"How is the situation in Liangzhou?" Liu Kuan was lying on the couch, looking much clearer.
Brothers Liu Song and Gongsun each looked at each other, but were speechless for a moment.
"What can't be said now?" Liu Kuan smiled slightly. "How much worse can the current situation get?"
"Half a month ago, the imperial court seized Zuo Chang, Yang Gong, Yuan Gong, and Shangshu Ling Liu Bo'an to jointly recommend, and replaced Song Xiao, a famous scholar from Fufeng, as the governor of Liangzhou to take charge of the counter-insurgency affairs." Gongsun Yue said honestly.
"But as soon as Song Xiao took office, the imperial court had already sent people to take away the locks..."
"Suffered a defeat?" Liu Kuan asked slowly.
"No." Liu Song, who was a son, couldn't help but angrily interjected at this time. "Song Xiao seemed to be quite knowledgeable and capable before, but he did not expect to do such a stupid thing. My lord, you had no idea that he would take office.
What did he do next? As soon as he took office, he actually wrote to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to recruit Liaodong printing methods, quickly print 10,000 copies of "The Classic of Filial Piety", and distribute them to various places in Liangzhou, saying that this would be able to eliminate the hostility of Liangzhou's scholars and people.
Anger, and make the rebels repent, and the chaos will end without a fight..."
Liu Song's words were full of anger, but Liu Kuan smiled slightly and seemed unconcerned.
"Actually," Gongsun Fan couldn't help but interjected. "There are rumors in Central Taiwan that Song Xiao was not confused until now, but after arriving in Liangzhou, he saw that the situation collapsed and was hopeless, so he thought of this.
Ways to get out."
Liu Song was stunned for a moment.
"Anyway, he didn't lose the battle, he was just incompetent and confused. At most, he was insinuating Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong's father and mother." Gongsun Yue also replied in a deep voice. "Therefore, after driving into Luo, spend some money.
We can still escape calmly, but if we stay in Liangzhou, we can only die."
Liu Song was completely speechless.
"I understand." Liu Kuan on the couch sighed. "I'm just curious. Today is not about talking about Liangzhou... I just told you to have other things to do."
The three of them became nervous in front of the couch.
"I guessed it by looking at your looks." Liu Kuan laughed. "I'm going to die. After I die..."
"grown ups!"
"Teacher!"
"teacher……"
The three of them almost knelt down in unison.
"Everyone get up." Liu Kuan said indifferently. "You deserve to die in winter, but who told you as disciples and sons to take care of you so well? You wash your hands all day long, don't drink anything but boiling water, and
The daily drinking limit is both earth-moving and ventilating... It’s hard not to survive. However, now that things in the world have reached this point, please allow me to be as selfish as Song Xiao! If I don’t die, I will
I’m afraid I won’t be able to become a veteran of the Han Dynasty.”
The three of them immediately became sad.
"In this life, I have been good to others and have no enemies." Liu Kuan sighed slightly and said slowly while looking at the darkness outside the window. "But as an important minister of the clan, a tutor of the emperor, and a prince many times, he just sat back and watched the world fall into this state.
In this situation, there really is no future or words of encouragement that I can entrust to you... I previously bought a piece of land across the river from my hometown of Hongnong, at the foot of Wangwu Mountain in Hedong, at the junction of Shangdang and Hanoi...
…My son should know.”
"Yes!" Liu Song lowered his head and sobbed.
"The world is in turmoil, and Henan will inevitably be in chaos. When the time comes, your mother's coffin will also be taken out, and she and I will be buried there." Liu Kuan said with emotion. "The land and family property of Hongnong's hometown can be of some use while they can still be used.
Take it all out and exchange it for food to give to the villagers."
"Here!"
"If we talk about it in ordinary terms, that's all." Liu Kuan raised his head and sighed. "The only thing is, since Wen Qi is in Hanoi, I will leave it to him to handle my funeral, and you can ignore it... But I
Don't disturb him before he dies."
Gongsun Fan lowered his head and said nothing. Gongsun Yue responded with silence, but Liu Song found it difficult to accept: "I..."
"I didn't want to leave any last words." Liu Kuan looked at his eldest son and said slowly. "But looking at you like this, I have to say one more thing."
Liu Song quickly knelt down.
"My son," Liu Kuan still spoke slowly. "The Yang family's adopted sons are each smarter than the other, but I always hope that you will be ignorant. It's not because you are incompetent, but because you have selfish feelings and don't want you to be smart.
Wrong...I have arranged and warned you like this. If you still can't survive the storm, it's just God's will."
Liu Song had no choice but to kowtow on the ground and express his willingness to leave all the affairs of the other party's death to Gongsun Xun.
"Wen Dian, Wen Chao." Liu Kuanfu supported the bed and said to the remaining two people. "Now that we have said this, it is best not to say a word to you... Since you two have Wen Qi as your brother, you must know how to be cautious.
Duty can be retreated but not advanced, defended but not attacked, yielded but not taken. Only in this way can it last."
Brother Gongsun didn't dare to neglect him, so he kowtowed in response.
"Okay." Liu Kuan suddenly laughed again. "I have always been a teacher in my life, but I have taught such a student. How can I have the dignity to tell you these things here? I'd better not say it anymore. You guys help me get up and go to the hospital.
Go in... exercise self-control for a month, and bring me some wine to get drunk with me."
None of the three dared to disobey.
In the dark night, under the same starry sky, in Huai County, Hanoi, Gongsun Xun and several close friends were drinking in the backyard while lamenting the current events.
"Wen Qi went too far during the day." Lu Fan couldn't help but tried to persuade him. "The so-called wood, wood, aragonite and the like are just sundries after all. They are relatively easy to dispose of, so why would you say those words?"
Gongsun Xun held his eldest daughter on his knees, while A Li held a cat in her arms. The father and daughter were staring at the fat cat licking the spilled wine on the table. They were astonished by Lu Ziheng's words.
Turned a deaf ear. It was not until the fat cat choked on the drink that he struggled to escape, that our guard general let go of his hand and let his daughter chase the cat under the care of the maid. He also just looked at the few people waiting for him.
confidant.
"Zi Heng is wrong." Gongsun Xun poured himself a drink and shook his head. "The reason why I lost my composure this time was not because of the so-called wood, wood, aragonite..."
"What does this mean?" Lou Gui asked the fastest as always.
"This is the meaning of the emperor's hopelessness." The one who answered for Gongsun Xun was the opera loyalist who had already drunk a lot.
It has to be said that in the absence of Dong Zhao, the drama loyalist from the Legalist family was particularly knowledgeable about these things, and he gradually felt indispensable in Gongsun Xunmu. It is no wonder that he gained great popularity in a short period of time.
With his trust and reliance, he came to General Wei's core staff circle early... Zao Zhi at the same time was not bad, but in the presence of Wang Xiu, he was not irreplaceable, so he couldn't squeeze in here.
Lu Fan lowered his head and thought for a moment before he understood: "What Zhicai means is that if the emperor loses his face, he might get out of control?"
"What's so out of control?" Gongsun Xun raised his glass and sneered. "This is called breaking the jar!"
"Judging from his past behavior, the emperor is quite clear in his mind, right?" Lou Gui is really not good at this. "It's really strange. He is also the one who is exempted from tax, and he is the one who is given the tax! Since the tax is exempted, it means that he understands that the people of Jizhou need to recuperate and recuperate.
But since you understand, why are you so greedy?"
"It has nothing to do with whether you understand it or not." Gongsun Xun responded. "The smarter a person is, the more unscrupulous he will be when he indulges himself! To put it bluntly, it is just a tyrant who insists on going his own way. The so-called evil will not persist... Ru Zhicai just said
I mean, this person is hopeless!"
"Then what should the Lord do?" Han Dang knew that he could not get involved in these topics, so Han Dang had always been silent, but at this time he still couldn't help but ask.
"Good question." Gongsun Xun put down his wine glass, sat upright, and glanced at several of his confidants. "This is the problem... I only thought that the increase of gifts was a special case, but today it seems that once the emperor indulges,
Get up and break the bottom line of being a king. If there is one, there will be two, and if there are two, there will be three! I can't be forced to be roasted on the fire by him just because I have the title of General Wei?! If things go on like this, for many years, I
I am afraid that the reputation and power I have accumulated will be lost to the emperor!" At this point, Gongsun Xun shook his head helplessly. "No wonder Yuan Benchu never became an official, but later he still... There is still something wrong with him.
Insightful!”
"In this case, there is only one way for the prince to go." Xi Zhong, who was almost drunk, seemed to have a plan in mind. "That is 'hiding'!"
"Yin?" Lu Fan frowned slightly. "You want Wen Qi to resign and return home?"
"That's not the case." Xi Zhicai answered calmly while holding the wine pot. "According to legalists, there are 'big yin', 'middle yin' and 'small yin'. In today's situation, the princes also have three corresponding yin."
The way out..."
"Speak." Gongsun Xun urged.
"One enters the court as a minister, or goes out as a general, and whether he is doing idle duties in the central government or fighting rebellions on the front lines, he can ignore everything and pretend to be deaf and dumb..." At this point, Xi Zhong smiled slightly. "
This is called Da Yin."
Everyone suddenly nodded. After all, Chang Lin had made such a suggestion to Gongsun Xun before regarding the matter of increasing the tax.
"Secondly, it is asking for self-deprecation, secretly operating a remote place, and sitting there to observe the situation." Xi Zhong continued. "Whether the emperor wants to give him a gift or a treasure, just give it to him... Anyway, Li De
Far away, people in the world can't see how the princes deal with their errands. They don't know whether they are trying to win people's hearts or whether they are doing their jobs in vain. This is called Zhongyin."
Everyone's hearts moved slightly, and even Gongsun Xun stopped pouring and drinking.
"As for the last hidden option, that is to simply resign and go home to study to support your future!" Xi Zhong raised his glass and said with a smile. "However, in this case, before leaving, you might as well be more impressive and come up with something to make things easier for you.
People in the world will never forget their kings and princes... Of course, these are just general statements, and in actual practice, they still have to be adapted to local conditions and change with the times."
"I think Zhongyin is the best." As soon as Xi Zhong finished speaking, Lou Gui couldn't wait. "You might as well seek Yuyang, Youbeiping or other hometown border counties, and sit back and watch the success or failure there! Now it seems that this situation
Sure enough, it’s only two or three years!”
Gongsun Xun nodded slightly.
"I think Dayin might be better." Lu Fan quickly said seriously, but then glanced at Wang Xiu who was sitting upright and ignored. "You must know that no matter what you do in the future, your reputation is still very important."
Gongsun Xun also took advantage of the situation and looked at Wang Xiu, who had been silent.
Wang Shuzhi felt the gaze, and he had no choice but to say: "You may wish to be a great hermit and a middle hermit at the same time, and ask yourself to be a general to pacify Xiliang. You can not only save yourself, but also serve the country and the people."
"Serve the country!" the drunken actor sneered and asked under the influence of alcohol. "Why does the king pretend not to understand what he is doing? The king invited you here not to teach him how to serve the country and bring peace to the people."
"It is always right to serve the country and the people," Wang Xiu said sternly to Xi Zhicai, who had drunk too much. "Brother Zhicai advised the monarch to go into hiding. Isn't it because Hanoi cannot serve the country and the people? And the monarch
If you want to do something, isn't it because you want to stabilize the current situation and serve the country and the people?"
Xi Zhong was about to say more, but when he saw Gongsun Xun raising his hand to signal, he immediately shut up.
"Okay," Gongsun Xun waved his hand. "What Shuzhi said is true. If it weren't for the fact that the emperor was so shameless, why should I ask him to help the country and the people? It's just Shuzhi, I won't go to Liangzhou... I don't want to go to that place either.
You see, it is already bad to the core. As a Youzhou native, I may be able to win the battle, but I cannot quell the rebellion."
Wang Xiu sighed slightly, then leaned down to Gongsun again and said: "Your Majesty... No matter what, please be sure to clearly see the direction of people's hearts before making a decision, and do not misjudge the situation."
"Then what do you want?" As soon as Wang Shuzhi finished speaking, Lou Gui immediately helped to smooth things over.
"Wait until I write to ask Dong Gongren and Shen Zhengnan." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but shook his head and said. "I just put it off for now... Anyway, given the current situation, I don't believe that the emperor will do anything because I owe him tens of millions of dollars."
Directly take the life of me, General Wei, Marquis Ji!"
"That's the truth." Xi Zhong, who was already eighty percent drunk, laughed. "After all, the emperor knew in his heart that with the current situation of fire on all sides, how could he kill a general who was capable of counterinsurgency without permission? Or was he from a mysterious background?
The famous general of the Zhou family! In my opinion, even if the emperor is really angry and wants to deal with the princes, he will just cut off his rank, demote him, and then enter the court to idle, or belittle the border areas... but it will fulfill our wishes!"
"That's enough, let's drink..." Gongsun Xun nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and then raised his glass to signal.
"Your Majesty!" At this moment, a guard suddenly called out in the distance. "A letter from Lieutenant Zhao Guodong has just arrived."
"Say Gongren, Gongren will come." Gongsun Xun immediately laughed, and then quickly motioned to the other party to send the letter.
Everyone was also curious.
However, Gongsun Xun tore open the envelope in public and read the first chapter under the torch above his head. His face suddenly became a little depressed, and he folded the letter again and put it in his arms... All his confidants became increasingly confused.
"It's all bad news." Gongsun Xun took a long breath and said. "Before, it was not clear just from the official documents sent by Luozhong, but Gongren's letter made it clear... As soon as the plague subsided, the matter of increasing the tax was
After arriving, the common people abandoned their homes and businesses to become bandits and refugees. Now Jizhou is full of armed and rebellious people. There are no less than ten groups who have raised banners to openly attack the city and seize the territory. It is said that Guo Dian and Guo Junye, the governor of Julu, went to rescue and control the city.
At that time, he was surrounded by the remnants of the Yellow Turbans and several groups of bandits in Juluze. Now he is not sure whether he is alive or dead... Huangfu Yi is really in a hurry to mobilize troops to rescue him."
Everyone had contact with Guo Dian and knew that he was a loyal and upright person, and they were filled with emotion when they heard this.
"I don't want to watch anymore after seeing this." Gongsun Xun continued to raise his glass and said, "The current situation is difficult, let's indulge in a drink today, and see what Dong Gongren said tomorrow!"
After hearing this, several confidants hurriedly held cups and prepared to get drunk with their prince.
"Is there any alcohol in the army?" Still under the same starry sky, deep in Juluze, in the dark night, the gray-haired Guo Dian suddenly turned to his nephew Jingze and asked, "There will be a day tomorrow.
It’s a hard fight, please let me...moisten your throat.”
————I am the dividing line between everyone’s thoughts————
"In the second year of Zhongping in the Later Han Dynasty, Emperor Ling issued money to build the palace and taxed the land, paying ten yuan per mu. Guandong was hit by a great epidemic, and more than ten generations including Zhang Niujiao rose up to fight against the enemy. Rebellion broke out in Liangzhou, and the state was destroyed.
County. Taizu was in Hanoi. Although he was in charge, he heard a lot of bad news and drank all night long. Wang Xiu stood by and admonished him. Taizu said to him: "The world is turbulent and there is nothing you can do. Today you know what it means to be drunk with worry!"
After hearing this, I returned to drunkenness." - "Jiu Yan Shu". Volume 68. Biography 18
PS: To make up for yesterday’s post…after I posted it last night, I didn’t dare to read book reviews or QQ for fear of being scolded. As expected, I have a bit of an awkward personality.
