If Zongze is here, thieves can be turned into soldiers; if Du Chong is there, all soldiers can be turned into thieves.
Xiao Tang remembered the comments about the contrast between Zong and Du, the two officials who had presided over the resistance of the Song army and the Northern Expedition in the north. Now that the scourge Du Chong had been killed by himself in Xiangzhou City, Zongze refused to say anything.
After mentioning this matter, after some pleasantries, he smiled at Yang Jin and said: "Chief Yang, when you and all the heroes gathered together, you couldn't see that the treacherous ministers in the court were blocked and slandered the dictatorship. You all had no choice but to gather in the mountains and fields, but you can't say
It is even more unseen that the gold thieves are harming the country of the Han Dynasty. If the country is losing its troops and generals due to internal fighting, wasting money and food, and the anti-teaching foreign invaders are successful, since they are anti-gold righteous men and have promised to contribute to the country, now is an even more critical time, so why not fight with them here?
Xiao Renxia was having a fight of spirits, but the drink I had with you was in vain?"
Zongze's words were neither light nor serious, and he put the hat of anti-gold righteous man on Yang Jin's head, and immediately made the hornless cow laugh twice. After all, he claimed to be a famous figure in the green forest.
Any further entanglement would seem unattractive. Even if a dispute was resolved by Zongze in an understatement, he immediately invited the leaders of Xiao and Tang to the commander's tent in the city...
Xiao Tang also knew that Zongze was still loyal to the court, but he knew the priorities of things. No matter you were an official or a bandit, the most important thing at the moment was to unite all the forces that could be used to fight against the Jin Dynasty.
In addition to Wang Zaixing, Li Gui, Wang Dalang and other bandit leaders who were following Yang Jin's lead, they were also introduced by Zong Ze. Xiao Tang met with Wang Shan, Ding Jin and other famous figures on the green forest road. The attitude of the bandits may be
For example, Yang Jin's group is generally at odds with Xiao Tang, or they may say that they admire their reputation for a long time, but they are still wary of Xiao Tang's rebels with warm words and cold hearts. However, the Green Forest Soldiers gathered here
Even if Ma doesn't care about Xiao Tang's face, most of the bandits are dissatisfied with Zongze, who retired from office a few years ago and never served in the central court until he was over 60 years old. Now he is only regarded as a veteran who was temporarily activated due to the national crisis.
Very respectful.
Zongze, who had already retired and returned to his hometown, was framed and sent to Zhenjiang for management, and was later sent to Bazhou, the southwest border. Although he was recommended by the courtiers to preside over the military affairs in the north as Zongzheng Shaoqing, I am afraid that most of him
It was also because most Song court officials were unwilling to go to Lianghe, Jingdong and other dangerous places to take office when the Jin army invaded south. I heard that when Zongze took office, he only had a dozen old and weak soldiers. However, in Xiaotang, Wanyan Orulu was defeated and replaced as commander-in-chief.
During the period when the Jin army escorted the two foolish kings Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan back to the capital, and even sent troops to rush to the Hedong Road, Zongze actively contacted various parties who were interested in resisting the captives, but he would also take the opportunity to invade and plunder, harming the green forests of the Song Dynasty.
Soldiers and horses, in a limited time, created such a huge momentum... Xiao Tangxin said that even when he was walking around the rivers and lakes, he encountered the famous Nabai, and the timely rain Song Jiang who found fortune everywhere was compared with Mr. Zong.
, also seemed very petty.
But how could a group of green forest bandits who had always killed people and never paid attention to court officials obey the advice of a noble scholar-official like Zong Ze who had always been frustrated?
Xiao Tang then exchanged greetings with Zongze and the bandits he recruited from the side. He also learned that Zongze traveled around to lobby the bandits in various places, so he could prescribe the right medicine for each person. Among them were giants who were also famous figures in the green forest.
Wang Shan, who stole the golden sword, also recruited strong thieves from all over the mountains and forests, claiming to have hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He had previously thought of taking advantage of the Jin army's southern invasion to invade Bianjing and plunder it, but Zongze actually rode to Wang Shan alone.
The good thief commander Ying Xiao, motivated by his interests and emotions, actually persuaded the bandit leader who had originally moved the heart of the Song Dynasty capital to weep and accept his worship, and led tens of thousands of his thief troops to disarm and surrender to the imperial court... As for
For the unruly and fierce bandits like Hornless Niu Yang Jin who were hard to be moved by the rhetoric of national justice, Zongze completely analyzed the pros and cons and reminded Yang Jin that he was still rampant between the two great powers of Song and Jin.
In a precarious situation, with the help of the imperial court, and the reputation of a righteous man who went to the country to resist foreign humiliation, how could it not be beneficial to the leaders of your department? It actually persuaded Yang Jin to temporarily serve as a partial division of the Song army.
And obeying Zongze's call...
They were both famous anti-Jin ministers who matched each other during the Song Dynasty. However, compared to Li Gang, who had an overly strong temperament and had a high self-esteem, Zong Ze, who was outside the center of the imperial court and only wandered among various prefectures and counties.
Through the experience of traveling all over the world as an official, he has a deep understanding of the world and is far-sighted. Moreover, he is definitely not a weak minister who is as muddy as mud. He will treat the green forest bandits who temporarily surrendered to the Song army with both kindness and power.
All are bound by military law. Xiao Tang also heard that Zongze punished a commander in the Song army who had the authority to kill Shangguan, and beheaded him in front of his biological brother. He also persuaded the commander's biological son to kill him in the same way.
The brothers and the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, who were facing each other, bowed their heads and continued to serve their lives. Whether they were dealing with the Song court officials or the gangsters in the green forest, their measured and relaxed methods of dealing with things were far from those of the court officials who had been sitting in the temple for a long time.
Comparable.
What's more, there are capable ministers and good generals who are currently assisting Zongze in contacting and appeasing the green forest bandits who are willing to obey orders, and there is also a supervisory censor who once sent letters to recruit soldiers and civilians from the two rivers to fight against the Jin Dynasty, and the number of people who responded was almost 100,000.
Zhang Suo, the envoy to the West Road of Hebei Province.
When Xiaotang was introduced by Zongze, Zhang Suo was praised and praised all over the world, but he saw that he was born with a good face and a strong body. Although he was a scholar and civil servant, his face was now full of traces carved by wind and frost swords.
.Similar to Zongze's attitude, Zhang Suo was courteous and kind when he met Xiao Tang, and seemed to have no concern for the strange and sensitive relationship between him and the court. After a friendly conversation, he received from the various rebels who accompanied Xiao Tang.
They were led to Yingpan City to settle down. After a short rest, Xiao Tang and several members were invited by Zong Ze to rush to the commander's tent and were about to discuss countermeasures for the current war situation...
In the camp where various troops and horses were mixed, among the military leaders who had accompanied the rebel army led by Xiao Tang and had no military orders yet, Yue Fei was taking advantage of his free time to lead his mount and was about to find a stable to spread fresh hay for the war horses to rest.
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After receiving the order, he marched to the front line to resist the imminent battle with the main force of the Jin army. Yue Fei looked around at the military elites coming and going on patrol. Among them were the rebels under Xiao Tang's command, as well as the soldiers and horses recruited by Zongze and other generals.
When the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty and the strong bandits from the green forest in various places still wore various kinds of powerful armors and spoke and behaved very wildly, Yue Fei could not help but have mixed feelings, and he said secretly in his heart: I am here
The village was recruited by Prime Minister Liu Hao and joined the army, but he and his troops were under the control of the Generalissimo's Mansion. He was ordered to rush to the aid of Hedong. It was indeed because of the respect of brother Xiao Tang that he was able to personally attack and kill the general who commanded the Jin army, which was a great achievement.
, compared to the previous two experiences when I joined the army, where I felt helpless and deeply regretful, I was finally able to feel proud and proud, and put my abilities to use for the country...
However, even if Brother Xiao Tang intends to entrust him with an important role, and now the battle with the Jin Army and the Tatars is imminent, it is appropriate to move forward desperately. However, both the official family and most officials in the court probably still regard the ministries commanded by Brother Xiao Tang as
Soldiers and horses like Yang Jin, Wang Shan and others are still very useful during the period of resisting the Jin invaders, but they will still be a scourge to the court in the long run... I still intend to serve the country.
I have tried my best, and now I am under the control of the Marshal's Mansion. If things continue like this, I am afraid that I will become more and more confused with brother Xiaotang... How long can this current situation of harmony and cooperation be maintained, and then I will have to
How to deal with it?
While Yue Fei was feeling mixed emotions for a moment, he suddenly heard someone calling him: "This general, he built an extraordinary feat under the city of Taiyuan in Hedong Province. Among the rebels, he stabbed the enemy chieftain of the Jin Army and commanded Yue Feiyue, a general with great silver skills?
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When Yue Fei heard the words, he immediately raised his head and looked around. He immediately saw a tall, middle-aged man in front of him looking at him. He saw the man wearing a plain head and a war coat, and there was a half-grown boy beside him. Behind the man and the boy
There were dozens of Song soldiers who died more than ten paces away, standing respectfully. Yue Fei also recognized the man who looked like a Song court official. He was the one who had warmly exchanged greetings with Xiao Tang not long ago, and with Zongze, the general manager of the rebel army.
Together they are here to appease Zhang Suo, who is coordinating the various green forest soldiers and horses.
