At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 18 Everyone Has Ambition
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The war drums thundered, and a Yuan army slowly moved forward, holding up shields to cover the crossbowmen.

On the top of the city, seeing the Yuan army entering the shooting range, Jiang Zheng waved his hand fiercely and shouted: "Fire the arrows!"

"Fire arrows!"

While shouting, the soldiers set up their arrows and bows, and shot towards the bottom of the city.

Immediately, screams rang out from the Yuan army formation. The formation still slowly moved forward for about ten steps. The Yuan army archers entered the shooting range. They immediately drew arrows and stretched their bows, shooting randomly at the top of the city.

However, it was covered by city walls and curtains, and only sharpshooters with direct fire could cause casualties.

Arrows were flying all over the sky, and screams were continuous. Liu Shen, who was looking forward to the fight, was unmoved and waved his hands to order the civilians to fill the trenches.

The peasants were carrying earth bags and wooden boards, fearful and afraid to move.

"Go forward, kill those who hesitate!"

The supervisory team held knives and guns, and shouted loudly to drive the civilians forward. However, those who were walking slowly were immediately killed with swords and guns on the spot.

Before reaching the moat, they entered the area enveloped by arrow rain. Countless civilians were shot to the ground, wailing all over the field.

"Fill in three bags of soil and you can return."

Hearing the shouts, the peasants quickened their pace, rushed to the moat and threw down the earth bags.

"Shoot the arrows, shoot the arrows!" The shouts from the top of the city continued, and arrows rained down.

The civilian husband was shot and fell into the river. The people behind him didn't care whether they were dead or not, and just threw down the earth bags.

"Stuff the corpses in, one corpse is worth two bags of soil."

Hearing the shouts of the supervising team, some brave civilians immediately went to drag the corpse.

"I'm not dead, I'm not dead!" Someone who was dragged away struggled and screamed.

He was soft-hearted and gave up, and he ruthlessly picked up the wooden board and smashed it down, immediately killing the person in his hand, but without the wooden board to cover him, he could not avoid being hit by an arrow.

By noon, the moat will be [-]% filled, and most of it has been damaged by the civilians.

Liu Shen coldly ordered: "Ming Jin withdraws troops, and then recruits civilian husbands."

After withdrawing the troops back to the camp, the wounded soldiers can still be given medicine at least. The civilians can only resist and survive. If they can't resist, they will die. No one cares.

In the afternoon, the cavalry group left the camp and went to the nearby countryside to collect civilians.

"Recruit all regardless of the old or the weak. Those who resist will be punished as treasonous and will not be killed!"

With one order, countless families are destined to be destroyed.

Liu Shen was anxious. He had a high official position, but he was not ranked high in the Southern Expeditionary Army. Whenever someone came to take over the military affairs, he would not be able to take the credit for capturing the emperor. Therefore, he was eager to break Qingtian County and then attack Wenzhou. .

Compared with him, Fan Wenhu is much more leisurely.

They set up camp thirty miles outside the city and took women from the surrounding villages to drink and have fun. There was no rush at all.

He is a surrendered minister, and he will recruit and accept rebels without hesitation. He will avoid it if it is inevitable to overcome difficulties. The most important thing is to enjoy life. Otherwise, with tens of thousands of troops and a strong city to rely on, why bother surrendering to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

In Quanzhou, after Jiang Wanzai collected the surrendered troops, he appointed Li Yu as the magistrate of Quanzhou, and then used Zhai Guoxiu as a partial division to lead three thousand troops to attack Zhangzhou. He led the army directly to Nanjianzhou.

Jiang Qiu, who had expanded his army to [-] in Guangzhou, also led the army to attack Zhaoqing Prefecture and Yingde Prefecture.

Compared with Jiang Wanzai who had gunpowder to help him, Jiang Qiu could only rely on his strength, and the situation was destined to be much more difficult.

It was also not easy for Chen Yizhong on Liuqiu Dadao. After planting the first seed, he hugged and wept with his younger brother Chen Zizhong.

"The road is full of obstacles, but now we know how hard it is to start a business!" Chen Yizhong burst into tears.

Chen Zizhong pushed his elder brother away and said: "Brother, don't get excited. Now we can only cultivate ten acres of farmland, build only a hundred houses, seedlings have not grown, and no industry or mine has been established. There is still a long way to go."

Compared to Chen Yizhong's running around, Chen Zizhong held the water-dividing barrier for the two kings and died after the barrier was broken. There is nothing to say about his loyalty or courage.

If Chen Zizhong had not accompanied and encouraged him during this development, I am afraid that Chen Yizhong would have run away again.

When the two brothers were sighing, a soldier ran over and shouted: "The emperor's edict has arrived. Chen Yizhong, Chen Zizhong and Su Liuyi will receive it."

The Chen brothers looked at each other and sent someone to call Su Liuyi. They saluted and waited for the edict to be issued. "Song Dynasty restored Chen Yizhong to the right prime minister and summoned him back to the imperial edict.

Zhi said: The waves were treacherous, he risked his life to cross the sea in order to survive, the deserted island was far away, and it was difficult to settle the people in an unexplored place, but Chen Yizhong was the most public and sincere, overcoming thorns and thorns, and opening up the flow to achieve success.Now I will give the crown prince Shaobao as a gift and restore him to the post of Prime Minister Zuo. He will also stop his exile and seek the dispatch of the Xuanfu envoy to recall the central government to preside over the affairs of the government.

In March of the first year of the reign of the country. "

After hearing this, Chen Yizhong gratefully accepted the edict.

I thought I was seeking safety, so I came all the way, but I didn't want to sleep in the open air in a place where birds don't poop. It was miserable.

Now that Wenzhou is protected by Taizhou and Qingtian County, it is safe and secure, so you can naturally go back.

Su Liuyi was also recalled to the central government and moved to the position of deputy envoy to the Privy Council. Chen Zizhong was granted the title of Tong Jinshi, the governor of Wenzhou, and the general manager of Liuqiu, responsible for the development of Liuqiu.

In Wenzhou, Zhao was invigilating the exam.

Sitting on the high seat, looking at Zixiong, I feel quite majestic.

In the middle of the school field, more than a hundred candidates were either scratching their heads or burying their heads in answering questions, surrounded by soldiers with armed supervision. This kind of invigilation is so strict that it has never been seen before.

Fortunately, there is only one strategy, and it doesn't require much writing. It can be completed in half a day, so you won't have to sleep on campus.

After enjoying the invigilator's addiction, Zhao felt that it was boring. He wanted to leave but was embarrassed to leave, so he could only endure it.

At this time, Yang Shichang came over and whispered: "Your Majesty, King Xiu is back. Also returning are Xie Fangde and Huang Zhen."

Zhao Shi nodded to the examiner Liu Fu, stood up and left the school, and asked Yang Shichang about their resumes.

Xie Fangde, courtesy name Junzhi, nicknamed Dieshan, was born in Yiyang, Xinzhou (Yiyang County, Shangrao City). He was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Baoyou. He joined the army except Fuzhou Sihu, and then gave up. He was re-examined as an instructor the next year, and also majored in economics. Served as professor of Jianning Prefecture.

When Wu Qian declared to the east and west of the Yangtze River, he gathered more than ten thousand people in Shouxin Prefecture. He served as an examiner for Jiankang for five years. He asked questions about Jia Sidao's political affairs. He secretly ridiculed current affairs and was disobedient to Sidao. He was demoted to the Xingguo Army. He was pardoned and returned in the third year of Xianchun. Jiangdong Ti Xing and Jiangxi Zhao envoys knew Xinzhou and resisted the siege of Yuan general Lu Shikui. Xinzhou went into exile after its fall. Hearing that the Wenzhou imperial court was established, he hurriedly came here.

Huang Zhen, a native of Cixi in the Qingyuan Dynasty, had the courtesy name Dongfa and the nickname Wenjie, and was known as Mr. Yu Yue. He was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Baoyou, and was awarded Di Gonglang and Wu County Wei. Du issued a decree to take back the temple land to relieve the people, which angered Du Zong and demoted him to three levels. The following year, he served as a general judge of the Guangde Army.Soon after, it was changed to the general judge of Shaoxing Prefecture, and he had political achievements. Later, he was promoted to Changping Cangsi in Jiangxi Province, Tidian Prison in Jiangxi Province, tea salt and minister of tea and salt in Changping in eastern Zhejiang Province.

Lin'an city was destroyed and Huang Zhen returned to his hometown to live in seclusion. Zhao and Chen personally visited and invited him out.

As soon as they entered the yamen, Zhao and Chen led Huang Zhen and Xie Fang to bow to them.

"Excuse me, gentlemen." Zhao Shi quickly stepped forward to support Zhao Yuchen, and said, "King Xiu has worked hard."

Zhao Yuchen took advantage of the situation and said, "I don't have to work hard."

Zhao Shi supported Xie Fangde again and said, "Thank you for your governorship of Jiangdong, but the court has failed you. I am ashamed."

Xie Fangde said: "I abandoned the land and left. I have lost my loyalty and I am ashamed of the court."

Zhao Shi said: "The situation is ruined and you can't stand it alone. What can you do? Now that the monarch and his ministers are united, let's start from scratch."

After finishing speaking, he helped Huang Zhen up again, and said: "Qing could live in the countryside, but going out of the mountain this time, the future is uncertain, it is really not easy."

Huang Zhen replied: "Your Majesty will work hard, and the only thing I can do is die."

Zhao Shi said, "How about you take some rest and review the papers together after the Enke exam is over?"

Xie Fangde said with emotion: "The world is in chaos, but Your Majesty never forgets to use talents for the country. He is much better than the previous emperor!"

Zhao Shi smiled slightly and said nothing.

The son doesn't blame his father, but he always compares himself with his cheap, stupid old man, which makes it hard for people to talk to him.

After Xie Fangde and Huang Zhen settled down, Zhao Shi asked why Wang Yinglin didn't come.

Zhao Yuchen replied: "His excuse is to deal with the manuscripts at home and come back later. I can't tell the truth from the false."

"That's all, the current situation is critical. Everyone has their own ambitions, so you can't force them." Zhao Shi sighed with emotion.

Just like Enke this time, there was no threshold, and almost anyone who could read could participate. However, in the end, only more than a hundred people came.

Although Fujian and Guangdong are expanding, the Song Dynasty is weak. People with insight have a clear understanding of the situation. People who are not loyal and loyal are determined not to board this broken ship.

(End of this chapter)