When a group of new soldiers howled and wanted to surround Zongze, Zongze had already met his opponent.
When Yue Fei saw a group of soldiers and horses charging horizontally, he ordered a hundred soldiers and horses under his command to get into position and prepare to face this group of soldiers and horses.
Zongze couldn't help but shake his head when he saw a young man in front of him commanding his soldiers and horses to prepare for the formation, and then standing alone in front of the formation with a spear blocking the way.
Seeing that Yue Fei was commanding his troops like an arm, he thought he was a young talent and didn't want to be so reckless. Although after a while of killing, the speed of his horse had slowed down a bit, but it was still not something that a young man could stop on foot.
But soon he understood why Yue Fei dared to stand in front of the formation.
When he arrived, Zongze used the momentum of his horse to stab Yue Fei in the chest. He originally thought that this shot could kill Yue Fei.
The steel spear in Zongze's hand was almost shot away by Yue Fei, only then did he realize that Yue Fei had supernatural power and was about to change his moves.
Yue Fei had already shot the horse in the neck. The horse neighed sadly and fell to the ground.
"Tied."
Yue Fei didn't even look at Zongze, who was stunned by the fall. He shouted loudly and charged into the soldiers and horses behind Zongze while wielding his steel spear.
"Okay, good man."
Li Kui watched Zongze kill with overwhelming force for a while. Just when he was feeling suffocated, he saw a young man knocking Zongze down and then single-handedly turning hundreds of people killed by the Song army on their backs. He couldn't help but scream.
Chao Yong also nodded and said: "Good martial arts skills, let the young man come to see me after we get ashore."
Yue Fei only killed a dozen people, and Zongze's troops were overwhelmed by the new soldiers surrounding them.
Without the obstruction of the Song army, Daliang soldiers and horses quickly landed ashore.
Just as Yue Fei returned to his headquarters, he saw one of his ten captains escorting the veteran general with a look of great joy on his face and said: "Du Tou, this guy is Zong Ze, the leading general of the Puppet Song Dynasty."
Yue Fei nodded and said, "You can tell it's Zongze just by looking at the flag behind him."
All the soldiers knew that Yue Fei would make great achievements. After all, Yue Fei's martial arts was the best among the entire army. Although they didn't know how he compared with the veteran Liangshan generals, he won the first place in the new army competition. But they didn't expect that the army had just crossed the river.
, so Yue Fei made great achievements.
Yue Fei led his soldiers and horses forward for a while, leaving space for the soldiers and horses behind to land.
As soon as he saw Prince Long Qi landing, he saw an elite veteran riding on horseback and shouted: "Where is the person who captured Zongze alive?"
When everyone saw the white clouds embroidered on the chest of the visitor, they knew that he was a soldier of the prince, and they couldn't help but look at Yue Fei with envy.
The military uniforms of all the soldiers and horses in Daliang are pure black. Only the imperial guards and the prince's soldiers have white clouds embroidered on their chests, which is different from other soldiers and horses, and means "cloud follows the dragon".
The imperial guards are the emperor's bodyguards, so naturally those who appear here are the prince's personal soldiers.
Yue Fei cupped his fists and said, "Yue Fei is here."
The soldiers on the horse had also seen Yue Fei's martial arts before, and nodded and said: "The prince ordered you to take Zongze to see the commander. Come with me."
"yes"
Yue Fei personally escorted Zongze, who was tied up with five flowers, and followed the prince's personal soldiers to the direction of Longqi.
After a while, he arrived at the prince's place.
Surrounded by white clouds, guards were guarded by soldiers. In the middle was a golden dragon with its teeth and claws dancing, and behind it was a military advisor and four generals.
Under the gaze of everyone, Yue Fei walked to a place more than ten feet away in front of the prince, stopped, cupped his hands and said, "Yue Fei pays homage to the prince."
Chao Yong was a little surprised when he heard it was Yue Fei and couldn't help but look at it carefully.
He is tall and tall and has a dignified appearance. Although he is young, he is very calm.
Chao Yong didn't speak for a long time, and Yue Fei kept raising his hands in salute without any trace of embarrassment.
Li Kui grinned anxiously from behind. He wanted to speak several times, but Xu Guanzhong stopped him with his eyes.
Chao Yong looked at it for a while. Seeing that Yue Fei's expression was as usual, he praised: "Well, he is indeed the junior brother of Lu Junyi and Lin Chong. Not only is his martial arts outstanding, but his Qi nourishing skills are also comparable to those of the veterans. This time, you were the first to pacify the Southern Song Dynasty. You will be promoted."
The captain of the school will reward you with hundreds of coins."
Yue Fei was promoted to the rank of captain, and he couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face. He cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Prince."
Chao Yong turned to the soldiers behind him and said, "Bring all my horses here."
Daliang destroyed Xixia and captured a large number of good horses. Apart from Chao Yong's favorite Zhaoye Jade Lion, he also had five good horses in reserve.
Everyone looked at the prince's personal soldiers and brought in five horses, and their eyes were filled with excitement.
Although these five horses are not as good as Zhaoye Jade Lion, they are still the best horses.
Chao Yong smiled at Yue Fei and said, "You can choose any one of these five horses."
When Yue Fei saw the five war horses that were only one in a million, he couldn't take his eyes away. He suppressed the desire in his heart and said, "How can the last general win the love of the prince?"
Chao Yong patted the neck of the Zhaoye Jade Lion under him and said with a smile: "The only one I like is the Zhaoye Jade Lion, and the other horses are just backups. Just choose one."
Seeing what the prince said, Yue Fei cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, prince, for the generous gift."
Yue Fei looked at it briefly and chose a white horse.
Yue Fei retreated, and Chao Yong jumped off his horse and personally untied Zongze.
Zongze ducked out of the way and said: "I was born as a Song minister and died as a Song ghost. I was captured today, and I am just for death. I will definitely not surrender. You don't need to do anything unnecessary."
Chao Yong was not unhappy, he walked up behind Zongze persistently, untied the rope, and said with a smile: "My father has long heard that Master Zong loves the people like his own son, and when he came, he told me to invite Master Zong back to the court for the benefit of the people.
The people of the world, Your Majesty, are all eager for Master Zong to resume his official career, and please ask Master Zong to sacrifice small righteousness for great righteousness."
Zongze cupped his hands and said: "I also admire the deeds of the Xian father and son very much, but I have lived in Song Dynasty for thirty years, and I am incompetent if I can't help the building to collapse. How can I change my position and surrender to the great beam that destroyed the Song Dynasty? It is really difficult to obey the order."
Chao Yong said: "The world originally belongs to the people of the world, and the royal family only helps the people of the world to govern the world. If anyone betrays the people of the world, the people of the world will abandon him and choose a new royal family. Officials will also get their salaries.
People of the world, your loyalty should be to the people of the world, not to a certain royal family."
In fact, by the Song Dynasty, it had become the consensus of most scholars.
In the operation of power in the Song Dynasty, the emperor's edicts had to go through the Zhongshu Sheng and the Privy Council. Otherwise, ministers could resist because it was illegal.
This point could be implemented most of the time in the Song Dynasty. During the Renzong Dynasty, Prime Minister Du Yan would not approve any edicts privately issued to the emperor. Every time the edicts reached ten, they would be returned with seals. Renzong had nothing to do with Du Yan.
During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao E, a national player in the inner court who often played chess with the emperor, asked the emperor for an official. Song Xiaozong was also interested in fulfilling his request, but considering the practical issues, he could only tell him: "It's okay to issue an edict, but I'm afraid the outer court will not let him go."
." and pointed him out.
When he went to beg the prime minister, it can be imagined that Zhao E would have to make trouble with the emperor. But the prime minister resolutely refused to comply, and said: "If the decree comes, it must be paid." After hearing this, Song Xiaozong could only sigh: "
It’s hard for a scholar to talk to him!”
During the reign of Emperor Duzong of the Song Dynasty, because the emperor would issue internal approval today and issue internal approval tomorrow, he always bypassed the prime minister's organization and issued edicts, breaking the practice of "power belongs to the master, and political affairs are issued by Zhongshu". The censor Liu Fu wrote a memorial.
At the beginning of ", Liu Fu bluntly told the emperor: Government orders "must be submitted to the Zhongshu Examination"
. The seals and refutations are made under the sect, and then sent to the ministers and provinces for implementation. Those who are not implemented by the three provinces are called 'Xie Feng Mo Edicts'. They are not effective." At the end of the memorial, Liu Fu concluded: "The story is that political affairs are governed by Zhongshu.
If you do not follow the instructions in the book, there will be chaos, and the affairs of the world should be shared with the world. It is not something that can be obtained privately by the master."
During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, Prime Minister Wen Yanbo also said to Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty that the monarch should rule the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats.
At the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty, Fang Tingshi, an imperial censor, directly told Song Gaozong: "The world is the world of China, the world of ancestors, the ministers, the world of ten thousand surnames, the world of the three armies, not the world of your majesty."
Of course, all this is still based on the premise that the emperor is wise. After Zhao Ji came to power, all these constraints were gone. To put it bluntly, the prime minister was appointed by the emperor. If the emperor is wise, the prime minister can naturally argue with him. If the emperor is fatuous, there are
It is doubtful how many people can still disobey the emperor.
Zongze was also a Jinshi, so he naturally had this idea of taking the world as his own responsibility. However, he had also heard about Chao Yong's actions of killing Li Gang and banning Chen Dong, so he thought that Chao Yong was someone who could not tolerate criticism from others, but he did not expect that Chao Yong could
Say these words.
Zongze asked doubtfully: "The prince really thinks that the world belongs to everyone?"
Chao Yong nodded and said: "Of course, the main force in changing dynasties is not the people of the world. Who can win the world is decided by the people of the world. Therefore, the heroes of the past dynasties have tried to please the people and want their support. Tian Hu, Wang Qingna, etc.
Although those who deceive the people can gain temporary power, once the rebels invade the territory, the people will abandon them and even turn against them. This has been proven in Hedong. I believe that Wang Qing will become an independent man soon.
"
Although Zongze felt that Chao Yong described people as selfish rather than the fraternity of saints, it was undeniable that many people treated the people well for the sake of the stability of their own country. Once the country was stable, many emperors would begin to exploit the people.
.When the people couldn't bear it anymore and revolted, the dynasty would change again.
"Then should Daliang officials be loyal to the emperor or to the people of the world?"
Zongze's question can be said to be using the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son. Since you say that people are selfish, then naturally they will not want the officials they appoint to be loyal to others.
Chao Yong smiled and said: "I, the Emperor of Daliang, have only one mission, which is to protect the country. If you want to protect the country, you must have the people of the world support you. So you can be loyal to the people of the world. The world is bigger than the sky. Now the people of the world can only be passive.
Choosing who will govern the world, one day, the people of the world will take the initiative to choose who will govern the world. Of course, this may take a long, long time, but this is the inevitable trend of historical development."
Zongze couldn't help but wonder: "What is active and what is passive?"
Chao Yong thought for a while and said: "To put it simply, now the people will rise up only when they can no longer live. It can be said that they are passive in choosing who to govern the world. But in the future, the people's demands will increase, and they will not be able to live a little better.
The good people will re-choose who will govern the world, and then it can be said to be an active choice."
Zongze said blankly: "If you have a bad life, you will rebel. Isn't there a constant war in the world?"
Chao Yong smiled and said: "No, when it develops to a certain stage, there is no need to use war to decide who governs the world, but through the votes of the people."
Zongze said in disbelief: "If the people chose another person, would the previous emperor be willing to give up the throne?"
Chao Yong saw Zongze's surprised look and knew that what he said was too advanced. However, he had already started, so he could only continue: "It's okay if I don't give up. His position was originally given by the people."
Zongze shook his head and said: "The people have the greatest power, but it is still difficult to imagine the situation you mentioned."
In fact, Chao Yong didn't believe it either, because he hadn't seen such a situation happen, he was just talking about it.
Zhang Qing came quickly, clasped his fists and said, "All our troops have crossed the river. Please attack Runzhou."
When Zong Ze heard this, his expression couldn't help but change. The person guarding Runzhou was his son Zong Ying. Previously, there were only three thousand people left in the city. Now that the front line was defeated, I am afraid that many of the defenders in the city have escaped. And he
His son Zong Ying did not know his life or death, so he would not abandon the city and flee.
His eldest son died young. He had already experienced the pain of a white-haired man sending a black-haired man away, and now he saw that he might have to face the same pain again. He couldn't bear to remain emotionless.
Chao Yong was about to speak when he saw another person coming quickly.
The person who came was Sun Li, the sick lieutenant Chi. When Sun Li arrived, he dismounted and greeted Chao Yong. Then he turned around and cupped his fists at Zong Ze and said, "Long time no see, Mr. Zong."
Sun Li and Zongze both served in Dengzhou. Zongze was appointed as the general magistrate of Dengzhou, and Sun Li was appointed as the military commander of Dengzhou. The two worked together for more than a year, and then Zongze was dismissed from office. Later, Sun Li also killed officials because of the deception of treasures.
He robbed prison and went to Liangshan.
Sun Li respected Zongze very much. After the army went south, he wrote a letter to Zongze, hoping to recruit Zongze to surrender. However, Zongze had people drive the messenger out of the camp and did not reply to Sun Li.
The two armies are in front of the formation. Each has his own master.
Zongze didn't feel any embarrassment at all. He cupped his fists and said, "General Sun's style is still the same. Congratulations."
Sun Li felt a bit harsh when he heard this, as if he was mocking him for following the rebellion in Daliang. He sighed: "If Mr. Zong were in Dengzhou, maybe I would become a prisoner of Daliang like Mr. Zong. When Mr. Zong was in Dengzhou, no.
Fearing the powerful and loving the people as sons, who would not respect him? Later, my lord
He was dismissed from office because he wrote a letter against the alliance with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, and Dengzhou was framed by corrupt officials again. My two brothers shot a tiger, but Mao Taigong took advantage of his son-in-law, Kong Mu from the state, and took the tiger away. He also wanted to harm me.
The lives of the two brothers were at stake. Sun Li had no choice but to kill officials, rob the prison, and go to Liangshan."
Zongze nodded and said: "I have also heard that many people were forced to go to Liangshan. It is rare for you to not forget the people and do justice for heaven after going up the mountain."
Sun Lidao: "Now that the emperor is magnanimous and thirsty for talents, why don't you join me in serving Daliang? With your talents, I will be able to assist the emperor in creating a prosperous era and leave his name in history."
Zongze hesitated for a moment, then held up his hands and said: "I was entrusted by the emperor to lead the troops to resist the Liang army. Now that I have been defeated and captured, I have betrayed the divine grace. How can I be disloyal again? At this time and place, Zongze just wants to die.
.”
Chao Yong wondered: "I have heard of Mr. Zong's reputation for a long time, and I really can't bear to harm him. But you have killed and injured many of my soldiers before. If I let you go like this, I would not be able to face the soldiers of Daliang."
When all the soldiers heard what the prince said, they couldn't help but be deeply moved. Once upon a time, their lives could be compared with those of loyal ministers and good generals. For the sake of their reputation and even a little respect in their hearts, many heroes let go the people who killed their soldiers. If Zong Zong
Ze can be used by Daliang, and they deserve their death. But Zong Ze is unwilling to submit, so the soldiers undoubtedly hope to kill Zong Ze to avenge their comrades.
When Sun Li heard Chao Yong talking about the soldiers, he couldn't help but plead for mercy.
Zongze, on the other hand, looked like he was willing to die generously.
Xu Guanzhong said: "You can let Mr. Zong persuade the Runzhou soldiers and horses to surrender. If Mr. Zong can make the Runzhou soldiers and horses give up resistance, we will be spared a fight. This can be regarded as atonement. The prince will forgive Mr. Zong's sins, and the soldiers will also
There will be no complaints.”
Chao Yong nodded and said: "If this can be done, it would be the best. I wonder what Mr. Zong thinks?"
Zongze thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I was ordered to resist the Daliang army, how could I go the other way to persuade the Runzhou troops to surrender? What's the difference between that and surrendering to Daliang?"
Li Kui listened to the people talking for a while, and became impatient. Seeing that Zong Ze didn't know how to praise him, he glared strangely and shouted: "The prince said good things, but this old man can't do this, and he can't do that. I'm so angry, let's let him
I'll chop it down with an axe. I'll lead my men to attack that bird in Runzhou, break the city, and kill him without leaving any chickens or dogs behind."
Chao Yong turned his head and glared at Li Kui and said, "You must not be rude to Lord Zong."
Sun Li advised: "There are only three thousand soldiers and horses in Runzhou City. If you are defeated, you will definitely be frightened. We have many elite soldiers and generals. To be honest, I can defeat Runzhou with just a drum beat. The prince wants to surrender them.
It’s just to avoid a war.”
Xu Guanzhong said: "In a big battle, the soldiers on both sides and the people in the city will inevitably suffer casualties. For the sake of nourishing the soldiers and people of the state, Mr. Zong should take this life."
Chao Yong nodded and said: "Sacrificing small righteousness for great righteousness. The Song Dynasty is over, how can you bear the people of Runzhou to be exposed to war again?"
"Why"
Zongze sighed and said, "Then let this old man live his life."
Chao Yong said happily: "Okay, I have four good horses here. Mr. Zong, please choose one to ride on."
Zongze hurriedly said: "Those who turn their backs on the times dare not be rewarded by the prince."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "I have always respected Mr. Zong, so I will treat it as a private gift to Mr. Zong and will not interfere in state affairs."
Zongze declined several more times, but when Chao Yong insisted on giving it away, he had no choice but to choose one at random.
Chao Yong personally led the war horse to Zongze, cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll trouble Master Zong to go away, please."
Zongze took the horse and didn't know what to say. He nodded and led the horse forward.
After walking for a while, he turned around and hugged Chao Yong, then got on his horse and rode away.
Li Kui saw Zongze riding away quickly and asked anxiously: "Aren't you going to send someone to follow him?"
Chao Yong smiled and said: "No need."
"What if he runs away?"
Chao Yong shook his head and said: "He can't run, and I'm afraid he won't want the horse either."
Xu Guanzhong said with a smile: "Master Zong is not a pedantic person. Once Zhao Zichen is arrested, it will not be difficult to persuade Master Zong to become an official."
When Chao Yong heard this, he said happily: "It depends on the military advisor. If Zongze is willing to surrender, I, Daliang, will not hesitate to have a Jiangnan governor."
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