Section 3 Liu Kun, the good guard of the Jin Dynasty

Listening to the sound of Dong Da playing the Hujia and sending messages to the house for help

Li Qi (Tang Dynasty)

Cai Nu used to make the sound of Hujia, and she played it ten times to eight beats.

The foreigners shed tears and touched the grass, while the Han envoys broke their hearts and treated the returning guests.

The ancient garrison was green, beacons and fires were cold, and the wilderness was heavy and white with flying snow.

First the Shang string is brushed and then the corner feathers are brushed, and the autumn leaves in the surrounding suburbs are blown away in surprise.

Master Dong, who has channeled the gods, eavesdropped in the mountains and summoned fairies.

No matter how late you say or how fast you speak, you can handle it quickly, and it will spin back and forth as if there is emotion.

The empty mountains are full of birds scattered and reunited, and the clouds are cloudy and clear.

The neighing young geese are missing from the flock at night, cutting off Hu Er's Oedipal mother's voice.

The river is still and its waves are still, and the birds have stopped singing.

The Wusun tribe's hometown is far away, and they are filled with sorrow and sadness.

The quiet sound changes its tone and drifts suddenly, and the long wind blows the forest rain and the roof tiles fall.

The springs are rustling, the trees are flying, and the wild deer are walking down the hall.

Chang'an City is connected to Dongye Yuan, and Phoenix Pond is connected to Qingsuo Gate.

Talented people don't care about fame and fortune. Every day and night, I hope you will arrive with your harp in your arms.

Liu Kun, whose courtesy name is Yueshi, is now from Wuji, Hebei Province. Like Liu Bei, he also claims to be the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan. It may be because King Jing of Zhongshan can give birth to many children, which is easy to fool. Of course, it may be true. History books record him He has a bold personality, handsome appearance, and open-mindedness. He is good at writing poetry and is also proficient in music. He once played the Hujia and composed several pieces of music.

Liu Kun, Shi Chong, Lu Ji and other literati sang poems and drank wine in Luoyang, and became known as the Twenty-Four Friends of the Golden Valley. If the world had not been in chaos and the country needed a general, maybe he would have concentrated on being a Sanshi. He was a dull poet. But Liu Kun emerged as a hero who saved the country and the people, defended the city of Jinyang, and saved the face of the Jin Dynasty.

Although Liu Kun was a scholar, he had shown a brave heart before. When he was working under Sima Hui, he once led 800 cavalry to capture Xuchang. After Sima Hui died of illness, Liu Kun asked Sima Yue to be appointed Bingzhou. The governor, Sima Yue, thought he heard wrongly, because Bingzhou at that time became an empty city after Sima Teng led his troops and abandoned the city. There was a Huns rebellion in the south and Xianbei people entrenched in the north. But Liu Kun insisted on going to Bingzhou, and He also made an oath that when he arrived in Bingzhou, after he killed the Huns, he asked Sima Yue to send troops to attack and kill them. If both sides attacked, they would be able to get rid of the Huns. Seeing this, Sima Yue had no choice but to agree to his request, but he did not She fought one by one. From the moment Sima Yue transferred Sima Teng, he had given up on Bingzhou in his heart and regarded him as someone else's territory, so he had no objections to Liu Kun's visit. Any hope. But in Liu Kun's eyes, Bingzhou is an important military area and must not be given up easily. He must guard the border for the country and the people.

Although Sima Yue now holds the power and holds important positions, the only ones he can trust are his brothers. The funny thing is that these brothers are just walk-ons and have no real ability at all. Moreover, these brothers do not live long. , first in 306, Sima Yue's cousin Sima Wei died of illness. Then in 307, Sima Teng died gloriously in the battle with Ji Sang. A few years later, in 311, Sima Mo was fighting Liu Yuan. He failed and surrendered to the Han Dynasty, but was killed by Liu Jie. In this year, Sima Yue also died.

Liu Yuan was active in the Hedong County area, close to Bingzhou. He was originally a descendant of the Huns, and the Huns and Xianbei in the north of the Great Wall were naturally his targets.

Liu Yuan's initial plan was to capture Bingzhou first, bring in all the Hu people from the north, and then go south to compete with the Jin Dynasty for the world. Just as he was advancing towards Bingzhou step by step, Sima Yue ordered the transfer of Sima Teng

.This is a good thing for Liu Yuan, and it is also a good thing for Sima Teng. He finally no longer has to persist in this place where he is surrounded by enemies, and he has to worry all the time that he may lose his head one day. After receiving the order

, Sima Teng took away all the things that could be taken away from the city, and set fire to those that could not be taken away. In short, it was okay not to leave them to Liu Yuan. After finishing these things, Sima Teng ran away.

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Liu Yuan was very happy. Although Bingzhou became an empty city, no one stopped him. Just when Liu Yuan was actively arranging for officials to enter Bingzhou, a locust disaster suddenly occurred in Bingzhou, leaving almost no grass in the city.

In this way, Liu Yuan had no choice but to postpone the move to Bingzhou and led his troops to stay in Liting. Liu Yuan thought that this place was already vacant anyway, and it would be the same if he entered early or late. What he did not expect was that Liu Kun suddenly arrived

Arriving at Bingzhou, he quickly gathered more than a thousand soldiers and entered the Shangdang area. Liu Yuan was surprised and angry, so he immediately sent his general Liu Yue to lead his army to intercept.

The situation Liu Kun faced was also terrible. First, Sima Teng destroyed the original foundation of Bingzhou, and coupled with the destruction of locusts, Bingzhou has now become a hell on earth. The people have no food to eat, and there are bones and corpses everywhere.

There are not many ordinary people in Bingzhou, but there are many Hu people in the surrounding areas. These people were already hungry and did not have enough to eat, and they were frequently plundered by the Hu people, making their lives even more miserable.

Liu Kun led his men to defeat Liu Yue and successfully reached Jinyang, the capital of Bingzhou. The situation in Jinyang was not much better.

Under such a situation, Liu Kun personally led his men to overcome obstacles, bury dead bones, collect refugees, comfort the people, and repair infrastructure. The people in the city regarded him as a reborn parent.

Liu Kun selected a group of strong men among the refugees to guard Jinyang. Jinyang was only more than 200 miles away from Liu Yuan's capital, and the cavalry arrived at dawn and dusk. Liu Kun issued an order to drive a wedge between the Huns.

The content of the order was that those who had followed Liu Yuan in rebellion would not be held accountable for their crimes, and now those who served the country would be rewarded. After this order, more than 10,000 Huns came to defect quickly. Liu Yuan was very panicked and immediately

Organize a large army to besiege Jinyang.

Liu Kun led his soldiers to defend the city and repelled several Xiongnu attacks. The people of Taiyuan even carried shields while farming, ready to fight at any time.

"Book of Jin" records that although thousands of Huns came to seek refuge in one day, many of them came and then left. We can imagine this. Maybe those people just thought Liu Kun gave the order at first.

It was beneficial to them, but they did not consider that the situation in Jinyang City was so dangerous. After arriving, they found that they could not adapt to it. They would either starve to death or die in battle, so it would be better not to come. From this incident, it can be seen that Liu Kun is

An enlightened person, he advocates freedom of coming and going, and does not say that once you come, you must stay and die with him.

So, under Liu Kun's governance, can Jinyang City be able to revive the dead trees and make the flowers bloom?

Life insights: Dr. Richard Carlson, an American psychology expert, saw different attitudes towards life and asked us to "think more about what you already have rather than what you want." He said: "Having done this for more than a dozen years

As a stress psychology consultant for 20 years, one of the most common and destructive tendencies I have ever seen is to focus on what we want rather than what we have. No matter how rich we are, there seems to be no difference, we continue to

Expanding our desires shopping ensures our unsatisfied desires. Your psychological mechanism says: When this small desire is satisfied, I will be happy. However, once the desire is satisfied, this heart... If

If we don't get something we want, we will keep thinking about what we don't have yet, and we will still feel dissatisfied. If we get what we want, we will repeat it in the new environment.

Thoughts. So, even though we get what we want, we still won’t be happy.”

Dr. Carlson proposed his solution to this problem: "Fortunately, there is another way to be happy. That is to change our thinking from what we want to what we already have. Don't expect your significant other

Will change people, instead, think more about her advantages. Don't complain that your salary is too low, be grateful that you have a job to do. Don't expect to go to Hawaii for vacation, think more about the fun and possibilities near your home.

It's endless!... When you focus on what you already have instead of what you want, you will get more. If you focus on the advantages of your partner, she will

It will become more lovable. If you are grateful for your work instead of complaining, your work performance will be better and more efficient, and you may get the opportunity for a salary increase. If you enjoy the work near your home

For entertainment, don’t wait until you go to Hawaii to have fun, you may get more fun because you have already developed the habit of entertaining yourself. So if you really don’t have the chance to go to Hawaii, you already have a wonderful life anyway.”

Finally, Dr. Carlson advises: “Write a note to yourself and start thinking more about what you already have and less about what you want. If you can do this, your life will start to look better than before.

OK. Maybe this is the first time in your life that you know what true satisfaction means."
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