History has proven countless times that after a successful monopolist, a monopolist will choose slavery and oppression instead of progress. This was true for Yue Fei's Northern Expedition, Wang Anshi's reform, and Yu Qian of the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the restoration of Zhu Qizhen was successful, and the national hero Yu Qian was "sitting for treason and sentenced to death." In the memorial, Ying Zongshang hesitated and said: "Yu Qian has indeed made meritorious service." Youzhen Jin said: "If I don't kill Yu Qian, this move will be nameless. "The emperor's will was decided.
What kind of national justice? Feelings of family and country? In the eyes of feudal emperors, as long as they can maintain their throne, the common people can be sacrifices put on the altar.
Song Xing once assumed that if he were in this world and his identity was Yue Fei, how would he save himself?
After thinking about it, it seems that there is no other way to survive except rebellion.
If you want to survive, the only way is to give up the rules of the emperor and his ministers at this time, follow the stories of Cao Cao, Sima Yi, Liu Yu, and Shi Jingtang, secretly cultivate your own power, save money for farming, recruit a group of heroes from all over the world, and secretly train them as your confidants. .
On the way to the Northern Expedition, he killed the supervisors and those who supported the emperor, rebelled and raised troops, and proclaimed himself emperor. At the same time, in order to solve logistical problems, he united with the Jin State, and promised to become the emperor of the Jin State when the matter was accomplished. He united with the Jin State to destroy the Song Dynasty, bribed Qin Hui, cooperated internally and externally, and took Lin'an directly. , after taking over the Song Dynasty, kill Yan Gou and Qin Hui or control Zhao Gou to hold the emperor hostage to order the princes.
Then, after pacifying the other warlord forces in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhu Yuanzhang used the south of the Yangtze River as a base to prepare for war, then tore up the alliance with the Jin Kingdom, and then personally led the Northern Expedition to the Jin Kingdom. He might be able to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in his lifetime, but the land of China is also The war will be rekindled, and no matter what, it will be ordinary people who will suffer.
Another option is to imitate the vassal towns of the late Tang and Five Dynasties.
In view of the domineering military generals of the Five Dynasties, the Northern Song Dynasty formulated a strategy of emphasizing civility over military affairs. Military generals and troops were mobilized frequently, finances were tightly controlled, and civilians unified the army, etc.
However, this policy was shaken at the turn of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty. Because the Jin army's offensive was too fierce, the original rules were destroyed, and Zhao Gou was forced to increase the authority of the generals.
The Sichuan Wu brothers, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun all had fixed defense areas, had long-term contact with the army, and had financial power in the defense areas. This was the initial state of the vassal town.
Zhao Gou dismissed Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun. Their military power was to avoid following the old path of the Tang Dynasty.
If Song Xing were Yue Fei, when he realized that Zhao Gou wanted to take his life, he would return to the station as soon as possible, purge the pro-imperial faction in the army, open the treasury to reward the soldiers, and shout for the Northern Expedition to create public opinion.
At the same time, he contacted other warlords. Although he would be promoted by the Song Dynasty to become a powerful minister like Huan Wen and Wang Dun, at least he would not have to die in the Fengbo Pavilion.
But Song Xing knew that Zhuge Zheng and I would never want to hear these two suggestions when asking him for advice. It's not because Zhuge Zhengwo is pedantic, but because the real Yue Fei will never agree to such a suggestion, and would rather die than choose such a path.
So Song Xing pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle Master, maybe we can start from the people and public opinion."
Zhuge Zheng and I didn't seem to expect to hear this answer, and hesitated: "Public opinion?"
Song Xing nodded: "Yes, with the prestige of the Yue family army among the people, if they knew that the imperial court wanted to kill such a great hero as the marshal, the saliva of the people in the capital would be enough to drown Qin Hui. Isn't it precisely this that the officials were worried about, so they Should the Marshal be imprisoned secretly and kept secret? If a strong public opinion can be formed, the officials and Qin Hui may be cautious in the face of the risk of being infamous for thousands of years. "
Zhuge Zhengwo was thoughtful: "Using the pressure of public opinion?"
Song Xing nodded and said: "Yes, as the saying goes, what the enemy wants, we will resolutely stop. The more Qin Hui and his party want to silently turn the Yue Family Army into ironclads, then we will simply make the matter bigger, and eventually It was so troublesome that the capital and even the whole world knew about it."
"Although the power of the common people is small, when the power of countless people is gathered together and the willpower of countless people is focused on the same thing, even the current Holy Emperor must think carefully when dealing with Marshal Yue. Is it worth it? It’s worth the risk.”
Seeing that Zhuge Zhengwo and Tie Shou were still deep in thought, Song Xing came up with another point of view: "But in this case, even if the officials can spare the marshal's life, the army cannot go back. The best result is to stay in the capital." Give him a sinecure, or retire and return to his hometown, to the countryside."
Zhuge Zhengwo nodded and acknowledged Song Xing's statement. The pressure of public opinion might force Zhao Gou to release him, but for a general with such prestige among the people, Zhao Gou would never allow Yue Fei to return to power.
After all, he knows better than anyone how the Song Dynasty came to be.
However, being able to save his life was hard-won for Yue Fei. Zhuge Zheng also figured it out. When the current emperor wanted to kill someone, being able to fight for Yue Fei's life was the best he could do.
In fact, Song Xing had a bolder idea in his mind, but he didn't say it out loud. For the current Zhuge Zhengwo and Yue Fei, the idea that Song Xing just proposed may be the only less drastic way that they can accept. .
Of course, the premise of all this is that Qin Hui and the others would be willing to play this game with Zhuge Zhengwo, instead of choosing to secretly poison or kill Yue Fei in prison.
As for how to arouse public opinion, Song Xing believed that Zhuge Zhengyi would have a proper method after operating in the capital for so many years, so he didn't need to say more.
Looking at Tie Shou, who had been silent next to him, Song Xing asked: "How is Senior Brother Qingqing's injury?"
Tie Shou replied: "I have woken up. Master Xu has rejuvenated himself with his wonderful hands and expelled the strange poison from his body, but his body is still weak and he cannot get up yet."
Song Xing nodded and woke up Wuwu, somewhat relieved in his heart.
"Uncle Master, is Marshal Yue safe in Tianlao now?"
Zhuge Zhengwo came back to his senses, nodded and said: "I have arranged for him to be placed in a secret place. This place is only known to me and the officials. There is no risk to his life for the time being."
"That's good, so uncle will have room to maneuver," a whirlwind blew in from outside the door, blowing a landscape painting hanging on the wall, bringing a slight chill to the spring breeze.
"Next, will Uncle Master focus on dealing with Guan Qi?"
When Guan Qi was mentioned, Song Xing showed a solemn look on his face: "I just heard from Brother Tie Shou that when Guan Qi went crazy, he still bloodbathed Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower and Liufenbantang?"
Zhuge Zhengwo nodded, with a wry smile on his face. At this time when the storm was falling, if such a vicious incident happened in the capital, the six gates could not escape the blame.
"Uncle Master, does he know why Guan Qi suddenly did such a crazy thing?" Song Xing asked doubtfully.
Zhuge Zhengwo shook his head: "Guan Qi has gone crazy. What logic can there be in what a madman does?"
Song Xing smiled slightly, looked into the distance, and said leisurely: "Uncle Master is right, Guan Qi has gone crazy. There are no rules to follow in what he did!"
Zhuge Zhengwo suddenly said: "But according to the survivors of Liufenbantang, before Guan Qi went crazy and went on a killing spree, he talked about finding a woman named Xiaobai."
"Xiao Bai?" Song Xing frowned, "Even if you are crazy, you are still looking for this woman. Who is Guan Qi?"
Zhuge Zhengwo said nothing and glanced at Tie Shou.
Tie Shou took over the conversation and said: "According to the information collected by the Shenhou Mansion, we have found a clue that Zhang Hou of Zhanjing Hall accepted three disciples in his later years. The man's life experience was mysterious and sudden, and he only served Zhang Hou for a very short period of time. He has no name, and his codename is 'No'. There are also two female disciples, whose names and origins are unclear, but most people call them 'Third Girl' and 'White Girl'."
"There was a period of time in the martial arts world where the 'Bai girl' was completely missing. According to the Shenhou Mansion's investigation, this micro-"Bai girl" may not be surnamed 'Bai', but is closely related to the 'time-honored' Wen family in Lingnan." A bit of a connection. "
"Following this information, we also discovered something strange. The Holy Lord Guan Qi of the Seven Saints of Mysterious Heaven has a sister named Guan Zhaodi. Guan Zhaodi once had a handkerchief in hand, so he called her 'Xiao Bai'."
"It was said that she looked like a fairy, shy of the moon, extremely beautiful, considerate, passionate and heroic, so Guan Qi was extremely obsessed with her. However, when Guan Zhaodi married Lei Sheng, most people thought Guan Qi was Qi will have a happy event soon and marry Miss Xiaobai, but Miss Xiaobai has disappeared since then and has no news. Some people say they have seen her in the 'Liufenbantang'."
Song Xing raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "So, Guan Qi slaughtered six and a half minutes, really because of this woman named Xiaobai?"
