One night in April, he, Nong Jianzhong, and Nong Zhizhong set fire to their old nest, and then said to his subordinates: The entire tribal savings have been burned by the heavenly fire, and now the only way to survive is for everyone to follow me, break Yongzhou City, occupy Guangzhou, and establish a country on their own!

On the same day, Nong Zhigao led more than 5,000 people to go east along the Yujiang River and break through Hengshanzhai. Zhai advocated that Rixin and others were killed.

On May 1, Nong Zhigao attacked Yongzhou, the first important town in the southwest. At the same time, he finally met Chen Heng.

Nong Zhi asked angrily: What did I write to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty not reply to? Chen Heng replied: I have handed it in, and there has been no delay at all, but the Zhongshu Province is not interested in you, and the letter has been "not reported". What does it mean not to report, you know? It's just silent and doesn't reply, but you know your mood and will give you a proper answer...

Still rambling... Nong Zhigao suddenly smashed a thick stack of letters on his head: Pure fart, this is all my original letter, just found in your warehouse! You shameless old thing, how dare you lie to your face! Pull out the sand and cut it!

The matter is obvious, the old fritter Chen Heng in the officialdom is better than one less thing, and he didn't convey it to Nong Zhigao at all. It's a very small thing, but I didn't expect such a big mess!

At this time, the farce was staged, and I didn't expect that the biggest official in Yongzhou City actually began to shout long live. Nong Zhigao and his subordinates were a little stunned: What are you doing? On his deathbed, he expressed his loyalty to Kaifeng City? Next, I found out that Chen Hui was actually shouting at Nong Zhi! He actually surrendered, and directly recognized Nong Zhigao's status as emperor!

This is the style of the local top leader of the Song Dynasty, which makes Nong Zhigao, who has never seen the world, feel very novel. But then I got used to it... Both he and Zhao Zhen, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, would find that the heads of departments at all levels were almost stupid and cowardly, with few exceptions!

In stark contrast to this, Chen Heng's subordinates, history should remember these names: Wang Qianyou, Zhang Li, Chen Fuyao, Tang Jian, Kong Zongdan, these little people were captured without humiliation, and would rather die than give in! You can beat us, but you can't hurt our dignity! Nong Zhigao also saw the legendary Song Dynasty officials: noble and proud, not to be humiliated!

All the captured Song officials died that day. Yongzhou has become Nong Zhigao's new lair, and here he changed the name of the country again: Da Nanguo. Era name: Qili. Great Official. Everyone has a share. Next, kill the political and economic center of the south of the Great Song Dynasty - Guangzhou! On the 9th, Hengzhou was captured, on the 12th, Guizhou was captured, on the 16th, Gongzhou was captured, and on the 17th, Tengzhou, Wuzhou, and Fengzhou were captured, and Cao Jin, the governor of Fengzhou, was killed in battle. On the 18th, Kangzhou was captured, and Zhao Shidan, the governor of the state, and Ma Gui, the superintendent, were killed in battle. On the 19th, Duanzhou was captured, and Ding Baochen, the governor of Zhou, abandoned the city and fled.

May 20, 1052. Fan Zhongyan, who was praised by Zhu Xi as "the first person in three hundred years", died in Xuzhou at the age of 64.

After being demoted from the capital in 1044, Fan Zhongyan began a long-distance journey of demotion to the capital. He has successively served in the border states of northern Shaanxi, Pizhou, Dengzhou, Jingnan, Hangzhou, Qingzhou and other places. Everywhere you go, you do what you can. Every place has left behind the legend of his diligence and love for the people. The so-called parade in the world, and helping the common people, his reputation has climbed to a new peak. In the hearts of the people, he is an official, but also a god, or a bodhisattva of compassion. on this. Historical books of the past dynasties often emphasize that this is a good thing for Fan Zhongyan's life to be fulfilled, but they all ignore one point, why did Fan Zhongyan have such an experience?

The ministers of the Song Dynasty have changed since Taizong Zhao Guangyi. There are many people who change, and there are many people who leave. But as long as he didn't deceive the king and commit treason, he wouldn't stay in the local area for too long, and he would soon be transferred back to Beijing and enjoy himself for life. In fact, even if it is Ding. was also pardoned by Liu E in his later years, but he died of illness before he entered the capital. So what did Fan Zhongyan do wrong, he had to travel around the world in the last years of the wind and candles. Until you die of exhaustion?

Looking back on his life, in every respect, it is in line with the model of Confucian teachings. Even if he is picky from the perspective of modern people, he also has a perfect life from low to high, tenacious and self-reliant. Both spiritually and substantively, he has made the greatest contribution of his time to the nation and the country. These were seen by contemporaries and recognized by later generations. The title of "the first man in 300 years" is just a standard statement. After his death, whether it was the Song Dynasty or the later Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, as long as Fan Zhongyan was mentioned, his reputation could be traced directly to the representative of Chinese civilization and the Confucian saint of the eternal master! Even if his descendants can't get the title of "Yan Shenggong", they will still be respected to the greatest extent. If you are the descendant of Fan Wenzheng of the Northern Song Dynasty, everyone will be in awe of you!

Then ask: Why would he work to death as if he were exiled? Who did he offend and have not been forgiven?

In stark contrast to this is Xia Zhu. After this shameless old slippery head was kicked out of the capital, he came back to retire after only a year. At that time, countless people despised him, denounced him, and asked him to get out of the house immediately! But Xia Zhu gave full play to his shameless spirit, that is, he stayed in the capital and died without moving!

Compared with the two, Fan Wenzhenggong's experience can only be considered from the highlights of his life. There is an article that all literate Chinese have read: "Yueyang Lou Ji"! This is not talking about Yueyang Tower, but Fan Gong's heart is surging on the road of debasement, and he has made an inductive summary of his life. Among them, the famous sentence "The worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world" is the root of Fan Zhongyan's life!

What is the difference between him and Xia Zhu? In addition to the distinction between good and evil, in the hearts of the emperor and ministers at that time, I am afraid that Fan Zhongyan is far less lovely than Xia Zhu. That empathetic, likable and well-behaved, never good-looking, and very good at enjoying life! As mentioned earlier, after entering 1045, the Northern Song Dynasty Renzong Dynasty began a good life of peace and prosperity, with no internal and external troubles, and everyone lived in a dream! Of course, the dream became sad: the Yellow River was diverted, Wang Ze and Nong Zhigao rebelled... But just to say that in those leisurely years, why did the people in the capital miss Fan Zhongyan? He is always worried, alarmist at every turn to engage in new policies, and at every turn he reminds everyone to be careful of external enemies and internal strife, and does not let everyone live a pure life at any time...

Such a person, let him stay away and worry about playing by himself! This is the sorrow of the sage: Confucius was not understood by the Spring and Autumn Period, and Fan Zhongyan was regarded as an outlier by the Song Dynasty. They are all on the same path...

Fan Zhongyan came to an end, he finished his life, and since then he has become a high statue, and the height has continued to rise with the fall of the Song Dynasty's national fortunes. It was his glory, because in the midst of the anguish of the nation, his deeds were remembered. But it was also his sorrow, would he wish he had been made holy by the calamity? That's all for later. At the time of his death. He does not have the title of "the first person in 300 years", only recorded in the history of the Song Dynasty: at the age of 64, the emperor sent someone to send medicine when he was sick, and after his death, he "mourned for a long time" and wrote the book of the Ministry of Soldiers, and the emperor personally wrote the monument of praise.

However, after opening the history of the Song Dynasty, there are countless ministers who posthumously posthumously named the servants, dukes, and marquises, and sending people to deliver medicine is even more pediatric. This is what the Ministry of Rites originally agreed upon! There is also the monument of praise, not to mention, this kind of monument is very common, and the emperor writes it casually. Fan Zhongyan's old opponent Lu Yijian got a piece, and people called it "Huaizhong Monument" Zhonghexian, which is higher?

On the 22nd, Nong Zhigao attacked the city of Guangzhou. What a good record! Is it faster than Pan Mei's speed back then?

Guangzhou Zhizhou Zhongjian is an upgraded version of Chen Hui, this benevolent brother is a super calm person. Chen Hui suppressed Nong Zhigao's attached report for the sake of tranquility, while Zhong Jian was able to suppress the anxious battle report for the sake of tranquility!

The 9 state cities ahead were broken in a row. It was so desperate that he locked up the messenger and ordered: Whoever dares to say that the enemy is approaching will cut him down! That's it. The army in the city was not prepared at all, and the people outside the city could not escape into the city. Until Nong Zhigao arrived, Zhong Jian quickly issued two orders: 1 Close the city gate. 2Let the people in.

It's fun. At least I couldn't figure out what I had to do to close the door quickly. And to put it into the whole people? So there was such a scene: in order to rush into the city, the people had to take out a large amount of gold and silver and bribe the soldiers at the city gate. What about those who don't have money? They have wisdom. Seeing that the enemy army was killed, I simply didn't do anything, I couldn't be the fleeing people of the Song Dynasty, so I should be a rebel!

The Battle of Guangzhou began! This was the capital of the Southern Han Dynasty, and the thickness of the city wall was a fight with the Taiyuan City of the Northern Han Dynasty. However, the biggest advantage is not geographical, but the psychology of Zhizhou Zhongda. Zhong Jian is a ghost who is afraid of death, this kind of person is naturally suitable for defending the city. In order to survive, he can use any means. Of course, if it comes to the last moment, as long as he feels helpless, he will instantly surrender to the enemy and complete his new life...

In addition to these, the most beneficial point for Guangzhou was the communication ability of the Song Empire. After the fall of Yongzhou, between the Lingnan counties and the capital of Kaifeng, a super-fast communication post road was established, and the horses galloped day and night every day to transmit the latest news to the emperor in the north. The efficiency was so high that it was only 5 days later, and an order was sent back to the south: Chen Shu, the governor of Shaozhou, was ordered to control the military horses everywhere on the Guangnan East Road and intercept Nong Zhigao!

The order was given quickly, and the actions of the army were difficult to say. There has been no war in the south for nearly a hundred years, this is a terrifying concept, think about the battle of Lanyuan has only passed 48 years, the army and the fortress have become tofu scum, and the quality of the southern army is even more conceivable! The emperor also knew that Lu Dao could not solve the problem by using the military and political system of Lingnan alone. The Empire's elites in the north must be used! Who can be sent? It was Pan Mei, the first brave general of the empire, who destroyed the Southern Han Dynasty back then, but now, where to find Pan Mei again? And without Zhao Kuangyin's Great Song, even if there is Pan Mei, who would dare to send Lu out?

So on June 2, the Song Dynasty initially sent Yu Jing and Yang Jin to the south. But this is strange. Yu Jing was the leading official of the Renzong Dynasty, but it was completely incompatible with war. Those who have experience in war, such as Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Ming Hao, Zhang Kang, etc., why don't they go? This is related to "Zhao Kuangyin and Pan Mei". Lingnan is like Sichuan, which was a place where the Song Dynasty could not grow at that time. You have to always be careful that another Southern Han Empire will emerge from the two vast lands! Therefore, it is necessary to send Yu Jing, who has passed the political consciousness, to go, in the final analysis, he is a prison army. What about war? It was handed over to Yang Jin...

Yang Jin was born as a genuine jinshi, but in the blink of an eye, he was transferred to the privy council system, and he became a military general. It's really impossible, who gave him the surname Yang? He is the grandson of Yang Ye's younger brother Yang Chongxun. The three generations of ancestors and grandchildren have all suffered the anger of civil officials, and it is easy to change careers, but they are twisted back by an unexpected incident: 9 years ago, the Yao people in Hunan rebelled, and the popularity of Nong Zhigao this time was not trivial, and Yang Ji was transferred to counterinsurgency...

Yang Jin's first battle to open the door can be called a thousand miles! The Yao people were killed in front of them, and his Song army disappeared in an instant, leaving the hall master and the lord in the local area! Finally, Yang Jin reacted quickly enough and hid in the shallow grass under the cliff to escape with his life...

Such an army can be said to have no hope at all, and no one can fight again. But Yang Jin deserves to be surnamed Yang, he tried his best and spent 2 years to suppress the rebellion. After success, he has only one request: let me return to my original post without seeking promotion! From now on, he will not be a martial artist!

Not really! You are the contemporary elite of the Yang family generals, especially with the practical experience of counterinsurgency in the south. This time Nong Zhigao is so rampant, who will he send if he doesn't send you?

On the 11th, Guangzhou Zhizhou Zhong Jian migrated to Jingnan. On the 13th, Wei Qian was the governor of Guangzhou.

Wei Qian began to defend the city of Guangzhou. In July, Su Mian, the governor of Yingzhou, brought thousands of people to support and set up camp 20 miles away from the city of Guangzhou. beheaded Huang Shimi's father under the city of Guangzhou, and killed more than 60 thieves who took advantage of the chaos and looting. and persuaded the soldiers who were coerced by Nong Zhigao to come, and more than 6,800 people surrendered before and after. Nong Zhigao's momentum declined, so he prepared to storm Guangzhou City in one fell swoop! He gathered hundreds of ships and prepared to attack the southern city by water. And Panyu County's Ling Xiao Zhu has recruited more than 2,000 fishermen at sea and is preparing to act at the opportune moment. That night, a typhoon blew from the sea of Guangzhou, so Xiao Zhu took advantage of the wind and lit a fire, burning Nong Zhigao's ship to a mess. At the same time, the surrounding reinforcements and supplies were also continuously transported into the city of Guangzhou. Nongzhi Kochi's defeat is decided. On July 19th, he retreated in panic and surrounded the city of Guangzhou for 57 days...

Nong Zhigao led the army to cross the Beijiang River in Qingyuan County, traveled westward, and attacked Hezhou, so he went west. The target is Yongzhou, the old nest, for some reason, is it out of a family complex or is it the first to get a very memorial? He used it as a base. marching like this, the Song army quickly predicted the route. So in Shirata, he was intercepted. Zhang Zhong, the governor of Guangdong, had a fierce battle with him. Zhang Zhong and several other inspectors were killed. On the 21st, he defeated Jiang Kai, who was under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Jin, and killed several inspectors. On September 6, Jiang Kai was killed in the Hezhou Taiping.

And Yang Jin was in charge of the military, and Yu Jing was in charge of Yang Jin, and such a leading group finally crossed the Yangtze River, crossed the Qinling Mountains, and came to the land of the two vast lands full of beacons. To put it simply, when Yang Ji arrived in Shaozhou, he was just in time for Nong Zhigao to fight the Song army on the way back to Yongzhou from Guangzhou, and Zhang Zhong and others were killed in battle. Yang Jin then quickly ordered the Song army to move closer to him, and burned all the grain and grass scattered all over the place that could not be carried while marching, and never left Nong Zhigao with nourishment!

In the next decisive battle, he relived the last nightmare. With the officers and troops in the south and the fierce aborigines in the mountainous areas, Yang Zhen was defeated even worse than last time. But he doesn't have a chance, this is not Hunan, it's the frontier! The Song Dynasty will no longer tolerate him to slowly quell the rebellion for 2 years, if he can't quickly exterminate Nong Zhigao, whether it is Dali or Jiaozhi, they will be ready to move! Yang Jin was directly demoted and transferred back to the mainland.

Let's talk about Yu Jing's work. Yu Jing was a speech official, that is, an expert in ideological struggle, and after some high-level thinking, he set his goal on dividing Nong Zhigao's internal unity. He applied for a large amount of money from the central government to make friends with the four major tribes of the ancient Zhuang people, and the results were very good. Every barbarian smiled at him sincerely, and the sweetness coefficient of his smile was directly proportional to the number of Great Song copper plates in his hand... It's very touching and harmonious, but it's still not enough to quickly get Nong Zhigao! What the Song Dynasty wants is to put down the rebellion as soon as possible!

And this trip for more than 4 months has made Nong Zhigao see too many things: the Song Dynasty army is very incompetent, the Song Dynasty land is very vast, and there are countless cities in front of it, which contain good things that he has never seen. It turns out that life can be lived like this! The Great Southern Kingdom will stand up to the sky and the earth from now on! And I, Nong Zhigao, am the emperor among men! What are you waiting for? (To be continued......)