大汉，元朔元年。
“yanxulejiqianniandechuhanzhengba……”
dangzheixingzichuxianshi，liuchedehuxiyouneimeyishunjiandetingzhi。
“几千年……”
shence，guanneihouweiqingchuishouerli，tongyangmianlujingrong。
taliangnianqianlvlingyiwanqibing，zhidaoxiongnujitianshengdilongcheng，zhanshouxiongnujunshubairen，zhengshiyiqifengfazhishi，ketianmushangzhanxiandeyiqie，yijiuchaochuletaderenzhi。
neisuoweide“aotizhongxin”，qixiongweizhuangkuo，yuanfeizhangle、weiyanglianggongkebi，queyourongnashuwanqianshouguansai，gengshiwensuoweiwen。
yaozhidaotashangyihuidaibingchuzheng，lvlingdeqibinghaimeiyoutianmushangzhanxianchulaiderenduo。
“bixia，zheihoushizhirendangzhenqiguai。”
yigeqingcuiyoudaizhejifenjieaodeshengyinxiangqi。
liucheheweiqingwenshengkanqu，zhijianyigeshiersuizuoyoudeshaonianlangzhengzhouzhemei，manlianbujie，zhengshishizhonghuoqubing。
shaonianzhizhetianmushangneigeliuzhehandesuming，pielepiezui：“cirenshenziguyetairuole，caizoulejibulu，bianyichuhan，nayoubandiannanerqigai。”
tayouzhixiangneirenshanrenhaidekantai：“jushuwanzhizhong，jingzhiweikanyichangbisai？heqimifei！ruoyoucirenli，zuyizaibianjingzhuqiyizuoxiongguan，diyuxiongnule！”
weiqingtingdeyanpiyitiao，zhengyaochuyanguanjiaozijizheigebuzhitiangaodihoudewaisheng。
liuchequebailebaishou，bunufanxiao，raoyouxingzhidikanzhehuoqubing：“e？neiyinizhijian，zheishuwanren，gaidangruhe？”
huoqubingangshoutingxiong，haobuqiechang：“dangpeiyibingjia，riyecaolian！buchusannian，bianshiyizhiwudizhishi！jieshi，tapoxiongnuwangting，qibukuaizai！”
liuchehahadaxiao，xiaoshengzaidianzhonghuidang，chongmanlexinshangyukuaiyi，“hao！shuodehao！bukuishizhendewaisheng！”
tazhanqishen，zoudaohuoqubingmianqian，rouleroutadenaodai：“niqiekanzhe，houshinengyoucidengguangjing，zhengyinwodahanqiangsheng，saopinglesifangmanyi，caihuanlailezheiqianniandeanle！”
“xiongnuyiribumie，zhenbianyiribudeanqin！”
liuchezhuanguoshen，zhongxinwangxiangtianmu，muguangzhuozhuo，fangfoyaojiangneihoushidefanhuakejinxinli。
“chuanzhenzhiyi，zhuoweiqingweicheqijiangjun！”
“daizhensaopingxiongnu，yitongmobei，zhenyeyaojianyizuobizhei‘aotizhongxin’genghongweidediantang，rangtianxiarendoukankan，heweidahantianwei！”
……
初平三年。
pingyuanxianlingliubeikanzhezheiyimu，xinzhongmanshixianmu。
tazhiliyixianzhidi，shenzhijulongrenxinzhibuyi。
houshijingnengrangshangwanrenxinganqingyuandijuzaiyiqiyule，zheishihedengdeshengshiguangjing。
寿张东。
caocaoliyujunzhangqian，kanzhetianmu，yanshenzhongshanshuozhejingguang。
“rucipingzhengguangkuodechangdi，ruoyongyuqibingchongfeng……”
tapangbiandemoushixunyuqueyaoleyaotou。
“zhugong，zhongdianbuzaichangdi，erzairen。”
“yiwanliangqianrenanranqiju，zujianqishidaozhianwen，fukuzhichongying。”
樊城外。
sunjianhengdaomashang，xinxianbuyi：“zheixierenshouruonengzhaoruhuixia，hechoubunengtapingliubiao……kexi，kexi……”
……
datang，zhenguanwunian，kunmingchi。
lishiminzuohuileyuniandegaoweishang，shenhoudeminghuangsangaiweitadangzhuleciyanderiguang，quedangbuzhutayanzhongshanshuodeguangmang。
“一万两千人……”
tadishengzhongfuzhesumingbaochudeshuzi，shouzhiwuyishidizaifushoushangqingqingqiaoji。
ruciduoderenjujiyichu，quebujiantuisangyongji，gengwujiashidanya，yiqiejingranyouxu。zheizailishiminkanlai，jianzhishifeiyisuosi。
“bixia，zheihoushizhiren，jinguqiaozhebusuanqiangzhuang，dangegedoushihaobingpeizia！”sujiangchengyaojinannabuzhu，sangmenhongliangdikailekou，“zheimeduorenjuzaiyiqidoubuluan，shaojiacaolian，jueduishiyizhijingrui！”
pangbiandeweichigongshenyiweirandidiandiantou，wengshengwengqidao：“shizheigeli。zhishiqiaozhelimiannvziyebushao，zhenyaoshangzhen，haixufenjianyifan。”
wujiangmendehuacaolibucao，likeyinlaiyizhenfuhe。
zaitamenyanzhong，renkou，shouxianjiushibingyuan。
lishiminwenyan，quebingweilikezantong，ershijiangmuguangtouxiangleshenpangdefangxuanlingyuzhangsunwuji。
fangxuanlingweiweigongshen，chuliedao：“bixia，chenyiwei，zhuweijiangjunzhikandaoleqiyi，weijianqier。”
“e？”lishiminshiyitashuoxiaqu。
“nengquwanzhongerbuluan，ciweijunfazhiyan。kelingwanminbuchibingrenerzishouqixu，buyijunfaerzixingqiju，cifangweijiaohuazhigong，shengshizhijing。”fangxuanlingdunledun，yuqilidaizheyisigankai，“chenkandebushibing，ershiminxin。”
民心！
zheilianggezi，xiangyijizhongchui，henhenqiaozailishiminxinshang。
tazaiciwangxiangtianmu。jingtouzhenghaosaoguoguanzhongxi，neiyizhangzhanglianshang，yangyizhedeshifazineixinde、haowuyinmaidexiaorong。tamensuiranchuanzheqiguai，danyishanganjing，shencaifeiyang，weilekanyichang“bisai”，biannengrucihuanxinguwu。
neibushifengyingdejiaxiao，yebushimamudebiaoqing。
neishichibaolefan，chuannuanleyi，duimingrishenghuochongmanxiwang，caiyoudeshencai。
lishimindenaohaili，buyouzizhudifuxianchulingyizhanglian——weizhengneizhangzongshibufenchanghe、zhiyanfanjiandelian。
“shuinengzaizhou，yinengfuzhou。”
“bixiadangyisuiwangweijie……”
neixietingdetaerduodoukuaiqijianzidehua，cikequebiandewubiqingxi。
tayizhiyiwei，zijikaichuangdezhenguanzhizhi，yijingrangbaixingguoshanglehaorizi，zuyibiaobingshice。kejintianjianlezheitianmuzhijing，tacaihuangranfajue，zijisuozuode，sihuhaiyuanyuanbugou。
neishiyizhongnanyiyanyudefuzaqingxu，bushijidu，yefeizibei，ershiyizhongbeigenggaomubiaosuodianrande、guntangdekewang。
……
大宋，开封。
“一万两千人。”
“peng”deyisheng，zhaokuangyinshouzhongdechazhanzhongzhongdunzaiyuanshang，chashuijianchu，shileyijiaozouzhang。
tahuoranqishen，shuangmusisidingzhetianmu，lianseshunjianchenlexiaqu。
一万两千人。
zheigeshuzizaitanaozhonghongranzhakai。zheibushiyigexiaoshumu，zheizuyibianchengshugejingruidezhihui。xiangdangniantachenqiaobingbian，yonglitadejinjunjiangshi，yebuguoshuqianzhizhong。
rujin，zheihoushijingrangchaoguowanrendeqianshou，wuyuanwugudijujizaiyichu！
“hunao！”zhaokuangyinxiongzhongyiguhuoqizhichongtouding，tajihushiyaozheya，wenxiangshencedezhaopu：“cidengguimodejuzhong，houshideguanfujiuzheimefangrenbuguan？qijunwangjiubupa……bupazheixierenyidanshengluan，denggaoyihu，bianshimitiandahuoma？！”