It's sunny after the snow, and the cold wind is hunting.
The sky is still covered with thick clouds, and the gray clouds are rolling down, pressing down on the mountains and rivers, showing the trembling power of God.
As far as the eye can see, the plain is covered in silver and is covered in shivering white.
Only the Longquan Mountains, which extend from Guanghan to Jianwei County, have undulating peaks. They endure the severe cold at high altitudes and let the shuofeng pull out the dark green of the forest trees and stand proudly in the sky, adding to the silence and chilling winter. A bit angry and unyielding.
To the north of Chengdu, there is a small pavilion at Dongfeng Qujin Ferry.
Here, cross the Dongfeng Canal, go north to Bijiang in Xindu County, Guanghan County, and then turn east along Bijiang to reach Jintang Gorge.
Outside the small pavilion, several cramped deer carts were placed horizontally to protect the wind from the north.
Four or five guards holding swords stood upright, surrounding the four people in the small pavilion.
They are the emperor and his entourage who have left the palace.
Emperor Liu Chan, who claimed to have been out of court recently because he had been feeling cold, was wearing a coarse cloth sewed under his armpits and carrying a long sword at his waist. He was looking towards Chengdu, with a bit of stubbornness on his face.
Dong Yun and others have repeatedly warned the emperor not to stand in the wind and contract the cold.
However, the emperor rejected them all.
Due to a secret trip, the emperor and his entourage and Zheng Punai left Kyoto separately and planned to meet here.
But Zheng Pu has not yet arrived.
It was not because Zheng Pu was delayed because of something else. In the past, the emperor, who could only leave the city of Chengdu only when he was offering sacrifices in the suburbs and visiting the late emperor Hui's mausoleum, was so anxious that he urged everyone to arrive an hour early.
He also said it with certainty, using the "Book of Songs: Owl" to tell everyone: "When it is not raining in the sky, it will clear the mulberry soil, and prepare for the house."
It’s euphemistically known as “prepare things sooner rather than later.”
However, after standing there for half an hour in the cold wind, his face was filled with impatience.
The self-portable bronze beast-text heater was put on the floor several times and lifted up again. For half a quarter of an hour, it was inevitable to look far away in the direction of Chengdu.
If it weren't for Dong Yun's advice, he would have sent a group of followers back along the road to look for him.
Zhuge Qiao, who had a rather gentle temperament, wanted to persuade the emperor to learn reading to spread his mind, but then he thought that it might be too harsh to urge the emperor to study as soon as he left the city.
He simply took the harp from the deer cart, placed it across his knees, and played it for everyone.
There is no elegance in looking at it, so that the emperor can temporarily relieve his anxiety.
However, it's a pity.
He had the intention to imitate Boya and set up the harp, but the emperor had no intention of having a son.
However, Zheng Pu arrived at this time.
Out of his duties as a minister, he also had the intention to come here three quarters of an hour early to wait for the emperor, but he didn't expect that the emperor would arrive earlier.
"Thank you, Mr. Liu, and all you princes. I'm ashamed! I'm ashamed!"
As soon as he arrived at the small pavilion, Zheng Pu saw that everyone had arrived, so he quickly bowed his hands and apologized.
Well, in order to conceal their identity, everyone called the emperor Liu Jun, and the rest of the people called him Liu Jun.
Only Zhuge Qiao, in order to avoid Zhuge Jin's taboo, called Zheng Pu Zheng Jun. Due to the courtesy, and because the surname "Zhuge" was so popular in Bashu, it easily aroused other people's imagination, Zheng Pu had no choice but to call him "Zheng Jun". Ge Jun". [Note 1]
"Zijin is so polite."
Emperor Liu Chan, smiling happily, stepped forward, took Zheng Pu's hand, and headed for Jindu.
When everyone saw this, they quickly packed up and followed him.
The Dongfeng Canal is not wide and there are pontoons for pedestrians to cross, but deer carts and Yunnan horses must be crossed by boat.
Therefore, the Jindu crossing took a lot of time, and the days were short in winter. They only walked more than ten miles north, so everyone stayed in the post office, fearing that the sky would get dark and they would not be able to reach the post office ahead and sleep in the wilderness.
Trivial matters such as paying money to move in, tidying up the post house, making fires and cooking meals, etc. will be arranged by the retinue on their own initiative.
Everyone is busy on their own.
Some people take water to cleanse the dust, some stop to look at the scenery, or some people knead and beat their legs to relieve the pain after not hiking for a long time, etc.
What attracts people's attention is the Emperor Liu Chan, who has lived in a cage for a long time.
He thought it would be novel and looked around, but he actually found Zhuge Qiao to get the biography and sat on the bed to read it.
Well, he was stimulated.
Along the way, Fu Qian and Xiao Zhengchou held bamboo slips in their hands and chanted all the way.
When they arrived at the post office, waiting for the evening meal, they performed martial arts with swords and spears again.
The emperor was very curious when he saw this, so he looked for Zheng Pu and asked.
After learning that Fu Qian was so diligent in studying, which was a habit he had developed when he went to Nanjing Middle School last year, and that he never slacked off for a day, he sighed loudly, "I am better at work than hard work, but I am not as good as a kid!"
This situation made Dong Yun, who had always been paying attention to the emperor's behavior, quickly take an inkstone, turn it into ink, and write a note on daily life.
The book says:
At the beginning of the Youchu period, I passed Qujin and went up the road with Pu.
The superior asked, "What is the gain from going out now?"
Pu said: ""Shang Shu Shuo Zhi Zhi" says, 'It is not difficult to know, but difficult to practice.' A person who is knowledgeable in the world knows books, knows teachers, is quick in thinking, and knows how to practice, only knowing and doing can be combined with one ear. .”
The above said it was good, and asked again, "I already know it, I have knowledge, and I also think about it, what is the general?"
Pu said: "There are soldiers in the mail post. They guard the road and see countless people. They are people who know the customs of the common people. Stay overnight and you can find them up there."
Upvoted: "As you said."
On the way, Qian and a boy, holding the scroll in their hands, recited the Tao. When they arrived at the post, they all danced with swords and spears.
After seeing and hearing this, I felt ashamed and sighed, so I picked up a book and read it myself.
After finishing the book, I put down my pen, dried the ink on the bamboo slip, rolled it up gently and put it into a cloth bag.
Immediately, Dong Yun turned his head and looked at the emperor who was concentrating on his studies, with various expressions in his eyes.
There are surprises, emotions, joy, sorrow and sadness, etc., intertwined back and forth, competing for each other.
In the 24th year of Jian'an, Dong Yun was selected by the late emperor as Prince Sheren, and later moved to Xima. Now he is serving as the Huangmen Shilang. For six years, Dong Yun has been serving the emperor for six years. He has witnessed that the emperor has never had a beard. Lang, after getting married, ascended the throne, and grew up under the supervision of the prime minister, learning how to govern the country and so on.
I know the emperor’s temperament best.
He is honest by nature, filial to his brothers, and his wisdom is no less than ordinary people. However, he is very stubborn!
According to legend, the late Emperor Liu Bei was not very fond of reading when he was young, but liked dogs, horses, music, beautiful clothes, and making friends with heroes.
However, as he grew older, he had a desire to make progress and achieve success. He struggled with ambitions for half his life, but he never gave up, and was finally able to inherit the glory of the Han Dynasty with a humble body.
Today it's the opposite.
Before tying up my hair, I read diligently and consulted the scriptures about my doubts. [Note 2]
When I got older, I was too tired due to the confinement in the palace, so I didn’t like to study anymore!
Only Empress Zhang, who was in flight as a phoenix, came to read with her at leisure, and the emperor carefully read the book specially ordered by the Prime Minister. Whenever he was studying and studying politics, his face looked bored, as if he was "overlying with things", with only form and no intention.
Moreover, I always have the desire to travel outside the palace and expand my vocal music.
Dong Yun himself had some advice, which the emperor could hear at first, but later turned a blind eye to it and gave up.
Today, I find myself searching for a book and reading it, something I haven’t done in several years!
It’s really unbelievable!
How can it not be surprising?
I heard that Zheng Zijin was very talented and learned, and was favored by the Prime Minister. Could it be that this admonishment that the emperor left the palace to travel was a sign of Confucius's evil idea of teaching students according to their aptitude?
Thinking about this, Dong Yun couldn't help but turn his eyes to Zheng Pu, who was having a lively chat with Zhuge Qiao.
At first, Dong Yun was quite disgusted when he heard that Zheng Pu was admonishing the Prime Minister to let the emperor leave the palace.
The emperor has not yet reached the crown, and his character has not yet been determined. How can he indulge and encourage his stubbornness?
Moreover, the emperor is the country, and he is called "Bugu" and "lonely and widowed". He should be respected and feared by the people and the common people. How can he frequently leave the palace and lose his majesty and demeanor?
But today, after hearing the saying of "the unity of knowledge and action" and seeing the emperor's self-generated desire to study diligently, Dong Yun melted away the aversion in his heart.
Maybe, I am a fool.
I don't know Zijin's talent, but he behaves like a Jie dog and barks at Yao, which is just a laughing stock!
Dong Yun shook his head slightly, laughing at himself.
Just at this time, I heard the faint sound of footsteps behind me, and I couldn't help but turn my head, and then there was a loud shout, "Ah!"
Everyone in the postal station was startled. They were on guard and looked around.
It turned out that after arriving at the post office, he went to the begging house in the nearby mountains and forests and returned.
But it was not the majestic figure with bird feathers on his head and animal fangs on his neck that made Dong Yun mistake him for a villain in the dusk. Instead, he was holding a long worm that was more than six feet tall in his hand!
The forked snake letter that kept spitting out was only a foot away from Dong Yun.
How can you not be shocked when you suddenly see it?
"Begging for teeth, please bow quickly and apologize!"
Zheng Pu, who came quickly after hearing the sound, first gave instructions to his followers, and then offered his hand to Dong Yun, "Brother Xiu Zhao, my followers are from the Zang Zhao family. I have always eaten rice, rice, and snake soup. I didn't want to surprise Brother Xiu Zhao. I'm ashamed."
!Ashamed!”
"No problem, no problem."
Dong Yun, who had come back to his senses, quickly waved his hands with a gurgling smile, "It's not Zijin's retinue's fault, it's my surprise at the sudden sight of the insects, which made Zijin laugh."
After saying this, he stopped the beggar from saluting.
His eyes were filled with joy, he looked at the beggar's house, raised his hands and said happily, "Zijin, could this be the person who killed the thief Zhu Bao? He is truly a strong man!"
After praising him, he actually wanted to reach out and pat Qi Yacuo on the shoulder to show his intimacy.
I just saw that the long insect was still spitting out the message. He stretched out his hand halfway and then took it back again.
"Hahaha~~~~"
However, the emperor who came after hearing the sound saw it so clearly that he couldn't help laughing and said jokingly, "Now I know that Xiu Zhao, who is usually sober and stern, is actually afraid of a long worm!"
Dong Yun was dumbfounded and embarrassed for a while.
The emperor just laughed, and soon his face turned pale.
After the misunderstanding was solved, Qi Yacuo walked to the fire where he was cooking and warmed the worms in his hands with the fire.
Immediately, he held the head and tail of the long worm with both hands, raised it high above his head, bit the snake's tail open with his teeth, then fell down on it and sucked its blood!
The end is extremely savage.
Moving quietly away from the fire, the emperor pulled Zheng Pu and said softly, "Zijin, the barbarians in the south, are all like this?"
Guan Xing, Zhuge Qiao and Dong Yun also came and waited.
"There are very few salt wells in Nanzhong."
Hearing this, Zheng Pu nodded slightly and said with a smile, "The southerners are rich and have the resources to buy salt. However, the natives are barbarians and do not avoid eating raw food. They often drink blood, which is beneficial to the body."
"Bah!"
As soon as Zheng Pufu finished speaking, the emperor took a breath without any image, and his eyes widened in confusion.
When his eyes were dazed for a while, he shook his head slightly and sighed in a low voice, "The natives are barbarians, and they are my people. It is my fault to be so trapped."
However, after sighing, he seemed to have remembered something.
Suddenly he turned his head, his eyes burning, "Zijin followed the expedition to Nanzhong. He is more than one year old. Has he ever suffered from drinking blood?"
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[Note 1: "Three Kingdoms·Zhuge Jin Biography" contains Pei Song's notes on the origin of Zhuge's surname. "Wu Shu" says: The Ge family was first born in Langxie County, and later moved to Yangdu. There was a person with the surname Ge first in Yangdu.
At that time, people called him Zhuge, because he was considered a surname. "Customs" says: Ge Ying was General Chen She, and he was executed for his meritorious service. Emperor Xiaowen tracked him down and made his grandson a county lord, so he was merged into a surname.]
[Note 2: In the Han Dynasty, men had fifteen bundles of hair at the latest. "Book of Rites·Tamazao": "The festival of boys also consists of cloth clothes, brocade margins, brocade and gentry knots, and brocade buns for hair."]
