In the afternoon of the second day of the Shangyuan Festival, the streets of Chang'an were still filled with the smell of lanterns and fireworks. In the courtyard, a thin layer of snow is piled up on the branches of the wall, and several plum blossoms are blooming, and the breath of the new year dispels the cold of winter, which makes people feel extra energetic. Zhao Xingde's house ushered in a rare guest, the Korean prince Li Dao made a special visit, he put the New Year's gift on the table, sat down, and said in a low voice: "Yuan Zhi, my brother has hidden me so hard." ”

Zhao Xingde's face was surprised, and Director Li smiled bitterly: "Fuzhong sent a general to pick up Bianliang's aunt's family, who expected that the uncle was still that bullish temper, and insisted on refusing to leave, only asking his father to take care of his disciples in Guanxi." Director Li paused, saw that Zhao Xingde was like a second monk confused, his heart was a little calm, and explained, "My uncle's surname is Chao, and he is in the official residence of the Song Dynasty. His face was rather embarrassed, as if he was embarrassed to admit that he still had this relative.

"Master Chao." Zhao Xingde suddenly realized, thinking that his teacher was in a dangerous city, and asked Li Fu, the meaning was extraordinary. Zhao Xingde's eyes were a little moist. He didn't want to be a child in front of outsiders, shook his head, and said with emotion: "It turns out that the master is from the Li family in Chang'an. "When she was studying under the door of Chao Bu, the teacher Li had traces of Xia Guo in her speech and demeanor, and Zhao Xingde knew that she was born in the Guanzhong family, but she didn't expect it to be the Korean government.

"Alas, my uncle's family has not returned to Guanzhong for more than 20 years." Director Li's eyes were a little complicated, and he sighed, "This time the Liao army invaded the Song Kingdom in the south, many knowledgeable people think that it is impossible to sit back and watch success or failure. The world is one family, and the people of Kanto will sooner or later be the people of our dynasty. Looking at a hundred years later, now the people of Guanzhong shed an extra drop of blood, and all that hurts my Chinese vitality is my Huaxia vitality. Even if the Song family insisted on not allowing it, the army's eastward crusade could not be delayed any longer. However, the Protectorate is concerned about the gains and losses of immediate interests, and some people forget their lives when they see small profits, and they do big things and spare their lives, which is really insufficient and conspiracy! ”

Zhao Xingde also sighed, he took off his identity as a captain, and he also knew the situation in the Protector's Mansion. The lieutenants were not very enthusiastic about dominating the world, and it would be good if they could dominate the Kanto region with a small number of casualties, but if the casualties were expected to be large, and the prolonged war would lead to an increase in taxes, and the sergeants would have to leave their hometowns for a long time, and they would not be able to take care of the shade and the countryside, the Protectorate would be very hesitant. A few years ago, the Anxi military division defeated and dismembered the Rus' kingdom with a surprise attack, and in addition to the hereditary princes who were enthroned in the Rus' homeland, the Protectorate reduced the number of soldiers stationed in the Rus' homeland for a long time to a minimum. The first is that most of the sergeants want to return to their hometowns as soon as possible, and the second is that the Protectorate is worried that the influence of the generals on the sergeants will be greatly enhanced if they are away from home for a long time. Therefore, for the Protectorate, it is best to wait until the Liao and Song countries are exhausted from the war, and even about to shed the last drop of blood, before intervening in the war. In order to reduce the burden on the non-commissioned officers in Guanzhong, the Protectorate Government also made an exception and agreed to recruit a training regiment to practice the fire battalion. Seeing that Zhao Xingde's expression was also a little depressed, Director Li asked: "Yuan Zhi is from Kanto, what do you think the royal system is?" ”

"Monarchy?" Zhao Xingde repeated with some surprise, "Which royal system?" ”

It is no wonder that he has this question, the word "royal system", a source of origin from the "Book of Rites", describing the system of respecting the holy king and ruling the world, the beginning of the sentence is "the king's system of Lu Jue, the prince and the man, all the fifth." Xunzi Zheng said, "The great dragon of the world, the boundary of right and wrong, the division of the name of the image, the royal system is also." The other source is the description written by the sage of Xiyi, Perotu, who is often called "Obsessed with the Country" at the time, and is also translated as "The Royal System" by Confucians, which is also about the system of the holy king governing the country, the assistant of the minister, the service of the soldiers, and the happiness of all the people. Because the Xia Dynasty is in the middle of the world, it is a country where the four sides of the doctrine converge, and the articles quoting the two "royal systems" in the scholar's mansion can be described as full of sweat.

Director Li smiled knowingly, and said angrily: "The way of the royal system is much the same, the two sources can be referred to, and the sages have different paths." His eyes flickered slightly, and he continued, "I can't complain that some people are short-sighted. The so-called laborers govern people, and laborers govern people. Yuan Zhi you know, I am the best horse race, to find a good horse, the above pedigree is the most important, the descendants of the real famous horse, that nineteen is not bad. Some people only rely on their courage and win the support of the sergeants, and they can't climb half of the hereditary ministers within the five uniforms, but they can be among the five governments to take charge of state affairs. The guy in a certain shop works diligently, and he also has the hearts of his accomplices, so he is transferred to Chang'an as the shopkeeper and decides on the major affairs of the firm. It's an incredible thing in any trading house, but it's still in vogue in my country. It is probably rare to criticize the system of the five governments so heartily, Director Li said with some excitement, and he was so excited that he said without words, "Let the Protector Mansion decide state affairs, it is simply a butt instead of a head." If you do a good job, can you manage a business house well? It's no wonder that they are calculating, and they can't wait for the number of copper coins to count. Humph......"

He sneered twice, and when he saw Zhao Xingde's uncertain expression, his heart moved slightly, and he added, "Yuan Zhi, don't be careful, you are from a generation of hairpins, and you are naturally different from those who are light-eyed. ”

"These five governments govern together, and the Protector Government decides major national affairs." Zhao Xingde said in a deep voice, "But the ancestral system of the founding of the country must have a deep meaning in it." ”

"This time, that time. When the country was founded, whoever won the warrior won the world," Director Li smiled proudly, gently tapped the table with his left index finger, leaned forward, leaned closer, and whispered, "I heard that Yuan Zhi is good at using firearms, and I can't fail to see that the world of strong soldiers and strong horses is the Son of Heaven, and the time is running out." ”

Zhao Xingde's heart sank, and he looked at Director Li in surprise, he remembered that Guanzhong was practicing the fire gun camp in the Daxing Regiment, and his mind was like a mess, as if he realized something, but it was not very clear. He was just as he could not remember how to answer, when suddenly the sound of horses' hooves sounded outside the courtyard. Zhao Xingde's face changed slightly, he stood up, and after a while, a sergeant knocked on the door and said loudly: "The military situation is urgent, please ask Zhao Changshi to discuss matters in the military mansion." ”

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His Majesty's news of the southern hunt cannot be sealed. The next morning, in the mansions of the princes and princes in Bianliang City, the men in the family suddenly drove away, and the family members of the mansion were panicked, and the cry shook the sky like a mourner. Folk rumors spread, ordinary people felt as if the sky had fallen, and there were scoundrels in the market who took advantage of the chaos to loot the shops. Some of the elite of the class hurriedly accompanied the southern hunt, while some of the imperial guards abandoned their posts and returned home, the door of the White Jade Palace was relaxed, and even some eunuchs and palace maids stole the imperial utensils and ran out.

Shao Wu and Zhang Shuye urgently issued a notice to calm the people, and the whole city posted it to inform the people that His Majesty's southern hunt for Xiangyang was to mobilize the army of King Qin to relieve the siege of the Beijing division. Before the saint left Beijing, he had appointed the privy envoy Shao Wu to stay in Tokyo, and Zhang Shuye, the head of the Henan Mabu Army, assisted in guarding the city. Shao Wu also ordered the front division of the palace to send a forbidden army, and the officials of Kaifeng Mansion patrolled the city everywhere to arrest the villains who took advantage of the chaos. No matter how ridiculous the explanation on the Anmin notice was, most of the people in Bianliang City immediately accepted the government's explanation. The hearts of the people have settled down for the time being. But Shao Wu and Zhang Shuye's hearts have been hanging high. On the night of Shangyuan, three fireworks hung high in the night sky, like a lingering nightmare, enveloped the hearts of the two important ministers who stayed in Beijing.

And now, all the nightmares are real. The cavalry of the Liao army was like layers of dark clouds, constantly gathering into groups, clustering around the white umbrella cover in the middle. At the head of Xunmen Gate in the south of Bianliang City, the privy envoy Shao Wu looked under the umbrella cover with a clairvoyant mirror, and there was a person standing next to Yelu Dashi, with blue lips and white face, and his eyes were full of haste meaning, it was the official Zhao Ke who fled in a hurry at night in Shangyuan.

I don't know who is the spy of the Liao people, and used fireworks to expose the official family of Nan Hunt, and the Liao cavalry outside Bianliang City immediately gathered to chase after him. The battles and pursuits of the two sides continued to intertwine, and tens of thousands of Liao soldiers chased Zhu Xianyi, and finally surrounded the imperial driving group of Song Emperor Zhao Ke. Zhu Xianyi is just a small post station, there is no danger to defend, at this time, there are only more than 2,000 people left in the escort of the Banzhi guards, after a short battle, the Wuchang army made Zhu Bernard and other accompanying generals most of the soldiers died in battle, and the official Zhao Ke and hundreds of clans were captured by the Liao.

Shao Wu's heart seemed to be squeezed by a big hand, Rao is the city that he did not change color before the collapse of Mount Tai, his body still shook for a while, he took a deep breath, and forcibly stabilized his mind. Uncle Zhang stood beside the guards left behind in Tokyo at night, his eyes were worried, and when he got the report, he immediately blocked the news, and at the same time confiscated all the clairglasses of the lookout posts at the head of the city. only informed Shao Wu, who was left behind in Tokyo, to hurry up to the city and discuss contingencies.

"What should I do?" Shao Wu and Zhang Shuye were helpless at the same time.

Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. In the hearts of the two old ministers, the monarch is the minister, and the emperor is relaxed, and the world is not far from chaos. Suddenly encountering the emperor's abduction, Shao Wu and Zhang Shuye suddenly lost their opinions, panicking and ownerless like sheep lost their shepherds. This is still the case for extremely popular ministers, not to mention ordinary soldiers and ordinary people. This Tokyo stay has just been sealed, and the official seal has not yet been heated.

"Your Majesty was taken captive by the Liao, and once the news leaks, Bianliang will be finished."

"How long can this news be blocked?"

Shao Wu's face was pale, and he couldn't help but shudder, a fierce color flashed in his eyes, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Inform the army at the head of the city that once the Liao people get close to the outer city, don't answer, they will all be shot to death with arrows." Uncle Zhang turned his head and looked at him in surprise, a wry smile appeared on Shao Wu's face, a dead horse should be a live horse doctor. Uncle Zhang's mouth opened, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and waved his hand to order his flag officer to pass the order.

The imperial chariot of the Emperor of Liao is facing the Nanxun Gate Tower, a few miles away, the Liao Emperor Yelu Dashi squinted his eyes, looked at the most majestic city in the world, took a deep breath of a wisp of breath floating in the city, and an intoxicated expression appeared on his face, as if he was not breathing air, but nectar.