Chapter 43 Chapter 43: Ten Thousand Kingdoms Dynasty Chang'an

On March 12th of the second year of Yuanchang, the army of the Eastern Expedition captured Guazhou, the economic center of the Xiaoting Dynasty, and went straight to the outside of Jiankang City.Zhang Zhiyan, the sub-father of the Xiaoting Dynasty, King Wu, closed the city gates tightly and adopted delaying tactics.The king of Ningkang County cut off the supply of water and materials, and captured it with a new type of speedboat from the waterway, and tried to capture Jiankang several times.However, Yafu has been sticking to the city gate.In order to speed up the progress of the war, Ziwei donated to Jun Mowen and offered to print thousands of copies of the persuasion painting. Da Yuan is benevolent. As long as the King of Wu surrenders, the country will be peaceful, live and work in peace and contentment, and everything will remain the same.The king of Ningkang scattered tens of thousands of kites into Jiankang City.The life of the people in the south of the Yangtze River has always been stable and prosperous. They were unwilling to fight, and the morale of the army was shaken for a while.In May, water and food were cut off, and life was miserable, so some court officials suggested that it would be better to surrender to the Yuan Dynasty in time to save their own lives.

Jun Mo Wen had an old relationship with the King of Wu, so he wrote a sincere letter to persuade him to surrender: Since the Yuan Clan regained the capital, the army has been abundant, which is more than ten times that of the Soochow Wu. It is the general trend for the world to return to the original.For the sake of Jiangdong's elders, why not turn hostility into friendship?Both Jun Mowen himself and the King of Jin will keep the people of Jiangdong safe as before, and all the officials and family members in the Xiaoting Dynasty, as well as King Wu himself, will also be preserved.After analyzing the world situation and the direction of people's hearts, Zhang Zhiyan was really moved.

"Old Original Book Taizu Benji": On the seventh day of the sixth month of the Gengshen year, the king of Ningkang defeated Zhang Zhiyan in Guazhou, approaching health.The king of Ningkang sent thousands of letters of persuasion to surrender. Zhang Zhiyan's army was shaken, and after several months of stalemate, he surrendered. In the second year of Yuanchang, on the seventh day of June, King Wu of the Xiaoting Dynasty finally opened the gate of Jiankang to welcome King Ningkang into the city.The general trend of the world has been decided, and there are many people who come to Chang'an to lead their tribes. In July, Dou Zhou's former ministers, the servant of the military department, Zhang Shixi, the minister of rites, Dou Ting, and the minister of the household, Gao Ji, surrendered; on the eighth day of the seventh month, Zhang Zhiyan led the false emperor Xuanyuan. Wing down into Chang'an.

Emperor Yuzhi Yan, Dou Ting, and Gao Ji Nian were all old, and they repeatedly recruited them with books. Gao Ji Nian killed many envoys.Holding the bottle tightly, he smiled lightly and said: "Xuanyuan loses its deer, and the whole world chases after it. Since your majesty has got it, how can you be angry with fellow hunters and ask for the crime of fighting for meat!" Whether it is official history or unofficial history, the founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty is described as a man who "has the universe in mind, knows people and makes good use of them, takes advantage of opportunities to win, is full of momentum, calm and resourceful, a talent of the world, a soldier, diligent in government and love for the people, benevolent and filial." Historians believe that for Xuanyuan Dezong, Emperor Taizu valued the profound friendship between them personally, and had great sympathy for Dezong's unfortunate life. Among the more than 100 poems for later generations, those that miss Dezong and Empress Xiaoxian Chunyi are all excellent poems, and the rare thing is that the feelings in them are very sincere.

Therefore, the emperor hated the person who betrayed Xuanyuan Dezong more than the person who betrayed himself. At that time, the emperor was entertaining these heavy-weight surrenders in the Zichen Hall, which was used for Chinese and foreign guests.Zhang Shixi was Pan Zhengyue's former subordinate and successor. He once led his troops to set up an ambush on the way of the emperor's chairman An during the Gengxu Revolution.Gao Jinian repeatedly killed the envoys appointed by Emperor Dezong back then, and helped Dou Yinghua force Xuanyuan Xizong to death, so without any hesitation, the emperor took the sword in front of Zhang Zhiyan and killed Gao Jinian.

Then because of Dou Yinghua, he wanted to vent his anger on Dou Ting, the last patriarch of the Dou family, but Dou Ting was a well-known righteous man in the world. He was once scolded by the public for opposing Dou Yinghua, insulting the late emperor, and plotting to usurp the throne.Historians speculate that the emperor at that time may not have really killed Dou Ting, but it was most likely just to give Zhang Zhiyan a blow. Shen Changzong cooperated very well, sneered and threw Gao Jinian's head in front of them, blood spattering Zichen Hall.Zhang Shixi is a warrior, but he bowed his head to the ground, trembling slightly, begging the emperor to forgive his family and followers after killing him, and never blame the innocent Yun Yun.But Dou Ting was a literati, no matter how courageous he was, his face turned pale, and he fell to the ground in fright, only short of peeing his pants.

However, Zhang Zhiyan is worthy of being a hero in the world, he just flicked the blood splashed on the sleeve robe lightly, slowly picked up the gold bottle without changing his face, took a sip of Xifeng wine from Dayuan Dynasty, and praised: "Xifu Fengxiang, with a sweet aftertaste, really lives up to its reputation." Seeing the emperor glaring at him, he said a few words lightly, expressing the truth that since Xuanyuan has no way, all the giants in the world can be hunters and compete for the world, and there is a lot of "Since the Yuan family has won the world, how can it be?" You can blame other peers, this is the teasing meaning of "getting cheap and being good", its light anger actually outweighed all praises, and coaxed the founding sage of the Great Yuan Dynasty to laugh triumphantly.

"Old Original Book Taizu Benji": He smiled and explained it, pardoned Zhang Shixi, and was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of War; he showed his favor to Dou Ting, and gave the daughter of the clan as his wife, the second-class title uncle, and the official to the Hanlin Bachelor.However, Zhang Zhiyan granted the title of king of Wuxiang county to the king of Wuxiang, in order to help him. He had a three-day banquet and gave countless beautiful things. He still sent the king of Wuxiang county back to guard the land of Soochow.Jun Mowen, Ziwei Sheren, knew that Emperor Jing was an old disciple Yu Liuyun, and the crowd was in an uproar. At this point, the emperor's trace is no longer known. His sin was pardoned, and Yu Liuyun returned to the Jun family with his maid Luzhu. Jun Mowen cried again and again Bye, the Holy Grace is gone.

I never thought that I would see Zhang Zhiyan again, and I would live to see my two disciples, Yuliuyun and Luzhu.Both Yuliuyun and Luzhu have grown a lot taller, but after two years in the closely monitored Jiankang Palace, the two of them are no longer as innocent as they were back then, and their behavior is a bit more mature.I was secretly amazed, thinking that the two of them would be of great use in the future, I didn't want Feibai to think so, and soon sent Yuliuyun and Luzhu to the government to study and cultivate them. Before Zhang Zhiyan left, he visited me in Xifengyuan when Feibai was entering the palace.This battle has worn down his vigor a bit. He has indeed restrained himself a lot compared to before, but he doesn't show any signs of discouragement. On the contrary, he has become more heroic and stable.

We talked for a long time that day, and I asked him about his sister-in-law.He readily expressed his welcome to return to Soochow to do business again, and he sighed that he regretted driving me away without me. Life in Guazhou would be very boring without me. I had a good time, let go of the past with him, thanked him for his timely surrender and released my two disciples, and finally saved the stable life of the people in Jiangdu.Zhang Zhiyan laughed loudly: "Your father-in-law won this round, what about the next round?" I was startled, raised my eyebrows and said with a smile: "My father-in-law's literary and martial arts is the best in the world. Now he has a strong army and a bunch of powerful sons. Does it mean that brother wants to have another game?"

Zhang Zhiyan smiled proudly at the sky for a long time, and said with a smile: "If you hadn't been familiar with our military strength, secretly built so many excellent warships, and you invented movable type printing, and made a bunch of letters of persuasion and persuasion After the painting, the morale of the army is scattered, and you are surrounded by enemies. How can your father-in-law win against me? One day in the future, your father-in-law will be gone, and your husband-in-law will be on the throne. It will be better if you are a good assistant like you. If you are the master of the house, do you have a chance of winning? And if the Holy Majesty passed on the throne to his youngest son, your husband might not be able to swallow this breath. Besides, if your sister becomes the queen mother, will you and your husband be spared?" The strictness of this picture is indeed a hero in the world. On the surface, his dream of being an emperor is over, but now it seems that he is just taking a small hill to test his knives and have a good time.After staying in Chang'an for only a few tens of days, he found out the major hidden worry of the Yuan Clan's internal crown prince's secret struggle, which seems to suggest a comeback. "There will be a period later, don't ask." He handed me a purse. I opened the purse and saw that there was a bright and rare Dadongzhu inside. "This is what your sister-in-law asked me to bring to you. This is her beloved thing. Thank you for your kind words to King Jin and your guarantee for this king. Now you can still return to the land of the ancestral shadow." He let out a long sigh, looked at me deeply with sharp eyes, and said with a bright smile: "If there is any emergency, I can use this bead to report it in the future and help your husband fight for the throne. But if your husband loses, I will not be polite." , this world will soon change hands again." The lotus in midsummer is in full bloom, and the golden dragon sticks out its head under the emerald green lotus leaves, looking warily at the unexpected visitor by the rock.The seven-star cranes are always wandering around us, they have already set up their formations, their blood-red eyes are staring coldly—they haven't sucked the blood of the enemy for a long time, so they are all a little eager to try, just because I stand beside me with a normal face, then No move either. It is obvious that Zhang Zhiyan is an out-and-out Jiangnan surname. Strictly speaking, he can be regarded as a fellow from my hometown in Shanghai and Zhejiang in my previous life. His gestures and gestures are full of the elegance and charm of Jiangnan beautiful men, but he has the same characteristics as men from the North. With a tall stature, he has wisdom and ambition that ordinary people don't have.The sunshine of Chang'an cast a huge shadow on him, but he held his head up and smiled proudly: "This time, the surname is Zhang." While I was in a daze, Zhang Zhiyan gave me a cool smile and turned his head away. "Old Original Book Taizu Benji (2)" In the middle of the Gengshen year, the world was settled and amnesty was granted.The people give year after year.Shan, Ding, Han, Guo, Yu, and Rui six prefectures, transfer labor fees, within the jurisdiction of Youzhou, separated from Kou Rong for a long time, and gave them back for two years.Laws, decrees, grids, and styles all follow the old system of Xuanyuan.After the amnesty order was issued, but there were still disciples in the Dou Party, the King of Jin said: "You can go with soldiers and food, but you can't go with faith. Your Majesty has pardoned him and returned him to his disciples. This is against his own heart. Where can the subjects rely?" Yan Shangmeng forgives, but for the rest of the party, it is appropriate to let it go." The famous dialogue between Zhang Zhiyan and the emperor became an example of the heart of the world and the tolerance of the Yuan family. In the summer of the second year of Yuanchang, the Dayuan publicized the edict of amnesty to the world. All Dou clan members or other opposition forces who led their troops to surrender in Chang'an will no longer pursue the past, but will be amnesty. Send placement.So this year was spent in receiving all kinds of soldiers, big and small, who poured in like flowing water.The emperor also fulfilled his promise, giving preferential treatment to the heroes of the world who came to surrender, lenient and benevolent, and arranged properly. The imperial court spread the decree of peace to post stations across the country almost every few days, announcing to the world that the ten-year civil war was over, so that the government promptly called on the people who had been exiled or hid in the mountains and forests to return to their hometowns to live and work in peace, and try to sow the last seeds before the grain of ear. types of grain. At the beginning of Yuanchang, frost and drought were disasters, rice and grain were expensive, Northern Liao invaded, prefectures and counties were in turmoil, internal and external troubles, a piece of silk only got a bucket of rice, even in Chang'an, Xijing, supplies were extremely scarce, people were exiled for thousands of miles, refugees became Illness, many starved to death, population in exile, ten rooms and nine empty war zones, a hundred wastes waiting to be built, the emperor is concerned about others, fine-tuned for government, advocating frugality, Da Buende, starting from the harem, together with his own expenses All cut in half. In order to recuperate as much as possible, restore the operation of the state apparatus, and heal the tragic war wounds of the past ten years, it was announced that the world would be exempted from corvee and taxes for two years.Rui Liuzhou and Youzhou are exempted for three years. It is strictly forbidden for local officials to harass the people, embezzle and cheat, and control prices. The secret order Ziwei Sheren Jun Mowen supervises the businessmen who hoard huge profits and make the country lose money. Once found, they will be punished with felonies , People's heads are hanging in the market, and the family's mouth is not worthy. In order not to disturb the common people and the Xuanyuan Zong clan, the laws, decrees, forms, and forms of all prefectures and governments are ordered to follow the old system of Xuanyuan. On the first day of July, the long-lost scientific research was resumed, and all the scholars in the world rushed to tell each other with joy, heralding the arrival of a prosperous, colorful and beautiful Dayuan Dynasty era. At the end of the Three Kingdoms, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the money systems were different. Some people once passed through the three states and needed three kinds of coins to pass the customs.On the first day of July in the second year of Yuanchang, the Yuanchang Tongbao coin was first issued, with a diameter of eight cents, weighing two baht and four ginseng, and ten coins weighing one or two. The emperor ordered Ziwei Sheren, Jun Mo Wenzhuo, to write his article and book for Shizhong, which can be read back and forth.On the sixth day of the seventh month, the emperor set up prisons in Luo, Bing, You, Yi and other prefectures. Empress Fuqing Wang Xuanyuanzhang gave a furnace, Northern Jin Wang Feibai, Dongxian Wang Feiqing, Ningkang County King Fengding each gave a furnace, Wu Xiang Wang Zhiyan bestowed a stove, and because Ziwei's family, Jun Mowen, has donated food and raised wages since he joined the new dynasty. He has done his best, and his loyalty is commendable.Since then, anyone who dares to steal and mint coins will be executed, and his family will be wiped out. On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the emperor ordered Jun Mowen, Ziwei Sheren who was inextricably linked to Dali, to go to Hezhou as an envoy with precious gifts, and met with Meng Jiuzan in Dali secretly.Legend has it that Emperor Liwu of Dali and Princess Yonglie also went there secretly. The two sides discussed for several days and nights about forming an alliance between the two countries and restoring the door to trade, and finally reached an agreement.On the ninth day of the seventh lunar month, the food roads were first opened, the victims were relieved, the refugees were resettled, and then the tea ceremony and the silk road were opened, and then other commercial roads were gradually opened to restore the normal trade that the two great empires should have. Because of the connection between the Jun family, the business between Dali and Dayuan went smoothly.On the tenth day of the seventh lunar month, Meng Jiuzan, the envoy of Dali, made his official mission to Dayuan for the first time, bringing numerous gifts to express the sincerity of Emperor Liwu of Dali.The emperor was still angry at the Nanzhao massacre of the city, and ordered him to kneel at the Meridian Gate. He sincerely repented and wept: Nanzhao had no way for the unrighteousness in the past. He wanted to destroy the Dali sage Wenwu Emperor. His Majesty wishes.Those who entered the city to cause chaos in the past all died at the hands of Emperor Wenwu, and then went into exile in the miasma. Now the only survivors are me and your majesty. My wife and son are all original people.After all, tears streamed down my face.Sacred heart grieves, saves him from kneeling, and invites him to the inner palace for secret talks several times. Although the face has barbarian patterns, the holy one is calm and wise, his conversation is extraordinary, his advances and retreats are graceful, and he has the demeanor of a king. He secretly marveled and said to the left and right. : "This is my family." On the first day of August, the emperor named Chuhua, who was living in Dali, as Princess Anguo, making an exception and entered the original family tree. He named his eight-year-old son Meng Huashan the nominal king of Nanhua in the original dynasty, and gave him numerous precious gifts.So far, the two countries have put aside their old enemies and become brothers and allies, and the Jun family's industry has once again recovered. Duan Yuerong asked Mengzhao to send me a birthday present every year, a shiny and clean jade swallow hairpin—this is the first time he gave me jewelry in a very formal way.What I thought was that he hoped that I could be a beautiful woman, but Feibai said indifferently: "'Take care of the phoenix group to eliminate short dreams, watch the swallows build a new nest' I think Mrs. Chaozhu's resentment is hard to appease." Is Duan Yuerong mocking me?I thought to myself. Mengzhao also handed over a small portrait of Duan Yuerong himself, Li Mo, who is holding a small windmill with his forearm like a lotus root, sitting on the Qixi Golden Mastiff, grinning at me , with a charming smile, lifelike, even Yuan Feibai watched him for a long time, studied his brushwork, and sincerely praised: "Huafeng Junyan, using novel colors, it can be seen that he has decades of painting skills. I haven't seen such a clean and elegant painting for a long time. portrait." He sighed and walked out. Meng Zhao took advantage of him to leave, and then conveyed: Your Majesty will send me a portrait of Xiyan every year in the future, so that I can know the appearance of Xiyan growing up.I was moved in my heart, and sincerely expressed to Feibai that I would like to give Duan Yuerong seven Chang'an famous "Lan Zhuhong apricot" plants in return, let Duan Yuerong know that I am living a happy life now, and hope he can rest assured.Feibai stared at me for a long time, and finally agreed with a relieved smile. Even though this was our secret transmission, the emperor still knew about the small portrait of Xiyan, and he specially invited this small portrait of me into the palace for him to see.The emperor looked at it for a long time, nodded and said: "This child is blessed and has a noble appearance." The emperor also specifically asked me about Xiyan's birth date.Feibai told me that maybe the emperor was the concubine under the king of Hanzhong.Princess Xiyan is the crown princess of Dali, and she is considered the most noble candidate.I was shocked, the emperor's abacus was so good, wouldn't the king of Hanzhong become the husband of the emperor now?It can be regarded as half of the Dali emperor.But Xiyan pointed at the son-in-law after all. Fortunately, for some reason, the emperor didn't take any further actions later, but he also gave Xiyan many gifts for children, maybe to test the sincerity of Dali, a country of tigers and wolves, so we Also forgot about it. When I sent Meng Zhao away with Feiyan and his wife, I saw that he carried twice as many things as he brought. Of course, I entrusted him to bring some of them to Xiyan and the students.He sighed and said: "It's all a gift from the Dayuan sage to Huashan. The sage asked me to draw a painting for Huashan every year. I hope that Huashan will grow up and grow strong. I can serve as an envoy of Dali and visit him often. Chuhua said before. As an errand in Ziyuan, the Holy Majesty always steals people to pass things to her, except that she has no title, everything else is like her own daughter, now Chuhua's name has finally entered the Yuan clan's genealogy, and the spirit in heaven is also comforted." Our eyes are all red. On the third day of August, the emperor secretly trusted his fourth son, Ashina Saruer, the Turkic Khan.Immediately afterwards, the Yumen Gate was opened and closed again, and the Turkic language and China opened the door to each other, and the century-old Silk Road was finally revived. With the help of Amir Yehu, the Jun family opened the first branch of the Western Regions in Gongyue City, and opened the silk tea business for the first time.The tea bricks invented by it are easy to be loaded and unloaded by countries in the Western Regions, convenient to transport, and easy to store. They are very popular among nomadic people and their business is booming day by day. On the fourth day of August, Qi Fanghu, with a handsome face, came back from Dali again alone, and returned to Xifengyuan.Everyone didn't dare to say too much, knowing that he didn't persuade Bu Xiangning to go back, but who told the Holy One to give him a powerful wife? On the fifth day of the eighth lunar month, a decree was issued from above, and the world is established. Redundant soldiers will be sent back to their homes and reunited with their families. On the tenth day of the eighth lunar month, Shang ordered Ziwei Sheren to make an iron pot mold, and issued an edict to the world on that day. Veterans and ordinary people should hand in their idle weapons at home. All those who pay should use iron pots according to the number, intending to use the stove to light a fire. , to live and work in peace and contentment, which means the arrival of a peaceful era.All the people lined up in a long queue in exchange for the big iron pot on their backs, and went home happily. The world is established, there are many red tapes, and there are hills of memorials at home and abroad waiting for the emperor to review every day. Everyone is worried that the emperor will be "stressed" and will inevitably need more "harem entertainment".King Dongxian and Princess Annian seized this opportunity to recruit beauties from all over the world and present them in the palace in order to flatter them. In the palace, all of them are graceful and graceful, beautiful and docile, like fish and wild goose, snow-skinned and beautiful-looking, the emperor who has been shrewd all his life is also dazzled, and in his later years, he has many young and charming domestic pets, and the imperial concubine is inevitably left out in the cold. The imperial concubine was very jealous, so she found an excuse to give all the beauties to death. The beauties in the palace were very afraid of it, and they often befriended the eldest sons, or fawned on the imperial concubine to strengthen themselves, but the empress was burdened by the old clan and had nothing to do. There are climbers. Jinxiu often used the name of the King of Hanzhong to invite the Holy Majesty to feast for several days till dawn. Therefore, in the second half of the second year of Yuanchang, all the princes in the court scrambled for refuge, and the "competition for noble girlfriends" unintentionally raised its head.The king of Jin knew that the emperor didn't like people competing for the throne, and he didn't like people forming a party, so he didn't serve his concubines.At that time, the Yellow River in Yibin broke its embankment, so in the name of building a stack on the Yellow River, he took his retainers and concubines away from the crown prince.The imperial concubine got angry and ordered all the concubines and retainers to compete for the honor of the king of Hanzhong, but the king of the Northern Jin Dynasty, the king of Dongxian, and the king of Nanjia county were so numerous, the emperor didn't care much, and just laughed it off.

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Notes: ①【Song】Zhou Bangyan's "Huanxisha·Water Rising Fish Sky Shooting Willow Bridge" shows that it is difficult to get rid of the sorrow, so he must drink tea to relieve the confusion after his short dream, and watch the swallows build their nests leisurely, implying that the author thinks that time is in vain The sorrow that passes by without being able to make a difference.