In September of the second year of Jianxing, under the auspices of Lin Jue, the Luoyan Army’s flag-laying ceremony was held at the Xiying Campus in Bianliang. Thousands of Luoyan Army generals and meritorious soldiers who gathered here from all over witnessed the flag-laying ceremony that symbolized the Luoyan Army.
The Flying Goose Flag slowly fell. What was raised instead was the Dragon and Tiger Flag, which represented the official army of the Zhou Dynasty. In the corner of the flag, a wild goose spread its wings. Although the pattern was small, it represented that the name Luoyan Army had once been
Some glory will be forever engraved on the military flag of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Many generals have tears in their eyes. How much emotion the Luoyan Army has placed on them, how many battles they have experienced for this military flag, how much blood they have shed, and how many good men have been killed. Although it is just the end of the name of the Luoyan Army, many people still cannot accept this.
fact. But they know that there is one person who is suffering even more than them. He founded the Luoyan Army with his own hands, and now that he wants to end it with his own hands, he must be even more miserable.
Lin Jue's mood was of course very complicated, but he knew that he had to do this. He gave a speech to thousands of Luoyan Army generals and explained to them the reasons for doing so.
"Brothers, today I have to lower the flag of our Luoyan Army. I feel very uncomfortable. Since the establishment of the Luoyan Army, it has been transformed from a soldier who was slandered as an army of bandits to relying on one battle after another.
The bloody battle is famous all over the world. This is a heroic army, which is our common pride. It may be difficult for you to understand why I do this. In fact, it is very simple. The Luoyan Army has completed its mission. Now the world is unified, and we
The goal of retaking the state has been achieved. In this case, the Luoyan Army will be integrated into the official and military system of the Zhou Dynasty. If the name Luoyan Army is used again, it will appear out of place and will be detrimental to the integration and unity of the Zhou army.
After all... Once upon a time, we fought with the officers and soldiers of the imperial court at that time. The name of Luoyan Army was harsh in the minds of many people. For the sake of the overall situation and for the sake of the country, today we cancel the name of Luoyan Army. It is our Luoyan Army.
The most generous decision made for the people of the Zhou Dynasty and the country. Although the military flag has fallen, the spirit of our Luoyan Army will still live on. Although the name of the Luoyan Army will no longer be mentioned, the prestige of the Luoyan Army will remain forever.
In the world, we will always be admired by people. The Luoyan Army will always be there!"
All the officers and soldiers of the Luoyan Army raised their arms with tears in their eyes and followed Lin Jue in shouting: "The Luoyan Army will always be there! The Luoyan Army will always be there! The Luoyan Army will always be there!"
Someone sang the military song of the Luoyan Army loudly, and the whole audience sang in unison. The scene was exciting and touching.
Lin Jue's move to abolish the title of Luoyan Army brought him more support, and his series of measures also began to bear fruit in the second year of Jianxing.
At the end of the second year of Jianxing, the Cabinet Finance Office gave statistics. The annual fiscal and tax revenue of the Great Zhou Dynasty reached 98 million taels, almost exceeding 100 million taels. This has reached a new high in the past five years. This is after the catastrophe last year.
Achievements brought about in the early days of reconstruction. Most of the increase came from non-agricultural tax revenue. Workshop industrial tax revenue exceeded 8 million taels, an increase of five times compared with the first year of Jianxing. Commercial tax revenue was 20 million taels, a record high in Zhou Dynasty.
The highest since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Among them, the maritime trade tax collected by the Shipping Department was as high as 4 million taels. Even Lin Jue was pleasantly surprised by this figure. Lin Jue originally thought that it would take at least two or three years to reach this figure, but he underestimated the impact of the war.
Due to the demand for trade from various countries, it took only a few months for the Great Zhou Dynasty to complete more than 300 merchant ship trade exchanges with overseas countries, and this number is still increasing. Lin Jue has decided that, in addition to the Hangzhou Shipping Department,
, three more municipal shipping offices will be established in Quanzhou, Guangzhou and Haizhou to manage more and more maritime trade affairs.
While the internal affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty were full of vitality, in the spring of the third year of Jianxing, Lin Jue was finally free to turn his attention to the north. After the defeat of the Jurchens, the Liao people recovered Nanjing Road and Tokyo Road and restored the territory of the Liao Kingdom. At that time, the Great Zhou Dynasty was busy
Internal reforms and rectification, coupled with the lack of strength to advance northward, they did not care about this matter. Of course, several tribal chiefs and Liao Emperor Yelv Chun did not have the guts to cause trouble at this time. They also secretly recuperated, and both sides turned a blind eye and lived in peace.
More than a year passed, but Lin Jue had already kept this matter in mind.
In June of the third year of Jianxing, Lin Jue proposed to the Council to seek justice from the Liao people. Lin Jue proposed to use troops against the Liao Kingdom. Many people were worried about this, thinking that if the Zhou Dynasty launched the Northern Expedition at this time, it would
The revival of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not favorable.
Lin Jue explained to them the reasons why he wanted to do this. On the one hand, he could not allow the Liao people to develop, otherwise there will always be trouble. The Liao country has a vast territory and rich resources. Although its national power is weak at the moment, if it is allowed to develop, it will be destroyed in less than ten years.
They can regain their strength. It will be difficult to surrender by then. Send troops now and completely cut off their foundation while their strength is weak so that they will never be able to go south. This is the best time.
Secondly, Lin Jue pointed out that the Liao people would not dare to fight a real war with the Zhou Dynasty at this moment. The war would not be prolonged and the damage to the Zhou Dynasty would not be too great. On the contrary, as long as the Liao people were hurt, they could get what they wanted without spending any troops.
It is important. The goal proposed by Lin Jue is not to completely wipe out the Liao people, but only to seize the Nanjing Road and Xijing Road of the Liao Kingdom, push the Zhou border defense line to the north of Yanshan, and seize the Nanjing Road and Xijing Road where the Liao people are the richest.
Occupy it so that the Liao people never have the ability to go south.
After several days of discussion, the political meeting agreed to Lin Jue's proposal. After all, Chen Zhiliang and others had never
In the past year, they have also seen Lin Jue's vision and ability. They all know that Lin Jue has a high reputation, and his prestige among the people of Zhou Dynasty is as high as that of an emperor. Unless Lin Jue does too much, otherwise
There is no need to confront him. What's more, Lin Jue's explanation is reasonable and full of confidence. However, many people think that the goal proposed by Lin Jue is too open-minded. How can the Liao people give up the two areas of Xijing Road and Nanjing Road to them?
The most prosperous and prosperous place. But it is better for Lin Jue to worry about these things. There is no need to worry blindly.
After three months of preparation, in September, the 200,000 Northern Expedition Army was established, consisting of 100,000 frontier troops from the Northeast and 100,000 new troops recruited in the first half of the year. At the same time, the Great Zhou Dynasty messenger went to Linhuang Mansion
He met with Emperor Yelv Chun of the Liao Dynasty and proposed compensation for the former Liao people and the Jurchens who attacked the Great Zhou Dynasty and caused huge losses to the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Great Zhou Dynasty proposed that the Liao Kingdom should compensate the war money of 50 million taels and pay an annual tribute of 50 million taels of cattle, sheep and horses.
One hundred thousand head, ten years of mining rights to the iron ore in Liaodong were transferred. The Emperor of Liao had to write a personal letter to the Emperor of Zhou to apologize and several other demands. The Liao people were not willing to agree and flatly refused.
On September 19th, the Northern Expeditionary Army went north to attack the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom hastily assembled 150,000 cavalry to fight. The two sides fought a decisive battle in the vast wilderness east of Xijin Mansion. In the end, the Liao Army was defeated miserably, and the massacre
Zhou's Northern Expeditionary Army occupied Xijin Mansion. Later, Lin Hu, deputy commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army, led 50,000 troops to the west to attack Datong Mansion in Xijing. In early October, Xijing fell and Datong fell into the hands of the Zhou Dynasty. The Liao people were used to gather troops and horses to defend the Zhongjing Road.
Taking the opportunity, Lin Hu sent his army northward from the West Road, aiming directly at Linhuang Mansion in Beijing. On October 26, Lin Hu's army cut its way out of the plain forest and attacked Raozhou, the gateway to Linhuang Mansion.
Raozhou was captured in half a day. Linhuang Mansion was empty of troops. Yelvchun and the tribal chiefs were panicked and had no choice but to ask for peace.
In December, before the New Year of the fourth year of Jianxing, an explosive good news spread throughout the Zhou Dynasty. The Liao people wanted to keep the Liao Kingdom from being destroyed, and promised to cede Xijing Road and Nanjing Road to the Zhou Dynasty when the troops were approaching the city. Emperor Yelu of the Liao Dynasty
In the spring, he would like to call the Emperor Guo Kun his nephew. At the same time, the Liao Kingdom paid an annual tribute of 100,000 cattle and sheep, and 50,000 kilograms of iron ingots as annual coins. Later generations called this alliance the Linhuang Alliance, and also called it the 'Alliance under the City'
'.
Since then, the Liao people have been trapped in the bitter cold land north of Yanshan Mountain, losing half of their territory and struggling to survive. In addition, the Jurchens in Liaodong are still there, and their strength cannot be underestimated. The Liao people have no intention of going south. They just want to hold on to the remaining territory.
, don’t move any further.
After this battle, Lin Hu became famous all over the world. He was granted the title of General and was granted the title of Yanshan Jiedu Envoy. He led 200,000 frontier troops to guard the northern border of Yanshan and became a famous general of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In February of the fourth year of Jianxing, Fang Huanqiu gave birth to a son named Lin Zhen for Lin Jue. Fang Huanqiu was considered infertile due to early illness. He was overjoyed to have this son and taught poetry and calligraphy in person every day. Later, Lin Zhen was
The great Confucians of the Great Zhou Dynasty were quite like their ancestors, but this is a story for later.
In the autumn of the sixth year of Jianxing's reign, Emperor Zhou died of illness, and the whole country mourned. The cabinet appointed his ten-year-old son Guo Lan as emperor, and they changed the Yuan Dynasty to joint rule.
In the winter of the second year of the reign, the Empress Dowager died of illness in the inner palace. Her daughter Guo Caiwei stayed in mourning for her for three years and moved to the old palace.
In the autumn of the fifth year of the rule, Lin Jue, the chief minister of the cabinet, resigned from the post of chief minister of the cabinet. The ministers wrote thousands of letters to persuade him to stay, but Lin Jue finally refused and insisted on resigning. He recommended Yang Xiu as the chief minister of the cabinet, which was approved by the political council.
.In order to commend Chief Lin for his ten years of service, Guo Lan decreed that Lin Jue be conferred the title of Grand Master, the title of Prince of Anguo, and the ceremony of Jiuxi according to ancient times.
From the second year of Jianxing to the fifth year of co-rule, Lin Jue sat in the chief position of the cabinet for a full ten years. During these ten years, the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful, and the impact of the great changes had long been eliminated. The co-governance of the virtual king has been
It has become a consensus from top to bottom. The new generation of officials who have grown up have already deeply reflected these in their minds. Under this situation, Lin Jue knew that the time had come and he no longer had to worry about these government affairs. Everything was already on track.
.This is the time for you to enjoy your life. Anyway, the military power of the Great Zhou Dynasty is in your own hands. Once there is a deviation, you only need to come out to correct it.
In the ten years since Lin Jue was in power, Dazhou's finances increased fivefold. The annual fiscal revenue has reached nearly 500 million taels. Since the fourth year of Jianxing, a surplus has been achieved. By the time Lin Jue resigned, the national treasury was full and the government was in full swing.
The industry, commerce, and agriculture have developed greatly, and the people have become well-off families.
In the past ten years, Lin Jue presided over the formulation of more than 50 laws, which went deep into all aspects. The rule of law has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and acting in accordance with the law has become a common practice. The entire Zhou Dynasty has actually moved forward on the track formulated by Lin Jue.
After Lin Jue resigned, he did not return to Hangzhou, but returned to Luoyan Valley, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful and the scenery is perfect, which is suitable for a comfortable life. In the following years, Bai Bing gave birth to a son, Lu Wu gave birth to a son and a daughter, and Gao Muqing gave birth to a daughter.
Qianqian gave birth to a son. Xie Yingying gave birth to a daughter. The children of the Lin family were prosperous and happy.
After nine years of rule together, Lin Jue's eldest son Lin Zhan became the top student in high school. Yang Xiu wanted to stay in the cabinet as an official, but Lin Zhan refused and asked himself to go to a small remote county to train himself as a county magistrate. After many years, he was tired of serving as an official, and at the age of thirty
At the end of the year, he became the chief minister of the cabinet and impressed everyone in the world. This is a story for later.
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In the spring of the ninth year of Gongzhi's rule, that is, the year when Lin Jue's eldest son Lin Zhan became the high school sweetheart. At the foot of Changbai Mountain in Liaodong, a group of
On the vast green grassland, the deafening sound of horse hooves is rumbling.
In the tent in the tribe, the Jurchen people came out to watch one after another. In the huge golden dome tent, a beautiful middle-aged woman accompanied by the maid came outside the tent and raised her hand in the direction of the rumble of the horse's hooves.
Set up a pergola and watch.
On the grassland in the distance, hundreds of horsemen were galloping towards them, all of them extremely powerful. They made strange whining noises and rushed all the way to the edge of the tent.
"The big leader and others are back. They said they were hunting the black bear king in the valley. I don't know if they succeeded." All the tribesmen, old and young, shouted and gathered around.
"Mother! Mother! Look what my son brought you back. My son kept his word. The Black Bear King hurt people. My son said he would pluck out his skin and use it as a mattress for my mother, but he did it. The Black Bear King was given to me by me.
Kill." A cool voice sounded from among the cavalry, and a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy wearing animal skins with braids flying on his head rushed out on horseback and came straight to the beautiful woman.
"Boom!" A black bear with a body as big as a mountain was lifted off the cart and landed on the grass, causing the ground to shake several times.
"Wow, I really killed the black bear king. It's so powerful." The tribesmen shouted in surprise. Even though they knew it was a dead bear, they didn't dare to get close. Because the black bear's fangs were half a foot long.
The claws are half a foot long and as sharp as knives. The dead bodies are scary.
"The big leader is really brave, and he deserves to be the big leader of our Jurchens. We were on a hillside elsewhere, and he encountered the Black Bear King alone. We all thought it was going to be bad, but who knew that the big leader killed this beast with one person's strength?
.We were all shocked. Even if the leader Wanyan Agu was alive, we would not be able to do it. He is only seventeen years old."
"Oh my god, bless the Changsheng Heaven. Our Jurchen leader must have been sent by the Changsheng Heaven. There is hope for our Jurchen revival." The people shouted in astonishment.
Immediately, the young man jumped off the horse. Although his face was dark, he had a handsome face. He was strong and strong, but his face had a childish look. He was indeed still a young man.
"Nian'er, are you not injured? Mom is worried to death." The beautiful woman shouted.
The young man smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother, that beast can't hurt a hair on my head."
The beautiful woman stepped forward to check, and when she saw that the young man was not injured, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't take such risks in the future. If a black bear hurts someone, just take someone to drive it away. If you get hurt, what will happen to you?"
I'm sorry about your father."
"My father? Are you talking about the father of Dazhou in the South?" the young man frowned.
"Yes, you kid, isn't he or who you are? Your father is also a great hero. Hey, you father and son haven't seen each other for fifteen years, and the time you saw him, you still couldn't speak. I'm afraid you can't
No impression." The beautiful woman said angrily.
The young man said: "He is my father, why doesn't he come to see me? My mother thinks about him every day, why doesn't he come to pick her up and reunite her?"
The beautiful woman said: "Silly boy, there are many things I can't help myself with. I have to stay here for the sake of our people. Your father can't come either, he's too busy..."
"Humph! The kid feels that dad doesn't even care about us. I'm his son. He hasn't come to see me for so many years, so why should we miss him. Mom, don't miss him. The kid is your son.
I've told you before, my surname is not Lin, my surname is Wanyan, and my name is Wanyannian. Mom, don't mention daddy anymore. I've heard a lot about my Jurchen tribe, and I think, we Jurchen tribesmen can't
It will always be like this. I don’t want to live in this small world forever. We have more than 50,000 Jurchen troops. I want to grab some territory from the Liao people. We need development. We can’t be trapped here."
The beautiful woman's expression changed and she said: "Nian'er, who taught you to think like this? Is it Hanmore and the others? I'm going to reprimand them. How can I teach you this?"
The young man waved his hand and said: "Mom, it's not them, it's the kid who thinks so. My kid is seventeen years old. Last year you let him exercise the power of the leader independently. Have you forgotten? The kid is the leader of the Jurchen tribe, how can you not?
Think about the future of my people. These are the thoughts of a child."
The beautiful woman shouted: "You can't think nonsense, Nian'er, listen to my mother, we are what we are today, and my Jurchen people are what they are today, because your father took the risk and let us go. He made a three-part agreement with me, we can't
Against his word. We cannot expand, not like this.”
"That's enough, mother, what you said is over. My father wants to trap us here, but, my son really wants to see the outside world. I heard that the cities in the south are tall and big.
There are mountains of gold, silver and jewels, and there is too much food to eat. My father lives a life of luxury and fine food, but it is unfair for us to suffer here. Mother, please don't worry about it. You don't want me and my father to suffer.
Meeting? I'm looking forward to it too. We will meet. One day, I will take my brothers and ride our horses to meet him. Hehe, that is my ideal. My Wanyan Nian's ideal
.”
The beautiful woman's face turned pale as she looked at the smiling face of the young man. She loosened her hands and the cloak she had just taken off fell to the ground.
