Shu Chen

Chapter 103 North Station
Late winter, December.

The people in Guizhou, who have been working hard for a year, are killing pigs and preparing sacrifices, rejoicing that New Year's Eve is approaching.

The bumper harvests for several years in a row made them feel that the government had a lot of corvees in the past few years, but it was also a good year.

Born as Li Shu, what I pray for is food and clothing.

It's a bit bitter, and it's over after a while.

The only thing they worry about is whether those nephews who have been enlisted as soldiers and have just rushed to Hanzhong County are all right?

Is food and clothing still satisfactory?

Are you used to the hardships of the Hanzhong military camp?

Also, if the clothes and shoes are damaged, will you mend them yourself?

and many more.

Since the inventory of the autumn grain in the counties and counties of Bashu this year has been completed, the soldiers of the various ministries of Bashu have rushed to Hanzhong County to be stationed one after another.

The soldiers who had previously guarded Hanzhong also came back from rest, and they will go back with the prime minister next year.

Although there is no news from the current court, it is claimed that Prime Minister Zhuge Liang will go to Hanzhong to be stationed.

However, in October, the first army stationed in Hanzhong was led by General Zhao Yun himself.

The generals who have been guarding both inside and outside of Gyeonggi have passed away. Is the time for the Northern Expedition to rebel against Wei who wantonly slaughtered the people and plundered the wives and daughters of Li and concubines to serve the soldiers' lust?
And the Northern Expedition against Wei, the whole court, except the prime minister, who can command the armies?

Zheng Pu, who was walking slowly towards the imperial palace, had already received a transfer order. On the tenth day of the first lunar month after the beginning of spring, he led his army to Hanzhong and stationed in Mianyang County.

Moreover, the soldiers and horses he is leading now have increased to two battalions.

The bandit Zhang Mu surrendered, and the prime minister awarded him the post of Sima in the army. He selected 300 people from the group of bandits as soldiers and included them in the Xuanwu Army.

The power should be Jia Zhengpu's contribution to persuading surrender and increasing households for the country.

And the other hundred people are Li Qiu's trilogy.

In August, Nanzhong was rebelled again and all of them were pacified, and the imperial court recorded meritorious deeds and surrendered the governor Li Hui, a son and nephew, to the imperial court as a man.

However, Li Hui expressed his gratitude and declined, claiming that he saw Fu Qian as a young man who joined the army in the past, and his nephew Li Qiu was over fifteen years old, and he admired him.Please order the imperial court to grant permission to let Li Qiu lead a hundred members of the Li family in Jianning to march for the country!
The prime minister greatly appreciated such an act of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country.

He also heard that Li Qiu and Fu Qian got along quite well when they were in Nanzhong, so Li Qiu was sent to Zheng Pu's army as a fake Sima.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Yi, the county captain.

When Zheng Pu returned to Chengdu, he reported his duties to the prime minister, and even said a word.

Said: "Puqian Mianzhu thieves, old and weak, came out of the mountains and forests, and got the help of the captain Zhang Boqi. I saw that he had the style of a horse prefect, so I know why the late emperor said that there are many talented people in Badi."

The first emperor Liu Bei lamented that there are many sages in Badi, so he naturally admired Ma Zhong's sentence "Although the yellow power is lost, the fox is regained".

Therefore, the prime minister, who has always attached great importance to the promotion of younger generations, became very interested in Zhang Yi when he heard about it.

After understanding Zhang Ni's resume, past deeds, and personality, he took a pen and recorded his hard work and moved him to Yamen General, who was thrown into Zheng Pu's army. lack of.

For this reason, when Zhang Ni changed his post and took office, he also thanked Zheng Pu for his recommendation.

Born from a poor family, he has a generous and heroic temperament. He yearns to go on expeditions with the army to seek meritorious service, rather than guarding the rather peaceful Shu land and welcoming the sunrise and sunset on the city wall all day long.

Especially since he is in his thirties.

Life is short, and the husband has to fight for his achievements, so how many years can be wasted?

However, he didn't know something. When Zheng Pu saw that he was sent to the Xuanwu Army by the prime minister, he was overjoyed.

When he was walking with Huo Yi in Taoism, he said in a slip of the tongue: "Zhang Boqi is here to take up the post, Shao Xian should encourage him! This man is brave and has a strategy in mind, he can stand shoulder to shoulder with Shao Xian! Don't let his achievements be overtaken by him!"

With such an evaluation, Huo Yi immediately became solemn.

As a general, in terms of talent and strategy, he can be regarded as the best among the descendants of the Han court.

Only a few people like Zhuge Qiao and Guan Zhangzhao are comparable.

If you ask him who thinks he is inferior in talent and learning, Zheng Pu is the only one.

Now, Zheng Pu claims that Zhang Ni's talent is not inferior to him, so can An Neng surprise him?

It's just that Zheng Pu, who knew he had made a mistake, didn't explain too much, and exposed the matter with a few perfunctory words, which only aroused Huo Yi's fighting spirit, and wanted to compete with Zhang Ni.

Well, it was the order of the emperor Liu Chan that the two of them entered the palace together.

Fu Qian, who was about to turn thirteen, asked the emperor for permission to perform the crowning ceremony on the grounds that he would be stationed in Hanzhong soon.

And the emperor also took this opportunity to invite those who came to watch the ceremony, all of whom were close to him, such as Zhuge Qiao, Guan Xing, and Zhang Shao, etc., it can be regarded as practice for those who will go to Hanzhong in the future.

During the coronation ceremony, the Son of Heaven appointed Zheng Pu to be the coroner as Mr. Fu Qian Shaogu, and Zhang Shao as the guest of honor to give the congratulatory speech.

As for why you didn't do it yourself
It's because Fu Qian is still young and his mind is uncertain, so he should not be favored too much.

In order to avoid being arrogant and domineering after being established.

Although judging from Fu Qian's current temperament, this possibility is unlikely, but let's take precautions before it happens.

Moreover, the emperor held a banquet and crown ceremony for him in the palace.

Walking to Yingtian Gate of the palace ban, there are already guards waiting.

The place to be attracted is still the small pavilion by the pool.It can be seen that all the banquet tables here have been spread out, and the things needed for the crown ceremony are held in the hands of the palace people, and the music is already at the side.

Moreover, Zhuge Qiao, Guan Xing and others arrived earlier than them.

Seeing Zheng Pu and Huo Yizhi, Zhuge Qiao first laughed and joked, "As Governor Zheng, as the champion, An Neng is so late? He really has no good teacher!"

"That's a bad word!"

Stepping forward to salute, Zheng Pu also joked, saying, "If I hadn't come late, how would I show your diligence and evil?"

"Hahaha~~~"

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

When I was young, Emperor Liu Chan and Empress Zhang came here surrounded by palace people.

After seeing the ceremony, the emperor greeted everyone a little, and let the tricks start, and the ceremony of crowning ceremony began.

The black cloth crown is added first, the leather bean is given second, and the noble bean is finally given.

According to the etiquette process, Zheng Pu put various crowns on Fu Chen's head one by one; while Fu Chen, who was sitting upright on the ground, kowtowed his head every time he received a crown.

Zhang Shao, who was the guest of honor, was the most tiring.

Every time he was crowned, he had to read a long speech aloud.

In the end, Zheng Pu, who had completed his honorary title, Su Rong gave his words, "Jian, everyone, everyone. Take three people to form a group, and give you the word 'Gongyuan'. The deep is far-reaching, and it is gathered. The source is also. I hope that in your future conduct, you will not forget the goodness of the square inch, and you will not fail the source of your father's loyalty. Be careful and be careful. Take precautions."

Well, this table word was determined by the emperor himself.

If Zheng Pu came to pick it up, it might not be so simple, so "elegant".

"Qi, Mr. Xie for giving me the word!"

Fu Qian kowtowed and bowed, and then saluted the emperor and the empress, and bowed to those who crowned the ceremony.

After the ceremony, everyone sat down, laughed and feasted.

After a round of toasting and interlacing, each recounted the reasons for the long separation, and added to the fun with dancing, pot throwing, and archery, making time fly by.

However, at the end of the banquet, Empress Zhang, who had been seldom speaking, actually asked Zheng Pu, "Zheng Qing, you are alone in the palace on weekdays. I often hear that your majesty praises you for your talents and learning, and you are lonely. Yes, Ruoqing solves my doubts for you alone, okay?"

Hey, why do you want to test me all of a sudden?
Hearing this, Zheng Pu was slightly taken aback, his eyes revealing surprise.

Before he could answer, the emperor above clapped his hands and laughed, "The empress has doubts, Zheng Qing must not refuse! If she can't answer, she will be punished with a cup of wine! However, Zheng Qing, don't say I didn't remind you, the empress has been educated since she was a child. , the late emperor once praised it! Hahaha~~~~~"

When everyone hears about it, they also put on happy faces, so they can spend their time waiting for Zheng Pu's words to be right.

Zheng Pu couldn't help but smile wryly.

Immediately, he bowed his hands at the table and responded respectfully, "If the empress doesn't think my minister is dull, please ask me."

"good!"

Empress Zhang's bright eyes flashed, and she asked with a smile, "Zheng Qing, Your Majesty has traveled with you, and he said that he knows the meaning of benevolence only when he sees the hardships of Li Shu. What is the benevolence of the one who is suspicious?"

"Returning to the queen is self-denial and sympathy for the people."

As soon as he heard the question, Zheng Pu answered directly, "My husband's "Xunzi Wang Zhi Pian" says: "A king is a boat; a commoner is a water; water carries a boat, and water capsizes a boat." That's why , My ministers secretly think that a benevolent emperor abandons his own desires and sympathizes with the strength of the people."

"good!"

Empress Zhang nodded, but hurriedly added, "What does Zheng Qing think is a wise emperor?"

"Returning to the queen is to know people and make good use of them."

Without thinking again, Zheng Pu said loudly, "Husband "Huainanzi Binglue Xun" says: 'If a person makes the best use of his talents, he must use his strength. His talent and ears."

"Great!"

Without waiting for Queen Zhang to ask again, the emperor clapped his hands in praise, and held up a cup to invite everyone to have a drink together.

However, after putting down the wine cup, he followed the topic of Empress Zhang and continued to ask, "Today, against the Wei Dynasty and poisoning the people, we should be punished by the king. However, the military affairs are troublesome, and Li Shu will have to work hard. Although I want to be a benevolent king , how can we sympathize with the power of the people?"

Hastily put down the wine cup, Zheng Pu cupped his hands and answered, "Your Majesty, when General Zhenwei occupied Bashu in the past, he was known for benevolence and morality, and he had few soldiers. However, eight out of ten households have people thinking about chaos. Although Yizhou is exhausted today , but the prime minister can make the people have no complaints. Please think about the reason."

This time, the emperor didn't praise him any more, but turned his head and asked, "The empress thinks Zheng Qing's words are okay?"

Blinking her eyes, Empress Zhang smiled and said, "Return to Your Majesty, Zheng Qing is cunning! He should be punished and let him answer again."

"Of course!"

Immediately, the emperor laughed heartily, "Zheng Qing is so cunning! He should be punished! Hahaha~~~~"

"Be punished!"

"Be punished!"

Everyone at the banquet also smiled happily and booed loudly.

It also made Zheng Pu dumbfounded, so he had to be complacent and drank it all in one gulp.

He clasped his hands and answered again, "There is a saying in "The Analects of Confucius", 'If you don't worry about poverty, you will suffer from inequality, and if you don't worry about poverty, you will suffer from unrest'. If your majesty keeps the people from complaining, you should follow the example of the prime minister to enforce the law strictly and fairly. Rewards must be done, and punishments must be trusted. !"

"good!"

The son of heaven, who had succeeded in playing, nodded repeatedly, thought for a while, and asked again, "Zheng Qing, I will ask you again, what if?"

At this point, he seemed to be thinking of something. The emperor who choked his words suddenly smiled and waved his hands, "Forget it, I don't care about Zheng Qing. If I ask how to be a wise king, Zheng Qing must be right The answer is to persuade me to follow the example of the late emperor."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion."

After a while, after the banquet, we will go back to each other.

After Queen Zhang left, she did not go back to the forbidden area with the emperor, but Zhe Dao and Zhang Shao went back to Zhang's mansion together.

In the main hall, the Xiahou family had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Empress Zhang arrived, before she could make a sound, she stepped forward and held her hand to urge her, "Then, is the son of the Zheng family okay?"

"Mother, Zheng Qing is a beauty!"

Empress Zhang's eyes burst into joy, "Both talent, learning and appearance can be a good match for my sister."

Immediately, Xia Hou let out a long sigh of relief, smiling happily, "It's so good! It's so good!"

However, after a while, she frowned again in distress, "It's just that I heard that the son of Zheng's family has a stubborn personality, and he will retaliate, I don't know if the rumor is wrong?"

"Mom, I don't know about this."

Shaking her head slightly, Empress Zhang said, "However, Your Majesty often praises Zheng Qing, and the Prime Minister is also very skillful. Besides, didn't Eldest Brother claim that Zheng Qing is open-minded?"

"Well, Wen Rong's letter is indeed so assertive."

Just as he was talking, there was a voice of joy, planning the conversation between the two of them.

"Hey, sister is back home!"

There was sweat on the forehead of the little girl of the Zhang family, holding a long sword in her hand, walking quickly from the courtyard, her face was full of joy.

Although she is eleven years old, she is about the same length as Queen Zhang.

When I got to the front, I saw Xiahou looked at me with satisfaction, and I couldn't help asking again, "Mum, why are you paying so much attention to me?"

Empress Zhang took out a silk handkerchief to wipe her sweat lightly, and asked with frowning eyebrows, "Sister, do you know the Shifang Zheng Lang who wrote the new calligraphy?"

"Shifang Zheng Lang? I've heard of it."

"Brother and His Majesty both intend to make him the son-in-law of the Zhang family."

"Ah~~~~"

With an exclamation, the long sword in his hand fell to the ground.

In this regard, Zheng Pu, who returned to the warlord to pack his bags and prepared to go north to Hanzhong, naturally did not know.

Jianxing five years, 227 AD, spring February.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang led the army to station in Hanzhong in the north, and when he was about to leave, he went to Liu Chan, the emperor of Shu.

Advise the son of heaven to be close to virtuous ministers, stay away from villains, and strive to be like the first emperor.I vowed to set the Central Plains in the north, wipe out the culprits, restore the Han Dynasty, and return to the old capital.

Spring March, to.

Patrolling the camps to govern the army and teach martial arts, urging the soldiers and civilians to collect fields and accumulate valleys, and supervising the repair of weapons and soldiers in the military ordnance department, there is no leisure for half a day.

And wantonly dispatched secret agents into Guanzhong and Longyou to inquire about the situation of the anti-Wei army and find out which Qiang and Hu tribes can instigate rebellion, which can be used to disperse the anti-Wei forces.

The reason why all the generals in Hanzhong took the lead was because the prime minister let Zheng Pu accompany him when he was inspecting various places.

With such treatment, no matter whether it is Ma Su who often discusses military strategies with the prime minister day and night, Guan Xing who has extraordinary talents at a young age, or Zhuge Qiao with a special status, they are not honored.

Therefore, Zheng Pu, who was young, suddenly became the leader of the various ministries, and the person who speculated the most in private.

Zheng Pu himself felt a little bit of emotion when he was extremely honored.

He really performed once, the duties of a secretary: drafting and copying documents.

It's just that the staff member of the prime minister's office that he is now concurrently in charge of has already been transferred to the chief book when he led the army to Hanzhong at the beginning of the year.

Moreover, the prime minister asked him to accompany him, not to show his profound honor, or to hope that his precepts and deeds would allow him to gain more experience and build up his strengths.

It was because of his previous decision with Zhang Baolun to send troops.

Well, since the beginning of spring this year, Ni Wei has been a little bit troubled.

(End of this chapter)