Chapter 32: The Catastrophe
Pei Gai once helped Qu Liu analyze that this Jin army did not dare to fight Xuchang: "...... I don't know the enemy's reality, and the enemy may not know my reality, if I stop under the fortified city, when the lord returns south, they will be flanked back and forth, they may have nothing left...... "He said that Shile will return to the south, instead of summoning the six Zhiqu Liu, they will go north and join forces, which is also through reading history books in the previous life, so as to "foresee and foresee". Zhi Quliu didn't care at the time, but Cheng Yao kept an eye on it, so when Shi Le sent an envoy to report that I had left Luoyang and would be back in a few days, and when you hurried to prepare for the matter, Cheng Yao couldn't help but feel a "grunt" in his heart-
Unfortunately, the villain was right again......
Shi Le returned to Xuchang City in mid-July, and Zhi Quliu, Cheng Yao and others went outside the city to greet him, and Pei Gai was forced to follow. While waiting, Cheng Yao quietly approached Pei Gai, lowered his voice and said: "Wen Yue, I have reported the merits of the Qing to the lord, and I believe that when the lord returns, there will be a heavy reward - Wen Yue is reluctant!" β
Pei should give a faint smile. He knew that Cheng Yao would never dare to hide things about his own audit of accounts, the retreat of Kong Cheng, and the prevention of Zhi Quliu from going out of the city to attack the Jin armyβbecause even if he didn't say it, Zhi Quliu would say it. Rather than conceal it, you might as well say it early, so as not to fall behind the six branches, which is the proper meaning of the question, but-is it necessary for you to take the initiative to mention it to me? What do you mean, show merit? Do you think I'm going to be grateful to you?
After waiting for a short time, I saw the banner waving and the army triumphant. The left-behind generals stepped forward one after another, congratulating Shi Le, all of them were a "lord", Shi Le was very happy to hear it, and the ugly face was like a flower, and even his mouth was not closed for a long time.
Pei Gai took advantage of the gap to grab Zhang Bin, and asked: "This time in Luo, can Zhang Jun be Xiao Xiangguo?" Zhang Bin was stunned for a moment before he understood what he meant, and immediately smiled bitterly: "Ming Gong is not Liu Ji after all, and he has not won the first ......."
So what does Pei Gai mean by that? Xiao Xiangguo naturally refers to Xiao He, a famous minister of the Xinghan Dynasty. It is said that when Liu Bang invaded Xianyang, all the generals looted the property of the treasury, and Liu Bang lived directly in the Qin Palace, and dragged the palace maids to his bed one after another. Xiao He was the only one who hurriedly ran to collect all kinds of classics, official documents, and maps collected by the Prime Minister's Mansion, so that Liu Bang could accurately grasp the first-hand geographical and household registration information, which laid a solid foundation for him to finally defeat Xiang Yu and gain the world.
Therefore, although Pei Gai's question turned a corner and deliberately used historical events as an analogy, Zhang Bin was still able to understand it. Pei should be asking, Mr. Zhang, you are a Chinese scholar, different from the old man of the Hu people, since you entered Luoyang and destroyed the Jin Dynasty, did you follow Xiao He back then and save those official classics from the war?
After Zhang Bin understood his question, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly - we are not the first to enter Luoyang City, the first to enter the city is Wang Mi, where is my turn to collect the classics? Pei Gai frowned slightly, and then asked: "Although Wang Mi doesn't learn, he is also a eunuch, and he is not comparable to Liu Yao......
Wang Mi was originally the grandson of Runan Taishou Wang Ji, and his background could not be considered very low, but he did not become an official like his grandfather, but played a small Renxia wandering, and later followed Liu Baigen, the county commander of Yuxian County, to launch a rebellion, Liu Baigen died and led the army alone to lead the two states of Qing and Xu, and immediately ran to take refuge with his old friend Liu Yuan. Liu Yuan had already established a title at that time, and immediately worshiped Wang Mi as the general of Zhendong, the governor of Xu Erzhou, the governor of Yuanhai, and the prince of Donglai.
Therefore, although he was after the eunuch family, it was generally believed that Wang Mi had almost no family history, and he was only coarse in writing and ink - so you see, no one even knew the words, and if he didn't call him the official position in the Hu Han Kingdom, then he had to call him by his name. Pei said half of the words, which means that you said that it was Wang Mi who advanced to Luoyang, thinking that although Wang Mi has no knowledge, after all, he is also from an official family, he is always different from Liu Yao's kind of Hu people, he should think of preserving the books and canons of the Jin Dynasty, right?
Zhang Bin let out a long sigh: "Even if you have learning, what can you do?" King Shi'an (Liu Yao) is also familiar with history, good at calligraphy and articles...... "Don't think Liu Yao is a big old man, he is the same as his adoptive father Liu Yuan, he is also a learned Hu man, butββ" Because of the anger Wang Zhengdong (Wang Mi) first entered Luoyang, he killed the prince, the kings, and the ministers and hundreds of officials, and more than 30,000 people, excavated the tombs of the Jin Dynasty, burned the palace, temple, and the government were all ......"
Pei Gai's face changed on the spot, and he was dumbfounded: "But what is the difference between him and Xiang Yu?" Have all the national books and the treasures of the provinces been burned? It is because the Hu people are not credible, so they have to stop killing Chinese soldiers and people, and want to destroy Chinese culture and cut off the words and teachings of the saints......"
Zhang Bin hurriedly reached out to cover Pei Gai's mouth: "Pei Lang is cautious!" "We are all in the Hu camp now, how dare you say that Hu people are not credible, and there are many bastards when you keep your mouth closed...... You don't want to die!
Pei should have pulled Zhang Bin's hand, but Zhang Bin was so strong that he couldn't break it for a while. They had such a physical altercation, and everyone in the vicinity noticed it, and even Shile looked over here and asked what was going on with the two of you, what were you talking about?
Zhang Bin glanced at Shi Le, the two monarchs and ministers got along, and their hearts were the same, Shi Le roughly understood on the spot, so he smiled: "Pei Lang, I know what Qing is angry about, and enter the city first, and then tell Qing in detail." β
Zhang Bin leaned into Pei Gai's ear and whispered: "Pei Lang don't be impatient, although I am not Xiao Xiangguo, I will eventually grab one or two out of tenth." "The books in the Jin room were not burned by Liu Yao's fire, I rescued some of them, so don't be too angry, let's go to the city first, and talk about it in detail when we enter the city." Seeing that Pei Gai's expression relaxed slightly, he dared to let go of his right hand covering the other party's mouth.
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After entering the city, Shile set up a big tent and sent all the generals to return to their cantonments and settle the soldiersβit's still early, and we'll have a big banquet in the evening to celebrate the victory of the attack on Luo. Then he summoned Zhang Bin and Pei Gai into the tent and asked them to sit on the left and right.
As soon as Shi Le opened his mouth, he said: "Pei Lang, Qing will take care of the future affairs for me, Cheng Ziyuan has already informed me in writing, and I am overjoyed after I get the letter." Then he bowed down and waved at Pei Gai: "There is Lao Pei Lang." β
Pei Gai returned the salute with an expressionless face.
Shi Le looked at him as if he was ignorant of it, but he didn't think it was angry, so he immediately said: "This time I burned the Jin palace and refused to move the capital to Luoyang, I didn't want to ......."
When Zhang Bin heard this, he hurriedly stretched out his hand and waved at Shi Le, and interjected: "Pei Lang is angry, not because of this matter, but because of the books and classics in the treasury, most of which are burned by King Shi'an. β
Shi Le was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: Oh, I still understand...... It turns out that Pei should be angry about this matter-"The household registration account book and the map of the map, King Shi'an has searched for it first......"
Pei Gai rolled his eyes and roared unceremoniously: "They only know the household registration account books and the map genealogy, but they don't know that the inheritance of China through the ages lies in the teachings of the sages and the writings of the sages!" In ancient times, dynasties changed and Jiuding changed hands, but China is still Chinese, just because it does not lose the code system, and the torch can be passed on from generation to generation. In the past, the first emperor collected the world's books in Xianyang Palace, Xiang Yu entered Xianyang, burned all the old classics, so that the beginning of the Han Dynasty was established, the system was not complete, and the uncle and grandson remade the Han ceremony; Dong Zhuo of the Han Dynasty moved west to Chang'an, and also burned classics and destroyed maps, so that the Three Kingdoms were swept away, and it took 50 years to achieve unification. Three with now, and for the catastrophe! If the words and teachings of the sages are there, and the scholars are inherited, then China is there; If the words and teachings of the sages are extinguished, and the inheritance of scholars is extinct, then China will perish! Do you still dare to speak out and be ashamed, saying that you have to erect a banner of righteousness and revive the former Han just because the Jin family brutalized the people? It is clear that we want to exterminate our China, so that the Chinese will be barbarians, dogs and horses, and slaves such as Ru for generations! β
The more he talked, the more angry he became, at first he said "they are Hu'er", as if he was just cursing Liu Yao, and separated Shi Le from the opposite side, and then simply said "You wait" - you Hu people are all the way, whether it is pure Hu or miscellaneous Hu, you want to exterminate my Chinese culture at all, what else is the guise of "hanging the people and cutting down the crime", and what is the banner of "Han"? You are here for the purpose of destroying China!
It's a pity that the pretty eyebrows and eyes are shown to the blind man, his words are mixed with white words, and he also cites scriptures, Shi Le's knowledge is limited, at least half of them have not understood, so he has to move his eyes to Zhang Bin - Mr. Zhang, you can explain, what is Pei Lang talking about? Why is he so angry?
Zhang Bin sighed softly, thought about it for a while, and explained to Shi Le: "I once said to the Ming Duke that Confucius has a cloud: 'If Yi Di enters China, then China will be; When China enters Yidi, it will be Yidi. Schleer nodded, and said that he had told you, and explained to me in detail what it meant, so what then?
"So what is China? Inheriting the rules and regulations of the ancestors, following the teachings of the sages, and respecting the heavens and ancestors, it is called China. But how are those rules and regulations and the teachings of the sages passed on? It's books. Pei Lang didn't hate the fall of the Jin family - Sima was guilty, and he mourned Sheji - he hated King Shi'an for burning the palace, so that the classics were all ruined. If the classics are lost and the inheritance is broken, then China can no longer be regarded as China, and Yidi will have to be Yidi forever ......"
Shi Le stretched out his hand to support his forehead, couldn't help but widen his eyes, stared at Zhang Bin, raised his voice and asked, "Is it so serious?!" Then he frowned: "Why didn't Mr. Zhang tell me earlier, I must stop King Shi'an and prevent him from making such a big mistake!" β
Zhang Bin sighed again: "I don't want to say it to Ming Gongyan, but King Shi'an is angry with Wang Zhengdong, and he is too fast...... I struggled to find three truckloads of books. If it is said to Yu Minggong, then Minggong will fight with King Shi'an, and it will be useless to provoke him, and it will not be beneficial to do anything...... It's too late! β
Shi Le turned to Pei Gai, who was still snorting angrily, leaned over and said, "I am a rough person, I don't know how to read, let alone read, and the truth in the book is dictated to me by Mr. Zhang...... Therefore, he did not know the preciousness of books, so he could not enter King Shi'an as soon as possible and ask him to dispel the idea of burning the palace...... Or take all the books out before burning them. It is indeed my fault, and I sincerely apologize to Pei Lang. As he spoke, he actually bowed down and bowed to Pei Cai.
Pei Gai seemed to be taken aback, and hurriedly said that he didn't dare, and he also knelt down: "Since I am from the lord, the status of the monarch and the minister has been decided, how can there be a reason for the king to apologize to the minister?" It was Pei who was angry at some point, and he didn't choose what to say, offending the lord...... When I heard Mr. Zhang talk about it, I realized that the fault was Wang Mi and Liu Yao, not the lord's ......."
Shi Le pushed away a few cases, took a few steps on his knees, came to Pei Gai, and stretched out his hand to help: "Pei Lang, please get up." Thinking that Wang Mi, he had no education, and King Shi'an was more knowledgeable than me, I thought he understood the righteousness of the world, and I didn't want to be angry for a while, so I made this big mistake. I was born Hu, but I always admired Chinese culture and hoped to be a Chinese, so when I heard Mr. Zhang say 'Yi Di enters China, then China', I was overjoyed, and I felt that the words of the saint were like the sun in the sky, illuminating my way forward! So how do you get into China and what about China? How can you be an upright Chinese? I also asked Pei Lang and Mr. Zhang to assist me, teach me, and guide me to the right path, so as not to make the same mistakes as King Shi'an. β
Pei Gai had tears in his eyes and nodded: "Dare to disobey your fate?" If the Lord really wants to be a Chinese and inherit the words and teachings of the saints, he should be willing to attach the tail! β
Shi Le finally showed a smile on his face, but he was actually saying in his heart: "What does 'I wish to attach to the tail' mean?" You Chinese readers, you just like to drop your book bag......"
One day, the dark clouds seemed to disperse. Shi Le returned to his seat, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and asked, what should we do next, Mr. Zhang, Pei Lang, can you teach me?
Zhang Bin first looked at Pei Gai, who thought for a while and replied, "To the east." β
"Why east?"
"You can't live here for a long time, you can't go to the west, you can't go to the north, you can't go down to the south, if you don't go east, where else can you go?"