Chapter 786: Gao Qiu shoulders the responsibility of morality and justice, and the highlight moment is coming!
"Father, the unruly people have rebelled! They have completely rebelled! Get out of the city quickly!"
In Zhuozhou City, fires were everywhere, and there were sounds of fighting everywhere.
Facts have proved that Yelv Dezhong's measures to appease the people were just hope.
There is no way, the life of the Han people in Zhuozhou is too miserable.
The heavy taxes in the Northern Song Dynasty had already led to the situation of "not raising sons". Sons would be drowned and thrown away after birth, just to escape the heavy taxes. The taxes in the Yanyun land of the Liao Kingdom were beyond imagination. Not only were the taxes and servitudes onerous, but
There are also urgent levies, all kinds of additional gifts, and various names, which cannot be listed in full.
Now that the Liao army has entered the city again, the disordered military discipline will inevitably lead to acts of burning, killing, looting, and further increasing the burden on the people in the city. This is no longer adding insult to injury, but a complete extermination without leaving any way for survival.
Ever since.
With the internal and external cooperation, the people's resentment towards the Khitan rulers completely exploded that night.
"If you take over the army from the countryside, no food will be collected!" "Whoever surrenders first will not be required to collect food!" "Whoever surrenders first to the city will be exempted from the tax!"
When the Han people chanted vigorous slogans and began to resist the Liao army head-on, even Yelu Zongsheng, a young prince who had not suffered much, knew that the end was over. The Khitan soldiers who had abused the Han people before were even more confused when facing the huge crowds.
He showed a look of panic and retreated steadily.
Yelvde swayed heavily and was about to draw his sword, but realized that it was not time to do the routine yet. He took a deep breath and gave the order: "Let's go! Go to Yanzhou! We have lost Zhuozhou, but we still have to regain it."
Opportunities, Yanzhou and Jizhou must not lose!"
Yelu Zongsheng said sadly: "Father, there are all Song people outside, I'm afraid it's hard for us to escape..."
Compared with the last retreat, morale has been set back again and again. This time, the military formation seems more scattered. In addition, the shouts of killing can be heard outside. Yelvde gritted his teeth: "Although this group of Han people were defeated by the Song people,
After all, agitation is not a well-trained army. It can at most cause chaos in the city. It cooperates with the rural army outside the city, but there is still no possibility of intercepting the main force... Xiao Yixin is ordered to lead the army to suppress the mob in the city. Anyone who resists will be killed.
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Yelv Zongsheng understood his father's intention to cut off the tail of the gecko, but expressed concern: "Will the township army come in to rescue the people in this city?"
Yelu Dezhong said firmly: "Other generals may be greedy for credit and only focus on encircling and suppressing us, but Lin Chong will definitely come to the rescue. He is also counting on the cooperation of the rebels in other prefectures and counties to seize the city together... Let's go!"
"This Yelv Dezhong actually knows me somewhat."
When Yelu Dezhong's plan started to be implemented, Li Yan outside the city saw what the Nanyuan King was planning, and said without hesitation: "Act according to the original plan, don't be greedy for the immediate success.
Enter the city quickly to rescue the Han people!"
"yes!"
When the Xiang army entered Zhuozhou City, Yelv Dezhong also led the main force of the Liao army to charge out.
However, although he was sure of Li Yan's choice, he didn't know that Li Yan had already sent Shi Wengong, Luan Tingyu, Zhu Dian and Lei Heng each to lead an ambush outside the city.
When these four fierce generals led the local troops who had been ambushing them out one after another, the Liao army, which thought they had escaped, was inevitably defeated. They abandoned their helmets and armor along the way, trampled on each other, and suffered heavy casualties.
In the end, Yelu Dezhong was defeated with less than a thousand remaining troops, and he narrowly broke through the siege.
After a decisive rescue, the Liao army's remaining troops in Zhuozhou City were all wiped out. After two battles at Baigou River and Zhuozhou City, the initial Chen Bing border troops were almost wiped out.
When they actually occupied this important city on the border of the Liao Kingdom, the township army seemed to be in a dream. Then looking at the busy Han people trying their best to help, even Qin Ming sighed with emotion: "The slogan of the general coach is not paying for food."
, It’s so clever, it goes straight into the hearts of the people of Yanyun and Han!”
Li Yan said: "The people are suffering too much. No matter how fanciful everything else is, it is not as practical as letting them have food in their hands. These cities that cooperate with the rural army must strictly fulfill their promises and give them year after year."
"No matter how difficult it is during this year, even if we have to withdraw from the army due to lack of food, we are not allowed to collect food from the prefectures and counties that have surrendered to the township army. Not even a grain of rice is allowed to be taken from the hands of the local Han people. Do you understand?"
Zhu Wu and Chai Jin, who were in charge of collecting grain, stepped forward to accept the order: "Yes!"
Li Zicheng's political slogans were actually "equalize land", "rent rent" and "not pay grain". This was very in line with the needs of the late Ming Dynasty, and also paved the way for the support of his army. It was precisely because it made it clear that the common people at that time had the most
What did he desire so that he could overwhelm other rebels and end the Ming Dynasty? As for the final failure, it had nothing to do with "not paying for food".
But everything cannot be copied mechanically. Obviously, the Han people in Yanyun, Liao State, are very different from the people in the late Ming Dynasty. Li Yan did not need the first two, and could not promise the first two, so he only left "not paying for food".
However, he also absorbed some of Li Zicheng's essential operations. For example, the premise of "not paying food" is to "submit first and not lose rent." To put it bluntly, if you surrender first, I will not accept your food. As for the states that do not surrender,
The county was captured by the township army. It was the loyal dog of the Liao Kingdom that resisted. Naturally, it was dealt with in any way.
You can't just give out favors, rewards and punishments must always be clear, so that policies can be implemented.
With this policy in mind, when Li Yan led the rural army to formally enter Zhuozhou City, he was greeted with cheers.
When the common people on the street, who were all good-looking and even skinny, looked at them with excited and enthusiastic eyes, the generals immediately felt clearly that they were the liberators, not the invaders.
"The people's support can be used... We can really recover Yanyun!"
"More than one hundred and seventy years! More than one hundred and seventy years!"
Everyone could not hide their excitement and ecstasy. In fact, Song Taizong also attacked Yanjing City and was defeated miserably at the Gaoliang River. He escaped in a donkey cart and rode away. If we go by the depth of the attack, it was actually a step further than now.
But even literati who don’t understand military knowledge know that compared to Zhao Guangyi’s hasty Northern Expedition, this time the Xiangjun army first defeated the Liao army in a dignified manner at Baigou Jiehe, and then successfully captured the territory with the help of the Han people in Yanyun.
Zhuozhou, with such a steady march approaching step by step, there is greater hope that this strategically important place that should belong to the Central Plains Dynasty can be recaptured after a lapse of 170 years!
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Because he was the only one present who knew that historically this area would not be truly recovered by the Central Plains Dynasty until the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, which was 1368.
Beginning in 913 when Emperor Shi Jingtang of the Later Jin Dynasty ceded the throne to the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, most of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were ruled by foreigners for 455 years. After three regimes of Liao, Jin, and Mongolia, they finally returned to China.
In the hands of the Han people, it can be said that it has gone through many twists and turns.
Now that he has officially arrived in an important city in this land, how can people not be filled with emotion?
"If our army cannot capture Yanyun, then I'm afraid there will be no hope for those who come after us!"
Although we don't know how the original history developed, the morale of the entire army is still surprisingly high, especially Gao Qiu.
"I am a jester who rose to power by playing Cuju. Not only will I be loved by the people, but I will also become a minister who has made great contributions to the country and will be remembered in history. I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep tonight..."
This is what he said to his cousin Gao Lian when he moved into the back house of Cheng's Yamen in Zhuozhou.
Gao Lian was also excited: "Can that person who has gone down in history have a contribution from me?"
Gao Qiu burst out laughing: "They are all there! They are all there! Every general is indispensable for such great achievements. I, the Imperial City Division, will be able to restore Yanyun in the future. I want to see which civil servant dares to do this in the future."
You are making irresponsible remarks in front of me!"
Gao Lian was startled when he heard this, and immediately frowned: "Brother, with your achievements and your Majesty's trust, why do you still have to submit to the Imperial City after you return? You should be a high-ranking official!"
Gao Qiu actually liked the current atmosphere of the Imperial City Division, but he slapped his forehead when he heard the reminder: "It's so, so, so, I shouldn't always be limited to the Imperial City Division... You don't know, the official once said to me
, it’s not a bad idea for me to become a Taiwei in the future, I’m still an official sage, I’ve foreseen the restoration of Yanyun long ago!”
Gao Lian smiled and said: "At that time, at home, my subordinates should call my brother Gao Taiwei!"
Gao Qiu felt so happy: "Oh, oh, oh, I can't afford it, and I can't afford it now!"
"Gao Qiu was actually able to lead a group of rural soldiers and conquer Zhuozhou. If we arrive too late, will he really be able to recover it?"
A group of fast horses looked at Zhuozhou City from a distance, a little scared, but more of an indescribable shock. After all, even the servants who had lost their roots knew how glorious it was to recover Yanyun.
The eyes of the chamberlain holding the gold medal flashed with deep jealousy, and he uttered a sentence coldly: "With the official family and us here, he can't even think about doing anything wrong for the sake of his own reputation... Let's go! Enter the city to deliver the order!"
Everyone rushed into the city, but compared to the previous arrogance, they were much more careful. They only took out gold medals when they encountered inspections, and did not show off all the way.
On the battlefield, the swords were silent. Even if they represented the imperial power, they did not have the courage to approach the land of Yanyun. After all, the officials fled to Jinling, but they still could not avoid the situation of being coerced by the Liao Emperor.
So the original plan was to notify Cai Jing and ask Cai Jing to call Gao Qiu back. Unexpectedly, Cai Jing closed his eyes and saw that he could only breathe. In desperation, he had to come to Zhuozhou in person.
It wasn't until they arrived in front of the Yamen and confirmed that this important city of the Liao Kingdom was really under the control of the Song Dynasty that they suddenly became arrogant and shouted all the way: "The official family has a purpose! The official family has a purpose!"
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Many of the generals had been fighting for most of the night and were all tired enough to rest, but there were still many who were still awake and were alerted and came out to check the situation.
After confirming that the other party was the eunuch who came to deliver the order with a gold medal, Zhu Wu and Wu's eyes flickered, Lu Junyi and Suo Chao's expressions changed slightly, and others such as Shi Wengong, Luan Tingyu and others became uneasy.
"coming!"
Li Yan is the calmest one.
He had previously felt that the rear area was too quiet, not like the Song Dynasty court presided over by Zhao Ji. Now, as soon as the gold medal was delivered, he immediately became familiar with it.
As expected of you!
Sure enough, when he saw Gao Qiu coming out, he raised the gold medal for the first chamberlain, then took out the oracle and said calmly: "Little Liang Shicheng, I have seen Gao Tiju, please Gao Tiju to accept the order!"
Gao Qiu unfolded it and saw at a glance that it was Zhao Ji's handwriting. He had practiced hard to please the officials. You must know that the imperial edicts were not written by the officials themselves, but this time they were written by themselves, which shows the importance.
Then he quickly read it again, blinked his eyes, and didn't believe it. After looking at it carefully, he realized that he had read it correctly. He felt like five thunders were hitting his head, and he groaned: "Enter the inner chamber! Enter the inner chamber first!"
Under the attention of the generals of the rural army, Gao Qiu brought these eunuchs into the inner house with a very unfriendly attitude. After all, since he killed the eunuchs, he and the eunuchs in the palace have been on the same page.
Logically speaking, if Yang Jian, Lan Congxi, Jia Xiang and other eunuchs were still there, it would not be Liang Shicheng's turn to serve as the messenger of the current message. However, Liang Shicheng would not be half grateful. On the contrary, he hated Gao Qiu deeply, and he did not want him to.
The other party achieved such a great achievement and deliberately urged: "Why don't Gao Tiju quickly accept the order to thank you, and then retreat to Daming Mansion to cooperate with the imperial court and the Liao Dynasty in the peace talks and national policies?"
Looking at the gold medal and reading the handwriting again without giving up, Gao Qiu's facial features became distorted: "Your Majesty is in the capital and does not know the battle reports from the front line. That is why he is like this... I want to report to your Majesty quickly..."
Liang Shicheng appreciated the other party's expression and said calmly: "That's not something Gao Tiju should worry about. Just accept the order and follow the official decree!"
Gao Qiu's chest rose and fell violently several times, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Jiao Ting! Take these messengers down and settle them down!"
The other chamberlains all looked angry and uneasy, but Liang Shicheng showed a sinister smile and said in a thin voice: "We are indeed tired, so don't bother Gao Tiju and retreat!"
Seeing the chamberlain who passed the gold medal leave, Gao Qiu looked at Gao Lian again and said eagerly: "You must return to the capital quickly and explain the current war situation to the officials. You must explain clearly that our army is invincible and the enemy's army is retreating steadily.
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Gao Lian's expression changed drastically: "Brother, are you prepared to resist the decree?"
Gao Qiu opened his mouth: "I...I don't know...but we must never retreat! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. What's more, even if we want to negotiate peace with Liao and capture the land of Yanyun, it will be blocked."
The Liao Emperor's retreat route has been blocked, so why should we retreat now?"
Gao Lian hesitated to speak, but finally nodded and said: "Okay! I will return to Beijing immediately... to Jinling!"
Watching Gao Lian leave, Gao Qiu stood there for a long time before walking towards the front yard.
Along the way, my steps were staggering, my eyes were blank, and my brain seemed to be split in two.
Half of it is the appreciation of the officials and the high position of Taiwei...
Half of it is Yanyun's recovery and the overall situation of the country...
He didn't know how he came to the crowd. He just faced the anxious eyes, took a deep breath, and finally squeezed out a smile: "Your Majesty has something to say. I hope the army will win and Yanyun will be restored!"
Li Yan stared deeply at Gao Qiu, and behind him came the cheers of relief from the generals.