Chen Caozhi stayed in Luoyang for five days and learned that the first batch of 5,000 dendrobium rice promised by Gaorou, the prefect of Yingchuan, had left Yangzhai and would arrive in Luoyang soon. Shen Jin was determined that as long as there was food, Even if the Yan army besieged the city, Luoyang's eight hundred soldiers were confident of holding on for more than three months. They immediately urged Chen Caozhi to rush to Chang'an as soon as possible. If they could form an alliance with Di Qin, Luoyang would be able to avoid the danger of being attacked from both sides.
On April 26, Chen Caozhi, Ran Sheng, and more than 300 people from Su Qi left Luoyang and headed west. Shen Chiqian stayed with his father. Chen Caozhi promised that Shen Jin would take Shen Chiqian with him when he returned to Jiangdong. go back.
Traveling westward and westward, passing through Xin'an Mianchi is the territory controlled by Di and Qin. The two envoys from Di and Qin who accompanied Chen Caozhi all the way here reported to the local garrison with a road guide (that is, a pass). Shi Doulang, the auxiliary minister who welcomed the Jin envoy, immediately went to Chang'an together.
It is more than a thousand miles from Luoyang to Xi'an, and the terrain gradually rises from east to west. The mountains and rivers are so majestic and dangerous, and the Huashan Mountains are so steep that no one can reach the Qinling Mountains and Tongguan. Invisible.
Dou Lang secretly admired the Jin envoy and his accompanying sergeants. It goes without saying that Chen Cao's appearance and demeanor were beyond words, and the knowledge and knowledge occasionally revealed in his words were beyond the reach of his son Dou Tao. Looking at the three hundred Jin soldiers under his command, although After traveling thousands of miles, the army was in good condition and did not become tired or slack due to the long journey.
After the Dragon Boat Festival, on May 11th, Chen Caozhi, Dou Lang and his party came to Lintong, an important town in the east of Chang'an. Lintong is the site of Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Warriors and Horses, as well as the famous Huaqing Pool in Lishan Mountain. Of course, there is no Huaqing Pool yet, and the Qin Emperor's Terracotta Warriors and Horses are still unknown. Buried underground.
Eighty miles past Lintong was Chang'an. Everyone rested in Lintong for a night and set off the next day. On the way, they met Du Qian, a servant sent by the Lord of Qin, Fu Jian, to greet the Jin envoy Chen Caozhi. Du Qian's official position was higher than that of Dou Lang. , Dou Lang was an official of Wang Meng, and Du Qian was an official in the court, so their status was naturally different. Fu Jian admired Han culture and was familiar with poetry and books. After Wang Meng came to power, he copied everything from the Han and Wei systems. Fu Jian was benevolent and righteous, and lived every day. In the palace, the great scholar from Guanzhong was invited to explain the Rites of Da Dai and Xiao Dai. This time, Du Qian, the attendant, was sent to welcome him out of Chang'an for fifty miles, which showed that Di Qin was also a country of etiquette and righteousness.
Chen Caozhi, Dou Lang and his party of four hundred people rested at Baqiao Post that night. Everyone from Chen Caozhi down took a refreshing bath and entered Chang'an from Xuanping Gate before noon the next day. , the damage was serious, but the city is tall and the grandeur of the Han Dynasty is still there. After Fu Jian came to the throne, it was repaired in successive years. Although it is far from restoring the old appearance of the late Han Dynasty, Guanzhong is rich, and in just ten years, Chang'an City has shown a prosperous scene.
At the beginning of noon, Chen Caozhi entered the city through the Xuanping Gate in the middle of the three gates of the East City holding an eight-foot banner. Four sergeants raised their spears and led the gate flags. Ran Sheng and Su Qi supported them on the left and right. The sergeants of the Jin Dynasty were all in high spirits. , walking neatly, Han people and barbarians crowded shoulder to shoulder along the road, vying to see Chen Caozhi, the Jin envoy.
The tall horse given to Chen Caozhi by Lu Na had a mane as shiny as black satin, large ears and hooves, and an extraordinary horse. Even though there are many good horses in Longyou, Guanxi, mounts like Chen Caozhi's are rare. What's more, the passengers who were about to arrive were as tall as trees, with faces as thick as grease, eyes as dotted with paint, and a grace and spirit as if they were immortals. On the roadside, there was an old man who cherished his motherland and sighed, secretly thinking that this is my Chinese character. How could it be so? This is comparable to those of the Di, Qiang, and other barbarians who wear hair and drink blood!
Fu Jian met with Chen Caozhi, the Jin envoy, in the Ming Temple of Qin Palace. Fu Jian was a little worried that the Jin envoy would pretend to be orthodox, because Fu Jian's grandfather Fu Hong had been conferred by Sima Dan, Emperor Mu of Jin Dynasty, as the general to conquer the north and the governor of Hebei.
It was not until Fu Jian's uncle Fu Jian that he claimed the title of Great Chanyu and Emperor. After Fu Jian came to the throne, he changed his name to Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty. However, after Murong of Xianbei became emperor, Fu Jian
Jian was immediately conferred the title of emperor by the ministers. Although Qin and Yan proclaimed themselves emperors one after another, both the monarchs and the ministers had a sense of hypocrisy. They implicitly believed that the peaceful Jiangdong was still the orthodoxy of Feng Zhengshuo, so if Chen Cao was
Putting on the airs of the Celestial Empire will inevitably lead to etiquette conflicts, and I am glad that Chen Caozhi did not pay attention to these. In Chen Caozhi's view, there is no point in fighting for these false etiquette. When the Eastern Jin Dynasty is strong enough, it will not be too late to conquer the Qin Dynasty.
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Bai Yang, who was famous for writing essays, came to Zhishi. He was good at writing articles that reversed cases and made shocking remarks. He said that Fu Jian, Li Shimin and Kangxi were the three most outstanding emperors in ancient China. Chen Caozhi disagreed and ignored the other two.
, if the huge-headed Fu Jian in front of him was really so wise, how could he collapse a huge empire that stretched to the sea in the east, Congling in the west, Jianghuai in the south, and the Arctic desert in just a few years!
.Fu Jian compared Wang Meng to Zhuge Liang. Fu Jian himself was very similar to Liu Bei. He was kinder to his subjects and was trustworthy in employing people. He gave full play to the talents of Wang Meng and other Han ministers. The difference was that Zhuge Liang was younger than Liu Bei, and Liu Bei defeated Wu.
After making a big mistake, Zhuge Liang still had to clean up the mess for him so that the country would not be destroyed immediately. However, Wang Meng was thirteen years older than Fu Jian. Wang Meng died of illness when he was fifty-one years old. Fu Jian was only thirty-eight years old at the time and was determined to destroy the country.
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, after the defeat of Fei Shui, his country perished in less than ten years. Such an emperor could not be called an outstanding monarch in any way, not to mention that Chen Caozhi knew that this man was benevolent and righteous on the surface, but his private morality was lacking. Fu Jian
She is bisexual. After destroying Yan, she brought Murong Chong, the prince of Yan Kingdom, who was known as the Phoenix, into the palace and became his male prostitute. At the same time, Murong Chong's sister Murong Qinchen, the princess of Qinghe, known as the most beautiful woman in Xianbei, was also admitted to the palace.
(Sound Qingchen) There was a nursery rhyme in Chang'an at that time that goes "One female and one male, both flying into the purple palace", which refers to the fact that Murong Qinchen and Murong Chong were both favored by Fu Jian.
After Murong Chui surrendered to the Qin Dynasty, Fu Jian did not allow the king to kill Murong Chui, but he used Murong Chui very seriously, but he also called Murong Chui's wife to serve in the palace. Murong Chui could indeed tolerate it. Maybe the Di people and the Xianbei people didn't care about this.
, but Fu Jian's lust and benevolence to women laid hidden dangers for the collapse of his huge empire. How can such a monarch be called outstanding? Most of Fu Jian's political achievements are due to Wang Meng. Without Wang Meng, Fu Jian would not
Just a master guarding the gate.
Of course, these things between Fu Jian, the Murong sisters and Mrs. Murong Chui have not happened yet, but since Chen Caozhi knew these things, he naturally had no respect for Fu Jian in front of him, and he was just exercising the etiquette of an envoy without being humble or overbearing.
Fu Jian greatly admired Chen Caozhi. Chen Caozhi was handsome, clear in speech, and his elegant and calm temperament was charming. After Chen Caozhi presented his credentials and gifts, Fu Jian immediately ordered the palace to set up a palace.
A banquet was held in honor of the Jin envoys Chen Caozhi, Wang Meng, Lu Polou, Fu Rong and other ministers.
During the banquet, Fu Jian said: "Envoy Chen, tomorrow is the day when Dr. Taixue of the Qin Dynasty will give a lecture. I will also go to listen to the lecture. I have heard for a long time that Envoy Chen is a talented man from Jiangdong, invincible in mystical debate, and knowledgeable in classics and history.
I would like to invite Envoy Chen to go to Taixue to lecture on Confucian classics. I wonder if Envoy Chen would be willing to give me some advice?"
Fu Jian attached great importance to education. After he came to the throne, he set up a wide range of schools to reward talents. All his children below the rank of public minister were required to attend school. He visited the Imperial College in person every month to inspect the students' learning status and divided them into different grades. He stipulated that the students on duty should take turns. The Central Guards all had to study, and he dealt with officials who were uneducated and incompetent very harshly. All officials with more than a hundred stones who could not learn a single lesson or had no talent would be demoted to serve the people. Therefore, the academic style of Chang'an City Quite prosperous.
Chen Caozhi said in his heart: "I come from Jiangdong, and I dare not speak loudly about anything else, but I represent this advanced culture. I came to the land of Dihu to show my advanced culture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and make the Han people in Guanzhong yearn for it. "Yes." He then bowed and said: "Guanzhong is a land of abundance, with outstanding people and talented people, but foreign ministers are humble. I came to your country from afar just because I wanted to ask for advice, and I dared not to obey orders."
Fu Jian was overjoyed and said: "I am very relieved that Envoy Chen has not hesitated to come to discuss peace and alliance with me, the Qin Dynasty. This alliance will be discussed by Wang Shangshu and Envoy Chen."
Chen Caozhi looked at Wang Meng. Wang Meng toasted to him and said with a smile: "The alliance between the two countries will be discussed after Ambassador Chen gives a lecture at Taixue."
After the palace banquet, it was already dusk. Dou Lang sent Chen Caozhi back to Honglu Mansion. After Chen Caozhi took a bath and changed clothes, he was sitting across from Ran Sheng and Su Qi talking. Di Cheng came to report to Wang Meng and asked for an audience. Chen Caozhi hurriedly greeted him out. , and with a humble speech, Wang Meng said: "Envoy Chen is a guest from afar, and it is a proper courtesy for Wang to come to visit first." He immediately entered the hall and sat down, and Huang Xiaotong offered Qian Tang Ge Xian tea.
Wang Meng slowly drank tea and talked to Chen Caozhi about old stories between the two capitals and Jiangzuo affairs, as if they were meeting old friends. They did not talk about the peace talks between the two countries. At this time, Wang Meng did not pick up lice like when he saw Huan Wen ten years ago. As for the conversation, Chen Caozhi was not in a hurry. He only talked about some anecdotes and allusions, and talked about classics and history. The two of them had a good conversation, and they didn't realize that it was late at night.
Wang Meng smiled and said: "Wang admires Chen Envoy for his profound elegance and profound knowledge. Jiangzuo is indeed an extraordinary person. I wonder how many talented people like Chen Envoy are there in Jiangdong?"
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Not much, but not much."
Wang Meng laughed heartily and said: "It was a hundred times more difficult for Chen Envoy to get to where he is today than others. At that time, Wang was afraid of this, so he did not dare to cross the river. Otherwise, when the world is so troubled, why bother talking about empty words? Painting and calligraphy are decorated with music!”
Chen Caozhi understood what Wang Meng meant. Wang Meng said that in these troubled times, we should pay attention to the knowledge of the world and practical talents. Metaphysics, calligraphy, painting and music are not important. Chen Caozhi is famous for this, which is a helpless move. , the Jiangzuo style is just drifting with the tide.
Chen Caozhi replied: "Of course a real man must be practical and practical, but it is also indispensable to cultivate his mind and character. If there is no calligraphy, painting and music in the world, there will be little interest. Learning calligraphy, painting and music is also the basic intention."
Wang Meng looked at Chen Caozhi, smiled, said no more, and left.