PS: I want to think about it back then, Jin Ge Iron Horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger

Chapter 55 of the second volume

In the winter of the year when the Northern Expeditionary Army was wiped out, a comet departed from the constellation Tianjin, invaded the constellation Taiwei, swept past the Big Dipper, and lingered in the constellation Ziwei. This strange celestial phenomenon unnerved the Wei lord Tuoba Hei, and he summoned Confucian scholars and warlocks and asked them if they had failed to govern the country himself. Everyone recommended Cui Hao to explain, and the latter said that there was only one explanation:

Liu Yu is about to usurp the throne.

Naturally, this comet also swept over the night sky of Koto. Under the night sky, Liu Yu pondered how to assassinate in accordance with the will of heaven. He heard a proverb that said, "There are still two emperors after Changming." The emperor at this time was Sima Changming, if the prophecy is true, that is, after Sima Changming, there were two emperors in the Jin Dynasty. It is the will of God, and I can't help but be in awe, but Liu Yu is fifty-six years old at this time, and I am afraid that I can't wait for the day when it will come to fruition. Providence cannot be disobeyed, but it may as well be accelerated.

Sima Changming was strangled to death by waiting for an opportunity.

He was succeeded by Sima Dewen, the king of Langya.

In July of the following year, Liu Yu entered the king of Song from the Duke of Song. At this point, the Jin Dynasty had no sweetness to wipe his lips. By the end of the year, the imperial court finally knew what to do, and announced that Liu Yu's mother had been promoted from the princess to the queen mother, and the son Liu Yifu had been promoted to the crown prince.

When Sima Dewen's emperor did it for a year and a half, he was finally forced by both inside and outside to give up the throne and make concessions.

Liu Yu called the emperor to build the Song Dynasty, the Jin Gong Emperor Sima Dewen, according to the precedent of the Jin Dynasty by the Zen in Cao Wei, reduced to the king of Lingling, lived in Moling County, did not leave the house, there was a champion general Liu Zunkao led the army outside the door to "protect", and was later covered to death by the guards with quilts.

The Song Dynasty was established and rectified. Among all the titles of the Jin Dynasty, only the five dukes of Shixing, Luling, Shi'an, Changsha and Kangle were retained. It is used to worship Wang Dao, Xie An, Wen Qiao, Tao Kan and Xie Xuan, these are all characters that Liu Yu reveres and has a good reputation in the world. Whoever becomes the emperor cannot but worship it. In the first dynasty, he was mixed with Liu Yu Tiexin, and he could retain the title, and the rest of the people instantly changed from nobles to commoners.

All of this, for Guo Xu, is like the traffic outside the blacksmith shop, coming and going every day, turning a blind eye and turning a deaf ear.

But before Liu Yu's enthronement ceremony, a eunuch came to the palace. Bring Guo Xu and Xiaoqiao a full set of dresses and ask them to attend the ceremony. The eunuch passed Liu Yu's original words: Guo Xu was the hero who followed me on the Northern Expedition to take Chang'an, and escorted Liu Yizhen back to Jiangdong when it was difficult to subvert.

Guo Xu suffered from insomnia for the first time in his life. He vividly remembers every moment of the rise and fall of the Northern Expedition. For more than a year, he sweated and hammered, trying to forget the faces of the brethren in the clink, but only in the dead of night. When he is idle, when he is asleep, they will come up clearly. Looking back, you can see it better. gradually realized that the Northern Expedition itself was not for some grandiose expulsion of Yidi, the restoration of China, the return of the old capital, and the revitalization of the Great Jin Dynasty. These considerations cannot be said to be absent, but Liu Yu's real abacus is to gain greater merit and prestige. Go one step further in the power of the hundreds.

His path to the throne was paved with the skeletons of the officers and soldiers of the Northern Mansion!

Guo Xu pondered all night. The next day, he told Xiao Qiao that he was not going to cheer for Liu Yu. So he didn't have the face to go to the brothers when he died.

Xiaoqiao said lightly, then don't go.

She would never persuade her husband to do something he didn't love.

Liu Yu was immersed in the joy of the completion and the sacredness of the ceremony, and had no time to notice Guo Xu's absence. But the celebrant and the criminal officer will not ignore the fact that the person on the list who should have come did not come, because this is a deception and a great rebellion.

The day after the enthronement ceremony, the imperial historian asked the emperor to kill Guo Xu.

Liu Yu was taken aback:

"What's wrong with Guo Xu?"

The imperial history said that as a subject, he knew that His Majesty had ascended the throne but did not come, and he had no father, and his crime should be punished!

Liu Yu has been in power for many years, and this is different from being an emperor after all. Knowing that Guo Xu didn't come, although he was not happy, he also knew that the block in the latter's chest could not be eliminated in a day or two, so he didn't plan to pursue him, and now he couldn't help frowning when he heard Yu Shi say it so strictly:

"Guo Xu has made great contributions to the country, how can he be severely punished for minor mistakes?"

Yushi was bent on showing his loyalty and uprightness in front of the new monarch, and bit Guo Xu unwillingly:

"Your Majesty is speechless!"

Liu Yu was shocked again:

"Where did I lose my words?"

The imperial history said that there is no meritorious hero in front of the national law, there is no relative alienation under the discipline, Guo Xu has merit, His Majesty has already rewarded him, and whether he accepts it or not is his own business. Now that he is guilty, he should be dealt with according to the law, if His Majesty blindly favors him, because he saved the prince and is gracious, wouldn't it make the law-abiding people feel cold?

Liu Yu suddenly felt that he couldn't say anything. looked at the several Wenchen present, and they all nodded yes. It was clear that if Liu Yu categorically vetoed them, it would leave the impression that the new monarch was stubborn on the first day of his ascension to the throne, blocking his speech, and bending the law due to personal feelings.

glanced sideways at Ding Yi who was standing aside, the latter adhered to the iron law of guards, no matter what he thought in his heart, he must not intervene in the discussion of the monarch and the minister.

Liu Yu spread his hands helplessly:

"So what are you going to do?"

The imperial history said that the husband and wife would be imprisoned first, and then handed over to the criminal officer's council.

Liu Yu immediately said that even if she wanted to arrest her, she couldn't arrest Mrs. Guo Xu, she entered the prison cell, who would take care of the three children?

Yu Shi immediately said that then we will only arrest Guo Xu according to His Majesty's intentions.

Liu Yu suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing and was exploited by Yushi. But the king didn't joke, and it was hard to change his words, so he could only say stupidly that he would do it first, but how to punish it, he had to report it to me.

On the way back to the harem, while pacing slowly, he asked Ding Yi:

"How do you think this is going to end?"

Ding Yi said that Guo Xu was cultivated by His Majesty, even if he had resentment in his heart, he could not help but attend His Majesty's enthronement ceremony, and it should be said that punishment and punishment should also be given, but he did have a great contribution to the country, and he had many friends in the army.

Liu Yu said that I am the emperor with the front foot, and you will talk with the back foot, and you will say it happily. What can I do so that everyone doesn't feel bad.

Ding Yi said that in my opinion, it is better to call Guo Xu. His Majesty directly scolded him and made him confess. Then His Majesty pardoned him for his innocence. In this way, His Majesty neither protects nor hurts the heroes, the imperial history is happy, and the three armies are relieved, isn't it over?

If Yiqiē was according to Ding Yi's assumption, this matter would soon be calm, but he was so careful that he forgot that Guo Xu would contradict Liu Yu, and this time. Liu Yu was even angrier than Yushi.

The first sentence was bounced back by Guo Xu.

"Guo Xu, I Shun Tianren should be the people, accept the Jin Zen Order, celebrate with the whole world, and the old subordinates are all here, but you don't come, what is the reason?"

Guo Xu knelt, but his neck was stalked:

"All the old subordinates are here? Is Zhu Lingshi here? Is Fu Hongzhi here? Is Chen Song here? ”

Liu Yu sighed:

"I know you miss them, why shouldn't I? Chen Song's child. I allowed them to attack the lord, and I also wanted him to be safe underground. ”

Guo Xu didn't appreciate it:

"Chen Song's children don't bother, I strike iron, and Xiaoqiao teaches. Can't starve them!"

Liu Yu smiled reluctantly:

"What's not enough if you don't starve? I want them to have a good future! ”

Liu Yu was surprised to find that this stunned boy who was not good at words actually spoke eloquently, and his words were like flying knives, I don't know if it was caused by his wife's training or anger:

"What is the future? Like Chen Song. Single-minded allegiance, striking and rushing. Finally killed by his own people? ”

Liu Yu's face became gloomy:

"Chen Song was martyred on the battlefield, how can he say that he was killed by his own people?"

Guo Xu straightened up:

"His Majesty put the three armies into the hands of children. I don't worry about Wang Zhen's evil command of the army, acquiesce in the internal fighting of the generals, send Zhu Lingshi to take over without giving him exclusive power, and do not allow Fu Hongzhi to dispatch the army with full authority when withdrawing the army, if there is no this, how can the Northern Expeditionary Army collapse? How could so many generals and warriors be lost? How could Chen Song die so tragically? ”

His face was flushed, tears welled up in his eyes, and his hands were gesturing violently, not realizing that he had stabbed the knife into Liu Yu's deepest scar.

After Liu Yu became the emperor, the first two people to be posthumously crowned, one was Liu Muzhi, a civil official think tank, who was posthumously crowned the Duke of Nankang County; The other is the military general Wang Zhen Evil, who chased the Marquis of Longyang County. The former is painful and the pillars are broken; The latter, of course, also misses his exploits, but there is no faint guilt in them. The Northern Expedition won first and then lost, and he asked himself, knowing that he had made a wrong step and made a wrong step, which was really hard to blame. But the more this happens, the more afraid of accusations. From the Duke of Song to the King of the Song Dynasty to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, no one has ever put the blame for the failure on him in person along the way, until this blacksmith who does not know the height of the sky jumps out.

Liu Yu was furious, and pulled out his sword and raised it high:

"It's the other way around, it's the other way around! Since I am so useless, I simply became a tyrant, and today I beheaded you, a great hero! ”

Ding Yi couldn't care much, and hugged Liu Yu from behind:

"Your Majesty is angry, Your Majesty is good at protecting the dragon body, Guo Xu is guilty, he should be punished in the Ming Dynasty, and he cannot be lynched in the palace!"

Yushi was stupefied by Liu Yu's thunder, and when he heard Ding Yi say this, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed:

"General Ding is old and seeks the country, what he said is reasonable, Your Majesty must not splash blood in the palace!"

Liu Yu was hugged by Ding Yi and couldn't move, and then looked at Guo Xu, and found that he was not afraid, his neck was stretched out, his eyes looked out of the window, and he instantly remembered the way he had collided with himself on the Yellow River boat, although he was still angry in his heart, he also admired his courage, but with Ding Yi's strength, he threw the sword to the ground, snorted and walked out, leaving a sentence:

"Lock it up, lock it up well, and see how I treat you when I'm idle!"

The imperial historian asked someone to hand over Guo Xu to the criminal officer, who convened his colleagues to discuss the conviction of Guo Xu, but found that things were very difficult to handle, because no one could figure out the emperor's words. It is necessary to "close" and "close well". I don't understand the so-called good, whether it's to serve a good student in a single room or give him some color to see. As for "see how I treat you when I'm idle", it seems to mean that as long as the emperor is not idle, he will not be cured, and others will not be cured.

After a lot of hard work, they finally decided to treat it coldly and locked Guo Xu in a small cell, the food was not exquisite, but it was not shoddy; The bed wasn't soft, but it wasn't a pile of straw either. He ate and slept and waited for the time of execution. He is not afraid of death, but regrets that he did not accept Juelu at the beginning, so that the property left behind him for Xiaoqiao and the children was too little.

Xiaoqiao thought that the punishment was released and there would be news soon, but her husband went all day and didn't come back in the evening. The next day, I stayed up until the evening, and still no one returned. was anxious, Ding Yi sent someone to deliver a message. said that Guo Xu had collided with His Majesty, and the ministers were talking about it. This time, I'm afraid that there will be more luck than luck.

Xiao Qiao was anxious for a long time, and made up her mind to ask her neighbor to help rent a car, send the three children to Tandaoji Mansion, and go to the palace gate to kneel down and ask to see the emperor.

When Liu Yu heard that Xiaoqiao was coming, he immediately summoned him.

Xiaoqiao knelt down to apologize, saying that Guo Xu was reckless and didn't know the general situation. Wan Wang Xi saw that he had worked as a dog and horse in the past, and gave him a chance.

Liu Yu said that he actually put all the blame for the failure of the Northern Expedition on me, as if I deliberately wanted to sacrifice so many loyal and brave soldiers. I wanted to spare him and didn't kill him on the spot, but he was too presumptuous, and the courtiers came to the book one after another, and they wanted to punish him properly, otherwise the court would not be solemn and the system would be safe?

Then he sighed:

"It's come to this point, I'm afraid I can't help it!"

Xiaoqiao kowtowed:

"Can't Your Majesty arbitrarily pardon him? If your majesty has the heart to protect you. The ministers will not insist? ”

Liu Yu said that since he has no self in his eyes, why should I protect him?

Xiao Qiao said that he didn't have a majesty in his eyes, but he just cared too much about his majesty. He is a man with a pure heart. It's not easy to turn back on what you've identified. He has always worshiped His Majesty and regarded His Majesty as the god of war. The defeat of Guanzhong will destroy so many people in one fell swoop. The blood of the officers and soldiers of Beifu was like a river, and he couldn't turn the corner for a while. The heart is angry, and the mouth is not selective. Offend His Majesty, and hope that His Majesty will tolerate it with a mind of mountains and seas.

Liu Yu listened to Xiaoqiao's story, and his mood was a little better, but he still refused to let go:

"Even if I don't kill him, I have to sentence him to a few years in prison and do some hard labor, otherwise I will spit on my own face, how can I reign in the world?"

Xiao Qiao had already thought of the last countermeasures on the way to the palace, and at this time, she was forced by the shape shì to take it out. Kowtowed deeply:

"Can Your Majesty sentence me to prison and acquit Guo Xu. He is my husband and my savior, and I beg His Majesty to allow me to serve my sentence on his behalf! ”

Liu Yu shook his head again and again:

"Nonsense! How can that! He's in jail, and I'll take care of your mother and son! ”

Xiaoqiao wanted to hold back her tears, but in the end she didn't hold back:

"Since Your Majesty is sympathetic to me, let my last relative go! Did His Majesty take away my father, mother, and siblings, and destroy my husband again? ”

Speaking of this, I couldn't cry anymore.

Liu Yu was taken aback and almost fell off the Hu bed:

"Xiaoqiao, don't talk nonsense, aren't your parents businessmen? Didn't he die of illness? It's so blamed on me! ”

Xiao Qiao wiped her tears with her sleeve, took two steps on her knees on the ground, and straightened up close to Liu Yu:

"Your Majesty said that I am like an old man of yours, please take a closer look today."

Liu Yu looked carefully under the lamp for a long time, suddenly became enlightened, and sat down slowly;

"Could it be that you are Zhuge Changmin's daughter who escaped?"

Little Pretty paused:

"Sinners Zhuge Qiao, please correct the Fa, only ask Your Majesty to spare my husband and the father of my three children."

Liu Yu looked up to the sky and sighed:

"Providence! I, Liu Jinu, was smart and confused for a while, and when I recognized you for the first time, I was perfunctory by you. But if I kill you then, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back. ”

After Liu Yizhen came back, he told him that the reason why Guo Xu found him was because Xiaoqiao and Xue Meier were in a hurry, and Guo Xu went to the forest in order to explore the way, so he bumped into him and Xu Zhihao. The daughter of the rival family turned out to be the savior of his son by ghost, the way of heaven is far away, and the will of heaven is terrifying. Thinking of Xiaoqiao's suffering over the years, although she does not regret killing Zhuge Changmin at the beginning, she can't help but pity this innocent girl.

For a while, I was hesitant and entangled, tossing and turning, and I didn't know how to end this bloody and tearful grudge.

was in the midst of mixed tastes, and the eunuch came in and started playing, saying that the king of Luling asked to see him.

Liu Yizhen was fifteen years old at this time, and he had just entered the king of Luling from the Duke of Guiyang. He had already packed his bags and was about to go to Xin'an to take office, but when he heard that Guo Xu was in trouble, he hurried into the palace to intercede with his father. After returning from Chang'an, he was tormented by his conscience, reflecting that he had to take responsibility for the death of so many people in the Northern Expeditionary Army, and at this time, he could not let the surviving Guo Xu miss again.

As soon as Liu Yu saw Yizhen, he remembered that he had said that he would take care of Yizhen after a hundred years, and he was instantly moved by the heart of a pitiful son, and he couldn't take revenge on himself, nor could he add any suffering to Xiaoqiao, so he sighed:

"Stop! Yizhen, you will take your sister to the prison to spread my will and release Guo Xu immediately! Whether he accepts it or not, all those who have been stripped of their titles and ranks should be restored. If he doesn't give thanks, don't force it! ”

For the first time in these years, Xiaoqiao gave Liu Yu a deep pause from the bottom of her heart, and said thank you to Your Majesty with tears in her eyes.

Liu Yu closed her eyes and waved her hand, signaling her to hurry up.

She took Guo Xu back home, and the couple hugged each other tightly, sleepless all night, as if they would lose each other as soon as they closed their eyes.

A year later, Liu Yu died at the age of 59.

More than a month before his death, he took a shoulder walk in the palace at night, and smelled the smell of wine in Ding Yi's mouth, so he asked him where he was drinking. Ding Yi didn't dare to hide it, and said that he and a few veterans went to Guo Xu's blacksmith shop to eat grilled fish and drink plum wine.

Liu Yu pondered for a moment and said You go to tell Guo Xu and ask him to come to see me, I have something to say to him.

The next day, Ding Yi went to deliver the message in person, Guo Xu was silent for a long time, and said that I also have something to say to him.

Liu Yu was very excited when he learned that Guo Xu was willing to come, and said to the people around him that this person was ten thousand enemies.

But he became ill the next day, and it was worse every day. Later, he was surrounded by cardinals, and he couldn't allow ordinary courtiers to meet.

When he left, Guo Xu often thought: What does he want to tell me?

Liu Yu, a small character slave, started in the army, made meritorious contributions in a hundred battles, successively defeated Shu, Southern Yan, and Later Qin, established the Southern Song Dynasty, and was Emperor Taizuwu. Although it has not changed the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, it is powerful and magnificent, and the Southern Song Dynasty lyricist Xin Qiji said that he is "a golden iron horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger".

During his lifetime, Tuoba Wei was intimidated by his outstanding military talents and deliberately maintained friendship with the Jin and Song dynasties. After his death, his son Liu Yilongzhi was very talented, and was despised by Tuoba Wei, and the two countries collided head-on, and the Song Dynasty lost a large area of land between the Huaishui River, and the strength of the Southern Dynasty has been declining since then, and the national strength of the Northern Dynasty is thriving.

It seems that Liu Yu is gone, and Jiangdong's military spirit is scattered.

A new generation of Beifu generals held power, but the star-studded and commanding Changhong atmosphere of the Northern Expedition was gone.

The heroic era of the Nanren has passed. (To be continued......)