Sixty-three, a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold
Zhang Tianxi of Liangzhou has few literary talents and is famous far and wide. Although he lives in Gansu and Liang, he has the habits of Jiangdong celebrities. He likes to talk, is good at elegant words, and pays attention to appearance and manners. Two years ago, he established himself as a general, the pastor of Liangzhou, and the Duke of Xiping.
After that, he was arrogant and extravagant, playing and feasting, indulged in wine and sex, and was not involved in government affairs. Regarding the advice of his subordinates, Zhang Tianxi said plausibly: "I don't like to play. I must gain something every time I travel. Watching the glory of the court, I respect talented people; play.
If you see orchids, you love virtuous ministers; if you see pines and bamboos, you will think of chaste and virtuous people; if you are near a clear stream, you will value honest behavior; if you look at creeping grass, you will despise corrupt officials; if you see a strong wind, you will be evil and cunning people.
Apply it, learn from the analogy, and leave nothing out." He is a person who is good at covering up his faults——
At the beginning of the year, Zhang Tianxi abolished his son Dahuai and appointed Dayu, the son of his beloved concubine Jiao, as his heir apparent. People were resentful. When he heard that Wang Meng, the governor of Yang An, Yao Chang and other ten generals came to attack with 60,000 infantry and cavalry, Zhang Tianxi was unafraid and said: "
I predict that the Qin army will retreat within ten months, and Huan Wen will attack Chang'an. Fu Yonggu has too much time to take care of himself, so how can he attack me? Moreover, Hexi is naturally dangerous, and there will be no danger for a hundred years. If you gather the best troops in the territory, you can recruit the western regions to the right and the Xiongnu to the north.
If you resist Qin, you will not be able to achieve a great victory!" He ordered the sergeants to hold on to the great city of Guzang and Jinchang, waiting for Wang Meng to retreat. At the same time, he sent envoys to Jingzhou to ask for help from Huan Huo. He thought that nothing would go wrong, and his debauchery continued every day——
At the beginning of September, Wang Meng ordered Yao Chang to attack Jianqi. The Qiang tribes in Jianqi originally belonged to Yao Chang's father, Yao Yizhong. When all the Qiang tribe leaders heard about Yao Chang's arrival, they all surrendered. Wang Meng then conquered Lueyang, surrounded the city, and advanced to clear the fortress.
, Zhang Tianxi sent his commander Zhao Chongzhe to lead 30,000 infantry and cavalry to fight with the Qin soldiers in Hongchi. They were defeated, Zhao Chongzhe died in the battle, and Jinchang City was in danger. Zhang Tianxi finally could not sit still, and personally led 50,000 infantry and cavalry to aid Jinchang City. On October 10th,
On the 9th, Wang Meng's army fought in Chi'an and was defeated again. The defenders in Jinchang City rebelled and Zhang Tianxi was unable to enter the city, so he had to lead more than 10,000 cavalry back to Guzang. On the day of Jiawu in Mengdong, the Qin army arrived in Guzang and besieged the city for ten days.
Unable to defend, they surrendered to Wang Meng at the gate of Wang Meng's army, in plain chariots and white horses, with carriages tied to their faces. Wang Meng released the carriages and burned them, appeased them properly, and sent them to Chang'an, so all the prefectures and counties of Liangzhou surrendered to Qin——
The right general Huan Huo, the governor of Jingzhou, first heard that the Qin army was going to attack Jingxiang in a large scale, and ordered his soldiers to be on guard. However, he later learned that Chen Caozhi had defeated the Qin army in Mianchi, and he knew that the Qin army did not dare to invade south. In September, he heard that
Qin attacked Liangzhou. At this time, Huanhuo was seriously ill and could not lead his troops to rescue Zhang Tianxi. He ordered the governor of Jingzhou to protect Huanzhu's traveling army to Mianyang and Han Dynasty to support Liangzhou. He also ordered Liu Bo, the general of the navy, to go boating in Huaihe River to Si.
Containing the Qin army, Yuan Zhen, Gao Rou, and Huan Yi in Henan were summoned, and they were asked to raise troops to approach Tongguan, hoping to force Wang Meng to withdraw from Liangzhou. However, Jingzhou was further away from Liangzhou than Chang'an, and Zhang Tianxi was really unpopular.
, in early November, news came out that Zhang Tianxi was defeated and surrendered to Qin. In fact, this was Wang Meng's bluff. At that time, the Qin army was fighting with the Liangzhou soldiers in Chi'an, Hexi——
When Huan Huo heard that Liangzhou had been defeated, he ordered everyone to stop their troops and defend themselves.
Fu Jian received Wang Meng's victory report, and his heart began to settle. At this time, the news of Chen Cao's victory over Jinyang also reached Chang'an, and it was a foregone conclusion that all the Jin people would occupy Yan territory——
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On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Huan Wen hosted a banquet in Yecheng for the elders of the Han people, Cui Qian of the Cui clan of Qinghe, Xue Qiang of the Xue clan of Hedong, Zheng Hao of the Zheng clan of Xingyang, Lu Quan of the Lu clan of Fanyang, and the king of the branch of the Wang clan of Taiyuan who stayed in the north.
You and some other famous people from the wealthy families were invited to attend the meeting. Huan Wen was ill and could not talk to everyone for a long time. Chen Cao was the one who went around and socialized. In order to show his kindness, Huan Wen won over the Han people in the north and played Cui Qian.
He is the prefect of Qi County, Xue Qiang is the prefect of Wei County, Zheng Hao is the prefect of Xingyang, Lu Quan is the prefect of Fanyang, Wang Ru is the prefect of Shangdang, and the prefects, orders, and chiefs of the other counties are all selected from the wise Han people. Chen
Cao Zhi was appointed as the governor of Jizhou, Huan Shiqian was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou, Tian Luo was appointed as the governor of Youzhou, and Zhuge Kan was appointed as the governor of Qingzhou. As for the original Xianbei noble officials, most of them accompanied Murong Wei to Jiankang. Chen Caozhi reported to Huan Wen
It was suggested that virtuous people from the lower-ranking nobility of the Xianbei tribe should be selected as assistant officials of the prefectures and counties. This would appease the Xianbei barbarians in the Yan territory. Huan Wen agreed——
When Yan's territory was first settled, Huan Wen returned home like an arrow and did not want to celebrate the New Year in Hebei. He left Yecheng on the 17th of the twelfth lunar month and crossed the river to Xingyang to celebrate the New Year. Then on the second day of the first lunar month, he led his troops southward, accompanied by thirty thousand Jin troops and twenty thousand Xianbei troops.
Huns captured prisoners of war. These prisoners of war would be given to the meritorious officers and soldiers of the Northern Expedition as slaves. At that time, Jiangdong was a vast area with few people and a shortage of labor. These Hunu were scattered, and there was no need to worry that they would cause rebellion and marry Jiangdong women. After two generations,
, they will forget that their ancestors were Hu people and completely integrate into the Han bloodline——
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On the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Caozhi sent Huan Wen and his entourage across Zhangshui River and returned to Yecheng in the evening. He could not help but look up to the sky and let out a long sigh of relief. Huan Wen was gone and he was the only one in Yecheng. This feeling seemed very good. No wonder Huan Wen
Wanting to usurp the throne——
Chen Caozhi smiled to himself, went back to Bingjingtai apartment for dinner, and brought a group of personal guards. Murong Qinchen and Sanuer also followed. If they wanted to enter Ye Palace at night, they would still enter from Tongque Garden. This huge
The Forbidden City of the Imperial Palace of the State of Yan was deserted very quickly due to no one taking care of it. The branches broken by the snow were everywhere, and the deerskin boots made a "squeaking" sound when you stepped on them——
Arriving at the Yongshou Hall, Chen Cao ordered people to light the stove and light the Changxin Palace lanterns. The Ye Palace, which had been without lights for three months, finally regained its light.
Murong Qinchen had been looking at Chen Caozhi, and then Fu Er asked in a low voice: "Husband, do you want to take over Ye Palace?" This was to ask whether Chen Caozhi wanted to usurp the throne and become emperor? Murong Qinchen saw it, and Huan Wen
As soon as he left, Chen Caozhi's brows were fully displayed, and his expression was different from the past——
Chen Caozhi smiled and asked, "What do Qin Qin think?"
Murong Qinchen stared at Chen Caozhi with his bright blue eyes, and said for a long time: "You are the Han people on both sides of the world. My husband is kind, so of course it would be better if he could be the lord of Yan Realm."
Chen Cao smiled and said: "In this way, there will be no peace in Hebei, wars are raging, and I am exhausted. Is Qin Qin willing to do this?"
Murong Qinchen asked: "What is your husband's plan?"
Chen Cao said: "I have no other plans. The first thing is to consider myself and my family. The second thing is to manage the land of Jizhou well so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment."
Murong Qinchen asked: "Is Qinqin considered my husband's relative?"
Chen Caozhi did not answer, but asked: "What do Qin Qin think?"
Murong Qinchen smiled sweetly and said, "Forget it." The charm of that smile made Chen Caozhi, who was used to her appearance, feel dazzled.
Murong Qinchen was very happy to see Chen Caozhi being fascinated by her, and asked: "Why did your husband come to Yongshou Hall tonight?" He remembered that three months ago, it was in this Yongshou Hall that he and Chen Caozhi had sex.
Is it possible that Chen Caozhi wants to relive the past tonight?
Murong Qinchen blushed, looking extremely charming, but Chen Caozhi asked: "Last time I heard you said that the predecessor of Yongshou Hall was Xuanguang Hall?"
Murong Qinchen said: "Yes, that's what the old palace man said. The Xuanguang Hall was not seriously damaged at that time. It was rebuilt and renamed Yongshou Hall."
Chen Cao said: "I heard that there is gold buried by Shihu under the Xuanguang Palace. Has Qin Qin ever heard of it?"
"Ah!" Murong Qinchen's beautiful blue eyes widened: "I have lived here for six years and I have never heard of it."
Chen Cao smiled: "I have heard about it, but I don't know the truth, but I must do a good exploration. With this batch of gold, many big things can be done."
The twenty sergeants who followed Chen Caozhi to the Yongshou Palace this time were all Chen Caozhi's loyal personal guards. They were the private soldiers of the Chen family brought by Chen Caozhi from Qiantang. Chen Caozhi ordered them to each hold a torch in this palace.
Search carefully inside and outside the palace, and don’t miss any anomalies on the surface——
The sergeants were busy searching. Chen Caozhi and Murong Qinchen, wearing mink cloaks, stood under the long window of the outer room of the dormitory, looking at the dark back garden. In the distance, the Hongqiao of Jinfeng Terrace was vaguely visible, and suddenly it floated.
Snowflakes, this is the second snow this winter, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon.
Chen Caozhi looked at the lights coming out of the window and reflected the snowflakes like flying white butterflies. He was so excited that he returned to the distant Chenjiawu——
At this moment, he suddenly heard someone walking quickly from Tongque Garden on the snow-covered dead branches. Chen Caozhi frowned. He had just ordered the palace guards not to let anyone else enter. Who is so bold? How dare he?
Disobey his orders!
"General Chen, General Chen, and the military commander Huang Xiaotong returned from Jiangdong and brought back General Chen's home letter——"
Chen Cao was overjoyed when he heard this. He strode out of the palace and asked repeatedly: "Where is Huang Xiaotong? Where is Huang Xiaotong?"
The guard replied: "I dare not let him into the palace without the general's order."
Chen Caozhi gave a few words to a guard captain beside him and strode back the way he came. Murong Qinchen couldn't catch up after him, and thought to himself: "My husband still cares more about his two wives in Jiangdong."
, I was so anxious to read family letters that I didn’t even care about the gold hidden in Yongshou Palace.”
Chen Caozhi quickly arrived at the west gate of Tongque Garden. Huang Xiaotong, who was waiting outside the garden gate, and the four guards behind him, prostrated themselves on the ground. Huang Xiaotong cried with joy: "Xiao Langjun, Huang Xiaotong is back!"
Chen Caozhi helped Huang Xiaotong and the five people up one by one. All five of them had weathered faces and chapped hands and feet. It took three months and thirteen days to go back and forth from Yecheng to Qiantang, nearly 8,000 miles. The journey was windy, frosty, rainy and snowy, so it was hard to imagine.
And know!
Huang Xiaotong untied the baggage on his back, presented it with both hands and said: "Xiao Langjun, this is the letter written by the old patriarch, Sanlang Jun, Mistress Ding and the two mistresses to Xiao Langjun, as well as Mistress Xie and Run
Two paintings painted by my little lady——"
Letters from home are worth ten thousand yuan. Chen Caozhi held a stack of letters from home, his mood was agitated and his body was trembling slightly. As he opened the letter, he asked: "Xiao Tong, is everything in the clan okay?"
Huang Xiaotong smiled happily and said: "Congratulations to Mr. Lu on the birth of a precious son and a beautiful daughter. Mistress Lu has given birth to a little Mr. Xiao, and Mrs. Xiao Chan has given birth to a little lady. They are both very strong and cute. When I left Chenjiawu on the first day of last month, the little one was
Both the young man and the young lady will laugh and talk babblingly. This is the portrait that Mistress Xie and Madam Runer painted for this pair of babies. Please take a look, young man -"