After Shao Song

Chapter 26

There was an article in later generations that described Kaifeng, Tokyo:
At night 1000 years ago, cities all over the world were dark, and only the cities of the Song Dynasty were brightly lit.

At night 1000 years ago, cities all over the world were quiet. Only cities in China were bustling with people, singing and laughing.

The reason why Tokyo is so prosperous is due to its excellent water transportation.The head of the six canals is the Bianhe River, which connects the Yellow River and the Huaihe River.As far as the eye can see, wine shops and guesthouses are spread out along the south bank of the Bianhe River. The merchants and vendors put their business on the roadside to meet the flow of people passing by.

Cows and horses are being herded, and people walking and driving are densely packed along the river, and above the Bian River, there are even more boats and boats, making it very lively.

Tokyo City, which has been transformed according to stereotypes, has made way for the military, so even the official dock must be located in the South Outer City, even if you go north.The autumn wind in September was strong, and several young people who had set out early set out from Zhuque Gate and headed south along the Bian River. They couldn't help but feel the same in their hearts.

Liang Su, who had been cautious since entering Tokyo, finally couldn't help but sigh, "The prosperity of the capital is so prosperous that us rural people can't even imagine it." This is the truth. He was born in Dingzhou, and he was originally from Dingzhou. Bordering the Liao Kingdom, it was inappropriate to say that it was a remote and remote area, but it was definitely considered a small local. Later, the whole of Hebei was ruined by the Jin Kingdom, and even the exchanges between towns like when I was a child were no longer available.

The person behind him snorted, but remained polite in the end, and said: "What is this, Liang Zhixian, my father used to be a Kaifeng official Cao for many years. In terms of prosperity, it is definitely much better than it is now."

The one who spoke was naturally Zhao Fen, whose half of the face had been swollen.

That's right, he was finally kicked out by his father and took office with these colleagues.

Li Xiuzhi, the living room attendant who came to see him off, frowned and said to himself, you are a brainless person. Of course, what you said is correct, and it didn't matter in the past, but you have forgotten that I am still at home, thinking about my past behind closed doors. If this word spreads, , the officials are most disgusted with everything that happened when the Second Saint was in power. Isn't this a point of reference?Isn’t this how you cheat your dad?
However, the two have a good relationship. Li Xiuzhi quickly added: "Actually, Tokyo is still a bit small. I once heard my father-in-law (Lu Benzhong) say how majestic Yanjing is. The reason why Taizu established his capital here was because of Bianjing." Water runs across China, carrying large rivers first, channeling rivers and lakes, benefiting all the South China Sea, half of the world's wealth, and department stores in the mountains and rivers, all coming in this way. The capital of the country is Bianjing, and water transportation can save a lot. But today the world To unify, it is just right to move the capital, otherwise the capital will be undefendable. It would be too fatal."

Zhao Fen is not a fool. He realized from the beginning that this relative was trying to smooth things over for him (Zhao Fen's sister is the daughter-in-law of the Lu family, and Li Xiuzhi's fiancée is the daughter of the Lu family). He was about to join in, but he heard the last sentence, Everyone fell silent, because everyone unanimously remembered the battle to defend Tokyo led by Li Gang during the Jingkang period.

It is true that Li Gang did not know how to fight, but even if Li Yanxian (who was wanted for impeaching him for not knowing how to fight) and Yue Fei (who called him a traitor and was expelled from the army) stood in front of him, they could not say that he was responsible for the failure of the Tokyo Defense War.

Whose responsibility is that?Let's take a look. In January of the first year of Jingkang, Zhao Ji fled south to Zhenjiang because the Jin army rushed south to pass the throne to Prince Zhao Huan. He claimed to be the leader of the Taojun Emperor, and was called "the Supreme Emperor".People were panicked for a while, but fortunately after Zhao Huan came to the throne, Li Gang was promoted to Shangshu Youcheng and appointed as the personal envoy to the camp, responsible for the defense of Kaifeng.He did make a mistake here and did not follow the advice of the veteran to deploy defenses along the Yellow River in time.

At that time, the Jin army hesitated due to the change of kings in the Song Dynasty, but Guo Yaoshi, the surrendered general of the Song Dynasty, was particularly aware of the fact that the Song Dynasty was weak and concluded that the Song Dynasty was unprepared. He suggested that the Jin army cross the Yellow River with the force of breaking bamboo and break through the Yellow River defenders.So afterwards, Li Gang heard that Pharmacist Guo and his son had been chopped up by Lu Yihao, and he happily drank an extra bottle of wine. For the first time in his life, Li Xiuzhi heard his father say good things about Mr. Lu, as if he was in charge of his family. He is not the same person who calls "Lu Jinglue" as a rooster.

No matter how ignorant Li Gang was about military affairs, he took the lead at this time and led Kaifeng's army and people to complete the defense deployment in a timely manner.While urging Zhao Huan not to run away, he personally went to the city to supervise the battle and repel the Jin soldiers.Jin Shuai Wanyan Zongwang (the second prince) saw that it was difficult to attack Kaifeng, so he resorted to a trick to induce surrender. Zhao Huan was actually moved.

Because his father was incapable of doing anything but knew how to seize power. Seeing that he was safe, he actually issued an order to respond to reports from the Huainan and Zhejiang armies and other departments and send them to the capital.They also intercepted local supplies destined for the capital.

Zhao Huan was almost mad at his father and wanted to concentrate on fighting the Supreme Emperor to seize power.The Jin soldiers were unable to attack for a long time, and they also wanted to withdraw their troops. They were willing to draw a river as a boundary with the Jin state, cede the three towns of Taiyuan, and give an extra 500 million taels of silver.Li Gang almost died of myocardial infarction due to his anger, but he had no choice but to try every means to delay, and even withheld the edicts from the three towns. Finally, delaying time delayed the arrival of the 20 Qinwang troops who cultivated the way of masters.

It was naive to think that the situation would be better in this way. The emperor thought that the soldiers should be strictly guarded against mutiny, so he urged the soldiers to fight immediately.He listened to the capitulation faction and dismissed Li Gang. He was so angry that Zhong Shidao was so angry that he finally created the Liuding Liujia, which was well known throughout the city. He plundered all the women in the city and even his own daughters, wives and concubines and gave them to the Jin people to pay off their debts.
In short, only you can't think of it. No two saints and father and son can't do it.In the words of the officials, it is true that Zhao Song did not perish, all thanks to the blessings of gods and Buddhas.

Let alone Li Gang, even Pharmacist Li (Li Jing) can't defeat this kind of emperor!

Fortunately for Fan Chengda and others, Zhao Fen himself was in Tokyo at the time. His father was unwilling to defy and honor Zhang Bangchang as emperor, so he hid in Taixue with his two uncles, and separately inquired about the current official status of King Kang back then. Wherever their home is, their mothers are hiding on the south bank of Bian River. He was only about seventeen or eighteen years old at the time. While holding his younger brothers and sisters in his arms to prevent them from seeing the bodies outside, he also comforted his horrified mother.

It's only been 11 years, but I'm still here by the gurgling Bianshui River, but I've already changed the world.

Suddenly, Zhao Fen turned around and bowed in the direction of Tokyo Ouchi, then bowed in the direction of southeast Fujian, and said sincerely: "Thank you, Mr. Li." He also thanked the officials.Li Xiuzhi, who was regarded as someone else's son, quickly returned the favor.

I really don’t blame them for being like this. The Jingkang scandal is still a miracle drug for treating hypotension for the Chinese people after thousands of years, not to mention that these people have experienced it firsthand.But after finishing speaking, several people calmed down miraculously, because now the two saints are in the temple Taoist temple, and the person who dominates Tokyo and even the world, and almost brought Song back from the desperate situation is the official family.

Another gust of autumn wind blew by. Li Xiuzhi saw that there were still many people queuing up on Guandu, so he suggested to sit in a roadside shop for a while. After all, he had to take care of the younger Fan Chengda, but Fan Chengda was very lively. After getting familiar with him, He asked: "Brothers, why do we, who came first, have to queue behind these people?"

Li Xiuzhi had to explain, "Since it is an officialdom, of course it must be based on rank. Brother Zhao and Brother Liang are both county magistrates, and you are a navy recorder. Of course you have to be polite to the magistrate, general magistrate, or even join the army to record events."

"But I see that the people in front of me are also county magistrates. Brother Liang is also the magistrate of Fengtai County, which is affiliated with Yanjing Prefecture!"

The three adults were confused at the moment. Do you want to tell this kid that because a group of old officials in Hedong and Hebei areas were cut down by the King of Han and Qin, and a group of them were dismissed because they were from Jiangnan Gongge and were incompetent in general affairs, they were sent to Lianghe this time. Most of the officials were transferred from the Guanzhong area of ​​Henan, and of course they are ahead of you in terms of seniority. Speaking of which, there are really a few of them who went to Lianghe to serve as magistrates as soon as they were appointed. Most of them, like Li Xiuzhi, studied in the central government or other places.

However, Liang Su was determined to make a good deal for the former Prime Minister and took the initiative: "Brother Fan Xian, we have both been summoned by the officials. The officials once told me that there is no need to keep it secret. What about you, what can you say about the imperial prelude?"

　Don't blame me for recalling. In fact, I think the success of this article about Shao Song Dynasty is partly based on the fact that Jingkang was too irritating. Although Li Gang is not so lovable in the text, it is really not easy for him, so he and Zongze I don't blame them for not trusting Kodakya at the beginning. I believe Li Gang will feel particularly relieved now.

　　In addition, the famous scene of the children being scolded appears in the next chapter.

　　I didn't criticize Er Shengha. If you look at history, it's even more extreme than what I wrote. You can't just bury these two great heroes just because Li Gang did have problems.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)