By early June, Zhuge Liang led the three armies to a complete victory. The news of the successful victory over Wu reached Luoyang, and the whole court celebrated. The Prime Minister's Office specially ordered to cancel the curfew and allow the whole capital to celebrate for four days. Then it was reported to the emperor,
A banquet was held in the palace to entertain civil and military officials. For a time, they drank all night, and the monarch and his ministers had a great time. Even the Queen Mother Liu Jia, who had not interfered in any government affairs in the past, happily sent her maids out to perform dances for the attendees after hearing the good news.
They added wine and waited until it was almost dark the next day before the banquet broke up.
Although it went through twists and turns of one kind or another, in less than a year, the imperial court finally defeated Chu and conquered Wu. Except for a corner of Liaodong, it can be said that it unified the old territory of the previous dynasty. It was even better than during the reign of Emperor Shizu Guangwu.
There is still a chance of victory. After all, Shizu could not control the Hetao in the north and the Western Regions in the west. He was forced by the Xiongnu all his life. Looking at the country today, the Prime Minister Chen Chong first implemented the Gantang Law in Guanzhong and established the Five Prefectures, and then abolished Wu in Hebei to seek citizenship.
, now that the Jin Ou is intact and the mountains and rivers are solid, how can people not be proud and happy? Therefore, after the banquet was dismissed, many courtiers went to the ancestral hall with wine to worship and comfort the spirits of their ancestors in heaven.
Soon, the imperial court continued to discuss the contribution to the victory over Wu and awarded rewards. The order of merit of the generals who led the army was: Zhuge Liang was first, Zhang Ji was second, Deng Ai was third, Jiang Wei was fourth, and Ma Dai was fifth. There were other generals who conquered Wu.
More than one hundred and thirty people were rewarded based on their merits and deeds, and each received a reward.
The most eye-catching one is Zhuge Liang, the commander-in-chief who defeated Wu this time. He had previously pacified Hebei and was in charge of Huainan. He had many military exploits and was named the Marquis of Xiangxiang. In terms of official titles and titles, he was the best among his peers, second only to those who accompanied Chen Chong and Liu Bei.
An old minister of Yuan Cong who raised an army. But before he could return to the court this time, Chen Chong directly added 2,000 households to the city. He should be named the Marquis of Wu'an and officially ranked among the most prominent meritorious county marquises. This is already the envy of many people.
, what's more, after reading the news of the victory, Prime Minister Chen Chong once sighed to his left and right: "Among the younger generations, the only one who can truly help the world and bring peace to the people is Kong Ming." As he spoke, he subconsciously touched his seat. After these words came out, it was very popular.
Someone is about to interpret the Prime Minister's words, and he is afraid that he wants Zhuge Kongming to take over his authority, which makes all the officials jealous.
On the other hand, looking back at Zhang Fei, the commander-in-chief of the original Wu expedition, the chariot and cavalry general, one has to sympathize with his situation. As the founding father of the country, although Zhang Fei's achievements are not as good as Guan Yu's, his ability to travel north and south and conquer east and west is only inferior to several
He is just a brother. He took over the post of marshal this time and it was not without victory. Just because he massacred the city in Chaisang and killed prisoners, he was dismissed from his post and returned to Beijing, handing over the unification. The grievances involved may have existed since ancient times.
This has never happened before. Many military officers said privately that there was nothing worth criticizing for massacring the city in revenge for Marshal Guan. The Prime Minister only reprimanded him, but it was really unkind to actually dismiss him. Obviously, as the person involved
Zhang Fei was also very worried about this. After he returned to Beijing, he did not go to Chen Chong to report his work. Instead, he stayed in his house and stayed behind closed doors. Even if he was invited to a celebration banquet in the name of the emperor, he claimed to be ill at home and only let him go.
His son Zhang Bao attended on his behalf, and then news of the feud between Chen and Zhang spread in the capital.
Chen Chong also felt helpless about Yide's attitude. On the one hand, he understood Zhang Fei's resentment, but on the other hand, he also believed that he was still right. No matter how deep the brotherhood is, the conscience of right and wrong will always remain.
There, no reason can change. At this time, Chen Chong even found out embarrassingly that he had become accustomed to the criticism of relatives around him regardless of right or wrong. He could not even get angry at Yide, but instead tolerated the other's anger as a matter of course. Hi
, Qi family, governing the country, Chen Chong maliciously speculated on the Confucian scholars in the pre-Qin period, how did they combine these two unrelated things?
Chen Chong also tried to ease the deadlock. He sent a message to Zhang Fei through his daughter-in-law Zhang, hoping that the two brothers would meet in private and have a heart-to-heart talk, but they were quickly rejected.
Ah Cai replied: "My father said that if the prime minister comes to talk to the sinner, there is no need. If he comes to apologize to his brothers and sisters, then we can still talk."
After receiving this reply, Chen Chong finally felt a little resentful in his heart. He was gentle on the outside, but his principles deep inside were rarely tolerant, especially on such a big issue of right and wrong. If he asked himself to apologize, could he really
Is there anything I can apologize for? After decades of working as brothers, it turns out that I can’t tell the difference between right and wrong! Thinking of this, Chen Chong couldn’t restrain his anger and said to A Cai: “He is looking down on human life and killing innocent people indiscriminately.
Is that reasonable? I have already failed the world by not putting him in jail! You go back and tell him that if he doesn’t come to see me within three days, he won’t have to see me again in this life!”
Such words reached Zhang Fei's ears. Needless to say, the result was that it was impossible for the two brothers to take the initiative to meet each other again. Even private attempts by his wife and juniors to persuade him were of no use.
The more times like this, the more Chen Chong misses Yun Chang. Yide feels resentful for Yun Chang's death. Does he think that he is a wooden person who does not know love and hate? When he saw Yun Chang's coffin and remains
, his heart was twisted like a knife, and his palms were pricked with blood by his own nails! He hated it too! He hated the universe for playing tricks on people's destiny, and the infinite malice of creation towards creation. Many times, he would even wonder, is it possible for people to live like this?
Are you forced to endure the pain? For this reason, he will also have a desire to pull out the sharp blade, want to cleanse this ruthless world, and use blood to make the world clean. But Chen Chong has experienced too much
He knew that this kind of hatred would only lead to a void, just like Peng Tuo, he would not feel relief no matter how many people he killed.
People should avenge the dead, but there is something more that people should do, which is to defend the dignity of the deceased. Tai Shigong said that people may die, or they may be heavier than Mount Tai, or they may be lighter than a feather. This is the truth. The dead.
It is not because of death that one loses contact with the world. Although he is dead, he can still exist in the hearts of living people. It is just that the world will remember those who are heavier than Mount Tai and despise those who are lighter than a feather. Obviously this kind of killing is not
It will bring respect to Yun Chang. Yun Chang is an upright person. He is a hero. What a hero deserves is love and admiration.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When Chen Chong thought this way, he suddenly came up with the idea of a southern tour. When he was studying abroad as a boy, he had been to Jingzhou and Yangzhou, but since then he and Xuande and others
After they became brothers, they have been active in Hebei, Henan, and Shanxi. That is to say, they went to Bashu twice at the end of Yanxing. The last time they went to Jiangling seems to have been more than forty years ago. And now
, it is just in time to go to Jiangnan again, firstly to appease the people in Jiangnan and deal with the livelihood problems after the war, and secondly to see the Yangtze River and Yunmengze again, and at the same time to pay homage to the souls of the heroes who died on both sides of the Yangtze River, including Yunchang.
We. And when we finished our southern tour, we happened to go to Beihai for an appointment. It was a perfect trip!
When Chen Chong told his wife about this matter, Dong Bai objected. She said to Chen Chong: "You are not in good health now, how can you stand the humidity in Jiangnan? What's more, the situation in Beijing is complicated. If you leave,
I don’t know what trouble is going to happen again.” But the result was the same as before, she still failed to convince her husband.
Chen Chong replied: "I have been to the south of the Yangtze River, and it is not a tiger's den. What's more, there are doctors to accompany you. As for the so-called chaos in Beijing, where is it? At worst, I will wait until Shiyuan and others come back. It won't be too late for me to go."
Once you make up your mind, many things will be easy to do. At this time, Zhuge Liang was still dealing with the aftermath of Jianye. Chen Chong ordered him not to return to the court in a hurry. The matter of leading the army could be left to Zhang Ji, Pang Tong and others first, emphasizing the handling of the civil affairs in Jiangnan.
is the top priority, so Chen Chong granted Zhuge Liang the power to appoint and dismiss officials in Jiangnan. After Chen Chong came over, he would discuss the specific details with him. Then Chen Chong formally proposed the plan of the southern tour at the court meeting and proposed
He made Pang Tong the chief historian of the Prime Minister's Office and temporarily took over the affairs of the Prime Minister's Office. There were many people who were in favor of this matter, and there were also many people who were against it. The main reason for the opposition was that Pang Tong was not qualified enough, and I'm afraid a few more people would be needed to make the decision together. Chen Chong then
Wang Xiang, the imperial censor, was appointed, and Huan Fan was appointed as the director. After further consideration, Zhang Fei was asked to temporarily take charge of Shanglin Army.
When issuing an edict to Zhang Fei, Chen Chong asked someone to tell him: "I am going to the south today to promote the name of benevolence and righteousness for Yun Chang. When you work in the capital, you must walk on thin ice and don't make the same mistakes again!" But he did not receive a reply!
, Chen Chong didn't care about this. When Pang Tong and others returned from the army in mid-July, Chen Chong took over the handover as scheduled, and then brought about twenty followers, including Zhao Qiu and Chen Xiu, from Luo.
Yang set out lightly.
When setting off, his wife Dong Bai sent Chen Chong to Yique Pass and told Chen Xiu and others some trivial matters. She said that Chen Chong should not be allowed to study in the middle of the night; Chen Chong should have a good rest when encountering bad weather in Jiangnan; and
Don't let him eat food from Jiangnan on weekdays, he might not be accustomed to it, etc. The attendants looked at each other. It wasn't until Chen Chong held his wife's hand that Dong Bai stopped talking. Both of them knew that this was probably Chen Chong.
Traveling far away for the last time in my life.
As the coachman waved his whip, the sound of rolling wheels and the sound of horse hooves sounded together, and the scenery around him began to be slowly left behind. Chen Chong stuck his head out of the car window, waved to his wife from a distance, and then sat back on the carriage.
, and let out a long sigh. He felt the jagged stones rolling under the wheels one after another, and soon developed a sense of melancholy. The premonition when he learned about Yun Chang's death began to envelope him again.
, making him feel that he was on the last journey of his life, and the end point was like the last glimmer of the setting sun in the foothills, already vaguely visible.