The sky is overcast and dark, and the snow is falling again.
In December, when Jun Wu returned from Lianjiang, when Zhou Pei entered the palace and saw him, he saw him sitting among the pavilions in the snow-covered courtyard, reading the memorial.
Outside the palace, due to the previous failure to assassinate the king and kill Jia, the liquidation of several wealthy families in Fujian, including Bao and Pu, has begun.
Zhou Pei took a mat and put it under his brother's buttocks, and then sat down himself.
"If you want to do something like this, why don't you tell me first?"
"I'm not sure that they will take action." Jun Wu, who was reviewing the memorial, paused, and then immersed himself in writing as usual, "But it is true that heroes emerge from troubled times, and there are many strong ones who want to strike first. It is not in vain for Zuo Qing and others
I followed him for several days."
Zhou Pei, who was dressed in a goose-yellow dress, sat there and looked at his younger brother, who had a beard on his lips and was writing silently for a while, before he slowly spoke.
"Bao, it is treason for the Pu family to do such a thing. The elders in power have already nodded and agreed to take action against them, but at this point, no one is blind. Junwu, we... the Zhou family is desperate, indeed
It was the people from Fujian who took us in, and they all had good intentions at the beginning..."
Jun Wu finished his pen: "If the Wu Dynasty wants to revitalize, it is destined to break the old system, appoint new officials, and break the constraints of the old Confucians and aristocratic families on the army and government affairs...Then the resulting conflicts will not determine the reform.
It was doomed from the first day. Sister Huang, if we don’t take action this year, we may be able to reconcile a little bit, but next year, something will happen... Of course, I am just prepared this time, they
I am also surprised that you dare to take action."
Jun Wu spoke calmly, and after speaking, he smiled slightly, probably feeling proud of this action. Zhou Pei then also smiled complicatedly.
"Thunder, rain, and dew are all your kindness. If you think clearly, it doesn't matter. It's just Jun Wu. From now on, you have shown your domineering power. If we lose again, no one will take us in. Thank me."
Siblings, when the time comes, we will have no choice but to die together for our country."
When she said this, she stretched out a hand and held the back of her brother's hand. Jun Wu also held his sister's hand with his back. He smiled and thought about it.
"In the past years of the Wu Dynasty, they ran from Bianliang to Lin'an, from Lin'an to the sea, and then from the sea to come here. The Zhou family's loss of morality has brought trouble to the whole world. This time there is no way to go, so it's okay not to run. These things
General Yue and I also made a promise."
This coup involving the participation of Fujian gentry seemed to be defeated lightly, and the two siblings had always been reasonable, but in fact it was of decisive significance for the future path of the southeastern court. Since Zhou Pei chose to use "treason"
"At this moment when the Fujian gentry was punished for their crimes, the royal power passed down from the orthodox name of the Wu Dynasty was squandered. From now on, there may be more Confucian scholars coming to seek refuge, but any military force with certain local strength will
I am afraid that the great clan of the imperial court will not easily accept the arrival of an emperor like Jun Wu from now on, and the siblings have already entered a desperate situation.
In the past few days, the psychological pressure that has really troubled Zhou Pei may come from this. When she was communicating with her brother and saw that his attitude was calm and calm, Zhou Pei also relaxed and laughed. She breathed out, and then heard Jun
Wu said over there.
"Actually, you don't have to think so. If it becomes desperate, I will ask Wen Huai to take his sister to the southwest to seek refuge with the teacher. The emperor's hegemony cannot be achieved, but his life can always be saved."
Zhou Pei's expression changed slightly. She looked at her brother's attitude, then took out her hand and patted the back of his hand gently: "You are in such an embarrassing situation, why do you want to go to the southwest to make people dislike you? I don't want to
To be looked down upon."
"What are you talking about?" Jun Wu smiled, "Teacher will never dislike you or me."
"You know it again. When you last met him in Jiangning, you were still a carrot head. The last time I saw him in Bianliang, you were still an ignorant little girl. Almost twenty years later, things have changed, and you and I have changed.
I have seen so many human relationships turned upside down..."
When Zhou Pei said this, his speech speed became faster, and his eyes became cold unconsciously. Jun Wu smiled and stretched out his hand again.
"Just like my sister said, when we parted, you and I were still children. How could a person like the teacher not take care of two children..."
"I'm not a child. I got married when I came back. You are a child, and even if he doesn't resent it, everyone in the southwest will resent it..." Zhou Pei retorted quickly.
"It's the same." Jun Wu said, holding her hand, and then paused slightly, "Speaking of which, Wen Huai told me a lot about teachers. Sister Huang, you don't know, he is still the same as before.
He is funny, has no airs with his own people, and loves to joke, but to his enemies, he is the one who feels uncomfortable when he sees him. Wen Huai told me about how he reprimanded Nianhan on the Zizhou front line, and I couldn't help but think of him.
The methods used to deal with the Wu family back then, sister..."
Zhou Pei laughed and squeezed his younger brother's hand: "Look at you like this now, how can you still have the determination to burn the boat just now, Jun Wu, if you always think about going to the southwest after defeat, we brother and sister may really die for our country.
one day."
"...That's what sister said." When she said this, Jun Wu was slightly startled, then stopped, and then sighed softly: "Is there anything else important happening outside?"
"Several elders have approved our actions and will help to appease the opinions of the outside world. Chen Minxue, Mr. Chen, made an announcement today and also told me in private that we should immediately hold a class here at the Armed Forces Academy.
In the class, the Fujian gentry families that had not participated in the rebellion this time recommended several young people to enroll in the Military Academy as soon as possible. This can be regarded as making it clear that we want people who can do things, and we do not necessarily exclude the children of rich families.
I think his idea is very good."
"This is a good thing." Jun Wu thought for a moment, turned his eyes, and then nodded slowly, "I was a little impulsive about the trip, and it was also because I was not sure. I only prepared arrangements on how to defeat the enemy. Later I went to
Lian Jiang, the arrest and interrogation took some time, and he got a little carried away. Zuo Gong was busy writing letters to appease all parties, and Mr. Cheng was responsible for the calculations... If you want to get things done, you still need these old men to do it.
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For a long time, he imitated the teachers in the southwest and was determined to make progress. Although he accepted his kindness and comforted the Confucian people, he actually made many mistakes as he became more mature. This time, he noticed some clues and took the risk to travel, and then led more than two hundred people.
Defeating thousands of enemies, winning a complete victory, and killing someone for the first time on the battlefield was truly the most impassioned moment in his life, and as an emperor, it was indeed an extremely beautiful move.
With the support of heroes like Cheng Zhouhai and Zuo Wenhuai, Yue Fei and Han Shizhong in the army, and after Zhou Pei settled a group of famous Confucian officials in Fuzhou and approved his action, Junwu's power seizure operation was completed.
It was a sure thing. He was so happy that he couldn't help but take a few hot spring baths to celebrate when he was in Lianjiang. After that, he planned a lot of arrangements, but when he returned to Fuzhou, he realized that his approach was not necessarily meticulous.
"In the past, the big families valued civil affairs and were very resistant to the idea of respecting the king and fighting off the barbarians. Therefore, the Military Academy could only recruit people from the army and the bottom. This time, the two leading families were killed to make room for the others.
After understanding the importance of the Armed Forces Academy, I started recruiting them. At that moment... I was too slow to think of it right away..."
Jun Wu thought and whispered, and then said: "The children of various wealthy families are recruited here, and it is easy to connect with each other and take care of each other. I am afraid that it is also easy to conflict with the children of the previous army and the children of poor families, so this Tuen class should
We must also consider whether to put them in a separate class or break them up with others... We will ask Wen Huai about these details later. In addition, for a few elders, I would like to arrange for them to come over for dinner and meet with others.
They confided in each other and asked more of their children to go to school. What do you think, sister?"
Zhou Pei laughed: "You are determined to make progress. All the elders in the court are both pleased and a little scared. What is gratifying is that the Wu Dynasty will finally have such an enterprising king. What is scary is that you are stupid and young, and you are really learning."
We have gone to the extremes of the Southwest and want to highlight all Confucian people, even aristocratic families... If you can have such an attitude, they will definitely be happy."
"The teacher said that Confucianism should be destroyed, but I still have no clue. How can I be so arrogant as a middle-aged person? It's just that the old people are used to covering everything, and many of them are even conservative. I want to break the situation, and it is easier for young people to use it. In fact, speaking of it, I
Why don't you want to get along well with those old men?" Jun Wu smiled, "It's just that the current situation is such that weak people have no choice but to take risks."
Zhou Pei looked at her brother's appearance. When she came over, she actually had a lot to say. For example, with more than two hundred people fighting against thousands of people, as an emperor taking such risks, she would be afraid every time she thought about it, but
Seeing the high-spirited look on her brother's face and his last words, Zhou Pei could understand his mood. She squeezed the back of his hand.
"If you are going to be in danger in the future, try to let others go." He simply said this.
"I know." Jun Wu smiled and nodded, "But it just sounds dangerous. Sister Huang, you don't know, these people who have studied in the Military Bei School for half a year, plus the help of Zuo Wenhuai and others, the two of them
A hundred against a thousand is really like chopping melons and vegetables. I thought before that the house guards dispatched must be close confidants and elites. Who knows, if we rush forward, we will kill them directly. After all, people are different.
, went to the Military Academy to study with Zuo Wenhuai and the others, it was really different..."
In the pavilion where the snow was falling, Jun Wu seemed to understand the worries of his relatives around him. Jun Wu smiled and talked about the situation that day. He spoke quickly, like a child. Zhou Pei had not seen such a brother for a long time.
After a while, he also laughed.
After a while, Zuo Wenhuai was called over to discuss the issue of recruiting new students to the Military Academy. Zhou Pei also had to arrange a dinner with a group of elders. After chatting for a while, she left. As she walked through the snowy sky, she remembered what her brother had just said. Yes, if this road becomes difficult to travel one day, I will go to the southwest.
In the blink of an eye, nearly twenty years have passed. The young girl has already experienced complicated things in the world, and the lazy and even a little hateful teacher in the past has also experienced countless fights. Just like those aristocratic families, that one Like the world-renowned Confucians, what people think in their minds is no longer the simple thoughts of the past.
What will happen if we meet again?
As the carriage left the palace and passed through the windy and snowy streets, Zhou Pei sat in a corner of the carriage, quietly thinking about the last time he was in Bianliang.
She already lives in a complex world.
Soon after, she received an even more complex battle report from this complex world.
With Liu Guangshi out of the game, Dai Mengwei and Zou Xu join forces to regain Bianliang in the name of an old minister of the Wu Dynasty.
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Countless people are drifting up and down in this cruel world.
During the winter when land reform was being carried out in the southwest, there was even more severe and heavy snowfall in the Central Plains.
As the heavy snow fell, the fighting in Bianliang area had a brief lull.
Leading the coalition army, which was said to be 800,000, but actually exceeded 300,000, Liu Guangshi marched northward with superior troops and the cooperation of elite weapons purchased from the southwest. He marched forward throughout the autumn and swept through half of the Central Plains. When the heavy snow fell, the encirclement was already opened under Bianliang City and the process of siege and persuasion to surrender began.
Throughout the course of the war, Zou Xu, who was at a disadvantage, mobilized his troops and made several dangerous, dangerous, and raiding actions. Each attack showed a high level of military literacy, but Liu Guangshi always acted with dignity. The advanced posture and weapons withstood the opponent's surprise attacks. Even if there were occasional small defeats, the entire coalition army continued to capture cities and territories on the large battlefield.
During this period, some staff members from the Chinese Army also gave many insights on how to deal with Zou Xu.
After spending money, he truly felt how powerful he was.
However, the judgment of fate also came very suddenly, but it also seemed very natural.
When he was commanding operations on the front line and preparing to complete the last step of the great cause of regaining the Central Plains, Dai Mengwei took the name of "Saint" to connect with the rear. He first invited personnel from all parties in the coalition to visit and inspect the area under his jurisdiction to understand that he would The local government had the ability to govern in an orderly manner using Confucian methods, and then selected some personnel to lobby privately.
In November, he led his students and the more than 30,000 troops under his command who were originally responsible for logistics garrison, together with Hanyang Xiao Zheng, Xiao Pingbao and others, to launch an attack on the logistics route arranged by Liu Guangshi's army.
This "Confucian sage" who seemed to be only good at combining vertical and horizontal lines showed thunderous decisiveness when he took action. The soldiers under his command also showed brave combat qualities to a certain extent. Liu Guangshi's retreat was blocked. After that, Dai Mengwei braved the wind and snow and personally lobbied several coalition generals at key points with only a light vehicle squad for protection.
His lobbying was not complicated. He simply stated the situation frankly and made it clear that Liu Guangshi was very talented and only knew how to work in the camp in the past. Then he explained the benefits of combining the reputation of Confucianism with Zou Xu - as the Chinese army that the whole world is afraid of, now it can wait and fight.
The only person who knows it well but doesn't want to be as harsh as Southwest is probably Zou Xu from Bianliang. Zou Xu has strength but no reputation, and he, Dai Mengwei, holds the hope of Confucianism in the world. The one who is most likely to find a way out in the future is that
Such a combination.
As for following Liu Guangshi, everyone knows that it is just a grouping with the mob to keep warm. In such harsh and troubled times, everyone must find a new path sooner or later.
Dai Mengwei's statement is very convincing.
In the past period of time, Liu Guangshi held up Dai Mengwei as a banner of Confucianism and carried out vigorous publicity in the military, and he also saw the effect at this time.
While Dai Mengwei was pressing down from the south in the posture of "today's saint", in Bianliang City, Zou Xu was carrying out more enthusiastic war mobilization every day, and the war drums were ringing like thunder, becoming more enthusiastic every day.
In late November, when the city gates of Bianliang were opened wide and Zou Xu led the army to rush out like tigers, the hundreds of thousands of troops led by Liu Guangshi either surrendered or bombed their camps. The entire area around Bianliang suddenly turned into a
There was chaos.
The army scattered and fled, and Liu Guangshi also escaped at night.
Zou Xu led the pursuers and refused to let go.
On November 27th, in the evening, it started to snow lightly. After the war, Zou Xu and Dai Mengwei, who had come from the south, met outside the big tent of the camp. Zou Xu looked dignified, his eyes were calm and restrained, and Dai Mengwei wore a long gown, and his figure
He was upright, with tight lips, and behind him were several leaders who had joined the army.
Under Ding Songnan's introduction, this was the first time the two met. After a brief greeting and introduction, everyone entered the tent. Dai Mengwei asked: "Have you ever caught Uncle Liu Ping?"
"I was about to talk about this." Zou Xu laughed. He didn't understand, but everyone heard a faint roar coming from outside the account.
The roaring curses soon became clearer and clearer, and it was none other than Liu Guangshi. Not long after, this hero, who was still wearing armor, was tied up and dragged into the tent. He didn't have many injuries on his body, and even his head was
He was still wearing an iron helmet. As soon as he entered the tent and saw the people inside, his eyes suddenly turned red and he cursed even more fiercely. At first, he just called people ungrateful, but gradually started to tease people about their secrets, such as "Xiao Zheng, your wife was raped by your nephew"
He also cursed frequently with bad words such as "I did it". If the two soldiers next to him hadn't held him down hard, he might have pounced on everyone on the spot.
Zou Xu looked at all this with a smile. Dai Meng looked at him with a slight frown, but also with calm eyes. After a while, Zou Xu said: "Dai Gong is worthy of being a saint today. He responded to every call. Without Dai Gong's help today, it would be difficult to capture this animal alive."
.But he is so noisy today, it is really ugly, why not send Duke Dai... to send the Buddha to the west?"
Zou Xu said, taking out a dagger from his arms and holding it in his hand. Dai Mengwei turned to look at him, and he also looked at Dai Mengwei with a smile. After only a moment, he said that the promise was broken and the bones were broken.
Beside Dai Mengwei, the two disciples he relied on the most wanted to come out. At this time, the old man slowly stretched out his hand: "General Zou said, I can come."
He picked up the dagger and walked towards Liu Guangshi. Liu Guangshi cursed and struggled more fiercely. Zou Xu said, "Don't let him hurt Duke Dai." The soldiers next to him pushed Liu Guangshi to his knees.
Dai Mengwei walked up to Liu Guangshi and pulled out the dagger. Liu Guangshi was still struggling fiercely and shouted: "Look at me, you have the guts to look at me! Come on! Come on -"
Dai Mengwei leaned over slightly, looked at him calmly, and then said: "Looking at it, please don't move, Mr. Liu."
Liu Guangshi's previous struggle was almost crazy, but when he heard Dai Mengwei's words, he couldn't help being slightly startled. He opened his mouth: "You... you old dog, you..." He couldn't choose a good curse word for a while.
.
Dai Mengwei stabbed the dagger over. Liu Guangshi, who was wearing armor, leaned back with all his strength. He frantically avoided the dagger in Dai Mengwei's hand, but Dai Mengwei looked at him, and then slowly but firmly pulled the dagger from the neck of his armor.
It was stabbed into the gap, and the blood was scarlet and sticky. It rushed out from the gap. Liu Guangshi's body bounced violently, and the blood dyed Dai Mengwei's arms and robe red.
Everyone watched all this in silence. Even Zou Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, seeming to be horrified by the sight of this seemingly frail old man slowly but firmly taking a life.
Soon after, Dai Mengwei pulled out the dagger and handed it to a student next to him. Xiao Zheng, who was following Dai Mengwei to raise troops, pulled out a knife from the soldier next to him and chopped off Liu Guangshi's head with one knife. The others also went up and chopped it off.
He stabbed Liu Guangshi's body twice.
Zou Xu picked up a handkerchief and handed it to Dai Mengwei, wiped the blood, and then spread his hands, sincerely convinced.
"Mr. Dai, please take a seat."
Before winter is over, the whole world knows what happened here, and then many people suddenly recall what happened in Jiangning: If one day, Dai Meng returns to Bianliang, he will invite the heroes of the whole world to gather together.
Established the "Chinese Martial Arts Association" and participated in the grand event.
During the Jiangning Conference, many people even laughed at Dai Mengwei's boring painting, but at this moment, all the foreshadowings were connected. Since the mission was sent to Jiangning in the second half of the year, this Confucian saint has already
I anticipated everything that would happen in half a year.
After saving millions of lives at the hands of the Jurchens, at this moment, he once again became the most prominent figure in the entire two years of revitalization.
Vertically and horizontally, it looks like a god.
By the way, I recommend a book I have been reading recently, "I Will Bury the Gods". The emotional drama in the book is good, and it is a type that is difficult to find in Qidian. There is a recent shortage of books. If there is an emotional drama, the life drama is well written.
Good web articles, please recommend them to me ^_^