Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 695 Fuzhou Zhejia (please subscribe!)
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Fuzhou Zhejia, a family of famous generals, guarding the northwest frontier for hundreds of years, is famous all over the world at this time, but unknown to later generations.

Some people may think that it is a bit overrated to use "the first family of generals" to evaluate the Fuzhou Zhejia.

People who can say such things are mostly ignorant of the past and glory of Fuzhou Zhejia.

Northern Song Dynasty.

In the northwest of the Song Dynasty, there was the Xixia established by the Dangxiang Tuoba Department, and in the north was the powerful Daliao Dynasty.

The Zhe clan of Fuzhou (later Fugu County, Shaanxi Province), located at the forefront of the East Road, ruled the Linfu area from the end of the Tang Dynasty to the southward migration of the Zhao and Song Dynasties. , Stretching for hundreds of years, it can be called the most in China.

In these hundreds of years, the Zhe family of Fuzhou stubbornly resisted the invasion of the Daliao Dynasty and Xixia only by relying on this corner of Fuzhou, allowing the people of the Northern Song Dynasty to live and work in peace and contentment for so long. It is said that such a family is the first family of generals, and How could it be?
The famous female general She Taijun in the novel "Generals of the Yang Family", that is, Yang Ye's wife, is from Zhe's family, and her real surname is "Zhe".

Madam She was lucky enough to keep her name through the novel.

But in fact, She Taijun is not the best person in the Zhe family.

When someone introduced Zhejia generals, they counted from Zhecong Ruan, a famous general in the Five Dynasties period (in fact, Zhejia had already appeared as early as the end of Tang Dynasty, adding that time, the history of Zhejia exceeded 500 years), because Zhe Congruan has been famous in the northwest, so some people regard him as the first generation Zhe family general.

Since the Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou, Zhecong Ruan has always used Fuzhou as its base, guarding the northwest for the Central Plains regime, and repeatedly defeated Khitan.

During Zhou Shizong's time, Zhe Congruan was the envoy of Fenning, his son Zhe Dejian was the envoy of Yong'an Army, and both father and son were the chief generals of the border. It was a good story for a while.

The second generation of Zhejia will be Zhedejian and Zhedeyuan brothers.Zhe Dejian is the eldest son. He joined the army when he was young and is famous for his bravery and skill in fighting.In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, the two brothers guarded Fuzhou to defend against the Khitans, and repeatedly defeated the army and killed generals. When Zhe Dejian was young, he served as the military governor of Yong'an Army and was in charge of the military affairs of Fuzhou.Taijun She is the daughter of Zhe Dejian.

The most famous of the third generation Zhe family generals are Zhe Yuxun, the son of Zhe Dejian, and Zhe Yuqing brothers.After Zhe Dejian died in office, Zhe Yuxun led the training envoy of the Fenzhou regiment and the prefect of Quanzhou, and later changed to the Jiedu envoy of the Taining Army. He died in the second year of Taiping Xingguo.Zhe Yuqing assisted his brother in commanding the troops, and has made many military exploits.In the third year of Chunhua, he was promoted to the observation envoy of Fuzhou with his military merits.In the fifth year of Chunhua, thanks to the Jiedushi of the Yong'an Army, he defeated the Khitan general Han Dewei and beheaded more than 38 ranks. Han Dewei only escaped with his body.Soon, Zhe Yuqing was seriously ill, and Han Dewei wanted to take revenge and led the crowd to attack.Yuqing went to battle with illness, and his mother secretly sent someone to call him back.Yuqing said: "The world has received the grace of the country, and the border bandits have not been destroyed. Yuqing is also guilty. Now facing the enemy, abandoning soldiers and soldiers is free. It is not possible. Death in the army is part of it. For Mrs. Bai Tai, don't think about me. How can you be loyal and filial? Best of both worlds!"After speaking, tears fell like rain.He died in the army the next day at the age of [-].

The fourth generation Zhe family generals are the most famous brothers Zhe Weixin, Zhe Weichang and Zhe Weizhong.Zhe Weixin is brave in battle, Zhe Wei is loyal and good at running the army, Zhe Wei Chang is both wise and brave, and has superb archery skills. The three brothers have repeatedly made extraordinary achievements.Zhe Weixin and Zhe Weichang both died on the battlefield in the end, and Zhe Weizhong also died when he served as the Jiedu envoy of the Yong'an Army.

The fifth generation Zhejia will mainly include Zhejishi, Zhejizu, Zhejimin, etc., all of whom are famous generals who fought against Xixia.

Zhe Kexing, the sixth generation of Zhe family generals, is most famous for Zhe Kexing. He resisted the Xixia army with his famous general Zhong Er. He fought with Westerners for 10,000 times, and he was not defeated. He killed [-]+ Xixia people. Fearing it, he specially trained an army to resist the Zhejia army.

Zhe's war heirs, father and son brothers are brave and good at fighting.They have lived in the frontier for generations, have insight into the situation of the Tibetans, and have many plans for the defense of the Northwest in the Northern Song Dynasty.Han Jiang used the advice of Zhe Jishi, the younger brother of Zhe Ji's ancestor, to build the city, facing Hengshan to the north, and approaching Xiazhou.

After decades of management by the Zhe family, the Northern Song Dynasty had captured Mount Heng seven years ago. If it hadn't been for the Fangla uprising, the Zhe family would have been able to regain Xixia for the Northern Song Dynasty.

The emperors of all dynasties in the Northern Song Dynasty were all petty, uneasy about anyone, and suspicious of everyone.

Under such circumstances, the Zhe family in Fuzhou can still be hereditary to know the state, which is a unique example. This is enough to show that the Zhe family will be a national treasure that the emperors of all dynasties relied heavily on during the Northern Song Dynasty.

It has been passed down to the present, that is, the seventh and eighth generations of Zhejia generals.

In terms of facts, the two generations of Zhejia generals are also very good-the seventh generation Zhejia generals are Zhong Zhe Keda, Zhe Keshi, Zhe Keshou, Zhe Keyu, Zhe Keqiu, etc., and the eighth generation Zhe Jiajiang Zhong Zheke Zhe Yanzhi, Zhe Yanye, Zhe Yanwen and others were all famous generals at that time.

Zhe can be big, and Zhe can ask for the previous head of the Zhe family, who has made outstanding military exploits and is famous in the northwest.

Folding is suitable, fighting with the kind, brave and wise, once defeated the [-] Qiang and Xia allied forces, which was a rare victory in the northwestern border of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Zhe Kecun, who led the army with Tong Guan to suppress the Fang La Uprising, made many meritorious deeds. Not long ago, when he was stationed in Daizhou, he was arrested by Han'er's rebellion and refused to surrender. Now he fled in the mountains and his whereabouts are unknown.

Zhe Keyu, when the Jin army went south, defended Daizhou Nao County, and inspected Daizhou West Road, Li Yi and others died.

Zhe Yanzhi, although he had the bad record of losing the Yellow River without fighting, he was one of the few generals at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty who dared to fight the Jin army head-on. It is also because the 10,000+ army in his hands were all mobs who collapsed before the battle. In history, Orihiko later proved himself with facts, and joined hands with Yue Fei and Han Shizhong to fight against the enemy. More than ten years.

When Zhe Yanye and Zhe Yanwen were in the Kingdom of Jin, they were also famous for their skill in fighting. They defeated Xixia for the gold. The Zhe family, who were enemies of the Xixia people from generation to generation, moved to Qingzhou (the later Yidu of Shandong), and the Zhe family slowly disappeared in the long river of history.

Finally, let's talk about it, the contemporary owner of Zhejia can be asked for Zhejia.

The first time Bianliang City was besieged, Zhe Keqiu, Zhe Yanzhi, Zhong Shizhong of Qinfeng Road, Yao Gu of Xihe Road and others led troops to the capital to rescue the siege. There were 20 Qinwang soldiers from all walks of life, and only then did they solve the first battle. Second Bianliang siege.

Taiyuan City was besieged, and Zhe Keqiu led his troops to rescue Taiyuan City twice.

Looking at the short period after the Song and Jin wars, the important members of the Zhe clan either died (such as Zhe Keyu), or were captured and escaped (such as Zhe Kecun), or were defeated several times (such as Zhe Keqiu). , Zhe Yanzhi), the Zhejia army is constantly depleted, the veterans of the division are tired, and the military strength of the Zhe family is being consumed bit by bit.

After Taiyuan fell into gold, Fuzhou hung alone in the north and was surrounded by Jin and Xixia.

In history, even though the situation was so bad, he did not give up on Zhao and Song.

During the three years when the Northern Song Dynasty fell, Zhe Keqiu had been in close contact with Zhao Song, looking forward to Zhao Song's recovery.

Until the third year of Jianyan, that is, the third year of Zhao Gou's accession to the throne, Zhe Keqiu's son Zhe Yanwen was plundered by the Jin army on the way back from the capital to the east of the river.

After Jin Jiang learned of Zhe Yanwen's identity, he asked for Zhe Yanwen.

At that time, Zhe Keqiu originally agreed with Xu Huiyan, the defender of the Jinning Army, to attack the Jin Army.

In all fairness, in terms of the situation at the time, this move undoubtedly stopped the car.

In this kind of situation, the Zhejia army went to help everywhere, ran around and tired, their strength was greatly weakened, and it was difficult to support them. In order to protect the family, it may also be the reason for persuading the captured son, and also for the sake of preserving strength and making a comeback. Folds can be obtained in the end, Lin, Fu, Feng Sanzhou, and Baozhai Nine Falls of Gold.

In a nutshell.

Fuzhou Zhejia has made great contributions and sacrifices to protect the lives and properties of the people of Linfu and to maintain the integrity of the country's territory.

The last patriarch can ask for money, not because he is greedy for life and afraid of death, but for the sake of humiliation. The purpose is to preserve his strength, seek opportunities, and make a comeback.

It's a pity that Zhao Gou didn't accept the painful lesson of the subjugation of the Northern Song Dynasty and strive to become stronger. Instead, he just settled in Lin'an and blindly negotiated peace with the outside world.

When Zhe Keqiu was poisoned to death by the Jin people, the Xixia people took advantage of the Zhe family's funeral and invaded Fuzhou.

This is more convincing than any rhetoric—if the Xixia people didn't hate their families to the bone, how could they break their families so much?
All in all, it is a last resort to ask for gold, and it is by no means a disgraceful thing. It should be understood and tolerated by history. We should not ignore and deny his achievements in resisting Xixia and the Jin Kingdom because of his surrender of gold. What's more, the Zhe family's surrender of gold should not be used to deny the historical achievements of the entire Zhe family's loyalty, defense of the frontier and defense of the enemy for five hundred years, and iron blood and loyalty.

In fact, Zhe's sincerity can be said to be invincible to those in the Song Dynasty!

Facing such a Zhejia, even Li Yan cannot remain indifferent.

Of course, as a mature politician, Li Yan cannot act on the basis of historical deeds alone.

To put it another way, if you are moved, you are moved. In the end, Li Yan still has to use his interests to speak.

Judging from the current situation, Zhe Keqiu is still sticking to Fuzhou, blocking the way of Xixia's eastward advance, and can threaten the back of the Jin army. Zhe Keqiu and Zhejia army are of great use to Li Yan.

So, after the hot pot was set up, Li Yan asked Zhu Lian to sit on his left and Zhe Miaomiao to sit on his right, and from time to time put mutton for Zhu Lian and Zhe Miaomiao.

Li Yan likes the excitement and the feeling of being hugged left and right. Besides, when he was in the harem, Hao Yan didn't like to be restrained, because it was too tiring, so after the hot pot was set up, Li Yan asked all the women in the courtyard that he had slept with. Serve and eat together.

Of course, this does not mean that they are equal in status. This is impossible in feudal society, including later generations. There will never be equality between people. It can even be said that from birth Since then, people have been divided into three, six, and nine classes.

Just take the women on Li Yan's table as an example.

The closer to Li Yan, the higher the status.

The farther away from Li Yan, the lower the status.

Therefore, Li Yan asked Zhe Miaomiao to sit next to him, which was obviously flattering Zhe Miaomiao.

Everyone is well aware of this, some are envious, some are jealous, and some are envious and jealous.

Only Zhe Miaomiao didn't react stupidly - Zhe Miaomiao's attention was all attracted by the delicious boiled mutton.

Li Yan didn't care too much, and kept picking up mutton for Zhu Lian and Zhe Miao Miao, and sometimes for Li Jiaren, Concubine Zhu Shende and others who he could get to eat, and asked everyone to eat whatever they wanted without restraint.

but--

Although Li Yan said that everyone doesn't need to be restrained, many people still can't let go.

Li Yan knew that this could not be changed overnight, and there was no rush, so he didn't care.

When the Zhe Miao Miao was almost eaten, Li Yan said: "How is it? Is the boiled mutton delicious?"

Zhe Miao Miao said inarticulately: "It's delicious! This is the most delicious thing I've ever eaten! Official, how did you research such a delicious thing?"

Li Yan smiled and said, "Because I am a foodie just like you."

Zhe Miaomiao was puzzled and said, "What is a foodie?"

Li Yan said with a smile: "He is a person who likes food."

Zhe Miao Miao said "oh", and then continued to eat.

Li Yan picked up some mutton for Zhe Miao Miao, and then asked, "You said you have learned martial arts?"

Zhe Miaomiao continued to eat, and said: "I have learned...the Xixia people are here, but no matter whether you are a man or a woman, all the men will be killed, and all the women will be snatched away. They don't know how to defend themselves, so they can only wait for death." , Therefore, people in our prefecture, no matter men, women, old or young, have all learned riding and archery."

Li Yan said: "Are the women from your prefecture also on the battlefield?"

Zhe Miaomiao said: "Come on, I won't talk about it because it's so far away. Now, there are several female generals in the Zhe family, such as Zhe Wenying, Zhe Wenhuang, Zhe Wenqi, Zhe Wenlei, Zhe Wenyun, Zhe Wenying, Zhewenxin, Zhewenfang, Yiya, Zhang Hongcai, Cao Miao, Zhemeifeng, Zhemeiluan, Zheyuexiu, Zheyueru, Zheyuezhi, and Zheyuemei are about to join the army. Martial arts, you must be able to become a general."

Li Yan asked differently: "There are so many female generals in Fuzhou?"

Zhe Miao Miao said: "Well, there are women from our Fuzhou Zhe family who have been handsome, and that is the She Taijun from the Yang family."

After finishing speaking, Zhe Miaomiao took another chopstick of mutton and put it in her own bowl.

After Li Yan saw it, he thought to himself: "I didn't expect that she can eat so much with such a small body." At the same time, he said: "The conditions in Fuzhou are very difficult, right?"

Zhe Miao Miao said: "If you get used to it, it's okay. I think it's better than the palace. The palace is too restrained and depressing. It's not fun at all."

Li Yan said: "Then why did you enter the palace?"

Zhe Miao Miao said: "I was selected in the draft, and I am the number one beauty in our prefecture."

Li Yan looked at Zhe Miao Miao and found that she was really good-looking, no wonder she was screened out and sent to Zhao Huan.

Zhe Miao Miao said: "Actually, it's also because I'm not a direct descendant. Zhe Meifeng, Zhe Meiluan, Zhe Yuexiu, Zhe Yueru are also very beautiful, Zhe Yuezhi and Zhe Yuemei are also good-looking, but they are not considered Their mothers forced them to participate in the draft."

Li Yan asked calmly: "Why is that?"

Zhe Miao Miao said: "Firstly, they don't have to worry about not being able to marry a good family. Secondly, they will have to marry in a few years, so as to ensure Zhejia's status in Fuzhou."

After hearing this, Zhu Lian and the others couldn't help shaking their heads, thinking: "This silly girl dares to say anything, how dare the Zhe family let such a person enter the palace?"

After hearing this, Li Yan seemed to say casually: "Then I and the Zhejia want Zhemeifeng, Zhemeiluan, Zheyuexiu, Zheyueru, Zheyuezhi, and Zheyuemei to be female guards in the palace. Give it to me?"

Zhe Miaomiao thought for a while and said, "It's hard to say."

Li Yan asked: "Why is it difficult to say?"

Zhe Miao Miao said: "If you are an official of the Song Dynasty, if you want it, the Zhe family will designate it. The Zhe family is a Song official. It is impossible to offend you because of a few daughters. Besides, give it to the official. What an honor to be a woman, but you are an official from Dazhong, and it is hard to say whether Song Chenzhe's family will give it to you."

Li Yandao: "But Da Song is dead, the Zhe family must find a new official family to take refuge in, right?"

Zhe Miaomiao thought about it again, and said: "This is too complicated. Besides, the matter of the Zhe family can't be settled by one or two people. I really don't know if the Zhe family will give Zhe Meifeng and the others to him. you."

Li Yan heard the words and said: "Otherwise, you can write a letter and ask Zheke if you would like to ask?"

Zhe Miaomiao said unambiguously: "I am willing to write." Then he said with some embarrassment: "It's just... I don't know how to read!"

Li Yan smiled and said: "It's okay, I'll ask someone to write it for you." Then he asked the other people on the table: "Which one of you is willing to help Miao Miao write this letter?"

At this time, how could those clever people not think that the reason why Li Yan praised Zhe Miaomiao so much was to Zhe Miao's family in Fuzhou?And whoever can contribute to Li Yan's efforts to subdue Fuzhou's Zhe family is likely to be rewarded by Li Yan, and at worst will attract Li Yan's attention.

Zheng Qingyun reacted the fastest and said first, "I have the best relationship with Sister Miao Miao, so I will help Sister Miao Miao write this letter."

Li Yan looked at Zheng Qingyun and asked, "Can you write?"——Li Yan put a slight accent on the word "will".

Zheng Qingyun listened, and said calmly: "I only teach sister Miao Miao the characters she can't write, and write everything else according to sister Miao Miao's meaning."

Li Yan nodded secretly, thinking: "This girl is smart enough."

In fact, what Zhe Miaomiao can play is a leading role. Li Yan will have a special person handle how to recruit Zhejia from Fuzhou, and the main letter must be written by Li Yan himself.

Li Yan said: "Okay, then you can teach Miao Miao to write. By the way, what's your name?"

Zheng Qingyun replied: "Reporting to the official family, my concubine's humble name is Zheng Qingyun, and Empress Dowager Zheng of the abolished Song Dynasty is my concubine's direct aunt."

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PS: This is a big chapter of two in one, so that's it for today.

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