Tribulation of Mysteries - Chapter 857

[Chapter 855 The Great Confucian Comes to Surrender]

Jinshi City.

The city gate is open.

Two rows of officials knelt on the roadside. The leader held a big seal and walked forward on his knees: “The guilty minister Lin Ping, respectfully welcome the king’s troops to the city!”

Aaron stepped forward, accepted the seal on behalf of King Liang, and then ordered the army to enter the city.

“Prime Minister?”

Tang Xun reminded. In ancient times, city offerings were often deceitful, such as tricking people into entering the city first, then closing the door and beating the dogs.

“No need, I believe the officials in this city are very aware of current affairs.”

Aaron laughed and took the lead on the white tiger, attracting many eyes.

A large number of people kneeling on the roadside, no matter how ignorant they were, had heard of the reputation of the Tiger Riding Taoist and the Immortal of Tiger Power. When they looked up secretly, they felt that a god was coming, and they couldn’t help but become more pious.

‘How many points can you put into your account? It’s true that I made a fortune telling specifically about Xian City. Aaron

looked at the head of Jinshi City and saw that the original Dasong flag had fallen and was replaced by the brand new Liangwang flag. He couldn’t help but smile and said to Tang Xun beside him: “Jiangzhou Fucheng cannot be the center. This Jinshi City is pretty good. It can be The Liang Palace and official offices have been moved here… But you don’t have to worry about this. I will give you 50,000 people. Do you have the confidence to conquer the south?”

Although he was surrendered this time, Aaron also secretly checked his appearance and found many talents.

Such as Si Yunming, Zheng Fang, etc., but they are better at water warfare and are naval generals.

What’s more, it has just been surrendered and should not be reused.

If excluded, Aaron’s first candidate for the general to command the army would actually have no choice at all…

“Prime Minister, please rest assured, now the government in the south will definitely make a decision!”

Tang Xun was overjoyed, this was military merit given for nothing!

…

Five years of peace.

October.

The weather was getting colder, and a huge motorcade slowly drove into Jinshi City, flying the dragon flag.

This is the arrival of King Liang!

The chariots and horses are like dragons, and the guards are like scales.

Du Longzi rode a little donkey and followed the team swaying, stroking his beard, feeling very proud.

“Historically, in Fulongting, Lao Dao has always been the number one in ease… A mayfly can only fly five steps, but once it takes off on the wind, it can soar thousands of miles… This is the power of the good wind!”

“Now the King of Liang has entered. Gold and stone, Tang Xun pushed all the way, and half of the country has been obtained. Even the Xuanwu Lake Dragon Qi that Chongming Dao cherished so much has been obtained by us, so happy…”

Thinking of the almost annihilation of the Taoist tradition, Du Longzi felt happy in his heart.

Suddenly there was thunder in the sky, and there seemed to be a roar of a dragon, which startled Du Longzi.

His whole body trembled, knowing that King Liang had entered the gold stone, causing changes in the heavenly secrets. He couldn’t help but squint his eyes secretly and use Taoism.

The world suddenly became dark, and the next moment, he saw a red pillar rising into the sky.

A black-backed carp swam among them and seemed to have grown up.

And in the direction of Ziqing Mountain and Xuanwu Lake… strands of green and purple energy emanate from the lake, shaped like a dragon turtle, coming towards the gold and stone, as if to merge with it.

This is the Qi of the King of Gold and Stone!

There is a cloud in the photo album – the king of gold and stone has the omen of the past generations, the yellow flag and purple cover, originally came from the southeast, and ruled over all nations!

At this time, King Liang entered the city precisely to obtain this dragon energy, so that he could truly have all the basics and wings!

Boom!

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!

The sky suddenly darkened, and the dragon aura of Xuanwu Lake was passed by someone unknown. Ninety-nine percent of the dragon aura was suddenly lost, leaving only two golden auras, which disappeared into the carp.

The black-backed carp got this, and grew two golden dragon whiskers, and then nothing happened…

“Half of the world, it still looks like a carp, which is unprecedented in the world since ancient times!”

Du Longzi secretly complained, but we didn’t dare. Ask, we dare not say.

Taking advantage of the change in the heavens at this time, he looked north again. Suddenly, he felt a palpitation in his heart, his nose felt hot, and he started to bleed.

Du Longzi wiped it secretly with his sleeve, only to realize that the motorcade had arrived at Prince Liang’s palace, and everything before seemed to be just his illusion.

I could only sigh secretly: “The golden king of the north, the dragon, is only one step away from becoming a real dragon. This heavenly favor is so generous!”

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North.

Capital.

The city wall of the capital is the largest in the world, with five large arsenals and four large granaries. It is said that there are countless grains and ordnance piled inside, and there are 200,000 forbidden troops…

Although most of the elites are not in the south, almost every family in the capital wears filial piety. But at least there are still 200,000 professional soldiers. No matter how cowardly they are, they can still defend the city.

And with a household registration of one million, even if five households draw one ding, they can produce another 200,000 strong men!

Facing such a high-walled city, even King Jin only said that he would attack the capital, but he did not say that he would break the city!

He originally planned to just show off his power near the capital and plunder, and that would be enough…

But he didn’t expect that there seemed to be a turning point in the capital?

royal palace.

Sima Zhong, one of the late emperor’s three patrons, wore a red and white crane robe and a black-winged hat, and walked like the wind.

“Prime Minister, stay!”

Behind him, a middle-aged civil servant hurriedly chased out: “Prime Minister, mentor…”

This is Yu Zhan, the censor, who knows military affairs. He is also a Jinshi who was selected by Sima Zhong himself. He has the kindness of being a teacher.

“Are you confused about the meeting?”

Sima Zhong asked.

“Exactly… Now that the Hu people are raging, we should take the lead in the battle. Why did my mentor advocate for peace?”

Yu Zhan bowed again and said: “The Hu people are cunning by nature and cannot be trusted… They were able to tear up the covenant before…”

“This is me We already know that.” Sima Zhong waved his hand disapprovingly: “But the Hu people are only good at plain horse fighting, how can they defeat the greatest city in the world? Since they can’t defeat the city, it’s because of scabies. Letting the military commander take the position is a serious problem! What’s more… Prime Minister Li is in charge!”

Yu Zhan was stunned on the spot.

Li Xiang is another minister who cares about life. Without him, his mentor would have been in power long ago.

“The puppet Liang is rising in the south, the Jin people are in chaos in the north, and the country is about to be destroyed. Why are they still engaging in party disputes?”

Yu Zhan’s words were stuck in his throat, but he could only hold it back. Watching his mentor leave, he laughed sadly in his heart: ‘Not only that… Even if the barbarians conquer the world, won’t they still use us civil servants? This is the main thing, right? ‘

After being an official for so many years, he has seen through many things and seen them away.

Today, it’s still so hot that it’s hard to cool down!

However, under this kind of court, the more you do things and do practical things, the more desperate you become…

…

January, the sixth year of Taiping.

Jinshi City.

The King of Liang took control of Jinshi and took over all the south. With the New Year and the new atmosphere, he immediately issued a decree-stopping the imperial examinations and promoting public examinations. Official schools and military schools were set up in various places to encourage private teaching of science and increase religious taxes, commercial taxes, and public taxes. Ding enters the land, the officials and gentry pay the grain together, etc…

As soon as this order came out, there was a lot of resentment in the south of the Yangtze River!

Countless scholars blamed the King of Liang and the Prime Minister for their perverse behavior!

But Aaron just thought it was a barking dog!

In response to the cry of a defeated dog, he didn’t even bother to kill people himself. He only waited for the implementation of the great government, and the magistrate of Pojia County and the Yin of Miemen Prefecture taught them to start a new life.

Amidst all the disturbances, the New Year still has to pass.

The streets and alleys of Jinshi City are decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and there is some snow on the roadside.

At this time, a carriage wrapped in a thick blanket slowly drove into the city.

“Jinshicheng really has a royal spirit!”

The car curtain opened, revealing a young Taoist priest, who turned out to be Zhang Zifeng, the son of Jiedushi!

“No…this city has a kingly spirit because of the presence of King Liang. There are people first, and then there is spirit, otherwise everything is just empty talk!”

In the carriage, there was also an old Confucian sitting, with white beard and hair, and bright eyes. But it is gentle and gentle, like a child.

“Mr. Haoran is right.”

Zhang Zifeng sighed and said: “On New Year’s Day, King Liang inspected Xuanwu Lake and reorganized the Songchao navy. There were five hundred ships, masts and masts, and flags covering the sun… Prime Minister Xu Lingzi was on the spot. Compose a poem – There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the five-hundred-story ship, and the clouds are rising in the military formation. I know that the warships should be marching along the melons, and the army’s teeth should be supporting the stone city. The autumn sky on the lake is full of silk and bamboo branches, and the sound of drums and wars is rising at the head of the river… Now Liang Jun has both land and water, so he is very kingly! And in the north, alas…”

Thinking of the miserable situation in the northern capital, even Zhang Zifeng couldn’t help but feel sad.

Last year, the King of Jin threatened the capital, and the princes of the imperial court negotiated until the end, but they still negotiated a peace!

The King of Jin asked for five million taels of gold and fifty million taels of silver coins, as well as ceding land, and the imperial court agreed.

King Jin pretended to stop his troops, and then took advantage of the covenant between the two kings to brazenly hijack the official family and demand double the ransom!

The court could not afford the money, so it could only use women to make up for the debt. In the end, even the daughters of officials, and even the concubines and princesses of the harem were sent to pay off the debts regardless of shame… causing resentment among the people in the capital.

The King of Jin took the opportunity to call the government officials, successfully broke into the capital, broke through the imperial city, and captured about three thousand people including the official queen, queen mother, many clan kings, as well as the palace concubines, clan nobles, and ministers! And carrying him back to the north!

It was cold winter, and the Hu people stripped off the official’s dragon robe and demoted him to a commoner. Some ministers petitioned and were executed by the King of Jin. His body was fed to the dogs!

The concubines in the harem, and even the queen and princesses, were all reduced to playthings.

Along the way, countless ministers, clan members, and daughters from the harem died.

Then when they arrived at the capital of King Jin, they ordered a prisoner presentation ceremony to be held. The officials and the queen were wrapped in handkerchiefs and sheep fur, with their bodies exposed, and went to the ancestral temple of King Jin to perform the “sheep-taking ceremony.”

The great pine tree is now dead!

Such a tragic situation made Zhang Zifeng feel unbearable even though he had a grudge against the court.

“At this time, the north is full of the stench of barbarians. Mr. Haoran has the hope of the sea and goes south in anger. He will surely assist the king of Liang Mingzhu to expel the Tartars and bring order to the chaos!”

Zhang Zifeng said.

This Mr. Haoran is extraordinary. He comes from the Zhang family in Xuzhou.

The Zhang family is the leader of a famous religion and has produced Confucian saints! It has endured for thousands of years and is known as a thousand-year-old family! Unparalleled in the world!

It can be said that every move of the other party is related to the ownership of the hearts of the scholars in the world!

If the other party can take the initiative to go south, it is obviously that the orthodoxy of Dasong has been cut off, and the hearts of the scholars in the world have returned to Nanliang!

Mr. Haoran didn’t have much joy on his face: “I entered the Liang Kingdom and saw everything all the way… The king of Liang had many prime ministers in his government. Xu Lingzi was a real Taoist, but he could not rule by inaction. Instead, he paid attention to imperial power when he entered the country. Unexpected… In the final analysis, it is nothing more than suppressing famous religions and suppressing powerful people, so that villains can rise to power! Over time, the country will be ruined! I want to write to the king of Liang and the prime minister to open the imperial examination to win the hearts of scholars. , reduce taxes and do not compete with the people for profit, in this way… the world will be united and the people from all over the world will be united! “

…

“A thousand-year-old family?”

Aaron scratched his head and threw the article in his hand into the stove and burned it: ” There was a powerful family in the previous dynasty, known as the Four Generations and Three Dukes, but it only lasted a few hundred years… Cao Manqian knows why? “

“I don’t know…”

Cao Man said helplessly.

“The survival of husband’s tongue is not due to its softness. The death of teeth is not due to its hardness?” Aaron smiled and said: “The powerful families are known as cross-states. They participate in the general trend of the court and compete for the world. They also suffer many losses. Count them. Ten years of prosperity is enough to reach the top of the sky… But the Zhang family relies on famous religions, is a group of gentlemen but not party members, and is vaguely consistent with Confucianism. Therefore, it has lasted for thousands of years. This is the way to overcome strength with softness!”

Cao Man suddenly shouted !

Ji Ling felt a hint of murderous intent from the Prime Minister, and couldn’t help but said: “Prime Minister… Mr. Haoran has never been an official. He has spent his life teaching, educating people, and writing books and biographies. He has a lot of people all over the world. You can’t touch it easily!”

“You… Don’t be frightened by the chattering of a group of opposition factions. Are there any Confucian disciples among our core and wings? If we are not in chaos and the army is not in chaos, public opinion will be nothing more than the noise of crows!”

Aaron smiled: “But I am not. I’m not planning to kill this person…”

He suddenly added: “This article is so polished and well-written that it can be called a famous writer… But look at the last sentence, if the Tao is not good, it will float on the sea on a raft – there is a hint of resentment in it. If the imperial court refuses to comply, he will not only travel around the world, but will defect to Hu! This will threaten the imperial court and the prime minister, but the prime minister never accepts threats!”

“Isn’t that true?” A trace of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

“Why not? In fact, under the rule of the Hu people, they can still live quite well, even better than before… The Hu people do not take the Central Plains seriously at all, and rule according to the prairie practices, dividing tax concession areas, etc…. This is a small-scale feudal system. Under this system, as long as the landlords make the barbarians comfortable and pay enough taxes, they can take charge of their own territory, run lawless and even raise private soldiers!”

Aaron sneered, suddenly !

He sighed again: “Actually, this person’s heart is quite sincere. If we really open the imperial examination, and even declare that all the achievements of the previous dynasty are recognized, it will really be a return to the hearts of the people from all over the world. The barbarians will be out of control and will be destroyed in a moment, and then we can start again.” Three hundred years of new dynasty…simple and smooth.”

“Then you have to ask me, why don’t you take it?” Seeing Cao Man’s doubts, Aaron smiled: “Three hundred years of imperial court, is this what I want? I will govern the world with scientific methods and let famous teachers see it. Look, they are not the only ones who want to govern the world!”

“I have decided to send troops to Xuzhou in the next year. This will be a real war!”

Aaron said: “Since the death of Dasong and the death of all the officials in Tianjie, Xuzhou has already It’s chaos, and it doesn’t take any effort to conquer it, but subsequent governance will inevitably encounter resistance from all parties, and tax resistance will probably continue in endlessly!”

After all, Xuzhou is the headquarters of the Zhang family, and the ideology of famous religion is deeply rooted.

“And I have to admit that I am too good at science, but I still have some shortcomings. If I am instigated by famous teachers again, I will inevitably feel panic…”

“So?” Cao Man’s heart was twitching.

“I can’t solve the problem, but I can solve the person who raised the problem. That’s enough.”

Aaron said: “After the spring begins, I will lead 40,000 infantry troops and 10,000 navy troops to go north…I will take Tang Xun away. Zhan Da, Hei Er, and Zhang Tie were each promoted to guerrilla generals and stayed behind to guard various places.”

Cao Man was frightened, knowing that the prime minister was planning to go on a killing spree!

(End of chapter)