Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Hanyuan County, Feiyue Ridge.

In the alpine meadows, hunting dogs gallop and horses gallop.

Ju Ming was hunting on the grassland with several of his followers and the scholars who had horses at home. Due to the troop deployment system, nine Xiang troops participated on horseback, and the rest were all barbarians.

"Woooooo~~~~"

"Dong dong dong dong!"

Drums and horns sounded everywhere, and several green deer fled in panic.

"drive!"

Cornucopia accelerated instantly and was several horses ahead, while the others followed suit.

Ju Ming's riding and archery skills improved significantly. While the horse was galloping, he drew his bow and nocked an arrow thirty steps away, and hit the fleeing green deer with an arrow.

"good!"

"The county's great shot!"

The Han and Qiang tribes cheered in unison.

Half a year ago, Ju Ming mobilized rural soldiers and marched to Feiyuolingxia. Before they could cut down the trees to make cannons, the five tribes of barbarians surrendered urgently.

Firstly, Ju Ming is famous, and secondly, Ju Ming does not ask for much.

The five tribes of barbarians presented their household registration lists one after another and agreed to the government going into the mountains to measure the land.

Ju Ming did not go too far, acquiescing to the five barbarians to hide their land and population, and at the same time promised them to halve their taxes.

In fact, it is a symbolic tax collection. The real purpose is to put the five tribes of barbarians under government management in name, and to prepare Baojia to select Li Zheng.

The five tribes of barbarians originally had only five leaders, but Ju Ming arranged for twenty Li Zheng and fifteen Bao Jia in one go.

Li Zheng was in charge of mutual trade, and Baojia Chang was in charge of tax collection and recruiting troops.

Although these grassroots officials are not even counted as officials, and are all held by barbarians, and are still under the jurisdiction of five leaders, in the long run, power will definitely be decentralized, at least from within.

"Mountain donkey, mountain donkey!"

A group of serows were driven out of the forest by barbarians, and everyone cheered and chased them on horseback.

The hunters of the Han and Qiang tribes did not take action without permission. They scattered around and drove the prey towards Ju Ming. Today's task was to make the county master happy.

Ju Ming shot the strongest one with an arrow, and several hounds ran out to chase the injured serow.

Ju Ming added another arrow and said with a smile: "Don't just watch."

Only then did everyone show off their talents and began to hunt to their heart's content.

More than 20 young people from the five barbarians were extremely active and wanted to show off their skills in front of the county magistrate.

The barbarians feared power but had no morals. The tougher Ju Ming used his methods, the more they made them obey. In the past six months, Ju Ming rode into the mountains many times to communicate with various barbarians.

Bring corn and sweet potato seeds to Wubuman and teach them how to farm. At the same time, they also competed in martial arts. Zhu Ming personally competed with the barbarians, and many young Qiang people actually worshiped him.

In the evening, a bonfire was lit, and the Han and Qiang tribes gathered together to skin and roast the prey they had caught today.

"Your Majesty, please enjoy!"

A Qiang boy held the antelope leg and knelt on one knee in front of Ju Ming.

This young Qiang's name is Yang Damu. He is the son of the leader of the Yang tribe of the five tribes of barbarians. The free translation of his name is also called Yang Yun.

Ju Ming took the barbecue and said with a smile, "Come and sit next to me."

"Yes!" Yang Yun said happily.

Ju Ming cut a large piece of meat for him: "How will the harvest be this year?"

Yang Yun said: "The corn in the village has been harvested. There is a lot of food this year."

Last year, Ju Ming forced Han people to grow corn and sweet potatoes, causing complaints among Han mountain people. But in autumn and winter, with the harvest of corn and sweet potatoes, the mountain people were happy again and said that Magistrate Zhu was a good official.

The planting area expanded this year, and Ju Ming also brought seeds to Wubuman.

Many of the five tribes lived in the mountains. Before the Song Dynasty was established, they were already familiar with the barbarians and had already learned Chinese and farming.

In the past, corn and sorghum were grown everywhere, and most of the land was relatively barren, so corn and sweet potatoes were just right for them.

Pure force deterrence cannot bring the barbarians back.

With the combination of force and practical benefits, Ju Ming quickly gained the respect of the five tribes of barbarians.

After taking a few bites, Ju Ming smiled and said: "No matter the Han or Qiang warriors, they can fight each other for a show, and the winner will be rewarded with the skin of the prey!"

The atmosphere suddenly became more lively, and everyone started a wrestling match with a bonfire.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

A government official came on horseback, walked up to Ju Ming and whispered: "Your Majesty, a eunuch has come with the imperial army. He went to the county government office in the afternoon and said that he was ordered by the emperor to capture the county minister and take him to Dali Temple."

Zhu Ming said without changing his expression: "Let them wait."

That night, Ju Ming stayed at the Manzhai in the mountains and made an appointment to go hunting in another mountain range tomorrow.

Setting off at dawn, Zhu Ming just pretended that nothing happened.

After noon, the emperor's messenger finally arrived, led by Yang Jian's confidant Li Yan.

Historically, it took only three or four years for this person to gain power and become one of the six thieves based on his strength.

He was ordered to promote Xicheng, and in the name of establishing Huangzhuang, he enclosed more than 30,000 hectares of land around the capital and killed thousands of peasants who tried to resist. Moreover, the Xicheng Office is still enclosing land in Shandong, which has intensified the conflicts in Shandong. Various factors have combined to create hundreds of thousands of bandits!

After Zhao Huan, Qinzong of the Song Dynasty, succeeded to the throne, he immediately abolished Xicheng Office, returned the land of Huangzhuang to the farmers, and killed Li Yan to vent his anger.

When talking about Song Qinzong, they usually only say that he is fatuous and cowardly, but he really ordered the abolition of a lot of bad policies.

In terms of internal affairs, Song Qinzong did a pretty good job.

"Where is Ju Ming?" Li Yan yelled at the top of his voice.

Ju Ming was hunting. After getting the news, he came immediately on horseback.

Li Yan was originally arrogant, but he saw that Zhu Ming was followed by a large number of followers, as well as dozens of barbarians carrying bows and guns.

He swallowed and tried to be polite: "We are here on the emperor's order to capture the steward Zhu Ming and return him to Dali Temple to await trial. Zhu Dalang, please come with me."

Zhu Ming was only dismissed from his post as county magistrate, and his status as official Lang Jingguan was still there.

Yang Yun is a young Qiang fan of Zhu Ming. He pointed at Li Yan and said, "You don't know what's good or bad. What kind of person is the county magistrate? Are you going to arrest him just when you ask?"

Seeing many barbarians coming around, Li Yan smiled apologetically and said, "We are also doing things under orders."

Yu Dian, the commander of Lizhou Xiang Army, looked extremely ugly.

He led troops to conquer the barbarians and made many military exploits. He watched with his own eyes as Yu Wenchang and Ju Ming wrote documents reporting their victory. His name was clearly listed, but when the court awarded him a reward, it had nothing to do with him.

Yu Dian was filled with anger, and at the same time he was aggrieved by Ju Ming.

Zhu Zhi County has the greatest contribution, but the court did not reward him. He is so shameless!

Today, he finally couldn't bear it any longer. Yu Dian asked, "Zhizhi County has done great service in conquering the barbarians. Why hasn't he been rewarded for a long time, but he still has to be arrested and tried?"

When Li Yan saw that he was dressed as a Han man, he was no longer so afraid and asked: "Who are you? What is your position?"

Yu Dian said: "Lizhou Xiang Army Commander Yu Dian!"

"How dare a small commander talk nonsense in front of our family? How brave!" Li Yan decided to take revenge when he returned to Beijing and asked someone to remove Yu Dian from his military post.

Clang!

Zhang Bor couldn't stand it anymore, drew his sword and shouted angrily: "Eunuch!"

Li Yan was so frightened that he took two steps back and hid behind the imperial army: "Who are you?"

Zhang Boring announced his name: "Zhang Boring is the son of the Zhang family in Puzhou!"

Li Yan sneered: "But he is white."

"Okay," Zhu Ming raised his hand to stop him, "Let's break up the hunting today. I'm going to the capital." He then said to the Qiang youths, "You are good at farming, and don't rob Han people's livelihood and cause trouble."

"yes!"

The young Qiang people responded in unison.

Ju Ming had been giving lectures in Lizhou for more than half a year. When the scholars heard about this, they had already gathered at the county government office to wait.

When he returned to the city, dozens of scholars gathered around and asked the emperor why he wanted to arrest the magistrate.

Zhu Ming smiled and said: "Don't think too much, go home and study hard. I just wrote a memorial to advise Your Majesty to work diligently and love the people, and by the way, I also denounced the treacherous ministers. It is not a big disaster. I can tell you soon after I get to the capital. clear."

The scholars were even more angry after hearing this, and complained one after another to the magistrate.

Ju Ming persuaded the scholars to leave with good words.

Zhang Jinping had already packed his luggage and was waiting anxiously at the gate of the back house.

Ju Ming was escorted in by the Imperial Army and said comfortingly: "Madam, don't panic, you go back to Yangzhou first, it's no big deal."

"Ms. sir..." Zhang Jinping hesitated to speak.

Li Yan actually ran to the county jail and got a pair of shackles.

This time, Li Bao was also angered and drew his sword almost at the same time as Deng Chun and Bai Sheng.

Zhu Ming stared at Li Yan: "You really want to shackle me?"

This was the official residence of the Han family, but Li Yan was no longer afraid, and became more and more courageous, saying: "According to orders, prisoners should wear shackles."

Ju Ming sneered: "If I dare to go to "Public Security", I will put life and death aside. If you push too hard and insist on humiliating me, I will just commit suicide. Can you bear it if I die on the road?"

After Li Yan thought carefully, he realized that he really couldn't afford it.

There were many people interceding for Ju Ming inside and outside the court, and the emperor did not dare to kill them casually.

Once Ju Ming dies on the way, the responsibility will be borne by Li Yan, and even Yang Jian will not protect him.

Moreover, as the prime minister, Wang Fu must be the first to impeach him in order to clear up the relationship!

Also, in "Public Security", Ju Ming complained about the prince, which seemed extremely dangerous, but he gave himself a life-saving charm.

Unless Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty really ordered the deposing of the crown prince, anyone who dared to murder Ju Ming would be suspected of clinging to King Yun and murdering loyal ministers, and would inevitably be attacked by the ministers of the court.

King Yun Zhao Kai also had to save Ju Ming's life.

If Ju Ming died unexpectedly, Zhao Kai would be the first suspect, and his hope of becoming a prince would be cut off.

There is no need for the Six Thieves and King Yun to cause such trouble.

They have almost reached a consensus now that they want to assassinate Ju Ming to Qiongzhou and at the same time destroy his origins.

Li Yan took a deep breath and asked someone to return the shackles to the prison. He cupped his hands and said, "Zhu Dalang, please go on your way."

Ju Ming said to his followers: "You will escort my wife back to Yangzhou."

Li Bao said: "Brothers Bai and Deng are enough to escort my wife. I will accompany my husband to the capital. If there is an accident on the way, it is best to have someone to take care of her."

"I'll go too!" Zeng Xiaoduan said.

Wei Yingshi said: "When I return to Xiangzhou, I ask my grandfather to write a letter to my old friend. Maybe I can exonerate my husband."

Zhang Boring said: "I will also go to Beijing with my husband."

Guan Sheng said: "I am from Tokyo and I am more familiar with Tokyo."

Li Yan led the imperial army to escort Ju Ming on the road. After hearing the news, the people in the city came to see him off.

After sending Ju Ming out of the city, many people gathered outside the city and sent him all the way for more than ten miles.

The corn in Lizhou has been harvested. There have been disasters everywhere this year, but the weather is smooth here in Sichuan.

The further you go into the mountains, the larger the corn planting area becomes.

When walking in the countryside and even into the mountains, people also recognized Ju Ming and took the initiative to come over and greet him.

Li Yan looked anxious and uneasy, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief until he left the boundary of Lizhou.