Chapter 899 Chapter 840 Land Grabbing (11)
In the southwest, the busy autumn has passed, followed by the lively and prosperous winter. In the winter of Wu Jianshuo's tenth year, on the Chengdu Plain, people who had experienced a bumper harvest gradually calmed down and got used to the novel tranquility brought by the Chinese army with anxiety and curiosity.
The huge disaster relief at the turn of summer and autumn combined with appropriate publicity established a concrete image of the Chinese Army. The relatively strict and relatively clean law enforcement team suppressed the unrest in the market, and the medical teams walking around The arrangement of veterans stationed in various villages and towns has solved the problems of some poor people that were originally difficult to solve. Correspondingly, they cooperated with the Chinese army to eliminate many hooligans and bandits with thunderous means. Occasionally there will be an opera troupe. Although the medical team travels everywhere, wherever they go, they will attract crowds of people from all over the village.
Some new workshops have been established in various places, housing some homeless people or those from poor families. The trade between several big cities has resumed as before in the summer, and in winter, there are There are many new scenes.
After the Jurchens approached, the major clans and warlord systems of the Wu Dynasty had already felt tremendous pressure, and they were secretly contacting the Huaxia Army to purchase more weapons - naturally the Huaxia Army's lobbying efforts also contributed to this. --both sides The tacit understanding had been established in the summer. By the end of summer, a large amount of iron ingots, ores, Glauber's salt and other originally embargoed materials had openly entered the area where the Chinese army was located, in exchange for newly produced and better quality materials. of iron cannons, mines and other weapons.
In addition, perfumes, glassware, mirrors, books, clothing and other luxury goods and daily necessities produced by the Huaxia Army have also begun to open up external markets on a large scale following the arms business that turned a blind eye. Some businessmen who followed the Huaxia Army's guidance and established various new industries based on the principle of seeking wealth through risk have already recovered their investment costs by this time.
In November of this year, a team of more than 500 people set off from the Dayang tribe in Tubo in the distance. After more than half a month of trekking, they arrived in Chengdu. The general who led the team was as beautiful as The iron tower was dimmed for a moment, and it turned out to be Qin Shaoqian, the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Chinese Army. At the same time, a team also set off from the Miao border in the southeast and arrived in Chengdu. This was a representative of the 29th Chinese Army. The leader was Chen Fan, whom he had not seen for a long time.
The "No. 1 Martial Arts Competition in the World" belonging to the Chinese Army was held in Chengdu in December of this year.
This is the first large-scale sports meeting held by the Huaxia Army - similar martial arts competitions were often held in the Huaxia Army, but this time the conference was not only participated by internal personnel of the Huaxia Army, They also welcomed the Green Forest people, Jianghu people and even representatives of the powerful families from the Wu Dynasty who came from outside. Of course, in the Wu Dynasty, no official figures dare to participate in such activities for the time being.
As for stories about rivers, lakes and green forests, various novels that Ning Yi "copied" more than ten years ago were publicized everywhere through the storytellers of Zhuji. For the "Martial Arts Conference" in various novels, people who listen to the books yearn for it, but naturally it will not really happen. Until now, Ning Yi expanded the competition within the Chinese Army and began to publicize and open it to all people, which immediately caused huge waves near Chengdu.
Within the radiation range of hundreds of miles in the Chengdu Plain, on the territory that still belonged to the Wu Dynasty at this time, a large number of green forest people came to sign up. People talked about how they wanted to kill the Chinese army, and they also talked about participating in this The meeting called on everyone to go north to fight against the Jin Dynasty. When the heavy snow fell, the entire ancient city of Chengdu was already crowded with people from outside. The inns and restaurants that were originally relatively adequate were now overcrowded.
Despite the great fanfare of the sports meeting, Qin Shaoqian and Chen Fan, who were respectively in charge of the two ends of the Chinese army, came in person, naturally not only for such fun. The war in the south of the Yangtze River is still going on, and the Jurchens are determined to destroy the Wu Dynasty in one battle. Whether the Wu Dynasty brings down the Jurchens' southern expedition or the Jurchens advance forward, the eleventh year of Jianshuo will be the turning point for the world's situation to change. On the other hand, Liangshan was besieged by an army of more than 200,000 people, and Jin was also putting up a tenacious but fierce resistance. As the center and main body of the Chinese army, it was time for a new round of high-level meetings to determine the next strategic direction. .
At the same time, Qin Shaoqian came over from Dayang for another matter.
In May of this year, Lu Mingfang confirmed the whereabouts of Qin Shao, his concubine Wang Zhanmei and their posthumous son in the North. He went to Liaoyang, rescued the mother and son, and then arranged for the two to go south. At this time, the Central Plains was already caught in the flames of war. After more than ten years of suffering, Wang Zhanmei was weak and could not bear the long journey. The entire process of going south was very difficult, with stops and starts, and sometimes the mother and son had to be arranged to rest for a while. time.
On the way south, they passed through Liangshan, which was constantly resisting due to the benefits of the water park, and later met Liu Chengzong and Luo Ye's troops who were flowing southeast of Bianliang. Wang Zhanmei fell ill several times. During this period, she hoped that the escort of the Chinese Army would keep her and send the child south first to avoid any changes on the way. However, the child did not want to leave her mother, so she stopped and walked, and finally arrived this year. At the end of November, we finally arrived in Chengdu.
Qin Shaoqian came to see the mother and son.
After the city of Taiyuan was captured, they were taken to the north. For more than ten years, no one asked about what happened to the mother and son. Beidi Lu Mingfang and other staff members naturally conducted an investigation. After Ning Yi read it, he sealed it.
Wang Zhanmei, who arrived in Chengdu, is only in her thirties, slightly younger than Ning Yi, but already has a head full of sparse white hair. The scalp in some places has obviously been injured, and the left eye Only the whites of his eyes were visible - he was probably beaten blind, and there was a scar on his face from being pinched by a knife. He was carrying a slight load on his back, and his breath was very weak. He had to stop and take a breath every few steps.
As for the child who followed her, he had a thin figure and a cheek that looked a bit like Qin Shaohe's back then. However, due to his thinness, his face bones were prominent and his eyes were huge. His eyes were often flinching. With vigilance, there are only four fingers on his right hand - the little finger was chopped off.
Seeing this mother and son, Qin Shaoqian, whose perseverance has become as strong as stone over the years, shed tears almost immediately. On the other hand, although Wang Zhanmei went through all the sufferings, her character was not dark. After crying for a while, she even joked: "Uncle's eyes and mine are really like a family member." Later, he dragged the child over and said, "I finally brought him back." , the child only has a nickname of Shitou, and the big name has not yet been chosen, it is up to the uncle... If I can bring him back safely, I will be worthy of my husband in this life..."
The child named Shitou is twelve years old this year. Perhaps he has seen the struggle in Liangshan and the war in the Central Plains along the way. In addition, there are many people in the Chinese army who have come out of difficult environments and arrived in Chengdu. After that, there was a bit of toughness in the child's eyes. He grew up in the land of Jurchens. In his early years, these stubbornness must have been suppressed in his heart. At this time, he gradually came to his senses. Ning Xi, Ning Ji and other children occasionally came to play with him. He was quite reserved, but if it was a martial arts competition, he would His eyes were sharp, and after a few days, he began to practice martial arts with the children in the Chinese army. It's just that he is thin and has no foundation. In the future, whether he wants to achieve success in mind or body, he will definitely have to go through a long process.
For Ning Yi, among the many major events, there was another small event that followed Wang Zhanmei's mother and son.
After Liangshan became the center of the war, Li Shishi, who was forcibly sent away by Zhu Biao, Lu Junyi and others, followed the mother and son's southbound team and also came to Chengdu this winter.
Previously, when the situation was in crisis, Shishi had an old relationship with Ning Yi, and they had some good feelings for each other. People in the outside world regarded the two as a couple. When Li Shishi followed Lu Junyi’s team to travel around, he met Ning Yi. With Su Tan'er's indulgence, this rumor spread more and more widely.
This rumor protected Li Shishi's safety, but it also blocked the outside world from communicating with her to a certain extent. At this time, Li Shishi arrived in Chengdu, and Ning Yi felt a little embarrassed after his official duties.
He just didn't know that these days he was busy with meetings, sports games, and various receptions, so Juan'er "casually arranged" the other party with Wang Zhanmei and others. It wasn't until mid-December that Ning Yi saw her again at the martial arts competition in Chengdu. She had a quiet and graceful look on her face, following Wang Zhanmei and others, looking at her with a half-smile but not a smile.
After greeting Wang Zhanmei, this old friend couldn't hide. Ning Yi smiled and handed over his hand. Master Li leaned over and said, "I want to ask you for a job."
"Huh? "
"In the past few years, I have traveled everywhere with Brother Lu, Brother Yan and others, and I have been exposed to all things related to intelligence and connections. Passed. Brother Ning, if there is a place where I can do things, please arrange one for me."
Her words were calm, but the words "Brother Ning" made Ning Yi feel confused. In Bianliang City more than ten years ago, she had the same passion and always wanted to help this group of people, including the disaster relief and the tragic defense of the city. Looking at the other person's eyes at this time, Ning Yi nodded: "I will have time in a few days to discuss it carefully."
"Okay." Shishi smiled and said no more.
On December 18th, the New Year was approaching, and the news that the Jurchen Wushu was crossing south and headed straight for Lin'an came urgently, exploding in front of Ning Yi, Chen Fan, Qin Shaoqian and others. Got the pot. A few days later, a lot of news from Lin'an came one after another, pushing the entire situation into an embarrassing state that they had never imagined before.
On December 25th, senior Chinese military officials such as Ning Yi, Qin Shaoqian, Chen Fan, Pang Liuan, Li Yi, He Zhicheng met before the morning meeting, and later Liu Xigua and others came over , looked at each other's information, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.
"No need to celebrate the New Year, no need to go back to celebrate the New Year." Chen Fan was mumbling, "If this continues, there will be no need to celebrate the Lantern Festival."
"It sounds like no one can afford you. It's like eating Lantern Festival." Xigua glanced at him.
"What I'm saying is that I can't go back to accompany Qian'er. You guys and girls are kissing me together, and you don't understand what it feels like when we go out." Chen Fan looked at Ning Yi and Xigua.
Ning Yi looked down at the information and said: "You guys and girls are kissing me together. You don't understand the feeling of a man who wants to go home and kneel down."
His words were calm and formal. , but after saying that, everyone couldn't help but laugh. Qin Shaoqian's face was calm, and he moved the stool back: "There's a fight, there's a fight."
The crowd started to boo, and naturally it was impossible for them to start a fight. After laughing and joking, everyone's faces looked a little worried.
For the sake of the situation in Wu Dynasty, the entire meeting has been extended for several days. Now, the situation is changing every day, so that the Chinese army can only watch quietly.
In Lin'an - and even in the Wu Dynasty - a huge chaos is brewing, and no one can still grasp the direction it is going.
It all started at the first court meeting after Laba.
On the tenth day of December, it snowed in Lin'an City. This day was a routine court meeting, which seemed ordinary and ordinary. At this time, the war in the north is still intense. The biggest problem is that Wanyan Zongfu has dredged the canal channel, stationed the navy and heavy troops near Jiangning, and is ready to cross the river. But even if it is critical, the whole situation is not complicated. The prince has The officials had their own opinions on the plan. Although some people mentioned it as a major event, it was just a step-by-step plan.
The officials of all the factions in the court: Zhao Ding, Lu Yihao, Qin Hui, Zhang Jun...etc., etc., have no plans to start a dispute at the moment. War is certainly a top priority, and military affairs are a top priority. Traveling thousands of miles across the country and approaching the New Year, there are many things to do. It is a grinding time to deal with the calm situation one by one. At the end of the Desi period, the last topic was the appeasement of the civil unrest in the southeast. Personnel from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War made statements one after another. After the matter was finished, Zhou Yong from above asked: "Is there anything else?"
This Someone stood up.
This is bad news. Zhao Ding's spirit became tense. Generally speaking, court reports have their own procedures. Most matters that need to be reported to the court must first go through the prime minister. Naturally, there are also cases of sudden attacks on the battlefield. These are usually manifestations of party disputes, political disputes, and desperate measures, and are also extremely taboo. , No boss likes a subordinate who gossips about things without saying hello. He looked back and saw that he was a new censor.
But Yushitai He Yong never said hello. Zhao Ding glanced at He Yong, who also had a serious and puzzled face.
The name of the new censor is Chen Songxian. He is forty-five years old. He was ranked second in the imperial examination for half his life. Later, he stayed in the court due to various operations. Zhao Ding was not impressed by him and sighed. Generally speaking, this kind of veteran who has been working for half his life is relatively calm. Taking such a desperate risk may be for some important matter, but more often than not, he is out of his mind.
Listening carefully, Chen Songxian started talking about the Southeast Asia recruitment issue, saying nothing new. For example, if the current situation is critical, we should be open to the chaos. As long as the other party loyally serves the country, we can consider it. Things that were forced to rebel over there, and The court should also reflect on it - everyone can talk big words. Chen Songxian talked eloquently for a while, and the truth became more and more vain. Others started to yawn, but Zhao Ding was horrified. In those words, Something bad flashed past.
“…Nowadays, the Jurchens are so powerful that they have destroyed the Liao Kingdom and swallowed up the Central Plains. They are like the sun at the top of the sky. To fight against them, we must have the ambition to behead our heads, but we have to open our eyes to the gap between the enemy and ourselves. , see clearly... At this time, all available forces should be united..."
When he said the words "Unite together", Zhao Ding suddenly opened his eyes, and Qin Hui on the side also raised his head suddenly, then looked at each other, and then looked at Chen Songxian. These vaguely familiar words clearly came from the Huaxia Army's message. They listened for a while, only hearing what Chen Songxian said.
"...Now there is a southwestern force. Although we have old rifts with us, in the face of the fierce Jurchen attack, they actually have the intention to retreat and cooperate... Lords, the situation on the battlefield, everyone is aware of it. It is obvious that the Jin Kingdom is strong and the Wu Dynasty is weak. However, in the past few years, the national strength of our Wu Dynasty has also been catching up. At this time, we only have a few years to breathe. "Hey, our Wu Dynasty has prospered and restored the Central Plains. It is no longer just a dream. However... how to survive these few years, but we can't help but pretend to be naive, gentlemen-"
"Shut up!" Rebellious ministers and traitors——"
Chen Songxian was shouting to himself when Zhao Ding turned around, picked up the wat board in his hand, and smashed it on the opponent's head!
In an instant, the court was in chaos. While Zhao Ding was yelling and scolding, someone rushed up from the side. He Yong, the imperial censor, had already turned red in the face and had already knelt down in the midst of the scolding. Down: "ignorance My son, you are out of your mind. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I didn’t know that there was such a careless and rebellious person in Yushitai. If I didn’t notice, I am guilty! Please remove me from this position immediately and put you in jail for strict investigation..."
Someone else shouted: "Your Majesty, this beast must be a bandit from the southwest. We must investigate it. He must be a bandit, and now he dares to disrupt our court order..."
All kinds of roars were mixed in. At the same time, Zhou Yong stood up from his seat and stamped his feet to stop: "Stop! Stop! What a shame! Stop it -" he shouted After a few noises, seeing that the scene was still chaotic, he grabbed a piece of jade at hand and threw it down Ruyi, smashing it to pieces on the golden steps: "Stop it!"
In this way, everyone stopped. When he came down, Chen Songxian received a slap on his forehead from Zhao Ding, which was dripping with blood. Zhao Ding returned to the original place, wiped his mouth and began to apologize. Over the years, there have been ups and downs in the officialdom, and there are not just one or two people who have gone crazy for the sake of fame, and this Chen Songxian is obviously one of them. He has not been an official for half his life, but now he is able to go to court, and he makes remarks that he thinks are brilliant but are actually extremely stupid, hoping to reach the sky in one fell swoop... This thief's official career is over.
Zhou Yong started to curse: "You ministers, how can you look like high-ranking officials of the imperial court... Alarmist talk is just alarmist talk, I want to listen! I don't want to watch the fight... Let him finish, you are ministers , he is the censor, even if he loses his mind and goes crazy, let him finish -" < br>
Chen Songxian suddenly knelt on the ground while holding the blood on his forehead, and began to state the suggestions for reconciliation with Heiqi, such as "doing extraordinary things in extraordinary times" and "the lives of ministers are not a big deal, and military power is a small matter". The survival of the dynasty is a serious matter." What about "all the princes in the court are pretending to be deaf and dumb." He had offended the public and became even more direct in his words. Zhou Yong watched from above, still angrily until Chen Songxian finished speaking.
"He's finished! I told him to finish! Beating people? How like that! You don't look like my prime minister! My ministers! The Jurchens are coming! Let's discuss it!" After he finished speaking, he fiercely He stood up and said: "Quit the court! Go back and reflect!"
The black flag of reconciliation was revealed, and Zhou Yong walked away angrily. The other courtiers glared at Chen Songxian angrily and walked out of the Jinluan Palace. He Yong grabbed Chen Songxian and said, "You will be punished at home tomorrow!" Chen Songxian said righteously: "The country is in danger, and Chen's death is not a pity. What a pity that you are so short-sighted." He returned with a generous declaration of righteousness.
Chen Songxian's words are not controversial. Zhao Ding and others are already thinking about whether the other party has any connection with the Black Flag gang behind him, and are considering putting the other party in jail. Something beyond everyone's expectation happened the next day. On this day, Zhou Yong took the initiative to hold a court meeting again and summoned everyone from home: "I have thought about what happened yesterday..."
Zhou Yong looked at everyone and said that he would consider Chen Songxian's proposal. idea.
For a while, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were trying to persuade him. Zhao Ding, Qin Hui and others all knew that Zhou Yong had very little knowledge. It was understandable that he was afraid and sought medical treatment in a hurry. Some of the group of ministers began to talk about tradition, and some began to put themselves in Zhou Yong's shoes and analyze. If Ning Yi could be forgiven for his regicide, the one he should worry about most in the future would be the emperor. Who would respect the emperor? Therefore, anyone can propose a compromise with Black Flag, but the emperor alone should not have such an idea.
Zhou Yong was hesitant and indecisive, but refused to give up the idea.
At this time, Zhao Ding and others realized that something was wrong. They had been dealing with Zhou Yong for ten years. At this time, they took a closer look and realized a terrible possibility.
There was no court meeting on the twelfth day, so everyone began to go to the palace to test and admonish. Qin Hui, Zhao Ding and others each visited the eldest princess Zhou Pei, and Zhou Pei also went to the palace to admonish her. At this time, public opinion in Lin'an City had begun to rise, and various forces and wealthy families began to put pressure on the palace. ,
There was no court on the thirteenth day. When the court meeting was held on the fourteenth day, Zhou Yong seemed to finally realize the huge backlash and suppressed the topic in his throat.
On the afternoon of the 16th day, the scouts rushed to report that the Wushu cavalry had crossed the Yangtze River. Zhou Yong summoned Zhao Ding and others and started a new round of resolute requests, asking everyone to start Consider settling with Black Flag.
This time, the emperor was stiff-necked and determined, and the turbulent discussion lasted for four or five days. The courtiers, great scholars, and gentry from various aristocratic families gradually began to express their positions. Some army generals began to submit letters. On December 20, Taipei students jointly signed I wrote a letter against the idea of destroying my orthodoxy in this way. At this time, Wu Shu's army was already on its way south, and Jun Wu hurriedly ordered an army of 170,000 soldiers from the south to intercept it.
On the 22nd, Zhou Yong had already persisted with the ministers in the court for seven or eight days. He himself did not have much perseverance. At this time, he had begun to fear and regret in his heart. He had only been king for more than ten years, and he had always been Although he was not offended, he still felt a little angry in his chest. The people's persuasion continued, and he tilted his neck on the dragon chair without saying a word. In the Jinluan Palace, Hou Shao, the Minister of Rites, straightened his clothes, and then gave a long bow: "Your Majesty, please think deeply!"
< br>After he said these words, his feet suddenly exerted force and his body rushed out. The guards in front of the palace suddenly pulled out their weapons - since Ning Yi's regicide, the court had strengthened its defense - the next moment, there was a loud bang, and Hou Shao hit a pillar on the side. There were red and white things flying all over the ground.
Everyone was stunned. Zhou Yong stood up tremblingly, shook his body, and then vomited it out with a "wow" sound.
It’s over...
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