In the days after the Ping of Wu, Zhuge Liang had been handling the remaining military and state affairs in Jianye. After receiving the order from Chen Chong, he followed the example of Deng Yu when he entered the customs. In the name of the emperor, he reviewed Jiangdong household registration and appointed court officials.
For the official offices promoted by Sun, he did not abandon them all. Instead, he searched for their good and evil deeds, listened to their political opinions, and then carefully selected the best ones to keep. For those officials who were deposed, Zhuge Liang also published the reasons on public notices.
After that, he frequently issued orders to release the various governors and subordinates, disbanded the old private soldiers, ordered the mountain dogs to return to the mountains, and the Han people to return to their hometowns, and divided their fields among each other, and loaned military funds to the people. In just two months, Jiangdong had returned to peace.
However, when people in Wu saw that Zhuge Liang worked hard every day to dress and eat, and devoted himself to governing the country, they all admired him privately and said: With such a talented person supporting him, it is no wonder that the Han Dynasty can decline and revive.
But on September 1st, Zhuge Liang rarely put down his affairs and went out of the city to Yanziji. This caused the people in Jianye to talk a lot, asking if some big shot was coming? So many people curiously climbed high and far away.
I looked around, hoping to see what was going on. However, the boats coming and going at Yanziji were just small and medium-sized fishing boats, and no big boats were seen floating across the vast river. Just when everyone was wondering, Zhuge Liang had already arrived.
Went up and picked up an old man in a green shirt with wide sleeves from a small boat carrying more than 20 people. Judging from the difficulty in moving, the old man was probably blind. So everyone guessed that he should be the envoy of Zhuge
Dear elders and relatives of you, I don’t want you to be so frugal, so treat your relatives and friends as simply as usual.
No one would have thought that this shambling old man was the current Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, Chen Chong.
Although he had heard about it on the road, he saw with his own eyes that his teacher was blind and could only rely on people to help him walk. Zhuge Liang was inevitably a little sad. After he welcomed Chen Chong back to his mansion, he immediately asked for details. But Chen Chong was very calm, his eyes
After being unable to see, he simply closed his eyes. As a result, his formerly ferocious eyebrows gradually softened, and his whole expression became peaceful, as if all the burdens in his heart for decades had been let go. He waved his hand and said slowly to Kong Ming: "
It's okay, the eyes on my head can't see clearly, but the eyes in my heart are open. Gautama Buddha said that the five colors make people blind, which makes sense. I heard laughter along the way, and I knew what you were doing in Jinling
very good."
Then Zhuge Liang told Chen Chong some of his policies and plans in Jianye. Chen Chong listened for a while and then asked Zhuge Liang to stop. He directly said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming, please prepare and wrap up the major events in one month."
We will return to Luoyang within a few days."
Kong Ming was shocked when he heard this. He originally thought that the teacher asked him to stay in Jiangdong because he planned to accumulate two years of experience before being promoted. Unexpectedly, he guessed wrong. At this time, he was asked to go to Luoyang quickly. Could it be that there was something unexpected?
Chen Chong seemed to hear his thoughts from his silence, and said naturally: "I am already old, and I feel quite powerless in many things. What's more, I am blind now, and I am no longer qualified to hold the important task of prime minister."
He paused here for a moment, then looked at Zhuge Liang and said to him seriously: "When I return to Beijing this time, I want to confirm my status. From now on, I will leave this important task on your shoulders."
The implication was that he wanted Zhuge Liang to take over as prime minister.
This sentence shocked everyone present. Although there were many speculations about Chen Chong's death, the fact that he said it so bluntly still made people feel uneasy. Zhuge Liang quickly stood up and asked: "Thank you for your wrong love, teacher, but this matter
Did the Emperor ever know that? Since the teacher intends to give up the throne, but does not return power to the Emperor, I am afraid he will give the villain some leverage!"
Chen Chong actually didn't want to talk more about this issue, but after all, it was a big deal, so he still said patiently: "Your Majesty is only twelve years old. Returning power to him is actually returning power to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was not born well, and her work was difficult.
Regardless of the overall situation, I'm really worried." He stretched out his hand and motioned for Kong Ming to come forward. After holding it, he continued: "Kong Ming, I will do everything you need to do for you, but why did I choose you? You have to remember
, not for favoritism, not because you are my student."
He stared at Zhuge Liang with dull eyes and said word by word: "It's for the sake of my great man and the common people in the world."
Having said this, he took out a thin stack of paper from his arms, handed it to Kong Ming, and said: "These are some of my ideas, some of which I had planned for a long time but haven't had time to do yet. Now
I put these wishes into your hands and hope you will not disappoint me."
When Zhuge Liang heard these words, he had mixed feelings for a while. The excitement of being about to take on an important task, the fear of being placed in high hopes, and the sadness of the teacher's heroic death all came to his heart at this time. He accepted Chen Chong's article and said solemnly
He knelt on the ground, held the teacher's hands and said, "For the sake of Mr. Tu's ambition, I am willing to work like a dog and a horse."
When Chen Chong heard this, the wrinkles on his face suddenly bloomed. He smiled and said, "Okay, okay! Then I can confidently go to see Guan Youan."
After the explanation with Kong Ming, Chen Chong did not intend to stay in Jianye for a long time. He originally planned to climb Zhongshan Mountain and look at Xuanwu Lake in the distance to see the magnificent scenery of Jianye's tigers and dragons, but since he has lost his sight,
There was no need to waste all this hard work. For Chen Chong, the blurry shadow in front of his eyes was like a sure reminder. He was already convinced that he was not going to die soon. He had to race against time and get everything done before he died.
Well explained, there are still those unfinished agreements.
After briefly staying in Jianye for two days and making an appointment with Zhuge Liang to meet again in Luoyang, Chen Chong left the south of the Yangtze River by boat again. While he was slowly rising and falling on the river, he listened to the breeze on the river and felt a little regretful in his heart. After all, at the beginning, he
Therefore, during the southern tour, I wanted to take another look at the scenery of Jiangnan when I was young, but I couldn't do it. But it was good, Chen Chong thought, this way there would be no regrets. He could ponder over and over again the memories of his youth, and put those final memories into his mind.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After setting foot on the land of Jiangbei, the weather seemed to have returned to what it was like when Chen Chong left Luoyang. The sky was amazingly blue, and the bright sunshine was shining in the sky. Even if Chen Chong looked at
Even without seeing it, you can still feel the carefree warmth of the sun, and the gentle swing of thousands of leaves in the wind reminds Chen Chong of his mother's arms when he was a child. There is neither summer heat nor winter coolness in the air.
Even between exhaling and inhaling, there is no pure happiness from the inside to the outside.
The journey to Beihai can be said to be very long. Starting from Jianye, Chen Chong and his party had to first cross Chaohu to Hefei, then go north to Shouchun to cross the Huaihe River, then go northeast around Mount Tai, wait until they cross Mount Tai, and finally cross again.
After crossing two rivers, we finally arrived at our destination, Zhu Xu. It was nearly three thousand miles along the way, and the followers inevitably complained. Chen Xiu and Zhao Qiu and others said: "Your Excellency is the prime minister of the current dynasty, and his position is higher than that of Zhou Gong and Guan Ning."
How dare you ask your Excellency to travel thousands of miles to see him?"
Zhao Qiu explained: "Guan Longwei is a world-famous scholar, and his integrity is better than ice and snow. But once he leaves his hometown and comes to Beijing, he will probably be ridiculed by villains, saying that he is just trying to gain fame. And the teacher came to see him, and it was fulfilled.
Guan Longwei's ambition, the second is that the teacher is polite and virtuous." Even so, Chen Xiu still felt aggrieved, so Zhao Qiu comforted him and said: "It doesn't have to be like this, Guan Longwei and the teacher are collectively called the East and West Erlong,
This meeting between the two of them is destined to go down in history."
Chen Chong listened on the sidelines and just smiled. The word history is too heavy, but for people who don't care, it is just a few light words, and most people cannot feel the weight of it. Today it is
It was a meeting, and hundreds or even thousands of years later, it would only be a meeting that no one would remember. But he did not say it out loud. For young people, they need this kind of meaning to encourage themselves.
By the time they entered Beihai County, it was already October. After seeing the boundary monument, the group was extremely happy. The fatigue from the journey was gone. They were happier than winning a battle. Chen Xiu immediately went to the local pavilion.
The chief asked for a map and asked for directions. Unexpectedly, the chief of the pavilion said that there was no need to look for it. All the people in Zhuxu knew where Mr. Youan's house lived. All you had to do was ask. This made everyone stunned. They didn't know what to say for a while. Although everyone
I knew that Guan Ning had a high reputation in Beihai, but I still underestimated his influence.
The group of people followed the instructions of the pavilion chief and asked about Guan Ning's residence. The people along the road heard that someone came to visit Mr. Longwei, and they were able to show them the way home, and all showed their admiration for Guan Ning. They were waiting to catch up.
When they arrived at the rumored residence of Guan Ning, what everyone saw turned out to be a town. It is said that there are thousands of families settling here. And these families have only one reason for settling, that is, they hope to accept Guan Ning personally.
It can be said that Guan Ning relied on his own virtue and reputation to build a small city in Beihai.
Chen Chong listened all the way in the car. He could hear no joy or worry from the prisoners. He only felt as calm as the sea. This made him repeat Guan Ning's name repeatedly in his heart, You'an, You'an.
An, how many people can suppress the restlessness of youth? From this point of view, Guan Ning is indeed an amazing person.
Continuing to inquire about Guan Ning's whereabouts, it turned out that Guan Ning's residence was not in this small city, but by a small lake three miles north of the city. Beihai people loved Guan Ning, but at the same time they respected Guan Ning, so they did not dare to be adjacent to him.
Chen Xiu and others became more and more uneasy after hearing this. They couldn't imagine what kind of person Guan Ning was. But for Chen Chong, he had come to make peace with it. It was noon, and he bought some in the market.
After cooking cakes to satisfy his hunger, he walked to his final destination with the help of others.
After walking for two-quarters of an hour, everyone saw Guan Ning's residence. It was a thatched hut next to a small lake and a willow forest. It occupied a small area, but it was very conspicuous. When everyone got closer, they found that the thatched hut was large.
It was done with great care, all the fallen leaves around were swept away, and the low door lintel was also extremely clean. There were several vegetable beds planted on the left side of the house and fenced, which made it very popular. And to everyone's expectation,
There was a yellow dog lying at the door. When it saw a stranger approaching, it immediately stood up vigilantly, and then let out a low roar. This made the followers look at each other, and they were a little confused about what to do.
Fortunately, Chen Chong walked over slowly, patted the yellow dog's back gently, and said: "Good dog, good dog." The yellow dog tilted its head and looked at Chen Chong for a moment, then squatted down with a whimper, wagging its tail.
He exhaled as if he had known each other for a long time.
Chen Chong smiled. He stood up, slowly touched the door knocker of the thatched cottage, and clicked it gently or twice.