After Lu Xun's defeated army arrived at Yuzhang City, they tried their best to build fortifications in Zuoli (now at the foot of Zuoli Mountain in the northwest of Duchang County, Jiangxi Province, the only way to go south from Poyang Lake). They followed Liu Yu's example and set up wooden fences all over the entrance to Poyang Lake in an attempt to cut it off. Go south to the waterway to block the Jin army's pursuit.
The imperial army rested in Xunyang for half a month. On December 18, Liu Yu led his army to attack Zuoli. As the boat was sailing in the lake, the strong wind blew off the flagpole on the bow of the boat, and the green flag fell into the water. All the soldiers looked at each other and turned pale, thinking it was a bad omen.
Liu Yu said with a loud laugh: "In the battle of Zhoushan in the past, the flagpole was broken by the wind like it is today. Now that the flagpole is broken again, we will definitely win."
Liu Muzhi said with a smile: "Yes, Yu was beside the lord at that time and could see it with his own eyes."
For a time, the generals who had participated in the Battle of Zhoushan all echoed, and their morale was high. Liu Yu took the opportunity to order an attack on Zuoli. Lu Xun knew that he was at a critical moment, so he led his army to resist desperately. After fighting fiercely for half a day, he was defeated and fled south.
During the Zuoli battle, more than 10,000 rebel soldiers were killed and drowned. When Liu Yu saw the corpses floating on the water, he sighed loudly and ordered the surrenderers to be appeased and the people who had been threatened to be pardoned.
After the two battles of Leichi and Zuoli, the main force of the rebel army was almost exhausted. Lu Xun collected more than 4,000 defeated troops on his way south. Lu Xun and Xu Daofu did not dare to stay and fled all the way to Guangzhou.
At this time, Liu Yu received the good news from Panyu from Sun Chu. Knowing that Panyu, Lu Xun's hometown, was captured, it would be difficult to cause trouble again.
The Chinese New Year was coming soon, and Liu Yu, who was the official secretary of the Shangshu, couldn't stay away, so he sent Liu Fan and Liu Huaishen to lead the army to pursue Lu Xun and Xu Daofu, and they must eradicate the roots.
After everything was arranged, Liu Yu led his army in triumph from Zuoli and returned to Jiankang on the 12th day of the first lunar month in the seventh year of Yixi (411). The emperor sent his servant Yuan Zhan, the minister of the temple department Yin Youqi and others to go to Laojun.
Liu Yu led the crowd into the city from Zhuque Bridge. Yuan Zhan toasted three glasses of wine on behalf of the emperor. The two spectators were like a wall, cheering thunderously. Liu Yu waved frequently amidst the cheers of the people, and Liu Muzhi said softly from the side: "My Lord, after the Northern Expedition to Pingyan and the suppression of the Lu Xun Rebellion, my Lord has won the hearts of the military and the people, and there is no longer any objection in the court. , Liu Yi and his ilk will no longer be able to shake the lord's position."
During the pilgrimage at Taiji Hall, the emperor issued an edict to confer Yuzhang Gong Liu Yu as a general (first grade). His original position remained as before, and he was awarded a squad of twenty swordsmen. Liu Yu made a firm statement.
Liu Yu asked Liu Muzhi to compile a list of soldiers who died in the Northern Expedition and the battle to pacify Lu Xun. Emperor Shangshu buried these fallen soldiers and sent special personnel to collect their bodies and escort the coffins back home.
Later, Liu Yu asked for credit for the soldiers who participated in the war. After this operation, Liu Yu had firmly controlled the Jiankang court, the morale of the military and the people in his own hands.
Guangzhou has been conquered, Liu Yu reported that Chu Yuzhi, the general of Jianwei, should be appointed as the governor of Guangzhou, to lead the general Zhonglang of Pingyue, and to be the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of Guangzhou and Guangzhou.
Chu Yuzhi, courtesy name Shudu (1), was the great-grandson of the late Taifu Chu Su, the third brother of Chu Xiu, the imperial minister, and the third brother of Chu Lingyuan, Princess of Langya. After Liu Yu's Northern Expedition destroyed the Yan State, the Chu brothers saw that the Jin Dynasty was about to fall, and they saw the opportunity to express their loyalty to Liu Yu.
The Chu family was a high-ranking family, and their submission to Liu Yu led many noble families to change their stance, further improving the relationship between Liu Yu and the family, and Liu Yu therefore petitioned Chu Yuzhi to be the governor of Guangzhou.
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There was great joy in Jiankang City, and even more in Xiangyang City.
This time the troops were sent to contain the rebel army, Yongzhou soldiers and horses made a lot of money, and more than 23,000 rebel soldiers were captured. Most of these people were young and strong, and Yang Anxuan enriched them into the garrison. After a while, they will be recruited into the army or naturalized as citizens.
The captured baggage was countless, including 120,000 stones of grain and grass, thousands of weapons such as swords and guns, and more than 400 warships. The property obtained from Xunyang City alone was as much as 35,600 taels in gold.
The dividends of the war were to be shared, so Yang Anxuan gave 40% of the property gained from Xunyang to reward meritorious soldiers. The annual rewards for officials at all levels in Yongyan were doubled, and 20% of the taxes of the common people were reduced.
The food in the hands of the people turned into purchasing power, which increasingly attracted merchants from all over the world. Xiangyang was as prosperous as Jiankang. Lu Xun was in trouble and Jiankang was restless. Xiangyang City, which had always been stable, became the first choice for merchants.
Since the twelfth lunar month, the nine markets in the West Market have been bustling with people coming to buy and sell things. When Yang Anxuan established the West Market, he specifically chose open space around it. Except for the gold market, everyone can expand outwards. Otherwise, it will Another market is going to be built.
Merchants who did not enter the market at the beginning regretted it. Now it is at least twice as expensive to buy a shop in the West Market as it was before, and it is not likely that anyone will sell it. The city leader Yuan He became very popular, and people often invited him to banquets, hoping to get some land from him.
As the area of the West Market expanded, Yang Anxuan raised the official rank of the city magistrate from the seventh to the sixth rank. Yuan He was busy and happy. Looking back on it, he couldn't help but sigh. He and Governor Yang really didn't know each other.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the West Market becomes more and more lively. Oxen carts and horses are not allowed to enter the market. The flow of people still blocks the roads in the West Market.
Worker Cao Zhang Gang, his mother, wife, children, and two brothers, a family of nineteen, slowly followed the flow of people towards Bu City. As the New Year is approaching, Zhang Gang plans to buy fur coats for his mother and wife and sew new clothes for his children.
His wife Hu looked at the smiling crowds around and said with emotion: "This Xiangyang City is much more lively than Guanggu."
Zhang Gang's mother, Yan, said to her son who was supporting her beside her: "Yuan Gui, Governor Yang is a wise master. You must serve him with all your heart."
Zhang Gang has been in Xiangyang for more than a year and has seen the situation in Xiangyang and Yongzhou. Compared with Nanyan, there is a huge difference. Zhang Gang saw many novel ordnances at the Baizhang Mountain Ordnance Department, especially after testing gunpowder. Zhang Gang was ecstatic. With such a sharp weapon, he could conquer the world, and he would have a place to use it.
Guanggu city was destroyed, Liu Yu killed 3,000 people to vent his anger. As Zhang Gang was the minister of Nanyan, his brothers and sons were also beheaded, and his mother and female relatives were demoted to slaves.
Yang Anxuan brought Zhang Gang's family back to Xiangyang from Guanggu City and gave him a house, 100,000 yuan, and 500 shi of corn to house his family. Yang Anxuan's heart-warming gesture made Zhang Gang burst into tears of gratitude and swear allegiance.
Hearing his mother's words, Zhang Gang smiled and said: "If you don't bother with mother's instructions, the child will do his best."
Mrs. Yan looked at the crowded crowd and said: "This West Market is too busy. I guess you won't have time to go shopping if you have been to Bu Market. Madam Hu, Madam Qiao, you ladies will accompany me to Bu Market. Yuan Gui, Yuan Zhi, and Yuan Qing, you three brothers, can go shopping on your own without having to accompany your mother.
As the West City continued to expand, the original fifty city soldiers could no longer meet the needs of maintaining order. Yuan He asked Yang Anxuan for instructions to increase the number of city soldiers to 300.
More than a thousand soldiers in the army are retired every year. Yang Anxuan attaches great importance to the resettlement of these people. In addition to granting them fields, those who have made meritorious service are assigned to various counties as county captains, post chiefs, pavilion chiefs, travel messengers, checkpoint officials, etc. If you take up a light and leisure position in the garrison, ordinary soldiers who do not want to retire can also be transferred to serve as city soldiers, pavilion soldiers, post soldiers and other errands. These soldiers were enriched at the grassroots level and played a role in stabilizing the township.
The city soldiers are good and bad, with an annual salary of 100 shi, which is equivalent to a ninth-grade official, and they are nicknamed "mayor" by the soldiers; and they rely on the market to eat, and the merchants manage a lot of property. Many soldiers who have done meritorious service would rather not be the chief of the pavilion or the postmaster. I also want to be the "mayor" for my job.
Yang Anxuan went to the city in person to lecture the officials and soldiers of the West City, asking them to maintain the safety and prosperity of the market. Property donated by merchants could be collected, but if merchants were extorted or blackmailed, they would be severely punished once verified.
Yang Anxuan ordered the counties to set up admonishment boxes at the four gates, and asked Xunxing to collect admonitions and complaints and inquire them in a timely manner. Several officials and soldiers from the Western City were accused of extorting property and were severely punished by Yang Anxuan with forty lashes. They were sent to Liangzhou to farm, which put an end to the unhealthy trend.
Zhang Gang knew that safety in the city was not a problem, so he wanted to see if there were any newly carved rubbings in the book market. His third brother, Zhang Huang, saw his dilemma and said with a smile: "The elder brother will go when he has something to do. The younger brother wants to buy a ready-made garment, so he can accompany his mother." Go to Bushi in person."
In the evening, Yang Anxuan invited Kong Xian's family to a banquet. During the dinner, Yang Anxuan asked Kong Xian: "Brother Xian, how is it that my father-in-law is in Qufu?"
Kong Xian said with a smile: "My father has recruited more than 20 new disciples. While teaching and educating people, he is writing the Interpretation of the Analects of Confucius. He wrote a letter saying that he will send the manuscript next year and let Yu Engraving Print it."
Yang Anxuan smiled, now that the compilation work of "Confucian Zang" has come to an end, Kong Yi, as the person who presided over it, will definitely record the history and stand out among the Confucian scholars, and he can be called the ancestor of Guangzong.
When Kong Yi was in Xiangyang, he had many discussions with Yang Anxuan on the sentences in "The Analects of Confucius". He was quite impressed by some of Yang Anxuan's novel views and said that if he could study with peace of mind, he would definitely become a great master.
Because of the sparks produced by these analyses, Kong Yi decided to write a book "An Interpretation of the Analects" after returning home, summarizing the views of his ancestors, himself and knowledgeable people on the Analects, as a guide for future generations to learn and read the Analects.
Yang Anxuan proposed engraving and printing. Kong Xian's wife Ran saw the business opportunity and took over the matter with Kong Miao. Nowadays, Yuanzhizhai's business is in short supply, and the store is almost overcrowded with students and businessmen who come to seek help.
The West Market was not very lively when it was being built. Yang Anxuan asked Kong Miao, Yang Qiu, his tribe, and his cronies to buy as much free land as possible. Wang Zhene, Meng Longfu, Kuai En and others trusted Yang Anxuan and all bought it. A lot of land. Yin Dun heard the news and bought more than ten shop locations in the name of the Yin family. Now he is smiling from ear to ear.
Zhiyuan Zhai is the property of Yang Anxuan and Kong Xian, and several vacant lots next to it were purchased in the name of Kong Miao. The bookstore was very popular. Ran and Kong Miao discussed expanding the side of Zhiyuanzhai, and the bookstore was several times larger than before. .
In order to meet the needs of the market, the Ran family recruited more than a hundred new craftsmen and recruited all craftsmen from the surrounding counties and counties of Xiangyang. Yang Anxuan registered the craftsmen involved in engraving, but it was inevitable that "piracy" would appear. There was no patent right in this era. Since it was conducive to the spread of culture, Yang Anxuan turned a blind eye.
The Ran family made a lot of money, and Kong Xian often sent money to his family. Kong Yi knew that his daughter-in-law had a good way of making money, so he asked his son to engrave and seal his books.
"The books written by my father-in-law will be regarded as treasures by scholars all over the world, and there will be no worries about sales," Yang Anxuan said with a smile.
Kong Xian pointed at Yang Anxuan and said: "An Xuan said such elegant things, and his mouth was full of copper. He was punished with a glass of wine."
Yang Anxuan picked up the cup and said with a smile: "If your mouth doesn't smell like copper, how can you have the fragrance of books in your sleeves?"
Kong Xian thought for a while, then picked up the cup and said, "It's a foolish mistake. Let's drink this cup of wine with An Xuan."
The two drank it all in one gulp. Yang Anxuan put down his cup and said, "Brother Xian, have you ever heard that Wang Biejia got a batch of property in Xunyang?"
Kong Xian was about to lift his chopsticks to pick up the vegetables. He put down his chopsticks and said, "You have heard about it a long time ago. Could it be true? What kind of calligraphy and painting is there? An Xuan, you have to let him see it first."
Yang Anxuan said: "There are a few calligraphy and paintings. When Yu De has time, he will take Brother Xian to look at them. This time, I have other important matters to find Brother Xian. Didn't Yu say that he has money to build a school palace? , now the time is ripe.”
"Seriously?" Kong Xian raised his eyebrows with joy. Yang Anxuan originally proposed the idea of building a school palace and planned to invest more than a thousand gold. It was modeled on the Jixia Academy of Qi State to recruit Confucian scholars from all over the world and attract those who were interested in learning. After it was completed, it would have the functions of preaching, teaching, and It has many functions such as solving doubts, discussing politics, studying, debating, and collecting books.
This idea was put forward in Hongwenzhuang and received positive response from everyone. However, establishing the academy was very expensive. Kong Yi and others thought it would be at least ten years later, but they did not expect it to be implemented now.
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "You have sent people to select the site. We will recruit people to start construction after the new year. As a literary dealer, Brother Xian has to take charge of this matter."
Kong Xian smiled and said: "That's what I wish for. To build the academy, I will donate twenty taels of gold, so that we can build a prosperous age together."
Yang Anxuan chuckled to himself. Ever since Ran ran a carving and bookstore business, Kong Xian had become more confident. The last time he went to his study, he saw a lot of calligraphy and paintings by famous artists.
"Thank you so much, Brother Xian," Yang Anxuan said, "After the academy is completed, Yuhui will order someone to lay a stone in front of the academy and carve the names of the people who helped the students on the stone, so that it will be remembered forever."
"Great kindness!"
"Note (1): It can still be called Chu Yuzhi now. When Liu Yu ascends the throne and Chu Yuzhi avoids taboos, he can only be called Chu Shudu. Therefore, he is often recorded as Chu Shudu in history books."
