Chapter 14 Wen Lu Shuangjie

In the early dynasties, I met Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu, two famous patriots of the Southern Song Dynasty in later generations.

Wen Lu and the two were born in 1236, and in the fourth year of Song Lizong Baoyou (1256) with the Jinshi, Wen Tianxiang both civil and military, later generations left the famous work "Life since ancient times who has not died?" Keep Dan in mind! "Become a swan song for the ages. As for Lu Xiufu, there are relatively few records in history, and his reputation is inferior to Wen Tianxiang, and he is known as the three heroes of the late Song Dynasty with Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie, and finally jumped into the sea with the young emperor on his back.

When he received the decree, Wen Tianxiang had just resigned from Ruizhou County and was living at home, while Lu Xiufu was serving as a senator under Li Tingzhi in Yangzhou.

Jiangxi, where Wen Tianxiang is located, was originally far away from Yangzhou, where Lu Xiufu was located, but Lu Xiufu had something to hand over in the army, and Wen Tianxiang was basically idle and could set off immediately, so the two arrived in Beijing almost at the same time.

"Minister Wen Tianxiang, Minister Lu Hideo, see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live."

"The two Aiqing are exempt from courtesy, and they are flat." I looked at the two of them and continued, "Wen Aiqing, Lu Aiqing, I will seal the two of you to tell the story of the Chongzheng Palace, and stay in the court to listen to the order." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Wen and Lu bowed to the ground again.

Wen Tianxiang is relatively tall and lofty, no wonder Song Lizong will appoint him as the champion, and once said in the court, "Tianxiang, Tianxiang, this is the auspiciousness of the sky, and it is an omen of Ruiqi in the Song Dynasty." And he personally gave him the word "Song Rui", and later Wen Tianxiang took Song Rui as the word. Lu Xiufu is relatively short, with a righteous face, a calm and capable surname, and is not good at words, which is deeply loved by Li Tingzhi.

Jia Rudao looked at him coldly, his face expressionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Although I had told Jia Yidao about these two people in the name of the first emperor in advance, I was a little unhappy in his heart.

After the next dynasty, I summoned He Ji, Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu in the imperial study to tell the story.

This He Ji can also be regarded as a great Confucian at the end of the Song Dynasty, with reading and lecturing as his lifelong ambition, teaching protégés, sparing no effort, his study is solid, similar to Han Confucianism, clarifying and playing, and more innovative, but his fame in later generations is far less than that of Wen and Lu.

Wen Lu and Zhang Shijie can be called the three heroes of the late Song Dynasty by later generations, mainly because of their unyielding national integrity.

"Three Aiqing, please take a seat, Xiao Qi, serve tea."

"Your Majesty."

"The three of them don't have to be formal, this is the imperial study, just feel free. All three gentlemen are very knowledgeable men, and from now on, I would like to ask you to explain to me this way of governing the country. He Aiqing, you are the oldest, so come first. ”

He Ji is nearly eighty years old, and his body is still quite strong.

I listened carefully to the explanations of the three, and it can be seen from their remarks that He Ji is relatively modest, perhaps he has been in the court for a long time, and he knows that Zhao Yu does not learn and has no skills, so he only briefly tells about being a king, a minister, and the foundation of the people. On the other hand, Wen and Lu were young and vigorous, and they were rarely in Beijing, so they were sharp-tongued, more touching on the people's sufferings and euphemistic criticism of the government.

"What the three gentlemen said made me feel a lot, and I will come here for the lecture first. Wen Aiqing, Lu Aiqing, the two of you have just entered Beijing, tell me about the customs of your respective regions, He Aiqing has worked hard, retire first, and go back to rest. ”

Wen Tianxiang has courage and knowledge, and he is also a hero of both civil and military affairs, but now he has not led the troops to fight, and has not yet shown military talent.

It suddenly occurred to me that if history had changed because of me, would Wen Tianxiang's "Crossing the Zero Ding Yang" still exist?

Lu Xiufu's character is Junshi, his surname is introverted, but he is clearly organized, and he tells the defense of Yangzhou City clearly in three words compared to the city defense map.

Although I don't understand military affairs, I can also see that the defense system of Yangzhou City is very sound, the layout is reasonable, sparse and dense, and the various defense points are easy to contact without being cramped.

"The defense of Yangzhou City can be described as perfect." I said suddenly, coldly.

"Perfect?" Lu Xiufu asked puzzled.

"yes, it's not perfect."

Lu Xiufu bowed his head and said nothing, looked at the city defense map in detail, and said with some disbenement: "The deployment of Yangzhou City is the result of a long period of deliberation between Lord Li and his subordinates, and I would like to ask Your Majesty for guidance on the deficiencies in this." ”

Wen Lu and Lu are both important members of the team I expected, so naturally I have to find a way to convince them.

I pointed to the map and said: "Two Aiqing come to see, here, this place not far from the north gate of Yangzhou City, called Pingshan Hall, here is a higher terrain, you can overlook the state city on it, at a glance, if I am a Mongol, I will build several towers here, and set up more siege crossbows and other equipment, so that the defensive role of the Yangzhou city wall is greatly reduced, in short, the commanding heights in the air are occupied by me, this is the fly in the ointment, the plane is perfect, and the three-dimensional is lacking."

Wen Tianxiang was not immersed in the scene, but he didn't feel too much, but Lu Xiufu was already drenched in cold sweat when he heard it, and he didn't understand what three-dimensional is, so he panicked and said: "If it weren't for Your Majesty's reminder, this Yangzhou City would be in danger." ”

Subsequently, Lu Xiufu stared at the map and took the test, sometimes frowning, sometimes discussing a few words with Wen Tianxiang, but he never got a good solution.

I didn't rush them, I just quietly sipped the tea.

After a long time, Lu Xiufu suddenly knelt on the ground and said: "Please also ask Your Majesty for advice to save the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou City from crisis." ”

"Hurry up, the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou are also my people, of course I will do my duty." I picked up Lu Xiufu and said, "The only way is to expand the city, you see, this Pingshan Hall is very close to the nearest city wall, you can send people to build a big city to surround Pingshan Hall, you can incorporate the commanding heights of the north gate into the city defense, so Yangzhou City is worry-free." ”

Lu Xiufu was already smart, listening to my mention, after a little thought, he already understood, and immediately knelt down again, solemnly kowtowed three times and said: "Your Majesty is really a god, there is one more thing, Yangzhou City has been fighting for many years, and the casualties of soldiers are gradual, can Your Majesty send more troops there?" ”

I knew that Lu Xiufu kowtowed this time sincerely, so he waited for him to finish kowtowing before saying: "Lu Aiqing, get up and speak, the situation in the middle of the court is complicated today, and most of the soldiers in Lin'an are rabble, I will completely change the military system within three or four years, if Yangzhou City urgently needs soldiers in the near future, I think I can recruit displaced people on the spot." ”

"Recruiting on the spot? There are many displaced people outside Yangzhou, which can solve the urgent need. Lu Xiufu got up and said.

"That's all there is to it."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will reply to Lord Li."

I smiled and said, "Lu Aiqing, when you told Master Li, the above two points were your suggestions, understand?" ”

Lu Xiufu was stunned and said: "My subordinates are stupid and don't understand Your Majesty's meaning. ”

When I saw that this Lu Xiufu was so direct, I also had a good impression and suddenly said: "Aiqing will understand that not only this matter, but also the things I am talking about today should not be passed on, I am now a hidden dragon in the abyss, haha." ”

"In accordance with His Majesty's will."

I stood up, and said with a glint in my eyes: "Okay, Song Rui, Junshi, the two of you will be the pillars of my Great Song Dynasty in the future, and you will be born to do things for the imperial court. ”

Wen Lu and the others heard that I was directly called Song Rui, Junshi, and they were excited in their hearts. Emperor Dafan opened his mouth to call the word of the courtier, which was regarded as the minister of the humerus.

Aren't the scholars of ancient times looking forward to selling their knowledge to the emperor's family?

Moreover, my words themselves are also the lifelong aspirations of Wen and Lu, and when I heard my bold words with my own ears, I was also excited: "The ministers are willing to follow Your Majesty to the death, the Central Plains in the north, and the Great Song Dynasty in the middle of the Song Dynasty." ”