Chapter 734 Dahe
At the turn of spring and summer, the water is rising, and boats are racing at Dayang Ferry.
This was already the third day that Xu Huang and his companions had crossed the river. All the eight thousand knights became craftsmen and boatmen. They hurriedly and slowly built 600 boats and cut down 1000 trees.
But the thing was made, but the craftsmen were in a dilemma and Zhang Chong said:
"Your Majesty, we can only guarantee that this one will not fall into the water, but no matter how much we do, it will really be too late."
Seeing the newly launched boat spinning in the river, Zhang Chong swallowed his saliva and finally made up his mind to cross the river immediately.
In order to ensure safety, Zhang Chong let the three intact ships cross the shore first, then pulled up hemp ropes on both sides, and then each army crossed the river in turn.
The specific method is to put all the armor and horses on the logs and boats, and then let people hold the gourds beside the boats and cross the river together.
To this end, Zhang Chong recruited hundreds of boatmen from nearby to punt the boats, and thus began the river crossing operation.
It can be said that this is a great test for most of the Taishan Army's assault cavalry. These people are all Hebei soldiers, and even Pingzhou further north. It is not that there is no water there, but crossing the river like this still frightens them. Trembling.
But fortunately, the people in the craftsman camp used solid materials, and the gourd crossing the river taught by the local people along the river was indeed reliable.
So when the last logging group reached the bank, Taishan's army finally crossed the river.
Zhang Chong ordered them to burn all the logging boats, and then glanced at the other side, where a small number of sentries had vaguely appeared.
Since they stayed at Dayangdu, the Hedong soldiers at the northern foot of Zhongtiao Mountain had already noticed. Just to provoke a fight, the Han soldiers near Anyi did not dare to go south and only ordered a small number of rangers to monitor them.
These rangers quickly disappeared after watching the Taishan Army cross the river.
At this time, the south bank of the river was already filled with black smoke.
The boat and wood that took several days to build were burned to the ground in an instant.
Looking at this scene, Zhang Chong said to everyone on the battlefield:
"Now our army has no way to retreat. Only by completely defeating the enemy in the east can our army have a way out."
All the generals raised their arms and shouted:
"We will not fight back until we defeat the enemy."
So, the eight thousand cavalry took a short rest, put on clean military uniforms, and rushed towards Shaanxi County in the south.
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At this time, Zhang Chong did not follow the team, but walked along the river with Fazheng and Yang Zhong.
Fazheng and Yang Zhong had been waiting at the ferry earlier today, and ran over as soon as Zhang Chong landed.
To be honest, Yang Zhong was shocked when he saw the world-famous King Zhang for the first time.
He did not expect that King Zhang would be so young, nor did he expect that the king who had occupied the entire northern land and set the capital would be a wet and shirtless man.
When they arrived, Zhang Chong had just climbed ashore from the water.
Like other Tuqi soldiers, he also swam across the river, but unlike those landlubbers, Zhang Chong did not tie a gourd.
After Zhang rushed up, he sat on the shore and changed clothes.
Cai Que and Guo Zu drew the curtain slightly, and then Zhang Chong began to talk to Fazheng through the curtain.
He asked Fa Zheng:
"So Shaanxi County won?"
Fazheng bent over, lowered his eyes and said respectfully:
"Yes, because of the king's reputation, all powerful families in the city are willing to start an uprising. There are not many Guanxi soldiers in the city. After each family killed Liu Xiong, they stabilized the city."
Zhang Chong nodded, then dressed and came out.
He looked at Yang Zhong, who was also looking down and respectful, and asked:
"Are you that Yang Zhong? From the Hongnong Yang family?"
Yang Zhong quickly replied:
"Back to King Zhang, the sinner is a branch of the Yang family and dare not be called the commander of the county."
He really didn't dare to say so. After all, he was not sure how the Taishan Army, which had always been against the family, would deal with them.
In fact, he himself felt that he was dizzy. He must have drank too much that day.
Why was he bewitched by Fazheng? The Taishan Army is the enemy of powerful men like them. But now it is useless to regret more. He just expressed his attitude to Zhang Chong humbly.
Zhang Chong just smiled at Yang Zhong's words and said:
"There's nothing you dare to do. How will he know that Yang doesn't want to see you in the future?"
This sentence stunned Yang Zhong, and then he saw Zhang Chong walking towards the river bank.
Over there, Fazheng poked Yang Zhong, and then walked with him behind Zhang Chong.
Zhang Chong was still in a trance as he watched the water of the Yellow River flow from west to east and the twists and turns in the eastern section.
Fazheng and the others did not dare to disturb them, and finally listened to Zhang Chong's long words:
"There are so many heroes in this world, and so many people turn their backs on success or failure, creating scenes of great drama. But what about the water of the river? It has never changed. What do you think you and I are fighting for?"
Fa Zheng respectfully replied:
"It's for the heroic spirit! It's for the eternal name!"
Fazheng expressed his views and his heart.
Zhang Chong turned around and looked at Fazheng, then laughed loudly. He said to Fazheng:
"Dharma Lord is ambitious. But do you know my ambition?"
Fa Zheng bowed:
"I would like to listen to the king's rules."
Zhang Chong waved his hand and said nothing:
"There is no golden rule, and what I say will not become the truth. I just talk about my thoughts and my ambitions."
So Zhang Chong recalled:
"When I was in Jinan, I saw tragic things in life. At that time, many abandoned babies were abandoned in the ravines. I once asked my father why these babies were abandoned? Who doesn't have a parent's heart? But he didn't miss me. My father told me that the pressure from above was so strong that they couldn’t pay it.”
Fazheng nodded and said:
"Indeed, the Han Dynasty had many disadvantages, and this heavy taxation is one example."
But Zhang Chong shook his head and said to Fa Zheng:
"That's not the case. I was not surprised by what my father said, because as I said before, who has no parental heart? Who would treat their own flesh and blood like this if they were not forced to the south? What I am sad about is that it seems that from me Everyone, including the father, feels that these babies are just objects, as if it is a little regretful to discard them, but they don’t think that they are human lives.”
Fazheng was silent. He seemed to be about to say something, but Zhang Chong had already continued:
"I also know the reason for this. After all, people have to survive no matter what. They are all forced by life, and they will become numb after a long time."
Zhang Chong’s voice was slightly louder at this moment:
"But people can't be so numb forever, people can't be really pigs and dogs. We are still the same as our parents. From generation to generation, it seems that hot blood has become a fault. I have seen those numb people, they seem to have lost their consciousness and emotions. No. "They have feelings, but they don't know how to express them anymore, so they look numb." "So I thought at that time, could I do something, or let myself be a spark to ignite them?" Get rid of their numbness. Can I let them live like human beings, so that people in this world are not only divided by family background, but can people be themselves?"
At this time, not only Fazheng was stunned, but also Yang Zhong beside him was speechless. They looked at Zhang Chong as if he were a person from the outside world. They didn't know why Zhang Chong had such thoughts.
They live in different places. If they encounter such a situation and are in such a state of existence, they will first think about how to change their own lives and help their families live a better life, instead of feeling compassion for the fate of others.
Even when they listened to Zhang Chong's words at this moment, they could not help but think that the person in front of them was being pretentious.
Maybe Yang Zhong thought so, but he didn't dare to express it.
But Fazheng knew that if anyone said this in front of him, he would sneer and sneer:
"Who are you? Do you really think you are a saint? Are you talking about fate? Then you should understand that fate is destined by God. Since you talk about fate, you should respect the fate of others."
But in front of the person in front of him, Fazheng had no such thoughts at all, because the person in front of him was called Zhang Chong.
After thinking for a while, Fazheng finally expressed his thoughts:
"Perhaps the world will be different because of King Zhang."
This is not because Fa Zheng is flattering, but because he understands history and understands that the more troubled the times and the more order collapses, the easier it is for saints to emerge.
Just as the sky did not give birth to Confucius, this eternity is like a long night. The history of China can be divided into the history before Confucius and the history after Confucius.
Before Confucius, in the world of noble officials and noble people, noble people would always be noble people, and low people would always be cheap people. There was no such thing as education without distinction.
And now? Maybe the King Zhang in front of him is also a saint who changed the world's ideas.
But compared with Confucius, Confucius was just a plain king, while Zhang Chong was a real holy king. It is precisely this that can revolutionize this terrible and chaotic world.
In fact, Fazheng couldn't explain why he decided to change his position after meeting with Zhang Chong.
Maybe it's because he's had enough of the humiliation from Kansai Ryo, maybe he can't see a way forward in Kansai, or maybe he's simply out of respect for him from a great man.
Or maybe it was none of these, but the ambition that was rising and falling in his heart.
The Fa family cannot be said to be bad. In Kansai, the Fa family can be regarded as a two thousand stone family. But in fact, no one from the Fa family has been an official since his grandfather Fazhen.
My grandfather was a real person with high moral standards and would never be born again, which to a certain extent maintained the reputation of the Legalist family.
But a few years ago, when his eighty-nine-year-old grandfather passed away, Fa's family took a turn for the worse. Otherwise, why would he go to Yizhou to pay a visit as a Langguan? Is it because Fa's influence is no longer there?
But it's not just for the family, Fazheng also has his own ambitions.
Perhaps because he had been on the edge for so long, he particularly longed to stay at the core, in there. He didn't want to always be the one who was told what to do, he also wanted to be the one who spoke.
No matter how quiet he speaks, people will listen attentively.
When he met Zhang Chong, he was surprised to find that Prince Zhang, who was said to hate the aristocratic family, was so eager for talents and so open-minded.
So he immediately realized that this was an opportunity, an opportunity that could change everything for him.
Because if he was confused by such rumors and subconsciously resisted King Zhang, wouldn't more people be the same? If the person abandons me and takes it, doesn’t that mean he has the upper hand?
But at this moment, when Zhang Chong came to the river and revealed his true feelings, Fazheng understood a little bit. Maybe he needed to really change something. Maybe by following the person in front of him, he would gain something different.
That is not power, but being narrated for all eternity.
Just as Confucius had seventy-two virtuous disciples, does the sage king who is even more powerful than King Su also need virtuous disciples and disciples?
But Fazheng also understands more. At this moment, he is already far behind those old people in Taishan, so he needs to do more and work harder.
After all, Confucius had seventy-two virtuous disciples, but how many of them are really remembered?
But Fazheng's words made Zhang Chong shake his head. If he had just come here a few years ago, he would have done his best, but as he has experienced more things, he still understands that no matter what, people can never surpass their own times.
The reason why he transcends this era is because he is not of this era. But even if the people who followed him were as talented as Xun You, weren't they still living people of the Han Dynasty?
Therefore, Zhang Chong inevitably had to compromise a lot.
Judging from the fact that he established himself as king, it seems to be a great irony. He was a fighter who talked about equality and broke privileges, but in the end he became the evil dragon.
If someone from later generations came to see this, they would definitely scold him for turning back the clock on history.
But Zhang Chong deeply understood that becoming the king was already the most effective way. What he wants to do is something that has never been done before, and to promote this cause, he must have supreme authority.
He also needs a group of subordinates he can trust, and he also needs an organization to implement his policies. To put it more bluntly, what he needs is supreme power.
He understands that if he engages in decentralization of power, universal suffrage, or even a Washington-style abdication of power, that would be true stupidity and irresponsibility for his career.
Zhang Chongchang believes that any means is acceptable for the final result. Although many people will criticize and say that only procedural justice can lead to justice in results, that is only for ordinary things.
Those are just constraints on ordinary people and common things, but what he wants to do is extraordinary things, relying on his own beliefs and the power of his soul.
As for whether Zhang Chong thinks so, he doesn't need to explain to others, because he is the only one who understands what he is doing.
But what about Zhang Chongming’s failure to understand the hidden dangers of his own strongman politics? History has repeated itself countless times, making Zhang Chong understand that it is inevitable that people will perish and political power will cease.
Because Zhang Chong is still a human being after all, he will die. He can guarantee that he has absolute confidence, but can he have this confidence in others?
Can his successors not be lost in the machine of supreme power he built? Zhang Chong had no confidence.
So at this moment, on the bank of the river, Zhang Chong said with sadness in his heart:
"Yes, wise men like you, Fa Zheng, also think that I am a different person. They compare me to a saint or a god. They think that the most important thing in the world is on me. But if one day, people in this world, whether it is you or Ordinary people in the capital of Guizhou can understand this truth. ”
"That is, there has never been a fairy emperor, and there has never been a saint or savior. If we want to change our destiny, we must rely on ourselves and our hands. Everyone should strengthen themselves and swim against the current."
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"If only there could be such a day, the world would truly be at peace."
Fazheng could still follow Zhang Chong's words to some extent. He vaguely understood what kind of person Zhang Chong was, and also understood his struggle and hard work.
But the other person present was in trouble.
If Yang Zhong could still understand what King Zhang said earlier, it would be compassion for the poor.
There are such people in their circles. After all, in any civilized group, there will always be some people who will think about where justice is in the world.
Just like the "Taiping Qingling Jing" concentrated on the thinking and salvation of these people.
But Yang Zhong couldn't understand what Zhang Chong said:
"What? The emperor doesn't want it anymore? How can I worship that day? How can the will of heaven reach the human world?"
I am also worried that I will hear something that hits my head again, and I also want to say more words to find some presence.
Therefore, when Zhang Chong and Fazheng were laughing and speechless, Yang Zhong whispered:
"Your Majesty, why don't we enter the city first? Shaanxi County has sufficient food, fodder and military supplies to ensure that the army's logistics are safe."
But after Yang Zhong said this, he saw that Zhang Chong did not reply, but frowned and looked ahead.
Fazheng and Yang Zhong both looked there and saw a flag galloping towards them. Then they fell off their horses and bowed down:
"Your Majesty, there are enemy troops appearing in the west, and they are heading here quickly. Commander Li has led the Feilong Army to intercept them."
Zhang Chong looked solemn. Most of the enemy troops that suddenly appeared at this time were Duan Xuan's troops further west. Why did they suddenly appear here? Have their whereabouts been discovered?
But there is no time to think too much at this moment. The cavalry regiments are currently scattered on the large river beach. Once they are blocked by the enemy, it will be really dangerous.
So he jumped onto his snow-treading platform in two steps, carrying an iron pole eight feet in hand, and rushed towards Li Huna's position with the generals without looking back.
Here, Fazheng looked at the smoke and dust rolled up by King Zhang and murmured:
"May the King succeed in mounting his horse. Do you think that one day people in this world can wake up and stand up on their own? That will be the real peace. But please understand, Your Majesty, only you stand on that high place, everyone can Only then did I realize that they can still live standing up!”