Chapter 40: Giving Too Much

In the next two hours, Zhang Wuji was repeatedly refining the wording of this sacrificial text.

After all, he is not a real ancient person, although the original Zhang Wuji is very knowledgeable, but he also learned the knowledge of Taoism and medicine, and he is not so proficient in the Confucian doctrine of dancing and writing.

And if this sacrificial text is poorly written, then it will seem that the current Son of Heaven has no culture, but will be looked down upon by his subordinates.

But if you want to write it well, Zhang Wuji is not very sure.

In addition to the gorgeous rhetoric, this memorial article is more about Chen Youliang's merits and demerits. Chen Youliang's mistakes should be strictly detailed, so as to reassure everyone and tell them why they absolutely wanted to kill him. There is a legitimate reason to eradicate Chen Youliang for himself to be able to appease the hearts of the people in the world.

And Chen Youliang's merits cannot be denied, after all, the current team was established by Chen Youliang, and it is difficult to maintain it in a short period of time with his own prestige alone. At least for now, praise him fiercely, and let his loyal ministers, such as Zhang Dingbian, fall to himself.

After all, without their help, it would be difficult for him to fully receive Chen Youliang's soldiers and land. If this is not done well, it may lead to an internal rebellion.

At present, the king of Ruyang, Toktok is menacing, and there can be no more chaos within the rebel army. If it is chaotic again, if the Mongols break through the Yangtze River, then it will be very bad. may repeat the mistakes of the Southern Song Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that when dealing with Zhu Yuanzhang on the side, he was more likely to beat him and let him recognize the reality. Even if he is eliminated, it will be after driving out the Mongols and forcing them to surrender.

If you attack Zhu Yuanzhang now, it will be small to lose people's hearts, and it will be worth the loss if you lose your own troops. For now, it is still about preserving strength. After recapturing the hinterland of the Central Plains and opening up the Hexi Corridor to lead his Xiliang army into the customs, it is not too late to clean him up.

Fortunately, Zhang Wuji often mixed with Zhao Min during this time. Compared to other women around him, Zhao Min is simply a treasure. It can be sweet or salty, and it can warm the bed to assist yourself. No matter where you put it, it is an existence that can make you feel at ease.

If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't convince the public as a Mongol, she would be the most suitable for the position of queen.

Finally, after nightfall, Zhang Wuji finally finished writing the sacrificial text.

He imitated the sentence pattern of Chen Lin's "begging for thieves" during the Three Kingdoms period and wrote Chen Youliang's sacrificial text. The rhetoric cannot be said to be gorgeous, but at least it is stronger than Qianlong, who did not have a single one of the 10,000 poems that needed to be recited.

The above has elaborated in great detail on Chen Youliang's merits and demerits. Zhang Wuji nodded with satisfaction after proofreading.

At this time, the maid outside the door came to report: "Your Majesty, Zhao Taishi, Zhang Taiwei, General Fu, and General Ding ask to see you." ”

Zhang Wuji replied: "Spread quickly!" QuickPass! ”

As soon as Zhang Wuji's words fell, Zhao Pusheng and the four walked in one by one.

Then the four of them stood in a row and bowed to Zhang Wuji together.

"Wait and greet Your Majesty!"

Zhang Wuji said: "The four Aiqing are flat. I don't know how the aftermath is handled? ”

Zhao Pusheng replied: "Your Majesty, according to Your Majesty's orders, the ministers have brought all the soldiers and horses back to the camp, and the fallen soldiers have also been properly buried. As for the bereavement of the families of the deceased, the matter is still being verified. Wait a few days before reporting to Your Majesty. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Pusheng took out a fold and handed it to the maid beside him. The maid took the fold to Zhang Wuji's side.

"The minister has written down the history of the matter, please read it for Your Majesty."

Zhang Wuji took the fold and looked at it briefly, and then said, "Very good." For now, this is the best outcome. But we didn't expect to lose tens of thousands of casualties. Alas! What a pity for these righteous men. Then Zhang Wuji closed the fold, "That's it!" It's too late to say this, take care of their families. ”

"Yes!" Zhao Pusheng replied.

Zhang Wuji took out the sacrificial text he had written at this time, and said to the four generals: "This is the sacrificial text that I personally drafted for Chen Youliang, and the four Aiqing will take a look." If there is no problem. Then show the whole army and give Chen Youliang a beautiful funeral. ”

Then Zhang Wuji handed the sacrificial text to the maid, and the maid carried the sacrificial text and unfolded it for the four generals to see.

The four of them leaned in close to the maid to take a look. And then all four of them are you look at me, I look at you.

Seeing that none of them spoke, Zhang Wuji asked, "How?" I wonder what's wrong with this sacrifice? ”

And the four of them are still you look at me, I look at Ling, and then look at Zhang Wuji, still without saying a word.

Now it's Zhang Wuji's turn to have two big heads.

Zhang Wuji saw their faces, and then said with a smile: "Tang Taizong once said in the past, 'Using copper as a mirror can be dressed properly, and taking people as a mirror can see the gains and losses' The Tang Dynasty can have a prosperous era of chastity is because Tang Taizong is virtuous, and His Royal Highness is outspoken. I don't dare to compare myself to Tang Taizong, the Khan of the sky, but I also hope to be the 'King of Qi Wei' who is widely open-minded. So if you have anything to say, it doesn't hurt for you to speak out. I am not guilty. ”

Hearing Zhang Wuji's words on this, the four of them were no longer silent.

Zhao Pusheng said at this time: "Your Majesty, the ministers do have some opinions on this sacrificial text. But let's ask the Captain to speak first. ”

Zhao Pusheng directly threw this hot potato on Zhang Dingbian's body at once.

Zhang Dingbian looked at Zhao Pusheng, while Ding Pulang and Fu Youde also looked at him.

Zhang Dingbian cleared his voice and said, "Since this is the case, then the minister will speak bluntly." His Majesty was too lenient with his master. Therefore, the mastermind usurped the dynasty and committed the heinous crime of punishing the nine clans. Your Majesty has not sinned against us, and has not harmed our families, and it is already a great forgiveness to bury them richly. Now throwing it to the old lord to be crowned king, is this a bit too much? ”

Zhang Dingbian looked at Zhao Pusheng and asked, "What does the master think?" ”

Zhao Pusheng saw that Zhang Dingbian expressed his opinions, and then Zhao Pusheng didn't hide it, he said: "What General Zhao said is extremely true. Your Majesty is merciful and does not harm your family, and it is already a great grace to allow Chen Youliang to be buried. This posthumously gave him the title of prince, buried with princely rites, and gave him a mausoleum number, which is indeed a bit too much. ”

This time it was Zhang Wuji's turn to be silent. When he saw that the people were silent, he thought that the grace he had given was less.

But I didn't expect these people to feel like they were giving too much.

But even if Zhang Wuji gives too much, Zhang Wuji can't change it. After all, you don't joke, if you change your orders, then it will be difficult to convince the public in the future.

Zhang Wuji smiled: "Hehe, I wrote very clearly in the sacrificial text. Chen Youliang has made mistakes, but he also has credit. He seized Xiangyang, resisted the southward advance of Meng Yuan, used the Han River to resist its edge, kept half of the south of the Yangtze River, and preserved the vitality of the righteous army, which is his credit. ”

"And I also understand that when Chen Youliang was alive, he cultivated his internal politics, and although the people in the collar were not rich in food and clothing, they were all stable. With his love for the people, and his previous exploits, it is nothing that I gave him a king's name. ”

(End of chapter)