Hongjian Yupan

Chapter 3

Zhu Ziyi saves Han Zhongliang (1)

When Wang Mang heard that Emperor Cheng's son had been rescued, he was furious. The eunuch who reported the matter saw that the emperor was angry, so he didn't even dare to vent his anger.Yun Qi knelt down and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. At the end of the day, I will personally lead Qingqi and capture this group of people." Wang Mang said anxiously: "You immediately lead [-] elite soldiers, and go to pursue and suppress them together with those who know about the matter in Chang'an Mansion. If you catch Liu Zi and that fellow, you will definitely execute all the officials of the Chang'an Mansion who accompanied you, so as not to let these people reveal the fact that you have become the emperor's son." Yun Qi sang a promise, then glanced at the eunuch in the room, and slammed Pull out the saber and sweep across, and execute the opponent.Wang Mang looked at Yunqi's back, and thought to himself: "I forgot, and wanted to completely cover up Liu Zihe's matter, how can this slave live."

After a long time, Yunqi returned regretfully, and knelt down to Wang Mang and said, "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, I led the fine cavalry to pursue, but was stopped by Duan Feng's men and horses. Although the gang of thieves have been killed, I only hate Duan Feng and Liu Ziyu is not among them. Wei Chen found that Duan Feng's accomplices all wear waist cards, and wrote the word "Xuanyuan"." Wang Mang said gloomily: "There are too few experts around me, otherwise I can send some guards to the prison. How could there be Liu Zihe The matter of being robbed. I have long heard that Duan Feng was a disciple of the Xuanyuan Sect, and after hearing what you said about the waist card, the Xuanyuan Sect must be determined to oppose me..." At the end of the sentence, there was a moment of silence, He continued angrily: "This group of thieves robbed Liu Ziyu, and in the future they will definitely use this as a cover to gather the old officials of the Han Dynasty and gangs from the rivers and lakes to resist the imperial court."

Seeing Wang Mang's anxious expression, Yunqi thought to himself, "The kindness my foster father has treated me is as great as a mountain. Now that he is in danger, I should go through fire and water." Thinking of this, he said, "The last general will I will personally lead the elite soldiers to chase after Xuanyuan faction, if Liu Ziyu cannot be eliminated, I will not return to court."

Wang Mang thought for a moment, and said: "No, I want to issue an edict immediately, saying that Liu Zi and pretending to be the heir of Emperor Xiaocheng have been executed by the court." Yun Qi immediately understood, and blurted out praise: "The sage is wise, as long as the people of the world Thinking that Liu Ziyu is dead, it will be difficult for the Xuanyuan Sect to use his banner to rebel against the imperial court." Wang Mang sighed and said, "This is nothing more than a stopgap measure. The Second Emperor is the founder of the sect, and they have been treated with great courtesy throughout the dynasties, but they refused to associate with me all these years, but I had no choice but to accommodate, even if you lead troops to go this time, you may not be able to defeat this gang of thieves."

Yun Qi clasped his fists in both hands, then knelt down and said: "My lord is relieved, I will definitely wipe out the Xuanyuan faction in the end, and get rid of Liu Ziyu. If I can't win, I am willing to be a military law." Now if we start a war with the Xuanyuan faction, it seems disrespectful to our ancestors. If we want to wipe out this group of rebels, we need to slow down." Yun Qi thought to himself for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "What the Holy Majesty said is very true. One day, the end will be settled. We must eradicate Liu Ziyu, as well as gangsters who disobey the imperial court's order."

Hearing the words, Wang Mang praised: "My son's ambition is commendable." Then he snorted softly, and continued grimly: "Those Jianghu gangs who resist Tianwei are overestimated. In the future, I will need to support some Jianghu forces. It is your control, help me kill Liu Ziyu, and make the people in the rivers and lakes fight with each other, so that the imperial court can wait for the opportunity to move."

Time flies, and six years passed in a hurry. Wang Mang had already deposed the Han Dynasty, and then changed the Yuan Dynasty to found the country and established the Daxin Dynasty.It is said that on the outskirts of Chang'an on this day, it is cold and windy, covered with snow, and there is a building complex second only to the imperial city in the vast rice fields. This is the Taixue that Wang Mang ordered to rebuild.

"Zhan Bi Qi Ao, Green Bamboo Yi Yi. There are bandits and gentlemen, who are like cutting like learning, like cutting like grinding..." This catchy reading sound came from a school of Taixue.

The stove in the room was crackling, and twenty or thirty schoolchildren dressed in white were holding the "Book of Songs" in their hands, and were babbling and reciting.At the head of the school, an old man twisted his white beard with his hands, half-closed his eyes, nodded slightly, and listened carefully.This old man's name is Yi Mohan, he is a famous scholar of a generation, he originally taught Wang Mang exclusively, but when his apprentice took over the government, he asked for his own order and transferred to the Taixue to teach.

After all the students had finished reading, Yi Mohan opened his deep eyes, nodded slightly and said, "Well, you can read it well. I asked you to memorize this article a few days ago as a teacher. Are you able to do it now?" Most of the students said in unison: "I can recite it!"

Yi Mohan looked around and suddenly saw a schoolboy with a troubled expression on his face, so he called out, "Cheng Hongjian, please recite it again." As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Hongjian.But seeing that he is about ten years old, he looks very amiable, the fire mink jacket he wears is quite fluffy and thick, half of the emerald dragon pattern pendant hanging on his waist looks like half a goose egg, the workmanship is exquisite, and the price is hard to find. There is also a "horse" character engraved on it.

Cheng Hongjian stood up as he said, but finally he couldn't help coughing a few times because of the tightness in his throat, hesitatingly said: "Master... the disciple still won't..." Yi Mohan said: "Then You can memorize as much as you can, and let me listen."

"Ah!" Cheng Hongjian sneezed, and continued: "Zhanbiqiao... Green Bamboo... Yiyi... There is a... Gentlemen... cut and rub, peck and grind..."

"Hahaha..." The laughing voices of the schoolchildren interrupted the recitation, and Hung-chien also felt that what he said was wrong, so he smiled apologetically and couldn't help coughing a few more times.

Yi Mohan stopped everyone's ridicule, turned to Hongjian and said, "If you don't know how to write this article, it's fine, but it seems like a pastime." Hongjian hurriedly waved his little hands, and explained: " No, no. My disciple heard others tell me that if there is an article that I really can’t remember, I should write down the words in it first, but my disciple only wrote down these key points, but forgot the others... ·" At the end of the speech, I couldn't help coughing a few times, and continued: "The disciple definitely didn't intend to tease me. I really don't understand the meaning of this article. I hope the master can explain it..."

Yi Mohan looked at the situation, couldn't help but shook his head and sighed softly, "Why are you sick again..." As soon as he finished speaking, a famous student interjected: "Cheng Hongjian is considered strong today."

After hearing this, Yi Mohan motioned for Hung-chien to sit down, and then said softly, "You are usually weak, so this will inevitably delay your studies. You must take good care of yourself in the future." The sound echoed: "The disciple knows... After going back, he must memorize it carefully, so as not to disappoint the master..."

Yi Mohan nodded, then turned to the schoolchildren and said, "Master, I see that you are still young and it is difficult to understand the words that are too profound, so as long as you are familiar with them in the daily life, I will wait until you are a little older. Longer, I will explain later. But since Hung-chien asks a question, as a teacher, he will explain the essentials first, and he will explain it in detail when he returns to the lecture." After finishing speaking, he took a sip of tea and continued: "This article is from the " The "Wei Feng" in the Book of Songs praises the good character and integrity of a gentleman. Hongjian, who can you call a gentleman?" Cheng Hongjian stood up respectfully, and said: "Return to Master, listen to my father, as a gentleman, You should treat others with humility and courtesy, and you should be kind to others."

Yi Mohan nodded, and said: "That's a good statement, but it's not comprehensive. This article mentions that 'there is a gentleman who cuts like a knife, and cuts like a grinder', which already shows that a real gentleman has a good character and a determined personality. But it can stand the test of thought. Although some people seem to be friendly, they can only be regarded as hypocrites. I will explain the case to the teacher, and you will understand it by yourself." At the end of the conversation, there was a pause, and then continued: "Wang Mang proclaims the emperor In the past, he was a teacher who passed on his lessons in person. Before the death of the great man, although he was a high-ranking man, he was always humble and thrifty. , Said: "Since that is said, the current sage is really a gentleman."

Yi Mohan sighed softly, and said: "At first, everyone thought this way. He was praised by all the people and compared him to the current Duke of Zhou, and the imperial court even issued a decree to enshrine him. But when Emperor Xiaoping of the Great Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, Wang Mang monopolized the court, and he was found again. For an excuse, the emperor was not allowed to meet with his biological mother, Wei. Wang Mang's eldest son, Wang Yu, looked at the situation and thought of the great gift of human relations, so he tried to persuade him many times, but it was a pity that Wang Mang refused to listen." Hearing this verse, Cheng Hongjian blurted out: "Wang Mang should listen to these words. Emperor Xiaoping is so sad that he can't see his mother."

Yi Mohan said: "That's the second thing. It's really an act of arbitrariness for a minister to act like this. Then Wang Yu knew the truth, so he followed his teacher Wu Zhang's words and sent someone to sprinkle some dog's blood in front of Wang Mang's mansion at night. , to show the meaning of heaven’s warning. Wang Yu’s actions were certainly biased, but after Wang Mang found out what happened, he actually gave this son to death, killed his daughter-in-law Lu Yan, and exterminated the three families of his relatives.”

"Ah!?" Cheng Hongjian was so astonished when he heard these words, he couldn't help but startled, and then continued in a trembling voice: "Why do you have to execute so many people... They... They are all Wang Mang's relatives..." Yi Mohan shook his head and sighed: "There were quite a few people who were punished by this incident back then, and Wang Mang used this as an excuse to send the emperor's biological mother, Wei, and Princess Wujing away. , Liang Wang, Liu Li, etc. were all killed, and there were hundreds of people, how many of them had nothing to do with this matter, but they were involved for no reason." At the end of the speech, he couldn't help but sighed, and continued: "A real gentleman It is absolutely impossible to kill innocent people indiscriminately, but today’s sage was often regarded as a saint in the past, and he really can’t stand the ‘discussion and pondering’.”

Right now is the first three years of the founding of the Daxin Dynasty. When this tragedy happened, none of the schoolchildren were born. They didn't know the bloody storm back then. After listening to their teacher's words, they all opened their eyes wide, and even more so. What's more, they couldn't even close their mouths, and listened to Yi Mohan's narration of the anecdotes of the year without moving a muscle.

Wang Mang, as the son of heaven, has never dared to mention this matter. Yi Mohan is an upright person, and he expressed his feelings today, so he can speak with all his heart. Looking at the situation now, he immediately recalled it and said: "Today's homework will be very important. After the teaching is here, you don't have to mention this matter again in the future." After hearing this, all the schoolchildren agreed.

Yi Mohan came to Cheng Hongjian's side, took out an exquisite jade bottle from his bosom and put it on the table, said kindly: "This bottle contains the Golden Wing Dapeng Healthy Pills, it was on the day of the Double Ninth Festival banquet, The tributes offered by the envoys of the Western Regions are said to be able to strengthen the body, cure all diseases, and have miraculous effects in healing. Wang Mang obtained [-] pills at that time, and gave [-] of them to his teacher, and you take care of them.” Cheng Hong Jian couldn't help coughing twice, and then declined, "No, this medicine is too expensive, I can't take it."

Yi Mohan said: "My teacher told you to take it and you took it. I didn't need it at first. If this medicine really makes you healthy, I will be happy as a teacher." "Thank you, master." Yi Mohan said: "The envoy once mentioned that this medicine is very strong. If there is no serious injury, you can take another pill every half a month." Cheng Hongjian nodded, and said: "I will definitely Take this medicine according to what Master said." Yi Mohan nodded slightly, and said: "In a few days, we will have a long vacation, you should take a good rest, but don't delay your studies."

In the middle of winter, it is very enchanting when it is wrapped in silver.Taixue students are looking forward to the end of the long holiday. Students who are far away from home either gather in the house and eat steaming hot pot; or hang out in Chang'an City in small groups.Cheng Hongjian's family lived in Liyang, near Chang'an. His family had an early fate, and two servants from Wang came to greet him outside the gate of Taixue, driving a carriage.But seeing that the chariot was lined up by five bay red horses and pulled together, it looked very luxurious and luxurious, Hung Chien's immature face was full of joy, and his body was obviously better.

"Brother Jian, wait for me!" Cheng Hongjian was about to board the car when he heard the clear childish voice of a little girl from behind. Come trotting.

The little girl was eight or nine years old. Although she was dressed plainly, she couldn't conceal her beauty. Her big eyes were twinkling, revealing a look of joy.Cheng Hongjian raised his arms high and greeted with joy, "Sister Qiaoqian!"

That little girl was Yi Mohan's granddaughter, Yi Qiaoqian. Cheng Hongjian went up to meet her, and asked, "What's the matter with looking for me in such a hurry?" Yi Qiaoqian's big black eyes were narrowed. , grinningly said: "Brother Jian, I heard that your family is big and fun, you take me to your house to play for a few days, okay?" Cheng Hongjian was about to agree, when Yi Mohan shouted Called: "Qiaoqian... come back quickly..."

After saying that, Old Master Yi leaned on a cane with one hand, rushed over and took his granddaughter's little hand, and said angrily: "You ghost girl, grandpa taught you the Four Books and Five Classics, but you don't like to study, you just know how to play around. Hung-chien is going back to reunite with his family, so you can join in the fun."

Yi Qiaoqian stretched out two tender little hands, holding Yi Mohan's arm, swayed it from side to side, and said coquettishly, "Oh, grandpa, please, Qiaoqian, tell me to play. We are the only ones these years Grandpa and grandson, you still don't accompany me all the time, this time let me go to brother Jian's house to watch some fun." Just as the words finished, Yi Mohan couldn't help feeling sad.

In addition, Yi Qiaoqian's parents had no children when they were young, and they only got this daughter when they were middle-aged. It is a pity that both of Yi Qiaoqian's parents passed away before the girl was born.Fortunately, Yi Qiaoqian is lively and cheerful by nature, and likes to be lively, which adds a bit of fun to Yi Mohan's old age.

At this moment, Cheng Hongjian clasped his fists at Yi Mohan respectfully, and said: "Master, Qiaoqian is on good terms with my disciples on weekdays. If she comes to my house, my family will be very happy. Besides, the master gave her a few days ago I only took one pill that night, and my body recovered completely when I got up the next morning. I just want to thank my master, so please let sister Qiaoqian come to my house to play for a few days."

Hearing this, Yi Mohan felt a little relieved, and said, "Well, that day the special envoy from the Western Regions told everyone that the medicine was first made with the blood of the rare golden-winged roc from the Western Regions, and then mixed with Tianshan Dozens of precious medicinal materials such as snow lotus are put into the alchemy furnace, and 36 small pills can be refined after a hundred days of refining. The refinement is done every 30 years in the country, and the envoy only paid [-] pills this time, and there are The six pills presumably made the king keep it. The special envoy of the Western Regions also mentioned that no matter how weak a person is, as long as he takes it on time, it can be as little as a month or as much as three months before he becomes strong. Besides , this medicine also has the miraculous effect of healing wounds and detoxifying. Hung-chien, you will take this medicine according to the instructions of the special envoy from the Western Regions in the future, and I hope you will grow stronger."

Cheng Hongjian suddenly felt touched, but he is not a person who can speak well, and he didn't know how to express his thanks for such kindness.At this moment, Yi Qiaoqian took advantage of the conversation between her grandfather and Cheng Hongjian, and secretly jumped into the luxury carriage, urging repeatedly: "Okay, okay! You two stop chattering! Brother Jian, come up quickly !” His voice is anxious and full of joy.

Cheng Hongjian replied: "Here we come!" He turned to Yi Mohan and said, "Master, I will bring Qiaoqian to my house for a few days to play, and then I will send her back. Don't worry." Yi Mohan shook Shou Shou sighed, and said: "This ghost girl..." At the end of the sentence, he paused, and then continued: "You go." Cheng Hongjian responded with his hands, and immediately boarded the car.

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