Chapter 349: Shocking News 4
These rebel soldiers have been in Xuanwu for six years since the Jurchen invasion in the first year of Jingkang!
In the course of six years, they went from hope to despair. They had hoped to expel the Tartars and restore their homeland, but they were then put into a civil war, and they were disillusioned with their army. Moreover, there is an unusually darkness in the army, and there are many things where officers bully their subordinates and occupy their military salaries and military exploits. They have long been tired of it, and they have long been unwilling to stay in such an army.
However, the ancient military system was extremely strict, and once it was put into the army in ancient times, it was a lifelong soldier and never got rid of it.
In the poems of the ancients, it is said that "fifteen from the army, eighty years from the beginning", this is by no means a poet made up, but a real thing! I joined the army at the age of fifteen, and I couldn't return to my hometown until I was eighty years old, and the pain can be imagined! Even if Zhao Chen implemented the new military system in Guanshan, but he did not say the issue of the length of service, according to the tradition of the ancients, Guanshan's side is also a lifelong thing, and the soldiers in Guanshan only joined the army with full enthusiasm, and they never dared to think about the future problems.
After many years, these hundreds of thousands of rebels have gradually been regularized, and they have also implemented the military system of the ancients, and it is difficult to quit now.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were looking at Xue Ming, and they didn't know if Xue Ming could give them an answer.
"Actually, it's not very difficult to leave the army! I have already received the news that the people over there in Guan Shaanxi have already said that as long as we want to leave, we can leave, and they will not intercept us! Xue Ming said.
"How do you know such news?"
"The news of Emperor Jianyan's death just came today, do you dare to say such a thing?"
The rebels below were first surprised, and then some people immediately questioned it.
"When you get there, you'll know I'm right!" Xue Ming didn't explain, just laughed.
"Really?" Someone asked again.
"It's definitely true! If you want to go back, you can go back! Xue Ming said.
He said it so surely, and the rebel soldiers below gradually began to doubt Xue Ming's identity! Over the years, many personnel from the Propaganda Department and Intelligence Department of Guanshan have penetrated into the rebel army, and many rebel soldiers have heard about the undercover agents sent by Shaanxi around them! The way they looked at Xue Ming now had changed! However, Emperor Jianyan is dead, and the world will belong to Zhao Chen, in such a situation, even if they guess that Xue Ming is undercover, it will not be unfavorable to Xue Ming.
"There is still news from Guanshan, as long as we return to our hometown, everyone will be given ten acres of land! As you know, over the years, the world has been in turmoil, people everywhere have suffered heavy casualties, and the remaining land is more active! These lands can be divided among us! Xue Ming said again.
"Ahh How could there be such a good thing? ”
"It can't be, right? It is said that after the war, this land should be recovered by His Majesty and belong to His Majesty Xuanwu! ”
For a moment, everyone had a look of surprise on their faces.
They couldn't believe it, and they wished it was true!
"However, only the brothers of Henan and Lianghuai can return to their hometowns! Hedong, Hebei, and Shandong are still under Jurchen occupation, and we will not be able to go back until Emperor Xuanwu expells the Jurchens! Moreover, we may also have to assist Emperor Xuanwu in expelling the Jurchens in these places! Xue Ming said.
"Help Emperor Xuanwu, it's natural! He is now the emperor of our Great Song Dynasty, so naturally everything listens to him! Moreover, we look forward to it every day, night and night, hoping to go back! In order to be able to go home, we are willing to fight! ”
At that moment, a soldier said! The surrounding soldiers nodded their heads! They didn't want to fight a civil war, but they fought to get home, and they were willing.
"There is some important news for you! Emperor Xuanwu's army had already gone north a few months ago and conquered Datong, Yanmen and other places! The Jurchen army withdrew from Guanshan precisely because of the accidents in Datong and Yanmen! Xue Ming laughed.
"Great!" The faces of the rebel soldiers also showed excited smiles.
They are Han Chinese, they and the Jurchens are mortal enemies, and they also hope to recover their homeland in their hearts! Now that Datong, Yanmen and other places have been recovered, it is a good thing to celebrate in any case.
"Emperor Xuanwu's military strength is extremely strong, and the Jurchens are not their opponents! If it weren't for Emperor Jianyan's perverse behavior and forcing us to oppose Emperor Xuanwu, Emperor Xuanwu would have entered the Central Plains and destroyed the Jurchens! Now, the combined strength of Emperor Xuanwu and us will definitely be able to expel all the Tartars! Xue Ming said.
The surrounding soldiers let out cheers again.
Similar phenomena are happening all over Chang'an City! The personnel of the Propaganda Department and the Intelligence Department who were lurking in various parts of Chang'an City had already received the news of Emperor Jianyan's killing, and they had already received orders from above, and they had not started to act until now.
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It was dusk, and the land was still hot.
Han Shizhong led more than 100 personal soldiers to leave Chang'an City and headed towards the military camp in the north.
It was only after dark that he returned to the barracks.
Liang Hongyu was practicing spearmanship on a hill, and when she saw Han Shizhong's soldiers and horses appear in the distance, she immediately led people down from the hill.
"Husband, why have you been in Chang'an City for so long?" Liang Hongyu said with some surprise.
"Something big has happened in Jiangnan." Han Shizhong's expression was a little gloomy.
"Something big happened in Jiangnan? What's the big deal? Liang Hongyu saw that Han Shizhong's expression was wrong, and hurriedly asked.
"His Majesty Jianyan has passed away!" Han Shizhong said.
"What?" Liang Hongyu was stunned, she thought she had heard it wrong, and said, "Husband, what did you just say?" Emperor Jianyan died? ”
Han Shizhong nodded silently.
"How so? Is he seriously ill? Liang Hongyu said.
"Not a serious illness! In February, Emperor Xuanwu led an army of 100,000 troops from Sichuan and Shu south into Jiangnan, and in March, Emperor Jianyan had already been killed. Han Shizhong said.
Liang Hongyu was stunned for a moment and didn't say a word! In fact, she has a lot to say, but the news is too shocking, and she is still thinking and reminiscing in her heart.
"What are we going to do?" After a long time, Liang Hongyu finally said.
At this moment, they were not far from the barracks, and Han Shizhong and his party had already stopped here.
"What else can we do? Naturally, it was Emperor Xuanwu who surrendered! Is there anything else we can do? Han Shizhong smiled bitterly.
"This ......" Liang Hongyu was stunned, and a wry smile appeared on her face.
Indeed, there is no other way for them! The hearts of the people in the world are turned against each other, although there is a dispute between Zhao Gou and Zhao Chen, but the rule of the Great Song Dynasty is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people! In the case of the Jurchen invasion and the chaos in the world, only Dongting Lake had turmoil, but the influence of the turmoil in Dongting Lake was also very small, and the people in the rest of the Jiangnan did not rebel together! As for the officials, generals, and soldiers everywhere all recognize the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, even if Zhao Gou is dead, but Zhao Chen is still there, they will follow Zhao Chen!
Han Shizhong had no other way to go than surrender to Zhao Chen! Even if he rebelled, those soldiers might not follow him in rebellion, and the officials and people everywhere did not approve of their rebellion.
"We follow Emperor Jianyan, and we are Emperor Jianyan's cronies! Emperor Xuanwu controls Jiangnan, I'm afraid he won't spare us, right? Liang Hongyu said again.
"I met Yu Yunwen from Guan Shaanxi before I came back, and he said that as long as we surrender, he will ensure our safety! If we promise allegiance to Emperor Xuanwu, we can even continue to control the army! Emperor Xuanwu sent a letter from Jiangnan, saying that the Great Song Dynasty had been unified, and there would be only one emperor in the future, and it was impossible for us generals to rebel, so as long as we were loyal, we could still control the army, and he was very relieved of us. Han Shizhong said.
Liang Hongyu smiled bitterly again.
Both of them were silent, and after a long while, Liang Hongyu said again: "Husband, I just heard you say that Emperor Jianyan was killed by Emperor Xuanwu, what is the specific battle situation?" Did Emperor Xuanwu go south with an army of 100,000? Didn't Emperor Jianyan run away? ”
Han Shizhong said: "First Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan rebelled......"
He spoke slowly, and Liang Hongyu sighed when she heard it.
When it was May 15, Han Shizhong's twelve-year-old eldest son Han Yanzhi rushed from Lin'an to Guanshan! Han Yanzhi brought the news and confirmed that Zhao Gou was dead, Jiangnan is now stable, everything is normal in the Han family, and there is no invasion by the chaotic soldiers!
Two days later, several of Zong Ze's friends also came from Jiangnan and told Zong Ze the news of Jiangnan.
Wang Yannai is the leader of the rebel army in the north, and he has no relatives and friends in Jiangnan, but through Han Shizhong's son and Zong Ze's friend, he has determined that Zhao Gou can't die anymore!
Zhang Jun still doesn't want to believe it! But on May 20, Zhang Jun's old father came from Jiangnan and personally told Zhang Jun about the situation in Jiangnan and the situation at home, and Zhang Jun had to believe it.
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The night was already dark, Zhang Jun came to the city wall with a few personal soldiers, and he looked in the direction of Jiangnan.
Although the Jiangnan Mutiny was undoubted, Zhang Jun was still unwilling to accept the news.
He is very loyal to Zhao Gou! At that time, he was born in a bitter cold, and he had made countless meritorious contributions in the Western Army for more than ten years, but he never received a reward. It took him sixteen years to become a "third-class service", and also in the Western Army, because of his noble birth, Liu Guangshi was personally named "third-class service" by the emperor when he was a baby! It can be said that it took him sixteen years to get the martial arts that the children of those military generals could get as soon as they were born. It wasn't until the world was in turmoil that he defected to Zhao Gou that he was reused and became a general in Jiangnan, alongside Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi and others.
He was one of the four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, and he was quite capable of being a soldier, but he was brutal and not liked by the soldiers. Over the years, there have been many people who have complained about him, and many words have even reached Zhao Gou's ears, but Zhao Gou does not pursue it and trusts him very much.
"What should I do? How so? Your Majesty is dead, and so is Your Majesty's crown prince! Where should I go from here? Zhang Jun muttered.
The evening breeze blew, and his clothes kept swinging.
"No! I will lead the army into Jiangnan, and I will avenge Your Majesty! Yes, I want revenge! Zhang Jun yelled violently.
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It's a bit of a carvin, I'll think about the plot later...... There are only two shifts today, sorry
Have a great weekend to all