Great Song Pirate

Chapter 692
The news of Xu Yi's breach of Xingzhong Mansion quickly spread throughout the Zhongjing Road area. After hearing the news, the remnants of the Jin people's forces here no longer dared to stay in this area. They fled to Yanshan Mansion in the south or to the north, and the Zhongjing Road basically fell into the hands of the Fubo Army.

But Zongfu was lucky. At that time, he was far away from the bombing point, his ears were deafened, and he fell down. Then he was crushed by the collapsed building, but fortunately, two beams of the house crossed to support him. He didn't crush him to death, but broke his leg. Later, when the Fubo Army was cleaning the battlefield, they dug it out again, and finally found this famous general of the Kingdom of Jin, and took him into custody.

In more than a year, the Fubo army captured several generals of the Kingdom of Jin alive. First, Zong Gan was captured outside Gaizhou City, and then Wan Yanchang was captured. Now there is another Zong in their prisoner-of-war camp. Fu, this is really the first time Jin Ren has encountered such a thing.

As for Yang Zaixing's defeated general, Zong Pan, although he took over the left-behind position in Shenzhou, he failed to stay in Shenzhou for ten days. The fierce attack, although Zong Pan also tried his best to carry out a tenacious resistance in Shenzhou, but in the end he still failed to stop the Fubo army's offensive. On the tenth day, Shenzhou also fell, and Zongpan More cunning than Zongfu, he hurriedly changed into civilian clothes, fell off the city wall at night, and hid in the nearby forest. Later, he escaped from the encirclement of the Fubo Army by detour, and fled all the way back to Huining Mansion. He was locked up again by his father, Comrade Wu Qimai.

Zong Pan also escaped the fubo army's roundup several times because of his consecutive defeats, and was awarded the title of a rabbit in the Kingdom of Jin, which means that he ran fast enough and was timid enough. It was an extremely insulting nickname, and Zong Pan lost all his status in the Kingdom of Jin, and withdrew from the circle of power struggles.

After the news reached Zhending Mansion, Wu Shu immediately sat down on the chair behind Shuai's case, and didn't speak for a long time. This battle really can't be fought anymore. It can be said that the Kingdom of Jin has been torn to pieces by the Fubo army. , now that he is a general of the Kingdom of Jin, he can't even keep his old nest, and he's even playing a fart with Da Song!

And the person he sent back to Beijing to ask Zhao Ji or Zhao Huan to be transferred has not heard from him for a long time, so he can only stand in a stalemate with the Song army here, unable to advance or retreat. If the traffic between the north and the south is delayed here, then when the Fubo army is free, if he cooperates with the Song army to stab himself from the back, then his tens of thousands of troops will really die without burial. landed.

At this point, Wushu began to retreat. Da Song could not fight any longer. If he wanted to save the lives of more than [-] soldiers, he had to deal with the Fubo army behind him as soon as possible. Only after passing the north passage of Zhongjing Road can he implement further plans, so after Wu Shu thought for a while, he sent an order to summon all the military leaders in the army to discuss matters in his Xingyuan.

Xu Yi has no time to worry about Wu Qimai or what the other generals of the Kingdom of Jin are thinking about. After taking down the Xingzhong Mansion, he immediately sent troops to guard the main roads of north-south traffic, and controlled the Zhongjing Road area. A large piece of land, but the troubles that followed immediately hit the face.

In a short period of time, he suddenly acquired so much territory, which has far exceeded his reserve power, and various prefectures, counties, villages and towns have fallen into the embrace of their Fubo army. Since they want to take over these places, they must have Talent is good, but his subordinates can say that except for Ma Zhe and a few civilian staff members, they are all a gang of warriors. There is no problem in marching and fighting, but governing the local area is not their strong point.

For this matter, Xu Yi thought about it. It is obviously unrealistic to transfer people from Liuqiu Island. It will take at least more than a month to go back and forth, and the model of Liuqiu Island is not suitable for the situation here. If it is copied, it can only have a counterproductive effect, and there are not many officials in reserve there, that is, it is enough for Liuqiu Island to use. If a large number of people are deployed, it is guaranteed that it will affect the stability and development of Liuqiu Island and disrupt the development of Liuqiu Island. All kinds of affairs over there are the root of his Xu Yi, and there is no room for any mistakes, so Xu Yi denied this idea.

When Xu Yi was having a headache about this matter, it was Ma Zhe who came up with a solution for him.

"Building a country? Opening a course to obtain a scholar?" Xu Yi was stunned immediately after listening to Ma Zhe's words, and asked Ma Zhe.

"Yes! Immediately declare the founding of the country in Dading Mansion! Then start the examination immediately!" Ma Zhe shook his head, and habitually stroked the goatee on his chin with his hands, affirming Xu Yi replied.

"Now that we are in a fierce battle with the Kingdom of Jin, how can we have the time to do this! How did Liguo tell you that it is so simple? No, no, no! But it is okay to start a course to obtain scholars. It is good for the locals to control the locals. My idea! I think it’s better to start a course to recruit scholars first, and get some northern scholars to manage this area first! Now we are busy enough to accept the local armed forces!” Xu Yi didn’t care Shaking his head, he rejected Ma Zhe's suggestion, but agreed with him about the method of obtaining a scholar.

"No! Absolutely not! We must establish a country first, and then open a course to obtain scholars! This matter must be done like this!" Ma Zhe has never used such a firm tone, and he has opposed Xu Yi's opinion. His tone is very firm, as if It is simply not allowed for Xu Yi not to agree.

"Oh? Then tell me why it doesn't work!" Xu Yi raised his eyebrows and asked Ma Zhe.

"Well! Then I will be disrespectful. I would like to ask first, what status do you want to use to recruit scholars? King Jinghai? Or the Fubo Army? After the Lord wants to obtain scholars, let these Who are the northern scholars loyal to?
Let's talk about the identity of King Jinghai first. King Jinghai is just an empty identity used by the Song Dynasty officials to appease the lord's anger and buy the lord to work for him!If you choose a scholar as King Jinghai, in name, you are still a courtier of Song Dynasty!Is the lord going to open a course to recruit scholars in the name of the Song Dynasty, so that the scholars will be loyal to the officials of the Song Dynasty surnamed Zhao?hum!If you do that, wouldn't it be the same as making a wedding dress for someone?
My lord, please forgive me for the crime of disrespect. Although I have followed the lord for a long time, I have never seen the lord wanting to be a courtier of the Song Dynasty official family from what the lord has done!Although the lord Mingli is helping Da Song, he has never shown any respect for the officials of Da Song!I don't know Weichen, but did he read it wrong? "

Ma Zhe stared into Xu Yi's eyes with piercing eyes, waiting for Xu Yi to answer his question.

Xu Yi did not avoid his gaze, but leaned his body slightly on the back of the chair, and there was a wave of waves in his heart. This guy Ma Zhe has a very poisonous vision, and he sees problems very clearly. This guy is now the first under his command. A counselor, staying with him all day, can indeed see some of his thoughts.

And he recalled that what he had done in these years really did not show any loyalty or attachment to Song Dynasty. Since he sent troops to occupy Liuqiu Island, he has been avoiding becoming a vassal of Song Dynasty, and has repeatedly rejected it. Zhao Xu's invitation, otherwise, after Zhao Xu ascended the throne, he would not refuse Zhao Xu's reward.

In fact, in his heart, he has no feelings for the Zhao family at all. The fundamental reason why he did this was to do something for the nation. He didn't want to see the Han nation being ravaged by foreigners, but he didn't think about it at the beginning. One day another country will be established, but now this problem is finally placed in front of him.

"You're right. I really didn't think about being a prince or high-ranking official of the Song Dynasty! And I don't need to be attached to the Song Dynasty. I already have what I should have now. Why should I serve the Song Dynasty? This is indeed true. It’s a problem, the status of King Jinghai is not a good status to use to get a scholar! Go on, I want to hear what else you have to say!” Xu Yi looked at Ma Zhe, nodded and admitted his own thoughts that he pointed out .

Ma Zhe nodded in satisfaction, continued to stroke his goatee and said to Xu Yi: "Thank you, my lord, for your sincerity! Then I will continue to talk!"

Since the lord does not intend to use the identity of the king of Jinghai, who was appointed by the official family of the Great Song Dynasty, to start the examination, then he can only use the identity of the Fubo Army to open the examination!But I don't know if the lord has thought about it, scholars all over the world have vanity, they study for the sake of wealth and honor for a lifetime, and they pay attention to the orthodox theory!

However, the founding of Daliao was many years earlier than that of Song. Those of us in the north have long regarded Liao as the orthodox of the world, but we did not regard the Song in the south as the orthodox of the world. What's more, between Song and Liao, in the century-old battles, Daliao mostly dominated , Da Song had to pay old coins to Daliao, so the northern scholars looked down on the Southern Song at all, and some even looked down on the southerners or the Jurchen barbarians of the Jin Kingdom!
After the Dajin Kingdom wiped out the Liao Kingdom, many scholars would rather live in seclusion than serve as officials in the Dajin Kingdom for this reason!
But now, if the lord opens a department in the name of the Fubo Army to recruit scholars, I can guarantee that it will be difficult for the lord to recruit many scholars to serve you. There is no other reason, but because the Fubo Army said that they are all local warlords , the lord wants to gain the allegiance of these scholars as a warlord, hum!It is really difficult! "

Seeing Ma Zhe shaking his head and saying these words, Xu Yi was a little angry. This guy's words are not pleasant, so he choked him and said: "That's wrong! You said that northern scholars would not like me Xu Yi, then you are also a Northerner, so why did you follow me? Could it be that your identity as a Northerner is false? Humph!"

"No! I'm such a smart person, of course I can't catch a lot of them. I'm a true northerner. How can my lord compare an ordinary scholar with a humble official? A humble official is called having vision. An ordinary scholar You guys don’t have the far-sighted vision of a humble official!" Ma Zhe didn't take it seriously at all, and didn't take Xu Yi's words seriously at all, and continued to shake his head and smugly complacent.

Xu Yi was really going to be defeated by this thick-skinned guy. When this guy followed Fang Shu into the sea to become a pirate, he was still on Liuqiu Island!Even if this guy is a god, it is impossible to see that he will develop to such a point one day. He was forced to do something in the north, so he escaped from the sea and was taken captive by Fang Shu, but now he is told by this guy He has become himself far-sighted and foresighted!

Xu Yi despised this guy vigorously, the most feared thing in the world is this kind of shameless guy!But this guy made Xu Yi very happy. This guy knows how to advance and retreat, and he is full of ghost ideas. He has never asked for anything from himself. For more than two years, he has been diligently doing things for himself and making suggestions for himself. , won his trust, this time what he said made Xu Yi attach great importance to it. After thinking about it carefully, it really makes sense. It's true that few scholars will come out to take the exam, and they will be the officers of his Fubo army!

But the establishment of a country is really as simple as this guy said, when the upper lip and the lower lip touch, the country is established? ?Is there something that easy?But if you think about it carefully, it’s actually not a big deal, it’s just to announce it to the public, and then engrave a seal, claiming that this thing is a jade seal, put on a yellow gown, say it’s a dragon robe, and get a group of people to pay homage to it. Get two earthen platforms to sacrifice the so-called heaven and earth, and get a name!In fact, it is easy to say!It's just that Xu Yi was a little worried about the impact on the war when he announced the founding of the country at this time.

Ma Zhe has obviously seen Xu Yi's hesitation, so he said: "Actually, my lord, you don't have to worry about it. It can be said that everything is ready now and only owes Dongfeng. There is the old Liao palace here in Dading Mansion. All you need The ceremonial guards are all ready-made, so it may not be too late to seal up all the officials now, it is not too late to reward the meritorious deeds after the Great Jin Kingdom is destroyed!
And the lord does not necessarily have to be called emperor, as long as a country is established, it is fine to be called king, and it is enough to declare that our Fubo army is now an independent country.

As for the rules of the ceremony, after all, it is in wartime, everything can be kept simple, anyway, it is just a formality. As for the establishment of the capital, Dading Mansion can be regarded as an accompanying capital for the time being, and the matter of establishing the capital can be discussed later!

Everything is for the name, if the lord is willing, then this matter will be handed over to Weichen, and the lord can continue to do whatever he should be busy with! "

Xu Yi's mind was guessed by Ma Zhe. As a modern person, he had no idea of ​​who he would be loyal to at all. This world may not necessarily belong to the Zhao family's world. At present, he has such a large land, isn't he the one who conquered it all by himself? did it come out?Although he knows the shortcomings of feudal society, if he is asked to promote democracy and other things, there is no such possibility at all. In that case, there will only be division and power struggle. Within his sphere of influence, he must To be dominated by him is the basis for the birth of power at the moment. As for whether to be called emperor or not, it is just a title. If it can bring him benefits, then it is worthwhile to be called king!
Xu Yi immediately nodded and said to Ma Zhe: "Just do as you said. It's fine to be called emperor, but it's better to be called king. The name of the country will be named Jinghai, and I will still be King of Jinghai. It's better to keep all the ceremonies simple. Don't be extravagant! At the same time, it is announced to the world that an amnesty is announced within our jurisdiction, but those who committed capital crimes and those Japanese slaves are not included in the amnesty!

You choose the day, the sooner the better!Don't let the commanders of the various armies come to pay homage, this is all false, just let them take care of their own affairs for me, not to mention congratulations such as gifts, a few victories are the biggest congratulations!As for the matter of enfeoffing the ministers, the discussion will be postponed, now is not the time!That's all I ask for, everything should be simple and grand, what I want is to be able to capture the hearts of the people within the jurisdiction, not something vain! "

After Ma Zhe listened to it, he wrote it down one by one, then nodded in agreement, and finally said with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, my lord, I will never let my lord down, and I won't be extravagant and wasteful. What I want to remind the lord is that in the area of ​​Zhongjing Road, we can't follow Liaodong's method. After we took it here, we got a lot of unclaimed land, which can't be distributed equally to the people!
This is the capital in our hands. The lord can implement rewards based on meritorious service. Only those who serve in the army can get fiefs. As for ordinary people, we can let them rent public land at a very low rent. In a short period of time, The situation along the Chukyo Road can be stabilized! "

Xu Yi thought about it for a while, and felt that this method was good, so he immediately nodded and agreed. In this way, the Fubo Army can obtain a large number of young and strong soldiers in this area. Many landless people come to work, and the common people are looking for a place to live and live. This is the most attractive thing he can offer right now!As for those who have no land and are unwilling to serve as soldiers, then go to farm for themselves, and the public land will become his source of income for a long time in the future, supporting himself to do more things.

So Ma Zhe immediately received the order, gathered a group of people, and started to recruit. As soon as the news came out, the army's morale was immediately boosted. Although they were proud of being a member of the Fubo Army before, they were worried that there was still some My heart, I feel that the name of the Fubo Army is a bit unfair, but now that Xu Yi proposes to establish a country, they will no longer be a bunch of stragglers, but will suddenly become the national army of Jinghai Kingdom. Let's see who it is How dare you call them bandits!
While Ma Zhe was making preparations, he also began to send people around to publicize the policies of Jinghai Kingdom. If they want to obtain their own land, they can join the army. Don't worry about those who don't dare to go into battle to kill the enemy, you can rent public land to ensure that they will not continue to be hungry!
So the news immediately spread around Zhongjing Road as if it had grown wings, and Ma Zhe also sent a messenger to Liaodong to inform Xue Tu, Yang Zaixing and others of the news, and also sent out carrier pigeons to inform the far away immediately. Yingchun and others on Liuqiu Island, although Xu Yi asked everything to be kept simple, the news still had to be released, and these people had to be notified.

Later, Ma Zhe thought about it. Since he had done it, he had to do it at home. The ceremony could be simplified, but the publicity of this matter could not be simplified anyway. So after asking Xu Yi for instructions, he sent envoys to several nearby villages. The country notified them of the news. As for these countries, the first one was Zhao Xu, an official of the Great Song Dynasty, the second was Wu Qimai, the emperor of Jin, the third was Li Renxiao, the emperor of Xixia, and the third was to inform the king of Koryo in courtesy As for Toshi Fujiwara from Kyushu Island in Japan, whether they come to congratulate them is not a matter of concern. At least Jin Guo will never send people to congratulate them!

However, it is hard for Ma Zhe to send envoys to the Kingdom of Jin. With the current relationship between the Fubo Army and the Kingdom of Jin, it can be said that the people sent there will have to take great risks. Wu Qimai is not a kind person. Seniors, in a fit of anger, dare to chop up the envoys they sent on the spot, maybe chop them up and feed them to the dogs.

Later, a newly recruited scholar named Zhang Quan who lives in Dading Mansion took the initiative to accept the errand, saying that he would go to Huining Mansion. Mai never dared to kill him easily, he had the confidence to complete this errand!

As for the date of Xu Yi's ascension to the throne, Ma Zhe checked the almanac and set it on the sixth day of the seventh lunar month a month later. He knew in his heart that what Xu Yi valued was not this matter, but the interests behind being king, so he didn't care about haste.

And Xu Yi also remembered one thing, so he immediately found Ma Zhe and told him that when announcing this matter, he must not forget that at the same time, he must publicize the matter of opening a course to obtain a scholar. It will be held three days after he announces his accession to the throne, and this time, it doesn't matter what background you are in. Anyone who thinks they have the ability can come to take the exam, and there is no need to use the state exam, provincial exam, and palace exam. , There are only two tests, a preliminary test and a re-test. The first test is for the primary selection, and some people who are fake are cleaned up.

But after Xu Yi said this, Ma Zhe proposed how to choose the content of the imperial examination. Xu Yi knew that the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty was divided into four examinations after Wang Anshi's reform, one for the classics and two for the imperial examination. Concurrent classics, three examinations, and the last examination of strategies, but it aroused strong opposition from Su Shi and others, and later added poetry and prose, but he didn't value these things, so he shook his head and said: "This imperial examination is mainly based on Focus on research and policy, and the proposition is governing the country. As for things like poetry and poetry, let’s just ignore them. We are looking for someone to be an official to manage the country, not to popularize poetry, poetry, and poetry. Everything is pragmatic! You Let's arrange it!"

After Xu Yi set the tone, Ma Zhe's affairs became much easier, so he immediately began to publicize it.

(End of this chapter)