One Piece of Song Dynasty

Zhai Liang asked: "Why did he do this?"

Zhai Jin replied: "In order to make everyone think that Liu Jinglue is dead, in fact Liu Jinglue is already training troops for the Lord. You must not tell anyone about this, otherwise our Zhai family will be killed."

Zhai Liang nodded and said: "Yes, father, the child knows. Have you discussed the matter of father's rebellion with Uncle Shi?"

Zhai Jin waved his hand: "I made my own decision on this matter, and I have not made it clear to your uncle. When the opportunity is right in the future, my father will confess this matter to your uncle, so you don't have to worry about it."

Zhai Liang replied: "Yes, father."

Zhai Jin continued: "In the future, you must rely on your own ability to fight in the army, and don't rely on your father's reputation to show off your power. The lord's army has clear rewards and punishments, and your punishment will not be reduced just because of your status. In the lord's camp, nothing like this will happen in the future. Whether they are the descendants of civilians or the descendants of officials, they all have their own abilities. This is the military discipline in the lord's army. You must pay attention to it. Don't violate military discipline. If you do Military discipline, even being a father can't save you." After saying that, Zhai Jin handed a few pieces of paper to Zhai Liang.

After seeing it, Zhai Liang took a breath and said: "This military discipline is really strict. No items are allowed to be taken from the people. All captured items on the battlefield must be handed over. After handing over, rewards will be given based on merit. All officers and soldiers must be literate and practice twice a day. Take one day off from bathing every seven days."

Zhai Jin nodded and said: "Of course, although military discipline is strict, my lord still provides good military pay and treatment. As long as you are a military household, you will be allocated fifty acres of land. Officials will be allocated more. Soldiers will receive the lowest monthly salary." Money is higher for officers. 网"

After reading it, Zhai Liang said: "My lord is really ambitious. Father, since my lord wants to rebel, I don't know when he will raise the flag of rebellion?"

Zhai Jin said: "My lord will not raise a flag of rebellion against the imperial court within ten years."

Zhai Liang asked: "Father, why is this?"

Zhai Jin replied: "In these ten years, our goal is not in the land of the Song Dynasty, but in places outside the land of the Song Dynasty. You will be able to see it in two days. As for what will happen in ten years, we will see according to the situation." No one knows what will happen in ten years."

Zhai Liang said: "Being outside the territory means that the lord is expanding the territory."

Zhai Jin nodded and said: "Well, you can say that."

While the father and son were talking, there was a knock on the door. Zhai Jin stepped forward and opened the door and saw that it was Liu Fa who had come.

Liu Fa said: "A certain family can't sleep, so I came over to see you and your son."

Zhai Jin said: "My father and son haven't rested yet. General Liu, please come in and talk." After that, Zhai Jin pushed Liu Fa into the house.

Zhai Liang cupped his fists and said, "I have met Uncle Liu. I often heard my father talk about Uncle Liu's deeds in fighting the Xia people. Today I finally met Uncle Liu in person."

Liu Fa smiled and said: "My dear nephew, please sit down. Those deeds have passed and are not worth mentioning."

Zhai Jin asked: "General, how many soldiers are there on the island now?"

Liu Fa replied: "Five hundred more people were added a few days ago, and now there are soldiers on the island."

Zhai Liang said in disappointment: "Why are there only people? The army is a little small, so how can we expand our territory?"

Zhai Jin shouted sternly: "Father, shut up and stop talking nonsense."

Liu Fa smiled and waved his hands and said: "It's okay, nephew, don't underestimate these people. In the Song Dynasty, these people can be said to be second only to the Western Army in terms of combat power. If you have experienced several With experience in battles, the combat power will definitely exceed the same number or even twice the number of the Western Army, not to mention that the number of troops will definitely increase in the future."

Zhai Liang cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Uncle Liu, I understand."

Liu Fa asked Zhai Jin: "Zhai Jin, have you told your nephew everything?"

Zhai Jin nodded and said: "Yes, a certain family told him everything."

Liu Fa told Zhai Liang: "My dear nephew, do your job well in the army. The great things of the country cannot be accomplished overnight. Train well. In the army of the lord, it will not be based on seniority, but on ability. Those who are capable will be promoted and those who are mediocre will be demoted." , the Lord will send out troops in two or three years, and then it will be your time to make achievements."

Zhai Jin asked in surprise: "My lord is going to send troops in two years' time? Where are you going to fight?"

Liu Fa said mysteriously: "I don't know where the specific family is, but it is definitely not the Song Dynasty. You also know that the Song Dynasty has been short of war horses and horse breeding places since the founding of the country. I only heard from my lord that a certain family is also a place where horses are raised." The island is a good place to raise horses. Tens of thousands of horses can be raised on the island."

Zhai Jin's eyes lit up and he said, "Is the general telling the truth?"

Liu Fa nodded and said: "Of course it is true. This is what the Lord told a certain family personally, so you must train your troops well."

Zhai Jin said: "That's great, we will have no shortage of cavalry in the future."

Liu Fa said: "Only part of the problem can be solved. When the lord takes over the Song Dynasty, more horses and cavalry will be needed. Therefore, the Sixteenth State of Yanyun is the first place that the lord needs to recover after taking over the Song Dynasty. , that is the hometown of my Han family, and it should be taken back, so you will have many opportunities to make contributions in the future."

While Liu Fa was talking with Zhai Jin's family, Li Xin was also giving instructions to Zhao Yun.

Li Xin said: "Brother Zhao, the things here are completed. You can prepare to leave for Nanjing, Liaoning to meet Liang Xing."

Zhao Yun cupped his fists and said, "Yes, sir, I understand."

Li Xin continued: "The situation created by Liang Xing in Daliao is not bad. You can learn more about it when you go there."

Zhao Yun replied: "Yes, sir."

Li Xin continued: "From the news sent by Liang Xing, Liao and Jin are currently in a truce period due to the disputes over negotiations. However, I estimate that the Jin Kingdom will soon be ready to attack Daliao, so when you arrive, you must speed up the news with Liang Xing. For the establishment of the network, if there is an opportunity to deploy manpower within the Liao people, go ahead. If there is a shortage of manpower, I will send it to you. It just so happens that you are going to Daliao this time, so bring another group of manpower there. The maps of various places must be completed as soon as possible. I got it. Although I have part of the map now, there is still a lot missing. Especially the map of Yanyun is the most important. We also need to collect more information about the Jin army, their combat power, their main generals, etc."

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Yes, sir, I understand."

Li Xin finally gave instructions: "You can take people to Cangzhou Tianxiang Tower first. I will notify Liang Xing and ask him to send someone to pick you up. When you arrive in Daliao, tell Liang Xing to remember to pay attention to safety. Although collecting information is important, safety The first priority is to never act recklessly. Only by being useful can you do more things."

Zhao Yun replied: "I understand, sir. Thank you for your concern. We will protect ourselves."

Li Xin waved her hand: "Okay, go down and get ready."

After Zhao Yun left, Li Xin quickly wrote a secret letter and sent it to Liang Xing.