Chapter 304: The Sensation of Heaven and Man and the Invasion of Jiaozhi
It was the 15th month of the twelfth month of the eighth year of Yuanfeng.
With the new king ascending the throne and the change of Yuan Dynasty imminent, I imitate Jiayou, the story of Zhiping, and the favor of the emperor.
The imperial edict was given to the official Jin Ziguang, the minister Zuopushe, the minister under the door, and the Duke of Kangguo Han Jiang to guard Sikong.
Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, Shangshu Youpushe, Minister of Zhongshu, written by Shen Guogong Lu Gong, is Jinzi Guanglu doctor.
The minister Zuocheng, the minister Zhang Dun, the right minister Zhang Hong, the minister Sima Guang, and the minister An Tao of the Privy Council, all of them appointed themselves as the chief ministers.
Li Qingchen, who knew the affairs of the Privy Council, was appointed as the General Counselor from the Dazhong Bureau.
Therefore, he became prime minister, judged Quanzhou affairs and was also an observer on Fujian Road. Cai Que, Duke of Runguo; he was informed of Privy Council affairs, and was newly judged by Han Zhen in Suzhou, and he was promoted to Zhengyi Dafu from Tongyi Dafu.
On this day, after Zhao Xu got up early, he had breakfast and then read the reports that the two palaces sent him to see about the Yongxing Army, Jingzhao, and Henan Prefecture.
"In so many places, it hasn't snowed since the beginning of winter!" Zhao Xu sighed after reading these reports.
"Everyone, since the beginning of December and the end of last month, there have been a few light snowfalls in Bianjing City, but there has been no rain or snow..." Shi Deyi whispered: "Detective Si Yan, there are some rumors inside and outside Bianjing City... …”
"Some people say it's because there are treacherous officials in the government, while others say it's because there are unjust cases in prison!"
Zhao Xu snorted and asked: "Is that what the scholar-bureaucrats said?!"
Shi Deyi lowered his head, not daring to answer the question.
Zhao Xu hummed, "The scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty!"
They themselves had long regarded Dong Zhongshu's theory of telepathy between heaven and man as a scrap of paper, but they always tried their best to make the emperor believe it.
They didn't even think about it. If they really followed Dong Zhongshu's theory of telepathy between heaven and man, even if the Song Dynasty sacrificed several prime ministers every year to apologize to God, it might not be enough!
However, it’s been a bit tricky since it hasn’t snowed yet!
After all, the common people will become more and more suspicious as it does not snow in large areas. Is there really a traitor in the government? Is there an unjust case in prison?
Zhao Xu knocked on the desk and asked Shi Deyi: "Tongjian Si, is there a royal official writing about this matter?"
Shi Deyi replied: "I know that it was the imperial censor who mentioned this matter... The Cisages of the two palaces specially ordered people to collect the reports from all over the country..."
"So, my mother-in-law and my mother-in-law are worried? Is that so?!"
Shi De nodded.
Zhao Xu chuckled. The two palaces were indeed easily frightened by such things.
After all, they worship Buddha, especially chanting Buddha's name to the Queen Mother every day, so they will inevitably believe these things.
"Go and get a copy of the Censor's Letter!" Zhao Xu ordered.
Soon, a copy of the transcript was sent to Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu took it, looked at it and raised his head: "The king is facing each other!"
"hehe……"
So, he opened the memorial and looked at the text. It was just as he imagined.
Use Dong Zhongshu's theory to scare people.
The beginning is: I saw that since the beginning of winter, there has been no rain or snow, the sun has been strong, the disaster has been widespread, and I am in love and howling.
The standard way for a civil servant to intimidate the emperor and the queen mother - you have to believe me, otherwise there will be problems!
Then of course, the purpose of the roll call is "the lady's energy, and the yin and yang energy of heaven and earth, are in and out of each other, and come and go" - now there is disharmony between heaven and man!
why?
Because ‘there are seven officials in the temple today, all of whom have treacherous emotions, different strategies, and no unity of heart and virtue’ – the ministers have different positions, so that’s why!
So how to solve it?
Quit flattery, enter Zhongliang, clear Yongshi, and get rid of doubts!
As long as you do this, you will definitely get a "friendly response, and it will come soon"!
A standard scholar-bureaucrat article.
A completely politically correct memorial.
But...it's useless!
Zhao Xu commented on this: "Not as good as Zheng Xia back then!"
"Zheng Xia at least dares to say: If there is no rain for ten days, I will beg to behead my minister Xuande outside the gate!"
When Shi De heard this, he lowered his head and did not dare to answer.
"You are so powerful!" Zhao Xu said, "Has this censor carefully read the words of the sage?"
"How did he pass the imperial examination?"
Having said that, Zhao Xu actually understood that he really had to find a way to deal with this matter.
Otherwise, the current stable government may become turbulent.
For example, if Han Jiang can't bear the pressure and takes the initiative to resign - he has almost achieved success and can leave perfectly with glory.
This is not okay!
Han Jiang will have to stay in the capital for at least one year to allow Yuanfeng and Yuanyou to make a smooth transition.
so……
Zhao Xu whispered: "We have to find a way to divert the attention of the government and the public..."
"It's better to be a Cochin man, act quickly!"
In his heart, he silently counted the time, it was time for the Cochin people to take action!
Why haven't you received the report from the Guangxi Economic and Strategy Department yet?
Is it possible that Cochin people have learned to behave?
impossible!
Zhao Xu thought about the deputy envoy of Jiaozhi named Yang Jingwen, and also considered that the people of Jiaozhi had not yet sent an envoy to Beijing to congratulate him, the emperor of the suzerain country, on his ascension to the throne.
There were not even any preparations to celebrate the New Year.
so……
"Let the bullets fly for a while!"
"The people of Cochin should only be able to do this in the past few days!"
…
Far south, Guangnan West Road, Guihua Prefecture.
Nong Zhihui, the sixty-year-old guard general of the Zuojian of the Great Song Dynasty, stood on the hill of Wuyang Cave when he returned to Huazhou.
His son, nephew and daughter surrounded him.
He just returned to his hometown two months ago with an imperial edict.
As Nong Zhigao's younger brother, he was actually very embarrassed and discriminated against in the Song Dynasty.
Last year, in the seventh year of Yuanfeng, Jiaozhi invaded the Song Dynasty, and he was ordered to guard Guihua Prefecture, Wuyang, Wue and other caves.
As a result, Youjiang's Guangxi military envoy Kumamoto sent someone to scold the Jiaozhi people and forced them to retreat, but then he and his son were taken to Yongzhou. The reason was that the Jiaozhi people hated him deeply, and he
If he continues to stay in Guihua Prefecture, he is afraid that the Jiaochin people will continue to invade. For the sake of peace between the two countries, Xiong Ben ordered him to stay in Yongzhou to avoid triggering a war!
Then……
Xiongben sent an unknown military official from Guizhou to negotiate with the Jiaozhi people.
That bastard named Cheng Zhuo never asked him, let alone Guihua Prefecture, whether the people of Guihua Prefecture were willing to be Jiaozhi people.
A total of eight pieces of land in Baole, Lian, Miao, Ding, Fang, nearly six counties, Su, and Sangerdong, where people have lived for generations, were given to Jiaozhi!
This incident made Nong Zhi vomit blood, but he was unable to do anything about it!
Fortunately, today’s emperor is wise!
After he ascended the throne, he knew his loyalty and loyalty to the Song Dynasty!
So he sent an envoy to Yongzhou and issued an imperial edict to allow him to return to his hometown. He still knew how to return to Huazhou. He promoted him from the right Qianniuwei general to the left prison gate guard general, and ordered his son Nong Jinan to serve as deputy secretary of the treasury.
Let him know what happened in Wuyangdong.
At the same time, the imperial decree demoted Chengzhuo to the Nanping Army for "illegal cession of territory", almost beating him to the end.
This lifted Nong Zhihui's spirits.
Passion was also ignited in my heart.
Because he knew that there were people supporting him in the distant city of Bianjing.
Therefore, since returning to his hometown, he has been preparing for war.
The people of all the caves also listened to his call and actively performed martial arts to regain their lost territory and avenge themselves.
"Yang Shouwen died two years ago, and his son Yang Jingtong has a blood feud with us!"
"If Yang Jingtong knew that I was coming back, he would definitely attack!"
"Tell all caves to be on guard. If anything happens, report it immediately. I will go to Yongzhou personally to ask for help!"
He was personally transferred back to Huazhou by the emperor's imperial edict and ordered to guard his hometown.
I don’t believe that the officials of the Song Dynasty in Youjiang dare not send reinforcements!
"Promise!" His nephews and former subordinates all agreed with a bang.
"In addition, how is the minister who was sent down by the emperor now?" Nong Zhihui asked.
"I would like to report to my father, Commander-in-Chief, that I will place him in Gounan Pass, a place that the Yang family in Jiaozhi must pass through when they invade. If Jiaozhi invades, he will bear the brunt!"
"To prevent him from escaping, we sent a dozen people to keep an eye on him day and night!"
"Okay!" Nong Zhi said stroking his palms.
The emperor's imperial edict indeed did not say how to deal with that person.
But there was a secret agent from the emperor who quietly conveyed an oral message to him - this person should be placed in the most dangerous place to make great achievements!
When Nong Zhihui heard this, wasn't this the trick used by Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty to send a disobedient Confucian scholar to a place where the Huns were most likely to invade?
So, I understood it from my heart.
…
Zhang Xun tightened his official uniform. The winter in Guangnan was not too cold.
But he still couldn't adapt.
"Father...Father..."
"Quickly plead with the Empress Dowager and recall me to Bianjing!" He prayed in his heart.
He's had enough of this damn place!
The mountain road is rugged and there are only dense forests and rocks. Even salt is in short supply!
He missed Bianjing and the imperial city.
However, his adoptive father seemed to be dead and did not respond to the letters he wrote.
None of the big minks he was familiar with replied a word to him.
It was as if he had been abandoned in this distant Guangnan. This was not even the territory of the Song Dynasty, but just the barren mountains and ridges of the land of Jisi.
What I see and see every day are natives who don't even know the right rhyme.
For food, we only use the food of the natives.
He couldn't adapt to it at all, and he could only bite the bullet and eat things that looked unappetizing every day.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xun took up his pen again and prepared to continue writing letters to his adoptive father Zhang Maoze and the big Diao Dangs he knew.
The pen in my hand was just picked up.
Suddenly there was a strange noise outside the door. Zhang Xun heard the sound and opened the door to take a look.
Then he saw a dozen men holding swords and cards, slowly approaching the official mansion where he lived.
When those people saw Zhang Xun walking out the door alone, they all laughed ferociously.
Zhang Xun looked at their costumes and swallowed.
Just as he was about to shout, a sharp arrow hit his throat from a distance!
He covered the place where the arrow hit him and fell down in disbelief.
The figure of the archer emerged from behind the mountains.
"snort!"
"A Song dog is here?"
He walked up and kicked the struggling Zhang Xun. Looking at his purple uniform, he felt a little strange, so he asked someone to come forward and pull off Zhang Xun's clothes.
Then they saw a beautiful jade pendant.
There are words on the jade pendant.
At the same time, people who went into the house to search also found many letters.
When all these things were delivered, the Prince Consort of Jiaozhi, who was leading his troops across the border from Ba Pass into Guihua Prefecture, found them in the hands of Yang Jingtong of Guangyuan County.
Yang Jingtong was shocked after reading it.
"You killed a Song Dynasty's adopted son who was known to the imperial court?"
"Why did the adopted son of the Song Dynasty, who was well known to the imperial court, end up in Wuyang Cave?"
He couldn't believe it at all!
"Could it be fake?" Yang Jingtong asked.
He was really afraid, afraid that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty would be furious and launch an army to attack him just like before!
The battle that year was very painful for the Cochin people.
Everything north of the Furiang River was lost.
Prince Hong Zhen and Prince Zhaowen were all killed in battle!
The rain of arrows shot by the Song Army's divine arm bow is terrifying!
"Probably not!" Yang Jingwen, who once served as the deputy envoy to the Song Dynasty, checked the letters and tokens he found and said: "Moreover, I also had some information about the people and positions mentioned in this person's letters in Bianjing.
Hear it!”
"What should we do?" Yang Jingtong wanted to back out.
"How about we come back at another time?"
"If we withdraw like this, I'm afraid the morale of the army will be shaken!" Yang Jingwen encouraged his cousin: "Brother, the matter has come to this, and we can only go one way to the end!"
"If we retreat, not only will our military morale be shaken, but it will also be of no use!"
"The only solution for now is to kill all the insiders nearby!"
"In this way, if Bianjing is questioned, it will be possible to confuse the public!"
Yang Jingtong thought about it and thought so.
Now we can only cut the knot with a sharp knife, and then say that the person disappeared due to the chaos of the war, and we don’t know where he went.
Note: Historically, because there was no snow, there was a lot of trouble from December to the first month of the eighth year of Yuanfeng.
As a result, no one cared about Yang Jingtong of Jiaozhi plundering Guihua Prefecture.
Note 2: The worst thing Kumamoto did in Guangxi was to indulge the ambitions of the Cochin people and move Nong Zhihui and his son back to the mainland.
Of course, Kumamoto never imagined that when he asked Chengzhuo to negotiate, Chengzhuo would dare to reach an agreement with the Cochin people to cede land without asking for an order behind his back.
As a result, Kumamoto was attacked by Cheng Zhuo and wanted to die. During the Yuanyou period, Kumamoto was violently besieged by the old party on the charge of ceding territory.
On the contrary, Cheng Zhuo paid almost nothing - just being demoted three levels.
Note 3: The biggest conflict between Jiaozhi and the Nong family is that the Nong family has cut off the road between Jiaozhi and Dali, making it impossible for them to buy horses.
Note 4: Nong Zhihui, no matter what his starting point and thoughts are?
In fact, he has been loyal to the Northern Song Dynasty his whole life, the kind of loyal person!
It's a pity that he died in a foreign country.
PS, this chapter took me a long time to check the information and revised it several times.
Vietnamese materials are very difficult to obtain, especially those from the Northern Song Dynasty.
