Chapter 85 Major Events
The translator said: "She said that as long as you let her go, she will ensure your life is safe."
"She just fools her. The last time she thought it was cunning, and the last time she thought it was stupid." Ouyang said: "You Jin Kingdom promised the Si family well, but she refused to admit it even if she turned against her face."
The translator said: "She said, we only said to ensure your safety in the Jin Kingdom, and did not agree to let you leave."
Ouyang said: "This is a quibble. Tell her that as long as I get on the boat and leave, I will let her go."
The translator said: "She said that you insult her so much in front of her soldiers. Only by killing you can she establish her authority for herself."
Ouyang sighed and asked, "Is killing fun? Or can killing satisfy your perverted psychology?"
The translator said: "No! She said that in the eyes of the Khitans, the Jurchens' lives are not even as good as ants. That's why they want to resist, killing people for their own dignity."
Ouyang nodded to express his understanding. But he said, "I understand but do not agree with your opinion. For example, the reason you whip him is because you don't respect him. Is your purpose of resisting to be able to whip him? Are you resisting for dignity or envying the status of the Khitans? This is the case with peasant uprisings. Initially, they couldn't survive, but in the end they became people who made others unable to survive."
"She said she never thought about this problem."
"I am not a preacher, and I didn't want to change her opinion. I told her not to be too careful." Ouyang said: "But now I am resisting for my own survival. Do you ask her if she was the same as her former situation?"
Wanyan Lan was silent for a long time before speaking. The translator said: "She asked me to tell Aguda to remove all the soldiers and she would send you on the boat. She said that your statement touched her, and because you saved her once, she would send you safely to Song State. I went to pass the message. But... brother, be careful, Aguda is not a kind person, be careful of others making trouble."
"Thank you."
"Go away."
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Two quarters of an hour later, all the soldiers at the foot of the mountain left, and the surroundings became quiet. Ouyang continued to feed Wanyanlan, and Wanyanlan cooperated very well, looking at Ouyang and chewing gently in her mouth. Ouyang felt furious when he was seen by this look. He stood up and stretched his waist, drank a little wine, and felt comfortable all over. He sat down and ate for a while, and felt sleepy. He had not been sleeping for more than thirty hours.
"Don't run away, I'll just take a moment." Ouyang said as he slowly closed his eyes. I don't know how long it took, but Ouyang suddenly felt that he shouldn't be asleep. He hurriedly opened his eyes and saw that it was already early morning. Looking at Wan Yan Lan again, she was still there, lying on the ground not far away, looking at herself with her eyes open.
"Don't fall in love with me, I'm just a legend." Ouyang turned over and asked after taking the wine and stuttering, "Do you want to pee?"
I don’t know if Wanyan Lan understood it, so she nodded. Ouyang untied the rope on her feet and pulled the belt. Wanyan Lan grabbed her pants with her backhand and went to the bushes on the side. After the solution was completed, she grabbed her pants and came over. Ouyang was responsible for tying the belt. Ouyang really wanted to tell her that you would better wipe it with paper next time you pee, but you can’t throw it away. But Ouyang was not stupid. It was useless to tell her. He didn’t understand it, but he was embarrassed.
The next itinerary was very smooth. Ouyang went directly to Chenzhou. He tied up a person like this, and even the Jin soldiers in Chenzhou pretended that they didn't see it. There was a conspiracy. Ouyang smelled the smell. He found the Yangping Chamber of Commerce and the person who went out to receive him was shocked when he saw Ouyang: "Big... Sir? Why did you be here?" He was incoherent.
Ha! I am still an acquaintance. This is the child of a shareholder of the Yangping Chamber of Commerce. He is honest and loyal. It is more appropriate to send a message. Ouyang said: "I won't say nonsense. I'm going to get on the boat back to Song now. Is there any way?"
"There is an urgent need for it, but there is no way. Our cargo has just arrived, but the batch of fur we exchanged for hasn't boarded the ship."
"I won't wait anymore. I'll be responsible for the loss of this batch of goods. Take me to the dock."
"Yes!" The shopkeeper asked someone to bring a horse and took Ouyang to the wharf and said, "Sir, there are not many ships that can be navigated in the East China Sea. There are no suitable merchant ships. This ship is modified by a fishing boat, and the conditions are not very good."
Ouyang asked: "Is anyone here to take goods to Yangping?"
"Yes, Yangping Chamber of Commerce will have specially assigned personnel every month."
"Has something big happened in the Song Dynasty recently?"
"Yes, what happened last month."
A big thing finally happened.
When Ouyang heard this, he was shocked, happy, afraid and worried. According to the shopkeeper, Song Huizong suddenly learned from Emperor Wu of Han to issue an edict to the world. He said that he was unvirtuous and incompetent, and Hua Shigang harmed the world, so he gave up the throne and became the emperor. Zhao Yu was the daughter of the former emperor, so he temporarily supervised the country as the eldest princess. Cai Jing represented civil officials and the Western Army represented by Tong Guan all expressed support, and a few days later, Cai Jing promoted Zhao Yu to emperor on the ground that the country could not be without a king for a day. Dozens of court officials died of illness in these days. In addition, the Yingfeng Bureau in Suzhou and Hangzhou were destroyed by the people, and Zhu Xie, who was in charge of Yingfeng Bureau, was beaten to death, and his body was violently spread to the streets of the city and no one has ever collected it. There are also the people in the southeast, Huguang and more than 90 counties in more than 10 prefectures and ninety counties in Sichuan. People from more than 90 counties in the southeast, Huguang and Sichuan celebrated the new emperor's ascension to the throne. Zhao Yu was famous for a time, and the people sang praises from the people.
Ouyang would not believe such nonsense. According to clues, the princess first took Song Huizong, then forced Song Huizong to appoint his confidant as the third general, and then forced Song Huizong to abdicate. Why did Song Huizong obedient? A great punishment! Don’t talk about him, Ouyang himself could not bear it. Besides, he was missing for a day or two, no one would care. The only thing Song Huizong did not expect was that Zhao Yu had lost Hua Shigang, and he was unanimously supported by the people. The Northern Army had his son who was sent to work hard, but he did not expect that the army would go to Beijing to serve the king and collectively mutiny. More than a dozen Southeast generals led the army to chop off the sons of the leading general and Song Huizong overnight, and a general wrote to the court, saying that the rebellion of the Northern Army had been quelled and congratulated the emperor on ascending the throne. Unexpectedly, the Western Army also had Song Huizong's son Laojun...
This momentum was beyond the expectations of everyone, including Zhao Yu and Ouyang. Ouyang didn't know that the ruthlessness of the Flower and Shigang in Song Huizong in history was beyond his sight, which forced the people in the southeast to rebel. Fang La greeted him and responded with 52 counties, and four other states and soldiers presented the city. The Chinese people would not rebel openly if they could not survive. The tax revenues of the places where the Flower and Shigang went even increased tenfold, and the scenery of selling children and daughters was beyond the knowledge of Tokyo.
The Song Dynasty implemented a recruiting system, and a large proportion of the soldiers recruited were forced to become refugees by Hua Shigang. If you sell your children and daughters, do you still have to protect the people who created all this? Zhao Yu's usurpation of the throne gave everyone hope. Besides, they are originally royal people, so why does it mean to not support them? The people are kind and real, and they will support whoever let them live a better life.
The final outcome was that no one of the soldiers stationed everywhere dared to mention the word "responsible for the king" and expressed his congratulations to the new emperor on his ascension to the throne.
Ouyang just doesn’t understand how the princess made Cai Jing and Tong Guan rebel. Another point is, except for Hua Shigang, what is the difference between the situation of the court and when Song Huizong was in office?
Zhao Yu's usurpation of the throne had many more advantages than Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty. First, she was originally a royal family and the only bone and blood of the former emperor. Wu Zetian was just a famous queen. Second: Song Huizong lost his virtue, and Emperor Gaozong of Tang, who was usurped by Wu Zetian, was considered to be a good match. Third: Song Huizong's period was full of mediocre ministers, while Wu Zetian was called a gentleman at that time. Don't underestimate these three advantages. The first advantage means that there would be no outbreak of the Li family rebellion in the Wu era. The second advantage can make the people grateful to him, rather than the Wu Ni, which was circulated by the people. The third advantage is that the ministers will not object.
What Ouyang was worried about was that Cai Tong and the others were representatives of both literature and military affairs. These two were originally officials, and if they wanted to rebel, they would have to pay greater benefits. It is hard to say how much power Zhao Yu has now, and Song Huizong is not dead yet, so it is not impossible for him to make a comeback. If he doesn't go back, he will not understand what is going on.
Chapter completed!