This autumn of the seventh year of Mengge Khan seemed extremely difficult for the Han officials in the Central Plains.
Alan Da'er set up a Gou Kao Bureau in Guanzhong to check Jingzhao and Henan's wealth. He filed charges and arrested officials.
In August, Li Dehui, the finance minister responsible for military food supply, was implicated.
Wang Dechen stationed troops in Lizhou to choke Sichuan. Part of the food and fodder for his tens of thousands of troops depended on Li Dehui's dispatch. Once Li Dehui was captured, Meng Ge's plan to attack Shu was also greatly affected.
Later, Alan Dal'er went to Jingzhao Mansion and captured Lian Xixian, the Xuanfu envoy from Jingzhao, Shang Ting, the deputy Xuanfu envoy from Jingzhao, Zhao Liangbi, the Xuanfu envoy from Shaanxi Road, and others.
In September, he captured Henan's economic envoy Zhao Bi...
Several important ministers were only detained, while the rest of the officials were tortured and died in prison.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Alan Dal'er's purpose in this exam is to eliminate Kublai Khan's power.
Sure enough, by mid-September, the three departments of pacification, management, and Xuanfu set up by Kublai Khan had all been abolished, and the Northland had returned to chaos.
Song Ting in the south did not get any news about all this, but Shi Zhang saw it.
Shi Zhang had always known very clearly that the Mongolians would not always trust the Han princes, and sooner or later there would be a reckoning. Therefore, he thought he was talented, but did not dare to show it, pretending to be a wandering cloud and a crane.
This time, he vaguely felt that it would be an opportunity to cause trouble.
Meng Ge's suspicion was correct. The Han people in the North only respected Kublai Khan as a wise king and did not know about the Great Khan. Since the Great Khan refused to practice Han law, let him see the strength of the Han clan.
What Shi Zhang was confused about was what his father Shi Tianze was still worried about and why he still refused to make a decision.
Soon, Alan Dal'er answered his doubts. On September 16, Yang Guo, the counselor of the Henan Economic and Strategy Department, was detained.
Shi Zhang was shocked when he got the news.
"How could this happen? Didn't my father always protect Yang Guo? Yang Guo is not a direct descendant of King Monan."
Half of Shi Tianze's face was hidden in the darkness, making it difficult to tell what he was thinking. He said, "Consultant and above, among the officials arrested this time, Yang Guo is the only one who was not promoted by King Monan."
There were very few imperial examinations in Great Mongolia, but they did happen. One was held during the reign of Yelu Chucai, and the number one winner was named Yang Huan.
Yang Guo was appreciated by Yang Huan and became an official again. He was transferred to Kaifeng by Shi Tianze and never met Kublai Khan.
Taking this into consideration, Shi Tianze added: "It seems that Alan Da'er has heard something. Yang Guo did something too careless."
Beads of sweat were already dripping from Shi Zhang's forehead. He forced himself to calm down and said: "Zhang Rou will arrive within two days... within two days. We will discuss it with him and persuade him to come together..."
"Remember what I said last year?" Shi Tianze suddenly asked.
"The child doesn't know which sentence his father is referring to."
"Should Yang Guo be protected or thrown away? I said at the time that it was most likely going to be thrown away. What? The Mongolian Kingdom has only suffered a few defeats, and you forgot about it?"
Shi Zhang said: "Throw it away? But now this opportunity..."
"Opportunity? If it is an opportunity, how can King Monan not dare to hand over military power after a slight confrontation with the Great Khan? Even King Monan feels that the time has not come yet. Who do you and me, father and son, dare to call it an opportunity?"
Shi Zhang had never thought of this. After thinking about it carefully, he felt a chill running down his spine.
Who can understand the strength of the Great Mongolia and the prestige of Mongolia better than Kublai Khan? Even Kublai Khan bowed his head and obeyed his orders, which explains too many problems...
"But how dare Li Fen openly separatist power..."
"That's an idiot, lacking in strategy." Shi Tianze sneered and said, "I wanted to wait a little longer, make preparations first, and then wait for a better opportunity. But Yang Guo has been caught, and I can't wait any longer.
He must be killed."
"Yes, now that the matter has come to an end, we can only keep silent."
It is not easy to kill people in Alan's prison, so Shi Tianze has his own arrangements for this matter.
Shi Zhang went to the Zhishi Garden by Longting Lake to destroy some information.
He always showed off his appearance as a leisurely cloud and wild crane. He didn't show off when he went out. He only took a few guards and walked slowly along the way.
We just walked around the old site of Fanlou, but three Taoist priests came out of the alley over there.
"Hey, it's Shi Erlang... I've met Shi Erlang."
"Deyu? Why are you here?"
"I'll take my two senior brothers out to eat stir-fried vegetables," Sun Deyu said.
Shi Zhang's eyes had already fallen on the two people behind Sun Deyu. These two Taoist priests were both tall and tall, one was in his twenties and the other looked to be less than 20. They were both as bright and clean as the moon in the sky.
"His Majesty Shi Zhang, what do you call the two Taoist priests?"
Shi Zhang liked to make friends with romantic people, so he couldn't help but cup his hands and smiled slightly, his smile brightening his face.
"The poor Taoist Yu Dechen."
"The poor Taoist Zhang Junbao."
Shi Zhang looked at the younger Taoist priest and said with a smile: "Isn't Junbao from the Quanzhen Jiaode generation?"
"Pindao was originally a casual cultivator." Zhang Junbao said, "This made Shi Langjun laugh."
Sun Deyu pulled Yu Dechen and said: "Erlang, this is my senior brother. He studied under Dongming Zhenren, the master of our ancestral court, and became good at swordsmanship. Senior brother Zhang is a disciple of Grandmaster Zhang from Zixiao Palace in Wudang Mountain..."
Shi Zhang felt slightly amused. He believed it, was well-read, and knew a lot about Wudang Mountain.
The emperors of the Song Dynasty always believed in Taoism. Song Huizong claimed to be the "Emperor, the Lord of Taoism", named Zhenwu God "Blessing Saint Zhenwu Lingying Zhenjun", and built the Zixiao Palace on Wudang Mountain.
In doing this, Song Huizong hoped that the Zhenwu God could quell the war in the north.
Unfortunately, this kind of fearful worship failed to protect the northern territory for the Song Dynasty. It only made the world gradually begin to believe in Zhenwu God, and Wudang Mountain Taoism flourished day by day.
Wudang Mountain is located in Shiyan, northwest of Xiangyang, and is a place where Mongolia and Song Dynasty fought. It is not surprising that some people defected to the Mongols and some returned to the Song Dynasty.
However, Shi Zhang still asked: "Why did Zhang Daozhang come to Kaifeng?"
Before Zhang Junbao could answer, Yu Dechen already said: "Pindao went to the Song Dynasty to work under the orders of his master, met him, and was rescued by him."
"Oh? What is Taoist Master Yu going to do?" Shi Zhang said with a smile: "I am curious, if Taoist Master Yu is not comfortable, just tell me."
Sun Deyu whispered: "Senior brother, this Shi Erlang is the yamen of the Jinglue Mansion."
Yu Dechen nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Pindao is ordered to kill the villain who burned down the Chongyang Temple, Li Xia."
Shi Zhang was stunned.
"Can you kill me?"
"I have killed him, and the head has been handed over to Master Qiyun. This is why Pindao came to Kaifeng."
Shi Zhang opened his mouth, but was speechless for a moment.
After a long while, he asked again: "Is it true?"
"If a poor Taoist has a Taoist heart and obeys the laws of the Supreme Being, how can he tell lies?"
After hearing this, Shi Zhang didn't care about making friends for the time being. He glanced in the direction of Zhishiyuan and cupped his hands and said: "I have some urgent things to do. I will go to Chongyang later to see Li Xia's head and express my gratitude to Taoist Yu.
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Yu Dechen said: "I just followed the teacher's orders, why should I show my merit?"
"I don't know, Taoist Master Yu, but Li Xia has done a big thing in Shu... Let's talk about it later. Goodbye." Although Shi Zhang didn't have much time, he still said it gently before leaving in his straw sandals.
"Hey, he didn't come with you in the end?"
"It's something important."
"Okay, give me the same money."
"Um."
Sun Deyu looked back again, took out a piece of silver from his sleeve, looked at the sun carefully, his eyes gradually glowed with light.
"Don't look at it, others will bump into you." Yu Dechen said calmly.
"What does it have to do with it? I didn't earn it through hard work...":.
Zhang Junbao turned around and looked in the direction of Zhishiyuan, with a hint of thoughtfulness in his calm eyes, secretly thinking that Shi Zhang was not suspicious, and his temper was too laid-back... To provide you with the fastest update of the Final Song Dynasty, Chapter 1