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

Chapter 88
July [-]th, Hungry Ghost Festival.

Before dawn, Mrs. Li lit a fire to cook rice, not for her own consumption this time, but for sacrifice.

Worshiping ancestors, placing river lanterns, honoring dead souls, burning paper ingots, and offering sacrifices to land. The Ghost Festival has many meanings, and ultimately it cannot escape the theory of ghosts and gods.

In order to avoid being disturbed by hungry ghosts, the people would blow gongs and scatter rice and salt in the fields at night, which was called "giving food". Li Dazhuang made an appointment with neighboring neighbors to go outside the city to give food.

This is a more respectable thing, the kind that can be boasted for half a year. It is usually reserved for wealthy families, and ordinary people like them cannot afford to get involved.

A few hungry meals may save food, but there is nothing you can do about salt. That is to say, the price of salt is skyrocketing now, otherwise it is impossible to think about it.

Li Dazhuang said: "If it weren't for the favor of the officials, how would my family be able to afford food?"

Madam Li said: "The bento is to accumulate virtue for Sanlang, and it may be able to keep him safe."

"Count on ghosts and gods..." Li Dazhuang subconsciously shut up.

The first is that I don’t want my wife to be sad, and the second is that I would rather believe that she has it than believe that she has nothing.

clang clang ~
While the couple were chatting, they only heard the sound of the gong outside coming from a distance.

Usually when the government has something to convey, the officials below will beat gongs along the street, so the couple went out to watch.

The sound of gongs stopped, and Chen Danian shouted: "The official edict said: Yesterday I heard that people were giving food to people and spreading salt and rice in the fields. I was deeply surprised. The country is in turmoil now, and the soldiers and civilians are not enough. Why is it so wasteful? But the people and all things are so wasteful. Spirit, are the living not as good as the dead?
The imperial court sacrifices tens of millions of heroic souls, but how can a lonely wild ghost wandering at night dare to cause trouble?Today, an edict is issued telling the people not to waste salt and rice in the wild, but to keep it to support the family and the children. If there is more, it can be used to help the orphans and the poor, which is better than offering sacrifices to ghosts. "

The edict was straightforward enough, but Chen Danian was still afraid that the common people would not understand, so he added: "The officials said, don't give food away, if you can't finish it, send it to the nursing home.

There is no need to worry about ghosts and gods. The Tartars are still killed, but mere ghosts and gods are nothing. Tens of thousands of heroic spirits guard the world, who dares to make a mistake? "

After shouting for a while, Chen Danian continued to move forward, shouting for a while, and soon the whole city knew about it.

Changing customs can only be done by persuasion but not punishment. Just like the sky-high price of betrothal gifts in later generations, they still exist today, and the emperor can only scratch his head when he sees them.

Lady Li looked at her husband and asked, "The officials said they would not give food to others, so..."

"Just listen to the officials and eat the food at home!" As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone calling him daddy. He turned around and saw, wasn't it Li Sanlang or who it was?

Li Dazhuang asked with a straight face, "Why did you come back?"

Li Sanlang replied: "The officials are gracious. I will take a day off and return to camp in the evening."

Mrs. Li smiled happily, pulled her son and said, "You're here just in time, let's go back and eat."

Although they are all in the city, the military camp is not allowed to enter or exit, and the family has not been seen for many days.

After dinner, the family went to Huagai Mountain again.

People follow the crowd, and a family of three couldn't squeeze in. Li Dazhuang couldn't help complaining: "If you didn't come back without telling me, how could your mother and I not get in?"

Li Sanlang rolled his eyes and didn't answer.

Because the emperor was coming to offer sacrifices, and the whole city came to see them, their whole families came to see him, so how could he be blamed?

Most of the bustling people, except those whose family members were buried in Huagai Mountain, were in a happy mood.

No matter whether it is a festival of ghosts or a festival of gods, as long as it is a festival, there will be fun.

At the end of the hour, the emperor led all the officials to come. After offering sacrifices to the Huagaishan Cemetery, he went to Jiangxin Temple to offer incense. It was supposed to offer incense to the ancestors, but the imperial tombs were all in the north, and the ancestral temple had not yet been built, so it had to be avoided.

Then, Zhao returned to the line and shrank.

There will be various activities among the people, and everyone will feel uncomfortable when the emperor goes there. It is better to study the situation.

He ascended the throne in February, and it has been less than half a year (with a leap month of March), but there has actually been little progress.

Guangdong and Fujian recovered quickly because Yuanting did not have time to send troops. In Zhejiang, because Lin'an was heavily populated with troops, they have not yet reached the Qiantang River, and the restoration of the capital Lin'an is far away.

In Guangxi, Jiang Qiu reported that he would march quickly to regain the place, but he did not know when the Yuan army from Jinghu and Yunnan would arrive.

As for Jiangxi, Jiang Wanzai was blocked in Longxing Mansion. As the Yuan soldiers on Jinghu Road moved south, the situation he faced became increasingly difficult.As for Sichuan, it is completely dark and there is no news at all, which is very worrying.

When Zhao Shi was thinking about it, Mrs. Yang came in with a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup, and said, "Brother, why are you staring blankly?"

"The child is thinking about whether we can send agents to sneak into Yunnan and collude with Dali Gujiu to disrupt the place to contain Yuanting's troops." Zhao Shi took the soup and took a sip, and continued: "After Yuanting defeated Xiangyang, we divided the troops into two groups and took them all the way. Jinghu prefectures and counties all the way down the river.

Before He'er ascended the throne, the Yuan army gathered in three places, namely Ezhou, Yangzhou, and Lin'an. However, we ignored Yunnan. "

Because he felt that the natural dangers of the Yangtze River were difficult to overcome, Meng Ge couldn't help but think of the story of using the Song Dynasty to destroy the Jin Kingdom.

In the 12th year of Chunyou of the Song Dynasty (1152), Meng Ge ordered Kublai Khan to lead the army on an expedition, marching all the way to Sichuan and Shu, and all the way to Tubo, and destroyed Dali in two years.

In fact, Kublai Khan did not use Yunnan soldiers and horses when he destroyed the Song Dynasty, but Yunnan soldiers have always existed, and Song Ting, regardless of the center or locality, has forgotten Yunnan intentionally or unintentionally.

This is not because everyone has poor vision, but in the final analysis it is Zhao Da’s fault.

Since Zhao Dali classified Dali as a country not to be confiscated, Dali was rarely discussed inside and outside the court of Song Dynasty, so that in 300 years, Dali became a little transparent, so that Yunnan is ignored today.

Therefore, Dali Buhan captured Rongzhou like a magical army descending from heaven, but Jiang Zhuan still didn't understand where this army came from.

Of course, the Central Committee had not received the report yet, so the young emperor did not know that Rongzhou had been lost, let alone that the Yunnan Yuan Army had launched.

"What's more worrisome is that the Yuan Dynasty is becoming increasingly powerful. I'm afraid that the Chen Dynasty will succumb to pressure and invade Guangxi." Zhao Shi added.

Yang snorted coldly and said: "How dare you invade the border with just barbarians?"

Zhao Shi said: "He is afraid of power but not virtuous. The country's military power is not strong and it is difficult to overwhelm him. The story of Xining is a warning and must be guarded against."

In the eighth year of Xining, the Li Dynasty of South Vietnam invaded Guangxi, destroyed Qinzhou, Lianzhou, Yongzhou and other places, and massacred hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians.

Song Shenzong ordered Guo Kui, Zhao Xi and others to lead the army, and jointly attacked with neighboring countries such as Champa and Chenla in Vietnam.

The process of the war was very boring. Anyway, the Song Dynasty was all about victory, winning, and defeat. Even the prince was killed.

In the end, a plague broke out in the Song army due to the climate, and half of them died of the disease, so they had to return to the court.

Throughout the dynasties, countries in the southeast could be hung up and beaten with one finger, but it was difficult to occupy them for a long time.

The climate can be adapted, and the plague can be diagnosed and treated, but it is more difficult to regain people's hearts.

The purpose of occupation is to feed back the country, so as not to impose excessive taxes. Monkeys can even hurt people if they are impatient. When rebellions break out, they will either station heavy troops to suppress them or fall into guerrilla warfare. To treat them mercifully, they will need to pay money and food and bring in a large number of people. There are not enough capable ministers and the emperor himself, how can he do this kind of business at a low cost?

"My eldest brother has a long-term vision, which is really the blessing of my ancestors." Yang praised, and then said: "Why don't you summon all the ministers to discuss it?"

"It's rare to rest and take a bath. It's not too late to discuss tomorrow." Zhao Shi said, "Why don't you go out for a walk, there is no curfew in the city today, and it must be very lively."

In fact, Zhao didn't want to talk to his mother about military and state affairs, because Yang didn't understand much, so talking about it would only increase his worries.

Yang said: "If my son doesn't go, what fun will it be?"

"Then let the palace maid out." Zhao Shi paused and said, "I have appointed Zhao Zhenglian and Jiang Xingguo (Jiang Dongting's word Xingguo) to the sun. The empress is handling this matter. I don't know how it will progress?"

Yang replied: "Xingguo is the prince of the country, Zhenglian is the princess, and the three books and six etiquettes are inevitable. It has to take half a year. There is no hurry."

Zhao Shi added: "I would like to express my gratitude to the Ri Ling Zong for selecting the maidens of the clan and the meritorious ministers. Please give me more supervision. The maids in the palace can also be released when they are of appropriate age, so as not to be delayed."

"Brother, don't worry." Yang nodded in agreement.

It's rare for mother and son to get together to chat. At this time, the parents are having fun talking about each other.

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The boss asked why Guangxi was raided, and that's how the soldiers came.As for some big shots suggesting occupying overseas, that's for sure, but it can't be done under the current situation. There are not enough soldiers and horses, and there are not enough officials. You can still win if you go there, but you can't occupy it for a long time, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will definitely take over Annan.

I beg you to order a little every day, and ask for anything from recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, begging!

(End of this chapter)