Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 0: 57 Drunken Dancing Feast-4

The Shili Pavilion outside Nanxun Gate used to be a field, but now it has become a world full of flowers.The faces of those who tried their best to get close to talk to Chen Dong may be blurred, but all of them were smiling faces.They are of different heights and are all dressed in rich clothes and brocade robes.Wherever Chen Dong went, he was always the center of the crowd.Qingliu celebrities, wealthy businessmen and tycoons form a circle of ripples, the silk and satin are shining, dotted with pearls and crown jade.Going further outside are the butlers, servants and the like, looking enviously and timidly at the ripples of wealth and honor in the middle circle.

Chen Dong held a wine glass in his hand, with a smile on his face.Suddenly, his eyes fell outside the pavilion, and his expression became a little dignified.

Outside the Shili Pavilion, the north wind was bitter, and at some point, light snow fell from the sky again.In the past, Xie Jia Yongxue, Xie An's "sprinkling salt in the air can be imitated", and Xie Daoyun's "if the catkins are blown by the wind" is better.At this moment, Xiaoxue was drifting like fine salt powder.

The two gentlemen shrank their necks, arched their backs, and kept rubbing their hands and stomping their feet, as if it was extremely cold.Next to him was a tall man of eight feet, with a burly figure and strong muscles and bones, like an iron tower standing on the ground. Although he was wearing shackles and chains, he seemed to be looking good, but the tolerance of the two escorts seemed to be his followers.The big man was dressed in thin clothes, but he stood casually in the snow, not afraid of the cold, a thin layer of snow accumulated on his shoulders, he didn't bother to shake it off, just stood there, eyes slightly closed, occasionally opening and closing, but Awe-inspiring power.

"What a man!" Chen Dong's thoughts moved slightly, and his eyes stopped for a while on the three people, and then several helpers shouted: "This is being practiced for Mr. Chen, and the bandit troops stand aside. Don't disturb The interest of the grown-ups." Unknown to the housekeeper who spoke, Chen Dong couldn't help frowning.The Shangyu sent all the exiled criminals from various prefectures to prison camps in Guangnan and Qiongzhou, and then moved them to overseas fertile land for reclamation under the supervision of the Guangzhou Ship Secretary.This exiled prisoner will also be taken care of by him in the future.

The people in the Neo-Confucian Society promote this strategy of expanding the sea and reclamation. The original intention is that the benevolent love others, and relieve the pressure of the increasing population and land shortage in the Song Dynasty. It is a poor and kind family without land.However, the clinker court was the same as the Shibian government in the Han and Tang Dynasties, and finally sent the world's "traitors" and criminals to reclaim wasteland.In addition, the court officials were extremely "sensible" when they saw things, and asked the court not to forcibly abolish the deed signed by the landlord and the tenant, so that the tenant could not abandon the land at will.Various merchants even regard migrants who have moved overseas as labor slaves who can be squeezed wantonly.This went against Chen Dong's original intention.Chen Dong is not ignorant of world affairs. As the saying goes, a poor person must have something to hate.Of course, many of the offenders and "treacherous" criminals escorted by the states and counties have suffered innocent injustices and been framed by others, but it is really more difficult to govern these people than those good people hundred times.There are 10 people resettled, and officials and subordinates are lacking in everything. It is even more impossible to treat them as labor slaves and distribute them to major commercial firms.

The gangster's phrase of "thieves with the army" actually scolded the two escort officials.But those two men didn't dare to compete with the dignitaries in the pavilion, they smiled bitterly and persuaded the real exile in a low voice.The man's face was as cold as iron, his eyes opened, and he glanced towards the pavilion, his eyes were as sharp as a blade, and the few helpers suddenly felt a sudden heart attack, and secretly said: "What a vicious spirit!" "Those two An official is like a mouse seeing a cat, he must be a murderous gangster." Frightened, he even forgot to yell at him.

At this moment, Chen Dong came over and greeted: "The Shili Pavilion is for passers-by to see off. No matter the wise or the foolish, no matter how high or low, everyone can rest here." At the back, a voice said in a low voice: "Master Chen is high-minded, open-minded, and doesn't care about fighting with bandits." The big man's eyes closed slightly again.Everyone in the pavilion knew at a glance that they were either rich or noble, but this big man turned a blind eye to it.Chen Dong felt strange, and asked in a deep voice: "Where did you come from? Where did this exile go?"

Although Chen Dong didn't look at the two policemen when he asked the question, the two policemen looked at him without blinking. They hurriedly responded to the Shangguan's posture, bowed and replied: "The two of us are Di Long, a servant of the Kaifeng government office. Shi Lian was ordered to escort the prisoner Wu Song to Guangnan." First the prefect was killed in the Hangzhou government, and then the officer was promoted to be involved in the case, so the Ministry of Criminal Justice had to bring the criminal to the capital for retrial.After the verdict came down, he was sent directly from the capital to Guangnan and exiled.According to the above decree, this Wu Song will also be among the exiles who go out to sea for reclamation.

After the words "Officer Wu Song" came out, Chen Dong's complexion changed slightly, and most of the people in the officialdom in Shili Pavilion also changed their complexion, and suddenly fell silent.

Cai Jun's assassination case was too involved, and later the Lixue Society colluded with Wu Song, the appointed governor of Hangzhou Prefecture, to reveal the burial of the criminal Hu Kehe's bones.The name of Wu Song, who was originally unknown, is known to everyone who pays attention to this matter.Chen Dong inquired more about Wu Song's details. This man was born in Wujia Village, Qinghe County. Both of his parents died, his family was poor, and his brothers were separated since childhood.The eldest brother, Wu Zhi, is seven feet long and has a handsome appearance. He first worked as a farmer and studied, and later he was valued by his mentor to join Wuling Academy.The magistrate of Yanggu County, the official residence, eradicated several bullies in the county when he first took office, and showed the leader of the villain Lingchi to the public.Known as a capable official in the east and west roads of Beijing, he is always top-notch in the annual assessment.Brother Wu Song lived in Hangzhou. He was discovered by the former Gao Zhifu when he was performing arts outside Yongjinmen.Later, Gao Zhifu was framed by the "treacherous" party and resigned. Because Fang La's remaining party had been causing "rebellion", Cai Jun had no suitable person to replace the governor for a while, so he was stabbed to death by Hu Keji.After that, Wu Song stole the bone and Wu Zilong and others buried Hu Keji.Most of the civil servants in the Jingdong Road are from the Wuling Academy, and it is extremely difficult for outsiders to gain a foothold.Although Cai's henchmen wanted revenge, they couldn't do anything about Wu Zhi for a while. Instead, taking advantage of this reason, the Neo-Confucian Society and Wuling Academy got closer.

"These two brothers, one literary and one military, are both heroes." Chen Dong murmured secretly, and said with a smile: "So it's Wu Tijue, bring the wine, and I, Chen Shaoyang, will respect Wu Tijutsu."

Wu Song trembled slightly, his eyes suddenly opened wide, and he looked up and down at Chen Dong.The inside and outside of the Shili Pavilion became quiet.

Some people's faces showed excitement, some people's faces showed fear, and some people were baffled.Deng Suze secretly said: "Shaoyang, Shaoyang, do you think you haven't gotten deep enough into this case? I'm afraid that others won't know that Hu Keji was instigated by the Acceptance Society?" He secretly complained, but the situation Under the ban, but unable to stop it.On the other hand, Chen Dong was demoted and released, and hundreds of scholars involved in the Lixue society were exiled to Qiongzhou.Now the backbone of the society in the court is implicitly headed by Deng Su.The big waves wash away the sand, and the turbidity is floating. In two or thirty years, who will be the leader in the world.In Deng Shouyi's heart, there was a ray of burning.

In the middle of the night, the chill was chilling, and in the yellow tent of the White Jade Palace, there was a slight sigh. "Confucianism uses literature to 'disrupt' law, and chivalry uses martial arts to violate prohibitions." Zhao Guanjia read through the secret melodies of the Imperial City Secretary, and rubbed his forehead quite tiredly, "Chen Shaoyang is straight and not party, he is a useful minister .But this famous person's temperament has to be honed in the south." Tong Taiwei stood in the palace, his eyelids drooped slightly, as if he didn't hear it, but he felt a little proud in his heart. "Did the thieves join the army just happen to meet Chen Tietou? It wasn't our family's method."

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Liaoyang City is the leading town in Liaodong.According to legend, when the Qin State destroyed Yan, Qin general Li Xin came here to hunt and kill Prince Dan.The city was repeatedly robbed by soldiers because of its steep terrain.In Liao State, it was the capital of Tokyo Province and once governed more than forty prefectures.The scale of the city is huge, the wall is two feet high, the area is thirty li, and there are eight gates.Various workshops were established, especially for iron smelting and building cities. The weapons produced in Liaoyang are famous for their pure color, sharpness and durability, and they are also famous in Song Dynasty.At this time, with the addition of Khitan and Bohai people from all over the country who had fled into the city, the population of the city was close to 50, including about 25 to 8 Han labor slaves, 5 to [-] Bohai people, and [-] to [-] Khitan people.Although there were more than [-] defenders, more than [-] were ordered to gather in Liaoyang's prefectures, counties, and townships. The Khitan army had more than [-] people, all of whom were cavalry.It's just that the Khitan army is not good at defending the city, and their morale has been low.

Xiao Suxian, who stayed behind in Tokyo, relied on Liaoyang City's height and depth, and sufficient reserves, so he closed the city gate tightly and refused to admit the Jin army and Han army into the city.He also refused to provide food and grass, and only sent envoys to wander around.Wanyan Xie didn't bother with him either, and immediately sent envoys to inform the Han army in Suzhou that the north and the south would attack Liaoyang together.The Jin army marched very quickly, although they took a detour, almost at the same time that the main force of the Jin Kingdom arrived in Shenzhou, the [-] Jin soldiers led by Wanyan Xie also rushed to the outside of Liaoyang City.

Xiao Suxian had secretly communicated with Jin Guo at first, and Wan Yanxie, the leader of the army, also thought that as soon as the soldiers and horses arrived, Liaoyang City would open its gates to accept them.Most of what I did in my mind was how to prevent the counterattack of the Liao Kingdom after taking over Liaoyang. Who expected Xiao Suxian to change his mind temporarily, and the Jin soldiers only came this time with ten Meng'an, 2 cavalry and [-] infantry. Forced siege is powerless.Because soldiers are expensive and fast, Wanyan Xie didn't even carry enough siege equipment.We had to set up a big camp outside Liaoyang City temporarily. During the day, the banners fluttered and the drums and horns responded. At night, the bonfires were like thousands of stars, stretching continuously to the horizon, which was frightening.

Wanyan Xie was also the second most powerful, and he refused to wait for the main force of the Jin Kingdom, which Wanyanci did not hesitate to attack Shenzhou, to go to Liaoyang. He immediately took Wanyan Zongbi as an envoy, and urged the Suzhou Han army to go north to join forces. Attack Liaoyang.The Han army, from Han Ningshuang to the generals of the battalions, all had hidden plans to preserve their strength, and they were resolutely unwilling to sacrifice their own soldiers in vain for the Jin soldiers to attack the city.The commander-in-chief threw a banquet in honor of Yan Zongbi, but he was evasive when talking about the date of dispatching troops.

Wanyan Zongbi didn't want to urge Han Ningshuang to express his intentions about Ju.Whether the fifth uncle Wanyan Xie can make great achievements, he is actually not enthusiastic, he just uses this excuse to go to the commander-in-chief's mansion every day to talk about things.Han Ningshuang was so annoying that sometimes she avoided seeing her, and sometimes she summoned all the generals to have a banquet for Yan Zongbi, but even if she didn't meet him alone, the Fourth Prince of the Kingdom of Jin was furious.