Luoyang Spring

The south wind cracked the solid ice floating on the moat, and the sound of the ice melting and breaking was accompanied by the sound of running water.Farmers in the countryside of Luoyang started a new round of farming, and the dry spring breeze in the city came to General Cao Wei's mansion one step earlier than the persuading brigade.

In front of the lavish mansion, a group of officials dressed in various court uniforms lined up neatly, all nodding their heads and lowering their eyebrows with respectful expressions.The leader was particularly solemn, holding the silk silk high up, raising his eyes to look in front of the mansion from time to time, as if he was waiting for some important person.

After a while, a person walked out of the mansion unhurriedly, with a six-inch martial crown on his head, and fine knitted patterns on his indigo robe, followed by two servants on standby, obviously more noble than the group of people outside.

The leading official saw the people coming out of the mansion, and hurriedly raised his head and bowed respectfully: "Chen Zheng Chong and others don't understand the general situation, so they rushed to the general's mansion, and hope that Ming Gong will forgive us."

"Today's son entered Ming Gong several times to be the prime minister, and granted the position of Jin Gong, but Ming Gong refused to accept it, which really puzzled his officials; The ceremony should be honored by the imperial decree, and I will be blessed by you."

Known as "Ming Gong" is Sima Zhao, the great general of the dynasty. He looks about 50 to [-] years old, showing an indistinguishable smile. In Mingtang.

After hearing this, Sima Zhao pretended to be troubled.I saw Sikong and Zheng Chong leading the group of officials, bowing their heads neatly and bowing down, and presented the scroll in his hand steadily to Sima Zhao.

Looking down at the officials, from the three princes and the nine ministers, down to the ninth-rank officials, they all bowed their heads and worshiped at the bottom of the steps. The colorful court clothes brought together the colors of the land of Kyushu.Sima Zhao stands on a high rank, and his condescending position stimulates people's desire for power.He shook his sleeves, and his eyes fell on the silk book in front of him.Zheng Chong said in a loud voice: "This is a letter of advice signed jointly by ministers and others. Every word and every sentence comes from the heart. I implore Duke Ming to accept the emperor's grace and assist the Wei family with the position of prime minister."

He paused for a moment, took the silk scroll, and unfolded it without changing expression:

"In the former Yi Yin, there was the concubine and minister of the Xin family, and one Zuo Chengtang, so he was named He Aheng; Zhou Gong took advantage of the situation that had already been established, and took advantage of the established business, Guangzhai Qufu, and there was Guimeng...Since then There are innumerable people who have made little achievements but rewarded generously, but the sages still think it is a good talk.

The former Minggong conquered Lingzhou in the west, facing the desert in the north, and west of Yuzhong. Thousands of plans, Weijia Nanhai, fame and awe of Mitsukoshi, Unicorn Kangning, harsh and unruly.The virtues of the Great Wei today are better than those of Tang and Yu, and Sheng Xun, the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, is better than Huanwen.Then I would thank Zhibo when I was in Cangzhou, and I would bow to Xu You when I climbed Mount Ji. Wouldn't it be great!Sincerely public and fair, who will be your neighbor!Why bother to be so diligent? "

Looking at the full text, quoting the past and the present throughout, the magnificent rhetoric piled up a mighty ode to merit and virtue, with a familiar taste in its richness——Sima Zhao couldn't help squinting his eyes, and showed a satisfied smile calmly.He raised his head, glanced at the officials in turn, but suddenly frowned, as if a falcon soaring high in the sky suddenly lost its prey.

A hawk who has just had his meal doesn't get angry when a prey escapes - he quickly returns to normal color, stroking his whiskers and grinning.

"The emperor's grace is vast, and the courtesy is inappropriate. It's just that the ministers have come here because of the merits of their father and brother. How dare they discuss with Yi Yin and Zhou Gong? Now that the world is uncertain, and the Shu bandits from the west have repeatedly invaded our territory, we should not accept it for nothing Lu, sit and enjoy the splendor. The ministers will disperse today, and the matter of proclaiming the public must not be mentioned again."

The officials exchanged glances with each other, and it took a long time before they raised their heads together.

Another futile effort.The imperial decree of the emperor ordered the seal, the ministers eagerly persuaded him to come in, and the general refused to accept it—the same trick has been performed countless times in the past few years.This time even the eloquent persuasion papers were presented to the general, but there was no difference from the previous results.

Everyone retreated one after another, but Sima Zhao suddenly called out, "Zheng Sikong stay here."

Zheng Chong turned around and gave him an obedient look, and walked towards him in small steps.

Sima Zhao gestured to the crumpled piece of silk with his eyes: "You didn't write this article, did you?"

Zheng Chong told the truth: "To tell the truth, this was done by the subordinate officer who asked Ruan Ji, the infantry school lieutenant."

As expected.Sima Zhao then asked, "Ruan Ji? Why didn't you come with me when you didn't see him?"

"In the morning, I sent someone to invite Ruan infantry. I heard that he was ill and needed to recuperate."

sick?It is not accidental.In recent years, Ruan Ji has been in poor posture. He Zeng publicly impeached him for drinking and eating meat during the period of filial piety. It was he who suppressed the discussion on the grounds that his heir was weak.

He didn't take the matter to heart, he just nodded and acquiesced to the other party's retreat.

Zheng Chong bowed away again, walked two or three steps, but came back suddenly: "There is one more thing. The renovation of the former Taixue was completed, and the lower officials saw that Ming Gong was busy with business, so he was not in a hurry to mention it. Yesterday Yang Taichang said If it is convenient for the general, the doctors of the school and the princes of the state are waiting for Ming Gong to inspect at any time."

Sima Zhao waved his hands, "Okay, I will arrange for His Majesty to go with you today and call the Central Guard Jia Chong to lead the escort."

Everyone left, and there was silence outside the general's mansion.Sima Zhao stood alone for a long time, and suddenly realized that he was the only one left here.

Since Gaogui Township Duke, the edict to confer Jin Duke has been issued several times.In terms of achievements, Sima Yi and Sima Shi have assisted the government for two generations. The Manchu Dynasty witnessed the Sima family's efforts to revitalize the country. It is not wrong to inherit the merits of his father and brother.In terms of power, Sima Zhaoquan poured over the government and the public, covering the sky with one hand, how many people talked about him, and no one could do anything to win him after receiving the gift of the Duke of Jin.When it comes to selfish desires, reputation is always irresistible-the Xiangguo sealshou, Maotu Jiuxi, various rewards are listed in front of you, it would be a lie to say that you are not tempted.

It's just that Sima Zhao is worried.The prestige is not yet grasped, the timing is not ripe, and the eyes of others are his heart disease.And the tragedy of killing the king two years ago pushed this concern to the peak.

To this day, whenever he passes by Nanque when he enters the palace, and passes by the place where Lord Gaogui was killed, he will involuntarily stamp his feet.

The blood of the emperor, the crying ministers; the cold reception of old friends, the reprimand of relatives...

And his seemingly calm face... so calm that he himself was afraid of it.

But Sima Zhao quickly stopped thinking about it—one who is in a superior position cannot indulge in the past.

He flicked his cuffs twice to shake off the dust and wrinkles on his body, leaving a majestic back in the courtyard.

The spring breeze blew over the early-growing vegetation, insects and birds were startled to pop up, and people's hearts were also aroused.

The spectator team came out from the south gate of the imperial palace, walked more than a hundred steps from north to south, turned a few turns, and saw a shiny new plaque.

The young emperor Cao Huan knelt on the chariot, surrounded by two rows of saber-wielding sergeants.This group of sergeants was deployed by Jia Chong of the Central Guard, but Jia Chong himself followed the general Sima Zhao and walked in front of the emperor's guard of honor.

In fact, Cao Huan preferred to get down and walk by himself—he sat staggeringly on the chariot, holding his hands on both sides from time to time, and the light refracted into his eyes by the coral beads made him dizzy.

The surrounding guards are all under the rule of Jia Chong. I am afraid that Cao Mao, the former emperor's brother, died under the hands of these people?He didn't even know whether the general sent these guards to protect his own safety or to monitor his words and deeds.

Forget it, without the strategy and courage of the emperor's brother, what's the use of thinking?

He thought for a while, and continued to stay quietly in the position arranged for him by the general, letting his body sway with the chariot.

——This position is not stable after all, let’s just sit for a while.

It is deep in spring, the steps are covered with thick green, the gray walls and black tiles are shining brightly, and the newly painted pillars exude the fragrance of tree oil.

The officials in charge of the school led Sima Zhao and the others to the side of the school, and the sunlight shone through the panes, illuminating the faces of young scholars in the school.The sound of Lang Lang's writing was neat and melodious, and Sima Zhao recognized that it was a famous chapter of "Spring and Autumn".

Just as the group was concentrating on looking at the new look of Taixue, four big men came from the south courtyard, and together they moved a huge stone tablet.

The four of them approached gradually, each dressed in rough linen and short brown, and the rolled up sleeves were sweating profusely.Sima Zhao suddenly fixed his eyes on the stele, and beckoned to four people: "What's wrong with this stele?"

"General," Taichang Yangdan turned to him, "there was no writing on the stele, it was full of students' graffiti. The official arranged for someone to engrave a new stone stele of the Five Classics for reading, and is about to remove the original one."

Sima Zhao knew the origin of this stele.Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Xian, started to build Taixue. He originally wanted to set up this stele to record his classics and treatises on it. However, it collapsed before the matter was completed. The stone was left in front of the lecture hall and no one cared about it.Later, I don't know which naughty boy took the lead, and carved his name and the word "San Gong" on the stele, which means "willing to be an official to San Gong in the future".Since then, people have written their names and aspirations on the stele one after another, and it has been acquiesced as the custom of Luoyang Taixue for a long time.

The huge stone tablet is now covered with dense scribbles, like the weather-beaten face of an old man.

The writing on the stele overlaps vertically and horizontally, with one part on the left and the other on the right without any structure.Some of the nicks have been obliterated by wind and rain, and it is difficult to distinguish the original handwriting without careful attention.

Sima Zhao glanced around—some names were very familiar, and now held important positions in the court; some names were unknown, and would eventually disappear in time with the disappearance of the stele.He stepped forward, lightly touched the gully on the stele with his fingertips, and thoughtfully slid across some incomplete words, and suddenly his eyes were stabbed by a cluster of compact names:

General Xia Houxuan

He Yan Shizhong

Deng Yang's Three Dukes and Nine Qings

General Sima Shi

Xun Can Guang Lu Xun Tai Chang Tai Servant

General Ruan Ji

Sima Zhao joined the army

……

"...You are proficient in the art of war, and you can serve as a staff officer for an army."

"Sizong knows music theory and is good at poetry and books, not to mention literary anecdotes, even if he does too often, it is not difficult to be ranked in the Jiuqing."

"Too Chang Jiuqing is high and boring... I want to be the general who oversees the unified side. In the future... I will recruit you to join the army?"

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The gullies on the stele are like the vortex of time, deeply involving people in long and distant memories.The great general who had power over the government and the public could see it, until Yang Dan beside him said politely: "If the general wants to leave the stele, I will let them move it back."

Sima Zhao paused for a moment, then quickly looked away, and glanced at the other party, "It's okay, let's carry it away."

Jia Chong, who was on the side, saw it, and his eyes quickly glanced over the words at Sima Zhao's finger just now, and silently memorized them in his heart.

The four strong men looked at each other face to face, they suddenly got the order, and without daring to delay, they lifted the stele away with a force on their arms.

The team of observers continued to move forward.Sima Zhao looked at the brand-new school, and suddenly asked Jia Chong: "Did you ever study in Taixue?"

Jia Chong pondered for a while after hearing this, "Chong worked in Yuzhou in his early years, so he didn't have the good fortune to come to the capital to study."

Sima Zhao narrowed his eyes, twisted his beard thoughtfully, and carefully looked at the bricks, tiles, plants and trees in front of him.

"It's really different from when Gu was studying in the past."