In June of the eighth year of the founding of the Wu Dynasty, an exciting news was coming south of the Yangtze River. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The incident began in the first half of the seventh year of Jianshuo, when several major battles broke out between Wu and Qi in the border area north of Xiangyang in the Central Plains and Jiangnan. At this time, a year has passed since the Black Flag Army disappeared in the northwest, although Liu Yu moved the capital to Bianliang, but the so-called "Great Qi" is just a lackey under the Jurchen Gate, the domestic people are not happy, the army has no will to fight, and a group of generals led by Li Heng, the commander of Xiangyang of the Wu Dynasty, seized the opportunity to raise troops to the north, and collected more than a dozen prefectures and towns in a row, and once pushed the battle line back to the old capital Bianliang. Li Hengchuan passed on all the armies and attacked Bianliang together, and for a time there was no one in the limelight.

Under such circumstances, Liu Yu asked for help from the north several times, and finally ordered the Jin State to send troops. In the autumn of this year, Wanyan Zonghan ordered the fourth prince Wushu to lead his army south, and with the cooperation of Li Cheng, a general under Liu Yu, swept Li Heng's army near Bianliang. After defeating the armies of all parties, they pushed all the way south, and successively conquered the strategic places of Jianghan and Han that were still part of the Wu Dynasty, such as Xiangyang, Dengzhou, Suizhou, and Yingzhou, before leaving.

This kind of disgraced war is not the first time for the Wu Dynasty. However, years of recuperation were still vulnerable in the face of the Jurchen army, and the battle between the Wu Dynasty and the puppet Qi sides, even though hundreds of thousands of troops were raised, the status quo was still like a child playing at home in front of the Jurchen army.

Compared with the fierceness of the Jin State and the tenacity of the black flag that once resisted the Jin State in the northwest, the resistance of the Yang Yang Wu Dynasty seemed as powerless as a child before these forces. However, the strength is like child's play, and the price to be borne will never be discounted at all, the soldiers who died in the battle will not feel the slightest better, the suffering of the Li people in the fallen places will not be alleviated in the slightest, and the pressure on the Jurchens to move south will not be weakened in the slightest. The tragedy and death caused by the war, the famine, oppression, and even the darkness and hardship of fighting and fighting on the way to escape, and even the darkness and hardship of fighting and eating on the way to the Yangtze River, seem to continue forever......

In the spring of the eighth year of Jianshuo, Yue Fei Yue Pengju led 30,000 Beiwei troops to the north again, blitzkrieg Yingzhou defended by the heavy troops of Daqi, and then frightened back Li Cheng's army, and the soldiers took Xiangyang without blood, and then raided in Dengzhou with surprise soldiers, defeated more than 100,000 people of Qi and Jin coalition troops who counterattacked, successfully recovered the six counties of Xiangyang, and sent the good news back to the capital.

In Lin'an in June, the heat was unbearable. In the study of the Prince's Mansion, not long after the end of a round of deliberations, the staff members went out of the room one after another. Wen Ren Fuji was left behind, watching the crown prince Junwu walk around the room, pushing open the front and back windows.

However there was no wind.

The rest of the staff had gone away, and the men had taken away the dishes with the chilled sugar water, and the young man, who had grown up at the age of eleven when we first met, but who had grown a beard and had grown a majestic beard, looked bored, and looked tired when he looked out the window into the sun.

"In recent days, I always think of the food shortage in Jinghan's eleventh year...... At that time, when I was in Jiangning, I saw the imperial sister and a group of businessmen in Jiangning transporting grain for disaster relief, and they were impassioned. Mr. Wenren is a first-hand witness, what do you think? ”

“…… In times of difficulty, there are similarities. ”

"The world is difficult......

Junwu's fingers tapped on the windowsill and repeated the sentence.

In the eleventh year of Jinghan, the Wu Dynasty suffered from food shortages in many places, and Qin Siyuan, the right prime minister's mansion, was responsible for disaster relief. Thinking of it at this time, Jun Wu's emotion came from a reason.

At this time, Yue Fei recovered Xiangyang, and the news of the defeat of the Jin and Qi coalition forces had reached Lin'an.

Since the Wu Dynasty lost the Central Plains and moved south, the remarks of the lord and the court accounted for most of them. The war between Jin and Wu has developed so far, and many of the current situations have been laid out on the surface, and there is no doubt that the Wu Dynasty is powerless to be an enemy of the Jurchens who are in full swing. Years of war have proven this. Some people feel that after a few years of hard work, they will always have to recover the lost territory and make a northern expedition to the Central Plains, but in the seventh year of Jianshuo, the fact that Li Heng and others hit Bianliang in Xiangyang only proves that such a time has not yet come.

Even if it can be compared with the army of the puppet Qi, even if it can be destroyed all the way to the city of Bianliang, when the main force of the Jin army came, it did not beat back hundreds of thousands of troops, and even lost Xiangyang and other places. So at this time, how can the victory of Yue Fei's army against the pseudo-Qi prove that it will not be a prelude to the greater retaliation of the Jin State, when it hit Bianliang, it lost Xiangyang and other important places in the Jianghan Dynasty, and now that Xiangyang has been recovered, will it be beaten across the Yangtze River again?

Such doubts and worries are not unreasonable, and they also make this victory of Yue Fei's army tasteless in the court, and it may even be reprimanded to a certain extent. And Jun Wu is naturally on Yue Fei's side, and for this big war, the main battle faction also has a few reasons.

First, whether you can fight now or not, if you want to have the possibility of defeating the Jurchens in the future, training is a must.

Second, the Jin people have already taken the six counties of Xiangyang, which is a springboard for the southern invasion of the Jin State and the pseudo-Qi, if they are allowed to consolidate the defense line, the next time they come south, the Wu Dynasty will only lose more territory. At this time, to take back Xiangyang, even if the Jin people went south with the main force, they could always delay the pace of their strategy.

Third, the Jin people attacked in the south, and the logistics line was long, which was always more laborious than the Wu Dynasty. If he waits until he finishes his cultivation and takes the initiative to attack, the Wu Dynasty will inevitably be unstoppable, so it is best to disrupt the opponent's pace, take the initiative to attack, and consume the national strength of the Jin people in the back and forth tug-of-war, which is the best strategy for self-preservation.

With these reasons, the two sides of the main battle and the main peace are competing against each other in the court, as the main general of one side, if it were just these things, Jun Wu may not have expressed such feelings, but in addition to this, more troublesome things are actually piling up on the shoulders of this young prince.

It has been several years since the Wu Dynasty moved south, and after the initial prosperity and reunion, many troubles are showing its clues. One is the confrontation between the civil and military sides, the Wu Dynasty in the peaceful years was originally heavy on literature and light on military force, after the southern invasion of the Jin people, the country was ruined, although the system was difficult to change for a while, but many aspects finally had expedient measures, and the status of the military generals was improved.

As for Jun Wu as the crown prince, the young man has his fiery character, after understanding the intricacies within the court, he used a rough and all-encompassing method to protect Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and other promising generals under his wings, so that they operate forces north of the Yangtze River, consolidate their strength, and wait for the opportunity to go on a northern expedition. Most of them say that they recruit private soldiers and do not listen to the dispatch of civilian officials, and in the long run, they will cause great disasters.

This suppression of Yue Fei's military exploits is a continuation of the quarrel between the two sides in the past year.

On the other hand, when the northerners came to the south on a large scale, after the initial economic dividends, the contradictions and conflicts between the southerners and the northerners had begun to brew and erupt.

By this time, the Central Plains had completely fallen, and the refugees from the north had fled to the south without much money, on the one hand, their cheap work promoted economic development, and on the other hand, they also took away a large number of jobs from the southerners. When the situation in Jiangnan was stabilized, discrimination between the two regions was formed.

The refugees from the north were once wealthy subjects of the Wu Dynasty, but when they arrived here, they were suddenly inferior. And after the patriotic sentiment of the southerners faded at the beginning, they gradually began to feel that these poor relatives in the north were hateful, and most of the people who had nothing to do were still law-abiding, but there were also many people who took risks and fell into the grass, or there were also beggars and liars, who had nothing to eat, and could do anything -- these people complained all day long and disturbed the peace, and at the same time, the northern expedition and the northern expedition that they talked about all day long could also break the deadlock between the Jin and the military again, and make the Jurchens march south again -- all the above combined, In all aspects of society, it has caused friction and conflict.

At the civilian level, mutual discrimination between the North and the South has become a vague trend, and in the officialdom, there is also a certain antagonism between southern and northern officials, who were far away from the political core. Since the beginning of the previous year, several large refugee gatherings broke out in the south of the Yangtze River, in several states and counties, the northern refugees in series were armed with knives and sticks, and surrounded and killed the local snakes, bullies, and even officials, and the conflicts between local green forest gangs and the fighting for territory became more and more intense. Several large-scale incidents are countless small-scale frictions, and the court has to face these problems more and more.

As recently as last year, some people in the court had already begun to put forward the idea that "southerners should return to the south and northerners should return to the north" and that refugees from the north would no longer be accepted. As soon as this statement was put forward, it received a large-scale refutation, Junwu is also young and vigorous, and now the country is ruined, the Central Plains has fallen, and the refugees have no life, they are going to the south, and they have to push it away on their side? So what is the purpose of this country's existence? He was filled with righteous indignation and refuted it on the spot, and after that, the question of how to receive the fugitives from the north fell on his shoulders.

This year, the consequence of this incident is that the gentry and wealthy merchants who were originally close to the Prince's Mansion began to put pressure on this side, and although no one dared to disobey the various orders put forward by the Prince's Mansion, the Prince's Mansion continued to have friction problems in the implementation of the order, and the treasury was the Prince's Mansion and the Eldest Princess's Mansion The silver profits plummeted by three percent.

The gentry and wealthy families in the south also want to protect their own interests, and if you collect money, if you speak for me, or even exploit those refugees from the north for me, naturally you are good, I am good, everyone is good. If you don't help, who wants to serve you willingly, people don't go against you, they don't play with you, or they are absent-minded when they play with you, they can always do it.

However, on Jun Wu's side, the refugees from the north have lost everything, and if he leans towards the southern forces, then these people may really not be able to be people.

Originally, since Zhou Yong became emperor, Jun Wunai was the only crown prince and his position was stable. If he only spends money to run some Gewu workshops, then no matter how he plays, the money in his hands is probably inexhaustible. However, since the war and the tragedy of seeing a large number of civilians being killed in the Yangtze River, the hearts of young people can no longer be left alone. Of course, he can learn from his father to be an idle prince and only play in a Gewu workshop in Jiangning, but his father Zhou Yong himself is an unclear emperor, and there are problems everywhere in the court, only saying that the generals such as Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, if they can't stand up, withstand the wind and rain, and carry the black pot, most of them will also become the generals of the Wu Dynasty who couldn't fight at the beginning.

And as soon as you stand up, you can't retreat.

Trivial things, dense pressure, from all sides. In the past two years, Jun Wu lived in Lin'an, and he couldn't find time to go to Jiangning's workshop a few more times, so that although the hot air balloon had been able to go to the sky, there was never a major breakthrough in manning and carrying goods, and it was difficult to form a strategic advantage like the Northwest War. And even so, he couldn't solve many problems smoothly, and above the court, he couldn't get used to the cowardice of the Lord and the faction, but could he really fight a war? If he wants to reform, how to do it, he can't find the best balance. Of course, the refugees who fled from the north have to be accepted, but can they solve the contradictions that arise after receiving them? Still not either.

In the past two years, her sister Zhou Pei has manipulated the power of the Eldest Princess's Mansion, which has become more and more terrifying, she has built a huge network of relationships between politics and economics, accumulated invisible influence, and secretly has all kinds of conspiracies and intrigues. The Prince's Mansion is propped up on the bright side, and the Eldest Princess's Mansion is doing things in secret. In many things, although Jun Wu has never said hello, he understands in his heart that the Eldest Princess's Mansion has been transfusing blood for his side, and even several times there has been a storm in the court, and the officials who oppose Jun Wu have been impeached, smeared and even slandered, which are also extreme measures played by Zhou Pei and his staff Cheng Zhouhai and others in secret.

The eldest princess Zhou Pei on the bright side has become broad-minded and gentle, but in the few private encounters, her sister is serious and cold. In her eyes is a sense of selfless support and urgency, such a sense of urgency, they have each other, and each other's hearts are faintly understood, but they have not communicated in person.

They all know what it is.

Two years ago, Ning Yi died.

The three-year war in the northwest was vigorous, and they in the south covered their eyes and pretended not to see it, but when it finally ended, the shocking things still turned their hearts upside down. In the face of this dangerous situation where the world changes color and the sea is crossed, even such a powerful person is still dead after three years of resisting in front. Before this, neither sibling seemed to think about the possibility of this matter.

However, when it finally appeared, the two sisters and brothers seemed to suddenly understand that in this world, they couldn't rely on others.

A few years later, what should I do if Jin Guo calls again?

They could no longer retreat, so they had to stand up, but when they did, the world became more complicated and desperate.

It was one knot after another, too complicated to unravel. Everyone wants to be good for this Wu Dynasty, why did it become the cause of weakness in the end. Everyone is impassioned, why does it become vulnerable in the end? Accepting the subjects of the Wu Dynasty who have lost their homes is something that must be done, and when it comes to the end, everyone can only take care of the immediate interests. We all know that we must have an army that can fight, so how can we ensure that these armies do not become warlords? It is necessary to defeat the Jurchens, but is it unreasonable for those lords and factions to be traitors?

When the adult eagle leaves, the young eagle learns to fly on its own. The former Qin Siyuan may have taken over the burden of responsibility from a taller back, and after Qin Siyuan left, the younger generations took over the burden of the world in a new way. Fourteen years have passed, and the young people who once appeared in front of us for the first time as children can only use their still immature shoulders to try to carry the weight that has been pressed down.

Their shoulders will naturally break, and one can only hope that when they are broken, they will become stronger and stronger.

"In the past few years, I have finally come to understand that I am not a smart person......" Standing by the window of the study, Jun Wu's fingers tapped gently, the sun was shining outside, and the situation in the world was as hot as this windless summer afternoon, which made people feel tired, "Mr. Wenren, you said that if the master was still there, what would he do?" ”

With such a sigh, the prince paid tribute to the back of a certain figure that he once admired, and he did not stop because of this. The room heard that the people arched their hands, and only opened their mouths to comfort a few words, and after a while, the wind passed through the courtyard, bringing a little coolness, and blowing these scattered words in the wind.

Young people inevitably stepped onto the stage, and in some parts of the world, there may be a re-emergence of old people. One early morning north of the Yellow River, You Hongzhuo, who had escaped from the pursuers of the Great Guangming Sect, was practicing his Youjia knife technique among the mountains, the steel knife was whistling in the morning light, and on the slope not far away, one of his life-saving benefactors was slowly playing a strange set of boxing techniques, which were slow and beautiful, but people were a little incomprehensible: You Hongzhuo couldn't figure out how to beat people with such a boxing technique.

was wondering in her heart, and the female benefactor standing not far away frowned and had already scolded: "What kind of knife technique is this!?" Before the words fell, You Hongzhuo only felt the murderous aura around him, the cold hairs on the back of his head stood up, and the female benefactor waved his hand and slashed out.

The knife wind seemed to be fast and slow, and You Hongzhuo subconsciously waved the knife to resist, but then it flew out with a bang, and his shoulder and chest hurt. He got up from the ground and realized that the benefactor was wielding a wooden stick. Although she was wearing a veil, the female benefactor was obviously quite angry. Although You Hongzhuo was arrogant, in front of these two people, he didn't dare to make a mistake for some reason, and stood up and apologized quite embarrassed.

"I, I saw Eun Gong boxing, and I wondered, yes, I'm sorry......"

"What are you sorry for? Practice the knife like this, and if you die, you're sorry for yourself, and you're sorry for the parents who gave birth to you! After the female benefactor finished speaking, she paused, "Besides, it's not your distraction that I'm scolding, let me ask you, is your knife technique like this when it was handed down from the family?" ”

"I ...... I ......"

"Humph! Feel free to change it, what kind of master are you! Give me the same practice ten times! ”

When You Hongzhuo nodded and practiced in a proper manner, the female benefactor walked not far away with a pile of firewood.

You Hongzhuo practiced the knife, but he was a little shocked in his heart. He has been practicing the routine of the sword technique since he was a child, since the perception between life and death, he understands that the actual combat of the knife is not to win or lose with rigid moves, but to be flexible to treat the truth, after a few months of practicing the knife, there are doubts in his heart, every time he feels that this move can be slightly modified, that move can be faster, he previously bowed to the six brothers and sisters, asked the six people to teach martial arts, and the six people were also amazed at his understanding, saying that he will have achievements in the future. Who knew that he didn't say anything about this sword practice, the other party just looked at it, and knew that he had modified the knife technique, but asked him to practice it as it was, so I don't know why.

However, since yesterday morning, the female benefactor lightly killed Tan Yan and eight others of the Great Bright Sect, and after a day of companionship, You Hongzhuo understood that the two people in front of him were the kind of masters in the rivers and lakes who were really unborn. The male Engong has an easy-going temperament, but he is knowledgeable and contains as much as the sea, and the female Engong is his wife, although he usually doesn't talk much, but it is the idea of the female Engong to save himself, because she feels that her knife skills are "interesting", and she only let herself practice last night and this morning.

Regarding the identities of the two beneficiaries, You Hongzhuo knew a little bit last night. When he asked, the male Engong said this: "A certain surname Zhao, twenty years ago, he crisscrossed the rivers and lakes with Clumsy Jing, and he can be regarded as breaking out some fame. ”

You Hongzhuo has only practiced martial arts with his father since he was a child, and he didn't hear much about the legends of the rivers and lakes in the green forest, so he was quite ashamed for a while, and the other party didn't blame him, but he sighed a little: "Young people now...... That's it, you and I can not only know each other, but also fate, if you encounter any difficult situation in the rivers and lakes in the future, you can report my husband and wife name, maybe it will be of some use. ”

You Hongzhuo just nodded, but thought in his heart that although his martial arts were low, it was already a great favor to be saved by the two benevolent dukes, but he couldn't fall into the names of the two benevolent dukes at will. Since then, even if they encounter a life-and-death situation in the green forest, they have never said the names of the two people, and they can finally overcome obstacles and become a generation of heroes.

Of course, these things are just a thought in my mind at this time. He practiced the knife ten times on the hillside, that Zhao Engong had finished practicing boxing, beckoned him to drink porridge, You Hongzhuo heard him casually said: "Tai Chi, born without extremes, the opportunity of movement and stillness, the mother of yin and yang, I call it Tai Chi, you can't understand it now, it's also an ordinary thing, you don't ......have to force it" After a while, when eating, I told him the reason why the female Engong asked him to practice the knife.

"When the knife is actually fighting, pay attention to agility and adaptability, which is good. But the hard-tempered knife frame has its reason, why this move is fought like this, which takes into account the opponent's moves and the opponent's strain...... Of course, the most important thing is that you are only a teenager and have learned the truth from the knife technique, which will have an impact on your behavior in the future. The knife technique has been unrestrained for a long time, and you may not feel it at first, but over time, it is inevitable that you will feel that life should be unrestrained. In fact, young people, first learn the rules, know why the rules come from, and then break the rules in the future, if you feel that there are no rules in the world from the beginning, people will become bad......"

Between the mountains and mountains, the martial arts predecessors who reappeared in the rivers and lakes chattered and spoke, You Hongzhuo was taught martial arts by his clumsy father since he was a child, but he never felt that the truth of the world had been said so clearly, and listened respectfully with admiration. Not far away, Mrs. Zhao in the black wind sat quietly on the stone drinking porridge, and there was an occasional smile in her eyes...... (To be continued.) )