Chapter 017 Excavation
As the saying goes, there are only things you can think of, and you can have any miracles when encountering gods and immortals.? Biqu �
As for Liu Fu, Zhao Bing thought he had always been half-believing at first, but when he made the "Four Endgames of Chess" recognized by later generations, he was a little moved, at least he believed in his adventures on the surface. As for how much he believed, Zhao Bing was not sure, because such a complex chess game was not easily solved by a beginner, and even a genius had to learn.
But whether Liu Fu believes or not now, Zhao Bing thought that he had become his own person at the moment when he kept the secret from heaven. Because he believed that Liu Fu was not a foolish person, otherwise he would not have been demoted for so many years and would have been demoted and regained. In history, not all loyal and righteous people could have ended up well, and they often received mourning after death. This shows that he is not pedantic and can judge the situation...
In fact, Zhao Bing is still young, and Liu Fu is much more profound than he thinks.
Chinese intellectuals have had the tradition of "scholars" since ancient times. In the society of imperial power, rulers put education on the track of the imperial examination. It not only fixed scholars on this track, but also became the value standard recognized by the entire society, so it became the ultimate goal to enter the political class and become a bureaucrat. This is not only the inevitable choice for scholars to protect themselves, but also the only way out for civilians who want to improve their status, forming the so-called "learning civil and martial arts, goods and imperial families".
The scholars who passed the imperial examination and became officials immediately thought they could be proud, and the wind and clouds were met, and the dragons and tigers were leaping. In fact, they were all facing different problems and difficulties. Between ideals and reality, conscience and interests, spirit and honor, dignity and surrender, the scholar class who once had traditional codes of conduct had become out of control, confused and helpless.??
Liu Fu's path of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country was even more difficult. His entry into the officialdom was when Mongolia destroyed the Jin Dynasty and went south, the imperial court was evil, loyal and kind were demoted, and politics was the darkest. He impeached the treacherous prime minister and advised the emperor to worry about diligent governance of the country, not to be happy and distracted. As a result, he was not adopted, but instead violated the powerful ministers, excluded and demoted, and was summoned several years later.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, Jia Sidao was demoted to death. The court summoned Liu Fu as the political affairs officer of the magistrate, but he refused to go there in the name of Ding You. However, when Lin'an City was broken and the court surrendered, he resolutely left home to go to the national crisis. He came to Fuzhou to jointly seek rescue, took office as the political affairs officer of the magistrate, participated in the establishment of the new dynasty, supported the new emperor, and hoped to restore the country.
Many remaining ministers discussed re-establishing the new dynasty, supported the eldest son of the emperor, respected Concubine Yang Shu as the empress dowager, and appointed the third son of the emperor as the king of guard; welcomed Chen Yizhong as the left prime minister; appointed Li Tingzhi, who was in Yangzhou as the right prime minister; Chen Wenlong and Liu Fu were the deputy chief political affairs; after the young anti-Yuan delegation Wen Tianxiang came, he served as the Privy Councilor and the general of the army; Zhang Shijie was the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and 6 Xiufu was the official in the Privy Councilor; Jiang Wanzai was the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards in front of the palace, and Su Liuyi was the deputy commander-in-chief of the palace army.
The leadership team was successfully established, and the empress dowager ruled the country from behind the curtain. She still ordered the old minister Jiang Wanzai to secretly take charge of the marching and coordinate everything; publicly formed the cabinet of the court with Chen Yizhong, Zhang Shijie and Xiufu, reorganized the affairs and revived the government. At the same time, exiles from all over the country came to surrender, and the guards who refused to surrender also swore allegiance to the new king, which slightly boosted the momentum of the new government.
Liu Fu did his best for the new court, but he soon realized that the establishment of the Fuzhou regime was a hope for the Southern Song Dynasty to revive, but the hope was very slim. Although there were loyal ministers like Jiang Wanzai, Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Shijie, and Liu Xiufu in the court, who tried their best to try to turn the tide on the fallen ministers, they were more of those who were incompetent and incompetent, and after a little stability, a new round of struggle began.?
The emperor was young, and the empress dowager had no political ambitions or magistrates; the left prime minister Chen Yizhong lacked decisiveness and popularity; the right prime minister Li Tingzhi was far away in Yangzhou; the Privy Councilor Zhang Shijie was already busy with military affairs; the Privy Councilor Wen Tianxiang had almost no actual authority in his hands, and in order not to fall into the population, he no longer went to the palace to attend court. However, Jiang Wanzai, the other ruler, could not interfere too much in the affairs of the civil government due to the ancestral system of valuing culture over military affairs, and in fact, no one with overwhelming authority and reputation could command the court.
Faced with the increasingly chaotic situation, Liu Fu was also anxious and had no choice but to do anything, and the situation became worse as the internal struggle escalated. The foreign relative Yang Liangjie was proud of his uncle and held power, while Zhang Shijie and Chen Yizhong were disagreeable. Wen Tianxiang was also excluded from the court because of disagreement with Chen Yizhong; the royal family, Zhao Yuqian, and the son-in-law Yang Zhen, were successively exiled by Chen Yizhong from the exiled court, and Su Liuyi was suppressed and depressed. The 6 Xiufu was even more determined and was excluded by Chen Yizhong everywhere.
All signs indicate that the exile court could no longer do anything big. Although Liu Fu had no choice, he still tried his best to maintain his duties as a minister. In November, the Yuan army attacked Fuzhou, Jiang Wanzai, Zhang Shijie and others led 170,000 official troops and 300,000 people to escort the young emperor Zhao Chuang and Zhao Chuang boarded the boat into the sea and sailed to Quanzhou. In Quanzhou, due to Zhang Shijie's improper handling, Pu Shou Gengsheng rebelled, and the court hurriedly moved to the sea to start his escape journey.
Liu Fu worked hard for days and suddenly changed a lot. He was so angry that he was infected with an epidemic and was sent to the quarantine ship. As his condition worsened, he felt that there was not much future. Liu Fu was not afraid of death. He put life and death aside the moment he set foot on Fuzhou. But at this moment he was extremely unwilling to do so. He studied poetry and books hard, thinking that he could save the people from water and fire in one day, and to save the country and show his ambitions. But at this critical moment, he did nothing and left endless regrets!
Just when Liu Fu was extremely depressed, King Wei appeared unexpectedly. He not only cured himself and the patients on the ship, but his magical performance also broke the dead energy that enveloped the ship. As the contact increased, Liu Fu realized that he was more extraordinary, not only his insightful intelligence, but also his calmness and maturity that were different from other children.
The performance of King Shiwei of the subsequent encounter with the enemy ship made Liu Fu look even more impressive. He quickly stabilized the chaotic scene in a few words and united everyone to the enemy. What is even more incredible is that he actually understood astronomy and geography, understood the structure of the ship, and used his knowledge to calmly dispatch to get rid of the current predicament and saved the entire fleet again.
Just when Liu Fu was full of suspicion, King Wei seemed to have seen his thoughts and took the initiative to tell him about meeting immortals. But His Highness's seemingly unintentional behavior seemed more like a game of chess, a game that concerns the rise and fall of the world, and he seemed to be just one of them.
After listening to the verses reposted by Your Highness, Liu Fu suddenly realized that walking alone, seven stars arched and fighting, Guan Bao divided the horse and the worm of the dragon were secretly in conjunction with four games of chess, but he still couldn't understand what the meaning of it meant for a while, but the people who were planning to have a meticulous mind and cunning can already see through the chess game. But if it was really out of His Highness's hands, he still couldn't believe it, which forced him to suspect that there was another help from him.
But regardless of whether it is true or false, Liu Fu knew that since His Highness had already revealed it to him, he showed his attitude. One was to show kindness to him and express his trust in him; the other was to test his attitude. But he felt that it was ridiculous to put his wealth, life and the national destiny of the Song Dynasty on a young child, even if he was a prodigy of noble blood...
I couldn't sleep all night. When the rising sun was rising in the morning, the wind stopped and the rain stopped. Zhao Bing walked onto the deck with Liu Fu and Ni Liang. The sea surface under his feet was as calm as this. Countless sea birds were flying around the island. The three isolation ships moored in the shallow bay all spent the stormy night safely. If there weren't floating corpses on the sea, they would have been a good place to see the scenery.
The enemy ship stranded at the entrance of the island is still there, but it is already crooked on the sea, like a giant stranded whale floating with the tide. The enemy ship moored on the sea is not so lucky and has long been blown away by the storm, and it is probably a bit of a disaster.
"Your Highness, my subordinates sent a clutch to patrol early in the morning. No enemy ships appeared around them, but they saw many broken boards, which seemed to be destroyed in the storm." Commander Zhou Xiang hurriedly greeted them and smiled and said.
"Well, thank you for your hard work in the Zhou army, are we losing money?" Liu Fu nodded and asked.
"Sir, my subordinates have sent people to the other two ships to ask, "The ship is safe and sound, but a few people accidentally fell and injured." Zhou Xiang answered quickly.
"What are the two heroes of Zhao, Zheng, who are leading the people?" Zhao Bing saw Zhao Da and Zheng Hu leading several small boats toward Haikou, and asked hurriedly.
"Report to Your Highness, they are worried that there will be any remaining enemies on the overturned enemy ship, which will be detrimental to Your Highness. They are ready to board the ship to inspect and see if there are any available items." Zhou Xiang replied immediately, but his expression was even more respectful. He didn't know what others said, but he really believed that Your Highness had the ability to drive gods and control ghosts. The enemy was more than 20 warships of all sizes, but the strong wind caused their souls to scatter as his Highness chatted and laughed.
"Very good. The Zhou army is calm in the face of danger and is well-organized, and he is really a general!" Zhao Bing said with praise. He knew that he had no worries in his pocket now and he could not even get rewards. Anyway, he would not be stingy if he praised others. He just spent some spitting.
"Your Highness praises you, how dare you take it? This time, you rely on your highness's power... Lord Liu was able to escape if he was determined, so how could he make a small contribution?" Zhou Xiang said with a deep polite gift, with a humble mouth, which was ridiculous and even more like a flower, but with his dark big cake face, it only makes people feel like a piece of half-dried cow dung that had been smashed into flowers...
Chapter completed!