subvert the late Tang Dynasty

After defeating Tianchang and Liuhe, Huang Chao did not continue eastward to Yangzhou, but chose to go northward. The forward troops encountered an attack by Cao Quanzhang, the Jiedu Envoy of the Tianping Army and the envoy of the East Camp Recruitment in Sizhou, and suffered heavy losses.

Sizhou is the fortress of land and water transportation between the north and the south, and it is also an important strategic stronghold on the south bank of the Huaihe River. Once the rebels capture Sizhou and cross the Huaihe River, the road to the north will be smooth.

Cao Quanzhen is also worthy of being a famous general who has fought for many years. Of course, he knows the strategic importance of Sizhou. As an envoy for the camp in the east, although he can mobilize only 6000 soldiers and horses, he still rushes to Sizhou overnight. , Wanting to keep Huang Chao's army south of the Huai River.

Zhu Wen's men and horses stationed troops in Yinling Mountain, fifty miles west of Sizhou City. At this time, it was getting late, the moon was hanging high, the mountain was quiet, and the scenery was quite unique. "Yinling Night Moon" is one of the eight scenic spots in Sizhou.

At this time, Huang Ying was also in Zhu Wen's army. She looked at the quiet and charming Yinling Mountain under the moonlight, and said to Zhu Wen, "Third Brother, do you know where this Yinling Mountain is?"

Zhu Wen half-jokingly said: "Isn't Yinling Mountain just a mountain outside Sizhou City? It's where we station our troops now!"

Huang Ying chuckled and said, "It's up to you to say that. I'm asking if you know any historical legends about Yinling Mountain?"

Zhu Wen shook his head to express his ignorance, Huang Ying said, "Do you know Xiang Yu, Overlord of Western Chu?"

Zhu Wen smiled and said: "Of course I know this, 'I will be a hero in life, and I will be a ghost in death. From now on, I think of Xiang Yu, and I refuse to cross Jiangdong.' Xiang Yu is a hero of the world, how can I not know?" Speaking of Xiang Yu, Zhu Wen couldn't I consciously read out the popular five-character quatrains by Li Qingzhao.

Li Qingzhao was a poet in the Song Dynasty. Where did Huang Ying hear it? She thought it was an impromptu poem written by Zhu Wen. Guixiong.' The third brother's literary talent has improved again."

Only then did Zhu Wen realize that Huang Ying had misunderstood again, but she couldn't explain it clearly to her. Even if Zhu Wen said that the poem was written by someone else, Huang Ying might not believe it, after all, Li Qingzhao was not born at that time.Zhu Wen changed the subject and said, "I don't know what relationship this Yinling Mountain has with Xiang Yu?"

Huang Ying said: "It is said that after Xiang Yu was defeated, he crossed the Huaihe River and went down. In the next battle at Gai, he was besieged on all sides. Xiang Yu broke out by night and only [-] soldiers were left around him. When he arrived at Yinling Mountain, he lost his way. At this time, the pursuers were approaching, and Yuji was afraid. I dragged Xiang Yu down, so I killed myself with my sword. According to legend, Yu Ji's tomb is in the north of Yinling Mountain."

In Zhu Wen's impression, Concubine Yu should have committed suicide in Gaixia when she was besieged on all sides. How could she be in Yinling Mountain?Could history be wrong?

Zhu Wen hurriedly said: "Since the tomb of Concubine Yu is in Yinling Mountain, why don't we go and have a look, and it would be good to offer incense to this strange woman who drew her sword and killed herself for Xiang Yu."

In fact, Huang Ying only heard that there was Concubine Yu's tomb in Yinling Mountain, and had never gone to see it. At this time, after hearing Zhu Wen's talk, she also came up with the idea of ​​going to see it.Zhu Wen ordered Zhu Zhen and Xu Huaiyu to guard the barracks for a good life, and then they got up and went north of the mountain.

Xu Huaiyu was worried about Zhu Wen's safety, and said: "It's getting late now, and the mountain road is rough and difficult to walk. I don't know what dangers there may be in the mountain. Why don't you lead a hundred guards to clear the way for the general and Miss Huang?"

Before Zhu Wen could speak, Zhu Zhen quickly grabbed Xu Huaiyu and whispered in Xu Huaiyu's ear: "You are so short-sighted! The young couple took advantage of the moonlight to go out for a tour, why do you want you to be in the way? You still want to take a hundred and ten people to open the way, how did you think of it? The young couple with so many people and noisy people are not in the mood to do something, aren't they?"

Xu Huaiyu who said these words nodded repeatedly, cursing himself for being ignorant in his heart, and hurriedly changed his words: "I just remembered that there is something else in the barracks, I will deal with it first, and I can't go with the general. Don't blame the general. !” After saying that, he hurriedly fled.

Although Zhu Zhen's voice was low just now, Zhu Wenwen and Huang Ying both had deep inner strength, and they could still hear clearly.Originally, the two of them visited Yinling Mountain at night, they just wanted to visit the tomb of Concubine Yu, and they had no other ideas. After Zhu Zhen said this, both of them blushed and felt embarrassed.

Although the two heard Zhu Zhen's words, they were too embarrassed to refute. Zhu Wen coughed dryly and said, "Yinger, let's go!"

Huang Ying blushed and said "Oh", and followed Zhu Wen out of the camp.

At this time, the bright moon hangs high, and Yinling Mountain looks extraordinarily tall and quiet under the moonlight, with a special charm.In the haze, this small hill actually felt a little majestic.In fact, this is also the origin of the scene of "Yin Ling Ye Yue".

The two rode their horses and meandered north along the rugged mountain road. After searching for a long time under the hazy moonlight, they found a small solitary grave, which was already covered with weeds.There is a severely weathered tombstone in front of the tomb, which is obviously quite old.

Zhu and Wen carefully looked at the words on the tombstone. The words engraved on it were somewhat blurred, but they could still tell that it said "Tomb of Concubine Yuji", signed by Overlord Xiang Ji, which is what we usually call Xiang Yu up.

Huang Ying saw that the tomb of Concubine Yu was so dilapidated, she couldn't help but sighed, and sighed: "Concubine Yu is famous far and wide, and she was even favored by King Xiang back then, but her incense tomb is so depressed, I have to sigh The world is vicissitudes."

Zhu Wen also said with emotion: "Whether it's princes, generals, or beauties, after death, it's just a pile of loess, there is no difference. After thousands of years, how many people will remember their great achievements? How many people will remember their beautiful and heroic appearance back then?"

Huang Ying suddenly said: "If I were the Concubine Yu back then, I would not commit suicide. I would fight side by side with my beloved and persuade him to return to Jiangdong to make a comeback. If that were the case, would history be rewritten?"

Zhu Wen smiled bitterly and said: "History is history, and there are no assumptions in history. Since history has developed like that, it must have its inevitability. Xiang Yu's failure back then was not a temporary loss, but Xiang Yu's own factors were mostly attributable to him. Although Xiang Yu claimed to be a hero, later generations also There are many words of praise, but Xiang Yu should be the kind of person who can conquer the world but not rule the world. He has a rough personality, self-willed and suspicious, and he was buried as early as the "Hongmen Banquet" in Bashang. Seeds of failure."

Huang Ying said with a smile: "You said Xiang Yu was a hero just now, why are you saying that he is all kinds of wrong? Isn't it inconsistent?"

Zhu Wen said: "As a famous general of a generation on the battlefield, Xiang Yu can be called a hero, but as the king of a country in governance, he can only be regarded as a fatuous tyrant. This is the main reason why he was defeated and died in the end. He really went back to Jiangdong, and depending on his character, he might not be able to make a comeback."

Huang Ying said with a smile: "The third brother has excellent literary talents. Haven't you heard Du Mu's "Ti Wujiang Pavilion", "Victory and defeat in the army are unpredictable, and he is a man who bears shame. The children of Jiangdong are so talented and handsome, and it is unknown if they will make a comeback." 'Du Mu said that if Xiang Yu crosses Jiangdong, there is hope for a comeback, is what Lao Du said wrong?"

Zhu Wen said with a smile: "That's just a poem. I like the artistic conception of this poem more: 'The tired warriors mourn after a hundred battles, but the Central Plains is hard to recover from a defeat. Although the children of Jiangdong are here today, they are willing to come back for the king. ?' This poem should be more real." This poem was written by Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty. Wang Anshi's writing style has always been pungent and cold, but he can often hit the nail on the head. Wang Anshi is one of Zhu Wen's most admired poets.

Huang Ying showed a look of extreme admiration on her face, reminiscing over the artistic conception of this poem over and over again, the more she thought about it, the more it felt infinite. He thought this poem was another impromptu work by Zhu Wen, so of course he admired it very much.

Huang Ying thought: "I really didn't expect that third brother's literary talent is so good. I really don't know how he cultivated it."

Seeing Huang Ying groaning silently, Zhu Wen said, "Yinger, what are you thinking?"

Huang Ying came back to reality from her contemplation, and said with a smile: "I was thinking about your poem just now! You are the best Chinese speaker I have ever met. It seems that I have a good eye!"

Zhu Wen was sweating for a while, and thought: "This time, you really missed your mark. I don't have any literary talents! It's just that I have some famous works in my mind."

Huang Ying suddenly said: "Third brother, although this Concubine Yu has passed away for many years, she was once a magnificent beauty after all. There is not even a single poem on her grave. Maybe in a few years, people will never think about it again." I don't know who she is. Third brother, you have such a good literary talent, why don't you write a poem for Concubine Yu, so that future generations can understand that this is the tomb of Concubine Yu, a wonderful woman of a generation."

Zhu Wen felt guilty for a while, and thought, "Aren't you embarrassing me? How can I write any poems? It's almost the same for me to recite two poems." But seeing Huang Ying's expectant eyes, he couldn't express himself If he can't write poetry at all, in fact, he said that he can't write poetry at all, and Huang Ying won't believe it.

When Zhu Wen was in a dilemma, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to his mind, and he remembered that he had read some introductions about the ancient battlefield of Gaixia in the 21st century, in which he mentioned the tomb of Concubine Yu, and also mentioned the inscription on the tombstone.He still vaguely remembered it in his mind, but he couldn't remember who wrote it.It seems that there is a couplet on the monument.

Zhu Wen drew out his sword, and the cloud sword was like the wind, and carved the lyrics of "Yu Meiren" on the tombstone: "The sound of Chu's singing is chasing the clouds of sorrow, and in the bright lights of the night tent, I shake my clothes and dance to wipe the dragon spring. Junqian. Gu Yu was speechless and the military situation changed like a snow knife. The peach blossoms fell into the east wind and turned into the source of the fragrant grass with red tears." Then he carved the couplet: "Yu Xi is so naive, since ancient times, the beauty is so unlucky; Ji Ji Ye'an is here, leaving the green mound alone to the dusk."

At this time, Zhu Wen's internal energy has already been quite strong, the long sword is everywhere, stone chips are flying, and in just a moment, a poem and a couplet have been carved.The handwriting is flying and dancing, vigorous and powerful, quite like silver hooks and iron scratches.It's just that Zhu Wen is used to writing simplified characters, so this became the first stone carving in simplified characters in Chinese history.

Until several years later, although the stele was not preserved, the poem and the couplet have been handed down and become a good sentence through the ages.However, because Zhu Wen did not leave a name, who is the author of this poem and couplet has become a mystery, this is a later story...