Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Luoyang, Liquor Tax Supervisor Yamen.

A group of Confucian scholars gathered at the door, chattering non-stop.

"Everyone, come in." The tax collector opened the door.

Liquor tax official Cheng Duanyi was sitting in the hall. When he saw the Confucian scholars coming in, he raised his head and glanced, then lowered his head to read.

That book is called "Sparse Meanings of University Chapters and Sentences".

The leader of the Confucian scholars was Sima Zhu, the heir of Sima Guang.

Not to mention Sima Guang's political stance, his personal morality was truly beyond reproach. He did not seize the opportunity to annex land, nor did he keep slaves on a large scale. Even if his wife was infertile, she refused to take concubines throughout her life.

His heir was his nephew Sima Kang. Sima Kang's eldest son died in infancy, his second son was also frail and sick, and his two sons all died in infancy.

Therefore, Sima Kang also adopted a nephew, Sima Zhu, as his heir.

Sima Guang set rules to make his descendants honest, diligent and thrifty, and his son Sima Kang abided by the family motto throughout his life. Sima Kang never saved any money in his life. When he retired, the emperor thought he was too poor and specially rewarded him with two thousand gold coins for his old age, but Sima Kang politely refused.

But but but but!

The grandson Sima Zhu, however, likes to have fun. Since neither his adoptive father nor his adoptive grandfather has any property, they have neither much land nor shops, so he can only survive by selling his adoptive grandfather Sima Guang's collection.

First, Sima Guang's own calligraphy and paintings were sold, then various autographed manuscripts were sold, and then the Sima family's historical collection of books was also sold.

Now, I am planning to sell my ancestral home.

"Sir, this is Emperor Wenzong of Luoyang. Let's make an idea quickly. Don't study anymore at this time!" Sima Zhu said anxiously.

Cheng Duanyi unfolded the cover of the book: "In recent days, I have been reading Zhu's works and found that "The Great Learning" is actually closely related to Luo School. Zhu Chenggong learned from Chen Yuan, Chen Yuan learned from Yang Shi, and Yang Shi learned from my uncle. (Cheng Yi). From this point of view, the study of Taoism is actually in the same line as Luo study."

Sima Zhu immediately agreed: "That's true. We had a deep misunderstanding of Taoism in our early years. In fact, it has an inheritance relationship with Luo Xue. We and Na Zhu Chenggong are from the same sect but different sects!"

Liu Guantai, a descendant of Liu Yuxi, also said: "Two days ago, I read the "Essay on Resisting the Jin Dynasty", and I was so moved that every sentence was filled with tears and every word was shocking. The Chinese and the barbarians are not at odds with each other, how can the Chinese people unite with the barbarians and the barbarians? Zhu Zhu The Master also said that ordinary men are responsible for the rise and fall of the world. He also said that there is a difference between the destruction of a country and the destruction of the world. The foolish king and the traitorous ministers not only ceded the Northern Territory and the Jin Kingdom, but also ceded the border areas of Shaanxi to Xixia. If we common men do not rise up, we may have It is also the worry of destroying the world. Choose the lesser of two evils, you can destroy the country but not the world. Since the Song Dynasty is decayed and embarrassing, why not change the dynasty and establish a new dynasty? "

"Zhu Xianggong and Zhu Dalang are both men of noble moral character, and they are also full of martial virtue. They can protect China and defend the barbarians!" Zhao Xie then expressed his position.

Zhao Xie is still a member of the clan and is the fifth generation grandson of Zhao Guangyi's fifth son.

All the Confucian scholars made a fuss and surrounded Cheng Duanyi to go to the government office, intending to force the deputy general manager Zhang Gao to surrender in Kaicheng.

Because Zhang Gao forcibly recruited troops to defend the city, all ethnic groups had children who were forced to become grassroots officers.

What if bandits come in and anger all the tribes and kill them all?

"Everyone, please go back. Manager Zhang is inspecting the city defense." The butler came out and declined the guests politely.

As a result, all the Confucian scholars went to various sections of the city wall to look for him, but the city guards did not dare to stop them.

Just listen to a soldier shouting: "The thieves are going to attack the city!"

The Confucian scholars hurriedly lay down on the top of the city and looked outside. They saw thieves outside the three city walls, slowly pushing the newly built siege equipment forward.

Zhong Yancen, who personally sent his sister to marry Ju Ming, now put on a military uniform and led the Zhong clan and slaves to fight.

Suddenly, a group of rural soldiers abandoned the city wall and, led by officers, came to Zhong Yancen.

"Mr. Zhong, the man leading the troops outside is your brother," said the rural soldier officer. "We are defending the city with all our strength. I don't know how many of us will survive, but you will definitely not die. Win, Your Excellency." We can achieve great achievements; if we lose, we will die. This deal is not worth it, Mr. Zhongjia should surrender to Kaicheng!"

Zhong Yancen looked at his tribe after hearing this, but saw that they were all looking at him. It was obvious that everyone wanted to surrender.

Because Zhong Yanchong was Han Shizhong's deputy general and was leading troops outside the city at the moment. As long as they surrender, the Zhong clan can be saved and can make contributions to the new dynasty.

However, he saw a group of Confucian scholars also rushing over. Cheng Duanyi said righteously and sternly: "Young General, Zhu's move to punish the people and punish crimes is an act of destiny. Please don't go against heaven, Young General."

Zhong Yancen was dumbfounded. All the celebrities who came here were Luoyang celebrities, and he was actually asked to surrender the city!

Zhong Yancen said bravely: "I don't have any military position. I lead my tribe to defend the city. I am just following the order of General Manager Zhang. If General Manager Zhang agrees to surrender, I naturally have nothing to say."

The Confucian scholars asked where Zhang Gao was and immediately went in groups.

Halfway through, I suddenly heard a soldier shouting: "The deputy general manager has run away, the deputy general manager has run away!"

A few days ago, a manager had escaped, and Wang Xiang ran away.

Zhang Gao, the deputy general manager, was ordered to do so at the critical moment. He organized military and civilian defense and even sent people to the imperial mausoleum to ask for reinforcements.

Now, Zhang Gao couldn't hold it anymore. He heard that celebrities in Luoyang turned against each other and knew that he would have no chance if he didn't run away. Fortunately, the thieves were surrounded by three men, so Zhang Gao immediately abandoned the army and fled with his family.

The flat cannon had been assembled, and the city gate suddenly opened wide.

Han Shizhong sighed with emotion: "You two are still right. As long as we start to attack the city, Luoyang will definitely surrender."

"Please, General Han." Chen Yuyi said with a smile.

"Let's go together." Han Shizhong held his head high and walked toward the city gate.

Chen Yuyi's qualifications are actually not enough to be the prefect of Henan, but now he is the most suitable candidate.

When Zhu Guoxiang sends people over later, he will probably have to make other arrangements, and it is also possible for Chen Yuyi to be demoted to the prefecture. However, the official rank will be higher than that of ordinary magistrates, which can be regarded as a disguised compensation.

The two chief officials of Luoyang ran away, and some of the court officials also ran away.

There were still a few shogunate officials and county magistrates left, who brought a large number of celebrities out of the city to greet them, and asked the wine tax officer Cheng Duanyi to go to the front.

"Cheng Duanyi, the guilty officer, pays homage to the general!" Cheng Duanyi bowed.

Chen Yuyi reminded Han Shizhong: "This is the eldest son of Mr. Mingdao (Cheng Hao). In order to appease the scholars in Luoyang, the court has asked him to collect wine taxes in Luoyang for nearly ten years."

Han Shizhong didn't know who Cheng Hao was at all. He only figured it out after using common sense in the past few days. At this moment, he smiled and handed over his hand: "Sir, he is a great scholar. The marshal will definitely like him when he sees him."

Cheng Duanyi bowed and said: "General, please enter the city and try to restrain your troops from harassing the people."

Han Shizhong said: "Although my soldiers have poor military discipline, it depends on who they compare with. They will never harass the people. You guys with turbans can rest assured."

Half of the army was brought into the city, and half of the army stayed outside the city. Sure enough, all of them were innocent. This made the Luoyang Confucian scholars even more happy, and they continued to praise him and praise him as a benevolent and righteous teacher.

Chen Yuyi sneered disdainfully when he heard this. Although he was also a scholar from Luoyang, he despised these guys in his heart.

All of them talked about it, only traveling around the mountains and rivers, feasting with prostitutes, and then waiting for the Yinguan to be vacant.

The real talents in Luoyang are not these celebrities, but the children from poor families who study hard. The so-called poor families are of course the offshoots of the rich families, not the poor people who don't even have an industry.

Now that Ju Ming sent troops, they immediately surrendered in tandem.

If the Jin soldiers come and all the wealthy families drag their families and families to the south, few will be willing to pay to recruit soldiers to defend. Instead, it will be Qiu Ba like the Zhai Xing brothers and his son who will work hard to support them.

The celebrities led Han Shizhong to the Yamen of the transfer department. The transfer envoy ran faster than Wang Xiang, the general manager of the capital.

That night, Cheng Duanyi hosted a banquet, and Haosheng became close to Han Shizhongtuan.

As the eldest son of Cheng Hao, Cheng Duanyi has always been honest and frugal, and the banquet expenses were shared equally among the major families.

The whole afternoon was lively before the feast began.

The celebrities sent their servants all over the city to buy Ju Ming's works, whether they were poems or commentaries. Anyone who was willing to sell them would immediately pay a high price.

One word can be fired twenty times.

If you can come up with books such as "Tao Yong Ce" and "Explanatory Meanings of University Chapters and Sentences", each book can be sold for hundreds of dollars, which is really expensive in Luoyang.

This is because Ju Ming's works were banned, and Luoyang banned them most thoroughly.

Luoyang is the world of Luo School, and although Dao Yongxue adopts a large number of Luo School theories, it also has many deviant contents. To the Luoyang scholars, this was considered heresy. In compliance with the imperial decree banning books, they confiscated and burned Ju Ming's works upon seeing them.

It’s really funny that it’s so hard to find a book now.

The scholar who secretly hid forbidden books can finally appear openly and openly.

After the security in Luoyang was stabilized, Chen Yuyi said to Han Shizhong: "General, there is a great sage in Luoyang. His talent and virtue are ten times better than mine, and he is both civil and military. The general must visit him in person before he can be invited to come out. If this person is here, the whole Henan Prefecture It depends on the message."

Han Shizhong asked: "Didn't you say that Luoyang Wenzong was that Cheng Duanyi?"

"Although Cheng Duanyi has a transcendent status and a high reputation, he is not enough to convince the public," Chen Yuyi said. "The man I am talking about is called Zhu Dunru. When he was young, he was also a famous scholar in Luoyang. He liked to travel in the mountains and rivers, and feast with prostitutes. His works His poems were also gorgeous and luxurious. But after he was thirty years old, he gradually concentrated on studying, and also learned the art of war and martial arts. His poems often wrote about plum blossoms and compared himself. The imperial court heard about his reputation and issued many edicts for conquest, but Zhu Dunru rejected them all. .”

"It's interesting." Han Shizhong said.

Chen Yuyi said: "Just over two months ago, the new king of the Song Dynasty succeeded to the throne and issued an order to recruit talents. Zhu Dunru finally agreed to come to Beijing. He thought that a new emperor would be able to display his great talents. As a result, after meeting the new emperor, he immediately wrote The poem is a request to return home. As soon as this poem was written, it quickly became famous in both the East and the West."

Han Shizhong laughed loudly: "This is because he understands that the new emperor of Song Dynasty cannot hold up the wall with mud. Please read what he said to me."

Chen Yuyi sang: "I am a landscape man in Qingdu, a man of heavenly education and a man of mercy. I once granted coupons for rain and wind, and borrowed moon stamps from floating clouds. I wrote thousands of poems and drank thousands of wines. How many times have I set my sights on a prince? The gold in the Jade Tower Que returned home carelessly and planted plum blossoms to make Luoyang drunk."