The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 14 Wen Lu Shuangjie

In the early days, I met Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu, two famous patriots in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Both Wen and Lu were born in 1236, and they were Jinshi in the fourth year of Song Lizong Baoyou (1256).As for Lu Xiufu, there are relatively few records in history, and his reputation is also inferior to Wen Tianxiang. He, Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie are also known as the three heroes of the late Song Dynasty, and finally jumped into the sea with the young emperor on his back.

When receiving the imperial decree, Wen Tianxiang had just resigned from the magistrate of Ruizhou and was living at home, while Lu Xiufu was working as a councilor under Li Tingzhi in Yangzhou.

Jiangxi, where Wen Tianxiang lives, is farther away than Yangzhou, where Lu Xiufu lives. It's just that Lu Xiufu has something to hand over in the army, and Wen Tianxiang can leave immediately if he has nothing to do, so the two arrived in Beijing almost at the same time.

"Chen Wen Tianxiang, minister Lu Xiufu, see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"You two lovers are exempt from courtesy, and you will be flat." I looked at the two and continued, "Wen Aiqing, Lu Aiqing, I will grant you two storytellers in the Chongzheng Palace, and stay in the court to obey orders."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Wen and Lu bowed to the ground again.

Wen Tianxiang was taller and imposing, no wonder Song Lizong appointed him as the number one scholar. He once said in court, "Tianxiang, Tianxiang, this is auspiciousness from heaven, and it is a sign of auspiciousness in the Song Dynasty." He bestowed the word "Song Rui", and later Wen Tianxiang used Song Rui as his character.Lu Xiufu is relatively short, with a positive face, a calm and capable personality, and not good at words, which is deeply loved by Li Tingzhi.

Jia Sidao looked at each other coldly, expressionless, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Although I told Jia Sidao about these two people in the name of the late emperor, he was somewhat unhappy.

After coming down to court, I summoned He Ji, Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu three storytellers in the imperial study.

This He Ji can also be regarded as a great Confucian in the late Song Dynasty. He took reading and lecturing as his lifelong ambition, and he spared no effort in teaching his students. .

Wen Lu and Zhang Shijie can be called the Three Heroes of the late Song Dynasty by later generations, mainly because of their unyielding national integrity.

"The three lovers, please sit down, Xiao Qi, serve tea."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"The three of you don't need to be formal. This is the imperial study room. You can do whatever you want. The three gentlemen are all learned and talented people. From today onwards, I would like to ask you to explain to me the way of governing the country. He Aiqing, you are the oldest. bring it on."

He Ji was nearly eighty years old, and his body was still in good shape.

I have listened carefully to the explanations of the three of you. From their remarks, I can see that He Ji is relatively moderate. Perhaps because he has been in the court for a long time, he knows that Zhao Yu is ignorant, so he just talked about being a king and a minister in a superficial way. , is the foundation of the people.However, Wen and Lu are young and energetic, and they are less in Beijing, so their words are sharp, more touching on the suffering of the people and making euphemistic criticisms of the government.

"I have learned a lot from what the three gentlemen said. I will come here first for today's lecture. Wen Aiqing, Lu Aiqing, you two have just entered Beijing, so please tell me about the customs of your respective regions. He Aiqing has worked hard, so I will leave first. Go back and rest."

Wen Tianxiang is brave and knowledgeable, and he will be a hero with both civil and military skills in the future, but he has not yet led the army to fight, and has not yet shown his military talents. Most of the talk is about local civil affairs.

I suddenly thought, if history changes because of me, will Wen Tianxiang's "Crossing the Lingding Ocean" still exist?

Lu Xiufu's character is Junshi, and his personality is introverted, but he is clear in organization. He compared the city defense map and explained the defense of Yangzhou City clearly in a few words.

Li Tingzhi, the envoy of the Yangzhou City System, is worthy of being a famous general in the late Song Dynasty. Although I don't understand military affairs, I can see that the defense system of Yangzhou City is very sound, with reasonable layout and dense and dense. cramped.

"The defense of Yangzhou City can be described as perfect." I said suddenly.

"Perfect?" Lu Xiufu asked puzzled.

"Yeah, it's not perfect yet."

Lu Xiufu bowed his head in silence, and looked at the city defense map in detail again, a little dissatisfied: "The defense of Yangzhou City is the result of long-term discussions between Mr. Li and his subordinates. Please point out the deficiencies in it. .”

Both Wen and Lu are important members of my expected team, so naturally I have to find a way to convince them.

I pointed to the map and said: "Look here, dear dears, this place, not far from the north gate of Yangzhou City, is called Pingshan Hall. If they are Mongols, they will build several towers here, and install more siege crossbows and other equipment, so that they can cover the attack of the ground troops from the heights, thus greatly reducing the defensive effect of the city walls of Yangzhou. The commanding heights are occupied by me, and this is the fly in the ointment, the plane is perfect, but the three-dimensional is lacking."

Wen Tianxiang didn't experience it personally, but he didn't feel much about it, but Lu Xiufu was already in a cold sweat, and he didn't understand what three-dimensional is, so he panicked and said: "If it wasn't for your majesty's reminder, this Yangzhou city is in danger. "

Afterwards, Lu Xiufu stared at the map chief for the test, sometimes frowning, sometimes discussing with Wen Tianxiang, but he still couldn't get a good solution.

I didn't rush them either, I just sipped the tea quietly.

After a long time, Lu Xiufu suddenly fell to his knees and said, "Please enlighten me, Your Majesty, to save the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou City from the crisis."

"Get up quickly, the soldiers and civilians in Yangzhou are also my people, and of course I will do my duty." I helped Lu Xiufu up and said, "The only way is to expand the city. Come and see, there is a gap between Pingshan Hall and the nearest city wall. The distance is very close, you can send people to build a big city to surround Pingshan Hall, and then the commanding height of the north gate can be incorporated into the city defense, so that Yangzhou City will be worry-free."

Lu Xiufu was already smart. Hearing my point, he understood it after a little thought. Then he knelt down again, solemnly kowtowed three times and said: "Your Majesty is really a god. Another thing is that Yangzhou City has been fighting for years. , the casualties of soldiers are increasing day by day, can His Majesty send more troops there?"

I knew that Lu Xiufu was sincere in kowtowing this time, so I waited until he finished kowtowing before saying: "Lu Aiqing, get up and talk, the current situation in the court is complicated, and most of the generals in Lin'an are mobs, I will meet you in three or four years." Completely change the military system, if there is an urgent need for soldiers in Yangzhou City in the near future, I think refugees can be recruited on the spot."

"Recruit on the spot? There are a lot of refugees outside Yangzhou City, and this can solve the urgent need." Lu Xiufu got up and said.

"That's all for now."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will write back to Master Li right now."

I smiled and said, "Lu Aiqing, when you told Master Li, the above two points were your suggestions, understand?"

Lu Xiufu was stunned and said, "This subordinate is dull and doesn't understand what His Majesty means."

Seeing that Lu Xiufu was so straightforward, I immediately liked him and said: "Aiqing will understand in the future, not only this matter, but also what I talked about today should not be spread outside the public. Now I am a hidden dragon, haha."

"Follow His Majesty's will."

I stood up and said brightly in my eyes: "Okay, Song Rui, Junshi, you two will be the pillars of my Song Dynasty from now on, so that you can do things for the court. When I am a flying dragon in the sky, I will take care of you." I brought it to the top of the universe in the Song Dynasty, and then both of you will be ministers of Zhongxing, and they will surely be famous in future generations."

Wen and Lu were excited when they heard me call Song Rui and Junshi directly.When Emperor Dafan spoke the name of the minister, he regarded him as the minister of the humerus.

Didn't the scholars in ancient times just hope to sell their knowledge to the emperor's family?

What's more, my words are also the ambitions of Wen and Lu in their lives. At this time, I heard my bold words with my own ears, and my heart was full of emotion: "The ministers are willing to follow His Majesty to the death, set the Central Plains in the north, and rejuvenate the Great Song Dynasty."