Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Just after the Lantern Festival, Shi Yuangong sent information: "Xiang Zhong has occupied the entire Jinghu Road and wants to use money to buy food from us."

"The food he snatched from the government and wealthy households was exhausted so quickly." Ju Ming was a little surprised.

Shi Yuangong said: "Zhong Xiang has been fighting, first fighting with the officers and soldiers, then fighting with us, and then fighting with the officers and soldiers. Both Jinghu Road and Jinghu Road are vast and sparsely populated, and he has many troops. And the Jinghu South Road The officers and soldiers have been fighting for the past three years, how can they survive with only the food from Jinghu North Road?"

"If you need grain, you can sell other things." Zhu Ming doesn't know how to sell grain. He still wants to find someone to buy grain.

The area around Dongting Lake was a large granary in the Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately it has not been fully developed yet.

Shi Yuangong added: "There is another news. It was sent by Li Bangyan from Tokyo. Quan Bangyan, the transit envoy to Jiangxi and the economic and pacification envoy to Jiangxi, was ordered by the Song Dynasty to send troops from the east. Li Bangyan, the prefect of Hezhou and a former Wu Jinshi, Gong, because of his merits in suppressing the bandits, was promoted to Guangxi's punishment envoy and Guangxi's economic and strategic pacification envoy. The Song Dynasty ordered him to send troops from the south. The officers and soldiers of Jiangxi and Guangxi will attack Zhong Xiang from two directions by summer at the latest."

Ju Ming said amusedly: "The kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty finally couldn't bear it anymore. An emperor on Jinghu Road is too annoying. Send the news to Prime Minister Zhong and sell him a favor."

Perhaps because of the good weather last year, Jiangxi and Guangxi both harvested a lot of grain and suppressed the rebellions in their respective jurisdictions. This year, they finally have to attack Jinghu Road from two sides.

A Chu emperor nestled there would attract more attention from the Song monarchs and ministers than the Zhu family and his son who occupied Sichuan.

At least the Zhu family and his son did not establish a country and proclaim themselves emperors!

The letter was sent to Changsha. After reading it, Prime Minister Zhong looked very calm: "I had planned to kill him, and these two groups of officers and soldiers arrived just in time."

"Father, what did Zhu Thief say in the letter?" asked Zhong Zi'ang, the prince of Chu.

Zhong Xiang handed over the letter: "Read it yourself."

Zhong Ziang read the letter quickly and asked doubtfully: "Zhu Thief is so kind-hearted that he sent someone to tell the news? Could it be false news?"

Zhong Xiang shook his head and said: "The Zhu family and his son have been high officials. They must have friends in Kaifeng, and they are officials' friends. His news should be true. They are all rebels. We can block the officers and soldiers for him, and he will be happy." Let us fight with the officers and soldiers.”

"The Zhu thieves and his son occupy five territories and we only have two territories. The pseudo-Song Dynasty should attack the Zhu thieves first." Zhong Ziang said.

Zhong Xiang guessed: "Perhaps we proclaimed the emperor too early. It is also possible that the Jinghu Road is easier to fight, and Sichuan is a dangerous place where officers and soldiers really can't attack, so naturally it is easy first and then difficult."

Zhong Ziang said worriedly: "I heard people say that Quan Bangyan has been in charge of Jiangxi for only one year, and he has made all the people praise the officials and the people. Li Gong of Guangxi has outstanding military exploits. He was promoted to a court official based solely on his military merits. He is a man who has never fought. A victorious general who has lost battles. These two people are attacking at the same time, so it may not be easy to deal with them."

"What are you afraid of? If they dare to come, I will beat them hard!" Zhong Xiang did not take the officers and soldiers seriously.

The Jin Kingdom is about to send troops to the south, and the Song soldiers are about to encircle and suppress Zhong Xiang. War clouds are thick on both the north and the south and are about to break out.

On the contrary, the Zhu family and his son had a peaceful scene here, and they were training troops and developing internal affairs with peace of mind.

The third phase of the Shanhe Weir in Hanzhong has begun.

The area around Yangzhou City all belongs to the irrigation area of ​​Shanhe Weir and Han River. When Ling Guxu and Ju Ming discussed water conservancy, part of it was not built until the Ming Dynasty, but now it is only part of the third phase of the Shanhe Weir project.

Or, it can no longer be called a mountain and river weir, but should be called the "Hanzhong Basin Water Conservancy System."

The integration of Baoshui River, Hanjiang River and Shanhe Weir, together with the various tributaries of Hanjiang River, can irrigate four million acres of land in the Hanzhong Basin!

Moreover, it also has the function of preventing floods and droughts, allowing the people here to maintain their harvests despite droughts and floods.

A Hanzhong Basin with a complete water conservancy system, coupled with the Chengdu Plain of the Land of Abundance, was enough to feed Ju Ming's 200,000 troops.

The refugees in Nanxiang Basin, after a year of hard work cultivating wasteland, can barely support themselves this year. The military training was on track, and Ju Ming became free all of a sudden. He could even take time out from time to time to take his wife, concubines, and children to the countryside.

Perhaps because he had too much free time, Zhang Jinping, Zheng Yuanyi, Zhao Fujin, and Zhe Yanxiu became pregnant one after another...

Zhong Miaoyun and Li Shishi were a little panicked. They were obsessed with each other at night and wanted to have a son and a half daughter.

Ju Ming couldn't resist these tigresses, so he went south to inspect the army in February. After more than a month of self-cultivation, he finally regained his energy.

Returning to Xiangyang, he ducked into Pei Chang'e's room and turned a blind eye to the sad eyes of Zhong Miaoyun and Li Shishi.

Pei Chang'e and the maid were overjoyed, and they were extremely attentive before and after running, fearing that they would not be able to leave a good impression on Ju Ming.

"It doesn't have to be like this, just do things normally." Zhu Ming felt like he was a distinguished guest, not the owner here.

"Yes!" Pei Chang'e quickly bent down and accepted the order.

The maid brought food and wine, and Pei Chang'e poured the wine herself, then sat down obediently.

This girl is absolutely stunning, her facial features are so perfect that she looks like someone in a picture, as if she is no longer a human being.

She just looks sad and pitiful all the time. She has been sent here for a year and has not been touched by Ju Ming, so she feels all kinds of worries and fears. He couldn't talk to other wives and concubines, so he had no choice but to please Master Li, acting like Master Li's little follower.

Ju Ming could probably guess what she was thinking: "Chang'e has been quite neglected since she came here. I will give you a gift today."

Pei Chang'e smiled and said, "I don't want gifts from my husband. I will be very happy if my husband can come and sit here often."

"Go get paper and pen," Ju Ming told the maid, and then said to Pei Chang'e, "You have been studying with the teacher last year, and I'm afraid you haven't even learned how to compose music. Today I will give you a new song. There is no word card, so it is suitable to use Yue. Play and sing, and compose a tune for it."

Pei Chang'e became more and more happy, but said in fear: "I can only sing lyrics, but I am far from composing music by myself. This is not something everyone should say lightly."

"You can take it to Master, and you can discuss it." Zhu Ming said.

The maid quickly brought a pen and paper, and Zhu Ming wrote with a swipe: "The jade fibers are bent and damaged by spring onions, and the peaks of eyebrows are damaged by the pressure of distant mountains. I have been worried about all kinds of things for a long time. Suddenly I heard the sound of flower sellers, and the embroidery needles are not ready to be threaded."

This song "Tian Jing Sha" is a Yuan song, but it is composed and performed in Yue Diao, which had already appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Pei Chang'e blushed when she read it, because it was about a woman who was in love with spring, and to put it bluntly, she wanted a man. Ju Ming was writing lyrics to tease her.

"Slave...slave, please sing a song for your husband." Pei Chang'e was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak because her face was so hot that she quickly changed the subject and went to get the pipa.

Ju Ming was relaxed and comfortable during this period. He was drinking wine and listening to his concubine singing, enjoying the good time.

He guessed that he wouldn't be able to stay idle for much longer.

The news that Jin State and Song State had severed diplomatic relations has reached Xiangyang.

But as soon as Pei Chang'e started singing, Ju Ming almost spit out a mouthful of wine, choked his throat and coughed several times.

But I heard her lightly open her red lips and sing: "Teacher, teacher and student are beautiful, the fragrance is more affectionate to me, the peace is longer than the peace, the four are beaten into one. Fortunately, Cang Huang has been writing new words for many years. He pulled it back and moved it again, and the word "treacherous" was focused on me."

Really erotic lyrics and songs, the talented Liu Yong is really having fun!

The traditional Chinese character for "rape" is three "female" characters, with an "I" written in the middle, which vividly describes the scene at that time.

Liu Dacaizi was in the middle, with Shishi, Xiangxiang, and Anan surrounding him. The four of them were already indistinguishable from each other.

Ju Ming couldn't help but ask: "Who taught you this poem?"

"Senior Sister," Pei Chang'e bowed her head shyly, "Senior Sister said that if my husband comes, he can sing this song to relieve his boredom. You can also call her over. It's just... it's very ridiculous."

"She wants to win favor and is going crazy..." Zhu Ming couldn't laugh or cry.

Pei Chang'e asked: "Then why don't you invite Senior Sister here?"

Ju Ming thought about it carefully, swallowed and said, "You can just call her here."

Pei Chang'e called the maid and whispered a few words, and the maid immediately left with a blushing face.

Not long after, Master Li bowed her head and came over. She was also blushing with embarrassment. She used to have an elegant style and had never played such a trick before.

Ju Ming was a very honest child, but he was feeling itchy at this moment, so he suggested, "Why don't you go drink on the couch?"

"But it's up to my husband to make the decision." Li Shishi lowered his eyebrows and looked down upon him.

Pei Chang'e asked the maid to go in with the wine utensils and sat down on the couch, feeling a little at a loss.

"Serve your husband to drink." Li Shishi pulled his sleeves to pour wine, sat next to Ju Ming and leaned against him, winking at Pei Chang'e quietly.

Pei Chang'e also moved closer. There was still one more woman left, and she was the one who "centered on me".

I can’t go into details. When Ju Ming got up the next day, he felt more tired than when he was fighting enemies on the battlefield. He had soreness in his back and felt like he was shaking when he walked.

Ahem, my physical strength is okay, but I didn’t get much sleep last night.

Sleepy, must be too sleepy.

Why were the emperors of all dynasties short-lived? Ju Ming thought he had found the answer.

Marshal Zhu was a little depraved. After getting off work that night, he went to Pei Chang'e's room and quietly sent someone to call Master Li.

After three days of this, Ju Ming began to reflect, so he went to the pregnant Zhang Jinping's room to spend the night.

The happy and leisurely time lasts until mid-May.

Shi Yuangong took the decrypted letter and hurried to find Ju Ming: "The Generalissimo is so good at predicting the situation, the Jin soldiers have indeed gone south!"

After Zhu Ming read the letter, he immediately ordered: "Convene a meeting with all the secretaries of the Marshal's Mansion!"

Zhang Boring, Wang Zhen, Wang Yuan, Bai Chongwu and others arrived at the conference room a quarter of an hour later.

Ju Ming said: "The Jin soldiers went south. When the letter was sent, the Jin soldiers had already arrived in Xiongzhou."

Bai Chongwu immediately said: "The military rations in Hanzhong and Nanyang have been hoarded for a long time, and civilians can be recruited to send troops at any time."

"Will all the main forces be dispatched?" Zhang Bor asked worriedly, "Will the Huaixi officers and soldiers take the opportunity to kill?"

Wang Zhen said: "If you lend Huaixi officers and soldiers a hundred courage, they will not dare to invade Hanyang. What's more, if the Jin soldiers go south, the officers and soldiers from all walks of life will definitely be sent to the north."

Wang Yuan said: "There must be some troops left in southern Sichuan to prevent the barbarians from causing chaos."

There was no problem with the general strategy, and everyone began to discuss the details of sending troops.

After the meeting, Ju Ming ordered: "Give Li Yanxian some cavalry and ask him to return to Longxi to raise troops to start a rebellion!"