Xuanhe six years, December 25th.
Kaifeng Mansion, north wing of the city.
The sky was just getting brighter, and on both sides of the two bustling streets, Majing Street and Guangjihe Street, the shopkeepers of various shops were greeting the shopkeepers and getting ready to open their doors for business. The sounds of the market are also starting to sound. Donkey carts carrying water and wine are rushing through the streets. The cries of breakfast food are also heard one after another. There are also some chaotic and noisy sounds that seem to be unprecedented in the past. When shopkeepers from various shops rubbed their eyes and walked out, they found that there was already a sea of people outside a military camp at the intersection of Mahang Street and Guangjihe Street, including many soldiers wearing military uniforms. !
The north side of the city of Kaifeng Mansion is the northern area of the outer city of Kaifeng Mansion. It has always been the gathering place for the forbidden army camps that defended Kaifeng Mansion. Especially between the north bank of Guangji River and the outer outline of Kaifeng Mansion, almost all military camps are occupied.
But now, not only soldiers and generals live in these military camps, but also a large number of military family members and children of the camps. According to the military system of the Song Dynasty, being a soldier was a job where you had to clock in and clock in. Oh, at first, but later on you didn’t necessarily have to clock in and clock in. Most of the time, you just occupied a spot and then worked on your own. of livelihood.
As for military pay, of course it depends on the situation. Those fighting men who fight with the Western thieves all day long must be given adequate military pay. Otherwise, who can bear it if they cause a mutiny? Among those generals who prospered in the Northwest War, who is not good at mobilizing the army? For example, the long-legged general Liu Yanqing has long lost his fighting skills, but he treats his subordinates very well. Otherwise, the civil servants in the imperial court could let him go, the sinner who ruined the Xuanhe Northern Expedition? If they really want to kill him, the Liu family and Liu family army will make a fuss, and the situation will become even more chaotic.
However, here in Kaifeng Mansion, which has been experiencing peace for a long time, the rules for issuing military pay are different. Since soldiers only occupy a military position and then work on their own business, or do private work for the officers of the Forbidden Army, then of course they cannot receive sufficient military pay... As for how much they can receive, it depends on them. How many errands have been handled.
Although there is not much military pay to get, most of the children of the battalions in Kaifeng City still hope to get a military quota...even if they can't get a single pay! This is of course not because they love the Song Dynasty more, but because they can still get many benefits by occupying the military quota.
First, the housing problem for myself and my family is solved!
The housing prices in Kaifeng Mansion are the highest in the world! Not to mention being a soldier, there are a lot of people who are officials who can't afford a house!
But as long as you occupy the military quota, you can live in the military camp with your family without paying rent. According to the military system of the Song Dynasty, the family members of sergeants can live in the military camp with the army. Of course, no rent is charged, and The maintenance and repair costs of the military camp buildings were also paid by the court.
So as long as you occupy the military quota, the whole family will have a house!
Second, after occupying the military quota, you can get some items and rewards.
Although you can't get much in terms of salary and military rations, you can still get many items, such as clothing and materials. Otherwise, the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army would have no military uniforms and coats to wear when they go about their errands and make the emperor happy... It is not okay to accept the review with bare buttocks!
Moreover, during festivals or major ceremonies in the Song Dynasty, the officials of the Song Dynasty would gather together the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army to "exhibit" them, and then each person would be given a share of money and food. The superior officials generally would not withhold these money and food... This is a private house that the official took out from the Feng Chun Treasury. No matter how greedy he is, it cannot be justified.
Of course, in addition to these benefits, there is another unspoken rule that is also very important, that is, everyone has acquiesced in the Kaifeng Forbidden Army's most cowardly character in the world.
Therefore, the chance of Kaifeng Prefecture's forbidden troops fighting on the battlefield is almost negligible... However, all these benefits have come to an end as the Golden Thieves' East Route Army approaches step by step!
Just when Fu Que, a student from the three schools in Kaifeng, submitted a letter yesterday, Gao Qiu, the head of the three yamen's military forces and the commander in front of the palace, formally conveyed the order to guard Taishang Gong Nanxing to the three yamen imperial guards and commanders. .
According to the edict conveyed by Gao Qiu, the Sanya Forbidden Army needs to mobilize 5,000 regular soldiers, together with Tong Guan's Shengjie Army and Liu Yanqing's Western Army, to escort the Taishang Palace to Yingtian Mansion.
And in order for the Supreme Emperor to spend the festival in Yingtian Mansion, the palace must travel 200 miles within five days. Therefore, all military family members are not allowed to accompany the army... Of course they can leave Kaifeng Mansion and go to Yingtian Mansion, but they must go to Yingtian Mansion on their own.
In addition, Gao Qiu also announced that the remaining officers and soldiers of the three government offices will be in the camp at all times starting from the 25th, participate in training, and be ready to go out of the city to fight and deploy defenses at any time!
As soon as this edict was announced, the military camps in the north wing of Kaifeng Fucheng immediately exploded! Regardless of whether there were any imperial soldiers who had their turn to escort the Taishang's escape from the palace, they were all extremely dissatisfied with the edict.
To escort the Taishang to run away from the palace not only meant that his family could no longer make a living in Kaifeng Prefecture, but also meant that they would have to leave their family behind. Now that the war is in chaos and the weather is cold, you ask a group of old, weak, women and children to walk more than 200 miles to respond. Tianfu, how many days will it take to walk? Will the gold thief be chased and killed?
And if there are no three yamen soldiers guarding Taishang's palace, he will be even more dissatisfied. Aren't the only ones who can fight around Kaifeng Fucheng are the Shengjie Army and Liu Yanqing's Western Army? They are going to protect the Supreme Emperor and run away. Who will guard the city of Kaifeng?
Do you want everyone to be prepared to fight out of the city?
What does it mean? You can't even defend the city, but you still want to leave the city... Why don't you rush to die?
Is this new official crazy?
This doubt in everyone's mind was confirmed last night!
The officials are really crazy!
He didn't even care about the ancestral policy of not killing the person who submitted the letter. He actually detained 2,000 students from the three schools and entered the palace, and announced that he would take them out of the city to fight against the Jin... Isn't this just to use the sword of the Jin to kill the person who submitted the letter? The person in charge?
If you follow such an official, will you end up well? No, we can't let the Supreme Emperor run away. He has to stay in Kaifeng Mansion and lead everyone to fight against gold and save their lives!
I don’t know if there are people with ulterior motives behind the scenes (there should be some, there are a group of Forbidden Army officers who are flying in the city of Kaifeng City!) Knowing that the officials have gone crazy, the Song Dynasty wants to finish the three yamen soldiers and the army. The family members are all on the streets now, and there are some "big brothers" who occupy military positions there, making noise and incitement.
"We can't let the Supreme Emperor leave. Once he leaves, there will be no soldiers in Kaifeng Mansion!"
"We can't leave! The gold thieves have already reached the north bank of the Yellow River, and they will be outside Kaifeng Prefecture in a blink of an eye... Our wives, children, and children can't leave at all!"
"That's right, we can only survive if we all work together to defend Kaifeng Mansion!"
"Yes, let's petition the Supreme Emperor to prevent him from leaving!"
"We cannot let the Supreme Emperor leave..."
"Let's go, let's go to Genyue Huayang Palace now!"
"Go, go, go to Huayang Palace!"
Genyue, also known as Huayang Palace, occupies a large area, so big that it cannot even fit in the northern part of the inner city of Kaifeng Prefecture, so Zhao Ji had people break open the wall of the inner city of Kaifeng Prefecture and turn Huayang Palace into a palace spanning The palaces in the inner and outer city of Kaifeng Prefecture.
By the way, the Yanfu Palace was also made like this by Zhao Ji, so the inner city of Kaifeng Mansion was almost destroyed, leaving only an outer shell to rely on... It's convenient now that the Jin soldiers haven't arrived yet. These Forbidden Army soldiers and their families in the north city wing of Kaifeng Prefecture went to make trouble outside Genyue where Zhao Ji lived!
When the sky was almost completely bright, the incited team of soldiers and family members of the Sanya Forbidden Army were already like a torrent, rushing onto Ma Xing Street and heading towards Gen Yue where Zhao Ji lived. On the streets they passed, from time to time citizens of Kaifeng Prefecture who were watching the excitement joined in spontaneously. The team became larger and larger, becoming more and more unstoppable. None of the soldiers stationed in the military stores along the street dared to stop them. They just stared dumbfounded at the torrent slowly rushing towards Gen Yue!
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"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the situation is urgent... Those troublemaking gangs of unruly people and soldiers are almost at the north gate of Genyue!"
Angrily, the person who ran into Yanfu Palace to seek help from Zhao Kai was none other than Wang Xiaode, who succeeded Zhao Kai as the Imperial City Secretary!
The news that the Imperial Guard soldiers and their families gathered in the north wing of Kaifeng Fucheng to cause trouble was reported to Yanfu Palace in the early hours of this morning... The marriage officer of the Imperial City Department had long been eyeing them.
When Zhao Kai got the news, he had just finished his official work for the day and was about to find a "school beauty" to relax, but he had to work "overtime"!
As an official, he didn't even have time to sleep. He really served the people of the Northern Song Dynasty wholeheartedly!
After listening to Wang Xiaode's report, Zhao Kai turned his attention to the four camp envoys including Li Gang, Yu Wenxuzhong, Yuwen Cuizhong, and He Guan. These four people had just returned home from get off work, and they were carried back to Yan from their homes by the servants. Fu Gong worked overtime, and now his eyes are red.
"Your Majesty, there is a powerful enemy now. There can be no more chaos in Kaifeng City. Your Majesty, please issue an edict to appease the rebellious people and soldiers..."
"No! The Sanya Imperial Guards have always been inactive, unprepared for war, and unprepared for military preparations. Now they dare to commit rebellion. If we continue to issue edicts to appease them, military discipline will be lost... How can we lead these soldiers?"
The four camp envoys immediately came up with two opinions. The one who advocated pacification was Li Gang, and the one who opposed pacification was He Guan. The two Yuwen frowned and didn't say a word, because they had noticed that Zhao Kai's face was ashen and a little scary. This official was obviously angry!
Of course Zhao Kai was very angry. He really didn't want to care about the life and death of these people in Kaifeng City...but he was forced to take the stage by Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan. Now we have to cover their escape!
And the soldiers, civilians and scholars in Kaifeng Prefecture kept causing trouble for themselves... Yesterday they just finished dealing with the third student's letter from Fu Que, and today the Imperial Army and their family members came to make trouble again! Can Zhao Kai not be annoyed?
The gold thieves are almost reaching the Yellow River... If he can't quickly settle the chaos in Kaifeng City, he won't be able to go to the south bank of the Yellow River to stop the gold thieves.
Once the gold thief crossed the river, Zhao Kai would not be able to evacuate the population of Kaifeng Mansion, nor would he be able to deploy defenses around Kaifeng Mansion.
When the time comes for an isolated city to be surrounded by people, it will really be a dead end!
Thinking of this, Zhao Kai stood up suddenly and said, "Put on your armor for me, I have to go and meet these Bianliangzi in person!"
