The news that Zhao Gou was still holding the imperial examination in Pizhou City when he was about to die could not be hidden from Zhao Kai who was far away in Shuntian Fucheng.
Zhao Kai now has the North and South Town Fusi, as well as the Privy Council Intelligence Room. In the past, the main focus of these secret service agencies was on Hebei and Yanyun. Now these places have been recovered, and the military operations to quell Liaodong and defeat Huanglong cannot be started in the short term. Therefore, the Pseudo-Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty became the main targets of their spying activities.
The information that came to Zhao Kai through the three lines of the North and South Town Fusi and the Privy Council Intelligence Room all showed that Zhao Gou, who wore a yellow robe in Chenqiao Pavilion and became a pseudo-Song official, had no idea that his death was imminent. They neither knew how to train troops to prepare for war, nor how to unite with Zhao Huan of the Southern Song Dynasty to protect their lives, nor how to send envoys to Shuntian to beg for mercy. Instead, they were busy opening up courses to get scholars, and they also used the banner of "reviving the ancestors' methods of civilized and military affairs, and winning the hearts of the world's literati", and they also talked nonsense about "whoever wins the hearts of scholars and ladies will win the world". Zhao Kai was so confused that he thought Zhao Gou, the historical founding king of the Southern Song Dynasty, had been soul-pierced by some nerd!
But later, Zhao Kai asked Zhao Gou's cousin Yelu Yuliyan, and he finally figured out the situation... Neither Zhao Gou nor Wanyan Zonggou had ever really held military power. The army in Guide Town has always been under the firm control of Wanyan Yan, the youngest daughter of Wanyan Wu who was begging for money!
Therefore, he could not do the work of organizing the army and conducting military affairs at all. He could only organize the imperial examinations and talk about the family organization method of using civil society to control military affairs.
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The reason why Wanyan Yan was able to control the power of the German army was, firstly, because of the support of Wu Qimai and her fourteen brothers; secondly, because she married Zhao Gou with a fierce Jurchen and Bohai native. ; Third, after Zhao Gou "lost power", this woman hooked up with Li Cheng, Kong Yanzhou, and Liu Lin... No one in the upper echelons of the Kingdom of Jin knew about this, and of course Yelu Yuliyan No exception.
In addition, Wan Yanyan's ability to control the army is indeed far superior to that of Zhao Gou. She can "eat at the same table and sleep on the same bed" with such military leaders as Li Cheng, Kong Yanzhou and Liu Lin!
Not to mention Zhao Gou couldn't do this, Zhao Kai could only do half of it at most - it was no problem to sit at the same table while eating. At this moment, he was setting up wine and food in an octagonal welcome and farewell pavilion outside the southern gate of Shuntian Mansion in Beijing. Yue Fei, Qu Duan, Liu Zhengyan, Miao Fu, Zhao Zhen and other five people practiced it (Niu Gao was the pioneer and had already penetrated into the pseudo-Song Dynasty)!
As for sleeping on the same bed... I have never done that!
But Wanyan Yan can do it! He really is a hero among women, right?
"Pengju, when did that thief Wanyan Zonggou really get involved? He is still organizing the imperial examination in Pizhou City... We can't let him and the corrupt officials around him go this time! "
Zhao Kai, who was giving instructions to Yue Fei, looked murderous and even called Zhao Gou "Wanyan Zonggou".
This name is not called randomly. It is inconvenient to kill him if he is called Zhao Gou... Brothers and sisters in the Song Dynasty are respectful! Zhao Kai also wanted to use the little king of Wuyue to persuade Zhao Huan to surrender and take all of Jiangnan! How could you kill Zhao Gou, your biological brother?
But it's no problem to call him Yan Zonggou. He recognized the thief as his father first and didn't even give up his ancestor's surname. Of course Zhao Kai and others will not recognize this brother again. Since he is no longer a brother, he can be killed.
But Zhao Gou is not the only valuable target in Pizhou City... The civil servants around Zhao Gou, as well as the scholars who came from various states in the Pseudo Song Dynasty to Pizhou to take the imperial examination, are said to be very fat!
Zhao Kai said with a smile: "Jingdong Road has been occupied for many years. Most of the civil servants around Zhao Gou have served as officials in the two towns of Ziqing and Guide for the gold thieves for many years. They plundered the people's wealth and anointing for the gold thieves, and they themselves also made a lot of money." The bowl is overflowing. There are also some people who are wealthy businessmen and wealthy people, and they have a lot of money!
Nowadays, the country's finances are difficult, and many government soldiers who have moved to Hebei, Beijing, and Datong also need money. Therefore, these traitors who betray the country and seek glory cannot be let go. They are all captured, tortured, and the stolen goods are pursued. The money obtained is given to the following. The government soldiers with official positions will get one-third, you people with official positions will get one-third, and the court will also get one-third! "
Zhao Kai can't throw away Li Zicheng's script now... He's so poor! He was so poor that even his military pay was insufficient.
This time, the soldiers under Zhao Gou's four armies who followed Yue Fei and others to conquer the south did not receive last year's military pay - Zhao Kai's soldiers had to work in vain for four months a year, and if there were any remaining eight months, When they served as soldiers, they had to receive a "Long March pay" according to their rank, which was about half of that of officers and soldiers of the same rank in the Southern Song Dynasty.
He couldn't come up with just this little money!
However, the consciousness of his soldiers is also very high! Everyone knows that Zhao Kai is a poor official and does not want military pay. He just wants to help Zhao Kai beat Zhao Huan and Zhao Gou - this shows how much Zhao Huan and Zhao Gou are hated by others!
Because there were too many people who didn't want money and just wanted to fight, Zhao Kai had to let the people below draw lots. Drawing a sign with the word "Rate", I took the money and went home crying. Those who drew the sign "owed" would happily continue to be "someone in vain" and fight for Zhao Daguan's family for free.
Of course, Zhao Daguan's family does not need to pay them, but the spoils of war still have to be divided among them... The method of sharing has been agreed upon a long time ago. What was captured on the battlefield was not divided among the imperial court, but the officers and soldiers below divided it among themselves. The money in the treasury belongs to the imperial court, and no one below can take it. Every time you pass a town, you can order some "rewards", and this money is also divided among the officers and soldiers.
But the above are all small heads. The real big head is the group of corrupt officials under Zhao Gou!
The territory that Zhao Gou ruled was mainly Jingdong East Road and Jingdong East Road in the Song Dynasty...Jingdong! Just by looking at the name, you know you are rich!
During the Song Dynasty, China's economic center had not yet completely moved to the south, and the three places in the north, namely Jingdong, Gyeonggi, and Jingxi, were still very prosperous.
Among these three places, Jingxi Road was in decline before the Xuanhe crisis. Gyeonggi Road was originally mainly supported by consumption, while Jingdong Road was the most prosperous place for production.
Although the east and west roads in Beijing were once flooded by the Yellow River, their vitality was severely damaged. However, under the management of Zhao Gou and Wan Yanyan, sea trade in Haizhou (Haizhou does not actually belong to JD.com) has developed rapidly in recent years. Some losses caused by flooding in Xuzhou and Songzhou were compensated.
Jingdong East Road was not affected by the flood, and the losses suffered in the Jin-Song War were relatively small. Wanyan Zonghan also evacuated in a hurry and did not have time to plunder, so it is still a relatively fertile territory.
Most of those traitorous and corrupt officials who had followed Wanyan Zonghan for several years turned to Zhao Gou - they wanted to be senators and consuls in Rome, but Wanyan Xiebao was not accepted! These people can't fight, and they can't help collect taxes from the Romans. Isn't it a burden to carry them around?
The largest group of these traitors and corrupt officials are now serving as officials in Pizhou!
"My brother has remembered everything the officials told me!" Yue Fei nodded repeatedly, looking like he was gritting his teeth - Yue Fei hated traitors the most!
Yue Fei added: "I will personally lead the elite cavalry, bypass the cities along the way, and go straight to Pizhou. I will definitely surround Wanyan Zonggou and other thieves and catch them all!"
Since he obtained the hometown of Xixia and established contact with Yelu Dashi, Zhao Kai's cavalry is now getting stronger and stronger! Among his 600,000 soldiers, about 20% are cavalry. In theory, he can mobilize 120,000 cavalry. This "cavalry" is not one person and one cavalry, but a combat unit. For light cavalry, it is usually One has two horses, and for the Red Scarf Cavalry, it is a configuration of two people and four horses.
Among the four armies led by Yue Fei, there were 4 established cavalry generals and a total of 8,000 cavalry (including auxiliaries, about 12,000 people, and more than 20,000 war horses and auxiliary horses). There is also a newly established camel gun battalion accompanying them, with hundreds of camel guns available for use.
With such strong strength, of course they are not afraid of Zhao Gou and Wanyan Yan's ability to defeat the army!
"Okay!" Zhao Kai nodded and praised, "Pengju is really good...but I heard that Pizhou City is extremely strong. If it is difficult to attack for a while, we should surround it first and wait for the army to arrive."
Yue Fei nodded heavily: "My brother knows!"
Zhao Kai added: "Also...the Wanyan clan is holding the imperial examination these days. These candidates who should be falsely examined must be traitors, and they cannot be let go. They should be captured one by one by the Zhenfu Division." Go to trial and never let a traitor escape!"
Yue Fei, Qu Duan, Liu Zhengyan, Miao Fu, Zhao Zhen and other five people all nodded.
Of course we can’t let him run away!
In today's troubled times, under the iron heel of the Jin people, there are still financial resources to study and study, and to take the imperial examination. How can there be good people?
They must pay atonement money!
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "Okay, then go back quickly, I'm waiting for your good news!"
Of course, I am also waiting for the division of accounts...
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At this time, Zhao Gou didn't know that Yue Fei, Niu Gao, Qu Duan, Liu Zhengyan, Miao Fu, Zhao Zhen and others had led an army to come with murderous intent.
Because the exchanges between Lin'an Fucheng and the outside world have been completely controlled by Wanyan Yan who is in charge of Chenqiao Fort, the memorials and military reports sent to him are all filtered or even customized.
This is all reassuring news!
Why is Yue Fei's army besieging Jinan Prefecture?
Why did the Yellow River near Kaifeng Prefecture burst again... The flood flooded the Kaifeng Racecourse.
Why did Zhao Huan's navy blockade Jingjiang shipping, so Sichuan's rice and silk could not be transported north... Zhao Kai had already sent Han Shizhong to lead his troops south.
There are also Dajin Heavenly Soldiers attacking Goryeo with overwhelming force and invincibility - this is true news! After the Kingdom of Jin sent Wu Qimai, it immediately attacked the Kingdom of Korea. Wanyan Zongqian and Wanyan Liang, who had just ascended the throne, went on a personal expedition and sent 100,000 troops to invade the Kingdom of Korea!
In short, the current situation can still be maintained, and the pseudo-Song Dynasty will not be over for a while.
Under such circumstances, the day of the imperial examination competition in Shaoxing in the second year of the Pseudo-Song Dynasty has finally arrived!
