Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Zhang Di recovered quickly from his injury and was able to walk a few steps.

He looked at the matchmaker in front of him and couldn't help but said with a smile: "The Li family said I was a thief before, how can I ask you to be a matchmaker now?"

"Hey, the general made a mistake!"

The matchmaker pretended to be shocked, and then said nonsense: "This Mr. Li family has always admired the general's loyalty. He also praised General Zhang when he met everyone, saying that although General Zhang was coerced by the barbarians, he always cared about the country of the Han family. He was truly a warrior in the world. A role model. The fact that Li's daughter can remarry a general is a blessing that has been cultivated for several generations."

"You can go back and let me think about it again." Zhang Di was noncommittal.

The matchmaker wanted to persuade her again, but Zhang Di asked someone to invite her out.

There are four major bandits in "Water Margin": Song Jiang from Shandong, Wang Qing from Huaixi, Tian Hu from Hebei, and La from Jiangnan.

It is generally believed that the historical prototype of Hebei Tianhu was Zhang Di who gathered hundreds of thousands of people to rebel!

There were many uprisings in the Huizong Dynasty, but those that caused such a big disturbance, even including Ju Ming and his son, Zhang Di can already be ranked in the top five.

Can such a person be a fool?

Calling his cousin Zhang Hao, Zhang Di asked, "Can the Li family survive this time?"

Zhang Hao replied: "According to the wishes of the county magistrate, the prince has no intention of exterminating any clan. He just wants to teach the Li family a lesson, spit out the property they have occupied in the past few years, and punish some of the Li clan members who have done evil. We also need to investigate the Li family. The land without land deeds will be confiscated, and taxes will be paid on a per-acre basis from now on."

Zhang Di nodded and said: "This is easy to handle."

"Brother really wants to marry that Li's daughter?" Zhang Hao really couldn't figure it out. "She's just a widow who has given birth to a child. Her husband's family and her mother's family are still under thorough investigation by the government. Why does my brother need to go into that troubled water? A handsome woman. There are so many, I asked the matchmaker to find another one for my brother."

Zhang Di smiled and said: "I have written to the prince to ask for Li's daughter. The more this time comes, the more I want to marry her. Only in this way will it appear that I value love and righteousness and promise a lot of money. I will not deal with the muddy waters of the Li family. Go there, and after getting married, ask to be transferred to Guangxin to kill the gold thieves, and say that you will never have anything to do with the Li family again!"

"Is reputation that important?" Zhang Hao asked.

Zhang Di explained: "You and I are both thieves and bandits, and we are still a giant bandit, killing countless people and robbing countless people. In the future, if something goes wrong, someone will take the opportunity to take revenge. It is especially important to accumulate a good reputation. The prince is the crown prince of a country, and he is willing to A highly-respected warrior must first be good at fighting and secondly be loyal. From now on, if we fight to the death and accumulate a reputation for loyalty, why worry about not being able to make a wife and son in the new dynasty?"

Zhang Hao nodded and said, "Brother takes a long-term view."

Zhang Di asked again: "What arrangements are made for the brothers who were dismissed?"

Zhang Hao replied: "I have already asked, and those who are willing to stay will be registered in the counties of Zhending Prefecture and their land will be divided. The Zhending Jia family moved south, leaving behind tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, which was divided up by the pseudo-officials. Now we have to spit out all the occupation and divide the land among the soldiers, refugees and tenants. Those who want to go back to their hometown to find relatives can also go back, but if they can really divide the land, not many people will bother to go back to their hometown."

"The prince is so benevolent and righteous," Zhang Di said with emotion. "With such a share of land, the Han army in Hebei can return home and be willing to work for the prince from now on. When the imperial court orders the recruitment of rural soldiers, even the dismissed soldiers will be enthusiastic Those who surrendered to the army to serve their country.”

"Who says otherwise?" Zhang Hao said with a smile, "Even the captured Han army only imprisoned the generals for trial, and all the ordinary soldiers were released. The prince has an order to let these prisoners return to their hometowns quickly, and they will be arranged and distributed by the county magistrates. The fields must not be delayed for next year's spring plowing. The captives from all tribes were grateful and worshiped the prince as a Bodhisattva. They all said that if there was a war in the coming year, they would be willing to serve as soldiers for the prince."

The Han troops in Hebei who were captured by the Ming army were actually able to return to their hometowns to divide their fields. Many people objected to this matter.

But Ju Ming insisted on his opinion and only slightly reduced the number of acres that the prisoners could divide, which was a bit of face to the dissenters.

Because most of the Han soldiers in Hebei were forcibly recruited by the Jin people.

Now that Hebei's population has dropped sharply, these young people are very important. They must be allowed to eat more food and have more children.

Hebei now does not lack cultivated land, it only lacks people and food.

What's more, this move can win the hearts of prisoners. After the land was divided, all the young men in Hebei were convinced by the prince. Even if the war against Jin failed one day, Ju Ming would give an order from Hebei, and countless young men would come to join the army to kill the enemy.

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After Zhu Ming read Zhang Di's letter, he immediately smiled and said: "This old thief is a bit interesting, and he is playing tricks on me. He ordered Yue Fei to move his troops to Tang County. When the snow melts in spring, Zhang Di and his troops will be under Yue Fei's command. .”

Zhang Di's letter had two meanings. One was to keep his promise to marry Li's daughter, and the other was to request that troops be transferred to the border to defend the enemy.

For Ju Ming, these are small things.

Ju Ming asked: "How was Kong Yanzhou's trial?"

Fu Zhirou replied: "After this man was recruited by the puppet dynasty, he still continued to loot. He also led his troops to massacre villages, claiming that all the good people he killed were Yue Fei's soldiers, so as to obtain rewards for his meritorious service in the puppet dynasty."

Zhu Ming said: "There is no need to continue the trial. Kong Yanzhou and his subordinates, a hundred people, beheaded all the above. Officers above the rank of commander were escorted to Cizhou for mining, and the rest were scattered and placed in various counties in Hebei."

"Yes!" Fu Zhirou began to write an official document.

Zhu Ming asked again: "Where did Geng Nanzhong go? Did he really not join the puppet government?"

Fu Zhirou said: "Officials of the puppet dynasty said they had never seen Geng Nazhong. This man escaped from Tokyo. He might have been killed by rebels on the way, or he might have hidden his name somewhere."

"Forget it, there's no need to look for it," Ju Ming said. "If he wants to hide and become a citizen of the new dynasty, let him live a peaceful life."

The heavy snow is beginning to clear.

More than 70 captured officers, including Kong Yanzhou, were convicted and beheaded after trial.

Most of them were because they killed good people and took credit for their merits, slaughtering people wantonly in the puppet dynasty!

Prince Zhu's meaning is very obvious. Why did you defect to the puppet dynasty and serve the Jin people? You can shirk it because you had no choice but to do so. But you massacred the people and pretended to be rewarded. You couldn't have been forced by the false emperor and the Jin people, right?

Outside Zhending City, the charges were read out one after another. Even before the executions began, the people were already hearing angry curses.

Kong Yanzhou was paralyzed with fear. He didn't know whether it was because of the cold or because of extreme fear. He knelt in the snow and kept swinging.

"Good kill!"

As the people cheered, a head fell to the ground.

Kong Yanzhou didn't dare to turn his head to look, he closed his eyes and just wished it would end soon.

But he had the worst reputation, and he was deliberately arranged to be the last one, after everyone else had been killed before it was his turn.

The days are like years, every minute and every second is suffering.

Finally, Kong Yanzhou heard the footsteps behind him. He turned sideways and smiled in apology. His smile was as stiff as crying: "Please... please give me a good time, Grandpa Hao."

"Kneel down!"

The blade cut through the air, and Kong Yanzhou felt like the world was spinning. His head flew up and then fell down, thus ending his sinful life.

The bodies of these people were dragged to mass graves and buried, but their heads were hung on the top of the city for public display.

Representatives of the wealthy clans of Zhending Mansion were invited to come and watch.

Representatives of the wealthy families pointed their heads at the traitors and praised the prince for eliminating harm to the people.

After they returned home, they were so frightened that they took out the deeds of all their properties, and properties without certificates were presented to the government for confiscation. As for the division of the property from the Jia family, even if there is a deed in hand, all must be handed over.

Anyone who dares to hide it privately should wait to be investigated!

They have received news that killings have begun in Guocheng.

The first six people to be executed were all Dong's sons and their lackeys, involved in a murder case four years ago.

Prince Zhu seems to have no intention of leaving Hebei. In the cold winter, he is still personally in charge of Zhending Mansion, determined to put the wealthy families in various parts of Hebei in order.

Hebei was in mourning, but Kaifeng was cheering.

Rewinding back to more than twenty days ago, the soldiers crossed the Yellow River from Chenqiao Town. Before entering the city, they held up a cloth and shouted at the pier.

"Master Wang's great victory!"

"The prince personally led the troops and fought against the marshal of the Jin Kingdom in the city of Gao. The prince killed more than 10,000 thieves and captured 20,000, while the marshal of the Jin Kingdom escaped in panic!"

"Master Wang has recovered the entire territory of the Song Dynasty and Hebei Province!"

Whether they were traders, lackeys, or dignitaries, they all shouted and celebrated when they heard Lubu's victory.

Li Gang was transferred back to Tokyo to report on his duties and will take up political participation in Hebei next year.

He didn't know his new position yet. He had just arrived in Beijing and was staying at the home of his father-in-law Zhang Gen.

"What are you shouting outside?" Li Gang walked out of the study.

Fan Jun, who was also staying at Zhang Gen's house and was concentrating on his studies, was studying calculus seriously and turned a deaf ear to the noise outside.

A servant ran over and shouted happily: "Great news, the prince has regained the entire territory of Hebei Province!"

Li Gang stood stunned on the spot, seeming to be recalling the unbearable past.

After a long time, Li Gang wiped his tears with his sleeves, and then he laughed loudly and said: "Okay, it's a great joy. The prince's soldiers are invincible in the world, how can the gold thief resist them?"

Fan Jun finally put down his bamboo pen and walked to Li Gang and said: "Shanxi also said it was a great victory two days ago, but it's a pity that it has not yet recovered its homeland. With the military front of the Ming Dynasty King's Division, maybe next year we can conquer Shanxi and regain Youyun Sixteenth The state is also just around the corner.”

Although Li Gang did not understand military affairs, he was thrown to the local area for two years of experience, but he had a better understanding of civil affairs: "There will be no big wars next year. The provinces in the north and south have experienced several years of war, and they were brutally conquered by the late Song Dynasty. More than two years. The people's strength has long been exhausted. This year, all the food has been used for fighting. Even tea notes and salt have been issued for two years."

Fan Jun also understood: "If another war starts next year, it may damage the vitality of the country."

Li Gang stepped out of the corridor, looked up at the sky, and said with a smile: "I will have no regrets in this life if I can see Master Wang regain his homeland."

Fan Jun said: "The ambition of the prince is not just this. I am afraid that after regaining Youyun, the Kingdom of Jin and Xixia will also perish. Maybe we can see the Western Region as Han again."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Li Gang laughed heartily: "Let's go to the city to drink. It will be very lively today."

Fan Jun went back to the guest room, put on his fur clothes, and followed Li Gang out.

As for Zhang Gen's sons, except for those who have become officials, they have all been thrown back to their hometown to study.

When Li and Fan came to the street, they found that it was very busy, and many restaurants, restaurants and tea gardens were full.

In some Goulanwa cities, artists put on festive costumes and temporarily changed their programs to perform content related to the victory.

Goryeo envoys Monk Miaoqing and Zheng Zhichang arrived in Tokyo in late autumn, and then stayed in the city, waiting for news from the front line.

Zheng Zhichang looked at the people celebrating in the street and said happily: "How can the Jurchen barbarians win over China? After the snow melts, he returns to Goryeo and goes to Shu to ask for the Northern Expedition. This will save him the shame of defeat!"

"We can take the opportunity to seize all the land south of the Yalu River!" Monk Miaoqing began to have a sweet dream.

At this time, only the westernmost part of Goryeo's territory reached the Yalu River, and even Xianxing belonged to the Jin Kingdom.

The Changjin Lake area is the border between the Jin Kingdom and Goryeo.