Yang Cunzhong's real name was Yang Yizhong, and he was a military general. However, unlike Liu Qi, Li Xianzhong and others, he was not a military general who controlled military power and fought outside. He was Zhao Gou's chief of guard, responsible for protecting the personal safety of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty. From Jingkang
Since Gaozong's journey to the south, he has been responsible for Gaozong's security work and rescued Gaozong from dangerous situations many times.
But he is a military commander after all. He personally prefers to resist the war, but because he is good at flattering, he is able to deal with Gaozong and Qin Hui.
When Yue Fei was executed, he, Yang Cunzhong, was the executioner.
Zhao Gou died and the new emperor Zhao came to power. Naturally, he had to use his own people. Even if there was no one, he could not use the former emperor's people. Therefore, Yang Cunzhong was deprived of his military power and stepped aside.
Seeing the success of the Northern Expedition, Emperor Zhao's prestige was rising step by step. When Yang Cunzhong had to retire sadly, the new emperor suddenly passed away!
The new emperor is only ten years old.
Queen Mother Guo suddenly fell ill and went to see the late emperor within a few days.
Now it's interesting, the power of the imperial court has smoothly fallen into the hands of the political affairs hall.
The Imperial Guards, the Imperial Palace Division, and the Imperial City Division were a little confused for a while, but the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall looked down upon them at all and almost wanted to dismantle them.
I just didn't expect that Feng Zhou's army would be so powerful. Not only did they sweep across the north, but they also marched southward to "feng Tian Jingnan". Therefore, Yang Cunzhong, a general of the Imperial Guard in his prime, was naturally invited to serve as a high-ranking official.
Used to fight against Feng Zhou, and at the same time serve as a messenger for the civil servants, ready to get rid of them at any time.
In the eyes of Chen Kangbo, Shi Hao and others, Yang Cunzhong's role is to stabilize the morale of the Imperial Guards. If the Black Rakshasa can clean up Feng Zhou, then Yang Cunzhong will be useless and he will go wherever he is.
But unexpected things happened one after another.
Feng Zhou not only killed the Black Rakshasa, but also occupied Jiankang Mansion that day.
After capturing Jiankang Prefecture, instead of taking the opportunity to go south, he sat in Purple Mountain to stabilize the morale of the army and the people, and was not in a hurry to go south. He also chatted with some warlocks from time to time.
This gave the civil servants the illusion that there was hope for peace, so they immediately removed Yang Cunzhong from his position and sent him to a sinecure.
But when Zhao Kui returned to Lin'an and brought back Feng Zhou's compensation plan, and then Feng Zhou proposed a list of forty-three war criminals, the entire Lin'an court exploded.
Some were crying, some were making noise, and some were shouting at the top of their lungs that the imperial army should serve the country at this time and go north to kill Feng Zhou.
At this time, Yang Cunzhong discovered that no matter whether he accepted the situation or jumped out to watch the show, he could not get out of the situation. If he did not take action, he would be fooled by the civil servants.
Coincidentally, all of the forty-three war criminals on the list were civil servants of the imperial court, and Yang Cunzhong was spared.
Therefore, he simply did nothing and gathered the backbone of the Forbidden Army, the Imperial City Department, and the Palace Front Department. He suddenly showed his power and took control of the palace and various government offices, as well as the residences of these forty-three war criminals, and killed them all in one fell swoop.
It has to be said that a guy who can maintain the anti-war stance under the noses of Zhao Gou and Qin Hui and still rise step by step is definitely not a fuel saver.
Chen Kangbo and Shi Hao ignored him and played him like a chess piece. In the end, Yang Cunzhong backhanded him, which was not unfair.
A few days later, Feng Zhou arrived in Lin'an with an army of 50,000. Yang Cunzhong personally greeted him and paid homage: "The last general Yang Cunzhong met with the Taiwei. During the Taiwei's Northern Expedition, he suppressed chaos and destroyed the strongholds along the way, and even recaptured the land of Yanyun. Our military achievements ranked first.
I will never stop admiring you."
Feng Zhou chuckled and said, "General Yang, please rise. You have two choices now."
Yang Cunzhong quickly made a sign of respect.
"First, the world is at peace, but there are still undercurrents surging in various places. The general can choose a place to guard and serve as governor in Liangzhe Road, Jiangnan Road and other places. As long as Zhao and Song Dynasty are the first ones, he can attack those so-called farming and studying families with all his strength.
Fangzheng, you have been in and out of the Suwei and have been in charge of the Palace Front Division for many years, so you have a lot of manpower. You can recruit 20, 30,000 people to follow you."
"As for the second one, I know that the general is from Daizhou. He has been suppressing bandits in various places in the north since he was a child. Now Shanxi and northern Shaanxi have not yet been recovered. I can give you a hundred thousand troops to conquer Shanxi and northern Shaanxi. After you recover Xixia,
Even the governor of Shanxi still wants to regard Zhao and Song Dynasties as his sworn officials, attack the so-called farming and studying families with all his strength, and at the same time be prepared to conquer Xixia. So which one do you choose?" Feng Zhou said with a smile.
"The last general is willing to go to the north, lead an army of 100,000, and take back Shanxi and northern Shaanxi!"
Yang Cunzhong prostrated himself without hesitation.
Wealth and honor do not return home, just like walking in brocade at night.
Although Jiangnan is good, the bones are soft after being soaked in it.
He, Yang Cunzhong, was only in his fifties, and he had not yet reached the time to enjoy peace, so he might as well take his brothers to the Central Plains while he was still young, fight against the Jin people, return to his hometown, and become king there.
Besides, he had dealt with so many officials in Lin'an. If he stayed in Jiangnan, who knew which relatives would be working under his nose?
If you are not careful and the boat capsizes in the gutter, you will lose more than you gain.
"Okay, General Yang has great ambitions and is indeed a hero!"
In fact, after Fengzhou captured Lin'an, he had already thought about rewarding him based on his merits.
But no matter how the rewards are awarded, he will not only guarantee the interests of these military leaders, but also allow them to enjoy more generous treatment than civilian officials.
In this way, they will use all their strength to suppress civil servants and prevent them from rebounding.
As Yang Cunzhong was as good a general as his subordinate Li Xianzhong, Feng Zhou would certainly not hesitate to reward him.
This Yang Cunzhong is his literary treasure.
"Let's go into the city!"
Feng Zhou got on his horse and said.
Then he entered Jiahui Gate accompanied by Yang Cunzhong.
At this time, the people of Lin'an almost turned out in overwhelming numbers, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians lined both sides of the street leading to Li Zhengmen to express their high respect to this legendary and famous army commander.
After all, he can lead the army to win battles when he mounts his horse, and he can discuss scriptures and preach the gospel when he dismounts his horse. It is said that the northern part of the Hua River is governed in an orderly manner, and he is like the legendary real man of destiny!
In order to enter the city this time, Feng Zhou also made some preparations.
He rode a black horse, wore a felt hat on his head, put on a kind smile, and greeted the soldiers and civilians on both sides with clasped fists. He looked just like Li Zicheng in the picture, and the same soldiers and civilians also cheered more enthusiastically.
In fact, in the past few years, he has had various magical legends and prestige in Lin'an City, and his invincible image is deeply ingrained. Even if Yang Cunzhong did not defect and arrest many officials, in fact, as long as he comes here, the entire city's soldiers and civilians will surrender.
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The reason why Feng Zhou delayed coming to An was because he wanted to see how far these civil servants could go.
I didn't expect them to make themselves miserable to this extent.
Riding on horseback, we soon arrived at the main entrance of the palace.
The main entrance of Lin'an Palace is called Li Zhengmen. Two years ago, Feng Zhou was besieged here by the sorcerers of the Taiyi Sect of Qiyun Mountain. More than two years later, the Taiyi Sect of Qiyun Mountain disappeared long ago, but Feng Zhou became the master of the world.
.Thinking about it, it feels a bit like a world away.
Feng Zhou raised his head and looked at the plaque on Li's main entrance, turned to Yang Cunzhong and smiled: "Guan Zi has said that a gentleman should be Zhongzheng. If there is a '中' character in the general's name, then I will use the word 'zheng'!" After that!
He bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and with a whoosh, the arrow flew out, hitting the word "正" right in the middle. With strong physical strength, the arrow penetrated straight into the city wall, leaving only a white feather. Everyone cheered.
The team entered the Nangong Gate amid cheers. Feng Zhou looked ahead with a half-smile at the square in front of the Daqing Palace, where a large number of officials in prison uniforms formed a square formation. They lowered their heads and remained silent under the supervision of surrounding soldiers.
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"The emperor is temporarily staying in the Funing Palace, and the Empress Dowager Wei is in the Cining Palace. Here are the officials of the court." Yang Cunzhong said.
After all, he had followed Zhao Gou for many years and still had a strong affection for the Song royal family, so he did not embarrass them much.
But he didn't let the officials in the DPRK and China go easy.
Over the past year, these civil servants took advantage of their large numbers and frequently transferred his official positions, which can be said to be a great humiliation to him.
"It's a pity that Qin Hui died early," Feng Zhou said with a smile, "Which one is Wan Qi?"