Chapter 350 Zhao Guan’s family acquires Yang Wudi; the layout is reversed and Jingkang is humiliated
When the Zhao Guan family publicly questioned Yang Xinzhong's statement about concealing his family background and joining the army, they were like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake.
All the soldiers and generals present could not figure out why the Zhao Guan family would have such suspicions?
However, all the soldiers and generals witnessed that after the great change in Zhao Guan's character, they were very knowledgeable about things, and they had to suspect that Yang Xinzhong had really concealed his family background when he joined the army, as Zhao Guan's family said.
Among these people, Zhang Jun was particularly shocked and worried.
After all, Yang Xinzhong enlisted in the army under his subordinate Zhang Jun.
At this time, the most shocked and confused person was none other than Yang Xinzhong himself.
When he heard Zhao Guan's question, a layer of fine beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.
A "plop" sound.
Yang Xinzhong knelt down in front of Zhao Guan's house and shouted:
"The officials knew everything. When the general was recruited into the army, he wanted to rely on the skills he had learned to establish military merit. In order not to be taken care of by the superiors because of my family background, he concealed his background!"
"Ah?!" Zhang Jun exclaimed when he heard this.
If Zhao Guan's family hadn't been there, he would have really wanted to step forward and grab Yang Xinzhong and punch him twice.
If the Zhao Guan family were to blame for this matter, wouldn't the good impression he had left on the Zhao Guan family be lost?
Zhang Jun was afraid of disturbing Zhao Guan's family, so he suppressed his anger and glared at Yang Xinzhong, who had concealed his family background when he surrendered to the army.
Master Zhong also felt scared and glared at Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun saw that the planting master looked at him with an unkind look.
He immediately understood why Mr. Souchong Jinglue was angry.
In this dynasty, when recruiting new soldiers, the origin and family background of the recruits must be checked and verified.
However, Zhang Jun made an exception three months ago and agreed to Yang Xinzhong's voluntary surrender. Not only did he test Yang Xinzhong's martial arts and riding and archery skills on the spot, but more importantly, Yang Xinzhong also gave him a weapon at that time.
A valuable sword...
Therefore, Zhang Jun completely simplified the strict background check for recruiting Yang Xinzhong into the army.
Now, Zhang Jun felt scared when he saw the planting master glaring at him.
What if the nineteen-year-old warrior Yang Xinzhong he recruited was an undercover agent of the enemy? Or what if he was a remnant of the peasant uprising army?
So, today Yang Xinzhong has many opportunities to come into contact with Zhao Guan's family. This is a big hidden danger!
When Zhang Jun thought of this, he was so frightened that a shiver ran down his spine.
He hoped that he and Souchong would be on the same page, but it was best that his worries were unfounded.
The other generals present were very curious as to what family background this outstanding junior high school student Yang Xinzhong had concealed?
And how come the Zhao Guan family can be seen at a glance?
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"The official family report is that the father of the last general Yang Xinzhong, whose name is 'Yuchen', is currently patrolling the Anbian border in Linzhou."
"Ah?" Zhong Shizhong, a general of the Northwest Army, exclaimed when he heard Yang Xinzhong's words.
They exclaimed just because Yang Xinzhong admitted that his father was Yang Zhen, the patrol inspector of Anbian in Renlin Prefecture, so it can be deduced:
His grandfather is Yang Zongmin, the current governor of Linzhou;
His ancestor was the famous general Yang Ye who sacrificed his life for the country during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty!
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Zhao Ji had already expected it, and was not as surprised as the generals. He said calmly:
"The elder of the Yang family calls your father 'Yuchen', then he is Yang Zhen!"
As the emperor of the Song Dynasty, with a noble status, he could of course call Yang Xinzhong's father and Yang's ancestors by their first names.
As a minister, being able to be called by the emperor's first name proves that the emperor can still remember the names of your parents or ancestors among hundreds of millions of people and call them by their names. That is also an honor.
ah!
Yang Xinzhong nodded honestly and said...
Zhao Ji knew that there were two types of taboos in ancient times.
One is national taboo, which mainly means that everyone in the country must avoid the names of emperors and sages (mainly Confucius and Mencius). This is also called "public taboo".
The other type is family taboo, which mainly refers to the fact that younger generations in the family avoid the names of their elders. Family taboo generally refers to the taboo of avoiding the names of parents and grandparents, which is also called "private taboo".
The trend of avoiding taboos began in the Zhou Dynasty, spread in the Qin and Han Dynasties, flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and became stricter in the Zhao and Song Dynasties.
For example: Sima Qian's father was named Sima Tan, so in "Historical Records", all the people with the same name as his father had their names changed. For example, Zhang Mengtan was changed to Zhang Mengtong; Zhao Tan was changed to Zhao Tong...
Lu You recorded in "Notes of Laoxue'an": A state official named Tian Deng did not allow his subordinates and the people in the state to call him by his name or write his name (even words with the same sound were not allowed). On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it was the same as usual.
The lanterns were to be set off for three days. The clerk who wrote the notice did not dare to write the word lanterns, so he changed it to "Lights will be set on fire for three days in accordance with the law in this state." This became a joke.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the requirements for taboo avoidance were not very strict. However, in the Tianqi and Chongzhen periods of the late Ming Dynasty, the trend of taboo avoidance gradually became stricter.
The Qing Dynasty had the most severe taboos. Countless people were beheaded for violating "taboos" and resulting in literary inquisition. (For example: Zhang Jinyan case, Zhuang Yanlong literary inquisition case, Cha Siting examination question case, Hu Zhongzao case, Peng Jiaping case, etc.)
It was not until the Republic of China changed to the Yuan Dynasty that the taboo-avoidance system that had been practiced for more than two thousand years was abolished.
The methods of avoiding taboos vary from dynasty to dynasty. Commonly used methods include: blank words, changing words, missing strokes and changing pronunciation, splitting words, etc.
Now, when Zhao Ji heard Yang Xinzhong's avoidance of his father Yang Zhen, he used the character splitting method - splitting the word "Zhen" into two characters.
This can also prove from the side that Yang Xinzhong's background is different from that of ordinary people. You must know that in this era, most children of ordinary people's families are illiterate, so how can they use the word splitting method to avoid taboos.
Zhao Ji asked: "Dalang of the Yang family, then your grandfather is Yang Zongmin, right?"
Yang Xinzhong immediately answered truthfully: "The official family is a sage, and my grandfather's name is taboo, just as the officials said. Thanks to the great favor of the emperor, he is currently the governor of Linzhou."
When the generals heard this, they let out another burst of exclamation.
They were all shocked that the Zhao Guan family's previous predictions about the family background of primary school Yang Xinzhong were correct.
Zhao Ji smiled and nodded, and said to Yang Xinzhong:
"I know that in the first year of Yuanfu, your grandfather Yang Zongmin followed Zhe Kexing and defeated the Xia army. He made many military achievements and was awarded the title of governor of Linzhou."
"I will never forget the numerous achievements made by the generals and martyrs of the Yang family, who defended the borders of the Song Dynasty and defended against enemies!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yang Xinzhong was so moved that his eyes were red after hearing the holy words...
All the generals present expressed deep admiration for Zhao Guan's family.
Zhong Shizhong and Zhang Jun found out Yang Xinzhong's true family background and immediately felt relieved.
Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Zhang Xian and many other rising stars also cast admiring glances at the Zhao Guan family, and also looked highly upon Yang Xinzhong, who was a general of the Yang family...
"When I was in the capital, I was watching the report of the military exploits of the generals in front of me, and I learned that your grandfather Yang Zongmin's elder brother (that is, his cousin), Yang Jiada Lang, was highly appreciated by Fan Wenzhenggong and recommended to the imperial court.
Yang Wenguang.”
Yang Xinzhong deeply admired Zhao Guan's family for knowing so much about his Yang family background. He knelt down and said:
"What the official sage said is absolutely correct..."
Zhao Ji sighed: "Yang Wenguang is a famous general in the Song Dynasty!"
"I heard that in the previous dynasty, when Duke Fan Wenzheng declared control over Shaanxi, he talked to Yang Wenguang about it and made him his subordinate."
"Yang Wenguang was first sent by Duke Fan Wenzheng to station in the Yanzhou area to fight against Xixia. Later, he followed General Di Qing in the southern expedition to Guangxi. He had military exploits in the Pinnong Zhigao Rebellion and knew how to obey the army.",
"Afterwards, the imperial court learned that Yang Wenguang had the talent to be a commander, and ordered him to serve as the commander of Guangxi Ling, and also the judge of Yi and Yong prefectures. Later, he was promoted to the commander of the four compartments of the Dragon Guard, and became the imperial guard of the Song Dynasty.
general."
"In the first year of Xining in the Song Dynasty, in order to resist the invasion of Xixia, Emperor Shenzong recruited Yang Wenguang to the front line and served as the defense envoy of Xingzhou. After the fortifications of Juozhen City were completed, Yang Wenguang moved to Zhijingzhou Zhenrong Army for his meritorious service."
"In the seventh year of Xining, Yang Wenguang moved to the front line against the Liao Dynasty and was appointed deputy general manager of Dingzhou Road. In the same year, he died in Dingzhou and took office."
Yang Xinzhong was shocked that Zhao Guan's family knew so clearly about his family background.
Zhao Ji said leisurely: "When I was in the capital, I reviewed the battle plan against Liao that Yang Wenguang presented to the court during his lifetime, as well as the combat strategies he formulated to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. The strategies he presented are very useful for reference.
value."
Yang Xinzhong was convinced again...
Zhao Ji added: "I also know that Yang Wenguang's father was the deputy capital of Gaoyang Pass who deployed Yang Yanzhao. He defended the Song Dynasty against the Khitan invasion and guarded the border for more than 20 years. He was deeply loved by his subordinates. He also made the Khitan people fear him. According to the Khitan people, he
According to ethnic customs, it was called the 'Southern Six Dou Stars', so Yang Yanzhao was honored as Yang Liulang."
After Yang Xinzhong heard the holy words, he was both proud and a little ashamed.
He felt ashamed that Yang Wenguang and Yang Yanzhao, the two ancestors of the Yang family praised by the Zhao family, were not his direct ancestors.
Yang Xinzhong was impressed and said: "The officials are so aware of the achievements of my ancestors of the Yang family that the general Yang Xinzhong admires and admires him endlessly!"
"The final general must follow the example of his ancestors, be loyal to his officials, and swear to serve the country to the death."
Zhao Ji nodded and said: "Master of the Yang family, although you are not from the lineage of Yang Yanzhao and Yang Wenguang, Yang Laolinggong, Yang Yanzhao's father, Yang Wudi - Yang Ye, is your great ancestor, right?"
Yang Xinzhong said truthfully: "The final report to the officials is exactly..."
Zhao Ji sighed: "I know that your great ancestor Yang Ye, Dalang of the Yang family, followed Liu Chong, the leader of the Northern Han Dynasty, and surrendered to the Song Dynasty in the fourth year of Taiping's rejuvenation. He was the general of Wei who led the left army, the defense envoy of Zhengzhou, and later served as the magistrate.
The state and the three branches stationed troops and horses to deploy."
"In March of the fifth year of the Taiping Xingguo Period, Emperor Jingzong of the Liao Dynasty sent 100,000 troops to attack Yanmen Pass in the Song Dynasty."
"Yang Ye personally led thousands of cavalry, marched out from Xixing, went around to the north of Yanmen Pass, and raided the Liao army in the south. He led his troops and Pan Mei's army to attack from the front and back, and defeated the Liao army!"
"During this battle, your great ancestor Yang Ye, Dalang of the Yang family, also wielded his sword to kill Xiao Duli, the consort of the Liao Dynasty, and captured Li Chongjie, the commander of the Liao Dynasty's horse and infantry army, alive. This was a great victory at Yanmen Pass!"
"At that time, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, after hearing about Yang Ye's achievements, specially promoted Yang Ye to the position of Yunzhou Observer. He still knew both Zhengzhou and Daizhou."
"Since then, Yang Ye has gained great prestige among the Liao army and is known as 'Yang Invincible'! Whenever the Khitan people see Yang Ye's flag, they immediately flee!"
After hearing the holy words, all the generals admired the current Zhao Guan family and did not forget Yang Ye's illustrious military exploits a hundred years ago...
They also particularly valued and loved the nineteen-year-old Yang Xinzhong who took the initiative to join the army because he did not want to rely on his father to become an official at the age of twenty...
After Yang Xinzhong heard the holy words, although he was proud of his ancestors, he did not dare to forget the family motto of his father and ancestors.
He was panicked and said modestly: "The last general Yang Xinzhong, thanks to the official family, still remembers the contribution made by the last general's ancestors."
"The family training of the last general: The descendants of the Yang family must be familiar with military books since they were young, and they must also practice riding and archery skills. They must be loyal to the emperor and serve the country from generation to generation, in order to repay the kindness of Zhao Guan's family in the past generations!"
Zhao Ji nodded with satisfaction, reached out and patted Yang Xinzhong on the shoulder, and said:
"I hope that the Yang family's eldest son can become my 'Yang Wudi' in this dynasty!"
Yang Xinzhong was so moved that he choked up...
"However, I don't want you to make the same mistake as your great ancestor Yang Ye who died for his country in the [Yongxi Northern Expedition]!"
Yang Xinzhong burst into tears of gratitude after hearing the holy words...
Yang Xinzhong admired Zhao Guanjia very much.
Although he had heard his father and grandfather tell stories many times since he was a child about how the Yang family's generals had served their country with heroic heroes, he could not tell the official promotions and military achievements of the Yang family's ancestors like the Zhao Guan family.
Where to go in a certain month and year.
Zhao Ji saw that Yang Xinzhong was moved and had great mood swings. He personally helped Yang Xinzhong up, held his hand, and comforted him:
"I not only hope that you will be Yang Wudi, but also hope that your brothers, as well as your father and ancestors, will all be Yang Wudi!"
Young Yang Xinzhong burst into tears and turned into a smile...
"In the first year of Zhenghe, not long after I came to the throne, I heard that the generals of the Yang family had been loyal to the Song Dynasty for generations, guarding the border for the Song Dynasty against foreign enemies, and had many military exploits."
"At that time, I promoted your father Yang Zhen to patrol the border of Linzhou, and assisted your grandfather Yang Zongmin to jointly guard Linzhou."
Yang Xinzhong immediately thanked him and said: "The father of Yang Xinzhong, the last general, often said that he was greatly favored by the officials, but he felt ashamed that his military achievements were not many and he was unworthy of the officials' great kindness."
"No!" Zhao Ji said seriously:
"Master Yang, if you have the opportunity, tell your father that as long as the opportunity comes, with Yang Zhen's talents, he will definitely be able to achieve great military exploits like the ancestors of the Yang family!!"
Yang Xinzhong nodded happily...
The time traveler Zhao Ji naturally knew that after he came to this world, he caused the butterfly effect and changed some major events in history.
For example, in this world, when Fang La was quelling the rebellion in the southeast, because Zhao Ji had the prophet of the time traveler, he quickly recruited the elites of the Northwest Army and the Forbidden Army before Fang La's uprising reached its peak, ahead of schedule.
One year, the Fangla Uprising was put down.
Therefore, Zhao Ji knew that the Song Dynasty court in this world did not recruit the Yang family generals and their troops who guarded Linzhou like during the Square La Rebellion in history.
Therefore, Yang Xinzhong's father, Yang Zhen, also missed his glorious military exploits in history when he participated in pacifying the Fang La rebellion.
Historically, when the Song army put down the Fangla Uprising, the imperial court mobilized many troops from the northwest, including tens of thousands of troops from Zhekeqiu, the magistrate of Fuzhou, and another 10,000 Lin from Linzhou, led by Yang Zhen.
State soldiers and horses.
Fuzhou soldiers and horses and Linzhou soldiers and horses formed a coalition, with Zhe Keqiu as the chief general and Yang Zhen as deputy.
The combined forces of the two prefectures, Linfu and Lin, attacked Fangla. They moved from eastern Zhejiang to Sanjie Town and beheaded eight thousand people. They pursued to Huangyan, where the bandit commander Lu Shinang led his troops to choke the danger and refused to defend. They attacked with stones and were unable to advance for days.
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Zhe Ke asked for advice, Yang Zhen offered advice and asked for a fight...
Yang Zhen led the suicide squad, climbed up the mountain, and fired arrows with loud noises. This surprise attack killed many enemies...
The thieves of Fang La tribe were afraid that the Song army would break through the dangerous pass they were guarding, so they gathered more wood and fuel, laid it on their own defense line, and set it on fire to defend themselves, hoping to block the attack of Yang Zhen and his troops from high up.
Assault.
Yang Zhen was heavily armored and led his men to rush in on fire, killing more than 30 enemy leaders, big and small, and captured the bandit leader Lu Shinang alive. The rest of the bandit soldiers were so frightened that they ran away...
Zhao Ji came to this world and created a butterfly effect. He did not feel guilty at all for not letting Yang Xinzhong's father Yang Zhen participate in the battle of Fangla and make great contributions.
Because Zhao Ji expected that due to the continuation of this butterfly effect, Yang Zhen might be able to escape defeat and death in the next few years.
Historically, after the Liao Dynasty was destroyed by the Jin Dynasty, the Khitan general Xiaoju Gelu led his troops to flee west. He recruited more than 100,000 Xi people and mixed Qiang people to conquer Fengzhou and attack the city walls of Linfu. Yang Zongmin, the father of Yang Zhen, led
Our soldiers and horses defeated Ju Gelu many times and captured his parents, wife, children...
In October of the first year of Jingkang, Taiyuan fell. Xiaoju Gelu led Youji's rebel soldiers and the Qiang and Xi people to form a coalition of more than 100,000 people, and together they besieged Jianning City, which was guarded by Yang Zhen.
At the foot of the city, Xiaoju Gelu personally persuaded Yang Zhen to surrender and shouted: "Your father took my home, defeated my army, and robbed my flesh and blood relatives. I have endured the humiliation to this day. If you immediately open the city and surrender, I will save your life."
At that time, there were less than a hundred defenders in Jianning City. Yang Zhen made an oath with the soldiers to give him a corresponding reward every time he shot or killed an enemy. Although the official treasury had long been exhausted, Yang Zhen gave his family's money to
All the gold and silver ornaments were taken out as rewards, so the morale of the Song army in Jianning City was greatly boosted.
However, after ten days of fierce fighting to defend the city, Yang Zhen's arrows were exhausted and his troops were exhausted, making it difficult to hold on to Jianning City.
Yang Zhen and his sons Yang Zhuzhong and Yang Zhizhong fought hard and were all killed in the end. The city gate fell and Jianning City fell...
At that time, Yang Zhen's eldest son, Yang Xinzhong, was spared because he had joined the army in the expedition to Hebei earlier.
More than a year later, in the second year of Jianyan, Yang Zhen's father Yang Zongmin led his troops to guard the Yellow River and died for the country in the battle to defend Chang'an...
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Zhao Ji thought about this and firmly believed that his series of advance plans would definitely change the direction of history and reverse the humiliation of Jingkang!
By the way, it can also allow Yang Zongmin, Yang Zhen, Yang Juzhong and Yang Zhizhong, who are still alive today, to avoid death and death in history...
In this way, the Yang family has several more generals who can participate in the fight against the Jin. Isn't this a win-win situation?
"Alas!" Zhao Ji sighed. He felt bad when he thought of the tragic Jingkang shame in history.
In order to ease his mood, he changed the topic and asked Yang Xinzhong:
"Master of the Yang family, you concealed your family background when you joined Zhang Boying (Zhang Jun), a subordinate of Xianggong Xiaozhong. Considering that you are a descendant of Yang Laolinggong, who sacrificed his life for the country, I forgive you for your shamelessness.
Sin! I will use it again on you!"
"General Zhang Jun, thank you Lord for your kindness..."
Zhao Ji said again: "Master Yang, I will give you two ways to choose."
All the soldiers and generals present listened attentively to the holy words.
"In this follow-up campaign to conquer Xia, are you willing to stay with me, Mr. Yang, and serve as a personal official of the Imperial City?"
"Or do you want to follow Zhang Jun's troops, risk the enemy's arrows, and continue the expedition against Xia? There is a risk of injury or even death!"
Yang Xinzhong said without thinking too much:
"Reporting to the official family, the last general Yang Xinzhong will be the first to choose to accompany the army to conquer Xia!"
"After the Xia Kingdom is destroyed, Yang Xinzhong, the last general, will be selected to serve on the official family to listen to the official's teachings..."
Zhao Ji felt very happy because of Yang Xinzhong's young and mature choice.
"Hahaha!" He laughed, patted Yang Xinzhong's thick shoulder heavily, and said happily:
"I did not misjudge you, the 'Yang Wudi' of this dynasty! You are still 'Yang Wuwei'!"
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Zhao Ji knew very well that the butterfly effect created by his arrival as a time traveler also affected the way and time Yang Xinzhong joined the army, but it did not change the fact that Yang Xinzhong was Zhang Jun's subordinate in history.
Of course, Zhao Ji could understand the way Yang Xinzhong, who was still a passionate young man, enlisted in the army to conquer Xia without telling his father and grandfather.
Before he traveled through time, he read contemporary historical materials and saw that in the late 1970s and early 1980s, during our country's self-defense and counterattack against Vietnam,
It has really happened that many children of senior officials, aged 18, 19 or 20, secretly signed up to join the army behind the back of their parents, concealed their family background, or they were already in the army and took the initiative to write a letter of application and volunteer.
Go to the front line and fight the just battle to protect the homeland and dignity.
As a result, many brave and fearless soldiers (including some senior officials and disciples) died for the country...
Zhao Ji called Zhang Jun to him again, pointed at Yang Xinzhong, and said to Zhang Jun:
"I heard that Boying joined the army at the age of sixteen. You have been in the army for nineteen years now. On the battlefield, take good care of this 'invincible' and 'fearless' young general of the Yang family!"
"Wei Chen Zhang Jun, please remember the holy precepts and please rest assured, I will definitely take good care of the Yang family's elder brother!"
What Zhang Jun said was from the bottom of his heart! The more he looks at Yang Xinzhong now, the more he likes him...
As ordered, this young general of the Yang family feels that the Zhao Guan family's favor and respect are like a ladder that can reach the sky!
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"Report!"
"The generals such as Guan Jia, Zong, Yao, Er Wu and others came according to the order, begging to meet the saint and listen to the holy teaching..."
When Zhao Ji heard this, it turned out that the generals Zongze, Yao Gu, Wu Jie and Wu Lin who were farther away had arrived and were requesting an interview.
He was very happy and said loudly: "I invite him to meet and discuss the plan to conquer Xia!~"