Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 370 The Confucian General Liu Ren

Within two days, the news that Liu Renshan would be activated had spread to the court. Even before the edict was issued and the book was delivered, it must be said that gossip is one of the indelible instincts of human beings.

A few days later, the edict to activate Liu Renshan was officially issued. Earlier, Shi Congyun had summoned Liu Renshan to contact and inquire about it, and he had a thorough understanding.

Before that, because of the reward from the Son of Heaven, many people had already heard the news and started to contact Liu Renshan.

In Liu's Mansion, the courtyard is decorated plainly without any luxurious furniture.There are two pomegranate trees surrounded by crushed stones in the middle. Most of the pomegranates, which are half the size of a fist, are half ripe, half red, and half green. Under the pomegranate tree, two children are playing, and the young mother wipes the sweat from her forehead worriedly. , yelling at the child.

Under the swallow's nest in the eaves of the yard, Liu Renshan was sitting upright on a chair, watching his grandson play with a blank expression. Unlike most generals, Liu Renshan was a Confucian general who had read sage books and taught Confucian rituals and music. He attaches great importance to it, and feels that a general must have the style of a general. He has always been strict with himself, and also with his subordinates.

"Father, another official came to ask for an interview. This time it seems to be someone from the Ministry of War."

Liu Renshan said as usual: "I still don't see him, so I just said that the old man is sick."

"This..." Son Liu Chongliang hesitated, "Father, will it be too bad?"
We are isolated and helpless in Daliang, far away from our homeland. We have no foundation at all, and all colleagues are just kind-hearted. If we all refuse like this, we may not be able to gain a foothold in Daliang in the future. "

Liu Renshan glanced at his son, but he was not angry, but said: "I have my own sense of proportion, now is not the time to see guests, you go and refuse them."

The son had no choice but to follow suit.

On the surface, Liu Renshan has no waves, but his heart is actually full of turmoil. He really never thought that he would be used again. He originally thought that he would die in obscurity in Daliang in this life. Bye, the three-foot tomb is the destination.

After all, he is a surrendered general from the enemy country, and after defeating Zhou Dajun, he became enemies with many people in Daliang.

But if it is said that he has no thoughts in his heart, it is not true. Confucianism is the most pursuit of joining the world, and it pays attention to applying what it has learned.

However, due to his status, he is doomed to have no more chances, so during the Dragon Boat Festival, the government sent people to reward him. Others said it was a sign of using him, and they all came to congratulate him. Some old friends, such as Chen Chengzhao, also wrote to congratulate him, but he He shook his head again and again, not daring to report any illusions, for fear that the more expectations he had, the greater the disappointment would be.

It wasn't until two days ago that news came out from the palace that the officials revealed in front of the palace that they would use him to train the new navy.

The news came from the court. A few days ago, the officials did let him enter the court to ask him some questions, but Liu Renshan didn't dare to believe it. The news was not confirmed at this time, so he dared not casually invite visitors.

They could only wait quietly until the afternoon, when the officials of the palace came to the front with the edict of the emperor, and then they burned incense, bathed and changed clothes, and then solemnly led the family out to receive the edict.

Halfway there, I found that my grandson was gone. I guess he had gone somewhere to play. While comforting the envoy, he hurriedly asked someone to look for him.

The officials of the Imperial Academy who delivered the decree also waited patiently, without any sign of impatience, not because of their good temper, but because they planned to write the imperial decree and knew the content of the imperial decree. Together with Guo Tingwei, who is about to be transferred back from Shu, he will train the navy for the imperial court.

In addition to the imperial decree, they also carried a book stamped with the seal of the emperor, the three provinces, and the Ministry of Officials to appoint officials.

After a while, the mischievous grandson was found. Liu Renshan didn't want to scold him with a dark face. He was afraid that the scene would be even worse if the child cried. In the end refrained.

Afterwards, the officials of the Imperial Academy began to read the imperial decree. Liu Renshan led the whole family to listen respectfully. When he heard about the same, he became excited, his legs and feet trembled slightly, and the joy on the faces of the family members was hard to hide.

After the edict was finished, the officials of the Imperial Academy took out another appointed book from the yew wood tray next to it, and then respectfully delivered it together with the edict.

"The minister is a general, and his status is humble. The official family will not use the minister's humble status. Please ask the holy envoy to report back to the official family. The minister will go all out to repay the official family's kindness!" Liu Renshan vowed, and then repeatedly signaled My son, "Go get some money to reward the two holy envoys. It's not easy for the two of you to come out for a trip. I feel sorry for such hard work."

When Li Jing, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was in power, the politics of the country was corrupt, the country was declining, and jesters and close officials monopolized power. When I arrived in Daliang, I got used to it naturally.

The two officials of the Imperial Academy were embarrassed, and then waved their hands with a smile: "General Liu is joking, we don't have such rules, not to mention that the officials hate these unhealthy tendencies. .”

Liu Renshan also reacted, and even said awkwardly: "It is the old man who treats the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

"We will truthfully report what General Liu said to the officials, and the officials also have something to tell us. The officials said that General Liu will have two days to prepare, and he will go to court starting the day after tomorrow, and then he will meet the emperor at the Privy Council. After that, the Privy Council will meet. arrange.

He also said, "This matter is of great importance. At the beginning, I felt that General Liu was able to lead the army well. The defeat in Huainan was caused by the ignorance of the Jiangnan king. It was not the fault of the general. As a general, he has done an excellent job. I appreciate it very much. I hope you are in my country of Qin as you were in Shouzhou that day'. "

The two officials of the Privy Council faithfully conveyed the emperor's words. Liu Renshan burst into tears for a while. As a Confucian general, he actually valued his reputation very much. However, it is an indisputable fact that the Southern Tang Dynasty was defeated in Huainan and lost half of the country. As a general who participated in it, that nightmarish defeat was like a mountain, which made him breathless all day long, and he was restless all night. Responsibility will leave infamy in future generations.

Now when the emperor of the court excused him, he completely untied the veteran's knot, and he was so grateful that he bowed down solemnly again: "Thank you, the official, I will definitely live up to the grace!"

Liu Renshan personally sent the two decree-delivering officials to the entrance of the alley. After the decree-delivering officials had left, Liu Renshan turned around and said to his son, "The officials who came to visit can let them in."

The son looked puzzled.

Liu Renshan said: "You don't understand, in the past we were ministers in charge of the brigade and defeated generals, so we couldn't face them.

Now we are colleagues, if the name is not correct, the words will not be smooth, and if the words are not smooth, things will not be accomplished. Now that the name is correct, we can naturally meet. "

The son nodded ignorantly, and even went to do the same. Liu Ren stroked his beard and straightened his waist.

(End of this chapter)