Chapter 1698 Obedient to the people, the prototype of the empire (2)
Neighborhoods and markets throughout Damingfu City have been cleaned up over the past few days. The remains of soldiers from both sides who died in the city's civil war have either been collected or burned. Except for the city gates that are being repaired and reorganized, and some faint traces of blood that are difficult to wash away, there are no traces. Traces of the flames of war. However, in addition to ordinary people whose lives have finally returned to normal, many refugees have gathered in Damingfu. The originally bustling markets in the city are surrounded by temporary stalls set up to give food. The subordinate staff recruited in the name of the Marshal's Office registered and sorted out the households of the displaced persons, and recorded and compiled books based on their original livelihood occupations such as scholars, farmers, industrialists, merchants, etc., and also allowed those refugees who had no food and clothing to carry out their own occupations. And settle down.
However, although this was a kind act of caring for the people, some discerning people would also find that as Xiao Tang regained large areas of state capital, there were enough resources and land to accommodate a large number of people who suffered from military disasters. During this period, the Song Dynasty was almost not recruiting people to appease and govern. In the name of ordinary people who were refugees in the border areas, the brand representing the military and political independence of the Xiao and Tang Dynasty became more and more obvious. A large number of people in various places were favored and benefited by the commander-in-chief's office, and they also happily accepted the status that was gradually separated from the obedient people under the Song Dynasty. , just grateful, with almost no rejection...
As for the rebel officers and soldiers, they had also settled in the former camp of the imperial army in Beijing. In addition to the soldiers and horses patrolling the people's livelihood and public security in the city, many soldiers who were temporarily unemployed were moving cooking utensils and utensils. Soon, the camp was The aroma of wine and meat wafted everywhere. Originally, the Jin army defended Daming Mansion with the intention of wearing down Xiao Tang's rebel troops in a long battle and plundering hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass. However, due to Xiao Tang's deployment, they unexpectedly attacked It will be broken quickly, and the accumulated food and grass will be completely consumed. It is unknown how long it will take, and the rear supply lines are almost completely unobstructed. Naturally, the supervision of the sergeants in each department will not be very strict, and it is still for the purpose of rewarding the army. , disciplined the brothers to indulge in eating and drinking.
At this time, there was a sudden burst of lively laughter and curses at the garrison of the volunteers' guards near the Sifu Yamen. It turned out that the Mad Demon Army was sneaking Lu Zhishen into the camp and looking for a cook to make two boiled eggs. Chicken, he mixed some garlic sauce and ate it. This alarmed Cao Zheng, the chief cook in charge of the rebels' meals, and ran away from the tent, wiping his hands. He saw Lu Zhishen sitting cross-legged on the ground, holding a chicken leg in one hand and a bowl of wine in the other. , just as he was having a lively chat with the surrounding sergeants with their fists and sleeves bare, and without any airs of an infantry commander, Cao Zheng immediately walked up to the general and said, "Brother, didn't you tell me earlier? If I had known it was you who was coming, The younger brother must also tell the cook to prepare some good food and wine. To treat him like this is so disrespectful!"
Seeing this, Lu Zhishen waved his big hand and said: "What nonsense? The Sa family is not the kind of pampered and arrogant pickled birds. They have wine and meat, but they can eat as much as they want. I don't choose them. There are so many. Are you particular? Brother Cao Zheng, if you have nothing to do, why don’t you come and have a bowl of wine!"
Cao Zhengsui also picked up a horse and sat down across from him. He also raised his bowl of wine and drank it all. Then he asked Lu Zhishen: "Brother Xiao Tang is not gathering military advisers to discuss important matters with the counselors and military chiefs today. Brother, you are Liangshan?" How can an important figure in the infantry have time to take a break here?"
After Lu Zhishen heard this, he said nonchalantly: "Brother Xiao Tang and the brothers need to discuss now. In addition to continuing to conquer the Tatars in the north, they also need to decide how to deal with the Song Dynasty. There are many political intrigues involved during this period. Those
Someone must think about things, but the straight-forward people in the Sa family are not willing to let the bird convict think about Shen Chengfu's intentions. In the final analysis, one day we will have a big fight with the Song Dynasty. Whatever my brother says, we will do it.
As for other highly intrigued businesses, there are other astute brothers to worry about, so why should the Sa family add to them?"
Of course Cao Zheng also knew that although Lu Zhishen had a very important seniority among the brothers who worked together for righteousness and common cause, he was the one who could not be constrained by rules and regulations and did not like calculations and intrigues. However, after listening to what Lu Zhishen said,
Cao Zheng couldn't help but look solemn due to Song Ting's overt and covert plotting, and said: "After all, for the sake of resisting the Jin Dynasty, we brothers have obtained the name of the imperial commander's office to fight against the captives, recover the lost land and take charge of civil, financial, and military affairs.
In the end, he will still be jealous of the imperial court. This expedition to the north to resist the imperial decree is certainly inevitable. The Song Dynasty is already wary of his brother's reputation, so he is just afraid..."
"What are you afraid of? The imperial court is so treacherous that every one of them has a bad heart and a rotten lung. Their tricks are all on their butts. Not only did they make the world a mess and make the people miserable, but when the Tatars came, they were so cowardly again.
What a fool! The people in Bianjing are willing to let us do our own thing, but the imperial court is too embarrassed to make decisions for the people, so how can there be any reason to hand over the land that recaptured the capital of the state?"
Lu Zhishen threw the chicken bones in his hand carelessly and said angrily: "The Sa family doesn't chant sutras and chant Buddha, but they know the way of the world. What's the use of just praying to gods and worshiping Buddha? The Sa family doesn't know much about the emperor's mind, but if nothing else,
The people of Daming Prefecture and even the states and counties under the rule of Hebei, Jingdong, and Hedong opened their eyes wide and looked forward to Wang Shi regaining the lost territory. The imperial court negotiated with the Jinren, which was to educate the thousands of Li people who were bullied by foreign invaders.
Our hopes are disillusioned, so we resist the imperial court and march north. In this way, we are still doing justice for heaven and winning the hearts of the people of the world without teaching the people of all places to be slaves to the country. The emperor must also be recognized by the people before he can be considered an emperor, and the Bianjing court
An old man from an official family doesn't even care about the people who lost a large part of the military state. How can he be considered an emperor?"...
Although Lu Zhishen was impatient to attend the military meeting, the frank words coming out of his mouth were very consistent with the contents of the military meeting held in the Yajie Hall of the left-behind Sifu of Daming Mansion at almost the same time.
A huge map is hanging on the front wall. The map also marks Hedong Road in the west, with Taiyuan Prefecture as the center, and Fenzhou, Longde Prefecture, Weishengjun, Jinzhou, Daizhou...
....and many other important military prefectures, as well as eighty-nine military prefectures including Ji, Deng, Lai, Wei, Qing, Zi, Jinan Prefecture under the control of the East and West routes of Jingdong, and now marching north to Hebei to attack
Including Daming Prefecture, Bozhou, and Gaotang, there are several military prefectures around Bingzhen and the Song and Jin Dynasties. The forces of the Song and Jin Dynasties are intertwined and intertwined.
In fact, the sphere of political power in the fifty-two counties of the prefecture has become many times larger than its vastness.
What's more, like Wang Qing, Tian Hu and others, even in the early stage of the uprising, Fang La won the hearts of the people who were exploited and oppressed by the imperial court. During the process of occupying several states and dozens of counties, he could not help but harm the people and even force them to obey.
Although the thieves were powerful for a while, the territory they conquered has been in a turbulent and extremely unstable state. However, Xiao Tang launched a banner of righteousness to fight against foreign invaders in the north and protect the country and the people.
It is said that just because Xiao Tang led various rebel armies to resist the imperial decree and march northward, they would almost always eat the pulp from the pot with baskets, and willingly submit to Xiao Tang's rule with the attitude of welcoming the king's division...
However, the Song Dynasty court was of course determined not to allow Xiao Tang to take advantage of the situation to become bigger.
"I have been scouting Bianjing, and I want to send envoys here to question me about disobeying orders, arbitrarily recruiting the Jin people from the north, and supporting troops to occupy the land to respect myself. Of course, it is absolutely impossible to surrender the lost land to the enemy again.
The time when the dispute between Zhemo and the Song Dynasty will resume again is not far away..."
After making some plans, Xiao Tang stared at the huge map hanging on the wall of the festival hall, and suddenly said: "Send a letter quickly to Shuibo Liangshan, and mobilize troops and horses to escort my wife, children, and the treasures of each brother's family.
The young and old went north together and were led to Daming Mansion to settle down. After all, we still have to continue to march north, and soon Zhemo will no longer have to rule in the name of Song Chen."
