Chen Caozhi stayed at Luoyang for five days and learned about Governor of Yingchuan The first batch of five thousand dendrobium rice promised by Gao Rou has departed from Yangdi and will arrive at Luoyang soon. Shen Jin is determined that as long as there is food, even if Yan Army besieges the city, Luoyang's Eight Hundred Soldiers were also confident of holding on for more than three months, and immediately urged Chen Caozhi to rush to Chang'an as soon as possible. If they could form an alliance with Di Qin, Luoyang could avoid the risk of being attacked from both sides.
On April 26, more than 300 people Chen Caozhi, Ran Sheng, and Su Qi left Luoyang Journey West and Shen Chiqian stayed with their father. Chen Caozhi promised Shen Jin to take Shen Chiqian back when he returned to Jiangdong.
Journey West repeats Journey West, passes Xin'an Mianchi is the territory controlled by Di Qin. The two Di Qin envoys who accompanied Chen Caozhi here reported to the local garrison with a road guide (that is, a pass). The Qin soldiers turned the switch and let them go. They met Senior Clerk of the State-Supporting General who came to greet the Jin envoys. Dou Lang, go to Chang'an together immediately.
Luoyang to Xi'an is more than a thousand miles away, and the terrain gradually rises from east to west. Xiaohan is dangerous, Mount Hua is steep, and Qinling Mountains Tong Pass is invincible. The 800-mile-long Qinchuan River has been flooded by the Wei River. The mountains and rivers are majestic and majestic that Jiangnan cannot see.
Dou Lang secretly admired the Jin envoy and his entourage Soldiers. Needless to say, Chen Caozhi's grace and demeanor were beyond words, and the knowledge and knowledge occasionally revealed in his words were beyond the reach of his son Dou Tao. Looking at the three hundred Jin soldiers under his command, although they had traveled thousands of miles, their appearance was neat and tidy, and they were not tired from the long journey.
After Dragon Boat Festival Festival, on May 11th, Chen Caozhi and Dou Lang and their party came to Chang'an, an important town in the east of Lintong. Lintong is where Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Army is located, as well as the famous Mount Li Huaqing Pool, of course, there is no Huaqing Pool yet, and Emperor Qin Terracotta Army is still buried deep underground.
Eighty miles past Lintong was Chang'an. Everyone rested in Lintong for a night and set off the next day. On the way, they met Du Qian, a servant sent by the Lord of Qin, Fu Jian, to greet the Jin envoy Chen Caozhi. Du Qian's official position was above Dou Lang. Dou Lang was an official of Wang Meng, while Du Qian was an official in the court, so his status was naturally different. Jian admired Han culture and was familiar with poetry and books. After Wang Meng came to power, he copied everything about the Han and Wei systems. Fu Jian was benevolent and righteous. Every day in the palace, he asked the great Confucian scholar from Guanzhong to explain the Rites of Da Dai and Xiao Dai. This time, he sent his attendant Du Qian to welcome him fifty miles away from Chang'an, which showed that Di Qin was also a country of etiquette and righteousness.
Chen Caozhi and Dou Lang were a large group of four hundred people. They rested at Baqiao Post Station that night. From Chen Caozhi down, everyone took a refreshing bath. They entered Chang'an and Chang'an from Xuanping Gate before noon the next day. The city has been severely damaged since War of the Eight Princes, but the city is tall and the grandeur of Western and Eastern Han is still there. After Fu Jian came to the throne, it has been repaired in successive years. Although it is far from restoring the old appearance of the late Han Dynasty, Guanzhong is rich. In just ten years, the city of Chang'an has shown a prosperous scene.
At the first quarter of noon, Chen Caozhi held the Eight Chi signal and entered the city through Xuanping Gate in the middle of the three east city gates. Four Soldiers held the lead Command Spear and Gate Banner., Ran Sheng, Su Qi supported Great Jin and Soldiers, all in high spirits and walking neatly. Along the way, Han people and barbarians crowded shoulder to shoulder, vying to see the Jin envoy Chen Caozhi.
The tall horse Lu Na gave to Chen Caozhi has a mane and skin as shiny as black satin, has pointed ears and big hooves, and is an extraordinary horse. Even though there are many good horses in Kansai Longyou, mounts like Chen Caozhi are rare. Yes, not to mention that the passengers who were about to arrive were as tall as a tall tree, with a face as thick as grease, and eyes as bright as paint, with a graceful and elegant appearance just like that of a Immortal man. On the roadside, there was an old man who cherished his motherland and sighed, secretly thinking that this is my Chinese character, how can Di and Qiang Zhu Hu and those people who drink blood with hair and blood can compare!
Fu Jian met the Jin envoy Chen Caozhi at the Qin Palace Mingsheng Hall. Fu Jian was originally worried that the Jin envoy would show off as an orthodox Chinese dynasty, because Fu Jian's grandfather Fu Hong had been promoted to Emperor Mu Sima Dan was granted the title General Who Conquers the North, Commander of Military Affairs in Hebei, Inspector of Ji Province, Duke of Guangchuan Commandery, to the uncle of Fu Jian Father Fu Jian called himself Great Chanyu and Emperor. After Fu Jian came to the throne, he went to Emperor and changed his name to Heavenly King of Great Qin, but Xianbei After the Murong Clan proclaimed himself emperor, Fu Jian was immediately given the title of emperor by the ministers. Although Qin and Yan proclaimed themselves emperors one after another, both the monarchs and the ministers had a sense of hypocrisy. They implicitly believed that Jiangdong, who was on the side of peace, was still the orthodox one of Feng Zhengshuo, so if Chen Caozhi puts on the pretense of being a heavenly dynasty, which is bound to cause a conflict of etiquette, and fortunately Chen Caozhi does not pay attention to these. In Chen Caozhi's view, there is no point in fighting for these formalities. When Eastern Jin is strong enough, it will not be too late to conquer Di Qin.
Bo Yang, who is famous for writing essays, is an old scholar who is good at writing articles reversing cases and making surprising remarks. He said that Fu Jian, Li Shimin and Kangxi are the three most outstanding emperors in ancient China. Chen Caozhi I don't think so, and the other two don't care. If the Fu Jian with the huge head in front of me is really so wise, how could he collapse a huge empire that reaches to the sea in the east, Congling Mountains in the west, Jianghuai in the south, and the Arctic desert in just a few years!
. Fu Jian compared Wang Meng to Zhuge Liang. Fu Jian himself was very similar to Liu Bei. He was kinder to his subjects and was trustworthy in employing people. He gave full play to the talents of Wang Meng and other Han ministers. The difference was that Zhuge Liang was younger than Liu Bei. Liu Bei also made a big mistake in attacking Wu. With Zhuge Liang cleaning up the mess for him, the country would not be destroyed immediately. However, Wang Meng was thirteen years older than Fu Jian. Wang Meng died of illness when he was fifty-one years old. Fu Jian was only thirty-eight years old at the time. He was determined to destroy the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After the defeat of Feishui, the country was subjugated and died in less than ten years. Such a situation The emperor could not be called an outstanding monarch in any way, not to mention that Chen Caozhi also knew that this man appeared to be benevolent and righteous, but his personal morality was lacking. Fu Jian was bisexual. After destroying Yan, he brought Murong Chong, the prince of Yan State, who was known as the Phoenix, into the palace to become his male prostitute. At the same time, Also entering the palace was Murong Chong's sister Murong Qinchen (Qinghe Princess), who was known as the most beautiful woman in Xianbei. At that time, a nursery rhyme in Chang'an said, "One female and one male, both flying into the Purple Palace", which refers to the fact that Murong Qinchen and Murong Chong's sister and brother were both favored by Fu Jian.
.Murong Chui After surrendering to Qin, Fu Jian did not allow Wang Meng to kill Murong Chui, and Murong Chui is quite important, but he also summoned Mrs. Murong Chui to serve in the palace. Murong Chui can indeed tolerate it. Maybe Di Ren and Xianbei are not interested in this. They don't care, but Fu Jian's lust and benevolence to women laid hidden dangers for the collapse of his huge empire. How can such a monarch be called outstanding? Fu Jian's political achievements are mostly due to Wang Meng. Without Wang Meng, Fu Jian is just a lord who keeps Guanzhong.
Of course, these things between Fu Jian, brother Murong and Mrs. Murong Chui have not happened yet, but since Chen Caozhi knows these things, he naturally has no respect for Fu Jian in front of him. Neither Servile nor Arrogant is just exercising the etiquette of an envoy.
Fu Jian is very impressed with Chen Caozhi. Chen Caozhi has a handsome character, clear speech, and an elegant and calm temperament that makes people fall in love. Chen Caozhi presents State Letter After receiving the gifts, Fu Jian immediately ordered a banquet in the palace to entertain the Jin envoys Chen Caozhi, Wang Meng, Lü Polou, Fu Rong and other ministers.
During the banquet, Fu Jian said, "Chen Envoy, tomorrow is the day when I, Da Qin Erudite of the Imperial Academy, will give lectures. I will also go to listen to the lecture. I have heard for a long time that Chen Envoy is Jiangdong is a talented man, Mysterious Debate is invincible, and he is well versed in classics and history. I would like to invite Envoy Chen to the Imperial Academy to give lectures on the classics. I wonder if Envoy Chen would be willing to give me some advice?"
Fu Jian attached great importance to education. After he came to the throne, Academies was widely established to reward talents. All children below the rank of minister were required to enroll in school. He visited Imperial Academy every month to inspect the students' learning status and divided them into different grades. Once upon a time, he stipulated that all the central guards who were on duty in rotation must study. He also dealt with unskilled officials very harshly. Any official with more than a hundred stones, who could not learn a single subject or had no talent, would be demoted to serve the people. Therefore, Chang'an City had a strong academic atmosphere.
Chen Caozhi thought to himself, "I am from Jiangdong. I dare not speak loudly about anything else, but I represent this advanced culture. I came to the land of Dihu to show my Eastern Jin pioneering spirit. To advance culture, make Guanzhong Han people yearn for it." He then bowed and said, "Guanzhong is a country of abundance, with outstanding people and talented people, but humble foreign ministers. I came to your country from afar just with the intention of asking for advice, and I dare not obey orders."
Fu Jian was overjoyed and said, "I am very relieved that Envoy Chen has not hesitated to come to discuss peace and alliance with me, Da Qin. This alliance will be discussed between Minister Wang and Envoy Chen."
Chen Caozhi looked at Wang Meng, and Wang Meng toasted to him and said with a smile, "The alliance between the two countries will be discussed after Ambassador Chen Imperial Academy gives a lecture."
After the palace banquet, it was already dusk. Dou Lang sent Chen Caozhi back to Court of State Guest Quarters. After Chen Caozhi took a bath and changed clothes, he was sitting across from Ran Sheng and Su Qi, Quartermaster of the State Guest Quarters came to report to Wang Meng for an audience, and Chen Caozhi rushed out to greet him. With a humble speech, Wang Meng said, "Envoy Chen is a guest from afar. It is a proper courtesy that Wang comes to visit first." He immediately entered the hall and sat down, Huang Xiaotong presented Qiantang Ge Xian Tea.
Wang Meng slowly drank tea and talked to Chen Caozhi about old stories between the two capitals and Jiangzuo's romance, as if they were meeting old friends. They did not talk about the peace talks between the two countries. At this time, Wang Meng did not talk about it like he did when he met Huan Wen ten years ago. Chen Caozhi was not in a hurry. He only talked about some interesting stories and allusions, and talked about classics and history. The two of them had a good conversation, and it was late at night.
Wang Meng said with a smile, "Mr. Chen is a profound and knowledgeable man. Wang admires him. Jiangzuo is indeed an extraordinary person. I wonder how many Jiangdong people are as talented as Chen Envoy?"
Chen Caozhi smiled and said, "Not much, but not much."
Wang Meng laughed loudly and said, "It was a hundred times harder for Chen Envoy to get to where he is today than others. At that time, Wang was afraid of this, so he did not dare to cross the river. Otherwise, when the world is so troubled, why bother talking about empty words and whitewashing it with calligraphy, painting and music!"
Chen Caozhi understands what Wang Meng means. Wang Meng means that in these troubled times, we should pay attention to Statecraft Learning and practical talents, those Xuanxue, calligraphy, painting and music are not important. Chen Caozhi is famous for this, but it is a helpless move. Jiangzuo is just following the trend.
Chen Caozhi replied, "Of course a real man must be practical and practical, but it is also indispensable to cultivate his mind and character. If there is no calligraphy, painting and music in the world, there will be little interest. Learning calligraphy, painting and music is also Caozhi's original intention."
Wang Meng looked at Chen Caozhi, smiled, said no more, and left.