She Song

Chapter 48 People say that people in the Song Dynasty wore monkeys and crowned their ears

The city of Tokyo, with a population of one million, is now at its peak as a treasure trove of natural resources, with a unique gathering of people and culture that proves countless romances through the ages!
Looking around, among the many towers and pavilions, there are groups of literati and poets using their words to express their opinions, commenting on the world, or singing impassionedly, making the orioles and swallows laugh again and again, and they are full of joy.

Even the great master Zhang Zeduan could only describe three to four parts of this imperial capital of the Song Dynasty, with its exquisitely carved beams and painted buildings everywhere, attracting the attention of people all over the world.

A huge happy event has happened today. Tokyo residents who always love the excitement naturally flocked to the streets after receiving the news.

However, it was said that last year the imperial army of the Song Dynasty had conquered Yanyun in the north, and now it had returned in triumph. The court and the emperor were overjoyed when they heard about it, and ordered them to review the meritorious officers of the three armies outside Xuande Gate.

At three o'clock in the morning, the streets of Bianjing were deserted. Tens of thousands of people from all three religions and nine streams gathered outside the Xuande Gate of the palace city, just to see the majesty of the army.

The leader of the army was Tong Guantong Taoist, who had served as an official in the inner palace in his early years. He was favored by the emperor because of his handsome appearance and his "skillful and charming ways".

With the support of the emperor, Tong Guanquan did whatever he wanted in both the government and the public, and his admirers were like crucian carp crossing the river. His reputation was unparalleled, and everyone in the world called him "the Prime Minister."

For more than ten years, Tong Guan actively planned party affairs, and then went to Jiangnan to annihilate Fangla. Now that Yanyun has been pacified, his prestige cannot be increased.

According to Shenzong's teaching, "Whoever restores Yanyun will be crowned king", Tong Daofu will soon be the first eunuch to be crowned king in the history of the Song Dynasty.

(For detailed information about Tong Guan’s rise, please go to Baidu on your own, no need to push too hard.)
Up and down the city, everyone was looking forward to it. After a while, the sound of drums and suona could be heard in the distance.

After reviewing the army, they officially entered the city.

The officers of Kaifeng Prefecture and the guards of Sanya Mansion kept their spirits up, raised their voices to warn the people who were interested, and worked hard to maintain order on the streets.

As the parade of soldiers marched forward, the first thing that caught the eyes of the onlookers was a guard of honor consisting of hundreds of people wearing red clothes, hanging colorful flags and flags, and then came Tong Guan riding a tall horse.

Years of war had instilled in him a decisive and decisive spirit, and his slightly dark brows, which had been running around all year round, revealed a faint sense of calmness and dignity.

Behind Tong Guan were dozens of cavalry guards, and finally three thousand strong men from the Forbidden Army wearing bright armor with red flowers on their heads.

The generals and soldiers surrounded Tong Guan in a dragon and tiger step, and they came to Xuande's gate, playing and playing in a show of force.

Zhao Ji, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, was born with a good skin since he was a child. Now he is handsome, elegant and easy-going, sitting on the imperial chariot, with a three-yuan crown on his head, and wearing a radiant robe of hundreds of treasures. Under the eyes of everyone, he is not sad. I don't like the clear wind and light clouds, I feel like a fairy.

"Internal Prime Minister" Liang Shicheng, Cai You, Wang Fu, Gao Qiu, Yun Wang Zhao Kai and other civil and military dignitaries lined up around the king to review the triumphal ceremony of Tong Guan and the soldiers of the imperial army.

As the successor of the empire, Prince Zhao Huan was in front of Xuande Gate, taking the place of the emperor to express his condolences to the meritorious soldiers who had returned to the imperial court.

After Tong Guan arrived at Xuande Gate, he dismounted from his horse, threw himself on the red carpet, and respectfully bowed three times and bowed nine times to Zhao Ji, who was above him. All the soldiers knelt on one knee and bowed their heads.

With everything in place, the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette began the tedious celebration process.

After a long time, the long ceremony finally came to an end, and Tong Guan was able to boast.

"I am reporting to the officials. Since I was ordered to conquer Yanyun in the north last year, my servants have been frightened and scared, and have been unable to sleep at night. Fortunately, thanks to the blessings of the ancestors and the gods, and the wise officials, I finally lived up to the sacred mandate."

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"Guan family, now the land of Yanyun has returned, the Song Dynasty is intact, and the servants will die without regrets, hoohoo..."

Finally, when it came to the emotional part, Tong Guan couldn't help crying, and kowtowed repeatedly.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the soldiers agreed.

"The officials are wise! The Song army is mighty!"

The high-spirited people of Bianjing followed the soldiers and shouted in unison: "Long live, long live, long live, long live!"

In an instant, colorful flags were flying outside Xuande Gate, and beautiful words of praise came in like a mountain and a tsunami.

Seeing this grand occasion, Zhao Ji rarely showed a smile and said softly: "The unification of China is a century-old dream come true. All the ministers have worked hard and made great achievements. The court should reward them according to the law to raise their merits."

All the officials bowed to Zhao Ji and congratulated: "Suppressing Yanyun, a century-old dream has come true! Congratulations to the Song Dynasty! Congratulations to the officials!"

He has always been self-satisfied and romantic, but now he has swept away a hundred years of humiliation and fulfilled the long-cherished wish of the emperors of the Song Dynasty. Emperor Daojun suddenly had the pride of being the emperor for eternity. "reward!"

A personal officer immediately ran down the tower.

After the official delivered the order, Zhao Huan immediately stepped forward and helped Tong Guan amidst the sound of drum music.

"The official has a decree: Yanyun has been restored after a hundred years, the Duke of Chu has made strategic plans, and all the soldiers have fought hard on the battlefield, all of which are due to their hard work. Today's army is triumphant, the subjects are happy, and the court will definitely give you a reward in the near future!"

Tong Guan secretly thought that it was not good, he knew in his heart that the leaky household department would default on the reward again, but the thugs he brought with him from the imperial army recognized money but not people, and they would fall out at any chance.

It seems that if you try to do good today, you will probably lose your money ~ Alas!
He quickly wiped his tears with his sleeves and kowtowed again.

"The kindness of the official family is so great that I, as a slave, can't bear it!"

Zhao Huan nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. Chu, all officers and men, please be safe!"

At the same time, on the tower, Liang Shicheng, who was wearing a simple Taoist robe, noticed the emperor's impatience and spoke to Zhao Ji.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Chongfu Temple refined a five-treasure magic weapon last night and enshrined it in Gen Mountain..."

Zhao Ji was obsessed with Taoism. After hearing this, he could not endure it, so he immediately ordered his people to move to Genyue.

As soon as the emperor left, the civil and military nobles who had been starving for more than an hour on the city tower couldn't bear it any longer and dispersed in an instant.

By the time Tong Guan got up, the emperor, ministers and officials at Xuande Gate had long disappeared.

Although he sighed secretly, he also knew that the soldiers fighting to kill Han people had not been valued in the court for a long time, but he still saluted Zhao Huan without changing his expression.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Crown Prince. Your servant will return to the camp immediately. After delivering the errands, you will go to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit."

At this time, several soldiers and generals had learned that the rewards were in arrears, and they all talked among themselves to discuss countermeasures.

Zhao Huan smiled, nodded and left immediately. When no one was paying attention, disgust flashed across his eyes.

Behind the crown prince of the Song Dynasty, the three thousand soldiers and horses who had expected to receive rewards today suddenly became angry. Not only did their majestic momentum disappear, some of the soldiers even took the opportunity to make noise.

After some majestic suppression failed, Tong Guan had to promise that every soldier who went to the city to participate in the ceremony would receive five bronzes when they returned to the military camp, and the generals would receive double the amount as usual, and then he reluctantly appeased him.

The celebration ended hastily, and the imperial guards withdrew from the city in twos and threes, looking completely different from their previous majesty.

The people watching were greatly disappointed, and they all pointed, and the sounds of contempt and ridicule could not be heard.

However, thousands of chaotic generals of the imperial army kept the five copper coins firmly in their stomachs, and they still smiled shyly as usual.

In an inconspicuous corner outside Xuande Gate, Qin Huizhi, who was serving as the Imperial Academy Xuezhi, sighed deeply when he saw the imperial army being so miserable.

"We were defeated and lost, but the Jurchens were not gone yet, yet they were rewarded grandly and generously in triumph. How can it be unreasonable!"

At this time, although the Song and Jin Dynasties agreed to redeem the sixteen states of Yanyun for a million yuan, the Jurchens were collecting a huge number of people and property northward, so they had not yet delivered the land of Yan.

In fact, except for the two states of Zhuoyi under Guo Yaoshi's control, the rest of the Yan lands were in the hands of the Jurchens.But Tong Guan, Wang Fu and his like couldn't wait to write the "Fu Yan Memorial", and now they are even organizing a triumphal ceremony to fool the government and the public, just to welcome Zhao Ji, the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Before he finished speaking, a well-rounded colleague beside Qin Huizhi laughed and said: "The world is like this. You and I talk lightly, so what's the use of working hard? Brother Hui, don't ask for trouble. It's rare to have free time today, and Follow me to a nice place!”

(Tong Guan: It’s up to others to laugh and scold, but I’ll do it myself if I’m a good official!)

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