Qian Song

Chapter 367 Xiansu Queen Zheng's (Ask for a monthly ticket!)
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"Woooooooo..."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

When the train, which seemed like an ancient ferocious beast that had been sleeping for countless years, came roaring from a distance with the momentum of swallowing heaven and earth.

Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan, Yelu Yanxi, Yang Bumadie, Li Yanghuan and other people who have never seen a train, seeing such a huge thing coming at such a fast speed, let alone how shocked their hearts were.

"Crack!"

When the train stopped at Nanjing Station, Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan, Yelu Yanxi, Yang Bumadie, Li Yanghuan and other people who had never seen the train on the platform saw that it was not only tall, but also seemed to be unable to see the train at the end. , stopped in front of them, they looked like ants in comparison, and they were even more shocked in their hearts.

——Although this latest generation of trains has rarely broken down, just in case, and the train of the Daqian Dynasty is almost twice as large as that of Li Cun's previous life, so a stronger power is definitely needed, However, the horsepower of the current locomotive is not enough, so it can only be found from the quantity. Therefore, this train is also composed of four locomotives and ten carriages.

After the train stopped, Li Cun, [-] personal guards of the Huben Army and [-] senior officials of the Daqian Dynasty walked out of the five carriages in front.

——This train has been repeatedly tested countless times, and Yang Yizhong even personally participated in the test several times before agreeing to let Li Cun take it.

Seeing that only half of the train can hold a full 1000 people, the people present at the opening ceremony were all shocked.

When General Lu introduced on behalf of Li Cun, if a train carries people alone, it can carry at least 2000 people at a time, and if it carries goods alone, it can carry at least [-] shi of grain at a time.From Nanjing to Beijing, it only takes two days and one night at most, and this is also included in the rest and refilling of water and coal at more than a dozen stations in the middle, the time for people to get off and get on the car, and the time for loading and unloading goods.

Hearing such data, Zhao Ji felt mixed feelings!

Back then, when Zhao Ji joined forces with Jin Mieliao to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, it took at least a month to transport troops at a time. After the long journey, the key soldiers and horses would not be able to fight a tough battle if they didn't have a good rest for a few days.

Even more troublesome is the transportation of grain and grass materials.

At that time, all the supplies of the Song army and government agencies who went to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun had to rely on the court of Zhao Song to solve it.

What's more troublesome is that due to the war, the people on the front line were unable to farm and produce. Therefore, the consumption of the people, especially food, also needed to be resolved by the Zhao and Song courts.

It can be said that the alliance with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty and the recovery of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun brought an extremely heavy burden to the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

In the late period when Zhao Ji joined forces with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty and regained the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, Xu Kangzong, a member of the Fengyi Lang Shangshu Division, was ordered to go to the Yanyun area that was already under the control of the Daqian Dynasty, and discussed with Li Cun that Li Cun should perform the contract. The Yanyun area was handed over to the Zhao Song Dynasty.

When passing by the front line, Xu Kangzong was shocked to find that the front line was starved, and parents even ate their children, and dead bodies were put on paper labels and sold in the market. They are all shaped and boned, and seven or eight out of ten of the garrison soldiers died of starvation.

Knowing that the shortage of food on the front line is so serious, under Zhao Ji's instruction, the court of Zhao and Song Dynasties urgently ordered Hebei, Shandong, and Jingdong to transfer food to the front line.

In other words, at that time, the Zhao and Song courts assigned the task of ensuring food supply to the front lines to Hebei, Hedong and Jingdong roads close to the front lines.

In order to complete the demanding task assigned by the Zhao Song court, the officials of the various transshipment departments of the Zhao Song Dynasty apportioned the amount of food to the common people.

Due to the serious lack of transportation capacity of the Zhao Song court at that time, the officials of the various transshipment departments of the Zhao Song Dynasty also specifically required the common people to transport food to the front line to pay.

——At that time, there was a severe drought in the world, and all rivers were dry seasons, so water transportation was useless at all. In addition, the rivers in Hebei and Hedong areas became silted up due to years of inactivity, and many areas were already impassable. In addition, there are many bandits and rebels along the road, so it is impractical to transport grain by water tanker, and we can only use human labor to transport grain by land.

As a result, in order to transport one shi of grain, the freight along the way will cost more than ten or even twenty shi of grain.

This brought great troubles and even disasters to the people of the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

In addition, since the fifth year of Xuanhe, there have been famines in Hebei, Jingdong and other roads year after year, with poor harvests and starvation everywhere.

The common people of the Zhao and Song Dynasties really had no way out, and had to revolt or become robbers.

As a result, many anti-donation storms or peasant riots broke out in various places in the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

At that time, hundreds of people, as many as tens of thousands, or even tens of thousands of people, violently rebelled against the rule of the Zhao and Song Dynasty one after another, and even simply played out the banner of "overthrowing the rule of the Zhao and Song Dynasty". .

At that time, Zhang Wanxian in Shandong had more than 5 people; Zhang Di in Shandong had more than 30 people; Gaotuo Mountain in Hebei claimed to have [-] people;

Facing the situation of civil uprisings in the north that are spreading day by day, Zhao Ji hastily adopted a two-handed policy:

On the one hand, Zhao Ji sent officials such as Li Zun, a doctor in Chaosan, and Zhu Dingguo, a Fengyi Lang, to Hebei and Jingdong roads with his own imperial pens, to appeal to rebels, thieves, and refugees from Tang, Deng, Ru, Ying and other places. , and adopted various preferential treatment policies such as releasing prisoners, reducing taxes, and recruiting security.

On the other hand, while sending officials to appease, Zhao Ji secretly ordered the servant Liang Fangping to lead the army to conquer.

Liang Fangping ordered Yang Weizhong, Liu Guangshi, Xin Xingzong and other generals to encircle and suppress the rebels and rebels of Zhang Wanxian, Gao Tuoshan, Zhang Di and others.

This greatly involved the energy and military strength of the Zhao Song Dynasty.

The key point is that the common people in the north complained a lot about the rule of the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

Li Cun seized the opportunity and resolutely led the army to attack the Song Dynasty.

The people in the Lianghe area surrendered one after another because they were dissatisfied with the extremely bad rule of the Zhao Song Dynasty, and turned their guns to start fighting with the Song army.

As a result, it only took Li Cun more than ten days to lead the army to the city of Bianliang in Tokyo.

It doesn't matter whether Zhao Ji is fleeing for his life, Zhao Ji is trying to apologize, or Zhao Ji believes in the minister's nonsense and naively thinks that as long as he abdicates, Li Cun will retreat. In the end, the Zhao Song Dynasty was destroyed by Li Cun.

If at that time the Zhao and Song Dynasty had trains, an artifact of transportation that did not require much manpower, and could deliver all the food needed by the front line in a timely manner without consuming so much food on the road, then there would be no food shortage on the front line. Furthermore, it is possible that Li Cun would not easily destroy the Zhao Song Dynasty later.

So no one understands the importance of this train better than Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji is sure that with the arrival of this train, the Yanyun region in the north will be an inseparable piece of territory of the Dagan Dynasty.

No.

Not only the Yanyun area in the north, but also the Sichuan-Shanxi area in the northwest, and the original Li Dynasty and Champa areas in the south will also be an inseparable piece of territory of the Daqian Dynasty.

It can be said that as long as the train can reach the place, it will definitely be firmly controlled by the Daqian Dynasty.

As a once very ambitious emperor, Zhao Ji thought further. He put himself in a different position with Li Cun, and judged that Li Cun would definitely start a war, and the target of the war was likely to be the restless one in the north who would be a threat in the future. To the Kingdom of Jin on the frontier of the Daqian Dynasty.

Zhao Ji looked at Li Cun, who looked much younger than Zhao Huan and even Zhao Gou, and then glanced at Zhao Huan, who was an insider and an outsider, and then thought about Zhao Gou, who was just like Zhao Huan. Self-deprecating smile: "Just these two trashes still want to fight Li Cun?!"

Then Zhao Ji put away his smile, and thought full of loneliness: "I, who once pinned my hope on these two useless sons, are also useless, and I, Da Song, will perish."

Although everyone believed that the Dagan court would not just talk about it, the data reported must be true.

But then again, seeing is believing, and hearing is believing. If you want people to believe 100%, you still have to do it for real.

Therefore, under the witness of all the elites in Nanjing, only five carriages contained [-] shi of grain.

That's it, it's still a flat box. If you pile it up high and add another thousand or two thousand shi of grain, there will be no problem at all.

Then, the officials of the newly established Ministry of Railways recruited volunteers on the spot for a three-day trip to Yanjing, that is, going to Yanjing for three days and three nights and returning.

Although there are some people who are unwilling to be the test subjects out of prudence, and some people are afraid to participate in the experiment because they are worried that the train will break down halfway and throw them in the wild mountains and mountains, but there are also many who are willing to see the emperor with their own eyes. How miraculous is the train that Li Cundu himself took.

Soon, a thousand volunteers boarded the train to Yanjing under the leadership of officials from the Ministry of Railways.

Not long after, the train set sail at an auspicious time...

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Zhao Ji thought that he would go back to Siguocheng if he didn't see the train coming back from Yanjing, especially when he heard that the servants ordered Zhao Huan, Yelu Yanxi, Yang Bumadie, and Li Yanghuan to return to Siguocheng immediately.

But to Zhao Ji's surprise, Li Cun left him alone, and sent an order to his servant to go to Lingxiao Pavilion to wait for orders.

The Lingxiao Pavilion is the place where Li Cun practiced Taoist health-preserving Kung Fu on weekdays, and it was presided over by Li Cun's uncle Zhang Xuzuo.

In other words, after so many years, Li Cun has never found his master.

There are rumors that his master died in the fire in the Jade Palace.

There are also rumors that Li Cun's master actually set the fire in the Jade Palace in order to force Li Cun to follow the path of being a king.

Over the years, Li Cun has never given up looking for his master, but his old man is like disappearing into the sea, and there is no news at all...

Zhao Ji used to come to Ling Xiao Pavilion to discuss with Li Cun the Taoist health-preserving skills.

Sometimes, Li Cun would also ask Zhao Ji about the way to govern the country, the way to be a king, and the art of an emperor.

It was from then on that Zhao Ji was really afraid of Li Cun from the bottom of his heart.

Li Cun didn't look down on Zhao Ji because he was the winner and beat Zhao Ji with no power to fight back. He didn't listen to Zhao Ji's words, but he listened carefully to Zhao Ji's summary of Zhao Ji, who has been in charge of the Zhao Song Dynasty for 25 years. Experience and lessons, learn from them to digest and absorb what is useful to yourself and the Daqian Dynasty.

People are knives and I am fish.

Zhao Ji didn't dare to teach Li Cun seriously, he didn't even dare to deceive Li Cun with false things, he didn't even dare to bring private goods to affect Li Cun's judgment.

As the emperor who has been in charge of the Zhao Song Dynasty for 25 years, Zhao Ji knows better than anyone what it means to be with a king like a tiger.

The key point is that Zhao Ji, who was so beaten by Li Cun that he could not fight back, and Zhao Ji, who had taken away all the Jiangshan Sheji of the Zhao Song Dynasty, the daughters of the royal family and the daughters of the clan of the Zhao Song Dynasty, never dared to doubt Li Cun's horror, he It is very clear that Li Cun must be able to see what he taught Li Cun.

There is no way, Zhao Ji can only teach Li Cun what he wanted to teach Zhao Huan but Zhao Huan dismissed.

Li Cun is definitely a good student. Not only can Li Cun easily understand what Zhao Ji taught, but he can also draw inferences from one instance, and even dig deep into what Zhao Ji taught Li Cun.

Looking at Li Cun like this, Zhao Ji couldn't help but think how wonderful it would be if Li Cun was his son.

What makes Zhao Ji like Li Cun even more is that Li Cun, like him, likes to practice Taoist health-preserving skills.

And if Li Cun is different from Zhao Ji, Li Cun doesn't believe in the Taoist theory of ghosts and gods and immortality.

But this still does not prevent Zhao Ji from liking and admiring Li Cun.

Based on this kind of liking and admiration from the bottom of his heart, even though Zhao Ji knew very well that Li Cun was his life and death enemy, he sometimes couldn't help but talk more about his experiences as an emperor.

Perhaps in order to repay Zhao Ji's teaching, Li Cun would call Zhao Ji out of the Siguo City from time to time to have a chat, so that Zhao Ji could see the outside world without being trapped in the Siguo City all the time.

This also made Zhao Ji the only exception in the Four Kingdoms City.

When he came to Lingxiao Pavilion, Zhao Ji performed a Taoist salute, and then asked, "Did your majesty call Xiaodao here to discuss Taoism, or to prove the emperor's art?"

No idea, but Li Cun shook his head: "Next time we will discuss Taoism or dialectical emperor's art. This time, I called you here to meet a person, and that person is in the room. You can go there by yourself."

With deep doubts and deep curiosity, Zhao Ji obeyed Li Cun's order, turned around and came to the inner room.

Lifting up the curtain and entering the room, Zhao Ji saw a figure lying on the bed that surprised him at a glance!

——The Zheng family, the former empress Xiansu of the Zhao and Song Dynasties, also known as the Empress Dowager Zheng!
At this moment, Empress Dowager Zheng was lying quietly on the bed with her eyes closed, her face was pale, her breathing was weak, and she looked like she was dying.

Zhao Ji was shocked, and quickly came to the side of the bed, gently holding the hand of Queen Mother Zheng.

Perhaps feeling the familiar big hand and guessing who was coming, the Empress Dowager Zheng slowly opened her empty eyes when she was dying.

After seeing that it was really Zhao Ji who came, Empress Dowager Zheng's eyes suddenly brightened, and at the same time her face gradually turned rosy.

Empress Dowager Zheng showed a smile from the bottom of her heart, and said softly: "The official family is here?"

Zhao Ji nodded, and asked with concern: "Why are you so sick?"

Empress Dowager Zheng shook her head and signaled Zhao Ji not to guess wildly. It was none of Li Cun's business. She said slowly: "My concubine was ill five years ago, and all the imperial doctors came to see her. Even Concubine Chen De personally treated her The concubine's name has passed the pulse, and it is said that the concubine has an incurable disease. It is His Majesty who asked the imperial physician to hang the concubine's life for so many years with old mountain ginseng. Later, the concubine came to Jiangnan with the majesty, and the condition improved a little. I don't want to, Last night, my concubine caught a cold, and the condition suddenly got worse."

"This time, I'm afraid I really can't do it."

Speaking of this, the Empress Dowager Zheng moved her body slightly, and then held Zhao Ji's hand vigorously, with tears streaming down her cheeks: "The humble concubine was born in a humble family, and has been favored by your majesty for three or twenty years. Enough is enough, even if you die, you will have no regrets!"

Zhao Ji also wept silently when he heard the words.

Zhao Ji remembered the scene when he first saw Zheng Shi in the Empress Dowager's Palace.

At that time, Mrs. Zheng was the head of the female officials in the Empress Dowager's Palace, and he was still King Duan.

Every time Zhao Ji came to greet the Empress Dowager's Cide Palace, the Empress Dowager would order Zheng and Wang to serve Zhao Ji.

Later, when Zhao Ji came to the throne, the Queen Mother Xiang gave Zhao Ji the Zheng family and the Wang family.

After Zheng entered the palace, he was favored by Zhao Ji because of his talent, humility and courtesy.

Zheng gave birth to four daughters and one son for Zhao Ji throughout his life, and three daughters survived.

Later, when Zhao Ji's beloved Empress Mingda, Liu Shi, died, Zhao Ji was very sad, and named Liu Shi as queen. Zheng Shi asked Zhao Ji to raise Liu Shi's young child.

This is just one of the many things Zheng has done for Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji knew very well that Zheng's virtuousness and generosity contributed to the prosperity of his heirs.

Therefore, after the death of Queen Wang, Zhao Ji made Zheng the queen.

The relationship between the two had been very good until the Jingkang Incident.

Although after the change of Jing Kangzhi, Mrs. Zheng once thought of serving Li Cun as bed attendant, but she gave up because she was too old. Later, she tried every means to please Li Cun, hoping to win Li Cun's favor.

And because Zhao Ji was imprisoned in the Siguo City by Li Cun, he couldn't protect himself, he couldn't care about the Zheng family, and even forgot about the Zheng family for a while.

But that's just survival instinct, forced by the living environment, not to mention that Li Cun has never met the Zheng family, even if Li Cun did touch the Zheng family, people are dying, and Zhao Ji has experienced so many things, what should be let go let go.

Now, there is only the last farewell of an old man without a wife who has walked hand in hand for 35 years.

Zhao Ji held Zheng Shi's hand, the two talked a lot, and recalled many things that Zhao Ji had forgotten about Zheng Shi but was unforgettable.

In the end, Mrs. Zheng said unsatisfactorily: "Although the concubine's body is buried in nine springs, her soul is always around the official family. I hope that the official family will no longer be obsessed with the Song Dynasty. This matter has become a foregone conclusion, and it is difficult to change it. It is advisable to let go for the common people in the world, reconcile with yourself, and spend your old age in peace. The concubine can't bear to leave, but the fate is here, the officials must take care of the holy body, and don't miss it too much..."

In fact, Zheng Shi still had a lot to say, but her voice stopped abruptly.

At this moment, Zheng's face was still rosy, her hands were warm, and her body was still soft.

Zhao Ji didn't believe that Zheng Shi left just like that, he hugged Zheng Shi's body and wept endlessly...

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(End of this chapter)