Wuzhou is the old frontier of Wu Yue Kingdom, according to the geographical records of the Han book, Wu Yue people are easy to die lightly, and it is easy to use swords.

More than 100 years ago, the Song army marched south, the Tang Kingdom desperately resisted, Jinling was besieged for more than a year, so it suffered a lot of slaughter, and the lives of the two roads in the south of the Yangtze River were devastated, these places have not yet recovered their former prosperity, and the people still have the curse of the Song general Cao Han who became a pig after his death. The Qian clan of Wuyue Wang returned to obedience without a fight, preserved the vitality of Liangzhejiang Road, and still prospered with Hangzhou, Wuzhou, Yuezhou, Wenzhou and other state capitals on Liangzhejiang East Road. However, the rich businessmen have mountains and silver seas, but the poor have no place to stand.

Although it is one of the richest state capitals in the southeast half, the land is narrow and densely populated, and the people cannot make a living by farming alone, so every family grows mulberry hemp, and every household has a loom, and the people are kind and profitable, and they are not ashamed. The state capital and county are densely packed with commercial workshops, and the industries of burning ceramics, spinning wool, printing books and papermaking, copper, iron, lead and tin are developed, and the large-scale workshops have thousands of helpers, three or five people, and countless small workshops of more than ten people. If the business is not good, the workshop is reluctant to use lamp oil, and the helpers can leave work after dark, and when the business is busy, it is common to rush to work all night long. Before the sun had risen, hundreds of helpers with puffy eyelids were rushing to work in the workshop. Although the people here are known to be fierce, no matter how brave their temperament is, they can't withstand the accumulated wear and tear in the workshop. For helpers, life is a suffocating quagmire. Simple and repetitive work, two meals a day, supporting the family, one day at a time, except for being appreciated by the craftsman, learning a craft, or the owner has a red envelope processing money, there is no other luxury.

Everyone just stepped into the weaving workshop was stunned, if usual, the snow-white silkworm yarn was stacked in large piles next to the loom, and the linen cover had been opened, but now, the loom was empty, but the owner Chen Yi waited in the weaving workshop early in the morning, more than a dozen craftsmen and foremen were standing behind him, and there were several officials who did not know, all of them had grim faces. An ominous premonition rose in the hearts of the helpers. The north is in turmoil, it is rumored that the Khitan dog will soon invade the south, Wuzhou is also rumored, many workshops and shops are closed, the proprietor with his family and gold and silver soft to flee south, while the helpers have no livelihood, it is difficult to survive. There were more and more helpers gathered in the weaving workshop, and everyone gathered together looking at each other, and the proprietor did not dare to talk nonsense in front of him, and the atmosphere was nervous and nervous, and each of them guessed selfishly.

The proprietor Chen Yifu is on the first side, he likes to talk about military affairs, he has repeatedly failed in the imperial examination, and he feels that there is no hope of advancement. Seeing that the mercenary was almost here, Chen Yi coughed and said in a deep voice: "The ancient and modern countries are difficult, as everyone knows, the northern captives captured the official family, and King Jing and Cai Jing usurped the throne and stood on their own. I heard that Gou Zhizhou is attached to the traitorous party and wants to coerce hundreds of thousands of people in Wuzhou to rebel, which is tolerable and unbearable! ”

He said impassionedly, although the servants listened respectfully, but no one dared to talk nonsense, and finally listened to the proprietor said: "If Wuzhou is finished, our weaving workshop can not be opened, today will stop work for a day, everyone go to the state government to complain, this day is three times the salary, if you don't go, please leave here!" As soon as these words fell, the helpers at the bottom suddenly whispered, three times the salary a day, enough to buy two fresh fish, and a dime of private wine.

The mercenary who also came for the first time was small, and he hesitated, and the person next to him pouted: "It's not a one-time or two-time statement, and it's not a rebellion, where can something big happen, the owner is still the deputy envoy of the regiment." At this time, the foreman next to him brought dozens of short hardwood sticks and handed them out to those helpers who usually relied on obedience. On the other side, the shopkeeper first put the steamed buns at noon, and beckoned all the helpers to gather together later, so as not to disperse into the crowd of other workshops, so as not to weaken the momentum of the owner.

Chen Yi's friend Huang Gongmai said: "Brother Jin is anxious for justice and righteousness, and he is really the leader of Wuzhou Shilin." Wu Zixiu smiled, "Even compared with Chen Zhangzhou, it's not much better." "Chen Zhangzhou is Chen Dong, and he compares it with Chen Yi, and he compliments him.

"Where, where," Chen Yi shook his head and said humbly, "But speaking of which, the ancestor of my Wuzhou Chen clan is the descendant of Nan Chen, and maybe he also has some relationship with Chen Shaoyang." He didn't know where the ancestors of the Chen family in Zhangzhou came from, but not long ago, Yimen Chen of Jiujiang County had recognized the side branch of the Chen family in Wuzhou, which made Chen Yi feel extremely proud.

Huang Gongmai nodded and said: "Brother Jin, don't be too humble, drive away the Fujian son surnamed Gou today, and you will need to preside over the situation in the future." Several people laughed together. The helpers in the Chen family's weaving workshop have all received steamed buns, and nearly 1,000 people are walking towards the yamen of the state capital under the leadership of the foreman. Along the way, there were constantly other helpers from other workshops, scholars from academies, and even ordinary people all joined in, and soon there were thousands or even tens of thousands, and by the time the sky was just dawning, there was already a crowd of people outside the Zhizhou Yamen.

This chaotic tide came unexpectedly, almost all over the world's Luzhou counties, all kinds of characters appeared, and unintentional characters were involved. The fierce struggle between various forces has greatly exceeded the estimation of the initiators. Under the circumstances of the fall of Bianliang and the great loss of the prestige of the imperial court, there were gentry and people in various places who expelled the state officials and county orders, and there were also state officials and county orders to mobilize the forbidden army and the soldiers to jail and punish the troublemakers. The Liao army was about to move south, but the southeast roads of the Great Song Dynasty were still in chaos, whether it was Cai Jing's party who thought they had a chance of victory, or the Li Society that provoked the chaos, it was difficult to clean up the situation.

At the foot of Longqi Mountain on Fujian Road, it was raining, a carriage stopped on the side of the road, but the people who were about to travel far did not board the car immediately, and Zhu Sen and Huang Jian were still saying goodbye. A few men in robes waited in the drizzle.

"Although Mr. Zhoushan is worried about state affairs, he is very old, and he must not be too tired on the journey."

Zhu Sen said in a low voice. His complexion was a little vicissitudes. The Wuchang army killed Zhu Bernard in battle, and Empress Zhu and the official family were embarrassed by the northern captives, and these news beat Zhu Sen's chest one after another. didn't defeat him, but made him a little more elegant and a little more heavy. The disciples of Zhulin Academy, if they want to make a difference, Zhu Sen warmly encouraged them, and also wrote a letter to recommend them to the old civil and military officials. This time, Chen Dong and Yue Fei took the lead in Ezhou to advocate the banner of righteousness, respecting the Son of Heaven and not obeying the order, which caused the situation in the southeast to be turbulent, so Huang Zhoushan wanted to go to Ezhou to attend the meeting, and Zhu Sen also selected several protégés who were both civil and military to follow. Zhu Sen himself also vigorously contacted the officials of Zuo Jinzhou County, Jingentry, while transporting food and wages to Jinling and Hangzhou, while preparing to resist the Khitan invasion.

"Along the way, the prefectures and counties either surrender or flee, the Liao army has passed Chuzhou, and the soldiers are pointing directly at Jinling," Huang Jianzhanran's eyes flashed with a hint of worry, "Now the people in the southeast are in chaos, if the Liao people take advantage of the situation, the old man will be a sinner through the ages." The old man first advocated the public election, so that the situation is like this, he can't be idle, but I hope that he will have time to help Chen Shaoyang clean up the situation. Having said that, Rao is Huang Jian is a generation of Confucianism, and he is completely uncertain in his heart. This is an unprecedented thing, and it is difficult to say whether it is right or wrong.

"Mr. worries about the country, the world knows," Zhu Sen looked up at the sky, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "Take care!" ”

"Take care, too." Huang Jian's hand full of green muscles patted Zhu Sen's shoulder, "Huang is old, and time is running out." The world is still up to you. Zhu Sen's eyes moved slightly, he nodded, personally lifted the curtain, and sent Huang Jian to the carriage.

After several students of the Bamboo Forest Academy saluted Zhu Sen, they followed the carriage on foot with their luggage on their backs, and the back of the hat and coat was hurried. After walking a short distance, I don't know who started to sing a song: "The wind blows the frost and the seaweed withers, and the muscles are strong and strong." There were 300,000 soldiers of the Han family, and the general was also the leader of Huo Yao. The meteor white feather is inserted in the waist, and the sword flower autumn lotus light is out of the box...... Hu no one, Han Daochang. ”

The corners of Zhu Sen's eyes were a little moist, and he kept standing in the rain watching passers-by. The spring is cold, but there is a hot current surging in him.

In the mist and rain, everyone's backs disappeared at the turn of the mountain road, and the curling singing was still faintly heard, "...... The head of the sword is as sharp as a man, and he always keeps his eyes on it...... The man does not hesitate to die, and he dares to taste with you. ”

In the drizzle, on the winding mountain path, the tender green grass and trees have been scattered and swayed slightly in the spring breeze.

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Because the Song State insisted on refusing to let go of the Hangu Pass, the Xijing camp and the Hedong camp were on strict alert, and the Xia State Eastern Expeditionary Army was unable to go out to fight the Liao army. It didn't take long for the news that Chen Dong and Yue Fei respected the Son of Heaven and did not obey the order. At the beginning, the Xia State Protectorate didn't care about this approach, after all, Yue Fei only had more than 8,000 troops in his hands. However, in a very short period of time, the southeastern part of the Song Kingdom fell into chaos, and many magistrates and gentry responded to this banner, recognizing neither Zhao Qi's imperial throne nor the holy decree issued by the Liao State in the name of Zhao Ke. These days, Zhao Xingde was full of anachronism, and he was excited and confused to follow the military newspaper in Kanto.

On this day, he received a military order and hurried to the camp of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Stepping into the Chinese military tent, he saw Chen Qianli, the regimental training envoy, and Wu Jie, the general, and Zhao Xingde couldn't help but be stunned. After seeing the military salute, Wu Jie waved his hand, so that he didn't have to be restrained, but he didn't speak, only looked Zhao Xingde up and down.

Chen Qianli broke the silence and said, "General Zhao, I remember that you want to go to the Kwantung region to fight. ”

"Yes." Zhao Xingde nodded. He felt slightly strange that the Eastern Expeditionary Army was blocked in Hangu Pass, and he didn't know what he did when he mentioned this matter.

Although Cao Di refused to let go of Hangu Pass, there was still a route to send troops. Since the Liao army is heading south to Jianghuai, we can also go down the river to prevent Yelu Dashi from annexing the southeastern half of the country as we wish. The hub of the current southeast situation is in Ezhou. General Zhao, you have an old relationship with Chen Dong and others, can you mediate between them and promote this cadre and others to form an alliance with our dynasty to resist Liao. ”

Zhao Xingde's heart chuckled, and when he looked up, he saw that Chen Qianli had a deep meaning in his eyes, as if he already knew who he was.