The festival is awarded by the emperor of the Han Dynasty himself, representing the dignity of the country, carrying a heavy mission, as a messenger, even if he fights for his life, he must protect the Han Festival!
Ren Hong was in Hanging Spring, and he had heard many such stories from officials and merchants who came from east to west.The famous Bowang Marquis Zhang Qian, when he first went to the Western Regions, Hexi was still the territory of the Huns, Zhang Qian was unfortunately captured by the Huns, all his entourage was killed, and he was detained in Shan Yuting.This stay is 13 years, the Huns gave him a wife, had a son, Zhang Qian seemed to be obedient, but secretly, he hid the Han Festival, and he never lost.After all the difficulties, the heart is as strong as iron and stone, and when I listen to the sound of the flute at night in Hudi, it hurts and hurts my heart.Zhang Qian finally found an opportunity, escaped from the Xiongnu with his servant cousin father, and finally arrived in the Western Regions and found the Dayue clan!
A few years later, when he returned to Chang'an after going through dangers and obstacles, the tall Zhang Qian actually knelt on the ground, looked at the towering Han Que again and again, wept bitterly, and the whole country was shocked!
Four years ago, in the spring of the sixth year of the first century in 81 BC, in addition to holding a salt and iron conference, Chang'an City also had a big news: Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent an envoy to the Xiongnu, and Su Wu, who had been detained by the Hu people for many years, finally returned to the Han court!
Ren Hong heard from the visitors from Guanzhong that when Su Wu returned to Beique in Chang'an, even if he was familiar with the old man, he couldn't recognize his appearance: the middle-aged envoy with black hair when he went back was already a gray-haired old man.As when he went, Su Wu's withered hands were still tightly holding the Han Festival granted by Emperor Xiaowu, whether it was lying down or shepherding sheep, even if the festival was exhausted, he never lost looking at the bare scepter, from the general Huo Guang to the ordinary people of Chang'an, they were all moved.I have heard a lot of deeds of this kind, even if they are border people, they don't know big characters, and they don't know how to respect etiquette, but as long as they see the Han Festival, they will stand up straight and dare not slack off in the slightest!
This scene is very similar to the Chinese two thousand years later, regardless of men, women and children, seeing the bright national flag, no matter when and where, they have to be in awe!
Ren Hong also silently stood beside Xu Fengde, feeling this familiar scene, and said secretly: "This is the reason why we still call ourselves Han people two thousand years later" The eight-foot Han Festival, triple yak tail, carries a certain spiritual righteousness that can cross dynasties!
Hanging Springs put everyone in this way, and watched the Han Festival and the chariot of the festival bearer gradually approaching, as if they were watching each other.The chariot was the standard style of the official chariot of the Han Dynasty, which was lighter than the chariot and the square carriage, and there was an umbrella cover above the chariot.As in later generations, the car is a symbol of a person's status, such as the number of horses driving a car, just like the displacement of a car, eight-cylinder or four-cylinder, the difference is obvious.The texture of the components of the car, the size of the cover, and the color of the car are also a good way to distinguish between high and low.But I saw that the cover on the roof of the horse was soap-colored, and the fn on both sides of the car used to keep the mud was painted vermilion.At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, because it was a group of mud-legged old men who laid down the country, the etiquette system was very sparse, and it was not until the time of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty that the Han family's carriage and horse service system was perfected.In the regulations, the cars of 2,000 stone and 2,000 stone are all Zhu Liangyi, and the thousand stones and 600 stones are only painted red on the left.Although Fu Jiezi is the steed supervisor of 600 stones, because he has the mission of the imperial court, the shape of the chariot and horse is the same as that of 2,000 stones.In addition to the car, the entourage also has different specifications, in front of the car holding a flag to open the road "Wu Bai" two, left and right riders two, followed by a few auxiliary cars, although not as large as the county Shou Xingchun, but also than the county order to go out pomp and circumstance.It wasn't until the car stopped in front of the main gate of Hanging Springs that Ren Hong saw Fu Jiezi's appearance clearly.This Han envoy, who had made Ren Hong wait for a long time, was over forty years old, with a strong figure, a bare face and a short beard, and that beard was obviously cultivated by himself, and he looked very capable.He wears a crown of a crane on his head, showing his heroism, and although he has been hurrying all night, he does not see tiredness in the eyes of a pair of tigers.He was wearing a red silk robe, a black bottom, his abdomen was slightly upright, a long sword hung on his belt, his left hand pressed the sword, and his right hand held the knot, even when he got out of the car, Han Jie did not relax at all.Xu Fengde took the hanging spring to salute everyone, not only to meet the officials, but also to worship the festival: "The hanging spring is placed by the officials, and I have seen Fu Gong!"
”Fu Jiezi's envoy passed through the post station, not a hundred but eighty, this scene has long been commonplace, he just nodded slightly: "Can you prepare food and grass?"
”Xu Fengde said with a smile: "It's all ready, just wait for Fu Gong to arrive." ”Fu Jiezi bowed his head, and after taking two steps forward, he seemed to remember something, glanced at the officials who were greeted by the road, and asked, "Who is Ren Hong?"
”Hanging Spring put all the officials to look at the soapy little official standing next to Xu Fengde, Ren Hong came out of the queue and bowed his hand to Fu Jiezi: "The subordinate is Ren Hong." ”Just now, Ren Hong's first thought when he saw Fu Jiezi was not a relief that he had been waiting for a long time, nor was he excited and inexplicable.Instead, he pondered: "This Fu Jiezi is really strong, a little taller than me, no wonder he can eat two chickens in one meal!"
”Fu Jiezi didn't know what Ren Hong was thinking, looked him up and down, and asked: "The eldest husband has no other ambitions, and he should still follow Zhang Qian and Fu Jiezi's meritorious service in a foreign land. ”"It was the subordinates who heard about Fu Gong's deeds and spoke vainly for a while."
Ren Hong noticed that Su Yannian and Chen Pengzu, who had been ordered by the governor of central Dunhuang to greet Fu Jiezi, were also by Fu Jiezi's side, and they must have talked about themselves.Fu Jiezi stroked his short beard: "The ambition is good, but do you think I can be compared with Bo Wanghou?"
”Ren Hong bowed his head: "Bowang Hou made Yue's family, Dawan, and Wusun hollow out the Western Regions, and the Northwest Kingdom began to pass through the Han Dynasty."
And now that the Western Regions have been out of the way for more than ten years, Fu Gong has regained it, which is called the second time to be hollowed out. ”Ren Hong really admires himself, and he can come up with such words as being hollowed out twice."
Fu Gong is still beheading the Xiongnu envoy in Qiuzi, strengthening the prestige of the Tianhan Dynasty, this matter, even if it is Bowanghou, has never done it.If you want to come to Fu Gong's fame in the future, it should be no less than Bowang. ”"Eloquent."
Fu Jiezi looked at several deputy envoys and officials in the same company, pointed at Ren Hong and said with a smile: "You can also be as sweet as Ren Hong, just praise me more." ”The deputy envoy and the officials and subordinates all laughed, but Xu Fengde said at this time: "If Duke Fu likes this little official, next time he goes to the Western Regions, he will take him with him!"
”Ren Hong never expected that Xu Fengde would bring it up at this time, although it sounded like a joke, but the laughter of the deputy envoy and servant stopped.The deputy envoy standing beside Fu Jiezi, wearing a long crown and a long beard, shook his head and said: "The old man said that he was joking, Fu Gong was sent as an envoy by the imperial court, and every attaché had to report to the imperial court, how could he arbitrarily add manpower?"
”Xu Fengde apologized: "Old and rotten jokes, jokes." ”He has already helped Ren Hong and tried for a round, this matter is really not so easy, but the key is still in Fu Jiezi.Fu Jiezi was noncommittal, but pointed to the many chariot and horse attachés behind him and said: "Ren Hong, listen to Su Yannian, you are very capable of being an official, and I am a subordinate official, you have to entertain you well!"
”After that, he walked straight forward."
No!"
Ren Hong responded, but he couldn't figure out what Fu Jiezi meant, but Xu Fengde leaned over and whispered to him: "This horse supervisor, I'm starting to test you!"
”"I think this Fu Jiezi admires a well-organized person, but he doesn't like a person who cares about one thing and loses the other."
Xu Fengde whispered to Ren Hong: "Didn't Fu Gong bring back the Tianma from Dawan Kingdom this time, if the sweaty horse is injured and sick and dies, I can't afford to hang the spring."
You should make arrangements outside first, and then it's not too late to go in and pay a visit. ”He patted Ren Hong's shoulder: "Don't think too much, do your duty first, I and Lao Xia will warm up for you inside!"
”"Thank you, Sifu!"
Ren Hong understood, and immediately guided the chariots and horses of the envoy group to the direction of the stable.There are no tiles on the roof of the hanging spring stable, only the whirlpool wood, and a dense layer of reeds are laid on it, but another layer of mud is spread, repeated several times, it is enough to cope with the drought and lack of rain in Dunhuang.Ren Hong had already come to the stable to inspect in the morning, and the stableman and the stable were both diligent and duty-bound, and had already prepared two of the widest stalls for Tianma, cleaned them cleanly, and prepared enough "cocoon" Jio for cattle and horses to eat.It is a general term for cattle and horse forage, including wheat stalks, millet stalks, and pasture grass.Hanging Springs had to receive many chariots and horses every day, and needed a large amount of grass, either from the official government every year from the fields to harvest the manuscripts, or to recruit people to harvest in the field and hand them in.However, stagecoaches can't just eat grass, not only are they thin, but they are also prone to disease.You need to use a guillotine knife to finely mix the forage with water and mix with the grains and beans.Horses eat a large amount of food, a meal can eat two buckets of grain, in the event of a day and night rush hundreds of miles, the stableman has to endure the distress, mixed in a few eggs that he is reluctant to eat, considering that Dawan Tianma has just arrived, not necessarily accustomed to the forage of the Central Plains, Ren Hong also asked the stableman to prepare alfalfa mùxu for them.Alfalfa comes from the hometown of Dawan, and it is also an alien species introduced by Zhang Qian's brother after hollowing out, this thing is not used as a medicinal material, but as a large-scale planting of feed, from Guanzhong to Dunhuang, you can see the purple flowers of alfalfa blooming in the garden fields everywhere.But Ren Hong took a closer look in Fu Jiezi's mission convoy and saw all kinds of horses, even tall Bactrian camels, but he didn't see the legendary Pegasus!
The "weird" stable husband also discovered this, and glanced at Ren Hong, feeling a little strange.But the people of Fu Jiezi's mission didn't seem to care about this, most of them were scouts and soldiers wearing red scarves and armor, returning from thousands of miles away, but they were full of spirit, and their conversation was very different from that of the officials who were always stuffy in a small place.It's all people who have been to the west of Green Ridge.Ren Hong saw that Su Yannian also came over to tie the horse, so he went over and said hello: "Su Jun, I didn't expect to meet again so soon." ”Su Yannian hurried for a few days in a row, a little tired, and said with a smile when he saw Ren Hong: "Yes, we never thought that Fu Gong came so quickly, fortunately, I met it, otherwise I am afraid that it will be a bad errand." ”They were going to Yumen to greet them, but when they arrived in Dunhuang, they met Fu Jiezi, and it can be seen that after a few words of greeting, Ren Hong asked Su Yannian: "By the way, has Su Jun ever seen the Tianma that Fu Gong welcomed back from Dawan?"
”Ren Hong wanted to probe the reaction of other people, and deliberately did not control the volume, hearing this, the attachés of the mission, who were still chatting loudly by the stable, suddenly quieted down.Everyone looked at him with strange eyes, and Su Yannian hurriedly pulled Ren Hong aside and said in a low voice: "Don't mention this matter again!"
The two heavenly horses that Dawan paid tribute to this time were still halfway through the road, and they died!
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