In fact, whether it is Yun Zheng, Wang Anshi, or Chen Lin, they all think too much.
Xiao Dahu was frightened by Yun Zheng's artillery. He didn't know that Yun Zheng only had three of them. There was no concept of artillery in his consciousness. He thought that this kind of thing was actually a large trebuchet.
, he even thought that this kind of trebuchet does not need to rely on parabolic flight to achieve the purpose of long-distance shooting, but like the Eight Ox Crossbow, it can not only shoot flatly, but also can be thrown like a trebuchet.
In this way, the problem becomes serious. There will definitely be no shortage of craftsmen in Yunzheng's army. As long as there are such things as craftsmen, they should be able to produce a large number of them very quickly.
At that time, once hundreds or thousands of these things are placed in front of the military formation, how can your army still survive?
So, in the middle of the night, an envoy from the Liao Army came to Yunzheng's camp. The envoy who came was known to Wang Anshi. He had been in contact with this person for a long time when dealing with the mutual trade between Song and Liao. In Wang Anshi's view,
, Xigu Xun was considered a rare talented person in the Liao Kingdom. He was very knowledgeable in the study of wealth.
When the Great Song Dynasty Bank first appeared, when the people of the Song Dynasty didn't care about it, he loudly said that the Great Song Dynasty Bank would be the sharpest national weapon in the hands of the Song Dynasty!
A few years later, when others worshiped the bank created by Wang Anshi, he said that if the bank was not managed well, it would become the main culprit for the decline of the Song Dynasty!
Of course, money banks are risky. Both Wang Anshi and Pang Ji, Han Qi and Wen Yanbo are very clear about this. Therefore, when money banks and the imperial power of the Song Dynasty were separated and became a separate system, the people of Xiguyi looked up to the sky and sighed with emotion.
There are so many discerning people among people, and I am also impressed by the wise decision of Emperor Zhao Zhen of the Song Dynasty.
Everyone knows that good money is hard to give away. What Zhao Zhen can do is almost the limit of what an emperor can do. Not to mention that Zhao Zhen has permanently fixed the status of the bank in the form of imperial edicts. Even in the future,
After his death, his descendants had no right to take back the bank and it became the private property of the royal family.
This matter was actually very difficult. Pang Ji, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi, and even Yun Zheng spent a lot of effort to make the emperor understand that the money in the bank was not the money of the Song Dynasty royal family, but the money of the Song Dynasty royal family.
The money of the people of the world.
Zhao Zhen, who has been taught since childhood that everything in the world is not the king's land, and the land that leads the land is not the king's ministers, finally understood that, like this sentence, the bank is an elusive dream.
If the royal family spends all the money in the bank as their own money, the consequences will be really terrible. To a certain extent, this is more terrible than the military disaster.
It is true that the people of the Song Dynasty were peaceful, but if anyone touched their copper coins, they would immediately become the most vicious people. How could Zhao Zhen, who was overwhelmed by the successive rebellions, not understand the truth?
Even if Xi Gujun knew about the efforts made by those officials of the Song Dynasty, he would not say clearly that they were all people who read poetry and books. Naturally, like all Song people, he would attribute such achievements to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Zhen
on the head.
"Brother Jiefu, don't say anything for now. Just give me a bucket of rice quickly. That's the right thing to do!"
When Xiguchun people saw Wang Anshi, they deliberately ignored Yunzheng's presence and loudly asked Wang Anshi for rice.
He was accustomed to believe that noble scholars like Wang Anshi were the real talkers anywhere in the Song Dynasty.
Yun Zheng smiled and turned around and left the tent, leaving the place to Wang Anshi and Chen Lin. At the first glance at Xigu Zunren, he knew that this was a person whose brain had been completely alienated by the Four Books and Five Classics.
This kind of person is stubborn and will move forward perseveringly when he sees a goal. This kind of person is upright and must comply with etiquette requirements when moving, sitting, lying, or walking. Of course, this kind of person is also kind and treats all people and people he dislikes.
Everything will express its attitude unabashedly.
So, dealing with this kind of person is a punishment.
Yun Zheng could kill Xiao Dahu, and even turn him into a wax figure. The literati of the Song Dynasty would only cheer and applaud, and maybe even compose a few poems to commemorate it.
If Yun Zheng indiscriminately chopped off a guy like Xigu Tongren, his fate would not be any different from that of Huang Zu who chopped off Mi Heng who beat drums and scolded Cao.
There are countless things in which the literati of the Song Dynasty repaid each other with their lives out of sympathy. Sometimes this mutual appreciation even went beyond the laws of the country.
For example, Wang Anshi is so virtuous now. When he saw the desolate look on Xigu Zunren's face, he immediately stepped forward to hold the guy's hand and said with red eyes: "Brother Mingdao, we have been apart from Yanzhou for four years. Back then, my brother played the flute to say goodbye.
, the sound of the flute accompanied Anshi's safe return to his hometown. Even now, when I think about it, I still feel the sound of the flute lingering in my head. How could I have known that I would meet my brother here under the white clouds and gray dogs."
Xigu Xunren laughed miserably and said: "Without food in my belly, I have no confidence in what I say. Let me eat a bucket of rice first and eat ten kilograms of meat. Then I will have a good argument with Yunzheng's son!"
Without saying a word, Wang Anshi took Xigu Xunren's hand and went to his military tent. Even in the middle of the night, he still ordered the Huotou Army to prepare a meal immediately. It was obvious that Xigu Xunren, who was always considerate of his demeanor, could complain about his stomach problem as soon as he arrived.
I'm very hungry.
Wang Anshi was worried that this guy had been hungry for a long time and would starve him to death if he was given too much food at one time. He personally helped Xi Guzhun make some fried noodles, mixed them with boiling water and gave them to Xi Guzhun and said: "The stomach is empty, so it is not advisable to eat too much at one time. Mingdao
Brother, please make some porridge and noodles first, and after your stomach gets used to it, it won’t matter if you eat fuller.”
Xi Gujun grabbed the fried noodles from Wang Anshi's hand with both hands. He couldn't wait for the fried noodles to cool down, so he sucked in the air-conditioning and quickly swallowed a large bowl of thin noodle porridge.
Wang Anshi said doubtfully: "Brother Mingdao, even if the army is short of food, it is impossible to lack Brother Mingdao's share. Why is it so hungry?"
Xigu Xunren smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest with brother Jiefu, the king fell into Yunzheng's trick this time. Originally, the military rations stored by the king in Xijing were enough for my 300,000 troops for half a year. Who knew that the evil thief Pan Liang actually took advantage of this?
While the king and Yun Zheng were fighting at Yehukou, they took all the food in the city and sold it.
The king was injured by the gunpowder bullets of the evil bandit Yunzheng, and was forced by the blizzard to do anything else, so he led the entire army into Xijing City.
On the third day after the king entered the city, he discovered that there was less than 10,000 grains left in the granary. The evil thief Pan Liang actually put a thin layer of grain on top of the granary, and the rest was just sand!
With nearly 300,000 troops, this amount of food is only enough for three days, which is just gruel!
My rations are naturally guaranteed, but the rations for my family and six disciples in my mansion can only be rationed according to the number of soldiers.
How can I swallow food when I see women and children crying incessantly?"
Wang Anshi stood up suddenly and said: "Brother Mingdao, quickly send the women, children and disciples out of the city. I will personally greet them and order them to be sent to Zhongjing!"
Xigu said with a smile: "Jiefu is indeed my close friend. It is my wish to send the women and children away. Fortunately, you didn't say you would send me away with you, otherwise it would be fine if my friend didn't do it!"
Wang Anshi sighed and said: "If Anshi had been in the position of Brother Mingdao, he would have done the same thing. How can women and children be blamed under the fierce and fierce soldiers? As for the scholars of my generation, they will die. Why do you need to say more!"
Xigugu Xunren laughed and said: "That's right! Although I am weak, my bones are still strong. These bones can just pave the way for my Daliao cavalry to walk."
Wang Anshi frowned and said: "Now King Xiao's army is out of food. The heavy snow on the wasteland has cut off transportation, so there are no reinforcements. Yun Zheng is one of the most famous generals in the world. The battle is flawless. It is impossible to give King Xiao a chance to make a comeback. After internal and external difficulties,
Why not choose to drop?
This eliminates the need for a battle, which is not too bad for either the Song Dynasty or the Liao Dynasty. Isn’t it wonderful that you and I can still drink wine, compose poems, and talk about the past and present?"
Xigu Xunren stood up and walked around the military tent and then said in a deep voice: "Since ancient times, the right way is to fight against the unjust way. Is there a winner if you go against the way?"
You, the Song Dynasty, first tore up the Chanyuan Covenant for no reason, and now you brazenly tore up the Pingding Covenant and used all the strength of the country to attack the Liao Dynasty. Being unfaithful twice is outrageous. How dare you persuade me to surrender?
There are only Xigu Xun people who have been beheaded in Daliao, and there are no Xigu Xun people who have surrendered!"
Wang Anshi said sternly: "What Brother Mingdao said is wrong. The king of your country is now levying and extorting money so that the people can't make a living. In the court, villains are in power and traitors are rampant. Han Liangsheng only advised the king not to hunt excessively, and his body was abandoned in the wilderness with more corpses."
It was devoured by wild beasts. Brother Mingdao had nowhere to look for his body even if he wanted to collect it.
Yelu Hengye only reported that the Sixteen Ghost Slave Generals were amassing money wantonly, and he said a few words for the common people. It can be said that he wrote a memorial to the nine heavens in the morning, and was demoted to Beihai Road eight thousand at night. An old man in his octogenarian years wore an old sheepskin in Beihai.
Shepherd, does Brother Mingdao not know?
The virtuous empress of your country sacrificed her life to protect the king, so she lost her arm and the world praised it. However, such a deeply affectionate person was inexplicably branded with a bad name for adultery with an eunuch, imprisoned in a deep palace, and hanged himself.
Death, death is not peaceful.
At the end of Xiao Te, people like Liu Liufu were slandering their superiors, seizing the power of salt and iron, and seizing the benefits of mulberry and hemp. The people of the Liao Kingdom were eager to eat their skin and flesh raw. You, the Liao Dynasty, are now in a time of internal and external troubles.
At this time, it is the time for us to clean up the court and correct the evil, so my brother should leave a useful person to plead for the people, why should he be burned in this Xijing city!"
Xigu Zunren pointed at Wang Anshi and laughed and said: "Jiefu deceived me! The biggest worry for us in Daliao today is the Song Dynasty. The emperor of the Song Dynasty mobilized all the strength of the country to attack. Yun Zheng, Di Qing, Fu Bi, and others are all tigers and wolves.
, armies are raging everywhere, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, lead beasts and cannibalize people.
As for the government of our country, the death of a Xiguzi person is of no consequence. We have a lot of talented people in Daliao and there will definitely be wise people to help the government, so I don't have to worry about it.
As for myself, I think I am an old dog from Daliao. Even though I can no longer guard my home, I can still bark a few times when a thief comes in. Naturally, I will end up being beaten to death by the thief.
I have already learned a lesson for myself, the hexagram says that I will return my life to Longshan!" (To be continued)