Chapter 33 Chapter 32: Midnight, the Bright Moon in the Sky

Lu Zhi, who is already in power, has the biggest regret of his son Huidi's weakness. How can he recover from his weakness?Just when she was about to take advantage of Zhang Liang to go out of the mountain, at midnight under a bright moon, the soul of this learned Taoist turned into a wisp of green smoke and drifted away. During Liu Bang's funeral, Chen Ping came to visit, and Zhang Liang could not see him. Zhang Liang's mourning for Liu Bang was a sincere and affectionate heart sacrifice. He was unwilling to participate in the ceremonies held by the court according to the cumbersome etiquette, especially the ceremony presided over by Empress Lu. He felt that this was simply a blasphemy against the dead.Liu Bang's body was at her mercy, and he didn't mourn for three or four days, and now he made a look of mourning, which made him feel disgusted and furious. He was still a married couple, so ruthless, let alone he is today's Son of Heaven!

He had a strong premonition that this unscrupulous, unscrupulous woman who could do anything would do unimaginable things. So he told He Jian that the court sent someone to tell him that he was bedridden. Since Xiang Yu slayed himself in Wujiang, the curtain of the struggle between Chu and Han came down. Although the Han Dynasty, which ruled the world, had to deal with the rebellion of the princes and kings at any time, the people of the world at dawn were eager to rest and recuperate, and ruled by doing nothing.He admired Cao Shen very much from the bottom of his heart, even though he heard many people scold him for serving as prime minister and ignoring government affairs, he is a complete stupid official, and he should be dismissed.But Zhang Liang knew very well that today's world needs more officials who don't care about things like Cao Shen, so that the people can have a chance to breathe after the heavy corvee and the eight years of war at the end of Qin Dynasty.He knew Cao Shen very well, and he was by no means a mediocre, immoral, talented person.After Cao Shen became Prime Minister, he called together elders and Confucian scholars to ask how to appease the common people.Later, when he heard that there was a Duke Gai in Jiaoxi, he invited him with generous gifts.Gai Gong then told him that governing the Tao is more important than quietness and the people decide for themselves.So Cao Shen moved out of the main hall and gave it to Gai Gong to live in. Gai Gong taught him to use Huang Lao's techniques to govern Qi, so he lived in Qi for eight or nine years, and the people of Qi State lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Although in the past eight years, Zhang Liang has gradually stayed away from the imperial court, learning Taoism easily, and is willing to travel from Chisongzi.But his superficial calm can hardly conceal the deep sadness in his heart for the government, which often makes him feel sleepy at night. In the depths of the iceberg where he was born, the flame of entering the world is still burning. Chen Ping can also be regarded as an old friend who knows each other very well, but he also thinks that he is a bit too smart, and behind his intelligence, he can peek out some cynical mentality.Not long ago, I heard that Liu Bang wanted him and Zhou Bo to take back Fan Kuai's head, but what he got back now was a living prisoner. How could this be hidden from Zhang Liang's eyes?He didn't want to talk to Chen Ping anymore, but at this delicate critical moment, why not listen to what he has to say?So he lay on the couch and asked He Jian to invite Chen Ping in.

As soon as Chen Ping entered the door and saw Zhang Liang was sick in bed, he said emotionally: "Zifang, the emperor has let go, and now Mr. is lying on the sick bed, thinking that he assisted the King of Han in the bloody battles in Xingyang and Chenggao, although he has succeeded now. Fenghou, it's really not as interesting as those military careers!" Zhang Liang also felt deeply: "So the ancients said, born in sorrow, die in peace! Chen Ping, do you remember? It was in Chenggao, Han Xin sent an envoy to ask the king of Han to make him a fake king of Qi, king of Han As soon as I heard this, I was furious, you and I sat on the two sides of the King of Han, stretched out a foot at the same time, stepped on the King of Han hard, and he suddenly turned his anger into joy..."

Chen Ping nodded in agreement with tears in his eyes. Zhang Liang was a little choked up, and couldn't continue. He waited for a while before continuing: "...I never thought that the King of Han would leave us for only eight years after conquering the country! These eight years have not passed a single day of peace and comfort. one day!" Chen Ping was also moved by Zhang Liang's sincerity: "That's right, His Majesty was still concerned about the safety of the country and the country before he died. When he heard that Fan Kui was going to kill Mrs. Qi's mother and son and all the generals, he ordered me and Zhou Bo..."

Zhang Liang sat up suddenly, staring at Chen Ping fiercely, and asked, "Is Fan Kui dead or alive now?" Chen Ping didn't know whether Zhang Liang supported or opposed the killing of Fan Kuai, so he didn't know how to answer.However, he suddenly thought that Empress Lu had a good impression of Zhang Liang, so he would definitely oppose the killing of Fan Kui, so he said bluntly: "Don't worry, Zi Fang, Fan Kui has been escorted to Beijing by me, just as His Majesty passed away. , I had no choice but to ask the queen to let him go, the queen has already released him!"

Zhang Liang saw Chen Ping's happy face, and he knew at a glance that he must be appreciated and trusted by Empress Lu.He felt a burst of cold teeth.Liu Bang's bones were not yet cold, he had cleverly tampered with His Majesty's dying instructions, and used Fan Kuai to curry favor with Empress Lu, in order to gain Empress Lu's appreciation and reuse. In fact, he knew that Chen Ping was very intelligent, but he was unabashedly greedy for money, and this kind of person would reveal his selfish desires and cunning at critical moments.Liu Bang was aware of this, so in his arrangements for the funeral, he specifically mentioned that "Chen Ping is more than wise, but it is difficult to be alone." Doesn't this time fully demonstrate his weakness of "difficult to be alone"?

Zhang Liang was silent for a while, and only said coldly: "I don't know if the emperor has knowledge in the underground, so what do you think!" Of course, Chen Ping immediately understood that Zhang Liang was very dissatisfied with him, and he was making fun of him.In fact, Chen Ping was also full of grievances. He knew very well that the matter was of great importance, and if he could not handle it, he would be beheaded.No matter how smart a person is, he certainly doesn't dare to be arbitrary, so he specially negotiated with Zhou Bo before acting. Especially when the two of them built an altar, Fan Kui went to receive the decree, and unexpectedly tied Fan Kui, locked him in a car and sent him to Chang'an, where he escorted him, while Zhou Bo stayed to take over Fan Kui's army.Chen Ping heard the emperor's death on the way, so he was afraid of offending Empress Lu and her sister Lu Xu, so he specially sent someone to the capital first to report the truth to them.Unexpectedly, another envoy Chuanzhao was received, asking him and Guan Ying to go and guard Xingyang.However, Chen Ping made some balances, fearing that he might be misunderstood, he hurried back to Chang'an to return to his command, put aside this tricky mission before talking about the next step.I remember that when he was young, he used a knife to divide the meat in the village community in the village. The elders praised the boy for the even distribution, and he said proudly: "In the future, if I am to slaughter the world, I will be like slaughtering this meat." Easier said than done!

He entered the palace and cried bitterly in front of Liu Bangling, and then explained the whole story to Empress Lu in detail.Originally, Empress Lu asked him to go back to the palace to rest, but he was afraid that someone would speak ill of him and plot against him when he turned around, so he begged hard to stay and watch the spirit.Even so, Lu Xu still said a lot of bad things about him in front of Empress Lu. It was not until Empress Lu appointed him as Lang Zhongling to assist Emperor Hui who had just succeeded to the throne that his hanging heart was finally relieved.It's really hard for him, let him accept such a difficult task, so painstaking, finally saved this head.

Today is the meaning of Empress Lu and Emperor Hui. I heard that Zhang Liang is seriously ill, so I asked Chen Ping to come and visit him. If Zhang Liang can still support him, invite him to attend the funeral ceremony of Gao Zu.Because Empress Lu understood that after the news of the secret funeral, the officials were deeply dissatisfied with her. In order to stabilize the situation, it would be great if Zhang Liang could attend the funeral ceremony, and it would be very appropriate to send Chen Ping to invite him. candidates. Seeing Zhang Liang taunting him like this, Chen Ping felt very wronged and uncomfortable in his heart, and he burst into tears unknowingly: "Zifang, I, Chen Ping, have suffered so much that I can't express it! If Your Majesty is still here, I will bet on such a When the living Fan Kuai comes back, can His Majesty not condemn me? Conversely, after His Majesty dies, I come back with Fan Kuai's bloody head, will Empress Lu spare me again? I know that I have failed the late Emperor, but I have no other choice Out of helplessness!"

Zhang Liang thought for a while, yes, Chen Ping is usually a person, and he has his own tact, but this matter is really a difficult problem that has never been encountered in the ages, and it is really a last resort for him to deal with it like this. So, he said: "Chen Ping, you and I have been friends for many years, and this matter can only be like this. I don't blame you. Now I firmly believe in Huang Lao's teachings. I am quiet and inaction. Dumen thank you. This is the end of your life! It’s just that you still have to serve the new master, and now the future is uncertain, so you should take care of yourself..." Having said this, Zhang Liang suddenly felt dizzy, and Chen Ping hurriedly helped him to lie down. "Ovary, you, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Liang's face was pale, his eyes were closed tightly, he barely raised a hand, and waved it weakly, indicating that it was nothing. Chen Ping said: "Zifang, the Empress Dowager and Emperor Hui originally asked me to visit you today. If you can support, I invite you to attend the funeral ceremony of Gaozu. I think you are so weak, it is better not to go. I went back to the palace to go back to the Empress Dowager and Emperor Hui, and said that Marquis Liu was seriously ill and could not participate." After all, Chen Ping could still understand Zhang Liang. This was not only because he was grateful for his understanding of his situation just now, but also at this moment, he was far away from Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace, and came to the dense forest at the west foot of Lishan Mountain. A kind of indifference and tranquility, freedom and detachment that I have never experienced before.Here, there is no longer the kind of dilemma that may lose your head at any time, and there is no such kind of open and secret struggle between life and death.Why let this person who traveled from the red pine nuts go to some funeral ceremony, life and death are already as indifferent to him. Time flies, winter is coming to spring, and the anniversary of Liu Bang's death is coming again. Although the court was full of blood and filth, framed and murdered this year, on this day, the dead souls of the late emperors and high ancestors were still paid homage to in a solemn and solemn, sad and mournful atmosphere. The drum beat is slow and the mourning is serious.The white banners fluttered and fluttered, solemn and magnificent.The Empress Dowager and Emperor Hui, as well as the relatives of the emperor, civil servants and military generals, dressed in Haosu, with sorrow on their faces, drove slowly towards Changling in the north of Chang'an City in a white Luanyu phoenix chariot, high chariot and four horses... Zhang Liang did not go to the anniversary ceremony. After Liu Bang's death, he moved to Ziboling at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains. This place is tens of miles away from Liuba County in Hanzhong. He came to the side of a clear spring again, and came to the yellow stone that looked like a human being, burned a stick of incense, and talked to his old friend silently in front of the curling cigarette smoke. What else can I say to you? Ruyi, who you wanted to become the crown prince with all your heart, has now come to your side, you should understand his grievances.Prince Ying is indeed a kind-hearted person. After he succeeded Emperor Hui, when Ruyi was summoned to Beijing by the queen mother, the prince was afraid that his young brother would have an accident, so he personally went to pick him up outside the city and accompanied him. Is it a surprise to you that you share the same bed?I heard that one morning, Emperor Hui got up early to practice riding and archery. After all, Ruyi was only in his teens, so of course he was sleepy. My elder brother couldn't bear to wake him up, so he got up alone.At this interval, someone served poisoned wine for Ruyi to drink, and the poor child died like this, and came to you first. The thing that makes you feel the most heartbroken in the underground is that not long after Ruyi came to you, his mother, your most caring Mrs. Qi, came to you again.I believe you must be shocked this time!Your spirit in the sky will definitely turn into storms and thunder, and into raging waves of rivers and seas.The thing you worried about day and night has finally happened, but you never imagined that the murderer's methods are so cruel, and his heart is so vicious, it is simply impossible for humans to do it! who is thisIs this your beautiful concubine?Is this the Qi Ji who is good at singing and dancing, gentle, kind and understanding? Ah, what is this?The eyes have been dug into two holes, the tongue has been cut off, and both ears are deaf!Who has cut your beautiful long hair?Where are your long-sleeved, waving arms?Where are your nimble feet on the drum?You have become a dismembered animal, yet there is still a faint breath in your nostrils, and your heart is still beating.You, are you Qi Ji?God, what atrocious cruelty!Can humans do it? Ah, Your Majesty, don't look at me with that resentful look! Do you remember?When Xiang Yu committed suicide in Wujiang, the body of this incomparable hero was chopped into several pieces by the generals fighting for merit, and placed in front of you to ask for rewards. I was by your side at that time, but I didn't see you showing the triumph I saw you were shocked, and tears glistened in your horrified eyes.I heard your order to enshrine Xiang Yu's body in the best coffin and build a tomb for him in Luzhigu City, Xiang Yu's fief. You personally presided over the grand funeral... Now you are furious again, looking at this concubine called "human pig" who was tortured to death in a filthy latrine with grief, you deeply regret that you did not make up your mind to protect her mother and son during your lifetime!As a person with supreme rights, you are unable to protect a beloved concubine and her son, feel ashamed! You may still be complaining deeply about me until now, you may think this way, if you did not listen to anyone's dissuasion at that time, and just insisted on going your own way and making Ruyi the prince, the tragedy that followed would not have happened.In fact, from the uprising of a commoner who beheaded a snake to finally forcing Xiang Yu and Wujiang to slay himself, and the experience of completing the unification of the world, you should understand: If you are strong, even if you are in the position of the weak, you will eventually ascend to the throne of the strong; You are weak, even if you are put on the throne of the strong, you will still be replaced by the real strong in the end. If you force Ruyi to be the crown prince, after you die, Ruyi will only be ten years old, Madam Qi is so weak, orphans and widows are still no match for Empress Lu, and the consequences will definitely not be what you expected. You must take my word for it, not as an afterthought excuse. Let me tell you bluntly, what can you do to stop the ruthless slaughter between the flesh and blood of your loved ones?No!Not only you don't, all the emperors don't!As long as the human world has the supreme "power" to do whatever it wants, such monsters will also create "human pigs".Because of this, I am afraid of this monster, I hate this monster, and I stay away from this monster.That's right, all those who seek power and power, all those who are greedy for glory and wealth, cannot return with me!Yes, it is impossible for you to return with me, because you have been imprisoned in Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace, and went to enjoy the endless joy.However, with all due respect, you did not enjoy endless joy, but left endless sorrow... Today, I can speak frankly in front of you, just like the night we met in Xiapi for the first time, I don’t need to call you “Your Majesty” anymore, we are no longer kings and ministers, I am still a confidant As an old friend, calling you Pei Gong is much more cordial.Yes, today you can return with me, and you can be liberated.Only at this time can you enjoy the tranquility and inaction, indifference and tranquility.However, what is regrettable is why many people cannot enjoy indifference and tranquility when life exists, but must wait until the fire of life is extinguished, in the ashes of life, to obtain this belated indifference and tranquility. What about tranquility? Can anyone answer me why? That's right, today is the anniversary of your death. I don't want to go to Changling to participate in those fake solemn and grand ceremonies. Will you forgive me?What?Even you hate the ritual!Are they disturbing your peace and calm?You especially don't want to see the person who made the "human pig", weeping sad tears hypocritically, pretending to be solemn and holy, and pretending to worship in front of your grave? Ah, Pei Gong, would you really like to quietly come to this clear mountain spring in the dense forest, and sit with me silently, just like you came here alone for a long time after you returned from the Eastern Expedition? The soul is back, Pei Gong!Okay, let us sit face to face for a long time, talking with our hearts, until the eternity of time... In the later years, it can be said that Zhang Liang did not interfere with the government at all.What he was worried about was not that the Lu family wanted to persecute him, on the contrary, Empress Lu appreciated him very much, she always refused to completely forget him, kept him cold and alienated him, which would always bring him uneasiness and unhappiness, disgust and irritability. Empress Lu's favor for Zhang Liang was not because he was an old friend of Liu Bang, nor was it because he had superhuman wisdom and courage.The main reason is that when Liu Bang wanted to abolish the crown prince, Zhang Liang firmly opposed it.It was precisely because of Zhang Liang's objection and his suggestion to ask Shangshan Sihao to go out to assist the prince that the emperor finally gave up on this plan, so Empress Lu's mother and son are always grateful to him. Another important reason why Empress Lu still does not forget Zhang Liang is because of the current situation of her son Huidi.Until now, she still deeply regrets that she shouldn't have asked her son to visit her cruel masterpiece - "Human Pig"!This incident stimulated Liu Ying too deeply, he was stunned, his face turned pale, and he almost fainted.Leaving Yong Xiang and returning to the palace, for several days, he felt nauseated and vomited after eating.He suffered from insomnia all night, and when he fell asleep, he woke up screaming, his clothes drenched in cold sweat. This mental state of the son was an extraordinary blow to Empress Lu.Liu Ying has not established a queen yet, let alone a prince. If there is a mistake, won't everything she has gained be lost in an instant?She hurriedly ordered a lot of money to hire a famous doctor for treatment. Although her condition improved, there was no cure for her heart disease.In the face of the cruel court struggle, the kind-hearted Emperor Hui had a mental breakdown. It was Lu Zhi who destroyed his own son. He thought he had a plan and did something stupid instead. From then on, Emperor Hui ignored the state affairs, so he might as well let his greedy and cruel queen mother do whatever he wanted. A walking dead, a living "human pig"! Lu Zhi finally completed two masterpieces, creating "human pigs" with one hand and "walking corpses" with the other. People who are too kind will either become ghosts or become lunatics in the brutal power struggle. Empress Lu recalled that Liu Bang had appointed Zhang Liang as his young master during the Eastern Expedition to Yingbu, and the crown prince Liu Ying, who was left behind by his sick master, was deeply loved and trusted by the prince, and the prince always obeyed him.Therefore, she wanted to invite Dumen to thank guests and Zhang Liang, who was a learned man, to come out of the mountain, and let him revive the prince's spirit. However, Zhang Liang, who even claimed to be out of illness on Emperor Gaozu's funeral and the anniversary of his death, how can he be invited out? At this time, Cao Shen, the prime minister, was recovering from illness. After three months, Empress Lu appointed Wang Ling as Prime Minister of the Right, Chen Ping as Prime Minister of the Left, and Zhou Bo as the Captain. Basically, the arrangements were made according to Liu Bang's dying instructions, so that the Han Dynasty was divided among the three. Under the support of the pillars, it is as stable as Mount Tai.One day, Zhou Bo discussed state affairs with the left and right prime ministers.They were all deeply worried about the young Emperor Hui's weak health, cowardly character, and ignorance of the government.Of course, they also deeply understood that the key to open this lock can only be the empress dowager, so they decided to go to see the empress dowager together. When the three important ministers asked to see, Empress Lu thought there was something important. When she heard that it was about Emperor Hui, she fell in love with her, and pretended to be deeply worried and said: "The three lovers are all the late emperor's confidantes. The most important ministers and pillars of the country, Qing and others are worried, as far as I know, when Emperor Hui was the crown prince, there was only one person that he admired the most." The three asked in unison, "Who?" "Liu Hou Zhang Liang. It's just that he has lived in seclusion in recent years, and Du's family is thanking guests. I'm afraid it will be difficult to invite him out of the mountain!" "The ministers and the Marquis Liu are old friends, but everyone has their own aspirations, so don't force it. I'm afraid the queen mother must come out!" "Although I came forward to invite him, I still have to trouble the three of you to come and say that I have an invitation with the emperor, and I must invite him to the palace for a banquet. We will talk about it when he comes." "Follow the order. The minister will make a special trip to invite the Marquis Liu." Since Liu Bang's death, Zhang Liang has not seen anyone for more than five years. Among those gangs of princes who were far away from the capital, it was even rumored among the common people that he had already become a fairy and returned to the west on a crane.Only those "pick up shoes at Qiqiao", "bolangsha assassinate the king of Qin", "Hongmen banquet" and so on have been turned into magical legends and spiritual pastimes after dinner in wine shops and villages. For a person like Zhang Liang, it can be said that he is already dead, or it can be said that he is a person who cannot die at all. Wang Ling, Chen Ping, and Zhou Bo, the most powerful ministers in the imperial court today, came to this sparsely populated Zibo Ridge, beside this dense forest.They got out of the car at a distance, and the three of them were dressed in commoner clothes today, light and simple, without the magnificent eyes and imposing aura of the princes and dignitaries. They dismissed their entourage and walked towards the villa, for fear of disturbing this hermit who was far away from glory, power and world. When I came outside the villa, I heard the ding-dong of the mountain spring, the chirping of birds, and the faint sound of a zither.The breeze blows against the face, which makes people feel refreshed. The three of them suddenly felt a sense of mystery, and the hearts of the three battle-tested couldn't help beating. It can be regarded as the luck of these three important ministers and dignitaries, Zhang Liang's heart is very clear today, and he heard He Jian said that the three old friends came to visit in disguise, so he went out to greet him happily. The three of them saw that Ovary had long hair and shawls, was full of energy, and her bones were straight and pinched, like a tall hermit with a sense of immortality.He is no longer the same as the shrewd, capable and suave counselor and strategist back then. There was no politeness, no unnecessary greetings, bowed hands, and then laughed out loud, so calm, sincere, so comfortable and comfortable, even tears came out. Zhou Bo said: "Where are the young men picking up shoes at Qiqiao? Where are the heroes who assassinated Qin by Bo Lang? Where are the wise men who broke through the banquet?" One question and three sighs made Zhang Liang burst into tears. He held their hands and said, "It feels like a lifetime away from meeting an old friend today! I often meet the King of Han and the princes in my dreams, laughing and talking, and I can't sleep when I wake up at night!" Everyone undressed by the spring and sat on the ground. Chen Ping asked: "Zifang, back then you and I lost to the King of Zuohan in the Central Plains and finally ruled the world, but you retreated bravely and left. Don't you really feel ashamed and don't think about Chang'an anymore?" Zhang Liang replied: "Sometimes I also stand on Zibaibai Ridge, looking west at Chang'an, thinking about it. But when I see Jinghua clouds covering the fog and misty clouds, it is still better to lie high in Linquan!" Zhou Bo said: "Zifang, for the sake of our old friend, we are in danger, will you rescue us?" Zhang Liang smiled: "The three powers are in the government, the officials are high and noble, one order can pass the world, command the three armies, and order the people, what is the difficulty? Asking me for help, isn't it like a rich man begging for a hungry man? Haha... ..." Wang Ling has a simple and straightforward personality, and said bluntly: "Although Chen Ping and I are two prime ministers on the left and right, we are pitiful to the two prime ministers on the left and right, but there is nothing we can do for one person!" Zhang Liang asked in surprise, "There really is such a person?" Zhou Bo went on to say: "Don't look at me as a captain, commanding the world's soldiers and horses, and I can't do anything to one person!" Zhang Liang was even more puzzled: "Is this person really that powerful?" Chen Ping nodded with a wry smile: "The three of us really have nothing to do with him!" Zhang Liang asked, "Who is this person?" The three answered in unison: "This person's surname is Zhang Mingliang Zifang!" Zhang Liang opened his eyes wide and asked in astonishment: "What happened? I, Zhang Liang, have been thanking guests for many years. I have no quarrel with the world, and I have already jumped out of the realm of right and wrong. How can I still sit behind closed doors at home, and misfortune will come from the world? " Chen Ping quickly explained: "Zifang misunderstood, the main reason is that the three of us really encountered a problem, I beg Zifang to look at our old friend and don't embarrass us!" Facing the three pairs of pleading eyes, Zhang Liang was excited, and the boldness of the past was revealed again: "Tell me, if you need my help, Zhang Liang, I, Zhang Zifang, will definitely die!" Zhou Bo laughed boldly and said: "It's not about your life, it's just that the master will come with us in vain!" "Where are you going?" "Go to Changle Palace." "It's hard to obey!" "Doesn't it count if you can talk between old friends?" Chen Ping hurriedly interjected, "Let me tell you the truth, the Queen Mother wants to have a big banquet for the ministers, so the three of us must invite you! If you don't stay here, the feast won't start." If you don't go, don't you embarrass the three old friends?" Zhang Liang was silent.The atmosphere suddenly became tense. The two prime ministers on the left and the Taiwei sat quietly, they had made up their minds, and they assumed that they would never leave unless they agreed. Zhang Liang also sat silently, as if he was about to sit forever. The sun has set to the west, and there are horses neighing in the distance. Finally Zhang Liang couldn't sit still anymore, and he ordered helplessly, "Change your clothes and prepare your sedan chair!" The three old friends burst out laughing together.Zhang Liang also laughed.Startled a group of forest birds. Tonight, the Changle Palace was brightly lit, drums and music shook the sky, and all the officials were full. This kind of lively scene was the grand banquet held by Emperor Gaozu when he returned to Beijing after his last expedition to the east to pacify Yingbu.In the past five years, all the courtiers have been in danger, and rumors have spread everywhere in the palace, which is full of a mysterious atmosphere. When the left and right prime ministers, Chen Ping, Wang Ling, and Taiwei Zhou Bo, three important officials of the court, accompanied a mysterious person whom they had not seen for many years into the hall, the hall suddenly fell silent.All the courtiers followed him with surprised eyes, and some were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths. Zhang Liang!Zhang ovary!No one thought that even he would be here tonight! The one who was really overjoyed was the Empress Dowager Lv Zhi. Although she looked very calm on the surface, when Zhang Liang appeared, her slightly sinister and majestic eyes suddenly lit up, showing her undisguised excitement and excitement in her heart. excited.She knew very well that if Zhang Liang could come out again to assist Emperor Hui and save her precious son from the trap of cowardice and decadence, how much she would thank him! Another spirited person is Emperor Hui who has been on the throne for six years.As soon as he saw Zhang Liang, the marquis of Liu who had been entrusted by Emperor Gao to help him in spite of illness, a kind of heartfelt joy rushed into his heart.In recent years, he has been living in a nightmare, unable to find anyone who can speak his mind.The queen her mother looked for for him turned out to be the daughter of his sister, Princess Luyang, who was much younger than him.An uncle who was forced to marry his niece felt sick when he thought about it, but he couldn't change this reality.In addition, what made him even more disgusted was that his half-brother recognized Princess Luyang as his mother. This shameless King of Qi, Liu Fei, actually treated his younger sister as a son.Seeing his own family, the poisonous ones were poisoned to death, the murdered ones were killed, especially the horrific "human pig", who would never be able to get rid of the succubus, tormenting his restless soul.So, he simply ran away, to the hallucinations created by fine wine, and to the gentle land embraced by beautiful women. Although he was only a twenty-three-year-old young emperor, compared with his father back then, this dragon gave birth to only There was a flea. At least in his short life, it was Zhang Liang who made him feel the wisdom and strength of human beings, not the ugliness and filth of human beings he felt from another aspect. After Zhang Liang bowed down to Emperor Hui and the Empress Dowager according to the etiquette of emperors and ministers, Empress Lu gave him to sit next to her, which was a great honor and favor in the eyes of the emperor and ministers. However, Zhang Liang sat there quietly, looking very calm, not at all complacent. Only then did everyone clearly see that Liuhou was full of hair, and he had aged a lot in the past five years.Sitting in Changle Palace, he seemed like a stranger. In the orchestral music, the feast begins.Fine wine and nectar, delicacies on jade plates, you can't enjoy the glory and wealth of the world. Zhang Liang sat in front of the table, as if he didn't know the taste of his mouth, and his nose didn't smell the fragrance. He sat there indifferently, and rarely raised his chopsticks.In front of these gluttonous mouths that are chewing and drinking, he looks lonely and lonely.Everyone knows that Zhang Liang is learning Taoism lightly. Taoists have to "take bait" (take the elixir of life), "bigu" (that is, avoid grains, of course it is not absolutely not to eat, but to eat as little grains as possible), and also to avoid grains. Cooked food cooked by fireworks, eat more naturally grown tree fruits, stamens and fresh wild vegetables.Therefore, the table full of delicacies from mountains and seas became unattractive to him. Empress Lu and Emperor Hui toasted him from time to time, and out of etiquette, he had to take a sip of wine and a symbolic amount of food, and chewed it slowly in his mouth, which tasted like chewing wax. Empress Lu couldn't stand it anymore, and while holding vegetables for him, she said to him: "I said, Marquis Liu, this life is really like a white horse passing by, enjoy what you should enjoy, why bother yourself so much? Eat, eat more, you're welcome!" Zhang Liang didn't make any excuses, and he couldn't make any excuses. What should we say?He just smiled and listened attentively, but couldn't resist, so he ate a little bit.Just like this, he ate and ate, and ate and ate again, the food and wine he ate tonight was more than the total amount of these things he ate in ten years. After the music and dance performances were over, the Empress Dowager withdrew from the table.Zhang Liang was relieved and felt at ease for a while.After sitting unrestrained for a while, a eunuch came to him and said that the queen mother had summoned him. He took this opportunity to leave the banquet, followed the eunuch to the back, and saw that the queen mother was already sitting there waiting for him. After Zhang Liang saw the ceremony, the Empress Dowager seated him and said to him: "Although the banquet tonight has gathered all the ministers, it is actually a banquet specially for the Marquis Liu. So I specially invite old friends like Wang Ling, Chen Ping, and Zhou Bo to come to see us." Invitation, I didn't expect Liuhou to come out of the mountain without declining." Zhang Liang said: "The old minister is so terrified by the empress dowager, what orders does the empress dowager have?" The Empress Dowager thought for a moment, then let out a long sigh. Zhang Liang was a little surprised and asked, "May I ask what worries the Empress Dowager has?" The Empress Dowager said: "Zifang is the important minister of the late emperor. Since the late emperor passed away, Xiao He and Cao Shen passed away one after another. I am cowardly by nature and do not think about making progress. The time when I really achieved something was when the first emperor entrusted Liuhou to sicken the crown prince. The person the prince respected all his life was Liuhou. Therefore, the invitation to the ovary tonight is due to the ovary. , can you come out to assist Emperor Hui?" Zhang Liang looked embarrassed, he really did not expect that Empress Lu would raise this question even today.Therefore, he tried his best to decline and said: "Please forgive me, the Queen Mother. Over the years, I have been weak and sick. Dumen thanked the guests. I have long since stopped asking about the government. I am afraid that it will be difficult to respond!" "Zifang, I beg you!" Empress Lu was rather sad, "Zifang, you must agree to my request. Back then, you tried your best to protect the crown prince. Now that the crown prince has succeeded to the throne, you can see him in such a state. Don’t you save it? You strategized and assisted the late Emperor Gaozu to take down the Han Dynasty, can’t you bear to watch it decline and never recover?” Zhang Liang was a little tempted, but he still couldn't make a decision. The queen mother said: "Zifang, it's only three years, no, one year is fine! As long as you put him on the right path, I will let you go back to seclusion again, and you will never break your promise!" Zhang Liang finally said: "Queen Mother, let me go back and think about it. I will definitely report back to Queen Mother within a month." Of course, you can't force him to be too prosperous, Empress Lu promised to let him go back and think about it. When he walked out of the Changle Palace, the sky gradually began to drizzle, the night was already late, and the cold air of the late autumn night hit people, he shivered unknowingly. When he drove out of Chang'an City in the car, even though the curtains were drawn down, gusts of autumn wind still came in, and after a while of bumps, he felt a gut-wrenching feeling in his stomach, which was extremely uncomfortable.After waiting for a while, he felt that his hands and feet were frozen stiff, and his stomach was cramped again. Before returning to Zibai Ridge, he vomited... Along the way, He Jian was terrified.When Zhang Liang returned home and lay on the bed, he vomited and had diarrhea, his whole body was burning hot, and he murmured to himself, "No, no... the empress dowager... I, I won't go... I won't go..." "He, He Jian...I, I want...to go...no, not...to the capital...there...I, I can't go..." "No...don't need to pack...the luggage...there...there...no need...bring..." "I...I want to go with...the red pine nuts..." The next day, when he was a little awake, He Jian asked him if he wanted to report the news of his serious illness to the Queen Mother and Emperor Hui?He shook his head firmly. He Jian asked again, do you want to invite a doctor to take a look?He also shook his head resolutely, and then fell back into a drowsy sleep. He Jian found an old man collecting herbs behind the mountain and asked him to see a doctor for Zhang Liang.The old man went happily, with a fairy demeanor, white hair and a childlike face, his steps were light, and his body was as light as the wind.He came to the sick bed and stretched out his hand for Zhang Liang's pulse.As soon as he touched his wrist, Zhang Liang woke up suddenly.He stared at the old man with strange eyes for a long time, his lips moved, and he struggled to utter a few words softly: "It is... you... Uncle, Uncle... Sheng..." The old man bent down and whispered in his ear: "Zifang, I came to look for you, but I didn't expect to see you off just in time!" Zhang Liang smiled and closed his eyes calmly, his breathing became weaker and weaker. The old man slowly let go of his hand, got up and left. He Jian chased him out and asked, "Sir, is he still alive?" The old man shook his head and said, "He will be on the road at midnight tonight." After speaking, he drifted away. It was night, midnight.Zhang Liang woke up.He opened his eyes, as if waking up from a big dream, looking so calm.No pain, no melancholy, no sorrow.With no nostalgia, no worries, no regrets, he said softly: "I went with the red pine nuts." Then, he closed his eyes and slept forever.The flame of the candlelight flickered for a moment, then went out, turning into a wisp of faint blue smoke. The room was suddenly dark, and a beam of bright moonlight came in through the window, and it was shining on Zhang Liang's face, serene and calm. 何肩赶紧把门打开，快步来到院中，抬头一望，夜空如洗，天心一轮皎洁的圆月。 满山的松林，在秋风中轻轻摇曳，松涛阵阵，如泣如诉…… 月空里一只南行的孤雁，发出声声凄婉的哀鸣。 时年汉惠帝六年，即公元前189年。 按照张良的遗愿，他的坟茔垒砌在松林的清泉边，那块黄石随他一起葬入墓中。 吕后正在等待张良的答复，得到的却是他的噩耗。 他死后，被谥号“文成”。按照惯例，长子不疑袭封。次子辟疆年方十四岁，被吕后授为侍中。 张良死去一年后，年仅二十三岁的惠帝刘盈死去了。再一年后，吕雉终于称帝。 张良生前说过一段话，是他自己一生的概述，完全可以成为他的墓志铭： 家世相韩，及韩灭，不爱万金之资为韩报仇强秦，天下震动。今以三寸舌为帝者师，封万户，位列侯，此布衣之极，于良足矣。愿弃人间事，欲从赤松子游耳。 这就是张良的人生三部曲—— 报仇强秦，天下震动；为帝者师，封万户侯；弃人间事，从赤松游。 张良死后四十四年，即公元前145年，伟大的史学家司马迁诞生。再过五十三年，即公元前92年，司马迁在困厄中完成了辉煌的历史巨着《史记》。在《史记》中，司马迁专门写了一篇《留侯世家》为张良立传。太史公在结语赞颂他说： 高祖离困者数矣，而留侯常有功力焉，岂可谓非天乎？上曰：“夫运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里外，吾不如子房。” 在总览全书的《太史公自序》中，司马迁又对张良作了总结性的评价： 运筹帷幄之中，制胜于无形；子房计谋其事，无知名，无勇功，图难于易，为大于细。 唐代司马贞撰《史记索隐》，其中为一百三十人写述赞，他为留侯张良写了一篇精彩的赞歌： 宋代大文学家苏轼写了一篇著名的《留侯论》，称赞张良有“盖世之才”，他认为“观夫高祖之所以胜，项籍之所以败者，在能忍与不能忍而已矣。项籍唯不能忍，是以百战百胜而轻其锋。高祖忍之，养其全锋而待其敝，此子房教之也。” 北宋大史学家司马光在中说：“夫生之有死，譬犹夜旦之必然；自古及今，固未尝有超然而独存者也。以子房之明辨达理，足以知神仙之为虚诡矣；然其欲从赤松子游者，其智可知也。夫功名之际，人臣之所难处。如高帝所称者，三杰而已。淮阳诛夷，萧何系狱，非以履盛满而不止耶！故子房托于神仙，遗弃人间，等功名于外物，置荣利而不顾，所谓明哲保身者，子房有焉。” 如今，张良墓究竟在何处？唐代张守节撰写的《史记正义》中引《括地志》云：“汉张良墓在徐州沛县东六十五里，与留城相近也。” 不论是谁出于什么动机，把张良的遗体搬回他的封邑埋葬，都纯属庸人自扰。如果张良有在天之灵，他的灵魂是无羁的灵魂，是自由的灵魂。 他的坟墓究竟在何处？又是否是他真正的墓地？It doesn't matter. 他永远活在历史与传说中，只要华夏子孙还在这个地球上存在，张良的名字就不会消亡。 他死后两千一百八十五年的历史已经证明，今后的历史还将继续作证。 公元一九九五年十一月至一九九六年七月于四川仁寿县城文林桥畔“虚静斋”，时年张良逝世二千一百八十五周年祭