I am Da Song

Chapter 334 Jade Belt Reward
In the third year of Jianye, in August, Zhao Huan, an official of the Great Song Dynasty, personally commanded [-] troops, attacked Jurchen from the north, penetrated three thousand miles into Baishan and Heishui, defeated more than [-] enemies, and reached the North Sea.Master Wang carved a stone on the bank of the North Sea to record his achievements.

The stele is more than three feet high, standing on the cliff, facing the south facing the sun, and facing the sea with its back.

The inscription says: In the autumn and August of the third year of Jianye, there was a Song official named Zhao Huan, the emperor of the most holy martial arts.

Li Bing Yu Youyan, Yuan Gai Sixth Division, one hundred thousand long halberds, and thousands of cavalry.

Leyi eight formations, come to Yiweishen, Xuanjia shines, Zhuqi Jiangtian.

Suiling Liaodong, went down to Huining, destroyed the Kingdom of Jin, exterminated Jurchen, beheaded Wenyu to provoke drums, and chased blood corpses to dye the neck.

Then the four schools ran rampant, the stars swept away, they were depressed for thousands of miles, and there were no bandits left in the wild.

So the domain was wiped out, turned around, tested the map, and looked at its mountains, rivers and seas.

The mysterious spirit of the ancestors of the upper light;

It is said that it is easy to work for a long time, and it is also the one who pays for a while and lives in peace, so he sealed the Haile stone to show Shengde.

The speech said: The sun, the moon, the mountains and the rivers are all illuminated by the Song Dynasty.

After showing off their martial arts in Beihai, the army of the Song Dynasty did not return directly. Instead, they braved the wind and snow along the Huntong River and the Yazi River, all the way to Changchun.

Changchun is just to the west of Shangjing in the Kingdom of Jin, now the Huining Mansion of the Great Song Dynasty, and next to it is Baimaluo, which was previously garrisoned by the Jingsai Army.

Since the break of Huining Mansion, the Song Army's Jingsai Iron Cavalry has been stationed in this area.

Stationing the most elite troops of the Song Army here certainly has extremely important military significance.

About a hundred li to the west from Changchun is Qinzhou, where the East Road Recruitment Office set up by the Kingdom of Jin was located.

The Mongolian tribes close to the Kingdom of Jin are nomadic in this area.

The Jingsai iron cavalry and the western Mongolian cavalry of Huer Zahusihan fought fiercely with the eastern Mongolian tribes here all autumn, and finally repelled the Mongolian tribes and regained Qinzhou.

It was freezing cold in the north, and when Zhao Huan arrived in Changchun, he did not continue to move forward. Instead, he stationed troops here, recalled all the generals who fought in various places, and prepared to hold an imperial meeting here.

Although the Song Dynasty had just broken the Kingdom of Jin, it had expanded nearly ten thousand miles.

But it does not mean that the border is peaceful. Jurchen still has a small group of forces dormant in the corners of Baishan and Heishui, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack and plunder.

Millions of foreign races in the newly expanded territory shared different dreams with the Song Dynasty, and the ambitious Yidi Hulu might be planning a rebellion.

More importantly, Song Dynasty had just taken over this strange land, and its power control was very weak and empty. Mongolia in the north might take advantage of it at any time to rise and grow stronger.

What kind of administrative system must the Great Song Dynasty implement here, and leave hundreds of thousands of troops to garrison the frontier?
However, although the situation is still grim, the atmosphere in the imperial camp is relatively relaxed. After all, the country has just destroyed a northern power and won an unprecedented military victory.

All the monarchs and ministers were immersed in the joy of victory, and the generals and soldiers all had the confidence to crush all powerful enemies and foreign aggressions with absolute martial arts.

So while waiting for the generals to return, the imperial camp held a rather interesting winter hunt under Zhao Huan's instruction.

The location of the winter hunting is Baimaluo in the south of Changchun City. This is a vast freshwater lake. The Songhua River flows through it to the east, and the Yazi River is not far to the north. Therefore, the scale is huge, even if you look at the entire territory of the Song Dynasty. Top ranked Great Lakes.

For the Jurchen who live by fishing and hunting, the importance of this place is equivalent to the land of fish and rice in the south of the Central Plains, and it is the best fishing and hunting place.

Considering that Zhao Huan was not good at martial arts, the director of the personal expedition proposed to send cavalry to drive the prey to the hunting ground for Zhao Huan to hunt.

But Zhao Huan sternly refused, and issued a strict order that no one is allowed to drive the prey without authorization during the hunt, and no troops will be encircled for hundreds of miles.

Everyone hunts, just look at the real talent and learning.

It's just that after this order, Zhao Huan made another order that the soldiers really couldn't understand.

Zhao Huan ordered the hunting team to be divided into three teams. Zhang Shuye, the chief minister of the Privy Council, led a team of guarding the book Lingshi and a general in the army, and named the team.Zhang Jun, Prime Minister of the Left, led six officials and formed a team with Yu Shi, who was named Wen Team.Shanggong Tang Yi led the female officers and military nurses into a team, named the women's team.

Each of these three teams consisted of 30 people, and Zhao Huan personally acted as the referee to compare which team had more abundant hunting results.

This made the generals participating in the competition confused, and it was nothing more than comparing with civil officials.After all, Wude was prosperous in the Song Dynasty, and martial arts prevailed among the people. Among the civil servants, there were also heroic heroes like Su Shi and Xin Qiji, who could ride fine horses and draw hard bows.

For example, Zhang Jun, the left prime minister who participated in this competition, is only 35 years old now, five years earlier than Kou Zhun, the famous prime minister of the Song Dynasty, who was 40 years old.

And the reason why he has such a prominent official career is because he entered Sichuan alone and calmed down the situation in Sichuan.It's hard to say whether he is comparable to Zhuge Wuhou, but he is definitely not weaker than Lu Su in the Three Kingdoms period. Like Lu Su, he likes to read, is good at riding and shooting, and can shoot immediately.

Compared with this kind of civil servant, there is still a high interest.

But what's the deal with female officers and nurses?

As far as everyone knows, the nurses in the army are not very good at bowing horses.Not to mention the female officials in the palace. Their main job is to pass documents between the emperor, the Zhengshitang, the Privy Council, and the six ministries.She was educated in female morality, and it is unknown whether she has ridden a horse or drawn a bow.

How can this be considered fair competition?
However, Zhao Huan brought the three teams to the hunting ground and announced very solemnly: "In this hunt, the outcome depends entirely on the weight of each team's prey. The one with the highest weight wins. I have prepared thirty jade belts and awarded them to the winning team. "

Jade belts were not allowed to be worn casually in the Great Song Dynasty. According to the car clothing system of the Great Song Dynasty, jade belts were worn from the third rank and above, and gold belts were worn from the fourth rank and above. Except for official ranks and gifts, the rest were not allowed to wear them.

If you want to wear the jade belt shining brightly, apart from being above the third rank, there is only the imperial bestowal.

Basically, if anyone in the Great Song Dynasty sees someone wearing a jade belt around his waist in the street, there is no doubt that this person must be extremely wealthy.When the unscrupulous playboys and rascals on the street saw it, they immediately scrambled and scrambled to the side to make way for them.

Because the backers behind them are only likely to be rich, but the person in front of them is undoubtedly rich and noble.

If there is a conflict, the other party may not only beat them face to face.Afterwards, the other party will complain to the backers behind them, ridiculing their lack of teaching.

So I heard that the officials took out jade belts as prizes. Whether it was the Privy Council's keeper of the imperial court, the grassroots generals, or the young officials of the Zhengshitang, Qinggui Yushi, and even the female officials and nurses, their eyes widened, hoping to win. The heart is as strong as fire.

At this time, what friendship comes first and competition comes second is forgotten by everyone.

This is a jade belt that is more prominent than the Marquis, so let's talk about it first!
(End of this chapter)