Chapter 20 Glowing and Guarding the Heart
In the thirty-seventh year, King Chu Hui destroyed Chen. Glowing and guarding. Heart, Song Zhi Ye also. Jing Gong is worried. Si Xingzi Wei said: "You can move to the phase." Jing Gong said: "Phase, my humerus." He said, "It can be moved to the people." Jing Gong said: "The monarch treats the people." He said, "It can be moved to the year." Jing Gong said: "The people are hungry and poor, who am I!" Ziwei said: "The sky is high and the sky is humble. You have the words of the gentleman three, and the confusion should be moved. So he waited for it, and the fruit migrated three times. ---- "Historical Records: The Family of Song Weizi"
Wang Mang's filial piety was robbed.
In fact, Wang Zhengjun didn't want to do this, but he couldn't resist the turn of the courtiers. She had now realized that Wang Mang's tail was too big to fall off. Last time, Princess Jingwu was killed by Wang Mang, she wanted to go to mourn out of the relationship of royal family, but was persuaded back by Wang Mang, saying that she died of a violent illness, afraid of infecting the queen mother and causing turmoil in the court. Wang Zhengjun looked at Emperor Ping who was listening to Du Wu's lecture from a distance, and sighed, Wang Mang had already achieved his wings, and if he wanted to replace him, he was afraid that he could not do anything.
Grand Sima Mansion, West Courtyard.
Du Wu was sitting in the courtyard to enjoy the shade. Pipa leaned against him, the two of them were talking without a match, the weather was a little hot, and Rhubarb was lying at his feet, sticking out his tongue to dissipate heat. At this time, there was a sound of footsteps at the gate of the courtyard, and Pipa stood up alertly. Du Wu patted the back of her hand and pointed to the rhubarb running into the house with her tail between her legs: "It's perilla." ”
Sure enough, a lightly dressed shiso period Ai Ai walked in. Recently, Shisu has been in this state, and she has been in a state all day long, and Pipa walked over and sat down with her in distress.
"Master, can you get my uncle out? I'm afraid he'll ...... one day."
Shisu couldn't go on anymore and cried on the table. Du Wu understood Shisu's mood. Her closest parents and grandmother have left her, and now the only one who is closest to her is Wang Shu. Du Wu has been thinking about countermeasures for the past few days, how to prevent Wang Shu from repeating the tragic ending of history.
"Yes, as long as you do what I say."
Shisu raised his head suddenly: "Really? ”
"Really." Du Wu stood up and looked at the night sky, as if he was avoiding Zi Su's gaze, "Since I came back from the court, I have been thinking of the princess's entrustment from time to time as a teacher, and I can hardly sleep. Your parents are gone, and the only people who can protect you in this world are your teacher and your uncle. In the past few days, I have thought of a safe way to rescue your uncle. As a teacher, you will no longer let others hurt you, even if it is your Ah Weng An Han Gong. ”
The little girl finally couldn't hold back anymore and threw herself into Du Wu's arms and cried. The pipa gently patted Shiso's back and quietly wiped the corners of her eyes.
That night was Shiso's happiest night in a month. Shi Niang made a good rice basket and pith cake, Shiso ate with a mouth full of oil, and fed Rhubarb while eating, Rhubarb saw that Shiso was happy, and also wagged his tail and ran around Shiso.
At night, Wang Mang arrived at the side hall next to Weiyang Palace, and the lights were on at this time. Wang Mang waved his hand and dispersed the Yulin cavalry beside him, and immediately twenty personal soldiers approached not far away. Walking up the steps, Wang Mang looked up at the sky, the midsummer sky, dotted with stars, looked quite gorgeous. was about to enter the side hall, and suddenly saw the glowing star entering the Taiyin, Wang Mang's heart moved: the glowing confusion into the moon, just like the glowing confusion into the tiny, the lord emperor's throne is not guaranteed. He couldn't believe his eyes, it couldn't be such a coincidence. Thinking of this, Wang Mang felt that there were some signs in the dark.
The old eunuch who was waiting at the gate of the main hall greeted him early, and when he saw Yu Linqi, he stopped again. Now the way of the world has really changed, the courtiers usurped the royal guards, which is a great rebellion in any dynasty, and now it is so vividly displayed in front of him, making the old eunuch who has lived in the palace for more than 40 years more cautious.
"The old slave greets An Han Gong, His Majesty is waiting for you in the main hall."
The old eunuch was just about to turn around to lead the way, when a personal soldier pressed the hilt of his sword against his back: "Remember to call Zai Heng in the future, old thing!" The old eunuch came down in a cold sweat, nodded and trotted to the front to lead the way. Wang Mang snorted, and the soldier retreated. Wang Mang said to the old eunuch with a pleasant face: "Father-in-law, don't be like him, that's a rough man." It's okay to call it anything, in fact, the old man prefers to hear others call An Han Gong, Zai Heng, I can't afford it, but His Majesty and the Queen Mother are too gracious, and the old man pushed it three times before accepting it. Let's go. ”
At this time, the old eunuch didn't dare to say a superfluous word, but walked in front with a smiling face.
Although it is only a side hall, the layout of the hall is still very luxurious. It was already nightfall, and the honey candles in the side hall were lit early, and the jumping candlelight reflected the whole hall magnificently. Emperor Ping saw Wang Mang come in, and walked down the steps first without waiting for him to bow down, and the junior salute and Wang Mang, Wang Mang hurriedly knelt on the ground, and called His Majesty, the two monarchs and ministers were polite, and sat down as guests.
Emperor Ping said: "Since I ascended the throne, Zai Heng has done his best to assist, and today I have specially prepared thin wine, first, to thank Zai Heng for his teaching to me, and secondly, to thank Zai Heng for recommending my doctor Du Wu, who is very knowledgeable, funny in teaching, and is a rare talent. Come, I respect Zai Heng. ”
Wang Mang hurriedly got up: "Your Majesty, this is caused by Your Majesty's Longwei, and the old minister just pushed the boat down the river and did a personal favor." After returning home, the minister will definitely transfer His Majesty's appreciation to Dr. Du, so that all subjects in the world can bathe in the emperor's grace. ”
Wang Mang put down the jade and dealt with Emperor Ping, but he was thinking about the abnormal celestial phenomenon he had just seen, Emperor Ping saw that Wang Mang was a little absent-minded, so he asked, "Zai Heng has something on his mind?" ”
Wang Mang got up and said, "Your Majesty asked, the old minister has nothing to do. The only thing that the old minister thinks in his heart is to fulfill his duties and assist His Majesty to become a generation of heroes, in order to comfort the feelings of the first emperor. After that, he wiped his eyes.
Emperor Ping pouted, what an old fox.
"Just now His Majesty praised Dr. Du Wu when he mentioned it, the old minister knows a little about him, and knows that he has some talent, but he shouldn't be knowledgeable, don't say Kong Situ, it's Taizhong Doctor Liu Xin, he can't compare, I want to ask Your Majesty why you think so highly of Du Wu?"
"He can tell stories." Emperor Ping said happily.
"Storytelling? What story did he tell, can Your Majesty also tell it to the minister, so that the minister can also open his eyes? ”
Emperor Ping's youthful temperament naturally couldn't stand the compliments of the old fox, and the original intention of inviting Wang Mang to the banquet today was to tell him this story, and the intention was naturally to hope that Wang Mang could return to power, so he happily retold it:
"The master said that according to legend, in the previous dynasty, there was a dynasty called the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, was originally a general of the forbidden army, assisted by ......" The story of Emperor Ping had just begun, and was interrupted by Wang Mang.
"Your Majesty, the previous dynasty was a tyrannical Qin, where did the Great Song Dynasty come from, although the old minister is not a master of scripture and history, there is still some common sense about this."
"Zai Hengxiu wants to interrupt me, but the master said that this is just a story, don't take it seriously." Emperor Ping was a little unhappy, "Zhao Kuangyin is a forbidden army general, assisting the little emperor and the queen mother of the Later Zhou, one day, his subordinates launched a mutiny in Chenqiao, put on a dragon robe for Zhao Kuangyin, recognized him as the emperor, and established the Great Song Dynasty. These subordinates of his were also promoted to knighthood and became high-ranking officials of the imperial court. Soon after Song Taizu became the emperor, he invited these old subordinates to feast and drink, and during the banquet, Song Taizu said: Since I ascended the throne, I have not been afraid for a day, and in recent days, it has developed to the point of sleepless nights.
The old subordinates asked him why, and Song Taizu said, I know that you are loyal to me, but your subordinates don't necessarily think so. You have become the emperor, and you are all high and powerful, and you have become important ministers of the imperial court, if one day your subordinates also want to be promoted to a knighthood, will they also put the dragon robe on your body?
When the subordinates heard this, they were terrified, well, what the master said was a cold sweat, and asked Song Taizu what to do, Song Taizu said, I know that you are all very loyal to me, but you can't chill the hearts of your brothers who were born and died together, it is better to do this, I will raise the title to the highest for you, reward you with a large number of beautiful women in the field, and then form a family with your children and daughters, and I will also give you a gold medal for avoiding death, as long as your children and grandchildren do not commit the crime of disobedience, you can always be a rich man, what do you think?
After listening to this, the subordinates suddenly realized, and the next day they wrote to the book, saying that their old injuries had recurred, and they asked to resign from the army, and Song Taizu also followed the preface, and the reward was extremely rich, this is the story of the release of military power with a glass of wine. ”
After Emperor Ping finished speaking, he waited expectantly for Wang Mang's evaluation, but saw that Wang Mang was silent for a long time, and slowly said a sentence: "Dr. Du is really knowledgeable!" ”
At this time, the Huangmen official suddenly came in to report that Taichang Siqing Kuang Xian asked to see the driver. Emperor Ping and Wang Mang glanced at each other, and couldn't help muttering: This is not the time to meet at this time, what is the urgency of Taichang Siqing to see at this moment?
With the old eunuch's "Xuan Taichang Siqing", Kuang Xian hurriedly ran in, perhaps because he was too anxious, and when he entered the main hall, he actually tripped on the ground, which made Emperor Ping even more puzzled.
"Chen Kuangxian, risking his life to meet His Majesty and disturbing His Majesty Yaxing, it was really a sudden incident, please forgive Your Majesty."
"Aiqing is flat, why are you so flustered?"
"I've seen Zai Heng," Kuang Xian saluted Wang Mang, turned around and said: "The minister just got the report of the Taichang Order, an hour ago, Yingfu entered the moon, the minister was afraid that Taichang Ling was alarmist, and went to the stargazing platform to investigate, and sure enough, he saw Yingfu rushing straight to Taiyin. Although there is no confusion and guarding, it is still terrifying. "Shi's Star Classic" records that the Ying is confused and guarded, the adults are easy to govern, and the lord goes to his palace, this matter has to be taken seriously, so the minister disregards the etiquette in the palace, and dares to meet him, please check it out. ”
Emperor Ping didn't know what Ying Xuan was guarding his heart, but seeing Kuang Xian's expression as if he was facing a great enemy, he also realized the seriousness of this matter, and habitually asked Wang Mang: "What do you think of Zai Heng?" ”
Wang Mang stood up and walked to Kuang Xian's side, "Your Majesty, Kuang Taichang makes some fuss, just a little bit of confusion, what a way, besides, it's not Yingfu guarding his heart, it's Chongyue, Your Majesty is Zi Weixing, what's the relationship between the two, Kuang Xian, don't retreat quickly!" ”
Kuang Xian was stunned when he heard this: "Zai Heng is a veteran of the three dynasties, and his knowledge is even more superior, do you forget that in the second year of Emperor Suihe of this dynasty, the night sky suddenly appeared to be confused and guarded, and Lang Guan Benli offered a plan that could be moved to the prime minister, so Prime Minister Zhai Fangjin committed suicide and martyrdom, but his fate did not change after all, and the next month, Emperor Xiaocheng died in Weiyang Palace. Not to mention that in the thirty-sixth year of the first emperor of the previous dynasty, there was a glow and a guard, and the first emperor fell ill that year. If the old things of the previous dynasty were compiled by Confucianism, which is not enough to win the trust of others, then when Emperor Xiaocheng died that year, Zai Heng was in the position of the Great Sima, how can he not remember? ”
Emperor Ping now understands that the reason why Kuang Xian is in a hurry to see the driver is because of the catastrophe of the Emperor who has been confusing the Lord of the Heart since ancient times, either losing the throne or losing his head, and there are many lessons from the past, no wonder Kuang Xian is so panicked. Thinking of this, Emperor Ping suddenly felt that he shouldn't have told Wang Mang the story of "releasing military power with a glass of wine" just now, doesn't this clearly show that he was suspicious of him just now, and God warned him?
"Bold Kuang Xian, Your Majesty dares to talk so nonsense in front of him, Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Kuang Taichang is alarmist, and please let Your Majesty be relieved, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, although there are occasional natural disasters, but it is just a disease of scabies, and Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager are strategizing, the land of Kyushu is Qinghai Yan, the country and the people are safe, please Your Majesty is relieved, but there is a difference, the old minister is willing to follow the work of dogs and horses, in order to comfort the heart of His Majesty and the Empress Dowager." After speaking, without waiting for Emperor Ping to speak, he shouted outside the main hall: "Come here, invite Kuang Taichang to go down, and take care of it." ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw several big men with swords in the hall, and dragged Kuang Xian, who still wanted to report to Emperor Ping, out of the hall quickly. The speed of action was completely unexpected by Emperor Ping.
"Your Majesty~~"