In Chuzhou, the gray ice blocked the river, and the Caoyun wharf was deserted. The canal will not thaw until the middle of winter has passed.

Bianshui flows, Surabaya flows, and flows to the old ferry head of Guazhou. Every year, when the water is opened, the vicinity of the Chuzhou wharf is like the New Year, firecrackers are set off, and the squires and businessmen of Chuzhou will invite the opera singers to hold a lively show. The common people are also glad to have survived the green and yellow winter. Tens of thousands of Cao Ding and Cao Min all hoped to receive the first coolie money and food on this day and send it to their homes waiting to be fed. Since the Sui Dynasty opened the Grand Canal, here is the Cao Yun Yaojin, every year Cao grain millions of stones, countless goods through this, large and small ships moored in the canal at the edge of the city, waiting to pass through the Beichen Weir, sail into the Huaishui. Merchants and boat people met in the city to play and play. The city is filled with the fishy fragrance of fish and shrimp, and the sound of silk and bamboo singing and laughing can be heard everywhere. Humanity is the noisy night market of thousands of households, and the first state of Caoyun in the southeast.

The defense area of the Henghai Navy extends from Haizhou in the north to Yangzhou in the south, which is the richest place in the Great Song Dynasty. The fighting on Jingdong Road became more and more intense, and Han Shizhong led 30,000 horses to the north, leaving more than 10,000 people stationed in various states and counties to expand the armament. At this time, more than 30,000 horizontal navies had been stationed in Chuzhou, waiting for the canal to thaw, and then entering the north by land and water to rescue Jingdong Road. When the Henghai Navy first arrived in Chuzhou, there were several clashes with Chuzhou Tuanlian, and both sides were killed and wounded. Later, Han Shizhong restrained his subordinates from harassing the market, and the gentry of Chuzhou also bought cattle and wine from time to time, so that the two sides could be considered safe.

When the Liao army invaded the south, under the leadership of Xuezheng Lu Yunsun, the Yanding and regimental training in Chuzhou expanded to more than 5,000 people. Under the desperate resistance of the gentry and the common people, the Liao army never entered the city of Chuzhou. The people of this place are fierce and have a long history since ancient times. In the past, in order to conquer Chuzhou, Zhou Shizong first captured Yangzhou and Taizhou, cut off the connection between Chuzhou and Southern Tang, and then attacked Chuzhou with tens of thousands of sailors and troops. Taizu was a general of the Zhou Dynasty at that time, and he did not untie his armor day and night, and he personally risked his subordinates to ascend to the city. The defenders of Chuzhou were only a few thousand people, and after the fall of the city wall, they fought hard with the Zhou army along the streets and alleys, and resisted until the state capital Yamen. Zhang Yanqing, the defender of Chuzhou, and Zheng Zhaoye, the commander of the soldiers and horses, all died in battle, and none of the defenders surrendered to the Zhou army. The Zhou soldiers were killed and wounded very seriously in this battle, and then the Zhou army slaughtered the remnants of the city in order to vent their anger, and set fire to the city, and Chuzhou was owned by the Zhou Dynasty.

In the large camp of the horizontal navy, the fighting is strict, and in the big tent of the rear camp, the lights are bright. The soldiers are all henchmen of the Marquis of the East China Sea, and they all have strange faces at this time. It is rumored that after the court discussed the great rites and discussed that the Song people in the world would choose the law and self-discipline, General Han seemed to have changed his temper and held a bunch of books all day long, and when he couldn't understand it, or was impatient to read it, he asked Mrs. Li to tell him. At this moment, there was a burst of hearty laughter from the tent.

"Enlightened, enlightened!" Han Shizhong sat cross-legged in front of the desk, holding the "Analects" in one hand and stroking his beard in the other, living out of the posture of reading the Spring and Autumn Period on Guan Yun's long night on a New Year's painting, which made people laugh and laugh loudly, "Madam, what is the way of the king?" What is the way of Confucius and Mencius? I've got it! ”

"What did you realize?" Li Hongyu gave him an angry look.

"The royal way is, on my territory, if you dare not listen to Lao Han's greetings, I will stretch out my finger and crush him." Han Shizhong proudly stretched out his thumb and volleyed it in the air, "Domineering is, even if he is not on my territory and dares not to listen to Old Han's greetings, I will stretch out my fingers and crush him to death." This is the way of the king! ”

"Nonsense," Li Hongyu was afraid of him, and chuckled, "Then Master Fujun, what is the way of Confucius and Mencius?" ”

"The way of Confucius and Mencius, hehe," Han Shizhong said with a smug smile, "It's that before Lao Tzu crushed him, he first told him the truth of crushing him, believe it or not, it's up to him, woo hoo lament." He put the "Analects" on the table, patted the cover, and said with a smile, "These 'Zi Yue', nagging, are not as thorough as Lao Han's two or three sentences." "Zi said" is Han Shizhong's unique contempt for scholars, since the imperial court, he decided to use the "clear flow method" self-discipline, changed to "Meng'er" to call it, but at this time he was elated, and his words were also full of old views.

"Master Husband, you really have extraordinary talents," Li Hongyu nodded, pursed her lips and smiled, "But don't tell others these words, lest they be jealous of you." She and Han Shizhong were used to laughing, frowned slightly, and said, "But, Lord Fujun, you are a general of the imperial court, and marching and fighting is the right business." It is said that the country is easy to change, and your nature is difficult to change, and your temperament has always been different from that of scholars and Confucian scholars," Li Hongyu said with a worried face, hesitating, "Do you really want to keep the 'Clear Stream Law' with those people?" ”

"Hmm." Han Shizhong nodded affirmatively. He was a person with a thick and thin one, patted her hand lightly, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, you are my original wife, if according to the 'Clear Flow Law', those who are poor and lowly before are rich and noble will not go to their wives." He grinned and said, "This 'clear flow method' is also lenient, and the original marriage must not be released for five years before a man can take a concubine." No matter what the concubine's background is, she can't ride on the head of the original match. Madame Command, I am from the 'Clear Stream Method', you should rest assured, right? ”

"Hmm." Li Hongyu nodded invisibly, still worried, "I saw those people outside, they all sighed when they talked about the 'Clear Flow Method', why do you want to guard this thing." We, the two of us ......" She was born as a prostitute, and like Han Shizhong, she has nothing to do with the word "Qingliu" at all. Even if Li Hongyu is already the wife of the county monarch, she can't help but be a little worried.

"There's no way around it." Han Shizhong sighed, "Do you think I'm looking for something awkward?" He looked outside the tent and whispered, "'Song Rite Law' and 'Gentleman's Law', Madame has also seen it, and wants me to say, this is really not a human thing, it is stricter than his mother's military law, it is better for everyone to be monks." He shook his head.

"So why?"

"As I said, this 'clear stream law' is stricter than military law. Although there are few people who guard the 'Clear Stream Law', the formation is strictly organized, the same hatred of the enemy, and the attack is ruthless. And on the side of abiding by the law and changing the law, it is much more commonplace. Whether on the battlefield or in the government, Qingliu's side will definitely have the upper hand. It's like in an army, there are soldiers who dare to die, and there are also those who run behind other people's butts. Originally, everyone was in the mix. But now, the court is letting people choose their own law. It is equivalent to letting those who abide by the 'clear stream law' live in one camp, and those who abide by the 'common law' live in another camp, so that they can fight each other, the weak eat the strong, the winner is king, and the loser bows down. The so-called soldiers are not too expensive, and when the two are compared, the situation of victory and defeat is even greater than that of the official army against the bandits. ”

"We're going to be on the strong side. The two armies are fighting, and if they lose, they will be slaughtered. Han Shizhong sighed and said in a deep voice, "After a while, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to keep the 'Clear Flow Law'. He spoke with a solemn face, and while Mrs. Pull sat in his arms, Li Hongyu nodded thoughtfully, and did not resist. The lights in the tent were dim, and the atmosphere suddenly changed.

"Lord Han is not there?" Someone outside shouted, "I want to see Lord Han?" Which of you dares to stop me from seeing Lord Han? ”

"His grandmother's." Han Shizhong scolded angrily. I heard that it was Feng Fanghui, who was sentenced by Qingzhou, and he was Hou Huanyin's messenger.

"Don't go yet." Li Hongyu glanced at him shyly.

"I'll send this kid away first." Han Shizhong just let go. He straightened his clothes, suppressed his heart, straightened his chest and belly, held the jade belt around his waist, walked out of the tent with a scolding, glared at Feng Fanghui, and shouted: "In the middle of the night, what's the urgency?" ”

"Lord Han," Feng Fanghui bowed his hand and was about to enter, but Han Shizhong blocked the door of the tent and refused to let him go. He raised his head in annoyance, and Han Shizhong also looked at him condescendingly. Although Feng Fanghui is Hou Huanyin's confidant, in this case, he does not dare to break into the camp tent, so he can only force people to be angry and say loudly: "The lower officials have been looking for Lord Han for a day, and these people all say that the adults have gone to patrol the camp." So ......"

"Could it be that Ben Shuai's whereabouts," Han Shizhong didn't wait for him to say more, and glared, "I still have to report to you that I can't make a judgment?" ”

"Lord Han misunderstood." Feng Fanghui had no choice but to bow his head and say, "Please forgive the sin of the official." After all, he couldn't bear it, and without waiting for Han Shizhong to forgive his sins, he raised his head again and said loudly, "The lower officials came to find Lord Han, just to ask, the situation on Jingdong Road is already in danger, and the messengers asking for help are looking at each other." Saving soldiers is like fighting fires, when will adults send troops north? ”

"You ask me, who do I ask?" Han Shizhong scolded, "Why don't you ask God, for more than a month, the north wind has been blowing on the sea every day, and the sea ships are slower than snails going north, in case of a storm, these tens of thousands of elites ...... I'm phew, phew, phew. The canal is frozen again, and we can't carry grain ships, and our military rations are heavy. This road is full of horses on your shoulders, people are sleepy and tired, and when you arrive in Pingchuan in the north, you are going to rescue Jingdong? Or are you going to die? ”

Feng Fanghui still said strongly: "Why don't you levy people's husbands, transport baggage in front of the army, and go north quickly!" ”

"To put it mildly, where do you think this is?" Han Shizhong sneered, "I said, Feng Tongju, on both sides of this coastal canal, the strong men of Haizhou, Chuzhou, and Huaiyang are waiting for the opening of the water, and the people are waiting for the rice to be put into the pot at home, and their eyes are hungry and green." At this time, Raff went into service? Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, and tomorrow you will go and discuss it with the governor of Chuzhou? Okay, huh? Judge your lordship? If you are impeached and disturb the place, or even the officials. The people are rebellious, you go to the theory with the officials yourself? ”

"This ......" Feng Fanghui hesitated slightly, Han Shizhong turned around and returned to the tent, and a team of personal soldiers took two steps forward, like a screen, firmly guarding the door of the big tent. Feng Fanghui sighed, and was about to turn around and leave, when Han Shizhong's voice came from the tent again: "Feng Tongju, go back and read the etiquette law carefully, and know that 'the upper and lower are inferior'!" Feng Fanghui's feet froze, and he almost fell on his heels.