Many people think that rebellion is a mental exercise.

In fact, as far as the rebellion itself is concerned, it is a test of courage.

The people rebelled because they were unwilling to be oppressed, and finally took the risk, risking their heads, leading like-minded people to overthrow the oppressive bureaucracy together.

Therefore, in many documents of the people's rebellion, you can clearly see a series of words such as 'officials forcing the people to rebel' and 'killing officials and rebelling'.

It's a matter of guts.

When the bold are oppressed, they will take risks and fight for a future with their fists.

The timid will only become more and more humble under heavy oppression, and in the end they will be oppressed to death, and they will live like a slave for the rest of their lives.

The essence of the rebellion of the officials is actually no different from that of the common people.

It's just that their ambition is greater, and they feel that the man who rides on their heads, always forces them to grovel, forces them to kneel at his feet, and even forces them to do something they are not willing to do.

So, they want to pull the person off their head and sit on it themselves to bully others, not to be bullied.

It's also a matter of guts.

When the bold officials are oppressed by the person in charge, they will try to pull him off the horse.

This type of person is generally referred to as an adulterous male.

Timid officials will be oppressed for a lifetime and will not be able to hold their heads up, and even if they occasionally raise their heads and want to do something, they will be trampled on.

This category of people is generally referred to as loyal ministers.

The above four types of people abound in the Great Song Dynasty.

Therefore, it is a very common thing to rebel in the Great Song Dynasty.

According to historical records, in the history of the Great Song Dynasty for more than 200 years, there were more than 400 rebellions.

That is, on average, a year, there were two rebellions.

It is indeed not easy for the Great Song Dynasty to survive so many rebellions.

Yang Qi also had this thought, but when he thought of Lao Yang, he quickly strangled his own thought.

It's just that what Yang Qi didn't expect was that he had no idea of rebelling, and his subordinates looked eager to try.

It seems that everyone who follows him will be blackened.

The loyal and upright loyal ministers also began to slowly transform into anti-thieves.

For example, Kou Zhun, before following Yang Qi, had been loyally preparing for the well-being of the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and after following Yang Qi, he began to encourage him to rebel.

and Lu Duan, who accompanied Yang Qi to pick up people, before he didn't follow Yang Qi, he was really running up and down for the Great Song Dynasty, and he worked hard, and after following Yang Qi, he began to hint that Yang Qi rebelled in his language.

Yang Qi even felt that maybe one day, his subordinates would really put a yellow robe on him and support him to ascend the throne.

"Hey~"

Yang Qi on horseback sneered alone.

Things work themselves out.

We'll see when the time comes.

It is too early to worry about this issue.

Yang Qi's team to pick up people was not huge, only a hundred people, but it seemed very heavy.

Yang Qi was dressed in white, with a golden crown symbolizing his marquis status on his head, and a black bear skin coat.

Lu Duan was dressed in a green shirt and also wore a bearskin coat, and followed Yang Qi closely.

Behind the two of them, Peng Pai led the scarecrow and set up the guard of honor belonging to the Marquis of Yang Qi.

Gourd, copper hammer, axe.

This symbolizes that Yang Qi is a martial marquis, and he is also the founding marquis.

The banner of Yang Zi was waved in the wind, and the passers-by were looking sideways.

When Yang Qi was in the northwest, he rarely played his own honor guard.

One is because it's too lazy to use it.

Second, it is because in the northwest, few people are qualified to let Yang Qi play a guard of honor to greet him.

And today, Yang Qi played a guard of honor to greet Xiang Minzhong and his party from Bianjing, which shows his respect.

Of course, this move is inevitably suspected of buying people's hearts.

But how could Yang Qi care about other people's opinions?

He's trying to buy people's hearts.

When Yang Qi's guard of honor arrived at the south gate of Datong Mansion, Xiang Minzhong and his party from Bianjing City had not yet arrived.

Yang Qi and Lu Duan, leading the people who greeted them, waited at the gate of Datong Mansion for a full hour.

Xiang Minzhong and his entourage are late.

The forbidden army that supervised them had been withdrawn as early as the border of Datong Province.

Now escorting them to Datong Mansion City is the Datong Army under Yang Qi's command.

When the team led by Wang Hu arrived at the gate of Datong Mansion.

Yang Qi took the initiative to greet him.

From afar, Yang Qi arched his hand and smiled: "I have met all of you, you have come from afar, and I feel very honored." ”

Wang Hu, Xiang Min and others did not dare to hold it up.

Bow down and salute Yang Qi together.

"See the ...... of the Tiger Lord"

They are also smart people, and along the way, three or five people got together, discussed with each other, and also learned about their own situation.

They can't go back to Bianjing City, and they will have to work under Yang Qi in the future.

So in front of Yang Qi, they didn't dare to put on a show.

Yang Qi stepped forward and excitedly took Wang Hu's hand, "Lord Wang can go to the northwest in person, and I am inexplicably grateful." ”

Wang Hu's face was full of bright smiles, he held Yang Qi's hand back, and said sincerely: "It is also an honor for Wang to be greeted by the Tiger Hou in person. In the future, my Wang family will have to beg for a life under the Huhou Gate, and I hope that the Huhou will help me more. ”

"Cut!"

Wang Dan was like a proud peacock, tilting his head with a look of disdain.

The smile on Wang Hu's face was a little stiff, and he wanted to turn his head and slap Wang Dan.

There is nothing in the eyes!

Yang Qi didn't get angry because of Wang Dan's disdain, he pretended not to hear, and still greeted Wang Hu with a smile, "Lord Wang's words are serious, please enter the city quickly, I have already arranged a banquet for you to receive the wind and wash the dust." ”

"Please!"

sent the Wang family to enter the city first.

Yang Qi said hello to Shen Lun's family and Lu Duan's family one after another.

When it was Xiang Minzhong's turn, the two looked a little embarrassed.

After days of running, Xiang Minzhong had a few more wrinkles on his face, and a person who was only forty years old looked more like a fifty-year-old.

"Brother Xiang, farewell to Bianjing City in the past, and seeing each other again, I feel a lot!"

Yang Qi let out a long sigh and sighed.

Xiang Minzhong squeezed out a smile with difficulty, and said angrily: "Yes! When I saw you in the past, you were still a gentleman in Bianjing, but I was already in the court.

When we meet again, you, the Tiger Marquis, have become a prince, and I have almost become a prisoner.

Life is impermanent, and I never expected that I would end up where I am today. ”

Yang Qi patted Xiang Minzhong on the shoulder and encouraged: "Brother Xiang, don't be discouraged, the northwest region is vast, and there are millions of people. There is an opportunity for Brother Xiang to show his ambitions. ”

Xiang Minzhong nodded, hesitated for a moment, and asked a question that had been bothering him.

"Huhou, Xiang has always had a doubt in his heart, and I implore Huhou to give him advice."

"Just ask!"

"Why did the imperial court suddenly send me, Brother Lu, and Brother Wang Xian to the northwest? Does Huhou know the inside story of this? ”

Xiang Minzhong stared at Yang Qi stunned, eager to know the answer.

"Brother Xiang, you are not right. When you go to the northwest, this is exaltation, not distribution. ”

After a pause, Yang Qi said again: "As for why the imperial court sent you to the northwest, I know the answer to this question. ”

"Why?"

Yang Qi grinned, "Because I went to the imperial court to write and asked them to send some civil officials over to help me govern the four prefectures in the northwest." ”

"Bang Bang!"

Yang Qi patted Xiang Minzhong, whose pupils were already dilated, and his smile became even brighter, "Then, the imperial court sent you to me." ”

Xiang Minzhong stared at Yang Qi tremblingly, gritted his teeth and said, "It turns out that the initiator of this matter is you?!" ”

Xiang Minzhong suddenly pounced in front of Yang Qi and shouted in a trembling voice, "Why do you want to harm me? ”

Yang Qi let Xiang Minzhong stare at him angrily, and said calmly: "How could I have harmed you? ”

"If it weren't for you, how could I have been sent to this northwest by my family?"

Xiang Minzhong roared.

Yang Qi sneered: "You are an official of the Great Song Dynasty, and I, Yang Yansi, in the eyes of the officials of the Great Song Dynasty, is a rebel with a suspicious heart." I'm a rebel and want to harm you, an important minister in the court? If the court doesn't agree, can I hurt you?

I asked the court for someone, and the court could refuse, but they did not refuse, but personally sent you to the border of my Datong Mansion.

If the court wants to protect you, why is this so? ”

"Imperial Court?!"

Xiang Minzhong had already believed Yang Qi's words, and he had tears in his eyes, "The three of them, why do you do this to me?" What did I do wrong to Xiang Minzhong? ”

Yang Qi looked at Xiang Minzhong with pity.

"You didn't do anything wrong, they were the ones who did the wrong thing. And you, on the other hand, are nothing more than the price they pay for their mistakes. ”

Xiang Minzhong stared, looking at Yang Qi with red eyes.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Do you know about Wang Chao's victory in Tongtaiguan?"

Yang Qi asked rhetorically.

Xiang Minzhong nodded, "This matter is a matter that everyone knows about in Bianjing City, and even in the entire Great Song Dynasty. ”

"That's good......"

Yang Qi chuckled and said, "Then, I can tell you that the person who really killed the fifteen generals of the Liao State is my fifth brother." The person who really won the Tongtai Pass is also my fifth brother.

During this war, the Xiongjian Army under Wang Chao never left Waqiao Pass for a single ......"

Xiang Minzhong was shocked: "Wang Chao took Yang Yande's military exploits? ”

"That's right! The three Zaifu in the court all knew about it. But they chose to remain silent and acquiesced. Since they have taken the military exploits of our northwest, they have to pay a price.

And you are the price they pay. ”

Xiang Minzhong glared, his eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Why didn't I know about this?" ”

Yang Qiyu said: "How could they make such a dirty thing public. ”

"Hateful!"

"Hateful!"

Xiang Minzhong said bitterly: "Their fault is to ask me to bear the fault to someone." It's really hateful! ”

Yang Qi patted Xiang Minzhong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Look at the point, it's not terrible to make mistakes, but it's terrible to know that you can't change your mistakes." This is far from over. When you see Wang Chao's ending, maybe you will be in a better mood. ”

"Wang Chao's ending? What do you mean? ”

"You're also a Beijing official, you can't see through this point?"

Xiang Minzhong hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you talking about the Liao people?" ”

Yang Qi rolled his eyes, "Otherwise?" As far as I know, the Liao mission is already on its way south. ”

"Hiss~"

Xiang Minzhong gasped, "The Liao people are not easy to deal with. ”

"Whatever! Who called them greedy? Let's go into town! ”

"Don't go!"

Yang Qi was stunned, "Why?" ”

Xiang Minzhong wiped away his tears, put on a straight face, and said righteously, "This official is Song Chen, how can he enter the thief city." ”

"Hey!"

Yang Qi was laughed at by Xiang Minzhong, "Did I say what I just said in vain, or did you just cry and act with me again, and actually wanted to trick me?" ”

Xiang Minzhong stroked his beard and glanced at Yang Qi lightly.

"What do you think?"

"Old boy, you actually acted with me, and you almost cheated you."

Yang Qi glared at Xiang Minzhong angrily, "The imperial court sent you to me, and you will be my people in the future." ”

"Peng Pai, tied up!"

Peng Pai stepped forward, didn't say a word, and directly tied Xiang Minzhong with a rope.

Xiang Minzhong didn't resist at all.

Let Peng Pai tie him up.

Then he naturally followed Yang Qi into Datong Mansion City.

In the eyes of many people, Xiang Minzhong's approach is a bit redundant.

Not really.

It is precisely this point that reflects Xiang Minzhong's cleverness.

From meeting Yang Qi to entering Datong Mansion City, everything Xiang Minzhong showed was acting.

He's leaving a way out for himself.

He wanted to tell the spies who were hiding in the city of Datong Mansion that he wanted to be in the Han in Cao Ying.

If the imperial court pacifies the four northwestern prefectures.

He Xiang Minzhong will become a contemporary Su Wu.

Everything he did under Yang Qi was to endure humiliation.

Yang Qi also saw through Xiang Minzhong's thoughts, so he followed Xiang Minzhong's thoughts and asked Peng Pai to tie him up.

As for what Xiang Minzhong was playing under him, Yang Qi didn't care at all.

Talents are rare, and we will talk about them after using them.

If he really wanted to be a second or five boy, Yang Qi would throw him to the south and let him teach the barbarians in the mountains.

Wait until Yang Qi takes Xiang Minzhong to the Yang Mansion.

Cao Lin had already prepared a banquet and was waiting for them.

"Still not letting go of me?"

As soon as he entered the Yang Mansion, Xiang Minzhong said to Peng Pai.

Peng Pai looked at Yang Qi, and Yang Qi nodded.

After Xiang Minzhong was unrestrained, he led his wife, children and mother, sat down at the table, and ate directly.

If you don't eat it, it's gone.

The scene of the Wang family, the Lu family, hundreds of prisoners, and the family members of the Shen Lun family, nearly 1,000 people, sitting at the table eating and drinking, was extraordinarily spectacular.

As for waiting for Yang Qi, the master?

They didn't even think about it.

After eating the clear soup all the way, I just took this opportunity to open the meat.

People who have been in officialdom for a few years are all old fritters at the dinner table.

Hypocritical vulgarity, that is a performance in front of people.

After the person, who cares?

Since Yang Qi is willing to accept them, he wants to use them.

As long as they still have the value of use, even if they behave rudely, Yang Qi will not say anything.

Cao Lin is obviously used to seeing this kind of scene, accompanied by the maid, she shuttles among the female dependents, persuades to drink and talk, giggles and laughs, and is helping Yang Qi win people's hearts.

Yang Qi looked at the officials and their families who were eating like beggars in the courtyard, and smiled brightly.

"It's like a tiger with wings!"