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Zhao Junsheng motioned to the guards to take the things over, and asked, "Is the general still used to living here?"

Gao Jinzhi was not afraid, and he was even less polite, "King Qian imprisoned Gao here, it would be better to kill Gao with a single knife, so that the king will be relieved, and Gao will be relieved!"

Zhao Junsheng shook his head and said, "The general despises his own life. This king thinks it is a big mistake. You must know that your life is not owned by you alone. How much painstaking effort did your parents take to raise you? How high are their expectations for you?" ?Your wife and children all depend on you. If you die, how will they live in the future? You can't just care about your own selfishness. Yes, this king knows that you want to be a loyal minister, and this king also respects and admires loyal ministers, but your situation Unlike others, others voluntarily surrendered or were captured, but you were bound by your subordinates unconsciously and made a surrender certificate!"

Gao Jinzhi said, "There is actually no difference to Gao, Gao will not surrender!"

Zhao Junsheng looked at him and continued, "Since General Gao was captured, the life of the general's wife and children at home has been very difficult. They have endured the eyes and insults of the people around them all day long, and some people even tried to plot against them. Even sent people to watch them, the king has ordered people to find a way to bring them to Youzhou, and they have already entered the rule of the king, I believe that the general will be able to reunite with them in a short time!"

Gao Jinzhi's face changed when he heard this, "Your Majesty really took great pains!"

"The general doesn't have to die. From now on, this king will not impose any restrictions on you. You can go wherever you want. As long as you don't leave the city, no one will make things difficult for you! Everything will be discussed after the general sees his wife and children. At that time, if the general is still unwilling to serve the king, the king will not force the general, and the general family can live under the rule of the king, let's see how the rule of the king is different from that of Liu Song!"

Two months later, Tan Daoji, who had withdrawn his troops and returned to the territory of Liu Song, received an order to go to Jiankang to meet the emperor, and the emperor had a long talk with him.

Liu Yikang originally listened to the instigation of the slanderous ministers and called Tan Daoji back to Jiankang this time to kill him, but after talking with Tan Daoji in depth, he was reluctant to do it. After all, Tan Daoji was the most experienced in fighting the Northern Dynasties. After killing him, who would go? Against barbarians?

Liu Yikang asked Tan Daoji to return to Jiangzhou immediately, reorganize the army for drills, and take strict precautions against the northern captives. Tan Daoji agreed and left the palace immediately.

The ministers of the Southern Dynasty who had a quarrel with Tan Daoji saw that the emperor had let Tan Daoji go, so he immediately spoke out. Liu Yikang was shaken by the words again, so he repented and ordered troops to intercept Tan Daoji.

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Tan Daoji, who was already on his way back to Jiangzhou, was stopped and arrested by soldiers and horses sent by the emperor halfway, and several of Tan Daoji's sons were also arrested one after another.

A few days later, the emperor's envoys suddenly led troops to Jiangzhou to arrest Sikong and join the army Xue Tong, who was in charge of the army. Xue Tong and Tan Daoji's sons in Jiangzhou were all arrested and brought back to Jiankang, where they were handed over to the Tingwei Mansion for execution. .

The Liu and Song courts of the Southern Dynasties tried their best to blacken Tan Daoji's image among the people, and blamed him for the loss of Qingzhou, Xuzhou and other places. On the second day after he and his trusted generals, the Liu Song court issued an edict to amnesty the world, and the ignorant people even rushed to celebrate.

The news soon spread to Youzhou. Gao Jinzhi was shocked when he heard the news. He seemed calm when he was declared a traitor by Liu Song before, but this time, even people like Tan Daoji were punished. Killing, and being slandered by the court as disloyal, is there any justice in this world?

"Is General Gao there?" Li Bao brought two people to Gao Jinzhi's home in Ji County with some gifts. His wife and children had been taken over by Youzhou to unite with him.

"Are you looking for my grandfather?" A ten-year-old boy opened the door and asked.

"I'm Grandpa's friend. My name is Li Bao. Is your Grandpa at home?" Li Bao asked.

"exist!"

The boy brought Gao Jinzhi into the yard, and there was a clanging sound from the yard. Li Bao walked over and saw that Gao Jinzhi was forging iron in a corner of the yard, and there were weapons and some Gao Jinzhi beside him. Weapons and farm implements made of it.

"Brother Li is here, I'll catch up with you after I've finished beating this hoe, you go to the main room first!" Gao Jinzhi said.

Li Bao said, "Brother Gao, you, a rare hero in the world, are now doing such a job, why bother?"

Gao Jinzhi said while striking the iron, "This house was given by your master. My Gao family has no property or job here. If they don't want to make money, why don't the family drink the northwest wind?"

Chapter 652

In order to support the blacksmith shop and buy iron ore, Gao Jinzhi pawned all his swords.watermark ad test watermark ad test

Gao Jinzhi put the hoe on the iron tongs into the fire to burn, took off his apron and washed his hands in the nearby sink, then turned to Li Bao and said, "Brother Li, please sit in the main room!"

"Please!"

Gao Jinzhi's wife brought tea to the two and retreated.

Li Bao asked: "Brother Gao, what happened in the Southern Dynasty... the beheading of Marshal Tan's family and Xue Tong, did Brother Gao hear about it?"

Gao Jinzhi nodded, drinking tea silently.

Li Bao said: "Brother Gao, Mr. Li is a vulgar person with a stupid mouth, but he still understands the truth. Now Brother Gao has been declared a traitor by the Southern Dynasty. Even if Brother Gao does not serve our king, the Southern Dynasty still considers Brother Gao a traitor. Although the commander-in-chief is against us, Li still admires him very much, even if a person like him is beheaded in the name of disloyalty, is there any justice in the Southern Dynasty?"

Gao Jinzhi didn't speak.

Li Bao continued: "Even if Brother Gao doesn't think about himself, he has to think about his wife and children. I'm afraid you won't be able to earn a few bucks with your blacksmithing. How can you let them live a good life? Besides, nephew You also have to think about his future, right? "

Li Bao was not good at words, and he left Gao Jinzhi's house after not sitting for a long time, but the few words he said had a great influence on Gao Jinzhi.

For several days, Gao Jinzhi was thinking about listing him as a traitor in the Southern Dynasty, thinking about the killing of Tan Daoji's family and Xue Tong.

Three days later, Gao Jinzhi came to the palace to see Zhao Junsheng.

"Gao is willing to serve the king, and he can also persuade those captured soldiers to serve the king, but Gao has a request, and the king agrees!"

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand with a smile and said, "General Gao, please tell me!"

Gao Jinzhi said: "Gao and his soldiers were born in the former dynasty and grew up in the southern dynasty. Although the southern dynasty was unfair to us, we cannot be unjust to the southern dynasty. Please allow us not to be enemies of the southern dynasty. Rouran, against the barbarians, against the rebels, Gao and the soldiers are willing to die for the king!"

Zhao Junsheng agreed after a little consideration: "General Gao Yi, is there any reason for me not to allow it? That's the deal!"

Gao Jinzhi immediately bowed to Zhao Junsheng: "Minister Gao Jinzhi pays homage to the king!"

"Okay, please get up, general!" Zhao Junsheng helped Gao Jinzhi up, thought for a while and said to him: "This king entrusts you with the title of General Yunhui, and you will be appointed as General Zuo Zhonglang. Within three days, there must be an official from the palace. Come to the door to announce the appointment!"

"Thank you king!"

In the early morning of the next day, an official from the palace came to Gao Jinzhi's home with a team of soldiers, announcing Zhao Junsheng's appointment and canonization to him and his family. Give him [-] yuan, ten gold, and ten pieces of brocade, and let him take office within three days.

There are four Zhonglang generals, namely front, back, left and right, each leading an army to guard one side of Jicheng, which is the four-sided barrier of Jicheng, which is equivalent to an army envoy, but has a higher status than an army envoy. much.

With the appearance of Gao Jinzhi, tens of thousands of captives from the Southern Dynasty also surrendered and accepted the reorganization. These Southern Dynasty soldiers were all Han Chinese. In order to control this army, Zhao Junsheng sent some Han officers as generals of this army.

The Southern Dynasties did not become angry because of the heavy losses in this war and launched the Northern Expedition again. In fact, Liu Yikang's throne was not secure. His nephew Liu Jun was very popular with the generals in Yingchuan. With great strength, Liu Yikang had to guard against his nephews taking his throne. The Northern Expedition lost a lot of troops and cost countless money and food. He was unable to make the Northern Expedition in a short time.

Although Zhao Junsheng repulsed the Southern Dynasties, his crisis has not been completely resolved, and because of this repulsion of the Southern and Northern Expeditions, he obtained Qingzhou, Qizhou, Jeju, and Xuzhou, which greatly increased the territory he controlled , also invisibly increased his influence, which made the surrounding Weijuan and Buliuguli extremely afraid of him.

Both Weijuan and Buliuguli strengthened their defenses on the border to prevent Zhao Junsheng from suddenly sending troops to attack them.

But in fact at this time Zhao Junsheng did not

He has the mind to pay attention to them, the territory he controls has increased a lot, and there are many things he needs to deal with. How to send officials to the newly controlled territory, how to ensure that the official will promulgate the Youzhou New Deal after he takes office, and how to prevent these officials from taking office when they take office? Later, he was corrupted and won over by the local gentry and gentry.

When Zhao Junsheng convened the officials to discuss matters, he specifically mentioned this matter. The officials sent out who did not follow Youzhou's decree and acted on their own, and those who were corrupted by the local gentry and gentry, will be dismissed and investigated, and dealt with severely, not lightly. Around, dismissed officials will never be hired in the future.

"Then let me talk about the second thing, which is the matter of farmland water conservancy. This matter is the most important thing. Farmland water conservancy matters are not big or small. They are related to the survival of the people and the taxation of the government! Therefore, the king's request is to write a letter to the states in the name of the king's mansion. , asking the governors of the states, the prefects of the counties, and the county magistrates to personally go to the countryside to supervise and inspect!"

"Let's talk about the farmland first. The planting of food crops requires intensive cultivation. We have done experiments in some areas of Youzhou in the past few years. The yield of the farmland that has been intensively cultivated is indeed much higher than that of the farmland that is only planted and left alone! "

"What is intensive cultivation? When to sow seeds, how many seeds to sow per mu, how much distance between crops, when to fertilize, when to weed, when to repel insects, when to water, etc., these are all very particular. people to guide!"

"The construction of water conservancy facilities includes dredging ditches, constructing gates, water trucks, etc. Officials must be aware of farmland water conservancy matters. In the future, officials will have to conduct special studies and pass the exam before they can take office! study!"

After Zhao Junsheng said this, he drank a sip of water and continued: "Let's talk about flood control and drought prevention. There are many rivers in the south and dense water networks. In summer, floods are prone to cause floods; while in the north, there are many droughts. In summer and autumn, there are many rivers. Drought is the most likely to cause a reduction in food production, and it is also likely to cause locust plagues, bringing disasters to food crops!"

"How to prevent flood disasters? Who can tell me about it?"

This is equivalent to a very simple examination question, but not all officials know it. Officials who only serve as officials and don't care about farmland water conservancy matters really don't necessarily know it, and such people are not uncommon in officialdom.