The Dengzhou Naval Division is located in a bay more than 20 miles east of Dengzhou City. The water village is semi-connected to the land, with rows of log fences extending to the pier in the deep water. Pinghai Village has a walled city, built-in office and walled office, sentry capture, military room, the system of guarding danger, and the clouds are dense. There are elite officers and soldiers who defend the danger, and the thieves at sea do not dare to commit crimes.

There were 20 warships and more than 4,800 officers and men, divided into two battalions. Responsible for guarding the coastline of more than 1,000 miles and guarding the safety of Dengzhou City.

It's just that the officialdom of the Northern Song Dynasty was corrupt, corrupt officials were rampant, and there were many corrupt people in the army. Since Liu Mao served as the commander of Dengzhou, in order to reach out and make money. Extortion, cunning and robbery, and a lot of bad things have been done in more than ten years. As a result, the reputation of the Dengzhou sailor became stinky, which made the people resentful.

After Hu Yanqing became the founding general, how could he do such a reluctant? It has nothing to do with the second battalion of the naval division led by him, but it is just implicated.

But this gap is also obvious!

The soldiers under Hu Yanqing's command lived a small life far inferior to the other party, and their military strength was much weaker. The difference in the number of ships in the fleet is proof of this.

It does not match the boats equipped with the water village, which also shows that the extortion comes quickly. If you come across a good ship, you can also use it in the army if you renovate it.

The first battalion of the sailor division has been extorting money for many years, has money and ships, and has deep pockets. If it weren't for the lack of recruiting rights and the limited manpower, the team would have more ships.

When the sun is in the sky, the warm sun shines on the person who is extremely comfortable.

Chao Gai led the team to Shuizhai and saw more than a dozen merchant ships and passenger boats above the thousand-material level moored at the port, some of which were brand new and some of which were old, and even some of the hulls had blood stains and arrow holes, which fluctuated with the wind and waves. Some of the ships also have people walking around, carrying goods or brushing tung oil for maintenance.

I learned from Hu Yanqing that these ships were all detained by the first battalion for several months and ready to be sold. It's just a while, and no buyers have been found.

Knowing this, Ruan Xiaoqi smiled from ear to ear and led the team to receive it. Han Shizhong took Zhang San and Li Si to control the entire water village and poured into the first battalion to loot. Chen Hu led the guards to drive the prisoners to the school grounds to take them into custody.

Hu Yanqing, who was newly defected, asked his henchmen to go to Dengzhou City to ask Lord Zhizhou. then interviewed the officers under him one by one, and then summoned the soldiers to persuade and persuade him to recruit some old subordinates to defect to Chaojiazhuang as much as possible.

It's busy everywhere in the water village!

Chao Gai was not idle, leading the clerk to collect and sort out Liu Mao's criminal records. He also instructed the leader of the gang to slaughter cattle and sheep to prepare for a banquet, and to cook some seafood and send it over. Eat and drink with a few ladies at the Shuizhai Office.

"I said, isn't it bad for me to always have you with me?" Chao Gai looked at the appearance of several women eating seafood, and said coldly.

"What's so bad? Isn't it right for a wife to follow her husband? Li Qingwan ate the seafood, and her beautiful eyes became cross-eyed.

Yelu Tari usually doesn't talk much, but this time he said with a straight look: "That is, we are not marching to fight, but just coming back from Jeju Island." I encountered a little accident on the way, strictly speaking, it was on the way back from vacation. ”

"I know this, I'm afraid that I will have a bad influence in the army, so that those soldiers will think that I am only greedy for women, and I will have privileges for you." Chao Gai said this on his lips, but he was not slow in his hands, and he grabbed the abalone and gnawed it.

"Hey, everyone else is busy, and we're eating. Look at you all of you have become flower-faced cats. Eat ugly, pay attention to the image of a lady. Chao Gai took a handkerchief to wipe the oil stains on the woman's face while feasting.

"I'm a wife, I don't care." Master Li puffed up his cheeks and said vaguely.

"What's the matter, you Chao Gai dislikes us again?" Hu Sanniang's face pulled down.

Huazi was vicious: "Look at his appearance, he must be, he thinks we are in the way." ”

"Hey, following him because I think we have ruined his kingly demeanor." Li Qingzhao has not been silent, but he also joined in the fun.

"Damn, here and this." Chao Gailian's crazy woman Li Qingwan was also about to twitch, and hurriedly stopped: "Hurry up and eat, don't say anything." ”

The ladies turned their heads in unison, their cheeks agitated, but they kept humming.

"Yo, aren't you going to speak?"

"It's you who open the conversation first, we just avoid being cold."

Chao Gai can't wait to give himself a mouthful, why do you talk too much when eating. Eat with your nose and stop talking. Li Qingwan and Master Li smiled, everyone was not ridiculing, and they were concentrating on dealing with the seafood feast. From time to time, he leaned over and asked Chao Gai to help wipe it.

At this moment, Chao Gai is simply a representative of a good man.

The family banquet of the office has just ended, Hu Sanniang, and they cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks. At this moment, the laughter of the living Yan Luo Ruan Xiaoqi came from outside.

"Hey, hey, brother, brother, come and see, big harvest, big harvest!"

"This guy is still babbling when he's married." Chao Gai smiled bitterly when he heard this. Helping a few lazy ladies after eating, sneaked outside.

Ruan Xiaoqi was yelling outside, and when he saw Chao Gai, he hurriedly rushed over to report: "Brother, in addition to the sixteen ships in the fleet, there are a total of eighteen ships in the dock. Thirteen ships of thousands of materials, five ships of two thousand materials, several of which are filled with all kinds of sea goods, the value is not low, according to our estimates, worth hundreds of thousands. ”

Chao Gai was taken aback and nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, what about the others?" ”

Hearing that there are so many seafood goods, worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, the customs is really full of oil. He is full of expectations for the savings of the dead ghost Liu Mao for so many years.

"Hey, hey, hey, in the back, I'm here to report the good news." Ruan Xiaoqi smiled.

Sure enough, there was a noisy shouting outside. After a while, Han Shizhong, Zhang San and other generals led the team to arrive, and seven or eight carriages full of boxes were driven into the courtyard, the weight was heavy, the cars creaked, there were horses in front, and someone pushed them behind, all of them smiled, and they saw that they had gained a lot.

As Han Shizhong stepped forward to report, it was indeed a surprise.

Those ordinary sailors and soldiers of the battalion did not move their personal belongings, all of them were looted from a few officers, a total of 70,000 or 80,000 yuan of gold and silver, more than 10 boxes of antique calligraphy and paintings, also worth tens of thousands of yuan, and Liu Mao occupied eighty percent.

Chao Gai was not surprised, but felt a little less, but thought that it would cost money to get through the relationship, and it was good to have so much savings.

At this time, a family guard rushed to report that the governor of Dengzhou was coming.

Chao Gai asked everyone to cover up their belongings, and asked Han Shizhong to greet him instead. He returned to the office and sat in the main seat and waited.

Probably a stick of incense!

A middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in brocade, came surrounded by everyone. Hu Yanqing followed closely around him, and the other party's face was a little unsightly. The Dengzhou Water Division Battalion was wiped out by a pot, and no one could save face.

Although this person has an official frame, his body is thin, and he looks like a wine-colored person at first glance. Chao Gai didn't look at him, but turned to a sixty-year-old man behind the middle-aged civil official, tall and dignified. It's not luxuriously dressed, but it has an imposing atmosphere.

This man must be extraordinary!

After such a long period of experience, Chao Gai is very confident in his vision. For this reason, get up and descend to greet him, and after greeting people from the Dengzhou government, the guests and hosts sat down, and some soldiers brought up the best tea.

"Good tea, sweet in the mouth, endless aftertaste, good tea." The old man took a sip of the teacup, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but admire.

"Haha, it's good if Sect Elder likes it." Chao Gai smiled.

Yes, this Zong Tongju, who is over sixty years old, is none other than Zong Ze, who is famous in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, this is an amazing figure.

Anyone who knows a little about the history of the Song Dynasty knows this person.

Chao Gai was also taken aback when he heard Hu Yanqing's introduction, and he sighed a lot. He may not know about others, but this person remembers it clearly.

was unknown at a young age, and only became famous in old age, which is very inspirational.

Zong Ze was born on December 14, 1060 in the fourth year of Jiayou in the Northern Song Dynasty (January 20, 1060), of Han nationality, and a native of Wusheng, eastern Zhejiang (now Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province).

According to legend, before Zong Ze was born, his mother Liu had a dream that violent thunder and lightning appeared in the sky, and light shone on his body. Although the Zong family is poor, they have a tradition of "cultivating and reading heirlooms", and his father Zong Shunqing is a rural intellectual. Zong Ze participated in labor with his eldest brother Zong Wo since he was a child, and he read and wrote under the guidance of his father and ancestors. The gifted and intelligent Zong Ze is diligent and studious, and has laid a good cultural foundation since he was a child.

In the sixth year of Yuanyou (1091), he was a jinshi. In the eighth year of Motoyu, he served as the county governor of Tao County, the Daimyo Mansion. At the end of his term, he successively served as a county magistrate in Quzhou Longyou, Laizhou Glue, Jinzhou Zhaocheng, and Laizhou Ye County. In the fifth year of Zhenghe (1115), he was promoted to the general judgment of Dengzhou. In the first year of Xuanhe (1119), he was demoted to Hongqing Palace because of the incident, and then he retired from the table. In the first year of Jingkang (1126), he was appointed as the governor of Cizhou. At this time, Zong Lao was sixty-six years old.

The old man has just started the most dazzling life!

Zong Ze is upright and bold, and he knows the soldiers. After taking office, he actively repaired the city wall, renovated weapons, recruited volunteers, and collected food and wages. Soon, he was appointed as the head of the Hebei Volunteer Soldiers and led the army to repel the invading Jin soldiers.

In November of the same year, the Jin soldiers besieged Kaifeng again, and Qinzong appointed Zhao Gou, the king of Kang, as the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses, and Zong Ze as the deputy marshal. Zong Ze led the army to Li Gudu, encountered the enemy on the way, and broke it. In the first month of the following year, he led his army to Kaide and won thirteen battles with the enemy.

In June of the first year of Jianyan (1127), he was appointed to stay in Tokyo, knew Kaifeng Mansion, recruited Wang Shan, Yang Jin and other righteous troops to assist in the defense, and contacted the Lianghe "Bazi Army" and other departments to cooperate to resist Jin, and appointed Yue Fei and others as generals, and repeatedly defeated Jin soldiers. The Jin people were afraid of Zong Ze and called him "Grandpa Zong".

During his tenure in Tokyo, Zong Ze wrote to Gaozong Zhao Gou more than 20 times, strongly advocating the return of the capital to Tokyo, and formulated a strategy for recovering the Central Plains, but none of them were adopted. He was sick with grief and anger because of his ambitions, and he died of three calls for "crossing the river" on his deathbed. After his death, he was posthumously presented with a bachelor of the Guanwen Palace, a general doctor, and was nicknamed Zhongjian.

Looking at the life experience, it is not something that can be summed up in three words. It can only be said that Zong Ze was an outstanding politician and military strategist who emerged in the anti-Jin struggle at the turn of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, and a famous national hero in history.

Chao Gai drank tea, although he smiled and talked to the old man Zong, but his heart was quite uneasy. understands that the real world is not as beautiful as the novel, and the reason why the Northern Song Dynasty did not fall apart is precisely because it is supported by capable and stubborn guys like Jeju Zhang Shuye and Zong Ze in front of him.

The minister of the humerus, the pillar of the country!