Just when the heroes of the Central Plains rose up to fight with Jin**, the imperial court's trip in Yangzhou was a different scene. The heroes of the Central Plains are killing people, and they are killing Jin people. The imperial court is also killing people, but it is two world-famous scholars who are killed.

Escorted by a large number of soldiers, the two prisoner vans circled around the main streets of the city, and stopped for a while when they passed the gates of several famous academies. The students of the academy stood at the door, looking at the two middle-aged people in the prisoner car, their eyes full of anger, but they could not do anything. The soldiers escorting the prisoner cart were like wolves, how could these unarmed scholars be able to fight these emperor's pro-army?

The sweaty teacher stopped his students and rushed to the prisoner car, and at the same time saluted the middle-aged man in the prisoner car, and said loudly, "Chen Donggong, Ouyang Chegong, please forgive the scholar for being useless, I can't save you." ”

It turned out that these two middle-aged people who were being escorted to the execution ground to be executed were the famous Tai student Chen Dong and Jiangxi Buyi Ouyang Che.

Chen Dong (1086~1127), the word Shaoyang, Zhenjiang Danyang. In the first year of the Northern Song Dynasty (1086), he was born in a family that "since the fifth generation, he has been a Confucian heir". Chen Dong has little reputation, is free and uninhibited, refuses to live under others, and is not afraid of his poverty and lowliness. Cai Jing and Wang Hao used their dictatorship, and people did not dare to accuse, only Chen Dong had nothing to hide. He attended banquet gatherings, and the guests in the audience avoided him for fear of endangering themselves. Later, he entered Taixue with Gongshi.

As soon as the Jin soldiers surrounded Bianliang, Huizong was frightened and gave up the throne to Qinzong. Qinzong tried to reform and rectify the dynasty. In view of the crisis of current affairs, Chen Dong joined other patriotic students in a letter on December 27 of the first year of Jingkang, discussing: "Today's affairs, Cai Jing is in chaos, and Liang Shicheng is conspiracy in the back. Li Yan complained about the northwest, Zhu Mian complained about the southeast, and Wang Hao and Tong Guan complained about Liao and Jin, creating a gap. It is advisable to punish the six thieves and pass on the first four directions to thank the world. ”

The six thieves who had been rampant in the world for decades were brought down by Chen Dong's letter. Although the main reason is because Qinzong wants to kill all his father's favored retainers in order to stabilize his throne, after all, the cause of the incident was caused by Chen Dong. So since then, Chen Dong has become famous all over the world.

Chen Dong is different from other scholars who are afraid of money like tigers, he is extremely stubborn. When the Jin soldiers besieged the city, it was also Chen Dong who united with the three thousand Tai students Fu Que to write a letter, asking Qinzong to reuse Li Gang. Later, Li Gang successfully held Bianliang. Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived. Because Qinzong still hated Li Gang from the bottom of his heart, as soon as he saw that Bianliang was relieved, he immediately expelled Li Gang from the court and demoted him to Jinghu East Road as an official. Chen Dong was disappointed, so he returned to his hometown of Jiang.

As a result, the Jin soldiers retreated, but Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan and others, who were appreciated by Qinzong, were helpless, and instead persuaded Qinzong to surrender to the Jin. The brainless Qinzong was fooled by the warlock Guo Jing again, and wanted to ask the heavenly soldiers and generals to defend the city. As a result, the heavenly soldiers and generals were not invited, and the two emperors were taken away by the Jinren, creating the shame of Jingkang that is difficult to calm through the ages.

When Zhao Gou ascended the throne in Yingtianfu, in order to gather scholars from all over the world, he appointed Li Gang as the prime minister on the fifth day of his accession, and recruited Chen Dong to Yingtianfu on the tenth day. At that time, Chen Dong thought that the Emperor Song had finally produced a wise and martial emperor, and happily went to Yingtianfu. When he arrived at Yingtianfu, he wrote a letter, asking Zhao Gobei to return Bianliang and rectify the armor. Almost at the same time, Ouyang Che of Jiangxi Buyi came to Yingtianfu on foot and offered ten strategies to the imperial court to defend against the enemy.

The imperial court didn't care at all about Chen Dong and Ouyang Che's letters. Zhao Gou is in his bones, and like his incompetent eldest brother Qinzong, he is also afraid of gold like a tiger. moved the entire small court to Jiankang Mansion, and then moved to Yangzhou, where the world is located.

Chen Jiang and Ouyang Che followed the imperial chariot and horse to Yangzhou. At this time, Chen Dong had already seen that King Kang had no intention of restoring the Central Plains, so he no longer went to the book. Since Li Gang was demoted from the center again, Chen Dong has seen the true face of King Kang.

At this time, Ouyang Che, who had a fierce personality, wrote a letter again, strongly saying that Li Gang could not quit the prime minister, and that Huang Qianshan, Wang Boyan, Zhang Jun and other lords and factions could not be reused, and asked the emperor to march in person to welcome the second emperor. Because his rhetoric was too aggressive, he was falsely accused by Huang Qianshan and others of "prohibiting the palace from the palace".

Gaozong was furious and immediately sent Ouyang Che to prison. At this time, Huang Qianshan said to Gaozong again that Chen Dong must be prevented from contacting the students again to make trouble. At this time, the foundation of the imperial court was not stable, but it could not withstand the toss of too many students.

Gaozong was really afraid that the students would rise up and make trouble again, so he decided to kill the chicken to show the monkey, and also sent Chen Dong to prison. After a simple trial, Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan unanimously determined that Chen Dong and Ouyang Che, as cloth clothes, talked about the Son of Heaven in vain and deserved to be beheaded.

Chen Dong Ouyang Che in the prisoner car, wearing heavy wooden flail in his hands and white prison clothes, looked at the street he passed through and the pedestrians who stopped to watch on the side of the street.

All the passers-by were numb, and there was unconcealed fear in their eyes. After the imperial court moved to Yangzhou, in order to establish its authority, dozens of Yangzhou locals had to be killed every day. The bloody killing put everyone in Yangzhou in danger. Now seeing the two scholars tied up in the prison car, although they muttered in their hearts, didn't our Great Song Dynasty not kill the scholars, why did they break the rules of Taizu now? But no one dared to shout grievances to Chen Dong and Ouyang Che.

Even the students of the academy only had angry eyes left, and they didn't even dare to say angry words. Because several students of the academy came forward to toast Chen Dong Ouyang Che with a glass of water and wine, they were immediately overturned by several forbidden soldiers and dragged to the yamen to ask for guilt.

When Chen Dong saw this scene, he just smiled bitterly. Because Ouyang Che was young, he was still unwilling to accept the fate he was about to be executed. There was a raging fire of anger burning in his eyes.

Chen Dong wanted to arch his hand and talk to Ouyang Che again, but as soon as he raised his hand, he found that both hands were in wooden shackles, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly again, and said in a hoarse voice, "Brother Ouyang, don't be arrogant anymore. Don't you see that the court wants to make an example of chickens and monkeys? Today's saints, like Qinzong, are afraid of money like a tiger, and they have no heart to restore the Central Plains at all. Our letters are just futile in vain. Alas, it's a pity that I, Chen Dong, understood too late. ”

Ouyang Che also said in a hoarse voice, "Brother Chen, I, Ouyang Che, am dying, and I still can't figure it out, why do I always suffer for the loyal ministers of the country and flatter the traitors of the master?" Now that the country is ruined, the saint still does not want to forge ahead, and only knows how to build a palace and recruit beautiful women. The ministers and officials only knew how to greet each other, and they didn't take the great enemy of Jiangbei to heart at all. The Jin people went south again, and the day of the death of our emperor Song was not far away. When the time comes, all the people in the world will be slaves of Hulu, how miserable. This is not an ordinary dead country, this is a dead world. ”

Chen Dong looked up to the sky and laughed, laughing so much that tears came out. "Brother Ouyang, don't you understand? The higher ones don't care about that at all. They only care about their own glory and wealth, and they don't care about the flood after death. Huang Wang and the others are not afraid of the Jin people crossing the river at all, and when the time comes, they will descend. Today's saint, hehe, it's a pity that there are no eyes in today's saint, and all the reuses are the ministers of the country. Ten thousand horses in the DPRK and China are all together, how can they take the shame of Jingkang to heart. ”

Ouyang Che looked at the bustling Yangzhou with his last gaze, as if he had seen the next Bianliang. The streets in front of you, the beautiful buildings, the dense crowds, when the Jin soldiers cross the river, how many houses can survive the disaster?

Thinking of the grief and indignation, Ouyang Che couldn't help but look up to the sky and howl. When I lowered my head again, there was blood in my eyes. Chen Dong let out a long sigh, "Brother Ouyang, why bother!" Since ancient times, how can those who worry about the world have a good end? Let's accept our fate in this life. The prosperous Central Plains will become a land of tigers and wolves in front of us, and we can be regarded as two scholars who were martyred for the Central Plains. ”

Ouyang Che froze down, feeling that his performance just now was inevitably out of the calm of a scholar, and immediately took a deep breath. Fang Cai said, "There is no hotel in Huangquan, who will stay tonight?" Brother Chen, I hope we will continue to walk hand in hand in Huangquan. ”

Chen Dong smiled loudly, "I want to do what I want." Don't dare to ask for ears. ”

On the afternoon of August 27 in the second year of Jingkang, Chen Dong, a student of Tai, and Ouyang Che were killed in Yangzhou at the same time. Chen Dong was forty-one years old and Ouyang Che was thirty-one years old.

When Chen Dong and Ouyang Che were killed, Zhao Gouzheng and Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan talked about the information sent by Du Chong 800 miles in an urgent manner. Zhao Gou's eyes crossed the eaves, looked in the direction of the Central Plains, and said in a low voice, "The Central Plains is about to be in flames." I don't know if Zong Ze Du Chong can defend the Central Plains for me this time? ”

Huang Qianshan rolled his eyes, and immediately said with great certainty, "Your Majesty, Zong Ze is dying old and cannot be trusted. But General Du Chong is the pillar of the emperor's discernment, and he can fight well, no less than the famous generals of the ancients. Presumably, under the command of General Du Chong, it is easy for our army to hold the Central Plains. ”

Huang Qianshan had already figured out Zhao Gou's psychology, and he knew that Zhao Gou didn't like Zong Ze, so he sent his confidant Du Chong to Bianliang as a deputy to stay behind. Therefore, when Huang Qianshan talks about the situation in the Central Plains on weekdays, he always praises Du Chong to the sky.

Wang Boyan was not far behind, and immediately praised Du Chong loudly for his ability to bring the Central Plains group back to his heart, which can be described as a good way to govern the army. This lord is talking nonsense with his eyes closed, and he has put the credit of Zong Ze on Du Chong.

But don't underestimate these sycophants, there are too many shots, and even Zhao Gou has made Du the number one soldier wizard in the world. This is also why in the original history, after Zong Ze's death, Du Chong was promoted to privy envoy by Zhao Gou when he lost the Central Plains. Because Zhao Gou really pinned his hopes of resisting Jin Bing on this surrendering general. As a result, Du Chong lowered the gold, and Zong Bi successfully crossed the river and took Yangzhou directly, scaring Emperor Zhao Gou, who was having sex, into lifelong impotence.

Zhao Gou saw that Huang Wang and the others praised Du Chong, and his heart was happy, thinking that his vision was indeed superb, and he was full of micro ends. Just by virtue of this, it is not inferior to the founding ancestor Taizong. However, he changed his words and said with a little annoyance, "Du Chong said in the letter that Yue Fei, who was in trouble, broke the gold people under the city of Xiangzhou, and his prestige spread all over the Central Plains. That's a worrying thing. This Yue Fei disobeyed the emperor's orders, and he deserved death. We can't let him develop in the Central Plains. Otherwise, he will endanger my world. ”

Huang Qianshan thought for a moment, then opened his mouth and asked, "Your Majesty, I wonder if Liu Guangshi's army can attack Ying Tianfu again?" Now that the thief leader Yue has flown away from Ying Tianfu, and the dragons of Ying Tianfu have no leader, it is a good opportunity to attack Ying Tian. ”

Zhao Gou shook the sleeves of his robe and said loudly, "Don't mention that Liu Guangshi, that's a waste, I'm angry." The tens of thousands of elite Western troops under his command couldn't beat the civilian group training. I know he's loyal, but he's too incompetent. He is now stationed in Huaishang, but he can't help a little-known Zhang Xian. Now even Huaibei has become Ying Tianfu's sphere of influence. ”

Wang Boyan rolled his eyes and offered a wise plan. "Your Majesty, why don't you transfer Han Shizhong to Huaibei? General Han bravely runs through the three armies and is invincible, so he must be able to break Zhang Xian'er. ”

Zhao Gou's eyes lit up, and he was about to agree with Wang Boyan's plan, but when he thought about the chaos in Jiangnan, he couldn't help frowning again and said, "Han Shizhong is quelling the chaos in Jiangxi. Transferring the Korean general to the north, who can quell the Jiangnan rebellion? ”

Wang Boyan said with a smile, "Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi can't deal with Yingtian's group training, but it must be okay to deal with the chaotic people in Jiangnan." ”

Zhao Gou was moved by Wang Boyan's words. He began to touch his chin, considering the possibility of transferring Han Shizhong to the north. Seeing that Ying Tianfu has become a paradise that everyone in the Central Plains yearns for, and that the soldiers are brave and brave, and now Yue Fei has made the first contribution to breaking the gold, Zhao Gou has already regarded Ying Tianfu as a great enemy second only to the Jin soldiers in his heart. But when it came to transferring Han Shizhong to the north, Zhao Gou was a little hesitant in his heart.

It's not that I'm afraid that Han Shizhong won't be able to beat Ying Tianfu. In Zhao Gou's opinion, as long as Han Shizhong goes to Yingtian, he will be able to capture Huang Zong, Li Bashao, Yue Fei and other thieves like Fang La. But now the people in the whole Jiangnan are in turmoil, there are hungry people who can't survive, there are remnants of Amitabha Buddhism, and there are also big families who are suffering by Huashigang, and they have taken advantage of the opportunity of the golden soldiers to join the army and gather everywhere. Today's Jiangnan can be said to be full of rogues. Fortunately, Han Shizhong's troops fought in the east and west, and finally put down the civil unrest near Jiankang, Yangzhou. But now there are more than a dozen chaotic people in Jiangxi, and news of the Amitabha Buddhist uprising also came from Jinghu East Road. In case Han Shizhong and Liu Guangshi are reversed, Liu Guangshi's waste can't stop the chaotic people, but it will be a big deal.

So Zhao thought about it for a long time, but he still didn't dare to take this risk. He stretched out his hand to try the gradually cooler autumn wind, and suddenly thought that winter was coming, and hundreds of thousands of Jin soldiers were marching south, how could Ying Tianfu block the iron hooves of the Jin people at that time?

Zhao Gou said meaningfully, "Han Shizhong doesn't need to be transferred to Jiangbei. Because winter is coming. ”

Huang Wang and the others glanced at each other, and arched their hands and praised, "Your Majesty Shengming." They understood the meaning of Zhao Gou's words.