Let's talk about this day. Zhao Guan's family pulled out the fire and used their own strength to kill two birds with one stone... Well, in short, they easily defeated the now powerful "Shouzhou faction" with Li Gang and Li Gongxiang who were far away in Yangzhou, and decided to make Nanyang the companion capital.
Then, many major events were decided with just a stick of incense, which caught everyone off guard and secretly sighed.
It can only be said that under the original system, the Zhao and Song officials had enough power, but in troubled times, a Zhao and Song official who could win battles seemed even more unstoppable.
However, what caught people even more off guard was the Wan Yan Wu technique.
Contrary to imagination, the Jin army did not make any retaliatory move. According to the sentry report, it was just when Zhao Jiu was having a meeting at Bagong Mountain that the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom, who had gathered all the troops, hurriedly crossed the Guohe River.
, leading the entire army to continue heading north.
Aren't you afraid of wearing out your butt in such a hurry?
After Jin Wushu left, the newly minted Dingjiang Jiedu envoy and Zhang Jun, the commander of the imperial camp right army, and the envoy of Huaidong five counties, together with Zhang Suo, the direct bachelor of Longtuge and the envoy of Jingdong two routes,
They joined forces and went north, on the one hand to regain the lost territory, and on the other hand to carefully monitor Jin Wushu's withdrawal. Also accompanying him were the Xin Daozong tribe, the third among the Xin brothers, as well as some officials from the Jingdong and East Roads who were staying in Shouzhou and their families, so the eight
The area near Gongshan was mostly empty as soon as I arrived!
A few days later, I saw the Jin army marching northward, and then turned from Xuzhou to Yanzhou at the foot of Mount Tai. The entire army, with 15,000 or 15,000 horsemen, carefully reorganized and crossed the passage to the east of Mount Tai. In this regard, whether it was
Zhang Suo and Zhang Jun, who were falling far behind, had just received the order. Yue Fei, who was stationed in Jeju, knew that his troops were limited and did not dare to easily provoke such a large and serious cavalry, but he was careful to guard against it.
, monitoring the other party crossing this traffic pass and returning to Jinan Prefecture, an occupied area on the bank of the Yellow River.
When the news came, Zhao Guan's family did not delay any longer, but immediately issued an edict, taking the imperial camp that he had worked hard to reorganize and organize in the past few days, and prepared to set off up the Huaihe River to Nanyang.
Among them, Wu Chengjun was the military envoy, and the imperial camp left army was under the control of the four counties in Huaixi. Han Shizhong, the imperial envoy, led the imperial camp left army (actually the so-called Han family army) with about 8,000 people, and marched to Huaibei;
Wang De, who had just been appointed deputy commander of the imperial camp, temporarily controlled Qiao Zhongfu, Fu Qing, Zhang Jing, who had just been promoted to commander, plus Xin Xingzong generals, with about 12,000 people, traveling to Huainan;
Then, the Imperial Banzhi and the Huyantong tribe, which had the smallest number of troops, escorted the officials' families and the civil and military officials, as well as some of the officials' families and a few lightly wounded people, and set off directly from the Huaihe River by boat and set off to the west.
Of course, Han Shizhong also sent troops to the lower reaches to retrieve his belongings, the families of the soldiers, and the navy generals were dissatisfied with the transfer of most of the sailing ships to Zhang Jun. Wang De was the deputy commander of the imperial camp, which aroused the dissatisfaction of some generals. Tongzhi
Zhang Xi, the Privy Councilor, fell ill as soon as he set out and stopped in Chuzhou...etc., and other miscellaneous things that are bound to happen by chance.
However, at this time, as someone secretly commented, the official power is in control, the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Huaihe and Huaihe Rivers has been greatly boosted, and the soldiers have all obeyed the center after this battle. In the past, every slightest sign of trouble would lead to a dangerous situation in the line.
Gone forever.
Therefore, these miscellaneous matters did not affect Xingzai's journey to the west at all.
On February 14th, the camp officially set off. The Zhao Guan family took one of the specially reserved sailing ships, sailing from the north and south by land and water, and headed west in a mighty way. On February 15th, the Zhao Guan family themselves left from
The waterway easily crossed Xiashi Mountain and arrived at Nanfeikou, where it paused and waited for the soldiers and horses from the north and south routes that had detoured through the mountainous area to gather here.
"Will the officials want to stay on the shore for a while?"
On the bow of the ferry, the person who spoke was Feng Yi, a former member of the Imperial Palace of Prince Kang and now in charge of the imperial medicine hospital. This person was sent to serve Li Gang and Concubine Pan to Yangzhou, but when he came back, he was not allowed to do so by Zhao Guan's family.
These people went to Bagong Mountain at will, but stayed in Shouchun on the bank of Nanfei River. At this time, Fang followed Xu Jingheng, another prince of Dongfu, and took over the daily internal affairs of the ban.
The official in this person's mind was naturally Zhao Jiu who had just received Xu Jingheng and Xianggong Xu and came out of the bow of the ship to take some fresh air.
"Good instructors know." Feng Adban saw that the officials were confused for a moment, so he explained diligently. "Shouchun to the south of here is originally a big port, but before the Battle of Bagong Mountain, the north-south passage there was blocked by the army.
, this place naturally became a key passage connecting the north and the south, and vaguely turned into a market. Xu Dacan even took the opportunity to set up Guandu, Bakou, tea and salt departments here... When I returned from here, I was in love.
I know that although the market behind the ferry is small, it has countless novelty groceries from the north and south, as well as singing and dancing restaurants. It is very lively. Even civil and military soldiers often go there and take the opportunity to buy. The officials might as well go to the shore to rest for a while.
To relieve the fatigue of the boat and the horse?"
Zhao Jiu stood on the bow of the only sailboat. After hearing the words, he looked south. Sure enough, he saw that in the spring afternoon, the ferry market in front of him, which had been quiet due to the arrival of soldiers and horses on the river and the prime ministers on the shore, had gradually opened up, and there was a faint atmosphere.
The noisy gesture is also a momentary impulse.
However, after thinking about it for a moment, he still shook his head slowly: "Forget it, if I go up there, I don't know what trouble it will cause. It's fine on the boat."
Feng Yi carefully agreed and naturally did not dare to say anything. Lan Gui couldn't help but curl her lips secretly. Yang Yizhong was the only one who was thoughtful but didn't say much.
However, having said that, Zhao Guan's family was extremely bored on the ship. He went back to the cabin to write down a few notes, and then sent someone to tell Zhang Jun to send the censor to inspect both sides of the strait and to coordinate the soldiers and horses of the imperial camp to prevent the troops from disturbing the people. Then he went around
We walked a few times along the side of the ship and shot dead a wild duck that somehow dared to swim past the ship. In the end, nothing happened and we could only take a nap in the smoky atmosphere of the spring afternoon.
But not long after sleeping, the official was woken up by the cold because the sun was in the west and the temperature difference between day and night in spring was huge.
However, when he got up again this time, Zhao Jiu finally had a different mentality. He turned to the stern of the boat and looked thoughtfully at the Xiashi Mountain with lush wild flowers and trees to the east... Without him, this Zhao Guanjia had just dreamed again.
I saw Zhang Yongzhen, and then naturally thought of the thousands of corpses left in Bagong Mountain.
Moreover, Zhao Guanjia, who was born in engineering, has a bit of a straight man's rational thinking. He knows that people cannot be resurrected, and he also knows that there must be sacrifices in war. He also knows that there will be more people like Zhang Yongzhen and the thousands of soldiers who died in the war in the future.
It will be difficult to return home again in this life.
And as things stand, this is the only solution that will lead to the fewest deaths.
However, despite this, the truth is also clear. The Zhao Guan family themselves are straightforward in their actions and have never had any affection for their children. However, today we are going to a far distance, and the thought of this still makes me feel a little sad.
The sun was setting and the sky was getting darker. There were already sparks of light in the market town in the distance. The accompanying ships also had a lot of lighting because the southeastern force had provided supplies for the Bagong Mountain camp. Some of them went ashore to camp to protect the sergeants on the river.
, also began to light peripheral bonfires to cook food.
At the beginning of the bright moon, there were stars all over the river and down the river.
Dinner was ready, but Zhao Guan's family still had no intention of eating. They just kept looking at the mountains. People around them probably guessed what Guan's family was thinking, and they didn't dare to disturb...until there was a sudden noise in the river. It was someone who didn't know what happened, attracting this boat.
The people on the big ship with the sails lowered rushed to one side, and then countless sergeants holding torches came quickly in small boats and surrounded the starboard side of the big ship.
After all, the Zhao Guan family were people who had been on the battlefield. After being awakened, they calmly looked at it, and then couldn't help but smile.
It turned out that just now, two medium-sized cargo ships came down the river from the upper reaches. Perhaps because of the dark sky, they actually came to the bottom of the large ship carrying Zhao Guan's family and the three prime ministers. After taking the initiative to talk to them,
Only then did the crew on the ship become alert, and then did such a commotion occur.
The poor two shipowners and several boatmen were swarmed by countless sergeants, tied up alive and thrown into the ship. They heard about officials, husbands, and escorts, and saw countless soldiers wearing armor and tenacity surrounding them.
I was so scared that I couldn't even speak.
After a while, the three husbands also came out. Only one of the two boat owners, a young and shrewd man, figured out what was going on, and then quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy. According to him, the two were uncles and both were tourists.
The businessman heard that the Bagong Mountain was victorious and the north and south were freed. The place was bustling, so he brought goods to sell.
However, they didn't come here by mistake because it was dark, but they saw a large ship parked here from a distance. They thought it must be a noble person, so they came over to the ship to see if they could get rid of the goods here.
.
"That's it, let it go!"
In fact, the Zhao Guan family had roughly guessed what was going on, and were just waiting for everyone to calm down. When they saw that the captain of the ship had regained his consciousness, they simply gave the order.
The people around him, from the three ministers down, all agreed, as if they didn't care about this episode.
However, just when this more sophisticated boat was kowtowing and thanking her, and was about to take the frightened companions and boatmen to leave and go ashore for a while, Zhao Guanjia's heart was slightly moved, but he casually asked: "Boatman, what's on your boat?"
What kind of goods?"
"I'd like to teach Zhao Guanjia that they are just two ships of oranges, and they should be given to the officials as tribute!" The captain of the ship, who was leading the ship, was so excited that he suddenly came to his senses and prostrated himself on the deck again.
"How can I ask you to contribute?" Zhao Jiu couldn't help but laugh, but asked again. "But are there still oranges at this time? I also ate a lot of oranges in Bagong Mountain, but I only ate them in the late first lunar month.
"
"Good instructors know," another older but slightly timid captain also gradually came to his senses, but tremblingly, he boldly peeked at Zhao Guan's face under the torch, and then he was as simple as pouring beans through a bamboo tube.
Said. "The secret recipe of my brother-in-law and I is to take the best large oranges from the south that ripen in early winter, transport them home, put them on wooden racks, cover them with pine branches, arrange them loosely, and put them in a ventilated cellar.
, by replacing fresh pine branches every day, the oranges can be kept fresh for one month longer than other stores."
Zhao Jiu nodded repeatedly: "In this way, I can make a lot more money than other traders."
"It should have been like what the officials said!" The older merchant, who had been slightly flinching before, didn't even see the look in his brother-in-law's eyes. He actually slapped his thigh in front of the officials and three husbands and complained in a Huaixi accent.
Come. "Isn't this trouble in Jingkang? I heard that the two saints went to the north to hunt. And the Ding official who was in charge of our place before recruited An was still the same. We didn't dare to ship goods at will, so we should have done it in previous years.
The oranges that have been cleared out of the warehouse have not been released yet. It is precisely because of this that, taking advantage of the evacuation of Ding Ding a few days ago, we hurriedly packed two large ships, took out the inventory, and prepared to go to Shouchun to sell. Unexpectedly,
I actually met the official family!"
Zhao Jiu was thoughtful, but then smiled slightly: "So it seems that I have delayed your family from selling oranges..."
"I don't dare to say that!" At this moment, the young and sophisticated merchant couldn't bear it any more. He directly grabbed his wife and brother and kowtowed again. "Young people's wives and brothers are ignorant and talk nonsense. The officials should not care."
"It doesn't matter," Zhao Jiu laughed more and more, but spoke slowly to the elderly merchant. "You have two ships of oranges, right? There are several thousand of them, right? How much does it cost per catty? It might be slightly cheaper if you buy the whole ship?"
At this time, the elderly merchant also came to his senses and looked at his brother-in-law slightly panicked.
The Zhao Guan family didn't take it seriously at all, but sent people to the shore to find unrelated vendors in the market to ask about the market price of oranges in previous springs, and also asked about the number of oranges... about six to seven thousand, far more than the number of soldiers... then asked Lan
Gui took the money and came to meet these two people. He also asked the two merchants to assist him and asked the sergeants to row in teams to collect the oranges. The number was to be divided into two per person, and they should be scattered on the shore. The Banzhi and Huyantong tribes on the boat were
, and then deliver the remainder.
As soon as this order was issued, there were many people among the surrounding sergeants who were interested in it. They spread the news directly in the boat, saying that the officials wanted to treat everyone to eat oranges. However, before many oranges were distributed, someone took the lead in rowing over and held a boat in the river.
Holding the oranges, he shouted directly towards the ship, saying that he was thanking the officials for the reward.
In response to this, Zhao Guan's family simply sat on the bow of the boat and asked someone to hang a lamp on the bow to illuminate themselves. Then, while peeling oranges, they nodded to the soldiers who came to thank them for their fun.
The three ministers looked at each other, and they couldn't say anything.
On the contrary, Lu Haowen and Wang Boyan were somewhat familiar with the officials' wanton attitude. Upon seeing this, they each took oranges, thanked the officials, and then calmly sat on the bow of the boat and ate slowly.
...In the end, Xu Jingheng, who had always been serious, could only step forward and awkwardly sit down to eat oranges.
The oranges were distributed layer by layer, and the number of the sergeants and civil and military personnel together was only two thousand, so after a while, there were still many left. And just as the Zhao Guan family was about to give the remaining number to the family members of the civil and military personnel who were accompanying them, they suddenly heard that
There was a commotion on the shore. It was the news coming from the river, which attracted nearby residents to come to the ferry to look for Zhao Guan's family, asking for oranges for good luck this year.
Naturally, Zhao Guanjia had nothing to say, so he waved his hand again and placed the remaining half of the oranges at the South Bank Ferry for distribution. Everyone, young and old, could receive one.
However, after all, oranges are just a casual fruit and are not valuable in Huainan. Everyone just joins in the fun to see Zhao Guan's house. Many people don't eat them at all after receiving them, but keep them in their arms, preparing to use them to get a reward.
That’s all.
Therefore, after a short while, Zhao Guan's house finished its pretense and was about to get up to have a serious meal. But as soon as he raised his head, he saw a bright moon above his head, bright and clean, hanging on the Xia Shi mountain in front, like a bright lamp hanging high, shining again down the river.
His heart moved slightly, so he sat back down again. Then, up and down the river, everyone saw the official sitting upright on the bow pick up an orange again, carefully peeled off half of it, pushed out the petals from the bottom, and then picked up the orange again.
He opened the lantern beside him, took out the remaining candles that were almost burnt out, and put them into the oranges. Then he stood up again and walked to the side of the ship in public.
Everyone understood, and Feng Yi urgently called for a boat to meet him. He asked Yang Yizhong to help the officials carefully get off the boat, then put the orange lantern on the Huai River and let it drift with the current to the east of Xiashi Mountain.
In other words, such behavior is actually quite wasteful during the journey, because a light is no big deal, but at this time the officials are doing it under the spotlight, they are afraid of attracting imitations and wasting their time. Therefore, the three ministers and
The other important officials who arrived after hearing Xun frowned secretly.
However, since Zhao Guan's family put the lantern on the river and turned the boat back, they looked eastward at the sparks drifting east and sighed: "I came in a hurry and couldn't wait for the Bagongshan Cemetery to be built for sacrifices. It's just a waste of time and food for the soldiers."
Dead souls."
The surrounding civil and military officials became awe-inspiring under the influence of the three ministers.
However, the surrounding sergeants and the people on the shore may have heard this and knew that the officials were offering sacrifices to Pao Ze, who died in the battle at Bagong Mountain. Perhaps they did not know why, and thought that the officials were enjoying themselves with the people, but they all followed suit... I didn't eat the oranges.
Naturally, I went with the flow and borrowed what I ate from others. Those who had candles used candles. Those who didn't had candles put some oil. They stuffed some random twisters. If they couldn't even find oil, they simply put some in it.
Dry pine branches were also lit and pushed into the water.
In the end, even Yang Yizhong, who had always been steady, ran down in person, set off a few orange lanterns in front of the officials, and even threw something into the river.
In short, just a moment later, there were thousands of streams of light, dots of stars, swaying eastward along the Huaihe River, sometimes bright and sometimes dark, just like a dream.
After waiting for a while, I saw the light gradually disappearing, leaving only the bright moon above. Many civil servants and poets who had previously thought that the officialdom was a waste felt dejected. A few people even thought of the past days before Jingkang, and felt as if they were here.
In the dream, I even covered my face and cried secretly, which was in sharp contrast with the excited people on the shore.
As for Zhao Jiu and Zhao Guanjia, they felt completely at peace at this time, so they didn't think much about it. They simply picked up a big orange, held it in their arms, and went down to the cabin to eat.
As the saying goes: The snow washes away the dust and the wind leaves the clouds behind.
Who writes the tragic story of crossing into the tower at night?
The lakes and seas have always been heroic, and the rivers and mountains are now beautiful, sitting and waiting for congratulatory drinks.
Fortunately, in a place where cranes roared, the general defeated the invaders.
Recalling those days, Zhou and Xie, the prosperous Spring and Autumn Period.
Xiao Qiao was married for the first time, but the sachet was still unopened, and she traveled freely because of her good deeds.
The sun is falling on Chibijijitou, and the bright moon is shining over the Fei River, which makes people sad.
I wanted to ride on the wind and saw floating light flowing again.