Chapter 234 Dao Thief
August, the sixth year of Guanghe.
In the north, the Ling Qiang, Wuhan, and Heguan groups rebelled, and together they established Huangzhongyi as generals, Hu Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, and killed Ling Zheng, the guarding Qiang school captain. Bian Zhang and Han Sui from Jincheng were well-known in Xizhou. They were lured and robbed by a group of thieves, and they were appointed as military and political officials. They killed Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng, and attacked and burned the prefecture.
Following the Taiping Road uprising in April, the Qiang people also launched a rebellion in August. For a time, the Han Dynasty was attacked from both sides.
Liu Hong panicked and wanted to throw Huangfu Song back to Kyoto.
But this foolish move was stopped by Sikong Zhangwen, who said:
"Qin Yong Baiqi, Yan Ren Leyi, both spent many years, but they were able to defeat the enemy. Song conquered Yingchuan, although there was a small setback, but the main force is still there. How can he withdraw his army and return to the division, all the previous achievements will be wasted. General Zuo Zhonglang will become an old man to seek the country. , there must be a strategy, and in the coming days and months, there will be gains.”
Liu Hong choked back:
"Then what do you think we should do? The Qiang are in chaos in the west and are about to invade Guanzhong. Will you send me some troops?"
Zhang Wen was accustomed to Liu Hong's temperament and had already prepared a plan. He suggested that two thousand people in Fufengying and Huyaying stationed in jujube should be sent to Guanzhong to assist Guan. Then, he asked General Zhonglang, who was protecting the Xiongnu, to send five Xiongnu soldiers south to help, and then asked Hanzhong Wuguanbu to lead the county soldiers and Banzhen barbarians to go north to Guanzhong. Then Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, led soldiers from six counties and Huangzhong Yi to fight against the thieves. In this way, we can get 50,000 soldiers, who are unable to attack but have more than enough to defend. But Zhang Wen finally said a but.
Liu Hong frowned and asked:
"What but."
"It's just that the military pay is a bit short. Your Majesty, do you want to distribute the Xiyuan reserve?"
Liu Honggang was about to scold, but he restrained himself and shouted loudly:
"Here, give them all. Send a message to Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun who ran to Runan, and let them fight hard!"
Zhang Wen's face was covered with Liu Hong's spit, and he retreated with a calm expression.
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Yingchuan, Yangzhai, Taishou Mansion.
Yin Xiu, the prefect of Yingchuan, sighed, led the old officials in front of him to their seats, and then took the lead in asking:
"How is General Zuo Zhonglang's injury?"
Before the meeting, Nono refused to say more, and Yin Xiu added:
"I am also a prefect of a place, and I have to know many things well, so that I can do things well."
This was a pragmatic statement, but these old officials still refused to say it.
The matter of Huangfu Song's injury is really too important. Once it is revealed, all three armies will be suspicious, and the collapse of morale is no joke.
Yin Xiu was a little unhappy. Among the people in front of him, none of them were promoted by him. He recommended them to the Huangfu Song shogunate. After all, he was also their leader. Let me ask you something now. Let's talk about him.
Impatient, Yin Xiu directly clicked on one of the handsome gentlemen:
"Speaking of public opinion."
This guy named Gongda is more than seven feet tall. Although he is not grown up, he has a beautiful temperament from top to bottom. Looking at him, he is willing to have more friends with him.
But I guess someone has guessed who this guy is? That's right, this person is the mastermind of Cao Wei, Xun You and Xun Gongda who are full of ingenuity and wisdom. When Cao Cao was conquering the world, Xun You devised twelve ingenious strategies, made important decisions at critical moments of Cao Cao's fate many times, and saved Cao Wei's fate. He can be said to be one of the most resourceful people in the world.
At this time, Xun You was called upon, and he smiled calmly. He answered the question asked by the caller:
"Don't worry, Mr. Fu. General Zuo Zhonglang is getting better. I think he will be able to see General Zuo Zhonglang in a few days."
Yin Xiu still believed in Xun You. Knowing that the backbone of Huangfu Song was still alive, Yin Xiu's nervousness was relieved a lot, so he asked everyone a question that he had been confused about:
"Gentlemen, during this period, I also learned about the battle of Yingyang from the Di newspaper, so you don't have to hide it from me anymore. Where did the battle end?"
When it came to the Battle of Yingyang, everyone present fell silent, and they were unwilling to recall that narrow escape. Before the war, Yin Xiu recommended Zhang Zhong, Zhong Yao, Zhang Li, Du You, Xun You and Guo Tu to the Huangfu Song shogunate.
And those who are still there now are Zhong Yao, Xun You, and Zhang Li. Among them, Guo Tu was missing, Zhang Zhong was the leader when he was killed by the Taishan army, and Zhang Li suffered the worst. During the retreat of the Chinese army, he was overturned by the defeated soldiers and his cart was overturned, and then he was trampled to death by a horse.
It can be said that in this battle, six people lost three. This was because they were all staff and stayed in the central army. This shows how tragic this battle was.
Zhong Yao is the oldest among the three living people, and should be the one who can recover the most. However, in the end it was Xun You who did the talking. He sighed and began to explain the pros and cons to Yin Xiu:
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"The old commander is worthy of being the pillar of the Han family. Before the war, the old commander anticipated that the Taishan bandits from Heji might go south, so he asked Cavalry Commander Cao Cao to point his troops northward for a sniper attack, but three of the old commanders did not Expected. ”
This sentence fragment was so attractive that it made Yin Xiu straighten up and asked:
"How to say."
"First, we didn't expect that the Taishan Bandits came so quickly. At that time, the information we got was that the Taishan Bandits were confronting Huang Yanzhou in Pu River, but ten days later, they had already appeared in Changshe, surpassing everyone else's expectations. Secondly, I didn't expect that the Taishan bandit was capable of fighting. That day, the cavalry captain was defeated and returned to the camp, and reported all his arrangements in the field of Changshe to the old commander. Let's talk about it. Not only did we think it was remarkable, but even the old commander thought it was not a big problem. But even so, we were defeated by the thieves in one battle. You know, it can take two thousand elite men to ride on it in one morning. They were annihilated. Anyone who has never fought against them would not believe the Taishan bandits.”
At this point, Xun You stopped talking.
Yin Xiu wondered why it stopped suddenly. A person over there said seductively:
"What's there to cover up? Gongda, you won't tell me. Let me tell you. The third thing is that I never expected that the right middle man, Zhu Jun, was incompetent. Before the war, the old commander asked Zhu Jun to send troops, but then Where is Zhu Jun? He promised in vain but didn't see any soldiers for a long time. So when the Taishan thieves arrived at the battlefield, the old commander had no soldiers to call upon. Poor Zong Qing! , Righteous words, public principles. One died without a body, the other was trampled to death, and the other has no trace. Their death is inseparable from that Zhu Jun. "
It was the youngest Du You who said this. My friend, the death of the senior has long aroused this person's anger. Not to mention that Zhu Jun is not here, even in person, Du You has to be questioned in person.
Although Zhu Jun is already a right-wing general, if he is really criticized by Du You, he will be criticized because Du You's grandfather is Du Mi, the servant of the party boss. His grandfather named Li Ying, and they were called "Li Du". Li Du had a high reputation and a long-lasting glory. With the protection of party members, if Du You sprays, not only will nothing happen, but he can even gain a high reputation. This is the reality.
In fact, none of the people present were like this. For example, Xun You, the high-ranking family of the Xun family has not been mentioned much, and then there is Zhong Yao. The Zhong family of Changshe has already made a humble family like Sun Jian speechless. It was the prefect who cultivated in secret and did not show off the mountains and water, but his status was the highest.
Because he is a true relative of the emperor, a member of Yin Lihua's clan after Guangwu. The Yin family is now the home of the five little princes, and they all live together with the country. Therefore, no one present took Zhu Jun, the right-hand man in the middle, seriously, and if he sprayed it, he would spray it.
But when it came to the Taishan thieves, Yin Xiu remembered something. He turned around and asked Xun You:
"Gongda, are these Taishan thieves the same thieves who broke down the Dongping Mausoleum and caused your uncle to die and be imprisoned?"
Hearing this, everyone present looked at Xun You. Yes, the person with the real bitterness and hatred is here.
Xun You pursed his lips and nodded:
"Yes, that's the thief."
Then everyone fell silent and didn't know how to persuade them. Finally, the prefect Yin Xiu said a few words:
"Gongda, that Taishan thief will die for his many unjust acts, so don't worry about it!"
After that, several old officials chatted with Yin Xiu for a while and then went back one after another.
As soon as Xun You left the mansion, Zhong Yao called out to Xun You:
"Gongda, why do you want to deceive the prince? Just like the old commander..."
Zhong Yao wanted to say more, but Xun You grabbed his sleeve. When he arrived at a deserted place, Xun You said:
"Yuan Chang, what did you say of me is untrue? When we arrived in Yangdi, the old commander was unconscious. Now he can wake up and give us instructions. Is this getting better? And I said, in a few days, the house will It’s true that you can see the old commander. If the teacher gets better, he will naturally see you. But if you have something you can’t bear to say, how can you not see him?”
The words left Zhong Yao speechless. After a long time, Zhong Yao said leisurely:
"Gongda, do you remember Zhu Jianping?"
Xun You nodded.
This Zhu Jianping is a fortune teller from Runan next door to them and is very famous. Once when Zhu Jianping visited Yingchuan, Xun You and Zhong Yao went to invite him to meet him. At that time, this person saw the two of them together and joked:
"Although Mr. Xun is younger, he may have to leave his funeral arrangements to Mr. Zhong."
This made Xun You unhappy. Was Zhu Jianping implying that he died young? But what is called a fortune teller is just two words.
Seeing that Xun You was unhappy, the man added that it was not that Mr. Xun died young, but that Mr. Zhong lived a long life, hahaha! ”
In one sentence, both of them were happy, and it must have been five or six years since then.
At this time, hearing Zhong Yao talk about this person again, Xun You was confused and didn't know what Zhong Yao wanted to do.
"Gongda, you have known me since you were a child. I am six years older than you, but we have always been friends. But today I really have something to say that I won't say out loud. I think Zhu Jianping may have said something right. I think you may really want to go ahead of me. What kind of status do you have? The prince does not say that he is a big official of two thousand stones, but he only says that his family status is higher than that of you and me. And he is so kind to you and me. How dare you. Don't use your words to deceive him. It only depends on your heart. Do you respect the Lord?"
Xun You fell silent and asked Zhong Yao a question:
"If a friend of yours was chased by an enemy and fled into your home. Would you tell that person where your friend was hiding?"
If most people answer this question, they would definitely not tell. But Zhong Yao’s answer after silence was:
"Yes!"
Xun You was not surprised because he knew who his friend was. You can say that he is a stickler for the past, or you can say that he unites knowledge and action, eliminating falsehoods and retaining truth. He feels that he cannot lie to others, even if it is a white lie, he will not accept it. He values fame far more than reality.
But Xun You was not, he asked back:
"There is an article in the Li Lou Chapter of "Mencius" where Chunyu Kun asked Mencius if his sister-in-law wanted to help. I think Yuan Chang must have read it.
Chunyu Kun asked whether it was a ritual for a man and a woman to accept and receive gifts without being intimate. Of course it is. But Chunyu Kun, a debater, asked again whether his sister-in-law could be saved if she drowned. If it were you, you would definitely not save him, because etiquette is the most important thing. But Mencius said that if a sister-in-law drowns without help, she is like a jackal. Men and women give and receive without being intimate, which is a courtesy; a sister-in-law drowning, and giving a hand to support her is a right.
Did you see Yuan Chang? This is all a contingency plan. It is true that etiquette is great, but not everything is just about simply following etiquette, because after etiquette there is benevolence. If there is a conflict between the two, of course it will be a matter of sacrificing courtesy for benevolence. ”
At this point, Zhong Yao's face was so dark that Xun Gongda was secretly calling him a beast. But regarding the contingency mentioned by Xun You, Zhong Yao snorted:
"What is contingency? This world has been corrupted by Mencius' contingency. When people sacrifice their lives for righteousness, and some live in an ignoble existence, the good name is contingency. When people make promises worth a thousand gold, and some people break their promises, the good name is contingency. When people restrain themselves and return to propriety, some people are cunning and cunning, but they are still beautiful. It’s called contingency. So what exactly is contingency? Is it an excuse for those who are unkind, unrighteous, rude, and unfaithful when they fail to stick to it? So, I see, power is also a disadvantage of virtue. . And Mencius is the thief of famous religion.”
What Zhong Yao said was deafening. Xun You didn't expect to be so provoked by him, and he actually said that Mencius was a thief of famous religion.
If Zhang Chong were here and heard the conversation between the two, he would also feel emotional. There is some truth in what Zhong Yao said. If morality is not absolute, it is absolutely immoral. Any flexible space with gaps and contingencies will provide Taoist thieves with room for excuses and sophistry. In the long run, there will be no true morality, it will just be a charm in the world. Acting as if you are loyal and trustworthy, acting as if you are honest, are all hypocrites and the thief of virtue.
But if Zhang Chong had to choose, who would he support? If it were Zhang Chong, he would choose to support Xun You, because the etiquette behind it is just for benevolence. If the two conflict, don't use this etiquette. If you see a relative falling into the water and don't save her because she is a woman, is that still a human being?
But if Zhang Chong were the leader of Taiping Road, or even the ruler of the world in the future, he would support Zhong Yao. Zhong Yao is right in saying that the beginning of chaos in the world lies in the confusion of people's hearts. Loyalty is not loyalty, cheating is not cheating, today is white, tomorrow is black. Morality and evaluation can be modified at will, and as long as it is beneficial to certain interests, they can be described at will. This means that there are no standards or standards in the world, and people's hearts do not distinguish between good and evil. Naturally, the traitors will become more treacherous, and the world will naturally be corrupted.
After Zhong Yao finished speaking, he ignored Xun You and walked towards the east. Xun You asked behind him:
"Where are you going? We have been friends for many years, and why are you angry about this?"
Zhong Yao didn't even look back and uttered:
"Go find Guo Jia. We failed to bring Guo Tu back. He may be very sad now."
(End of chapter)