The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Spears were broken and knives were broken, flags were folded in the wild, corpses lay hundreds of miles away, and blood flowed into rivers.

The great battle lasted until evening and then gradually died down. The cold autumn was desolate and the westerly wind was fierce. The sight was unbearable to look at.

The fishy smell filled the air and lingered for a long time. The afterglow of the setting sun cast down and the light shone in front of the pass, making it red as blood.

Winning a complete victory, it was almost like a mountain toppling and a sea torn apart. The Guannan Xixia Army was attacked from two sides and completely collapsed in a short period of time.

Although Qin Ming and Hu Yanzhuo only brought 3,000 light cavalry, they were elites in hundreds of battles. If they were to cover up the enemy from behind and were caught off guard, they would directly kill the Xixia army and kill them!

Lu Da and Li Yanxian led 40,000 to 50,000 troops in front, which was not much less than that of the Xixia Army. They charged head-on. The Xixia Army was in disarray, and it was difficult to see the beginning and the end. Originally, they could barely hold on under the command of Mang Feng, but from behind, they could barely hold on. The Liangshan cavalry was so powerful that they penetrated directly.

Even though the Xixia army had been on the battlefield for a long time, they were in a panic at this time and didn't know which side to respond to. Both sides were fierce and they were completely defeated.

In this battle, more than 30,000 Xixia troops were annihilated, and about 20,000 were captured. Thousands more fled to nowhere without knowing where to go.

It was impossible to capture so many people. Many of them had already fled to the south and were about to survive, but they met Song Jiang and his infantry.

Song Jiang was overjoyed when he saw this scene. Knowing that it was a credit, he immediately ordered an interception and killing. It was pitiful for these Xixia troops. They were already exhausted from the siege, and they were attacked from both sides by a surprise attack. How could they still have the strength to run so far after being defeated? In the battle, many people saw that they couldn't fight and couldn't run away, so they just knelt down and surrendered...

Xiakou Guannan won a great victory, and there was no continuous confrontation in Xiakou Guannan. The Xixia army in the north of Guan did not know the news from Guannan, so they gave Zhao Tao a chance.

As soon as the war in the south calmed down, Zhao Tong immediately sent someone to deliver a message to Du Bu, ordering him to lead troops out of the city to attack and kill, no matter the cost, he must destroy the troops led by Brother Richard in the north.

After Du Bo received the order, he almost came out in full force. He got Zhao Tu's plan and shouted loudly while charging: The Xia soldiers in the south have been wiped out. Surrender quickly. If you don't surrender, no one will be left alive!

Originally, these people brought here by Brother Richard, although they were leftover from the previous defeat and temporarily dispatched by the Xiangqing Army, they were all elites, no worse than the soldiers in the pass, and they could definitely fight a head-on battle.

But when Du Bo shouted a great victory over Guannan and killed the Xia soldiers over there, the team led by Brother Richard became panicked.

Even Brother Richard began to be confused, because if the war in the south had not been calmed down, how could the north be so desperate to kill? This is against common sense and military sentiment!

A fierce battle ensued, but unexpectedly more and more people came out of the pass. It turned out that Guan Nan had all the men to come to support. Looking at it like this, the situation became clear. It was very likely that the Song Army was not lying. Guan Nan might really be there. Defeated.

As a result, people were even more confused. Not long after, the Xia army in the north of Guan Dynasty was defeated and fled. Du Fu was naturally unwilling to give up this great opportunity. He led his army and horses to pursue them all the way until the sky was dark, and they were still chasing them on the ancient road. Reluctant to leave, he did not return to the city.

Zhao Yu was sitting in the lobby of the Xiakou Pass Military Mansion. At this time, the lights inside and outside were brightly lit, and half of the pass was filled with torches and lanterns, making it seem like daytime.

The four doors were opened, Zhao Tong sat on a handsome chair inside, and Song Jiang brought people to see him.

After the ceremony, everyone stood on both sides with good manners. Zhao Tao looked at the eighteen people in Liangshan one by one. They were dusty at the moment, and the blood of the enemy was still wet on their bodies. Except for Li Kui who looked up and peeked stupidly, the rest were all He bowed his head respectfully, not even daring to express his dignity.

Zhao Tong glanced back and forth several times, finally landing on Song Jiang, and sighed: "We haven't seen each other for a few years, Gongming has become thinner."

Hearing this, Song Jiang fell to the ground with a plop, tears filled his eyes, and sobbed: "I am grateful to the prince for remembering me. I have fought against Tian Hu in Hebei these years. I have never forgotten the prince's teachings in my heart. I always think that I can Listening to His Majesty’s teachings once again, I never thought that I would have another chance in this life, and it is truly a great blessing for me to be in front of His Majesty again.”

Zhao Tong smiled and said, "Gong Ming, please get up and speak."

Song Jiang got up from the ground: "Your Majesty has carried out the grand event of overturning the summer. The world is shocked and all the people are cheering. Although my subordinates have no special skills, they still ask for orders to be the Prince's pawns, doing the work of dogs and horses, putting knives in both sides, and not giving up even if they die." "

Zhao Tong nodded: "Ming Ming's words are serious."

He waved his hand and asked him to go back, and then looked back. There were eighteen people in Liangshan, and the one standing at the back was Song Qing, the iron fan.

At this time, Song Qing was holding a child on his hand. He was not very old, only about three or four years old, and he looked at Zhao Tao in a dazed and cute manner.

Song Qing saw Zhao Tie coming over and hurriedly bent down to salute. Zhao Tie said: "Mr. Liang, come here."

During the Song and Qing Dynasties, Biao's courtesy name was Gongliang. Among Liangshan people, not many, or even less than half, were literate. Generally speaking, those who had not studied in a formal school were literate.

Even Lu Da didn't have a character, so Zhao Yu always called him Zhishen. Wu Song didn't have a character either, so Zhao Yu called him Erlang.

This word is usually given by teachers. If you come from a scholarly family, it may also be given by family members or elders.

In the Song Dynasty, unlike the previous dynasties, the age of naming was earlier, generally twelve years old. Sima Guang revised the "Book of Rites and Crown Rites" and placed the crown ceremony at the top of all rites. Anyone from two to twenty can be crowned.”

After Song Qing heard the words, he immediately walked forward, and Zhao Tong said again: "Take Anping and let me see."

Song Qing turned around and took his son Xiao Anping, and went over to greet him again. Zhao Tong looked at the little boy and said, "Are you enlightened?"

Xiao Anping didn't understand what he meant, and immediately raised his head to look at Song Qing. Song Qing said ashamedly: "Your Majesty, Quanzi has been living in Tokyo. He just came here not long ago, and he has not yet started studying."

Zhao Tao touched his chin. This son of the Song Qing Dynasty was very good at studying. He originally developed normally and passed the imperial examination, and was ranked second, and later became a Hanlin bachelor.

"You're not young anymore, you can study." Zhao Tong said, "What do you think of Mr. Kaimeng?"

"This..." Song Qing couldn't help but hesitate after hearing this. It turned out that there were people who were well-read in poetry and books in Liangshan Mountain, such as the master scholar Xiao Rang. However, when Xiao Rang was in Hebei, he was killed by Tian Hu during a sneak attack.

Now there are only two people left, Wu Yong and Zhu Wu, who are more educated and can be the first teachers for Xiao Anping.

Wu Yongbiao, nicknamed "Zhiduoxing" and nicknamed "Mr. Jialiang", was originally a private school teacher in Dongxi Village, Yuncheng County, Jeju, Shandong Province. He was a teacher by birth, so there was no problem in being enlightened.

Although Zhu Wu also studied, he never worked as a teacher. Zhu Wu was born as a scholar. His parents died when he was young. He worked with the wealthy Wang family and later became a reading companion for the Wang family's two sons.

He was born intelligent and diligent in reading. He could recite the book before the second son of the Wang family had mastered it. He also had good strength and liked boxing and kicking. He learned how to use a gun and stick privately with a teacher from Zhuangzi. By the time he was in his twenties, At that time, he was not only proficient in poetry and calligraphy, but also practiced martial arts. He was good at using two swords, and more than a dozen people could not get close to him.

Later, Zhu Wu experienced some troubles and went away for several years. He became brothers with Chen Da and Yang Chun, and later got involved in a lawsuit. Even though he was very scheming and good at making decisions, the lawsuit required a lot of money. After settling the matter, after some discussion, the three of them took two to three hundred hungry people to Shaohua Mountain to turn the grass into bandits.

To be honest, although these two people were both proficient in writing and considered brothers, Song Qing did not want these two people to enlighten his son.

The reason is very simple. He knows Wu Yong too well and has a thorough understanding of Wu Yong's character. Wu Yong is a thoughtful, insidious and ruthless person. He has a not tolerant personality. He is eager for quick success and will use any means to achieve his goals. Such people are not suitable to be teachers, especially not suitable for enlightenment.

It's not that he dislikes Wu Yong's behavior. There are really not many people in Liangshan who are completely clean. Even his subordinates are not pure and kind, but he doesn't want his son to be tainted with this kind of character.

Since you want to study and follow the path of a gentleman, you cannot seek enlightenment from such a gentleman. It is said that those who are close to red are red, and those who are close to ink are black. Song Qing still knew this truth.

His eldest brother Song Jiang has been running around all these years, and for what? If it's not just to change one's origins and achieve a jump in status, then the best way out is naturally to study, not to fight and kill. And from the beginning of studying, you need to find a good teacher, a gentleman, not Wu Yong and others.

As for Zhu Wu, it was just the opposite, not because he understood him, but because he didn't understand him too well.

Although he knelt on the ground in Liangshan and knew Zhu Wu's origins, Song Qing didn't know anything about this man. In the past, people rarely saw him talking in the mountains. He always kept his emotions and anger to himself, and no one knew what he was thinking. What to think.

What's more, Zhu Wu knew martial arts. Although martial arts could be used for self-defense and physical fitness, to be honest, Song Qing didn't want Xiao Anping to learn it.

On the one hand, he knows the principle of being single-minded and precise. He often learns too much and becomes more complicated, but he can't be the best at any one of them. There is also the principle of chivalry and violence.

After learning martial arts, you become bolder and always want to try your skills. It is inevitable that you will go out and cause trouble. Whether it is violent fights or bullying others with force, it is not beneficial to studying, and it is even easy to damage yourself.

Therefore, Song Qing did not want Xiao Anping to study with Zhu Wu.

"Your Majesty, this subordinate hasn't decided yet. I plan to wait until I feel more stable..."

Zhao Tong smiled slightly when he heard this, thought for a while and said: "Don't you know the truth of being blind to what is going on outside the window and only reading the books of sages? Reading has nothing to do with peace and stability."

"Your Majesty has taught you a lesson..." Song Qing heard what Zhao Tong said, so he had no choice but to accept it. Originally he just wanted to put it off, but now he couldn't say anything else. He thought to himself that if he offended others, he should offend them. After all, When it comes to choosing the lesser of two evils, the King of Qin must not be offended, and others can only take second place.

"My lord, it's just that I don't have a suitable gentleman at the moment, so I have no intention of enlightening Anping."

Hearing what Song Qing said, Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes, curved the corners of his mouth, and glanced at Wu Yong and Zhu Wu, "Is there no suitable gentleman?"

"Yes, it's the prince..." Song Qing said calmly, thinking that today he had completely offended Mr. Jialiang and Military Advisor Shenji. Both of them had always regarded themselves as scholars, but they said that they did not have a suitable enlightenment teacher. It’s ugly, and I’ll hold it in my heart even if I can’t help it.

Wu Yong lowered his eyebrows slightly at this moment, looking at his nose with his eyes, his nose at his mouth, and his mouth at his heart. He didn't make any movements, but his face turned darker.

Zhu Wuze stretched out his hand and touched his beard, and his smile became wider.

Zhao Tong tapped his fingers on the table and looked at Xiao Anping with a smile: "Want to study?"

At this age, Xiao Anping doesn't really know what reading means, but if you ask him whether he wants it or not, he will naturally say yes to everything.

"Yes, I want to study!"

"You must study well..." Zhao Tong nodded: "Do you know what reading means?"

Xiao Anping blurted out that it was delicious, but the name didn't sound like cake candy, so he looked up at Song Qing.

Song Qing took a deep breath, then raised his hands to the sky, and said: "Zhenzong Zhangsheng, the late Emperor, said that a rich family does not need to buy fertile land, there are thousands of bells of millet in the book, there is no need to build a high hall to live in peace, there is a golden house in the book, when you go out Don’t hate having no one to follow you. There are so many carriages and horses in the book. Don’t hate the unscrupulous matchmaker when marrying a wife. There is a beauty like jade in the book. A man wants to fulfill his life ambition. Read the Six Classics diligently in front of the window!”

Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes, showed a meaningful smile, and looked at Song Qing.

There was a hint of surprise in Song Jiang's expression over there, and he looked at Song Qing. He saw that his brother's face was respectful and kind, but there was something vague and obscure in it, which was difficult to understand.

When did Shiro memorize the poem? Or the poems of the late emperor?

Song Jiang's brows trembled. Although both of his brothers had read books, they were not very good at reading, and neither of them could pass the exams. Among them, he was the better one. He could at least write and calculate, and he could also write two crooked poems. Otherwise, Nor can he be a powerful official like an escort.

But Song Qing had been naughty and mischievous since he was a child. He couldn't even memorize the simplest poems, let alone calculations. How could he suddenly memorize them now? Ever since he grew up, he has never read a page of a book.

Song Jiang was a little puzzled and looked confused.

Zhao Tong looked at Song Qing and said: "Gong Liang, this is not your fault. Since you remember this poem to encourage learning, why don't you teach it to your son and let him enlightenment earlier?"

Song Qing suddenly sweated and said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates have neglected this matter. I will tell Quanzi later."

Zhao Tong looked at the little Anping in front of him and saw that the boy was very generous and did not flinch. He couldn't help but said: "I have a son named Zhao Xi. He is as old as Gong Liang and your son. When he returns to Xining in triumph in the future, he might as well come into the house and study with him. Go ahead."

Song Qing couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and Song Jiang hurriedly said: "Silang, why don't you thank the prince quickly!"

Song Qing hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, the dog He De is able to accompany the prince to school. I would like to thank you for your promotion and your kindness!"

At this time, everyone around them looked envious. In the eyes of these people, they had always thought that Song Qing was of little use. If he were not Song Jiang's younger brother, he would not be qualified to be ranked in Liangshan. He could neither make plans nor fight on the battlefield. , everything depends on fate.

But this good fortune is also a kind of ability. My children can actually accompany the prince to study. This is probably a treatment that only direct relatives can get.

Zhao Tao raised his hand to call Song Qing to stand up. At this moment, Du Bo brought people back. After entering the lobby to see the ceremony, he began to report military information.

He and Zhang Xian led people to chase Brother Richard's team all the way, beheading countless people and almost annihilating the opponent. However, it was a pity that Brother Richard was quick and escaped under the protection of all the soldiers.

Zhao Tong pondered for a moment and said: "Reorganize the troops and horses, seize the prisoners as soon as possible, and be ready to march to Shunzhou at any time!"

(End of this chapter)