The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 526

The old man who opened the door was Wang Qian, the current patriarch of the Wang family. In terms of seniority, he should be the cousin of Wang Anjie's father, Wang Jian.

Wang Anjie said: "Old man, we are the Song Army. Look, the man in the yellow robe in front is the current emperor of the Song Dynasty. Also, on the left of the emperor is a young general in white robe holding a spear. Meng Tianxiang, the descendant of Marshal Gong,

"Ah," Wang Qian said in surprise, "Your Majesty, your Majesty has come in person, and the Zhongshun Army has also returned."

"Haha," Wang Anjie said with a smile, "Old man, this Northern Expedition of our army, the emperor's personal conquest, will definitely recover the territory lost by our dynasty, and the Zhongshun Army has also been reorganized."

For the Wang family of Dengzhou, the Zhongshun Army is the absolute main force of the Song Army. As long as there is the Zhongshun Army, they will be invincible. The older members of the Wang family know that when Wang Jian joined the army, he joined the Zhongshun Army.

Wang Qian gave a low "En", opened the door subconsciously and said, "General An Jie, this old man is the current patriarch of the Wang family. His name is Shan Qian, and he is your father's youngest cousin. Decades have passed, I didn't expect I can still see the descendants of Brother Wang Jian. At the beginning, when your father joined the army, I was just a child of seven or eight years old. However, I still remember your father's heroic appearance in the armor. ,,,,,,, ah, General An Jie, look, the old man is chattering and chattering, please hurry up and invite the emperor to come in,"

"Okay, Uncle Qian,"

The Wang family is a famous family in Dengzhou, but the ancestral hall of the Wang family looks extremely shabby and does not match the status of the famous family. There are only a dozen or so people surnamed Wang staying in the ancestral hall, and they are all women, children and old people.

Under the leadership of Wang Qian, all members of the Wang family knelt down in the tunnel and said: "The grass people kowtow to the emperor,"

"Excuse me, old man, please get up, and everyone should get up too,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

I randomly found a stool and sat down and said, "Old man, sit down and talk, you will live a long life this year."

In front of me, Wang Qian didn't dare to sit down, he still stood respectfully and said: "Back to the emperor, Cao Min is 11 years younger than brother Wang Jian, and this year is exactly sixty."

"Sixty, the old man looks hale and hearty, and I thought he was only in his early fifties," I said with a smile, "Old man, let me ask you, every household in Dengzhou city has their doors closed, are they afraid that I will go to the army? ,"

Wang Qiandao: "Your Majesty, as long as the army comes and goes, the people are very afraid. A few days ago, nearly [-] soldiers from the Yuan army flooded into Dengzhou City. Fortunately, General Zhang Hongfan, the commander of the army, tried his best to restrain them. There are a few Mongolian soldiers making trouble everywhere, so in the past few days, the common people are all cautious and stay behind closed doors, not specifically targeting the Song army,"

"I see," I nodded and said, "Old man, are there only a dozen or so of you in the Wang family's ancestral hall?"

Wang Qian sighed and said: "Your Majesty does not know. My Wang family used to be the largest family in Dengzhou City. It is no exaggeration to describe it as a famous family. More than 30 years ago, since Dengzhou was occupied by the Mongols, the real estate in the city was huge. Some of them were forcibly confiscated by the government, and now there are only this ancestral hall and three houses in the backyard left, so most of the clan members have returned to Pengqiao Village on the outskirts of Dengzhou,"

"Old man, now Dengzhou City has returned to my embrace and returned to my rule, everything will be fine,"

Wang Qian nodded, but hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Your Majesty, this, this time, our army will not withdraw to the south again, will it?"

I understood what Wang Qian meant, and he was worried that our army would be defeated again, so I said in a firm tone: "Don't worry, old man, since I have personally conquered by the emperor, I will definitely regain the lost ground of my court. If not, I will not return to Lin'an. "

"Well, it's great to be daring," Wang Qian said with moist eyes.

"Old man, I have two things I need to trouble you for,"

"Your Majesty, please tell me that it is an honor for the grassroots to serve the Emperor, and they should spare no effort."

"Okay, the first thing you need to do is talk to your neighbors, let them just rest assured, open their doors, and live a normal life. In Dengzhou City, except for a few soldiers who maintain order, all the troops are stationed outside the city. , will not enter the city, our army has strict military regulations, and will not affect their lives,"

Wang Qian smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, there is no problem with this. The Caomin still have some appeal in Dengzhou City."

"Very well, the second thing, I plan to select a sage with both ability and political integrity from among the locals to serve as the county magistrate of Dengzhou County. I wonder if you have anyone you can recommend, old man."

"This is even more of a problem," Wang Qian replied bluntly.

"Why, if there are ready-made candidates, it won't work." My first feeling was that Wang Qian would recommend himself.

"Your Majesty, you just came from Huazhou Academy, right?"

"good,"

"Your Majesty, there is a great sage in Huazhou Academy, who can be said to be the best candidate in Dengzhou City,"

"Really," I thought to myself, "Could it be Fan Zhongyan's descendant?"

This time the feeling is completely correct, just listen to Wang Qian continue: "Your Majesty, this person's surname is Fan and his name is Zhishang. He is a direct descendant of the famous minister Fan Zhongyan and Master Fan. He is now the head of the mountain and the chief professor in the academy. , Professor Fan is a pedantic man with a noble character. The Mongols asked him to come out of the mountain several times, but he politely declined. refuse,"

"Fan Zhishang," I said after a while, "I shall meet this man."

"Your Majesty, the grassroots go to the academy now and invite Professor Fan here."

"Old man, no need, I'll come to visit in person,"

The world is really changing. Just now, Fang Ling was still talking about whether to enter Huazhou Academy.

Entering the academy, you can see that the pavilions, terraces and pavilions are well arranged, and the mountains, lakes, islands and forests form an interesting contrast. These buildings are all in the Jiangnan style, very similar to the gardens in Lin'an.

Wang Qian introduced: "Your Majesty, Huazhou Academy is the only place in Dengzhou City that has not been destroyed by the Mongols. Although it has not been repaired for decades and looks old, it basically retains Fan Chunyan, the fourth son of Lord Fan Zhongyan, and Ren Deng. When the state knew the state, the original appearance of Huazhou Academy after renovation, "

I sighed: "It seems that the Mongolians take good care of cultural relics,"

"Your Majesty, that's not the case. The Huazhou Academy can be preserved thanks to several Han ministers in the Mongolian court, such as Lord Wang Wentong in the early stage and Lord Dou Mo in the later stage. Without them, the ending of this academy would not be good. Where to go, as for the specific reason, the emperor will know soon," Wang Qian said while pointing to a row of spacious houses in front, "the emperor, here we are, this is the main building of the academy—the Lecture Hall,"

In later generations, Huazhou Academy was listed as the first among the eight scenic spots in Dengzhou because of its beautiful scenery. However, the appearance of Huazhou Academy in later generations is quite different from that in the Song Dynasty.

Walking closer, Wang Qian continued: "Please look, Your Majesty, there is a stone tablet in front of this school, and this stone tablet is the protective umbrella of the academy."

"Protective umbrella," I didn't understand Wang Qian's meaning for a while, so I stepped forward to look at the stone tablet. The writing on it was written in Han and Mongolian languages. I know Chinese. It is Fan Zhongyan's famous saying, "worry about the world before , and enjoy the joy of the world after tomorrow", but I don't know the Mongolian language.

"Your Majesty," Wang Qian said with a smile, "the text on this stele was inscribed by Kublai Khan, the Great Khan of Mongolia. The meaning of the Mongolian text is equivalent to the Chinese text. This is the only reason why Huazhou Academy can be preserved."

I nodded and said with a smile, "Kublai Khan has done a good deed."

At this time, the door of the school suddenly opened, and an old man walked out from the inside. This old man was about sixty years old, wearing a light blue robe with patches, and his long beard was flowing, which was quite a bit Fairy style.

"Professor Fan," Wang Qian called out.

The middle-aged man called Professor Fan by Wang Qian is the chief head of Huazhou Academy, Fan Zhishang. The term Dean first appeared in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was still called Shanzhang. After the abolition of the imperial examination, the academy was renamed a school, and the title of Shanzhang was also abolished.

Fan Zhishang didn't answer, but his eyes were fixed on me.

The yellow dragon robe on my body is too conspicuous, no matter where I go, people can easily recognize it.

Seeing that Fan Zhi hadn't spoken yet, Wang Qian slightly raised his voice and said, "Professor Fan, the emperor is here, so hurry up and pay homage."

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty," Fan Zhishang said in a low voice, as if he was talking to himself.

Seeing this, Wang Qian hurriedly shouted again: "Professor Fan,"

"Professor Fan, don't you look like me?" I smiled and walked forward.

"Ah, no, no, I, Cao Min,,,,,," Fan Zhishang seemed to be at a loss for a moment, and was stunned on the spot.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, Professor Fan must be overjoyed." Wang Qian was afraid that I would get angry, so he quickly explained, then stepped forward and pulled Fan Zhishang's shirt, and said in a low voice, "Professor Fan, I will change it as it is."

Only then did Fan Zhishang knelt down on the ground and prostrated: "Fan Zhishang, a grassroots man, see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live."

"Excuse me sir, please stand up,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Fan Zhishang said to Wang Qian after standing up, "Old Wang, this is true."

"I'm still going to lie to you," Wang Qian said, pointing to Wang Anjie beside me, "Professor Fan, this is a member of my Wang family, General Wang Anjie, the son of my elder brother Wang Jian."

"Wang Jian," Fan Zhishang had of course heard of Wang Jian's name, and had seen it when he was a child, so he had some impressions.

Wang Anjie stepped forward slightly, saluted and said, "My junior Wang Anjie has met Professor Fan."

"Don't dare to be, dare not be,"