Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 305 0300 [Cannot Wear Shackles]

Hanyuan County, Feiyueling.

In the alpine meadow, the hounds run wildly, and the horses gallop.

Zhu Ming was hunting on the prairie with a few followers and a scholar who had a horse at home.Sticking to the troop transfer system, nine Xiang troops participated on horseback, and the rest were all barbarians.

"Woooooo~~~~"

"Dong dong dong dong!"

Drums and horns sounded everywhere, and several green deer fled in panic.

"drive!"

The cornucopia accelerated instantly, leading by several horses, and the rest followed.

Zhu Ming's riding and archery skills improved significantly. While the horses were galloping, he drew his bow and set an arrow thirty steps away, and hit the green deer running for his life with one arrow.

"it is good!"

"County Zun shoots!"

The Han and Qiang people cheered in unison.

Half a year ago, Zhu Ming mobilized the soldiers from the village to fly over the mountains. Before they could cut down trees to make cannons, the five tribes surrendered urgently.

Firstly, Ju Ming is well-known, and secondly, Zhu Ming doesn't ask much.

The five tribes and barbarians presented their household registers one after another, agreeing that the government would go into the mountains to measure the land.

Zhu Ming didn't go too far, acquiescing to the five tribes to hide their land and population, and at the same time promised to cut their taxes in half.

In fact, it is a symbolic tax collection. The real purpose is to put the five tribes under the management of the government in name, and to organize the Baojia to select Lizheng.

Originally, there were only five leaders of the five tribes, but Zhu Ming arranged twenty Lizheng and fifteen Baojia in one go.

Lizheng is in charge of mutual market trade, and Baojiachang is in charge of taxation and recruitment.

Although these grassroots are not even counted as officials, they are all held by barbarians, and they are still under the jurisdiction of the five chiefs, but in the long run, they will definitely be able to decentralize power, at least from within.

"Mountain donkey, mountain donkey!"

A group of serows were driven out of the forest by the barbarians, and everyone cheered and rode after them on horseback.

The hunters of the Han and Qiang races did not strike without authorization.They scattered around and drove the prey to Zhu Ming's side. Today's task is to make the county master have a good time.

Zhu Ming shot the strongest one with an arrow, and several hounds rushed out to chase the injured serow.

Zhu Ming added another arrow, and said with a smile, "Don't just watch."

Only then did everyone show their special abilities, and began to hunt to their heart's content.

More than 20 young people from Wubuman were extremely active, and they all wanted to show their skills in front of the county lord.

The barbarians are afraid of power and do not want virtue. The tougher Ju Ming's methods are, the more he will make them obey.In the first and second half of the year, Zhu Ming rode into the mountains many times to communicate with the barbarians.

Bring corn and sweet potato seeds to Wubuman and teach them how to farm.At the same time, they also competed in martial arts. Zhu Ming personally competed with the barbarians, and many Qiang youths actually worshiped him.

In the evening, a bonfire is lit, and the Han and Qiang clans gather together to peel and roast the prey they hunted today.

"Please enjoy the honor of the county!"

A young man of the Qiang nationality knelt in front of Ju Ming with one knee in his hands, holding the antelope leg.

The young Qiang's name was Yang Damu, he was the son of the leader of the Yang tribe of the Five Man tribes, and his name was translated as Yang Yun.

Zhu Ming took the barbecue and said with a smile, "Come and sit beside me."

"Yes!" Yang Yun was elated.

Ju Ming cut a large piece of meat for him: "How is the harvest this year?"

Yang Yun said: "The corn in the village has been harvested, and there is a lot of grain this year."

Last year, Zhu Ming forced the Han people to plant corn and sweet potatoes, which caused complaints from the Han people in the mountains.But in autumn and winter, with the harvest of corn and sweet potatoes, the mountain people were beaming again, and they all said that Zhu Zhixian was a good official.

This year, the planting area has expanded, and Ju Ming also brought seeds to Wubuman.

Most of the five tribes lived in the mountains. Before the establishment of the Song Dynasty, they were already familiar with barbarians, and they had learned Chinese and farming long ago.

In the past, corn and sorghum were planted everywhere, and most of the land was relatively barren. Corn and sweet potatoes were just right for them.

Pure deterrence by force cannot make the barbarians return to their hearts.

Combining force with real benefits, Ju Ming quickly gained the respect of Wubuman.

After taking a few bites, Zhu Ming said with a smile: "Whether Han and Qiang warriors can fight each other, the winner will be rewarded with the fur of the prey!"

The atmosphere suddenly became more lively, and everyone started a wrestling match with the bonfire.

"Da da da da!"

A yamen official came on horseback, walked up to Zhu Ming and whispered, "Xianzun, some eunuchs came with the forbidden army. They came to the county yamen in the afternoon and said that they were ordered by the emperor to arrest the county lord and go to Dali Temple."

Zhu Ming didn't change his face: "Let them wait."

That night, Zhu Ming lived in Manzhai in the mountains, and made an appointment to go hunting in another mountain tomorrow.

Starting at dawn, Ju Ming just pretended nothing happened.

After noon, the emperor's messenger finally arrived, led by Li Yan, Yang Jian's confidant.

Historically, this person has only been in power for three or four years, and he has been among the ranks of the six thieves by virtue of his strength.

He was ordered to promote the Xicheng Office, and in the name of establishing Huangzhuang, he enclosed more than 3 hectares of land around the capital and killed thousands of farmers who tried to resist.Moreover, the Xicheng Office is still enclosing land in Shandong, exacerbating conflicts in Shandong, various factors superimposed, brewing hundreds of thousands of bandits!

After Song Qinzong Zhao Huan succeeded to the throne, he immediately abolished the Xicheng Office, returned the land of Huangzhuang to the farmers, and killed Li Yan to vent his anger.

When it comes to Song Qinzong, it is generally said that he is weak and cowardly, but he really ordered the abolition of a large number of bad policies.

In terms of internal affairs, Song Qinzong did a good job.

"Where's Zhu Ming?" Li Yan yelled at the drake's throat.

Zhu Ming was hunting, and immediately came on horseback after getting the news.

Li Yan was arrogant at first, but he saw Zhu Ming followed by a large number of followers, and dozens of barbarians with bows and guns.

He swallowed, and tried to be polite: "We came by the emperor's order to arrest Cheng Wulang Zhu Ming and return to Dali Temple to await trial. Zhu Dalang, please follow me."

Zhu Ming was only dismissed from the position of magistrate, and his status as Chengwu Langjing is still there.

Yang Yun is a small Qiang fan of Zhu Ming, pointing to Li Yan and said: "You don't know what is good or bad, what kind of person is the county magistrate, you arrested him whenever you wanted?"

Seeing many barbarians surrounding him, Li Yan smiled and said, "We are also doing things under orders."

Yu Dian, commander of the Lizhou Xiang Army, had an extremely ugly expression on his face.

He led troops to conquer the barbarians, made many military exploits, and watched Yu Wenchang and Zhu Ming write victory documents with his own eyes.His name was impressively listed, but when the imperial court conferred rewards, it had nothing to do with him at all.

Yu Dian was filled with resentment, and at the same time complained for Zhu Ming.

Zhuzhi County has made the most contribution, yet the imperial court has not rewarded him. The treacherous officials are really shameless!

Today he finally couldn't bear it any longer, Yu Dian questioned: "Zhuzhi County has made great contributions to conquering the barbarians, why hasn't he been rewarded for a long time, but still has to be arrested and tried?"

Seeing that he was dressed as a Han Chinese, Li Yan was no longer so afraid, and asked, "Who are you? What is your position?"

Yu Dian said: "Yu Dian, commander of Lizhou Xiang Army!"

"A small commander dares to talk nonsense in front of our family? How courageous!" Li Yan decided to take revenge when he returned to Beijing, and asked someone to give up Yu Dian's military position.

Clang!
Zhang Tong couldn't stand it anymore, he drew his sword and shouted angrily: "Xiao Shu!"

Li Yan was so frightened that he took two steps back and hid behind the imperial army: "Which one is it?"

Zhang Tong reported his name: "Puzhou Zhang's son, Zhang Tong is also!"

Li Yan sneered: "It's a white body."

"Okay," Zhu Ming raised his hand to stop him, "Let's go hunting today, I'm going to the capital." Then he said to those Qiang youths, "Wait till you can farm well, don't loot the Han people again and cause trouble."

"Yes!"

The Qiang youths responded in unison.

Zhu Ming had been lecturing in Lizhou for more than half a year. When the scholars heard about this, they had already gathered in the county government office to wait.

When he returned to the city, dozens of scholars surrounded him and asked why the emperor wanted to arrest the magistrate.

Zhu Ming said with a smile: "Don't think too much about it, go home and study well. I just wrote a letter to advise His Majesty to be diligent in government and love the people, and by the way, I will condemn treacherous ministers. It's not a big disaster, and I can say it soon after I go to the capital. clear."

Scholars were even more angry when they heard this, and complained for the county magistrate one after another.

Zhu Ming tried to persuade the scholars with good words, so he persuaded the scholars to leave.

Zhang Jinping had already packed his luggage and was waiting anxiously at the gate of the back house.

Zhu Ming was escorted in by the forbidden army, and he said with relief, "Madam, don't panic, you go back to Yangzhou first, it's not a big deal."

"Xianggong..." Zhang Jinping hesitated to speak.

Li Yan actually ran to the prison of the county government and fetched a pair of shackles.

This time, Li Bao was also enraged, and he drew his sword almost at the same time as Deng Chun and Bai Sheng.

Zhu Ming stared at Li Yan: "Do you really want to shackle me?"

This is the official residence of the Han family, but Li Yan was not afraid anymore, and became more and more courageous, saying: "According to orders, prisoners should wear shackles."

Zhu Ming sneered: "I dared to read "Public Security", and I put my life and death aside. If you persecute me too much and insist on humiliating me, I will kill myself. Can you afford me to die on the road?"

After thinking carefully for a moment, Li Yan realized that he really couldn't afford it.

Inside and outside the court, there were so many people pleading for Ju Ming that the emperor didn't dare to kill him casually.

Once Zhu Ming died on the way, Li Yan had to bear the responsibility, even Yang Jian would not protect him.

Moreover, as the prime minister, Wang Fu must be the first to impeach him in order to clear the relationship!

What's more, Zhu Ming complained for the prince in "Public Security", which seemed extremely dangerous, but he put a life-saving talisman on himself.

Unless Song Huizong really ordered the abolition of the prince, whoever dared to murder Zhu Ming would be suspected of clinging to King Yun and murdering loyal officials, and would be attacked by concentrated firepower from the court and central ministers.

The king of Yun, Zhao Kai, also had to save Zhu Ming's life.

If Zhu Ming died unexpectedly, Zhao Kai would be the number one suspect, and he would cut off the hope of being the prince from then on.

There is no need for the six thieves and King Yun to cause such a show.

They have almost reached a consensus now, which is to have Zhu Ming tattooed in Qiongzhou, and at the same time destroy the text of his birth.

Li Yan let out a sigh of relief and asked the man to return the shackles to the prison, cupped his hands and said, "Zhu Dalang, please go on your way."

Zhu Ming said to his entourage: "I will escort my wife back to Yangzhou."

Li Bao said: "For escorting Madam, Brothers Bai and Brother Deng are enough. I will go to Beijing with my husband. If there is any accident on the way, it is good to have someone to take care of me."

"I'm going too!" Zeng Xiaoduan said.

Wei Yingshi said: "When I return to Xiangzhou, my disciple asks my grandfather to write a letter to my old friend. Maybe I can exonerate my husband."

Zhang Tong said: "I also went to Beijing with my husband."

Guan Sheng said, "I'm from Tokyo, so I'm more familiar with Tokyo."

Li Yan led the imperial army to escort Zhu Ming on the road, and the people in the city heard the news and came to see him off one after another.

After sending Zhu Ming out of the city, a lot of people outside the city also gathered, and they were sent out for more than ten miles.

The corn in Lizhou has been harvested. There are disasters everywhere this year, but the weather in Sichuan is smooth.

The further you go to the mountains, the larger the area under corn cultivation.

Walking in the countryside, even in the mountains, some people knew Zhu Ming and came over to salute and greet him.

Li Yan seemed terrified, and finally heaved a sigh of relief when he left the border of Lizhou.

(End of this chapter)