Chapter 287: Bai Tou Yin, the conflict caused by the matter of patronage
Guo Xiu took a sip of wine and said calmly: "The wine is good wine, and it deserves the name of Wenjun wine. It's a pity that Sima Xiangru and his wife did not end well later!"
In the sixth year of Jianyuan (135 BC), several years after Xiangru served as Lang official, Tang Meng was ordered to plunder and open up Yelang and Bozhong to the west, and recruited thousands of officials and soldiers from Ba and Shu counties.
, Xijun also recruited more than 10,000 land and water transportation personnel for Tang and Meng.
Tang Meng also used wartime laws to kill the general, Ba, and the people of Shu were shocked and frightened. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard this, he sent Xiangru to blame Tang Meng, and took the opportunity to tell Ba and the people of Shu that what Tang Meng did was not
The emperor's original intention.
Sima Xiangru issued a notice there called "Edict to Bashu" and adopted a combination of kindness and power, which achieved good results.
After Xiangru's mission was completed, he returned to Beijing and reported to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that Tang Meng had captured and opened Yelang. Taking the opportunity to open a road to the southwestern Yi, he recruited soldiers from Ba, Shu, and Guanghan, and tens of thousands of people participated in road construction.
It took two years to build the road, but it was not completed. Many soldiers died and money was wasted. Many people in power had opponents. At this time, the princes of Qiong and Zeo heard that Nanyi had contacts with the Han Dynasty and asked the Han Dynasty to appoint them to official positions. Han Dynasty
Emperor Wu appointed Sima Xiangru as Zhonglang General and ordered Chijie to send envoys to win over the southwestern barbarians.
Sima Xiangru and others arrived at Shu County, and the Shu people were proud to welcome Xiangru. Sima Xiangru pacified the southwestern barbarians.
The princes of Qiong, Zuo, Ran, Zhe, and Siyu all requested to become ministers of the Han Dynasty. So the old passes were demolished, the border passes were expanded, the Lingguan Road was opened, and a bridge was built on Sunshui River, leading directly to Qiong and Zhe.
Sima Xiangru returned to the capital and reported the matter to Emperor Wu, who was particularly happy. His article "Unfortunate Shu Fathers" successfully persuaded everyone in the form of answering questions and made ethnic minorities cooperate with the Han court to make contributions to the development of the southwest frontier.
contributed.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. He was accused of accepting bribes and was dismissed from office. When he was more than 10 years old, he was reinstated and still served as a Langguan.
By the fifth year of Yuanshou, Sima Xiangru had been dismissed from office due to illness and lived in Maoling.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "Sima Xiangru is very ill. You can send people to retrieve all his books; if you don't do this, they will be lost in the future."
So he sent Suozhong to Maoling, but Sima Xiangru had died and there were no books at home.
Suozhong then asked Xiangru's wife Zhuo Wenjun, and Zhuo Wenjun replied: "Changqing never had a book. He wrote books all the time, and others took them away, so the house was always empty. Before Changqing died,
Having written a book, he said that if a messenger comes to get the book, he will present it. There will be no other books."
The book he left behind was about Feng Chan, and he dedicated it to Su Zhong. Suo Zhong presented the book to the emperor again, and the emperor was surprised by the book. For example, "The Book of the Marquis of Pingling (wèi, Wei)", "
"Difficulty with the Five Young Masters" was not included in the "Caomu Shu" chapter, but his works in Gongqing were included.
Wang Chen frowned slightly and said: "I won't say these disappointing words today. Although Sima Xiangru's final outcome was not very good, he was dismissed from his official position due to illness.
But when he was dying, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty still valued his literary talents in writing poems and sent his favorites to Sima Xiangru's home to collect the poems he had written before.
He even used two poems to completely pacify Shu County before, and his achievements are enough to be remembered in history. This is enough, even the good story between him and Zhuo Wenjun has flaws. "
Zhuo Wenjun was the daughter of Zhuo Wangsun, a giant iron smelting merchant in Linqiong, Shu County. She was beautiful, proficient in music, good at playing the piano, and had a literary name.
After the death of her husband, Zhuo Wenjun eloped with Sima Xiangru, a famous scholar in the Han Dynasty, and married him. This is a love story that is still talked about.
However, their marriage was not a happy one. According to "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes", Sima Xiangru was about to take a daughter from Maoling as his concubine. Zhuo Wenjun wrote "Baitou Yin" to commit suicide, but Xiangru stopped.
Chen Guangqin said: "Zhuo Wenjun is not only good at making fine wine, but he is not as good at writing poems as my husband, but he can also write good poems and persuade his husband to change his mind with his white-headed chants. She is also a strange woman!"
Soon after Sima Xiangru was granted the title of Lang by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he planned to take the Maoling woman as his concubine, but he was cold to Zhuo Wenjun, so Zhuo Wenjun wrote the poem "Baitou Yin" to Sima Xiangru.
It's as white as snow on the mountain and as bright as the moon in the clouds. I heard that you had two opinions, so I came to resolve it.
Today's drinking party, Ming Dan's ditch water head. Coyotes are on the ditch, the ditch water flows east and west.
Desolate and desolate, there is no need to cry when getting married. I wish to have the person of my heart and never be apart until we grow old together.
Why are the bamboo poles wavy, and the fish tails are so sloppy! A man cares about his spirit, so why use a money and a knife!
The days when we shared weal and woe and were deeply affectionate have long been forgotten now. How can I still remember that there is a wife thousands of miles away who misses her husband day and night.
Finally one day, Sima Xiangru sent a thirteen-word letter to his wife: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, ten, million." After reading it, the smart Zhuo Wenjun burst into tears. The only number in the line was
Only one "hundred million" is missing and there is no memory. Could it be that the husband is implying that he no longer has any memories of the past?
Her heart was as cold as water, and with a very sad mood, she replied to "Poetry of a Resentful Man" and expressed her heartfelt feelings. She wrote "Baitou Yin" and attached a "Farewell Letter" to Sima Xiangru.
After Sima Xiangru read his wife's letter, he couldn't help but marvel at her talent. Thinking about the love between husband and wife in the past, he was so ashamed that he never mentioned the matter of his wife taking concubines again.
Wang Chen said confidently: "We are not the kind of people who love our children like Sima Xiangru. We will definitely be able to get along better in the Han Dynasty. As long as we find the right backer, we will not be miserable like Sima Xiangru."
It will end in the end!" He felt that the current Shu Han was much easier to get along with than Cao Wei. As long as he curry favor with Huang Hao, he would definitely be able to become an official in Shu Han and become famous. No matter how bad things were, there would still be a Sima Taifu who was about to die.
Something you can rely on,
Unlike Cao Shuang, he seems to be a different person, he doesn't like to fawn over anymore, otherwise why would he be allowed to go to the land of Yongliang to be a county guard.
Guo Xiu took a sip of Wenjun's wine and said, "Huh! Backer, I really need a good backer!"
Wang Chen replied: "If I don't find a good backer like Huang Changshi, is it possible that I can rely on your Majesty's newly appointed General Zuo to make my life better in the Han Dynasty?"
Seeing that the two of them were quarreling with each other and about to start fighting again, Chen Guangqin hurriedly came out to smooth things over and said to Xini: "You guys don't just drink this wine, eat food, eat food. We can wait until the next day to talk about these things. I'll wait for the big man."
The days are still very long, and there is enough time for whatever you want to do.”
Chen Guangqin picked up a piece of fish and said, "Everyone, come and try this Zhuge grilled fish. It's really mellow and nutritious, and it's even more delicious!"
Wang Chen and Guo Xiu also took a bite of the steaming grilled fish on the small table in front of them and did not continue talking.
After drinking and eating, everyone did not go back to the post house, but went to choose a new residence together. After all, when settling down in Chengdu, you need to have a home. No matter how big or small, you can't live in a post house all the time. What's the point?