One Piece of Song Dynasty

"Okay, then we will treat each other as brothers. I have one hundred taels of silver here. My brother will buy a carriage first. I will ask a few guards to protect my brother's family to Hui'an County first. My brother will go to Taiyuan with me first. The government needs to do something..shung”

"Okay, I understand."

"Here is a letter. My brother gave this letter to my wife and asked her to go directly to my housekeeper in Hui'an County. The housekeeper will arrange everything for my brother's family and return to Hui'an County after we finish our business in Taiyuan Prefecture."

"Okay, I will ask your sister-in-law to pack up and leave first."

Of course I went to Taiyuan for Liang Xing. Brother Liang and a group of his brothers founded the famous anti-golden armed Zhongyi Society in the north in the early Southern Song Dynasty. Liang Xing was also a commoner from a poor family.

It was already two days before we packed up the carriage and sent Niu Gao's family away. I asked five soldiers from the Xiang Barracks to escort Niu Gao's family before they left.

Then a group of us headed to Taiyuan Prefecture. It’s not too far from Henan to Shanxi, and we entered Taiyuan after half a month’s walk. Liang Xing's family is in Zhoucun, Jincheng, which is also a small village, but it is wealthier than Niu Gao's hometown.

When we arrived in Zhoucun, after asking about the location of Liang Xing’s house, we went straight to Liang Xing’s house. Liang Xing’s house was a small wooden house with a yard.

"Is Liang Xing at home?" I stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Who is this young master?" A middle-aged man wearing a rag shirt came out and asked.

"This is Li Xin, the magistrate of Hui'an County, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Road. Today I came to visit Liang Xing. This is your official seal." I handed over the official seal as I said that.

"It turns out that officials are visiting. This is Liang Xing's father Liang Jian. Officials please come in." The middle-aged man said after reading the official seal.

"My lord, please take a seat. I wonder why your lord is visiting my home today?" Liang Jian said as we entered the room together.

"I wonder if Liang Xing is here?"

"My son went out half an hour ago. You should be back soon."

"Oh, I wonder if we can wait until Liang Xing comes back?"

"Of course, sir, please have tea."

We chatted for a while while drinking tea. About two-quarters of an hour later, Liang Xing came back and saw a handsome young man with a capable appearance walking in. He looked handsomer than me.

"Dad, there are guests at home today."

"Well, son, come here. This is Mr. Li Xin, the magistrate of Hui'an County, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Road. Mr. Li is here to see you today."

"I have met Mr. Li. I wonder why Mr. Li came to a certain place today?"

"I'm here today to ask you, Brother Liang, to be my aide. I heard that you, Liang Xing, are quite brave when I traveled to Taiyuan Prefecture, so I came to visit in person. Although I am a magistrate in Hui'an, I don't have any capable confidants around me." Someone has an idea."

"This." Liang Xing hesitated.

"Don't worry about the wages. I won't treat people who work hard seriously. I will give you fifty thousand dollars a month. I will not just let you go to Quanzhou alone. Your whole family will go, so you don't have to I have to bear the pain of having my loved ones separated in two places."

"Can I discuss this with my family?"

"Of course. I'm just waiting here for Brother Liang's reply."

Liang Xing's family discussed for a while.

"I am willing to do my best," Liang Xing said on his knees.

"Brother Liang, please invite me quickly. I wonder if there are any like-minded people in Brother Liang. Please invite them together. I believe in Brother Liang's vision. There is really a lack of available people here."

"Official Qi, there is indeed a person named Zhao Yun, who also lives near here."

"Okay, I heard about this person when I was in Taiyuan Mansion. Brother Liang, please invite him here in the next few days. Of course, you must explain to him clearly the purpose of inviting him. His whole family will also be invited, and we will all come together. Go to Quanzhou."

"Okay, now that I know, I will wait for the good news from you."

Two days later, Liang Xing brought Zhao Yun and his family to the Liang Mansion. Although Zhao Yun was wearing shabby clothes, he had a majestic body and a dignified appearance. His eyes shot up to the cold stars, and his eyebrows were curved like paint, giving him the air of a general.

"Brother Zhao, I think Brother Liang has told you everything."

"Officials, Brother Liang has told XX that XX has brought all his family members, which shows XX's attitude and that XX is willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses." Zhao Yun knelt down and said.

"Okay, Brother Zhao, please get up. Let's pack up and get ready to hit the road. Liang Xing, I have two hundred taels of silver here. Go get some carriages."

"Yes, I'm going to prepare the carriage right now."

After two days, everything was ready and we hit the road. I asked Liang Xing and Zhao Yun to ride in a carriage with me.

"Brother Liang, Brother Zhao, in addition to hiring you two to be my staff, the most important thing is to entrust you two with an important matter."

"Sir, please speak." The two of them looked at each other and said in unison.

"A certain person wants you two to be spy leaders and establish an espionage network in the Liao, Jin, Xixia, and Western Regions countries. Liao and Jin are the main ones, followed by Xixia and the Western Regions. I will solve the money problem. This matter has some There is a certain danger, so I didn’t say it in front of your family, I don’t know if you two are willing.”

"Is this the intention of the current officials, or is it?" Liang Xing asked cautiously.

"This matter is someone's own initiative and has nothing to do with the court. I think you two should have some understanding of the current court. Looking at the living conditions of the people, how could they have the intention to do such a thing? Mencius said, "Born from sorrow , die in peace and contentment. "Although it is treasonous and unethical, I still want to say that you don't think that the current imperial court is in danger of ruining the country. The upper class is greedy for pleasure and lives in a dream, while the people at the bottom are miserable."

"Sir, this." The two hesitated.

"We are all young people. Young people should take more responsibilities. To be honest, after reading the history books, I became more and more angry with the imperial court. This person has three territorial maps. Take a look at them. This is the territory map of the Han Dynasty. This is the territory map of the Tang Dynasty. Let’s look at the territory map of the Song Dynasty. How much land have been lost by our ancestors? The Western Regions, the Hexi Corridor, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, Liaodong, and the Heshuo Grassland should all be our Han Dynasty. However, we have lost all our family and family, and the court has no ambition to make progress. We are sorry for our ancestors. How can we have the face to see our ancestors after we die?" I shed some tears when I said the sad part.

"Sir." The two of them lowered their heads in shame.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. The three of us alone can't change this, but we have to try our best, so that even if we can't change anything in the end, we can have no regrets because we have done it." I He said while wiping away his tears.

"Yes, sir." The two said in unison.

"We have to do things that the court doesn't care about. Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, "Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger." We must first know ourselves and the enemy. You two are people who think you can entrust us with big things, so I let you go to Liao and Jin Dynasties. , Xixia, and the Western Regions to establish an intelligence network."

"The two of us will obey your orders and are willing to die for our Han family." The two of them stood up and cupped their hands.

"Okay, what I want is your words."