In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 367: Change fate against fate, just kill them all

At this time, Lai Wenjun had a proud look on his face, probably feeling that he had deceived His Majesty the Emperor.

Zhao Yurui calmly walked a few steps on the spot, and then said: "Lai Wenjun, what you said makes sense. I, the Feng Shui of Da Song Dynasty, need to change."

Lai Wenjun was overjoyed, with excitement on his face. After all, he had learned something and was recognized by the emperor.

"I believe more in Feng Shui." Zhao Yurui said directly.

Lai Wenjun was even happier.

But he definitely didn't know that Zhao Yurui was thinking at this moment, just kill all the Meng Tatars. I still don't believe that there was such a thing as [-], Yu Wan Si Nian.

Do Zhao and Rui believe in Feng Shui? They definitely believe in Feng Shui, but there is no conflict between believing in Feng Shui and killing all Meng Tatar.

He believed in Feng Shui because all dynasties had used Feng Shui when building capitals and imperial mausoleums, and the imperial mausoleums of the Southern Song Dynasty were indeed the worst among all dynasties.

So he planned to use Lai Wenjun to change Feng Shui and at the same time completely eradicate Meng Tatar.

He wants to change his fate against the will of heaven and overthrow Tuibeitu.

He originally planned to marry a few Mongolian girls after conquering Mongolia, but now he thinks about it, no, he can't marry any Mongolian girls in the future, he has to kill them all.

Otherwise, my Song bloodline might turn back into Mongolia.

When it comes to Feng Shui, a book could be written about the Southern Song Dynasty. The emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty probably paid the least attention to Feng Shui in history.

The next day, Zheng Qingzhi also came in. He chatted with the emperor, and the emperor summoned Cai Mo, a professor of Jianning Prefecture, to Beijing.

Cai Mo is the son of Cai Chen and the grandson of Cai Yuanding.

Historically, he was recommended to the court by King Sui, the prefect of Jianning, and Zhen Dexiu spoke highly of him.

The emperor summoned him to Beijing this time because Cai Yuanding studied under Zhu Xi and was a very famous Feng Shui master at that time.

Both Zhu Xi and Cai Yuanding were proficient in situation and Neo-Confucianism and Feng Shui.

At that time, most of the Feng Shui masters in the Song Dynasty adhered to the "Five Sounds Picture House Technique" and "Five Sounds Surname Li", while Zhu Xi emphasized "Negative Yin and Embrace Yang".

After Xiaozong's death, Zhu Xi, who was in his twilight years, was summoned to the palace by Ningzong Zhao Kuo and served as an imperial lecturer to lecture on classics and history to the emperor.

The first thing Zhu Xi suggested was that Xiaozong should not be buried in the turbid water of Huangquan, but should be buried in a different auspicious acupoint. This was related to the national plan of "Cuiyu Houkun". This was the first time in the history of the Southern Song Dynasty that someone suggested that the Feng Shui of the Southern Song Dynasty was not good. Feng shui must be changed for the sake of Guozha's continuation.

Moreover, the person who proposed changing the trend was Zhu Xi, a great figure in the world.

At that time, he wrote to Emperor Ning Zong and Zhao Kuo many times, saying: "In ancient times, those who were buried must sit in the north and face south, covering the south with yang and the north with yin. Is there any reason to sit south to north, facing away from yang and facing yin?" —”

Zhu Xi believed that the imperial mausoleums in Shaoxing during the Southern Song Dynasty were "simple and shallow" and not suitable for imperial mausoleums. He and Cai Yuanding traveled all over the country and finally selected the Xin'an River Basin as the auspicious cave. Then he suggested to the court that the imperial mausoleums should be moved here. side.

However, Emperor Ningzong and Zhao Kuo did not agree and adopt it.

The emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty all violated the Feng Shui rule of "facing the sun and facing the yin".

Why would they do this?
Because they lost the north at that time, they believed that as long as the mausoleum faced the Yong'an Mausoleum of Zhao Kuangyin, the ancestor who had been occupied by the Wanyan family in the north, and the founding of the Song Dynasty in Kaifeng, they could revitalize the country and regain their homeland.

In layman's terms, it means to point your butt towards the enemy and stink the enemy to death.

Therefore, the imperial tombs of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty were not only shallow and fleshy, but also had a sunny back and a shady face.

You must know that all tombs face the south and face the north. (All our modern houses are also designed with negative yin and yang in mind, facing north and south. This has been a truth that has not changed for thousands of years, but the Southern Song Dynasty insisted on doing the opposite.)
After Zhao Yurui ascended the throne, he had been looking for excuses to move to the imperial mausoleum, because he did not want to be left behind in the future after his death.

Zhao Yurui asked at this time: "Where are the auspicious points chosen by your ancestors Cai Yuanding and Zhu Xi?"

"Xin'an River Basin."

The Xin'an River originates from Huizhou, Anhui (now Huangshan), flows east into the west of Zhejiang Province, passes through Chun'an to Jiande, and joins the Lanjiang River to become the main stream of the Qiantang River, the Tongjiang Section and the Fuchun River Section. It flows into the Qiantang River from the northeast and is the main source of the Qiantang River.The main stream is 373 kilometers long and the drainage area is more than 1.1 square kilometers.

"Do you know the specific location?"

Cai Modao said that he didn't remember it, but he could go back and look for it. There should be records in his grandfather's legacy.

But it is a pity that there is no record in Cai Yuanding's books, and there is no record in Zhu Xi's family.

So Zhao Yurui planned to ask Cai Mo and Lai Wenjun to find an auspicious point and then move the imperial tomb.

The day before Lai Wenjun left Lin'an, Zhao Yurui asked him: "In your opinion, if the Song Dynasty wants to re-elect the capital, which one is better?"

Lai Wenjun and Cai Mo almost said in unison: "Hebei is in the middle of heaven and earth, which is a great Feng Shui."

This sentence is a famous saying of Zhu Xi's time. This Yidu probably refers to the vicinity of Yanjing (later Beijing) in the Jin Kingdom.

Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, later built his own imperial mausoleum here. He was probably also influenced by Zhu Xi's words.

Both of them suggested choosing a capital near Yanjing.

But now Yanjing is under Mongolian control.

Zhao Yurui couldn't help but exclaimed, "Jidu is in the middle of heaven and earth, which is really good for Feng Shui."

It is indeed the first choice in the capital.

Of course, Zhao Yurui cannot trust the push back plan now, and has to overturn the push back plan. Moreover, he wants to use Lai Wenjun to promote the change of the imperial tombs and the relocation of the capital of the Song Dynasty.

That's a good excuse.
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On the Rushui River outside the east gate of Caizhou City, people and horses were noisy and boats were flowing.

A large number of people, horses, ships and supplies are gathering by the Rushui River.

When the Song army took advantage of Caizhou to jointly attack the mines last year, they took advantage of the situation and captured Caizhou. This was the first city in the Jin Kingdom that was captured by the Song army.

At that time, Li Liang, Zhou Yong, and Zheng Youcai in the Jin army were working as civilian husbands in the Song army. Later, they all surrendered to the Song army and changed from Jin people to Song people. After the three returned to Caizhou, every household was He was divided into ten acres of land, and from then on he was determined to work for the Song Dynasty.

After returning to Caizhou, the Song Army organized a wave of surrender training in Caizhou for half a year. At the same time, it recruited new soldiers in various states in the Central Plains and the former Jin Kingdom.

When the Song army entered the Central Plains, every time they entered a city, they first confiscated the land of the powerful local landlords, and then when recruiting new soldiers, each household was given five acres.

Followers gathered for a while, and in less than a month, [-] new soldiers were recruited in more than ten states including Caizhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Xinyang, and Guide.

Zhao Yurui only paid for the more than 100 million acres of land he had just inspected. He captured the entire Jin Kingdom and occupied tens of millions of acres of new land, which was just a drop in the bucket.

The Song Army later put the [-] recruits in Caizhou, Chenzhou, and Guangzhou for training for half a year.

Half a year later, Li Liang, Zhou Yong, and Zheng Youcai changed their identities and became officers of the Song Army. Li Liang was the deputy chief, and Zhou Yong and Zheng Youcai were the corps commanders. Most of their subordinates were new soldiers, and there were a small number of former Jin Dynasty and Han troops. veteran.

When the three of them were in the Kingdom of Jin, Zhou Yong was Li Liang's superior. Now he has turned around and Li Liang has become Zhou Yong's superior. There is no way. Li Liang is said to be able to read dozens of characters, while Zhou Yong cannot read a single big character. Li Liang can understand a small number of military orders. And he was willing to take the initiative to learn later, which is something Zhou Yong cannot compare to.

In mid-July, Caizhou established the Liaodong Dusi and Changchun Army, with a total of three armies and more than 9000 people.

Li Liang was the deputy chief of the three capitals of Changchun's first army, one general, infantry battalion and four commanders.

Zhou Yong and Zheng Youcai were both captains of the army in the capital.

Among the more than 9000 people in the unit, most of the officers are former Song Army officers, a small number of former Jin Army soldiers surrendered, [-]% of the ordinary sergeants are Jin soldiers who surrendered from the Han Army, most of them are new soldiers, and the majority of the artillery battalions are from the Song Army. , a small number of recruits.

Early in the morning on July [-]th, a carriage passed through the east gate of Caizhou City and arrived at the Rushui River.

The riverside has long been overcrowded, and there are people and horses everywhere.

Fortunately, there were flags placed high everywhere at the scene, with different numbers written on them. Li Liang drove a carriage and quickly came to one side.

There is a big flag on the shore here with 1-1-4 written on it, which represents one army, one general and four battalions.

"嚅" Li Liang gently pulled the carriage down, and then jumped off the carriage after it stopped.

"Li Liang." Zhou Yong and Zheng Youcai had arrived long ago, and they also brought people to greet them.

"Damn it, you guys are so early." Li Liang scolded with a smile, turned around and pulled up the car curtain, and a woman got out of the car. She was his mother-in-law.

Then two children were connected, Li Liang's ten-year-old son and six-year-old daughter.

"Sister-in-law is here." Zhou Yong and Zheng Youcai took the two children with a smile, looking envious.

This time, it was said that Changchun City would be built for a minimum of five years. Those above the rank of corps commander could bring their families, while those below the rank of corps commander could not bring their families, but they could come back once a year.

Li Liang still has his parents at home. This time he took his mother-in-law and children directly with him. The whole family of five went to Changchun City. The fields at home were handed over to his parents. If there was not enough manpower, neighbors could be asked to help.

Li Liang is now the deputy head of the capital and is paid eight guans per month. According to his request, the court gives his parents five guans per month. He only gets three guans in Changchun City because he has food and accommodation in Changchun City. It cost nothing and could be adjusted at any time, leaving his parents with extra money to hire help at home.

Although Zhou Yong and Zheng Youcai cannot bring their family members with them, they can go home once a year, which is quite satisfying.

After joining the Song Army, there was no shortage of monthly salary and good food. The monthly salary of the two of them was originally five guan. Like Li Liang, each of them requested to receive two guan in Changchun and give the other three guan to his family.

This kind of treatment was unmatched by the Jin Kingdom before.

You can go home once a year. The journey from Caizhou to Changchun is about one or two thousand miles, but you can take a boat all the way. The court will provide ships for your return home in the future, and you will have two months' leave each time you go home.

This is the treatment of their lower-level officers, and ordinary sergeants do not have such treatment.

The imperial court dispatched [-] troops to Changchun this time, of which about [-] were new recruits. Ordinary sergeants would stay for five years, and they could be rotated back in batches after five years. Of course, if they were promoted to officers, they could go home on vacation.

At this time, several recruits were helping Li Liang's family move their luggage to a boat on the river.

Several of the recruits looked young, in their 20s.

One of them is Li Liang's nephew, named Li Bin.

"Uncle, we have to stay for five years before we can go home. Isn't that too long?"

"Bah!" Li Liang slapped him on the back of the head: "When you asked the imperial court for five acres of prime land, why didn't you say it was long?"

"Why didn't you say more when your mother took twenty guans to settle down?"

"Hehe" Li Bin laughed dryly: "My mother is still waiting for me to go back and get a wife."

"Isn't it over now?" Li Liang said: "Just think about your past, when you were a poor bachelor with no land and no money, which girl would be willing to marry you."

"Now that you have land and money, as long as you serve as a soldier for five years, and when you come back from rotation, you will be able to marry a good wife who will be more beautiful than you."

According to the current policy of the Song Army, after five years, they can be transferred back to their place of origin to serve as soldiers.

Another recruit next to him shouted: "It's only enough money for one month. It's not enough to spend. You won't be able to save much in five years."

"Ba" Li Liang went up and thought: "There is no place to spend money in the camp. There is food, shelter and clothing. I have been a Song Army soldier for more than half a year and haven't spent a penny." "Besides, you guys." Will I be a soldier all my life? I was still a soldier half a year ago. If I perform a meritorious service, it will make a loud noise when it rises."

"Just like what my commander said, people must have ideals, be motivated, and don't want to be a general's soldier - what is it called -" Li Liang forgot in the middle of the sentence.

Zhou Yong smiled and said: "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier."

"Yes, that's it. You all have to remember this for me. You will all become generals in the future. We in Caizhou can also produce generals."

Several recruits looked at Li Liang with admiration, as if Li Liang had become a general.

That day, they hurriedly moved Li Liang's belongings to the ship, and then boarded the ship one after another.

Li Liang's battalion boarded a boat from the Rushui River in Caizhou and took a boat all the way to Fengyang. The total journey was more than 500 miles. Their boat took two days and one night to arrive. They rested briefly in Fengyang, replenished some supplies, and then passed through Fengyang. It takes another two days and two nights from Chuzhou to Haizhou (Lianyungang).

After arriving in Haizhou, they rested for another day and needed to change to a sea ship. Li Liang took a few old brothers ashore to take a look. The east coast of Haizhou was covered with ships. Some came from other places in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River. From Zhejiang.

Many ships carry various supplies.

Looking at the thousands of various ships on the sea, Li Liang really felt that the national power of the Song Dynasty was so terrifying.

After they changed ships, Li Liang went to Pontus Dutou and learned how to read from him humbly.

Dutou was originally from the Song Army. He had been in the army for several years and was more literate than Li Liang. Because he had talked with Li Liang, he was quite willing to teach him how to read.

According to Dutou, after arriving in Changchun, those who are willing to learn literacy will have special teachers to take classes. The army of the Song Dynasty has been like this since last year. Literacy is not compulsory. Those who are willing can learn it, but in the future, except for promotions, In addition to meritorious service, priority will be given to those who are more literate.

Everyone stayed in Haizhou for two days, mainly because a large number of people needed to change ships and receive various supplies.

In late July, the fleet began to cross the sea, crossing the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea directly to Goryeo's Yalu River, and from the Yalu River to Yiju controlled by the Song Army.

The Song army borrowed several states in Goryeo, and Yizhou was on the edge of the Yalu River.

The fleet arrived directly at the Yalu River, a journey of more than 600 miles.

The triangular sailing ship used by the Song Army was much faster than before, and there was a favorable wind when it arrived, so it took five days.

From Caizhou to Yizhou, including the rest time in between, the Song Army only took twelve days.

It is still about a thousand miles to the Changchun City designated by Zhao Yurui. You can take the land route first, then the sea route, and then the land route again, which will take more time.

You can also go all overland.

The Song army was divided into two waves. Part of the baggage and a large amount of supplies were sent directly from Haeju, bypassing the Korean Peninsula, and the whole journey was by sea to Haesamwei.

This journey is about 3000 miles, and the whole journey is on the sea. The Song Army's ship takes about fifteen to 20 days.

Then take the land route to Changchun City, about five hundred miles.

Li Liang and the others didn't have much baggage, they were all riding on foot.

So Li Liang's battalion took the land route.

The whole battalion plus some family members numbered less than 600 people. They had nearly a thousand horses and mules and a dozen carriages, and all the infantry could ride horses or mules.

Of course, since the only sentinels in their camp are considered cavalry, most of the horses are transport horses, not war horses.

They crossed the Yalu River from Yizhou and passed through Tonghua, Baishan and Dunhua in later generations, walking sixty or seventy miles every day.

More than ten days later, they finally arrived at the Changchun City designated by Zhao Yurui.

Zhao Yurui pointed with his finger, and Changchun City had changed its location to Ning'an City in later generations.

Before Li Liang and others arrived, officials from the Ministry of Industry had already selected the city site.

Changchun City was built on the northwest corner of the Mudan River and intersecting with the Jingbo Canyon.

The planned Changchun City has the Mudan River to the north, which is integrated with the moat, and Jingbo Lake to the west. The two directions are natural defense lines. The city wall is more than 20 miles long. The population is expected to reach 50 in ten years.

The temperature here is also quite good, with the average temperature throughout the year ranging from minus one degree to eleven degrees.

The lowest temperature is about minus [-] degrees Celsius, and the highest temperature is about [-] degrees Celsius. It is not very cold, nor is it very hot.

There is another famous place here in later generations, which is Ninggu Pagoda.

This is one of the ancestral residences of the Manchus in later generations. It was the land of Northern Woju in the Han and Jin Dynasties, Wuji in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and it was called Mohe in the early Sui Dynasty.

It was true that Emperor Li told the emperor that day that it was a wild and cold place. In the past, this place was truly uninhabited for miles or even dozens of miles.

After the founding of Dongxia, the surrounding areas gained popularity, and a large number of local savages who looked like wild Jurchens gathered under the banner of Dongxia.

Now that Eastern Xia was pacified by the Song Dynasty, the entire population was captured and gathered together by the Song army.

Li Liang and the others went to Daqinggou in the southeast of Jingbo Lake to set up camp that day. When they arrived at the scene, they found that the scene was crowded with people, and many people were working.

Li Liang followed Dutou and met with a Song Army officer at the scene. The two sides had a conversation, and Li Liang came back happily.

"Song Army - Our army captured Beijing half a month ago and captured Pu Xian Wannu alive. It won't take long for the Eastern Xia Kingdom to be finished."

This guy has been a Song Jun for more than half a year, and he often forgets to change his tune. After all, he has been a Jin man for 30 to [-] years, so he feels a little uncomfortable for a while.

The main force of the Eastern Xia Kingdom has been crippled by the Song Army. Although some small towns are still resisting, they will be pacified by the Song Army in a short time.

Zhou Yong and Zheng Youcai all gathered around to ask about the situation.

Li Liang said that the Song army did not attack by force, but surrounded the city for several months. After the city ran out of ammunition and food, civil strife broke out and then the city was breached. After the city was breached, the Dongxia people resisted fiercely and were killed. There were so many. In the end, the Song army gathered [-] surrendered troops and tens of thousands of civilians.

This accounts for almost half of the Dongxia people.

The surrendered soldiers were unwilling to follow the Song army, but Lu Wende did not kill them. He tied their feet with iron chains and forced them to build the city.

At this time, there were many Dongxia people, both men and women, by Jingbo Lake. They were preparing materials for building the city, digging and transporting huge rocks and cutting wood.

There are also people who are helping Song Jun build temporary houses.

After Li Liang and others arrived, they first built a house for themselves, and then participated in farming.

After the Song army arrived, they mainly settled in the fields and then trained in their free time.

The people of Dongxia will mainly prepare materials for city construction, and also help with mining, building factories, and building roads.

They focused on farming and building housing in the early stage. After they were able to be self-sufficient and had housing, they would then go all out to build the city.

Li Liang and the others first lived in tents and then began to build houses.

Construction was slow at first, with insufficient tools and craftsmen, and farming was still required.

About half a month later, tools and craftsmen gradually came ashore from the east and arrived at Changchun City.

There were more and more craftsmen and tools, and after two and a half months, all the barracks of Li Liang's camp were built.

At this time, they worked hard to farm. In the early stage, they mainly focused on clearing wasteland, plowing land, and building water conservancy ditches.

The area near Changchun City was overcrowded. By the end of December, 6 Song troops had arrived. Including craftsmen, some family members, and officials, there were nearly [-] Song troops on site.

Lu Wende's soldiers and horses successively pacified various parts of the Eastern Xia, and captured more than 6 Eastern Xia soldiers and civilians. Almost the entire surviving population of the Eastern Xia was concentrated near Changchun City to help.

Half of them are preparing for city construction and other matters, and half are building roads.

The imperial court expanded two roads, one going south to Uiju and the Yalu River, and one going east to the seaside Haesamwe.

Both of these two lines are hundreds of miles long, and it is estimated that it will take several years to fully repair them.

Li Liang and the others have been here for four months. Not a single stone has been built in the Spring of the Great Wall, but there are a large number of stone bricks and wood piled around. The officials and craftsmen of the imperial court are planning and marking the lines every day, and the preliminary work is very serious.

After entering December, the local weather cooled down, with low temperatures reaching subzero, and Li Liang and his battalion's farming missions were basically completed.

They have a total camp of 500 people, and each person is required to farm [-] acres. The entire camp is [-] acres.

The fields they were assigned were not far from Jingbo Lake. Some of the fields originally belonged to Dongxia people. The difficulty was relatively small. After a little plowing and leveling, [-] acres were completed in two months. The rest are basically the same. Water conservancy facilities are being built.

The Dongxia people did not know how to use water tools and did not have waterwheels. After the Song army came, they vigorously built waterwheels and dug ditches. The quality of the grain fields produced in this way was far superior to that of the Dongxia people.

In later generations, there were more than 200 million acres of farmland near here, mainly growing corn and other crops. Only about 30 acres of rice were planted.

But now there is no corn and corn, so Song Jun planted rice and wheat here, similar to Jiangnan.

Throughout August to December, a large number of horse-drawn carriages, resources, grain and people came one after another from the east and south directions.

The east side was supported by the Koryo people from the sea. The Song court exchanged sugar, silk, copper coins, etc. for the Koryo people's food and civilians, including cattle, sheep, and chickens.

By the end of December, another [-] civilians came to Goryeo to build cities and roads specifically for the Song people.

At the end of December, after more than half a year of preparations, the Song army finally began to build the city. However, at this time, Li Liang and the others received a transfer order.

Their army of more than 3000 people will go five hundred miles east to the capital of the former Dongxia Kingdom, now renamed Haisan City.

Haisan City is one hundred miles north of Haisanwei and five hundred miles away from Changchun City.

After the fall of the Eastern Xia Kingdom, Zhao Yurui changed its name to Haisan City and established it as a military garrison.

Li Liang and the others set off again with the army. A few days later, in a heavy snowfall, they arrived at Haisan City with difficulty.

It's much colder here than Changchun City, and it's only a few hundred miles away.

Fortunately, this place was originally the capital of the Eastern Xia Kingdom. Although the city is small, it has everything inside.

At this time, there were [-] Korean civilians in the city who had just arrived, and more than [-] people including Li Liang, Liaodong's Changchun Army and their family members.

The Korean civilians are still building roads here, strengthening Haisam City, and opening up the road from Haisam City to Haisamwei. After all the projects are completed, they can go back to Korea if they want. Those who want to stay can also stay, but stay Must be a military householder.

In addition, the Song Army still has more than 1000 naval forces in Haisanwei. The two sides are very close and can support each other at any time.

At the end of the eighth year of Baoqing, the Song Dynasty, under Zhao Yurui's plan, had occupied the territory of the Eastern Xia Kingdom and controlled the alleys near Haisanwei. The Song Dynasty's military front was close to the Changchun City of later generations, and it was not far from northeastern Mongolia. Far.

In the next 20 years, as long as a few more cities are built to the northeast, we will soon be able to border northeastern Mongolia.

(End of this chapter)