Just when Zhao Ta received the Xuanzhou war report, there were several long text messages and letters, which entered the hands of the patriarchs of the major clans in Jiangning.

Some of these families were the local gateways of Jiangning, while others came from Hangzhou, Suzhou, Yuezhou and other places, and they all fled to Jiangning before the Fang La army attacked the city.

Jiangning is the largest city in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also the cultural center of the south of the Yangtze River, where gold and dust are intertwined and gathered.

If the scholars in Jiangnan want to avoid trouble, the first choice is Jiangning, because Jiangning is not only a large city, wider and deeper, and safer than other places, but more importantly, they have been operating here for many years, with good news and well-connected people, who can influence the government, influence government orders, and even advance and retreat to a certain extent, so as not to fall into the hands of thieves.

Therefore, as soon as they received the news from outside, they immediately gathered together and began to discuss countermeasures.

The content of the letter is similar to the military information received by Zhao Ta, Fang Qifo's army of more than 100,000 people went north and approached Xuanzhou.

After these people finished discussing, they all came to the same conclusion, the thief army was to clear the obstacles in Xuanzhou, and the real purpose was Jiangning.

After this conclusion came out, all of them looked bad, especially those local scholars in Jiangning.

Many of these scholars are in the turbulent times of the Spring and Autumn Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the remnants of the gate valve have not been killed, and the family gate valve has always had a long-term layout and strong vitality.

So-called:

Five generations of chaos and division,

Once the clouds open and see the sky again.

Grass and trees for a hundred years of new rain and dew,

The car book is thousands of miles old.

Once the world was peaceful, the brocade hairpin was once again in fine clothes, and another part of the emerging famous families married with the remnants of these ancient families and became a new scholar group.

Father and son prime ministers, brother prime ministers, third prime ministers, and fourth rulers, these famous families control most of the lives of the people in the north and south.

The people are still those people, but they have changed their names and different names.

Shuzhou Wang's, Huayang Fan's, Xianyou Cai's, Xiangzhou Han's, Jiangyou's Zeng's, Linchuan Wang's, Shouzhou's Lu's, Wujun's Fan's, Daming's Fan's, Lansi's Lu's, Siming's Yuan's, Shezhou's Zhu's...... The list goes on and on.

Take the popular Hedong lion roar allusion as an example, in which the protagonist is called Chen Jichang, and his father is the famous Chen Xiliang.

Why is it famous?

According to the history of the Song Dynasty, Chen Xiliang was young and studious, and at the age of sixteen, he would learn from the teacher. His brother was difficult, so that the money interest was more than 300,000, and Xi Liang learned that the person who summoned the money burned his coupons and left.

Chen Xiliang was studious since he was a child, but his parents died early, and he lived with his brother, at the age of sixteen, he decided to study and apprentice, his brother had a narrow personality, and wanted to take the opportunity to embezzle the family property that his parents gave him before his death, so he only handed over to him the bills borrowed by the tenants of the neighbors from the Chen family, which was regarded as a separation, but Chen Xiliang found all the debtors, burned all the bills in person, and then went out to study.

Chen Xiliang later also managed to transfer Cao Shuai all the way, but not to mention his official reputation, only that before he went out to study when he was a teenager, he burned a total of more than 300,000 yuan in interest, and the more than 300,000 yuan here is more than 300,000 yuan.

This was almost an astronomical amount in the early days of the Great Song Dynasty, when the exchange ratio of copper coins and silver was about one to one, and the military expenditure of the Great Song Dynasty was about more than 30 million taels a year.

This money is equivalent to one percent of the military expenditure in the early Song Dynasty for a year, so much money is said not to be wanted, and the account IOUs are burned when they are burned, which shows Chen Xiliang's family background.

But even if Chen Jichang was born in such a family, he was still afraid of his wife to death, but was he really afraid of his wife?

His wife's surname is Liu, and this allusion is called Hedong Lion's Roar, precisely because his wife was born in Hedong Liu's family, a family of generations and thousands of years.

He was afraid of the family behind the Liu family, not his wife.

And Chen Xiliang has a grandson named Chen Shunyu, who is also a generation of famous ministers, this person married a wife is the daughter of Fan Zhongyan, Fan Zhongyan's family is a three-phase family, and both sons are prime ministers.

This Chen Shunyu gave birth to a son named Chen Youyi, and later during the Shaoxing period, he also served as a governor.

The prime minister takes turns to do it, and this year comes to my house.

This is the Shi clan, and it is also an emerging Shi clan, but at the same time, it interacts with those thousand-year-old gate valves, blends into one, and controls all kinds of authority in the Great Song Dynasty.

At present, when these Jiangnan scholars saw the contents of the letter, they immediately judged that the thief army was going to attack Jiangning, and after some discussion, most of them decided to evacuate immediately, or go to Hongzhou, or cross the Yangtze River north to Yangzhou.

A small part of them don't want to go, and they don't want to go, these are those who have been operating in Jiangning for hundreds of years, and there are countless land shops, and it is difficult to give up for a while, and they also feel that according to the big city of Jiangning, it is impossible to be broken by the thief army.

But at this time, someone immediately jumped out and spoke directly in Hangzhou City, which shook the minds of this small number of people, and they also began to order to clean up the gold and silver, take away all the things that can be taken away, and dig the cellar and bury those who can't take away.

But at this time, a piece of news shocked them, and Jiang Ning suddenly closed the city!

It's not the kind of symbolic closure that closes half open and half opens, nor is it temporarily closed and reopened tomorrow.

Instead, the thirteen gates of the four cities were all closed, and the inside was blocked with bluestone strips, and even the water gate was sealed.

A notice was posted on the street from the Xuanfu Division, the thief army went north, in order to prevent Jiangning from failing, the city will be completely closed from now on, no one is allowed to enter or exit, and those who forcibly break into the door will be regarded as thieves and will be killed!

This is worth it, after learning the news, it seems that the pot has exploded among the scholars, Xuanzhou is still some distance away from Jiangning, and there are no soldiers in the city at the moment, what does it mean to close the door and not let go?

Among the patriarchs of these Jiangnan Shi clans, there are many courtiers and officials who have been Zhishi, and some even knew Zhao Ta when they were officials in Tokyo, and when they saw this, they had to go directly to the Xuanfu Division to find him a theory.

However, they finally discussed, this matter still has to be cautious, after all, they don't know Zhao Ta's specific thoughts, maybe it's just for show, if they really want to leave, can Zhao Ta still stop them?

So three deputies were elected, two of whom had been Beijing officials, and the other was also a local tycoon.

The three of them went to Xuanfu Si to ask to see Zhao Tan, but they were told that King Qin was setting up defenses at the city at the moment, and they didn't know when they would be able to come back.

The youngest of the three is also sixty-eight, although according to his identity, even if he goes to the city to look for it, he is afraid that no one will stop him, but Jiangning City is extremely deep, and if he tosses to the outer city and climbs up, the three of them feel that they will be unbearable, but they don't want to return in vain, so they go to find Wang Hanzhi.

Although Wang Hanzhi was recuperating in the house, but Zhao Ta's toss in the past few days was reported by someone, at the beginning of the Zhao Ta to strengthen the city defense, build fortifications, check the exchanges, and applaud in my heart, I feel that His Royal Highness the King of Qin is worthy of Wen Taowuluo, and it is not luck to pacify the chaos in Huaixi last year, but to have real skills.

But today, knowing that the thief army was heading north, Zhao Ta suddenly ordered the city gate to be closed, and he couldn't help but be surprised, and his heart was full of bitterness.

Wang Hanzhi didn't believe that Zhao Ta could hold Jiangning, but at this moment, in Jiangning City, most of the Jiangnan Shi clan gathered, he knew that these people were unwilling to take the slightest risk, and some of them were originally from elsewhere to avoid chaos.

But he saw that Zhao Ta's notice was written decisively, and he didn't seem to think about whether these scholars were leaving or staying, so he began to worry.

He didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Zhao Tamar's gourd, for fear that the city sergeant clan would make trouble, if these people made trouble, it would not be a trivial matter, everyone represented a force behind them, large and small, all over the world, even if he was a big official all the way, he would definitely not be able to provoke him.

The three representatives of the scholar clan asked to see him outside the house, and he hurriedly invited people in, but they all knew that the old man at the head was Wang Congying, who had been a member of the Privy Council and a scholar of the Guanwen Palace.

Wang Hanzhi stubbornly served tea to the three of them, and then pretended not to know about the closure of the city, and asked why the three of them came here.

The three of them didn't know that he was pretending to be confused, but they didn't know how to break it, so they directly said the announcement of the Xuanfu Division and the closure of the city.

Wang Hanzhi groaned: "I don't know about this, at this moment, the King of Qin is in charge, and if you want to go out of the city, you have to consult with the King of Qin." ”

When the three of them saw him shirking, they all sneered, and Wang Congying said: "King Qin is in the city right now, he is old and old, and he can't go to the city, who else can he find if he doesn't come to Lord Wang?" ”

Wang Hanzhi heard the slander, his secret disease was the most afraid of tossing, could he go to the city? It's just that he can't offend these people right now, so he has to smile and say: "Otherwise, after King Qin goes down to the city, the three of them will look for it?" ”

Wang Congying twisted a handful of white beards and said: "If you are looking for it, you must look for it, I don't know when King Qin will go down to the city, the notice says that it is clear, and no one can enter or leave, but I must leave Jiangning, Lord Wang can't stay out of this matter, and must make a charter, and King Qin will also go to explain it together." ”

Wang Hanzhi secretly complained when he heard this, is this to pull him into the water? This is not a good thing, it is not good to offend both sides! His mind raced, and he said with a smile: "This matter is easy, the boss ordered each clan to choose a leader, I will wait for the King of Qin to return to the Si to speak, and then you will go over together and ask the King of Qin for an order." ”

Wang Congying was a little hesitant when he heard this, he had been a court official for many years, although he was old at the moment, he was not confused, and frowned: "Each clan chooses a leader, I'm afraid that there won't be a hundred or ten numbers, I'm afraid that King Qin will not like it, right?" ”

Wang Hanzhi sneered in his heart when he heard this, do you still know that King Qin doesn't like it? If you don't like it, you just stay in the city honestly, so you are in such a hurry to get out of the city, don't you believe that King Qin can hold Jiangning? Will King Qin be happy!

He rubbed his temples: "Only when there are many people can it be easy to speak, besides, King Qin has always had the reputation of a virtuous king, if it weren't for the current war situation, maybe I would have summoned you earlier, after all, it is not easy to get you together." ”

Wang Congying thought about it, the truth was right, but he always felt that something was not right, did King Qin have the name of a virtuous king? King Xian seems to be King Yun!

But he wanted to get out of the city, and felt that Wang Hanzhi's words were not very wrong, and the King of Qin would pay attention to it if he went to the more people, so he got up and said: "The old man will go back, and the King of Qin will tell King Lao." ”

After saying goodbye to the three and leaving, Wang Hanzhi sent them out, and hurriedly sent someone to wait in front of the Xuanfu Division, and if Zhao Ta came back, he would report to him immediately.

Zhao Ta went to the city today to preside over the change of defense, he wanted to take advantage of Fang Qifo to attack Jiangning when the next big game of chess, although Wang Yu presided over the city defense safely, but after all, it is not his own family, so many things can not be let him know.

Zhao Ta handed over Jiangning Xicheng to Yao Pingzhong, and replaced all the troops below with the forbidden army he brought, and originally none of the Jiangning defenders were used.

Yao Pingzhong naturally knew what Zhao Ta was going to do, he didn't dare to move the slightest sound on his face, but he was really panicked in his heart, this was an earth-shattering event, not to mention that if he didn't get it right, even the Yao family in the northwest would be implicated with him.

As for Zhao Ta as the mastermind of this matter, I am afraid that the official family will not be able to defend him at that time, but Zhao Ta has a way out, and he can go far away to become a son-in-law of the Uighurs, and he can only follow Zhao Ta and run all the way to the black.

How did Zhao Ta know that he had so many thoughts, and after arranging it, he went back to Fusi, and it didn't take long for Wang Hanzhi outside to ask to see him, so he asked people to come in.

After Wang Hanzhi came in, he immediately opened his mouth to confess, and told Wang Congying and others about going to his mansion, except for his own idea to let all his family send people, everything else was described in great detail.

Zhao Ta listened to it and said lightly: "Do they not believe in this king so much? ”

Wang Hanzhi smiled dryly: "Lord Wang, my subordinates said the same, there is a prince in this city, it will be fine, but they all seem to have grass growing in their hearts, and they are about to leave Jiangning." ”

Zhao Ta picked up the tea bowl and took a sip: "Where to leave Jiangning?" ”

Wang Hanzhi: "The subordinates pondered that they probably wanted to cross the river north to Yangzhou or Luzhou. ”

Zhao Ta said: "This king also issued an order before, all ships along the Yangtze River are requisitioned, what do they use to cross the river?" ”

Wang Hanzhi's mouth opened, he didn't expect Zhao Ta to have such a military order, but think about it, now that the war is raging, the importance of the Yangtze River is self-evident, they don't requisition, once Fang La really fights, won't it be left to the other party?

He hesitated: "Even if you want to go southwest, go to Hongzhou to hide." ”

Zhao Ta was silent, and said for a moment: "Go and inform them, and come over to discuss the matter at the right time." ”

Wang Hanzhi's heart was relieved when he heard this, Zhao Ta agreed to meet here, then it was nothing for him, as for whether to let these people go, or if these people had any way to let Zhao Ta open the city, it had nothing to do with him.

Wang Hanzhi got up to say goodbye, and when he arrived at the side of the scholars, he saw that everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and learned that they could only discuss the matter at night, and many people sighed sadly, after all, if they delayed a little longer, the thief army would be one step closer, and when they really arrived at the city, they couldn't run if they wanted to.

Wang Congying also frowned, but he had no other way to think about it, he couldn't buy the city gate official to slip away without permission, and at this moment, Zhao Ta issued a death order, and it is estimated that no city gate official would dare to open the city with such a big crime.

After everyone discussed, they still saw Zhao Ta at night and said that if the discussion was successful, it would be a big deal to leave overnight.

In this way, when the sky was slightly dark and not dark, there were 100 people, all of whom came to the meeting hall of the Xuanfu Division, waiting for Zhao Ta to discuss the matter.

(End of chapter)