The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 103: Kaifeng War Disaster [Please order first]

After the imperial court adjusted the defense deployment of the entire Song Dynasty, Fan Qiong was the first general to rush to Kaifeng City to deploy defenses.

He led more than [-] horse troops from Jingdong Road and stationed them southwest of Kaifeng City.

When he arrived in Kaifeng City, Fan Qiong made friends with court officials everywhere. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, it didn't take long for him to get attached to Li Bangyan, and he praised Li Bangyan's shrewd way of doing things. He often talked with others after drinking. He said: "Cai Jing and Tong Guan have both passed away. Now I still have to look at Li Bangyan."

The reason why Fan Qiong admired Li Bangyan so much was because Fan Qiong felt that throughout the court, the only one who could prosper under the rule of Emperor Daojun and be equally favored under the rule of the new emperor was Li Bangyan. .

Once the middle-level military generals of the Song Dynasty got attached to the top civil servants, their whole spirit would be different.

Such as Fan Qiong!

All day long, he either followed Li Bangyan and waited for his orders, or spent a lot of money on drunken prostitutes in the streets outside Dongjiaolou.

As for money, Fan Qiong is also a wise owner of money.

Know how to maximize the use of the resources you have.

Through the officials who surrounded Li Bangyan, I got to know Gao Qiu: "The last general also wants to do his best to repair the outer city."

Gao Qiu originally wanted to refuse, but he couldn't resist Fan Qiong's generous offer. After much deliberation, he gave Fan Qiong the work of sand, gravel and clay, and made three rules: "You can't be short of something, and you can't be inferior. Soldiers who have been trained in the cavalry army must not be allowed to work."

Fan Qiong didn't think there was anything wrong with the first two points. He didn't dare to cheat on such a major city defense matter.

The soldiers participating in the training are just not allowed to dig sand, gravel and clay. Is it possible to let them dig it themselves?

After thinking about it again and again, an idea suddenly struck: "It would be better if I didn't join the training!"

So the cavalry army of more than [-] people went to dig sand and mud beside the Bian River during the day, mixed some loess and made clay, and then sent it to the reinforcement site of the outer city wall on the west side and delivered it to the workers. Each cart could earn Two dollars.

This team of more than [-] people makes huge profits every day.

Fan Qiong didn't bother to search, and paid daily settlements to the cavalry soldiers who were working.

These horse soldiers already have a lot of salary, and with the extra income from side jobs, they flock to Kaifeng City in the evening, hang out on railings, listen to music, drink and have sex with prostitutes.

The team that came later couldn't help but be envious when they saw that Fan Qiong's cavalry troops were so dashing.

Some generals with more flexible minds also went to Gao Qiu in the same way, hoping to get some work. They put filial money in front of Gao Qiu. Gao Qiu was greedy, but Gao Qiu did not dare to accept it. If this was done by the officials I know, I really can't save my head.

So Gao Qiu simply complained of illness and thanked guests behind closed doors.

These generals had no way to seek wealth, and the soldiers under their command saw Fan Qiong's horsemen having fun every day, and they were very dissatisfied: "Look at other people's generals, drinking wine, eating meat and sleeping with women with their brothers, look again The general we follow looks like a bear."

At first it was just a complaint from some good-hearted people in the military, but once this atmosphere spread, it became more intense.

In order to maintain their prestige, these generals actually made crooked ideas.

Some applied to the Ministry of War for new weapons and armor on the grounds of training battle losses. After receiving them, they allowed their soldiers to sell them to some brave blacksmiths in the city.

Some are looking for chambers of commerce in Kaifeng City to see if there are any opportunities to cooperate and make money.

Some of them even lowered their prices and asked their trusted soldiers to change into civilian clothes and go to work for some wealthy businessmen doing house repairs and cargo transportation.

When they get money, these generals get a large share, and the soldiers who work get a small share.

After that, Kaifeng makes money and spends money, and you won’t take a penny home.Not to mention, business in Kaifeng City was surprisingly good for a while. In addition to legal businesses such as teahouses, wine shops, hook-up houses, and brothels, even prostitutes who usually had a bleak business were full of patrons during this period.

Kaifeng city is full of prosperity!
If that was the case, it was unlikely that the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, and Zhao Fujin himself would notice anything strange. After all, they couldn't hang out in the market and keep an eye on these things all day long.

What happened was that this group of soldiers with strong hormones, once drunk, felt that the entire city of Kaifeng belonged to them.

Either the prostitutes refused to pay, or they drank and smashed the restaurant, or even two waves of soldiers belonging to different clans fought each other in the street.

The most ruthless ones are some idiots who, after getting drunk, go straight to the Jiaofang Division, clamoring to get the ladies of the Jiaofang Division to give us a price: "Don't pretend to be innocent for us, we guys are rich and can afford to play!" "

Where is Jiaofangsi?
It was not a place similar to a brothel or a brothel in later novels, nor was it a place where the family members of criminals sold themselves to seek their lives.

But a proper civil servant of the Song Dynasty.

Its functions are equivalent to the cultural troupe + state banquet etiquette team of later generations.

Responsible for royal rituals and music, and participating in large-scale sacrifices. It is the most important functional department of the Ministry of Rites, one of the six departments.

Not to mention these ruffians, even a dissolute man like Li Bangyan did not have the courage to do some shameful things with the ladies of the Jiaofang Division. This was a serious crime in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and could range from dismissal from office to exile.

Of course, in the hands of the group of people named Zhu, it would be a different story.

After this incident broke out, Kaifeng Mansion continued to complain all day long. Zongze also served as the minister of the Ministry of War. Only then did Zhong Shidao find Zhong Shidao to discuss it. Zhong Shidao looked at these complaints and everyone was dumbfounded. He had been in the army all year round. The Western Army leads the army, and the Western Army has strict military discipline. It cannot be said that such things do not happen, but they are rare. Just arrest a few people and enforce military law.

Have you ever seen so many soldiers and gangsters?

The two were in a dilemma when Zhang Shuye, who had served as the Minister of Rites, came to the door again: "How audacious! How audacious!"

Faced with such a military disaster, the three of them did not dare to specialize, so they decided to lay off some of the soldiers and send them to their respective places.

It happened that Zhao Fujin asked each government office to submit a letter. The three of them gathered around the stove to make tea and discussed it all night before jointly signing the letter.

Now that we have Zhao Fujin's clear decree, we can go ahead and implement it to uphold military discipline and national laws.

"The officials say that some people should be educated and some should be killed. Let's take a look at the two ministers, which ones should be educated and which ones should be killed?"

Zongze pushed a list in front of Zhong Shidao and Zhang Shuye.

On the list are the twelve teams with the most complaints in Kaifeng Prefecture, including Fan Qiong's Jingdong Road Horse Army, some Jinghu Road Forbidden Army, and more of the Xiang Army from various places.

"When the wind blows, Fan Qiong is the one causing the trouble. This person should be punished!" Zhong Shidao clicked Fan Qiong's name.

Zongze felt something was wrong: "We still need to be cautious. First of all, Fan Qiong led more than [-] strong horse troops. These horse troops followed Fan Qiong to suppress the Jingdong Road Uprising during the Xuanhe period, and later followed Fan Qiong to fight in many places to suppress bandits. Secondly, Fan Qiong and Mr. Li have an unusual relationship."

Only then did Zhong Shidao remember that Fan Qiong was with Li Bangyan at the market outside Longde Palace that day.

To be able to bring a foreign general into the inner palace, the relationship between these two people is indeed extraordinary.

"The persimmon still needs to be softened, so let's take action on these Xiang troops. Even if a mutiny is provoked and the Xiang troops are weak, the Imperial Guards in front of my palace can suppress it."

Zhang Shuye pointed to the names of the generals of the Xiang army.

Zongze and Zhong Shidao had no objection to this proposal: "Where to kill? How to kill?"

(End of this chapter)