The Qinzhou, Gongzhou, Chengzhou, Fengzhou, and Deshun armies of the Old Song Dynasty were merged by the Ming Dynasty into a Gongqin Mansion.

The state-level administrative divisions of Qinzhou, Chengzhou, and Fengzhou were abolished, and Qinzhou City was directly upgraded to Gongqinfu City.

Due to the fall of most of Huizhou and the fall of Xi'an, the armies of Gongzhou and Deshun, which were close to these two places, were able to retain the state military division. In addition, the governor and the army are directly responsible to the prefect of Gongqin, and can quickly obtain the grain and grass transportation of the whole province, and can quickly recruit militia and people in the whole province.

To put it bluntly, Gongqin Mansion is a small war zone, specially set up to deal with the Xishou Military Division of Western Xia.

Further west, Lanzhou and Hehuang were another small theater of operations, specially designed to deal with the Western Xia and Southern Military Divisions.

In this way, the response to wartime is faster, the responsibilities of civilian officials are clearer, and the military and government are more closely integrated.

Moreover, greatly reduce the risk of warlordization of border generals and border troops!

In order to prevent the civilian prefect from suppressing the military generals too much, the imperial court also increased the autonomy of the military generals (the right to transfer troops and command in wartime).

Qinzhou (Tianshui), Longcheng (Maiji District, Tianshui City).

A fast boat went down the Weishui, and before it arrived at the delivery shop outside the city, it frantically blew the trumpet to warn.

The shop soldiers saw the flag of the incoming ship, hurriedly reported to the shop chief, and hurriedly prepared another clipper - this is a four-hundred-mile expedited!

The two clippers met, and the chief of the shop hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

On the fast boat coming from the west, there was a courier standing at the bow of the boat, with a smile on his face and said: "Happy event, great victory at the front." ”

A large roll of cloth was handed over, and each piece of cloth was made into a small flag, and the flag was full of words.

This kind of is called Lubu, which is dedicated to reporting victory, telling about the general results of the battle, and publicizing it to the people along the way.

The real report document is written in more detail and will not be made public.

The courier handed over a few more official documents and advised: "This is a good document, top secret urgent, be sure to keep it properly." ”

The two sides signed the handover, and the clipper boat from the west stayed, and the urgent delivery soldiers disembarked and went to the delivery shop to eat, drink and rest.

The couriers outside Longcheng boarded the clippers and rushed all the way east.

Lubu also left a copy, which was to be sent to the Gongqin Mansion City next door, and the prefect sent the content of the good news to the states and counties under its jurisdiction.

The post delivery system of the Ming Dynasty follows the old Song Dynasty and is divided into two types: post stations and delivery shops. The former is more civilian, managed by local civil officials; The latter is more military and is run by local military attachés.

In the Song Dynasty, the patrol soldiers and the hand-shop soldiers were all subordinate to the box army sequence.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the reorganization of the national box army has not yet been completed, but it has urgently received the post delivery system from all over the country. These soldiers went directly to the local government to receive their salaries, which were temporarily paid by the central government.

Zhu Ming is very busy now, and one of the tasks is to reorganize the box army system.

It should be abolished, it should be abolished, it should be changed to another job, and some of the army needs to be regularized.

I heard that it was Lu Bujie, and the merchants near the wharf were the first to gather around.

The courier with the good news had gone to eat, and the chief of the shop began to read:

"The Great Tomorrow soldiers conscripted the Western Xia, and the ministers formulated a battle strategy. Yang Zhi, Marquis of Liang, led the army to conquer the Western Xia and Southern Military Divisions, and captured 20,000 Western Xia soldiers. and the Southern Army Division, renamed Dingxi Fort. ”

"Liang Hou Yang Zhi, met 100,000 reinforcements from the Gansu Military Division of Western Xia, and won a great victory. More than 50,000 Western Xia soldiers were captured. ”

"The ministers planted Shidao, Liang Hou Yang Zhi, led Gong Xiu, Li Jinyi, Li Yanxian, Liu Xi, Liu Qi, Yao Pingzhong and other generals to besiege the 100,000 army of Li Chage, the king of Western Xia and Jin, on three sides. Richard led 10,000 remnants of the army to escape, and the rest were captured by the Great Tomorrow soldiers. ”

"In these three wars, countless heavy grain and grass were captured."

"Also, Yao Gu, the chief soldier of Xihe, together with his son Yao Pingzhong, led the army to capture Zhenwu City."

Lubu is specially written for the common people, and the achievements are often exaggerated, and this Lubu has been written extremely truthfully.

After the chief of the shop finished reading, the merchants couldn't believe it.

"Really? How many soldiers did the Western Xia have in total? ”

"I've done the math, this time alone, 160,000 prisoners were killed, I'm afraid there are no soldiers available in Western Xia, right?"

"With hundreds of thousands of troops in Western Xia, how can there be no soldiers? However, if there are more than 100,000 all of a sudden, it must be a big loss of vitality. ”

"I guess Lubu is exaggerating the results."

"Regardless of whether he exaggerates or not, the capture of Zhenwu City and the Henan Military Division must be true."

"These two places belong to the imperial court, from Hehuang to Lanzhou, they are not afraid of the plundering of Western Xia, and it will be safer for us to do business in the future."

"You still have to rely on the breed to get out of the horse, and you have a good strategy."

"What Liang Hou, named Yang Zhi, is also a general of the New Dynasty. beheaded more than 100,000 Western Xia, and he was in command of the troops in the three wars, and he would fight better than Liu Jingluo (Liu Fa) at the beginning. ”

"I know that when Emperor Daming ascended the throne, he was crowned five marquises, one of which was Yang Zhi, Marquis of Liang."

"If the Great Tomorrow soldiers are so capable of fighting, I am afraid that they will be able to pacify the south in three or five years. When the time comes, we will free up our hands and take Liangzhou, Guazhou, and Ganzhou, and we will be able to go to the Western Regions to do business. ”

"You want to do some good things, how can Liangzhou have a good chance to win?"

"Henan Military Division and Zhenwu City have been captured, why can't Liangzhou be taken over?"

“……”

The merchants chatted enthusiastically, went to the tavern to eat and drink together, and chatted more and more happily through the wine.

The chief of the shop handed over the shop, but he sent another boat to send Lubu to the prefect of Gong Qin.

The expedited fast boat went along Weishui to Tongguan, changed to a fast horse and rode to Biankou Town, and then took the fast boat to go straight to Bianliang, Tokyo.

The news of Lubujie's news spread quickly in the cities along the way, and hundreds of people cheered when they heard it.

Especially in the prefectures and counties of Shaanxi, most places are rumored, and many gentry are still thinking about the Great Song Dynasty. With this great victory, they finally recognized the new dynasty from the bottom of their hearts, because if the new dynasty continued to win the war, their future war burden would be greatly lightened.

……

Outside Kaifeng City, a passenger boat stopped.

Pan Lianggui and Shen Heqiu each disembarked with their servants.

"After many years away from Beijing, I finally came back." Shen Youqiu said with emotion.

In the imperial examination that year, He Su was the champion, Zhu Ming was the Tanhua, and Pan Lianggui was the leader.

Shen Youqiu's imperial examination ranking is also very high, and he is the second-ranking jinshi in that subject.

When Zhu Ming broke through Kaifeng, the two of them were officials in the south.

Song Huizong restored the emperor in Hangzhou, pretended to promote talents, and both of them were promoted to the court.

Pan Lianggui impeached the eunuch Liang Shicheng and instructed him to occupy countless lands on Jiangnan East Road, and at the same time advised Song Huizong to treat the people well.

Liang Shicheng quickly shot back, claiming that Pan Lianggui and Zhu Ming were the same scholars, and they were second and third respectively, and they had been very close to each other for many years. Therefore, Pan Lianggui must be Zhu Ming's spy and was sent by Zhu Ming to divide the Great Song Dynasty monarchs.

After some saliva, Pan Lianggui was demoted by Song Huizong to collect liquor tax.

Shen Youqiu's hometown was in Huzhou, and he thought that Song Huizong really wanted to make great efforts, so he impeached Zhu Mian and enclosed countless lands in Huzhou.

But he didn't think that Song Huizong still had to rely on Zhu Mian's conquest, and before it was time to slaughter the fat pig, he easily demoted Shen and Qiu to be the magistrate.

When the two left Hangzhou, they got together to drink and chat, and the more angry they became.

They felt that the Great Song Dynasty was completely hopeless, and they and Zhu Ming were fellow scholars, so they simply resigned from their official positions in the Southeast Imperial Court and quietly came to Kaifeng to seek officials.

Pan Lianggui looked at the city and sighed: "As an official, I never expected that Zhu Chenggong would be able to change the dynasty." The past is vivid, and I even clearly remember the poem that Zhu Chenggong responded to at the wedding banquet. ”

Shen He begged: "The new dynasty was founded, and there were enemies on all sides. Needless to say, the southeast is not to be underestimated, but Jinghu Zhongxiang should not be underestimated, and I heard that there have been several fights since the beginning of summer. There is the Jin Kingdom in the north and the Western Xia in the west, all of which are violent and fierce, and I don't know if the new dynasty can deal with it calmly. ”

The two took the slaves into the city, did not rent a donkey cart, and strolled through the streets of Bianliang, enjoying the scenery of the market along the way, chatting and reminiscing about the old things.

When I was tired of walking, I went to the street shop to stop and eat.

Shen Youqiu pointed to the signboard and said: "This Li Si tea restaurant, but I still remember that his tea is quite good, and the pastries are also extremely exquisite. ”

Don't look at the name "Li Si Tea Shop" is very vulgar, but the scale of the store is not small, and it is located in a prime location.

The shop is located on the side of the Imperial Street, and to the north is the State Bridge and the Great Xiangguo Temple.

"Guest officer, please!" The shop guy greeted him warmly.

Shen Youqiu glanced at the counter: "How did the shopkeeper change?" I remember that the shopkeeper used to be the shopkeeper, with a birthmark on his forehead, and he was quite proficient in the art of tea, and he often fought tea with customers in person. ”

The shopkeeper sighed and said, "Alas, the two turned out to be regular customers. Last year, before the heavenly soldiers entered the city, there was chaos in the city. The shop was robbed by the rebels, and I don't know who killed it, and even the Tuan Tea in Jiatun was looted. ”

The two chose a seat in the lobby downstairs and found that in addition to group tea, more guests were drinking black tea and green tea.

Pan Lianggui asked: "Red and green tea is very popular?" ”

The shopkeeper said: "Red and green tea is created by today's officials, I heard that red and green tea is drunk in the palace, why don't officials and people follow suit?" Nowadays, group tea is not easy to sell, but red and green tea is very new. ”

Shen Youqiu said: "Make a pot of the best-selling tea, and then have a pastry for five people." ”

"Okay, you two, wait a minute." The shopkeeper ran away happily.

The two of them drank tea and ate cakes, let the servants also sit down and share, and discussed going to Taiping Xingguo Temple to stay in the monk's house in the evening.

Just when the pastries were about to be eaten, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the royal street, and there were officials shouting along the street: "Great victory, great victory, the heavenly soldiers have captured more than ten thousand people in Western Xia!" ”

"Let's go out and have a look!"

The guests who ate tea stood up one after another and ran outside in a swarm.

Some people threw down the money for tea and food, and some shouted for bookkeeping. Others said that the refreshments should not be moved, and they would be back soon.

In every square market inside and outside the city, there were officials who came to post the content of the cloth, and hundreds of people came to watch it when they heard the news.

When Pan Lianggui and Shen Heqiu arrived at the scene, there were already many people gathered there, and they couldn't squeeze in at all, so they could only listen to the literate people inside.

When Lubu was finished, the people cheered, and they rejoiced if they won the battle.

Shen Heqiu said excitedly: "Unbelievable, unbelievable, there was such a great victory at the beginning of the new dynasty." ”

Pan Lianggui said: "I am afraid that the record is exaggerated. ”

Shen Heqiu said: "It must be true that Richard's army was besieged on three sides, he broke through and took away 10,000 remnants, and he must have been captured by the great soldiers." ”

"Not necessarily, maybe the Ming army couldn't stop it, and most of them were escaped by Brother Richard." Pan Lianggui speculated.

Shen Youqiu said: "No matter how much he wants, anyway, he won the battle, but it was with the Southern Military Division, and it was difficult for the Great Song Dynasty to take it if he wanted to capture it!" ”

Pan Lianggui smiled and said: "It is indeed the founding of the country, you and I coincide with the grand event!" ”

(End of chapter)