Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 21 The Emperor Has Left the Palace

Using ancient events as a metaphor for reality was a favorite way of speaking in the Eastern Han Dynasty.Of course, it is also a way that cultural people can afford.

Xun You said that the origin of the white dragon fish suit is Liu Xiang's "Shuo Yuan?A paragraph in "Remonstrance".It is said that in the past, the white dragon descended into the cold abyss and turned into a fish, and the fisherman shot it in the eye.Zhang Heng of the Eastern Han Dynasty mentioned the term "white dragon fish clothing, see trouble and worry" in "Tokyo Fu".

When Xun You brought up this allusion, it obviously meant something.

The dragon transforms into a swimming fish, but is shot blind by a fisherman... What Xun You wants to express is far from being just a literal meaning.The most appropriate answer should be that the dragon can only dive into the pool if it is covered with fish skin; the emperor can only go out if he puts on a private server.In other words, Xun You was implicitly hinting to Liu Xie that he could take advantage of the time when the dragon was diving into the abyss, and travel in micro-services to find a way out.

This suggestion, no matter what it is for, is a flawless strategy.It is even said that he pointed Liu Xie to pierce Chang'an. It is more accurate to say that this is a sharp sword that has become sticky and has become a dilemma.

As far as Dong Zhuo is concerned, the release of the emperor's power to indulge in mountains and rivers and foreign objects will make Dong Zhuo less suspicious; and for those scholar-bureaucrats who are determined to bring down Dong Zhuo, the emperor's withdrawal from the game has made the situation clearer; Xie said that if he can really dive into the Nine Abyss this time, and accumulate the power of wind and thunder outside, then when the weather changes in the future, he will no longer be the trapped Qianlong when he comes out of the abyss.

Because of this, Liu Xie said sincerely that Xun You was planning for it, so why worry about the injustice of the world.But this sentence is an obviously regrettable evaluation, because Liu Xie knows that this suggestion is not so much Xun You's suggestion, but rather a way out for Xun You to draw a clear line between him and him.

In any case, in essence, Liu Xie used his status as the emperor of the Han Dynasty to force Xun You to speak out this strategy.Moreover, this strategy more or less meant to keep Liu Xie away from the disputes in the court.Therefore, after getting this strategy, Liu Xie was not a little happy.After all, on another level, he realized that he had lost more.

Fortunately, Liu Xie has never been a person who would be immersed in sadness.Moreover, there is also a taste of the kind of heart that moves people crazy at will.After chewing on the gains and losses of today's meeting with Xun You, he immediately turned to Leng Shouguang and asked, "Do you know how to get Zhen Weifu out of the palace?"

Leng Shouguang's answer surprised Liu Xie a little bit. From pretending to be a "little officer" serving the soldiers of the Han court, to picking up the imperial horses from Zoumaguan to meet him outside the city, and even traveling from the palace, until How to avoid the patrolling soldiers in Chang'an City, etc., has to be planned very carefully.

"Is this all you planned long ago?" Liu Xie looked at Leng Shouguang who said these things almost without thinking, feeling a little inconceivable.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Lord Yang has given these to the villain. Hearing His Majesty's inquiries, I will come here one by one." Leng Shouguang narrowed his eyes slightly, and did not explain too much.

But Liu Xie nodded suddenly, Yang Biao had already made such a plan to go out of the palace, obviously it was not for him to let Liu Xie go out to play when he had nothing to do.The only explanation is that Yang Biao was afraid that Liu Xie would be killed when the court was in turmoil, so he made this plan in advance so that Liu Xie could have a way out.

And the reason why he did this, nine times out of ten, was because Yang Biao had seen the chaos in the Luoyang Palace and the eunuchs hijacking the emperor, so he made up for it.Thinking of this, Liu Xie couldn't help feeling a little more fond of this humerus veteran minister who was willing to take risks and plan for the Han Dynasty.

"Since that's the case, choosing a day is worse than bumping into it." Liu Xie twirled the flower branch in his hand and laughed, and said to Leng Shouguang: "What are you still standing here for? Go, the time for me to test you has come. "

"The villain obeys the order." Leng Shouguang hesitated for a while, although he was worried about Liu Xie's safety, he couldn't hold back Liu Xie's confusing eyes, and finally nodded in agreement.

So, the two ended their tour of Weiyang Palace and returned to the Xuanshi Palace. Leng Shouguang quickly brought a set of plain clothes for a child official and changed them with Liu Xie.As for the talisman tokens for leaving the palace, Liu Xie didn't need to forge them at all, all he had to do was order Leng Shouguang to fetch them.

After the preparations were finished, Leng Shouguang brought another royal horse, pointed Liu Xie and swaggered out of the palace.And he himself was left in front of the Xuanshi Hall, guarding outside the empty room, and told everyone who came to inquire that His Majesty's dragon is not in good health and should not come close.

When he got out of the palace, Liu Xie was even a little excited, but to his disappointment, those guards who were stuffed into the palace from the gentry had already lost the honor and pride they had when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.After Liu Xie stuffed a lot of money without a teacher, he was let go without much questioning.

However, generally speaking, the moment Liu Xie walked out of the palace gate, his mood suddenly brightened.Today's weather is very good. In the past, the sunshine in July always seemed to catch fire from the sky, scorching the earth.But today the sun is not so dazzling, and there is still a little breeze in the air, which makes people intoxicated.Not to mention looking back is the lush Longshou Mountain, which does not have a beautiful view.

Chang'an has been the most prosperous city in the Han Dynasty since ancient times, and business from east to west, north, south, and north were all gathered here, making Chang'an a bustling city.Ban Gu described Chang'an in "Xidu Fu" as "the streets are well-connected, and there are thousands of people. Nine markets open, goods are separated and tunnels are divided".

However, the Han Dynasty, which emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, had strict control over commercial activities, with the conventional restrictions of "opening at noon and closing at sunset".When Liu Xie came out of the palace, it was about noon when the market opened, and various wine shops and businesses opened for business one after another, which made the ancient capital of Chang'an very prosperous.

When Liu Xiexin entered the city, he saw wine making, vinegar sauce, honey syrup, grain, cooked food, bamboo and wood, lacquerware, dyes, gold, silver, copper and iron, cattle, horses, pigs and sheep, sinew and horn cinnabar, silk cotton fine cloth, Wencai couch cloth, leather medicinal materials, Books, calligraphy and paintings... There are everything from all walks of life.

Although he came out for a walk, his mood was quite intoxicated.Although it took only two days to travel through, the narrow and dangerous atmosphere in the imperial court really oppressed him too much, like a piece of palace brocade that was so densely packed that it was hard to breathe.It was only at this time that this piece of palace brocade was slowly unfolded, revealing its original open color.

At this time, Liu Xie finally understood why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty never got tired of hunting in the suburbs.No matter who has lived in a place like the imperial city for a long time, there will be an urge to break out of the cage and run.He stretched out his hand, felt the rare breeze in summer, and wished he could immediately urge his horse to draw his bow, and vent his heart out.

Of course, this idea can only be imagined in his mind.Poor him, he has been thinking about going out of the palace, but he didn't realize until he was out of the palace that he actually didn't know how to ride a horse at all.I can only hold the rein of the horse trustingly, wandering around doing nothing.

But it didn't take long for the smile on Liu Xie's face to gradually subside, and finally disappeared, until it returned to the kind of insidiousness in the palace.After he finally relaxed, he realized that the farther he was from the city, the more dilapidated the houses in front of him, and most of the common people were sallow and emaciated.As far as the eye can see, there are disorganized small flags and laundry, garbage everywhere, and black water flowing vertically.

Thinking back carefully, Liu Xie also realized that even the people in those cities and towns just now had expressions of trepidation, fearing that they would not survive today.Undoubtedly, it was because they could not earn enough money to feed themselves under Dong Zhuo's exploitation of melting copper men and casting small coins.And I also have to worry about those Xiliang iron cavalry suddenly rushing into the shops, robbing their goods, raping their wives and daughters, and finally cutting off their heads to claim credit...

Even after walking for half an hour, Liu Xie had to pay attention to avoiding the broken tiles and rubbish on the ground.On the road originally paved with stones in Chang'an, even though it was covered with mud, the brown blood that had solidified could still be seen.These roads are also convex and concave, which is convenient for drainage. Unfortunately, the ditches on both sides have long been filled with silt and can't play any role.The trees planted along the way are still there, but the leaves are sparse, and there are traces of being hacked every few sections, and the bottom of the tree is full of defecation.

Finally, there was a sudden scream, Liu Xie followed the direction of the sound, and his face was so gloomy that water could drip out.It turned out that they were fighting for a fruit that was gnawed and discarded by others. Several vagrants fought into a ball, all of them had bruised noses and swollen faces, and blood flowed profusely.

It is conceivable that there are countless vagrants like this in Chang'an City. These children are ragged, yellow and thin, and their limbs are like dry bamboo sticks.But they can only sneak in and out of the crowd all day long, struggling desperately to get a little leftovers.

In such a world, there are countless stories more tragic than the tragic world described by Hugo.And these stories were all displayed in front of Liu Xie so vividly that he was filled with blood and powerless.

However, just like this, Liu Xie didn't know that in the shadow of the hidden corner of this street, a few pairs of red and cruel beast-like eyes were staring at him with impunity...

(End of this chapter)