Volume 10: The Occult Technique
PS: Cousin Liu Yiqing is good at writing and likes to interact with literati, Liu Yu remembers that he said a poem by Tao Yuanming, a literati of this dynasty:
Relatives or remnants of sorrow, others have also sang.
Whether Wang Zhen is evil or Shen Tianzi, no matter what the consequences of their death, mortals will not always take it to heart. The life and death of others, after all, are borne by others themselves, even if they are parents and brothers, the pain is extreme, in fact, they can't share the pain of death for them. Even the deepest pain of those closest to you will be diluted by time. The sun rises and sets, the flowers bloom and fall, the metabolism of personnel, the past and the present, the most important thing for everyone is to live through today.
Heaven and earth are ruthless, how good can people be if they have them?
After Liu Yu went south to Pengcheng, he immediately felt the great excitement brought to the Jianghuai region by the victory of the Northern Expedition.
The officers and men of the Northern Expeditionary Army have become heroes in the eyes of the common people, and their families seem to be taller than others when they walk on the road. If they hear that their relatives are not only well, but also have a position in the army, then they should even more celebrate with wine, looking forward to the day when this glorious child will ride a high-headed horse and return to his hometown. Although the families of the fallen soldiers are in pain, the bereavement is generous, the magistrates come to comfort and commend them, the neighbors help the crops, and the old and young are arranged in the martyrs' camp, which can be regarded as mourning but not sadness. The northern refugees living in Pengcheng, seeing that the Beifu soldiers repeatedly defeated the northern stronghus, the long-dormant dream of returning to their hometown was reactivated, and they hugged outside the palace gate all day long, asking to meet the captain and present the book of all the people. I implore the Captain to train the homeless people and form a new army. Go back to your hometown. The atmosphere is warm and joyful, but it is also overwhelming. In the end, Liu Yu hung out a notice, thanking the fathers and elders for their enthusiasm for loving the country and recovering their homeland, and promised them to form a new army after the beginning of the spring and go to Guanzhong to pass through Qinlong.
The state of combat readiness, announced a year ago, is hereby lifted. Taking the opportunity of rewarding the meritorious soldiers of the Northern Expedition, Liu Yu placed his sons and henchmen in the key prefectures and prefectures. The newly occupied land should shift from the supremacy of the military and the government to the priority of the civil administration, and it is necessary to select and appoint people who have been old and planned for the country to govern it. People who have made small moves in Koto in the past year. It is also necessary to screen out through personnel adjustments, or send them to remote places to do inconsequential errands, or directly dismiss and distribute them to the people, or find a crime and throw them into prison, some of which will be a disaster sooner or later, and they will be secretly done.
This qiē has been disturbed, and the bright and dark affairs are entangled in the body, and it is even more tiring than in the Northern Expeditionary Army, although the big housekeeper Xu Xianzhi is also shrewd and capable, but he is still half a beat slower than his predecessor Liu Muzhi. Inevitably, Liu Yu was anxious to do it himself. In addition, from north to south, the boat was tired, and Liu Yu contracted a cold in Pengcheng and lay down for several days. Fortunately, he is strong. The medicine stone came, the disease receded, and the spirit slowly filled. Right now. Bad news from Chang'an's secret envoy:
Shen Tianzi killed Wang Zhenwei and was executed himself!
The bad news was like a giant tree that hit a bell. Knock the newly healed person back to the sickbed at once.
Wang and Shen are not in harmony, he knows this. In his heart, he also enjoyed this kind of check and balance between his subordinates, but he never thought that the two would be in trouble to the point of ending up together. Leaving Shen Tianzi in Guanzhong and releasing two tigers in one mountain now seems to be a bane in itself, and his failure to resolutely suppress Shen Tianzi's already exposed grievances is equivalent to filling in the soil, fertilizing, and watering this bane. Thinking of the deployment before leaving Guanzhong, he regretted that he should not have left room for Shen Tianzi to fantasize.
Thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one general is hard to find, and the victorious generals like Wang Zhenwei and Shen Tianzi who are in charge are even more rare in a century, and now they are both destroyed, Liu Yu's heart is uncontrollable.
Both of them are generals, their cronies are all over the army, their protégés and old officials are intertwined, they are dead, and the feud between the two factions has just begun.
The two are southerners and northerners respectively, and no matter what Shen Tianzi's motives are, killing Wang Zhenxi, who is loved by the Guanzhong people, will be regarded by the natives as a manifestation of the hostility of the southerners. If the water does not exist, the fish will be attached? The next step of the Northern Expeditionary Army is not to say that it will continue to develop, that is, to protect Chang'an, it seems that it will be difficult to get the intimate support of the people.
Wang Zhen died evilly, and Chang'an appointed the champion general Mao Xiuzhi as Anxi Sima. This person is brave in battle, but he lacks wisdom and strategy, and he must not control the overall situation better than Wang Zhenevil, and Liu Yizhen has one less capable minister who can be trusted. Previously, Wang Zhen was the main martial artist, Wang Xiu was the main text, and the two cooperated tacitly, and the righteous and true ruling was important, which could ensure that there were no mistakes. Now that Mao Xiuzhi has taken over, Wufu is in power, he has more fortitude than enough concessions, and he may not be able to work together with Wang Xiu, and the balance of power around Yizhen has also been broken, and it is difficult to guarantee that nothing will happen in the next step.
After thinking about it for a while, he turned to his side, and had a headache about how to explain this matter to the government and the opposition officials and people.
This touched another pain point in my heart.
Liu Muzhi.
If Liu Muzhi is still there, how can there be anything that gives Liu Yu a headache!
Now the bed collapse often comes and goes, all of them are carefully served, full of smiles, pretending to be sad, at a loss, no one of the stones on the river beach can be used to press the vegetable jar, not only sighing: thousands of slaves, few talents like stars!
At this time, Ding Yi came in and asked Zhang Shao, the advisor of the Chinese army, to see him.
Liu Yu's eyes lit up.
How did you forget him!
Among the younger generations, this person is the most edifying. Good experience, given time, it will be another Liu Muzhi.
After Zhang Shaoyu finished the errand he had just done, he could leave, but he stood still. Liu Yu said, do you have anything else to say? Zhang Shao hesitated a little and said that I had something to say, but I didn't know whether to say it or not. Liu Yu said that if you don't know, it means that you have no bottom in your heart, why do you say it if you don't have a bottom. Zhang Shao said that there are some bottomless things that can be done, why can't you say it?
Liu Yu smiled, waved his hand to send everyone around him out, and then looked at Zhang Shao, which means that you can let go now.
Zhang Shao shook his head to the ground:
"Is Taiwei annoying that Wang and Shen Er will kill each other?"
Will I be upset by what has already happened?
I mean, the captain is bothered by this, and it's hard to convince the public.
Liu Yu motioned to Zhang Shao to help him sit up, pulled him to sit on the edge of the bed, and patted the back of his hand:
"You're getting to the point. Both of them. It's all my favorite. When I left Guanzhong, I entrusted them with important tasks. I hoped that the two strong would be assisted, one inside and one outside. can guarantee that righteousness is really worry-free, who would have expected that the infighting would reach such a tragic point. Speaking of this matter outside, I want to say that I Liu Jinu has made a mistake in employing people, and even intends to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. ”
Speaking of this, I didn't realize that my right hand touched my cheek, as if I could hide my weakness.
In fact, when Zhang Shao learned about the personnel arrangements in Guanzhong, he had already discussed it with his friends, thinking that Guanzhong was full of fierce generals and did not designate an autocratic commander, so he would not be able to command it. If it is heavier, there will be fire and merge; Although Liu Yizhen's official position is heavy, after all, he is a son of a yellow mouth, and he can't control the situation. Later, it turned out to be a prophecy.
But we must not continue along this line of thought now. must be inserted to the end to relieve Liu Yu's heart disease:
"The captain is too worried. If someone really said that Taiwei acquiesced to the internal fighting of the main general of Guanzhong, it was also a stupid man and a fool who thought he was smart afterwards. Guanzhong is newly surrendered, people's hearts can be left and right, and there is actually only one Taiwei who can really subdue Huayi. The lieutenant left, leaving his young son alone in Chang'an. Giving anyone too much power may lead them to support their own troops and not listen to Jiangdong's remote control. Only in this way is the best strategy. There is nothing more than the division of power among the people, and mutual checks and balances. The dispute between Wang and Shen does not prove that there is a problem with Taiwei's strategy. It can only prove that General Shen's character is deficient, and General Wang is careless. Respond to mistakes. Otherwise, there are dozens of generals in Guanzhong, why is it just Shen Tianzi who came out? ”
Liu Yu actually knew that Zhang Shao's rhetoric was specious. It is impossible to really clean Liu Yu's negligence and arrangement, but he understands Zhang Shao's intentions and knows that he is truly relieved, and his gratitude is beyond words, so he can only pat Zhang Shao's back and say yes again and again.
Zhang Shao was infected by Liu Yu's rare heat, and he didn't know what to say. After a long time, Liu Yu sighed, and his gaze dimmed again:
"Even if Shen Tianzi has a lack of character, but as his boss, I promoted him all the way and left him in Guanzhong, so I have no way to use people. It is good for a person like him to be used to open up and kill, but it is difficult for him to be obedient and obedient under the command of others. ”
Zhang Shao waved his hand:
"I understand the pain of the captain. But then again, the world must be pacified after all, and it is impossible to fight and kill forever. General Shen is certainly a fierce general, but as a general, he must not only be good at enterprising, but also good at keeping it; We must not only be good at being independent, but also good at sincere unity. The lieutenant left him in Guanzhong and gave him important responsibilities, so he should obey the command and respect the superiors. Sooner or later, he will also command the generals and be the commander of the army, and if the troops are not convinced, how should he feel? If everyone despises the upper peak and does their own thing on the grounds of their own ability, then wouldn't the world be in chaos, the army will not be an army, and the country will not be like a country? Taiwei's original intention was to fulfill him, but he didn't cherish it, let down Taiwei, and bring about his own destruction, how could a truly insightful person be like a husband and a woman, and spend the belly of Taiwei with the heart of a villain? ”
Liu Yu couldn't help laughing:
"Zhang Shao, Zhang Shao, I don't think you have to mix in the army!"
Zhang Shao was stunned, not knowing which tendon Liu Yu had touched wrong.
Liu Yu picked up the quilt and wiped the sweat on his forehead:
"Your three-inch tongue is stronger than a doctor's prescription, and it can make me sweat! I think you might as well go to the streets of Jiankang to open a consultation, without medicine, without diagnosing the pulse, just rely on talking to treat people, and keep you to become a rich man quickly! ”
Zhang Shao couldn't help laughing:
"Taiwei's reputation is enough to show that Zhang Shao raps, and Zhang Shao should be careful and self-disciplined."
Liu Yu said that I understand your hard work, let's be honest, now the headache is that I need to give everyone an explanation, otherwise two generals will die at once, if I, the captain, can't say that I am ugly, the discussion will inevitably boil, and I can't stand the villain taking the opportunity to make waves.
Zhang Shao suddenly understood Liu Yu's real distress, and at the same time felt that he was too low-level and shallow when he was smart just now.
Liu Yu's considerations have long been promoted from the army to the court.
It doesn't really matter what your own people think, what matters is what your political enemies think.
Now that the Great Jin Dynasty is up and down, people who have no athlete's foot can judge what Liu Yu is going to do next with their left foot. While he was still on the way to the Northern Expedition, he had already sent people to imply that the imperial court had elevated his title to Duke of Song, and unambiguously expressed his eagerness for Jiuxi. The court really wanted to give it, but he didn't want it. At first, the Sima family was confused, but later they understood that the prince was actually too young. The court is doing favors anyway, so why not be generous. Directly named him the King of Song? The emperor suddenly realized that he quickly issued a decree to canonize Liu Yu as the king of Song. But the latter is still repeatedly refused. Clear-eyed people have already seen that Liu Yu is using this method to rub the royal family and test his energy to control the government. After returning from the Northern Expedition, the army did not arrive in Jiankang and was stationed in Pengcheng, but Liu Yu controlled the situation remotely. The heroes of the Northern Expedition have occupied important positions and important responsibilities in the central area, this Great Jin Dynasty, except for the Jin character on the banner. In fact, the surname is already Liu, and the Sima family is like a maid taking the key - the master is not in charge.
But strength can only be exchanged for oral administration, and may not be able to win convincing. The world is bustling, and justice is still there after all. If a person wants to rule the world, it is not only necessary to be able to fight, but also to see whether virtue is heavy enough to suppress the big ship of Jiangshan Sheji. And the so-called virtue of the monarch is not that he is omnipotent, he knows astronomy and geography. Before and after each knows five hundred years, but you can put the right people in the right position, the prime minister Xie takes care of yin and yang, and the captain is the governor of military affairs. The imperial historian pickets hundreds of bureaucrats, the three armies are killed, and the people return to their hearts. There is no maladministration at the top, and there is no anger at the bottom. The whole country is strong and gentle, and the world is harmonious and rich.
Vertical arch and rule. It is because he does not look at people and makes the best use of his talents.
But if a person can't even use the people of his own small group well, and he can handle it by himself, and as soon as he turns around, he will fight in the same room, bloody and bloody, who will believe that he can take care of a bigger family business?
However, the image that Liu Yu needs to establish most at this time is not a handsome man in troubled times, but a capable minister who governs the world, and then a peaceful and bright monarch. If the cause of the tragedy in Guanzhong cannot be placed on a scapegoat, he can only be allowed to be despised for his mastership.
If there is no talent for domination, how can we control the imperial power?
Liu Yu looked at Zhang Shao in a daze, and took the letter from Guanzhong from the pillow:
"This is Wang Xiu's main pen, the reason why Yizhen told me, can you take a look at their statement?"
Zhang Shao was originally a person with ten lines at a glance, but at this moment, he read it three times in a row, and he could almost memorize it. This letter, at first glance, was painstakingly taken out and took out a draft without knowing how many times it took to get it. The gist of it is three major pieces. The first piece sang Wang Zhen's evil hymn, saying how he was loyal to the lieutenant and diligent in military affairs. The second denounced Shen Tianzi, saying how he disobeyed military orders, disrespected his superiors, and plotted to kill the chief officer. The third piece is Liu Yizhen and Wang Xiu's self-reflection and pleading guilty to Taiwei.
Zhang Shao carefully put the letter next to Liu Yu's pillow, stood up and walked back and forth in the room twice, then turned around and bowed to Liu Yu:
"Taiwei continues to recuperate, Zhang Shao farewell!"
Liu Yu was stunned:
"I didn't tell you to go, did I?"
Zhang Shao said that I would go and draft a manuscript and read it to the Taiwei later.
Liu Yu nodded very happily and said Then I will sleep, and when I wake up, I guess you will have written.
Most of the heart disease is gone, and I slept very deeply this night.
In a trance, I arrived at a city, the city gate was closed, and the word Chang'an was on the plaque. There is a flag on the tower with the word "Qin" written on it. He wondered: Isn't Yao Qin already destroyed? Who is so bold and dares to plant their flag. Then there was a man around fifty years old, who walked out slowly, as if he knew his thoughts, and said that this Qin was not Yao Qin, but Fu Qin's Qin. Liu Yu sneered and said Are you a conjuring spirit? The people who destroyed Fu Qin were all wiped out by me, how can there be half a hair of Fu Qin in this world? Don't pretend to be a fool here! That person said that you are a little junior, is it worth my deception? I'm not pretending to be a ghost, I'm a ghost! I am Wang Meng, the prime minister of Great Qin, and Chang'an is where my mansion is located. Liu Yu took a closer look and felt that he seemed to be a bit like Wang Zhenevil, maybe it was really Wang Zhenevil's grandfather Wang Meng. Suspicious, the man who called himself Wang Meng beckoned, and a small child walked over. He took Wang Meng's hand and said Taiwei, don't doubt it, this is my grandfather. Liu Yu was even more confused, looking at himself, he was already in his fifties, and then looking at Wang Meng, he was also in his fifties, Wang Zhenwei was only in his teens, it was obvious that he was in the Fu Qin era, but he called himself Taiwei, so where am I? is confused, Wang Meng said You are a person, it seems that only the people who are partial to peace are difficult to unify Huayi! Liu Yu was full of disgust: Why do you say that, I don't know that I can't sweep the north and the south and build a great empire that surpasses the Qin and Han dynasties and is powerful. Wang Meng smiled: At best, you will be powerful for thousands of miles, and in the end, you will not be able to govern Jianghuai. How big a person's heart is, how big his empire is, you have this kind of mind, even my grandson can't tolerate a good minister who serves the country wholeheartedly, how can it be possible to return to the sea and tolerate all the people? Liu Yu said that the suppression of evil is very important to me. He is my favorite general, the first hero to destroy Yao Qin. Hear this. The child Wang Zhenwei suddenly became the prime-aged Wang Zhenevil, and he raised his hand to take off his head. Throw it in front of Liu Yuma. The eyes on the head were originally closed, but they suddenly opened at this moment, and said through the blood stains on their faces, are you reusing me like this, and repaying the first hero like this? Liu Yu's horse was suddenly frightened, and raised its front hooves with a long neigh, knocking him to the ground. In the midst of the panic, someone picked him up and ran until he reached a seemingly airtight house made of wood on the roof floor and four walls. Take a closer look. It was Shen Tianzi who saved himself. He came back to his senses and said Tianzi, why do you want to harm Wang Zhen. Shen Tianzi spread his hands very innocently: Didn't you teach me to kill? Liu Yu said you are nonsense, why did I ask you to kill him! Shen Tianzi smiled weirdly, sat against the wooden wall, spread his legs, and spread his hands on his knees: Have you forgotten what you said? You said that the tiger is difficult to defeat the group of foxes, isn't it just that you are worried that Wang Zhen's evil will be difficult to control? I have a big trouble for you, why do you blame me in turn. People say that you want to be the emperor, why don't you be, we will accompany the king like a tiger. Never mind. Words are not speculative, you go! Liu Yu was angry and wanted to leave, but found that there was no door in this room. I couldn't help but mutter, what a broken house, not even doors and windows! Shen Tianzi said this is my coffin! Liu Yu turned around in fright. It was found that Shen Tianzi was already lying on the ground, his head rolling to the side of his body, and his whole body began to rot.
His soul was gone. Scream.
The people on the side of the bed gathered around and shouted that the captain was awake. Wake up, Captain!
What a terrible nightmare.
This shock, sweating profusely. I wiped my face with a hot towel, but it was much more refreshing. Looking back at the dream, I realized that I was actually ashamed of Wang Zhen and Shen Tianzi in my heart. If it weren't for his attitude, this tragedy could actually be wiped out.
Thinking of the two young people in the army, they have been following themselves, with great achievements and indomitable, and now they are both ghosts, their voices and smiles can only be recalled, and their talents and courage can no longer be used, so they can't help but hurt their liver and lungs, and cry loudly.
After calming down, he asked someone to draft an edict on behalf of the imperial court, and posthumously named Wang Zhenwei as General Zuo and Qingzhou Assassin History. Wang Zhen's evil ancestral home is Qingzhou, so he should return to his hometown in the dark.
Dictate a letter to Shen Linzi, telling him that he would never be connected at this time, and told him to continue to be a good official and take good care of Shen Tianzi's children, among whom those who are talented can be recommended.
After drinking the medicine, he meditated for a while, and sent someone to invite Zhang Shao. The latter had already finished writing and was flipping through a sheet music, when he heard that Liu Yu woke up and came over with the manuscript.
After Zhang Shao finished reading it, Liu Yu had a long aftertaste and said that you read it again.
After reading it again, Liu Yu said that it was very good, so it was sent out, and it was only posted in Jiangdong, and it didn't have to be transmitted to Guanzhong.
Zhang Shao wrote a book of merits, which was divided into two lines to reproduce in detail how Wang Zhenwei and Shen Tianzi echoed north and south to jointly defeat Yao Qin. How to guard the pass according to the deployment of the captain. Looking at this part, anyone will feel that these two people have never contradicted each other, and there is no jealousy of them. After that, he turned his pen around, saying that Shen Tianzi had won a great victory, killed many Qiang people, and the Qiang people did everything possible to harm them. Since leaving Chang'an and leaving the north of the town, the temperament of the Si people has changed greatly, they do not kiss the subordinates, do not ask about military affairs, do not straddle the saddle horse, do not operate soldiers, shut themselves up in the government for several months, indulge in alcoholic women, and even have a depressed heart and a haggard physique. He has always been brave and good at fighting, and has won more with less many times, but this time he is unusual, retreating before fighting, and cowardly and fearing the enemy. Taiwei was shocked when he heard this, and was about to send someone to escort him back to Jiangdong to recuperate, but unexpectedly, he suddenly went berserk, went crazy and out of control, and unexpectedly killed General Wang Zhen, who came to supervise the battle. Yizhen's assassination history was handled well, and Shen Tianzi was captured and killed in time, and Guanzhong was as stable as Mount Tai.
Most of these statements are in line with the truth, especially the context of Shen Tianzi's personality change, which is exactly a point that Liu Yizhen's side and Liu Yu's side ignore. Insiders know that Shen Tianzi is by no means killing people in a state of madness, on the contrary, he is very calm and planned. But no one can deny that Shen Tianzi did change people after the success of the Northern Expedition. Zhang Shao's cleverness is that he foreshadows the problem of mental changes enough, so that in the eyes of outsiders, a depressed and manic person killing his boss who puts pressure on him is no longer a conspiracy, but more like a sudden misfortune, and the perpetrator himself is also a victim of mental demons. Of course, this also makes Liu Yu's responsibility clear, as the commander, his deployment in Guanzhong is impeccable, but after he leaves, his love will go crazy. This is no longer a human being, it is the way of heaven.
Liu Yu repeatedly recited the sentence "Suddenly crazy and easy, dying loyalty", and secretly admired Zhang Shao's scheming. Such a person knows how to think about his boss, and he can also come up with a way, look around, it is rare, not only to use it himself, but also to leave it for his son. After thinking about it, he just sent Liu Yilong to be the governor of Jing, Yi, Ning, Yong, Liang, Qin Liuzhou Zhujun, Xizhong Lang General, Jingzhou Assassin History, his subordinates need to be equipped with competent manpower, this Zhang Shao, go to be his Sima, and lead Nanjun to get along.
Of course, you can't tell Zhang Shao directly, and wait for the will to come down, let him surprise him.
Sent Zhang Shao away, put on a fox fur, and walked around the court.
In the early spring in the south, the water is no longer cold, and there are seven or eight mallard ducks in the pool, and their upper bodies are not moving, but the flippers under the surface of the water are busy.
The staff who had accompanied him just now was busy in the next room, and a group of people laughed when someone said something. Maybe someone saw Liu Yu in the courtyard and warned his colleagues, and the laughter was suddenly suppressed.
Cousin Liu Yiqing is good at writing and likes to interact with literati, Liu Yu remembers that he said a poem by Tao Yuanming, a literati of this dynasty:
Relatives or remnants of sorrow, others have also sang.
Whether Wang Zhen is evil or Shen Tianzi, no matter what the consequences of their death, mortals will not always take it to heart. The life and death of others, after all, are borne by others themselves, even if they are parents and brothers, the pain is extreme, in fact, they can't share the pain of death for them. Even the deepest pain of those closest to you will be diluted by time. The sun rises and sets, the flowers bloom and fall, the metabolism of personnel, the past and the present, the most important thing for everyone is to live through today.
Heaven and earth are ruthless, how good can people be if they have them? (To be continued......)