Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 339 0334 [Etc. high and low, both rich and poor]

To capture Xingyuan Mansion, troops must be dispatched immediately.

The later the time to go south, the more powerful gates the government will consolidate.

The officers and soldiers captured in this war were first classified by their hometowns, and those who were not from the Xingyuan Mansion were given priority to training, and they were taken back to their hometowns.The strong are regular soldiers, and the old and weak are miscellaneous soldiers.

Then, from among the local captives, young and strong soldiers were selected, and the rest were given some rations to return home by themselves.

The strength of Ju Ming's troops has thus expanded to 2 people (excluding Yangzhou and Jinzhou defenders).

The troops are divided into two groups.

Zhu Ming personally led the main force and marched south on the Golden Bull Road.

Li Bao led [-] partial divisions and descended from Mi Cang Road.

Li Jinyi and Gong Xiu led [-] vanguard troops to attack Sanquan County first.

The troops in Sanquan County had already been transferred to Xingyuan Mansion to defend the city, so it was easy to take down the empty defense at this time.

When Li Jinyi and Gong Xiu arrived at Desanquan, they did not encounter any resistance.The county magistrate ran away early, and the subordinate officials surrendered without fighting.

The two of them did not stay, they took some supplies and rested for a day. Li Jinyi led the troops to the south, and Gong Xiu led the troops to the north.

Let's say Gong Xiu led a thousand troops, so he ran to attack Xingzhou.

Xingzhou (Lueyang) has only two counties, Shunzheng and Changju, and its strategic location is extremely important. It is connected with Sanquan County and jointly controls the Erchuan-Shaanxi-Hanzhong Passage.

In addition, there is economic value.

There are three major coin-making institutions on Chuanxia [-]th Road.Among them, Jizhongjian is located in Xingzhou, and iron coins are minted every year.

Whoever is the prime minister, whose confidants will promote Jizhong supervisors.

The current prison officer is naturally Wang Fu's henchman, and his name is Yang Zhaoshu.

The magistrate of Xingzhou recruited soldiers from the countryside, and also brought the inspectors to guard the city.Yang Zhaoshu insisted on dividing some of them to guard his coin-making field, and then organized an army of miners.

Gong Xiu went up the Jialing River. Due to the rapid flow of the river, it was difficult to sail in many places, and he couldn't find a tracker for a while.After procrastinating for nearly a month, most of the military rations he carried were consumed, and finally arrived near Jizhong Prison.

"Father, there are officers and soldiers ahead!" Gong Yi returned with the pathfinding team.

Gong Xiu ordered: "Stop, prepare to fight."

But I saw a few strong men coming, kneeling on the ground all the way, and two of them still held their heads in their hands.

Gong Xiu stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?"

A strong man replied: "We are blacksmiths and miners in the Jizhong Prison. We couldn't stand the exploitation and beatings of corrupt officials, so we killed the field supervisor and inspection commander. There are more than 2000 brothers in the Jizhong Prison, willing to follow Zhu Xianggong to do great things!"

Gong Xiuxiu said happily: "The more than 2000 people are all craftsmen?"

The brawny man said: "There are also some local soldiers recruited by the field supervisor. They can't stand it anymore and join us in killing officials and rebelling."

"it is good!"

Gong Xiu laughed heartily: "Whose head are you holding?"

The strong man gritted his teeth and said: "The head of the field supervisor Yang Zhaoshu, this bird official is used to trampling us."

Gong Xiu asked again: "How many officers and soldiers are there in Xingzhou City?"

"I don't know." The strong man said.

Gong Xiu took the more than 2000 soldiers and continued to walk north along the valley.

When they came to the city of Xingzhou, they saw the city gate was wide open, and the people in the city were fleeing.

Gong Xiu sent someone to stop him, and after inquiring carefully, he learned that the miners of the Jizhong Supervisor killed the officials and rebelled, and the prefect of Xingzhou ran away when he got the news.

The prefect of Xingzhou fled to Changju County by boat, but felt that it was not safe enough, so he fled to Chengzhou (Chengxian County) with oil on his feet, which was already the boundary of Qinfeng Road.On the way, the county magistrate of Changju followed Zhizhou, and there was no one in Xingzhou to preside over the situation.

Taking Xingzhou down just like that, Gong Xiu murmured to himself and scratched his head: "My horoscope, is it bad luck or good luck?"

"Good luck." Gong Yi said.

The father and son set up an army in the waste gold mine, eager to do great things.

As a result, Chenggu, Xingzhou, and Changju were attacked, and all the officials abandoned the city and fled. They have not seen blood until now.

……

But Li Jinyi continued to open the road south, and was stuck when he reached Mantianzhai.

This place is also called Chaotian Gorge. Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty fled to Sichuan, and the officials in central Shu picked him up here to take the meaning of "worshiping the Son of Heaven" (later it was called Mingyue Gorge).

High mountains, deep gorges, turbulent currents, plank roads, fortresses...without [-] to [-] troops, it is impossible to kill them with a strong attack regardless of casualties.

Huang Deyu, the prefect of Lizhou, who is over 60 years old, personally sits in Mantianzhai, and puts a coffin beside him.

Huang Deyu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the thieves who came to inquire about the news, his face was expressionless and he didn't say a word.

At the age of 20, he was a Jinshi, a young talent, and a romantic and suave man.

At that time, No. 3 was not a fixed No.[-], but the youngest and handsome Jinshi was allowed to do it.

He is Tanhualang.

The censor Guan Jun, who was born in second place, took the initiative to marry his niece to him.For a while, the beauty is in his arms, the future is boundless, and the scenery is indescribable.

In Min County, he personally visited the typhoon-stricken area and led the people to rescue the disaster.

In Fengxiang, he encouraged the common people to file complaints and severely punished the children of wealthy families (there are a large number of official and eunuch families in Fengxiang Mansion).

However, none of these political achievements are effective, but they offend the powerful and make it difficult to be promoted.

Huang Deyu was able to be promoted to a court official because he was good at calligraphy and painting...

Song Huizong liked his calligraphy and painting, named him Shaobao, and asked him to teach the princes.

Because he could not be tolerated by Wang Fu and got close to the prince, Huang Deyu was demoted to Lizhou as the prefect last year.

"The thief is back, the thief is back!"

The thieves disappeared without a trace, and the defenders of Mantianzhai cheered.

Huang Deyu remained expressionless, sitting down on the coffin, looking at the surging Jialing River in thought.

He can prevent thieves from going south here, but what about Bazhou?
Sichuan is probably going to disappear!

"Prefect, prefect..." A messenger came from the south.

Huang Deyu's heart tightened, and he quickly kept calm, still sitting on the coffin, turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

The messenger said out of breath, "Zhao...Zhaohua is gone, and some people rebelled. They also spread slogans of rebellion everywhere, saying that they will... say that they will 'kill corrupt officials, wait for the rich and the poor, and equal the rich and the poor'."

Huang Deyu seemed to have phlegm in his throat, but he opened his mouth wide but could not speak.

He was known for his incorruptibility all his life, but he became the target of "killing corrupt officials" when he was old.

Zhaohua County, captured by the rebels, is stuck between Jianmen Pass and Lizhou City, there must be no mistakes!

Huang Deyu left a thousand "elite soldiers" to defend Mantianzhai, and took the main force back to suppress the thieves.

……

half a month ago.

Jiangjiagou Village near Wangxi Town, Zhaohua County.

Jiang Chengwu, a country scholar, watched a group of officials leave, and the anger hidden in his heart finally couldn't help but surfaced on his face.

His family was a landlord in the countryside. All five of them had studied and spent a lot of money, but only the second brother was admitted to Juren.The family sold the land property for the second brother to go to Beijing to take the exam, but unfortunately he was still not listed.

In order to support his family, Jiang Chengwu gave up the imperial examination and went to work.

He has copied Buddhist scriptures for others and worked as an accountant for others.A classmate recommended him to be a teacher in a county primary school, and he finally had a stable and decent job. Unexpectedly, the imperial court reduced the scale of government schools and directly abolished Zhaohua County Primary School.

Now the family only has more than 100 mu of land, [-]% of which is barren dry land, but it has to feed the whole family of [-] people.

Four brothers, three of them gave up their studies, and worked while farming. They were willing to do anything as long as they made money, and the whole family supported their second brother to study.

Because the second younger brother passed the Juren examination, he is the most hopeful to become a Jinshi!

However, the government did not let them go, because the Jiang family used to be a third-class household.The family has fallen, but the household status has not been reduced. They have their share of all exorbitant taxes, and they are charged more than ordinary farmers.

"Father, turn it back." Jiang Chengwu returned to the house.

Jiang Zhongru is a teacher of village studies. He is not yet 50 years old, but his hair is already gray.

There are not many students studying in the village, and Shu Xiu can't receive a few, so he usually has to go to the fields by himself.

When he was young, he was upright and irritable. He beat up the children of rich families in the county, and he has been retaliated for more than 20 years since then.

Moreover, a blunt knife cuts the flesh, and it doesn't kill him all at once. Every year, he has his home.He sold a lot of land, and Hu and others have been stuck and refused to surrender him. He has to torture him to death before he is willing.

Hearing that the eldest son said that he would rebel, Jiang Zhongru didn't react too much, but said: "Once there is a rebellion, your second brother will study hard and all his efforts will be in vain."

"I couldn't pass the exam, so I might as well reverse it." Jiang Chengdong walked in.

Jiang Zhongru asked, "Didn't you get any money?"

Jiang Chengdong smiled wryly: "The exploitation by the government is getting heavier and heavier. Everyone knows about our family's situation. Who is willing to borrow money from all over the world?"

Not long after, Jiang Chengliang and Jiang Chengzhang went home with hoes on their shoulders.

The four sons stood around their father. They had reached a consensus that they would rebel against each other no matter what.

The enemy family and the government have been deceiving people too much, and they have come to search several times this year.

This time, the Zhu family and his son rebelled in Yangzhou, and the counties in Lizhou urgently recruited soldiers.Families that are not the only child may not have a young man, but they need to pay a husband-free fee.

The four brothers of the Jiang family must produce two strong men.

Either go to the army to fight, or pay [-] yuan for free according to the household status.

They don't have much money left.

"Can someone surnamed Zhu succeed?" Jiang Zhongru was worried about this, and he had no psychological burden for the rebellion.

Jiang Chengwu said: "Whether he can succeed or not, let's rebel against us. The official sent a deadline, within ten days, if you don't hand over the money for exempting your husband, you will come to your house to arrest your husband. My father and son, five of them, all read the books of sages. If they are arrested and serve as conscripts, how can we gain a foothold in the village in the future? The government humiliated me, even if I beheaded, I will rebel!"

Jiang Chengliang also said: "Second elder brother passed the Juren examination, he does not need to serve in the military. The government has its own rules, so don't blame us for working hard!"

Jiang Chengdong said: "This year we have levied the exempt husband's money twice, and the land foot fee has also risen to 300 renminbi. The farmers in all townships and districts are overwhelmed. We can learn from Wang Xiaobo and raise the banner of righteousness to equalize the rich and the poor. If we kill one or two evil gentry and landlords, we will surely be able to respond to the county town!"

The gray-haired village school teacher stood up slowly: "Then...then it's the other way around."

The four brothers first went to the former tenants of the Jiang family to tear up all the IOUs that could not be collected.He also linked up with the poorest families in the village, and promoted the idea of ​​"equal to the rich and the poor", and said that the Zhu family and his son had already occupied Hanzhong, and they would soon reach Lizhou.

In less than ten days, officials entered the village again, going door-to-door urging money from their husbands, and arresting young men if they couldn’t pay.

"The government is trying to force us to death!" Jiang Chengwu said, carrying a hoe.

Jiang Chengdong said: "My classmates in the county said that the Zhu family has an army of [-], and they have already reached Sanquan County, and they will be able to come to Lizhou next month. The government arrested us to serve as soldiers, and let us die!"

This is a scholar who passed the Juren and went to the capital to rush for the exam. His words are infinitely convincing.

Not only the villagers believed it, but even the officials believed it.

Those who go to the countryside to collect taxes are all young people, and they don't have much access to information.They looked at each other in blank dismay, worried that Zhu's father and son really came with a hundred thousand troops.

"Kill the dog!"

Jiang Chengliang threw a shoulder pole at it, and the villagers who had already connected with each other followed suit.

Jiang Zhongru, as a village school teacher, began to give speeches on "Equaling the rich and the poor, equaling the rich and the poor" after beating the officials to death, counting the abhorrent things of corrupt officials and shameless landlords.

The villagers were convinced of him, and when they thought about what had happened to their own family, they quickly became furious and took sticks to kill Jiang Yuanwai's family.

That member of the Jiang family, in terms of seniority, was the uncle of the four brothers of the Jiang family, but was beaten to death by the four brothers and the villagers.

Swept across several villages in a row, killing people every time they reached a village, and then went to loot Wangxi Town.

This is the only way of Jinniu Road, where water and land cross to form a commercial town, and business travelers stay here every month.

The peasants ransacked the business hotels and shops in the uprising, and the vagrants in the town joined in one after another.After murdering and stealing goods, they ransacked wealthy households along the way and rushed straight to Zhaohua County.

The county magistrate had already recruited more than 2000 township soldiers and planned to send them to Zhizhou.

But when he heard that the peasant army was coming, the county magistrate ran away, completely forgetting that he still had more than 2000 soldiers.

This guy is still running fast, if he is slow, he will definitely die.

Because the peasant army had just arrived at the county seat, those rural soldiers also rebelled and opened the gates of the city to gather together.

Jiang Zhongru took his four sons and wanted to restrain the peasant army, but he had completely lost control.

These peasants were crazy. They first rushed into the government and killed anyone they saw.After venting his anger, he searched for a mansion in the city and rushed into it to kill and rob.

It has truly realized the equality of the rich and the poor, and the equalization of the rich and the poor!

(Thanks to the leader of Little Flying Carpet for the reward, O(∩_∩)O~)

(End of this chapter)