Qian Song

Chapter 117 Song Jiang: Vote for Li Cun? (Add more monthly tickets!)

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In the fourth year of Zhenghe, Yang Jian, who was the chief of the internal affairs at that time, was appointed by Zhao Ji as the governor of the Changhua Army because of the good construction of the imperial palace. His power at that time was almost equal to that of Liang Shicheng and Tong Guan. Let too much.

Yang Jian was so powerful at the time that he even wanted to change the prince.

——The reason why Yang Jian acted so recklessly was mainly because Zhao Ji preferred Zhao Kai, the third son, Yun Wang, who was very similar to Zhao Ji.

It was Liang Shicheng who protected Prince Zhao Huan all the time, so Zhao Huan was not abolished by Yang Jian and others.

A few years ago, Zhao Ji was short of money.

Yang Jian wanted to get some money for Zhao Ji in order to win Zhao Ji's favor.

After a subordinate official named Du Gongcai heard about this incident, he went to find Yang Jian, and then offered advice to Yang Jian, making a decree to obtain land deeds from the common people.

Specifically, from A to B, from B to C, the investigation was repeated until there was no evidence, and the output of the land was speculated to increase the rent.

This matter started from Ruzhou, and gradually expanded to Jingdong, Jingxi, Huaixi, and Huaibei. People were ordered to rent out the places where abandoned dikes, abandoned weirs, barren mountains, receding beaches, and silted up rivers were searched.

After the rent is determined, even if the land is flooded and cannot be cultivated, the rent will not be reduced or exempted.

This is the famous "Xichengsuo".

Zhushanluo (also known as Liangshanluo, Liangshanbo) is the Juye Ze in ancient times, stretching for hundreds of miles, and the people in several prefectures such as Ji and Yun rely on fishing for their livelihood.

Yang Jian also set the rent tax according to the boat here, stipulating that anyone who enters the lake to fish, pick lotus root, or cut cattail will be taxed heavily according to the size of the boat. Anyone who violates the rules and regulations will be punished as a thief.

In this way, a county generally adds more than [-] yuan in rent money in addition to the regular tax.

The poor peasants and fishermen could not pay heavy taxes, and the dissatisfaction with the social reality that had been accumulated in their chests for a long time finally erupted like a volcano.

Under the leadership of 36 people including Song Jiang, these people took advantage of the dangerous terrain of Liangshanluo, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, to stop and kill the officers and soldiers who came to suppress.

Soon after Song Jiang's group officially announced the uprising, they left Liangshanluo and moved to Jingdong East Road, Jingdong East Road and Hebei area.

Until not long ago, Zhang Shuye wiped out Zhao'an.

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36 when I went, eighteen pairs when I came.If there is one person missing, I will not return home until I die.

The rhetoric of the uprising at the beginning, now it seems that there is only an empty talk that deceives others and oneself, or even a joke.

In more than two years, they fought in dozens of states and counties on the Three Routes. The 36 old brothers who were at the beginning of the uprising are now dying and scattered, and there are less than ten people left.

And the remaining less than ten people are still alienated and divided by the court of Zhao and Song Dynasties.

"Ah! The tide is gone!"

Song Jiang thought badly in his heart.

At this time, Guan Sheng came to Song Jiang's side, pointed at Yang Zhi who was following Xin Xingzong with a flattering face, and said, "Brother, look at that villain, who is flattering Mr. Xin again, so shameless. General, you should gain fame with the sword and gun in your hand, why should you act like a villain?"

Song Jiang glanced at Yang Zhi, and smiled faintly: "Everyone has his own ambition, let him go."

Soon, Shi Bin secretly came to Song Jiang's side, and said in a low voice: "Brother, I have already found out that Li Dadu, the Huben Army on the other side, is a real hero. I can't cross the river for half a year, why don't I find an opportunity to escape across the river and join Li Dadudu, with my brother's reputation, Li Dadudu and my brother must be heroes and cherish heroes, and I won't just give my brother this sesame mung bean official."

After finishing speaking, Shi Bin took out his little finger and made a gesture.

Song Jiang was a little moved, but he said: "Don't talk nonsense, just go, I will care about it."

Later, Zhang Shun, Peng Qi and others also came to see Song Jiang.

Wu Yong told the whole story: "I'm waiting in this strange place, and I live under the fence, and all the brothers are worried."

Song Jiang didn't know that although Zhao Song recruited them, he didn't trust them, especially the general Xin Xingzong.

——After Song Jiang led more than 3000 men to Yangzhou, Tong Guan assigned Song Jiang's troops to the left army led by Xin Xingzong, and asked Song Jiang and others to follow Xin Xingzong to suppress the riots of Li Cun and Fang La.

But Xin Xingzong didn't even want to look at Song Jiang and others.

After Song Jiang sent Wu Yong to bribe the people around Xin Xingzong, he learned that Xin Xingzong once said to his left and right: "Song Jiang is a great thief, so don't believe it all."

After learning about this, Song Jiang, who was not sincerely serving Zhao Song, was even more unwilling to serve Zhao Song.

Moreover, Song Jiang heard: Although Yang Jian, the great eunuch who took Liang Shanluo into the state, died, Zhao Song still did not revoke the Xicheng Temple that made people unable to survive. Nothing less than that.

——Li Yan merged all the land acquired by Yang Jian into Xichengsuo, and more than 4000 hectares of land were indirectly included in Li Yan's sphere of influence.What Li Yan did caused the common people to be displaced, and countless people went bankrupt. Some people even belonged to wealthy families in the morning, but at night they became beggars begging on the street. Killed thousands of innocent civilians, and made the civilians itch with hatred.

Li Yan's way of anger and resentment also made Song Jiang secretly hate. He felt that the two years of hard work he and his brothers who died in the battle were in vain. This Zhao Song is still the same bird Zhao Song, and nothing has changed. No, It should be said that it has become worse.

As for Li Cun, Song Jiang has actually heard about it, and Song Jiang knows more than Shi Bin, but Song Jiang still can't say anything about it, because many of Song Jiang's subordinates are already unreliable.

In fact, similar to Shi Bin's opinion, Song Jiang also felt that Li Cun was a hero. Jiangbei has been at a loss for several months.

Song Jiang, who has experienced the real combat power of the peasant uprising army, knows how difficult it is.

Song Jiang was not without emotion: "If I, Song Jiang, have the means of Li Dadu, why do I have to stop here?!"

After sighing, Song Jiang secretly made up his mind: "I will definitely meet with Governor Li Dadu for a while, and see if this person is worthy of my Song Jiang's allegiance?"

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The arrival of Song Jiang and his group of little thieves could not attract the attention of Tong Guan, whose hair has turned gray recently, even though Tong Guan had already learned that it was Wang Fu who was giving him eye drops.

50 million troops!

The daily consumption of money and food is an astronomical figure!
This is actually nothing, for war, it must be consumed.

But the problem is that this battle can't go on at all, and the 50 army can only look at the river and sigh like this!
Tong Guan has fought battles all his life, and he has never been so useless like this!

In this case, even if Tong Guan already knew that his position as privy envoy had been handed over to that old man Zheng Juzhong by that insidious man Wang Fu, he would not be able to take revenge on Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng, and Zheng Juzhong.

——Tong Guan didn't have this time, he knew very well that if he couldn't get any grades, let alone revenge, he would have to retire like Cai Jing and go home to retire.

But how to fight this battle?
At this moment, someone rushed in and reported: "Great victory! Mr. Xiaozhong's manager went to Hongzhou in the first battle, wiped out 40 of the ant thief Hong Zai's army, and captured 17 prisoners. The leader of the bandit, Hong Zai, led the crowd to surrender!"

As soon as Tong Guan heard it, he stood up "Teng", looking at his nimble movements, he looked like an old man who was almost 70 years old!

Tong Guan walked up to the messenger in two steps in three steps, and snatched the good news and the letter from him in his hand.

After reading ten lines at a glance, Tong Guan looked up to the sky and smiled: "Hahahahaha..."

Hearing Tong Guan's long laugh, the generals of the Song Army and the officials of the Xuanfu Division all ran over to see why Tong Guan was laughing so loudly?
——There are also many generals who chased the horse team delivering the good news all the way to see where the good news came from?

General Yang Keshi is usually the most impatient and fast-talking, and he is Tong Guan's confidant and favorite general, so he was the first to ask: "Xuan Xiang, what's the matter of ecstasy? In other words, make me equal to joy."

Tong Guan listened to the words, looked around, and after filling the atmosphere, he said: "The strange soldiers I deployed earlier have captured Hongzhou, wiped out 40 ant thieves, and captured nearly 20 ant thieves. Calculate the time Today, Lao Zhong and Xiao Zhong should have led their teachers into Zhejiang by now!"

When all the generals of the Song Dynasty and the officials of the Xuanfu Department heard this, they were all overjoyed and their previous depression was swept away.

Of course, there are also those who don't understand military affairs, such as Cai You, who don't know what Tong Guan and the others are happy about. It is a good thing to defeat 40 ant thieves, but in this way, the Song Dynasty can cross the river and wipe out the imperial court Has Li Cun, the confidant of Li Cun, regained Jiangnan?And who is this Hong Zai, why haven't I heard of it?

Tan Zhen took a look at Tong Guan who had already lost his composure. He understood why Tong Guan was so happy. If he and Tong Guan were switched, he would definitely be happier than Tong Guan. After all, they have already been abused by Li Cun so much. It's been a long time, it can be said that since the fight with Li Cun, they have been beaten everywhere, and they have never taken advantage of it. Now that they can finally take revenge, who can not be ecstatic?

But Tan Zhen couldn't be happy.

——Tong Guan landed, and he, Tan Zhen, might drown.

"I have to win some military exploits, otherwise the day when the army triumphs will be the day when I, Tan Zhen, will retire."

Thinking of this, Tan Zhen said to Cai You who was beside him: "The key to this victory is not the 40 ants, but Hongzhou. Hongzhou is the gateway of the two Zhejiang provinces. If we seize it, we can enter Zhejiang through the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Corridor."

Cai You suddenly realized: "When you are in this place, you should be happy."

Tan Zhen said with a smile: "Would you like to make some military exploits and go back to Beijing so that the officials will impress you, and then you will be promoted to a bachelor?"

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Cai You looked at Tan Zhen in puzzlement, "What do you mean by setting up a system?"

Tan Zhen said in a persuasive manner: "Since ancient times, the southern soldiers have not been as good at fighting as the northern soldiers, and the western army has been fought for a long time. They are the best of the best. Besides, the old and the small are all famous generals in the world..."

Speaking of this, Tan Zhen gave Cai You a meaningful look, and said, "Do you understand this time?"

Cai You understood somewhat, but not fully.

Seeing this, Tan Zhen shook his head secretly: "This generation also joined the army, alas!"

Although he looked down on Cai You very much in his heart, without the help of Cai You, Zhao Ji's favorite, Tan Zhen would definitely not be able to take a spoonful of Tong Guan's bowl.

So Tan Zhen told Cai You bluntly: "Our army is trapped in the north of the Yangtze River because of the great river. If there is no big river, the ant thief will be defeated by the Western Army. Now the old species and the small species are open. At the gate of Zhejiang, if a scholar goes to Hongzhou to strategize, the first victory in this battle cannot be compared with Tong Xuanfu, but it will not be difficult for a scholar to win two or three achievements."

Cai You's eyes lit up.

Tan Zhen also said: "The government sent the great scholars here, presumably they also have the intention of asking the great scholars to return to Beijing for meritorious service, and they will never come again if the opportunity is not lost."

If there is no credit, Cai You, who is not capable of writing or martial arts, is almost the end of this official.

Ordinarily, being a jester playing with the emperor all the time is actually pretty good. You don’t have to worry about eating, clothing, and playing, and you can save face wherever you go.

However, Cai You did not have the ability to be a high official, but he had the ambition to be a high official. He even wanted to be a prime minister like his father Cai Jing.

So Tan Zhen's proposal has reached Cai You's heart.

But Cai You also knew what level he was, so Tan Zhen's proposal was good, but the problem was that he couldn't do it.

Tan Zhen saw Cai You's worry, and said with a smile: "If the scholar has this intention, everything will be on Tan Zhen, and Tan Zhen will make the scholar get what he wants!"

If Cai You still didn't understand, Tan Zhen told him to just go to Hongzhou for a tour of the mountains and rivers, and then he could reap a lot of military exploits, then Cai You would be too unqualified as a jester.

Cai You smiled slightly: "Then thank you Zhi Zhi in advance."

The two reached an offensive and defensive alliance...

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