Chapter 46: See the Eclipse Again
"Since ancient times, the pre-emptive system cannot be violated, and those who violate it are evil. His Majesty rewarded the generals in this way, and the power in the army was monopolized. It is contrary to the preemptive general's refusal to take charge of the army, and I am afraid that it will endanger our Han family. to the detriment of His Majesty".
"What Saihou said is that the world changes, and when it changes, it changes. When the ancient rites were in the distant past, they are now populated and have abundant food. and the land of the Xiongnu was newly obtained, and the land was wider than that of Emperor Gao. If you can't lead your troops, you can't be fickle. Hu Hou's loyalty can be seen by everyone, and this anti-chaos has contributed to it. Saihou was overwhelmed. Stand down."
Only then did Ouyang Xuan remember that he was a loyal person. He is not unreasonable, Liu Qi's argument is also a last resort, and now the reality is there, the entire Gyeonggi region is under the control of Ouyang Xuan, and Liu Qi can be overthrown at any time.
The third edict was a reward, and Ouyang Xuan's edict was changed to Xiahou. On the basis of the original fiefdom, the Hetao area, the eastern land of the Xiongnu desert and the territory of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King were added, and all the generals and schools who went on this expedition were rewarded.
When the dynasty was dispersed, Zhi Budo walked directly to Ouyang Xuan, and bowed his hand and said: "Congratulations to Xiahou, it's just that the official is puzzled, what does it mean that the tens of thousands of troops led by the prince are stationed in Gyeonggi?" ”
Ouyang Xuan smiled very sincerely, "If this is said to be for the safety of a certain industry and family, Saihou is credible?" ”。“ Why don't the lower officials believe it, after all, the one whose homeland was destroyed is the prince." "Haha, whether you believe it or not, a certain is there, welcome Saihou to the mansion to taste tea at any time, and a certain sofa is welcome."
In history, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty did dismiss a number of princes and other officials in a big way this year, as for the reason, there is no record in all the historical books, and a ban on alcohol was issued, as for why it is also a mystery. History had already changed when Ouyang Xuan arrived, but the time of heaven would not change because of Ouyang Xuan's Dao.
Back in the fiefdom, just a few days of comfortable days, the sun in September was warm and comfortable, Ouyang Xuan in addition to attending classes, training, teaching Liu Hui and his master father Yan to play the piano every day, is to participate in the scientific research of craftsmen. Then he went to the hospital to sit in the clinic and teach the concubine to recite medical skills.
On this day, I was drinking tea with Liu Hui in the pavilion and chatting about the scenery outside the pavilion. When he inadvertently looked at the pea field in the mansion field, the locusts and branches of light that were beating on it aroused Ouyang Xuan's curiosity. When I got up and went to the field, all that was left of the surrounding grass and trees was thin stems, and the few leaves were lying on the brown and green locusts that were gnawing. "There have been a lot of these insects since the beginning of the month, and now there are a few fewer in autumn." Liu Hui was behind him, holding a tea bowl, and said unhurriedly. "There are so many locusts in the fields?" I heard Nie Gong's words that there are all in Gyeonggi, because the autumn grain has been completed, and it has not become a disaster." "There will be no disaster this autumn, the eggs will sink into the soil, and this winter will be like a lack of water in the ground, and next summer will be a disaster. The autumn locust plague is due to the summer drought, so I went to find Nie Gong."
At dinner time, Nie Ping came in a hurry. "What is the lord looking for?" There are locusts this autumn, can Nie Gong know? ”。
"Well, Guanzhong and Zhongxia (Hetao area) have heavier locusts this autumn. There is no winter grass available in the mid-summer pastures, and the Xiongnu herdsmen are worried about this matter."
"Xuan has a strategy, and Nie Gong can refer to it. First, do not touch the grass beach on the bank of the Yellow River, if there is no grass cover, locust eggs are easy to grow, and the locusts will be heavier in next summer. Second, drinking water irrigates the land and irrigates the grassland, especially in the desolate places where the grass is desolate. Third, cattle and sheep grass grain can be temporarily provided by Zuoxia and Houxia (the territory of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King) and transported to Zhongxia. All the cultivated bare land in the fiefdom is irrigated with water before winter, which is the top priority, and Nie Gong needs to be cautious, and the money and grain will be supported by the government."
"In this way, it is cumbersome at any time, and it can also solve the urgent need, but I don't know what it is to drink water to irrigate the ground in autumn and winter?"
"Haha, I don't know. The locust eggs multiply, and the earth and water are plentiful, and the dead are many. The grass is covered with grass, and the eggs are not born. In addition, all the people in the fiefdom were ordered to raise more chickens and ducks and put them in the fields, which were already locusts next summer. If you can't afford to buy poultry, the government will pay for the purchase of grain, and raise it, the more the better."
"Oh. In this way, so-and-so will do it". "There is Lao Nie Gong, and there is * Lao. When the son arrives, he can be idle and take care of his old age."
"Thanks to the love of the prince and the marquis, a person who is strong and healthy is still middle-aged. * It doesn't hurt to work, but you have to do what you can, and you have to be content."
"When the money and grain are prosperous, buy some good horses with Dawan and Yue's and raise them in the land of mid-summer. for the use of the army of Wei Xia".
"Hire, it has already been done, and now there are still 10,000 good horses in the Guanzhong fiefdom, which are being sent to the homes of herdsmen in Zhongxia for stocking and breeding."
"Now the situation is unstable, bring some guards and your side when you go out. I am afraid that the remnants of King Liang will be assassinated."
"Changshi has sent someone to be in charge of a certain safety matter. The prince must work hard".
It is the end of September, and various measures have been implemented one after another. Regarding the locust plague, Ouyang Xuan directly asked the big farmer Lingzhi to explain the causal relationship between the autumn locust and the way, and provided the preventive measures he proposed. In the end, he is still a loyal person, and he immediately went up and began to implement it. The land of Guanzhong is full of villagers carrying water to water the land, and the scene is very grand. The cow and horse-drawn pumping machine provided by Ouyang Xuan's workshop is now very popular, and the craftsmen have to work overtime overnight to catch up with the production, and naturally the money and grain are doubled.
On this day, in the evening, Ouyang Xuan took Liu Hui and led the white wolf brothers and sisters to take a walk in the corridor of the mansion, which is a must-do every day, as long as it is not an expedition, Ouyang Xuan has been ruined in the past six years and took Liu Hui to take a walk and the courtyard in the evening, feeling the warmth and romance of this era. What the future generations can't give, this era is all made up, while walking to appreciate the beauty of the unpolluted dusk, telling about the customs of the mountains and rivers around the country, and telling some jokes from time to time, laughing so that Liu Hui's flowers tremble, and the white wolf brothers and sisters also occasionally join in the fun and howl in two voices, and even smile back with Liu Hui's teeth. The night was still so beautiful, although it was snowing, there was no snow to be seen, the red fiery clouds were gradually dimming, the starlight was getting stronger, and the surroundings were shrouded in darkness. The servants were busy filling the lamps and lighting the lamps of the mansion, and the faint light vividly expressed the quiet mood of the cloister. The evening breeze was getting colder, Ouyang Xuan took off his outer opening and put it on for Liu Hui, and Buick and Gu Li walked towards the warm pavilion with square steps in front of them. The servants have already burned the pavilion warmly, and the floor-to-ceiling glass made of quenching technology surrounds the pavilion in winter, forming a closed and warm environment, with a hearth underneath for heating.
The servant lit an oil lamp, which was much brighter than the surrounding area, and made a pot of tea, where the husband and wife drank tea and looked up at the starry sky. Liu Hui would ask for the names of some stars from time to time, and Ouyang Xuan was drinking tea, looking up at the Milky Way, telling the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. Bick and Guli couldn't stand the heat in the warm pavilion, and had already run outside to play with the servants and children.
"Husband, look at that star over there, it seems like it has never been before." Ouyang Xuan looked in the direction of Liu Hui's finger, and on the northwest margin, there was a very bright star, the brightness was the same as the moon, or even brighter than the moon. It was round and the size of a fist, and Ouyang Xuan hurriedly ordered someone to get a telescope, and after magnifying it, it could be seen that it was a saucer-shaped object. Hovering there, glowing with a pale blue light, calculated by trigonometric functions, it is about two or three thousand miles. "This should be a visitor from outside the world, no other." "And what do they look like?" I don't know this husband, but I know the shape of this thing, and I will understand it by looking through this clairvoyant." Liu Hui took the binoculars, followed Ouyang Xuan's example, looked at the starry sky, and let out a sigh of admiration from time to time. Only then did Ouyang Xuan remember that the power used in this flying saucer was extremely similar to the gold and blue stones he had gotten, could it be that they were also using hail energy? Thinking of this, I remembered the fluorescent meteorite that had been buried in the courtyard by Nie Ping last year. Quickly asked the servants to find Nie Ping and find the place where the meteorite was buried, the surrounding grass and trees were extremely luxuriant, tall, and the ground temperature was obviously higher. When the meteorite was dug up, under the night light, the two brown meteorites glowed with a dark blue fluorescence. Let the servants avoid it, draw out the meteoric iron sword, carefully chop, peel off the outer layers one by one, and inside is a dark golden stone with a blue light, the surrounding area is as bright as the morning, and the same is true of the other piece, the two pieces together weigh five hundred catties. "Where did this thing come from?" When the caravan passed through the Qiang Snow Mountain, the Qiang people exchanged this stone that had just fallen from the sky for caravan iron and porcelain, and transported it back to the mansion from Tianshui County." "Reward the caravan, this thing will be of great use to the sky." In fact, what Ouyang Xuan was thinking about was whether today's flying saucer was here to find this thing, and the color of these two golden stones was darker than what he had obtained before. Warm, not as strong as the stone sent by the Murowei people, the color is warm, not as thief as the stone, and it is very similar to the dark blue light that he saw in the five-dimensional space. After being wrapped in a lead box, they were put in the storeroom and placed together with the original stones.
When I came back, I picked up the telescope and looked at the "star" again, and the blue light emitted was very similar to that that I had just dug up, the blue was very thick, but it was very warm. Liu Hui was very bored with this kind of boring thing, and always pulled Ouyang Xuan's arm to go back. Ouyang Xuan still couldn't help it, so he had to follow back to the bedroom. On the way back, Ouyang Xuan noticed that the star was obviously moving in his direction, moving very fast.
When he got up very late the next morning, Ouyang Xuan felt a little strange, the servants and guards were all wearing red and hanging colors, running back and forth nervously. When he came to the side room, a servant had already prepared toiletries, and while serving Ouyang Xuan to wash, he said: "The prince just got up and didn't know something, the hour and time, the sun was eclipsed, and the palace ordered not to disturb the prince's rest, so he didn't tell him." "Oh? When? ”。“ Back to the prince, it is now two o'clock on the head". "Well, don't disturb Madame. If you want to go to the palace, go and prepare the horse quickly." "No!"
The process of the solar eclipse Ouyang Xuan is already very familiar, and he is familiar with the road. This solar eclipse came at this time, which made Ouyang Xuan a little troubled, and it was another war of words. I killed hundreds of Confucian students last time, what will be waiting for me this time? Last night a star came from the northwest, and today there is a solar eclipse, and according to the celestial signs, they are all directed at themselves. How to deal with it, Ouyang Xuan didn't pay attention at all, too much killing can't seal Youyou's mouth. Came to the front hall of Weiyang Palace in a daze, Zhang Jianlang swore that he was already standing at the door with a sword, and when he saw Ouyang Xuan coming, he hurriedly saluted and let go of the main seat on the left. Ouyang Xuan stood with his sword in his hand, looking at the soldiers running along the palace, his thoughts were also flying. What exactly do the celestial phenomena suggest? Today's solar eclipse appears to be a total solar eclipse. Ouyang Xuan also silently thought about countermeasures to deal with public opinion in his heart, turned to Lang and swore to Lang: "Order the Yulin Army, block all parts of Chang'an, implement a curfew, and leave the house without care." Especially in the North Palace and Changle Palace, no one is allowed to approach, and those who violate it will be beheaded." All Ouyang Xuan can think of now is this, he doesn't know what the future will be like, but he used his military power to seal the few people who can benefit the most from this to prevent others from colluding with him. Ouyang Xuan stood at the door, quietly waiting for the unknown storm to come, and Lang Xuan had already received the order to transfer troops to carry out the order.
Note: This is the end of this volume, and we are about to start a new chapter, a new chapter in history, and a chapter of leapfrog development. There have been many records in the history books about the solar eclipse of the Jingdi period, especially the Jingdi Zhongyuan period, which had a solar eclipse for three consecutive years.