In the evening, the sky suddenly became overcast. There was not a breath of wind, but it was not as cold as during the day. People in the city knew that it was going to snow again. Just look at the New Year's Eve, and the snow is falling one after another.
Several fires were lit in the county government office. There were more than a hundred Jin army leaders, mixed with several important figures in the city, and there was a huge crowd. Jin Jun, who attended the banquet during the day, was unwilling to leave and lingered at the door. Hu Ci sent his own soldiers to drive these people away.
A stage was set up in the north of the yard, and various plays were performed on it. The opera at this time was simple, with only two or three characters, constantly changing. Many of the Jin army couldn't even understand Chinese, and they just looked at the ridiculous actions of the people above. After watching it for a day now, many people are annoyed.
Hu Ci said to Shen Zun beside him: "You Han people don't have any serious drama. It's just two people singing. Who knows what they are singing? Magistrate, do you have any lively people here? Go up and serve wine for everyone." "
Shen Zun nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes. General, wait a moment, he will be up in a moment."
At this moment, a man and a woman came up on the stage. The man dressed up like an emperor, and the woman wore heavy makeup. It was hard to tell what she looked like, but she was pretending to be a beautiful woman. She was crying and crying there, not knowing what she was singing.
Hu Ci was impatient and said to Shen Zun: "What are these two bird men and women singing on the stage!"
Shen Zundao: "Back to General, they were singing Maweipo. Anlu Mountain broke Tongguan, Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty fled south to Shu, and had to hang Concubine Yang Guifei in Maweipo. This play is widely circulated in Guanzhong, General Never heard of it before."
Hu Ci said: "I've heard this story too. It's just a man and a woman crying there. What does that mean?"
At this time, Guanzhong was in ruins, and the people couldn't help but think of Anlu Mountain's destruction of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty. This play was sung everywhere under various names. This was originally a helpless complaint by the Han people against reality, but how did Jin Bing understand this?
An Lushan's rebellion against the Tang Dynasty had a profound impact on the Tang Dynasty and even had a great impact on Chinese history. An Lushan raised troops, first of all, it reflected the harm of local warlords, which directly affected the military system from the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty. Another one is that it reflects the depth of ethnic conflicts in the north. Not only did the Tang Dynasty quickly change its policy towards foreigners, it also directly affected the Song Dynasty.
Wang Xiaolie talked about the Anshi Rebellion in his previous life. People often said that it was a rebellion by powerful local factions and had nothing to do with ethnic conflicts. this is not right. Not only were An Lushan and Shi Siming foreigners, but there were also a large number of foreigners in their armies. They also directly caused a large number of foreign generals to become powerful factions in Hebei and Hedong, influencing future generations for hundreds of years. In fact, when the Anshi Rebellion occurred, the Tang Dynasty was clearly aware of the reasons for ethnic conflicts.
Listening to the singing on the stage and thinking of the current reality, Shen Zun sighed in his heart.
After singing Maweipo, two performers came up and made jokes, and the interest of the leader of the Jin Army was suddenly aroused. Everyone was very excited as they ate meat and drank wine while watching the stories on the stage.
It was getting more and more overcast. Not to mention the moon, not a single star could be seen in the sky. Shen Zun was anxious, so he got up with an excuse and went to the top of the city to take a look at his layout. The arrangement was for the dealers in his own village to guard the city wall for one or two hundred steps. Everyone was extremely excited and gearing up. When they saw Shen Zun coming over, they all saluted and were much more affectionate than usual.
Seeing that everything was in order, Shen Zun felt a little more relaxed.
Standing on the top of the city, looking out at the dark night. Shen Zun said to Shen Ruchang: "You light the torch and wave it here three times."
Shen Ruchang obeyed the order and lit the torch, held it high above his head and shook it vigorously three times.
Asking Shen Ruchang to put away the torch, Shen Zun grabbed the female wall and stretched his head to look outside the city. Not long after, a fire light lit up not far away. The fire, like the city, slowly rotated three times.
"Okay, okay!" Shen Zun let out a long breath. "Look carefully at this place! When the time comes, I will naturally tell you what to do!"
Everyone obeyed. Watching Shen Zun descend the city wall.
In the woods outside the city, Wei Yang said: "This magistrate is very careful and must test whether we are here first."
Cao Yu said: "This matter is related to his family and life, so he must be cautious. It looks like it's going to snow, so don't let anything happen."
Wei Yang nodded: "Yes. If it snows heavily, it will be difficult for us to climb the city. God bless, it is best to open the city gate before it snows. Then it will be fine. After wiping out the 700 Jin army in the city, Jingzhao Mansion What’s the use of having two hundred people left?”
Cao Yu said: "If Lintong is defeated, Jingzhao Mansion will be in our hands!"
"Yes, we have conquered Lintong tonight, and we can enter Chang'an City tomorrow! After fighting with the Jin people for several years, our dynasty has never reoccupied such a large city! By then, the world will definitely be shocked! Everyone in the world should know We are the Dengzhou Army!"
Cao Yu said yes, feeling a little excited.
In fact, except for Hebei and Hedong, the Jin army in other places mostly broke into the city and looted it before leaving, and there was nothing wrong with reoccupying it. It's just that the special status of Jingzhao Mansion, coupled with Fuping's new defeat, can boost morale. Not to mention Jingzhao Mansion, the Song army also reoccupied the two capitals.
What was different this time was that the Jin army did not retreat, but the Song army seized the opportunity and took advantage of the opportunity to occupy Jingzhao Mansion. For the Song Army, it was naturally a rare victory. As for the Jin people, after learning this lesson, the troops in the rear dare not be too empty.
Wei Yang sent someone to check again whether the equipment brought by his men was complete, and then waited quietly outside the city.
Returning to the county government office and sitting down next to Hu Ci, Shen Zun said: "General, are you satisfied? After a while, Lady Jade will come up and sing a few songs, and everyone will enjoy a few glasses of wine. That's it for tonight. I'll go to the city wall. Look, everything is as usual.”
Hu Ci said: "Many of my subordinates came to listen to the little lady singing tonight. I heard that she once sang in Jingzhao Mansion, and she was so famous! She was born with a good voice, I don't know how good it is! It seems that there will be heavy snow tonight, and the song will be sung tomorrow. The army will not attack the city, but will return home happily!"
Shen Zun said quickly: "Yes, that's what the general said. And feel free to drink as much as you want!"
After saying that, he added: "General, it's getting late, so I'm helping my father go back to rest. He's old and can't stay up late."
Hu Ci looked at Shen Chaofeng who was sitting not far away, already taking a nap there. He nodded and said: "You can help the old man back. He looks like he is in low spirits, how can he be like the rest of us! Bring some more wine!"
Shen Zun agreed. He ordered his servants to bring more wine, and then he moved to the back.
Seeing Yu Niang arranging the pipa there, she stepped forward and said, "It's your turn to play next. Be more alert! I'll help my father back to the back office. He's too old to stay up late. Just sing, and I'll come over to watch later." you."
After hearing this, Yu Niang suddenly raised her head and looked at Shen Zun. His eyes were a little cold, and he didn't know what he was thinking, which made Shen Zun feel frightened.
