Great Song Pirate

Chapter 643 Return to Bianliang
Xu Yi had no choice but to end his vacation activities, and could only lament, it is really difficult to take a break in troubled times!

Xu Yi used the fastest speed to arrange the affairs accumulated in various parts of Liuqiu Island, and officially ordered to change the name of Jilong Village to Keelung Mansion, Jia Qian was the first prefect; and Danshui Village was renamed Danshui Mansion, Gao Xu was the first governor Prefect; Huanshui Bay is smaller, so it is called Huanshui County, Shen Wanhe is temporarily serving as magistrate, and the rank of officials is not yet determined. This matter will be discussed later. Now is not the time to do this, as long as it can run well.

For the officials from various places, Jia Qian, Gao Xu, and Shen Wanhe drew up a list, and then handed it over to Xu Yi for review. Finally, after referring to the opinions of the Supervision Department and Yingchun, they made some adjustments and formally signed the appointment.

As for those workshops run by Fubo Army, after Xu Yi thought about it, he integrated and established an industrial department and handed it over to Qin Huzi. Although Qin Huzi is a rough man, he is sometimes more careful. For his shortcomings, Xu Yi assigned him two shrewd civil servants as deputies to help him manage the industrial department. For the time being, he will continue to operate in this way and adjust it later.

Besides, Xue Tu and others in Liaodong received Xu Yi's order very quickly. After learning the news, the entire army was shocked, and the shouts and curses immediately rang out, cursing the Song Dynasty for being immoral. At this time, he negotiated peace with the Jinren and sold Fubo Army.

But the scolding is all scolding, the generals in Liaodong are also aware of the huge crisis at this time, and everyone soon realized what they will face next, so Yang Zaixing immediately rushed to Fuzhou and summoned all the guards Get up and start to arrange according to Xu Yi's request, asking everyone to make defensive preparations before the soldiers of the Jin army return.

Moreover, Yang Zaixing focused on strengthening the troops in Liaoyang Mansion, Gaizhou, Fuzhou and other places, focusing on Liaoyang Mansion. This place is related to the face of the Jin people. Located in the hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin, although the city is strong, it is not easy to get support from other places. Once a war breaks out, it is likely to be surrounded. Everyone understands the reason why an isolated city is difficult to defend, so Yang Zaixing decided to guard here personally.

For a while, the situation in Liaodong became tense again, Xue Tu did not dare to be negligent in the slightest, and immediately sent people to recruit vehicles from Liaodong, and allocated all kinds of materials hoarded in Dalian Port to various cities. Participated in rush transportation, and used ships to transfer a large number of materials to Gaizhou first, and then transported them to Liaoyang Mansion by vehicles, and the entire Liaodong area became lively.

However, when the Fubo Army in various places began to implement military control according to Xu Yi's request, and began to forcibly collect food from civilians' homes, they encountered serious resistance. The rich people quit, as if killing them, and refused to hand over the food. For such a situation, the Fubo Army is not polite, and it is natural to use extraordinary measures at extreme times. Anyone who hinders the Fubo Army from doing things , They were all arrested immediately, and those who dared to resist were shot and killed on the spot.

Although it was a bit excessive to do so, under the propaganda of Yu Fuhai and his gang, they quickly suppressed this rebound. The Fubo Army told the people in Liaodong that the Fubo Army would never give up here, and vowed to live and die with Liaodong , As long as Liaodong is not lost, the land allocated to them will not be lost. This has won the support of most Liaodong people.

Many ordinary people in Liaodong have just obtained their own land. If the Fubo army retreats, the land they just obtained and everything will be wiped out again. After Yu Fuhai and other people spread the propaganda everywhere, the common people will understand What the Fubo army did turned from passive to active.

The migration around Liaoyang Mansion also encountered great resistance. Many people have lived here for generations. Many people were unwilling to force them to leave. It's about to become a battlefield, and when the time comes, swords and guns will have no eyes, so it's better to take refuge in the south than to lose your life here!After the coming year, if they want to come back, they can come back again.

After some hard and soft tactics, these ordinary people finally began to migrate to the south, and Yu Fuhai also set up a reception area south of Gaizhou to gather them temporarily. When the world is in chaos, it is the ordinary people who suffer, whether they like it or not, they Nothing can stop this war.

Not only the Fubo army was outraged by the decision of the imperial court, but when the news spread that the imperial court and the Jin people had negotiated a peace, the entire Song Dynasty was in an uproar, especially some students, following the example of Chen Dong, and jointly signed a letter to Zhao Xu , to protest, and the veteran Zong Ze, who was commanding troops and horses to fight against the Jin in Xiangzhou, immediately wrote a letter, urging the many drawbacks of negotiating peace with the Jin people, and asking Zhao Xu to withdraw his order not to negotiate peace with the Jin people. trouble.

The thing that bothered him even more was his younger sister Yiqing. After hearing that the emperor finally agreed to the conditions of the Jinren and agreed to cede land and indemnity to negotiate peace with the Jinren, Yiqing immediately broke out of Bianliang City and headed south. Zhao Xu sent people to chase them back. In order to stop Yiqing, Yiqing's guards clashed with the officers and soldiers and injured many officers and soldiers who were ordered to intercept them. Cut it back.

After Yiqing came back, Zhao Xu went to visit her, but she didn't see Zhao Xu at all. She beat and scolded the eunuchs and maids who served her all day long, making everyone lose their temper. , and was choked up by Yiqing, saying that he was breaking his promise by doing so, and Zhao Xu was so angry that he walked away.

Zhao Xu has no idea how to solve Yiqing's matter. Yiqing is a princess, but she is married to a pirate leader who has no official position. Speaking of this matter will hurt the face of the royal family. Let's not talk about it, Yiqing The quarrel was really serious, and he wanted to go back to Xu Yi's side all day long, but he didn't want to. He always felt that as long as Yiqing was in Bianliang, Xu Yi would not turn against him. He kind of wanted to take Yiqing as a hostage.

After receiving the peace agreement from Da Song and the money and goods that Da Song compensated them, the Sanlu Jin Bing also began to withdraw as promised. After hearing the news, Zhao Xu could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Almost driven crazy, now that the North has finally temporarily settled down.

Zhao Xu immediately decreed that the soldiers and horses from all directions in the north should be garrisoned on the spot and not to attack the Jin people without authorization, and ordered Zhang Shuye's army to draw Han Shizhong back to suppress the rebellion of Kong Yanzhou in Chuzhou. Now he can finally take care of the domestic war Those messed up.

At the same time, Zhao Xu ordered Zongze of the Hebei Road to deploy defenses on the front line of Xiangzhou, not to attack, but to prepare armor on the spot, recruit troops, and prepare for the next attack on the Jin army. He ordered Zhong Shidao to take advantage of this rare opportunity to repair In Taiyuan City, regroup the army and strictly prevent the Jin people from attacking from the direction of Taiyuan.

Although he has negotiated peace with the Jinren now, Zhao Xu himself knows that once the Jinren have dealt with Xu Yi's Fubo Army in Liaodong, they will come back to attack the Song Dynasty sooner or later. It's just a plan to delay the attack. He really didn't think about making friends with Jin Guohua. He still needs to make preparations. After all, he is not Huizong and his elder brother Zhao Huan, and he is not as timid as them. What he needs now It's time.

As for Xu Yi's Fubo Army, he felt ashamed at will, but

On the whole, the situation in the Song Dynasty began to stabilize a little after the Jin soldiers retreated, but except for Xiangzhou in Hebei, there is basically no danger to defend, and Shandong has almost lost most of it. Going south, Shandong may soon fall to the whole territory!
Yue Fei, who was far away in Xiangzhou, had already accumulated meritorious service and was promoted to the seventh-rank Xie Zhonglang. After hearing the news of the armistice, he slapped his hands heavily on the table.

"How can the Holy Majesty negotiate peace with the Jinren at this time? Isn't this in the hands of the Jinren? You must know that although we are fighting hard now, the life of the Jinren is not easy. Now they are fighting continuously. When people are tired and horses are exhausted, and there are Fubo troops behind them making great victories, as long as we hold them back, the Jin people will naturally retreat. At that time, as long as we follow them, we will be able to regain the Zhending Mansion and regain the lost land. Doesn't it mean giving Jinren a chance to breathe?

Once the Jin people return to the division and defeat the Fubo army in Liaodong, they will definitely pour out their troops from all over the country to attack us in the Song Dynasty!It is unwise to do so now! "Yue Fei found Zong Ze and said to Zong Ze.

"Ahem...! Peng Ju's words are justified! It's just that you and I are ministers of the Great Song Dynasty. Although we know that this matter cannot be done, there is a decree from the Holy Spirit. We wait...cough cough...we can only obey the orders of the Holy One! It's a pity Ah!" After all, Zongze is already an old man in his 60s. Since he took up his post in Hebei, he has been in extreme fatigue. He has been fighting fiercely with Zongwang's army. At this time, his body is already a little unbearable. Today, he occasionally feels a cold and coughs Not only that, he was also feeling depressed about this matter. He wrote several letters, but he didn't get any response from Zhao Xu. He just ordered him to be responsible for rectifying the soldiers and horses on the Hebei Road, so as to prevent the Jin people from going south again. After hearing what Yue Fei said , I also feel quite uncomfortable in my heart.

With a heroic look on his face, Yue Fei clasped his fists and said, "Lord Zong! The young general is not talented, but he also knows that the general will not accept the fate of the king outside. Yue Fei is willing to lead an army and chase after Zongwang's army. We can't let them retreat so easily! It's best to recapture the Zhending Mansion, so as to revitalize the Song army!"

Zong Ze gave a wry smile, coughed violently, waved Yue Fei to sit down, panted for a while and said: "Pengju must not be reckless, I know you are a rare general, but this matter is a foregone conclusion, the Holy Majesty has reiterated again and again You are not allowed to send troops to attack the Jin Army without authorization. If you rashly send troops to pursue the Zongwang Army, it will be a serious crime of disobedience and disrespect. At that time, no one will be able to protect you. I think there is no room for redemption. You should use this time , drill the soldiers and horses as soon as possible, and when the golden soldiers go south again in the coming year, we can also attack the golden men head-on, you should go down!"

Yue Fei wanted to say something more, but seeing Zong Ze coughing badly, he waved him away, so he had no choice but to return to his tent.

Not long after, a young man with a weak crown lifted the curtain and entered Yue Fei's military tent. With an unhappy expression on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "General Qi, the soldiers in the army are unstable, and they asked why they wanted to stop fighting with the Jinren. They watched helplessly. They withdrew from outside the city without pursuing them, or how about our vanguard just going out of the city to fight?"

Although Yue Fei was not very old, he was much calmer in comparison. He immediately sighed and said, "Zhang Xian, you came just in time. I'm in the same mood as you, and I've already approached Mr. Zong, but Mr. Zong said , Your Majesty strictly ordered all the troops not to act aggressively, chasing the Jin army is disrespectful, you and Wang Gui and others still have to suppress the soldiers below, and you must not make trouble! And how is your father now? ?”

Seeing what Yue Fei said, Zhang Xian shook his head and said: "My father lost his true determination, and because of the peace negotiation with the Jin people, he had a conflict with Wu Min and the others. Now he has been demoted from Bianliang and now works on Lizhou Road. ! Now that the golden man is retreating, but I can’t take back my true determination and avenge my father’s shame, I’m really not reconciled!”

Yue Fei knew that Zhang Xian was the son of Zhang Suo, and in order to wash away Zhang Suo's shame of losing the Zhending Mansion, he devoted himself to his account to listen to orders. Now that the Holy Majesty reprimanded Zhang Suo, but he couldn't pursue the Jin army, he would naturally feel very depressed. So he sighed again, waved his hands, and Zhang Xian took the order to pay the bill, and went to do what Yue Fei said!The entire northern front fell silent. Some people were happy and some were worried. The timid ones breathed a sigh of relief, and finally survived this battle alive!And there were also people like Yue Fei and the others who were full of worries, wondering what would happen to them when the Jin army came again next time!
When the whole country was discussing the issue of peace, an unremarkable boat quietly sailed into the Yangtze River and finally landed on the wharf in Yangzhou, and there were only a few people waiting here on the wharf. When the boat stopped, A young man in a blue suit came down to the pier accompanied by a dozen burly men.

"Are all the things I want ready?" Xu Yi looked at the situation at the pier, and asked the fat and white Gray with satisfaction.

"My lord, the horses are all ready, there are people on the road to meet them, and you can transfer! From the point of view of my humble position, it is safer to take a boat, my lord! The road is not smooth now!" Gray replied with a bow in a low voice.

"The boat ride is too slow. Time is running out now. I have to go back quickly. You arrange a boat for me in Yangzhou and wait for me to come back at any time! Also, you have to take care of the officials here in Yangzhou, so that nothing goes wrong. Now the island A lot of goods have to be transshipped here, and you have a heavy burden!" Xu Yi said to Gray.

"Please don't worry, my lord. Yangzhou is basically our territory now. There are many of our own people in the yamen. Although the magistrates have received the imperial edict, they just turn a blind eye and close their eyes. They didn't cause us any trouble!" Ge Ray replied immediately.

"You should also be careful. There must be a way out at the shipyard. If something happens, everything is secondary. Try to take away the craftsmen here!" Xu Yi explained again.

"I understand, my lord, don't worry!" Gray nodded slightly.

Xu Yi and his party didn't stop in Yangzhou, and they didn't even enter Yangzhou City. In a village outside the city, they got on their horses and galloped towards the north.

Xu Yi thought a lot these days. Yiqing was left in Bianliang by Zhao Xu. Obviously, Zhao Xu was wary of him and wanted to blackmail him with Yiqing. This made him feel very unhappy, and he still wanted to Goodbye to Zhao Xu, make one last effort, if you can ask Zhao Xu to continue to contain the Jinren in Hebei, try your best to fight for it, otherwise, he can only do it alone.

So after arranging affairs on Liuqiu Island, he immediately brought a fleet of ships, left Liuqiu Island, and sailed towards Yangzhou. He was berthed near the mouth of the Yangtze River, and he transferred to an unobtrusive cargo ship and arrived in Yangzhou.

All the way to Bianliang, the people who fled from the north were everywhere on the road, and the local governments were unable to help these victims, so that the people on both sides of the road were starving and dying, and the situation was terrible. Fortunately, there were some porridge set up by the Fubo Army along the way Shed, help the passing refugees, let them go all the way to Yangzhou or Hangzhou, where, Gray and the others will arrange to transfer the refugees to Dulong Island and Liuqiu Island for resettlement. During this time, the Fubo Army has absorbed a large number Refugees from the north have greatly increased the number of people on Liuqiu Island.

Fortunately, Xu Yi had already started making preparations a few years in advance. Otherwise, if so many refugees suddenly flooded in, food alone would not be able to supply them, not to mention malaria and other diseases. Even if they were transported to Liuqiu Island, the refugees would die Quite a few, this is also a very good opportunity for their Fubo army to grow stronger, and Xu Yi will not let go of this opportunity anyway.

The road was really uneven as Gray said, and among the refugees there were many routs who had fled from the north. These routs may look like mice and cats in front of the Jin army, but when they arrived After the south, they became arrogant, and the imperial court couldn't find any manpower to gather them for a while, so they had no food to support them, so they turned into a gang of bandits who did all kinds of evil, living by plundering the people, and giving money to the people in the south. Bringing havoc.

When the group of them appeared on the road leading to Bianliang, they encountered many routs in succession. These routs saw that each of them had horses and knew that they were rich owners, so they tried to stop them , snatching their war horses, this behavior is basically the same as that of bandits.

Xu Yi was so anxious now that he didn't have the mood to tangle with them, so at the order, Hou Cheng took a dozen fierce soldiers, swung the sharp knives in his hands, and slashed all the way, killing these rout troops and fleeing with their heads in their arms. Only then did they know that they had encountered a ruthless master, but when they organized to chase after them, Xu Yi and his party had already left, so that they couldn't even smell a fart, so they could only admit that they were unlucky and clean up. Those brothers who were killed continued to search for food.

Rather than saying that Xu Yi went to Bianliang, it would be better to say that he led the soldiers to the outside of Bianliang City. Fortunately, he brought some selected personal guards with him on this trip, all of them were strong and well-equipped. They have good kung fu, otherwise, they would have been robbed and killed by the defeated army if they could not reach Bianliang. The remaining ten people followed Xu Yi, and the other five died on the road, which shows how chaotic Da Song has become.

Outside the city, Xu Yi found the dark line who had been waiting for him here for a long time, and handed over the horses to the dark line to take good care of them. They will be used on the return journey, and Xu Yi and everyone also changed into clean clothes. , and changed the blood-stained tattered clothes, otherwise, with only those clothes, they might not be able to reach the Bianliang City Gate, and they would be arrested by the imperial army as spies.

Looking at Bianliang City, where the city wall is still tall, Xu Yi couldn't calm down for a long time. The city wall, which looked brilliant and strong before, is now mottled, without the atmosphere of the last time he came. In the strict investigation of passers-by, some people were arrested from time to time, tied up and taken away, or some ragged people were driven away from the city gate, and they were not allowed to enter the city. You don't need to think about it. Bianliang City was besieged by Jin soldiers last time After that, the situation is now so turbulent that everyone is in danger. It is almost impossible for ordinary people to enter and exit the city gate!

Moreover, by doing so, they also blocked many refugees who tried to beg in Bianliang City. There were crowds of refugees at the feet of the emperor of the province, which was a shame to Song Dynasty.

"Who is coming? Do you have a guide?" Seeing that Xu Yi and his party were about to enter the city, a group of forbidden troops immediately blocked their way.

Xu Yi had already prepared the road sign, and asked Hou to hand it over to the soldiers of the imperial army. After the soldiers checked, they found no flaws, and Hou Cheng wisely stuffed two strings of copper coins into the hands of the leader of the team, so these imperial soldiers waved Waved them through the city gate and entered Bianliang City.

After entering the city, Xu Yi and the others immediately became angry again. In Bianliang City, there were still many pedestrians on the streets, and there were many Goulan, tile houses, and wine shops. It's a little bit worse, but basically it doesn't look like the people here are very nervous.

Xu Yi sighed, and then led Hou Cheng towards a back alley following the dark line left in Bianliang City.

"Have you found out where the second lady is now?" Xu Yi immediately asked the person in charge of Bianliang as soon as he sat down.

"Reporting to my lord, the humble position has already been found out. The second lady is now in the palace. The current emperor does not allow the lady to leave the palace without authorization. We can only get news about the lady by using money, but we can't see the lady. But Words came from the palace, saying that Madam is fine now, His Majesty did not make things too difficult for Madam, but Madam has a very bad temper now, Majesty has no choice but to avoid Madam! This matter is a small maintenance disadvantage Please punish me, my lord!" The person in charge in Bianliang hurriedly replied, pleading guilty to Xu Yi for Yiqing being left in Bianliang.

(End of this chapter)