Great Han Empire

Chapter 397 The Biography of the Great Han Empire - Zhu Sheng Biography ([-])
Biographies of the Records of the Great Han Empire
Author: Scarlet Coral
Biographies of Zhu Sheng VI
Jiangnan Scholar (6)

"Sculpture Shooting!" Li Wei was also shocked when he heard this.He looked at Liu Ming who was running on a flying horse from a distance with a complicated expression.

Speaking of the carving technique and the sculpture shooter, it was once a household name in the Han Dynasty.It is rumored that there is a giant eagle in the extreme north, with a huge body, a wingspan of more than ten feet, and a weight of hundreds of catties. It can kill cattle and sheep and carry them to fly.In order to shoot and kill big eagles, a very special occupation—condor shooter—came into being in the Xiongnu tribe near Beihai.This kind of archer is often very powerful, and can open a 2-stone strong bow, and his archery skills are even better. It is said that he can shoot the eyes of eagles from a hundred steps away (the feathers of the eagle are extremely strong, and when flying, ordinary bows and arrows are often unable to shoot) entry, only the eye is its empty door), which is famous.After the rise of the Xiongnu, the well-known Maodun Shanyu also recruited eagle shooters to join the army when he fought in the Quartet. Since then, he has been active in several wars such as the suppression of Donghu, the southward Han Dynasty, and Baideng's siege of Gaozu.During Emperor Xiaojing's time, there were three eagle shooters single-handedly shooting and killing dozens of big Han cavalry, all of whom died because of their eyes piercing their brains.Later, one of them was captured alive by the flying general Li Guang who was chasing after him. This legend was recorded in Tai Shigong's masterpiece "Historical Records", and the name of the Huns' eagle shooter became famous all over the world.

After several Northern Expeditions by Emperor Wu, the Xiongnu gradually declined, and then divided into two parts, the north and the south. They attacked and killed each other, and the carving technique also declined, and gradually became unknown. , had to wander to the extreme west; while the Southern Huns went south to live together with the Han people, and began to half-cultivate and half-graze, and their carving skills were gradually dying.Condor archers are extremely difficult to train, and they often have to practice since childhood, breaking dozens of strong bows, and shooting hundreds of beasts before they can achieve small success, so it gradually becomes a legendary skill.

I saw Liu Ming approaching, throwing a bow and arrow.Rolled off his horse, bowed down and said: "Liu Ming, a grassroots man, I have met your lord. The grassroots people are indeed Huns. Their ancestors lived in Yanmen, Bingzhou, and they wanted to join the army in Luoyang, but they were not from the royal family. Those few arrows just now were just ordinary archery. It is very different from the carving technique in the folklore."

Zhu Jun smiled noncommittally, turned his head and said to the surrounding generals: "Let's form a group of three and spread out to investigate the movement of the bison herd. Without my order, don't come within a hundred steps of this place. Zhong Yuan stays behind." Down."

Everyone dispersed according to the order, Zhu Jun saw Li Wei kept winking at Liu Ming, and he had already guessed seven points in his heart.Looking at Liu Ming, he said, "If you were an ordinary person, you would have hidden it from you, but you can't hide it from me. I once had a good relationship with Huangfu Cheqi, and I heard him talk about his childhood. He was born in Xiliang, and his father was also a famous general. He is very good at archery. He once hired a Xiongnu archer to teach his children to ride and shoot. He once asked about the eagle shooter and the art of carving. According to the archer, the art of carving is too expensive, so it has become popular among the people. There is no tradition, it is only passed down from generation to generation in the royal family of the Xiongnu." At this point, he pointed to the cow carcass on the ground, "Liu Zhuangshi can shoot an arrow in the eyes of a cow from a hundred steps away. , then blame me for being ignorant. I know that you and Zhongyuan must know each other. If there is something difficult to tell and it is inconvenient to tell, I will not force you to ask. Thanks to the rescue just now, if there is something that Zhu's power can help, I must Do not shirk."

Liu Ming was very moved when he heard this, and stood up and saluted: "I don't want to deceive the elders either. My Hun name is Tie Le Qiao'er, and I am the nephew of the Right Wise King of the Huns. The carving art is just passed down from my lineage." After that, Liu Ming explained how he admired the Han culture, how he went to study in Taixue, how he was enlightened by Yin Si, and how he had planned to meet Zhu Jun with the three of them. "What happened just now happened just at the right time. Now that Mr. Zhu has seen through the plot, I don't dare to ask Mr. Zhu to introduce you again."

Zhu Jun laughed loudly when he heard the words, got off his horse and patted Liu Ming on the shoulder: "Qiansi seems to regard me as those rotten scholars. Don't say that you saved my party first, but only for your hard work, which shows that I don't agree with you." Gu, Zhu must not stay out of the matter. This matter is on my shoulders. Since you are commensurate with Zhongyuan and Zhongzhi brothers, if you don't dislike it, you can also call Zhu a teacher."

Liu Ming was overjoyed, and hastily paid homage to his teacher.The three of them chatted and laughed on the ground, and soon the generals who had been inspecting the cattle, and other servants came one after another, cleaned up the bison all over the ground, and everyone returned with a full load.From then on, Liu Ming lived in Zhu's mansion, and Zhu Jun personally preached the scriptures, Tang Yun and Li Wei assisted him, and his experience was quite large.

At the end of September, the Battle of Xiliang, which lasted more than half a year, finally ended without a problem. In early October, Huang Fusong led the Northern Army back to Luoyang to meet the emperor.Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong really did what Xie Ming said before, they took the opportunity to launch an attack, gathered a group of cronies to impeach Huangfu Song, and spent a lot of money in a series of unsuccessful battles.The emperor was furious, thinking that Huangfusong was old and useless, so he confiscated his left chariot riding a general's seal and ribbon, cut six thousand households, and changed the title to Duxianghou, two thousand households (Huangfusong was originally Huailihou, Shihuaili﹑美Yang two counties, together eight thousand households).The pitiful Huangfusong who made great military exploits for the great man, counted as exhaustive strategies, and was praised by the people as "the world is in chaos, the market is a ruin, the mother does not protect the child, the wife loses her husband, and the Huangfu comes back to live in peace." Under the circumstances, he was inexplicably dismissed from office and demoted.

From then on, all the loyal and loyal people in the court were in danger, either wise and wise to protect their lives, or they took refuge in the general He Jinmen, and the Han Dynasty became more and more chaotic, and the eunuch party became even more unscrupulous.The so-called blessings never come, but misfortunes never come singly. The remnants of the Yellow Turban in Hebei, led by Zhang Niujiao, a disciple of Zhang Jiao, gathered 10,000+ people and swept across Jizhou in a few months.Soon, news came that Jizhou Mu Guodian was beheaded by Zhang Niujiao in Guhongling. The government and the public were shocked, and a protracted debate began in the court. One side believed that the northern army should be quickly mobilized across the river to suppress it, and the bandit soldiers should be concentrated in Jizhou At that time, they were wiped out quickly; the other side believed that the Northern Army had just returned from the Xiliang battlefield and was very tired, so it should take a short rest and wait and see temporarily.The two sides argued endlessly in the court hall every day. At the beginning, they argued with reason, but later it turned into a scolding war of attacking each other.The emperor had a headache from the quarrel, so he decided to strike a balance. While the Youzhou frontier army went south to rescue, he asked the northern army to speed up their rest and prepare to attack at any time.

The decisions made by the court and the increasingly severe situation in Hebei soon affected the lives of ordinary Luoyang people.The Northern Army’s trip to Xiliang to suppress the rebellion suffered a lot, and they immediately began recruiting recruits after returning to their garrison in the northern suburbs of Luoyang.All of a sudden, the children of innocent families in Luoyang joined the army one after another, and the flames of the ordnance workshop in the west of the city continued to burn all night, and the whole city became a huge war machine overnight.The news of the war in Hebei is full of news everywhere, some are true and some are false, most of them are echoing what others say, some are exaggerated to the point of ridiculous.

In the north of Luoyang City, Qiantang Hou Mansion.

Yin Si rushed into Li Wei's bedroom in a hurry, startling Li Wei and Xie Ming who were meditating in front of a map of Hebei.

"Zhongzhi, why are you so impatient?"

"Zhongyuan, ah, Brother Lian is here too. You...you don't know, the big axe said that a man... should hold a long spear to protect his family and the country, so he went to the Northern Army to join the army." Yin Si Said out of breath.

"That's not bad. He always refuses to concentrate on the scriptures, and his martial arts are good. Isn't joining the army just what he wants?"

"That's the problem," Yin Si finally recovered, "If you want to join the Northern Army, you must first test the skill of bow and horse, otherwise you can only enter the general infantry, not cavalry. Great ax martial arts , his vision is naturally very high, and he is not very good at archery. But today was too wicked, nine of the ten arrows he shot missed the target, and the last arrow almost shot the school officer next to him. Of course he refused Recruit him. You also know Big Axe's temper, so you turned your face on that group of people on the spot, saying that they had lost to you in a fight before, so they deliberately made things difficult for you, and they made tricks on bows and arrows to avenge their personal revenge, so you started fighting."

"Ah?!" Li Wei and Xie Ming didn't expect Chen Hao to be so bold. The military rules are the most important in a big man. In wartime, it would be a capital offense to rush into the barracks. They hurriedly asked: "Then what happened later?"

"That group of northern soldiers was far worse than the big axe, and they were immediately knocked down. Later, the northern army took the guys out, but the big ax took away a military flag, and beat all the dozens of people on the spot so that they couldn't stand up. Fortunately, no one was killed." Yin Sixin said with lingering fear, "How could the Northern Army gain its name in vain, and allow you to run wild by yourself? Later, Captain Xu Rong came to the scene and brought a few guards to fight together. The ax is tied up, and he is now locked up in the camp in Ping County. Zhong Yuan, quickly find a way to save him."

Li Wei hurriedly comforted Yin Si: "Don't be in a hurry, have you gone to find Qiansi?" Liu Ming was recommended by Zhu Jun after being a teacher of the Northern Army, and successfully entered the Changshui Xuanqu Huqi Camp of the Northern Army.Because of Zhu Jun's great face, and Liu Ming's outstanding riding and archery skills, he became a Dubo as soon as he joined the army.

"Well, as soon as he knew about the big axe accident, Brother Wenlong went to find Qiansi. But he just joined the Northern Army, and he is not well known, and his status is not high, so how much effort can he make?" Yin Si anxiously asked. I'm about to cry.

"It seems that there is only one way, I will go see the teacher right away." Li Wei said and cupped his hands to Xie Ming, "Brother Lian, this matter..."

Xie Ming waved his hand to stop the text, "Haha, Zhong Yuan doesn't need to say more, I am naturally responsible for my brother's affairs. I have a good relationship with several wealthy families in Luoyang, so let's go around and find out." After finishing speaking, he said goodbye and left.

Li Wei hastily dragged Yin Si to see Zhu Jun, Zhu Jun shook his head when he heard this, "Yiqian is really confused, this matter can be dealt with lightly, if the captain is ruthless, he may be sentenced to exile for three thousand miles. "

Li Wei quickly knelt down, "Teacher, the student was rescued by the big axe on the first day in Luoyang, and he took care of him a lot afterward, treating each other like brothers. He is a generous and heroic person. It’s not reckless, why would you do something to disrupt the barracks casually? There must be something wrong with this matter, please ask the teacher to help, and Daxue is innocent.”

"Forget it, this kid's reputation is really good on weekdays, so I'll just go and see if the old guys from the Northern Army give me this face." Zhu Jun sighed and waved his hands, "Zhong Yuan will go with me , Zhongzhi stays in the mansion, if Wenlong comes back, tell him not to run around, this matter is not something you can settle." Although Yin Si was anxious, he had no choice but to agree.

The two were about to walk out of the gate of Zhu's mansion when suddenly a person came in from outside the door. They saw that this person was eight feet tall and handsome. I haven't seen you for a year, I want to kill my students."

When Zhu Jun saw the man, he was overjoyed immediately: "Why are you, when did you arrive in Luoyang? Zhong Yuan, come and see senior brother." Li Wei was about to go forward to salute, but found that this man himself knew him, and there was a long history. The long-standing feelings also came to my heart.

At this time, there was an elegant seat on the second floor of a restaurant in the northeast of Luoyang.

"Oh? That's it? That Chen Daxue was captured by Xu Rong?" He Feng, the windbreaker, was holding a wine glass, sitting alone at the wine table, listening to his subordinates talking about how Chen Hao was captured.

"Yes," that subordinate is the long-lost scar-faced tiger, who is smiling triumphantly like a big tabby cat. "That Chen Hao is so arrogant that he dared to fight the boss in the street last time. But this time he is considered martial arts." No matter how high you are, you have to suffer a little."

"I said Ah Hu, since I arrived in Luoyang, you have been with me for more than three years." He Feng shook the wine glass in his hand, looking at the bewitching color of the wine from the Western Regions in the glass, he seemed to be drunk before drinking.

"Yes, Boss, it's been four years. Thanks to your support, I am where I am today." Scarface Tiger said flatteringly.
"Four years? So fast? I don't think so." He Feng smiled, and finally shifted his gaze from the contents of the cup to the subordinate in front of him.
"I think what Chen Dafu said is correct. Recently, your courage is getting stronger and stronger every day."

(End of this chapter)