Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 35

Among the generals under Su Shichang's connection with Zhu Can and Jiande, only Cao Dan was unhappy with his career and often had the intention of slandering him, so he wanted to chase him away.Before the words were finished, the servant shot Su Jinjin and said: "Shiji, Tang Chen, if you don't forget your master, what's more sinful? Your Majesty can forgive his father, and use persuasion as a festival of ministers." Jiandexi said: " The owner of the matter does not forget its origin, and the righteous man in the world, how can he recover it?" Cao Dan said: "The Shiji is returned to the Tang Dynasty, and it is a tiger that hurts people. If it is a disaster in the future, Your Majesty will not complain." Jiande said: "The Shiji He is not a righteous person." Cao Dan said: "Everyone is the master, how can we allow human feelings to be evil?" Jiande: "The envoy returns to the Lord, with all his loyalty, and his father with amnesty, with all his filial piety. Man, I respect him very much, and you can all learn from him." Jiande reprimanded Cao Dan and refused to hand him over, so he pardoned his father Xu Gai and let him do what he wanted.Wei Zheng was granted the title of Zhongshu Ling.Later historians have poems to prove it: filial sons and loyal ministers are often biased, and Xu Gong is thorough in both matters.

Therefore, Junren has the right to seek advice from ministers, and it has been passed down since ancient times to abandon the dark and turn to the bright.

Liquan praised: Mao Gong was originally a hero, who betrayed Xia and returned to Tang Dynasty to be loyal.

Weizhen River east seeks to travel far, who is loyal and filial at that time?

At that time, he reported to Chang'an, and the world records returned to the Tang Dynasty. The emperor was overjoyed and sent envoys to repair and build virtue.

Jiande was escorted back to the capital with the supernatural powers of the king of Huai'an and the princess. Naturally, Tang and Xia reconciled without any infringement.

But Shiji led Guo Xiaoke and dozens of riders away from the city for several miles, and hid a book of the king of Qin, ten pearls, including a nocturnal pearl that can illuminate a mile away, and armor, weapons, clothes, pommel horses, etc. Pay all your filial piety and order a few words, so and so.Xiaoke took the order, led several riders to bid farewell to Shiji, and went all the way to the northwest. It is unknown where he went.Only Shiji was left alone, wearing a Confucian crown on his head, a Taoist uniform, a hemp sash around his waist, and straw sandals on his feet.With a few medicine gourds tied around his waist, he pretended to be a wandering Taoist and headed for Bianzhou.Shiji sent an envoy to meet the King of Qin, and asked the King of Qin to write a letter to Zhu Can, the King of Chu: Make Zhu Can raise troops to invade Zheng, and affect Shichong's power.Knowing that there is trouble in the south, Shichong approached the lair, fearing that our soldiers would commit crimes before him, and he would not be able to look after each other, so he would not dare to move his troops.Although Shubao is brave and invincible, he will return to Tang Dynasty soon, and Shichong and Wu Zhouyi will be their ears.Changsun Wuji said: "Maogong is far away, and we don't know the truth. Don't believe his words, for fear of being deceitful." King Qin said: "He once promised that he will never fail me. This is the theory of gold and stone, and it is safe to believe it. I am afraid that Shubao will fall into the world, and one person must be sent as an envoy to the state of Chu to make peace with it, and then I will be able to help." Su Shichang, an admonishing doctor, said: "Zhu Can and my minister have an old acquaintance, so I wrote a letter to you. With gold and silk, with a three-inch tongue, you can talk about your interests, and you can do everything you want." Qin Wang was overjoyed, and immediately wrote a book and sent Su Shi on a long journey.

But it is said that Zhu Can of Chu State is also the father of Bozhou City.He was a county magistrate at the beginning, and he joined the army to attack bandits in Changbai Mountain during his great cause.The nickname was Emperor Chu, and the Jianyuan name was Changda.Attack Nanyang.In the last years of Yixing, he fought with Ma Yuangui, the comfort envoy of Shannan, and the army was defeated. The rest of the army was recruited, and the number of troops recovered to 20.Soke prefectures and counties all store millet for food, and they move impermanently. They only gather and destroy the city walls, do not do farming, and only use looting as a source of income.As a result, the National People's Congress was starved and starved, and the roads were full of deaths, and its army was also scarce, so they plundered children and steamed them.Can and his disciples said: "Is the sweetness of the taste superior to human beings? If other countries know it, they will only sympathize with me, because there is no food storage, so that's it." Le Qi's subordinates plundered women and children and shared them with soldiers.Zuo Lang Lu Congdian, the author of the Sui Dynasty, and Yan Minchu, the Tongshi Sheren, were relegated to Nanyang. Can was first introduced as a guest, and later he went to the two families of food. Therefore, the cities were frightened and all fled.At that time, Yang Shizhen and Tian Zan, the leaders of Xianzhou, launched an army to attack Charm, and Pangjun responded and fought in Huaiyuan.Can was defeated, so he led his soldiers to Jutan and sent envoys to beg to surrender to Tang.The emperor accepts his surrender, and the edict still resides in Chu, known as the king of Chu.

On the same day, when I was discussing with my courtiers, it was reported that Su Shichang, an admonishing doctor from the Tang Dynasty, was sent to Chu.Can said: "My dear brother, we will never meet again after parting. I don't know where the next step will go?" Shi Chang said: "I saw the Tang Emperor's gods, literature, sages and martial arts, in order to achieve great unification, obey the heavens and obey the people, and rule the Central Plains. The King of Qin swept away Liuhe, sweeping all directions, admiring the hearts of thousands of miles, and admiring the virtues of the four directions, it is the destiny of heaven, and it cannot be done by human beings. This little brother defected to the Tang Lord and was given the position of admonishing the doctor. Now, under the order of the King of Qin, I am sent to write a letter to worship .

"The king of Chu received the book, opened it and looked at it. The book said: Li Shimin, the king of Tang and Qin, bowed his head and paid homage to His Royal Highness, the king of Chu: Fu Zijinyang for a while, since the father of the city was the county assistant, there have been frequent hustle and bustles, which have accumulated for several years. , Yangde’s selfishness has not been replaced. The cunning minister Wang Shichong killed the king and seized the throne. Fu Lai Yian, brother and above follow the heart of heaven, and return to the Tang Dynasty. The father and the emperor granted the elder brother the king's festival to restore his land. In this world, he is charged with the crime of going against the sky and violating the realm of the Tang Dynasty. If the king does not give up The love of the past, the teacher of the impromptu journey, to repay my father's kindness, and to save the common people's urgency, so that even though Emperor Sui is in Jiuquan, he will not lose the virtue of the king, and capture this thief together, as a sacrifice to Emperor Gong, to avenge him The hatred of the world is very fortunate. The land we have gained is shared with the king. The stumbling block of the militiamen's brigade is not as good as the direct creation, and the admonishment doctor Su Shichang was sent to write a thousand anger.

The king of Chu had finished reading, and arranged a banquet to entertain the deceased.At the end of the wine, Can said: "Please go back with one step, so as to restore the king's order. I don't bother the king's teacher. I just go to catch the thief and dedicate my victory to the Tang Dynasty."

The elder bid farewell and left, and Can then selected men and horses to attack the state of Zheng.

But Li Shiji led several people, each with a few catties of gold, and said goodbye to King Qin.After walking on the road for a few days, I thought to myself: "Now I'm going to talk about Shubao, making Zhi Zhonglie, it's hard to say it all at once, so I have to use a strange plan to do things. Now that I have arrived at the boundary of Luoyang, what plan should I use?

"It turns out that Su Wei, an old minister of the Sui Dynasty, has returned to Shichong and is still in the position of grand master. He is very favored.

Love money and love profit, bribe this person in everything, and you will get what you want.Shiji wants to pay a visit and conspire with Shubao.

While hesitating, I suddenly heard rumors from passers-by: an officer led soldiers to escort grain carts to and fro on the road.Shiji asked who it was, and the person at the time replied: "This person is a Wei Jiang general. His surname is Cheng and his name is Zhijie. Because Li Mi defeated Beimang in the battle and returned to Zheng, Shichong then reused him and asked him to urge him to urge food and grass. People too." Shiji said happily: "My work is helpful. Zhijie and Lu Deming are one with me. Now that the two are living in the world, if they go to see each other, they will definitely stir up old feelings and state the advantages and disadvantages of the current situation. Why don't you worry about uncle's treasure not coming back?" Then he moved forward, only to see people, horses and grain carts coming in droves.Shiji protruded from the forest and called out: "My brother Zhijie, long time no see!"

When Zhijie saw it, he recognized it as a world achievement, got off the saddle and bowed down.Zhijie said: "Brother, don't you come here unharmed? I heard that brother failed in Liyang. Where do you live now? Why are you here?" Shiji said: "Brother, you can go to the left and right. I have something to discuss with you. Because of Jiande As a hostage, my father made me return to Liyang, and Wei Zheng and I planned to return to Tang Dynasty. Now King Qin and Zheng are fighting each other, and Shu Bao is extremely brave and cannot win. If Shi Chong is not the real master, he will lose after a long time. Brother Zhixian Here, I must remember the old love, because I made a plan with the King of Qin, and wrote a letter to offer gold, so that my subordinates can say that Shubao will return to the Tang Dynasty, and he will not lose the title of Marquis." Zhijie: "I and the King of Qin used to be in the Laojun Hall, He chopped it with a moon axe, and because he saw the eight-clawed golden dragon, he couldn't cut it in, so he knew that he was the one with true destiny. If he throws it there, I'm afraid he will harbor old hatred, and I will go there safely?" Shiji said: "What do you say? The difference is that in the past in Wei, each other was in charge of their own affairs, and they were in the position of ministers, so there was no reason to hold grudges. Today, the king of Qin is magnanimous and generous, asking for scholars like rain. I guess it is difficult for a loyal and loyal man Said, what is my plan? If you attract the same back to the Tang Dynasty, you will be reused. Please don't doubt it." Zhijie said: "In this case, I have a problem: Taishi Suwei is very close to me, and Lu Deming is very close to each other. You but Don't worry, let's take it easy." Shi Ji said: "The king of Qin sent someone to entrust his feet with this matter. If it succeeds, his portrait will be like Ling Yan, and his name will be immortal."

Then he took out a hundred catties of gold from his bag and gave it to Zhijie.Zhijie said: "If the matter is not successful, dare to accept the salary." Shiji said: "This is not a gift of rewarding virtue, but it is specially used by the subordinates to do things." Zhijie only accepted it, saying: "Dear brother Back to the King of Qin, if Shubao leads the army to go out to battle, he must stand firmly on the wall and hold his troops. In ten days, the matter will be completed. You need to find out the facts, and you should come to Shubao's place as soon as possible to see you again." .

But he said that Zhijie received the gold and returned to the camp. There was nothing he could do, so he saw Shubao and took the time to challenge him and said, "Wei Gong Li Mi, after Shiji and Wei Zheng went to Tang Dynasty, only I came. Vote for Lord Zheng. Today’s achievements are in the Tang Dynasty as the military advisor of the Qin government, and Wei Zheng is the long history. Several people have to be reused. Now I think that the two of us have vainly assumed the heroes of the world.

Shichong kills the king and seizes the throne, and the world is enmity; Kuang also trusts slanderers, kills loyal and good people, and I always hope that he is not like a king.Today I heard that the king of Qin and the people are benevolent and magnanimous, the corporals are sincere, accept advice like a stream, and never give up on employing people, this is the atmosphere of the emperor.Today, Tang and Zheng are attacking each other. If Brother Zun does not make a big plan early, he will die of injustice in the future, and it will be too late to regret. "Shu Bao said: "Being a minister is based on loyalty. Now that you have voted for Zheng, you have two hearts. This is disloyalty.If you talk too much in a hurry, you will be killed if you talk too much! "Zhijie retreated in panic. Before returning home for a long time, Lu Deming suddenly arrived. Deming and Zhijie were very rich, and they were admitted to the academy. After sitting down for tea, Deming saw that Zhijie looked worried. Deming said: " Is there anything unresolved, brother?There is worry on the face, why? " Zhijie said: "I have something on my mind, I will discuss it with you, and you should not speak out. Deming said, "But it's okay." " Zhijie said: "Because I saw that the world is not the master of the truth, I came from Shubao, and said that he returned to the Tang Dynasty. "

General comment: Tang and Xia are reconciled, without any infringement, and they are loyal to each other in terms of real world achievements.Su Shichang connected with Zhu Can and ordered him to invade Zheng, in order to affect Shichong's momentum. This plan is also successful.If Shubao is a world-class hero, if he can be brought back to the Tang Dynasty, there will be no one left in the state of Zheng.I don't know if a word of challenge can make things happen.

(End of this chapter)