Mi Han

Chapter 158
After Mi Yang took out the booklet from under the pillow, he took it out to have a look, and found that the booklet in his hand should have just been bound.

On the cover of this booklet, there are four big characters "Zhengmou Shilu".

Fazheng looked at the "Records of Zhengmou" in Mi Yang's hands, and said to Mi Yang, "This book was written for my teacher after his old illness relapsed in Chengdu."

"Fortunately, I finally finished writing this book before I fell ill and couldn't write."

"This book records what the teacher has learned throughout his life, and it is divided into five volumes."

"The first volume examines the appointment of talents, the second volume teaches the strategy of hegemony, the third volume teaches the style of war generals, the fourth volume deals with national policies, and the fifth volume reveals the political system."

"You have already learned some of them, and some of them, as a teacher, originally wanted to wait for you to return to Chengdu, and then teach you."

"But now that I think about it, I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to teach you as a teacher in the future."

"This is the hard work and pride of the teacher's life. I can die, but my knowledge and talent cannot die because of my death."

"After leaving as a teacher, I hope you will study this book carefully, and will carry forward the knowledge of the teacher."

Hearing that Fazheng taught him such important things, Mi Yang was very moved.

On the one hand, he was moved by Fazheng's respect for him, and was willing to pass on his life's hard work to himself.

On the one hand, he was touched by Fazheng's selflessness towards him. After all, Fazheng still has a son, but Fazheng passed this book on to himself.

Mi Yang held the book tightly in his hand, put it in his arms, and then promised Fazheng: "Don't worry, teacher, Yang will live up to the high expectations of my teacher."

"In the future, in the history of a hundred years, the suicide note of the teacher should last forever with the teacher."

Hearing what Mi Yang said, a smile appeared on Fazheng's face, and then he looked at Liu Bei and said, "My son is mediocre, and I hope the king will treat him with kindness."

Facing Fazheng's request, Liu Bei agreed with tears.

After entrusting everything, Fazheng asked Mi Yang to help him up from the couch.

When Liu Bei saw this, he wanted to stop it, but Fazheng smiled and said, "In the future, the king will restore the Han Dynasty. As a minister of the king, I want to make a name in history."

"I don't want to be recorded in the history of the future, and my law just died on the couch."

After finishing speaking, Fazheng got up from the couch with the help of Mi Yang, and then he came to the window sill.

Just these few short steps seem to have exhausted all of Fazheng's strength.

Seeing this scene, Liu Bei became anxious, and he hurried to the outer hall of the dormitory.

On the desk in the outer hall, he spread out a white silk book, and began to write something on it.

"The law is upright and good, predicting the rise and fall of the world, entrusting the responsibility to the Han, teaching and consulting, thinking temporarily and calculating, seeing the situation and knowing the opportunity."

"Since I took office, I have been engaged in the art of bewildering and confusing, which is contrary to the style of nobility. For example, Guo Kai is not his ethics."

When Liu Bei was writing his imperial edict in his own hand, Fazheng was leaning on Mi Yang's shoulder. He was already very angry now, but looking at the scenery outside the window, his mood became extremely good.

Spring is coming. In the courtyard outside the window, there is a pond, and many willow trees are planted beside the pond.

An old man's willow in winter, he seemed to spring back to life in this early spring weather.

From Fazheng's eyes, the willow tree has grown tender branches again. Although there are not many now, but in the near future, the young shoots that represent freshness and vigor will inevitably cover the entire tree.

Seeing this scene, Fazheng said to Mi Yang: "Time goes by, year after year."

"When I was young, I climbed the mountains of Guanzhong and looked at the vast land in the distance. At that time, I made up my ambition to leave my name in this beautiful river and mountains."

"Fortunately God has pity on me. Although I have been wandering for half of my life, but in the end, I can meet the good disciple of the Lord, realize my ambition, and pass on what I have learned all my life. My wish is enough."

"All Wang Tu's hegemony can't withstand the invasion of time, and the only thing that remains unchanged is that talents come out from generation to generation."

"But in life, there are concerns."

"When I traveled to Guanzhong, I found that the people outside the Great Wall took advantage of the civil war in China to rest and recuperate, ready to move."

"Now that our Huaxia is powerful, they will bow their heads and say it, but the alien races outside the Great Wall are all wolves with ambitions, and their desires are hard to fill."

"After the generation of teachers has left, the important task of protecting China will fall on your generation."

"Because of your military exploits and your status as a foreign relative, your achievements in the future will be limitless."

"The prince is benevolent and weak, and has no means of a hero."

"Zicheng, you must remember that people who are not of my race must have a different heart. For foreigners outside the Great Wall, don't let your guard down just because they are lying low for a while."

"You have to guard against them for the rest of your life, and when necessary, plow the courtyard and sweep the caves, so as to wipe out the troubles of the Central Plains for future generations!"

"In the second volume of my book, it records how to deal with the laws of foreign races. You need to study more."

"Even if China cannot be unified in the future, China cannot be invaded by alien races from the north."

After hearing Fazheng's entrustment, although Mi Yang's eyes were already soaked with tears, he still nodded and said in his mouth: "Disciple remembers."

After entrusting this point, Fazheng continued to say to Mi Yang: "Jiangdong Sun family, after the First World War of Public Security, their vitality was seriously injured."

"However, there are many aristocratic families in Jiangdong, and there are many outstanding talents, so we should not underestimate them."

"Sun Quan has the strangeness of Goujian, like this person, if you talk about guarding the land, you should be a great talent in the world."

"Jianghan and Huaisi are the key places in Jiangdong, but in the same way, Jiangdong is also the heartland of Jianghan and Huaisi."

"Jianghan and Huaisi are not unified, so don't take Jiangdong lightly. As long as Jiangxia is acquired by our army, then Jiangdong will not be able to pose any threat to Jingzhou."

Fazheng became more energetic as he spoke, but his voice became smaller and smaller.

In fact, he is very tired now, but in order to ask Mi Yang, he is still holding on.

When Liu Bei learned of Mi Yang's public security victory, he wrote to Fazheng to congratulate him.

According to Liu Bei's understanding of Liu Bei, although Liu Bei did not say it clearly, but from his words in the letter, he has revealed his intention to train Mi Yang to be the leader of the next generation of courtiers.

Because of this intention, Fazheng told Mi Yang so much today.

At this time, Fazheng could barely open his eyes, but he mustered up his last strength and said to Mi Yang:
"As for Meng Da, he is talented, but he has no vision and is too selfish."

"If you know how to use such a person, he will become your great help."

"The Meng family in Guanzhong is as famous as the Fa family. At the beginning, I suggested that the king should relegate him to be your subordinate."

"The reason why Ma Mengqi was defeated in Guanzhong at the beginning was not only that he was not as smart as Cao Cao, but also because he came from a humble background and could not get the hearts of the nobles in Guanzhong."

"My Fa family is quite famous in Guanzhong, and the Guanzhong Meng family is also well-known in Guanzhong."

"If you enter Guanzhong in the future, as my disciple, with the support of Jia Mengda, you will probably get the support of many nobles in Guanzhong."

"I also suggest that the great king, if he proclaims himself emperor in the future, he will posthumously present your aunt, Mrs. Mi, as the queen. At that time, your Mi family will be the family of wives."

"The crown prince's biological mother, Mrs. Gan, died young, and there is no clan member left behind, and Mrs. Mi has the grace to save the crown prince, so your position can no longer be shaken."

Hearing that Fazheng had paved so many roads for him in a place he didn't know, Mi Yang's tears kept falling down his eyes.

He could only silently listen to what Fazheng said today.

When the last word "moving" was said, Fazheng's breathing had already started to become short.

When he was in Chengdu, the doctor suggested that his sick body should not go out, but he was worried that Liu Bei's expedition would fail, so he held his breath and came east step by step.

After Jiang Ling fell ill, when he was in a coma, he vaguely heard the doctor say that his body was exhausted.

He was able to last for so many days because he wanted to see Liu Bei and Mi Yang before he died.

And when the words in his heart were about to be finished, the breath he had held in his heart was quickly dissipating.

In the end, Fazheng's sanity became more and more confused, and he felt sleepy.

Fa Zheng exhausted his last strength to look at the beloved disciple in front of him, and saw that Mi Yang's face was covered by tears at this moment.

Fazheng wanted to reach out to wipe Mi Yang's tears again, but his body couldn't squeeze any more strength.

In the end, Fazheng spoke the last sentence in his life with an inaudible voice.

"Wait for Wang Shibei to settle in Guanzhong, remember to send him home as a teacher."

After saying these words, the ever-burning lights in the dormitory seemed to be attacked by the wind blowing in from the window and went out one after another.

Fazheng also fell permanently on Mi Yang's shoulders.

Feeling the teacher on his shoulders, he finally fell powerlessly on his shoulders. Mi Yang, who realized that Fazheng had passed away, no longer suppressed the grief in his heart, and began to cry bitterly.

Liu Bei, who was in the outer room, had just finished writing the last sentence in the imperial edict: the right to see the truth, the trial of the matter, the counselor of the moment, is second to none.

Today, Feng Fazheng is the Marquis of Huayang Ting, with [-] households enjoying food.

But the moment Liu Bei stopped writing, he heard Mi Yang's cry.

Mi Yang's cry shocked Liu Bei, and he inadvertently used force, breaking the brush in his hand.

A little bit of ink instantly soaked Liu Bei's imperial edict.

And then Liu Bei's tears fell drop by drop on the Wang Zhao, and the dense teardrops dispersed the ink on the Wang Zhao. After the ink dispersed, a word "wing" seemed to be formed on the Wang Zhao.

On that day, Han Shangshuling and Huayangting Hou Fazheng died of illness in Jiangling.

On this day, under the order of the king, the whole city of Jiangling was completely deserted.

In the deep mourning hall, Mi Yang, dressed in coarse linen, knelt and sat in front of Fazheng's coffin, guarding the coffin for Fazheng.

According to the etiquette system, vigil should be something that the immediate family members of the deceased should do.

But now Fazheng's son Fa Miao is not in Jiangling, so Mi Yang should be responsible for this matter.

Mi Yang, who guards the spirit of Fa Zheng, has not eaten meat for many days. In the past few days, he has only eaten water and rice, so it didn't take long for Mi Yang to lose a lot of weight.

This made Mi Fang feel distressed.

Mi Fang tried to persuade Mi Yang to put on a show, but Mi Yang refused.

Fazheng's kindness to him is as great as a mountain, and his love is like a father and son. Besides, the dead are the most important, so how could he cheat on the funeral of his elders.

On the first day Fazheng was put into the coffin, Hanzhong King Liu Bei cried so hard in front of Fazheng's coffin that he almost fainted.

Although Liu Bei has never appeared in Fazheng's mourning hall these days, according to Mi Fang, Liu Bei has been weeping his face these few days and can't take things seriously.

Mi Yang can also understand Liu Bei's reaction.

After all, when Fazheng died, it meant that one of Liu Bei's arms was broken. In addition, Fazheng and Liu Bei's friendship between monarchs and ministers, how could Liu Bei not feel heartbroken about Fazheng's passing.

Except for Liu Bei, after hearing the sad news of Fazheng's death, all the important officials in Jingzhou, as long as they can get away, will take time to mourn Fazheng in Jiangling City in person.

Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and even Zhang Fei, who were farther away, also sent their cronies and clansmen to Jiangling City to mourn Fazheng for them after hearing the news.

As Fazheng who helped Liu Bei step by step to the throne of Hanzhong, everyone admired him very much in the past, and when he left, everyone felt very sad in their hearts.

But today, a person with a special status came to Fazheng's mourning hall.

This person is Liu Zhang.

As the former Yizhou shepherd and the original owner of Fazheng, Liu Zhang's arrival seems reasonable, but unexpected.

Because anyway, from Liu Zhang's point of view, Fazheng and others were the ones who betrayed him.

Liu Zhang walked slowly into the mourning hall with heavy steps.

As soon as he entered the mourning hall, he saw Mi Yang, with a haggard face and red eyes, kneeling under the tablet of Fazheng, continuously putting sandalwood in the brazier in front of him.

The sandalwood was crackling in the brazier, and the firelight reflected on Mi Yang's face, making Mi Yang stand out in this gloomy mourning hall.

After Liu Zhang paid his respects to Fazheng's tablet and coffin, he went straight to Mi Yang and persuaded him, "The deceased is dead, and I ask the general to express his condolences."

"Filial piety has a spirit in the sky, and I will know your filial piety."

Liu Zhang was dressed in black today, and when he came around Mi Yang, he knelt and sat down opposite him.

In the quiet and deep mourning hall, the guards are outside the hall, and now only Mi Yang and Liu Zhang are in the hall.

When Mi Yang saw that Liu Zhang was able to disregard previous suspicions and come to send Fazheng on his last journey, he was also quite moved.

As a family member of Fazheng, Mi Yang bowed to Liu Zhang to express his gratitude.

"Liu Gong came today, if the teacher is alive in heaven, he must be very happy."

Fazheng is not perfect, but he is not a villain either.

Forced by the ideals in his heart, Fazheng switched to Liu Bei in order to display his own revenge. This has always been quite guilty in Fazheng's heart.

Now that Liu Zhang is able to put aside the grievances and grievances of the past and come to express condolences for Fazheng, Mi Yang is very grateful to Liu Zhang.

Facing Mi Yang's thanks, Liu Zhang sighed.

"The past has passed. The dead are the greatest, so why should Zhang spend the rest of his life with the past grievances in his arms?"

Mi Yang admired Liu Zhang's open-mindedness.

Maybe he is not a good Lord, but he is a good man.

At this time Liu Zhang looked at Mi Yang and said, "Zhang enters the mansion today, one is to mourn Xiaozhi, and the other is to thank Risheng for his kindness."

Seeing Liu Zhang mentioning this matter, Mi Yang didn't take it seriously.

On that day, Mi Yang went north to Jiangling and brought all the important prisoners and criminals to Jiangling.

After Gaotai awarded the reward, Liu Bei intended to punish Liu Chan, who was Jiangdong's internal response.

But at that time, Mi Yang did not break his promise, and pleaded for Liu Chan in front of Liu Bei. Under Mi Yang's plea, Liu Bei did not execute Liu Chan.

Mi Yang's move can be regarded as fulfilling his original promise.

"You and I have an agreement, and no one can make it without faith. Besides, without Mr. Liu, I can't kill the three Jiangdong generals. I just fulfill the agreement."

Seeing that Mi Yang mentioned the five words "no one can stand without faith", Liu Zhang nodded in agreement, and then he said:
"What Zisheng said is right, and now is the time for me to fulfill my promise."

Hearing Liu Zhang's words, Mi Yang looked up at him.

(End of this chapter)