Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 436

The sun rose again in the early morning. In a season like late autumn, the warm sunshine shone into Chen County, giving the people of Chen County peace and softness enveloped by endless brilliance.

After experiencing the sorrow of the death of two virtuous ministers, King Chen and Luo Jun, the people of Chen County should indeed welcome peace and appeasement.At this time, the whole Chen County was full of warm and festive scenes. One after another on the street, tall and colorful buildings were built with colored silk, and red, green and green banners were hung on them, and various eye-catching and inspiring words were written:
"The Han Dynasty is mighty, punish the people and punish crimes!"The emperor is holy, and the martial arts are prosperous! '

"The young emperor is a hero, helping the world to drive away wolves!" '

"Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the emperor worthy of the people of the Han Dynasty!" '

'Gold is precious, and the name of the emperor is even higher! '

'...'

And under those happy doors, there are lion gongs and drums, fireworks and firecrackers, all ready to go... It's like the whole county is going to marry a bride.The reason for all this is that they discovered that after the uproar last night, Yuan Shu's general, Sun Ben, fled in a panic overnight, without even taking all his supplies and food.It was even rumored that before that, Sun Ben was so frightened by the emperor that he vomited blood. From this we can see how majestic the emperor's power is!
In such an atmosphere, the Han military brigade walked into the gate of Chen County majesticly and neatly.Liu Xie, who came out of such a big scene as the Wanhu empty alley in Luoyang City, is even more handy in dealing with such a small scene, smiling like a spring breeze, waving his hands like a willow, wearing a sassy battle robe and brocade suit, and riding Liangzhou Zhaoye Bai Liangju, he deserves to be Focus everywhere.

The aloof emperor looked so peaceful and approachable, without Liu Xie saying a word, the welcoming atmosphere in the entire Chen County reached its peak immediately.Especially when the common people who greeted each other saw that the emperor was waving to them, they became less restrained. For a while, the gongs, drums, and firecrackers blared like gruel in a pot. .One after another, there were crowds of people, cheers were like thunder, and the crowd of spectators blocked the street.

"Winter is not severe, winter is not cold, winter is not severe, winter is strong..." A burst of rhythmic gongs and drums suddenly made Liu Xie look sideways, and sure enough, he saw two lion dancers jumping and rolling between the colorful squares. Liu Xie looked at the big red, green and green eyes The lion suddenly thought that he had returned to his previous life.

"Is this the lion dance?" Calling an elder, what Liu Xie actually wanted to ask was: Lion dance existed in the Han Dynasty?

"Your Majesty are you talking about this masquerade lion?" The old man seemed to be discerning. Seeing Liu Xie say the name of 'lion dance', he quickly prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name. Concise and concise, more in line with festive meaning."

Later, during the conversation with the old man, Liu Xie learned that this custom of lion dance originated from the end of Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms.The lion, an animal, was first introduced from the Western Regions. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian emptied the Western Regions and brought back lions and peacocks as tributes.Among them, because the lion is the mount of Manjusri Bodhisattva, it was introduced into the Chinese folk along with Buddhism as a culture.

However, people in the Western Regions do not know how to dance lions, and the skill of lion dances still arose in the land of the Han Dynasty, which was first quoted from the "mask show" in Xiliang.Xiliang is located in the frontier, the wilderness is rough, and the worship of witches and Gu is prevalent. The so-called "masquerade" is that people put on animal skins and pretend to be beast gods.Perhaps it was the ferocious and majestic impression of the lion that made them worship it. Then at the end of the Han Dynasty, the lion dance gradually penetrated into the Central Plains of Kanto and became a fun activity for festivals or gatherings.

Seeing that the Son of Heaven was so interested in the lion dance, the lions became more energetic and put on eighteen tricks, which drew applause from the crowd.

Perhaps it was Liu Xie's unassuming demeanor that made the old man open his mind. He talked eloquently, and couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty, you don't know that we didn't dare to let the lion dance on stage. But Chen Wang loved to watch lion dances the most during his lifetime, and King Chen is of the same clan as His Majesty..."

Having said this, the old man suddenly stopped talking.At this time, he also realized that King Chen had passed away, and that His Majesty recovered Chen County without bloodshed, and it was time for the whole world to celebrate.Comparing the dead King Chen with the current emperor is simply a crime of disrespect. Once the emperor is furious, it is just a matter of killing the whole family!

Thinking of this, the old man was dripping with cold sweat, his face was pale, he prostrated himself on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will make a mistake in the next moment and offend Your Majesty. I hope His Majesty will forgive me!"

This move of the old man immediately stopped all the festive atmosphere.Especially those lion dancers knelt down like the old man.Only the crackling of firecrackers remained, without the sound of gongs and drums, it seemed so out of place like a serial fart.

But people never expected that when the emperor Liu Xie saw this, he took the initiative to get off his horse, stretched out his hand to support the old man, and said with relief: "Why is this old man like this? I and Chen Wang are of the same clan, what is wrong with this?... Perhaps, our surname Liu likes to be lively."

This sentence, Liu Xie said out loud, but then he said softly to the old man: "My father-in-law, I am also deeply saddened by the matter of Mr. Chen and Mr. Luo. It's just that the people in this world are in distress and fear, and they need some victories." Exciting. At this time, we can suspend the matter of King Chen and pass on some hope and faith to the people, okay?"

As soon as the old man heard Liu Xie's words, the body that was about to be lifted up fell down immediately.All of a sudden, he lost his voice and burst into tears, and he was inexplicably moved and called out: "Your Majesty, Shengming!..."

"Get up quickly." Liu Xie helped the old man get up again this time, this time he pretended to be a full score.

Seeing the happy ending, all the people were moved beyond description.Liu Xiegang helped the old man up, and all the people on the street knelt down one after another, and shouted at the same time: "Son of Heaven, the king of benevolence and righteousness!"

Seeing this scene, Xi Zhicai in the carriage could not help but frown, and asked Xu Huang outside the carriage: "The emperor has done something like this in Chang'an?"

"No." Xu Huang shook his head affirmatively. Just when Xi Zhicai felt that it was impossible, Xu Huang said again: "The emperor is in Chang'an, and he did more exaggerated than these... These people are just crying bitterly. Chang'an and even Guanzhong The people here, every household has His Majesty's Longevity card, and they burn incense and pray for His Majesty every day. Compared with the people in Chang'an, Chen County is really too small."

Upon hearing Xu Huang's words, Xi Zhicai's expression became calm and flustered.He could naturally see that with Liu Xie's efforts to buy people's hearts, the people of Chen County would no longer want to be governed by others. Even if they were forced to be occupied, as long as the Han army came, they would definitely raise the city to help.Chen County is like this, if the people in Guanzhong are really like what Xu Huang said, who else can get involved in Guanzhong?

Compared with Cao Cao's brutal method of slaughtering Xuzhou, Liu Xie's gentle method is naturally more convincing.Therefore, one side is inhumane and kills wantonly, and the other side is caring for the people and supported by all people. Once these two strong contrasts arise in the mind, it will no longer be able to make Xi Zhicai's literati sentimental heart. trembled.

Xi Zhicai, who had gone through death once, gradually began to change his mentality after learning from Zhang Ji that he was still alive.However, the relationship with Cao Cao, who has gone through thick and thin together for many years, cannot be broken just by Xi Zhicai.

What's more, Xi Zhicai also remembered that when he was dying to persuade Cao Cao, he also heard Cao Cao say: "The emperor is indeed a virtuous king, but he was born ten years late after all! In troubled times, use heavy codes and fight to help the world. Sir, I really think that Can the Son of Heaven lift up the crumbling Han Dynasty?"

Xi Zhicai recalled these painfully. Before that, he didn't think Liu Xie could turn the tide.But now seeing the sincere smiling faces of the people in front of him, Xi Zhicai also felt that it was much, much better than the heartbroken and crying faces of hatred and hatred!

Of course, Xi Zhicai would not deny Cao Cao's thought of "fighting to help the world".Therefore, at this time, he can't let his sensibility overwhelm his rationality.After all, he used the identity of a cold and ruthless strategist to find out whether Liu Xie also understood this.Otherwise, even if an emperor who knows how to conquer military affairs, if he only has a heart of benevolence and righteousness, he will be nothing more than a stronger Liu Bei at best.

As a result, when Xi Zhicai had another chance to face Liu Xie when he entered the county government office of Chen County, he pretended to be calm and said: "Your Majesty really uses his troops like a god, attacking the heart but not the city. It was said that Chen County would be defeated in three days." , I don’t want to fight without bloodshed in a day. The methods of using troops are so varied, and Cao Mengde must be the only one to hold them back.”

But Liu Xie didn't look complacent at all, on the contrary, he was a little disappointed: "I had more than a dozen methods to try, but I didn't expect Sun Ben to be so useless, he didn't even get through three tricks, and he just ran away in such a desperate way." ..."

The corner of Xi Zhicai's mouth twitched unnaturally. He is familiar with the art of war, so he naturally knew how ruthless Liu Xie's three moves were: first, he defeated the enemy single-handedly, destroying Sun Ben's spirit; In the middle of the night, many torches are used to make noise and intimidation, breaking the enemy's courage.After this series of punches, not to mention Sun Ben, even if Sun Wu came back to life, in the small and helpless situation of Sun Ben, he could only abandon the city and leave.

But that's not the point of this talk at all.Xi Zhicai had no choice but to pretend that he didn't hear what Liu Xie said, and continued to ask: "Yuan Shu's use of troops is far inferior to Sun Ben's. Is your majesty going to rely on this to defeat Yuan Shu?"

"Mr. Xi, you still want to know what adjustments I have made to your strategy?" Liu Xie is such a smart person, he instantly saw through Xi Zhicai's intentions.

But Xi Zhicai wasn't embarrassed at all, just nodded calmly: "I really want to know."

"You really want to know that much?"

"Exactly."

"Well, I will..." Liu Xie smiled, stood up suddenly, and left a sentence that almost brought his ambition back to serious illness: "I will...just not tell you!"

(End of this chapter)