Chapter 1194 The Bitter Winter Day (8)
The sky is dark and dark, and snow is falling again.
In December, Jun Wu came back from Lianjiang. When Zhou Pei entered the palace and saw him, he saw him sitting among the pavilions in the snow-covered courtyard, watching the memorial.
Outside the palace, due to the previous failure to assassinate the king and kill Jia, the liquidation of several wealthy families in Fujian, including Bao and Pu, has begun.
Zhou Pei took a mat and put it under his brother's buttocks, and then sat down himself.
"If you want to do something like this, why don't you tell me first?"
"I'm not sure, they will do it." Jun Wu, who was reviewing the memorial, paused, and then he immersed himself in writing as usual, " But indeed heroes emerge from troubled times. There are many strong people who want to strike first, and Zuo Qing and others have been following him for several days."
Zhou Pei, dressed in a goose-yellow dress, sat there, looking at the beard growing on his mouth, silently. The younger brother who was writing for a while finally spoke slowly.
"The Bao and Pu families are treasonous in doing such a thing. The elders in power have already nodded and agreed to attack them, but no one is blind when they have reached this point. Junwu, let's... ...The Zhou family was desperate. It was indeed the people in Fujian who took us in. They all had good intentions at the beginning..."
Jun Wu finished his pen: "If the Wu Dynasty wants to revitalize, it is destined to be destroyed. To abolish the old system, we need to appoint new officials, and we need to break the constraints of the old Confucians and aristocratic families on the military and government affairs... Then the resulting conflicts were doomed from the first day when the reform was decided. If we don't take action this year, we may be able to reconcile a little bit, but something will happen next year... Of course, I was just prepared this time, and I was surprised if they dared to take action."
Jun Wu spoke calmly, and after speaking, he smiled slightly, probably feeling proud of this action. Zhou Peibian also smiled complicatedly.
"Thunder, rain, and dew are all your kindness. If you think clearly, it doesn't matter. But Jun Wu, from now on, you have shown your domineering power, so if we lose again, we will not win. If someone takes me in and cares for my sister and brother, then we will have no choice but to die together for our country."
When she said this, she stretched out a hand and held the back of her brother's hand. Jun Wu also held her hand with her sister. Together, he smiled and thought about it.
"In the past years of the Wu Dynasty, they ran from Bianliang to Lin'an, from Lin'an to the sea, and then from the sea to come here. The Zhou family's lack of morality has caused trouble to the whole world. This time, there is no way to go, and there is no way to escape. That's all. General Yue and I don't care about these things. "I made a promise."
This coup involving the Fujian gentry seemed to be defeated lightly, and the two siblings had always been reasonable, but in fact it was decisive for the future path of the southeastern court. meaning. From the moment Zhou Pei chose to deal with the Fujian gentry with the crime of "treason", all the royal power passed down from the orthodox name of the Wu Dynasty was squandered. From now on, there may be more Confucian scholars coming to seek refuge, but any powerful Wu Dynasty clan with certain local strength will probably not easily accept the arrival of an emperor like Jun Wu in the future. The two siblings have also entered a desperate situation. situation.
The psychological pressure that has really troubled Zhou Pei in the past few days may come from this. At this time, when communicating with her brother, Zhou Pei relaxed and laughed when she saw that his attitude was calm and calm. She breathed out and then heard Jun Wu say.
"Actually, you don't have to think so. If it becomes desperate, I will ask Wen Huai to take my sister to the southwest to join the teacher. The emperor's hegemony cannot be achieved, but his life can always be saved."
Zhou Pei's expression changed slightly. She looked at her brother's attitude, then took out her hand and patted the back of his hand gently: "I'm in such a mess, why do I still want to go to the southwest to make people dislike me? No I want to be looked down upon.”
“What are you talking about?” Jun Wu smiled, “The teacher will never dislike you or me.” When we meet him, you are still a carrot. The last time I saw him in Bianliang, you were still an ignorant little girl. Things have changed and people have changed. You and I have seen many human relationships turned upside down..."
When Zhou Pei said this, his speech speed became faster and his eyes became cold unconsciously. Jun Wu smiled and stretched out his hand again.
"Just like my sister said, when we parted, you and I were still children. How could a person like the teacher not take care of two children..."
"I am not a child. We will get married when we come back. You are a child, and even if he doesn't mind, everyone in the southwest will hate it..." Zhou Pei retorted quickly.
"It's the same." Jun Wu held her hand and said, then paused slightly, "Speaking of which, Wen Huai told me a lot about teachers. Sister Huang, you don't know , he is still as funny as before, has no airs with his own people, and loves to joke, but to his enemies, it is who feels uncomfortable when he sees them. Wen Huai told me about him in front of Zizhou When I reprimanded Nianhan online, I couldn't help but think of his method of dealing with the Wu family, sister..."
Zhou Pei laughed and squeezed his brother's hand: "Look at what you look like now. , you still have the determination to break the boat just now, Junwu, if you always think of going to the southwest after defeat, we, my brother and sister, may really die for our country one day.”
"...That's what sister said." When she said this, Jun Wu was slightly startled, then stopped, and then sighed softly: "Is there anything else big going on outside?"
"Several elders He approves our actions and will help to appease the outside world. Chen Minxue, Mr. Chen, made a mistake today, also in private. Li told me that we should immediately open an enrolment class here at the Military Academy, and the Fujian gentry families that had not participated in the rebellion would recommend several young people to enroll in the Military Academy as soon as possible. Clearly, what we want is people who can do things, and we don't necessarily exclude people from rich families. I think his idea is good. "
"This is a good thing." Jun Wu thought for a while, turned his eyes, and then nodded slowly, "I was a little impulsive about the trip, and it was also because I was not sure, so I only prepared how to break it in advance. Later, I went to Lianjiang, where the arrest and interrogation took some time, and I got a little carried away. Zuo Gong's side, I was busy writing letters to appease all parties at the first time, and Mr. Cheng was responsible for the calculations... If you want to get things done, you still need these old people to come..."
For a long time, I imitated the teachers in Southwest China and forged ahead with determination. For the Confucian people, although they accepted their kindness and tried to appease and win over them, they actually made many mistakes as they became more mature. This time he noticed some clues and took the risk to travel. Then he defeated thousands of enemies with more than 200 men and won a complete victory. He also killed people for the first time on the battlefield. It was truly the most impassioned moment in his life. As an emperor, It is indeed an extremely beautiful move.
With the support of heroes such as Cheng Zhouhai and Zuo Wenhuai, Yue Fei and Han Shizhong were in charge of the army. After Zhou Pei settled a group of famous Confucian officials in Fuzhou and approved his actions, Jun Wu's This power seizure is already a sure thing. He was so happy that he couldn't help but take a few hot spring baths to celebrate when he was in Lianjiang. After that, he planned a lot of arrangements, but when he returned to Fuzhou, he realized that his approach was not necessarily meticulous.
"In the past, the big families valued civil affairs and were very resistant to the idea of respecting the king and fighting off the barbarians. Therefore, the Military Academy could only recruit people from the army and the bottom. This time, the two leading families were killed to make room for the next ones. The others should After understanding the importance of the Military Academy, I started to recruit them. At that moment...I was too slow to think of it right away..."
Jun Wu whispered as he thought. , then He added: "The children from various wealthy families are recruited here. It is easy for them to collude with each other and take care of each other. I am afraid that they may also easily conflict with the children from the army and the children from poor families. So in this tuen class, should they be put into a separate class, or should they be separated from other people?" We must consider these details together... We will ask Wen Huai about these details later. In addition, I would like to arrange for a few elders to come over for dinner and have a heart-to-heart talk with them, and also let their children at home. How do you feel about your younger brother entering the school?"
Zhou Pei smiled: "You are determined to forge ahead. The elders in the court are both happy and a little scared. What is gratifying is that Wu Dynasty can finally succeed. There is such an enterprising king "What I'm afraid of is that you, a stupid young man, have really learned the extremes of the Southwest and want to bring down all the Confucian people, even the wealthy families... They will be happy if you have such an attitude. "
"The teacher said. Destroy Confucianism, even I have no idea, how can I be so arrogant as a middle-aged person? It’s just that the old people are used to covering up everything, and many of them are even conservative. I want to break the situation. It’s easier for young people. In fact, I don’t want to be like that. These elders are like kings and ministers." Jun Wu smiled, "It's just that the current situation is such that a weak person has no choice but to take a risk."
Zhou Pei looked at his brother's appearance. When she came over, she actually said. There is much more to be said. For example, with more than two hundred people fighting against thousands of people, as an emperor, she would be afraid every time she thought about taking such risks. However, seeing the high-spirited look on her brother's face at this time, and his last words, Zhou Pei felt in her heart I can understand his mood. She squeezed the back of his hand.
"When it comes to danger in the future, try to let others go." He simply said this.
“I know.” Jun Wu smiled and nodded, “However, it’s just dangerous to talk about. Sister Huang, you don’t know, these people who have studied in Wubei Academy for half a year, plus Zuo Wen Asking for their help, two hundred for one thousand, is just like chopping melons and vegetables. I had previously thought that the family guards dispatched must be close confidants and elites. Who knows, if we rush forward, we will kill them directly. After all, people are different. Going to the Military Bei School to study with Zuo Wenhuai and the others is really different..."
Xiao Xue Piao In Fei's pavilion, he seemed to understand the worries of his relatives around him. Junwu smiled and talked about the situation that day. He spoke fast, like a child. Zhou Pei had not seen such a younger brother for a long time, and after a while, he started to laugh too.
After a while, Zuo Wenhuai was called over to discuss the issue of recruiting new students to the Military Academy. Zhou Pei also had to arrange a dinner with a group of elders. After chatting for a while, he left, walking through the snowy shadows in the sky. , she remembered what her brother had just said, that if this road becomes difficult to travel one day, he would defect to the southwest.
In the blink of an eye, nearly twenty years have passed. The young girl has already experienced a lot of things in the world, and the teacher who was lazy and even a little hateful has also experienced countless fights. Just like the aristocratic families and the world-famous scholars, what people are thinking about are no longer the simple thoughts of the past.
What will happen if we meet again?
The carriage left the palace and passed through the windy and snowy streets. Zhou Pei sat in a corner of the carriage, quietly thinking about the last time he was in Bianliang.
She already lives in a complicated world.
Soon after, she received an even more complex battle report from this complex world.
Liu Guangshi is out, Dai Mengwei and Zou Xu join forces to regain Bianliang in the name of an old minister of the Wu Dynasty.
...
Countless people are ups and downs in this cruel world.
This winter when land reform was being carried out in the southwest, there was even more severe snowfall in the Central Plains.
As the heavy snow fell, the fighting in Bianliang area had a brief lull.
Leading the coalition forces, which were said to be 800,000, but actually exceeded 300,000, to the north, Liu Guangshi, with the superior force and the cooperation of elite weapons purchased from the southwest, destroyed everything along the way and marched forward throughout the autumn. , swept across half of the Central Plains, and when the heavy snow fell, they had already opened the encirclement under Bianliang City and began the process of siege and persuasion to surrender.
Throughout the course of the war, Zou Xu, who was at a disadvantage, mobilized his troops and carried out several dangerous operations, including maneuvers and raids. Each attack showed high military quality, but Liu Guangshi always acted with dignity. The advanced posture and weapons withstood the opponent's surprise attacks. Even if there were occasional small defeats, the entire coalition army continued to capture cities and territories on the large battlefield.
During this period, some staff members from the Chinese Army also gave many insights on how to deal with Zou Xu.
After spending money, he truly felt how powerful he was.
However, the judgment of fate also came very suddenly, but it also seemed very natural.
When he was commanding operations on the front line and preparing to complete the last step of the great cause of recovering the Central Plains, Dai Mengwei carried the name of "Saint" to the rear. He first invited personnel from all parties in the coalition to visit his area. After investigation, they recognized his ability to govern the local area in an orderly manner according to Confucian law, and then selected some personnel to lobby in private.
In November, he led his students and the more than 30,000 troops under his command who were originally responsible for logistics garrison, together with Hanyang Xiao Zheng, Xiao Pingbao and others, to launch an attack on the logistics route arranged by Liu Guangshi's army.
This "Confucian sage" who seemed to be only good at combining vertical and horizontal lines, showed thunderous decisiveness when he took action, and the soldiers under his command also showed brave combat qualities to a certain extent. , Liu Guangshi's retreat was cut off, and then Dai Mengwei braved the wind and snow, using only the light vehicle squad as protection, and personally lobbied several coalition generals at key points.
His lobbying was not complicated. He just stated the situation frankly and made it clear that Liu Guangshi was very talented and only knew how to work in the past. Then he explained the benefits of combining the reputation of Confucianism with Zou Xu - as the Chinese nation that the whole world is afraid of. Army, such as Now, the only one who can wait and understand it very well but does not want to be as harsh as Southwest is Zou Xu from Bianliang. Zou Xu has strength but no reputation, and he, Dai Mengwei, holds the hope of Confucianism in the world, and is most likely to find a way out in the future. , that is, such a combination.
As for following Liu Guangshi, everyone knows that it is just a grouping with the mob to keep warm. In such a harsh and chaotic world, everyone must find a new path sooner or later.
Dai Mengwei’s statement is very convincing.
In the past period of time, Liu Guangshi held up Dai Mengwei as a banner of Confucianism and carried out vigorous propaganda in the military, and he also saw the effect at this time.
While Dai Mengwei was pressing down from the south in the posture of "today's saint", Zou Xu was carrying out more enthusiastic war mobilization every day in Bianliang City. The war drums sounded like thunder. The day was even more lively.
In late November, when the city gates of Bianliang were wide open and Zou Xu led the army to rush out like tigers, the hundreds of thousands of troops led by Liu Guangshi either surrendered or bombed their camps. The entire Bianliang army The surrounding area suddenly turned into chaos again.
The army scattered and fled, and Liu Guangshi also escaped at night.
Zou Xu led the pursuers and refused to let go.
On November 27th, in the evening, it started to snow lightly. After the battle, Zou Xu and Dai Mengwei, who had come from the south, met outside the big tent of the camp. Zou Xu has a dignified appearance, with calm and reserved eyes. Dai Mengwei is wearing a long gown, with an upright figure and tight lips. Behind him are several leaders who have joined the army.
Under the introduction of Ding Songnan, this was the first time the two met. After a simple greeting and introduction, everyone entered the tent. Dai Mengwei said: "Have you ever caught Uncle Liu Ping?"
"I was about to talk about this." Zou Xu laughed. He didn't understand, but everyone could hear a faint roar coming from outside the account.
The roaring curse soon became clearer and clearer, it was Liu Guangshi. Not long after, this hero who was still wearing armor was dragged into the tent with his body tied up. He didn't have many injuries on his body, and he even wore an iron helmet on his head. As soon as he entered the tent and saw the people inside, his eyes suddenly turned red. He cursed even more fiercely. , at first he was just calling people ungrateful, but gradually he started to slander people. He also frequently cursed people with bad words such as "Xiao Zheng, your wife was fucked by your nephew". If the two soldiers next to him hadn't held him down hard, I'm afraid he would have been killed on the spot. He was about to rush towards the crowd.
Zou Xu looked at all this with a smile. Dai Meng looked at him with a slight frown, but also with calm eyes. After a while, Zou Xu said: "Dai Gong is worthy of being a saint today. He can respond to every call. If there is no such thing as Dai Gong today, It’s hard to catch this beast alive without help. But it’s really ugly that he’s making so much noise today. Why don’t you send Buddha to the West?”
Zou Xu said, taking out a dagger from his arms and holding it in his hand. Dai Mengwei turned to look at him, and he looked at Dai Mengwei with a smile. Only after a moment did he say: "Or is it that Mr. Dai is kind and has the habit of a gentleman cooking far away, so he wants others to do the work for him?"
Dai Mengwei of At his side, the two most relied-upon disciples wanted to come out. At this moment, the old man slowly stretched out his hand: "General Zou said, I can come."
He picked up the dagger and pointed towards it. Liu Guangshi walked over. Liu Guangshi cursed loudly and struggled more fiercely. Zou Xu said: "Don't let him hurt Dai Gong." The soldiers next to him pushed Liu Guangshi to his knees.
Dai Mengwei walked up to Liu Guangshi and pulled out the dagger. Liu Guangshi was still struggling fiercely and shouted: "Look at me, you have the guts to look at me! Come on! Come on - —"
Dai Mengwei leaned forward slightly, looked at him calmly, and then said: "Looking at it, please don't move, Mr. Liu."
Liu Guangshi's previous struggle was almost crazy, but when he heard Dai Mengwei's words, he couldn't help but startled slightly. He opened his mouth: "You... you old dog, you..." He couldn't choose a good curse word for a while. .
Dai Mengwei stabbed the dagger over. Liu Guangshi was wearing armor and leaned back with all his strength. He frantically avoided the dagger in Dai Mengwei's hand, but Dai Mengwei looked at him, and then slowly but firmly lifted the dagger. It penetrated through the gap between his armor's neck, and blood was scarlet and sticky. It surged out and rushed out from the gap. Liu Guangshi's body bounced violently, and the blood dyed Dai Mengwei's arms and robe red.
Everyone watched all this in silence. Even Zou Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, seeming to be horrified by the sight of this seemingly frail old man slowly but firmly taking human life.
Soon after, Dai Mengwei pulled out the dagger and handed it to a student next to him. Xiao Zheng, who was following Dai Mengwei to raise troops, pulled out a knife from the soldier next to him and chopped off Liu Guangshi’s head with one blow. People also went up one after another and chopped Liu Guangshi's body into two pieces.
Zou Xu picked up a handkerchief and handed it to Dai Mengwei, wiped the blood, and then spread his hands, sincerely convinced.
"Master Dai, please take a seat."
The whole world knew what happened here before winter was over, and then many people suddenly recalled what happened in Jiangning: If one day When Dai Meng returned to Bianliang, he would invite heroes from all over the world to gather together to establish the "Chinese Martial Arts Association" and participate in the grand event.
During the Jiangning Conference, many people even laughed at Dai Mengwei’s boring painting, but at this moment, all the foreshadowings were connected. Since the mission was sent to Jiangning in the second half of the year, this Confucian saint had already anticipated everything that would happen half a year later.
After saving millions of lives from the Jurchens, at this moment, he once again became the most prominent figure in the entire two years of revitalization.
He looks like a god.
By the way, I would like to recommend a book I have been reading recently, "I Will Bury the Gods". The emotional drama in the book is good, and it is a type that is difficult to find in Qidian these days. There is a recent shortage of books. If there are good online articles about emotional dramas and life dramas, please recommend them to me^_^
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