Chapter 31: Jing Kang's Shame
"On the day Bianjing City broke, what do you know?"
The old man who was telling the story in the lobby was talking about the Holy Emperor of Xiaoci Yuan and sending people to reward the siege army and horses of the Jin people, and everyone was not annoyed when he heard it.
Although less than fifteen years have passed since this incident, in the memory of many people, it seems to have happened in a previous life.
If it weren't for these older people who often mentioned it, many people would have forgotten what this Great Song Kingdom was originally like.
Or rather, they don't want to remember.
Sibeilou's restaurant in Lin'an and its flower boat on the edge of the West Lake are completely different things.
It's rare to see a pretty lady here, and it's hard to see even a woman.
Except for a few old ladies who poured some tea on each table from time to time, the building was almost full of old and young masters.
Compared with the Goolan tile shop on the next street, Sibei Building can not only provide a place to sit, but also allow everyone to eat and drink well.
A place like this, although it is not uncommon in Lin'an City, there are few of them.
After all, you have to meet both wants, wants, and wants, and the price can't be too outrageous...... Spent a portion of money and did several things.
For people who have worked all day, the threshold here is low enough, even if a murder has only happened on this street, Sibeilou is still their first choice for recreation.
For literati, there is no threshold, which is the biggest threshold.
And the storyteller here is so uninteresting, he is trying to talk about the first year of Jingkang.
You have just entered the rhythm of spring flowers and autumn moons, and you can't wait to make everyone cry.
In the long run, Sibeilou's reputation among the people is greater, and in higher circles, it will not be treated.
Following Liu Bang was Liu Jian, the commander of the Ma Military Division.
The three officials of the Song Kingdom, the front division of the palace is in charge of the palace, and the affairs in Lin'an City are in charge of the Ma Jun Division.
As for the outer city, that's the matter of the Infantry Division.
Speaking of which, Zhao Mi, the commander of the Infantry Division, is also the one who came out of Zhang Jun's hands.
It also took Liu Bang a while to figure out the relationship between these people.
But it was only an approximation, and the most important thing was that he knew the meaning of Yue Yun's phrase 'the forbidden army followed'.
It turns out that the most capable soldier of the Great Song Dynasty is not outside, not in the hands of others.
It's in Lin'an, in your own hands.
At this time, after listening to the storyteller's words, Liu Bang still had some suspicions that it was a joke made up by the people of Jianghu.
Then he asked Liu Jian in a low voice:
"Why are the soldiers coming to the city, and they still want to reward others?"
Liu Jian is also from the Western Army, but unlike Xiang Guangshi, he is a serious Han Chinese.
If there was no Jingkang Rebellion, Uncle Liu Xin would not have been bullied like this by Taiwei Zhang.
But then again, if there was no Jingkang Rebellion, Taiwei Zhang estimated that he would be a martial arts doctor until he died.
Now that the emperor asked, he was not as stupid as Yang Yizhong, but he was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that the emperor's brain was injured.
After organizing the language, he replied:
"But it's not a reward, people in the rivers and lakes don't know the overall situation, and they just say some words nonsense."
"Not a treat...... Then it is indeed bleeding, what, is it a bribe to the gold man? ”
Liu Jian said: "The Jin people don't know the Four Books and the Five Classics, and they don't understand the teachings of the sages, so we think of them too well, thinking that if they give them money, they will really keep their promises and withdraw from the army......"
"This is not a man-made disaster, it is really ...... It is really the treachery of the Jin people, and when Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty besieged Baideng, he did not bribe the Xiongnu as well, but he did not know that the Jin people were not as good as the Xiongnu. ”
Liu Bang glanced at the old boy and scolded angrily:
"You know the! Is it really that Hun Maodun is a fool? At that time, hundreds of thousands of Han troops were on the road, do you think he really can't tell the difference? ”
"Besides, then...... That Liu Ji fought so hard that he fought desperately with the dog, and he had to bite off a piece of his meat. ”
"You only talk about your emperor's affairs, don't blame other people! If you are biased, Lao Tzu will reward you with Amitabha! ”
I have been with the Taoist monk for a long time, although I still don't know what Amitabha Buddha means, but Liu Bang feels that these four words are very useful.
At this moment, he was here, although neither he nor Liu Jian understood what was behind it.
Liu Jian didn't know why the emperor was suddenly so excited, but he kept echoing and agreeing, and he didn't dare to say a single word 'no'.
was scolded by the emperor for a while, thinking that it was not a palace secret, and everyone in the world knew about it, and the officials should not blame themselves for it.
In this way, Liu Jian said:
"The Jin people forced Emperor Huizong to go to Daying to negotiate peace, and my Great Song Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety, and the Holy Emperor of Xiaociyuan replaced him...... Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang ordered me to bow to the north of the monarch and ministers, and read out the surrender table in order to fulfill the courtesy. ”
"When the wind and snow were blowing, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty were humiliated by this, and they all secretly wept to themselves, and when they surrendered to the table, the Holy Emperor of Xiaociyuan was released."
"The emperor had just returned, and the gold man came and demanded 10 million ingots of gold, 20 million ingots of silver, and 10 million horses of silk; Kaifeng is already a lonely city, even if it is looted, it is still far from enough. ”
Liu Bang frowned: "Then, how did you do it?" ”
Taking a light breath, Liu Jian said:
"The Jin people came to ask for mules and horses, and more than 7,000 horses were found in Kaifeng City, and the officials were all on foot."
"The Jin people wanted more than 1,500 girls, and they had no choice but to dispatch harem concubines...... There are many who are unwilling to be humiliated, and many people die. ”
"In this way, there is still a long way to go from the amount demanded by the Jin people, so the Jin people threatened to enter the city to rob, and let the Holy Emperor of Xiaoci Yuan enter the camp as a hostage, and they need to gather all their property before they can let the emperor return to the city."
"Kaifeng City is indeed empty...... In order to satisfy their appetite, the ritual vessels of the Heavens, the Dharma of the Son of Heaven, the books and classics, and the Dacheng musical instruments ......"
"All the doctors, the musicians of the workshops, all kinds of craftsmen, all the women who have a little beauty, all the objects that can be used, all are lost."
"Heavenly Afflictions, Each ......"
Liu Bang's face had completely turned around, and Liu Jian didn't know what the emperor's expression was.
He waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about the Zhao family, talk about the people." ”
Although Liu Jian had an official name at that time under the promotion of his father's old subordinate, Gao Yu and Gao Taiwei, he only received a salary and had no real position.
Therefore, at the time of the Jingkang Rebellion, it was not in Bianjing City.
Now the Emperor asked about it...... He had no choice but to confess:
"I don't know."
The news that came out of Kaifeng Mansion was that the royal family had suffered a great disaster, or that a loyal minister had been martyred.
Ask the people as the emperor did today...... It's not that Liu Jian hasn't heard of it, but it's really not much.
I don't know if I heard the conversation between the two, the old storyteller finally took a sip of tea, and continued:
"Then Bianjing City has been scraped and scraped, where can I still find food in the city? First the cats and dogs, the cats and dogs ate them all; Then they looked for the mice, and the rats ate them up; And when they ate all the leaves, they ate and starved. ”
"In addition, the epidemic spreads, those who starve, die, freeze to death, and those who don't want to serve the Jin people to hang themselves and throw themselves into wells......"
The old man smiled: "As long as you want, the corpse is still enough!" ”
Although he was smiling, there was not the slightest hint of a smile in his eyes.
There are a lot of people in this building, but it is also very quiet.
No one laughed with him, and the old man didn't care, and continued:
"Speaking of corpses, from Liuzi in the east, to Xijing in the west, to Hanshang in the south, and to Heshuo in the north, the Jin soldiers killed people like mowing hemp, and the smell was hundreds of miles......
"You were going to meet two or three 'Jingguan' miles on the road at that time!"
Liu Bang is no stranger to Jingguan.
The king of Chuzhuang did just that, collecting the corpses of his enemies and piling them on the side of the road, and then ramming them with dirt to make a mound of earth.
He really wanted to tell himself that this was the business of the people of the Song Kingdom, the nest of the emperor of the Song Kingdom, and the people of the Song Kingdom who suffered the crime, and it had nothing to do with him.
But after a while, he couldn't convince himself.
for the old man stood up...... The child next to him struck the gong with a wooden hammer, and the story told came to an end.
"Look at that: corpses are soaked in blood, ghosts cry and howl; The demon wind hits the Han land, and you can't see the stars, the sun and the moon, and the charm crosses the river, and you can't distinguish the north, south, west, and east. ”
"Whose young lady has a blue beard and red sleeves, all belong to the Huma Huns, and whose good son Lang Qingsi is talented, biased towards the fanged knife and gun."
"In the middle of the night, ghosts and fires are rampant, and black dogs eat people during the day."
"I only hear people crying, there are no birds and birds in the empty city and hundreds of alleys, there is no cooking smoke, and there are few people at the intersection of Shizhou Road."
"Gold beads are like earth, and it is difficult to buy peace at one time;"
"Luo Qi smoked, and several places were turned into ashes."
"Cuihu bead curtain, there is no way to avoid the beautiful woman;"
"The gum is recommended, I don't know where to hide the golden hole."
"Splashing the sky with wealth, piling up gold and jade......"
"After all, it is inevitable that there will be a knife!"
……
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the end of the Bianjing City!"
The old man sang the lyrics all over again, and he was over, but it aroused the interest of many people in this building.
Everyone told him to continue, and kept throwing copper plates on the stage.
This kind of limelight is not inferior to the people on the flower boat.
"The Demon Wind Strikes the Han Land......"
Liu Bang kept repeating this sentence, not knowing what he was thinking.