Chapter 1865 Time flies without leaving. Some people, after all, have to leave
Three days after the Qi army made a surprise attack on the beach in the central area of the Liaodong Peninsula, the two county towns of Xiongyue and Tangchi under the rule of Gaizhou were the first to be defeated. Two Jin soldiers were killed under the ax of the axe, and only five to seven hundred remnants were left in embarrassment to the northeast.
flee from face;
Seven days later, although the Jin army in Jian'an County was shocked to hear that a large number of Qi Dynasty troops had landed at the seaside corner of Gaizhou to attack, they immediately gathered their troops and closed the city gates to defend. However, the Jurchen generals who were not good at holding on to the city were faced with transporting them all by water.
Later, the attack by the surprise attack troops and horses equipped with sophisticated siege equipment was unable to hold on, and the more than 3,000 defenders were almost wiped out.
The entire territory of Gaizhou, which was originally an important maritime hub in Northeast Asia in later generations, was lost. This also meant that several powerful forces that followed Xiao and Tang's orders to make surprise attacks by sea were like a sharp knife that destroyed the Jin Kingdom's military and political control of the Liaodong Peninsula.
The scope of control was cut from the middle. Now Xiao Tang's navy and army brigade deployed in the Liaodong area also has the foundation of imperial support. It does not need to only focus on the strategy of invading and harassing the Jin Kingdom's rear through waterways. On the other hand, looking at Jinzhou at the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula, the complex
Prefecture and other places are completely cut off from water and land, and they will probably be captured and changed hands in the near future.
In this way, the purpose of sending troops into the hinterland of Liaodong to attack cities and villages, conquering many prefectures and counties, and causing panic among the Jin soldiers who guarded the western Liaoning corridor area has been achieved. The Jin Kingdom has now achieved its goal of guarding the gateway to the Northeast region.
It's crumbling.
However, when Xiao Tang heard about the battle to seize Gaizhou from the Liaodong Peninsula in a surprise attack, the commander of the Henghai Navy, Zhai Yuanzhong, fell into the water and died, and the commander of the capital, Chenggui, was injured when he landed on the shore to fight, but died of serious injuries in the end.
After the battle report, he still couldn't help sighing. Zhejiang Silong lost two people, and among them Zhai Yuan was married and had children, and Cheng Gui still followed the habits of a green forest hero. Not only did he not attach much importance to female sex, but he was also used to it, but
After all, he was born in the Jiangnan area. When he brought his brothers to join Xiaotang in the cause of justice, Chenggui also brought the family members of his family, who were mostly fishermen and boatmen, to the village, and followed the four dragons in Zhejiang to receive orders.
As the general of the Hengjiang Army transferred his assistant to Baozhou in Liaodong, Chenggui and his relatives also went to live in the north. Naturally, Xiao Tang also decreed that Chenggui and Zhai Yuan's family members and relatives should be well-off and paid to him in order to give him the gift of a meritorious official who died in the country.
and posthumous rewards.
Although according to the unified system, the main purpose is to reward the martyred soldiers with money, grain and acres of land, after all, considering that the disadvantages were not seen at the beginning of the Song Dynasty, every generation of the dynasty, as long as the civil and military officials who enjoy the blessings of future generations, together with the direct line (such as Qu Duan was three years old)
At that time, because his father died in the battlefield, he was appointed as a loan officer in the third squadron. Although he was good at fighting, there were still countless people from all dynasties who were either children, or who had no talent or virtue.
People who accumulate good deeds can get an official position for nothing, and they have no ability to leave their names in history.) Children, even side branches, different surnames, and retainers... can be used to supplement officials. As a result, thousands of people become big and small bureaucrats every year, which makes the Song Dynasty
The phenomenon of redundant officials in the court has become more and more serious. Nowadays, most officials established in the Xiao and Tang Dynasties no longer serve as officials according to Fuyin's system for generations. However, the children of martyrs who died in national affairs can also be selected into the martial arts schools established in various states.
, the academy teaches students in accordance with their aptitude, focusing on examination, and those who succeed are selected for promotion to official ranks. Those who fail are also assigned to the local county bureau, or inherit the foundation of a large family in the township, or according to everyone's wishes, they are recommended to be suitable for various professions.
Carry out your profession.
In fact, even though his current status is far different from that of the past, during this period, Xiao Tang also personally attended the funeral ceremony for the death of the leader who was also in Shuibo Liangshan, and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to allocate officials to send people to do the work.
, I chose an auspicious day and a good time to go to the funeral and bury...
At the first of the ten festivals, the old romantic Wang Huan passed away in bed.
It turned out that all the ten members were old, and Wang Huan was the eldest among them. At that time, he was appointed by Xiaotang in Shuibo Liangshan to select villages to prepare for military service, supervise the training of soldiers and horses, and other duties. Wang Huan was indeed
He was already old and could no longer carry a gun and mount a horse to fight on the battlefield. Therefore, in the past, he assisted Wang Jin and others in teaching the soldiers and horses of various villages. However, as time went by, Wang Huan's life journey inevitably came to an end.
"In my life, I have joined the army for my confidante Lao Zhong, the military envoy of the Western Yan Dynasty. I have achieved great fame for a while, and have been promoted to many high-ranking officials. I am already a man of the past, but I am afraid of the treacherous nature of the court. Originally,
Foreign invaders have invaded our land in the Central Plains. As an old man, I am afraid that I can only lament that I am powerless. But I am fortunate to have His Majesty's grace, and I can finally do my best to expel the foreign invaders from the Tartars. I have gone through this experience in this world.
Ups and downs, drastic changes in the current situation, but it is not better than living a life of chaos in this world even though you are happy? Even if you die now, this life will not be in vain..."
Hearing that Wang Huan was about to die and that Zhe Mo would soon die without any illness, Xiao Tang immediately moved to his residence and had the honor to see Wang Huan for the last time. However, when he heard Wang Huan speak with emotion on the bed, Xiao Tang felt mixed emotions.
He replied with emotion: "Senior Wang, Meng Xie appreciated and supported the younger generation, and taught me the key points of skills, which really benefited me a lot. Now I can't even say that there is no difference between the emperor and his ministers. In front of Xie, I have always been a person."
The younger generations will be born next to me, and to me, Senior Wang has always been a free and open-minded person in life. He went to the battlefield for righteousness and his majesty spread throughout the Song Dynasty, and he should be the master and elder who I should teach my younger generations to remember and respect."
Wang Huanjian said, nodding slightly, smiling, and passed away...
In the Ten Festivals, in addition to Yang Wen who died in battle and died in the Song Dynasty, Zhang Kai, Wang Wende, Han Cunbao and others, Xu Jing, Mei Zhan, Li Yuanji... after all, they are all old, and now they are old brothers.
Wang Huan went to the funeral to mourn, and everyone felt sad in their hearts.
In addition to Jing Zhong, who was a collaborator, and Han Cunbao, who chose to go to Bianjing to die when the city was destroyed because of his status as a descendant of the Song Dynasty official family in Xiangzhou, Wang Huan and other old brothers had all served as military envoys.
Forced by Gao Qiu, he simply made up his mind to join Xiao Tang and fell into the grass again, fighting for a breath of life. He was also weighing and considering whether the prediction that the Jin people would become a serious problem in the Central Plains was true. Of course, no one
It was because of utilitarianism that he joined the green forest tycoons who were still fighting against the imperial court in Shuibo Liangshan. Therefore, now that the Jin Kingdom Tartars are no longer a serious problem in the Central Plains, and Xiao Tang's great cause has been accomplished, it is time to meet brother Wang Huan.
Death... After discussion, Xu Jing, Mei Zhan and others also reported to Xiao Tang that they were old and could no longer be employed, so they all decided to retire and live in seclusion, just to spend their lives in peace.
The final journey.
Of course, Xiao and Tang agreed to the requests of these seniors, except that according to the Song Dynasty regulations, "all civil and military officials who resigned due to illness due to old age will be given more ranks to comply with their request, or to bestow favors on their descendants."
Yinbu official system, post-official salary, favors, gifts and other treatment are all based on the second-grade Jiedushi and above two levels of Taifu, Taibao, County Prince...etc., etc. are rewarded generous gifts, Mei Zhan, etc.
After thanking him, he was not in a hurry to say goodbye. Instead, he had a relatively close relationship with Xiao Tang and even after surrendering to Liangshan. Now he is still an old acquaintance and has deep friendship with each other in the Daming Mansion.
Drink, and then choose a place to live in seclusion according to their own wishes, and rush to the mansion and fields where they have been granted a title to live in peace for the rest of their lives.
In the following years, people like Xu Jing and Wen Huanzhang, Mei Zhan and Shi Bao often wrote letters to each other, or found opportunities to get together to reminisce about the past. These brothers would also meet up occasionally.
, we went together to worship the old brothers who were widely known to the world as the "Shijiedu". They had a firm friendship with each other and took the first step. And more often than not, they are happy to spend their old age in peace and enjoy happiness.
, although time flies by, at least the years are not wasted. As the empire established by Xiao Tang becomes more and more powerful and prosperous, everyone else in the Ten Festivals passes away one after another, and most of them end up without a disease...
