One Piece of Song Dynasty

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jun immediately knelt down and said, "I pay my respects to Liu Shuai. I am willing to serve the prince."

Zhang Jun's subordinates were all shocked by Zhang Jun's reaction, but soon they all knelt down in the same manner.

At this time, Li Xin, who was behind the tent, whispered: "How are you two? I said that I can subdue Zhang Jun. Is this your reply?"

Lu Yihao asked: "Who is this person? He can calm Zhang Jun."

Li Xin smiled and said: "Not only can he suppress Zhang Jun, he can basically suppress anyone who comes out of the Western Army. You must have heard of his name. Liu Fa, the former famous general of the Western Army, and Xi Jinping are as famous as Zhong Shidao." Commander-in-Chief of the Army.”

Lu Yihao said in shock: "Liu Fa, isn't he dead?"

Li Xin waved his hand and said: "Those are all illusions created by me. He was rescued by someone sent by me, but his legs were broken."

Lu Yihao said: "I said that the prince is so confident in conquering several generals of the Western Army. It turns out that Liu Fa is here."

Li Xin said: "Okay, it's almost time, let's go out."

Li Xin came out from behind the tent with Zhao Ding and Lu Yihao. When Liu Fa saw Li Xin coming out, he said, "Zhang Jun, why don't you pay your respects to the prince soon?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jun immediately turned around and bowed: "Your Majesty, Zhang Jun, is here to see you."

Li Xin said: "Okay, let Zhang Jiedu get up."

Zhang Jun and others stood up, and Li Xin asked: "How many troops did Zhang Jiedu bring here?"

Zhang Jun replied: "Reporting to your lord, I have experienced a fierce battle with the Jin army in Mingzhou, and there are still five thousand soldiers and horses."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Okay, your five thousand soldiers and horses will be temporarily under the command of Liu Shuai from now on. Their military pay, food and grass will be provided by the imperial court from now on. You will not do business in the future. My army does not allow anyone to do business. Of course, except for military personnel, I know that you like property and luxury goods, so I will reward you more if you win the battle in the future."

Zhang Jun knelt down and said, "I obey your order."

Li Xin said: "Okay, envoy Zhang Jiedu, go and bring your army into the camp."

Zhang Jun and others left the camp, and Tian Shizhong asked: "General, who is that person?"

Zhang Jun wiped his sweat and replied: "He is Mr. and Mrs. Liu Fa's old boss, the former famous general of the Western Army. Mr. and Mrs. once attacked Renduoquan City in Xixia under his command. I heard that he was dead later, but I didn't expect that he was still alive. It seems that he is still alive." Song’s innocence is about to change.”

After hearing this, Yang Yizhong said to himself: "It turns out to be him."

After leaving the military camp, Tian Shizhong asked: "General, if we really bring the army in, why will the prince take away a lot of our power as soon as he comes up?"

Zhang Jun patted Tian Shizhong on the shoulder and replied: "You don't understand Mr. X's old boss. If we dare to run away now, he must be well prepared. Have you ever seen that the sergeants in the military camp look much more powerful than our soldiers?" Yes, they must be the elites carefully trained by the old boss, and even if we run away, where can we go? The emperor doesn’t know where we are now. Surrender to the Jin Army. We have just fought a tough battle with the Jin Army. Please stay here with peace of mind. , with the old boss here, military achievements will be indispensable in the future, and I am afraid that the Jin army will suffer in the future, and maybe they can counterattack the Central Plains in the future."

Yang Yizhong asked: "What do you think about the general's counterattack against the Central Plains?"

Zhang Jun replied: "A certain person's old boss can't be convinced just by saving his life. Being able to convince someone can only show that this person has great ambitions. If you just want to be safe, you won't be able to impress your old boss. Do you still have one?" Seeing that the prince has subdued the two great talents Zhao Ding and Lu Yihao, and the prince's rebellion was much more clever than Miao and Liu. After the mutiny, the prince neither proclaimed himself emperor nor spread the word to other places, but still issued orders in the name of the emperor. These This is enough to show that the prince is not a simple person."

At the same time, in the big tent, Zhao Ding asked: "Just let Zhang Jun and others leave the military camp, the prince is not afraid that he will lead the troops and run away."

Li Xin smiled and said: "I believe that Zhang Jun is a man who understands current affairs, and I also believe that Liu Shuai has already made preparations."

Liu Fa said: "Yes, the five thousand elite cavalry led by Zhai Jin are not far behind Zhang Jun's army at the moment. If Zhang Jun dares to make any move, Zhai Jin's five thousand elite cavalry will quickly deal with him."

After a while, Zhang Jun entered the military camp with soldiers. In this way, Li Xin got a few yuan of generals and soldiers.

After arranging Zhang Jun and others, Li Xin summoned Yang Yizhong alone: ​​"Yang Yizhong, named Zhengfu, is from Nao County, Daizhou. Your grandfather Yang Zongmin was the general manager of Yongxing Military Road and guarded Yongxing together with Tang Zhong. , the Jin army captured the city and died fighting the enemy; your father Yang Zhen, who once knew Linzhou Jianning Village, died fighting against the Jin army, what I said is right."

Yang Yizhong cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty is right."

Li Xin asked: "Then I ask you if you want to go back to your hometown in the future?"

Yang Yizhong replied: "I think I would like to go back to my hometown."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Okay, then work hard under me. After a while, I will give you important tasks. I will definitely help you realize your wish to return to your hometown."

Yang Yizhong knelt down and said, "I have thanked the prince, and I will do a good job."

A few days later, the scouts sent to inquire about the whereabouts of Empress Dowager Meng reported back that the imperial army was commanded by Xin Qizong to protect the empress dowager. When they passed through Qianzhou, they were defeated by the Qianzhou thief Peng You. The imperial troops were defeated and became thieves. The empress dowager Whereabouts unknown. Li Xin was shocked. With Empress Zhu alone, without the support of Empress Dowager Meng, Li Xin always felt that it was not safe, so Li Xin ordered Wang Qi to lead a thousand fine cavalry to search for Empress Dowager Meng and others.

It turned out that the guards guarding the Queen Mother used sand dollars and discounted coins to purchase military supplies and food along the way, which caused dissatisfaction among Qianzhou merchants. Most of the merchants in Qianzhou were disguised as Peng Youqiang, and when they disagreed, they drew their swords at each other. During the melee between the two teams, Empress Dowager Meng was knocked over on her carriage, and many people in the palace were killed. After the defeat, the guards fled in all directions, setting fires and looting along the way. There was no one around Queen Mother Meng for a time, so she had to hire people as bearers to escape in a hurry. In the end, Meng Zhonghou, who was accompanying the driver, led a small guard to find Queen Mother Meng and was able to escape. Empress Dowager Meng was frightened and fell ill from then on.

With the arrival of students from various martial arts academies, the reorganization of Xiang soldiers has gradually begun. The eliminated old and weak are gradually gathering in Quanzhou. Li Xin has raised the salary of Xiang soldiers from various places to a monthly salary. In addition, due to the war, refugees everywhere In order to reduce rebellions in various places, Li Xin ordered Zhejiang and Jiangxi, which are close to Fujian, to gradually guide refugees to Quanzhou. These refugees will be the first batch of refugees sent to Xinghan after Li Xin took over the Song Dynasty.

Recently, Hunan has also been caught in the flames of war. Li Xin sent a message to Zhang Xiaochun and Zhe Yan, asking them to be careful and have as little contact with the Jin army as possible until the army was reorganized. The situation in other places in Jiangnan is still not optimistic, except for the recent propaganda in western Zhejiang. There is no good news except that Chen Sigong, the commander of the Fusi, defeated the Jin army in Taihu with his boat division. Liu Guangshi took in Li Qiong, a former Tokyo left-behind officer who became a giant thief. Han Shizhong is currently expanding his troops in Chongming.