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After conveying the court's conditions for "Song County autonomy" to the famous "Chang clan" in Changyi County, Cui Yong, Zhang Qigong, and Gao Kuo returned to the Cheng clan from Changyi.
One day later, the three armies of Junshui Army, Chenggao Army, and Fenxing Army arrived at Chengshi at the same time and immediately took over the city defense in Chengshi County.
After the deployment, as the new commanders of the three armies of the Junshui Army, the Chenggao Army, and the Fenxing Army, Li Qian, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qinhu went to the county government in the city and met with Cui Yong and Zhang Qigong.
, Gao Kuo, these three envoys this time.
In this operation against Song County, everyone had a clear division of labor: Cui Yong, as the chief envoy sent by the imperial court, was mainly responsible for diplomatic affairs, while Zhang Qigong was responsible for trying to alienate the strong relationship between Song County and the Beibo Army. As for Zong Weigao,
Kuo, then commanded a group of Green Crows and Black Crows, responsible for assisting Zhang Qigong in launching various plans against the Beibo Army.
As for the three generals with military power, Li Ji, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qinhu, they were responsible for launching military strikes against the Beibo Army and even Song County when necessary.
Because of this, when Li Ji, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qinhu led their troops to Chengshi, they immediately asked Cui Yong, Zhang Qigong, and Gao Kuo to inquire about the specific progress of the "negotiations."
The county magistrate of the Cheng family is called "Yu Wen". He was once a county magistrate promoted by the Qing Wang Party. He was self-aware and properly arranged for the residences of Cui Yong, Zhang Qigong and Gao Kuo, and also arranged for Li Qi and Zhou Kui to live there.
, when Cai Qinhu came to the county government office, he wisely retreated.
Later, in a squad room of the county government, Cui Yong, Zhang Qigong, and Gao Kuo prepared some wine and food, and Quan assumed the responsibility of welcoming the three generals Li Wei, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qinhu.
While drinking and chatting, Li Ji, the eldest among them, asked about the specific progress of negotiations with the prominent families in Song County.
When he asked this question, Zhou Kui and Cai Qinhu also put down their chopsticks tacitly. It has to be said that these three newly appointed generals are quite enthusiastic about the war with the Beibo Army - they need a battle.
A hearty victory that silences those who don't believe in their talents.
Especially Cai Qinhu, this person has always been regarded as a "reckless man" in the eyes of the court. So when Prince Zhao Hong appointed Cai Qinhu as the chief general of the Chenggao Army, many officials in the Ministry of War secretly held
Disregard stereotypes.
Seeing this, Cui Yong told Li Qian and other three generals about the process of their first negotiation with Chang She.
However, since this is the first negotiation, Cui Yong and Zhang Qigong are currently unsure whether Song County will accept the conditions given by the court.
During this period, Cai Qinhu grinned and said, "It would be better if you don't accept it... I have long disliked these Song people."
It is undeniable that regardless of the people in Song County having a bad impression of the Wei people, in fact, the people in Wei also had a very bad impression of the people in Song County, especially those Song people who secretly supported the Beibo Army.
Hearing this, Cui Yong's eyelids twitched, and he coughed and said quickly: "If you can't fight, of course it's better not to fight... This is what Dong Gong means."
When he heard that it was Prince Zhao Run's intention, Cai Qinhu chuckled and said nothing more.
But on the side, Zhang Qigong said lightly: "I'm afraid Song Jun won't obey obediently..." After saying that, he turned to look at Li Wei, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qinhu, and said: "In short, the three generals
We still have to be prepared to fight the Beibo Army at any time."
After hearing this, Li Qi, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qinhu looked at each other, with a look of excitement on their faces.
The reason is that this time they went on an expedition, Prince Zhao Run ordered them to be equipped with many powerful war weapons, such as heavy repeating crossbows that can be used both offensively and defensively. In addition to the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army, the army in Wei State,
This is the first time that such extremely lethal war weapons have been equipped during an expedition.
Even if a war breaks out, the three of them can always ask for the latest war weapons from the Manufacturing Bureau in the rear, such as the ballistae that is kept secret by the Manufacturing Bureau.
Except for the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army, when did the rest of the Wei army enjoy such treatment?
Just like children who got a novel toy, Li Qi, Zhou Kui and Cai Qinhu were very eager for a war to show off the terrible war weapons in the army - mainly because they wanted to take the opportunity to play.
After Chengshi stayed for another day, Cui Yong was left behind to stay in the city, while Zhang Qigong and Gao Kuo headed west back to Dingtao.
Because at this time, the generals Yi Gu and Zhao Bao had led 10,000 Wei Wu troops to settle in the city, and posted a notice from the court, the "Relocation Order" in the city.
As the actual planners of this Song County strategy, Zhang Qigong and Gao Kuo needed to go to Dingtao to understand the specific situation.
The so-called "relocation order", to put it bluntly, is an edict to "transform the Song Dynasty into Wei", allowing the people of Song County to give up their identity as Song citizens, defect to the Wei State, and truly become the people of the Wei State.
This edict is not compulsory, and it is up to the people of Song County to obey it. However, since the Wei court issued such an edict for the first time, it is not difficult to see that this time Wei State is not a trivial fight against Song County.
It is precisely because of this that the current atmosphere in Dingtao County is very solemn. The giant merchants and famous families in the Song Dynasty in the city are hesitating whether to change their appearance and integrate into the Wei people, or to continue to guard the identity of "Song people" - you know
, after this edict was issued, the people of Song Dynasty were completely reduced to second-class citizens of Wei State.
On the evening of the fifth day of March, Zhang Qigong and Gao Kuo returned to Dingtao and asked to see Yi Gu and Zhao Bao, the current garrison generals in Dingtao County, and asked these two generals about the reaction in the city.
As expected by Zhang Qigong, the reaction of the Song people in Dingtao County was quite fierce. Although many local prominent families did not dare to openly oppose the imperial edict, they privately expressed their opposition to the imperial edict.
Very disappointed.
In addition, there was also a giant businessman named "Tao Hong" who united a group of merchants from the Song Dynasty and called out "Wei and Song should not be like this". He tried to see Yigu and Zhao Bao several times, but was annoyed.
The two generals simply closed their doors to thank guests and did not receive anyone from the Song Dynasty.
Yi Gu and Zhao Bao also felt quite speechless: The edict was issued by Chui Gong Palace. If you have the ability, go to Chui Gong Palace to protest. What are you telling us? We are just following the order.
"...Tao Hong?"
After listening to Yigu's complaint, Gao Kuo touched his chin and said, "I remember this man. When His Royal Highness the Prince first established "Luocheng", this man was the first batch of merchants to do business in Luocheng. Over the past few years,
He has accumulated a lot of wealth... Is this person very prestigious in Dingtao?"
Zhao Bao chuckled and said: "I don't know if he has any prestige, but this guy is very rich. Half of the main street in the city is owned by this person, so he is called "Tao Ban Street", and his men are bare-haired.
People, there are hundreds of Ba slaves, which is amazing."
Zhang Qigong frowned when he heard this. You must know that Hu people and Ba people slaves can be used as soldiers as long as they are given a pair of weapons and armor. In terms of bravery, I am afraid that the soldiers of Wei State may not be their opponents.
"What is this man's attitude toward the imperial court?"
Zhang Qigong's eyes flashed with a sinister look.
In his opinion, if that Tao Hong dared to openly resist the imperial edict, then he would not object to using some ulterior means to make this person disappear.
Being quite sensitive to murderous intent, Yi Gu and Zhao Bao immediately caught Zhang Qigong's sinister look. After muttering secretly in their hearts, they said matter-of-factly: "This Tao Hong is considered a "centrist". In comparison,
There are also several stubborn families in Dingtao who have been slandering the imperial court in private these days, as if to stir up dissatisfaction among the people in the city against the imperial court."
At this point, Zhao Bao spread his hands and said, "Because we can't get any evidence, Lao Yi and I can't arrest people."
"evidence?"
Zhang Qigong chuckled upon hearing this, and exchanged a look with Gao Kuo. The latter smiled and said, "Two generals, can you inform me of the residence of those people?"
Of course Yigu and Zhao Bao understood what Gao Kuo was planning to do, and they readily told the names and residences of those people.
Within two days, a few local families who secretly slandered the imperial court accidentally caught fire in their mansion. Several people died in the fire. Those who were lucky enough to survive immediately came to the county government to register as a way to give up their identity as Song people.
At the price, he gained the identity of a subject of the Wei State.
A few days later, the voices of dissatisfaction with the imperial edict in Dingtao County gradually disappeared. This made the "centrist" local businessman Tao Hong feel the crisis and did not dare to say anything anymore.
But to be honest, Dingtao County has been one of the few tax-heavy cities in Song County under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court since more than ten years ago. Therefore, the Song people in the city have long adapted to being ruled by the Wei imperial court, so for that "
The response to the "Relocation Order" is actually quite acceptable. As long as some of the stubborn ones are removed, the county is actually not difficult to control.
In contrast, cities and counties in the central and eastern part of Song County such as Changyi and Rencheng are believed to have reacted much more violently to the "Relocation Order".
Of course, because the "relocation order" was another two-pronged move in the imperial court's strategy to target Song County and the Beibo Army, Zhang Qigong was not very anxious about the progress of this matter.
However, deep down in his heart, he still felt a little regretful. After all, Prince Zhao Run did not adopt his strategy of "destroying the Song Dynasty's economy through dumping" in the end. Otherwise, why would Cui Yong have to contact Chang Xi and other Song County nobles? Only
The Song people humbly begged the court for forgiveness!
"...That's all, now that things are going on, let's think about how to deal with Song County's affairs beautifully."
Zhang Qigong secretly let out a breath, and suddenly thought of the promise His Highness the Crown Prince made to him before leaving, and then his heart couldn't help but become hot.
Two days later, Zhang Qigong and Gao Kuo received news that General Pang Huan had led the anti-rebellion army through Xiangyi and would arrive in Ningling soon.
After learning about this, Zhang Qigong said to Gao Kuo: "Master Zongwei, the anti-rebellion army under the Marquis of Nanliang is about to use troops against Huan Hu in Suiyang, and we must seize the time."
Gao Kuo nodded, deeply convinced.
In the imperial court's deployment of Song County this time, Prince Zhao Run adopted the strategy of "suppressing, suppressing, and fussing at the same time" suggested by Jie Ziu, corresponding to Huan Hu, Beibo Army, and Song County respectively.
The Suiyang Army under the thief Huan Hu did not have the ability of the Beibo Army to hide among the Song people at any time. Therefore, even if the Suiyang Army was not weak in strength, the imperial court was still confident enough to destroy it.
When General Pang Huan - actually the Marquis of Southern Liang Zhao Yuanzuo personally supervised the battle - was encircling and suppressing Huanhu, the three armies of Junshui Army, Chenggao Army, and Fenxing Army suppressed Beibo Army and created pressure on the latter.
, making it difficult for the latter to support Huan Hu.
As for "Fu", it corresponds to the noble subjects of Song County, trying to win them to the side of Wei as much as possible. After all, the court did not want to push all the people of Song County to the opposite side, so it threw out "Allow Song County"
"Autonomy" is the bait, trying to stabilize Song County as much as possible, and use this to try to alienate the relationship between the people of Song County and the Beibo Army.
At the same time, Song Yun, the leader of the Beibo Army, also came to Changyi County without stopping. Accompanied by Chen Si, the general of the Beibo Army, he visited Chang Xi, the head of the Chang clan.
After entering the mansion, Chang's eldest son Changman led Song Yun and Chen Si to the secret room in the mansion.
"Mr. Chang."
In the secret room, Song Yun met Chang Xi, a great nobleman of the Song Dynasty who had been secretly supporting his Bei Bo army.
"General Song."
Changzhen returned the greeting with a smile, and then called Song Yun to sit down at the table. He said with some apology: "I'm really sorry to trouble General Song to come here all the time."
"Mr. Chang's words are serious." Song Yun waved his hand, and then said seriously: "Mr. Chang, the situation is urgent, Song will not be polite... What does that Wei envoy mean?"
Therefore, Changzhen told Song Yun everything about his meeting with Wei envoy Cui Yong a few days ago.
Song Yun remained silent after listening.
Logically speaking, Song Yun should be happy that the Wei court allowed Song County to be autonomous. But to be honest, Song Yun didn't feel happy at all at this moment, because he knew that there was a huge trap hidden in it.
After thinking for a while, Song Yun asked Chang Xi: "Mr. Chang, in your opinion, how sincere is the Wei court this time?"
Changzhen recalled what Wei envoy Cui Yong said that day, and said in a deep voice: "There should be eighty-nine percent sincerity."
After hearing this, Song Yun thought for a while and said firmly: "If the Wei court keeps its promise, the Beibo Army can make sacrifices, including me, Song Yun."
"Song Shuai?!" Chen Si said in surprise.
After taking a deep look at Song Yun, who had a firm gaze, Chang She nodded approvingly, then sighed and said: "I admire General Song's loyalty... But I feel that even if the rebels make sacrifices, it may not be of any use.
"As he spoke, he stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "Nowadays, there are rumors in the Central Plains that since the death of King Qi Xi, the State of Qi has been in decline and gradually lost its dominance. Looking back at the State of Wei, in the past ten years, the strength of the State of Wei has
Rapid progress, especially in the past few years when one against five defeated the sieges of Han, Chu, Qin and other countries, in the Central Plains today, almost no one can stop the pace of the Wei State...How can the Wei State, which is already so powerful, tolerate the rule of others?
Is there a land of disobedience?”
Hearing this, Song Yun chuckled and said, "Even if the future is unclear, I still have to try my best, right?"
"..." Chang Xi glanced at Song Yun after hearing this, and suddenly remembered the time when Song Yun first met him more than ten years ago.
At that time, the Beibo Army had not yet formed what it is today. They were just some righteous soldiers who wanted money but no money, no food, no weapons, and some were just full of passion for the Song Dynasty.
But Song Yun, who was only full of enthusiasm at the time, persuaded Chang Xi and made Chang Xi willing to use his family property to secretly fund the Beibo Army for more than ten years.
What makes Chang She happy is that even after ten years, the leader of the rebel army in front of him is still as loyal as before, and has no other thoughts because the Beibo Army is getting stronger.
Unfortunately, in the past ten years, the current situation has been too unfavorable for Song County. Although Nangong Yao, the actual tyrant of Song County, has died, he has ushered in the crown prince of Wei, Zhao Run. In comparison,
The former and the latter made Chang She feel even more desperate.
Because that was an opponent that Song County was unable to resist.
"You haven't given up yet, have you?" Changzhen asked.
Song Yun was stunned for a moment, and then said solemnly: "Song never gave up back then, and he still doesn't give up now."
Changzhen took a deep look at Song Yun, as if he saw Xiang Ju, the heroic scholar-bureaucrat of the Song Dynasty - although he had only seen the latter's portrait, not the person.
"...More than ten years ago, I abandoned my country and fled to the State of Lu in a hurry like a lost dog. I missed the opportunity to get to know "Xiang Gong"." After muttering to himself, Chang Xi took a deep breath.
He said seriously: "General Song has not given up yet, how can I, a man who is half dead, be willing to lag behind?"
Song Yun seemed to have heard something, clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Don't belittle yourself, Duke Chang. It is only with the support of loyal people like Duke Chang and others in the Song Dynasty that our Beibo Army can reach this point...and in the future, I will
The Beibo Army cannot do without the support of Lord Chang and other loyal people."
Chang Xi stroked his beard and laughed, then stopped his smile and said seriously: "General Song, what do you mean by the descendants of the royal family?"
After hearing this, Song Yun was silent for a long time.
Although it has been rumored over the years that all the heirs of the Song king died by the Weishan Lake, in fact, many members of the Song royal family were lucky enough to survive.
It's just that these blood relatives of the Song King were bloodbathed by Wei General Sima An and the fallen general Nangong Yao. Especially during the period when the fallen general Nangong Yao was governing Song County, he hunted down the heirs of the Song King several times.
During this period, "Zixin", a grandson of the King of Song, fell into the hands of Nangong Yao. At that time, Nangong Yao and the Wei court had already had differences. Therefore, Nangong Yao also considered launching that "Zixin" and making him a puppet to restore the Song Dynasty.
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As a result, they encountered strong resistance from the people of Song County and the Beibo Army. Even Zixin himself was extremely frightened by the incident, so he later left it alone.
During this period, Song Yun actually also found some of the children and heirs of King Song. However, these people were frightened by the massacre of members of the Song royal family by the Wei army at "Weishan Lake". They would rather be in Lu and Qi in peace.
After spending the rest of my life stably, I don't want to be the king of Song Dynasty and shoulder the heavy responsibility of restoring the Song Dynasty.
Because of this, the Beibo Army gradually changed its slogan from "Welcome back the Song family and restore the Song Dynasty" to "Song people's autonomy."
There is no way. As we all know, nine out of ten children of the Song royal family are softies, and one is a self-righteous fool.
If a hero like "Wei Gongzi Run" appeared in the Song royal family, how could the Beibo Army not even get the honor of being a righteous person?
Seeing Song Yun shaking his head sadly, Chang Xi sighed slightly. He was a little disappointed with the children of the Song royal family, but mostly relieved - after all, compared with the autonomy of Song County, the restoration of the Song State would obviously anger the Wei State more.
Behavior.
After calming down, Chang Xi said in a deep voice: "This time the Wei court allowed Song County to be autonomous. In my opinion, it was probably because the Wei State was planning to capture Hetao and had no time to take care of Song County..."
"The State of Wei wants to make a loophole?" Song Yun's eyes narrowed and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
But after thinking about it carefully, he didn't find it strange anymore.
After all, Wei's infantry is very powerful, but its cavalry only has the "Youma Army" and an ancillary "Jiejiao Army" to support the scene. Compared with South Korea's hundreds of thousands of cavalry, the number of Wei's cavalry is indeed too small.
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However, the Hetao area has extremely rich war horse resources, which can largely meet the Wei State's demand for war horses.
Thinking of this, Song Yun suddenly understood: Apparently the Wei State was preparing to go to Hetao, and they were afraid that something would happen to Song County, so they deliberately caused some trouble for them so that their Beibo Army would have no time to cause trouble.
Thinking of this, Song Yun said with some joy: "If this is true, then this time, Song Dynasty may really be able to obtain "autonomy"..."
"But the conditions of the Wei court are too harsh." Chang Xi said, stroking his beard: "Just talking about the prohibition of private hoarding of rice grains is very detrimental to the rebels..."
"..." Song Yun's eyes flickered a few times.
Indeed, in the past, the Wei army had never been able to find the Beibo Army's granary. That was because the Beibo Army had many grain storage locations, which were actually on the private land of Song County nobles such as the Chang family - which was claimed to be a certain place.
A nobleman or a certain grain merchant hoarded grain, but in fact, it was the granary of the Bei Bo Army.
But now, once Song County accepts the conditions of the Wei court, the Beibo Army will no longer be able to let the nobles and merchants of Song County protect them, which greatly increases the risk of the granary being exposed.
And once the granary was attacked by the Wei army, what could the Beibo army do to continue to resist?
Seeing that Song Yun was silent in thought, Chang Xi continued: "The matter of rice and grain is actually not difficult to deal with. The rebels can build granaries on the border of Song and Lu. In recent years, the Wei State should have been out of reach there. As for the
Forage and grass can be purchased by the rebels from Qilu. The key is that once the Song Dynasty accepts the conditions of the Wei court, in the future, the Wei people will be able to use the charge of "collaboration with the rebels" to arbitrarily hunt down and kill the loyal people of our Song Dynasty.
…”
After hearing this, Song Yun's expression suddenly became solemn.
After a long time, he took a long breath and said dullly: "But if we reject the conditions of the Wei court, I'm afraid that Wei will take the lead in using troops against our Song Dynasty before taking Hetao..." At this point, he asked Chang Xi:
"What does Duke Chang think of this?"
Chang Xi smoothed his beard and said seriously: "I think we might as well pretend to accept it first, stabilize the Wei court, let them go to Hetao with peace of mind, and buy time for us..."
"Buying time?" A trace of confusion flashed across Song Yun's face.
"Yes!" Chang Xi nodded, and then lowered his voice and said: "We in the Song Dynasty cannot resist this fierce tiger from Wei State. In this case, why not introduce a fierce tiger and make the two tigers fight?" After that, he read slowly.
Two words came out: "Qi, Chu!"
Song Yun narrowed his eyes and murmured: "Qi Chu?...Song from Chu State can still understand, but Qi State, Qi State and Wei State have an alliance, and Qi State's left prime minister Zhao Zhao is also from Wei State
Young Master, this..."
Chang She shook his head and said: "It's true that Qi and Wei are allies, and it's true that Qi Prime Minister Zhao Zhao is the son of Wei. However, we have such a huge territory in Song Dynasty that Qi State will not be tempted... Qi State will eventually be tempted."
This is Lu's Qi State, and the Prime Minister of Qi, Zhao Zhao, may not be able to cover the sky with one hand. What's more, as Zhao Zhao is now the Prime Minister of Qi, his allegiance is to the State of Qi, and he may not be selfish about his homeland..."
"..."
Song Yun touched the stubble on his chin and nodded thoughtfully.