Chapter Seventy-Six: The Wine Banquet in the Fuli Palace

Leaving Linjin, I passed through Gaoling, Jingyang, Chiyang, Wugong, Xinping, Hanxing, and crossed the river to Dong Zhuo's Yiwu for a long time, and really sighed, and then took Xianyang, and returned to Chang'an in mid-April.

I've learned a lot along the way. Not only did he get acquainted with the geography of mountains and rivers, but he also had a separate conversation with almost all the important ministers of the feudal territory, and really had a perceptual understanding of the situation of our army. During this period, he received more than 200 suggestions of various kinds, took off the hats of seven subordinates, interviewed more than a dozen talents, and recommended them to local officials.

In the land of Longxing in Guanzhong, almost every place corresponds to the examples in the history books. It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books, and the cruising along the way has enriched my experience, and it seems that every day there are countless knowledge surging in, allowing me to grow and grow.

And along the way, I suddenly figured out one thing, since ancient times, princes are not allowed to interfere in politics, and traveling and befriending ministers are even more cautious things for the emperor. Taking Cao Pi as an example, he only started to tour after he became the king of Wei, why did my father let me travel in advance?

And the reform of the court and politics is such a major event that touches the interests of everyone, and is easy to cause contradictions and resentment, but the father and the prime minister are responsible for it, so that I can avoid the whirlpool of the court outside, what do they think?

If what I guessed is true, then my father is paving the way for me? When I think about this, my heart is really excited and moved. If my father really did this for me, then what I did in the past was really too chilling for my father.

With this in mind, I returned to Chang'an. There was no rest, and he went directly to the palace to report to his father.

When I arrived at the palace, I heard that my father was angry with the great Confucian Qin Mi: "Rotten Confucian, you can't kill if you want to!" What do you know about the great events in this world? ”

Qin Mi said: "Your Majesty, the affairs of the world, everyone in the world can speak, Your Majesty does not accept loyalty, and insists on going his own way, what is the difference between him and the king of the world?" ”

I was shocked, in another world, it was my father who cut down Shu, and Qin Mi did not say such a big rebellious word, what is the reason for now? Is he looking for death?

Sure enough, the father was furious, roared like thunder, and shouted: "Come on, drag Qin Mi out......"

Kong Ming had already stood up, he stopped his father and turned to Qin Mi: "Bold Qin Mi, Hugh is presumptuous, so roaring the court, where is there still a court?" Saying that, he turned to Liu Bei again: "Your Majesty, Qin Mi does not follow the court's etiquette, but you can hand it over to the Si Fa Luo." "When the palace slandered the monarch was gently exposed by him, he only said that he was out of honor, so he was naturally protecting Qin Mi. I breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what, Qin Mi's life was saved.

Sure enough, the father stared at Kong Ming panting, and finally nodded. Kong Ming's words, he is always willing to listen.

At one time, the courtiers issued an edict and ordered me to go to the palace. I stepped forward and saluted: "Father, my son is back." ”

My father looked at me, smiled slightly, and said, "It's good to come back, it's good to come back, go back to the East Palace to rest and wash up." I'm a little tired right now. Tonight, I will hold a banquet in Fuli Palace, and our father and son will reunite and reunite, and call your third uncle and the prime minister. Kong Ming, don't say you're busy with official business, you must go. Kong Ming said yes.

The father and the emperor went to the harem without looking back.

Kong Ming sighed: "Your Majesty's health is getting worse and worse, and he is easy to be anxious and irritable, and he can't go to the palace for more than three hours a day, otherwise he won't be able to support it." ”

I looked at my father's distant back and was silent for a long time.

Kong Ming said: "Your Highness, you have to bear more of this Ji Han's burden." ”

Kong Ming is a person who is extremely stable in his words and deeds, he will not say such things for no reason, and my heart can't help but sink.

Fuli Palace was built by Emperor Wu, when he collected strange stones and plants from South Vietnam, planted 100 books of Pu, 10 copies of mountain ginger, 12 copies of sweet banana, 10 copies of Liuqiuzi, 100 copies of Gui, 100 copies of honey fragrance, 100 copies of henna, longan, lychee, betel nut, Chitose seed, and sweet orange are more than 100 books. But now there is not much left of these exotic trees.

Chang'an is not allowed to go out at night, because at this time most of the light is made of pine torches, it is very easy to cause fire, so it is not allowed to raise fire at will, not to do it at night. The gates are closed, there is a curfew, and travel is not permitted. Emperor Guangwu went out hunting that year, and when he came back late, the city gate official did not let Liu Xiu enter the city, but Liu Xiu had no choice but to stay outside the city for one night. But tonight, with my father's will, I can naturally pass without hindrance.

When I came out of the East Palace, the sun had not long since set, and the twilight was not thick. The road was sprayed with a thirsty bird (a sprinkler on the road in the Han Dynasty), wet, and the air was wafting with the smell of earth. ”

Kong Ming said: "Qin Mi accused His Majesty of competing with the people for profit. ”

I see, I was relieved. In fact, this kind of controversy has existed for a long time, Ji Han is not strong, and in order to survive, he must raise soldiers, he must raise taxes, he must have financial resources, in order to increase income, Ji Han put all the salt, iron, wire and other industries in the government. However, due to the withering of people's livelihood, countless ministers want to recuperate and recuperate, benefit the people, and oppose the current policy. Qin Mi is just a rafter who has come out, in fact, even Mr. Kong Ming's good subordinate Jiang Wan and others think so in their hearts. However, in the current situation, is it possible not to raise taxes? Cao Wei and Dongwu are looking at each other, and the war will start at any time, if you want to make profits, how to make them? If it was just because of this, it would not be considered a mistake for his father to kill Qin Mi.

Walking in the quiet Chang'an Street Market, the sound of horses' hooves reverberates crisply in the deep night. The city was so peaceful, I looked at the bright starry sky and took a long breath of fresh night breeze. This moment is so beautiful, so beautiful that you will never want to remember what "war" is. But can war not happen if you forget it?

"Sir, I would like to ......"

"Your Highness, please speak."

"I think we have to find a way to stop the attack of Cao's army, let them have internal strife, and make it impossible for them to send troops."

Kong Ming was stunned, Su Yuan shook it, and he shook it: "How can I make Cao Wei not send troops?" You know, we have laid down Chang'an, after Tongguan is Luoyang, on the side of the couch, how can we allow others to sleep peacefully? ”

Yes, how can we keep Cao Wei from sending troops and let them have civil strife? If Cao Cao died last year, our army had the current strength, needless to say, it would be able to make Cao Wei split and make a big scene, and now the disaster of Cao Pixiao's wall has been calmed, and the external and internal troubles have been settled. ”

"The prince, the prime minister, has arrived." The courtier said.

"Has the General Rider arrived?" I asked.

"Not yet."

I accompanied Kong Ming into the park, and I saw the lights from a distance, shining like day. Father Tiger was in front of the table, and he actually began to drink alone, humming something in his mouth. When I listened attentively, it was the song of the great wind of Gaozu that I had been familiar with since childhood.

"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying, Weijia is returning to his hometown, and the warriors are guarding the Quartet!" At that time, my father could be regarded as a hegemon, but it was still much inferior to Gao Zu. Even if Gaozu is the best in the world, he still sighs that no one is available, let alone his father.

Listening to it, the style of the song changed, but it turned into another tune: "The autumn wind rises and the white clouds fly, and the grass and trees are yellow and the geese return to the south." Lan has Xiuxi, chrysanthemum has Fang, and Huai Jiaren can't forget. The pan building boat is in the Fen River, the middle of the river is Yangsu Bo, the drums are singing, the joy is very sad, and the young and strong are the old and old! ”

This song is the "Autumn Wind Speech" by Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. In that year, Emperor Wu Xingxing Hedong sacrificed to the god of the earth, crossed the Fenshui, feasted with the ministers in the boat, looked back at Chang'an, touched the heart, and improvised this song. This is a song lamenting the twilight of heroes, with fragrant flowers and fragrant grasses devastated by the autumn wind, revealing the contradiction between human life and the irresistible laws of nature, and expressing the nostalgia for youth and beautiful careers. The whole article naturally blends generosity and grief and sadness, and although the words are slightly gaudy, they are not delicate. It is really a rare masterpiece in imperial poetry. At this moment, in the garden left by Emperor Wu, what does my father mean by singing this song?

I tasted my head, and Kong Ming stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty." I was busy and saluted, and shouted, "Father." ”

Father turned his head: "How long has it been?" I was unconscious, and I looked old. Come, sit down beside me. As he spoke, he motioned to me and asked me to help Kong Ming to sit down.

Kong Ming gave another salute: "Thank you, sit down." "Kneel and sit.

Father looked at Kong Ming as if he was about to go to court, and was slightly annoyed: "Kong Ming, today is a family banquet, only about personal feelings, not about official affairs, and there is nothing about Your Majesty." Don't put on a show of the prime minister, okay? ”

Kong Ming shook his head and said calmly: "Your Majesty, this matter is forgiven by Liang Liang and cannot obey his fate." Since ancient times, there are different monarchs and ministers, different from top to bottom, and if there is no sense of proportion, how to guide the courtiers. ”

"Alright, alright." Father hurriedly interrupted Kong Ming's words, shook his head and said, "Don't say it, don't say it, I understand." Kong Ming, you are a good person, but sometimes you are too rigid. Don't you do this today, okay? To tell you the truth, whether you call me Your Majesty or the King, I don't like it, and I feel angry, and I don't have the kindness when you called me my lord. You can't compare to Xianhe in this point, he is all right, he is still so bohemian, in front of me, he has never looked like a courtier, he laughs all day long. Do you remember when I was abstaining from alcohol, he made parables? The father winked childishly and laughed. In order to save food, his father forbade the people to make wine, and even stipulated that if the wine-making equipment was found, he would be punished, and Jian Yong privately pointed to the male and female pedestrians on the street: Why don't they arrest them? The father asked him strangely how he knew. He said that they carried with them the instruments of acting.

Kong Ming thought about it and laughed to himself: "Jian Xianhe is a simple person on the outside and meticulous on the inside, and he is a rare talent. ”

"Alas, in the blink of an eye, Xianhe has been gone for more than two years. Yun Chang (Guan Yu), Xianhe (Jian Yong), Gongyou (Sun Kang), Zizhong (Mi Zhu), Xiaozhi (Fa Zheng), Han Sheng (Huang Zhong), Huo Jun...... It's only been a few years, and the old brothers have gone one by one, and now Xu Jing is also sick and crooked. These days, I'm so tired that my head is about to explode, but I don't even have anyone around me to talk to. Is it so easy to be this majesty? That Qin Mi actually said to his face that I was the king of the Emperor? Kong Ming, you know me, from the heart, am I? I'm old, but I'm not so confused that I don't argue right from wrong. For the sake of the people, I can undress and push food, when I left Xinye, you saw, hundreds of thousands of people crossed the river with me. But today, it has such a name! Alas, I really want to throw this broken hat to Adou as soon as possible, so that I can enjoy a few years of good fortune. ”

I hurriedly lifted my robe and knelt down: "Why should my father be angry with a scholar." Ji Han is newborn, like a baby, a hundred wastes to be lifted, a hundred industries to be prospered, just want his father to show his talents, unify heroes, stabilize the world, and his father is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and An Ke will retire. Erchen didn't dare to hear this. ”

My father patted my head with his hand and smiled, "Get up." Originally, I had prepared this banquet a long time ago, and I was in a very good mood, which made Qin Mi angry with me. This is the first time I have said this to you in front of you, but in front of Kong Ming, I don't know how many times I have said it for my father. Okay, you don't have to be scared like this, get up and talk. Alas, talking to my own son is so tiring, so boring. ”

I stood up, I didn't know if his words were true or false, and I didn't dare to peek at Kong Ming and my father's faces, so I just stepped aside. Suddenly, I heard a shout outside the garden gate: "Big brother! It was Zhang Fei who strode in.

As soon as he saw Zhang Fei, his father's face bloomed with a smile: "Third brother, it's still your eldest brother!" It sounded like two doors had opened in my heart! Come on, sit down next to Big Brother! ”

Zhang Fei walked up to my side, his eyes flashed, and his big hand slapped on my shoulder: "How do you see that you are thin again!" ”

I was slapped grinning and smiling silently.

His father patted Zhang Fei's hand, laughed and asked him to sit down, and ordered a banquet to begin.

My father said during the banquet: "My Han Dynasty has been established for 427 years, during which the 12 emperors of the Western Han Dynasty and the 12 emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the longest lifespan, can live past 60 years old, it is nothing more than Gaozu (Liu Bang), Xiaowu (Liu Che), Shizu (Liu Xiu) and three people, in addition to seven people who have lived through forty years, four people who have lived thirty years, and as many as ten people who have lived below thirty years, and no one can reach the year of knowing the destiny of heaven. Although it is longevity in the sky, it can also be seen that it is not easy for the emperor. Thinking of me Liu Bei, although I am a descendant of the Han family, I have been lonely since I was a child, and in troubled times, I fought with my second brother and third brother in the north and south, and I had no place to stand. And Kong Ming, like a fish in water, will gather sages, command thousands of troops, borrow Jingzhou, take two rivers, sweep Yongliang, and set the capital of Chang'an, which is today's Ji Han. This first glass of wine, I salute Kong Ming. ”

Kong Ming is the head of a hundred officials, talented and world-famous, ruling the country by law, no matter how big or small, the head is the way, not partial, not protecting the shortcomings, when rewarded, even the enemy is rewarded correctly, when punished, it is the family and the punishment is not lost, and the prestige is famous. The common people often regard them as God-men. Among the hundreds of officials, although Li Yan and several others disagreed with him, the three of them at today's banquet all understood the importance of Kong Ming.

Kong Ming hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty's words, I am ashamed to kill Liangye." His Majesty Hongyi is generous, knows people and treats people, has the style of ancestors, and the weapon of heroes, so the heroes of the world are willing to serve His Majesty, although he will not give up. Liang Yijie cloth, subject to the kindness of His Majesty's three cares, dare not follow the work of dogs and horses? ”

Father stopped Kong Ming's words with just one sentence: "Kong Ming, you deserve this evaluation, you deserve it!" He held up the glass in his hand.

Kong Ming raised the cup in his hand, tears flashed in his eyes, and drank all the wine in the cup.