In April of the sixth year of Long'an (220 years), summer in Luoyang came earlier than usual, and it already presented a scene that was only seen in May in previous years. On the 33rd peak of Mang Mountain, there were blooming flowers and green clouds.
Whenever the sun sets in the west and the twilight is dim, visitors stand on the top of the peak and look down. They can see tens of thousands of lanterns, smoke from thousands of households, tall city walls, majestic palaces, spacious gardens, and magnificent pavilions. It is very spectacular.
Even if the sun rises high in summer, within a few days, rain will fall at the right time, cooling the land that is about to heat up. The people feel more comfortable. They all say that this year's weather will be smooth, and it will definitely be a bumper harvest.
However, since the beginning of summer, Prime Minister Chen Chong has been trapped by several things, and there have been some deviations from his original administrative plan. One is the appointment of the crown prince. Although the candidate has been decided, the relevant etiquette needs to be prepared and based on
It is not a big deal to choose an auspicious day due to celestial phenomena, but it cannot be treated with caution; one is that there are some border trade disputes between various ministries in Yunbei, and Yunbei Chief Shi Maliang did not dare to deal with it alone and reported it to the court; the other is that it was agreed before
The court's discussions on the New Deal have yet to produce a new result. Regarding this matter, Chen Chong debated with people in the court many times. Although he had long been prepared for a protracted war, it was almost May and there was still no progress.
, Chen Chong was inevitably a little impatient. He simply stopped mentioning this matter these days and wanted to start from other angles.
After reflection, Chen Chong realized that the resistance to fully promoting the New Deal nationwide was too great. He might as well start with the local areas, one in Youzhou and one in Sili. Zhu Hao, the former governor of Youzhou, has been reassigned to Qingzhou and Sili.
Wei Zhuge Liang was reassigned to Huainan, but the new candidate has not yet been finalized. Chen Chong thought that if he could select suitable candidates, it would be a good start to launch the New Deal in these two key places. But who should be replaced? He thought about it again and again.
Later, Chen Chong planned to appoint his brother Chen Qun as the Sili Colonel, and Jiang Ji from Huainan as the governor of Youzhou. Needless to say, the reason for choosing Chen Qun was because he was from the Eastern Dynasty and was familiar with Youzhou.
He has good geographical and human relations in the area, and is good at military affairs. If there are any flaws, it is that this person is rumored to be greedy for money. But firstly, Chen Chong has no more suitable candidate, and secondly, corruption can be solved by rectifying the administration of officials, so this matter is still
It's settled.
Soon in May, the Jinu Army was finally completed and officially sent to Xiangyang. Now every ten days, basically there is a military report from Xiangyang, telling the latest battle situation in the south. The last letter said
The situation is that after Zhou Yu's army surrounded Zhonglu, he moved the entire army camp to Xianshan, and the navy ships sailed into the eastern part of Yuliangzhou, Xiangyang, and Fancheng. This was clearly visible. And as feared before, from the three
Beginning at the end of the month, it began to rain continuously in the Hannan area. After May, it was like the Milky Way pouring out. The Han River surged and overflowed the river embankment, pouring back for twenty miles on both sides of the river. It can be said to be a vast ocean.
When this happened, the original plan to burn the city could not be implemented. Sima Yi said in the military report that the current situation was such that he could neither destroy the city nor hand over the city to the Wu people, so he could only do a good job of defending the city.
In order to prepare, he had stepped up repairs to the city, consolidated the city foundation, and urgently mobilized part of Wancheng's grain. At the end, Sima Yi boasted that even if the Wu people attacked by water, he could hold on to the city for a year.
But Chen Chong did not agree with Sima Yi's opinion. He immediately wrote back and reprimanded: "Even if the city cannot be burned with fire, how long will it take to demolish the city's ultimatum? Zhou Gongjin has arrived at Xian Mountain, but he has not yet begun to besiege Xiangyang. It is obvious that
We should use Xiangyang as a bait and take advantage of the situation to attack the reinforcements. If you do not return to Mianbei, but still plan to fight in the south of Han, you are obviously playing into the hands of the traitors. At present, the country's elite has been lost, and the new army has not been rebuilt. It can be said that people are at the top and the city is at the bottom.
, abandoning the city to gain people is the best strategy. The imperial court has made it clear on this, you must act according to the plan."
Speaking of which, unlike the back-and-forth pushback in Xiangyang, Zhuge Liang's governance in Huainan has achieved certain results. In a few months, Zhuge Liang recruited thousands of water bandits and bandits, and he has begun to cultivate fields in the Lu'an area to support the people.
At the same time, he cooperated with Du Ji and others to repulse Bu Zhao's two attacks and stopped his troops around Hefei. Although the lost Juchao, Shuxian and other places could not be recovered for the time being, Zhuge Liang started to focus on civil affairs.
, vigorously promoted the latest tax reduction policy, and thus attracted many people to come and submit. The war in Huainan has begun to show signs of stabilization.
Comparing the two, Chen Chong was naturally more worried about the situation in Xiangyang. He thought for a while, and although it was inappropriate, since the emperor had promoted Chen Zhang to a partial general, he also had certain power in the army, and he could use this to influence the situation of the war.
He had to take action. So he wrote another letter to Chen Zhang, saying that if Sima Yi still refused to obey the order, he should disclose the imperial edict and lead his troops back to Fancheng. In this way, even if Sima Yi was dissatisfied
, and cannot be alone in Hannan, and can only return to Mianbei.
When he wrote this, Chen Chong couldn't help but laugh a little. He didn't expect that after so many years, he would write his first letter to his son in such a business-like manner. It was indeed not without reason that his son resented him. So he took out another piece of paper and wrote another.
He wrote a letter and talked about some of his experiences in Jinyang last year, as well as meeting his only son Chen Pei. Chen Chong said in the letter that he was very happy to hear about his growth over the years. This time
His Majesty promoted you over the top, and there was a lot of criticism, but I have always been proud of him and believe that he will be qualified for this position and live up to the great trust.
After writing the two letters, Chen Chong put them on the table. Feeling that his legs were a little numb, he stood up and moved around. The weather in Luoyang was still very warm, and the begonia flowers in the courtyard were already showing signs of withering, but it was
This season is when the fragrance of flowers is strongest. Chen Chong stood by the flower branches and listened to Yan's words for a while. He also felt that Chen Zhang was not good at martial arts. Should he borrow a few servants from Yunchang to protect him? After all, Yunchang had always
Known for his martial prowess, several of his personal followers, such as Sun Lang, Guan Ming, Hu Wan and others, all participated in all the East-West wars with him. Although they cannot be said to be able to defeat ten against one, they are all considered to be powerful.
Thinking of the various crisis moments he encountered on the battlefield, Chen Chong sighed in his heart that he was only able to survive today because of someone who loyally protected him every time.
Early the next morning, Chen Chong went to discuss the matter with Guan Yu. Guan Yu naturally agreed happily. He called all his relatives over. About twenty people lined up in the courtyard. It was not difficult to find that these relatives of his
The sources are mixed, not only the Westerners and Guandong people, but also the Huns and Xianbei people. The strong men all wear leather hats and have knives at their waists. They look like a row of steel guns, majestic.
Chen Chong picked Sun Lang, Lian Yu, Guan Feng (the Huns changed their surnames), and Hu Yanping. Then he asked Sun Lang with a smile, "Do you know why you are going to Fancheng?" Sun Lang knelt on the ground and generously out of the habit of a warrior.
Said: "Thanks to the Prime Minister's great love, since I have been chosen to protect the young master, I will risk my life to ensure that the young master is safe!"
Chen Chong shook his head, nodded his head with the hilt of the sword, and at the same time said to the other people who were picked out: "Everyone must come back alive!" After that, Chen Chong took off his sword and gave it to Sun Lang, and said to him: "
After I leave, I will also advise the young master not to make mistakes, and you should not dominate the army because of my relationship. If I hear the news, I will settle the account with you!" After that, he took his luggage and wrote
Give the private message to Chen Zhang to Sun Lang as well.
On that day, Chen Chong personally sent a few people off, ten miles out of the city. There was a pavilion under the willow tree as a place for people to say goodbye. Chen Chong ordered his entourage to get wine to drink, and asked Zhao Qiu to play the flute to say goodbye. Zhao Qiu had followed Chen Chong for many years, and he was also good at musical instruments.
Young Master, Dang Ji played a piece of "Yi Shuihan", which was melancholy and long. It happened that dark clouds were lingering in the sky and there was a touch of moisture in the air. Chen Chong suddenly felt extremely sad. He said to Zhao Qiu: "Change a piece of music."
Bar."
Chen Chong originally wanted Zhao Qiu to play "Soldiers' Formation Song", but Zhao Qiu hadn't learned it yet, so he played "Qingque Helan Mountain" instead. The tune was far-reaching and melodious and had the meaning of farewell. Everyone felt emotional after listening to it, so
He immediately said goodbye and rode away without looking back. Chen Chong watched their figures disappear, and quickly remembered the figures of himself and Xuande when he was young, and then said nothing for a long time until their figures disappeared.
Once you get busy, time flies by and every day seems very short. June is here in a blink of an eye. The pond is full of white, pink and red lotus flowers, and the orange trees in the countryside also bear large flowers.
Green fruits of various sizes. When the lotus fades and the oranges turn yellow, it means that the harvest season is coming.
Chen Chong's recent government affairs are more or less on the right track. He has rectified the administration of officials in Sili. He arrested several noble sons who broke the law and sent them to farmland in Youzhou. The effect cannot be said to be very significant, but it also caused a lot of confusion.
The officials in the capital restrained themselves. This allowed him to concentrate on the administration and war affairs in various places instead of getting stuck in the waste. At present, in Xiangyang, Sima Yi had followed his arrangement and led all the troops back to Fancheng. The Wu army came to test and there was a small battle.
But nothing major happened, but Liaodong was on the verge of making a move, so Chen Chong ordered Jiang Ji to report to the DPRK every ten days, as was the practice in Xiangyang.
That night, Chen Chong was reviewing military reports under the lamp when he suddenly heard a sound like a bowstring on the wall drawing a bow and releasing an arrow. He was startled and looked up. Under the weak candlelight, there was a sound on the wall.
The bow with good strings hung on the wall without any movement. He put the pen on the case and felt confused: The bow strings sounded for no reason. Could it be calling me to go back to the battlefield?
The weather was hot and humid, and he couldn't sleep for a long time. He sat under the lamp and read a book. But he kept his ears propped up, always trying to catch the sound of bowstrings on the wall. He didn't know how long it had passed, but the candle had burned out and a pair of sad eyes were staring at him in the darkness.
Looking at myself. Such familiar eyes have stared at me in my sleep, no, for countless sun and moon. It looks like a ripple in the dark night. Whose eyes are those?
"Ten thousand years!" Chen Chong sat up in excitement and knocked over the candlestick on the table while waving his hand. I don't know what time it was, but it was dark in the prime minister's palace. Dong Bai, Chen Xiu and others must have fallen asleep, and no one noticed Chen Chong.
There was a strange movement. He quickly lit the candle, held it in his hand, and looked out the window. There was nothing in the black hole. He shined the candle flame on the wall, and the bowstring was still hanging firmly on it. There was no other sound around except the chirping of cicadas and crickets. And he himself
The clothes were soaked with sweat.
Chen Chong could no longer sleep. Wearing clothes soaked with sweat, he sat down and thought hard: When was the last time he dreamed of Wannian? Who is it related to? Liu Xie? Zhinu? Mother? Hanzhen?
Chen Chong sat like this until the sky turned white.