Su Chengzhi traveled to Chibi

Han Pingzhang Ezhou military parade

Back in the capital, Ye Zhengze went to the Pingzhang Office, and Shi Dazu told him that King Pingzhang went to Ezhou to participate in the military parade. Shi Dazu is also full of poetry and books, and his articles and poems are very well written, but it is a pity that he has tried and failed, does not like flattery, and always maintains the high level of the literati, and does not want to follow the crowd, so he can only seek a salary as a staff member to support his family. He was not yet fifty years old, and his beard was a little white, so he asked him: Brother, if there is anything that needs to be done, just say.

Shi Dazu smiled, thank you Brother Zhengze, if you have something, I will definitely ask you to help.

In the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, there are also three garrison armies in this dynasty, namely the Ezhou Metropolitan Division, the Jingnan Metropolitan Division, and the Jiangzhou Metropolitan Division. Among them, the Ezhou Metropolitan Division, with a garrison of 53,000 people, is the most powerful. The predecessor of this army was Yue Feiyue's army, and its combat effectiveness was also the strongest, with Wang Fubin, the deputy commander of the imperial army stationed in Ezhou and the commander of Ezhou.

Wang Fubin was born in a family of military generals and dedicated himself to the military camp before he was 20 years old. In the second year of Jiatai, he commanded the Shenwu Army as the deputy commander of the guards and the pro-horse army. Soon, I got acquainted with Su Shicheng. knew that he was a henchman of Master Han, so he did everything possible to please him and send silver to the woman. was able to leave Beijing and go to Ezhou to serve as the commander.

More than a year later, at the invitation of Wang Fubin, Su Shicheng came to Huangzhou. I heard that the Battle of Chibi took place here, and I suddenly became interested and wanted to go and watch it. Wang Fubin said that it is not interesting to travel with a few big men, so it is better to find some courtesans to accompany you.

Years have passed, and the traces of the ancient battlefield have disappeared, only green mountains, cliffs and the Yangtze River rolling eastward.

On the edge of the Yangtze River in the northwest of Huanggang, there is a scenic spot. There stands a reddish-brown cliff, which is called Red Nose Rock because of its shape that resembles a nose; And because the cliff is as steep as a wall, it is also called a red cliff.

In order to impress Su Shicheng, Wang Fubin invited the secretary to explain. As a landscape, Chibi has left a lot of literati poems here. The most famous is a seven-character quatrain called "Red Cliff", and a pun "Red Cliff Fu". The seven-character quatrain was written by Du Mu in the late Tang Dynasty, and he was not here at that time, but in the Chiji Mountain in the southwest of Wuchang County.

There were three courtesans accompanying the tour, and Wang Fubin asked: Who can sing the poem "Red Cliff".

The three of them all said that they could sing, Wang Fubin pointed to the youngest, you sing it to Master Su.

The woman lifted her mind and sang:

The broken halberd sinks into the sand and the iron is not sold,

Since the grinding and washing recognize the previous dynasty.

Dongfeng does not have a convenient relationship with Zhou Lang,

Copper Bird Spring Deep Lock Two Qiao.

Su Shicheng asked, Secretary Zhang, I heard that you are well-informed and strong, so tell me, what does this big Qiao and Xiao Qiao look like?

The secretary replied, since Master Su asked, the lower official will introduce it. Legend has it that Da Qiao's name is Qiao Ying, the wife of Wu Wang Sun Quan, and Xiao Qiao's name is Qiao Shuang, the wife of Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, all of whom are from Lujiang Anhui County (now Qianshan, Anhui), and their age at that time was only about 20 years old, and their surname was Qiao. As for the appearance, the history is very general, "Three Kingdoms - Wu Shu-Zhou Yu Biography" only says that they are all national colors, and Pei Songzhi notes this biography, saying that the two of them are separated from each other and have excellent appearance. To be displaced, is to be radiant. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang said to Zhou Yu that Cao Cao described these two daughters, sinking fish and geese, and the appearance of shy flowers in the closed moon.

The boat sailed to the bottom of the red cliff rock, and everyone watched. Su Shicheng asked, which of the three of you can remember "Red Cliff Fu"? Listen to it on your back.

No one can, but they can sing "Nian Nujiao Chibi Nostalgia".

Then sing it when you drink at night, and now I want to know, more than 120 years ago, Su Zizhan, the deputy envoy of the Huangzhou regiment, what did he see and think?

The secretary said, Master Su, I will recite it, and I will tell you.

In the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), Su Shi was degraded to Huangzhou because of the "Wutai Poetry Case". "The Yangtze River winds around the outline to know the beauty of the fish, and the bamboo shoots are fragrant in the mountains", the fresh fish in the water, the new bamboo shoots in the mountains, in short, all the scenery in the river city has brought great comfort to the politically frustrated Su Shi. At this time, he once stood under the red cliff by the river, looking at the picturesque rivers and mountains, and sang the bold song of "the great river goes east". Two years later, on a quiet night on July 16, he sailed on the Yangtze River and wrote this masterpiece for the ages.

At the beginning of the article, he described the beautiful scenery of the autumn river on a moonlit night: the cool autumn wind blew slowly, the rippling microwave on the river surface, a bright moon rose from the east mountain, and the mist under the moonlight shrouded the river like a light veil. Facing the charming scenery, he couldn't help but "raise the wine to belong to the guests, recite the poems of the bright moon, and sing the chapter of the fairy". All the troubles of the world and the unfortunate experiences of the individual are all left behind at once, and they enter a state of fluttering immortal intoxication, "as vast as Feng Xuan resists the wind, and does not know where it stops; fluttering like a legacy of independence, feathering and ascending to immortals".

And just when "drinking is very happy", the sound of the flute sounded on the river, "such as resentment, such as admiration, such as crying, like complaining", "Gui Yixi Lan oar, hitting the sky and tracing the streamer." Slim in the arms, looking at the beauty of the sky. "The aftermath is lingering, endlessly like wisps", like a submarine dancing in a secluded ravine, like a woman crying in a lonely boat, thus painting the original beautiful scenery with a layer of faint sadness.

Through the question and answer between the host and the guest, Fuwen thought of Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms from the red cliff in front of him, and his intention was quite profound. Cao Cao "Gu I Xiong", once "broke Jingzhou", "went down to Jiangling", once "drunk Linjiang" and "Hengli poems", but did he not have the time to "be trapped in Zhou Lang"? "And now, are you safe?" Compared with the two, he is just an official eunuch who "fishes on the Jiangzhu, friends with fish and shrimp and millet deer, drives a flat boat with a leaf, and raises a bottle to belong", Cao Gong's identity and achievements can be said to be like a cloud of mud. Suddenly, Su Shi realized his "insignificance", like a small insect parasitic between heaven and earth...... Life is short, fighting for it, and what do you get? "The deceased is like this", "the surplus and the void are like him", "from the perspective of those who have changed, then heaven and earth have not been able to take a moment; From the perspective of the unchanging, the object and I are endless" The true nature of life. As a result, the "sorrow for my life" is gone, and the "infinity of envy of the Yangtze River" is gone. In the end, he had a complete epiphany: "Between heaven and earth, everything has its own master." I don't have anything to do with it, even though I can't take anything."

Su Shicheng said, well spoken. Secretary Zhang, I understand, our family expresses the following meanings in this article: the first layer, how majestic Cao Mengde was back then, how dashing Zhou Gongjin was, and now it has long become loess; Second, everything in the world has its own laws, and we cannot change them; On the third level, in this boundless world, we are small, and decades of time are short; Fourth, since we are so small, so short, and nothing belongs to us, then why should we be sad and miserable, it is better to enjoy the "breeze on the river" and "the bright moon in the mountains".

Several people applauded together, Wang Fubin stretched out his thumb, Master Su, you said it too incisively, that's right, this is the essence of Dongpo Jushi's "Red Cliff Fu".

In that case, let's have fun in time.

After the banquet, it has been nearly three watches, Wang Fubin will be sent into the guest room: My lord, the lower official will choose a few women for you to accompany you at night. It's all yellow flower girls.

How many, are they all yellow flower girls?

Four, both.

Come one by one, and choose the smallest and most beautiful first.

When he returned to Lin'an, Wang Fubin stuffed a stack of huizi into Su Shicheng's pocket.

Half a year later, Wang Fubin was promoted to deputy commander.

After the Zhongshu issued instructions for the military parade in various directions, the Privy Council asked the pacification departments to report on the progress of the military drill and parade, and selected Ezhou to hold the national military parade.

The parade is scheduled for 26 February.

The location is in Wujiadun, southeast of Huanggang, where the terrain is open and close to the north bank of the Yangtze River. It is divided into two parts: land and river.

Nearly 300 acres of land in Wujiadun were turned into a training ground. Directly north of it, set up a parade platform that is two zhang high, five zhang wide and ten zhang long. Han Yanxuan, Zhang Yan, Su Shicheng, Xue Shuyi, the head of the military department, and the heads of the four major supervisors of Jinghu North Road were seated above.

It was early spring, and although the sky was a little gloomy, there was a slight chill blowing in the breeze. At two o'clock, the military parade officially began, Wang Fubin stood on the command platform and gave an order, the opening drum sounded, and fireworks rose into the air one after another. The Ezhou Metropolitan Division had cavalry of the three armies, infantry of the six armies, and sailors of the two armies, and there were 500 troops from each army participating in the parade. The Ma Army, named the Shenwu Army, the Youyi Army and the Destroying Front Army, jogged into the field in four columns, and then circled the field and stood neatly on the east side of the playground; The infantry army is called the Imperial Camp Army, the Imperial Front Army, the Marching Camp Army, the Xuanfeng Army, the Shengjie Army and the Divine Brave Army, the soldiers carry spears on their shoulders, walk neatly, enter the field and go around the field, more than 4,000 soldiers are lined up together, each of them is a hundred times more energetic, and the scene is quite magnificent.

Next up is the combat drills. It is still the beginning of the cavalry, divided into galloping, shooting, and fighting, the war horses neigh, you stab me to block, the dust is flying, and it has the taste of battlefield battle. The drill of the infantry is divided into stabbing, shield, shooting, as well as simulated siege, crossing the moat, weapons are artillery, muskets, crossbows, formations have fan siege, escort attack, etc.

Finally, there are generals, with Su Shicheng's roll call, eight commanders, thirty-six generals, standing under the parade platform in armor.

The parade of the naval army was on the river. Ezhou Metropolitan Commander Division Navy is the largest naval army of this dynasty, more than 500 ships, appear on the Yangtze River, the big one has twenty or thirty zhang, the small one has five or six zhang, the ship has the city wall tower, the flag is displayed, the golden drum is boring hafnium, riding the wind and waves, swift as flying.

The sailors rode on the boat to make flags, javelins and knives, as if walking on the ground, the water exploded and shook, and the sound was like a mountain. Thunderbolts and assault guns show their might.

At the end of the day, the elderly officials were dizzy, their backs were sore, and their arms hurt, and when they saw Han Yanxuan happy, they all said that what was displayed today was only a small part, and with such a strong strength, how could the Northern Expedition not win.

At the beginning of the dinner, only the courtesans were heard singing in turn:

Take the 12 states of Shanxi first, and other elements will hit the yatou.

Looking back at Qinsai, which is as low as a horse, I gradually see the Yellow River flowing northward.

Tianwei swept across the Yellow River, and the Qiang people sang all the Han songs.

Moyan crosses the mountain and flows backwards, and goes from the west of the church to make Enbo.

The horsetail huqin follows the Han car, and the music is still self-complaining.

Bend the bow and don't shoot the geese in the clouds, and the geese don't send books now.

The flag team is like a splendid pile, and the silver is back.

First teach to sweep Anxi Road, and wait to drink horses to the source of the river.

Lingwu Xiliang does not need to be surrounded, and the Fan family always waits for the king.

Half of the city is Kansai species, and there are still people who eat at that time.

Zhang Yan explained that this is a seven-character quatrain written by Shen Kuo in this dynasty, entitled "Triumphant Song", a total of five songs, which is a song about the victory of the war.

After a while, Wang Fubin brought eight commanders to him to toast, and Han Yanxuan said: Today, what I watched was just a drill, and when it came to the real fight, you had to give me twelve points of strength, rush up, and defeat Jinbang.

Wang Fubin patted his chest and said, King Pingzhang, don't worry, when the time comes, we will definitely charge forward and kill the enemy bravely.

Then the eight commanders also shouted in unison: Charge ahead, bravely kill the enemy.

After that, a stunning courtesan came over with a wine boat and saluted him: Lord Pingzhang, the slave maid will sing you Li Taibai's "Yongwang East Tour Song":

The two emperors have not returned from the parade, and the pines and cypresses of the five tombs make people mourn.

The princes did not save Henan, but they preferred King Xian to come from afar.