Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Zhouxue is located in the southeast corner of Jinzhou City.

This school was almost abolished, but a veteran who once served as an official in Jinzhou asked to keep Jinzhou School.

However, there are only twenty students left, and classes will no longer be divided into three classes.

The old principal has been transferred back to the capital to wait for a vacancy, and the new principal is the unlucky guy who passed the Jinshi exam last year.

There were only two teachers left, and neither of them had much time to teach.

Grass has begun to grow under the big tree where Ju Ming used to give lectures, because most of the school's handymen have also been laid off.

Zhang Bor, Li Bao and many other students, whether they came from Guizhou or local scholars, were tricked into attending lectures in the middle of the morning.

Zhu Ming treated this equally, and his father-in-law Zhang Gen was also deceived.

After waiting for a while, Zhu Ming still didn't show up, so Zhang Gen simply gave lectures by himself, focusing on the similarities and differences between Xinxue, Shuxue, Luoxue and Daoyongxue.

The old gentleman has been bored in the past few years and can only study every day, but his knowledge has improved a lot.

"Whirring whirring……"

A local scholar rushed in. He was so tired that he bent over and stuck out his tongue. He put his hands on his knees and gasped: "First... sir... rebelled!"

No one reacted, Zhang Gen even asked: "Which gentleman rebelled? Is there another Fang La and his ilk showing up?"

Na Shizi also received the news and went to school to attend classes this morning, but was only delayed due to family matters. At this moment, he hurriedly explained: "It's Taishou Zhu, Zhu...Mr. Zhu, I...I came out of the house and saw Taishou Zhu leading the soldiers and bandits, heading straight to the north gate. I shouted, Sir, Sir! He But he refused and kept walking north. I...I saw Mr. Zhu and without saying a word, I detained the gate guards and his troops occupied the north gate! "

Everyone was horrified when they heard this and found it unbelievable.

Zhang Gen said: "Maybe it was the city gate soldier who committed the crime. He really couldn't stand it, and he broke the law and took action."

"No..." the scholar said, "I couldn't understand the situation, and the North City Gate is very close to the prefecture and county government offices. I went to the prefecture and county government offices to find out that there were only subordinate staff in the government offices, and all the officials were invited to Qingfeng Tower! I went to Qingfeng Tower again and found that there were a large number of soldiers guarding the outside of the building, and all the officials were blocked inside and couldn't get out!"

Zhang Gen suddenly felt his eyes darken. According to this description, it is very likely that his son-in-law has really rebelled!

"Follow me to Qingfeng Tower!" Zhang Gen said with a dry mouth.

As everyone was walking out, Liu Shiren, the head of Tiemao Village, suddenly came in, smiled and handed over his hands: "Meet Zhang Tuanlian, I have met all the scholars."

Zhang Gen asked: "What does your husband want?"

Liu Shiren said: "Eradicate evil spirits and help the country!"

"Be bold!"

Zhang Gen shouted angrily, almost spitting out a mouthful of old blood, what kind of thing did he choose to be his son-in-law?

I’m afraid most of the 10,000 yuan that my daughter received as a dowry was used to fund the rebellion!

Zhang Bor looked at Li Bao and said with a dry throat, "My husband is really rebelling. No wonder I felt uncomfortable along the way."

However, Li Bao raised a question: "Do you think my husband decided to raise an army after he was dismissed from office, or did he start planning it several years ago?"

Zhang Bor thought carefully and said in shock: "I'm afraid it will be before he is dismissed from office!"

The two of them have always been by Ju Ming's side. They have been deeply influenced by his thoughts and know Ju Ming's situation best.

I didn’t think about that before, but now everything is connected!

Li Bao is relatively bachelor: "If you rebel, just rebel and follow your husband to cause trouble."

Ju Ming repeatedly instilled the idea that the people valued the emperor over others, and often discussed the situation in the world. Both of them felt that the Song Dynasty was hopeless. But after all, Zhang Bor was a descendant of a famous official and came from a wealthy family in Shandong, so it would be psychologically burdensome for him to rebel.

Li Bao has expressed his stance, but Zhang Bor is still struggling.

Chen Dong, Wei Liangchen, Fu Yuanheng, Lei Guan...these students who were advised to withdraw from the Imperial Academy were already going crazy. They couldn't figure out why the teacher rebelled.

Fu Yuanheng was usually the most radical, and his family suffered the most misfortune. More than 100,000 yuan in property was lost, and now only some shops and land have been recovered.

Occasionally, when the more he thought about it, the more he felt aggrieved, Fu Yuanheng would say angry words of rebellion, but when Zhu Ming did this, he fell into a state of confusion.

Liu Shiren said: "If you plan to leave Jinzhou, please wait a month before leaving. My husband will never stop you. If you have any doubts in your mind, please come with me for a walk."

"lead the way!"

Zhang Gen was furious and held back his evil fire.

Everyone walked towards Qingfeng Tower, but heard shouts coming from there.

Guo Wenzhong took many civil servants and government officials and dispersed to various Xiangfang markets to appease the people. He beat gongs along the street and shouted: "Everyone goes back to his home. Don't panic. Governor Zhu makes decisions for the people and will not hurt the people at all!" "

Guo Wenzhong is the second-in-command civil servant in Jinzhou, and Wang Jia is the first-in-command civil servant in Jinzhou.

Although the two of them had vague intentions of "being thieves", Ju Ming did not dare to completely trust them. It was not until today that he sent someone to send a message to Guo Wenzhong.

As for Wang Jia, he is now leading the government officials to recruit thieves in various counties.

There were officials responsible for maintaining order, and it was Zhu Ming who was causing trouble. The city of Jinzhou quickly stabilized, and the people hid in their homes to watch the changes.

At Qingfeng Tower, the officials who accompanied them initially planned to resist, but were easily captured by Yang Zhi's troops.

Each and every official, like a mourning heir, has been tied up.

Zhang Gen and many scholars happened to bump into the officials.

Zhizhou Han Zhao was so angry that he shouted: "Zhang Gen, you have done such a great thing, but you actually conspired with your son-in-law to rebel!"

Zhang Gen quickly defended: "It has nothing to do with me, it was the thief who made his own decision!"

The general judge, He Zhengqing, asked: "Why are we all tied up, but you are walking on the street like a swagger?"

"I...I..." Zhang Gen felt yellow mud fall into his crotch, which was either feces or feces. He clenched his fists and stamped his feet and said, "I was hurt badly by that thief!"

Liu Shiren smiled and said: "Everyone please come."

Two to three hundred people walked out of the city gate and headed to the dock.

The common people found that there was no big trouble, and some people actually had the courage to go to the streets and follow the tied officials out of the city to watch the fun.

The army outside the city has gathered, and the officers are counting the number of people, as if Ju Ming is reviewing the army.

"General, come forward and listen to the order!" Ju Ming shouted.

Two people immediately turned and walked towards Ju Ming.

"Lu Lian, the commander of the Jinzhou Xiang Army and Horse Army, has met Zhu Xianggong!"

"Jinzhou Xiang Army Infantry Commander Yang Anshi has met Zhu Xianggong!"

The Jinzhou Xiang army had no regular cavalry at all, only some Dipu soldiers on horseback. Lu Lian's command of the horse army was like a bare commander.

Ju Ming asked: "Do you get enough food and salary on weekdays?"

Lu Lian was amused: "My lord, please don't amuse us. Who in the world can get enough food and salary?"

Ju Ming said: "I have always led troops with sufficient food and pay. Before I was admitted to the Jinshi, I was in Xixiang County to suppress thieves, and all the archers under my command were fully paid. When the subordinate officials wanted to deduct money, I took the archers to the county. The government officials will beat each one of them! I will go to Hanyuan County, Lizhou, to train troops to conquer the barbarians, and all the Xiang troops and rural soldiers there will be well paid!"

The Xiang troops in front of them were filled with envy from top to bottom. They only hated why Mr. Zhu didn't become their commander?

Zhu Ming then pointed to the ships transporting money and grain by the river: "There is food and money on the ship, which was obtained by exploiting the people of Jinzhou. But you are not well-fed and poorly clothed. They are all transported to Xiangyang, and then transferred to Tokyo. The emperor will send it to you. Are you happy?"

No one answered, but everyone looked angry.

"Can I help you get your wages back?" Zhu Ming asked again.

Lu Lian, Yang Anshi and other officers gradually understood what it meant and looked at Ju Ming as if they had seen a ghost.

Ju Ming said: "Xiangjun soldiers, go and move the money and food on the ship back to the shore!"

Lu Lian and Yang Anshi looked at each other, this is an order to lose their heads.

Nearly a hundred soldiers behind Ju Ming all took a few steps forward. If the two Xiang army commanders dared not to obey, they would be chopped into pieces on the spot.

Lu Lian bit the bullet and said, "Bring the money and food back."

While the soldiers were carrying money and food, Yang Zhi came escorting the officials.

Some of the officials cursed, while others cried and begged for mercy.

Zhu Ming was impatient and ordered: "It's so noisy, shut their mouths!"

Yang Zhi immediately complied and soon calmed down.

Zhang Gen quickened his pace and ran, burning with anger, his beard and hair standing on end, pointing at Ju Ming and angrily yelling: "What do you want to do, you thief?"

Ju Ming asked back: "Lord Taishan, you still don't understand? The Song Dynasty is hopeless. People all over the world are in extreme poverty. Countless people starve to death every year. Humanity is rampant and the way of heaven is weak. I want to do justice for heaven!"

Chen Dong also ran forward: "Sir, didn't you agree to wait for the crown prince to ascend the throne?"

Ju Ming asked: "What if the emperor can live for another thirty years? Do all the people in the world have to suffer with him for another thirty years? With this foolish king's behavior, let alone thirty years, it will be three years." There will also be swarms of thieves from all walks of life, there will be more than one or two like Fang La and Song Jiang!"

Wei Liangchen said: "How is this behavior different from Fang La and Song Jiang?"

Ju Ming pointed at Fu Yuanheng: "Your family's property has been robbed. Please tell me how Fang La harmed the place?"

Fu Yuanheng said: "According to a letter from his family, when Fang La started his army, he only looted the government and evil gentry, and did not force the people to join the army. He did not kill good officials when he encountered them, but persuaded them to surrender. If the good officials did not obey, he let them go. But After conquering Shezhou, he began to coerce the people and killed both good and bad officials. Rich households who did not obey would often confiscate their homes and destroy their families."

Ju Ming asked again: "How did the officers and soldiers treat the people when they were suppressing thieves?"

Fu Yuanheng said: "When officers and soldiers cross the border, they must collect food on the spot. The sergeant responsible for collecting food takes the opportunity to extort and rob the local people again."

Zhu Ming asked Wei Liangchen: "Am I the same as Fang La and Song Jiang?"

Wei Liangchen replied: "Sir's rebellion will not harm the people, but if the imperial court sends troops to conquer, it will inevitably lead to disasters. I don't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me. You will kill countless people."

Zhu Ming asked: "If I can't afford the troops, the world will not be in chaos? If I can't afford the troops, the people will not be killed by the emperor? If I occupy Hanzhong, I can keep Hanzhong safe. If I occupy the Sichuan Gorge, I can make the Sichuan Gorge peaceful!" "

Zhang Bor suddenly asked: "Does the Prime Minister want military remonstrance?"

Zhu Ming said: "What's the use of military admonishment? With the habits of that foolish king, today's military admonition asks him to remove six thieves, and he can promote ten thieves or a hundred thieves another day."

Zhang Boring said: "The military remonstrance forced the emperor to abdicate and supported the prince to ascend the throne and govern the world. The prince has a good reputation and should be a holy master of his generation."

As soon as this statement came out, the scholars all felt that it made sense.

Ju Ming asked: "Unless I lead troops to fight outside Tokyo, will the emperor abdicate?"

Zhang Bor shook his head: "No."

Ju Ming said: "If I lead troops to Tokyo, even if the prince successfully ascends the throne, will he be able to spare the people who raised the army with me? It doesn't matter if I am killed, the soldiers under my command will be in chaos. When the time comes, no one will restrain them, and the capital will be slaughtered into nothing." !”

Zhang Bor hesitated to speak, not knowing how to refute.

Ju Ming asked the two Xiang army commanders: "Which official deprived you of your food and salary? We must seek justice today!"