After serving the fruit, Han Shizhong said: "You have been to my military camp many times, but the timing is not coincidental and we have never been able to see each other. According to the imperial decree, I will leave Kaifeng Mansion in a few days to see the Holy Emperor. I brought two jars of wine with me. Come to see me and thank you for your kindness."
Wang Xiaolie said hurriedly that he didn't dare.
Han Shizhong was different from other armies. He is the general of Conglong and the army in front of the emperor. He is directly subordinate to Zhao Gou in terms of organization and is Zhao Gou's true confidant. After Luoyang was defeated, he saw that Kaifeng was no longer interesting, so he wanted to leave. Unlike others, he was not under Zongze's control.
In the army of this era, apart from Yue Fei, the most famous person in Wang Xiaolie's previous life was Han Shizhong. Unlike Yue Fei, Han Shizhong was from the Western Army. He was tall and had a rough personality. Moreover, because of his higher status, Wang Xiaolie felt that he didn't know how to get along with her.
Yue Fei and Han Shizhong were the famous generals who fought on the battlefields of the Southern Song Dynasty in history in the next ten years. During the ten-year peace talks in Shaoxing, Qin Hui's butcher knife struck them first. However, Han Shizhong had a close relationship with Zhao Gou and avoided disaster.
Later generations talked about the reasons why Zhao Gou and Qin Hui killed Yue Fei, and there were various theories. And as time goes by, there are more and more claims, which have deviated from the original intention of pursuing the truth and become an occasion for some people to make shocking remarks.
In fact, when the Song and Jin Dynasties were negotiating peace, the Jin people wrote a letter to Qin Hui, clearly stating that they wanted to kill the general Yue Fei. Qin Hui was the first to take action, but it was Han Shizhong. But Han Shizhong knew the news in advance, went to Zhao Gou to cause a scene, avoided the murder, and completely gave up his military power.
Among the four great generals of the ZTE, Liu Guangshi was the first to surrender his military power and ended well. Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and Zhang Jun followed him and returned their military power to the Privy Council. Qin Hui did not hesitate to attack Yue Fei and Han Shizhong who were the main combatants. After failing to kill Han Shizhong, the butcher's knife fell on Yue Fei's head. Of course, if Qin Hui successfully killed Han Shizhong, Yue Fei probably wouldn't be able to escape either. Zhang Jun, who advocated peace, colluded with Qin Songhang and became a faction in power.
This unjust case was a purge of officials from the war faction after the Jin Dynasty agreed to negotiate peace. The peace faction in the Southern Song Dynasty took complete control of the government. In addition to Yue Fei's father and son and Zhang Xian being killed, an unknown number of war-fighting officials were hit. Qin Hui had complete control of power.
Later generations analyzed it and came up with various tricks. Most of it is based on imagination, and some of it is a metaphor for other things. The most common saying is that the Song Dynasty favored literature and suppressed military force. This was the suppression of military generals by the Song Dynasty civil servants. The fact is that this unjust case involved far fewer military officers than civilian officials. Geng Zhu in Han Shizhong's army was stabbed with a stick, Yue Yun and Zhang Xian in Yue Fei's army were beheaded, and the others were suppressed. As for the civil servants in North Korea and China, all those who were in charge of the battle were demoted, and many of them received various punishments.
Some people even analyze that it was because the Song Dynasty moved south and the people in the south of the Yangtze River were more oppressed, so they did not support the Northern Expedition. This kind of thing is completely based on imagination and malicious speculation about the people at that time. It was an insult to those who were determined to recover at the time.
For history, research should strive to pursue the truth and find facts that have been obscured in the long process of time. Storytelling and historical romance are another story. If you cannot distinguish between the two, you will easily become confused about historical facts. Of course, history needs to be revised in various ways based on the continuously unearthed data and cultural relics, but it cannot be deduced based on imagination.
Wang Xiaolie was facing reality, slowly sorting out the confusing things in his memory, and not being confused between facts and interpretations. China was in such a period in its previous life, and social consciousness was changing very rapidly. A lot of the knowledge in Wang Xiaolie's memory is liked by little intellectuals. What they like most is to make astonishing theories, secret histories, and things that others don’t know. But if the real research is not popular, how does Wang Xiaolie know?
The orderer opened the wine sent by Han Shizhong and brought it over, and they drank from the same bowl.
Wang Xiaolie said: "The wine given by the commander is really good, not comparable to what you can buy on the market."
Han Shizhong smiled and said: "This is the royal wine I brought when I came to Kaifeng. How can ordinary wine be compared?"
Wang Xiaolie heard this and hurriedly complimented him. Han Shizhong was a minister of Conglong and was very proud of his relationship with Zhao Gou.
After drinking a few bowls of wine, Han Shizhong looked at the generals training over there and said: "You are so serious in the army. There is no one else around Kaifeng. When you came back from Luoyang that day, you won consecutive battles. It is indeed no accident."
Wang Xiaolie said: "I don't know about soldiers. These generals were borrowed from Wang Yantai's army to teach our army the art of war. On the battlefield, elite soldiers are important, but strong generals are also indispensable. First of all, He dared to fight. On that day, when the commander was patrolling from Luoyang to Dingdu, not long after he left, there were golden soldiers chasing him. In fact, there were not many golden soldiers, only fifty rangers. Dingdu patrolled two thousand troops, and they were ready to fight. They retreated. I stayed on the mountain and blocked the Jin army's retreat in advance. Who knew that the Jin army was not fooled. When they wanted to retreat, I led my men up and wiped them all out in one fell swoop."
Han Shizhong nodded after hearing this: "That's a good thing. An army that can really fight would rather lack than abuse its lieutenants. How do people like Ding Jin know these truths? The army is a mixed bag. When a battle begins, the army is overwhelmed by its own people first. By the way! By the way, it turns out that you were in Ding Jin's army at that time. It's a pity that you didn't know it at the time. Otherwise, it would be an elegant thing for us to have a good time over wine."
Wang Xiaolie said: "My father, these few hundred people, were originally recruiting volunteers in the village to serve the king. Unfortunately, my father died in the war and never returned to his hometown, and that's why we are today. In Gong County, there were also former members of Dingdu patrolling I went to Yu Huan and brought 300 people to join us."
Han Shizhong hated Ding Jin so much that his teeth itched. When he mentioned it, he started to curse.
After drinking a few more bowls of wine, Han Shizhong said: "Zong Liushou is not feeling well. It seems that it is unlikely that we will cross the river to go north this year. In autumn, if we don't cross the river, the Jin soldiers will come south. You have nowhere to go, so why not follow me?" Go south and get to your Majesty."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "The commander has good intentions. It's just that my army was originally recruited from my hometown, so it's hard to leave the country. Otherwise, how can I explain to the villagers? I can only take them here first. Wait for the Holy Spirit to arrive. Just go back to Beijing and then go back to your hometown."
Han Shizhong nodded: "That's fine. You are a family man. At this time, it will be easier to be with the Holy Master."
Of course Wang Xiaolie knew. After all, after more than ten years of fighting between the Song and Jin Dynasties, Zhao Gou finally secured his position. Those generals and officials who have been by his side certainly have the best future. But I won’t follow Zhao Gou, so it’s better to stay far away.
When Han Shizhong goes south, Kaifeng Mansion will soon face turmoil. Zongze's health is not good and he may not be able to hold on for too long. Many people may have noticed that. For the future, there may be some chaos.
Seizing the time to train troops, it is best to form a system before things happen, is what Wang Xiaolie is most concerned about now. Then what? Where will Zongze go after he is gone? Wang Xiaolie was still a little confused.
Suddenly, I remembered my excuse for rejecting Han Shizhong just now. Yes, why not go back to your hometown? Ruzhou is located between Wanluo and is considered a prosperous place in the Central Plains. And there are many mountainous areas around, which is conducive to defense. More importantly, if I remember well, the next focus of the Jin army's attack will be to chase Zhao Gou. The land of the Four Wars in the Central Plains has been safe these years. With the prosperity of the Central Plains, if we can develop for a few years, we will have great potential in the future.
This is the characteristic of the Jin Army. They have no intention of fighting for hegemony at all. In fact, they do not believe that they can have the power to resist the Jin army at this time. The purpose of the southern invasion, in addition to plundering wealth and population, was to destroy Zhao Gou, destroy the Song Dynasty, and replace them with their own puppets to rule.
