Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty first got mixed up with the chaotic people and fled all the way to the northwest.

Although after being soaked in water, his face and hands showed fair skin, which really didn't match the beggar's clothes. But there are more than one or two people in the same situation as him, who are not afraid of being discovered in the chaos.

After running for three or four miles, Song Huizong turned west and got into a small ravine to continue his escape.

After walking and walking, he would lie down to rest when he was tired. I don’t know how much time passed, but Song Huizong was so hungry that his stomach growled, and blood blisters appeared on the soles of his feet.

He slept in the mountains at night and was woken up by hunger. He dug up some grass roots to eat.

At dawn the next day, we continued to flee west, identifying the direction by the sun from time to time.

At noon, he was really hungry. When he found a village, he wanted to go into the village to ask for some food.

There was no need to pretend anymore, Feng Dian slept on the ground while sleeping in the open, and his whole body became dirty. Moreover, his skin was cut by miscanthus in many places, and the blood flowed out and was stained with dust. His hair was disheveled, and he really looked like a beggar.

But he didn't even have a broken bowl, and the villagers were exploited into extreme poverty. From the beginning to the end of the village, no one was willing to give him food.

Song Huizong took out a jade belt from his arms. He took it off and stuffed it into his arms when he was changing clothes.

The jade is round, with a dragon pattern engraved in the middle and a bead pattern on the edge.

Dragons were not exclusive to the royal family in the Song Dynasty. There were a large number of dragon-shaped artifacts among the people, such as bronze mirrors with dragon patterns, so they were not afraid of being recognized because of a belt.

The southern region attaches great importance to education, and this mountain village actually has a village school.

When Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty heard the sound of reading aloud, he went over with the jade belt in his hand, straightened his clothes at the door of the classroom and bowed: "I'm sorry for bothering the academics!"

This is an elderly master who asked the students to recite the text by themselves. He stood up and went over to return the greeting: "From my friend's accent, it sounds like he is from the north?"

Song Huizong replied: "My ancestral home is Henan Prefecture. I was in Hangzhou to supervise the wine tax. After the soldiers entered the city, they burned, killed and looted. I disguised myself and fled with my family in a hurry, but they were separated on the way. I was tired and hungry when I arrived here. I want to Master, please give me a bite to eat." He then took out the dragon-patterned jade belt, "This is a gift from my elders, I have nothing else, so I can only repay it with the belt."

The old master did not doubt that he was there, so he asked his wife to get some food and said: "We are all scholars, it's just a meal, we don't need to pay anything."

Song Huizong said: "I still have to give it. I want to go to Ningguo to join my friends. There is no trouble along the way, so I will exchange this jade belt for some copper coins."

The old master no longer refused. He carefully observed the jade belt and found that not only was the carving exquisite, but the belt was also made of high-quality brocade. He muttered: "I can't afford such a precious thing. Even these houses are not enough." "

"Just give me some money." Song Huizong said.

The old master took out a few strings of copper coins from home, but seemed to think they were too shabby, so he took off two pieces of bacon from the beam: "I'm really ashamed. I have to eat too much at home."

"That's enough." Song Huizong was excited.

The old master took out another bag, put the coins and bacon in it, and began to chat with Song Huizong about poetry and articles.

This was a specialty of Song Huizong. Not only did he write lyrics on the spot, but he also hit the edge of the table with chopsticks and sang out the new lyrics just now.

The old master was greatly shocked and admired Song Huizong endlessly. He said: "With your talent, you must be a pillar of the country, but you can only serve as a wine and tax collector. That foolish king has no eyesight, loves villains, is far away from virtuous people, exploits without restraint, and harms the people. He deserves it." The country will be destroyed and you will die! Sir, there is no need to run away anymore. If you go back and join the new dynasty, you will definitely be reused."

Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty blushed slightly and explained: "The Ming generals who captured Hangzhou did not know how to restrain their soldiers, and the soldiers burned, killed and looted everywhere. I really don't want to go back to Hangzhou. I will go to join my friends first."

After a full meal, the old master asked him to leave his calligraphy treasure and write down the new poem just now.

Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty did not dare to write in thin gold style, so he wrote it in cursive script. Then he bowed and said goodbye with his baggage on his back, and ran wildly after leaving the village.

We left the mountain and walked southwest in the afternoon, and finally came to a river in the middle of the night.

He forgot to ask for fire-making tools, and he didn't have a knife. When he was hungry, he could only hold the bacon and gnaw it raw.

I woke up in the morning and started to have diarrhea, which made me almost exhausted. I lay down for a long time and finally recovered. Then he continued to eat raw bacon and walked along the river with slow steps.

Encountering a farmer on the way, Song Huizong asked, "I've lost my way. What kind of river is this and what county is ahead of me?"

The farmer didn't look at him at all. He bent down and hoeed and said, "This river is called Nanxi, and a few miles ahead is Lin'an."

"Thank you!"

Song Huizong continued to stagger forward, and finally saw the county seat in the evening.

He looked at the city wall from a distance and muttered: "Lin'an, Lin'an, maybe we can be temporarily stable, but when will we be able to find Chang'an?"

That night he slept by the river. Passers-by saw him and thought he was a beggar, and no one came to trouble him.

After dawn, he asked someone for directions again and learned that he had to go south to Muzhou.

After walking around in the hilly and mountainous areas for two days, my stomach and intestines may have adapted, and I didn’t have any more diarrhea.

Song Huizong was gnawing raw bacon when he suddenly heard a noise and quickly put the bacon back into the bag.

I saw dozens of farmers emerging from the valley, each carrying farm tools as weapons, and some carrying linen flags, heading towards him in a fierce and violent manner.

Song Huizong was so frightened that his legs became weak and he forgot to escape for a moment.

When the peasant army passed by him, someone picked up a small stone, put it into Song Huizong's hand and said: "We are all poor people. Come with us to surrender to Marshal Li. The Dog Emperor has been killed, don't be afraid of the government!"

"Which Marshal Li?" Song Huizong asked subconsciously.

The farmer said: "The general who captured Hangzhou is called Li Bao, and this Marshal Li is Li Bao's brother. Don't ask for more, and follow him to attack the county seat!"

Song Huizong did not dare to disobey, so he picked up stones and joined the peasant army.

Halfway through, I felt that the stone was not useful, so I replaced it with a wooden stick.

After advancing about ten miles, a dozen more people were recruited along the way. This peasant army finally arrived at the outskirts of Xincheng County.

There is a large camp there, where more than a thousand peasant troops have gathered.

It is said to be a big camp, but in fact there is not even a wooden fence. They are just gathered separately according to their proximity.

The group of people that Song Huizong joined brought only crude weapons to join the army, but they didn't even have anyone to make a fire for cooking.

Marshal Li learned about the situation and sent people to Fuguo's residence to find some pots and bowls and asked them to cook rice to fill their stomachs first.

Thanks to joining the peasant army, Song Huizong finally had cooked food.

After everyone had finished their meal, Song Huizong finally saw clearly what Marshal Li looked like.

An ordinary middle-aged man, holding a simple sword in his hand, walked back and forth to more than a thousand people and lectured: "General Li Bao, who captured Hangzhou, is my distant cousin. My eldest brother, Li Bao, is The number one general under Emperor Zhu. Emperor Zhu said that the Dog Emperor named Zhao must die a good death, making it difficult for the people to live. If you follow me to capture the county seat, you will have food in the future! The county is filled with officials appointed by the Dog Emperor, every day I force you to pay taxes, and if you kill them, you will live a good life. Shout with me: Kill the dog officials, and you will have enough to eat!"

"Kill the dog officer and eat your fill!"

The crowd shouted so loudly that Song Huizong shrank his neck in fright.

The man next to him roared for a while, but when he saw that Song Huizong didn't respond, he immediately reminded him: "Brother, call the dog-killing officer quickly, and you will have enough to eat when you enter the city!"

Song Huizong was afraid of being exposed, so he also raised his stick and shouted: "Kill the dog officer and eat enough!"

Just as the peasant army was shouting, a large flag with the word "Ming" was erected on the top of the city.

Some officers hung baskets from the top of the city and came over tremblingly: "This county has changed its flag and submitted to the new Ming Dynasty. If you dare to besiege the county again, you are rebelling against the new dynasty. Emperor Zhu will lose his head if he pursues it in the future." .”

Marshal Li stepped forward and said: "Fart, General Li Bao is my brother, and we are the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Tell the dog officer in the city to open the door and surrender quickly. If he surrenders, you don't have to kill him, just put him in a cell!"

The officer did not dare to say anything and said hurriedly: "I will go back to the city to send a message to the county magistrate."

Standing in the peasant army, Song Huizong felt that the scene in front of him was very funny. The county seat was the county seat of the Ming Dynasty, and the peasant army outside the city was also the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Only he is the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

No, I seem to have rebelled...

The county magistrate was obviously unwilling to surrender in Kaicheng, and even organized the people in the city to defend the city.

The peasant army began to demolish the houses in Fuguo to obtain wood to make ladders, and Song Huizong was also called to help.

In the evening of the same day, another group of farmers came to surrender, and many of them had blood on their bodies. It was said that they had killed the families of several nearby squires.

Song Huizong became more and more frightened and planned to run away in the middle of the night with his baggage on his back.

But he was so tired that he fell asleep in a daze.

"kill!"

I woke up from my sleep in the middle of the night and saw torches everywhere, as if thousands of troops were coming to kill me.

The peasant army was unprepared and began to flee. Song Huizong also panicked and fled.

He escaped for several miles and finally came to his senses. There was no such thing as an army of thousands. It was estimated that only a few dozen archers from the county led hundreds of young men out of the city to attack at night. They held up too many torches and scared nearly two thousand peasant troops into retreat.

A rebellion was not without its rewards. Song Huizong had an extra kitchen knife in his hand.

It was found from a folk house in Fuguo, and it was made up temporarily. It also taught Song Huizong how to make a simple knife, that is, a kitchen knife tied to a wooden stick with a rope.

Huizong of the Song Dynasty, who was still in shock, fled into the mountains wearing tattered clothes and a simple knife on his back.

He wanted to flee to Muzhou, where the governor was a clan member and he could not trust other local officials.

Moreover, there are soldiers in Muzhou who are responsible for protecting Shenquanjian (the largest money-making institution in Zhejiang), and they can escort him to Jiangxi.

A few days later, Song Huizong finally arrived in Tonglu County. He had already finished eating the two pieces of bacon, and he used copper coins to buy some food along the way.

He carried a plain knife on his shoulder and was dressed in rags. No one really came to snatch him.

When he came to the city, Song Huizong looked at the "Ming" flag on the top of the city. He was so frightened that he did not dare to enter the city at all. He only bought some food and walked around the city.

In fact, Li Bao's troops didn't come over at all, and they didn't even send a message to surrender. The Tonglu County Magistrate himself changed his banner.

The Emperor of the Song Dynasty is gone, why not quickly join the new dynasty?