Zhang Xiancun was a young man who was very talented in painting. Before he was fifteen years old, he had the vague impression of entering into a family.
He is also very skilled in calligraphy, and his facial skills can be said to be both spiritual and physical.
But all this has nothing to do with Zhang Xian. I, Zhang Shengren, may be able to plagiarize two poems, but I will be caught blind in calligraphy and painting.
Zhang Xiancun's current achievements are partly due to his mother Li Ruoliu's perverted supervision. On the other hand, Zhang Xiancun's artistic gene may have been activated in Captain Chi's family.
This made Zhang Yan always feel that this boy was unkind to me. Until now, when another side of Zhang Xiancun suddenly appeared, Zhang Yan suddenly felt that this was indeed my son.
After getting Zhang Gao's permission to visit Sun Guangxian, Zhang Xiancun asked Zhang Gao for the right to handle the palace and attendants in King Jing's palace.
The Jing Palace of the Gao family sounds like a royal palace, but in fact it is just the administrative office of the former Jingnan Jiedushi, so it is not very big, and the number of palaces and attendants is only a hundred or so.
Moreover, due to the small land area of Nanping, there are only three states, among which Guizhou and Xiazhou are sparsely populated, so the main population is in Jiangling.
Because the Gao family did not proclaim themselves emperor and the country was weak, there were no eunuchs in King Jing's palace. Even these palaces and attendants were basically selected from Jiangling City.
Often they are bought at a young age, and then become the slaves of the Gao family for life.
Zhang Xiancun wanted the right to dispose of these people, not to use them as his servants, but to release them.
Starting from the Jing Palace, Zhang Xiancun asked his sworn brother Yang Jiye to follow him. Among the one hundred soldiers, he also selected some who looked upright and changed into regular clothes with him.
Zhang Xiancun is wearing a purple robe with a round collar and a crown of virtue on his head. Next to him was an entourage who was also wearing a round collar robe and a military bean hat. This look immediately attracted the attention of many Jiangling people.
Originally there weren't many people on the street, but Zhang Xiancun's appearance was really good. A young man with red lips and white teeth, a white jade on his waist, and a purple robe and an auspicious color passed through the city. There were always curious people coming out to watch the fun.
Zhang Xiancun also gave full play to the acting talent inherited from Zhang Xi. When he met an old man on the roadside, he would definitely come down and have a chat, and asked him to lead dozens of palaces and attendants along the way to look for his family.
Every time he found a family member, he would give money and release him in public. When he saw other people crying, he could still shed a few tears.
Such a handsome young man, who looked so kind, immediately caused a sensation.
Some older girls and younger wives appeared from nowhere. They were laughing and pointing in Jiangling dialect that Zhang Xiancun could not understand.
After the city was broken, what were the people most afraid of?
That’s adultery!
Because of the loss of property, the people must have had that consciousness. Even if the Zhou army did not loot, according to the rules, the people of Jiangling must pay a sum of money to avoid disasters.
But if the army starts committing adultery, it means that discipline is completely broken, and the officers cannot restrain them. They often kill people and set fires, which starts with adultery.
At this moment, many girls and wives came out, but neither the young master nor the armored guards behind him showed any aggression, which immediately made the people of Jiangling City feel much more at ease.
Some people in the crowd began to whisper and ask, who is this young man? The knowledgeable person pointed to the silver-edged Sanchen flags and explained.
Only then did the people know that this handsome young man was actually the eldest son of Prince Shaoming!
Now everyone felt more relieved. At least with the emperor's eldest son here, no soldiers would dare to follow him and shout to kill him. As for the older girls and younger wives, they were even more excited.
At first, only a few dozen people followed. After making a large circle, more than 40 palace servants and chamberlains were released. When they arrived at the entrance of Sun Guangxian's mansion, there was already a sea of people, at least a thousand people.
Inside the door, Sun Guangxian was actually very uneasy because the battle was too big.
This is not the Song and Ming Dynasty in history. During the Song and Ming Dynasty, the emperor invited anyone to come out for a big event. It was a big deal to gain face. I couldn't help but say something like, "I am a leisurely cloud and a wild crane, and I have no intention of fame." 'Yunyun.
But this is the fifth generation! If Sun Guangxian dared to pull him like this, he would be hacked to death on the spot by the furious soldier, or he would be broken into the house in the middle of the night and cut in half.
Sun Guangxian originally thought that Zhang Yan would ask Lu Yan to invite him, or that he would come to invite him after the urgent matters were dealt with.
Well, Sun Guangxian has shown that he never forgets Gao's kindness and loyalty, and secondly, he does feel guilty in his heart, which can somewhat alleviate his guilt.
In the end, it was Zhang Xiancun who had caused such a big battle. If he couldn't go out now, the guards around Zhang Xiancun would not be able to spare him. If he went out, all the reputation he had accumulated would be lost.
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, Zhang Xiancun took out a long volume of calligraphy from the guard beside him, and then stood outside the door and spoke loudly.
"I heard that Sun Jiedu of Nanping was good at facial expressions, muscles, willows, and bones. Not only Zhang Xiancun, he had been practicing facial expressions for ten years. Now I am copying the poems of General Pei, Duke Wen of Yan Lu. I came here to ask for Sun Jiedu's correction."
Duke Wenzhong of Yan Lu was Yan Zhenqing, and "Poems of General Pei" was the representative work of Yan Ti. Zhang Xiancun had been practicing Yan Ti for a long time, and used this as a stepping stone, which could be said to have given Sun Guangxian face.
It’s really unconventional and satisfying! Sun Guangxian praised it in his heart, so he ordered his family to open the middle door. The whole family bowed to the left and right sides and asked Zhang Xian to deposit inside.
Although Sun Guangxian's mansion has few furnishings, it is spacious enough, and even many people came in.
Sun Guangxian unfolded the calligraphy and took a look, his eyes flashed with surprise. He even suspected that the calligraphy was not written by Zhang Xiancun.
Because Zhang Xiancun's copying is already very charming. At this age, if you are not born with talent, you will never be able to practice to this point.
He let out a long sigh, "The face and body are famous for their clumsy and thick body, as well as their strength and majesty. It is very rare for a young person to be quick and agile to achieve this kind of charm.
Looking at people by words, the great man has not yet lost his crown, but has already shed his childishness, and his future is limitless. "
Zhang Xiancun smiled shyly and said, "Mr. Sun is an elder and I really don't deserve such an exaggerated praise.
When the boy came from Jingnan Palace, he saw the saint summoning the civil and military officials in Jingnan to discuss matters. He is a great talent in Jingnan, why should he avoid seeing him? "
Sun Guangxian hid his face and sighed, "My servant is a minister of the Gao family, but he persuades his master to give up his inheritance. If he can't do anything for it, how can he have the face to be loyal to his new master?"
Zhang Xiancun waved his hand to the people outside, then looked at Sun Guangxian and said seriously.
"Where does the Gao family's salary come from? It comes from hundreds of thousands of people in Jingnan.
The Gao family was supported by them, so the people of Jingnan were protected for forty years in this troubled time.
Now that the Holy Emperor of the Central Plains has emerged, the Gao family donated land in order to prevent these hundreds of thousands of beings from being caught in the flames of war.
Your husband also needs to be supported by the people of Jingnan. At this moment when everyone is uneasy, shouldn't he take the initiative to help the Holy Emperor stabilize the place? "
As soon as Zhang Xiancun said this, the people outside were also shouting for Sun Guangxian to come out.
This leader of Nanping government affairs, who was not greedy for money but only loved books, was still very prestigious among the people of Jiangling.
When the matter reached this point, it was of course impossible for Sun Guangxian to refuse anymore. He was a little excited and followed Zhang Xiancun to the Jing Palace under the gaze of thousands of people.
The people were jubilant, and everyone felt that the Emperor of Zhou was really different from others.
And when they worked hard to spread the news that Sun Guangxian would be reused by the imperial court, people's hearts finally settled down.
. . . .
By the time Sun Guangxian arrived at Jingwang Palace, Zhang Gao had already completely grasped Jiangling City's navy and army.
At the same time, the Hanshandu Navy and the Nanping Flying Tiger Army were mixed together, and they basically controlled the three water cities in Jiangling, making preparations in case the Southern Tang Navy came upstream from Ezhou.
"I, Nanping Sun Guangxian, pay homage to the saint." As soon as Sun Guangxian came in, he bowed down and bowed down.
Zhang Hao laughed and walked towards Sun Guangxian, reaching out to hold his arm, "I have ordered the Imperial Medical Office to summon more than ten famous doctors who are skilled in medical skills to compile the treatise on febrile diseases presented by Gao Sanlang, and compile it into a new treatise on febrile diseases and miscellaneous diseases. , will be published all over the world soon, you, Sun Mengwen, have done a great job in preserving this out-of-print book!"
Sun Guangxian didn't expect that the first thing Zhang Yan said when he saw him was this. He didn't expect that Zhang Yan would finish sorting out the treatise on typhoid fever so quickly, and he was suddenly filled with emotion.
We must know that after Gao Jixing, the Wuxin King of Nanping, obtained this book, he once regarded it as a magical secret book containing the flesh and bones of the living dead and refused to show it to others. However, Zhang Yan had such great courage and directly published it to the world for the benefit of the people.
"The benevolence of saints is far better than that of mediocre people in the world." Sun Guangxian couldn't help but sigh.
"Since you know that the world is full of mediocre people, why do you still shut yourself up? Am I so unworthy of your help?"
Zhang Gao was a little dissatisfied because he felt that Sun Guangxian didn't want to be an official, but he knew that Zhang Gao always valued loyalty, and he might want to control it a little and give Zhang Gao a better impression.
In fact, Zhang Yan's guess was not unreasonable, because Sun Guangxian did have this idea.
You must know that in history, he also persuaded Gao Jichong to surrender to the Northern Song Dynasty, but when Zhao Kuangyin wanted to grant him an official position, Sun Guangxian did not hesitate at all.
Some of these actions can be done in front of Zhang Yan, but Zhao Da in history did not have such magnanimity and patience.
As soon as Sun Guangxian heard Zhang Yan's tone, he knew that he had overacted a little, but he couldn't look back at this time. He thought about it for a while, then he simply stopped acting and said whatever he thought.
"I traveled to various countries in the past, but I was not reused. Only King Wuxin treated me as a scholar of the country, and King Jing also entrusted me with state affairs after he succeeded to the throne.
Today, the Gao family does not exist, but the servants persuaded him, but he really has no shame in using this as a way to enter the imperial court. "
When Sun Guangxian said this, Zhang Yan also felt that his tone just now was a little wrong.
Since I want to raise the banner of loyalty, I naturally have to allow the people below to perform more or less, not to mention that Sun Guangxian is not completely performing.
So Zhang Gao pondered for a while and said to Sun Guangxian: "The Gao family is originally a minister of the imperial court, not the leader of the arrogant separatist regimes such as Meng Shu and Nan Han.
It’s not that the Gao family doesn’t exist now that they have donated soil, but it is more beneficial to them. You don’t have to worry about it so much. "
After saying that, Zhang Yan took Sun Guangxian's hand and walked to the laid out map, "Can you trust General Guizhou? What is the combat effectiveness of the navy of Meng Shu Ningjiang Army? Can Xiazhou pass the letter?"
As the leader of Jingnan's government affairs, you must ask Sun Guangxian to be sure about these matters, and Sun Guangxian also answered them one by one.
It was explained very clearly who should be sent to take over Guizhou and Xiazhou, as well as the mountain strongholds and water strongholds that Meng Shu defended along the Yangtze River in Nanping as a whole, and Zhang Yan was even more satisfied.
But Sun Guangxian knew very well that since Zhang Yan had just asked that, he couldn't ask for Zhang Yan's official position.
Because once he accepted Zhang Yan's official position, especially a relatively high official position, it proved that he was posturing, so no matter how Zhang Yan persuaded Sun Guangxian, he would not accept it.
Seeing that the situation was deadlocked again, Lu Yan finally came out to rescue him, and he said to Zhang Yan.
"Sun Mengwen once said that it would be better to know that Huolin's pen is used instead of relying on the horse.
Now that the Holy Dynasty is in full swing, it is time to prepare to compile history books for the Great Dynasty as well as the Zhu Liang and Later Dynasties.
Sun Mengwen has read thousands of books and loves this book so much, why not order him to compile the national book for the Tang Dynasty first. "
Zhang Yan's eyes lit up. It was a common practice in Chinese history for the new dynasty to compile the credential for the previous dynasty.
However, during the forty years of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, there were endless wars in the world, which was not as stable as the mid-Tang Dynasty. In addition, because martial men were completely in power, few people put this matter on the agenda.
Only when the Later Tang Dynasty was established, in order to emphasize the legal system, preparations were made to revise the national certificate for the Tang Dynasty. However, until the fall of the Later Tang Dynasty, the preparation work was not completed.
It was not until the sixth year of Tianfu of Shi Jin Dynasty (941) that he started to edit it, and it was completed in the second year of Kaiyun (945). This is the historical "Old Book of Tang".
But at this time, the cultivation was not completed at all, because as soon as Zhang Gao flapped his butterfly wings, the Khitans entered the Central Plains a little more than a year early.
Faced with the threat of Khitan invasion and the floods, droughts and locust disasters that swept through Henan, Hebei, Hedong and Guanzhong, the editing work encountered great difficulties.
Before the book was compiled, the Khitans went to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo. Zhao Ying, the supervisor in charge of compiling the Tang Book, offended Shi Chonggui and was demoted to Huazhou, and soon surrendered to Zhang Xian.
Liu Yu, the deputy supervisor, died when the Khitans entered Tokyo, and editors Zhang Yuan and Jia Wei fled.
Zhao Xi and others defected to the Khitans and searched for money for the Khitans, but were beaten to death by the revolting people.
So the current Tang Shu is equivalent to about 70% of the revision, but things have stopped.
The former Zhang Jun pacified the north, and Nanping was also achieved. After a series of benevolent policies, the national strength began to recover. It was the time to revise the credentials of the previous dynasty.
Moreover, historically, because the Old Tang Book was compiled too hastily, and because the national power of the Later Jin Dynasty was limited, the four parties were dissatisfied, and the Khitan was eyeing it, there was no energy to find more historical materials to make the Old Tang Book more perfect.
In addition, Shi Chonggui was a fool and didn't pay much attention to these things, so the Old Tang Book was despised by many literati in the past.
That's all, the biggest problem still led to the emergence of the New Book of Tang.
It turned out that during the period of Song Renzong, Song Renzong believed that the old Tang books were vulgar and shallow, so he decided to rewrite the history of the Tang Dynasty and asked Ouyang Xiu to edit the new Tang books.
This is simply a disaster. Ouyang Xiu can be regarded as a great person, but his moral obsession is too serious. He made a large number of deletions in the history of the Tang Dynasty based on his personal likes and dislikes.
He not only greatly deleted and altered the records of Zhu Wen and even the Zhu and Liang dynasties, but also criticized the leaders of the peasant uprisings in the late Sui and late Tang Dynasties, such as Dou Jiande, Liu Heitai, Huang Chao and others, with many inaccuracies.
Even Wu Zetian did not escape the vicious hands of his old man, who called him a regicide and usurper of the country.
It's normal for people to have likes and dislikes, but when it comes to compiling history, this doesn't work.
. . . .
Zhang Yan felt that this arrangement was good, and Sun Guangxian was also very satisfied.
Compiling the history of the country is a very noble position. It can make one's name famous throughout the ages along with the history of the country. Literati of all ages have cared about this very much.
Sun Guangxian was not ambiguous at all at this moment, and he gave Zhang a big gift.
"I have been fond of poetry and calligraphy for forty years, and I have dreamed of using a lin pen to compile history for the previous dynasty. If I can get the position of editor now, I will have no regrets even if I die!"
If someone says they want to be an editor, then they definitely want to be a supervisor, because editing is hard work.
From the Tang Dynasty to Zhu Liang and the Later Tang Dynasty, the historical data are as vast as smoke. They need to be sorted out bit by bit, and they also have to distinguish the authenticity and organize them. The matter is both complicated and trivial.
As a supervisor, I can come and take a look and give some pointers when I have nothing to do. It would be great to be the first author without being tired.
But when Sun Guangxian said he wanted to be an editor, that meant he really wanted to be an editor, because he was a book addict and his favorite thing was writing work. What others saw as drudgery was, in his eyes, a good job.
His arsenic is mine honey. That’s true!
Zhang Gao immediately ordered the establishment of a chief office for the compilation of the history of the Three Dynasties, with Zhang Xichong, a subordinate of Shangshu Ling and Tong Zhongshu, as the president.
Hexi Province Pingzhang, Xijing Chengtian Prefecture left behind, Liangzhou Prefecture Yin Pei Yuan, the two servants Zhong He Ning were the vice presidents, and Feng Dao, the Minister of Rites and the Councilor and Political Officer, was the supervisor.
Sun Guangxian was appointed as Hanlin Bachelor, Zhongshu Provincial Writer, National History Supervisor and Editor-in-Chief, Lu Yan was appointed editor, and the remaining editors were selected from Zhang Zhou's Hanlin Academy and Imperial College.
Sun Guangxian burst into tears with gratitude, but Zhang Yan helped him up and gave him strict instructions.
“The first priority in compiling the history of the country is to seek truth from facts, don’t be embarrassed by the venerable, and don’t be afraid of people saying that you mirror our dynasty.
Inaccuracies need to be discussed by many people before they can be discarded and noted in the non-compiled history of the country. "
Sun Guangxian accepted the order, and Zhang Yan's work on stabilizing Nanping was basically completed.
This time it was almost peaceful, and Nanping was returned to the imperial court.
The Gao family's initiative to donate land played a big role. Otherwise, it would have been very troublesome for them to resist desperately given the strength and danger of Jiangling City.
So Zhang Gao left Gao Congjiao in Jiangling and still served as his king of Jing and governor of Jingnan.
However, except for a few Gao family members such as Gao Baoshen who could stay in Jiangling to take care of Gao Congjie, the rest of the Gao family's more than 170 royal family members were all moved away by Zhang Gao.
After taking Nanping this time, Zhang Yan obtained the treasures accumulated by the Gao family in Nanping for forty years, worth 1.1 million guan. In particular, the Gao family's treasure house contained many rare treasures.
This is because Gao Jixing and Gao Congjie, father and son, like to rob everywhere, so they accumulated many treasures that should have been buried in the loess without a trace.
Among them, the treasures from Wang Shu's treasury that were to be transported to Luoyang after the fall of Wang Shu (former Shu) twenty years ago were worth around 450,000 guan.
This treasure of the Later Tang Dynasty, which Gao Jixing took advantage of the changes in the Xingjiao Sect, was now in the hands of Zhang Yan.
After careful calculation by the Ministry of Household Affairs and Zhongshu Shengdu Branch, Zhang returned part of the gold, silver, brocade and silk that had no tampering and no historical value to the Gao family, about 150,000 pieces.
In this way, even if the Gao family still has one or two hundred people, they can still live well with a family fortune of 150,000 yuan.
At the same time, Zhang Gao also granted the title of Gao Congjiao's disciples and allowed them to lead the governors of various states. Although they had no real power, they also had a salary and official status.
The Gao family's collection of books that Zhang Yan is most concerned about has a total of more than 200,000 volumes, including a large number of unique and unique copies.
Zhang Gao ordered Zhang Gaojie (Qiongre Duojin) to personally escort it and transport it directly to Ziwei Palace in Luoyang, the capital of China. Zhang Gao planned to build a large-scale royal library in Ziwei Palace.
Then, on the pretext of compiling the national histories of the Tang, Zhuliang, and Later Tang dynasties, Zhang Gao ordered people from all over the world to submit unique, unique, rare, and other documents and albums.
Moreover, if Zhang Gao does not want their property, as long as it is copied by the court, he will still return it to them, and depending on the degree of preciousness, it ranges from rewards to benevolent officials to property.
Finally, Zhang Gao planned to leave Yin Zhengqi (Yin Yaozi) as the commander-in-chief to oversee the military and political affairs of the Jingnan states, and led 15,000 troops to stay in Jiangling.
In order to supervise Jingnan's navy, Du Lunchixin mixed Nanping's Flying Tiger Army with Zhang Zhou's navy, and obtained 13,000 men.
Then the navy was divided into two, into Feihu Town and Feihe Town, the Forbidden Navy Navy. Du Lun Chixin was ordered to take charge of Feihe Town, and Zhao Yanjin was in charge of Feihu Town. They each built warships in Jiangling and trained the navy.
Liu Zaisheng rushed back to Xiangyang Prefecture and continued to train his navy on the Han River in Xiangyang, pretending to be ready to deal with the Southern Tang Dynasty to scare Li Jing.
Because Zhang Yan was actually a little afraid that the Southern Tang navy would come to cause trouble when he was about to march into Ma Chu.
On September 27, Zhang Gao secretly asked Yin Zhengqi to order Jiangling Mansion and wealthy families in each county with more than 300 guan to donate military supplies, and received 70,000 guan. Zhang Gao then used the money to reward the soldiers who were dispatched. of the imperial army and pro-army.
Zhang Zhou's army does have good military discipline, but it is not a living Bodhisattva, and basic rewards are still required.
Zhang Gao first gave 20,000 guans himself to reward the generals, and the 70,000 guans were all given to the soldiers.
The soldiers cheered for a while, and they got several blows without much fighting. Who could not be happy?
But the soldiers were happy and began to eat meat, drink and have fun in Jiangling City with money.
The people of Jiangling City were also happy. You must know that the Zhou army has never received a reward, that is, the Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads. At this time, the killers who wield swords and guns do not want money. Who would believe it!
The rich felt that although it was a bit heartbreaking, at least most of the family property was saved, and the lives of their families were also saved.
The common people did not contribute any money at all, but were even more happy because the consumption of the soldiers boosted the economy.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Yan was ready to return to Beijing after finalizing the plan to conquer Ma Xi'e, because he still had two major things to deal with.
First, Li Shengtian and Cao Yuanxin are leaving. They will leave for Hexi soon, and then spend the winter in Liangzhou or Shazhou. Then, taking advantage of the warm spring next year and the flowers blooming, they can follow Duanshui (Shule River) across the desert and return to Khotan. go.
The second thing is that it has been eleven years since Cao Yijin passed away, and there is still no clay in the coffin, which means he has not been buried yet.
Zhang Yan made a promise to Cao Yijin at the Crescent Moon Spring. After entering the Central Plains, he would personally carry the coffin for Cao Yijin and bury him in his hometown of Qiaojun (Bozhou). Now it is time to fulfill his promise.
(End of chapter)
