Great Han Empire

Chapter 898 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
In June, Yanzhou, Dingtao, the general Xingyuan.

The imperial court decreed to agree to the general's three-party peace talks.

The imperial court issued a decree to punish Chen Hao, the censor of the book, and dismissed him from his post.

The general then played to the court again, interceding for Chen Hao, and enlisted him as the chief of the Sima's mansion, begging the court to allow him to make meritorious deeds.

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Under the personal mediation of the general, Cao Ren and Mao Jie from Xuzhou and Sun Ben and Zhu Zhi from Jiangdong sat together.The atmosphere of the first meeting was very tense. Because of Sun Ce's death, Sun Ben hated Xuzhou deeply and spoke extremely bad words, while Mao Jie did not show any weakness, accusing Jiang Dong of being despicable and shameless, first betraying Yuan Shu, and then betraying the coalition forces.Mao Jie's words angered Sun Ben. He jumped up on the spot, and drew his sword to face the general regardless of the presence of the general.The first meeting ended in quarrels and verbal abuse without any result.

The next day, the general only invited Cao Ren and Zhu Zhi to the meeting.Both were captured in the Great War in the Central Plains. When Dingtao was recovering from his wounds, they met often and became good friends.During this meeting, the two parties initially reached an agreement, agreed to the peace terms proposed by the general, and sent their respective representatives to report back.Considering the time issue, the letter sent to Jiangdong was also delivered directly from Xuzhou to Moling.

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In mid-June, Zuo Cheqi General Xian Yufu, Baishan Karasuma Dashan Yuloulu, Bailu Wang Lu Pofeng, Karasuma Xiaowang Lu Huanyang, Xianbei Xiaowang Sheyingtong, Shehu, and Jifeng's two younger brothers A group of more than a dozen people rushed to Xingyuan hand in hand.Li Hong and Xu Shao, Zhang Yan, Lu Bu, Zuo Yan, Tian Chou and other ministers who had arrived in Xingyuan earlier set out to meet them for thirty li.

Ji Feng was very excited, especially when he saw Lu Pofeng, tears filled his eyes with joy.

Accompanying Xian Yufu were two distinguished guests from Xianbei, one was Li Kuangfeng and the other was Que Kun.Surprised and delighted, Li Hong returned to Xingyuan and led them straight to the military tent.Feng Xue was ecstatic when she saw the relatives she missed day and night, hugging them and weeping bitterly.

All the guests who came to participate in the wedding ceremony have arrived, and the date of wedding reception has also been set, and they are waiting for the day of celebration, but things suddenly changed.

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After Cao Cao received the letter from Cao Ren and Mao Jie, and carefully discussed Hebei's tripartite peace agreement with Xun Yu and others, he knew that the situation was under the control of Hebei, and the strategy of attacking Jiangdong had failed. Now he can only strive for the best interests in the peace talks up.He urgently informed Yuan Shao in Luoyang and Liu Bei in Yuzhou, and asked them to take precautions. The Northern Army might launch an attack at any time. Then he hurriedly informed Cao Ren and Mao Jie with a fast ride of [-] miles, and immediately asked General Li Hong to confirm Xuzhou's peace negotiation conditions. tell the truth.

The first condition Cao Cao put forward was that Jifeng's marriage ceremony must be held separately, and Chen Hao's marriage ceremony must be postponed, otherwise, he would withdraw from the three-party peace talks.

Compared with Sun Quan in Jiangdong, Cao Cao has an absolute advantage in terms of family background, status, status, and stabilizing the situation on both sides of the Yangtze River. This condition is not too much.Cao Cao said in a letter to the general that this is not only related to the face of my Cao family, but also related to the imperial court's affirmation of the status of the Hu people outside the Great Wall.The reason why the imperial court and the general attach so much importance to this wedding ceremony is not because this wedding ceremony has directly affected the loyalty and trust of the Hu people outside the Great Wall to the great man. Please, the general, please do not do bad things with good intentions and destroy the meaning of this wedding ceremony. can play a huge role.

Li Hong was in a dilemma.

Let Chen Hao and Ji Feng hold the wedding ceremony on the same day, I personally agreed to Jiang Dong, and now it is a bit hard to say.However, what Cao Cao said made sense. The purpose of letting Ji Feng marry Cao Cao's daughter was to further win over the Hu people outside the Great Wall. If Ji Feng and Chen Hao were to hold the wedding ceremony on the same day, it would indeed reduce the importance of Ji Feng's wedding ceremony.

Cao Cao's second condition is to ask for Langya Kingdom.Langya Kingdom is now occupied by Zang Ba, but I have surrendered to the imperial court, and I am Xuzhou Mu, whom the imperial court worships. You must hand over a complete Xuzhou to me, and Zang Ba cannot continue to garrison Langya Kingdom.

Cao Cao's third condition is to control the two Jiangbei counties in Yangzhou.Sun Quan and Zhou Yu in Jiangdong are currently forced by the situation and have to bow their heads. When they resolve the crisis and stabilize the four counties in Jiangdong, they will be ready to move again.They not only want to capture Jingzhou, but also want to occupy the two counties in Jiangbei, so as to gain a favorable situation for attacking the Central Plains.In order to trap these two capricious villains in Jiangdong, the best way is to completely dispel their idea of ​​occupying Jiangbei two counties.

Everyone knew that Yuan Yao obeyed the general's orders.At the beginning, Cao Cao was eager to occupy the two counties in Jiangbei, so he could only join forces with Yuan Yao, but Yuan Yao was always Cao Cao's enemy and a serious worry.How can you allow others to sleep soundly beside the couch?So Cao Cao said in the letter that if the general is willing to recall Yuan Yao, he can let Yuan Yao return to the Central Plains from Xuzhou with the army.After Yuan Yao left Lujiang, Cao Cao's army could easily occupy half of Lujiang County, and then threatened the Jiangdong Army standing on the front line of Wancheng and Shucheng with superior forces, forcing them to withdraw from the two counties in Jiangbei, thus completely controlling Jianghuai counties. .

Li Hong couldn't help laughing.This Cao Cao lion opened his mouth wide, and he wanted everything he wanted.Li Hong asked Chen Hao, Fu Gan, Wang Ling and others to initially discuss a countermeasure based on the conditions proposed by Cao Cao, while patiently waiting for Jiang Dong's reply.

Because the letter went directly to and from Xuzhou, Jiang Dong's reply soon reached Xingyuan.Sun Quan first thanked the imperial court for conferring on him as General of Rebellion, Mu of Yangzhou, and Marquis of Wucheng, and then straightforwardly put forward a reasonable request to let Cao Cao and Yuan Yao give up Jiujiang and Lujiang.I am Yangzhou Mu, and the six counties in Yangzhou should be under my control. If Cao Cao and Yuan Yao continue to occupy the two counties in Jiangbei, it will be an act of treason, and the general should send troops to attack.

Li Hong shook his head and laughed.This Sun Quan was indeed a newborn calf not afraid of tigers. When Jiangdong was in such a dangerous situation, he even showed his teeth and claws, forcing Cao Cao to give up the two counties in Jiangbei.

Li Hong once again convened talks between the two sides.This time not only Mao Jie and Sun Ben insulted each other, but even Cao Ren and Zhu Zhi couldn't help but confront each other, and the two sides refused to give an inch.Li Hong didn't want to waste time, so he asked Fu Gan and Wang Ling to continue discussing with them on the pretext that Xingyuan still had urgent matters.Before leaving, Li Hong left a sentence, I can release Langya Kingdom, and I can recall Yuan Yao, but you must discuss the matter of Jiangbei two counties as soon as possible, and don't delay the time indefinitely.

Jifeng's wedding ceremony had to be postponed.

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The three-party talks in Dingtao City were in full swing, and the discussions in Xingyuan were also fierce. The ministers refused to give in, and fierce debates started over the matter of Dingtao, the capital of Chang'an.

The eldest princess' strategy of establishing the capital of Chang'an encountered great resistance in Jinyang, and she had to ask the general for help.

The general remained silent, and he did not express any opinions from beginning to end.

In mid-June, the general sent someone to invite Master Zheng Xuan and Master Xiang Kai from Handan to Xingyuan.The two masters had heard about the imperial court's intention to establish the capital of Chang'an for a long time, and they had discussed privately with many famous Confucian scholars in the Handan University Hall.

When Emperor Guangwu set his capital in Luoyang, he also encountered many resistances. In the end, he came up with the "Five Virtues Always Theory" to persuade the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

Zou Yan's "Five Virtues Always Theory" believes that the five elements are mutually generated and restrained, and the five elements are matched with the five virtues. Each dynasty represents one of the virtues, such as the Yellow Emperor's Shang Tude, Xia Shangmu's, Yin Shangjin's, Zhou Shanghuo's, and Qin Shangshui's virtues.The five virtues cycle back and forth, and dynasties will rise and fall.In the reign of Emperor Gaozu of this dynasty, minister Zhang Cang’s proposal was adopted as water virtue, and in Emperor Xiaowen’s reign, minister Jia Yi and Gongsun Chen’s proposal was adopted to draft Tu virtue.Emperor Xiaowu, based on the theory of three traditions put forward by the great Confucian Dong Zhongshu in "Spring and Autumn Fanlu·Three Dynasties Restructuring Zhiwen Pian", established Han as Tude and wrote it into Han law.

Liu Xiang, Liu Xin, father and son of the great Confucian scholars of this dynasty, according to the phrase "the emperor came out of the earthquake" in "Zhouyi·Shuo Gua", rearranged the order of ancient history according to the principle of the five elements.In the book "Shi Jing", they deduced that the Han Dynasty was Huode starting from Shennong and Huangdi.When Wang Mang usurped the Han, he believed that Han was the Empress of Yao and had the virtue of Huo, and Wang Mang was the empress of Shun and was the virtue of Tu. According to the principle of the mutual generation of the five elements, the virtue of Tu would replace the virtue of Huo of the Han. Reenact the story of Yao and Shun's abdication.

After the resurgence of Emperor Guangwu, it was difficult to say that his dynasty was Tude because of emotion and reason.Why?Because Tude at this moment has represented the turbulent era when Wang Mang usurped the Han, and was hated and spurned by others, so it cannot be used anyway.

Emperor Guangwu is a descendant of the Han Dynasty, and the resurgence is also the Han Dynasty, so he should inherit Huode as a matter of course.If it is said that his dynasty is Tude, then like Wang Mang, he became a usurper, isn't it a joke?If you want to be sure that you are Huode, you must have a basis, and the basis is the "Book of Times" in the "San Tong Li" written by the great Confucian Liu Xin.According to the order of ancient emperors and the corresponding five virtues in the "Book of Times", the statement that the Han Dynasty was determined by Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaowu as Tude is wrong and needs to be corrected.

The emperor of the previous dynasty almost perished because he mistakenly established the great Han as Tude. At that time, the capital was Chang'an, and when Wang Mang usurped the Han, the capital was also Chang'an, so Chang'an became an ominous place, and the capital had to be changed and redesignated. All.

Luoyang was the capital of Emperor Guangwu.The great Han inherited the virtue of fire. Luoyang has water, and water can overcome fire. In order to obtain auspiciousness, Emperor Guangwu deliberately changed the word "Luo" in Luoyang to "luo".

"So..." Zheng Xuan finally said solemnly, "The imperial court suddenly decided to make Chang'an the capital. Although there are various reasons, although these reasons all involve the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty, the capital of the country is too important. It is related to the fate of the country. The rise and fall of Han Zuo cannot be rash in the slightest, but irrefutable reasons are needed, and the most fundamental reason is the "five virtues always say" that determines the rise and fall of the country. Chang'an, the capital, must be based on the "five virtues always say" Let’s use it as the most authoritative explanation, so that everyone in the world will be convinced, and they can deeply feel the hope of the great man’s revival.”

"If there is no "Five Virtues Always Saying" as the cornerstone of the capital, the proposal to establish the capital will inevitably fail. Even if the eldest princess uses the strongest means to forcibly establish the capital, she will not be able to succeed, because fear and anxiety will make people lose confidence and Hope, which in turn will lead to continuous setbacks in ZTE's great cause, and the setbacks in ZTE's great cause will make more people lose confidence and hope, and the results are self-evident." Xiang Kai sighed and said worriedly, "The general should Stop the eldest princess' impulse in time to prevent ZTE's great cause from being seriously frustrated and falling short."

Li Hong looked solemn, pacing back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back.

The most powerful resistance to the proposal to establish the capital in Chang'an is the "five virtues always say", and this is exactly the problem that the eldest princess cannot solve.Kong Rong, a master craftsman, once convened dozens of Confucian scholars in Jinyang to debate with the eldest princess, Li Wei and others. In the end, the eldest princess, Li Wei and others were defeated by the "Five Virtues Always Theory".

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"Why Chang'an is the capital, I have already explained in detail just now." Standing in front of Zheng Xuan and Xiangkai, Li Hong said solemnly, "You put aside the 'Five Virtues Always Said' for the time being, and only ask the eldest princess and the court Based on these reasons, do you think that setting the capital in Chang'an is more conducive to the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty than the capital in Luoyang?"

Zheng Xuan and Xiang Kai looked at each other and nodded.

"Then, are the ancient order of emperors established by Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaowu as Tude and the corresponding five virtues credible?"

Zheng Xuan and Xiang Kai thought about it carefully, then nodded again.

"When Emperor Xiaowu established the Great Han as Tude, he adopted the order of emperors headed by Huangdi, based on "Guoyu", "Five Emperors", "Emperor Line", "Lushi Chunqiu" and "Historical Records". This order is the same as the order of ancient emperors when Zou Yan created the "Five Virtues Always Theory" in the Warring States Period. When Emperor Guangwu established the Han as the fire virtue, he adopted the order of emperors headed by Fuxi. "The order of ancient emperors and the corresponding five virtues in the chapter are mainly derived from "Huainanzi", "Zhuangzi", "Yi Zhuan" and "Warring States Policy"." Zheng Xuan explained, "Because of the time when "Shi Jing" appeared It is almost the same as the year when Wang Mang usurped the Han, so in a sense, it may..."

Zheng Xuan probably felt that what he said later was extremely inappropriate, so he stopped talking halfway.

Li Hong hesitated for a moment, then asked solemnly: "If Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaowu are right, and the great Han should indeed inherit Tude, can the idea of ​​establishing the capital Chang'an be supported?"

Zheng Xuan and Xiang Kai's expressions changed suddenly, and they stared at Li Hong dumbfounded.

"Is it possible?" Li Hong asked again.

Xiang Kai took a breath nervously and nodded slightly, "However, the order of ancient emperors and the corresponding five virtues in the "Book of Times" have been handed down for more than 200 years, and its authority is beyond doubt. Huode is also an irrefutable fact."

"Then, did Emperor Guangwu issue an edict saying that it was wrong for Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaowu to establish that the great Han inherited Tude?"

"No."

"That's fine." Li Hong said slowly, "Look, now that the great man is about to fall, and the country is on the verge of collapse. Facts have proved that the great man's inheritance of fire virtue is obviously wrong. Otherwise, how could the great man come to this point? Is the great man really going to be defeated? ? No, the big man will still rise, so the big man should inherit Tude."

"General..." Zheng Xuan couldn't believe it, and exclaimed in surprise, "This needs a good reason."

"You are the Confucian clan of this dynasty, and you are the masters. Of course, you should make up this reason." Li Hong smiled and said very confidently, "It is a fact that the Great Han has rejuvenated, and it is also a fact that the Great Han inherited Tude. We just need One reason is just a reason that can prove that the basis of Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaowu's establishment of the Han as Tude is correct."

Zheng Xuan and Xiang Kai looked at each other, dumbfounded.

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