Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 337 0332【Ding Ge】
Eleven giant flat guns have been built.

The morale of the defenders in the city has become increasingly low, and this is the result of being trapped in an isolated city.

Fu Xingzhong, magistrate of Xixian County, was escorted by Li Jinyi, who escorted the soldiers and said, "General, this magistrate of Fuxian County has a very good voice. Xixian officials, gentry, merchants, and common people all say that he is a good official. Even the wealthy businessman under his house arrest said he is a good official. Commander Li couldn't bear to kill him, so he asked me to send him over."

The man in front of him was over 30 years old. Although his body was covered with dirt, he had an awe-inspiring demeanor.

Ju Ming looked familiar, recalled it carefully, and said with emotion: "Brother Ci Confucianism, long time no see."

"Bah, traitor!"

Fu Xingzhong glared and spit out.

The two are Jinshi of the same discipline. After Chuanlu roll call, they changed into official uniforms together in the side hall, and took part in the Wenxi banquet with hairpin flowers in the street.

This is the second time for Zhu Ming to be spat on, he wiped his sleeves dry, and joked, "Would you like to be a thief?"

Fu Xingzhong said angrily: "You also know that you are a thief!"

"I seem to remember that the Fu family has been officials for generations, so they must not want to be thieves." Zhu Ming stopped trying to persuade him, and waved his hand, "Let it go."

This is let go?

Everyone was stunned, even Fu Xingzhong was stunned.

Zhu Ming said: "You are not willing to surrender, and I can't bear to kill it. Talking is useless. It's better to let it go. You can go wherever you like, but it's best not to run around. When I take down Xingyuan Mansion, I will let some officials go. At that time, we can go together."

Fu Xingzhong was quickly untied, confirmed that he was really free, and couldn't help saying: "Don't be hypocritical, such hypocrisy, you can only deceive fools and fools!"

Zhu Ming actually told the truth: "I specially released good officials and capable ministers. When you return to Tokyo, you will definitely not be able to reuse them. Instead, you will be punished. I can not only gain a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, but also make capable ministers and the court alienated. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

Fu Xingzhong was stunned when he heard this, pondered for a while, and found that the words made sense, then trembled angrily: "Traitor, traitor!"

Zhu Ming put away his joking expression and said seriously: "A loyal person is like a traitor. I am loyal to all the people in the world. Brother Confucianism's family has been a generation of officials, why are you still only a county magistrate for many years? Because you are too loyal. Loyal and upright officials who love the people like their own sons cannot be promoted and reused. They are full of flattering and treacherous people inside and outside the court. How can this world be better? "

"It's nonsense, no matter how much you quibble, you're still a traitor!" Fu Xingzhong sneered.

Zhu Ming asked: "In the four counties of Xingyuan Prefecture, besides your Excellency, who else is an official who is worthy of the salary from the people's fat and people's anointing?"

Fu Xingzhong closed his eyes and said nothing.

Zhu Ming didn't say anything more, just ordered: "Be careful and attack the city tomorrow."

Fu Xingzhong was indeed free, and was even allowed to walk around the barracks, but he was not allowed to touch anything, especially anything with fire.

He looked around blankly as if in a big dream.

Standing there stupidly until mid-afternoon, the army started cooking, and there was a burst of fragrance.

A fire soldier brought food and held it in front of Fu Xingzhong: "Magistrate Fu, my general said that you invited him to dinner in Tokyo, and this meal is his return invitation. Don't dislike it. The meals of our soldiers are the same. Only generals, warriors, and wounded can add more meat and vegetables. Your meal is a meal for warriors."

Fu Xingzhong didn't care about the little soldiers, he took the food and looked at it carefully.

The rice is cooked by mixing white rice, old rice, and corn. It is estimated that the whole army is like this, which is different from what officers and soldiers eat.

On the side of the officers and soldiers, only middle and senior officers can eat white rice.Other old rice and miscellaneous grains are given to grassroots officers and soldiers, and they are not necessarily full.

Just looking at how to eat, Fu Xingzhong knew that Hanzhong must be gone, and the land of Bashu was probably gone.

Fu Xingzhong's anger gradually calmed down and his mind became more and more calm. He began to think about why Zhu Ming wanted to rebel.

His family was very rich. When he was first appointed to an official position, he hosted several banquets for Jinshi from the same discipline, and one of them invited Zhu Ming.Although we didn't chat a few words, Ju Ming left a deep impression on him.

A person who can write "Song of Righteous Qi", a person who risked his life to rebuke the treacherous party, really rebelled for the sake of glory and wealth?

Tanhualang was born, and became a court official and Zhizhou at a young age.In this kind of situation, as long as you don't offend the emperor and the treacherous party, you can sneak into the court and occupy a high position in the court. Why risk the whole family to be executed and insist on rebelling against the court?
Fu Xingzhong began to believe what Zhu Ming said, and even understood it.

However, absolutely agree!
He also hates traitorous parties, he also hates corrupt officials, and he also blames the emperor.Can't wait for the emperor to die suddenly and be replaced by a well-known prince who will succeed him.

The only thing is, you can't rebel.

After finishing his meal, Fu Xingzhong said to the sergeant guarding him, "I want to see Zhu Ming."

After Zhu Ming inspected the barracks, he went back to eat in his account and read the battle report sent by Li Jinyi.

Shi Yuangong was sitting next to him, mocking himself: "My divisive strategy seems to be only useful in dramas, but in real wars you have to use military strategies."

Zhu Ming said: "That's because the county magistrate who guards the city is capable. If it were someone else, Mr. Shi's strategy would definitely work."

Shi Yuangong said: "It's a pity, all those who are useful are devoted to the imperial court."

Bai Qi interjected, "Would you like to persuade me again?"

Zhu Ming laughed: "He is a Jinshi, and his family has been an official for several generations. He would rather die than serve us."

Bai Qi said angrily: "Obviously we are right. What we killed were corrupt officials, and we fought the world for the sake of the common people!"

Bai Qi's temperament is deeply influenced by Zhang Guangdao, and also has the people-oriented thinking of Zhu's father and son.

Zhu Ming said: "If Hanzhong is conquered and the invading officers and soldiers are defeated, the gentry and merchants in Hanzhong will no longer regard us as thieves. If the entire Sichuan is captured and the officers and soldiers cannot be wiped out, the people of the world will no longer regard us as thieves. At that time, there will be a chance to recruit non-commissioned officers. If you want others to look at you, you must first do things yourself."

"What the general said is very true, the words of real gold and stone!" Shi Yuangong cupped his hands in admiration.

Zhu Ming put down the battle report: "This Li Jinyi is very good, he is brave and resourceful, and can be reused."

Bai Qi said: "I do know how to fight. If I were to lead the troops, I probably wouldn't be able to think of such a way."

Zhu Ming thought to himself, that is Lu Junyi, the jade unicorn.

Although he knew that "Water Margin" was made up, Ju Ming was somewhat affected emotionally.

"General, please see magistrate Fu!" Gu San said outside the account.

Zhu Ming said, "Ask him to come in."

Fu Xingzhong stepped in, very polite, and even bowed to Zhu Ming.

Seeing his demeanor, Zhu Ming smiled and asked, "Persuade me to recruit?"

Fu Xingzhong said: "Exactly."

Zhu Ming said unhappily: "You think this is Wang Fu singing with the emperor, acting as a traitor in the morning, and being a loyal minister in the afternoon? What am I trying to do?"

There was a sudden loss of words in the line of symbols.

Zhu Ming said: "I know what you want to talk about. It is nothing more than the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, nothing more than serving the country, and nothing more than the three cardinal principles and five permanent principles. Don't judge the scriptures with me, you can't distinguish mine!"

Fu Xingzhong still intends to give it a try: "Those who have murdered kings and conspired since ancient times..."

"I haven't heard of killing a king, but I have heard of killing a man!" Zhu Ming interrupted directly.

Fu Xingzhong could only remove the word "regicide" and change his strategy: "Those who have conspired against the emperor since ancient times have all been notorious and have been infamous through the ages. And the loyal and good minister, he blessed the people during his lifetime, and left his name in history after his death. With your talent, why not be a good minister? You can still save the people, and you can also leave a reputation for loyalty. You can use the banner of the Qing emperor to force the emperor to abdicate. Regardless of victory or defeat, as long as he survives, the crown prince ascends the throne It must be reused!"

Zhu Ming asked: "Let's not talk about Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, just talk about Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. They are rebels, but have they been infamous for thousands of years? I can't do it. It is good for Liu Bang to be Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. There must be someone who will overthrow the tyranny!"

Fu Xingzhong said: "Qin Shihuang, a tyrant through the ages, no matter how stupid he is today, he must not be compared with the first emperor."

Zhu Ming said sarcastically: "It's really incomparable. The first emperor swept Liuhe, the books are the same, the cars are on the same track, the disaster happened at the time, and the benefit will last forever. How can he be compared with the first emperor?"

Hearing this, Fu Xingzhong couldn't laugh or cry, it's really incomparable.

Zhu Ming said again: "Your Excellency persuaded me to be a loyal minister and a good minister, and I asked Your Excellency, can King Shu be regarded as a loyal minister and a good minister?"

"King Shu carried out reforms, enriched the country and strengthened the army, so he was naturally regarded as a loyal minister and good minister." Fu Xingzhong said.

Zhu Ming said: "I have self-knowledge. Regardless of my talents and virtues, I can't compare with King Shu. How can I do what King Shu can't do? It's impossible to reform the law and strengthen the country. It's easier to rebel."

Fu Xingzhong asked in confusion: "Rebellion is easier than reform?"

Zhu Ming said: "The Great Song Dynasty has accumulated many evils, and it is difficult to destroy the old and create a new one. If the tripod is upside down, there will be benefits. I don't care about the severity of the nine tripods of the Great Song Dynasty. I just want to turn it upside down and shake the dust. If it can't be broken, it can't be built!"

Fu Xingzhong smiled wryly: "If you can't break it, you can't stand it. It's the first time I've heard someone solve the hexagram of a tripod like this. It's really taught me."

As the so-called "Ding Revolution", the Ding hexagram talks about innovation.

The first line of the Ding hexagram is: Ding Ding toe, whether it is beneficial or not.

That is to say, turn the tripod upside down to help remove the dross inside.

Zhu Ming pointed to the north: "The current situation is the ninety-two of the tripod hexagram, and it will soon be ninety-three and ninety-four. Within ten years, it will reach sixty-five and upper nine!"

"Cai, wonderful!" Shi Yuangong clapped his hands and applauded.

Fu Xingzhong was so startled that he almost jumped up: "Ding hexagram is not interpreted that way, otherwise, wouldn't it be persuading people to rebel?"

Zhu Ming said: "The tripod is turned upside down, how can the host and guest not be easy?"

Bai Qi sat next to him and couldn't understand it, because he hadn't studied "Book of Changes" for the time being.

Ninety-two of the tripod hexagram, the tripod is filled with food, which is beneficial to the monarch.

In ninety-three, the ears of the tripod were broken and it was difficult to move, and the monarch had no meaty chicken to eat.

In September [-]th, the legs of the tripod were broken, and the prince's delicacies were overturned, leaving his body dirty and unsightly.

Sixth Five-Year, put new ears on Ding, the golden ones are so beautiful.Good luck, everything goes well.

On the ninth day, the tripod is inlaid with beautiful jade, which is even more beautiful.Good luck, everything goes well.

In the traditional solution, the six lines of the tripod hexagram are dominated by the king, which represents a top-down innovation.

Zhu Ming insisted that the last two lines have changed the positions of subject and object, and Xiner and Meiyu are both achievements after the establishment of the new dynasty.

Zhu Ming stood up and patted Fu Xingzhong on the shoulder: "You know very well whether the Song Dynasty has reached a point where it cannot be broken or established. Go back and read the "Book of Changes" carefully. In fact, the "Book of Changes" can be solved from another angle. Tomorrow will attack the city. If the officers and soldiers dare not come to rob the camp tonight, it means that the city has completely lost its fighting spirit."

(End of this chapter)