"Although we haven't touched the city wall after walking for so long, in fact, we have already arrived in Chang'an."
Looking at the mountain and running the dead horse, looking at the city wall is the same, Ren Hong and they crossed the Benmen Bridge and walked for another hour, but they have not yet reached the city.The so-called most of the defenseless, Chang'an and Qin Xianyang, is also a city without Guo, the vast Liju and residential areas are outside the city wall, the city wall is mainly the palace and official offices, as well as the mansions of dignitaries.So along the way, everyone has seen all the streets, more than 100 lanes, every few miles, you can meet a market, is trading horses, cattle and sheep, corn and rice, horses and sheep neighing, cars and cars, very lively.The people are rich and rich, and entertainment is boundless.All women are very different.The traveler intends to be a prince, and the column is extravagant to Ji Jiang.And when you look up, it is the "horizontal gate" of the wall high gate, which is one of the twelve gates of Chang'an, located in the northwest of the city, Zhang Qian and Fu Jiezi all set off from here to go to the Western Regions.Chaozhong learned early that Ren Hong and the others had arrived today, and a group of cavalry guards under Zhijingo were under martial law here, and several ministers and doctors had been waiting for a long time.Ren Hong hurriedly got off the horse, straightened his clothes and stepped forward, but saw two doctors walking towards him, one was short, over forty years old, with a green ribbon hanging around his ring, and a seal bag hanging on his waist.The other was tall, and although he was young, his hair was gray, and he wore a crown of virtue, and a black ribbon around his waist, which should be an official of about a thousand stones.Han officials had to wear a group ribbon on the outside of their robes and carry the official seal with them, so they knew the level by looking at the color of the ribbon.Anyway, it's bigger than Ren Hongda.So he bowed to the two of them: "The confessor has been edicted to protect Princess Wusun and the prince into the court, and I have seen the two officials!"
”The gray-haired Qianshi official spoke with a Taiyuan accent: "Ren Daoyuan, the Marquis of Yiyang often mentions you in his letters, you are his favorite general, I finally met you today."
He himself introduced: "I am Chang Hui, a subordinate of the country, and this is Zongzheng Liu Luxiu." ”"Liu De."
Liu Zongzheng smiled and bowed his hand slightly, reporting his name.Coincidentally, Ren Hong had read a certain novel about the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in his previous life, and the protagonist was called Liu De.However, the protagonist is the younger brother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, King Hejian, but this is Liu De, who was born in the Chu domain, not a person.This Zongzheng Liu De is not famous, but his son and grandson are famous.The son's name is Liu Xiang, he sorted out the Warring States Policy, wrote the biography of the daughters, and started the study of ancient scriptures.The grandson's name is Liu Yun, and he is Wang Mang's national teacher.At this time, Liu Yaoguang, who had changed into a Chinese-style women's dress, also brought Liu Wannian over, she was theoretically the envoy of Wusun, but today she put away her habit of being informal on weekdays, and saluted the two very decently."
Liu Yaoguang, the daughter of Kunmi of Wusun Kingdom and the Lord of Chu, and Liu Wannian, the son of Liu Wannian, have seen Liu Zongzheng and Chang Diancheng.""
Princess Wusun and the prince don't have to be separated, they should be called my uncle."
Liu De said with a smile: "I was also born in the Chu Domain, and I am the queen of Chu Yuan. ”Liu De and Princess Xie Wei are both Liu Bang's younger brothers, after Liu Jiao, the king of Chu Yuan, but Xie Wei is the daughter and grandson of the great sect Chu Wang Wu, and Liu De is the queen of Liu Fu, the marquis of the small sect.At that time, Liu Fu, the marquis of Hugh, did not listen to the exhortation of the king of Chu and fled to Chang'an.After the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, Liu Fu and other Chu brothers were exempted from the Hou and cut their family registrations, and they were later restored by the Empress Dowager Dou and stayed in Chang'an.He was reluctant to re-enter the office, and only learned from his ancestor Liu Jiao, the king of Chu Yuan, and devoted himself to learning.Liu De is his grandson, is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty commended the Six Classics, one of the few scholars in the world who still insists on cultivating Huang and Laoshu, after the fall of Liu An, the king of Huainan, Liu De also got a lot of Huang Lao's cultivation techniques written by Liu Anmen.Now after succeeding to the throne, the general Huo Guang, in order to prevent the world from saying that he served the dictatorship of Zhu Lu, set aside the surname Liu, so he recruited a group of clans as officials.Liu De, who was very popular with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when he was young, is also among them, and it is said that the general admired Liu De very much, and after the death of his wife, he even wanted to marry his daughter to him to continue the string, but he refused for Liu De Although he was a relative, Yaoguang was only respectful to Liu De, but he was more interested in Chang Hui: "When my mother was in Wusun, I often mentioned Chang Jun. ”Chang Hui's eyes were also glancing at the Yaoguang brothers and sisters, and he was stunned when he heard this: "Lord Chu still remembers me?"
”Liu Yaoguang didn't react: "Of course I remember, my mother said that when I lived in the secluded area of Chang'an, I was favored by Chang Jun, and asked us to pay homage to him after coming to Chang'an." ”The speaker had no intention of listening, Chang Hui's expression was a little complicated, and he only smiled helplessly in the end.Fortunately, Liu De helped Chang Hui alleviate the embarrassment: "Zizhi, when Emperor Xiaowu summoned me in Ganquan Palace, he listened to me describe Huang Lao's technique, and felt that my name was the same as that of King Hejian, and I also liked to receive books, so I was called Liu's Qianliju." ”"This is a false praise, in my opinion, this confessor goes back and forth to Wusun, rides up the Tianshan Mountain alone, and breaks through Hulu, he is the thousand-mile horse of the Han!"
Chang Hui took over the words and slapped his palm: "It's not just thousands of miles, there are also thousands of miles, let's call it Wanli Pony." ”The Thousand Miles Horse is also better than the Desert Fox, this nickname Ren Hong likes!
Wait, isn't he the same as the turnip?"
The second prince is going to kill Hong, I'm just a bad horse, I can't afford it."
Ren Hong is very humble in his mouth, he is young and ambitious, it is estimated that he will incur a lot of pink eye, and he does not have too many thighs, and his words and deeds must be low-key after entering Jingzhao.Escorted by the cavalry and halberd-wielding guards sent by Zhi Jinwu, and the public servants followed, everyone entered the horizontal gate, but saw that the road was straight and the trees were lush, the cool breeze was blowing, and the palace was like a cloud, and the city gate of Gu Ze was majestic, and the squares on both sides were uneven, which was worthy of being the center of the empire.But they did not go straight to Weiyang Palace, but stopped at the next intersection."
This is Gao Street."
Chang Hui said to Ren Hong: "There is a barbarian mansion on this street, which is specially for the Siyi guests who enter the court to live. ”Hearing this, Liu Yaoguang and Liu Wannian looked stunned and a little disappointed.Influenced by Princess Xie Wu, they had a strong sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty, but when they came to Chang'an, they were treated as outsiders, equal to ordinary envoys from the Western Regions.I have some ideas.Ren Hong was about to speak, but Chang Hui had already seen it, and laughed: "Princess Wusun and the prince, don't misunderstand, the ordinary Siyi envoys enter the court, and they live in the barbarian mansion and wait for the court, but you are different." ”"Wusun is the great Han Kundi, and the Son of Heaven and the general have also specially instructed that the children of the Lord of Chu should be treated as the clan surnamed Liu, so there is no need to give up the barbarian mansion, Liu Zongzheng will take you and others to the inner clan residence in Shangguanli, and after bathing and resting, tomorrow he will enter the Weiyang Palace with the person who is in charge to meet the Son of Heaven!"
These words made Liu Yaoguang and Liu Wannian look at each other and smile, and the little thought in their hearts suddenly disappeared.Ren Hong just wants to give Chang Hui a thumbs up, the subject country is equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Han Dynasty, Chang Hui These diplomats are extremely flexible and smart, no wonder when Su Wu was stranded by the Huns, it was Chang Hui's wit that the Huns let them go.Although Su Wu's son was involved in King Yan and Shangguan Jie rebellion a few years ago, he himself was protected by Huo Guang and was only cut down, and now a few years have passed, Su Wu has made a "fake canon vassal country" again, although he is informal, he still holds real power."
Thank you Ren Jun for this trip, and I'll see you tomorrow."
Finally arrived at the end, Liu Yaoguang took a long breath of relief, saluted Ren Hong respectfully, and said goodbye to him, so the Wusun delegation followed Liu De and continued to walk south, while Chang Hui took Ren Hong around the corner and went to the Barbarian Mansion.Chang Hui has already checked the heads of King Qiuzi and King Yuli brought by Ren Hong: "Daoyuan should know, according to the rules, the head of the famous king should be hung in Beique, but the starting point of the public display is this barbarian mansion."
Ren Hong said: "I heard Fu Gong say that this is to shock the barbarian states. ”"Not bad."
Chang Hui took the wooden letter of the head of the king of Qiuzi to Ren Hong, and he held the head of the king of Yuli, and said: "In the past, when Duke Su was stranded by the Huns, he said such a thing. ”"Nanyue killed the Han envoys and slaughtered them as nine counties; King Wan killed the Han envoy and hung his head in the north; North Korea killed the Han envoy and immediately exterminated.The Huns are unheard.If I know that I don't surrender and want to make the two countries attack each other, the disaster of the Huns will start with me!
”"At that time, the Han Dynasty soldiers were in full swing, burning the court of the Huns, the city of Tuluntai, the fortress of Dawan, the capital of Yelang, the Han of Ai Korea, and the flag of Liangyue.Therefore, the Xiongnu were shocked by Su Gong's words, and did not dare to kill a Han envoy, but only imprisoned us and wanted to surrender. ”Although Chang Hui had stayed in the Huns with Su Wu for many years, the young man who was determined to serve as an envoy in the army back then had his hair turned gray, but the sharpness in his eyes was still the same as it was back then!
It's a pity that there were indeed some problems in the country at that time, and the general was sent to the edict of filial piety, abandoning the Western Regions and raising the people, more than ten years have passed, and the Han has recovered its vitality.However, in the cities and countries, some people have begun to forget the lessons of Luntai and Dawan back then!
”"No man has a long memory, and so is the kingdom."
Ren Hong took over and said with a smile: "So we need to punish those who offend the Han Dynasty, so that the four states can remember the new lesson." ”"The king of Loulan, who killed three batches of Han envoys in a row, was stabbed to death by Fu Gong with a scepter, and Qiuzi only colluded with the Xiongnu to kill the Han envoys, and his king's head was in a different place, and his country perished, and it was divided into three.""
This is to warn the states, kill the Han envoy, offend the Han Dynasty, let alone do it, you can't even have this thought!"
No wonder the Marquis of Yiyang admires you so much."
Chang Hui was very happy, patted Ren Hong and said: "If you can stay in Chang'an this time, would you like to work in the subject country?"
Su Gong and I, what we lack is a talent like you!
”Good guy, Chang Hui originally wanted to pull him into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"
Hong is a brick of the Han Dynasty, where you need to move it, how can you make your own decisions about where to go?"
Ren Hong didn't agree immediately.As he spoke, the Barbarian Mansion had arrived.Chang'an has many county residences and kingdom residences, which are equivalent to the provincial offices in the capital, and the most famous is the residence where the Han Emperor stayed before he succeeded to the throne.The Barbarian Mansion is the largest of all the residences, bordering Gaojie Street in the south and Chang'an West Market in the north, so the West Market is also a convenient place for the Barbarian Mission to do business with merchants.This neighborhood is mixed, the law and order is average, it is common for foreign envoys and protons to fight and kill each other, and the uncle of the king of Shanshan, a prince of Loulan, broke the law in this vicinity, and was castrated in the silkworm room according to the Han law.The news of the great victory in the Western Regions was transmitted back by the post horse flying horse more than a month ago, and the subject country began to publicize the matter at that time.At present, in addition to the envoys of the eight small states in the Western Regions, such as Gumo, Shule, Shache, Khotan, Wensu, and Weitou, who came to meet the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, there are also envoys from Yueshi, Anxi, and Dawan who are stranded in the Han Dynasty, plus the five vassal states Guiyi Junchang, Zhuqiang Haoshuai, etc., all gathered in the Barbarian Mansion.The Han Dynasty was very gracious and generous to the envoys of the states who came to the court, and he fed the carrots on weekdays, but occasionally he had to use a big stick to scare and scare.Therefore, the Barbarian Mansion was banned today, and the ruling Jinwu fenced off the outside early in the morning, and the subject country informed everyone not to go out.They didn't know what was going on, they talked about it, their different skin tones, eye and hair colors were dazzling, dozens of languages were noisy, and the nine translations of the subject country were a little too busy.Until Chang Hui and Ren Hong, who were smiling, walked into the courtyard of the Barbarian Mansion."
Everyone, don't panic!"
He asked his entourage to stick two heads on the tip of the spear, raised them high, and asked Jiuyi Ling to announce loudly: "The king of Qiuzi, Jiangbin, colluded with the Xiongnu to kill the Han envoys, and surrounded the wheel platform to ambush our officials.King Yuli tragically acted viciously to the people, attached to the Huns, and attacked my iron gate, these two kings are very contrary to the principles of heaven, and the great evil leads to the nine heavens!
”"Fortunately, the Han envoy Hong borrowed the Wusun Volunteers, the pawn of the Marquis of Heyi Yang, the Emperor of the Heavens, the gods of His Majesty, the Yin and Yang should be combined, the weather was shrewd, and the enemy was trapped, and the head of the King of Qiuzi and the King of Yuli was beheaded.Today, it is advisable to hang the head of the barbarian mansion on Gao Street, until the north que, in order to show thousands of miles!
”Although Chang Hui was smiling and talking, for the envoys of the states, it was naked intimidation and deterrence.They were silent for a while, and they all bowed down and began to congratulate the Han on killing the traitorous king, and those who spoke Chinese began to show their loyalty, saying that they would definitely follow the Han and completely cut off contact with the Xiongnu.The envoys of the two great states of Yueshi and Anxi were quite calm, but they also looked at each other and began to reassess the strength of the Han Dynasty and the determination to take the Western Regions.This situation made that sentence close to Ren Hong's throat, and he almost shouted out.But he held back.Those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away."
But Guizi, it's not far enough!"
PS: Chapter 3 at night.By the way, I highly recommend that I want to be the emperor and I want to be the gate valve, plus I can basically understand the history of the Han Dynasty.and his new book, The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, is also very good.