Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 335

Jianning 16 years, March
Hearing people's death.

The world shook, and all the officials wept.

The emperor gave him a funeral, gave him five hundred gold, and took jewels, jade and other valuables for his funeral.

Wen Rengong spent most of his life working for the treasury. He devoted himself to knowing people and making good use of them. He was deeply loved by the emperor. When he learned of Wen Rengong's death, the emperor wept and said, "I lost my arm."

Later, he was granted the title of Jinjue, and because Wen Rengong had no male heirs, he took the youngest son of the clan and adopted Wen Rengong to offer his incense.

Ma Jun personally guarded the spirit of Wen Rengong for two whole days, without drinking or eating, fainted and worshiped in the hall.

When the servants were packing up Wen Rengong's belongings, they found a letter, which was left by Wen Rengong earlier. Its face wrote "Join the Son of Heaven". After seeing Ma Jun, Ma Jun played the Son of Heaven again, Yilang Ma Jun, this is the second time he entered the palace, when he entered the palace for the first time, he was wearing the clothes of a famous man, he was delighted and excited.

But this time, there was no disturbance in his heart, he handed the letter to the emperor, and after listening to the emperor comforting himself a few times, he left the palace in a daze. This letter sent everyone away and read it slowly. There were traces of revisions all over it, and the writing was so small that the emperor could only read it clearly with his eyes wide open.

"The minister heard that people attacked Qi."

"Today, the minister is weak and can't hold his pen. He is terrified and knows that the time is coming, so he writes a letter to avoid accidents."

"The matter of foreign trade is the most important thing in the country. First of all, Zheng Gong said that he was afraid that the people would spend more money and less farming, which would harm the foundation of the country. From the point of view of my ministers, this talk is also nonsense. In the treasury, grain and grass are piled up like a mountain. What the people of the Han Dynasty have used for decades, continue to cultivate, and continue to store grain, is the work of a foolish woman. The Han people have more ceramics, more paper, and more silk, which is not available to outsiders."

"The cotton, pottery, silk paper and other things of the Han Dynasty can be transported to the southern countries, the eastern island countries, and even as far as Guishuang, so that their people can cultivate and produce food. The Han Dynasty does not know how much food they can exchange for this unique thing. The arable land of my great man, let other countries cultivate it for my great man, and exchange it with commodities, so that the great man will become stronger, the people rich, and the national power will be greatly strengthened. The minister said that the method of production must not be disclosed to other countries.”

"If there are those who do not communicate with trade, the northern and southern armies can be ordered to attack them, and the soldiers will use them for the sake of the people."

"Your Majesty should forbid the minting of money, and use the coins of the great man as the foundation of commerce among the countries. This method will be of great benefit to the great man."

Wen Rengong wrote his thoughts and suggestions on these few sheets of paper. The emperor frowned and read them carefully. After mentioning almost all of his ideas, Wen Rengong paused his pen, feeling a little emotional. wrote:
"Your Majesty, when I was young, my family was poor. Because of the gift from the late emperor, my parents and brothers died of starvation. There was only one person left, and I had to help each other. Therefore, I learned to read and write. Later, I was loved by Your Majesty. I lived in vain. I miss you every time. I am grateful for your majesty's generosity and the great virtues of my parents, so I am stingy and advise your majesty to be diligent and thrifty in order to reduce the expenditure of the treasury. If the treasury is rich, the people will no longer be ruined by heavy taxes."

"Your Majesty is a benevolent king. I leave tens of billions of money for the treasury. Your Majesty can build palaces and pools. The money in the treasury is enough for your majesty to use. I don't worry about the suffering of the people as a king."

"If the minister passes away, His Majesty will definitely bestow a large amount of money on his burial. Please, Your Majesty, please don't do this. It is better to use the money for the people than for the minister."

"I hope Your Majesty pays attention to your health and don't feel sad for your ministers."

"My minister heard that when the great sage of the country passes away, Huanglong should welcome him to see him off. I don't know, but I heard that someone who attacked him could be a sage?"

"The minister heard about the attack, and worshiped."

"Da~", the water drops fell on the paper, making a crisp sound, the emperor silently raised his head, looked at the sky, his eyes were hazy with tears.

Afterwards, all the ministers sent Wen Rengong to the funeral, and the people all over the world also spontaneously saw Wen Rengong off. I don’t know how many important officials beat their chests and bowed their heads, mourning for Wen Rengong’s affairs. All the relics, counted his money, and left them all with Wenrengong's stepson. The servants were busy for seven or eight days. Finally, a deafening news was announced.

The last money Wen Rengong left was 35 qian.

This. Under the suspicion of the officials, the servants looked around again, asking the old slaves who followed Wen Rengong, asking Ma Jun, and it was confirmed that the money left by Wen Rengong was only 35 yuan, and the rest was just [-] yuan. There is some food left, but not much, he is perhaps the poorest Sangong of the big man.

When the emperor heard about it, he silently replied: "Mr. Wen, you are a virtuous person."

In March, the Han merchants set off from Yizhou and rushed to Liangzhou. With the consent of Zheng Xuan, they were escorted by soldiers and went around the Western Regions to Guishuang. Because they had tasted the previous sweetness, this time, the scale of the caravan was unprecedentedly huge , in order to protect the caravan, Zheng Xuan also sent more than [-] Han soldiers to escort the caravan unprecedentedly, and there were other soldiers along the way for protection.

Completely cut off the heart of thieves who wanted to rob the caravan. The reason why they sent so many soldiers was because recently, the Qiang people near Xiliang and Yizhou were a little bit ready to move, and had many conflicts with the garrison. They were repeatedly injured by the Han army, but they never entangled with the Han army, and immediately fled if they were slightly defeated, which made Zheng Xuan wary.

The Qiang people are also connected to the Western Regions. If they were allowed to rob the caravan goods, Zheng Xuan would not be able to hold his head up in front of all the officials. He sent someone to inform Guishuang. , Guishuang was also extremely caring, and sent elite soldiers not inferior to the Han army to meet them and escort them. In addition, they made people talk.

The general meaning is that I heard that the great man had passed away, and wanted to send an envoy to express condolences. He said it was condolences, but it was actually an excuse for sending the envoy. Guishuang has always hoped to establish a closer relationship with the great man. Among them, of course, there are also plans to enter the Central Plains area to see the true face of the big man. Regarding this matter, Zheng Xuan did not dare to deal with it by himself, so he hurriedly reported it to the emperor.

He is just a local governor, and he has no right to deal with the negotiations between countries. When Zheng Xuan's memorial arrived in Luoyang, the emperor just glanced at it briefly and didn't care. He agreed to Guishuang's request as a How can a tall man hesitate because the other party wants to send an envoy?Come as you come, let me show you what a big man looks like.

The Son of Heaven agreed to Guishuang's request privately, and ordered Zheng Xuan to receive Guishuang's envoys and escort them along the way. No mistakes should be made. Zheng Xuan immediately obeyed and replied to Guishuang with the original words. Guishuang has prepared for this matter. After a few months, when he learned that the big man agreed, he immediately sent a group of envoys to the big man. After the emperor gave the order, he didn't pay attention to this matter and continued to be busy with state affairs.

After the death of Wen Rengong, Yuan Feng worshiped as Sikong, and Xing Ziang, who had been honed in Yangzhou for several years, was finally remembered by the emperor and ordered him to return to Luoyang. After hearing this order, all officials knew Xing Ziang in their hearts The fact that Xing Ziang is about to be worshiped as a minister, Xing Ziang is the confidant of the emperor, and he has received the true biography of Master He. He has been appointed in Luoyang, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Yangzhou and other places, and has military exploits.

He worshiped as a minister, and all the officials had no reason to object.

(End of this chapter)