Xingzhou City can be said to be the beginning of the Mongol Empire's governance of the Central Plains.
During the Jin Dynasty, Xingzhou once had a population of 100,000 households. By the 10th year of Ogedai Khan's reign, when the Mongolian cavalry entered the city of Xingzhou, there were only 15,000 households left in Xingzhou. The so-called "thousands of miles of depression" were all gone, and there were only a hundred households in the city.
, they all blocked the door with earth and made holes to go in and out."
Until the time of Meng Ge Khan, Kublai Khan was ordered to pass through Monan. Liu Bingzhong and Zhang Wenqian entered the Jinlianchuan shogunate and selected good officials to govern. The politics of Xingzhou was clear and the economy was prosperous. The refugees who had fled to other places came back one after another. In just sixteen years,
During the year, the household registration increased to more than 30,000 households.
People at that time called it "Xingzhou Great Governance".
The Great Governance of Xingzhou had far-reaching significance for the entire Mongolian and Yuan dynasties. It strengthened Kublai Khan's confidence in practicing Han law, thus promoting Han law in the Central Plains. It made more scholars return to Kublai Khan and enter the Jinlian River.
Shogunate.
When the Yuan Dynasty becomes a great dynasty in the future, the great rule of Xingzhou will become a legend.
But at the end of September, a new legend is spreading among the people of Xingzhou...
"A few days ago, Xingzhou City belonged to the Yuan Dynasty, but when I opened my eyes, it belonged to the Tang Dynasty again."
"Isn't this good? Burning goods, do you really want to wait for the army to attack the city and smash our two shops into rubble, and then you will be happy?"
"How could that happen? Aren't I surprised that the government surrendered so quickly?"
"Oh, haven't you heard about what happened at Purple Mountain Academy a few days ago?"
"Tell me about it..."
Early in the morning, the owner of the small tea shop began to tell the anecdotes he had just heard to the vendor selling cooking cakes next door.
On the other side of the long street, two young scholars helped an old man over. After hearing this conversation, they stopped for a while and chose to sit in this small tea shop and bought three cakes.
The three of them, old and young, were all polite and polite. They sat at a table farther away. They were not as noisy as the street vendors and communicated in voices that only each other could hear.
"Sure enough, it has become a legend in history. Thousands of years later, when people mention this sage and hero, they will never mention the phrase 'study for the rise of China.' When mentioning Purple Mountain Academy, you will also mention your second uncle.
"
"Second uncle said that His Majesty's words of praise for Purple Mountain Academy are too high, and the expectations contained in the words are too heavy. He cannot afford it, and he will have to surrender."
"Indeed, if you think about it carefully, Your Majesty came to the Purple Mountain in person and taught you so earnestly. If you don't surrender, you will not know what is good or bad."
The old man in the seat said: "If Chang Qing still doesn't surrender on that day, what's more than a lack of knowledge of good and evil? I might make the entire Liu family suffer from disgrace for thousands of years."
"Yes, my second uncle Wei is worried about causing trouble to my father. After all, my father is still in Yanjing."
The young man who answered was named Liu Lanzhang, and he was Liu Bingzhong's adopted son. In fact, his biological father was Liu Bingshu. Because Liu Bingzhong was over fifty and had no children, he adopted Liu Lanzhang into his eldest brother's house.
The old man thought for a while and said in deep thought: "Don't worry, the Yuan Lord will not accuse your father of this, otherwise all the Han officials will be disloyal."
"I hope so."
The three of them sat for a while. When they saw someone coming out of the Xingzhou Mansion Yamen in front of them, they got up and walked over there.
Arriving in front of the government office, Liu Lanzhang stepped forward and saluted: "Student Liu Lanzhang has brought Dr. Yan, a famous doctor from Xingzhou, to see your Majesty."
"Young old man Yan Tianyi has come here to see you..."
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"Brother Meng's physician?"
"Yes, Yan Tianyi has been with Brother Meng for more than 20 years. After he retired, he heard about the great rule of Xingzhou, so he settled in Xingzhou. He traveled across the state and county to treat people, and built the Bianque Temple. Although he had no official position
, but his status in Xingzhou City is very high, Wang E, Liu Bingshu and others all admire him very much."
"so what?"
"So when I conquer Xingzhou, I have to respect the old, love the young, and appease him."
"Brother Meng's doctor must have saved Brother Meng many times. You don't punish him, but you want to comfort him?"
"I have expressed my position, and even Brother Meng's imperial doctor can tolerate it. Others will feel more at ease, and more people will join me in the future."
"What does that have to do with me?"
"Find someone to let Yan Tianyi check his pulse and see a doctor, so that I can reward him."
Zhao Jin asked again: "What does that have to do with me?"
"You are in the worst health and have a serious illness. Let him see you."
"You are in poor health!"
Han Qiaoer quickly pulled Zhao Jin and whispered: "You are not in good health to begin with. Brother Li specially found a famous doctor to treat you."
"That's a damn famous doctor, but I haven't seen him bring the chieftain back."
Zhao Jin complained a lot, but in the end he spared his life and stayed behind the screen, waiting for Li Xia to meet Yan Tianyi.
In fact, there was nothing interesting to see. She could only barely understand the northern accent, and the words he spoke were all ordinary things.
In the end, after Li Xia said something, she reluctantly stretched out her hand from behind the screen and asked Yan Tianyi to take her pulse.
I can only say that Yan Tianyi's medical skills are really good. After asking a few more questions, he found out the focus of her disease and prescribed two medicines, which were almost the same as those of the famous doctors before.
"It is difficult to cure heart paralysis. You must avoid catching cold, staying in damp and damp places for a long time, and especially avoid overexertion."
"Thanks to Yan Qing, I owe Yan Qing a favor today."
"Your Majesty is serious. This is the duty of a doctor, not to mention taking care of the king's worries..."
Zhao Jin turned his head and glanced outside. Seeing the so-called famous doctor retreating, he pulled Han Qiao'er and whispered: "I didn't see anything, as if he had done something great. By the way, Li Xia said something just now
What?"
"Brother Li deliberately betrayed old doctor Yan's favor."
"I know. I'm asking what you said before taking my pulse."
"I don't remember."
"You are Han Qiao'er, how could you not remember? Tell me quickly."
"say what?"
"That's it...forget it, it's nothing." Zhao Jin finally shook his head.
She vaguely heard what Li Xia said was "My beloved concubine is ill", but she wasn't sure, so she could only secretly be angry that she had been taken advantage of.
"By the way." Li Xia said from the other side of the screen, "The taller young man behind Yan Tianyi just now is his youngest son Yan Boxiang. What do you think?"
"How about what?"
"Yan Rong said that if there is a suitable young talent, he can give it to you..."
"It doesn't matter if I didn't see it clearly."
"You are not young anymore..."
"Go to hell."
Zhao Jin ran out from behind the screen with her skirt in hand, kicked Li Xia's stool, and walked away angrily.
Han Qiaoer ran out and said, "Brother Li, I can't do anything to her."
"You have to bring her out yourself. It's okay. Let's go play..."
This was just a small matter, and it didn't even take a moment to deal with it. Li Xia was too lazy to worry about them anymore and focused on his own affairs.
In addition to Yan Tianyi, there are many people to meet today.
As long as the people of Xingzhou are stabilized, Zhending Prefecture is established in the north, and Shuntian Prefecture is taken, it will not be far from Yanjing.
So far, Kublai Khan has not been able to organize an effective defense...
"His Majesty."
"People are here?"
"Your Majesty, we have arrived, but an urgent message has also arrived from the Department of Public Opinion. Would your Majesty see the messenger first?"
"You mean the Public Opinion Department?"
"yes."
"The Seer Messenger..."
It was the old man next to Jiang Fan who came, looking dusty and tired.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from Jiangling."
A letter was handed into Li Xia's hand.
He calmly took it and read it, his face becoming more solemn.
"How long ago was the news?"
"It took me a whole month to get from Jiangling to Xingzhou."
"One month...it's probably too late."
Li Xia asked the messenger a few more details, looked at the map, and thought about where to squeeze out more troops.
But all the troops and horses that can be deployed have been dispatched.
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Yanjing.
When officials hurried into the public room of Zhongshu Provincial Headquarters, Hao Jingzheng and Liu Bingzhong were discussing something in low voices. When they saw someone coming, they naturally changed the topic to official business.
"Hao Gong, your Majesty invites you to come over."
"Do you know what's going on?"
"The envoys from the State of Song have arrived, and your Majesty ordered Mr. Hao to come and entertain them."
Hao Jing was a little surprised and turned to look at Liu Bingzhong.
Their power is obviously declining rapidly, and now they only know about such a major event at the last moment.
"An envoy from the Song Dynasty?" Hao Jing asked back, but his face showed a little relief and said: "Then the situation in the world will be greatly improved?"
Liu Bingzhong caressed his beard and thought deeply, reminding: "At least the Song Dynasty recognized the legal system of the Yuan Dynasty, but not the legal system of Li Xia."
Hao Jing nodded and said with a thoughtful tone: "If we really get to that point, that's all we can do."
Both of them sighed. Hao Jing shook his head and murmured with a wry smile: "How come the legal system of the Yuan Dynasty has reached the point where it needs to be recognized by the Song Dynasty?"
"The situation forces us to do so."
Liu Bingzhong wanted to say a few more words.
The official who came to announce the news raised his hand and said: "Mr. Hao, Your Majesty is waiting."
He had no intention of inviting Liu Bingzhong over.
After a while, when Hao Jing left, Liu Bingzhong was the only one in the public room.
It was rare for him not to participate in the core government affairs of the Yuan Dynasty. At this time, leaning there alone, he seemed a little lonely.
"With a heart full of loyalty and righteousness, a heart filled with ice and snow."
He muttered a few sentences casually, and then followed the rhythm and filled in half of the words in an instant.
"With a heart full of loyalty and righteousness, and a heart full of ice and snow, the merit will be withdrawn. Wealth and honor are like floating clouds, but you are just a straggler."
Suddenly, there was applause at the door.
"good!"
But it was Bai Pu who came in with a wine gourd, clapped his hands, and said in a drunken tone: "Liu Gong's words are well done. I thought Liu Gong could only say 'Heaven is open and auspicious, and the world will be prosperous'."
Emperor Ji's words of praise."
After leaving Daning Palace a few days ago, he still changed Bai Pu's words. Even though he had read it once in front of Kublai Khan, the change still did not attract too many people's attention.
Liu Bingzhong smiled, made a silent gesture with his hands, and said, "If I hadn't sung the praises of you, your head would have fallen to the ground."
"Thank you Mr. Liu for saving me."
Bai Pu sat down, his posture was quite free and easy, and then he didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, he added: "If Mr. Liu needs someone to save him one day, the student will not hesitate to die."
"What does this mean, Tai Su?"
Bai Pu picked up the wine gourd and took a sip without answering.
Liu Bingzhong thought for a moment and asked with a smile: "It seems that you know where your father fled to?"
"Um."
Bai Pu put down the wine gourd in his hand, and he didn't know what he thought of, and there was a look of yearning in his eyes.
Liu Bingzhong shook his head and asked: "Where?"
"If a man is good at what he does, he should not be judged by his poverty."
"I even suspect that Tai Su was caught on purpose."
"I'm not. I've also seen the general trend recently."
Liu Bingzhong fell silent and stood up to leave.
But after taking two steps, he turned back and whispered in Bai Pu's ear.
"If you can contact your father and tell him that the Yuan and Song Dynasties have formed an alliance..."