Chapter 957 The world is turbulent and the clouds and water are angry (1)
On the sixth day of May, there was a thunderstorm in Lin'an.
The Dragon Boat Festival has just passed, and the sudden heavy rain has washed away yesterday's festive atmosphere in the south of Lin'an City. At the beginning of a new day, officials from various ministries hurriedly went to court again. The scenery of the city looked gloomy, much like the atmosphere of a small court these days.
In the early hours of the morning, Li Shan came out of his home and rode a carriage towards the palace. He held the book he was going to present today in his hand, but he was still worried about the situation in the past few days.
Since the news of the decisive battle in Hanzhong reached Lin'an, the atmosphere in the small court has been silent, tense and depressing. Officials went to court every day, waiting for new information and changes in the situation. In private, undercurrents surged, and people from all walks of life secretly
They started to connect in series and began to make their own little plans. There were even more people who secretly wanted to contact the south and the west.
In order to cope with this situation, the two forces headed by Left Prime Minister Tie Yan and Right Prime Minister Wu Qimei put aside their prejudices on the bright side. Yesterday's Dragon Boat Festival held a big celebration to reassure the soldiers and the people. Unfortunately, it started to rain in the afternoon.
Come on, this Lin'an celebration where all people "rejoice together" could not last for a whole day.
These superficial things are not important. What will really determine the future of the world is the information from all parties that is temporarily unclear about the situation and direction. The Chinese army has already achieved such a great victory. If it really wants to sweep the world in one go, then even if Lin'an is not as good as
Thousands of miles apart, everyone here had to make some plans for themselves in advance.
In such troubled times, there are still countless people whose will will be revealed here. How will Dai Mengwei choose? What calculations will Liu Guangshi and others make? What will the powerful Wu Dynasty clan think about it?
What strategy will the "Fairness Party" and the small court in the south adopt? Only when all this information is clear can Lin'an make the best response.
He opened the curtain and looked at the dark streets outside in the heavy rain, and sighed slightly in his heart. To be fair, Li Shan, who had become the Minister of Civil Service, had also been a little anxious in the past few days.
However, since he is Wu Qimei's disciple, these feelings will naturally not show up on the surface.
The light from the oil paper lantern in front of the carriage was dim, illuminating only the darkness of the heavy rain. The road seemed endless and huge, as if the seriously injured city was still sleeping. Not many people knew that what happened in the southwest more than ten days ago was enough to change the entire world.
A scene of the situation. When the cold rain hit his hands, Li Shan couldn't help but think, is our behavior in this period right or wrong?
This is not the first time this question has popped up in my mind in the past few days, but every time, it has been suppressed by the obvious answer.
When the Chinese army rebelled against the king, how did they ever really consider the safety of the people in the world? Although they have become incredibly powerful, they will sooner or later bring more disasters to the world.
Since Ning Yi's regicide, countless disasters have continued. The Jurchens defeated Bianliang, so there was a shame for Jingping. Then the promising emperor was no longer around, and everyone hurriedly made Zhou Yong the emperor. Who would have thought
Zhou Yong was such an incompetent emperor that he boarded a dragon boat and escaped in the face of the Jurchens' strong attack.
After Zhou Yong left, the whole world and Lin'an fell into the hands of the Jurchens. After massacres, who could save the people in the city? It seems great to die generously, but someone has to stand up and endure the humiliation.
It can prevent the people in this city from dying.
If the Chinese army can be here...
But it is useless to expect the Chinese army.
It's useless to expect that little emperor who will do his own thing regardless of the overall situation.
Li Shan gritted his teeth and confirmed this series of truths again.
Now that I think about it, during the Jingping Disgrace more than ten years ago, there was another prime minister who was similar to the teacher today. That was Tang Ke and Tang Qinsou. The Jurchens came and threatened to massacre the city. The army was unable to resist. The emperor
Unable to take charge, the original leader, Tang Ke, could only take the lead in searching for gold, silver, craftsmen, and women in the city to satisfy the gold men.
Such an experience was extremely humiliating, and it is conceivable that it will be engraved on the pillar of shame a hundred or even a thousand years later. Tang Ke gave all his favorite granddaughters to the Jin people, suffered the infamy, and then committed suicide. But.
Without him, how many people would have survived in Bianliang after the Jingping Disgrace?
The carriage moved forward in the rain. After a while, a huge black silhouette finally rose in front, and Miyagi arrived. He picked up his umbrella and got out of the carriage. The wind in the heavy rain in the early morning made him shiver, and he pulled into his clothes.
He took off his robe and murmured: I would like to inherit the ambition of Tang Qinsou.
Then he walked in through the half-open side door of the palace.
At this time, there were also officials arriving one after another. Occasionally, someone would say hello in a low voice or chat in a low voice while walking. Li Shan then also chatted with several officials from the right-hand line. When he arrived, he would go to court.
In the side hall in front of him, after completing the inspection, he saw that his mentor Wu Qimei, senior brother Gan Fenglin and others had arrived, so he went to pay a visit. Only then did he realize that the teacher's look and mood seemed a little different compared to the past few days.
Know that maybe something good happened.
He was itching unbearably, and asked Gan Fenglin when he got to the side. Gan Fenglin smiled and said: "After the court is over, go to the teacher's house and explain in detail." These words confirmed that something good had indeed happened.
After a while, the morning morning began.
At this time, the emperor supported by the small court of Lin'an was a young branch of the Zhou family, named Zhou Xu. This was a child under the age of thirteen. His parents died early at home. He was better than hungry and obedient.
, they only sit at the top every morning, with Tie Yan and Wu Qimei presiding over the discussion below.
In the past few days, the small court held morning court every day, and the ministers who came every day were also waiting for news. So after paying homage to His Majesty, Zuo Xiang Tieyan first conveyed a piece of news from the west to everyone.
This news involves the great scholar Dai Mengwei, but it is said that this old man pretended to be both a god and a ghost in the later stages of the Southwest War, and used the astonishing empty-handed white wolf method to obtain a large amount of materials, manpower, troops and political influence from Xi.
, but he did not expect that Zong Han and Xi Yin were defeated too quickly and simply in the Battle of Hanzhong. Before he could successfully seize these resources, the Chinese army had already won. Qi Xinhan and Wang Zhainan came to Xicheng County.
A great scholar mobilized the people of Xicheng County to resist. When the news spread, everyone said that Dai Mengwei's calculations were too clever, and he was afraid that he would not live long now.
For everyone in Lin'an, it was extremely easy to judge the direction at this time. Although he took advantage of the people to show his self-respect, one thing was that he had harmed members of the Huaxia Army;
The areas are too close, how can others be allowed to sleep beside the couch? I am afraid that the Chinese army does not need to take the initiative to make the main force. It is just Wang Zhainan's surrender troops. Climbing up and shouting, under the current situation, it is impossible for many troops to dare to fight against Xicheng County.
The Chinese army's attack.
When talking about this matter, everyone in Lin'an was actually somewhat gloating about the misfortune. People like themselves had to bear the humiliation and bear a lot of infamy to gain a place in this world. Dai Mengwei's reputation was not great in the past, and his strength was not strong.
The plan captured millions of soldiers, civilians, and supplies in a blink of an eye, and it actually gained a reputation as a service to the people of the world. This made the mentality of everyone in Lin'an somewhat unbalanced.
When they heard the news about the end of the decisive battle in Hanzhong, people turned pale and couldn't help but chuckled a few words: You Dai Mengwei sounds smart, but look, you can't use such excessive tactics. It will harm the peace of heaven and earth.
After all, Lin'an is too far away from the southwest. This matter can be regarded as the only thing that everyone can use to talk about. However, according to Zhongtieyan's intelligence this morning, the situation in Xicheng County has unexpected changes.
develop.
On the afternoon of April 30th, it seemed that after Qi Xinhan asked the top brass of the Chinese Army for instructions, a new order came from Ning Yi. On the first day of May, Qi Xinhan agreed to negotiate with Dai Mengwei, seemingly taking into account the wishes of the people near Xicheng County
, the Chinese Army was willing to let Dai Mengwei live, and then began a series of negotiation agendas.
At this time, the genius was bright, there was a gloomy rainstorm outside, and the hall was lit with flickering lights. As soon as Tie Yan finished telling this incredible news, some people were in an uproar, and some were dumbfounded. The Huaxia was so cruel that even the emperor dared to kill him.
Army, when did you really pay so much attention to the will of the people and become so gentle?
"Could it be that the Chinese army is retreating in order to advance, and is there some deceit in it?"
"Dai Mengwei just took over the supplies from Xi Yin, and the people have only been here for a few days. Even if he incites the people's wishes, how many people can he incite?"
"It was unimaginable in the past that Ning Liheng could achieve such fame and reputation!?"
"Could it be that he wants to make Dai Mengwei relax and attack again?"
"Why should he relax if the Chinese army wants to attack..."
Everyone was talking to each other, but when the official talked about the combat power of the Chinese army, he felt that it was inflating the enemy's ambition and destroying his own prestige, so he swallowed the last part of his words.
Tie Yan said: "This news was confirmed in the early morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year and then came at full speed at 800 miles. The negotiations in Xicheng County have already begun. It does not seem like the Chinese army is faking it."
Lin'an City's contacts near Xicheng County were not simple spies. Many of the surrendering forces were inextricably linked to the people in Lin'an at that time. Therefore, the credibility of the intelligence was still there. Tie Yan said so
After saying that, there were already officials in the court stroking their beards and their eyes lit up. Wu Qimei smiled in front and glanced at everyone.
"Black Flag defeated Zong Han, and now has an absolute advantage in the west. He is Daozu, and Dai Mengwei is Yumei. Whether the sword will strike or not depends on Mr. Ning's mood. Will there be any variables in the negotiations in Xicheng County?
, It’s hard to say at the moment, but from my point of view, it’s not impossible that Black Flag is willing to let Dai Mengwei go. I think a few adults have already thought of the implications of this.”
Those who can stand in this court hall are all quick-thinking people. At this time, Wu Qimei was thinking about something vaguely. Wu Qimei paused for a moment before continuing:
"Black Flag has many reasons to directly attack Xicheng County, but if it really wants to give up the attack, there are at least a few things that can be determined now. First, if Black Flag does not want to take the territory held by Dai Gong of Xicheng County, then
This shows that he has no intention of going eastward for at least a few years."
This sentence made the eyes of everyone in the court light up. Wu Qimei said there: "Secondly, Black Flag is not only militaristic, but now, he actually wants to work with me to steal the hearts of the people of the world."
, this matter is quite interesting..."
"Thirdly, it is also possible that Mr. Ning noticed that he captured too many places, but there were too few people who were of the same mind as him. He seemed to follow the public opinion and let Dai Mengwei go, but in fact, Black Flag was at the end of its war effort and was unable to attack.
The manifestation of expansion... In fact, this is also in the south. Seven thousand defeated by thirty thousand at Wangyuan Bridge, twenty thousand defeated by one hundred thousand in Hanzhong, the black flag shines like the rising sun, but in this world, how can there be such a situation that only hurts the enemy but not oneself?
What? Black Flag injures the enemy by 10,000 and injures himself by 8,000. This situation is more in line with our previous inferences..."
He looked around and talked. There was lightning flashing through the rain outside the hall, and thunder came from the sky. Everyone seemed to be more open-minded because of this statement. By the time Wu Qimei finished speaking, many people in the hall had already
As I came up with more ideas, I started talking about it.
"If this is the case, there are many things we can do..."
"Black Flag has won the first victory, and the territory under its jurisdiction has greatly expanded. It is in need of people, and the people who can be used must be able to write and calculate. In this case, I have a plan..."
"In this way, Dai Mengwei is really advantageous. This person turns his hands into clouds and his hands into rain. Speaking of which... he is really lucky."
"It cannot be said that Dai Gong saved millions of Han people from Xi Yin's hands, which can be regarded as countless lives. He is the enemy of Black Flag, and he has great righteousness. In the future, Black Flag will advance eastward, and he will bear the brunt of it.
They are not like-minded people that you can make friends with..."
Everyone in the hall was bustling with speeches. Although today's world is full of heroes and diversified forces, the most important one is the Jin Kingdom. At both ends of the black flag, the Jin people are retreating north and will not come to the Central Plains and Jiangnan for a while. Once they can
By determining the status of the black flag, everyone in Lin'an can more easily judge the future direction and decide their own strategies. Everyone's words are because they finally see the clues of breaking the situation, and on the other hand, they are also expressing their feelings.
Thinking about the anxiety and uneasiness in my heart over the past few days.
We have to continue to pay attention to whether this situation will change in the next few days, but for now, this news is indeed great news. Li Shan thought in his heart, and when he saw Gan Fenglin, he was wondering again, what a big deal.
Senior brother just said that there is good news, but we will talk about it after the court is over. Could it be that there is other good news coming besides this?
He listened with this doubt. After a while, another big news came. It was that the Beiwei Army led by Yue Fei had launched an attack on Quanzhou since yesterday. In addition, the whole morning was full of news.
It's just trivial matters.
After hearing this for a while, the little emperor stood up and left. Outside, he watched the sky gradually lighten up under the rain. Everyone in the hall discussed many matters step by step under the auspices of Tie and Wu before retreating. Li Shan followed Gan Fenglin.
After a group of colleagues went to the Wu Mansion and arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, they received a later meal. Wu Qimei also came over, finished the meal with everyone, and asked the servants to clean up, and then started a new round of discussions.
"The news from the west has been announced this morning, and now everyone is gathered here to talk about things in the south. The former prince did some things in Fuzhou, but now it seems that there may be something strange. Feng Lin, you
Take the things and circulate them to everyone."
Wu Qimei said this with a smile, so it was obviously a good thing. While he was talking, Gan Fenglin took out a stack of things. When everyone took a look, they knew they were newsprint published in Fuzhou. This thing was also published by Li Pin in Lin'an.
, which has greatly accumulated the popularity of some literary leaders.
After the Jurchens left, Tie Yan and Wu Qimei also published articles under their rule. Most of them were articles written by themselves and a group of disciples and cronies. They used the articles to justify themselves and establish arguments. However, because there were few professionals in this field under their command, the effect was
The judgment is also a bit vague, so it's hard to tell how effective it is.
At this time, everyone took the newsprint and circulated it one by one. After the first person took the newsprint, his expression changed. The people around him gathered around and saw that what was written on it was "Detailed Records of the Southwest War (1)", and the opening chapter read
The first is the news that Zong Han was defeated and fled from Hanzhong, followed by "Principles of Observation of Things (Preface)", starting with Lu Ban, then talking about the Mohist techniques of various city defense utensils, and then leading to the end of February
Southwest Wangyuan Bridge...
Everyone was also stunned and couldn't help but read the beginning of the newsprint. After confirming that it was a newsprint from Fuzhou, they became even more confused. Although the Lin'an court and the Fuzhou court are now in opposing positions, both sides claim to inherit the mantle of the Wu Dynasty.
, there is an sworn feud with the Southwest Black Flag. Of course, the main reason is that everyone in Lin'an knows that they are relying on the Kingdom of Jin, and if they want to rely on the Black Flag, they really can't.
But he can't rely on it, and Fuzhou is even more impossible to rely on under the name of orthodoxy. Therefore, the information about the Southwest War and the decisive battle in Hanzhong has been blocked in Lin'an until now. Who would have thought that it would be even more impossible to make peace with Black Flag?
The Fuzhou court is actually building momentum for the black flag?
Do they want to join the Chinese army?
The former prince Junwu was originally radical, but he actually risked the disapproval of the world and defected to the Black Flag!?
Thinking of this, some people feel chills running down their spines. If they really do such a shameless thing, the Wu Dynasty will certainly lose their lives at the hands of Zhou Junwu, but the situation in the south of the Yangtze River is critical and imminent.
Everyone guessed like this, then looked at Wu Qimei, and saw that the right minister's expression was calm, and their hearts calmed down a little. When the news reached Li Shan, he counted the newsprint, there were four copies in total, and they were in Li Pin's hand.
Two different newspapers were published on the second day of May and the third day of May. He looked at the contents of the newspapers, thought about it again, raised his hands and asked: "Teacher, I wonder if there are other things that came at the same time as this thing?"
"Sijing thought of it." Wu Qimei laughed and sat upright in front of him, "Now that I have said that, you can think clearly why the Fuzhou imperial court is building momentum for Black Flag, and the teacher wants to say it is good news. This is naturally good news.
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The old man laughed and waved his hand: "The former prince Junwu had a radical temperament. When Jian Shuo was still in court, he often had bad relations with the ministers. This is because Emperor Jian Shuo became a monk halfway when he took the throne. The former prince
What he learned since childhood was not the majestic art of the emperor. He was still young and the situation was critical. He only thought that civil servants were harming the country, so he focused on military affairs. When the Jurchens went south, he was active in front of the battle, showing even more iron-bloodedness.
After Emperor Jian Shuo and Long Chuan left, he destroyed everything in Jiangning and defeated Zong Fu once. Later, when Jiang Ning succeeded to the throne, he reorganized his army, took over power, and killed many people. Generals Han and Yue led him all the way out, and finally
When he arrived in Fuzhou, he tasted the sweetness of this speech!"
Wu Qimei waved her hand and spoke louder and louder: "However, how can this be the way to be a king! In the name of Jian Shuo Dynasty, Jiang Ning succeeded to the throne. From last year to now, some people regard it as the orthodoxy, and the other side of Fuzhou
, there are also many people who took the initiative to go over and seek refuge with this iron-clad new king. However, since arriving in Fuzhou, the power in his hands has become more and more intense. He gives honor to the wealthy families who come to seek refuge, but he is stingy in giving real power!"
"In Fuzhou, the military power belongs to Han and Yue Er! For internal affairs, he prefers to use officials rather than civil servants! For important matters around him, he trusts the eldest princess's palace more than he trusts the court officials! In this way, the Ministry of War directly belongs to that person.
Of the two generals, the civil servants had no right to comment. He had control over the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Ministry of Rites was in name only. The Ministry of Punishment was said to have a bunch of people from the political circles and was in a foul atmosphere. The Ministry of Works had the biggest change. He not only wanted to give titles to his craftsmen.
, even the chief officials above have to promote some craftsmen... The craftsmen can do things, but can they manage people? Nonsense!"
Wu Qimei tapped her fingers on the table, her eyes solemn and solemn: "These things have been revealed a few months ago! Some of the adults in the Fuzhou court cannot see the future. Why do you want to be an official thousands of miles away? Even if you are serving the country and the people, you have to keep it.
Family, right? Many people who go to Fuzhou have great careers and want a promise. Where do they get this promise? It comes from the power to keep their word. But this former prince, on the surface, is naturally
Thank you. In fact, I will give you a position but not power. I want to fight for the country, but I don’t want to fight together. Then... I will repay you as a national soldier, but you don’t treat me as a national soldier."
He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then put it down and said slowly and word by word: "Zhou Junwu, you have chilled everyone's hearts."
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The rain outside has gradually lightened up, the scenery in the yard is clear, and the old man's voice can be heard in the room.
"...These things have been known for a long time, and many people have made preparations in their minds. At the end of April, when the news of the Battle of Hanzhong reached Fuzhou, this child had different thoughts. Others wanted to block the news. He
However, he took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the momentum of this matter to innovate again and take over power... Look at this newsprint. On the surface, it tells the world about the Battle of Southwest, but in fact, the word "Gewu" is hidden in it.
, the word innovation is hidden in it, and the second half begins to talk about Confucianism, which is to pave the way for Li Pin's New Confucianism. Zhou Junwu wanted to use the black flag as an annotation for his study of things, and Li Dexin wanted to use innovation to annotate his New Confucianism. Hehe, it's really me
Annotating the Five Classics, how can the Five Classics annotate me!"
"...On the second day of May, the results of the Hanzhong battle were announced, and Fuzhou was in an uproar. On the third day of the month, various messages came out one after another. They did a good job in guiding them. I heard that there were still people spreading the news in private. It was said that Zhou Junwu and Zhou Pei were studying under Mr. Ning.
The news has also been released. In this way, no matter how public opinion goes, Zhou Junwu will be in an invincible position. Unfortunately, Zhou Junwu and Li Dexin are the smartest people in the world. People who have seen the situation clearly know that they can no longer persuade...
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Wu Qimei took out a letter from her sleeve and shook it slightly: "On the afternoon of the third day of the third lunar month, someone came here to edit the book. They were willing to talk and gave these newsprints by the way. Today is the sixth day of the lunar new year in Fuzhou. The former prince must be there."
I'm afraid there are still a lot of letters like this on the road... Alas, young people always think that the world is as tough as a knife, and they need to move forward bravely, but the world is like a pie that needs to be divided. If you don't divide it, others will
I can only go to another table to eat cake..."
Wu Qimei did not circulate the letter. He stood there, facing the skylight outside the window, his face stern, like a portrayal of the unkindness of heaven and earth, and his eyes that had seen the world revealed a mixture of calmness and sarcasm: "...take death