Chapter 17 How the Master compares to leaving and staying (Revised)
In April, at the foot of Wangwu Mountain, the Yellow River roared like thunder, and General Gongsun Xun, the general of the Wei army, was sighing at the river with a group of staff at the small ferry at the foot of the mountain.
"Ban Gu called the big river the Yellow River in the "Book of Han", but I still don't think so." Xi Zhong sighed with emotion. "But I don't think it's just Hanoi and Hedong. The river water is so yellow and turbid. It can be seen that it's me.
I have less experience.”
"You really have little knowledge." Lou Gui beside him couldn't help twirling his beard and said with a smile. "There are clear lines on the Jingzhao side, and there is desert green land in the clouds to the north across the river. But this time you went to Liaoxi with our monarch.
, I can’t help but see with my own eyes the grand scene of the river flowing into the sea, that’s why the scenery of Haihe River is unique!”
"The rolling Yellow River flows eastward, and the waves wash away all the heroes." Gongsun Xun, wearing a brocade cloak, stood by the river for a long time and sighed randomly for a while. "But no matter what the scenery of the river and mountains in front of us is, we have to leave after all."
"Didn't Wen Qi say that he will come back sooner or later?" Lu Fan tried his best to persuade him. "Don't think too much."
"I am not nostalgic for the land of Henan, but I want to apologize to you." Gongsun Xun turned around and smiled awkwardly. "This time, after all, I went my own way and didn't even discuss it with you..."
"What did the Lord say?" Lou Gui quickly tried to persuade him. "There was a theory of 'Three Hidden Things' before, but this time you have also suffered a series of changes and your mind is in turmoil. How could we not understand it?"
Not only Lou Gui, but Lu Fan and others also handed over their hands, as if they did not dare to accept Gongsun Xun's apology.
Gongsun Xun shook his head and laughed: "I remember that when Zibo was weak, his foul mouth was unbearable, but now he has been smoothed out!"
Everyone laughed more and more.
In this way, everyone talked and laughed for a while. Seeing Wei Yue shouting from a distance from the small ferry, indicating that the ship was ready, Gongsun Xun no longer delayed, looked back at Liu Kuan's tomb in the mountain, cupped his hands in the distance, and went down the mountain to board the ship.
went.
In other words, as far as Gongsun Xun is concerned, the funeral of Liu Kuan and his wife in Hedong can be as simple as it sounds, or as complex as it can be.
In other words, it is very flexible.
If you really want to hurry up and bury your mentor and his wife, you can naturally leave directly and leave all the remaining chores to the truly filial son Liu Song. Anyway, the latter has to observe filial piety here for three years.
But it’s not unreasonable to say that it is slow. At least Liu Kuan’s inscription took time to erect... What required Cai Bozhe to write the transcript himself, and then quickly send the text from Zhao State, and then the stonemasons
Carefully beat and burn it, and finally write down on the back the donations made by students and former officials for the erection of the monument... and so on.
These are always a waste of time.
As far as the matter is concerned, Gongsun Xun obviously chose the latter, particularly long method - he waited for more than 20 days at the foot of the remote Wangwu Mountain in Hedong, watching the inscription being carved, and then with
Liu Song said goodbye and prepared to return home and live in seclusion.
This is not just because they want to express their feelings for their late mentor. After all, neither Liu Wenrao nor Gongsun Xun are people who care about formality.
In fact, Gongsun Xun did this because he wanted to wait for news and see the emperor's reaction.
You know, there was no reason for the emperor and the eunuchs not to know about the turmoil at Mengjin Ferry. In fact, Jian Shuo of Zhonghuangmen led more than a dozen tiger soldiers to escort the coffins of Liu Kuan and his wife to the foot of Wangwu Mountain.
Go.
But now it seems that whether it was because he felt it didn't matter, to save face for the deceased Liu Kuan, or because He Jin played some role, the emperor finally recognized it with his nose pinched, and did not send a small Huangmen to seize Gongsun Xun.
General Wei's seal did not say that he would be reduced to a noble title, or that a county prince would be changed into a rural prince. Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others also had no reaction. It seemed that compared to the fierce words at the ferry that day, Gongsun Xun's departure
It's more important to them.
In other words, at this moment, Gongsun Xun finally retained the title of General Wei and the title of Jihou, and returned to Youzhou with a higher political attitude.
The boat of Gongsun Xun and others left first, and then the tall Zhonghuangmen Jian Shuo led more than a dozen tiger soldiers down the mountain to board the boat with a gloomy expression, but he was planning to cross directly to the Jingzhao area on the opposite side of the river, and then leave
Returning to Luoyang by land... Obviously, he wanted to stay away from General Wei, who was always talking about killing eunuchs, but keeping silent about killing eunuchs, so as to avoid mutual hostility between the two sides.
However, when he got on the boat, the emperor's confidant was rarely startled, because he didn't know whether intentionally or unintentionally, the general of the guard Gongsun Xun actually left him half a bottle of Amway on the bow of the boat. He cut the mouth of the bottle with a knife.
Liquor.
Jian Shuo stood stunned for a long time, then without saying a word, he stepped forward and took a sip from the bottle. Then, with a sigh, he threw the bottle into the Yellow River and urged his men to move quickly.
On the other side, Gongsun Xun went down the river and arrived in Hanoi in only half a day. Here, he had to stop for a while, because he still needed to put an end to his hurried career as a governor of Hanoi for several months.
"My mentor likes drinking, but I have no idea what my uncle Shuyi likes." Accompanied by everyone, Gongsun Xun left the Sima family's ancestral grave on the outskirts of Wen County, but he was calm enough. "I originally thought that he would be like this.
People like to be teachers, and I also thought that if he did not become an official, I would build a public school in Hanoi and use him as a sacrifice. Later, I heard that he was going to become an official, and I planned to give him ten thousand volumes of printing from Cai Bojie.
The books collected at home are my thoughts. But now that he has passed away suddenly, and I have to return to the north of Liaoxi, all things can only be settled... Sima Lang!"
"Your Majesty." Sima Lang immediately stepped forward and saluted, his behavior seemed to be much calmer.
"I have already prepared these ten thousand volumes of books. They will be delivered from Yecheng in ten days. I will give them to you, the Sima clan, for safekeeping." Gongsun Xun casually arranged. "Regardless of whether you are rich or poor, noble or humble, mortals can borrow them.
, cannot be stopped...don’t let your clan uncle’s reputation fall so easily.”
"Lang sincerely obeys the teachings." Sima Lang said as he bowed down.
At this point, Gongsun Xun nodded slightly and turned around to look at the many local officials in Hanoi who were following him. Of course, there were also some of the conscripted subordinates of General Wei, and he continued to explain: "The situation is not good.
, the princes of Hanoi may wish to do their best to serve the public and help the new governor to stabilize the situation. As for the subordinates I established locally, they were originally to quell the banditry in Hanoi. Now that I am ready to return home to study, I don’t want to force you to waste time in the curtain.
Okay... I have already written a letter of recommendation for you, and there are countless ministers in Luozhong. I have some face, so I will definitely not ruin your future."
Chang Lin took the lead, and everyone in Hanoi didn't say much. They just stepped forward to thank him and took the letter of recommendation, that's all.
Gongsun Xun felt quite helpless. In fact, why didn't he want to win over these talents and go with him? But he also knew that he had only known these people for such a short period of time that it would be ridiculous to be good at talking about the righteousness of monarch and minister.
Moreover, the rules in the officialdom of the Han Dynasty have always been unlimited in upper limit, and have always been respected by people, but there is no mandatory lower limit... In other words, as long as these subordinates, even county officials, want to follow the empty-headed general Gongsun Xun to Western Liaoning,
That is also possible, and you will definitely be praised as a righteous man, but if you don't go, no one will actually blame you, even if you are a private minister.
In fact, Gongsun Xun was deeply moved by the fact that the previously unknown Zao Zhi stayed with him without saying a word, and even offered to go back to western Liaoning together at the foot of Wangwu Mountain.
In this way, Gongsun Xun felt quite helpless, but he always showed no concern. He said goodbye to these people directly, and set off in a hurry to meet the family members' motorcade, and slowly continued to go north.
Along the way, we passed Huai County without entering, and came directly to Chaoge where Guan Yu was stationed, and were just about to settle down for a while. This was where Gongsun Xunyi was stationed, and according to the plan, he was going to gather here.
Five hundred righteous followers set out to return north together.
However, just outside the city where Yi Cong was stationed, Gongsun Xun saw several unexpected people.
"I've seen General Wei!" In the military camp outside Chaoge City, Chang Lin came out from behind Guan Yu, his face was as usual, but he slightly raised his hands in greeting. "I heard that the general will return to western Liaoning to study in seclusion. Lin is a little talented and learned, so he came to recommend himself to the prime minister.
Read along, here is the recommendation... I just abandoned my family and came here, but lost my land. I hope the general can give me two liters of corn every day to support my wife."
As he said that, Guan Yu next to him proudly forwarded the letter of recommendation that Gongsun Xun had given him two days ago on Chang Lin's behalf.
Even though Gongsun Xun had already guessed this scene when he saw Chang Lin, he still couldn't help laughing after receiving the recommendation letter written by him. Chang Lin, who was pretending, also laughed and shook his head.
By the way, Gongsun Xun didn't know where. This was because Chang Lin was worried that he had asked to accompany him in Wen County before, and he felt like he was coercing others with the invitation, so he calmly took the lead and accepted the recommendation letter, and then hurried to the front to wait...
Such behavior is truly the behavior of a noble gentleman.
"Junhou."
Just after Gongsun Xun accepted the letter of recommendation from Chang Lin, there was another person following him, who also returned the letter of recommendation. When Gongsun Xun saw this person, he was obviously startled at first, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
It turned out that the person following him was actually Han Hao and Han Yuan Si.
To be fair, although Chang Lin waiting here makes people happy, but from Gongsun Xun's mentality, it can only be said to be unexpected and reasonable. After all, this man's virtue, talent, and character are all
He was one of the first to stand out. Although he had been under Gongsun Xun's rule for only a few months, he stood out like a man in a bag and was regarded as the first scholar in Hanoi.
The fact that he can come gives people the feeling that this is Chang Boyhuai.
But what about Han Hao? Although Sima Zhi said before his death that Han Hao was the most outstanding one among Hao Meng, Fang Yue and others, and he was not an ordinary martial artist. But before he was in administration in Hanoi, Gongsun Xun really didn't recognize this Han Hao.
Outstanding features.
In terms of martial arts, Hao Meng is worthy of being a master under Lu Bu in another time and space. He is good at riding and shooting, and is quite brave. In terms of reputation, Fang Yue is actually better because of his family background. As for Han Hao, he seems to be caught between the two.
He was the kind of person who was not outstanding in martial arts, had no outstanding reputation, and was not good at speaking. In addition, the time spent with him was short, so he was quickly ignored by Gongsun Xun.
But the so-called uprightness knows people's hearts. Nowadays, when Gongsun Xun abandons his post and returns home, most people in Hanoi are either worried about wasting time and delaying their future, or they feel that western Liaoning is too far away and are afraid, so they have become silent.
It was in this silence that this person stood out... Doesn't this just show how Sima Zhi looked at people in the past?
Han Hao and Han Yuansi were indeed not just warriors, but loyal and brave men entrusted with important tasks.
When he returned to the scene, Gongsun Xun understood in his heart, but he didn't say much. He just accepted the letter of recommendation and directly ordered: "Although there are many righteous followers, there are also many bandits along the way. Yuan Si must assist Lord Yi and restrain him properly."
Han Hao was not good at words, so he just bowed his hands in response to everyone's scrutiny or surprise, and then stood behind Han Dang.
"Junhou." Just when Gongsun Xun was in a good mood, Guan Yu beside him couldn't bear it anymore. "Although Yu is not talented, he is not a person who is greedy for fame. Doesn't the Qianshi County Magistrate take him seriously?
I am willing to abandon my post and return to Liaoxi with your prince."
Gongsun Xun glanced at Guan Yu, but smiled and said nothing. Instead, he led the crowd directly into the camp.
Guan Yu was helpless and wanted to pursue him, but Lu Fan, who had deliberately stopped here, suddenly stepped forward and stopped him: "What kind of person is Yun Chang? Why is he suspicious of the Lord at this time?"
Guan Yu immediately looked at him angrily: "What are you talking about, Chang Shi? As usual, Han and Han have only been with the monarch for a few months, and they know the meaning of guarding the monarch and his subjects. How come I have to abandon my position and follow the monarch, but I am suspicious of the monarch?"
Woolen cloth?"
"Yun Chang is not thinking well." Lu Fan was not afraid at all and just said with his hands. "Chang and Han have never been in the official career, and they have only been following the emperor for a short time. It is for this reason that they have to follow each other exclusively.
, to show your determination. But what about you, Yun Chang? You have been with me since Handan, and have been born and died with you. You can be called the most trusted general under your command. The relationship between the two of you has long been as strong as iron. In such a situation, you have to deliberately
What do you gain by obeying each other? Could it be that if you stay here and don't obey the prince for a few years, you will forget the kindness of the prince? If you say so, what is the plan of Cheng Pu and Cheng De? "
Guan Yu was speechless for a moment.
"Yun Chang, listen to me." Lu Ziheng took a step forward and persuaded sternly. "The world is in danger. The reason for your retreat this time is to come back and clear up the world in the future. It's not like you will never return. As a person whom you trust,
You should stay outside to respond when necessary, so that you can be helpful to the prince. But now, the prince has already written to you, as well as the Qianzi Jing, and everyone else, so that you can each do your job.
.If you insist on abandoning your post and following me, it will not only embarrass these people, but also affect the reputation of the monarch. People will think that the monarch is a coward, and they will be suspicious of each other... You said, this is a loyal person.
Should it be done?”
Guan Yu still stroked his beard and said nothing.
Lu Fan knew his character and knew that the other party had listened, but it was just because of his character that he would never admit his mistake easily... So, he held his hands to each other and turned around to enter the camp.
————I am leaving the dividing line for my own convenience————
"Han Hao, whose courtesy name is Yuan Si, is from Hanoi. The Yellow Turbans were in chaos, and there were many bandits in the mountains near the county. They gathered a large number of disciples to serve as county vassal guards. Taizu led the guards in Hanoi and recruited the heroes of Hanoi as vassals. The imperial vassals did not count them.
Several, Hao was an imperial subordinate and was not shown in the screen. Later, Taiwei Liu Kuan passed away, and Sima Zhi of Hanoi died to remonstrate in Mengjin. Taizu took the eunuch as a eunuch and abandoned his post to return to Liaoxi. There were dozens of Hanoi subordinates, all of whom were recommended.
Gongqing. Du Changlin and Han Hao regarded Taizu as a hero. They were recommended by the emperor openly and secretly carried the sword. Taizu respected and respected them, so they became their confidants." - "Old Yanshu". Volume 74. Biography.
