A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

"Harder!"

"Push harder!"

In the early morning in the outer city, a stone mill was set up outside the shop, and the shop owner and his wife were grinding soy milk.

The combination of soy milk and fried dough sticks is a popular breakfast in the Song Dynasty recently.

The shopkeeper was grinding the mill, and his wife was holding a small wooden basin and scooping a spoonful of beans into the mill's eye from time to time.

The shopkeeper pushed the wooden pole with both hands, yawned and said, "Madam, will you go back and buy a donkey?"

"No money!"

His wife said angrily: "We don't want animals in our family."

"Why?"

The shop owner couldn't open his eyes and his mind was confused.

"Because you are just an animal!"

His wife saw that he was listless, so she pushed him away and pushed the stone mill to spin quickly.

"Hey, how can a woman do this job? Get out of the way!"

The shop owner woke up and felt a little embarrassed, especially when people in other shops were looking at him and laughing, which made him even more embarrassed.

It is natural for men to do the heavy work in a family. If you don’t do it yourself and let women do it, are you still a man?

The couple was arguing when the wife suddenly stopped moving and looked to the right blankly.

"what is that?"

The Nanxun door opened wide, and a group of people walked in. They are men and women, old and young.

"Is this Bianliang?"

At this moment, the morning light has appeared on the horizon, and it is dim, but there are lights everywhere in the outer city, and it shines like daylight.

The business in Bianliang is probably the most prosperous, and the lights are still bright at night. Many people stay up all night to have fun, which is no worse than in later generations.

Thousands of people looked at the night sky in shock.

There were lights everywhere, merchants were busy, and high-rollers who had spent the night yawned and went out with unfinished business.

"take care."

The shopkeeper and the waiter were also very tired, but they still saw off these customers with smiles on their faces.

The early morning in Bianliang began.

"Want a bowl of soup cakes and add more hot sauce!"

"Here are two meat buns, don't make them too small! The two I bought yesterday are one big and one small, it's outrageous!"

"I want three fried dough sticks, and the soy milk should be piping hot. Drink it and feel comfortable all over."

"Da Lang, come quickly. I have occupied two good positions for my father. Come quickly."

"Madam, I have left and will be back in three to five days at most. You stay at home and close your doors. If anything happens, just scream... Neighbors, please help me."

"It's easy to talk to. Far relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Just go."

"..."

The scene in front of them made the thousands of people a little dumbfounded.

"Is this Bianliang?"

A young man exclaimed, his eyes full of shock.

"Yes! This is Bianliang."

"This place is more prosperous than Daliao."

"shut up!"

A man came out. He straightened his clothes in front of the bustling scene with a solemn expression.

Someone laughed and said: "Li Yi, didn't you say that your family belongs to the royal family of the former Tang Dynasty? Where are the former Tang Dynasties in Bianliang today?"

The man stretched out his hand to rub his face, then rubbed his hands, and said: "The Tang Dynasty has become a thing of the past, and now the Song Dynasty is in power. But as a man, seeing such prosperity makes me excited, but I don't know what you are waiting for." .”

He stepped forward slowly. Some of the sergeants beside him wanted to stop, but the superior officer shook his head and signaled to leave it alone.

"What's going on with this Li Yi?"

"His family is in Laishui...originally in the Western Regions, but later moved to Laishui. His family is well-educated, but he refuses to serve in the Liao Dynasty. He is said to be...a descendant of the royal family of the former Tang Dynasty...and is often laughed at, even by the Liao people. he."

The general shook his head and said with a smile: "What is this called... nonsense bragging?"

Li Yi suddenly turned around and said: "My ancestors guarded the Western Regions. Later, when the Tang Dynasty declined, they fought alone in the Western Regions. They are also warriors with white hair..."

After the Anshi Rebellion, Datang's troops stationed in the Western Regions were continuously mobilized for reinforcements. The rebellion was later suppressed, but the national power was greatly damaged and it was unable to maintain its rule in the Western Regions.

But the remnants of the Western Regions were still fighting alone without knowing the mainland of the Tang Dynasty.

The soldiers changed from young people to old men with gray beards and hair, but they still held weapons and fought with the enemy until the entire army was wiped out.

Decades of fighting alone, such a tragic event is rare in history, but it has been submerged in countless historical changes.

Today someone told this story.

"It's the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty!"

"The last Anxi Army!"

"County Duke Shen is here."

Amid the commotion, Shen An arrived.

He was wearing formal official uniform and looked solemn.

"Are you a descendant of the Anxi Army?"

"should be."

Shen An sighed: "The Anshi Rebellion... If it hadn't been for this disaster, the Tang Dynasty would not have dispatched the Anxi Army to come back for reinforcements, and the situation in the Western Regions would not have deteriorated. But even so, the remaining Anxi Army still fought alone for decades. What a good man!"

"Good man!"

Everyone couldn't help but praise in unison.

Li Yi knelt down and knelt down towards Bianliang City. When he stood up again, tears were streaming down his face. He turned around and looked at Shen An, then handed him over.

"This is Mr. Shen County." Someone introduced by the side.

"I've met County Duke Shen."

"No gift."

Shen An looked at this person with interest and asked, "Is he a descendant of the Tang Dynasty royal family?"

Li Yi nodded, "It's farther away."

They were distant relatives, but they could also be considered royalty.

"Why don't you want to serve as an official?"

Most of the Han people in the north were conquered by the Liao people, so after Shen An conquered Laishui, the first thing he did was to bring those Han people to Bianliang and let them see what the Song Dynasty is like today.

After these people saw the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, they would naturally be full of praise. These are horse bones. After the Song Dynasty conquers the land of Youyan, these people's praise will be the best propaganda.

If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. Such preparation is never enough.

Li Yi raised his head, looked at Shen An in surprise, and said, "How can a certain dignified man be willing to do things for barbarians?"

Shen An thought he would give some reason, but it was just a simple sentence, but it was particularly shocking.

The people of Laishui were a little confused.

What is Haner?

For them, centuries of being ruled have long been ingrained, and their identity with the Han people has become increasingly weak. If they don't take action, it will be even harder to deal with it in the future.

"My ancestor taught in Fanyang and was quite famous. The Liao people wanted him to serve as an official in the south. However, my ancestor refused and was eventually taken away. It is said that he went to the grasslands to teach those foreign races... More than ten years later, he only came back. A strand of gray hair..."

That must have been decades ago, right?

Decades ago in the north, the Liao people were still ruthless in their methods.

"My grandmother took the bundle of hair, bathed and changed clothes, sat in front of the hall... chanting..."

"Kudzu grows in Mengchu, and vines grow in the wild. If I die here, who will be with me? I will be alone."

My love is buried here, the tomb covered with vines, who is with him? Keep peace alone.

Li Yi looked solemn and sang slowly.

"Kudzu grows with thorns, and vines spread all over the field. Who will take care of me if I die here? I will rest alone!"

"The corner pillow is charming, and the brocade quilt is rotten. If you give up this beauty, who will give it to you? Dudan!"

"Summer days, winter nights. Return to their home after a hundred years!"

I have suffered a lot without you. One day, I will meet you in the tomb.

"Winter nights, summer days. After a hundred years, return to your home!"

Li Yi lowered his head and said, "My grandmother left that night."

Everyone couldn't help being shocked and then moved.

There was some commotion in the crowd. Some of the Han people who understood this poem were explaining the meaning to everyone.

"This is Han Chinese poetry. How old is it? It's more than a thousand years old."

"More than a thousand years?"

“What was the north like a thousand years ago?”

Everyone was silent, and Shen An came out and said: "More than a thousand years ago, there were barbarians in the north. At that time, there were disputes in the Central Plains, and countries were fighting endlessly... What did we call barbarians at that time?"

He looked at these Han people who did not know the origin of their ancestors, and smiled and said: "They are called Rong Di, also called barbarians. At that time, the Central Plains was in chaos, and the barbarians invaded from time to time. Zhao and Qin both fought against the barbarians successively, and finally Qin was established. The First Emperor ordered General Meng Tian to go out to attack the Hu and defeat the Hu people!"

This was the first time that the Central Plains used troops on a large scale against the grasslands, and the enemy was defeated in one battle.

"It's a pity that Qin II died, and then there was a melee. When the Han Dynasty first came into being, the Han Emperor was surrounded by Baishan Mountain. The Han people at that time were as weak as the Song Dynasty decades ago..."

There is a group of people watching here, but it is the newly arrived Liao mission. After the messenger heard this, he asked, "What does Baishan Mountain mean?"

There were knowledgeable people in the mission, so they explained: "Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, and then someone...that..."

"What is that?" Seeing that the man hesitated to say anything, the messenger became angry, "Just say it, I won't blame you."

"Yes, later someone colluded with the Huns. Liu Bang heard the news and led an attack. He was trapped on Baishan Mountain in the winter. It is said that he escaped by bribing a woman from the Xiongnu Chanyu."

When the envoy heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "It can be seen that the Han people are weak and have been like this since ancient times."

The man smiled bitterly and lowered his head.

"...For decades after the siege of Baishan Mountain, the Han Dynasty worked hard. Finally, when the country became strong, they began to counterattack and defeated the Xiongnu."

"In the pre-Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty also had the shame of the Weishui Alliance, but a few years later, where were the Turks?" Shen An waved his fist and said: "They were defeated by the Tang Dynasty, and their khan was made a prisoner. "

He looked at these Han people and said seriously: "I said this to tell you that the Han people will never succumb to any external oppression. This was true in the former Han Dynasty, this was true in the former Tang Dynasty, and it was also true in the Song Dynasty. This was true in the Song Dynasty several times. So what if we defeated the Liao people and Yelu Hongji personally conquered them? We only ended up in a state of embarrassment vomiting blood outside Yanmen Pass. Now that the Song Dynasty is flourishing, the return you have been waiting for is just the right time."

The Han people were a little moved.

"So our ancestors are so great?"

The Liao envoy couldn't help but get angry when he heard this, "Who is that? I want to kill him!"

This is a habitual threat. If someone goes to ask, his face will turn pale when he comes back.

"It's Shen An."

"That beast!"

The messenger gritted his teeth and said: "He said that the Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties both weakened in the early stage and rose in the later stage, but they all used the grassland as their enemy. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Han people defeated the grassland first and then won... Now in the Song Dynasty, the grassland was used as an enemy. The same goes for people, this is a bad sign!”

The Song Dynasty was also defeated in the early stage, but now it is gradually recovering the situation, which is very similar to that of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

The Han people over there were already excited. Someone said: "The Song Dynasty also suffered more losses in the early days and won less. Now it has defeated the Liao Dynasty several times. This is similar to the Han and Tang Dynasties! Could it be that... is the Liao Dynasty going to be driven away in the end? ?”

This was a good idea. Shen An pointed at the person, and the secret agent from the Imperial City Department behind him whispered: "Remember."

Such people need to be cultivated so that they can appear as a propaganda force in the future.

"Yes! It seems that Daliao has been defeated in recent years!"

"I haven't won even once."

"At first they said the Song people were lucky, but after losing several times in a row, those people kept their faces straight and said nothing, which shows that they are afraid."

"Is Daliao also afraid?"

this is a problem.

The Liao people have been the overlords of this land for many years. Everyone knows that they are fearless and are proud of this fearlessness.

Just like the lighthouse of later generations, the people were proud of the power of the lighthouse, but when they discovered that a pursuer was getting stronger, they panicked and suppressed them in various ways.

This is the mentality of the Liao people.

Under Shen An's guidance, these Han people felt that the once great Liao Kingdom was nothing special!

So Han'er is great?

The eyes of these Han people gradually brightened.

The Song Dynasty needed these transformations of the Han people as weapons to prepare for the future Northern Expedition.

In addition, these changes in the Han people can effectively promote the pride of the people of the Song Dynasty.

Look, all these Han people from the north have returned and are full of praise for the Song Dynasty. It can be seen that the Song Dynasty today is extraordinary.

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And now the Song Dynasty is on the right path.

What will happen to the Song Dynasty ten years from now?

Shen An looked at the ray of sunshine floating on the horizon and felt that his eyes were full of light.

The Liao people were gradually weakening, while the Song Dynasty was growing stronger. The two sides are ebbing and flowing, and the balance is gradually balancing. I believe that in the near future, the balance will tilt towards the Song Dynasty.

This Song Dynasty will continue to win and unite the people's hearts.

With the support of the people as the foundation, we will not repeat the mistakes of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Who would such a great Song Dynasty be afraid of?

Look at the world and be fearless!

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