Chapter 224 Xun Yu Enters the Pass
Considering Ren Hong's admiration for Qiao Yan, the change of the reign title was not a big deal at all.
The era name Jian'an sounds more pragmatic than the Guangxi they are still using, and the Zhaoning used in Yecheng.
To put it simply and roughly, it means building Chang'an.
Just as the "Leping" in Minwang Leping has a double meaning, the same is true for the word Chang'an.
But obviously this cannot be said to Liu Yu.
This is not what the spiritual platform they belong to should say.
When Ren Hong stepped into Chang'an wearing the official uniform of Lingtai Cheng, and walked through this city that had just experienced war with the Lingtai Daizhao she led to pay homage to the future emperor at the government office, she was still repeatedly considering her words in her mind.
There was another sentence in the letter sent by Qiao Yan, asking them to measure the standard of their interpretation of the weather.
What this means is that what we know about the astronomical phenomena should not be too superstitious.
However, when Ren Hong met Liu Yu, he found that he did not seem to be very enthusiastic about the establishment of this reign title.
Perhaps because he had not yet recovered from his illness, Ren Hong even felt that there was a hint of listlessness in his words and deeds.
After hearing the word Jian'an, he did not continue to listen to the reason for choosing this reign title, but only said: "Yeshou should have made arrangements for you on the reconstruction of Chang'an this time. Chang'an is the capital and the face of the dynasty, but during the New Year, it is better to keep it simple. For the imperial court to worship the ancestors and the Lingtai to observe the sky, we should choose a place with good feng shui and terrain, and build it in a simple manner."
When Ren Hong heard this, he seemed to be stunned for a moment after he finished speaking, and then he whispered: "The reign title of Jian'an is good. What the people want is nothing more than peace and prosperity."
As if realizing that there were still people here, Liu Yu retracted the melancholy on his face and looked at Ren Hong, "Thank you for your concern. Please inform Lord Yu Lu and the others about the decision of the reign title."
Liu Yu had not yet ascended the throne, so the task of delivering the message had to be done by Ren Hong, who would report it into the ceremonial procedures presided over by Lu Zhi and others.
As she walked out of the office, she couldn't help but look back.
She had met Liu Hong, Liu Xie and Liu Bian in the Han Palace in the past.
But now Liu Yu, who was welcomed to the throne by Qiao Yan, seems to be different from these three people. Compared with Liu Hong, the emperor who is used to being unruly, he seems to be at another extreme.
Ren Hong didn't have much political experience. At most, he felt that this might be the calmness that came with age. After all, Qiao Yan chose him, so it was natural that it had its necessary significance.
Or maybe - for Chang'an and the world today, what is needed is just such an emperor, and a loyal minister like Junhou who will help them recover the territory?
She temporarily suppressed this unanswered question in her heart and went to find Lu Zhi to tell him the reign title.
Lu Zhi stroked his beard and sighed, "I thought Liu Youzhou would use a name like Chuping as the reign title because Chang'an was just established, but I didn't expect it to be Jian'an."
Ren Hong asked, "Is Jian'an not good?"
Lu Zhi smiled and said, "I'm not saying Jian'an is bad. Now is the time when everything needs to be rebuilt and built. We really need such a pragmatic name. Since Liu Youzhou entered Chang'an, although he rarely appeared in public due to illness, the emperor's presence has reduced the impetuous atmosphere in the city. If we decide on Jian'an again, it will be much easier for Zilong and Zhongde to manage the farming business than before."
Ren Hong spent his early years in the imperial palace, and went to Leping after the Luoyang turmoil. He could not quite understand this kind of people's sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty.
However, Lu Zhi was an important official in the court and could be considered half of the prince's teacher. Since he had said so, it must be true.
When he thought about it again, whether it was the rescue of the emperor in Chang'an, the welcoming of Liu Yu, or even the determination of the reign title, all were done by Qiao Yan alone, Ren Hong felt an indescribable sense of pride in his heart.
Liu Yu's ascension to the throne will not come so soon. It will take place on the first day of the first lunar month of next year after all preparations are completed at the end of the year.
The arrival of the new emperor's ascension to the throne and the New Year at the same time is naturally a good omen.
In less than two months, it will be called the first year of Jian'an!
But people of today probably cannot understand Qiao Yan’s feelings towards the reign title of Jian’an.
Jian'an is indeed a very famous reign title.
Among the several reign titles used by Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie, Jian'an lasted the longest, lasting more than twenty years. The well-known battles in the Three Kingdoms period, such as the Battle of Guandu and the Battle of Chibi, all took place during the Jian'an period. The Jian'an literature represented by the Seven Sages of the Jian'an Period has been passed down to later generations, giving rise to the saying "Penglai's articles have the spirit of Jian'an".
This era name can be regarded as a commemoration of the poems she once recited.
However, having said that, she had no intention of letting the era name Jian'an continue for another twenty or thirty years.
Qiao Yan thought about the situation in Chang'an and asked the system again: "Speaking of which, is there any achievement that affects the lord's use of a certain year name?"
This time the system did not get stuck because of her sudden question.
It replied without hesitation: [No, don’t even think about it! Where is there a serious strategist who is responsible for suggesting what year name to use! 】
This is not the area that a counselor needs to be responsible for.
Qiao Yan didn't feel it was a pity that he wanted to take advantage of the system but failed. At most, the value of the system was not activated.
Anyway, she has already negotiated with the system. When she supports Liu Yu to the throne, she will definitely get a lot of counselor points as rewards. When she fights in the name of Liu Yu later, there will be many opportunities to achieve success. Generally speaking, she has not lost out.
Even though she is not really aiming for the goal of being a counselor, she will never miss out on the system progress.
She just joked again: "A serious counselor may also need to be able to tell fortunes. Why can't you support all-round development? You should consider the counselor system to keep pace with the times."
[……] As long as the host is happy, the system decides to shut up for now.
After Qiao Yan had finished teasing his own mentally retarded system, he turned to the outside of the pass in front of him.
Theoretically, Guangyang County east of Juyongguan and south of Yanshan Mountains should be called Guannei.
That is also the place that will be called Beijing in the future.
But today, this place is still a bitter and cold place in Youzhou.
Also because of the scope of the Bingzhou territory under Qiao Yan's jurisdiction, that place was called "outside the pass" to her.
With the arrival of November, not only the rivers were frozen, but heavy snow had also fallen. From the high Jundu Mountain to the nearby Juyong Pass, everything was covered with a layer of white snow.
Fortunately, we have cotton clothes to keep warm this year, and Juyongguan has coal transported from Yanmen for heating, so the patrol is very busy.
At Qiao Yan's invitation, Taishi Ci and Bing Yuan will return to Bingzhou with her tomorrow, and they will also be given one.
Compared to the scenes they saw when they took refuge in Liaodong, this place was nothing like what they would see during a winter garrison.
Perhaps because Zheng Xuan chose to live in Bingzhou, Taishi Ci and Bing Yuan, who were also from Qingzhou, naturally had a more favorable impression of Qiao Yan, and they also had a better impression of him after seeing the garrison situation inside the pass.
And when Qiao Yan herself arrived, the respect shown to her by everyone from Zhang Liao to the soldiers made people want to explore more.
The snow in the camp had already been cleared once by the soldiers on the ground, and then fell down, forming only a very thin layer on the ground.
Taishi Ci stepped through the light snow and saw that the earliest group of soldiers had carefully placed their cotton coats under the cover of the oilcloth tent and were running in a line in the city. Those who had completed their morning training gathered around the fire, then put their cotton coats back on and covered themselves with a layer of leather armor.
There was a hot pot on the charcoal fire, with ginger soup boiling in it. Those who were dressed properly would take another bowl of ginger soup and then go for breakfast.
Seeing that these people seemed very satisfied in their busy work, Taishi Ci couldn't help but smile.
As for Liaodong County, the prefect there was named Gongsun Du, who was appointed when Dong Zhuo usurped power.
Although he also has the surname Gongsun, this Gongsun has little to do with the Gongsun of Gongsun Zan. He had served in the court as early as the Jianning period, and even served as the governor of Jizhou for a time. He eventually became the current prefect of Liaodong.
Although Gongsun Du was a man of strict laws and harsh punishments, with clear political policies and an enterprising spirit, and more capable of long-term development than Tadun, who was about to be conferred the title of Marquis of Liaodong by Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan, who had just captured Guangyang and Yuyang, the mental outlook of his soldiers was still quite different from that shown by Qiao Yan.
But this really can't be blamed on Gongsun Du.
He was able to take over as the governor of Liaodong because of the recommendation of his old acquaintance Xu Rong. However, Dong Zhuo was driven out of Chang'an not long after he arrived, and Xu Rong also defected to Qiao Yan's side.
If it were not difficult to send government orders from Chang'an to Liaodong County, Dong Zhuo would have wanted to remove Gongsun Du from his post as Liaodong prefect long ago.
Gongsun Du was able to secure the position of prefect entirely by relying on the connections he had accumulated in Liaodong.
But when Liu Yu took control of Youzhou earlier, Gongsun Zan retreated to Liaodong and Liaoxi areas, and there were some frictions between them, forcing him to concentrate his power in Central Liao first.
As Gongsun Zan moved westward, Gongsun Du's situation became much better.
However, Qiao Yan had already captured two counties in Youzhou, and there was also the conflict between the three forces of Wuhuan, Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Du, so the future looked bleak.
Taishi Ci shook his head and temporarily stopped his reverie.
Since he and Bing Yuan had already arrived here, there was no need to think too much about the situation in Liaodong.
He originally only intended to escort Bing Yuan to that point, and he had no intention of joining the governor of Bingzhou.
But after arriving here, he felt that a real man should accomplish something in troubled times.
He had previously fled to Liaodong to avoid disaster because of the Qingzhou prefecture, but now it was time for him to choose a place to serve.
Although he had not yet decided whether to really serve under Qiao Yan, or to seek a position in Chang'an based on his bravery and archery skills, he had made one thing for sure: he no longer planned to return to Liaodong.
Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked towards the pass of the city wall to the east.
Even though there was some distance between them, Taishi Ci could easily see with his sharp eyes that the two people who had climbed onto the city wall were Qiao Yan and Zhang Liao, so he also walked in that direction.
Under the city wall, he heard Qiao Yan order his subordinates, "Bring me my bow."
By the time he walked up to the city wall, the bow was already in Qiao Yan's hand.
Taishi Ci has great arm strength and a long arm span, which are the typical prerequisites for a sharpshooter, but Qiao Yan is a little different.
Although she was tall, she still looked too thin and tall compared to ordinary generals.
However, when she easily pulled the three-stone longbow in her hand, Taishi Ci suddenly realized that he really shouldn't have any idea of judging the Marquis of Leping by his appearance.
Her sharp eyes, at the moment the bowstring was drawn and the arrow was put, had a deeper and colder meaning than the snow she saw.
A piece of flying snow fell on the tip of the arrow at this moment, without even causing her to blink.
Even before the arrow left the bow, Taishi Ci had no doubt that her archery skills were no less impressive than her legendary ability to command troops and govern.
The next moment, the arrow flew out and pierced through a rock one hundred and fifty steps away.
The powerful impact force caused the arrowhead of the white-feather arrow to pierce into the stone. As the stone surface vibrated, the snow on it slid down, so that the white feather tail feather looked like a new piece of snow falling on the stone.
This clearly shows that he doesn't have Shi Yinyu's power!
Qiao Yan looked indifferent. After putting away his bow, he said to Zhang Liao, "Wenyuan, have someone tell Gongsun Zan that the land east of Juyong Pass is also guarded by our Bingzhou Army. If his men set foot in this place -"
“Kill without mercy!”
This ultimatum issued to Gongsun Zan was also the purpose of Qiao Yan's visit to Juyongguan.
After leaving such a sign and boosting the morale of the soldiers left behind, she was able to go to Chang'an with peace of mind to attend Liu Yu's coronation ceremony.
Although this emperor, who had already grown up and had made achievements, had lost a battle with Gongsun Zan in Youzhou before, when he proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an, he was obviously more able to attract people who were willing to serve the country than Liu Bian and Liu Xie.
So Qiao Yan definitely didn't just want to attend a ceremony.
Among these scholars and generals who came here, which ones she can use and which ones she cannot use, and how should she perform to attract these people's attention and make them turn from supporting Liu Yu to supporting her as the situation develops? This is a tough battle she needs to fight.
Even though she controls three states, which has put her in a position far higher than other princes, it is far from time for her to relax.
It’s not enough!
She must not really think that everyone in the world can have the same attitude just because her confidants know her ambitions and have shown their full support for her.
Although she had to fight for the position of Grand Marshal as she had promised Xi Zhicai, she also had to remain humble and polite at all times.
Fortunately, there are probably more happy events at the moment.
For example,
On Qiao Yan's way to Chang'an, a young scholar was already standing in front of Wuguan.
After he persuaded Zhuge Xuan to take Zhuge Liang to Bingzhou, he himself traveled to Jing and Yang states because he was confused about the current situation.
But just as Qiao Yan commented, Sun Ce of Jiangdong was unable to handle the conflicts with the gentry well, and his temporary bravery in taking Yangzhou would not last long; Liu Biao of Jingzhou was a talented person, but he was far from what he had hoped for.
Xun Yu originally planned to go north to visit Liu Bei in Yuzhou and Cao Cao in Yanzhou, but he heard the news in Jingzhou that Liu Yu had entered Chang'an and was about to become emperor.
So he immediately rushed towards Wuguan and then turned to Guanzhong.
The young man with a clear and solemn look looked at the snow on the pass, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
He had a lot of thoughts in his mind before entering the customs.
Is this the way out for the Han Dynasty?
Is this his way out?
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