Chapter Twenty-Six: The Day of Retreat II
When Liu Che's envoys saw Ouyang Hong, they only got one sentence: Emperor Taishang is now in seclusion in the mountains, and the whole country does not know where he is, and there is nothing he can do. The Han envoy had to return to his life in disgrace.
Liu Che became even more depressed and short-tempered after his daily unsuccessful quest for immortals, killing nearly 100 high-ranking officials and princes of the imperial court in a few years. In 90 BC, in the spring of the 29th year of Huaxia, Liu Che sent Li Guangli to Tianshui to attack the Qiang Department, and Li Ling sent troops to Gaoping to attack Sanshui, but was defeated by He Chan and Xian Yushun successively, and the loss of troops was defeated, Li Guangli and Li Ling were captured and surrendered to the Huahan border Pass, and the Han court was no longer able to attack. In 89 B.C., in the thirtieth year of China, after Liu Che failed to send troops again, he watched the people of the country struggling to make a living, learned from the pain, and when worshipping the ancestors, he issued an edict to announce the mistakes made in his life.
One day in the autumn of 88 BC, Liu Che and Yangling repented of their competitive life, regretted that they should not listen to the words of the previous emperor, and regretted that they should not launch a struggle for the throne. When Liu Che almost finished reading with tears in his eyes, a voice came from behind the curtain barrier in the side corridor of Yangling: "Liu Che, it's still too late to repent. You have been competitive all your life, eager for quick success, and you have ruined the family business saved by Emperor Wenjing, and you have worked hard and lost money. Before the words fell, one man and two wolves turned behind the curtain, the man was about sixteen years old, tall, broad-shouldered, square-faced, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a firm nose. Wearing a square scarf on his head, he wore a blue robe, a pair of high-waisted leather boots with a black square toe on the soles of his feet, a long sword with a brown scabbard boasting at his waist, a jet-black crossbow arrow with a metallic sheen hanging on one side, and a large knife with a brown scabbard on his back. There is a red beast tooth inlaid with gold on his neck with a gold chain, a crystal clear green unicorn jade pendant hanging in front of his waist, and a golden wine jug in his hand. The guard next to Liu Che wanted to step forward to capture him, but Liu Che waved his hand to stop him. The two white wolves were as tall as a short horse, with snow-white hair, long and heavy hair on their necks, and a muscular body, like a huge male lion, with eyes like electricity, scanning the surrounding crowd
He arched his hand at Liu Che and said, "Your Majesty the Han Emperor, I haven't seen you for six years in fifty years, and you have always been good?" βγ
Liu Che was also stunned when he saw Ouyang Xuan, then smiled slightly, and replied: "Thanks to Ru Hongfu, your body is still healthy now, but your face is still the same, and you are envious."
"Haha, Liu Che, you and I are enemies, when you fell ill and surrounded my mansion, trapped my family. From then on, you and I were enemies. It's just that I was a little soft at the beginning, and I didn't get your life, and I was depressed in the desolate palace of the first emperor and ended up in March without mourning. Today is the day of the sacrifice of the first emperor, and I come to worship every year, but I have not seen His Majesty the Emperor of Han." Ouyang Xuan said as he walked in front of Liu Che.
"It is better to worship together." Liu Che got up and said slowly.
"I have finished the sacrifice at sunrise, and I will have a pot of drinks with the emperor here on the sacrifice day in previous years, and I don't want to be disturbed by His Majesty the Han Emperor today." Ouyang Xuan said with a smile. "This is not a place to talk, you might as well go to the palace for a drink."
"Haha, no need. The emperor is here, you and I might as well drink here with the sunshine and beautiful scenery." After speaking, Ouyang Xuan clapped his hands, and more than a dozen Yulin soldiers dressed in gray camouflage uniforms, with a magazine across their waists, a saber, a short knife stuck in their leg sheaths, and assault rifles flashed out from behind the curtain barrier, one of them was carrying a square metal box in his hand, and some were standing behind Ouyang Xuan with a food box. The two white wolves squatted on both sides, one on the left and one on the right, holding their heads high, scanning everything around them. The guards beside Liu Che drew their swords in their hands as if they were facing a great enemy, and the archers pulled their bows and wound them, looking at Ouyang Xuan with fierce eyes. Liu Che waved his hand and told the guards to retreat. "Your Majesty the Emperor of Han, can there be Yaxing?".
"Thank you so much for the feast!". Ouyang Xuan waved his hand, and Yu Linjun behind him immediately opened the box in the Xuan Pavilion next to him, it turned out to be a portable folding table and chair, set up the table and chairs, someone took out a golden satin tablecloth in the box, took out the wine and food from the food box and put it on the table, and put two sets of tableware on the table. Ouyang Xuan stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, Liu Che smiled slightly, and walked towards the Xuan Pavilion, the guards behind him wanted to follow and wave their hands to stop. There are four seats on all sides of this kind of table and chair, and Liu Qixuan sits on the south side. Ouyang Xuan sat opposite, and Buick and Gu Li jumped left and right to sit down. "These two mythical beasts are as cute as they were back then, and they are more humane than they were in their early years."
"Haha, Your Majesty is joking, it's just two grown beasts, and they can enter Your Majesty's eyes, which is already high-looking." "When I saw you when I was young, I was still healing my grandmother. It also used to share the world equally with me, and now although it has retreated into the background, I still see the Huaxia Kingdom as it was yesterday. Except for the adjustment of the generals, it seems that the courtiers have not moved. It's unbelievable."
"When I was in power, I was only the people behind the scenes, and they were all supervised by the crown prince. Now that the crown prince has succeeded to the throne, there has been no change in the courtiers. Okay, let's not talk about this, today is Your Majesty's sacrifice day, and this first glass of wine will be honored to the emperor. If it weren't for the grace of the emperor, there would be no Xuan today. If it weren't for Your Majesty, how could there be China today." After speaking, he took three gold cups of one coin from Yu Linjun's hand, poured the wine in the pot into the gold cup and poured it full, the aroma of the wine was overflowing, this is the fine liquor brewed by the brewing craftsman for many years. Raise the glass, shake your wrist, and the wine in the glass instantly spills into the air. The smell of fragrant wine immediately filled the air, and Buick and Guli sniffed greedily.
"This second cup of wine salutes the soldiers who died and made great contributions to the country, and it is a matter of respect", without waiting for Liu Che to speak, he picked up the second cup and sprinkled it into the air in the same way. "This third cup should be a tribute to heaven, and it is a godsend to get acquainted with the first emperor." After speaking, he raised the wine glass, his wrist suddenly exerted force, flicked left and right, and the wine mist filled the air, which could be heard from a hundred steps away.
"This wine is full of mellow aroma, it is really a godsend." "Haha, don't be afraid of your jokes, these wines are all made by winemakers among the refugees of the Han Court. Now these people are rich and rich, and they have taught countless disciples."
"I have always had a question for King Xia, what would be the result if King Xia was still serving the Han Court? Is the land of China now also the land of the Han Court? βγ
"Haha, this question is easy to answer, Ruxuan is still in the Han Court, and he has long been called an alien by the world, and he is a ghost under the knife. Xuan's belongings alone will arouse the concerns of His Majesty and courtiers, and those who will be unjustly killed. Xuan once heard a master of the world say that Xuan can be different from the world, and if he has no authority, he will be hated by the world and even destroyed. If you have authority, you are a divine person and will be revered."
"A master is a master, and I am convinced. As King Xia said, King Xia went out to win a series of victories that year, and the wealth was rival the country, so that the people in the court would have to blackmail the emperor and punish the King of Xia, so as to destroy the difference between King Xia and the world. Zi Chengzi said, "Impartiality is in the middle; It's not easy." The middle is the right way in the world. The mediocre is the theorem of the world. King Xia's talent is already overdone, and it is very different from ordinary people, so it will cause panic in the world."
"The golden mean, Xuan dare not agree, do not seek truth, do not smooth personal ability, and converge with the world. If the world is like a model, how can there be progress? This is also where Xuan prohibits Confucianism in China. If not, Xuan's command has the potential to be able to multiply. Any soldier under Xuan's command who is released to the Han Court will be regarded as an alien. Everyone will have individuality, and if they converge, individuality will disappear, and society will be sluggish. Individuality can be promoted, not to converge with the world, but everyone has the heart to change the world, and the society will continue to move forward, changing with each passing day, and people's talents will be brought into play. This is the method of teaching in our Huaxia country. Huang Lao's inaction and laissez-faire freedom are just right for the current government in China." After Ouyang Xuan finished speaking, he raised his glass to Yangling and drank it all.
Liu Che shook his head helplessly and said: "It's just that Confucianism can make me a national respecter, which is the way of heaven." Respect and humility are orderly, which can make the aristocratic family more popular. What's wrong? βγ
"The concept is different, the lord of a country is the push of all the people, and the soldiers will be conscripted and killed. When the matter is completed, it is only a public leader, and if you want to be respected, you must have the ability to excel, be able to serve the public with virtue and be able to benefit the public. If there is no virtue and incompetence, those who seek benefits for themselves can only kill meritorious heroes, and show their own ability by mediocrizing the world. To say a disrespectful word, just like Emperor Gao and Empress Lu, after the founding of the country, he only had to kill the king with a different surname, be able to minister, and establish dignity and authority, rather than being able to serve the people with virtue, just because he did not have it."
Liu Che had a strange look on his face, and he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart. Ouyang Xuan's words all talked about the weakness in his heart. In order to establish dignity and prestige, he had to fight everywhere, reform the old system, and show his ability. Set up an inner court to hide the helplessness in your heart and cover the eyes of the world. Kill the princes and nobles to establish their authority, and when the treasury is insufficient, Ouyang Xuan has no ability to point gold, so he can only use various excuses to loot the people's wealth and the things of the nobles. It took a long time before he raised his cup and stood up at Yangling, bowed down, and drank it all.
"Your Majesty is now old, arrange the succession, and don't repeat the tragedy of the Qin period. It's a pity that Prince Wei died unjustly at a young age, otherwise His Majesty would definitely reproduce the prosperity of Emperor Wenjing after his death."
"King Xia has the skill to stay in the face, and he can prolong the life and old age of the first emperor. I wonder if I can extend my life? β
"Haha, longevity also has the distress of longevity. Xuan is only a few chance encounters to come here, without him. No one else will return. Come, Your Majesty eats some dishes, all of which are prepared by himself when Xuan Lin comes, and the first emperor likes to make a certain meal."
Liu Che picked up the silver chopsticks handed over by the Yulin guards, ate a few side dishes, and was full of praise. Since Ouyang Xuan rejected his request, he naturally didn't force it, because Ouyang Xuan also said that it was because of the adventure, so he broke off this thought. Ouyang Xuan's words also made him feel too tired to live. While eating, Ouyang Xuan kept using a knife to rip meat for Buick and Guli to eat.
"King Xia's fierce generals are like clouds, I want to know how King Xia got it?"
"They are all orphans of the city, the sons of refugees in the wilderness. After Xuan's one-handed training, he can achieve this, and he will not hide it from His Majesty, and any soldier of Xuan Yulin's personal guard can reach the outstanding general of the Han Court. It's a pity that the Yulin soldiers cultivated by Xuan back then were all lost in the Han Court, and Wang Li was also killed by His Majesty, it's a pity, it's a pity. His talent is enough to reach 100,000 soldiers and horses. Those who could escape with 30,000 soldiers under the Sanshui Pass that day were already supreme generals. The guard general of Sanshui Pass that day is one of Xuanzhong's favorite generals, who can be civil and martial, can govern the army on the horse, and govern the country when he gets off the horse. The ability to lead troops in battle is not under Xuan, and it is an honor to be defeated by the hands of the generals. Where is the killing? As for the Han generals who were defeated at the hands of other generals under Xuan's command, Xuan thought that he was already a rare talent, but the tactics were changeable and the equipment was evolving rapidly, and the Han court was already behind China for more than a thousand years."
"It's too late for me to regret it. Now the Han family leads the army with no generals, and no soldiers are young and strong. Please also ask King Xia for the sake of the first emperor, don't embarrass the Han room."
"This is natural, Xuan has ordered Hong'er to give up the southern Changsha and the original Dongou land, and build the Great Wall with Wuling, Fuzhou, and Oujiang (now Wenzhou) as the boundary."
"My time is short, and I ask King Xia to help him when the Han court is in danger. As for the external danger, I see that except for your Huaxia country, there is no boundless trouble."
"Please rest assured that Your Majesty, in the first emperor's affection, Xuan will also help."
"This is very good, I will give King Xia a gold medal. Communicate with the Han family, help the weak and eliminate the strong, and eradicate the traitors for me, in the words of the current Chinese legend. I will send an edict to the world, and those who hold my gold medal will be present with me in person, and will be equal to the kings. My descendants will obey my destiny."
"Xuan has its own convenient transportation to and from various places, and there is no need to close the stacking of plates."
"In this way, I will seal the Zhongnan Villa and the Zhongnan Palace to the Xia King. Rebuild the Zhongnan Villa as it is, as the place where the Xia King walks".
"So, thank you. It's just that His Majesty is so trusted, Xuan is a little confused."
"I am also used by no one, the ministers have their own arrangements, and the outer prison and the inner ministers, only King Xia is entrusted by me."
"It's okay, Xuan will take the order."
Ouyang Xuan and Liu Che talked happily in the Yangling Xuan Pavilion and talked for a long time, like two old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time, until nightfall. After Ouyang Xuan left a contact information for Liu Che, he quietly left in the woods outside Yangling on a flying saucer. came suddenly, and there was no trace of him, leaving Huo Guang, who had been monitoring Ouyang Xuan's every move, at a loss. Ten days later, Ouyang Xuan, who was in Dawan, received news from the inside line through the Zhongnan Mountain base that Liu Che wanted to see Ouyang Xuan.
Under the ruins of Zhongnan Villa, Ouyang Xuan arranged a table of banquets and entertained Liu Che with great hospitality. During the banquet, Liu Che gave Ouyang Xuan a golden dragon card inlaid with jasper and a silk cloth edict, which read: Ordered by God, I decree to announce to the world, and now give the Emperor of Huaxia, the king of Hanxia Ouyang's Xuan golden dragon card, hold this card and the person who holds the edict is like me to come in person, kill the traitors, help the weak and eliminate the strong, pass the Han family, and be the same as the kings, and I will be the person of the country after a hundred years. Reprimanded the emperor and beheaded the ministers. It is hereby announced to the world, Emperor Che, Yuan Feng (due to the arrival of Ouyang Xuan, the year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has changed, which is different from the original history) on the sixth year of September Wusi.
In 87 BC, Liu Che was seriously ill in distress and ordered the execution of the prince's mother, Mrs. Gouyi. and the sickbed before the Gu Huo Guang, Shangguan Ji, Zhang Tang's son Zhang Anshi and a mysterious Ouyang Xuan. made the important ministers of the Han family panic, and the Han family also turned a new page. ζ©δΈζ₯δΊ??