Mythical big man, champion soldier saint

Chapter 37
In the second year of Jianyuan in the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian was ordered by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to set off from Chang'an. With the Huren Ganfu as his guide, he led more than 100 people to the Western Regions, and opened up the north-south road from the Han Dynasty to the Western Regions. the road".

He spent 13 years before and after this mission and went through hardships.

No matter how you look at it, Zhang Qian is quite a legendary person, who has a great influence on future generations and the development of China as a whole.

At the entrance of Zhang Qian's mansion, a plaque hangs high, with the brand-new words "Bowanghou Mansion" written on it.

Huo Qubing is famous in Chang'an, and even the concierges of Zhang's residence know him. Seeing him coming, one concierge hurriedly gave up the person who was receiving him to another concierge, and trotted up to meet him:
"Master Hou asked the villain to wait here for Huo Shizhong, please follow me."

"Huo Shizhong."

Not far away, Zhuo Huai also got off a carriage and walked briskly towards him.

In fact, he had been waiting outside the mansion for a while, this kind of Chang'an dignitaries gathered together, he was a businessman, and he wanted to use Huo Qubing's momentum to enter the mansion together.

Zhang Qian's mansion was gifted by Liu Che in memory of his achievements after he came back. Entering the atrium through the gate, the large square courtyard is very regular.

The ancient culture of China pays attention to stability and stability, and the ground contains thick objects, especially the courtyards of officials and eunuchs.

There are two trees planted on both sides of the courtyard, one is an ancient apricot tree, and the other is not an ancient apricot tree, but a Chinese pine, lush and luxuriant, with tall and straight branches.

At this time, there were many people in the courtyard, mostly merchants.

The status of merchants is not high. Although they are invited to come, most of them are difficult to enter the house.

If it weren't for Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions and knowing the importance of border trade and commerce, few merchants would be invited to such an occasion.

Huo Qubing, led by the porter, walked towards the vestibule opposite the courtyard.Zhuo Huai followed beside him, all the way along the way, nodding with some merchants, and walked into the main hall of the front hall under the envious eyes of many merchants.

The building of the main hall is also square, and the palace is located in the north, which forms the concept of rules and regulations in the history of architecture.

The main body of the building is made of wood, with bright colors inside and out, thick wooden columns, beams, and ingenious mortise and tenon structures, which are magnificent and magnificent.

"Go sick!"

As soon as Huo Qubing entered the main hall, he was greeted by a young man in fine clothes.

The impression of this young man is that his eyebrows and eyes are agile, and his actions are quite flexible. He lacks Huo Qubing's heroic spirit and sharpness, but his facial features are distinct, and his appearance is not bad.

Huo Qubing had known this young man since childhood.

The other party's name was Liu Xiang, who was born in the clan. His father was Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan, and the half-brother of Emperor Liu Che, who was also living abroad.

His son Liu Xiang lives in Chang'an and has known Huo Qubing for many years.

Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan, is content with pleasure and has no pursuits. He has more than 120 descendants.

Liu Xiangzi inherited his father's will, and he was free and easy, neither fighting nor robbing, because his father and son had too many heirs, no matter how he robbed him, he couldn't get his turn.

At a young age, Liu Xiang has already decided to waste his life. It is common for Liu Xiang to be sensual every day, and his waist is hollowed out.

He regards Huo Qubing as a childhood friend and has always been warm.

Seeing Huo Qubing coming in, Liu Xiang got up from his seat in the hall to greet him, his face beaming with joy:
"I thought you didn't like this kind of occasion and wouldn't come. If I knew you were coming, I would go to the mansion to find you and come together. How about we sit together?"

Huo Qubing shook his head, unwilling to sit with this guy, because Liu Xiang is a chatterbox, and he claims to have social bullshit, chattering endlessly.

Huo Qubing sat with him, and his ears hurt.

The arrival of Huo Qubing caused a moment of silence in the entire hall.

The upstart of the Wei family, Huo Qubing was not only favored by the emperor, but also stood behind the general Wei Qing and the empress.Today's Wei family can be called the number one relative among relatives, unparalleled in dignity.

As soon as he came in, everyone looked different.

The vast majority of people have apologetic smiles on their faces, and the flattering themselves dare not look in the mirror.

Huo Qubing boldly came forward and took a seat on the very front right.

After he sat down, his eyes swept across the hall.

As the host, Zhang Qian and several important court officials who came earlier were still gathering in the back house, but did not come out.

Inside the hall are all the younger generation of Chang'an Xungui's family, both men and women, and the highest status is nothing more than the royal family like Liu Xiang.

Next to Huo Qubing was Liu Xiang, and on the other side of Liu Xiang was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl in a white Hanfu, full of youth, her skin was like a freshly peeled willow, and she had a lively temperament.

The girl's name is Liu Xi, and her father is Liu Rui, king of Jiaoxi.Well, there are a lot of bad things in the family, and I am quite old and like the boy's little man.

Liu Xi was cheerful and kind, seeing Huo Qubing's eyes bent into crescent moons.

Zhang Xiaoyuan, the eldest grandson of the former Taichang Zhang Dangju, Zhou Yanshun, the nephew of the current Taichang Zhou Ping, and other civil servants formed another small circle.

The leader is a fresh-faced young man, with a straight figure, deep eyes, and eyebrows as thick as ink.

This young man with a crown of hair, high-spirited, dressed in gray-brown Hanfu, sat safely behind a seat, facing Huo Qubing far away.

When Huo Qubing came in, a group of military generals seemed to have found their backbone, and they all sat near him, staring at the civil servants opposite him.

The two groups were like fighting animals in a cage, full of gunpowder.

"Before you came, those people on the opposite side were showing off their knowledge, preaching the scriptures, discussing success or failure, and even conducted a military strategy deduction."

Huo Qubing didn't need to ask, Liu Xiang began to pour beans from the bamboo tube, explaining the reason for the confrontation between the two parties.

The so-called military strategy deduction is the norm in Chang'an.

You must know that after the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, in the land of China, war has always been the most important thing for the country, it is about life and death, survival.

"Bing" is one of the hundred schools, but all schools of thought cultivate soldiers.

All the schools of practice, the three religions and the nine streams, everyone can't get around the strategist.

Among the nobles in Chang'an, everyone loves to discuss a military strategy. Later generations would write poems and songs when they have nothing to do. At this time, it did not exist. At present, Confucianism is just emerging, and poetry, songs and poems have not yet taken an absolute dominant position.

On the contrary, because it has been fought all the way from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the situation has changed for hundreds of years, and famous generals have emerged one after another, shining brightly. Discussion of military affairs is the mainstream, and almost every family will participate.

Moreover, the discussion of military affairs here is not purely on paper like that of later generations.

Sun Tzu once introduced in The Art of War that discussing military affairs is also called temple calculation, that is, in the temple, the objective conditions of the two sides in the war are used to estimate the possibility of winning or losing a war and formulate a battle plan.

It's about strategic planning, decisive victory over thousands of miles, and deduction with paper strength.

What's more, they will use their practice to transform their energy and compete with each other.

Confucianism wants to overwhelm military strategists and take charge of the temple. They have also studied military strategists a lot. When it comes to deducing military strategies on paper, they will not lose in the contest with real military strategists. Therefore, whenever there is a gathering, the two sides argue.

Confucianism is like a fighting cock, boasting and speaking sharply, taking pleasure in suppressing military strategists.

"The leader of the youth on the opposite side, who do you think is it?"

Liu Xiang asked enthusiastically.

After saying that, seeing Huo Qubing didn't even have the interest to look up, he muttered to himself: "You've been like this since you were a child, can you give me some response?
The young man on the opposite side has a lot of background, don't underestimate him. "

Seeing Huo Qubing was still indifferent, as if he didn't hear him.

Liu Xiang looked defeated, and answered by himself: "That man is a disciple of Mr. Dong Zhongshu."

Huo Qubing let out an oh, but there was no other reaction.

Dong Zhongshu is indeed a very remarkable person, a representative of Confucianism.

When Huo Qubing was five or six years old, Liu Che issued an edict to solicit strategies for governing the country. Dong Zhongshu combined Confucianism with the social needs of the time in the famous "Countermeasures for Promoting the Virtuous", and absorbed the theories of other schools to create a new Confucianism-centered system. The system was highly appreciated by Liu Che.

Not only Liu Che was deeply influenced by it, but Confucianism became the orthodox thought of Chinese society in later generations, and its influence lasted for more than 2000 years, and it was directly related to Dong Zhongshu.

According to the level of Confucian practice, those who can be called masters are rare in the past dynasties, and they are almost semi-sacred figures who have ascended to the altar.

The greater the influence of later generations, the more popular Confucianism is, the higher his status will be.

He also put forward the theory of "Great Unification" and "rejecting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone".

Even if Dong Zhongshu later resigned and returned home, Liu Che would often think of this well-educated man and send people to ask about national policy, which shows his status.

At this time Zhang Xiaoyuan was whispering beside Dong Zhongshu's disciple.

The young man looked at Huo Qubing from the air, and after a while, he met Zhang Xiaoyuan's eyes and nodded slightly.

Zhang Xiaoyuan straightened his clothes and said loudly: "Huo Shizhong, I have heard for a long time that you are proficient in the art of war. When you were not here, we discussed the strategy of war..."

Before he finished speaking, another group of people walked in from outside the door, it was Liu Qian, the eldest son of Huainan Prince, and beside him was his younger sister Liu Ling.

There were four or five entourages.

When Liu Qian came over, the effect was even more sensational than that of Huo Qubing. After all, he was a relative of the Liu family, and he was the eldest son, who would inherit the throne in the future.

Zhang Qian held a banquet, the reason why so many people are willing to come.

One of the main reasons is the game between the Han and the Huns, and the Western Regions are the top priority, so Zhang Qian, who knows the Western Regions best, has also become popular.

Liu Qian's seat happened to be above Huo Qubing's.

When he passed by the low seats where Huo Qubing lived, he stopped and took a look, the corner of his mouth slightly raised: "Huo Shizhong!"

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