Chapter 39 Dong Zhuo enters Beijing
That night, in order to express her gratitude, Mrs. Huang cooked countless delicacies. During the banquet, Huang Zhong, who had already seen his son's face gradually turning ruddy, poured the sweet wine into his mouth one after another, and soon fell drunk in front of the desk with a happy smile.
Liu Zhang and Zhang Zhongjing had a deep conversation at the banquet, it turned out that the owner of this house was surnamed Wang, a famous doctor, Zhang Zhongjing has been a disciple here to learn medical skills, and has benefited a lot. Not long ago, this doctor Wang died, he had no relatives and friends, Zhang Zhongjing buried him as a disciple, and kept filial piety for him here. Liu Zhang wanted to invite him to Yizhou, but he said that he would keep filial piety for Dr. Wang for three years, and at the same time he said that he was still staying here to study the medical notes that Dr. Wang had recorded for decades. Seeing this, Liu Zhang no longer persuaded him, but hoped that he could live in Yizhou after the expiration of his filial piety. Zhang Zhongjing said that he would definitely go to disturb him then.
Originally, Liu Zhang and others planned to stay in Xiangyang for a few more days, and wait for Huang Xu to recover some before entering Yizhou, but the next day Xu Huang heard bad news from the street, which was brought by merchants who went south from Luoyang - the general He Jin was killed by the Ten Standing Servants, and Dong Zhuo of Xiliang led the army into Luoyang under the banner of avenging the General and killed the Ten Standing Servants. According to the merchants, the Xiliang army was raping and plundering in Luoyang City at this time, and the capital had become a hell on earth.
Liu Zhang knew that Dong Zhuo would depose the young emperor and set up the emperor next, time waited for no one, and he had to return to Yizhou immediately. Fortunately, Zhang Zhongjing said that Huang Xu's health was fine, and he only needed to take the decoction he prescribed on time. Huang Zhong is a loyal and righteous person, although he is worried about his son, but since he promised Liu Zhang, he will do it no matter what. So he ignored Liu Zhang's persuasion, and immediately took his wife and children to urge Liu Zhang to go on the road immediately. On the one hand, Liu Zhang really felt that the time was urgent, and on the other hand, he couldn't stop Huang Zhong, so he set foot on the road to Yizhou on the second day.
If you take the water and land, you need to go straight to the Xiakou of Jiangxia County along the Han River and turn into the Yangtze River waterway, and then go upstream, so that at least hundreds of miles more will be needed. However, if you go straight to Zigui by land, you will arrive in two days, and then look for a boat to go west in Zigui, which can save a few days. After some deliberation, everyone agreed to go straight to Zigui by land!
Liu Zhang, who had been in the dust all the way, looked at the cliffs and strange rocks and peaks along the coast, and then looked at the boatmen driving the boatmen with poles like snails, he knew the difficulty of sailing against the current, and also understood that reefs in the gorge could be seen everywhere, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
The good news is that after about half a month of hard work, Huang Xu's body has almost recovered, and he can run and jump, which makes the smiles on the faces of Huang Zhong and his wife even brighter. Huang Xu, this kid used to be under the guardianship of his parents at any time because of his health, and he couldn't be as naughty as other children. Now that his health is better, Huang Zhong and his wife are not as strict as before, and he has become a wild horse that has escaped the reins, and he can do all kinds of naughty things with that little guy. At noon the day before yesterday, he had a whim to eat fish, and jumped into the river without thinking, but fortunately, everyone saw the opportunity quickly, and with the efforts of the boatmen, he was finally rescued. Huang Zhong and his wife were angry and afraid, and finally saved their son, if they drowned in the Yangtze River, wouldn't the couple be in pain? In a fit of rage, the couple locked him up in the cabin and forbade him to come out. The ship was quiet. Dian Man was also scolded by Dian Wei for this incident, and then threw him into the cabin. The two little guys and Xiao Hei stayed in the warehouse together, but they didn't feel lonely.
After a few more days, the group finally arrived in Ba County. Everyone left the boat and went ashore and went straight to the county guard's mansion.
When the county guard heard that it was the fourth son of the state shepherd, he hurriedly brought a group of civil and military officers to listen to the Hou's dispatch. Liu Zhang didn't come here to play prestige, he came to the county guard mansion because he was worried about a great power. It's a pity that after asking the county guard, I knew that the other party had already said goodbye. Liu Zhang, who was extremely disappointed, immediately asked the county guard to prepare a carriage and go to Fuxian County, the seat of Yizhou (historically, the seat of governance in Yizhou was not Chengdu, until Liu Zhang became the pastor of Yizhou, a fire happened to occur in Fuxian County, and the county seat was seriously damaged, so he moved the office to Chengdu). The county guard led a group of subordinates to send out thirty miles dilily, and then returned to Ba County.
Four days later, a group of people who had been tired of traveling appeared in Fuxian County.
Regardless of the past life or this life, Liu Zhang set foot on the land of Fuxian County for the first time, and Xun You and others also set foot on the ground of Yizhou for the first time. When the little colonel heard that it was the fourth son of the state pastor who had arrived, he immediately handed over the responsibility of guarding the city to his deputy, led more than ten soldiers to open the way in front, and went to the state pastor's mansion in a mighty way.
Liu Fan and Liu Wei learned that the young brother they had been worried about finally arrived in Yizhou safely, and immediately hurried out to greet them. Liu Zhang learned that his father Liu Yan was in the house, so he asked his eldest brother to order someone to arrange a proper place for Xun You and the others, confess his guilt to everyone, and immediately ask Liu Yan for peace.
Everyone knew that Liu Zhang's father and son had not met for a long time, and it was quite inconvenient to go to meet them at this time, so they went to the wing room to settle down under the guidance of the people in the house.
Liu Zhang said: "Big brother, are your father and mother okay?" ”
Liu Fan smiled and said, "My father and mother are all well, and when my second brother and I returned to Yizhou that day, my father was overjoyed, as if he was several years younger. This time you also returned, and our family was reunited, and my father didn't know how happy he was! ”
Liu Zhang said again: "Is the third brother's health better?" ”
Liu Fan's mood was obviously much worse, and he sighed: "The third brother's body is still the same as before......"
Liu Zhang could clearly feel the strong family affection between his brothers, which made him more concerned about the unmasked third brother, he persuaded: "No deterioration is good news, the environment in Yizhou is quiet, the third brother is recuperating here, and he can always recuperate slowly!" ”
Liu Fan and Liu Wei nodded, but their mood did not improve in the slightest, and it was obvious that the situation of the third Liu Mao was not optimistic. Liu Zhang knew that if nothing else, his third brother would die young with the historical generation in a short time, perhaps he had integrated into the Liu family, and when he thought that Liu Mao's life would not be long, his mood also became depressed.
Speechless all the way, through the two courtyards, Liu Zhang finally met his father in this life.
Liu Yan's body is not tall, especially inferior to Liu Zhang, who was in the year of the weak crown, his temples were frosted, his forehead was wrinkled, but he did not look like an old dragon clock, and when he saw his favorite young son return safely, he became more and more energetic.
Liu Zhang stepped forward and knelt down, kowtowed to his father, and said, "Father, the child is back!" ”
Liu Yan walked out from behind the case, picked up his beloved son, looked at it carefully, and muttered in his mouth: "Okay, it's good to come back, it's good to be safe......" He, the Yizhou pastor, seems to have infinite scenery, but in fact, the undercurrent is surging, dangerous and abnormal. Although he is a member of the clan, but those guys who sit and discuss politics don't trust him at all, otherwise his three sons will not be left in the capital, if it is not for the serious illness of the third son, I am afraid that his four sons will have to be detained in the capital as a hostage, if he makes a slight mistake in Yizhou, then the court is afraid that his son will be knifed. Moreover, the Han Dynasty has abolished the state pasture system for a long time, and at this time the state pastor was reset, and as the only state pastor in the thirteen states, there were many people who were envious and jealous, and they all stared at him with wide eyes, just waiting for him to make a mistake! Now it's okay, his sons have all returned to Yizhou, he will no longer be controlled by others, many things that he didn't dare to do before, he may have to re-plan in the future. Everyone has ambitions, especially in troubled times, no one will be willing to be bland, they will want to do something vigorous and achieve the cause of the king. However, in history, the imperial court has always tightly choked his neck, and later the eldest son and second son teamed up with Ma Teng to plot to kill Li Dao, and after the defeat and death, he was disheartened and died of depression soon after......