Brave shoulders heavy responsibilities

Enter the tiger's den to find out the military situation

Yang Yuandao and Fan Zuliang completed their mission, and the maintenance project of the imperial tomb was finally completed. From spring to autumn, Fan Zuliang went to many places in Daikin to purchase raw materials.

Before leaving Beijing in the first month, Han Yanxuan sent someone to call Fan Zuliang and told him that he would send you to Gongxian County to repair the tomb this time and give you a secret mission:

In the name of procurement, we should take a closer look in Jin's territory, pay special attention to the movements of the army, and if we feel that the personnel are reliable, we can allow a large amount of money to collect information on Jin's domestic political affairs and military stationing, and then transmit the collected information to Lin'an through relevant channels.

in his position. As the head of the ministers, after his position was stabilized, he enjoyed the life of glory and wealth to the fullest, and experienced the glory and pleasure brought by power, while Han Yanxuan felt that he had to think more about the long-term peace and stability of the country's society. At present, in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, it can be said that the wind and rain are smooth, and the people's hearts are stable, even if there are occasional unstable factors, it will not affect the overall situation. Then, the only one who poses a threat can only be the Jin country. Although there is a peace treaty between the two countries, there seems to be no change, but Jin is a state of tigers and wolves, once ambitious such as Wanyan Liang and the like are in power, it is likely to send troops to invade the south; At that time, the vicious Jin people occupied a large amount of land in our Great Song Dynasty by virtue of their force and barbarism, resulting in millions of Han people becoming barbarian slaves, hateful and hateful, if there were frequent natural disasters in Jin, corruption in the government, and a decline in the combat effectiveness of the army, why couldn't our Great Song Dynasty fight back, raise troops to the Northern Expedition, recover the Central Plains, and be ashamed of Xue Jingkang.

In his contact with Xin Qiji, he heard that Xin had always paid attention to the collection and reconnaissance of the enemy's intelligence, and he deeply believed that only by understanding the other side could it be possible to defeat the other side.

Han told Fan Zuliang that you are not blind in Jinguo, Li Renxin, the shopkeeper of Yingzhou Chengen Commercial Bank, is Li Renyou's younger brother, Anyang Han Qingyuan's family and his daughter-in-law's mother's family, all expressed their willingness to contribute to the Great Song Dynasty, I asked Renyou and Qingyuan to write a letter, you can contact them, and let them do some things.

Han Junwang's arrangement was something Fan Zuliang didn't expect. As a civil official with a military position, since he was a child, he has also danced with guns and sticks, and has developed a good body, although he has not served in the army, he does not know what the art of war, and he looks a little sloppy, compared with those who are born in Jinshi, there is a rare advantage, that is, the heroic spirit of not being afraid of losing and not afraid of the enemy. This is very important as a human being. With this, it is enough to impress him.

King Han Jun told him that except for Yang Yuandao, there is no need to talk about this matter to anyone, and if there is anything to report to me, report it directly to me.

Fan Zuliang nodded excitedly, this is the case with the last book, people have no foresight and must have near-term worries, a far-sighted minister must not only manage internal affairs well, but also always bite the enemy. At the beginning, the old father wrote "Lan Lu Lu" to let the Chinese people understand the Jin country.

In view of the actual situation at that time, it was extremely difficult to restore the original appearance of the imperial tomb. Song Mausoleum is the shape of "sealing the soil into a mausoleum", the building structure is roughly the same for each one, there are the upper palace of the emperor's mausoleum, the upper palace of the rear mausoleum, the lower palace, the burial tomb, etc., and the outermost periphery is surrounded by hedges. In feudal dynasties, if an official can be buried in the imperial mausoleum after death, it will be a commendation for his meritorious service, and it will also be the supreme glory for future generations. The tomb of Bao Zheng and the tomb of Kou Zhun are located in it.

The Imperial Tomb Upper Palace is the most important part of the mausoleum area, located in the southern part of the mausoleum area, it takes the lofty mausoleum platform as the core, and covers an area of about five hectares. The mausoleum is the burial mound, located in the middle of the palace city, the mausoleum is divided into three layers and is covered with trapezoidal shape, the lower layer is 260 feet long on each side, it is harvested step by step, the lush cypress is planted on each layer of the soil platform, and it is evergreen in all seasons. Under the mausoleum, it is called the underground palace, which is the place where the bones of the emperor are buried. The underground palace is very large, usually up to 30 meters deep, made of green bricks, modeled after the structure of the palace on the ground, and the walls are painted with large colorful murals.

The structure of the Houling Upper Palace is generally the same as that of the Imperial Tomb, but the scale is reduced. The northwest of the Houling is the lower palace, which is the place to worship the emperor's remains, relics and the tomb and sacrifice. The main buildings include the main hall, the shadow hall, the hall of the house, the courtyard of the Huanhao, the kitchen of the gods, the palace envoy's house, the palace residence, the treasury and so on. Around the upper palace and the lower palace, there is a god wall more than ten meters high, called Miyagi. Miyagi generally covers an area of more than 100 acres, with divine gates on all sides, and a pair of stone lions outside the divine gates, defending against invaders from all directions. On all sides of the wall, there are gates and turrets. There is a dedication hall outside the South God Gate, which is used as a place of worship for the tomb. There are also some small annexes next to the dedication hall. It is forbidden to collect wood for grazing in the mausoleum, and there is a special person to guard it.

Due to the tomb robbery, the palaces were seriously damaged, the coffins of the emperor and queen and the princess were opened, the gold and silver treasures that accompanied the burial were looted, the mausoleums and shrines on the ground were crooked, and many ancient trees were cut down.

The so-called maintenance is to block the tomb road leading to the underground palace, repair the above-ground buildings, repair the road and replant trees. Therefore, the materials that need to be purchased are mainly granite, Korean pine logs and various types of pine and cypress sycamore.

Most of the stones used to make the foundation and steps are quarried from Wan'an Mountain in the northwest of Gongxian County. Fan Zuliang led people to Yanshi County, Jinchang Prefecture, Nanjing.

The Jin Dynasty implemented the five-capital system, which was Shangjing, Tokyo, Xijing, Nanjing, and Beijing at first, and after King Hailing moved the capital, it was Zhongdu, Tokyo, Xijing, Nanjing, and Beijing. That is to say, the Jin Kingdom once had six capitals, namely Shangjing Huining Mansion (now Achengnan, Heilongjiang), Tokyo Liaoyang Mansion (now Liaoyang, Liaoning), Beijing Dading Mansion (now Daming Town, Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia), Xijing Datong Mansion (now Datong, Shanxi), Zhongdu Daxing Mansion (now Beijing), and Nanjing Jinchang Mansion (now Kaifeng, Henan). Kaifeng is the capital of the Song Dynasty, after the Jin people occupied, it was renamed Jinchang, taking the meaning of Jin Yongchang, but because Kaifeng Mansion is too famous, the Han people still call it so.

At first, Fan Zuliang wanted to go to the place of origin to buy in person, but Pu Chazhen disagreed, and after negotiation, Pu sent his deputy to accompany him first.

When he arrived at Wan'an Mountain, Fan Zuliang always went to the mountain to negotiate the price with the stonemason, the quality and specifications of the stone. In the evening, Fan Zuliang invited the apprentices to drink wine first and asked the courtesans to accompany the singing. After going back and forth, the two sides gradually became closer.

Because of the purchase of tea and silk, Fan Zuliang and his entourage went to Yingzhou Rongchang. In this way, he connected with Li Renxin.

Knowing that the ancestor of Tu Dan was in Weishi County, Kaifeng Prefecture, Fan Zuliang prepared good silk and porcelain and sent someone to send them. As soon as he was happy, he showed his bottom. His uncle's name is Tu Danke, who is the left-behind guard of Jinchang Mansion in Nanjing and the head of the soldiers and horses.

Fan Zuliang was shocked: Ah, it's amazing, this is a big official, who is not only in charge of the people, but also leads the troops, a big real power faction, your brother has a bright future.

The first thing to do is to be proud, that is, otherwise how could Master Pu send me.

Brother, it's only a day's trip to leave the seal here, why don't you go and visit. Fan Zuliang put himself in the shoes of the disciples.

But I wasn't prepared.

This is easy to do, I have a pair of jade jade bracelets here, and a night pearl. I'll give it all to you.

That's so funny.

Don't be polite to me, but I have a reluctant request.

Tell me about it.

Brother, I am a pen-wielder, and I have never seen a military camp, so I don't know if I can see it for a long time.

The disciple didn't squeak first, and looked at Fan Zuliang, Fan Zuliang did not change color:

What's the matter, I'll be a civil servant, see what can I do? If it doesn't work, forget it, when I didn't say it.

Thinking about it first, too, even if you have a ghost in your heart, how big can a literati be? But the jade bracelet and the night pearl are not for mortals to buy.

In this way, Fan Zuliang, as a businessman, accompanied by the deputy general of the Governor's Office, visited the Jinbing Camp of Kaifeng Prefecture. I have a general impression of the number of soldiers in the battalion, the image of the sergeants, the setting of the barracks, and the management of military horses.