At the end of October in the first year of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the weather was cool and cold in autumn and winter. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the water of the Yellow River is mighty, flows into the sea in the east, and flows through Baihe Town, dozens of kilometers north of Luoyang City, day and night. In September, the earthquake in Luoyang in Beijing was affected, and there were occasionally a few broken walls and ruins in Baihe Town.

A touch of the remnant sun returned to the mountain, and the oil lamp was held in the Yuelai guest house. Two houses collapsed on the east side of the house, but the others were intact, so they hired workers to repair the east house during the day and continue to make a living at night.

In the lobby on the first floor of the guest house, there are two or three tables of diners scattered around, and the restaurant is beckoning to serve food. At this moment, a thin man came in from outside the door. The man walked with a slight limp, and looked to be in his thirties, but his clothes were in tatters: the sleeves had been torn into strips of cloth, and there was no cloth under the knees, and his clothes were full of stains, and the original color was no longer visible. In this season, I don't know how he keeps out the cold.

"Brother, my little brother has no money on him, and he is really hungry, can you help me buy a bowl of noodles to eat?" Although the man was begging, there was no trace of humility in his tone.

"Shopkeeper, someone who wants food comes in, and you don't blow it out? Bad luck! "The begging customers not only refused, but even complained about the shop.

"Begging, let's go quickly." The store is busy and bombarded. Exactly: once the hero is lonely, half a bowl of pasta is hard to get.

"Don't worry about the shopkeeper, don't bother you to bomb me, I'll leave by myself." The man was unhurried and turned around and limped outside the store.

"Don't go, man, I'm asking you to eat a meal. Shopkeeper, serve me three bowls of noodles. The diners at the other table spoke.

The speaker took out a few baht coins from his bosom and stacked them on the dining table. There weren't many diners in the inn, and when the restaurant saw that someone was paying, they went to the back kitchen.

The begging man came forward and saw that the diner was about forty years old, with a long beard and long hair, gentle and elegant, and wearing a green cloth robe, simple but clean.

"Brother Tai, the grace of food today will be rewarded in the future." The man clasped his fists and saluted.

"It's okay. If you are full, if three bowls are not enough, I will buy you again. "This diner is quite benevolent." Brother, sit down. When the diner saw that the man was no longer near, he beckoned him to sit down at the same table.

"Brother Tai, my clothes are unclean, I'm afraid I will disturb your interest in eating." That man also has a number of courtesies.

"It's okay, since I said that I invited you to eat, how can there be any reason not to invite you to a seat? Come on, brother, don't shirk again. "Diners are warmly invited. The man dusted off his body and sat down.

"I see that you have strong bones and clear eyes, you really don't look like a beggar, did something happen?" The diner asked.

"Brother Tai, my surname is Zhou Minglie, and I am indeed not a beggar, nor a local. I was born in the army, three years ago with my general was ordered to pursue the rebellion, who expected to be ambushed by the Daoqiang soldiers at the crossing of the Yuyin River in Pingliang County, my general was killed in battle, and the soldiers were also killed in battle. I fainted on the battlefield and woke up and ran back from the pile of dead people. "It turns out that this man used to be a soldier, called Zhou Lie.

"Pingliang County's Yin River! Your general is Wuwei Taishou Zhao Chong? The diner exclaimed.

"Brother Tai, do you know my general?" The man also exclaimed.

"Three years ago, in the first year of Jiankang, Hu Qiang engaged in Ma Xuan's rebellion against the Qiang people, and fled west from An. The imperial court sent General Wei Yao to lead troops to pursue, and later ordered General Zhao Chong, who was too guarded by Wuwei, to pursue the rebels again. General Zhao governed the army strictly, served the country loyally, and knew everything about the government and the opposition. How did I not know? While the diners were talking, three bowls of noodles were served, "Brother Zhou, you have a full stomach first." If you don't dislike it, how about I have a few more drinks with you? ”

"Brother Tai, when we meet in Pingshui, it is already a great favor to fill my stomach with noodles, how dare you make any more trouble?" Zhou Lie said.

"You are a battlefield hero who threw his head and spilled blood for our Han country, this is my honor." The diner sighed, "Don't excuse yourself, it's just that in this situation, there is no meat, and I treat my brother slowly." The shopkeeper, and I will serve two more plates of salted peanuts and two catties of white dried rice. The shopkeeper replied, "Yes, right away." ”

"So, little brother, thank you." Zhou Lie was also really hungry, and three bowls of noodles had to be eaten.

"Brother Zhou, you are a hero on the battlefield, and the court deserves to be rewarded, but why did you end up in such a field?" The diner asked.

"Brother Tai, our surviving brothers are all disabled, and they have come back with great hardship to report the war to the imperial court. Don't talk about asking for rewards, but I also want to get at least some comfort, who thinks that the general Liang Ji will laugh at us for being defeated soldiers, which will damage morale, not only will it be useless, but it will be excessive. So with a stroke of his pen, our brothers were dismissed from the army and never hired, but now we are in a situation where we have no way to serve the country. Zhou Lieyan said that he felt the sore spot, and drank a glass of liquor with his neck up.

"I didn't expect the evil of the Liang Party to have already harmed the army! Annoying, hateful! "Diners feel the same way.

"Could it be that Brother Tai has also been harmed by the Liang Party? Haven't asked my brother Taigao's name yet? Zhou Lie asked.

"My surname is Yang, my name is Zhang, my name is Shukang, I used to teach in the countryside, and I was later recommended to the plain order. Although he couldn't fight for the country like Brother Zhou, he also wanted to govern the land and water and benefit the people. But Xu was the Liang Party, and I was at odds with him, so I had to leave my official position and return to my hometown. After being used again, I also want to be ambitious again, I don't want to be ashamed to be in the company of traitors, and now I have abandoned my official position again and am ready to go back to my hometown to raise pigs. "The diner's name is Yang Zhang, and he was once an official of the imperial court.

"It turned out to be Lord Yang, it was rude. This Liang Ji is really hateful, a talented and virtuous person like Lord Yang can't even display his ambitions, it seems that the Qiang people will be able to kill the hinterland of the Central Plains in the near future. Zhou Lie said indignantly.

"Brother Zhou, I have resigned, so don't call me an adult. You have returned from the front and fought the Qiang soldiers. Tell me why Xiqiang is always at war? Yang Zhang asked.

"Lord Yang, oh, Brother Yang, our Central Plains is vast and rich in products, and the land of the West Qiang is barren and extremely scarce, and the Qiang people have long been eager to come and snatch our land, property, and even our women as soon as possible." Zhou Lie replied.

"In my opinion, they must want to come, but I think whether they can kill the Central Plains or not is not something they can control." Yang Zhang said.

"Brother Yang, I don't understand what you say." Zhou Lie was surprised.

"It seems that patriotic soldiers like you can't go to the battlefield, which is the sorrow of my Han people. However, it is precisely our Han court that has no way to serve the country. That's why I said that whether Xiqiang can be killed or not depends not on them, but on our court. Yang Zhang toasted.

Zhou Lie returned a cup and said in his heart: Lord Yang is a loyal and good official who has no ambitions, and it is correct to say this opinion and think about it carefully.

"When he was the emperor, the Empress Dowager Dou was in charge of the dynasty, and Dou Xian, a foreign relative, was in charge; When Emperor Liu Hu was in power, Empress Dowager Deng was in power; When the young emperor Liu Yi, the empress dowager Yan Ji controlled the state affairs, and his relative Yan Xian leaned towards the government and the opposition; When Emperor Shun Liu Bao, he became a eunuch to control the government; Today, the Empress Dowager Liang adheres to the government, and her brother Liang Ji is even more arrogant. In the past few decades, the Han Dynasty has been in power, oppressing the people, forming a trend of traitors running rampant in the government and the opposition, and there is no way to serve the country loyally. If you go down like this, do you think the Qiang people can come? I'm just afraid of whether he's coming sooner or later. Yang Zhang sighed.

Zhou Lie stretched out his hand and slapped it heavily on the table, only to spill the wine in the cup, and said, "Exactly!" ”

"Three years ago, Emperor Shun returned to heaven, Emperor Chong Liu Bing ascended the throne at the age of only two years to establish the emperor, the Empress Dowager Liang heard in the court, the general Liang Ji had to participate in the Shangshu affairs, and the two brothers and sisters held great power. The following year, Emperor Chong died young, and the seven-year-old Liu Zhang was appointed as the emperor, and the emperor was intelligent, pointing directly at Liang Ji as the general of Bahu. Liang Ji held a grudge and poisoned Emperor Qian. Establish a new monarch again, the young emperor Liu Zhi ascended the throne at the age of fifteen, and he is only sixteen years old this year. I heard that in August, the saint had married Liang Ji's younger sister Liang Nuying. Alas, now that the Liang family is powerful, cronyistic, and evil, the loyalty of the DPRK and China has been completely discouraged. The traitorous ministers are worried about the inside, the foreign race is troubled, and the people in the market are trembling. Yang Zhang seemed to be overwhelmed by alcohol, his cheeks were flushed, and he scolded the Liang family.

Zhou Lie was also furious when he heard this, poured wine for Yang Zhang, poured a glass himself, and dried it in one gulp. said: "Shameless, it's a pity that my right leg is disabled, otherwise ......"

"How else?" Yang Zhang grabbed Zhou Lie's hand and asked.

"I'm full of blood, and I'm going to go to Luoyang City, dig out the heart of this traitorous minister Liang Ji, and bring his black-hearted liver to drink and eat with Brother Yang." Zhou Lie said angrily.

"Scold well, scold well. Today this wine is very pleasant. Yang Zhang said happily.

"Humph!" Two scornful laughs came. Yang Zhang and Zhou Lie looked at each other, and a young man in his twenties at the next table was sneering. Yang Zhang fixed his eyes and watched: this young man had sharp sword eyebrows, cold eyes, a high nose, a dark complexion, and a capable body. Behind him stood two more on his side, servants in costumes.

"This brother, are you laughing at our conversation?" Yang Zhang spoke.

"When I heard the laughter, I couldn't help it, I spoke up, and I asked the two brothers to forgive me." Childe replied tepidly.

"I think this brother has another opinion? Can you say that? Yang Zhang asked again.

"Two brothers, your Dao Han's internal and external troubles are all the work of traitors, in my opinion, the scolding is wrong." Childe replied.

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. Yang Zhang put down his wine glass and listened seriously.

"The culprit is none other than the emperor of our Han Dynasty!" Childe took a sip of wine.

When Yang Zhang and Zhou Lie heard this, they were all shocked, "How can you say this?" Zhou Lie asked.

"In order to expand the territory, Emperor Wu attacked the Xiongnu in the north, drove the Qiang in the west, and drove the Qiang people out of their homeland; During the reign of Emperor Xuan, the imperial court adopted a strategy of combining military strikes and political disintegration against the Western Qiang tribes, which caused the Qiang people to suffer major blows both internally and externally; In the period of Emperor Zhang, the imperial court continued to encroach on the cultivated land and pastures of the Western Qiang, driving the Qiang people into the barren and bitter cold land. The Qiang people were unbearable and fought back; When Emperor An was in power, the imperial court forcibly conscripted the Qiang people to go to the Western Regions, and the Qiang people could not bear their sufferings and caused chaos again; Emperor Shun was a weak character, which led to the collusion between eunuchs and relatives, tyrannical power, political corruption, bureaucratic corruption and brutality, and the Qiang people could not bear it anymore and quarreled again. These hundreds of years of family feud and hatred are the emperor's own knots, but they have little to do with those traitors and thieves. Childe was unhurried and said while drinking.

"Brother, where did you get this fallacy? Our Han Dynasty is a state of saint education and etiquette, how can we live with the uncivilized Hu Man? The fate of the Han Emperor was bumpy, and Shuoguo was looking for the source, there were no more than two reasons," Yang Zhang continued.

"Oh? Brother, the younger brother is willing to hear the details. Childe replied respectfully.