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Chapter 965 It is these scholar-bureaucrats who disturb the morale of the army and surrender to the enemy and treason!

"Ahead is the Shanhai Pass built by the Yan people!"

Wanyan Zonghan took a few personal guards and hid behind the hillside, looking at the Xiongguan built in the distance.

The process of building the Great Wall in Yan State was the process of continuously widening the border. Among them, two major passes were built in the Liaodong area.

A named Yuguan, built along the Yushui River, originated from the eastern foot of Yanshan Mountain, with abundant water and rapid currents. It was built in the third year of Emperor Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty. It was an important military town in the Northeast in Tang Dynasty. It was gradually abandoned during the Liao Dynasty and is now being rebuilt.

Three hundred years later in history, Xu Da and Liu Bowen rebuilt this pass at the beginning of the Hongwu period in the Ming Dynasty. They found that the water volume of Yushui had decreased and the water potential had slowed down, making it no longer suitable for military use.

Later generations are most familiar with Yuguan because it is an alias of "Shanhaiguan". When people misunderstand, they will make mistakes in the end.

There is no need to confuse it now, Yuguan is Yuguan, and sixty miles to the east, Shanhaiguan will be built.

Relying on Yanshan Mountain in the north and connecting Bohai Sea in the south, it is named Shanhaiguan. This is so famous in later generations. The world changed hands, and later generations cursed.

Of course, Shanhaiguan in the late Ming Dynasty was of unparalleled importance. It was built in the six dynasties of Hongwu, Chenghua, Jiajing, Wanli, Tianqi, and Chongzhen. It consumed a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources to build a chain of seven cities and a military city defense line through the Great Wall. The system guards against this point.

The Shanhai Pass built by Yanting is far from reaching that level, and the starting point of the East Road will not stop here, it is just a transition to ensure the grain transportation line.

First transport grain to Shanhaiguan, and then choose key places along the way to build fortress defense lines, such as Xingcheng, Jinxi to Jinzhou, and finally officially enter Liaodong. If the road is too long, with the mobility of Qingqi, it will suffer endless harassment.

Wanyan Zonghan was outside the pass at this time, and he was very angry when he saw it.

It's great to be rich. Xiongguan can be built as soon as it is said, and the fortress can be built as soon as it is built.

Sorry, money can really do whatever it wants!

Since Yanyun was restored, the Great Wall has been under construction. It is still early to stretch for thousands of miles, but the northeast line has begun to take shape;

The Grand Canal from Daming Mansion to Yanjing is the fastest to be dredged, goods are coming from south to north, and the Forbidden City of the Imperial Palace has also officially started construction to polish the foundation;

And the upcoming enthronement ceremony...

For a stable Central Plains dynasty, the national power is terrifying, especially if the ruler is not promiscuous.

So when seeing one after another majestic pass rising from the ground and approaching Liaodong, even Wan Yan Zonghan, the general who was roundabout in the rear, felt a sense of pressure, let alone the Jin who was fighting against the Yan army ahead of time. .

"Yan Ting must be in chaos, so that our Jurchen can absorb the Han people, consolidate our rule, and eventually replace Liao and become a powerful northern kingdom!"

After being angry, Wanyan Zonghan became more determined to take up the task assigned by Wanyan Gao, watching the sunset and waiting silently.

When the sky was completely dark, the sound of gongs sounded, and the fortifications stopped. Wan Yan Zonghan made a gesture, and rushed out quickly with his personal guards, approaching the city wall that had not been completely built, using both hands and feet, and turned over in a short time.

The Yan army was also stationed here, and they were in the mountains and seas not far away. They looked around fearfully, and deliberately avoided places with bright lights. Guided by a guide who knew the place well, they ran in the dark.

The target is the Tibetan village not far away.

After the war in the Liao Kingdom, many people fled to the south, and Yan Ting did not reject anyone who came, not only the Han people, but also other races.

Even the Khitan people were accepted and resettled as aboriginal people, allowing them to exchange help for daily necessities and avoid the military disaster in the north.

The aboriginal people enjoyed it so much that they also participated in the construction of the Great Wall. Otherwise, there would really not be that many people relying on felons and bandits alone.

Of course, during this process, many spies from the Jin Dynasty also got in. Yan Ting couldn't check all of them, so he used a stupid method.

During the war, the aboriginal people were only allowed to move around the border, and they could report each other. Once they were found walking around indiscriminately, they would be arrested for espionage.

This move is somewhat similar to the policy of the early Tang Dynasty. When Xuanzang traveled west, he was blocked in Liangzhou and was not allowed to go out. In the end, he smuggled out, and accidental injuries were inevitable.

But it did greatly limit the range of activities of the spy, so that Yan Zonghan had to climb in himself and run in the dark.

In the next few days, he stole the horses with his personal guards, and wandered in several nearby villages in fear, getting familiar with the surrounding terrain, meeting with spies separately, and arranging the strategy of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. clearer.

"That person is Ren Shenxian!"

On this day, Wanyan Zonghan, who returned to the Shanhaiguan construction site, was already dressed as a foreigner. While doing hard work, he finally saw the main target.

It was a group of new prisoners. The rest of the prisoners were downcast and uneasy. There was only one scholar with a thin face. Even though he was wearing a prison uniform, his chin was still raised. He didn't look like a prisoner, but rather a fighter.

The other prisoners were amazed at this arrogance, the officers and soldiers of Shanhaiwei showed resentment, and the officials who oversaw the work showed a bit of a nosy attitude...

They just build the fort!
But before the construction site of Xiongguan accepted this unique prisoner, another commotion came.

Because the continuous convoy appeared in the distance.

After getting closer, I realized that this is a rather strange team.

The riders on the tall horses are all wearing cool shirts, which are dustproof and dustproof, and maintain their appearance; A group of scholar-bureaucrats went on an outing.

But what they arrived at now was the construction site of Shanhaiguan.

The officials of the Ministry of Industry were stunned, completely out of place!
When this group of people gathered, they ignored the officials and garrison present at all, and bowed their hands to Ren Shenxian: "If you make a mistake in a small section, you will not lose in your virtue. I hope that Mr. Xiaolang will guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and live up to your magnanimity!"

Facing this group of scholar-bureaucrats who were willing to accept the imperial scepter before and wanted to protect themselves, and now they came here in person, Ren Shenxian's eyes were red, and he bowed excitedly to return the salute: "Your Majesty's kindness, I dare not forget it at all times, Xiaosheng now only wants to get rid of the offended body." , get fame and serve the imperial court!"

The two sides bowed at a distance.

The felons who built the Great Wall did not spend their entire lives repairing it until they died. The real crimes of decapitation would have been executed long ago. These can all be given a way to survive. The construction period varies depending on the situation. Generally, it is one to five years, and some are five to ten years old. Years, more than ten years basically can't survive.

This kind of sentence is different from the sentence of the later generations. They are all the hardest and most tiring work, and the treatment is not good.

But in the future, the sentence can be commuted through an amnesty, and maybe he can come back in two or three years. By then, with his current reputation among scholars, he will be taught by a great Confucianist, and the imperial examination will be promising.

At that time, it will be a good story about rectifying the name of the father and knowing how to return from the wrong way, which can be selected as an allusion by later generations of Confucian scholars to praise.

"Father, the child is not ashamed of you!"

Before in Yanjing Prison, Ren Shenxian also deeply regretted that he should not have said such things in a moment of anger, but now he put aside all his indecision, and his heart was full of turmoil: "Gongsun thief, my father You died because of your anger, as long as there is only one of my Ren family left in this world, I will never let this enmity go!"

This time he was also smart, and he didn't say it outright again, his mouth was full of gratitude to the king for his magnanimity, and the senior taught the junior to reform himself.

The officials of the Ministry of Industry originally wanted to stop this behavior when they saw that the fortifications had stopped. After hearing this, they could only wait on the sidelines for a while.

"This group of literati is really disgusting!"

Shi Yong, the general of the Shanhaiguan garrison, saw this, but couldn't help but yelled: "When I was waiting for the soldiers to kill the enemy at the front, they were still cursing and losing the battle at the rear, and they came here to disturb the morale of the army. There are such ridiculous things in the world. ?”

At this moment, a messenger galloped over on horseback: "General, someone in the village of Fanmin is instigating trouble!"

Shi Yong's face changed slightly, and he waved his big hand: "It must be a thief or a spy who is plotting something wrong... This matter cannot be delayed, and I will quickly put down the chaos with this general!"

"Yes!"

From the corner of Wanyan Zonghan's eyes, he watched Shi Yong lead the team away, and then looked at those scholar-bureaucrats who were still bidding farewell, with a sneer on his face, and he stepped back, disappearing soon.

However, after the Confucian scholars were concerned about Ren Shenxian's situation, they recited poems in front of the border to fight against each other. If there was a wonderful chapter, they would applaud immediately. It was like a literary meeting. After more than two hours, they said goodbye and left.

The construction work in this area was basically delayed for more than two hours. The prisoners were happy to rest, and did not continue to work until the prison guards and supervisors had gloomy faces.

Ren Shenxian was also assigned to work. He came to the bricks and stones and loaded them onto the cart. After working for a quarter of an hour, his arms felt sore and he couldn't help frowning.

Although he lived a poor life before, he was studying the books of sages hard. He had never done such rough and tiring work. He secretly glanced left and right, and the movements of his hands became slower and slower.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound of the whip startled him so much that he almost jumped up. When he looked up, a supervisor stood in front of him: "Don't be lazy, work quickly!"

When Ren Shen first saw that he was an official without official status, he immediately raised his chin: "I've just arrived here after trekking all the way, why are you so harsh?"

"You are a prisoner, this place is not a place for pleasure, work quickly!"

The supervisor said coldly, raised his whip, and whipped it in front of him for the second time: "There are only three things, and the next time it will fall on you!"

Ren Shenxian said angrily: "Punishment is not up to scholar-bureaucrats. I have been convicted, but I cannot be humiliated. You are just a small official. How dare you... ouch!"

After screaming like a pig being slaughtered, the hunched scholar shivered in pain, and finally began to move the bricks.

When the supervisor left, his eyes turned red, he gritted his teeth in grievance, and his heart was filled with anticipation.

If those scholars were still there, these supervisors wouldn't dare to bully themselves even if they wanted to come, they really look down on people...

"Huh? Someone is here again!"

Just as he was thinking about it, the voices of other prisoners came to his ears. Ren Shenxian was overjoyed, and stumbled to the front, took a closer look, and couldn't help but froze.

Because this time, it is no longer a leisurely and indifferent convoy, but bald, braided, and evil-looking foreigners. The sound of shouting and shouting can be heard from a distance, as if an invisible sharp knife is piercing.

"Enemy attack!! Enemy attack!!"

Shanhaiguan, which had not yet been fully built, immediately mobilized. Whether it was the guards of the guards or the officials of the Ministry of Industry, they responded immediately, and even the prisoners rushed into the city pass like crazy.

But there were also people who took the initiative to meet them, waving their arms, and shouted loudly: "Take us away! We are willing to serve Daliao!"

But soon, these people changed their faces, because they found that there were already people on horseback in this group of foreign cavalry.

Those scholar-bureaucrats who came to put on a show before sat stiffly on the horse, their faces were pale, and they dared not move.

The target of the foreign cavalry was also very clear, and they didn't intend to attack Shanhaiguan, so they swung the noose, aimed at the most out of place felon, and pulled him over.

"what--"

In the scream of Ren Shenxian soaring through the clouds and fog, Wanyan Zonghan stretched out his arm, lifted this man up like catching a chicken, then laughed loudly, and said in Khitan words: "Tell King Yan that he is harsh on the scholar-bureaucrats and punishes them all." The fact that your son is a slave has aroused public indignation, and this group of scholars have all gone north to Jinjing and joined us!"

Shanhaiguan was stunned, Ren Shenxian was also stunned, and was put on the horse in a foolish way.

When he realized it, his mouth was covered with a rag, and his voice suddenly became indistinct: "Hu... barbarian... humiliation...!"

Wanyan Zonghan didn't pay any attention to the whining sound. Anyway, there are many people in the field who can understand Khitan, so just report it to King Yan. He led his men towards the opening that had been chosen earlier.

Even the officers and soldiers guarding the pass, before they could react, saw this group of people roaring back and forth, bringing hundreds of scholar-bureaucrats out together, and disappeared from sight. The whole process was extremely fast.

"Boom-bang!"

When the warning fireworks representing the war exploded in mid-air, the golden cavalry had already disappeared.

The bones on the horse's back were about to be knocked apart. Ren Shen first fully understood what happened, and wailed in his heart: "I justified my father's name, praised by scholars, and still have a bright future. How can I be taken captive to Hu Di? Me, I don't want to be humiliated!"

"Hahaha! When this matter spreads to Yanjing, the King of Yan must be furious. My golden man's counterattack has begun!"

Thinking that he was able to successfully kidnap so many formerly high-ranking scholar-bureaucrats in the Central Plains, and even resorted to ingenious tricks to sow discord, causing chaos in Yan, Wanyan Zonghan couldn't help laughing, which shocked Ren Shenxian's ears almost deaf.

But soon, the laughter stopped abruptly.

Because not long after leaving the customs, the front was dusty and the ground was shaking, obviously another cavalry arrived.

Wanyan Zonghan's smile disappeared quickly, and after distinguishing the size of the visitors, his face turned pale immediately: "There are at least a thousand cavalry, are they reinforcements from our clan, or... Yan Army?"

The Jin people's reinforcements are really not like it, because if you go deep into this place, there will not be such a large-scale cavalry.

The cavalry of the Yan Army is indeed rare. Except for the heavy armored cavalry "Iron Futu", the light cavalry is probably the size of the former Zhao and Song Dynasties, less than [-].

In the recent raids and defensive battles on the food roads, they were often led by the Jin cavalry and could not take advantage of it. However, since enough fortresses were built and they could return to the village at any time, the Jin people did not take much advantage.

But now the number of people is more than a thousand, Wanyan Zonghan only has three hundred people, and he has taken so many hostages, it is simply unmatched, and he can only hope that the comers will be supported by the Jin army.

But soon, the well-armored and well-armed knight broke Wanyan Zonghan's luck. He gritted his teeth and was quick to think: "The king of Yan dare not offend the scholar-bureaucrat, otherwise this person would have died long ago. Use them as a shield! Use them as a shield! "

Ren Shen couldn't understand Jurchen's words at first, but he soon realized what this group of people were going to do, and with a flick of his gnarled and strong arms, he propped himself up in front of him.

"How can you..."

He originally thought that death was better than being humiliated, but at this moment the instinct of survival prevailed, and he struggled immediately.

But how could the weak literati on weekdays compete with this group of brutal and powerful Jurchen cavalry, each of them was held up in front of them, and they couldn't help but greet them.

All the scholar-bureaucrats couldn't help but show grief.

Just like what Wanyan Zonghan thought, they also felt that the Yan army would be wary of rats and dare not shoot arrows. After all, their own characteristics are obvious, but they are all ashamed and indignant when they think of such a sudden change: "We will lose our reputation if we are captured by the enemy. ! The reputation is ruined!"

Fortunately, they don't have to worry about being captured by the enemy, because the leading general on the opposite side directly bowed his bow and set his arrows: "Where are there so many scholars in the borderland?"

After all his subordinates took aim with their god-armed bows, he gave another order: "You Cheng has an order, there are thieves at the border to disturb the morale of the army, everything should be focused on sniping the enemy, don't be afraid, kill without mercy!!"

whoosh-

In an instant, the sound of bowstrings played the cruelest music, and the arrows danced in the most gorgeous dance. The deadly meteors rushed towards the enemy with a cold light.

There are only enemies here!

Puchi!Puchi!
The sound of sharp blades piercing flesh came clearly, followed by screams.

There are Confucian scholars and Jinren.

For example, Ren Shenxian, who was being lifted up, felt several bursts of severe pain in his chest, and then Wanyan Zonghan also yelled in fright: "Oh!"

Looking at the trembling arrow feather pierced into his shoulder, Wanyan Zonghan showed shock and roared, "Yan Jun doesn't care about the life and death of scholar-bureaucrats, they are a burden, throw them away! Throw them away!!"

"Oh!"

Ren Shenxian once again soared through the clouds and slammed down on the ground.

Severe pain spread all over his body, and his eyes were dazed, watching the scholar bureaucrats being thrown down like rags, splashing blood and water mixed with dust.

The one closest to me was the old Confucian scholar who met with me not long ago and was full of encouragement...

Why dare to kill scholars like this?

Could it be that Your Majesty believed what the gold thief said?

Then my posthumous name...isn't my father's posthumous name...

The rags spit out from his mouth, and at the last moment when his spirit dissipated, he murmured in despair: "If it's still Da Song, how wonderful it would be..."

(End of this chapter)