March 16th, the first year of Daqi Guangde.
The Supreme Emperor and his ministers climbed up to the Yellow Crane Tower, looked at the Chutian sky, and took in the beauty of the Jiang and Han Dynasties. They raised their glasses and prayed for the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition.
It was March, the grass was long and warblers were flying, the landscape was bright and green, the grass on Parrot Island was luxuriant, and a light rain fell in the evening. After praying, the monarch and his ministers sat in the pavilion, laughing and feasting, talking about the past and the present.
Liu Zhaosun drank for three rounds, recalling all the events since time travel, years of battles, partings of life and death, changes in things and people, many ups and downs, and countless people in ruins.
Today, the hegemony is gradually established, Nanming is about to fall, and Zheng Sen is also on the way. Polarism and civilian elite rule compete with each other to reach a balance, and everything is on the right track.
The Supreme Emperor stood for a long time in the breeze and dusk rain. He climbed up high and looked into the distance. He was filled with mixed feelings and couldn't help himself. He pointed at the poem on the white wall and said:
"Who wrote these poems?"
Qian Qianyi quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the books on the wall are all inscribed by our ancestors, written by literati and poets of the previous dynasty, and there are also graffiti by poor scholars from around Wuchang, Jiangxia."
The Supreme Emperor asked: "Isn't there an inscription by Li Taibai and Cui Hao?"
Taicang scholar Zhang Pu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you don't know. The Yellow Crane Tower was built near the Yangtze River. It has been struck by lightning many times over the years and burned down every few decades. Taking the Ming Dynasty as an example, since Hongwu, it has been hit by fires many times. , it was rebuilt twice during the Jiajing Dynasty alone. The so-called Tang Dynasty writing and ink were all written by later generations, with the dog's tail followed by the mink's eyes and the pearl ears."
After hearing this, Liu Zhaosun put his hands on his hands and laughed: "Okay, since they are all fakes, that's good! Come here! Get the pen and ink!"
Dongfang Zhu brought the inkstone and carefully ground the ink.
The Emperor's poems were so popular that he stood on the white wall and wrote them with a few strokes, covering up the inscriptions of his ancestors in just a few strokes.
The poem says:
The golden drums are strong, the winds are strong, the rivers are flowing, and the mist and rain of Guishan Mountain are coming for several autumns;
Thousands of miles of singing circle around the Dragon City, and a few lines bring the snow down to Tingzhou;
Jia Sheng was moved to tears in Chang'an, and Lingjun hated swimming in the Xiang River;
There were several sad events in the Six Dynasties, and the flags flickered and the sun shone on the stones.
Before the Emperor had finished writing, the great scholar Qian Qianyi rushed to praise:
"Good! Good! Good! The pen fell into the storm, and the poem became the weeping ghosts and gods! The words became the poem, directly catching up with Li Du, my emperor is quick in thinking, although Chen Si, Wang Yuan Hong and others can't match it. This sentence "Guishan misty rain has come several times in autumn", written He has displayed heroic spirit through the ages and can be called the first emperor in history!..."
Liu Zhaosun chuckled.
Qian Qianyi talked eloquently for a full quarter of an hour, making all kinds of compliments without any emphasis on words.
Zhang Pu, who was standing next to him, saw this and was very anxious. After all, he was also a disciple of the emperor and the number one scholar in the first year of Wu Ding. How could Qian Qianyi steal the limelight?
Taking advantage of Qian Shangshu's break to breathe, Zhang Pu quickly said:
"Your Majesty's talent, literary skills and military skills are unparalleled by anyone below three generations. What I like most is the sentence "Jia Sheng is worthy of Chang'an's tears, and Lingjun hates swimming on the Xiang River." It seems to be When talking about Qu Yuan and Jia Yi, it actually expresses my emperor’s expectation that at this time when the Qi Dynasty is innovating, your majesty will recommend talents in any way, not only loyal ministers and good ministers, but also capable ministers..."
Liu Zhaosun handed the brush to Dongfang Zhu and patted Zhang Pu on the shoulder:
"I am no more than a martial artist and know a few Chinese characters. Compared with you Hanlin scholars who are well-read in poetry, I am no better than a cloud of clay. My poem has some flaws in its rhythm and allusions. , However, I also said everything I wanted to say. I am very pleased."
Qian Qianyi led a group of Hanlin officials and knelt down and shouted:
"My emperor has great literary talent!"
Liu Zhaosun waved his hand impatiently and asked them to stand up.
When Qian Qianyi stood up, he glanced secretly and saw a proud smile on Zhang Pu's lips.
This Taicang junior, whom he had recommended to the cabinet at the beginning, was now opposing him at every turn and vying for limelight in front of the Supreme Emperor. Thinking of this, Qian Qianyi felt even more angry.
Liu Zhaosun realized the change in his subordinates' mood, turned to Qian Qianyi and said:
"Mu Zhai."
Qian Qianyi was flattered when he heard the Supreme Emperor calling him that, and he quickly stepped forward, saying he didn't dare.
"When you were in Jiangnan, did you know someone?"
Qian Qianyi was confused. He knew not only eight hundred people in Jiangnan, but also a thousand.
Liu Zhaosun didn't try to seduce him, and said straight to the point:
"I heard that Yuan Linhou (Note 1), the right minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty and the imperial censor of Youqiandu, was a loyal and upright man. Yuan Linhou was an honest official. Like his own family member Yuan Chonghuan, he was decisive in killing and worthy of a great job. In the second year of Tianqi, he was captured. My colleagues were imprisoned and narrowly escaped death. Now that the Southern Ming Dynasty is about to perish, all the generals in the north of the Yangtze River have surrendered. Only he is still holding on to Jiujiang. Having said so much, I want to say that I am determined to subdue this person."
"It would be a pity to kill such a talented person."
Qian Qianyi was silent for a moment and whispered:
"Your Majesty, I and Yuan Jixian were Jinshi in the same year. When we were in Nanjing in the past years, we sang poems and prose, and we had quite a friendship."
"Does Your Majesty want me to go to Jiujiang to persuade Yuan Jixian to surrender?"
Qian Qianyi, a famous scholar from Jiangnan, has not been on a ship for a long time since he became an official in Liaodong. If he went to Jiujiang to talk to the merchants, he might have been thrown into the river by Yuan Jixian as soon as he arrived in Jiujiang, not to mention the long journey.
At present, Zuo Liangyu is entrenched in the Yangtze River, and the waterway is not smooth. If he is discovered by the Ming army on the way, he will fall into the water.
In late spring, the river is too cold.
The Supreme Emperor didn't know what Qian Qianyi was thinking, so he shook his head and said:
"Why should a great scholar go there in person? The Celestial Empire is a kingdom, and Southern Ming is just a corner. If a great scholar becomes a lobbyist, isn't that lowering my status as a great Qi?"
"Sir, just follow my wishes and write a letter to Mr. Yuan, and I will send a sentry to deliver it."
Qian Qianyi was about to agree when Zhang Pu suddenly interrupted:
"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate! Although Da Qi is a large country, since it is trying to persuade Yuan Gong to surrender, etiquette must not be missing! Yuan Linhou is an outstanding person! How can we treat the talents of the state and county lightly? Now, how can we show off the power of the county magistrate by sending a peddler and a pawn? Your majesty, Duke Zhou, wants to vomit his breasts? Bachelor Kuang has made good friends with Yuan Linhou, and success will come soon!"
Liu Zhaosun chuckled.
Zhang Pu is simply the reincarnation of Kang Yingqian. In order to fight for power and gain, he will do whatever it takes, even his mentor, and insist on forcing Qian Qianyi into the fire pit.
Forget it, let Mr. Zhang practice it.
The Supreme Emperor looked at Zhang Pu with a smile:
"It makes sense. It is indeed disrespectful to send an unknown person to Jiujiang. Then let Master Zhang and Qian Muzhai go with the letter to show my thirst for talents."
Zhang Pu:······
Liu Zhao and Sun Zhengse said: "Didn't you just keep talking about weeding out the old and bringing out the new? Then tell Mr. Yuan truthfully about weeding out the old and bringing out the new."
The so-called innovation by the Supreme Emperor is not a slogan, but Daqi's recent further adjustments to the political system.
Specifically, in the newly occupied central and southern Hubei, partial restoration of the Ming Dynasty system was allowed, imperial examinations were allowed, private property was allowed to be restored, and wealthy households were allowed to take concubines...
"Bring a few Huguang scholars who surrendered and let them speak out and tell Marquis Yuan Lin that I was by no means killing innocent people indiscriminately in Huguang. All places followed the regulations of the Ming Dynasty. Nothing has changed."
"the most important is,"
Liu Zhaosun emphasized:
"Let Yuan Linhou and other Ming officials know that I and my Qi army and people are not Tartars, let alone savage beasts."
Note:
1. Yuan Jixian (1593-1646), courtesy name Jitong and nickname Linhou. Yichun people. Minister of the Ming Dynasty. In the fifth year of Tianqi's reign, he was awarded Jinshi and was awarded to practitioners. In the third year of Chongzhen's reign, he was promoted to censor and invigilated the examination. In the seventh year of Chongzhen's reign, he was appointed as Shanxi's Tixue Minister. In the tenth year of Chongzhen's reign, he was appointed as the councilor of Huguang and was stationed in Wuchang. He led his troops to quell the water thieves and rejuvenate the country. He also served as Huguang Qianshi, patrolled Wuchang and Huangzhou, defeated Lao Huihui, Ge Guoyan and other seven major tribes in Huangpi and Huang'an, and built the city of Huanggang. In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, he was appointed to the Ministry of War and was stationed in Jiujiang. He was the governor of Jiangxi, Huguang, Anqing, Yingtian and other military affairs. The rebel army captured Wuchang, Zuo Liangyu led his troops eastward, and Yuan Jixian went to Wuhu to persuade Zuo Liangyu to regain Wuchang. In the first year of Hongguang's reign, he was lured into the army and placed under house arrest by Zuo Mengeng. Zuo Mengeng surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and presented Yuan Jixian for merit. Yuan Jixian refused to surrender and was escorted to Beijing and imprisoned. He died in June of the third year of Shunzhi.
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