Volume 3 Mending the Cracks in the Sky Chapter 41 The World Is Like Chess (1)
The capital of Bianliang has completely calmed down in the past few days.
A turmoil that many people had expected happened. Just like the last palace change, it calmed down overnight.
The abolished prince Zhao Huan was once again supported by the rebels, forcing his brother and father to attack in the forbidden center. This time, how many Wenchen and even their husbands and ministers participated in this chaos, and as a result, Xiao Yan, the king of Yan, presided over the rebellion, and how many strong troops from other towns were transferred to quell the chaos in one fell swoop. The deposed prince was captured again, and the husband and the prime minister were also reportedly imprisoned. In the city, outside the city, King Yan cut off thousands of heads of the rebellious army. Then he went to sweep away the Yao Gu Department of the Western Army that did not obey the edict and marched into Bianliang without authorization.
Overnight, more than 1,000 houses in Bianliang City were set on fire, implicating 500 or 600 people killed or injured in the chaos. Originally, this chaos was completely out of control later, and there should have been more casualties, especially after Cai Jingfeng left the prince and wanted to burn the road to intercept the pursuing soldiers, for a while, smoke and flames rose everywhere, and the rebels were running around, all of them with red eyes.
Thanks to the timely arrival of King Yan's army, the military discipline was strict, and he captured and looted the rebels everywhere, and participated in the firefighting under the strict order of Fang Xuan Futeng, who led the army into the city. The chaos quickly subsided.
Although the people in Bianliang are greedy for comfort and comfort, they are easier to talk about, and they look down on people in all places except Bianliang. But after all, they have eyes. This turmoil has been rumored before, the rebel army is those who are unwilling to be ordered to rush to Hedong to fight the Jurchens, it is said that the princes of the court have been colluding with them through the Kaifeng Mansion Yin, so the last attack, is to bring down the king of Yan. King Yan may not be innocent in the meantime, but it would be too much to attribute the rebellion to him.
Honestly. Xiao Yan really didn't want this political dispute to end in chaos at all. If you can serve the auspicious three treasures of the Zhao family, you can personally conquer Hedong. Don't try your best to pull back. Xiao Yan really said he would leave. When the Jurchen Eastern Route Army had not yet moved south, but the Western Route Army had already penetrated, if we didn't take advantage of this time to quickly concentrate a force and break the Jurchen Western Route Army first, would we really wait for the Jurchen two Route armies to attack at the same time?
For the first time, the people of Bianliang felt that the Wenchen scholars and doctors could also do such a poisonous thing for the sake of political disputes, and the children of the people in the capital. are nowhere near as powerful as they are. Compared with the indiscriminate killing of the feudal towns in the five dynasties, it is not much worse. For the scholars and scholars, they can easily maintain their rule with a knife and pen, and they naturally don't bother to eat the hard work of commanding the army. But once it is necessary to use the sword, the scholars and scholars will not be soft!
On the contrary, it is King Yan, who is still a little disciplined in this. Once the chaos has stopped, immediately pacify the order in the city, put out the fire and calm the chaos, and treat the wounded. The people of Bianliang, who were a little scared of the two political disputes, have their family businesses here. For more than 100 years, citizens have no ability to farm, so they can only be born in Bianliang. Died in Bianliang. At this time, most people can't help but hope that King Yan is now so strong, so he will protect Bianliang steadily, and no more people who don't open their eyes will jump out and cause another mess!
With such a thought, the people of Bianliang showed rare goodwill to the thousands of soldiers and horses transferred from other towns by King Yan who were still under martial law to maintain order in Bianliang City at this moment, clean up the ashes of the ruins, and clean up the fire.
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At the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion in the southwest of the city, there are the most Yanwang military horses on guard at this moment. There are hundreds of people in the Kaifeng Prefecture who are organized to do public service, and there are so many white servants who are attached to the people who do public service, and they have contributed the most in colluding with the chaotic army. The result, of course, was an unsurprising purge.
After Xiao Yan's aftermath, even if he had to lift it high and gently put it down to the Wenchen generation, he had no scruples about these local snake officials and public servants and the market scoundrels who were attached to them, and let it go. If you have to look ahead and look backwards when you deal with them, this Yan King's status will inevitably be too boring.
In the past few days, the edict was issued in the middle of the ban, and Fang Tengquan was sentenced to Kaifeng Mansion to aid Hedong Xuanfu, and he was also supervised to carry out the grand ceremony of the new monarch's suburban sacrifice. Preside over the affairs of Bianliang City. Fang Teng sat here in the office, cleaning the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion, presiding over the aftermath of the matter, and on the other hand, he also had to detain the people involved in the chaos, and at the same time had to preside over the affairs of Zhao Kaijiao's sacrifice and reform of the Yuan, which was really busy.
In front of Kaifeng Mansion, there are also a lot of garrisons within a radius of Xu, and I am afraid that there are not thousands. Now there is a shortage of public servants in Kaifeng Mansion, and as an expedient measure, for a time you can only use soldiers and horses to handle all kinds of matters, and you can temporarily put it on top. Anyway, in addition to not being able to fight, the forbidden army in the capital could be used for any purpose, which was also a tradition of the Great Song Dynasty.
Almost all the military horses, now stationed in the Kaifeng Mansion next to the Baoshan Fang, the original workshop has an official property, but it was occupied by the small officials, used to open a gambling house, and now these small officials have been expelled, and even taken into custody. These military horses are stationed here.
Every day is busy, giving orders to the boss to send all over the city. Or clean up the fire, or go to search for sinners, or transfer out to clear the road to the southern suburbs, and come back after dark. Kaifeng Mansion issued an order, and these military horses scattered around had to be busy and circulating.
These military horses are all northerners, who speak loudly and martially, and their throats are extremely strong. Some people speak Chinese, but people can't understand it. All of them are tall and strong, with dark faces, occasionally stopping to try twice in the courtyard, and the stone lock stone burden made by their own temporary rush can be fiddled like a windmill. Many people can still vaguely feel the bloody gas, bumped into each other on the road, and look at each other, they subconsciously look at the neck, chest and abdomen of the visitor, just feel that it makes people hairy.
This group of soldiers is almost all in circles, and they walk like nails on the road, making a noise in winter. I don't know what to enjoy. The Bianliang Forbidden Army, even if they only found thirty or forty Wen a day, also knew to go to a roadside shop to find a cup of drink, a small plate of tea, and slowly drank it for leisure. After eating, after the meal, you always have to get two cheap fruits to eat before it is over.
These military men are brought from the army every day according to the establishment of the capital system, and the straight lady thief burns a few big retorts. One was holding a bowl of the sea bigger than his head. Pressed firmly. Letting go of the cheek raiser is like pouring down the throat! I don't pay attention to the food at all, and now I am busy everywhere, and the supply in the army has not been straightened out for a while, so the salt beans are good. After stuffing his stomach, he pulled cold water from the well, and drank so much that it shook the ground!
Normally, such a village vulgar soldier is also a character who kills gods. The people in Bianliang should be afraid and disdainful. But these military men have something else to love. Although all of them are vulgar, as soon as they enter the door, they pinch their hands and feet and walk, and the appearance of tiptoeing is simply a bit gimmicky. bumped into the townspeople on the road, even though he first subconsciously looked at the other party's vital points, and then quickly lowered his head and avoided the side. Wait for the townspeople to pass by, and then continue to touch their houses with that ridiculous appearance of tiptoeing.
It was night, but there was no night watch, that is, the courtyard gate was closed. But there was always a crowd of people popping up on the fence. Dozens of northerners looked at the lights in Bianliang City, and those who didn't know thought that there was a row of wolves squatting on the wall.
Bianliang City has been prosperous and lively in the past few days, and it is not as lively as the previous eleven. But these military men can watch for an hour or two without getting tired!
After a few days, the people didn't think they were terrible, but felt that the soldiers were a little pitiful in their hard work. During the day, they run around and operate, and at night they have to patrol the streets. Eat poorly, sleep little. Yesterday, these soldiers carried dozens of bags of grain and rice and distributed them to the residents of Fangfang City, saying that they thought that after the chaos and the pension, the people of Baoshan Fang finally felt a little unhappy in their hearts.
Today, it was nearly noon, and most of the soldiers and men of the capital went out to be on duty again, leaving only a few people to guard the house, and when they were sitting lazily in the courtyard basking in the sun, they heard a knock on the door.
A ten-year general jumped up and went to open the door, and saw a white-haired old man with a drooping child, right at the door. The drooping child struggled to hold a celadon urn, but the old man was white-bearded, a look of old Bianliang had eaten and seen, and he looked like he was upright in trouble, with a cane in his hand, and it was the old man who hit the door with a cane just now.
The ten generals were about to let go of their voices and ask, but suddenly a clever reaction came to him, and he suddenly pinched his voice and said squirmingly: "Uncle, what's the matter?" ”
The old man's eyes widened: "Look at you eating like this every day, stuffing your throat, and then using the well water to go down." Where is this person eating? The well water is cold, and the stomach will be uncomfortable after drinking, isn't it bitter? The old man's grandchildren and daughters-in-law made an urn of cold soup, and drank it in spring, which is to raise people. Will go to drink that is! Don't ask for a cow drink, that's a bad thing! ”
The ten generals hurriedly waved their hands: "We have military orders, we have military orders!" I followed King Yan early, and General Yue also brought us. The famous starve to death without plundering, freeze to death without demolishing the house! violated the military order, and only a few days ago did King Yan cut off hundreds of heads outside the south gate! ”
A few soldiers who were still in the courtyard saw the possibility of violating the military order, and immediately swished back to the house with a few swishs, and hung the ten generals at the door of the top tank without righteousness.
Shenwu often wins the military discipline of the army, which is run by Yue Fei. At this point, Xiao Yan gave him full support. There is no forgiveness for violating military orders. In the past few years, it has almost been deeply engraved into the bone marrow of this military horse. This time, Liuzhi was left and outside Bianliang, and they were all the regular troops of the former Central Military Headquarters and Yu Jiang in Danzhou, and they did not dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi. Before Fang Teng entered the Bian, he reiterated and emphasized it again. The soldiers and men were in the big city of Bianliang, their eyes were colorful, and they only felt that they were more or less new things that they had never encountered, and the military law was on their heads, so they had to simply overkill, obviously Yan Zhao Dahan, but they put on a sissy appearance.
The old man snorted, pushed away the ten generals with his crutches, walked in by himself, and said loudly: "There is a military order, and it can still be managed on the head of my seventy-two old man?" Even if you Yan King is here, I just asked him like this! And I sent it, and you didn't rob it! You have plundered it, the old man is from Jingzhao Mansion, and he moved over with his son settling down in Bianliang. In that year, he also went to Hengshan to transport grain, and walked around Hengshan with a bow and arrow and a knife! If you dare to plunder, the old man will break your leg long ago! ”
The old man is full of aura, and the ten generals don't know what to do. Later, I thought that this was someone who took the initiative to send it to the door, and it was nothing to do with taking a sip of drink. But this pot can't be carried by oneself, everyone has to top the pot together. immediately greeted inside: "Come out and give a salute to the old man!" ”
A few military men came out and sang a fat promise to the old man, and the drooping child jumped up and handed over the celadon urn. Ten will take the lead. From the leather pouch around the waist will come out of the scoop of water. Let the little child pour the cold soup into the scoop one by one.
Even if a few people wanted to take a pinch of it, they only exuded a sweet aroma when they drank it in the scoop. This is the legendary Bianliang enjoyment! One by one, they couldn't hold it anymore, so they had to use their usual means, leaning their necks and doing it in one bite, even without rolling the Adam's apple.
The old man snorted again disdainfully, but the drooping child was stunned. A soldier saw that he was cute and wanted to touch his head. I didn't dare again, I took out a small woodcarved doll from the leather bag, handed it over, and squeezed out an ugly smile with an ugly face.
The little boy was frightened by this smile, and the face of the soldier in front of him was full of scars, and it was distorted when he smiled. The child turned around and returned to the old man, and did not dare to come out as soon as he threw himself into his arms.
The ten generals sighed and explained to the old man: "This military man is called Niu Ba, a native of Liaodong. The Jurchen killed, and the family died. It turned out that he had two sons and a daughter, and now he is so alone. Later, he was put into the army of King Yan, and he was a good man, and he carved these small puppets in his spare time, and whoever touched them had to fight with others. Now I really want to give it to the little official, but I was frightened, and I apologized for it on his behalf. ”
The old man's expression was rarely stern: "You are all from the Northland? ”
Several soldiers nodded.
The old man asked again: "Are the Jurchen Tartars who are making trouble in Hedong really powerful?" ”
Several soldiers looked at each other, how should this be said to this old man? The rise of the Jurchens, like a raging storm and the misery of burning and plundering, is even more appalling! The old and weak are killed, the famous cities are burned, and the strong are organized into the mouth of the people, or fill the ravines in battle, or serve like cattle and horses. In the northland, the bones look at each other. As a Hermes-Epitek, he is a member of the lowest level under the rule of the Jurchens, and he has been oppressed and plundered, and he doesn't know how many times deeper!
But King Yan suddenly appeared, fought against the Jurchens in the famous city, ran the Yan land, and collected these exiled Han people under the original Liao rule. Run a strong army. King Yan even returned to the Great Song Dynasty, and when he came to his current position alone, he had to gather more strength, lead them into battle, and fight a decisive battle with the Jurchens for revenge!
These Northland Hanmins, who are lucky enough to survive until now, have a better chance to come to Bianliang. This dream-like city, countless Han people, the rich and leisurely life here, and all kinds of weather, are all unheard of and unseen in the ravines of the Northland! Life here seems to be the life that a person should have.
If you are a citizen of the Han family, you should live a life far beyond those who salivate in the darkness on the edge of civilization!
After a hundred years, because of King Yan, they finally returned. It's like finding another home. Could it be that this Bianliang that fascinated them in front of them, and made them just feel proud, fell into a sea of blood like the place where they once lived?
The ten generals hesitated for a while before they whispered: "Old man, you don't have to worry about the Jurchen Tartars." Unless we die. ”
A military man also interjected: "Just wait for King Yan to come back, we will go into battle!" In the end, he was detained in Bianliang for a few days, but there was no dispatch, and the camp was given leave. I really want to go to the market and eat it! ”
The old man seemed to understand, but he didn't seem to understand. In the end, he just slapped his thigh: "The old man has seen more saints in the past few decades, and the princes of Dongfu have also changed for each other." The way of the world is getting worse and worse. Now it seems that King Yan has gained power, it depends on what King Yan does. The old man still has a few years to live, and you can see it! In the future, you will have an urn of drink every day here, and the old man's house is quite passable, which is not straight. When the time comes, whoever dares not to drink, the old man and the old man will knock you on crutches with a cane. ”
This old man has a cheerful temper, and is worthy of the appetite of the soldiers. At that moment, it is inevitable to have a small talk, and ask everyone where their hometown is, how many families are still in the family, and when they plan to marry. The other residents in the fang, seeing that they were talking harmoniously here, could not help but look at the door, but a few of them were going to eat and send them in, which made these soldiers red-faced.
This Yue general is the main promoter, and the military decree that King Yan fully supports behind him is really not a trick!
The courtyard suddenly became lively. Even the timid drooping child was circling around Niu Ba, his eyes just fell on the lifelike little puppet, Niu Ba wanted to say hello but was afraid of being scared again, so he could only freeze and freeze, and this child was consumed.
The residents of Bianliang, after the chaos of the two times, what they need most is a sense of security. And King Yan's strong military horse, although it is quite scary, but in this military might, there is naturally a sense of security. Even though the people of Bianliang still have a perfunctory three-point flattery in their hearts, such a move has already moved these soldiers. Every soldier naturally has money in his waist, and King Yan is never short of military salaries, but there is no way to find such unseen eating utensils. Seeing that people are sending it, the soldiers are rummaging through boxes and cabinets everywhere, and there will be nothing to send back.
At this time, the sound of a horn suddenly sounded from the west, followed by the dull sound of golden drums.
Several soldiers jumped up at once, stood up straight, and the murderous aura that had been forcibly restrained was revealed at once!
"King Yan is back!"
Several military men glanced at each other, all of them smiled, and the ten generals even high-fived them with fists: "Straight lady thief, now I'm going to fight the Jurchen!" ”
The appearance of a group of soldiers who are happy when they hear the war, how have they ever seen the people in Bianliang? Being in it, I naturally felt the inexplicable smell of blood!
This feeling just makes people feel strange and scared. A group of people in Fangshi who were trying their best to put on smiling faces just now subconsciously pushed away.
At this time, they still can't understand what these soldiers represent to them, and it is only when the day of the collapse of the sky will come in the future that they will know how to rely on them like mountains from Xiao Yan to the soldiers under their command!
When King Yan returns, the army will be sent! (To be continued......)
PS: It's really not going to work today............
Readers, please let Oscar take a break. With the spirit, come and explode again.
That's it for today.