Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Wang Zhen walked into the room and saw Zhu Ming sitting in the hall and Zhao Kai standing in the hall with a bow.

He first bowed to Zhu Ming and then bowed his hands to Zhao Kai.

Zhu Ming asked: "What does Fan Qiong have to rely on? He dares to kill the Sima and guards of Prince Yun's palace, and after devouring the property, he dares to send Prince Yun here?"

"Is there such a thing?" Wang Zhen was also quite surprised.

Ju Ming pointed at Zhao Kai: "This is what King Yun reported."

Zhao Kai hurriedly swore: "Marshal, I will never tell a lie. First, Sima in my house colluded with the guards, smuggled property and put me under house arrest. Then Fan Qiong killed Sima and the guards, and did the same thing. thing."

"How dare they?" Ju Ming felt that it was outrageous, because such a thing was too easy to expose, and it was simply seeking death.

And not only Fan Qiong did this, but also Fan Qiong's personal soldiers, as well as the palace's Sima and guards. Everyone dared to do this without worrying about being punished by Ju Ming.

"well!"

Wang Chen sighed and explained: "It's not that they are not afraid of death, but they are used to doing this. Wang Anzhong dared to embezzle 400,000 life-saving money in Yanshan Mansion without considering that the Jin people would come to kill him. Fan Qiong and the Prince's Sima , how dare they not devour the property of Prince Yun’s Mansion? After investigation, it can be said that it was robbed by the rebels. I heard that the Prince Yun’s Mansion was indeed attacked by the rebels and several waves of rebels. Prince Yun has become a prisoner, but Fan Qiong is still Generally speaking, King Yun would not dare to report a general."

"Haha, if you are used to doing this, you are really rotten to the core." Ju Ming sneered.

Fan Qiong only squandered the extravagance, collecting antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc., and packed them all in packing boxes and sent them to Ju Ming.

Yesterday the whole city was in chaos, with rioters and soldiers looting everywhere. If Zhao Kai hadn't reported it personally, Ju Ming would not have pursued the matter.

Wang Xun said: "When the faint king Zhao Ji was here, Gao Qiu treated the Forbidden Army as private soldiers and the assets of the Forbidden Army as private property. Most of the property confiscated by the Forbidden Army was also misappropriated, and only a part was handed over to the court. Fan Qiong just learned from Gao Qiu, and Don’t think it’s a big deal.”

Ju Ming said: "As for the troops in the city, I originally planned to deal with them in two days, but now I don't want to wait any longer. You are a veteran of the Forbidden Army. You went to take away Fan Qiong's military position, and then appease those Tokyo soldiers, leaving five hundred The young and strong will continue to serve as soldiers, and the rest will be dismissed. Their weapons and armor will be confiscated!"

"Do I need severance pay?" Wang Zhen asked.

"They were recruited into an army to fight with me. All of them are prisoners of war! I'm showing mercy by not killing them, but why should I pay severance pay?" Of course, Ju Ming would not act impulsively, "Give this truth to those Let the Tokyo soldiers make it clear. Just say that I can’t bear to see them starve, and each of them can take a bushel of rice home!”

There are more than 30,000 soldiers in Tokyo, and only 500 soldiers are left. If they are well trained, these 500 people can probably fight.

But it showed more of an attitude that Ju Ming did not intend to retaliate, but simply believed that they were unable to fight.

Thirty thousand soldiers were demobilized, and each person was given a bushel of grain, which cost 3,000 shi of grain, but they got rid of that burden at once.

Wang Xun bowed his head and resigned, leading his troops to carry out the mission.

Ju Ming asked: "What else do you want?"

Zhao Kai knelt on the ground and said: "I am about to become a farmer and can't bear the suffering of my wife, so I asked the marshal to take him in and take care of me. I asked a few days ago that although my wife's surname is Zhu, her ancestors actually changed her surname. It is not Zhu from Zhu Zi, but Zhu from Zhu Zi. Zhuge Zhizhu.”

Even for an emperor, it was taboo to have concubines with the same surname.

Among the orthodox emperors in the past, only Tang Zhaozong did this. The rest of the emperors were not serious, Wang Mang could barely make sense, and guys like Liu Cong, Liu Jun, and Liu Ziye were just messes.

Zhao Kai took the initiative to make excuses for Ju Ming and changed his wife's surname.

"Do you think I'm such a lecher?" Zhu Ming stared at Zhao Kai.

"I dare not," Zhao Kai quickly explained, "The Grand Marshal is a benevolent and righteous man. I am worried about my wife suffering, so I asked the Marshal to take care of her."

"roll!"

Ju Ming scolded angrily.

Zhao Kai left in despair, always feeling that something was wrong. Could it be that the rumors were wrong and that Marshal Zhu didn't like wives?

…

But he said that Wang Zhen led 500 heavily armored soldiers to Fan Qiong's barracks and ordered him to gather his soldiers to obey orders.

Fan Qiong thought there was some reward, so Pi Diandian gathered his troops to wait.

"Everyone disarms!" Wang Zhen shouted.

Fan Qiong suddenly realized that there was a problem, but Wang Zhen brought 500 heavy armored soldiers, so he could only obey the order obediently.

After Fan Qiong's soldiers had all disarmed, Wang Zhencai said, "King Yun accused you of embezzling property. Is this such a thing?"

Fan Qiong immediately complained: "This is a false accusation. When I led the troops to Prince Yun's Mansion, the rebels were looting the property, and many of the palace guards were killed. After I killed the rebels, I sealed up the property of the palace. How dare I Is there any act of embezzlement?"

"Whether he has embezzled it or not, we will know after the interrogation. Let's go and live in the cell for a few days first." Wang Xin gave an order, and the five hundred armored soldiers began to take action.

Facing these human-shaped iron cans, Fan Qiong and his soldiers did not dare to resist, so they were arrested without any effort.

It was only then that Fan Qiong felt fear.

It turns out that those who embezzle property will really be punished. It turns out that Marshal Zhu doesn't care at all that he commands 30,000 troops.

Why is this happening?

It shouldn’t be!

Ju Ming couldn't understand Fan Qiong's stupid behavior, and Fan Qiong couldn't understand Ju Ming's thinking mode.

On the way to the prison, Fan Qiong saw another group of soldiers rushing into Zhao Ye's mansion like wolves and tigers.

"It's over, it's all over..." Fan Qiong muttered to himself.

Even Deputy Prime Minister Zhao Ye must be severely punished, let alone a military commander like himself.

Zhao Ye came to power by clinging to Cai Jing and Wang Fu. When he followed Cai Jing, his position was not high and he could not commit great evil. However, under Wang Fu, Zhao Ye quickly rose through the ranks. He was responsible for many dirty things and was already notorious in Tokyo.

And he offended many waiting officials!

At that time, Wang Fu was the prime minister. If he wanted to gain real power, he had to give gifts to Wang Fu's party members, and Zhao Ye happened to control the staff.

Yesterday afternoon, after Ju Ming sent troops to arrest Wang Anzhong and expressed his attitude towards the old ministers of the former dynasty, dozens of officials immediately came to report Zhao Ye.

Not only was he accused of extorting money from officials, but he also caused a mess.

The result was the same as Wang Anzhong's: he executed himself and his relatives ransacked his home and exiled him to southern Sichuan.

Southern Sichuan is full of barbarians and lacks a Han population.

In Dali Temple Prison, Zhao Ye and Wang Anzhong were locked together, both of them silent and in no mood to talk.

After all, Wang Anzhong was detained for one more night and became more accustomed to his situation. After a long time, he finally said: "Guess who else will come in?"

Zhao Ye thought for a while: "Bai Shizhong. He has made a lot of money over the years by offering auspicious gifts, and he has also blackmailed local officials. What Zhu is doing to us is probably because the military resources are not enough. I know your family We all have money. Not only can we ransack our homes to subsidize expenses, but they can also kill us to vent public anger."

"Bai Shizhong is indeed rich. There are few richer people in Tokyo than him." Wang Anzhong nodded.

Zhao Ye said sarcastically: "Your Excellency is not willing to give in too much. I heard that I made 400,000 yuan at one time in Yanshan Mansion. If it were me, I would never be so bold. There are golden men watching eagerly outside, and Pharmacist Guo is waiting around inside. You dare to steal all the life-saving money, I wish you could still return to Tokyo alive!"

Wang Anzhong sighed: "Youzhou is in dilapidated condition and cannot collect taxes. We can only get it from the imperial government's transfers. We have no choice. We can't live without it, right?"

"If you hadn't ruined the situation in Youzhou, I'm afraid the Jin people wouldn't have been able to go south smoothly," Zhao Ye said through gritted teeth, "I, the kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty, have fallen here because of you!"

"What does it have to do with me?" Wang Anzhong argued, "With how domineering Medical Master Guo is, he will betray the imperial court sooner or later."

At this moment, a jailer came in with food: "Wang Anzhong, I have extra food for you."

When Wang Anzhong saw that there was meat in the rice, he was immediately horrified and said, "Didn't you say that you will be beheaded in three days? Why are you eating beheaded rice today?"

The jailer said: "How do I know? Maybe the boss can't wait any longer."

"I don't want to eat this food, I don't want to eat this food..." Wang Anzhong was so frightened that he flinched repeatedly, and then shouted, "I want to report him for meritorious service. I know the dirty things of many people!"

The jailer was actually ready to take out pen, ink, paper and inkstone immediately: "Write it down quickly."

Zhao Ye laughed at the side and said: "No matter how many people you accuse, you will still die. Why bother to waste so much effort?"

"There is always a glimmer of hope." Wang Anzhong lay in the cell, trembling all over while studying ink.

When the two men exchanged information about the case, Wang Zhen had already begun to dismiss the Tokyo soldiers.

Thirty thousand Tokyo soldiers were stationed in several barracks.

First, the tribes were ordered to compete in martial arts, and hundreds of the most capable warriors were selected. Then each man was given a bushel of rice and sent away directly.

Whoever dares to cause trouble will not get this bucket of rice!

What is really difficult is the Qinwang soldiers from other places, because the Tokyo soldiers can go home the same day.

Zhang Shuye has received a new mission. He called all the generals to gather. In addition to Song Jiang, Sun Lie and other bandits, there were also Wei Gong, Li Zhiping and other leaders of the local soldiers.

"Marshal Zhu asked me to lead troops back to Shandong to assist Zhang Bor in suppressing bandits in Shandong," Zhang Shuye said to the generals. "Marshal Zhu was dissatisfied with the poor discipline of the Shandong soldiers. During this chaos in the city, countless Shandong soldiers took advantage of it. Marshal Zhu He said that he will not pursue the past matters, but if he violates military discipline again in the future, he will not let him go."

Wei Gong and Li Zhiping, who had relatively good military discipline, had long disliked Song Jiang and Sun Lie, so they took the opportunity to use eye drops.

Li Zhiping said: "I will definitely restrain the soldiers and do no harm to the common people in the future."

"If someone harasses the people, I will put him to death without Zhang Shuai taking action." Wei Gong looked at Song Jiang, "I just don't know if some people can do it?"

Song Jiang quickly expressed his position: "I will strictly manage the army."

Zhang Shuye continued: "The four of you are only allowed to keep three thousand soldiers each. I can only keep three thousand personal soldiers. The total number of soldiers in Shandong is fifteen thousand. The other old and weak will be eliminated. Those who are willing to stay in the capital , you can resettle and distribute land on the spot. Those who want to return to their hometowns can also go back with the army. As long as they voluntarily leave the army and become common people, the government will provide them with land and seeds, and they will be exempted from all taxes within five years!"

Sun Lie asked: "If a general leaves the army, can he become an official?"

Zhang Shuye shook his head and said: "You are not allowed to be an official, but you can be allocated an additional twenty acres of land. If a bachelor stays in the capital to farm, Marshal Zhu will help him get a wife. In the future, he will have a wife, land and tax exemption for five years, and he will definitely live a good life." Excellent.”