At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 291 The Song Emperor personally conquered
"Looking at the Central Plains in the distance, there are many cities outside the barren smoke. I think back then, flowers covered willows, phoenix towers and dragon pavilions. In front of Longevity Mountain, there are pearls and emeralds, and there are singing and dancing in Penghu Hall. Up to now, iron cavalry is full of suburbs, and the wind and dust are haunting evil.

The soldiers are safe and the edge is strong.The people are safe and the gullies are filled.Sigh that the country remains the same, thousands of villages are scattered.When will I ask for a tassel to carry a sharp brigade and cross the Qinghe River and Luo River with a whip?But he came back and continued his tour of Hanyang, riding a yellow crane! "

After Yue Fei finished singing "The River is Red and Climbs the Yellow Crane Tower", the soldiers shouted: "Today, I'm going to ask the Taoist Brigade to cross the Qinghe River and Luo River with a whip!"

On the city wall, Zhao Shi watched the vanguard board the boat and cross the river. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Morale can be used. We will conquer the old capital when we go there."

"Your Majesty comes to the front line in person, why don't the armies fight to the death?" Li Tingzhi said: "Just forget that Your Majesty puts the country as the most important thing, don't take risks."

"Don't worry, Chief Assistant, I won't take any risks." Zhao Shi agreed.

At this time, Empress Dowager Yang took Empress Liu to the city wall.

"Why are you here?" Zhao Shidao said.

"I'll give you some summer clothes." Mrs. Yang took the suitcase from Mrs. Liu and said, "It's already February. I think I'll be out in the summer, so I'll bring some short coats first."

Zhao Shi signaled Wen Fosheng to accept it and said, "Don't worry, Madam, we may not be able to come back before the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"I hope so." Yang looked at Zhao Shi carefully for a while and then said, "In the blink of an eye, His Majesty has become so heroic."

"It's not like my mother-in-law gave birth to a good child." As soon as the emperor said this, everyone laughed.

After finishing the gossip, the Chinese army was ready to set off.

Zhao Shi paid his respects to Mr. Yang and said, "Mother, take care, and wait for the good news when the child is returned."

Yang waved her hand and said, "Go ahead. I'll take care of the government for you, so don't worry."

"The child is gone." Zhao Shi stood up.

The ministers bowed down and said: "I send you your majesty's greetings. I hope your majesty will be victorious and conquer the old capital as soon as possible."

Zhao Shi said: "Everything big and small in the court is done by Qing and others. It's time to do your work."

Everyone replied: "I will do my duty and live up to your majesty's trust."

"Everything is complicated, please come back." Zhao Shi turned around and went downstairs.

At the foot of the city, three thousand soldiers of the Chinese army bowed down and said: "Greetings to Your Majesty, long live my emperor."

"Ping Sheng." Zhao Shi waited for everyone to get up and said: "Let's go, take Kaifeng and restore the old capital!"

"Capture Kaifeng~Restore the old capital~" All the troops shouted three times and stopped at the same time.

"Let's go~" Zhao Shi got on his horse and took the lead to walk out of the city.

"Let's go~" The whole army set off one by one with the shouts of the ordering soldiers and generals.

The Chinese army has three thousand and is the best-equipped unit in the entire army.

Two thousand musketeers, all with flintlock rifles, and a thousand grenadiers, with fist-sized iron knots hanging from their waists.

Grenades, serious grenades.

For hair extensions, you can use it regardless of the weather or geography, no matter it is windy or raining.

Of course, due to technical reasons, the output of nitrocellulose and mercury nitrate is not large, and only the emperor's army is equipped with it, but in time, it must be popularized by the entire army.

After a while, the whole army arrived at the riverside dock, and everyone got on the boat one by one.

This ship is a newly designed ship with a more slender body. It only has cannons at the front and rear, but there are eighteen pairs of oars underneath. It is officially called a fast oar, and among the people, it is called a centipede ship.

Just because the emperor was on board, the sailors did not dare to use all their strength to avoid danger.

"If rowing at full speed is dangerous, I will ask you how you trained! Come on, go at full speed!" Zhao Shi shouted.

"Your Majesty's order, move forward at full speed!"

"Full speed ahead!" the general shouted, and the sailors exerted all their strength, and the ship jumped forward.

Wen Fosheng was unprepared and fell backwards. Fortunately, Zhao had quick eyesight and quick hands and pulled him out, otherwise he would have fallen down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wen Fosheng said with lingering fear: "If I hadn't been rescued by Your Majesty, I would have fallen into the water."

Zhao Shi smiled and said: "No, even if you fall into the water, you can still fish him out."

It is impossible to fall into the water. There are personal guards nearby, so it is impossible for the emperor's entourage to fall into the water.

When Wen Daosheng got old, he was sent to other places and became the secretary of the Governor-General's Office of the Japanese Kingdom. Wen Fusheng happened to be in his prime, so he came to take over.

Everyone inside and outside the government said that Mr. Wen was deeply favored, but no one said that it should not be done.

Of course, Li Tingzhi, Chen Yizhong and others also wanted to do this. However, their sons were too old and were sent to other places as officials, so they were not suitable to be the emperor's personal followers.

In vain.

After crossing the river, the army landed in Zhenzhou.

I think back when the Yuan army besieged Yangzhou, Zhenzhou was considered a war zone and was beaten to pieces. Now, there are no traces of the war in Zhenzhou.

Because the emperor had given the order in advance, the officials of Zhenzhou did not dare to come to greet him, but they came up with a workaround - informing the people that the emperor was passing through.

Therefore, there were dense crowds of people on both sides of the road, and there were even a few elderly people standing on crutches.

"Your Majesty, they are all over seventy years old. How should we deal with them?" Lu Ming, the head of the personal guard group, asked.

"Please come and talk." The emperor said helplessly.

Lao Wu Lao, as well as people in their 70s, do not need to salute when they meet the emperor, so they were already supported before they could bow down.

"I am leading the northern expedition and crossing the border. I really don't want to disturb the people." Zhao Shi said.

"Your Majesty is so kind, and we, the common people, have nothing to repay. We only collected some food and grass, and sent three thousand men to help. If your Majesty needs a civilian husband, just ask, and everyone in Zhenzhou will be willing to help." The people's representative said.

"Thank you, father. I am very grateful for your kindness." Zhao Shi thanked you.

It was all just talk, but the emperor also saw the true feelings of the people.

All I can say is that all these years of hard work have paid off.

Because of Zhenzhou's lesson, the emperor issued a new order prohibiting all localities from notifying the people to welcome him and send him off.

All the officials along the way sighed, regretting that they had lost a great opportunity to flatter him.

Does the emperor need to flatter him?
It's okay if you don't want it at all.

Of course, the emperor did not just bury his head in the road and ignore the problem. When encountering people on the road, he should give way. But if the officers and soldiers are treated like tigers and wolves, then there must be something wrong with the local officials.

The officers and soldiers are strictly disciplined. There are military discipline inspections in the army, and the local government also has the responsibility of supervision. It stands to reason that they are not afraid of the officers and soldiers. If this happens, it can only be that the local officials abuse the people.

It is impossible for the emperor to roll up his sleeves and perform a drama of eliminating harm for the people, but it is certain that an order will be sent to the Ministry of Personnel and the Yushitai.

This is to leave some dignity for the ministers, otherwise the Ministry of Personnel, the Yushitai and even the cabinet will feel unable to do their jobs.

With the emperor's instructions, everyone in the court will definitely investigate to the end and will never let go of an official who harms the people.

Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and in mid-February, the army arrived at the border of Chenzhou.

This is where Marshal Jiang Cai's residence is located, as well as the army's logistics base and the starting point for the attack.

Although the emperor made it clear that he would not interfere with the command, Jiang Cai still summoned the generals to report the attack plan to the emperor.

(End of this chapter)