Captain Zhang won his first victory in the court meeting. After some explanations from Lord Dongyi, all the officials agreed to the expedition against Goguryeo. As long as you shut up this guy, let alone Goguryeo, you just want to kill Kushan and us all.
No objection!
Zhang Wen was overjoyed and recruited Mr. Dong Hao to his Taiwei Mansion, thinking that he would be used in an important role. Let's see who dares to oppose me in the future!
After the court meeting, he stopped the 20,000 newly trained soldiers from going to Youzhou. During this expedition, Sun Jian also sent a part of the southern army, but he did not follow him. In fact, to conquer a small Goguryeo, Zhang
Wen did not need to use 20,000 soldiers. In Youzhou, the Han Dynasty had at least 50,000 troops, and these troops were all experienced soldiers who had fought in hundreds of battles.
They are also familiar with the local climate and terrain, and using them for conquest will surely resolve the war quickly.
However, Zhang Wen still wanted to take these soldiers there. In his opinion, the new army could only become elite soldiers after going through war. He went there for the purpose of training soldiers. He was getting older and he was afraid that he would not be able to do this position.
How many years have passed, before I leave, I have to train a few more strong armies for the big man, so that I can leave with peace of mind!
After Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song heard the edict from the temple, they quickly began to prepare for the crusade. The military baggage also headed north by water transport. According to the request of Taiwei Zhang Wen, it was mainly concentrated in Dongyi and Lelang.
Zhang Wen's military deployment could easily be seen through the four areas of Xuantu County, Xuantu County, and Xinzhou Qinzhong County. He wanted to conduct conquests from these four directions.
The first year of Xiping, February
Anding Linjing County,
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Many ministers in the court hated Zhang Wen very much. He became the fourth minister besides Wang Fu, Zhang He and Jia Xu who was hated by the ministers. When he left, all the ministers were eager to leave.
He can die in Goguryeo and never come back. The Han Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger. It is not a good thing to have such a warlike Taiwei.
The emperor also ordered Xing Ziang to fill the vacancies in the court. Earlier, Emperor Xiaokang had given Xing Ziang a list of names and asked him to reuse them. Xing Ziang thought about it and transferred some of them back to Luoyang to fill the vacancies in the court. The emperor now
Only then did I have free time, accompanying Rao Yang, the Queen Mother and others. From time to time I wanted to go to Yeting, but the Queen Mother did not allow it.
On this day, Xing Ziang came to the palace.
He held the watch in his hand, hoping that the emperor could check on the ministers who were about to become officials in the court. Han Men quickly went out, smiled, and chatted with Xing Ziang for a moment before bringing Xing Ziang in. For some reason, Xing Ziang was very unhappy.
With this hypocritical smile on Han Men's face, he still likes the Song Dian of the past, who worked seriously and didn't talk nonsense at all. It's a pity...
When Xing Ziang walked into the Houde Hall, the emperor was not the only one in the hall.
Ling Ren stood in the Houde Hall, wearing extremely shabby clothes with many sewing marks on them. Xing Ziang frowned. As a Han official, it is good to be diligent and thrifty, but wearing such clothes not only loses face.
, and there was some sense of fraud, which made Xing Ziang very unhappy. He bowed his hands towards the emperor and said: "Meet your majesty!"
The little fat man laughed, stood up, and said, "Xing Jun is here, come and sit down!"
He pointed to the distance, and Xing Ziang was stunned. Only then did he realize that the emperor was not sitting on his knees. There was a strange wooden utensil placed on the ground. The emperor had just been sitting on the wooden utensil. When he saw Xing Ziang's confused look, the little fat man
He laughed loudly and said: "This thing is called a Hu chair. It is a seat for people outside the Great Wall. It is much more comfortable to make than to sit on your knees!"
"Ma Yilang has made improvements on the Hu chair. You see, you can rely on it. I review memorials on weekdays and no longer feel tired, hahaha~~~" the little fat man said happily.
Xing Ziang frowned, looked at Ma Jun aside, and said, "Is this something you dedicated to the emperor?"
"I pay my respects to the minister..."
"Let me ask you, is this something you dedicated to His Majesty?!?" Xing Ziang's expression suddenly became solemn.
"Indeed...."
"As Yilang, you should pay more attention to the important affairs of the people, rather than flattering and pleasing the emperor... Do you understand?" Xing Ziang's words were very rude. Ma Jun looked stunned and lowered his head.
Without words, the little fat man's face gradually became serious. He squinted his eyes, but there were no words. Seeing Ma Jun's appearance, Xing Ziang said with some displeasure:
"Your Majesty and I have important matters to discuss, so please leave..."
"Wei Chen takes his leave..." Ma Jun said with his hands in hand.
"Also, your clothes were not so simple when Wen Renggong was alive in the past. You'd better change them! Nothing can go wrong!"
Xing Ziang said, Ma Jun trembled all over, nodded, and walked out.
After walking out of the palace gate, Ma Jun stopped, stretched out his hand, and touched his clothes, with tears in his eyes.
The little fat man squinted his eyes and sat on the chair. Xing Ziang did not appreciate it. He knelt down in front of the little fat man and reported on the affairs of the court and the newly promoted officials one by one. The little fat man also listened carefully and nodded.
He said: "That's right..." He laughed again and said: "With Mr. Xing in the court, I feel less worried."
"Your Majesty has praised me so much that I resigned..." Xing Ziang bowed.
The little fat man smiled, Xing Ziang stood up slowly,
"Boom~~", the little fat man punched the document, his expression became extremely fierce, he shouted: "Can I make you back off???"
Xing Ziang was startled, and he bowed quickly and said, "I am guilty!"
The little fat man stood up slowly, walked to Xing Ziang's side, and said: "You are my father's confidant, and the one who has followed him the longest... You are famous all over the world, and you are a moral model... But..." The little fat man
He slowly approached Xing Ziang and said seriously: "I am the emperor!"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
"I didn't let you speak!!!"
"No one in this palace, no one in this world, and no one can give orders for me!!"
The little fat man said coldly, sat back in his seat, and said: "Xing Jun, please sit down..." Xing Ziang's body trembled slightly and sat down, "Sit on the chair!"
Xing Ziang carefully sat on the chair.
The little fat man suddenly laughed again and asked gently: "How is it, but it feels much more comfortable?"
"When I returned to Your Majesty, I felt much more comfortable..."
"Mr.
Why should Ma Jun be blamed for this?"
"Ma Jun has done a good job. He presented me with a picture of a waterwheel today. Do you know what a great deal it would be to people's livelihood if this waterwheel could be built and irrigate crops thousands of miles away?"
"I know that Emperor Xiaokang, as well as you, are very disdainful of these things, but I am different. I think that as long as I can do something good for the country and the people, no matter whether he is Hu or Hua Xia, whether it is disrespectful or not, I dare to
use!"
"Why are you so dismissive of novelty things? The things you and I use today are not considered novelties to our ancestors?"
Xing Ziang lowered his head, his mind went blank for a while and he was speechless. The emperor's rage just now made him feel a little dazed.
"Xing Jun...I am a little tired..."
"I...resign..."
"Mr.
When the Duke passed away, Ma Jun spoke little and was depressed, and only paid tribute to the Duke by hearing his relics. How can you bear such accusations... How can I bear it?"
Xing Ziang's face was filled with shame and he was speechless.
When he walked out of the palace, in the cold wind, he just came back to his senses. He was still somewhat resistant to these things in his heart. He didn't want the emperor to indulge in these things and forget about national affairs. However, he was not that concerned.
Pedantic, if it is something that is beneficial to the people, he is still willing to support it. Today's emperor is different from Emperor Xiaokang.
Emperor Xiaokang did not value these things. He once said that this is a small thing. However, the emperor is still young and grew up with Ma Jun. It is normal for him to be curious about these things, but don't indulge in them.
, Xing Ziang thought helplessly, he called the carriage and horses, and walked towards Ma Jun's mansion. He wanted to apologize to Ma Jun in person.
.............
"You want an official?"
Wang Fu sneered and looked at the Kushan Prince in front of him.
Nishejia said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I want to participate in the assessment, but the officials don't allow it because I am not a Han. My good friend, Mr. Donghao, is now an official under the Taiwei's account. I also want to stay as a Han.
Officer, I have been with Taiyuan College for several years, and I know the classics and etiquette..."
"Really?"
"But it's so..."
Wang Fu looked at him, then took out a few pieces of paper from under the desk, casually wrote the beginnings of some scriptures and poems, and handed these to the prince. The prince quickly started writing, Wang Fu frowned.
I frowned and looked at it for a moment. I saw that his handwriting was pretty good, and there were no mistakes in what he wrote. He even wrote down the meaning underneath.
After finishing writing, the prince carefully handed the poem to Wang Fu and said respectfully: "I hope you will review it."
Wang Fu just looked at it for a few times and then said: "That's nonsense...But I am better than the mediocre and incompetent people in the court, and I can also serve as an official or a official..." He wrote another letter casually.
Order, said: "Take this order to Cai Yong and ask him to give you the qualifications for the assessment. In the next assessment, you can take the assessment together with many students..."
The prince held the royal talisman's warrant and was extremely excited. He bowed quickly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Raja!"
The servant walked in quickly, with a frown and a solemn expression. Wang Fu was stunned. Seeing his solemn expression, he curled his lips, looked at the prince, and said, "Then leave..."
Not willing to say more, the prince thanked him again and again before leaving Wang Fu's mansion. After he left, the servant said: "Your Majesty... the land around Luoyang... the soil is full of eggs and white.
It's yellow in the middle, just as the prince said..."
Wang Fu clenched his fists and frowned.
Over the years, Luoyang has never encountered any disasters, but it rarely rains in Luoyang. It has been suffering from drought for a long time. As early as Wang Fu's "Qianfu Theory", he put forward the theory that long-term drought will inevitably lead to locust plagues.
, this is what he discovered after long-term observation when he was in Xiliang. He once cultivated in Xiliang and dug out a large number of such white eggs from the land. Subsequently, a large-scale locust plague broke out in Xiliang.
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At this time, Wang Fu understood that the theory that the locusts were transformed from fish and shrimps was not reliable at all. Locusts were just insects, but they could lay more eggs during droughts. If locusts appeared in Luoyang,
That's not a good thing. Luoyang is the most important place in the world. Wang Fu had already sent out these confidants to explore everywhere. Unexpectedly, he actually found something.
Wang Fu frowned, took some paper from the slip, and said, "Take me there now."
Afterwards, Wang Fu traveled around the Sili area and found a large number of locust eggs in Luoyang, Pingxian, Pingyin, Gucheng and other areas. This made Wang Fu's expression become more solemn.
He quickly recorded and marked the areas he discovered one by one. He wanted to wipe out the locusts before they appeared, although this was very difficult.
But he is Wang Fu, he just wants to do things that others cannot do!
Arriving in Zhongmou County, Wang Fu led his subordinates and hurried to the farmland.
Around the farmland, many farmers were looking at them quietly, a little confused as to what they were going to do. Wang Fu took off his clothes and lay on the ground, pawing at the soil with his hands.
When he was idle, he was exploring everywhere. Wang Fu frowned and lay on the soil. A pit was dug here. In the pit, you could see a pile of white and yellow insect eggs condensed with the concrete.
Alas, there is one here too. No, it seems that such a large-scale disaster is about to occur in the entire Sili area. We must prepare early. Otherwise, if the Sili area is hit by a disaster, it will not only hurt the people, but also affect the prestige of today's emperor.
It was also a huge blow. This place was at the feet of the emperor, and the people were so ignorant. What kind of locust gods were they talking about now?
He took out his pen, ink and paper and began to record the disaster here.
"Pfft~~"
Wang Fu trembled.
At some point, a man dressed as a farmer stabbed the prince's back with a dagger. The people around him could not recover for a moment. The man gritted his teeth and stabbed viciously, continuously.
After seven or eight stabs, the snow bloomed on the prince's clothes like plum blossoms. The followers around him roared and rushed forward, knocking the man down.
The farmers around him suddenly took out daggers and the like from their sleeves, roared angrily, and rushed towards Wang Fu.
Wang Fu's followers were furious and drew their swords one after another to fight with them.
The prince was lying on the dirt, with the dagger stuck in his back. Blood dripped from his mouth, dyeing his white beard red. His sleeves were also stained with blood. He trembled and picked up the pen.
After writing on the paper, seeing his appearance, the dead soldiers understood in their hearts that this guy found out who they were hired by, and rushed towards the prince desperately.
The prince's entourage were all elites in the army, and many of them were gifted by the emperor. Their fighting prowess was beyond the reach of these assassins. Seeing the prince being injured, they felt great hatred in their hearts.
After struggling for their lives, the assassins fell in front of them one by one. No one wanted to be captured alive by them. If they lost their fighting power, they would immediately commit suicide.
The battle gradually ended, and the prince's bloody hand could no longer hold the pen and ink.
The prince fell on the soil, his blood blending with the soil, and his head was quietly placed on his wrist.
On March 14, the prince was assassinated by Zhongmou and died on the spot.
The world was shaken.
The emperor was sitting in the Hall of Houde, his whole body trembling, and his eyes were bloodshot. In front of him was the handwriting of the prince before his death. In front of him were the records of locust eggs from various places. At the end, the line was messy with
The blood-stained handwriting was written before his death.
After the prince was assassinated, twenty-six of the guards who followed him committed suicide. The remaining few also handed the suicide note to the emperor in tears. A shrewd person like the prince must have discovered the assassins.
I hope your majesty can severely punish the traitor! Revenge for the prince!
The little fat man cried softly, and the prince's manuscript slipped from his hand and slowly floated.
A line of crooked handwriting can be clearly seen above.
The prince was not able to finish writing this line.
The commander ordered a large number of chickens and ducks to be raised in various places. The locusts were afraid of poultry and fire, so the people were afraid of poultry.
"Are you, a mere yellow insect, worthy of picking up my Wang Jiexin?"