There are still many people in Kaifeng city and it is still very lively. It's just that the water transportation is blocked. After the Jin army robbed it, the people had no money, and there was a lot of business in the city and they couldn't do it anymore. After Zong Ze guarded Kaifeng, things calmed down for a while, and many refugees gathered in the city.
On the third day after entering the city, Wang Xiaolie took Cao Zhiyan, Yu Huan and Yang Shen out of the barracks and wandered around the city together.
After leaving Tielinying, walking along the Cai River, we arrived opposite the Daxiangguo Temple before we knew it. I saw a lot of people on the other side of the river, and there were people selling all kinds of things on the street. Wang Xiaolie said: "Let's go to Xiangguo Temple and have a look. I don't know how many days we will stay in Kaifeng City. We will have to buy everything for daily expenses, such as rice and noodles. Ask about the price and make arrangements early."
Yu Huan said: "In the past, during the Dingdu patrol, the Du patrol never paid attention to these things. The army was short of food, so they sent people out to gather some in the surrounding countryside. If you want to eat wine and meat, everyone has to find his own way."
"Isn't that just robbery?" Wang Xiaolie shook his head. "My father raised the army to save the country and save the people. How could he do such a thing? The day before yesterday, he stayed behind and was rewarded with some gold and silver. If you pay more attention, you can hold on for a long time."
Yu Huan said nothing. There were only a few thousand troops directly under Zongze in the city, but the number of other leaders' troops was unknown. How many armies can survive in Kaifeng just by buying them? The water transportation to Bianhe River was interrupted for several months, and there was no food from outside. There was already a shortage of food.
After crossing the Xiangguosi Bridge and arriving at the Bian River, it suddenly became lively.
Looking at the surrounding scene, Yang Shen said: "Kaifeng Mansion is indeed the residence of the Emperor! It was especially prosperous after the Li Rebellion! Last year, the officials took us only outside Kaifeng City and were not allowed to enter the city. Today, with the help of Xiao Sheren, we saw Such a prosperous scene!”
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Prosperity is prosperity, but most of the things here we can't afford."
Prices in Kaifeng are now dozens of times higher than before, and I can't buy much with the little money I have. A few people just looked at it.
After walking a few steps, suddenly a crowd gathered in front of me. Someone else shouted: "The fight is about to begin! The fight is about to begin!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "At this time, are there still people fighting in Kaifeng City? Let's go up and see who is so domineering!"
Several people quickly stepped forward and squeezed into the crowd. I saw two groups of soldiers in the middle, one with more than ten people and the other with only eight people, shouting and cursing there. Wang Xiaolie, the leader of the group of more than ten people, recognized that it was Peng Tan who was in Ding Jin's army.
At this time, he was like a fighting rooster, pointing at the people in front of him at the top of his lungs and cursing: "Straight bitches, you guys are inferior to pigs and dogs! Why do you want to rob the things that grandpas like?!"
A general on the opposite side crossed his arms and said coldly: "You guys are useless, you are useless in battle, and you dare to rob people's property! This is Kaifeng Mansion, where you run wild? No one else dares to take care of it, grandpa will take care of it." !”
Wang Xiaolie heard this and said to Yu Huan: "Where is Kaifeng Mansion? There are still people who dare to be robbers on the street?"
Yu Huan was a little helpless: "Xiao Sheren, what kind of robbers are you? As long as you have a knife in your hand and a military uniform on your body, it's not robbery. What's wrong with soldiers fighting to collect things? If we don't collect from the people, what will we eat?"
Wang Xiaolie was stunned for a moment and said, "In this case, who in Kaifeng City dares to do business?"
Yu Huan said: "Everyone who does business here has a backer. If you come to rob, someone will naturally support you. Those who don't have a backer must find a backer before they show up, otherwise they will definitely be robbed. Today's situation, I think it is Peng Tanpeng To the new businessman.”
Wang Xiaolie nodded, with some understanding and some confusion in his heart. Like this, why doesn't Zongze stay behind? Then I thought about it, how many people did Zongze have? Can you handle it? With so many troops in the city, it would be a big deal not to cause a big mess.
Zongze's official career was not smooth. After becoming a Jinshi, it took nearly thirty years to achieve Dengzhou Tongxuan. Speaking of which, Wang Xiaolie's father, Wang Rudai, was even stronger than him. When the Jin people went south, Zongze was appointed magistrate of Cizhou. During the turbulent period when the Jin people went south, he also served as the general manager of the Hebei Rebel Army. When the city of Kaifeng was captured by the Jin soldiers, Zhao Gou happened to be in Hebei and was appointed as the general marshal of the world's soldiers and horses. Zongze, who insisted on resisting the Jin Dynasty, was deputy marshal. Later, the second emperor went hunting in the north, Zhao Gou came to the throne, and Zongze was appointed to stay in Tokyo.
It was during the three or four years that the Jin army went south that Zongze quickly grew from an inconspicuous mid-level official like Tongpan to a stay in Tokyo and became an important minister of the country. His prestige was established in the process of resisting the Jin Dynasty, and he was not an important minister of the Song Dynasty before.
This experience made Zongze different from other people in the court. In the early days of Zhao Gou's reign, Zong Ze made great contributions. But when the scale began to take shape, officials in the DPRK and China did not take him seriously. Zongze was actually a little embarrassed in Kaifeng.
The two groups were in the middle of the street, and the quarrel got louder and louder. Wang Xiaolie heard the content of their argument and realized that there were Han Shizhong's soldiers opposite Peng Tan. Han Shizhong of Wenjia Temple in Luoyang was defeated and hated Ding Jin for avoiding the war. Back in Kaifeng, the two armies often fought and fought endlessly. This kind of scene has actually happened many times today. Especially when Wang Xiaolie killed the Jin soldiers who defeated Ding Jin and then defended Gong County, Han Shizhong's soldiers looked down upon Ding Jin even more.
After a while, Peng Tan couldn't bear it any longer. Seeing that he had more people, he drew his sword and gun and attacked.
Wang Xiaolie looked and shook his head: "When facing the Jin people, these people ran away. Now they have the courage to face their own people."
Yu Huan's face turned red after hearing this, and he lowered his head and said nothing. Isn’t this what the gang of thieves in Kaifeng City are like? It was the same when he was working under Ding Jin. After following Wang Xiaolie and winning the battle, he became different from before.
Han Shizhong's army was a regular army, derived from the original Western Army of the Song Dynasty. How could it be compared to people like Peng Tan? Within a few rounds, Peng Tan and others were beaten back steadily. On the streets of Kaifeng, they were merciless and no one died.
Peng Tan was kicked in the chest by the general opposite and rolled twice on the ground. He suddenly jumped up from the ground, feeling tight in his chest. I was determined to go up and fight to the death, but the other party was too powerful, so I hesitated for a while.
Turning around suddenly, he saw Yu Huan in the crowd. She couldn't help being overjoyed and shouted: "Yu Huan, why don't you come up and help?"
Yu Huan looked at Wang Xiaolie, shook his head and said, "I am now a soldier under General Wang. How dare I make trouble in the street?"
Peng Tan was stunned for a moment before he saw Wang Xiaolie. Seeing Wang Xiaolie's face sinking like water and his eyes like lightning, he was speechless for a moment.
After a while, Peng Tan said: "Xiao Sheren, you were unconscious at first, and it was only after we patrolled with you to march that you recovered. Speaking of which, we were once in the same army and had the same friendship. Come forward Can you help me?"
Wang Xiaolie said in a deep voice: "Only when we fight together to kill the enemy can we have the friendship of comrades. That day in Yong'an, when you saw the Jin army, you fled in all directions, regardless of our army behind you. What do you mean by comradeship?" Peng Tiha, don’t talk like this, it will destroy my prestige!”
After hearing this, Han Shizhong's men on the opposite side applauded together.
Peng Tan blushed and said angrily: "Even if you can't defeat the Jin Army, the Du Xun is still the Kaifeng Du Xun! You are doing this, are you not afraid of being blamed by the Du Xun? Also, are you taking in Yu Huan and others from the Du Xun? , How will Du Xun spare you!"
Wang Xiaolie said calmly: "If Du Xun has anything to say, ask him to come to my camp to find me! If you talk nonsense, just shut up!"
