in the mountains, and he was startled.
A group of sparrows that have not yet gone dormant, and some young people, dressed in plain clothes, pointed out the ancient tombs in Bei Mang and talked about how many noble people were buried there. When Chen Chong saw their confident expressions, he couldn't help but think of his own childhood. He was very emotional for a moment, and many of his worries were naturally forgotten.
Already.
Zhao Qiu had known the news of Chen Chong's return to the capital a long time ago. On this day, he took the guards of the palace to greet him at the north gate of the city. After seeing Chen Chong, he took Chen Xiu out of the car and said to Chen Chong: "Teacher, the Queen Mother heard that you are coming back."
Jing, yesterday he sent someone to tell me that he wanted to invite the teacher to the palace."
Chen Chong originally wanted to ask about the current situation in Beijing first, but he was startled when he heard this and asked: "Did something big happen?"
"No, it's just a simple family dinner."
Chen Chong nodded, turned to Dong Bai who was packing his luggage and said, "Since it's a family banquet, Ah Bai, you can go in with me."
After that, Chen Chong unloaded most of the sundries from the car and handed them to Zhao Qiu. Then he and his wife took an ox cart to the east gate of the palace, and then walked into the upper hall of the palace.
When entering the palace, the parasol trees were flying and fallen leaves were everywhere. Many palace residents took brooms to sweep and piled the fallen leaves into piles. When they saw Chen Chong passing by, they were all stunned. It was not that they did not recognize Prime Minister Chen Chong.
, but because it was the first time he saw Dong Bai. Speaking of which, it was the first time for Chen Chong to bring his family members to the palace for a banquet. When he arrived at Deyang Palace, there was no one around, and there was a rumor going on in the palace.
Come the lonely sound of chanting sutras.
When Chen Chong entered the hall, he saw Liu Jia wearing a coarse cloth robe, sitting quietly under the altar, with four ascetics on each side chanting sutras. Just from the tired look on her face, it was obvious that she had been sitting for a long time. Seeing Chen Chong
When they came over, a palace official welcomed Chen Chong to the side hall and said in a low voice: "Prime Minister, please wait a little longer. In two moments, today's rituals will be over." It turned out that the empress dowager Liu Jia had invited the eminent monk from the White Horse Temple to come over.
, specially praying for the queen to give birth to a child.
Two moments passed and the prayers were completed. The ascetics saluted the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother returned the salutes to them. After everyone had dispersed, she stood up and walked over to Chen Chong and said to Chen Chong: "Brother, you are here so early? I
I thought that after returning to Beijing, you would go back to your hometown to rest first, so that's why you didn't go to greet me first."
Chen Chong smiled and said: "What the hell, why are you and I still talking about this?" Having said this, he glanced at the altar in the palace and asked again: "I remember that Guang Ji has been pregnant for almost eight months, right now?
Are you still feeling unwell?" Empress Zhong is the daughter of Zhong Yao, and Chen Chong has always regarded her as his own child, so he calls her by her first name.
Liu Jia sighed and said: "A month ago she had a stomachache and couldn't eat anything. She could only drink some soup. Later, she asked Dr. Hua Tuo for acupuncture and she got better, but she is still very weak. I don't know what will happen two months later.
, can mother and child be safe?"
After the two had a conversation, Liu Jia looked at Dong Bai a little more. He couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of himself. He also teased Chen Chong and said, "They say there are begonias hidden in my garden. Are you finally willing to let people see them today?" Chen Chong shook his head and said.
: "No, I'm just afraid that people will gossip."
"Chen Tingjian is also afraid of gossip?"
“How can we not be afraid when people’s mouths make gold and their bones are destroyed?”
"Aren't you afraid now?"
Chen Chong said: "I'm afraid, but I just hope that the Queen Mother can help me after I die."
Liu Jia and Dong Bai were both shocked when they heard this. This was the first time that Chen Chong talked about his death in front of them, and it was so sudden. Liu Jia quickly changed the subject. She said, "I'm looking for my brother."
, I came here to hear how my old friend from my hometown is doing, how could he say such unlucky words!"
After that, Liu Jie ordered a banquet in the palace, and called Pingyang King Liu Dan and Zhao King Liu Cheng in to greet Chen Chong one by one. Logically speaking, these two princes should go to the vassal state to join the vassal, but Liu Xie still had no heirs.
In addition, Liu Jia also loved his second son, so he kept them both in the capital. However, so far, neither of them has any authority and is just an idle prince.
When King Zhao Liu Cheng saw Chen Chong, he seemed very reserved. He only exchanged a few pleasantries and then stopped talking, completely losing the vitality he had when they met last time. Chen Chong felt a little emotional, probably because he had been doing nothing for these years, the child had become a little decadent.
However, Pingyang King Liu Dan remained as indifferent as before. Instead, he chatted with Chen Chong about the war in Huainan and Jingchu. To Chen Chong's surprise, although he did not participate in government affairs, Pingyang King knew the war very well and was quite knowledgeable.
In terms of opinions, they are not like those who live at home.
After some conversation, Chen Chong admired Liu Dan a little, but at the same time he felt sorry for him. With Liu Xie's personality, I am afraid that Liu Dan will not be able to develop his talents throughout his life. But on the other hand, this may not be Liu Xie's fault.