Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1119 The royalists of the big man

  When the cold current from Siberia swept across the entire land of Guanzhong, a continuous snowfall, although not very heavy, did not show signs of becoming a snow disaster, but it also changed many things.

  First of all, Yang Jun from Tongguan couldn't stand the severe cold, so he struggled a little, and after coping with it, he used up all the siege equipment he had built, and then withdrew to Hongnong.

No way, for nature, human beings are still too small, especially after the temperature drops sharply, not only the increase in consumption of food and grass must be considered, but also things such as firewood to keep warm must be prepared at all times. For the army, it is simply a nightmare.

  Originally, Zhao Wen planned to do some time-lag actions before winter came, but he did not expect that he would become a victim of time-lag.

Next is Xia Mou. After receiving the express gift sent by Fei Qian, he withdrew from the Chang'an area and retreated to Wugong County without any hesitation. Going to Fufeng to the right...

  The war has come to a standstill. Before the advent of warm cotton, marching in the wild for a long time is an act of courting death.

  Even inside the house, a lot of heating materials are needed, and charcoal is the first to bear the brunt. Of course, there are good and bad things like charcoal. The good one is called silver charcoal. After being ignited, it not only burns evenly, but the key is that there is not much smoke and fire, so it is most suitable for noble people. The bad one is called broken charcoal, which is not only easy to get wet , and the smoke is heavy and choking.

  Even so, under severe cold, in winter, not only the so-called silver charcoal, but even ordinary charcoal have become scarce items...

   Then driven by such demand, a large number of trees were cut down for charcoal. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, when cutting Guanzhong, and now cutting Heluo, under the rattling, the vegetation that was originally lush, has been reduced day after day.

  It is like in Luoyang City today, although there are many kilns for burning charcoal, there is still not enough charcoal.

   "...Your Majesty, it's freezing cold, this old servant should raise a brazier..." In the renovated palace in Luoyang City, an **** said tremblingly.

  Although Liu Xie tightened his clothes, he shook his head and said, "I don't need it...there's not much charcoal, let's save it for nighttime use..."

  The old **** knelt down, kowtowed, and said, "Damn the old slave! The old slave is incompetent! You can't even get some charcoal, and let your majesty suffer from this severe cold..."

  Liu Xie waved his hand and said, "It's not your fault. The consumption of charcoal in this winter is already high, and it's normal to have a temporary shortage..." Although I said this, no matter how short it is, it would not normally be a shortage on the emperor's head.

  So, this is not something the old **** can control, but it is obvious that the old **** still thinks this is his guilt, and he can't stop apologizing.

   Liu Xie sighed, but didn't say anything.

  The cold wind in winter is very harsh, but what is even harsher is the human heart. Everything I thought, now seems to be coldly reminding myself that not all people should be friendly to me, and those who are not called the subjects of the big man in the world are really my subjects...

   "Your Majesty, Dong Guanglu is asking to see you..." A small yellow door reported outside the hall.

   "Xuan." Liu Xie subconsciously adjusted his clothes, and then walked to the front hall.

  Most of the original palaces in Luoyang City were destroyed, and now the palaces here are thanks to Dong Cheng, the doctor of Guanglu, who led a group of craftsmen to labor, and repaired them in a hurry.

Of course, this is not to say that Dong Cheng is so caring. From one aspect, Dong Cheng had some conflicts with Yang Biao before. If he didn't hold Liu Xie's thigh tightly, there would be no place to accommodate him. Another aspect is that Dong Cheng's daughter is a nobleman in the palace. This time after she came to Luoyang from Chang'an, she was promoted to the concubine position by virtue of repairing the palace.

  Dong Cheng, to Liu Xie, is more or less his own family...

   "See Your Majesty!"

  Dong Cheng stepped forward to pay a visit, and then motioned for the **** to deliver the gift he brought to him.

   Liu Xie couldn't help asking in surprise when he saw the snow-white, fluffy ball on the lacquer plate.

"This garment was presented by General Zhengxi... it is called the Silver Thread Clothes, the threads are like silver thread and soft as threads. It is finely woven from the cleanest white horses on hundreds of white sheep and worn on the body. It can resist the severe cold, it is a rare good product..."

  Dong Cheng lowered his head and said, in fact, he was somewhat reluctant. After all, such a pure white sweater has never been seen before, and the one brought to him by the envoy of General Zhengxi is generally white, but slightly yellowish, and there is no such thing as this one. soft.

Liu Xie stretched out his hand, touched the "Silver Thread Clothes", and immediately felt the softness and warmth brought by the fine sweater, and couldn't help showing a smile, "This... General Zhengxi, I have a heart... But why is it Sent by Aiqing, where is the envoy of General Zhengxi?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the envoy of General Zhengxi originally wanted to meet His Majesty and present this item in person..." Dong Cheng said, "It's just that after arriving in Luoyang, there is neither a post house nor a food ration...now in Luoyang City Your Majesty must be aware of the situation...So after waiting for many days, the envoys of General Zhengxi also ran out of money and had no food and clothing, so they could only entrust this humble minister to pass on the item, and then returned to the north..."

Many parts of Luoyang City were burned down by the fire, and after a long period of neglect, weeds grew overgrown in many places. Now only the main roads have been cleared out, and many places have not been completely tidied up. Well, even Dong Cheng actually doesn't have a decent mansion now, but found a relatively intact house in Anpingli next to the North Palace and settled down.

  Of course, there are still many officials who do not have a matching house so far. They can only squeeze each other, or even more tragically, they can only find a place to live among the broken words.

Under such a situation, post houses and so on are secondary and secondary matters, and there are so many officials in Luoyang City who cannot settle down and have not been fully rationed, how can they spare their hands to give Fei Qian What about a high-profile treatment for the messenger?

   "So..." Liu Xie could only sigh slightly when he heard this.

Dong Chenggong cupped his hands and said: "...Your Majesty originally had some cast iron in the city. He intended to refine Lei, Si, Cho, etc., but he never thought that when I went to check yesterday, all of them were taken away for other purposes, resulting in insufficient equipment in the city. , slow cleaning..."

   Liu Xie frowned and said, "Use it for other purposes?"

  Dong Cheng looked around and saw that there were no other personnel near Zuo, so he said in a low voice: "...I heard that Duke Yang has recruited three thousand new soldiers... and they are training at Luoshuiyuan in the east of the city..."

   "This..." The wrinkles between Liu Xie's brows deepened.

   "Your Majesty, tomorrow will be the Shuo Ri Dynasty..." Dong Cheng said, "...some officials will definitely mention this at that time... Your Majesty may as well..."

   Liu Xie pondered for a moment, but shook his head.

  Dong Cheng said: "...Only one minister will be impeached...Your Majesty, I heard yesterday that...Wang Zhongxuan is dead..." Seeing that Liu Xie hesitated, Dong Cheng added a weight to it.

   "What?!" Liu Xie widened his eyes and said, "Why?"

Dong Cheng said: "Zhongxuan is stubborn, he only wants to live in the old Wang's house, but the walls are ruined, there is no repair, and the weather is freezing, and there is no charcoal...Yesterday, his friend went to the Wang's house to find it, and he died. In the middle of a snowy night..."

Liu Xie was silent for a long time before he let out a long sigh and said slowly: "I vaguely remember that the first emperor once held a banquet in front of the Taiji Hall, and Wang Zhongxuan's splendid talent, and his prose in court, are praised by everyone...now , it will become a swan song...Forget it, tomorrow I will also hold the general minister accountable..."

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"Wen Ruo, how could you be free today to find someone who is idle?" Guo Jia held a small wine gourd and leaned half-spread on the cushion. Even in the severe winter, he was still wearing a toga, He opened his chest, exposing his bony chest, and said while sipping his drink comfortably.

  Xun Yu frowned when he heard the words: "Feng Xiao, could it be that he eats five stone powder again? This thing is scattered, so it is not suitable to eat too much."

Guo Jia laughed, and said: "Ah... Chao bacteria don't know the dark days, and crickets don't know the spring and autumn; there are ghosts in the south of Chu, and there were big toons in ancient times... If you don't eat five stones, what's the point of even a bell and a cauldron? "

   Xun Yu frowned even more, but he didn't continue to say anything. As a friend, I also have the responsibility to comfort, but everyone has their own way of living, and forcing others to live according to their own wishes is actually a kind of torture, so Xun Yu finally sighed and stopped discussing this issue. entanglement.

   "Tell me, what's the matter?" Guo Jia looked at the sky, felt the burning and tingling sensation like flames in his abdomen, squinted his eyes, and said shaking his head, looking very comfortable.

   "Your Majesty has arrived in Luoyang..." Xun Yu was silent for a moment, then suddenly said.

Guo Jia laughed suddenly, so suddenly, he was also a little crazy, his nose and tears came out, and then he wiped the corner of his eyes with his sleeve under Xun Yu's dissatisfied gaze, and said with a little panting: "The way of heaven is clear, and there is a limit to reincarnation." Preface, why is Wen Ruo so persistent?"

Even though Xun Yu was sitting, his robe still didn't have many wrinkles, but he didn't feel that Xun Yu had any behavior to maintain such a appearance, but it was so natural, and he said seriously: "The reincarnation of the five elements is a false statement by an alchemist. Can you believe it all? Now that the country is upside down and we urgently need our help, how can we avoid it with the words of heaven?"

  Guo Jia disagreed, and said: "If you are the son of heaven, you say you are the son of heaven, but you are not the son of heaven, so why bother?"

   Xun Yu was silent for a while, then said: "So, what do you do?"

"Hahaha..." Guo Jia laughed loudly, then lifted the gourd and took another sip, but found that there was not much wine left in the gourd, so he could only shake it a few times, and then stuck out his tongue to drink the last few drops. After licking the wine into his mouth, he said with a little dissatisfaction, "...If someone has a good plan, how can he drink it here!"

"Heaven! That's it..." Guo Jia threw the gourd into the yard, watched the little gourd roll a few times in the yard, and was then covered in mud and snow, before continuing, "...don't violate it, Like an avalanche falling on a mountain, like water pouring on a river, and such a thing, how can it be worthy of a big responsibility if it is already filthy?"

  Xun Yu looked at the gourd rolling in the courtyard, but said: "However, this gourd has a universe inside it, which can accommodate things, and strives forward. Even if it is polluted for a while, it will eventually return to the sky..."

Guo Jia looked at Xun Yu, frowned, and said in a low voice with some puzzlement: "Why are you so eager? We know that if it is true... it will be the time of breaking up. At that time... the Ming Dynasty still lacks soldiers and horses, so why bother to do this plan?" ?”

"There are so many people in Qingzhou, they spend a lot of food and grass, and they need to be refined..." Xun Yu looked up at the sky above the wall, and said: "In addition, I heard that Yuan Cheqi, um, General Yuan, wants to welcome His Majesty to Ye... "

  Guo Jia laughed and said, "General Yuan is absolutely impossible to do this!"

  Xun Yu turned his gaze back, then nodded and said: "I also think so, so I can get it out of it..."

   "Huh?" Guo Jia frowned, and then let go, "...So that's the case. In this way, there is something to be done... But it's still too difficult, too difficult..."

   Xun Yu said: "That's why a certain person came here to look for you."

"Ahh..." Guo Jia patted his head and said with a headache, "I'm not a god, how can I find a solution for everything... By the way, I heard that His Majesty first came to Luoyang, and there was a shortage of utensils, so I issued an order to Let all places pay tribute? In addition, Yang Gong and Zhengxi are at odds, and he originally wanted to attack Tongguan, but Tianhan temporarily retreated?"

   Xun Yu's eyes lit up, and he said, "The meaning of filial piety is..."

"After the spring plowing, I will take the attitude of reconquering Qingxuzhou to reduce its vigilance... You can send tribute to Luo to investigate the truth... If he raises his troops to the west, he will send Qingqi to pretend to be a barbarian... That's it..." Guo Jia shook his head He said swayingly, "However, General Yuan's point... still needs to be done..."

  Xun Yu nodded and said: "General Yuan will definitely conquer Youbei again in the coming year...I don't think there will be any serious problems..."

  Guo Jia suddenly let out a cry, then lowered his voice, and said in a low voice: "...If Mr. Ming knows that you count on him, I don't know what will happen..."

  Xun Yu was silent for a moment, then said: "If Mr. Ming is really a master, I think he will understand."

  Guo Jia looked at Xun Yu, thought for a while, nodded, then shook his head again, and said nothing more. Since Xun Yu believed that his own behavior was the most correct, so be it, it is meaningless to persuade or reprimand him.

   Speaking of this, there is really nothing to say, so we can only rely on subsequent changes to know whether this behavior is pushing the boat with the current or sailing against the current...

Xun Yu arched his hands, got up and took a few steps outside, but turned back, took out a wine gourd from his sleeve, put it next to Guo Jia, and said, "I didn't plan to give it to you... your hobby, it's better Change it slightly, after all, Wushi powder is something that immortals consume, you and I are all mortal bodies, eating too much will hurt your body... I don't want... Forget it, let's talk about it next time..."

   After finishing speaking, Xun Yu left. Even when he was walking, Xun Yu's figure was still upright, coupled with his incomparably handsome face, his every move was natural, which really made people feel ashamed...

Guo Jia watched Xun Yu's disappearing figure, then turned his head to pick up the wine gourd, pulled the mouth of the gourd, took a sip, and felt the feeling of the cold wine flowing down until it flowed into the abdomen, and then slowly Deha took a breath, watched the white smoke mixed with the smell of alcohol dissipate in the air, and said quietly: "You persuade me? Hehe, I want to say that if you don't change, you will also lose on this sooner or later. what…"

  (end of this chapter)