In the winter of the first year of Jianyan, with the Yellow River as the dividing line, people were everywhere going south on both sides of the river, as if they wanted to follow the footsteps of migratory birds.
It's just that some of them are active, some are passive, some are initiators, some are followers, and some are expelled. Then some are high-spirited, some are embarrassed, some are sad, and some are indifferent.
On this day in mid-October, just when Zhang Xian, who was crying like a spoiled dog, was tied to a horse by Tang Huai, and then held him down on the ferry with his own hands, it was almost the same day, hundreds of miles apart, and our Zhao Guan family was also like
A thinking duck started a numb migration.
Zhao Jiu and the entire Song Dynasty were really not scared away by the Jin army.
In fact, the Jin Army at this time, at least the East Route Army of Jin Wushu and Wanyan Talan, was still in Hebei. Their first stage of attack targets were also the Jingdong and East Routes of the Song Dynasty (Shandong area) and those that had not yet fallen.
Daming Mansion in Gucheng, Hebei Province; correspondingly, Zhao Guan's family and the others really didn't see the shadow of the Jin Army's East Route Army.
The only sign was from the Department of Staying in Tokyo. The Prime Minister led Zongze, who was staying in Tokyo, to send a document saying that the situation in Tokyo was serious, especially as the number of Jin troops on the flank to the west of Tokyo was increasing. It should be that the Jin Army's West Route Army was about to launch a new attack.
Offensive. But at this time, except for Zhao Jiu, even Li Gang did not believe his words.
That's right, Li Gang is finally back.
Counting from the first year of Jingkang, this leader of the main war faction had three ups and downs within a year and a half. For less than half of the time, he was on the road to being demoted or recruited as prime minister. He could be called the bellwether of the imperial court's main war and peace.
And once such a person arrives, there will be one less member of the Zhao Guan family who intends to compete with him for power. With his prestige and ability, as well as his headstrong character that even scratches the ears of the Zhao Guan family, or the 'shock master's appearance'
, as soon as he came to Xingzai, he naturally took the initiative in major political affairs.
He was the one who presided over this relocation—not to mention, since he wanted to use ministers, he had to go to Nanyang!
Of course there are many opponents, there are too many supporters of the Yangzhou faction living here, and Yangzhou is too attractive... But I can't stand it. Vice Prime Minister Lu Haowen is a good gentleman; Wang Boyan, who also knows the Privy Council, now wishes that Li Gang couldn't see him; the new
Although Yushi Zhongcheng hated Li Gang, he coincided with Li Gang in the plan of choosing the capital... Because going to Nanyang was not the ultimate goal, but to observe the situation in Nanyang, see if he could contact the Western Army, and finally enter Luoyang
Or Chang'an.
Even Zhao Jiu knew in his heart that from a rational point of view, this plan was as feasible as going to Yangzhou, but one was to seek the wealth of Jiangnan as the foundation, and the other was to seek the military potential of the northwest.
Just the foundation.
As a result, the migration began immediately without any resistance. Zhao Jiu set off with the large army without saying a word. This official Zhao almost had a sense of shame, fear, confusion, curiosity, and excitement at the same time.
The complicated thoughts left Mingdao Palace and Bozhou for the first time.
However, the large group of people left Bozhou and could not travel more than a hundred miles southwest. As soon as they entered the boundary of North Beijing Road, somewhere between Xiangcheng and Wanshou, they stopped again by the Yingshui River because there was something ahead of them.
Rebels blocked the road.
Now that the Central Plains is full of rebels, it is not surprising that something like this happened. The leader of this group is called Ding Jin, and the rebels Zhao Jiu and others, who are called Huaixi thieves, also know it very well, because he is almost
It developed under the noses of the Zhao Guan family and Li Gang. It had just gained momentum a while ago and was already in the plan to annihilate it.
Only this rebel army developed rapidly. In just a few months, it controlled a large number of towns along the upper tributaries of the Huaihe River. At this time, it pushed into Yingshui, blocking the way to Nanyang, but was forced to adjust its original plan here.
Make a military plan, recruit troops, and destroy them first.
In a word, a war is about to begin, so the officials should take a break first!
"It is possible to break through the enemy! It should be noted that this bandit not only blocked the way to Nanyang, but also blocked the passage of the troops from the Huainan states. I heard that the four counties of Luzhou, Chuzhou, Wuwei Army, and Hezhou were marching there.
It was difficult, so we worked together to collect a sum of money, food, cloth and silk, and escorted them all to Bagong Mountain, but they were blocked by this thief!"
"Thieves and bandits are just taking advantage of the chaos to rise up. It only lasts two months. They seem to have many soldiers and are full of vigor, but in fact people are not attached to them. As long as they gather elite soldiers and find an opportunity to defeat them, they can easily surrender and take them for their own use."
"Yes, there are four to five thousand elite soldiers stationed here, and there are many senior generals, which are enough to deal with it."
"These are all based on experience. Wang Yuan, you are the commander of the imperial camp. Let me ask you, who can be the general?"
"Liu Zhengyan, the deputy commander of the right camp, is in the camp. Miao Fu, Yang Yizhong, and Liu Yan, who may have been generals for a long time or have been fighting for a long time, can all assist and follow."
"But if that's the case, wouldn't it mean that there are no soldiers on the road?"
"Yes, the son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall. With the current chaos, if all the elite troops are used, hundreds of water bandits and wild thieves may be able to destroy the Song Dynasty! We must guard against the dangers of elbows and armpits!"
"This is also a mature opinion, but so what?"
"Previously, in order to protect the two wings, Liu Guangshi, the Imperial Envoy, Zhang Jun, the rear army commander, and Han Shizhong, the left army commander, all suppressed bandits on two routes east of Jingdong, not far from here, and many of them were captured and surrendered. In this way, proceed
Why not pause here, and then summon one or two of them to come here to protect you. Firstly, you can strengthen the imperial camp, secondly, you can also use the capture and placement to encourage the accompanying civil and military forces, and thirdly, you should also give more rewards to the generals...
And when the other troops arrive, we will send out elite troops here to suppress the bandits, which means that both the rain and the dew will get wet."
"This is also a mature opinion."
Prime Minister Li Gang was independent in front of the ministers. After hearing the words, he just thought for a moment and nodded heavily. "But the important land east of Jingdong must not be left without guards. I have urgently summoned Zhang Suo to set up a stay-at-home department in Shandong, but he was relegated to Guangnan before. I am afraid at this time
We are still on the way back... Bachelor of Arts, you came from Qingzhou, do you know who can be a general there?"
The person in question was Yu Wenxuzhong, a scholar of Zizhengdian, and Jingkangzhong was responsible for negotiating peace with the Jin people. Therefore, Li Gang was relegated to Qingzhou when he first came to power. However, Huang Qianshan later fell, and Zhao Jiu urgently needed to establish a secretarial team with political prestige.
, but returned to the industry because of Zhang Jun’s recommendation.
When this person heard Li Gang's inquiry, he thought for a moment, then smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"Li Xianggong is overthinking. Among the generals at this time, Liu Guangshi is the only one with such qualifications, rank and prestige. Moreover, although Liu Guangshi is not good at fighting, he is good at recruiting and raising troops. At this time, he can calm the situation and wait for Zhang.
He is the best choice to stay behind."
Li Gang, who is over forty years old and four or five years younger than Yu Wenxuzhong, is slightly fat and energetic. He is holding on to his belt and looks even more elegant. When he opens his mouth, his voice is loud and clear, and he treats this matter as a small matter in the meeting hall.
The main hall of the small temple was so shaken that the beams trembled:
"Yes, I also thought that Liu Guangshi could be temporarily stationed at JD.com and serve as Zhang Suo's assistant!"
At this point, he did not ask Wang Boyan, who also knew the Privy Council, but turned directly to look at the other person who seemed to be invisible before: "What do the officials think?"
Zhao Guanjia, also known as Zhao Jiu, who was sitting under the Tathagata Buddha statue and installing wood carvings with the Tathagata Buddha, finally made a move after hearing this, but immediately nodded, and then said the most popular sentence he has said in a while:
"Just follow what Prime Minister Li said!"
Li Gang was extremely satisfied. When he came back this time, the performance of the officials really left him speechless.
However, what is different from the past is that the Zhao Guan family, who should have continued to make wood carvings, followed the trend and asked: "So, do you want to transfer Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun here?"
Li Gang was startled for a moment, then shook his head: "You don't have to come here... Huaidong is not in peace now, so why not send one to the Shouzhou area as a flank? Even those who come here are only temporary protection, and they will wait until the right of the emperor
After the army has made meritorious deeds and has gained some strength through some captures, veteran generals like Zhang and Han will continue to be released, either to suppress rebellions or to garrison key points on the front line."
"Then let Zhang Jun go to Shouchun!" Zhao Jiu suddenly said again. "Let Han Shizhong come here."
Li Gang only felt that it was inexplicable, but such a trivial matter would not cause antagonism with such a well-behaved official, so he nodded directly and agreed. This time the imperial-Buddhist Hall-Sitting Hall meeting was also successfully concluded.
It can only be said that after Li Gang came, the life of the official family was so calm and ordinary.
Let's say that major matters were agreed upon, and Mr. Li went off to busy himself with minor matters. However, Zhao Guan's family, who had nothing to do, strolled out of the Buddhist hall and wandered around under the protection of Yang Yizhong and Liu Yan.
And when Zhao Jiu found a high place next to the temple and looked from a distance, he wanted to enjoy the scenery of Yingshui, but unexpectedly he caught a glimpse of a small market town seven or eight miles away.
"That is……"
"It's Jiegou Town." Yang Yizhong seemed to know everything. "It's named because it's at the junction of Chenzhou and Yingzhou...it's next to the Yingshui River and has a ferry, so it's quite prosperous."
Zhao Jiu nodded slightly. Although he was extremely curious, he just stepped forward and looked around, with no intention of going there... Without him, he stopped at the Mingdao Palace before and now stopped at the temple in the wilderness. His original intention was
In order to prevent intrusion on the people, and also to prevent the people from hearing rumors, causing riots and impacting the industry.
It can only be said that thousands of soldiers and horses, hundreds of officials, and their families traveling here will inevitably cause disturbance to the local area, but being farther away is better than nothing in the end.
In this way, Zhao Guan's family stood on the small slope and looked at it for a long time. They only felt that there were indeed people coming and going there and it was quite lively, but it was still vague after all, but they couldn't help but shake their heads.
"The officials don't have to worry." Yang Yizhong said with a smile. "If there is no incident about the Jinren, the world is still in prosperity at this time, and this place has not been invaded by bandits, it will naturally be really prosperous and lively... It is on our road
After passing through those market towns, although the officials were in the public carriage and could hardly take a closer look, the buildings on the road and the clothes of the pedestrians could not be faked."
Zhao Guanjia laughed dryly, then nodded, and turned around to go down. However, just as he walked down the slope, Zhao Guanjia suddenly turned back:
"Zhengfu (Yang Yizhong), Pingfu (Liu Yan), do you know how many people there were in the Song Dynasty?"
Yang and Liu looked at each other and blurted out almost at the same time:
"One hundred and twenty million!"
"So many?" Zhao Jiu couldn't help but be stunned.
"Guan family, this was recorded in the household registration of this dynasty three years ago." Yang Yizhong bowed his head and responded carefully. "Anyone who is interested can know."
"What now?" Zhao Jiu asked in a daze.
Yang and Liu looked at each other again, but they didn't have a definite answer.
"When the world settles down, how many will there be?" Zhao Jiu asked again.
Yang and Liu could only bow their heads and remain silent.
"Let's go out for a walk. If we don't cause any trouble to Xianggong Li, we won't go to Jiegou Town. We will only go to the surrounding countryside to have a look." Zhao Jiu sighed, adjusted his emotions again, and smiled slightly, as if he finally couldn't bear it.
Out of curiosity, I want to learn the customs of asking questions like the wise kings of ancient times.