I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 46: Don’t mess with anyone, but don’t mess with the poor people (please follow up)
At this time.

Qian Mingyi thought for a while and said: "Brother Liu, it is best not to submit this article to the ban."

"The officials may suppress it after seeing it. After all, officials are always kind and don't like killing people."

"How about we publish this article to the public first, and when it is publicized by private tabloids, the officials will definitely know about it."

"This article fulfills the righteousness of our family and country, and shows the integrity of our Song Dynasty soldiers. It will definitely attract the attention of countless people. By then, public opinion will surge, and the officials will naturally be on our side!"

"It makes sense, yes! Yes!" Liu Shi nodded in approval.

His face is smiling.

I am already imagining the scene where people will be crazy about this article after it comes out.

Qian Mingyi rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Liu, can you also sign my name on this article?"

"Brother Liu, don't get me wrong. I'm afraid that when this article comes out, those opponents will attack you. If you sign our names, I can also share some of the pressure for you." Qian Mingyi added.

A playful smile appeared on Liu Shi's face.

Doesn't he know Qian Mingyi's purpose?

However, he still agreed.Now he needs help.

Early the next morning.

Liu Shi then found more than thirty scribes to copy this "On the Fighting of Generals to the Death".

Just after noon.

This article spread in the streets and alleys of Bianjing City.

After Ouyang Xiu read Liu Shi and Qian Mingyi's "On Fighting Generals to the Death", he couldn't help but became furious.

"Shu Zi only wants to gain a reputation as a remonstrator, but he doesn't know anything about martial arts!"

Although Ouyang Xiu had never led troops or fought in a war, he was also influenced by Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi.

The situation of the current military commanders in the Song Dynasty, especially the border military commanders, is very clear.

The Battle of Mikawakou.

The fault was not with Liu Ping or Shi Yuansun. Whoever went to lose was the situation at that time.

If the imperial court kills Shi Yuansun this time, it will lead to a series of serious consequences.

There were not many capable pure generals in the Song Dynasty.

If you lose the battle and either die in battle or be captured and commit suicide, then once the Song and Liao wars begin, some generals will inevitably surrender to the enemy in order to survive.

Punishing military generals so severely makes it seem like they don't treat military generals as human beings.

A military commander needs to have backbone and the will to fight to the death, but if he is captured without dying in battle, it is an insult to the country. He should commit suicide to show his will and retain his integrity. Then who dares to fight!
In the future, no serious person will enlist in the army!
I'm afraid those refugees and idle men would rather be beggars than soldiers.

This will seriously damage the military attaché ecology of the Song Dynasty.

If civil servants refuse to remonstrate, they will be promoted and make a fortune after remonstrating, while if military generals fight to the death, their lives will be in vain.

The system of the Song Dynasty resulted in the commanders not knowing the soldiers, the soldiers not knowing the commanders, civil servants and servants interfering in military affairs, and laymen leading the experts.

It would be weird to win!

This is not a question of soldiers and generals at all.

Liu Shi spread this article among the people, which obviously meant to let public opinion coerce the officials.

The intentions are sinister.

Immediately, Ouyang Xiu began to write memorials again.

……

Soon, "The Theory of Generals Fighting to the Death" also appeared in the hands of Su Liang and Zhou Yuan.

After Su Liang read it, he was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.

Zhou Yuan on the side couldn't help but look puzzled.

"Why is Jing Ming laughing? This article is very well written. From the perspective of the interests of the family and the country, if you order the generals to fight to the death, I am afraid that many officials in the court will agree with this view, and the officials will also be shaken!" Zhou Yuan analyzed seriously.

Su Liang smiled and shook his head.

"Officials may support him, because this view is to order military generals to die in the name of the righteousness of the family and the country, but the people will definitely scold him!"

"Why?" Zhou Yuan was very puzzled.

"Come on, let's go for a walk on the street. You'll know when we get there!" The censor doesn't need to sit in the government office every day.

Occasionally, you can go to the streets to inspect the situation. As long as you don't drink and have fun, there is nothing wrong.

A quarter of an hour later.

Su Liang and Zhou Yuan came to a teahouse near Zhouqiao.

In this teahouse, a large bowl of tea only costs two copper coins, which is very affordable.

However, it is also more unpleasant to drink.

Usually some boatmen, trackers, or some poor scholars come here.

now.

A middle-aged scholar wearing a shabby gown stood in front of the table, his face ashen.

What he was holding in his hand was "On Generals Fighting to the Death" signed by Liu Shi and Qian Mingyi.

"Is this an article written with your buttocks? Two idiots!"

"If you don't die, you will be a traitor, but if you die, you will be loyal and brave. What kind of bullshit is this? If you die, you will be loyal and brave. If you die, you will have nothing!"

"There is also this saying, 'If my soldiers of the Song Dynasty die in battle, they will die well. If they survive because of defeat, they are no better than dogs and pigs.' Do you blame the soldiers for not winning? Why should they die? Why not let those who make decisions Go to hell, gentlemen!"

"A rat has skin, but a man has no manners; if a man has no manners, what will he do if he does not die? If their sons also joined the army, they would not say this. This kind of article is really dirty and dirty!"

……

And around the middle-aged scholar, there are some illiterate common people.

heard here.

Zhou Yuan finally understood that the common people would criticize this article.

The core of this article is: It advocates that all soldiers in the world fight to the death for their country. They would rather die than be captured. If they lose in battle, they will die to show their ambition.

On the surface it looks fine, but actually there is a big problem.

Most of the soldiers fighting on the border are children of poor people.

The common people only hope that their children can return safely, instead of failing the war and committing suicide to thank you.

In the eyes of poor people, this article is asking their children to die.

How could they not be annoyed!
Liu Shi's expression seemed to be for the sake of the country, the country, the country, and the world, but in fact it offended the people.

Fortunately, this is Bianjing, so the people just scolded him.

If this article were to be known to the people in Qingzhou, Shandong who were good at cutting trails and kidnapping, they would definitely beat Liu Shi and Qian Mingyi to death.

Their children and grandchildren serve as soldiers just to eat food and have enough food and clothing.

As for whose food they eat, it doesn't really matter to them.

On the second day, some people made a fuss.

Especially some fishermen, vendors, trackers and other people who have soldiers in their families.

These people were particularly clear about the scale of the Song Dynasty's laws.

They did not go to the government offices to seek trouble, nor did they go to Kaifeng Mansion to complain.

They chose a very embarrassing but very effective method - standing on the street and shouting at the top of their lungs.

They scolded that the article "Generals Fighting to the Death" was intended to kill their children and grandchildren!
They scolded Qian Mingyi and Liu Shi for trying to make the soldiers of the Song Dynasty rebel and become bandits!

They scolded Qian Mingyi and Liu Shi that they would never be able to give birth to a son, and if they gave birth to a daughter, they would be sent to a brothel!
……

Vulgar words and swear words were thrown out at random, some of which were simply inaudible.

Some people even threw stones at the two of their houses, which finally caused the Kaifeng Mansion to send people to protect them.

There are too many people to arrest, and there will be no way to arrest them.

Liu Shi didn't expect that the people would react like this.

He couldn't figure it out, and still hadn't figured it out.

"What I said is correct. I want to advise the officials again and prove to everyone that I am right!" Liu Shi said through gritted teeth.

Swish!
He laid a piece of rice paper in front of the table, thought about it, and decided to admonish you in a unique way this time.

(End of this chapter)