Chapter 7 is the same painting with this meaning (continued)
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the custom of staying up late during the New Year had begun to take shape. Although it differed from place to place, the custom of lighting candles and keeping the whole family up late to celebrate the New Year still existed.
So, seeing that the New Year's banquet was calm and the weather was not getting too early, Gongsun Xun simply announced the dissolution of the banquet and asked all the ministers to go home to celebrate the New Year, which was also to facilitate his own private banquet to watch the New Year.
However, because the intentions of the several envoys who requested the request were very clear, at the end of the banquet, Gongsun Xun simply spent less than a quarter of an hour communicating with these people one by one and gave clear answers.
Of course he comforted the soldiers with kind words, and Gongsun Xun even asked him if he had any intention of staying as an official under his command?
If there is, he will directly join the Tai Pavilion as an official. If not, it doesn't matter, then he will reward the other party generously so that he can go back with peace of mind. The words were clear, but the soldiers and warriors were already prepared for this, and kowtowed directly to express gratitude, and changed their words on the spot.
He was called a minister of the State of Yan.
Gongsun Xun was naturally satisfied, and on the grounds that he had come a long way and had no place to watch the New Year's Eve, he left him to stay at the Tongque Tower, where he stayed with the guards and Yi Cong to watch the New Year's Eve together.
Next, regarding Liu Hao, Yan Gong reiterated the inevitability of conquering Shu in front of many envoys, and then persuaded him to surrender as before, but in the end he still maintained his dignity and left the embarrassing third son of Liu Yan to stay in Tongque
tower.
Next was Liu Biao's envoy Kuai Liang.
In fact, after the handover of Nanyang was completed and Gongsun Xun publicly expressed his willingness to conquer Shu, Hebei and Jingzhou no longer had too many core interests involved. The intention of Kuai Liang's trip was a political gesture to express submission and avoid war.
, plus a request to bring back Huang Zhong and his troops.
In response to this, Gongsun Xun refused very directly and refused to give it!
The reason was also very high. He wanted to use these Jingzhou soldiers to repair the old capital of Luoyang, so instead of giving them, he asked Kuai Liang to go back and inform Liu Biao, and send tens of thousands more people over to show Liu Biao and everyone in Jingzhou's loyalty to the Han Dynasty.
Sincerity and respect for him, the Duke of Yan.
Kuai Liang had no choice but to obey and sit back in his seat, but Gongsun Xun actually didn't say anything and left the man who also came from afar to stay at the Tongque Terrace.
Next, the conditions and requirements of Liu Bei's envoy Zhang Hong were very direct and very maneuverable... The conditions he brought were that the two sides should peacefully hand over the land of the Huaihe River to the Huaihe River with spring plowing as the boundary; the requirement was that
Return Liu Ye and the Guandu prisoners.
In this regard, Gongsun Xun was also very realistic. He recognized and even respected Liu Bei's excellent suggestion of avoiding casualties and taking care of agricultural production. He agreed in principle, but according to the amnesty order he personally issued after the war, Liu Ye and his troops
The surrendered soldiers have been pardoned, so their wishes should be respected... In a word, because Liu Bei put forward a very constructive opinion, he was willing to let go of the restrictions and would not retain those who wanted to go to Jiangnan with Liu Bei.
But Liu Bei has no reason to take away those who want to stay in Hebei or return to Huaihe and Huaihe for resettlement!
Zhang Hong seemed to have already obtained the bottom line of the negotiation. Seeing that Gongsun Xun was so direct and frank, he simply agreed on the spot.
Immediately, Zhang Hong was also detained and stayed on the Tongque Terrace.
Qin Song, Sun Quan's next envoy, did not surprise Gongsun Xun. He did not even give Yan Gong the chance to have a son like Sun Quan... Think about it, Sun Ce just died in Hebei, and the Sun family would not do anything.
Maybe he said the word "surrender" so quickly, even when Sun Quan had just ascended the throne, and the young master was doubtful. It was hard to say whether the internal opinions could be unified and whether they could be continued. How could there be any explanation?
In fact, the only thing about Qin Song that attracted the attention of the officials in Ye was that he, as an envoy from afar, was not allowed to stay at Tongque Terrace together with Kuai Liang... You must know that Duke Yan had not returned before
, Aunt Gongsun is the one who makes the decision here. According to her order, many single officials, officers, and even soldiers who are from other places are allowed to stay in Tongquetai today, and are rewarded with wine and meat to participate in the New Year's Eve!
It can only be said that the expulsion of these two people back to the post house directly reflects Duke Yan's personal likes and dislikes! I don't know if it is directed at these two people or the people behind them.
In fact, there is nothing much to say about staying up late on the New Year's Eve. It's just a matter of eating a meal and working hard. The only thing worth mentioning is that Duke Yan did not return for a whole seven months, but after he distributed the rewards and paid condolences to the officials who stayed at Tongquetai
, took the opportunity to go back to the back hall and talked a few more words with his family.
Especially Aunt Gongsun, after this battle, the mother and son should have had some communication.
In fact, I saw Gongsun Xun and Aunt Gongsun sitting together in the back corner of the hall. In addition to the maids serving fresh tea around them, the Queen of Yan (actually just the wife of the Duke) Zhao Yun and others were restraining their children.
Zhizhiqu did not disturb him, but the cats were carefully supervised for the time being.
"I just checked the reward list and found out that after my uncle's wife passed away in Chang'an a few years ago, he never renewed his relationship. Does mother know about this?"
Unexpectedly, neither mother nor son talked about the death of Cao Cao and Lu Bu. Instead, they started from an unexpected topic.
"I only found out a few days ago." Aunt Gongsun adjusted her glasses, which meant she looked a little embarrassed. "This may be my fault..."
"How do you say it?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but be curious.
"Shortly after his wife passed away, I gave him two maids from Sanhan, originally intended to be concubines." Aunt Gongsun adjusted her glasses again. "You also know the origins of those maids from Sanhan. Yours
Basically, no one among the subordinates cares about him, and those who care about him keep it to themselves... But I never expected that he has never been admitted to his room, and he has never married again. He is just left to raise his two sons."
"This is quite..." Gongsun Xun also felt a little embarrassed. "I have to arrange a marriage for him."
"It's not easy to find." Aunt Gongsun shook her head repeatedly. "Given her status and age, how can there be such a suitable widow? But if you want to find a decent and hair-dressed young girl, you have to consider your seniority and status."
"There is nothing wrong with Uncle Zhi's character and appearance." Gongsun Xun shook his head repeatedly. "He is one of the seven dignified prime ministers. One day in the future, when the Ding Ding is decided and the term system is decided, he cannot say that he will serve another term like Shen Zhengnan.
How can the Prime Minister not find a wife? Isn't this ridiculous?"
"It's not that they can't be found." Aunt Gongsun also became more and more helpless. "There must be a lot of people who are willing to marry their daughters, but either they really want to be rich and high-ranking, or they are worried about being said to be trying to get rich and high-ranking... The main thing is
It's my uncle's age. If he's younger than thirty-five, he can easily remarry anyway. If he's older than forty-five, the child's hair will be tied up, so there's no need to look for him. Only now.
, it’s really difficult.”
"The more this happens, the more we have to find someone." Gongsun Xun raised his hands in response. "After all, he could have easily renewed his string in Chang'an... Didn't we cut him off?"
Aunt Gongsun was also helpless for a while.
But after a while, for some reason, Aunt Gongsun looked at the person in front of the hall thoughtfully. Mother and son were connected. Gongsun Xun followed his mother's gaze and immediately thought of a candidate.
"Is it feasible?" Gongsun Xun was a little worried. "The seniority is indeed a rare match, but that girl didn't discuss marriage when she was seventeen or eighteen years old. It was as if Old Cai wanted to find a good match... I have always thought that Sima Yi would be suitable.
When can I tell him about it?"
"Sima Yi went to Zhang Chunhua to ask for Cai's daughter?" Aunt Gongsun disagreed. "You are the same. Let's not talk about the mandarin ducks. Don't you think his Hanoi Township Party is not strong enough?"
Gongsun Xun smiled slightly but said nothing more.
Knowing a son is better than a mother. When Aunt Gongsun saw her son laughing, she immediately understood: "Don't laugh at me for being sensitive. Isn't it the same if you kill Lu Bu?"
Gongsun Xun didn't speak. It would be wrong to say anything at this time.
"Let's put it this way." Aunt Gongsun suddenly felt relaxed. "After the New Year, I will go and talk to Old Man Cai. If he really doesn't want to marry, forget it. If he is hesitant, I will just go with the flow for my mother's sake.
…”
Gongsun Xun nodded slightly, but continued to look at the hall, which was gradually getting lively because of too many children and too many cats, and hesitated to speak.
"What did A Li say?" Aunt Gongsun made it clear. "You were worried about Lu Fu before and never agreed. Now Lu Fu is no longer like that on the battlefield. You have given Lu Ziheng such a big compensation, so you won't be able to do it again."
Have you hesitated?"
"Then Zhuge Liang!" Gongsun Xun took a sip of tea and sighed slightly. "Didn't my mother say it many times? There really is no better candidate."
"Then it's settled!" Aunt Gongsun also breathed a sigh of relief. "I remember when that girl was a child, I thought about Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, but you killed them all in this battle and chopped off their heads!"
"Everyone was already married before the killing. How could someone who is a prince and the head of the new generation of the first family in Yangzhou not be engaged since childhood? And with Sun Ce's kind of character, you would not be happy to see your mother.
"
"That's true, I don't know where Xiao Qiao is?"
"Don't think about Xiao Qiao, just let them live a peaceful life. It's not a good thing if you don't marry those two people."
"What about... Ading? From the Zhen family... Zhen Ji?" The mother and son talked more smoothly.
"Does this need to be said? I promised this marriage more than ten years ago, and I can't change my mind."
"A Ping is Dong Bai...if you are over fifteen, you are still short of A Zhen."
"Does mother have anyone to choose?"
"What do you think of Wen Hui? He is a very well-educated child, but he is still an orphan and his family is clean."
"Okay..." Gongsun Xun had a good impression of Wen Hui, so he nodded directly after thinking for a moment.
In other words, this was not because he looked down upon Gongsun Zhen, but mainly because when he came back this time, his son was promoted to the rank of General of the Five-Fun Zhonglang. As a father, he had already gained some consciousness and had to let go.
"Actually, according to 'experience', the children of the royal family should have married with the children of meritorious officials, especially after Yuan Cong and Wu Xun." Aunt Gongsun sighed slightly again. "When the news of Lu Fu's death came, I thought about Lu Zhi.
Lu Ju is actually a pretty good kid, but his personality is a bit impatient."
"There are many girls in Ayue, let's give him one." Gongsun Xun said disapprovingly. "The main reason is that my own children, especially the four eldest ones, have been raised by me since they were young. Fortunately, I have many children. In the future,
Let’s talk more slowly.”
"But if you say so, what about A Ping's marriage? Wasn't it used by you to appease Dong Zhuo's old men?"
"Half and half, I still have some personal relationship with Dong Zhuo. He also helped me a lot when I was in Bingzhou. Moreover, I had made up my mind that day to kill his brother and nephew to thank the world... In other words, at that time,
The Dong family is already regarded as the last descendant, so I couldn’t bear it for a while.”
"It still seems a bit unfair to Aping. Because of this marriage, he is often kept at a distance in school."
"Why?"
"Why? Careful people always think that you want to support him to restrict Ading, but Ading's status is unshakable in the long run, so smart people can't help but worry that one day he will be thrown out by you to sacrifice."
"Why is this so?"
"This is an ordinary 'story' of the emperor's family."
The mother and son suddenly fell into silence.
Although it was an imperial family, it was transformed from an ordinary family after all. The head of the family, Gongsun Auntie, had never been successful, so the situation in the hall not far away had long been out of control. At this time, Gongsun Xun’s youngest daughter, who was also known as Mrs. Cai,
The one who came out was only three years old. He didn't even have a name. He could barely walk and was learning to talk. He escaped directly from his sister Gongsun Zhen's arms. Gongsun Zhen was talking to his sister Gongsun Li, so
He didn't notice it for a moment, but he asked the little girl to walk around in the hall and then went straight to her grandmother in the corner at the back of the hall.
Gongsun Xun knew that this was his youngest daughter who didn't know him, so he couldn't help but feel soft. He stepped forward to catch her and held her in his arms. Then he regained his energy and sighed: "Think about it, in Liucheng, western Liaoning, my mother was still there.
For the sake of my marriage, I don’t want my children to grow up or down in a blink of an eye, but actually get to the point of talking about marriage. Time really makes me grow old.”
"It's okay for you. Considering your body, you can unify the world in five years, ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor, and then rule the country for another twenty years... you should have it."
"Have there been any forty-year-old princes since ancient times?" Gongsun Xun suddenly felt funny while teasing his daughter in his arms. "According to mother's 'experience', if we really come back for another twenty-five years, Ading and I will only be able to keep one."
.”
"You are the founder of the country. As long as you don't push too hard, how can he have the confidence to deal with you?" Aunt Gongsun said angrily. "Look at the people you left for him, Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang, and at most Sima Yi.
, Wang Can, except for Sima Yi, who would dare to have second thoughts about you?"
"Sima Yi is afraid that he will become the most honest person." Gongsun Xun said unconcernedly. "I am afraid that I will be old and ridiculous in the future."
"If you really want to say that you are afraid of what will happen in the future, is it not just the prince's business? You have worked so hard to suppress the powerful and powerful clans, and you are not afraid that if you die in the future, a new generation of clan will replace the old clan, and the local sages will replace the powerful and powerful ones. All your hard work will be in vain?"
"How can you not be afraid?" The daughter in his arms no longer recognized life, so Gongsun Xun simply touched his daughter's face and replied seriously. "Actually, as long as I think carefully about those 'stories' of yours, Mother, I can't help but be afraid. Moreover.
, as the unification of the world becomes more and more obvious, this fear becomes more and more obvious, and the thoughts become more and more contradictory..."
"What about?"
"For example, if you want to unify the world as soon as possible and preserve more vitality, but you want to eliminate more people, you would rather delay a few years to make the world clearer; you want to care for the heroes with tenderness, but you want to establish a system and restrain them
The human heart; I want to inherit the advantages of the old system, but I want to introduce the new; I want to abandon selfishness, but it is difficult to control my original intention; I want to create peace for all ages, but I have already known that human governance is impermanent! The more you examine, the more you know, and the more you feel, the more you can
The more embarrassed I feel, the more terrifying I feel!"
"No matter how afraid you are, now that Cao Cao is dead, you have become an emperor." Aunt Gongsun looked at her son with a little pity in her eyes. "Some things are not up to you, so you can only do it bravely.
That’s all. Please note that this is the path you choose!”
"Yes, since I have achieved this, I should do my best when I am in this position! Besides, what do I want is that the country will not change for eight hundred years? Can I level the world, level the land, open the imperial examination, and keep the poor family small?
Replacing the tycoons of the world and completing the declaration in front of Weiyang Palace is enough to live up to the conscience of heaven and earth." As the little daughter laughed, who was a little aloof at first, Gongsun Xun also suddenly laughed. "But as for that, besides family affairs, my son has some problems.
I want to discuss the matter with my mother."
"you say."
"Han Hao of the Central Guard Army is vacant and his position is very important. Which one of Zhang He, Yang Kai and Yu Jin does the mother think is suitable?"
"I naturally think that Yang Kai is suitable, just as you must think that Zhang He is suitable." At this point, the mother and son have already been honest, but Aunt Gongsun did not hide it. "But let Yang Kai do it, Zhang He is suitable for Hanzhong.
, I’m afraid I won’t be able to convince others.”
"I have forgotten about this." Gongsun Xun suddenly understood. "Indeed, if the Huaihe River and Huaihe River are transferred peacefully, Zhang He can be allowed to go to Hanzhong...but?"
"But what's the matter?"
"But Liu Bei is interesting here." Gongsun Xun said thoughtfully. "He clearly knows that what he lacks most is time, but he still takes the initiative to ask for a peaceful handover of the Huaihe River. But I don't know what he has in mind?"
Aunt Gongsun was also confused for a moment: "I don't know about this kind of thing, you must know better!"
The daughter was at an active age and struggled in his arms for a while. Gongsun Xun waved to his eldest daughter, A Li, but he let go of the younger daughter and let her run away, crashing into the eldest daughter's arms.
Seeing that her son was unwilling to say anything, Aunt Gongsun didn't ask further: "Is there anything else?"
"If the handover between the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River goes smoothly, then conquering Shu will be the top priority." Gongsun Xun turned his head and said seriously. "I have the intention to put more people in... but am I afraid that too many people will cause chaos for no reason?"
"Who?"
"Now that Yang Biao is dead, Yang Xiu can be transferred from Liaodong; Fazheng and Mengda have followed Cheng Pu throughout the Guandu frontline battle, and they have also gained qualifications..."
"What are you afraid of?" Aunt Gongsun became more and more disinterested. "Are you afraid that they will fight again in front of the formation? Guo Jia and Zhao Yun can't control them? You dare to throw Ma Chao over."
Gongsun Xun immediately stopped talking.
"If nothing happens, I have something else to do here." Aunt Gongsun took the initiative to speak again.
"Mother, please speak."
"There is a message from Liaodong, relayed from your wife... Although Afan has not yet arrived in Liaodong, your father-in-law has already expressed his unwillingness to hand over power."
"Why?"
"He said that he had sworn in front of Emperor Xianling that once he was in Liaodong, Liaodong would become Han territory... Pingzhou could not be handed over to a Yan clan in his hands, and he was not willing to come to Ye to serve as a Yan minister.
"
"It's ridiculous, you are the first Ling Emperor?!" Gongsun Xun was stunned for a moment, but he actually smiled instead of being angry. "He still knows that he is the Ling Emperor? He is deceiving himself and others. But who makes him the father-in-law and the adult? Wait a minute.
Wait, when the front line is stable, I will ask Taishi Ci to go back and hand over Pingzhou to Taishi Ziyi, and then let Ziyi make the handover... As for the old man, he can do whatever he wants? Just like Zhang Jian.
Becoming a lecturer at Yexia University is also a way to go!"
Aunt Gongsun was about to speak but stopped.
Gongsun Xun couldn't help but be curious.
"I just learned that before the Guandu War, Dian Wei followed the path of Xu Xing, who died in the battle, and brought hundreds of villagers from Chenliu to Ye, and he himself went to the university to become a security officer."
Aunt Gongsun said with emotion, "Zhang Yuanjie told me before."
Gongsun Xun was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know what he was thinking of. Instead, he nodded repeatedly: "It's quite good. By some strange combination of circumstances, we didn't get to see each other, which is actually quite good... When the Cao and Li clansmen are resettled, it will be
Please mother, please wait for me to deal with it, and I won't ask any more questions."
"It doesn't matter, you can accept the Central Plains with peace of mind and think about the conquest of Shu!" Aunt Gongsun did not refuse. "I will try my best to handle these matters for you."
Gongsun Xun nodded repeatedly, and his little daughter came running after a little white cat again. Gongsun Xun sighed quietly, then he cheered up, kicked the kitten away, and then met his daughter again and took her back in person.
When they arrived at the hall, Mrs. Gongsun saw this and got up and walked over.
The atmosphere in the hall was completely lifted.
Watching the New Year's Eve is always so calm and the same, so what about the emperor's family?
And New Year's Eve has passed, and spring has arrived. In the spring of the seventh year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, thanks to the diplomatic agreement between Liu Bei and Gongsun Xun, the large area of the southern Central Plains, including Runan, southern Pei State, Guangling, Lujiang, and Jiujiang, also
The so-called land of the Huaihe River began to undergo strategic transfer in an orderly manner.
The benefit of this handover is not just that it does not delay agricultural production. In fact, household registration information, schools, and government offices were all handed over in a peaceful way. Regarding this, the Grand Sima of the Southern Front and the Grand Governor Lu Fan directly reported
Ye Xia believed that the restoration of order in the Huaihe and Huaihe areas was far beyond imagination, and that this area might be brought under the effective rule of the Yan State earlier than the traditional Central Plains area to the north.
In this regard, Yan Gonggong Sun Xun publicly expressed his great appreciation for Liu Xuande, and in the spring and early summer of this year, he officially declared Liu Xuande, the general of the left, as the shepherd of Jingzhou!
Of course, he also did not forget to dismiss Liu Biao's Jingzhou Shepherd in the name of "disrespect" and sent an envoy to severely reprimand Liu Jingsheng because he did not send tens of thousands of troops to repair the old capital of Luoyang as ordered! He was a member of the clan.
, his disloyalty to the Han Dynasty was clearly revealed!
Faced with such humiliation, Liu Biao could only respond with a comprehensive attitude of silence, because he knew that Gongsun Xun was just mocking him and would not start a war over it... After all, it can be seen with the naked eye that with the spring plowing in the seventh year of Jian'an
At the end, as the southern and eastern fronts gradually stabilized, and as more and more capable officials and soldiers were sent to Kansai, everyone knew that the next round of war was about to begin, and the decision was made in Shu.
A new beginning for everyone's destiny.
In fact, according to rumors, the reason why Liu Jingsheng angered Duke Yan and caused him humiliation was because he secretly sent a large amount of ordnance and military supplies to his old rival Liu Junlang through the river, and took the initiative to withdraw the garrison at the western border
.
"I hope Liu Junlang can follow Gongsun Shu's example of rejecting Guangwu and stay for three to five years." These were Liu Jingsheng's original words to his second wife Cai. "This can delay it for a while."
—I am the dividing line that can be delayed a little—
"In the seventh year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, Taizu Fangping entered the Central Plains and entered the Huaihe River. He sent generals Gongsun Yue and Yizhou Makianfeng to attack Shu, and General Zhao Yun and Hanzhong Governor Guo Jia attacked Shu... Annan general Liu Biao secretly invested in Yizhou's weapons, gold and silk
... returned and sighed: "In the past, Guangwu attacked Shu and discussed the destiny with Gongsun. Now I don't want Gongsun to attack Liu's Shu again. Is it not God's will?" His wife, Cai, was stunned: "Do you mean that Gongsun will get destiny?"
He said: "Now that Meng De is dead, Gongsun has fulfilled his destiny. With Liu Junlang's talent and virtue, he was able to serve Gongsun Shu for three to five years, which is respectable." Cai said worriedly: "In this case, why didn't you surrender earlier?" She expressed sadness.
He said to him: "Am I a person who goes against destiny? But Lu Fengxian stumbled on the toilet, why shouldn't we be afraid? If he surrenders now, everyone else will live, but he is afraid that I will not survive." Cai was silent." "Dian Lue". Yan
.Pei Song’s note
Little ps: Thanks to book friend Mo Shaoshang for the new cuteness! Thank you very much!
