Cao Zhongda
This name can be said to be refreshing. Could this man be the love child of Cao Cao and Sima Yi? This is a small misunderstanding. In fact, his original name was Cao Hongda, but he changed "Hong" to "Zhong" to avoid taboos. For the convenience of description, we will call him by his common name Cao Zhongda.
This gentleman can be called the queen of generals. His grandfather was Cao Xin, who was first a general in Linping and one of the founding members of the "Hangzhou Badu". He was almost equal to Qian Liu. One day, Cao Xin had a dream. He dreamed that a god said to him, "I will become your son with two thousand stones." Soon, his wife gave birth to a boy, named Cao Gui.
Cao Xin didn't know the meaning of the dream, so he asked his neighbors about it. Everyone was puzzled. After some discussion, everyone thought that this dream indicated that the child would definitely become an outstanding farmer in the future, with an output of two thousand shi per mu. satellite.
In fact, two thousand stones refers to official salary, which is equivalent to cadres at the governor and county guard levels.
Cao Gui showed a unique temperament since he was a child. He was courageous and strong, and never suffered losses in fights. When he grew up, he followed Qian Liu and became a general in Jiahe County. Once when Huainan besieged Jiahe County, Cao Gui and his cousin Cao Shilu defended the city. At that time, the enemy was outnumbered and Huainan could not be captured for a long time. There were "experts" in the army who knew how to "look forward to the situation" and said that although Jiahe County was small, it was There is a tiger-general spirit in the sky above the city, which is unattainable.
When the Huainan Corps was frantically attacking the city, brothers Cao Gui and Cao Shilu held a banquet on the top of the city. The band played music and the two drank heavily. They enjoyed themselves amidst the crossfire of arrows and stones. Everyone admired their courage. Soon after, reinforcements arrived and the siege of Jiahe was resolved. Cao Gui moved to Suzhou to establish an envoy based on his merit.
In the early years of the Later Liang Dynasty, the Huainan army besieged Suzhou. It was the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Cao Gui and Cao Shilu decorated the city with lanterns. The soldiers and civilians celebrated the Lantern Festival. At the same time, they ordered the release of the Huainan prisoners, allowing them to freely watch the lanterns in the city and enjoy the festival. .
What to do if the prisoner escapes? What if they deliberately cause destruction?
It is precisely because of all kinds of concerns that Cao Gui did this "to show calmness", just like drinking and feasting on the city top, this is the greatest deterrent to the enemy. Translated into current terms, that's not very harmful but extremely insulting.
Cao Shilu was short in stature, so Qian Liu personally gave him a nickname - "Today's Yan Ping Zhongye", comparing him to Yan Zi, and speculated that this man was better at civil affairs, while Cao Gui should be more into martial arts. The two brothers were a perfect match. Protect Jiahe and Suzhou.
Cao Zhongda is the son of Cao Gui and the grandson of Cao Xin.
According to records, when Cao Zhongda was born, the whole room was filled with purple light. Obviously, this was no ordinary child. Cao Gui's training and shaping of Cao Zhongda can be described as very strict, a typical "tiger dad".
The first is "hungry for its body skin".
Cao Gui deliberately did not let him eat enough. He distributed his food to slaves and servants, and did not let him wear cotton-padded clothes in winter. Although he was born into a wealthy general's family, he could not enjoy the life of a second-generation rich man who had no worries about food and clothing. Like many children from poor families, they don’t have enough to eat and don’t have enough clothes to wear.
The second is "working one's muscles and bones".
Cao Gui tempered his perseverance through hard physical labor and asked him to move bricks on the construction site - this is not a joke, it is real bricks, real bricks - "Japanese order luck".
Tiger fathers do this out of love for their children. When Cao Zhongda grew up, Cao Gui, like all parents, began to worry about his children's marriage. Forced marriage was a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. At first, Cao Gui planned to marry Chen Xun's daughter from Muzhou for him.
Chen Xun, Chen Sheng's younger brother. Chen Sheng is one of the "Eight Capitals of Hangzhou", equal to Qian Liu.
However, just when it was time to get married, an "expert" divined a divination for Cao Gui, saying that if Chen Xun failed, he would not be able to make friends with him, and it would be auspicious for him to marry someone else's daughter.
Sure enough, after the "Xu and Xu Rebellion", Chen Xun of Muzhou also betrayed Qian Liu and colluded with Huainan to rebel. The Cao family was lucky that they did not board the Chen family's pirate ship.
So which girl did Cao Zhongda marry in the end? Answer: The Qian family. When he was passing through Hangzhou, Qian Liu took a fancy to this handsome young man in the crowd at a glance, and then married his sister to him.
After marrying Qian Liu's sister, Cao Zhongda suddenly became the "own member" of Qian's group, and he was a relative of the emperor and the country.
Qian Liu had great trust in his brother-in-law, and Cao Zhongda became one of Tuogu's important ministers. During Qian Yuanguan's mourning period, he asked Cao Zhongda to "know the political affairs". Because Qian Yuanguan had not been named "king" at that time, he could not appoint the prime minister. The "power to know the political affairs" was actually the regent and the prime minister. After Qian Yuanguan was canonized as King of Wuyue, he immediately worshiped Cao Zhongda as prime minister.
Cao Zhongda accompanied Qian Yuanguan to the finish line. Qian Yuanguan died in August 941, and Cao Zhongda died of illness in 943.
Pi Guangye
Pi Guangye's father appears at the beginning of the book. He is the famous Tang Dynasty poet and writer Pi Rixiu.
Pi Rixiu also had the honorable label of failing to win many times. Later, he finally passed in 867, ranking first and last. Although he was the last one, he had finally entered the system. It is said that Comrade Pi Rixiu was isolated and ostracized because of his ugly appearance and stubborn personality. He was quickly transferred to Suzhou from the central government and became a military judge in Suzhou.
What's even more unfortunate is that not long after arriving in Suzhou, Huang Chao ravaged Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The Cao army captured Pi Rixiu and took him north. Later, Huang Chao took control of Chang'an, proclaimed himself emperor and founded the country, and appointed Pi Rixiu as the founding prime minister of Huang Qi's regime.
This is Pi Rixiu's most controversial and confusing history. Some sources say that in order to please Huang Chao, Pi Rixiu wrote a hymn to Huang Chao, but he was killed because the wording offended Huang Chao; some said that Pi Rixiu refused to serve as Huang Qi's prime minister and wrote a poem to satirize Huang Chao, deliberately angering Huang Chao and being executed. Kill; some sources say that Pi Rixiu had been surviving under the Huang Qi regime until Huang Chao was defeated in Chang'an, and Pi Rixiu escaped in disguise, and his whereabouts are unknown since then...
Put aside Pi Rixiu and talk about his days in Suzhou. He gave birth to a son in Suzhou, who is today's protagonist Pi Guangye.
Pi Rixiu was very attentive to Pi Guangye's education and did not want his son to repeat the bad luck of failing to pass the exams and finishing at the bottom. Pi Guangye was very smart and hard-working. It is said that he could write good articles at the age of 10 and became famous in his hometown. When he grew older, he contributed articles to Qian Liu, was appreciated, and was used as an aide by Qian Liu.
When Zhu Youzhen of the Later Liang Dynasty first came to the throne, Qian Liu wanted to send someone to visit the Later Liang Dynasty. However, due to the obstruction of Huainan, the envoy could only take a long way around, from Zhejiang to the south to Fujian, then from Fujian to the west via Jiangxi to Guangxi, and then to the north. , from Hunan to Hubei, and finally into Henan and arrived in Bianzhou. The road is tortuous, but the future is bright. Qian Liu asked his left and right staff who was willing to take this trip. They all shook their heads because they were tired of traveling far away. At this time, Pi Guangye stepped forward to shoulder this important task.
Finally, after half a year of tossing and turning, Pi Guangye finally arrived in Bianzhou, which was like learning from the West. The newly enthroned Zhu Youzhen needed to be recognized by all parties the most. Pi Guangye, who spent more than half a year detouring around half of China and traveling through multiple feudal areas, naturally received warm hospitality from Zhu Youzhen.
Zhu Youzhen conferred the title of Qian Liu as the Grand Marshal of the World's Military and Horses, and granted him the privilege of opening a government office and appointing officials and subordinates; he granted Pi Guangye the rank of Jinshi, Secretary Lang, Youbu Que, internal worship, and gold and purple...
This critical appointment established Pi Guangye's position in the Qian Group.
Soon after, Huainan offered an olive branch to Qian Liu and requested to ease relations between the two countries. Qian Liu named Pi Guangye as the special envoy to visit Huai; when Zhu Youzhen ordered Qian Chuanjue to be his consort, Pi Guangye went to Bianzhou as the special envoy to welcome the bride. Welcome. Due to his meritorious service, he was promoted to the post of Observer Envoy of Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces.
Talented and capable, and able to show his sense of responsibility to the group at critical moments, Pi Guangye was eventually selected as Qian Liu's trusted advisor. During Qian Yuanguan's mourning period, he ordered Pi Guangyequan to know the affairs of Dongfu. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he became prime minister on the same day as Cao Zhongda and Shen Song.
Pi Guangye also accompanied Qian Yuanguan throughout his life. Like Cao Zhongda, he died of illness in 943.
