Chapter 330 Homeless
Withered vines, old trees and dim crows, small bridges and flowing water, people's homes, west wind and thin horses on the ancient road. Sunset, heartbroken people in the horizon. --------- Yuan Ma Zhiyuan's "Autumn Thoughts on the Pure Sky and Shasha"
It is said that Man Chong Man Boning lost Puyang, escaped from the south gate, and fled to the west along the decaying grass on the north bank of the extremely dark Yellow River. There were only a dozen riders left with him. He was busy like a fish that slipped through the net, and hurried like a bereaved dog. In the dark night, fortunately, his subordinates still carried the gong used for withdrawing troops. Man Chong's heart moved, and after he completely got rid of the pursuers, he asked someone to tap a few times with a unique rhythm every once in a while.
Sure enough, a few torches suddenly rose in the darkness on the Yellow River. It was Xu Huang and Xu Gongming who had successfully burned down Mengjin and returned at night.
The two famous generals of the Cao family finally met in the night boat. The Manchu general told Gongming about the fall of Puyang, with tears in his eyes. Although Xu Huang was the commander-in-chief of the White Tiger Army, he could not immediately accuse him, so he had to write a battle report and find someone to find a way to report it to Xun Wenruo to plead guilty.
The soldiers delivering the battle report have a small target and can naturally find a way to cross the war zone, but this is not necessarily the case for a large army. Moreover, Man Chong and Xu Huang already know that Long Zhu’s methods are unpredictable. There must be an ambush waiting on the north bank of the Yellow River. Now that they are newly defeated, they must decide Don’t fall into the trap easily again.
Xu Huang said: "Bo Ning, although Mengjin has been captured, there is no danger to defend the ferry. It is too dangerous to set up camp. The food and grass I brought are limited. It seems inappropriate to go deep into the mountains to hide. It would be too much to go directly to the south bank of the Yellow River. Danger. How should we deal with it now?"
Xu Huang was also a little confused. Man Chong whimpered and gasped, and was silent for a moment. There was an awkward embarrassment in the cabin.
At this moment, the warship was berthing on the north bank of the Yellow River in the Chenliu section. When the torch light was lit, it happened to be observed by the coastal observation post arranged by Zhang Liao. Knowing that the matter was of great importance, the observation post rode back to Chenliu overnight to report.
In the cabin, Man Chong finally recovered a little and said: "This section is too dangerous. We must decide where to go immediately."
"I just thought about it for a long time, and there are only a few ways out. One is to go ashore on the north bank of the Yellow River and immediately defect to Yecheng. Yuan Benchu and his lord were good friends, but it was only because they were gaining power in the Central Plains and there were several conflicts over the ownership of Puyang that they decided There is some rebellion.”
"Now that the situation has changed, both Cao and Yuan have been attacked by surrounding forces. If they can unite, they can still dominate the Central Plains."
"The second is to land on the south bank of Mengjin and defect to Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu will definitely not let him enter the city, but he is short of major generals and will definitely accept our Chang'an troops to deal with Wang Yue and Huang Gai. In this way, the food and grass are guaranteed, and we can temporarily rely on Yuan Shu to survive. , is also a policy, find a way to return after stabilizing."
"The other way is to enter the empty areas of Bingzhou and occupy counties and wait for the opportunity, such as the cases of Li Jue and Guo Si."
Xu Huang pondered for a long time, then he decided immediately and said: "Since we have docked on the north bank, how about trying to join Yuan Shao?"
Man Chong said: "I have a relationship with Yuan Shao's subordinate Chen Lin. Now that the general has decided, the army will go ashore first, and I will find a way to contact Chen Lin first."
Both of them acted resolutely and immediately ordered the army to abandon the ship and go ashore, leaving a thousand troops to watch the ship, while the rest of the troops crossed Anyang and rushed to Yecheng.
Chen Lin, courtesy name Kong Zhang, was born in Sheyang, Guangling. She was one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an" and was as famous as Kong Rong.
In the last years of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Chen Lin served as the chief secretary of General He Jin. In order to punish the eunuchs, He Jin summoned the generals from all over the country to Luoyang, the capital. Chen Lin tried to stop him, but He Jin refused to accept it, and was eventually defeated and killed. Dong Zhuo was wreaking havoc on Luoyang, so Chen Lin took refuge in Jizhou and entered the Yuan Shao shogunate. After Yuan Shao's defeat, Chen Lin was captured by Cao's army. Cao Cao loved his talents and did not blame him. He was appointed as the commander of the air force division to offer wine, and he and Ruan Yu were in charge of the recording office. Later he moved to serve as the Prime Minister's subordinate governor. In the 22nd year of Jian'an (217), he, Liu Zhen, Ying Jue and Xu Qian were infected with the epidemic and died.
When Chen Lin entered the chief register, the eunuchs were in power. He Jin wanted to kill the eunuchs, but the Queen Mother firmly opposed it. He Jin wanted to summon local powerful people and lead troops to Xianyang, the capital, to intimidate and kidnap the Queen Mother. Chen Lin strongly objected. However, He Jin ignored the advice and insisted on going his own way, insisting on bringing troops from local areas to the capital to threaten him. As a result, Dong Zhuo led his troops to the capital and established himself as Grand Master, deposed the young emperor and established the emperor Xian. Social turmoil arose, accelerating the collapse of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He Jin was also killed in the chaos.
After He Jin's death, Chen Lin took refuge and attached herself to Yuan Shao. In the first year of Jian'an (196), Cao Cao sent troops to besiege Zang Hong's ally Zhang Chao in Yongqiu. At this time, Zang Hong, who served as the governor of Yuan Shaodong County, "went to Yuan Shao for help." Yuan Duo and Cao Cao made peace and refused to send troops to rescue. Yongqiu was defeated, and Zhang Chao committed suicide on the city. So Zang Hongyi was filled with anger and confronted Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao sent troops to attack, but "it has not been defeated for years", but Zang Hong used a weak army to fight a strong one, and with a death plan, he vowed to defend the poor city and fight to the end. Seeing this scene, Chen Lin, who was also working under Yuan Shao at this time, felt that the situation was serious and quickly wrote a letter to persuade. Zang Hong wrote back specifically to express his feelings.
In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 years), the Battle of Guandu broke out. Chen Lin wrote "An Essay on Yuzhou for Yuan Shao" and denounced Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao was suffering from a headache and was in bed. As he was lying down reading Chen Lin's essay, he broke into a cold sweat and suddenly got up. The headache suddenly recovered.
After Yuan Shao's defeat, Chen Lin joined Cao Cao. Cao Cao appointed him as the commander of the military affairs department and in charge of the memorial office. Most of the military and state letters were written by Chen Lin and Ruan Yu. Cao Cao loved Chen Lin's talent so much that sometimes Cao Cao could not add or subtract a single word from Chen Lin's works.
In the 22nd year of Jian'an (217), the Dingyou epidemic broke out, and Chen Lin contracted the disease and died.
Chen Lin has great literary talent, and her representative poem is "Drinking Horses in the Great Wall Cave", which describes the suffering brought by heavy labor to the people, which is of great practical significance. The whole poem is written in a dialogue style, with a strong influence from Yuefu folk songs. It is one of the earliest Yuefu poems proposed by literati. In addition to "Essays for Yuan Shao on Yuzhou", there are also "Essays for Cao Hong and Shizi" etc. His prose style is majestic, thoughtful and powerful, so Cao Pi commented that "Kong Zhang Zhang Biao is extremely strong" ("You and Wu Zhishu"). The representative works of Ci Fu include "Fu on Wu Jun", which praises Yuan Shaoke's achievements in destroying Gongsun Zan. It is quite magnificent and was also called a famous poem at the time. In addition, "Ode to Shenwu" praises Cao Cao's military splendor during his northern campaign against Wuhuan, and its style is similar to "Ode to Wujun". Chen Lin changed his master three times during the turbulent times between Han and Wei, which to a certain extent showed his passion for fame. This passion is also reflected in his work. Compared with other "Seventh Sons", his poems and poems are more prominent in expressing the content of "establishing one's virtue and pursuing one's fame".
Chen Lin was good at writing chapters and epilogues, with a relatively bold style, concentrated writing, and strong writing power. She was as famous as Ruan Yu at the time. Chen Lin wrote many famous official documents, including "Essay on Yuzhou for Yuan Shao". Liu Xie also did not hesitate to praise Chen Lin's outstanding achievements in the writing of chapters and statements: "Wen Xin Diao Long· Cai Lue" said that Chen Lin was "good at the sound of Fu Xi"; "Wen Xin Diao Dragon· Xi Yi" It is also said that "Chen Lin's call to Yuzhou is as strong as his bones"; the chapter "Wen Xin Diao Long·Zhang Biao" says again that "Lin and Yu Zhang Biao were well-known at that time; Kong Zhang said they were strong, so they were famous".
Chen Lin was also good at writing poems. There are only four of her poems left. The representative one is "Drinking Horses in the Great Wall Cave", which describes the suffering brought by heavy labor to the people and expresses the poet's sympathy for the people. The whole poem is written in the form of a dialogue, with a strong influence of Yuefu folk songs. It is one of the earliest literati to compose Yuefu poems. The poetic style is simple, vivid and full of folk song characteristics. It is not only praised by later poetry critics, but also has great influence on the poetry of the Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties. The creation had a profound impact.
In her appeal, Chen Lin listed many of Cao Cao's crimes and scolded three generations of Cao Cao's ancestors. Later, Cao Cao burned Yuan Shao's grain and grass warehouse and defeated Yuan Shao. Chen Lin had no choice but to join Cao Cao. Cao Cao angrily accused Chen Lin and said, "How dare you come to see me! When you wrote a petition for Yuan Shao, you just blamed me for my faults. Why did you still scold three generations of my ancestors?" Chen Lin replied with a frown: "My At that time, we were forced by the situation and had to do that. There was no other way! It was like an arrow that had been placed on the bow string and had to be launched." Cao Cao cherished Chen Lin's talent and no longer pursued that matter. It turned out to be a nice saying.
I want to know if Chen Lin can persuade Yuan Shao to accept Man Chong's army and send troops to help Xu Huang retake Puyang. Let's hear about it next time.
