Chapter 37, Meet the Son of Heaven
Tai Shici's persuasion didn't work at all, Zhao Yun tossed and turned, sleepless all night, turned the day, as soon as the sky was bright, he entered the palace early.
Chang'an City used to be a smash hit, but now as the capital of the Han Dynasty, it is really unsatisfactory.
At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the Green Forest Army entered Chang'an, burned the Weiyang Palace, burned the Wangcheng Palace beyond recognition, followed by the Red Mei Army to defeat the Green Forest Army, and set off a monstrous fire, the palace and the Fang City were also burned into white ruins, and then there was a drought and locust plague, hundreds of thousands of people were hungry and cannibalistic, the phenomenon of cannibalism abounded, and hundreds of thousands of people were killed and injured, and the entire Chang'an City became uncared for, becoming a dead city.
Even the temple and the garden tomb have all been excavated, and only Emperor Wen's tomb and Emperor Xuan's tomb have been spared.
It was under such circumstances that Dong Zhuo insisted on going his own way and moved the capital to Chang'an.
It is conceivable how dilapidated the so-called imperial palace is.
Zhao Yun walked all the way, his heart was like a lead block, heavy, and in his mind, the painful words of broken, withered, desolate, and ruins kept appearing.
Chang'an is the starting point of the Silk Road, the hub of the connection between the Han Dynasty and the Western world, and the soul of the country.
Zhang Heng's "Xijing Fu" and Ban Gu's "Book of Han" both depict Chang'an as magnificent and magnificent.
Chrysanthemum - Yellow Nest
When autumn comes on September 8, I will kill a hundred flowers after the flowers bloom.
The heavenly incense array penetrates Chang'an, and the city is full of golden armor.
Yang Chun Ge - Li Bai
Chang'an is sunny in the spring sky, and the green poplars are smoky and windy.
The flowers in front of the incense hall are red, and the hair color is embroidered in the house.
In the embroidered household, the phase passes.
Empress Feiyan dances lightly, and the Lady of the Purple Palace sings.
The Holy Monarch is 36,000 days, and he is happy every year.
There are countless poems describing Chang'an in later generations, but Zhao Yun's mood at the moment is extremely cold, and the current Chang'an is not even comparable to Beiping.
When he came to Weiyang Palace, he let people go inside, and after a short time, Liu Ai came out of the service, he was the personal eunuch next to Liu Xie, which showed that he attached great importance to Zhao Yun and Liu Xie.
Liu Ai introduced Zhao Yun into the hall all the way, without too many cumbersome etiquette, Zhao Yun met Liu Xie very smoothly.
Chang'an is in ruins, and even the palace dedicated to the emperor is dilapidated and does not look like it, even if you want to put on the majesty of the emperor, it is difficult to compare with the sky.
As soon as he entered the inner hall, Zhao Yun knelt on the ground, "Weichen to meet Your Majesty, long live, long live!" ”
Liu Xie was very excited, and hurriedly stood up from the dragon seat, waving his hands, and his excited voice trembled a lot, "Aiqing, please get up." ”
Liu Ai hurriedly stepped forward and helped Zhao Yun up from the ground, seeing that Zhao Yun's eyes were moist, Liu Ai was also very excited, there were so many people in the Manchu Dynasty, there were very few people like Zhao Yun who could cry in front of the Son of Heaven, just by virtue of this, Liu Ai was in awe of Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun stood up and didn't dare to look up at Liu Xie, Liu Xie couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly beckoned, "The Qing family is coming, don't be formal, raise your head, let me take a good look." ”
Zhao Yun is now like a married bride.
It's not that he's shy, but in front of Liu Xie, Zhao Yun's mood is very complicated, excited, sacred, and restrained, in his bones, he is loyal to the Han family and the court, so when he saw Liu Xie, Zhao Yun lost his previous calm and composure, just like Lin Daiyu who entered the Grand View Garden for the first time.
Because Zhao Yun respects this ill-fated son of heaven from the bottom of his heart, anyone can ignore him, but Zhao Yun is not, although Liu Xie is only 12 years old this year, but in Zhao Yun's heart, he is supreme.
Compared with Liu Xie, Wang Yun has no weight at all.
The four eyes are facing each other, although Liu Xie is still a child, it makes Zhao Yun's eyes shine, Liu Xie has long faded from immaturity, and his face has more calmness and seriousness far beyond his peers, although he is very excited at the moment, but he is not out of shape.
Liu Xie looked Zhao Yun up and down, as if he couldn't see enough, the more he looked at it, the happier he became, Liu Xie nodded again and again, "I heard that Aiqing arrived yesterday, I didn't sleep well last night, I have been thinking, what kind of person is the Qing family, and what is the appearance?" Is he tall or handsome? Unexpectedly, when I saw it today, it was worthy of its name, and it was really a masterpiece among people! ”
Liu Xie's evaluation of Zhao Yun is so high and his attitude is so kind, not only because Zhao Yun is dignified, has a good appearance, and has an extraordinary demeanor, but also plays a key role in Zhao Yun's achievements.
"Liu Ai, give General Zhao a seat!"
Zhao Yun hurriedly shook his head, "Your Majesty, Weichen can't afford it, I can just stand, this is the duty of a courtier!" ”
"Duty?"
Liu Xie looked at Zhao Yun and was slightly stunned, and a self-deprecating wry smile suddenly appeared on his face.
What to do? Dong Zhuo?
Liu Xie was successively toyed with by the two in applause, He Jin tampered with the edict and demoted him to the king of Chen Liu, not taking him seriously at all; Although Dong Zhuo helped him to the throne, he had no dignity, he was just a puppet that Dong Zhuo put on the surface.
The duty of a courtier? Zhao Yun's words made Liu Xie sigh with emotion, he shook his head and smiled, "If the Manchu Dynasty can be like you, it will be good." ”
Zhao Yun was silent in his heart, and if he changed others, he would definitely say a few nice words to comfort Liu Xie at this time, but Zhao Yun didn't, his face was heavy, and he seemed to have pressed a big stone in his heart.
Liu Xie asked curiously, "General Zhao, what are you thinking?" ”
"Your Majesty, the Han family is unfortunate and the country is in decline, but the princes everywhere only know how to compete for territory and expand their strength...... Chang'an is dilapidated and in urgent need of reconstruction; Dong Zhuo's old ministry was entrenched outside the pass, but there were no princes all the way to Chang'an Qinwang to protect him. ”
The tears that Zhao Yun had just stopped flowed down his cheeks again, Liu Xie was deeply moved, and waved his hand helplessly, "Aiqing, you can have this heart, I am very pleased, now that Dong Zhuo has been eliminated and the situation in Chang'an has stabilized, I believe that with Situ Wang Yun presiding over the overall situation, everything will be fine." ”
Zhao Yun first put aside Gongsun Zhan's dispatch and knelt on the ground again, "Your Majesty, you should already know about Cai Zhonglang, Weichen is bold, please ask Your Majesty to give Cai Zhonglang a decree." ”
“……”
Liu Xie was silent for a while, he didn't expect Zhao Yun to intercede for Cai Yong, Liu Xie also knew about this, but everything was decided by Wang Yun, Liu Xie was very important to Wang Yun and handed over everything to Wang Yun, not to mention, Cai Yong sympathized with Dong Zhuo, which also made Liu Xie very dissatisfied.
However, Zhao Yun is not an outsider, because he killed Dong Zhuo and is the hero of the Kuang Fu Han family.
Without him, Liu Xie is still in Dong Zhuo's hands!