Great Song Pirate

Chapter 625 Student Leader
After Chen Dong was seated, he exchanged pleasantries with Xu Yi, and praised Xu Yi's feat of leading the army to the hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin. The purpose of this trip is said to be ordered by the emperor, and I came here to announce the decree to Xu Yi, hoping that Xu Yi can accept the imperial court's bestowal of an official.

Xu Yi talked absurdly at first, but when he heard Chen Dong mentioning the announcement, he immediately stopped Chen Dong, and Xu Yi said very resolutely: "Thank you, Mr. Chen! Your Majesty's kindness is appreciated by the people, but I'm just a commoner." The reason why the people rose up and came to conquer the Kingdom of Jin was only to do a little bit for the people of the Song Dynasty. He never thought that one day he would be promoted to a noble, and he never had the heart to seek wealth and glory. We know that we are not talented enough to take on such a big task, and now we are fighting fiercely with the Kingdom of Jin, just to buy some time for the court, so that the current emperor can revive the court, and take the storm for the Great Song Dynasty, as long as the emperor leads The soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty repelled the Kingdom of Jin, and at that time Xu will be disarmed and returned to the field. As for the kindness of the Holy Majesty, Xu can't bear it, so I ask Master Chen to bring the imperial decree back to the Holy Majesty, and never give Xu any more gifts official!"

After Chen Dong heard this, he knew that Xu Yi had made up his mind, but he couldn't see that Xu Yi was dissatisfied with the commander who appointed him as the emperor, and he didn't dare to be too firm. He just persuaded Xu Yi again, but They were all declined by Xu Yi repeatedly, so knowing that the imperial decree in his arms seemed to be unable to be handed over to Xu Yi, he had to give up.

Seeing Chen Dong's dejected expression, Xu Yi said some polite words, and ordered someone to host a banquet for Chen Dong, and invited Yang Zaixing, Gao Jun and others to sit with him. It is simple, and there are no programs such as beauties performing dances. It seems very frugal and has no sense of luxury. Compared with the banquets held between officials of the Song Dynasty, it is simply shabby, so they are even more impressed by the Fubo army. point.

After the banquet, Xu Yi and Chen Dong talked about the situation in Bianliang, Tokyo, and learned that Zhao Xu was very diligent after he came to the throne, and also confirmed that Zhao Xu was indeed very resolute in resisting gold, and he was quite like a generation of Mingjun. Feng Fan, he was relieved, he was afraid that he would fight desperately in this place with the Jin people, and after Zhao Xu ascended the throne, he would follow in Zhao Gou's footsteps and become a runaway emperor again, then he would be completely If he is too busy, all his hard work will be in vain, but now it seems that he no longer has to worry about this matter. As long as Zhao Xu is not an idiot, given time, Song Zhongxing may not be It was an illusion, so he casually said some suggestions for the imperial court's administration.

It contains a lot of bad policies related to the Song Dynasty's decrees, as well as many related solutions proposed by Xu Yi himself. I was greatly shocked by the knowledge, because the solutions proposed by Xu Yi based on the knowledge of later generations were too novel for an ancient man like Chen Dong, so Chen Dong immediately dropped the matter of the declaration and had a long talk with Xu Yi After getting up, after some chatting, Xu Yi's insight made him even more impressed. He secretly thought that such a talented person turned into a pirate instead of being used by the court. It is really a pity for the Song Dynasty!

After thinking over and over again, Chen Dong mentioned the matter of conferring an official again. He simply informed Xu Yi of the disputes caused by the fact that the emperor wanted to reward Xu Yi's official position. A commander of the capital is really a bit too low, and said that after returning this time, he must report to the Holy Majesty to find a suitable official position for Xu Yi.

Xu Yi was surprised when he heard that Huang Qianshan was demoted from the capital by Zhao Xu because of obstructing him from being appointed an official. It’s just that he’s not as famous as Qin Hui. Unexpectedly, because he just prevented Zhao Xu from appointing himself an official, he ended up like this. He didn’t get the position of prime minister, and he was actually pissed off. It’s a pity that after the Song Dynasty It can be considered that there is one less disaster, and I can't help but feel lucky for Da Song.

But when he heard Chen Dong say that he wanted to speak for himself again and asked Zhao Xu to ask for a higher official position for himself, he laughed, shook his head repeatedly, and said that he would not let Chen Dong fight for these things for him. What's the relationship with Zhao Xu!Chen Dong definitely didn't know. Not only did he and Zhao Xu know each other for a long time, but they got along pretty well. Moreover, this time when Yiqing went to Bianliang to visit relatives, Zhao Xu probably knew that he was his brother-in-law soon. Does Chen Dong, a petty official, need to talk?He really doesn't like this official in the Song Dynasty, and he doesn't like to be an official, so what if he can be named a prince?So after Xu Yi thanked Chen Dong for his kindness, he declined him again.

Chen Dong really couldn't figure out why Xu Yi was so uninterested in being an official. You must know that there are few people in the world who don't want to be an official, but in Xu Yi's eyes, the official position of Song Dynasty seems to have no temptation for him at all. There was even a little bit of avoidance like a snake and a scorpion vaguely, which made Chen Dong confused.

During the conversation with Chen Dong, Xu Yi learned of the good show that Li Bo played at the head of Bianliang City. Shooting the golden soldiers with arrows caused heavy casualties to the courtiers and the royal family members. They were almost killed by Zhao Xu. Later, it was Chen Dongling's Taixue students who gathered a large number of people in the city to rescue Li Bo, with a wry smile on his face. Ever since Li Bo followed him, now he really doesn't pay attention to the officials of Song Dynasty and those relatives of the emperor. people!When Li Bo came back, he didn't mention these things to Xu Yi at all. Presumably Li Bo didn't want Xu Yi and the current emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Xu, to be unhappy because of this matter.

But after thinking about it, it was fortunate that he sent Li Bo to Bianliang to protect Zhao Xu. Otherwise, if Li Bo didn't take the lead in shooting arrows to block the enemy from the city, he might be tricked by the Jin army, and Bianliang in Tokyo would be destroyed. It's really over!If Zhao Xu was also captured by the Jin army in the city, then the Great Song Dynasty would probably be full of warlords and chaos, so how can the whole country fight against the Jin and rejuvenate the Great Song Dynasty!It seems that he unintentionally sent Li Bo to Bianliang, and made a contribution to the Song Dynasty. He has really become a key factor in changing history!
Xu Yi thanked Chen Dong repeatedly, thanking him for his righteous words and saving his subordinates. Chen Dong shook his head and said: "This is what we scholars should do. Those captured courtiers are said to be eating the salary of the Great Song Dynasty. , but when the Jin army was approaching the city, they ran away blindly, and ended up in such an end. How can you blame Captain Li for being rebellious? But I don’t know why General Xu thanked me? Could it be that the general knows Captain Li, Or is this Lieutenant Li's friend?" Dare Chen Dong just casually told Xu Yi this matter as an after-dinner conversation, and he didn't even know that Li Bo was Xu Yi's general.

Only then did Xu Yi realize that Chen Dong didn't know Li Bo's real identity at all, so he quickly covered it up and said, "Oh! I just heard about this, and I felt aggrieved by that Lieutenant Li. I admire you, so I thank you for Captain Li and the people of the world! Hehe!"

After listening to Xu Yi's words, Chen Dong didn't go into the details anymore, and talked to Xu Yi about the affairs of governing the world, especially about the conditions of the people he saw along the way when he came from Dalian Port this time. Ask Xu Yi how he got the support of the people here so quickly.

"It's very simple! The people in the world are similar everywhere. You must know that the poor are the most numerous people in the world. Their aspirations are actually very low. As long as there is a place to stand, there are fields, food to eat, and clothes to wear. Well, but such a small need is difficult to satisfy. Most of the soldiers in the Fubo Army are from poor people. We know that the people are not easy. After we got here, we killed the local nobles and some unscrupulous people. The big households confiscated their land and distributed it to the local poor families, so they quickly won their support. Otherwise, our soldiers and horses are not enough to deal with the hostility of the local people , how can you talk about confronting Jin Guo?" Xu Yi didn't hide it from Chen Dong, the locals knew about this kind of thing, so there was no need to hide it.

Chen Dong suddenly realized that Xu Yi's move was really powerful. He bought people's hearts with other people's things without any cost, and immediately won the support of the people here.So he didn't dare to underestimate Xu Yi any more.

In fact, Xu Yi also felt a little familiar with Chen Dong's name, as if he had heard his name somewhere, but he couldn't remember where he had heard or seen this Chen Dong's name. When talking about the fate of Huizong's eight thieves instead of the six thieves mentioned in history, after hearing that all these people had been killed or died unexpectedly, he suddenly remembered the origin of Chen Dong.

Xu Yi couldn't believe it. Today, he met another great person in history. This Chen Dong is not an ordinary person. Although this person has no official position in history, he is very famous. Don't think he is just a student of Taixue. Poor, but unwilling to be inferior to others, he is famous for his righteous words. In history, this person contacted a large number of Taixue students as a student. When the Jin soldiers attacked the Song Dynasty, he wrote to Qinzong to petition for the people, angrily denouncing Tong Guan, Cai Jing and other six thieves , Later, with the support of the ruling and opposition officials and the people, he forced the six thieves to the ground, and asked Qinzong to kill three of the six thieves. Winning a chance of revival, if Huizong's later anti-golden heart was not firm, there is no guarantee that the Jin soldiers in history would not necessarily be able to break Bianliang, and capture Huizong and Qinzong Emperors to the Kingdom of Jin, where they died tragically !

It can be seen from this that this person is definitely the kind of person who hates evil and hatred. In this way, the patriotic student movement in the history of China, this person is definitely the person who pioneered the mountain. Later, Chen Dong also did an important thing. The students and the public supported Li Gang as Prime Minister, and he also won the victory. He can be regarded as an outstanding representative among the scholars of the Song Dynasty.

It's just that among Xu Yi's skills, this Chen Dong ended up miserable. His life has had several ups and downs. First, he was arrested and imprisoned during the liquidation of the student movement during Qinzong's reign, and later, at the strong request of some knowledgeable ministers. He rehabilitated Zhaoxue, gained fame again, and was appointed as an official. Xu Yi does not remember, but later, after Emperor Gaozong and Zhao Gou came to power, and after the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty fled to the south and moved to Lin'an, Chen Dong saw that Song Gaozong dismissed Li Gang, so he wrote a letter requesting to stay. Li Gang dismissed Huang Qianshan, Wang Boyan, etc., but Song Gaozong did not reply.Chen Dong also asked Song Gaozong to march in person to welcome back the two emperors; to punish the generals who did not try to make progress, to boost morale;Huang Qianshan and others tried their best to encourage Song Gaozong to go to Jinling, and Chen Dong made the above request to remove Huang Qianshan and others.

At this time, Ouyang Che, a commoner, wrote a letter suggesting political reform, resisting the Jin people, and reprimanding Huang Qianshan and others.Huang Qianshan used words to anger Emperor Gaozong, saying that if Chen Dong and others were not killed quickly, something would happen again to encourage everyone to write a letter.Song Gaozong decided to kill Chen Dong and others for his own self-interest, so he conspired with Huang Qianshan to get rid of Chen Dong and others.In the first year of Jianyan, Chen Dong and Ouyang Che were killed in the market together.

Chen Dong, an outstanding leader of the student movement of this generation, a great patriot, and a national hero, has just returned to heaven!After thinking of this matter, Xu Yi immediately admired this Chen Dong. Although this Chen Dongyuan was not as famous as Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, his moral integrity was enough to be admired by the world, so Xu Yi admired Chen Dong. Dong's attitude also changed a lot more cordial.

Of course, Chen Dong didn't know these things anymore, but seeing Xu Yi's attitude towards him became much more friendly, he was very happy in his heart, and he talked with Xu Yi all night long regardless of the time.

The two chatted quite speculatively, and there was only a feeling of seeing each other late, and Chen Dong couldn't help persuading Xu Yi, asking Xu Yi to accept an official bestowed by the Holy Majesty, so that his name could be rectified, and he could serve the court better in the future .

Although the conversation with Chen Dong was very speculative, Xu Yi refused to back down on the matter of accepting Zhao Xu's appointment as an official. He would never become an official in the Song Dynasty. Once he gets into the sewage of politics, regardless of how good his relationship with Zhao Xu was before, it is uncertain when he will become a victim of politics, so Xu Yi is unequivocal on this point, and still politely declines, Yes, promise nothing.

Chen Dong really couldn't figure this out. According to Xu Yi's talent, if Xu Yi could become an official in the court, it would be a great thing for the Song Dynasty. Moreover, once Xu Yi's many ideas were implemented, why would the Song Dynasty worry about it? Can't ZTE?But he also fully saw that Xu Yi did not intend to be an official of the Great Song Dynasty at all, so he admired Xu Yi's character of being so indifferent to fame and fortune, and only serving the country wholeheartedly.

"But General Xu, have you thought about it? Even if you are indifferent to fame and fortune and don't want to be an official at all, you still have to think about so many of your subordinates! In my opinion, the Fubo Army can have such a military power, not because I slander the general." You, this is definitely not something the general can do alone. The general must have a group of generals who are used to fighting, otherwise the Jin army would not be in such a mess. Even if you don't think about yourself, you must at least think about these soldiers Let's think about it!

If you are not an official, then these subordinates of yours will not be able to advance, no matter how much meritorious service they have achieved, they will not be rewarded by the court. Wouldn't they be a little bit dissatisfied?Therefore, it is best for the general to accept the bestowal from the current emperor, and he can also seek a promotion for these soldiers under the general in the future, so as to achieve their fame!
What's more, you must know that your army can only be regarded as a rebel army now, and you are relying on your own strength to fight against half of the Great Jin Kingdom. The huge consumption of the war is deeply felt by the lower officials during these days. This matter has caused a lot of headaches, and even the imperial court is still worried about the shortage of military resources. It is impossible to recruit a large number of soldiers and horses to send troops to the north to fight against Jin.

If the general accepts the official position bestowed by the Holy Majesty, then the Fubo army will be regarded as the soldiers of the Song Dynasty in the future. With a large amount of food and military supplies, your army can also use these military supplies and supplies to achieve greater development in the Kingdom of Jin, and even directly replenish troops and horses from the Great Song Dynasty. Isn't it a matter of having the best of both worlds?
As long as the general accepts the imperial court's appointment, many difficulties will naturally be solved, so in the eyes of the subordinates, it is definitely a good thing for the general to accept the conferment of the Holy Majesty! "

Chen Dongyang said so much eloquently. He insisted on Chen Xuyi's various advantages of accepting the appointment of the court, as well as the disadvantages of not accepting the appointment. He still wanted to persuade Xu Yi. Xu Yi had already considered these reasons, but what Chen Dong said These things mentioned are not a big problem in Xu Yi's eyes!
First of all, as far as the generals under him are concerned, he was single-handedly promoted from the Fubo Army. The Fubo Army is now a self-contained system. To put it bluntly, it is not much different from a country. Thinking of going to the Great Song Dynasty to seek some fame and fame. In terms of loyalty, after so many years of deep friendship, these generals will never have any problems. Xu Yi does not have to worry about this matter. After they make military exploits in the future, naturally He will reward them with the system of the Fubo Army, and will not let them accept the official position or reward of the Song Dynasty.

Regarding the issue of food and payment that Chen Dong mentioned later, although it is true that as long as Xu Yi accepts the appointment of the imperial court, the imperial court has no reason not to allocate food and payment to them, which can greatly alleviate their difficulties, but in this way, the Fubo Army will have to Being subject to the control of the imperial court and losing the right to autonomy, it can only be regarded as a loss outweighing the gain.

What's more, Xu Yi knew that one day he would rise up and fight hard against Jin Guo, and secretly prepared in advance. He couldn't count the wealth accumulated by the Fubo Army over the years, and they had reserves Let alone the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who raised the food, he can handle it even if there are hundreds of thousands more. In terms of weapons, the Fubo Army has already formed a complete set of its own weapon supply system. All kinds of workshops are complete, and the weapons equipped are advanced to the sky compared with Song and Jin countries, and the quantity is enough to maintain their use. In addition to the large amount of supplies obtained by the recent consecutive victories, at least in a short period of time, he does not have to worry too much about supplies. The problem is worried, so for the independence of the Fubo Army, Xu Yi doesn't care whether he can get the support of Song Dynasty at all.

So after Chen Dong said so much, Xu Yi smiled lightly and refused him anyway.

Chen Dong was completely hopeless, Xu Yi was invulnerable in the matter of being an official, it would be meaningless for him to persuade him any longer, so he sighed and gave up completely.

The two chatted all night. After dawn, Chen Dong said goodbye to Xu Yi with infinite regret. Xu Yi gave Chen Dong a lot of gifts, but Chen Dong resolutely rejected them all. He is not an ordinary official of the Song Dynasty. This person does not love money at all. In his opinion, Xu Yi's Fubo army is here to fight against the gold. When a large amount of military resources are needed, these properties should be reserved for Fubo. It is more useful for the army to reward some meritorious soldiers.

Xu Yi also admired Chen Dong's performance. If there were more officials like this in Song Dynasty, how could he end up in such a miserable situation?

Xu Yi left Chen Dong to wait for a while, and then immediately wrote another letter, asking Chen Dong to forward it to Zhao Xu. Chen Dong didn't know what Xu Yi wrote, but he took it respectfully and promised to hand it over to the Holy One. The two people shed tears and parted.

After Chen Dong was on the road, he didn't dare to rest for a moment in the car, so he had a pen and paper prepared for him, and started writing at his desk in the car. They were all recorded and reported to the emperor after returning. Many of the things Xu Yi said were very feasible in his opinion, and would be of great help to the revitalization of the Song Dynasty.

What neither Chen Dong nor Xu Yi could have imagined was that since Chen Dong had a long talk with Xu Yi all night long, he had been greatly influenced by Xu Yi. Dong, not long after, Chen Dong unexpectedly became the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty. After Chen Dong came to power, he borrowed a lot from what Xu Yi said, so that he became a famous figure of a generation that will go down in history, but this is what happened later. Talk!

After sending Chen Dong away, Xu Yi devoted himself to preparing for the battle again. After meeting Xu Yi, Yang Zaixing and other generals knew that Xu Yi had resolutely rejected the appointment of the imperial court, and they admired Xu Yi a lot. Blocking their way to get promoted, they felt more at ease and expressed their admiration for Xu Yi, and Xu Yi told them not to mention this matter again, as if it had never happened!

In the afternoon, a scout galloped into the city to report: "Congratulations, my lord, General Li has already defeated the vanguard of the Jin army at a distance of thirty miles from the city..."

(End of this chapter)