The whole world was shaken, and all the officials were in mourning.
The emperor mourned him, gave him five hundred gold, took jewelry, jade and other valuables, and gave him a rich burial.
Throughout his life, Duke Wenren worked hard on the affairs of the treasury. He worked hard, knew people well and used them well, and was deeply loved by the emperor. When he learned that Duke Wenren had passed away, the emperor wept and said to the princes: "I have lost one of my arms."
Later, he was granted a title of nobility. Because he heard that Mr. Wen had no male heir, he adopted the youngest son of the clan and adopted Mr. Wen to worship him.
Ma Jun personally kept vigil for Mr. Wen Ren, and for two whole days he neither drank nor ate, and he fainted and went to the memorial hall.
When the slaves were packing up Wen Renggong's belongings, they found a letter, which was left by Wen Renggong before. The face of the letter was "Jin Tianzi". The slaves did not dare to hold back, so they immediately put the letter away and handed it over to the emperor.
After arriving at Ma Jun, Ma Jun went to the emperor's court again to discuss Ma Jun's affairs. This was the second time he entered the palace. When he entered the palace for the first time, he was wearing the clothes of Duke Wen, and he was happy and excited.
But this time, he felt no more troubles in his heart. He handed the letter to the emperor, listened to the emperor comforting him a few times, and then left the palace in a daze. Looking at his lonely back, the emperor felt a little stinging in his heart.
This letter was sent away and everyone was read slowly. It was full of traces of modifications. The writing was very small, and the emperor had to open his eyes wide to see it clearly.
"I heard that someone was attacking Qi..."
"Today, my hands and feet are weak, and I can't hold my pen. I am frightened and know that the time has come, so I wrote a letter to avoid unexpected events..."
"Foreign trade is the most important matter in the country. First of all, Duke Zheng reported that he was afraid that the people would work too much for money and farm less, which would harm the country. In my opinion, this is nonsense. In the national treasury, there are mountains of grain and grass.
The people of the Han Dynasty have been using it for decades to continue farming and storing grain, which is what a foolish woman has done. The Han people have many ceramics, paper, and silk, which outsiders do not have."
"The cotton, pottery, silk, paper and other items of the Han Dynasty can be transported to the southern countries, the eastern island countries, and even as far away as Kushan, so that their people can cultivate and produce food. The Han Dynasty uses these unique things to exchange for how much food they can get, and they turn the countries into
The land cultivated by my Han Dynasty is cultivated by other countries for my Han Dynasty, and the goods are exchanged for it. This will make the Han Dynasty stronger, the people rich, and the country's strength will be greatly strengthened. I specially say that the manufacturing method must not be leaked to other countries..."
"If there is anyone who cannot trade, the Northern and Southern armies can be ordered to attack them. The soldiers will be used for the benefit of the people."
"Your Majesty should ban the coining of coins and use the coins of the Han Dynasty as the basis for trade between countries. This method will be of great benefit to the Han Dynasty..."
Wen Renggong filled these few pieces of paper with his thoughts and suggestions. The emperor frowned and read through them carefully. After mentioning almost all his ideas, Wen Renggong paused and felt a little emotional.
wrote:
"Your Majesty, I was poor when I was young. Due to the gift from the late emperor, my parents and brothers died of starvation. I was the only one left. I had to help my neighbors, so I learned how to write and read. Later, I won your majesty's love. I lived in the Three Dukes in vain. I miss you every time.
I am grateful for your majesty's kindness and my parents' great virtue, so I am stingy. I advise your majesty to be diligent and frugal in order to reduce the expenditure of the treasury. If the treasury is rich, the people will no longer have their families ruined by heavy taxes..."
"Your Majesty is a benevolent king. I have left tens of billions of money for the national treasury. Your Majesty can build a palace or a pool. The money in the national treasury is enough for your Majesty's use. I don't worry about the suffering of the people for being the king."
"If I die... Your Majesty will definitely give me a lot of money and give me a generous burial. I ask your Majesty not to do this. It is better to use the money for the people than for the ministers."
"I hope your Majesty will take care of your health and don't feel sad for me."
"I heard that when a great virtuous person of the country dies, he should be greeted by a yellow dragon. I don't know, I heard that I can be a virtuous person?"
"I heard about the attack and bowed to you."
"Ta~", the water droplets fell on the paper, making a crisp sound. The emperor silently raised his head, looking at the sky, his eyes dim with tears.
Afterwards, all the ministers mourned for Wen Renggong, and the people of the world also spontaneously bid farewell to Wen Renggong. I don’t know how many important ministers beat their chests and heads, grieving endlessly for Wen Renggong. The servants packed up Wen Renggong’s funeral.
All the relics and his money were counted and all were left to Wen Renggong's stepson. The slaves were busy working on this for seven or eight days. Finally, a deafening news was announced.
I heard that the last money left by Mr. Ren was thirty-five yuan.
This... Under the suspicion of the officials, the servants searched around again, asking the old slaves who followed Wen Renggong, and asked Ma Jun, and they confirmed that the money left by Wen Renggong was only thirty-five yuan.
The rest, that is, some food reserves were left behind, but not much. He was perhaps the poorest San Gong in the Han Dynasty.
When the emperor heard about it, he silently replied: "I heard that you are a virtuous man."
In March, Han merchants set out from Yizhou and rushed to Liangzhou. With Zheng Xuan's consent, they were escorted by soldiers around the Western Regions and headed for Guishang. Because they had tasted the previous sweetness, this time the scale of the caravan was unprecedentedly huge.
, in order to protect the caravan, Zheng Xuan also unprecedentedly sent more than 6,000 Han soldiers to escort it, and there were other soldiers protecting it along the way.
The thieves who wanted to plunder the caravans were completely cut off. The reason why so many soldiers were sent was because recently, the Qiang people in the Xiliang and Yizhou areas were eager to make a move and had many conflicts with the garrison. Although
They suffered heavy losses from the Han army many times, but they never entangled with the Han army and fled immediately when they were slightly defeated. This made Zheng Xuan wary.
The Qiang people are also connected to the Western Regions. If they were allowed to rob the caravan's goods, Zheng Xuan would not be able to hold his head up in front of the officials. He sent someone to notify the Guishang side. After learning the size of the caravan,
, Guishang was also extremely considerate and sent elite soldiers who were no less powerful than the Han army to greet him and escort him. In addition, he sent someone to give him a message.
The general meaning is that when they heard that an important minister of the Han Dynasty had died, they wanted to send an envoy to express condolences. They said it was to express condolences, but in fact it was just an excuse to send the envoy. Guishang had always hoped to establish a closer relationship with the Han Dynasty.
, among them, of course, there are also plans to enter the Central Plains area and see the true face of the Han Dynasty. Regarding this matter, Zheng Xuan did not dare to deal with it on his own and quickly reported it to the emperor.
He was just a local governor, and he did not have the right to deal with the negotiations between countries privately. When Zheng Xuan's memorial arrived at Luoyang, the emperor just looked at it briefly and didn't care. He agreed to Guishang's request.
How can a big man hesitate because the other party wants to send an envoy? Come on, let me show you what a big man is like.
The emperor privately agreed to Guishang's request and ordered Zheng Xuan to receive the Kushan envoys and escort them to various places along the way without making any mistakes. Zheng Xuan immediately obeyed the order and replied to Guishang with the original words. Guishan had already prepared for this matter.
A few months later, after learning that the Han Dynasty had agreed, he immediately sent an envoy to the Han Dynasty. After the emperor gave the order, he did not pay attention to the matter and continued to be busy with state affairs.
After Wen Renggong passed away, Yuan Feng worshiped him as Sikong, and Xing Ziang, who had been training in Yangzhou for several years, was finally remembered by the emperor and ordered to return to Luoyang. After hearing this order, all the officials knew that Xing Ziang was in their hearts.
The fact that Xing Ziang was about to be appointed as Shangshu Ling was because he was a confidant of the emperor, and he had the true biography of Master He. He had been appointed in Luoyang, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Yangzhou and other places, and he had military exploits.
He worshiped him as Shangshu Ling, and the officials had no reason to object.