Chapter 65: Sacrifice to the Taimiao
The two-day period passed in a flash. On this day, Guan Yi led Ehu and An Niang to just come back from shopping outside, Shi Feng hurriedly greeted him, saying that Zhuge Shang sent someone to spread the word, Zhuge Zhan's henchmen sent to Hanzhong had already obtained the joint recital of Jiang Wei and the generals in the army, and brought back the news that Guan Suo was in Wudu.
According to the distance and time, today is indeed the concert that Jiang Wei and the generals in the army can impeach Huang Hao. However, when Guan Yi heard that the third uncle had sent back the news, he was quite surprised. After thinking about it, he squatted down and gently pinched An Niang's little face, and smiled and asked An Niang to play by herself.
An Niang is very well-behaved, although she is dissatisfied with Guan Yi always pinching her little face and nose, but she also knows that she is soft-spoken, so she has no choice but to let it go. Seeing that Engong had something to say now, he nodded his little head busily, smiled and pinched the chrysanthemum cake that Guan Yi had just bought for her at the market, and trotted all the way to the backyard to find Zhou.
"What's the battle situation on the third uncle's side?" Guan Yi smiled and watched An Niang's small figure disappear behind the porch, and then turned his head.
Shi Feng felt sorry in his heart, these days, whether Guan Yi goes out shopping or goes to the North Campus Barracks, he will take this little girl with him, which shows that Guan Yi loves An Niang very much.
"According to Zhuge Zhan's confidants, that day, the general ordered General Hu Lao to lead troops to take down the discernment, and when General Guan led the troops out of Yang'an Pass, Deng Ai had already found out the news, and withdrew along the Konghan Valley overnight and retreated to Longxi, and neither of our two armies had fought with the Wei army."
Guan Yi nodded, the movement of the Wei army was as Jiang Wei expected, and he was even more respectful in his heart, and said with a smile: "Deng Ai retreated to Longxi, I think our army will be able to successfully recover Wudu County!" ”
Shi Feng also smiled and said: "What the young master said is very true! General Hu Lao led a large army along the Western Han River, and then divided his troops to capture the counties of Wudu. According to the Wei army, who was guarding the subordinate, heard that the vanguard was General Fu Yan, where did he dare to fight? Before the arrival of our army's soldiers, the Wei army had already abandoned the defense, and General Hu Lao successfully recovered the Wudu without spending a single soldier, and the vanguard General Fu Tong led the army to cover the Wei army overnight, and took advantage of the Wei army's unstable foothold, and even took the pass......"
Guan Yi exclaimed: "You mean, Sanguan was also captured by our army?" ”
"It's true!" Shi Feng nodded affirmatively and said, "Right now, the general has ordered Liu Zhang to take over from General Fu to guard Sanguan, and increase the army by 3,000 to guard against the Wei army!" ”
"Good! Good! Good! Guan Yi slapped his palms fiercely and was amazed. Sanguan is one of the four famous passes in Guanzhong, located at the west end of the Qinling Mountains and the boundary of Longshan in the upper reaches of the Western Han River, and has always been the throat of Sichuan and Shu into Guanzhong. The soldiers are known as "the north must not disperse the pass is not enough to Tu Bashu, and the south is not enough to pass the pass".
Previously, Sanguan had been occupied by the Wei army, and the Han Dynasty was always facing the threat of the Wei army moving south, which can be described as a fish in the throat and a mang on the back. Today, Sanguan has been captured by the Han army, which is of great significance from a strategic point of view. One is that the danger of Qinling and Longshan is shared by the two countries, and the threat of the Wei army coming from the north is gone; The second is only about 50 miles from Sanguan out of Chencang, and Sanguan has incomparable geographical advantages as the outpost base of the Han army entering Guanzhong. From then on, at the western end of the Qinling Mountains, the Han army would change the decline in the strategic posture and firmly incorporate the old road of Chen Cang into its own attack range. In a word, as long as the Han army is willing, it can move north at any time, attack Chencang, and then enter Guanzhong.
"Although our army successfully recovered Wudu, it ......"
"But what?" Guan Yi was stunned, Deng Ai retreated, the Han army pressed the border, and the Wei army under the distinction has become a lone army, isn't there still an accident?
Shi Feng said softly: "When the Wei army retreated, more than 3,000 people in the city were taken away along with the grain and grass baggage, and what our army recovered was just an empty city!" ”
Guan Yi nodded, although there was a slight heartache, but Wei Jun's actions did not surprise him. In the war at that time, in addition to grain and grass, the source of soldiers was the top priority, and the source of soldiers naturally came from the people, and with the people and population, there was a guarantee of the supply of soldiers. Therefore, plundering the population and wealth of the enemy is one of the purposes of war.
Back then, Zhuge Wuhou's first Northern Expedition led to the defeat of Jieting due to the misuse of horses, and the Han army lost its foothold in Longxi, and the Northern Expedition fell short, so he had no choice but to withdraw his troops overnight and retreat to Hanzhong. Before leaving, Zhuge Wuhou also ordered more than 1,000 households in Xixian County to be moved back to Hanzhong to enrich the population of Hanzhong. Subsequently, Jiang Wei succeeded to the army of the Wei State and competed with the Wei State, and also captured the Wei State many times and then captured its population and returned it to Shu.
Early in the morning of the third day, Guan Yi asked Shi Feng to stay in the mansion and led the Ehu and the eighteen horsemen to the Taimiao. Earlier, Guan Yi received a holy oracle that said very clearly that hundreds of civil and military officials gathered in Taimiao to wait for driving, and when the time came, a sacrifice ceremony would be held.
Taimiao is located in the south of the city, when Guan Yi arrived, there were already some civil and military officials waiting in front of the temple, including Zhuge Zhan and Dong Ju, Guan Yi saw the two, hurriedly dismounted and greeted each other.
After the greetings, Zhuge Zhan laughed softly: "Everything is ready, only Dongfeng Ear is owed!" ”
Guan Yi naturally knew the meaning of Zhuge Zhan's words, smiled and did not answer. Zhuge Zhan, Jiang Wei and others have been planning for a long time, waiting for this day, if nothing happens, Huang Hao will inevitably be in danger this time.
At three o'clock in the morning, the civil and military officials have already arrived, the right military attache class is headed by General Wei Zhuge Zhan, followed by the general Zong Pre of the town army and the general of the auxiliary state, Dong Ju, Guan Yi is almost at the bottom because of his low qualifications. The civil official class on the left is headed by Taichang Zhang Jun, and Shangshu Ling Fan Jian and others are arranged in turn.
In addition, it is the people of the Liu royal family who are in another row. Headed by the crown prince Liu Xuan, all the princes and palaces were present, but only Liu Yong, the king of Ganling, was missing.
Guan Yi sighed secretly in his heart, Liu Yong could neither go to the court to discuss politics, nor could he naturally participate in such a sacrifice ceremony. However, when he saw that Zong Yu had also come to the scene, he was very surprised in his heart, he had already heard that this old general was upright and respectful, and even Emperor Wu Sun Quan was also respected. It's just that in recent years, due to advanced age and illness, most of them are recuperating at home and rarely participate in government politics, but they don't want to see it today.
I was thinking about going to see the prefect after the end of the memorial ceremony, but I heard the sound of drums in my ears, and I looked around, but I saw the flags covering the sky, the swords and guns were like snow, and the heir drove slowly under the embrace of more than 1,000 people.
When Luan drove to the front of the temple, Liu Chan slowly stood up under the support of Huang Hao, and all the civil and military officials immediately bowed to the ground, and said in unison: "The ministers knock to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
Liu Chan's face was solemn, he waved his hand, and said, "Zhongqing is flat!" ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Liu Chan glanced around, saw that all the courtiers of the Ying clan had arrived, he was very satisfied, nodded, walked down Luan, and walked into the Taimiao first, and the children of the royal family and the civil and military officials followed in.
The Taimiao of the Han Dynasty is built by the decree of Emperor Zhaolie after ascending the throne in 221 A.D., divided into two before and after, three halls on the left and the right, after passing the two gates, it is the main hall of the Taimiao, and the hall enshrines the tablets of the first emperors of the Han Dynasty. In the twelfth year of Jianxing (234 AD), after Zhuge Wuhou died of illness in Wuzhangyuan, the heir Liu Chan issued a special decree to enshrine a number of heroes who made great contributions to the Han Dynasty according to the left and right sides of the temple in the left and right halls. Among them, the left hall is represented by Zhuge Wuhou and Pang Tong, Fa Zheng, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Jian Yong, Ma Liang, etc., and more than ten Wenchen are enshrined, and the right hall is represented by Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Chen To, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and Fu Wei, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, etc., and more than ten military generals are enshrined.
Guan Yi's grandfather, Yun Changgong, is the head of the military generals enshrined in the side hall, so since he was a child, he often followed his father Guan Xing to participate in the royal sacrifices in the Taimiao, and he was naturally very familiar with the Taimiao. After the hundred officials entered the second gate, but saw the red walls and green bamboos of the corridors on both sides, and the cypress trees, a trace of melancholy suddenly appeared in his heart.
But this idea is fleeting, if you can't achieve a career in life, what is the difference between it and the walking dead? A good man has ambitions of thousands of miles, and after coming to this era by accident, his life has a new meaning. Taking advantage of this stormy meeting, he did a vigorous career, and only then did he live up to his dignified seven-foot body.
When he was thinking wildly, he only heard Huang Hao's sharp voice in his ears: "The auspicious time has come, and the sacrifice is celebrated!" ”
As soon as the words fell, the horns sounded in unison, and the sound shook the world. In the sound of ritual music, Liu Chan's face was solemn, and after the incense was finished, he immediately took the edict handed by Huang Hao, and slowly recited: "In February of the second year of Yanxing, the heirs of the Han Dynasty led the children of the clan to worship the ancestors of the Taimiao Ancestors. hoe rape and ban violence, edict to beg for selflessness, far-reaching famine, vibrating the sound of the spirit. Hereby, Cao thieves rebelled, raised troops to invade the border, the soldiers and civilians of Liangchuan, the military and the revolution, the corpses pillowed, the white bones were exposed, and the fleas worked diligently at night, and I deeply remembered it. It is the clan of the Son of Heaven, the civil and military ministers, specializing in rank worship, praying for the blessings of the people, hoping for the praise of the spiritual light, and protecting the soldiers and civilians of the two rivers. Su will worship, but hope to learn! ”
Guan Yi listened to the heir's recitation, and secretly sighed in his heart, if the king of a country, if he can really be virtuous, people-oriented, and diligent in political affairs, how can Wei and Wu dare to attack easily? It is precisely because of the lack of morality and politics that the villain is far away from the virtuous ministers that the traitors are arbitrary and disorderly, which caused this disaster.
The edict has been completed, Liu Chan reverted to lead the ministers to perform three bows and nine bows, and let people spread the edict to the world, the edict to the four seas, and appease Li Shu. At this point, the memorial ceremony came to an end.