In the first year of Jingkang, the flow of talents in the Great Song Dynasty was mainly from Bianliang to the four directions to avoid trouble. Among them, the most people went to Jiangnan. There are two main roads down the south of the Yangtze River: the first is to follow the car of Emperor Taishang of Daojun to go south along the canal to Zhenjiang and Yangzhou, and then transfer to other places; The second is to go to Dengzhou, and then take a boat from Qingyang Port to Mingzhou, Hangzhou, and Quanzhou.

At this time, the world was turbulent, thousands of people ran south, and the government along the canal was not prepared in advance, so there was no overall plan for this road to the south, and the officials even panicked because of the arrival of the emperor, and it was Tong Guan and Zhu Mian's old department who supported the emperor to go south, and they used to only hold Zhao Ji's imperial pen and hang it on the bow of the boat to be a good thing, not to mention that the emperor is now on the boat? Therefore, during the escape, he did not forget to exploit the people of the government along the river, and even robbed pedestrians, so that many scholars and doctors who had traveled south with him also secretly complained and did not dare to approach within 30 miles of the holy car - it can be said that the road of the canal was not only not safe because of the opening of the holy car of the Daojun Emperor, but became more chaotic and dangerous.

The Dengzhou Road was prepared as early as before the war, from Bianliang to Laizhou is a road spontaneously formed by the people, here is the trade route from Qingyang Port to Bianliang, black and white, gentry and merchants have formed a certain balance. Although Yang Yingqi did not formally send troops to annex Dengzhou and Laizhou, he took advantage of the chaos of the Great Song Dynasty political system and had no time to take care of it to affect the grassroots administrative order of the Shandong Peninsula. Qingyang Port in Dengzhou has developed into a "very Han" place as early as a few years ago, and most of the other townships and counties in Dengzhou have also undergone subtle changes under the influence of Qingyang Port. After the "Jimo Surrender" incident, this change quickly penetrated into Laizhou.

When Zongwang attacked Xinde Mansion, the Song court ordered the defenders of Jingdong and Huaixi to recruit troops to join the guards, relaxing the restrictions on the expansion of armed forces in these two places. However, according to the Great Song Dynasty family law, most of the local financial revenue is transferred to the central government, so that the local government does not have to retain money, so after this conscription edict is issued, it is equivalent to a false text - there is no money and food in the locality, how to recruit soldiers? But Dengzhou is an exception in this matter. Since the rise of the Dengzhou militia village, the Xiang army has existed in name only, and the guards of Dengzhou and Laizhou basically rely on Qixia, Fushan, Mudong, and Banqiao, which are more and more like the militia villages of the Han military camp. After the Song court's conscription edict was issued, the staff of the Wang Division issued a document to urge the expansion of the army. The army was mainly selected from the local peasants and the Song Minli who flowed into the Shandong Peninsula, and the military expenses for the expansion were raised by the Qingyang Port Autonomous Council, which was actually the Han Ministry.

As the saying goes, it is easy to do things with money, and the armament activities in Dengzhou and Laizhou are obviously different from those in other states and counties! Zhao Li and Zhang Wanxian led the militia to actively deploy along the glue. At this time, in many places of the Great Song Dynasty, the Jin soldiers had not yet arrived, and the people revolted first. Zhao Li held on to the glue, not only effectively preventing the invasion of thieves on the west bank of the glue, but even the neighboring states and counties became a little more stable under its deterrence. Seeing the mental outlook of these militiamen, not only did most of the local people believe that they can protect the territory and the people, but even those who fled here from Bianliang also felt that they were reliable. Therefore, some people who originally planned to use Dengzhou as a wharf to go to Jiangnan did not leave after escaping here. Some people even went back to Jiangnan and thought it was a better place to live.

However, Dengzhou and Laizhou were more than capable of self-preservation, but if they were to send troops and horses to help Bianliang, many people would quit. Most of the merchants and militiamen who are active in Dengzhou and Laizhou today have little affection for Bianliang, because most of the merchants, especially those who have done a lot of business, know that it is not the wings of the Great Song Dynasty that make a fortune in Qingyang Port, and the main force of the militia village will also know who is the one who feeds them. Zhao Ji and his prime ministers have never known to come to Dengzhou to get money, and they have never done anything real here. So when King Qin's edict came down, the reaction of this peninsula turned out to be very cold - anyway, the king's division was not in a hurry, what were they anxious about! Besides, the number of troops on the Shandong Peninsula is not very large now, and the total number of the four militia villages is only 10,000 people. What's more, the son of the Zhao family himself ran away regardless of the survival of Bianliang, and the son of the emperor who stayed as the emperor of the arrow also thought about running away every day - since he didn't cherish this country, why should we Dengzhou people cherish it?

If Zhao Ji's father and son saw such people's feelings, they would be very chilled: this group of poor people with bad mountains and bad rivers are so fatherless! Fortunately, the people of Denglai and the two states only wanted to say that there was no king and no father, and the enthusiastic students of Penglai School shouted every day to hurry up to the king, and many of their shouts were circulated in the form of poems and rulers, so that some uninformed outsiders mistakenly thought that this peninsula was also a place of loyalty and patriotism - but unfortunately, these young and lovely students did not have decision-making power, so their shouting could only become empty words in the end.

If the students in Penglai School are as enthusiastic as the students who have China in their hearts, then the students in Bianliang are even more angry! They saw that the Hu soldiers were approaching the city, but the court was full of traitors, not only did Lord Li Gang's tough defense proposition not be implemented, but the prime minister even planned to cede the land and sue for peace! The more critical the situation, the more agitated the students became. Later, not only the students, but also the teachers and officials in charge of Taixue were also indignant. Qin Hui either talks to the students about the current situation in Taixue every day, or goes to the Confucian Book Club to sigh with his classmates, and often hates himself for being a scholar, and he is useless when the country changes!

At that time, although the imperial court had not yet issued an edict to cut the land, some officials had also received the news, Qin Hui heard that the Jin people asked to cut the land, and drafted a chapter overnight, and went to deliver it on the second day, mainly saying four things: one said that the Jin people were insatiable, and hoped that the imperial court could stop Xu Yanshan all the way, and not to satisfy the appetite of the Jin people too much; The second word is cunning, even if peace is negotiated, the defense must not be delayed; The three beggars gathered hundreds of officials to discuss in detail, and chose the affidavit contained in the person; The four beggars are outside, and they are not allowed to enter and lead to the temple. Although the emperor and prime minister did not approve it, I don't know if he showed rare courage in this chapter, and soon transferred him to the department to serve as a foreign officer, looking for a transfer to Zhang Bangchang, so he had to listen to many court secret discussions.

Qin Hui was taken aback when he heard that the imperial court was hesitating about whether to offer Cao Guangbi, and hurriedly dissuaded: "It is to offer Cao Guangbi, but what is the benefit of defending the war?" On the contrary, he formed a strong enmity, and made Siyi feel cold! ”

Zhang Bangchang had already received a warning from Lin Yi's order to Yu Tong, and heard about the threat of Zhi Yanchong's "retribution", and his heart was between the two. At this time, after listening to Qin Hui's advice, he was still hesitating.

Seeing him like this, Qin Hui said in his heart: "I'm afraid that whether to protect or not to protect is still between the two!" "I went to Kongbi Books every day these days, and I was quite good friends with Hu Yin, so I came to him to discuss.

These days, how Cao Guangbi helped the Great Song Dynasty to train troops and defend the city Hu Yin saw it in his eyes, and he had already trusted Cao Guangbi, and then heard that the imperial court was going to betray him to curry favor with the Jinren, and said angrily: "It's all Li Bangyan and Zhang Bangchang's gang of traitors who have caused trouble to the country!" I'm going to impeach them with my colleagues! ”

Qin Hui hurriedly persuaded: "No! Now that the soldiers are outside, everything is focused on the overall situation! Besides, impeachment may not be useful! Li Youcheng has already fought in the court! Now the only way to hope that the emperor will listen to Yingrui and know right from wrong. ”

Hu Yin calmed down and said, "That's the only way." He added: "Cao Lingshou doesn't know if he knows about this, so it's better for me to go and find out his tone." ”

Qin Hui said: "After all, this is a secret that the imperial court has not yet decided, if he doesn't know, he can't disclose it to him because of his personal abolition." ”

Hu Yin said: "I'll take care of this!" Leaving to come to the Confucian Publishing House, I saw Cao Guangbi talking about the way of arranging troops on the battlefield with a few students who were quite talented in the art of war, Hu Yin usually liked this, and he stood aside and forgot to listen to it, and said in his heart: "Although I have read a lot of military books, compared with Cao Lingshou, after all, it is only on paper!" ”

Cao Guangbi suddenly raised his head and saw Hu Yin, so he stopped and motioned for the students to disperse first, and asked Hu Yin: "Ming Zhong is here, but there is something important?" ”

Hu Yin's mouth opened, and finally he didn't reveal the truth, but said, "It's nothing." ”

Cao Guangbi said: "You have never been so hesitant to speak, is it inconvenient to say something?" Well, is it for Zongwang to ask Da Song to hand me out? ”

Hu Yin exclaimed: "You already know? ”

Cao Guangbi sighed: "Got it." ”

Hu Yin was silent for a long time and comforted: "Brother Guangbi doesn't have to worry too much. Although the prime minister is incompetent and misleads the country, the Son of Heaven will not do such an unrighteous and unwise thing! ”

Cao Guangbi sighed again and said: "I don't know if the emperor is holy today, but seeing that he wants to escape several times when the soldiers are approaching the city, I am afraid that his courage is really limited." So whether he will be afraid of Zongwang and hand me over in the end, I am not sure. ”

Before he finished speaking, Hu Yin was already stunned and shouted, "Brother Cao! How can you be so critical of the Son of Heaven! This...... This ......"

Cao Guangbi did not evade, and said: "The Great Song Dynasty made trouble in the field, isn't it their father and son?" They do such things, why can't we say? ”

Hu Yin hurriedly said: "Emperor Daojun is in the dynasty, but Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others have mistaken the country. And the immediate loss is due to Li Bangyan and others. Although the government has had it, it has been a traitor. ”

Cao Guangbi said: "It's the emperor who was deceived, but since he is sitting in that position, he is also responsible for knowing who he knows!" What's more, if there is no Daojun and Jinshang's support, how can Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others be autocratic? If it were someone else, I wouldn't want to bother to talk about it, but Ming Zhong is a reasonable person, isn't it clear what the key is? ”

Hu Yin was really shocked when he heard these words, and it was difficult for him to listen to the truth that these scholars were unwilling to touch in normal times, but when the country changed, the law of loyalty to the monarch was slightly relaxed, and the mediocrity of Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan's father and son was exposed. Hu Yin wanted to defend these two emperors in his heart, but there was no way to defend them.

He froze there, his whole heart filled with the battle between heaven and man.

Cao Guangbi got up and said, "Ming Zhong, sit down, I'll go to the backyard to see how those sons are practicing." ”

Hu Yin snorted, but he didn't realize what he said when he heard his voice, and even when Deng Su sent him out later, he was like a walking corpse.

On this day, the smoke and dust in the west rose into the sky, and great changes were brewing inside and outside the city of Kaifeng Prefecture!

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