These days, the Jin people are cunning and naive, and barbaric and upright... This is not a strange thing, but a natural external characteristic of a primitive tribal alliance that quickly established a huge empire.
When this group of people were hunting in the deep mountains and old forests decades ago, how could the vast majority of the lower class know what is public and what is private? What is civilization and what is barbarism? They have no concept at all! They just rely on wild beasts in desperate situations.
With a fierce instinct, they started this fifteen-sixteen-year period in which they were definitely the protagonists.
Zhao Jiu always calls them beasts, which is probably what he means... This is not a derogation, but a condescending summary of a time traveler. The Song people, and even the Liao people just didn't realize what they were facing, and they were forced to
Using the same thinking as before to deal with this kind of beast with the logic of the jungle will lead to the current end.
Of course, from the third year of Tianqing when Wanyan Agu launched an army to rebel against the Liao Dynasty, to the second year of Jianyan today, it has been a full fifteen years. The people of the Jin Kingdom are also rapidly being infiltrated by the civilization of the Liao and Song Dynasties. This will change
In the past fifteen years, there have always been sensitive people who gradually realized the inner logic of the Jin people's actions... Although they may not be able to explain it thoroughly, because not everyone has it. Lu Hao asked the book and said:
Although he is capable, he can also be single-minded.
Under the dazzling sunshine, in the backyard of the house where Zhang Jun lived, which was probably the most luxurious mansion in the city, the neatly dressed Zhang Taiwei personally twisted an exquisite gold twisted silk hairpin headband from the box.
But when he saw blood stains looming in the hairpin, he was stunned for a moment and said nothing for a long time.
"Lao Zhang, why is this necessary?" Zhao Qiu laughed when he saw this. "This is not because you want gold and silver. In order to collect enough gold, I sent you these good things as gold goods... You are taking advantage of it."
Big bargain!”
"It's not just that." The previous magistrate who had just been promoted to join the army, who was said to be called Shi Wenbin, hurriedly spoke. "Taiwei Zhang, please take a look at these two boxes... These are the treasures that the Fourth Prince has specially given to you, and they are all in them."
It is a first-class gold and stone antique, and there is even a booklet recording its origin. I looked at it specifically, and it should be a treasure accumulated by Zhao Mingcheng and his wife, the magistrate of Zizhou. They had to abandon the whole car on the road, but it was a bargain for Zhang Taiwei!"
Zhang Jun turned around and looked at the two boxes behind him. Sure enough, he saw a detailed booklet explaining the origins of various epigraphic relics, calligraphy and paintings, as well as paintings by Zhao Mingcheng and his world-famous wife, layman Yi An. The couple's names are natural.
Needless to say, Captain Zhang finally sighed:
"Thank you for your hard work, you two, and thank you for your hard work, the Fourth Prince! I will summon the officers in the city now and explain the opening of the city tomorrow in front of you two!"
The two of them were naturally overjoyed, but as soon as they said this, a person sitting on the steps next to him raised his head and sighed... This person was none other than the person in the front hall who couldn't even find the new official uniform and was still wearing a green robe.
Shi Yushi, Zhao Ding and Zhao Yuan Town, the magistrate of Shouzhou today.
Several people heard this and sighed. Zhang Jun had not yet opened his mouth, but Shi Wenbin was more than satisfied and could not help but stepped forward to persuade him through two soldiers. However, Zhao Ding had already become discouraged and did not want to pay attention to him.
That’s all.
When Zhao Qiu saw such a shape, he was also moved in his heart, but he pulled Zhang Jun aside, and then asked in a low voice: "What are Lao Zhang going to do with this person?"
"It's a good time to part ways. A boat will take him across the river tomorrow." Zhang Jun replied calmly, but then he raised his sword and frowned and asked, "What does Lao Zhao mean?"
"It's better to kill the generals when they are summoned today." Zhao Qiu advised. "This way, I will take my brother out today, which is also a way of saying it!"
Zhang Jun was startled, then looked back at Shi Wenbin and Zhao Ding, and then at Zhao Qiu in front of him, but suddenly nodded: "Since this is what Old Zhao means, let's see some blood today!"
Zhao Qiu was overjoyed, but Shi Wenbin and Zhao Ding still knew nothing.
Just like that, not to mention what the two Han people had in mind, since Zhang Jun agreed, he did not hesitate anymore. He first asked his confidant Tian Shizhong to summon all the hundred-man generals and above except the city wall defenders.
They met in the courtyard in front of his house; he asked another confidant general Liu Bao to go to the city in person and guard the city wall to prevent the Jin army from raiding; then he urged the cooks and maids to prepare for the banquet!
After working for a full half day, when everything was ready and the bustling sound of the front yard could be clearly heard, Zhang Jun personally ordered hundreds of personal guards to wear armor and stand on all sides of the front yard. Finally, he took the people in the back yard with him.
Go to the front yard.
Let's say that the sergeants in the front yard were making noises and talking non-stop. Some people were happy or worried when they saw Zhang Jun's personal guards guarding the door and checking the backwardness of the hospital, but most people were just relieved and sighed... Obviously, these days,
The messengers kept coming and going, and everyone had already made suspicions as he was in such a posture today.
However, firstly, Zhang Jun's headquarters has always obeyed Captain Zhang; secondly, the local civilians and Jingdong's troops were defeated; thirdly, Zhao Ding was controlled early; fourthly, the situation is indeed difficult, Cai Gucheng's attitude is there, and so are many people.
Those who have resentment in their hearts... so they tend to let things go.
When he came back to the front, Zhang Jun came out in full attire, and just sat down on the main seat without saying a word. The courtyard gradually became quiet, and then everyone took their seats in the courtyard according to their official rank, seniority, and familiarity.
After waiting for a while, there were maids and waiters serving wine and food like butterflies in flowers. However, Taiwei Zhang still didn't say anything. He just handed Tian Shizhong a plate of steaming steamed duck and started to eat the duck.
, but it made everyone else gradually unable to restrain themselves.
"If you want to kill me today, I will kill you. I will never surrender!" Zhao Ding, who was assigned to work with Zhang Jun on several cases, couldn't bear it anymore and cursed loudly. "Don't think everyone is like you Zhang Jun.
Shameless! The officials are so blind that they actually crossed the river to see you on New Year’s Eve!"
After scolding, Zhao Yuanzhen felt sad again and burst into tears for a while, but he didn't know if he thought of his wife and children who were still settled in Huainan.
Zhang Jun turned his head and glanced at the other party, then glanced around the hundreds of officers in the courtyard who were silent, and then slowly said: "We are all sensible people. Let me ask you, if I, Zhang Jun, surrendered today, how many of them would there be?"
Are you so unhappy with Zhao Zhizhou?"
Zhao Qiu and Shi Wenbin, who were sitting on the left, both breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's not that I'm unhappy." Somewhere in the audience, someone actually dared to interrupt. "I just heard what Zhizhou said and wanted to ask Taiwei. What's going on with the officials crossing the river to see you in person on New Year's Eve? I'm here on New Year's Eve.
I have been guarding the water gate tower in the south, and I saw Yang Dalang coming..."
"It's nothing. It's just the time you met Li Laosan. The officials asked Yang Dalang to lead him over from the other side. He said a few words to me and sent Liu Guangshi's head to encourage me to defend the city.
I’ll leave as soon as I’m done..." Zhang Jun said bluntly.
After hearing these words, not only did the courtyard burst into excitement, but even Shi Wenbin and Zhao Qiu looked at each other in astonishment.
After a long time, when Zhang Jun finished chewing a duck leg, the sound gradually subsided, and then the person from before spoke loudly from the corner: "If that's the case, I have a question!"
"Come on!" Zhang Jun threw away the duck leg bone and stopped there with his hands covered in oil.
"If the Zhao Guan family had come in person that night, wouldn't it mean that the bird notices sent in by the Jin people were all false?"
"It's natural."
"Where is the head of that thief Liu Guangshi?"
Zhang Jun did not answer, but turned to gesture to Tian Shizhong behind him. Tian Shizhong did not say a word, just picked up a food box from his feet, walked to the middle of the yard and dumped it on the ground. Sure enough, there was a lifelike head following the ice.
The pieces fell to the ground together, and Tian Shizhongfu picked it up casually and threw it directly to the nearest officer. The officer looked at it in his arms and passed it to the person beside him.
The noise started again, then gradually subsided, and then the old man Li started talking nonsense again:
"In that case, Lieutenant Commander, if you surrendered the city to the Jin people today, wouldn't it mean that you were selling the official's house on the other side directly to the Jin people?"
"No, the officials will naturally leave when they see the commotion in the city." Zhang Jun said unconcernedly. "If it doesn't work out, we have made an agreement today and will send someone to tell Henan..."
"If that's the case, I have an explanation."
"Tell me."
"That night when I was leading the way on the shore, I was scolded all the way because of Liu Guangshi's incident with the bird boy. Zhao Guan's family didn't say anything about cutting off my head. I couldn't bear the situation. Can you let me deliver the letter when it's time to deliver it?
If you go there, you won’t come back. You, Lieutenant Zhang, will use your wealth as your own, and I will be my assassin...what’s going on?”
Zhao Qiu couldn't help but wink at Zhang Jun, and Zhang Jun sighed helplessly: "If you say that, third brother, I won't let you go!"
ps: Xiaojiu caught a cold today and worked hard all day...I wanted to save my manuscript today...my balls hurt.