The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 71 Sending Letters
Seeing that everyone was eager to try, Zhao Gou was about to say something, but was interrupted by Zeng Xiaoyun, saying: "My lord, I am willing to go!"

"Master Zeng, are you going?" Zhao Gou looked at Zeng Xiaoyun in surprise, his face full of doubts.

Zeng Xiaoyun said firmly: "That's right, it's the lower officials who are going to go. The lower officials are civil officials, they won't do anything to me; they are Zhizhou, the official rank is enough, they are the rising stars of the Song Dynasty, if there are any problems, there are In honor of the emperor's favor, please allow the next official to go."

Zhao Gou bowed his head in thought, always feeling that there was something in Zeng Xiaoyun's words.After a while, Zhao Gou smiled knowingly.He knew what Zeng Xiaoyun was worried about.After all, Yue Fei, Liu Qi and others are still young and fledgling, and have never seen it in the world, so how can they take on such an important task.If Song Jiang and others deliberately made things difficult when delivering the letter, their misunderstanding would inevitably be exacerbated by their character of not being afraid of tigers as newborn calves.

"Master Zeng, don't worry!" Zhao Gou smiled slightly and said, "They are all able-bodied generals sent by the emperor, and all of them can go into battle to kill the enemy. Except for the thousand-man Imperial Forest Army, everyone else has passed the martial arts exam People, the future pillars of the Song Dynasty. Just because you have been resisting the Liangshan rebels, and you don’t know the important affairs in the court, they all have fame. Besides, the three of them are the top three, can you rest assured?"

Zeng Xiaoyun smiled awkwardly, then turned around to look at Liu Qi, Yue Fei, and Yang Yizhong, and smiled embarrassingly.His mind was broken by Zhao Gou, and he was a little surprised, and then remembered that the three of them would be the number one scholar, the second place, and the best candidate.Then the martial arts of the three of them must not be bad, but Zeng Xiaoyun still didn't know the names of the three of them, so he couldn't help but bowed and asked: "Are you really sure?"

Liu Qi, Yue Fei, Yang Yizhong and others are not fools either, Zhao Gou's words have made them understand that Zeng Xiaoyun underestimated them.However, they are not angry at all.After all, Zeng Xiaoyun alone led the army to deal with the Liangshan rebels, and they could persist for several months, which made them a little admired.

Everyone replied loudly: "I will definitely complete the task!"

Zeng Xiaoyun nodded, feeling that she was making a fuss out of a molehill.It was just sending a letter, what could happen, Zeng Xiaoyun gradually stopped being entangled, and let Zhao Gou deal with it.Today, Zhao Gou is the highest official, regardless of his official position, status, etc., he is the only No. 1, and all scheduling is controlled by Zhao Gou alone.

Zhao Gou recalled that Yang Zhi was mentioned as a descendant of the Yang family general in later generations, so he couldn't help asking Yang Yizhong, "You are a descendant of Yang Linggong, and your father is Yang Zhen, so do you know Yang Zhi?"

"Yang Zhi?" Yang Yizhong was taken aback, and replied, "According to the genealogy, he is my uncle!"

"What? Your uncle?" Zhao Gou was dumbfounded, and murmured, "So Yang Zhi is indeed a descendant of the Yang family!"

Yang Yizhong also said: "Grandfather, father and other relatives are not in the capital, and there are only a few people who stay in Tokyo. All the others went to the South and North, and Yang Zhi is the grandson of the eighth brother of the great-grandfather." , is also the blood of the Yang family. According to my grandfather, my uncle has been living outside since he was a child, and he only knows his name but not his person."

"At the beginning, my uncle had participated in the martial arts exam and served in Tokyo. He never said that he was from the Yang family, but his surname was Yang, but he was not from the Yang family. My grandfather and father asked me to come to the capital to participate in the martial arts exam. In order to meet my uncle, I want him to recognize his ancestors. After all, there are many Yang family members living abroad, not as powerful as before, some of them have lost their incense, and there are only a dozen real Yang family men."

When Zeng Xiaoyun heard that Yang Yizhong was a descendant of the Yang family, he was a general, so he couldn't help but look at him with admiration.Zhao Gou nodded. Along the way, Zhao Gou also asked about the deeds of the Yang family.It’s not like in the novels. Only the boss of the Yang family died in the Battle of Jinshatan, and the rest of the family survived. The most famous Yang family is Yang Yanzhao, that is, Yang Liulang. The others are not as famous as Yang Yanzhao. In the end, the family gradually As they grew up, the two places were separated, and gradually the incense of the Yang family was cut off. Some lived on the streets, some died young, and some died in battle. The real descendants of the Yang family are very rare, and some have changed their names. It's all about the reputation of the Yang family.

Zhao Gou couldn't help thinking that in the novels of later generations, Yang Zhi had never used marksmanship, and even the descendants of the Yang family didn't know any marksmanship, only big swords.He only understood after hearing Yang Yizhong's explanation.Yang Zhi was wandering outside since he was a child, and he was separated by wars. In the end, he learned the sword technique, but he didn't learn the Yang family spear.Moreover, Yang Zhi never considered himself to be from the Yang family, just like everyone else, and he didn't want to use the prestige of the Yang family to gain face for himself. He was him, so what did the Yang family have to do with him.

Therefore, Zhao Gou determined the person to send the letter, Yue Fei and Yang Yizhong went together, and the others were ready to rescue at any time.As for Wu Lin and Niu Gao, who were injured, they were not fit to charge forward, so they were arranged to greet them at the rear.Moreover, Zhao Gou whispered a few words in the ears of the two of them, and then watched them leave.

Yue Fei and Yang Yizhong hurried to Qingzhou, riding their own horses when they came.Yue Fei was not born as a general, but he had a Liquan gun and a BMW; Yang Yizhong was born as a general, not to mention, his horses were not bad.

The two did not stop, and finally arrived in Qingzhou after several hours.At this time, Qingzhou was already dominated by Song Jiang and others. All the people wore uniform clothes and did not have enough armor, so they could only wear simple clothes.After all, they are all ordinary people, and they didn't plan for a long time, and they chose to take this road out of necessity for their lives.

The reason why Song Jiang and others gathered people to revolt in Liangshanbo was that the imperial court levied heavy taxes for imperial expenditure.However, Song Huizong knew all this well.At that time, Gao Qiuquan was in power, and Cai Jing and others had been involved in large-scale construction projects. On the one hand, the heavy taxes were also pocketed by local officials, which made the people's livelihood difficult, regardless of whether they lived or died.

Liangshan Po is a lake. The local people live by fishing, and they also need to pay fishing tax. There are too many eyesight, which makes them miserable. The poorer and poorer they are, the long-term exploitation makes them unbearable, and they rise up one after another.

If the country is prosperous and strong, who will gather people to revolt, and who doesn't want to spend their days with their families in peace, working at sunrise and resting at sunset.The requirements of ordinary people are very simple, as long as they are warm.Song Huizong also knew in his heart that there was not much time, and Song Jiang and others had already risen up. As the current emperor, Song Huizong also knew the weakness of the Song Dynasty, and he had to deal with it step by step.

Yue Fei yelled: "I am a messenger sent by the imperial court. If you want to meet your masters, open the city gate quickly!"

Seeing Yue Fei yelling, Yang Yizhong couldn't help but stare at him with wide eyes regardless of other things.Although he also knew that this was Yue Fei's character, but in this way, he seemed too arrogant.The city gate guards saw Yue Fei in white armor and a white horse sitting on his lap, and heard what he said, but they didn't answer. They drew their bows and arrows at Yue Fei, and then sent a person to the city to report the news to Song Jiang. .

"Report!" The man came quickly, knelt down on one knee and said, "Report to Brother Song Jiang, there is a messenger from the imperial court outside the city, saying that he has something important to see brother, I don't know whether to call or receive?"

Song Jiang snorted coldly: "Song Jun dared to send a messenger here because he was afraid that I would really hit Tokyo? Since they sent a messenger here, it doesn't matter if we just meet each other. I wonder what the military adviser thinks?"

Wu Yong waved his feather fan lightly, and said: "Brother, I also think it's time to meet you. I heard that the imperial court sent reinforcements, but I don't know who it is. If I guess right, the person who sent the letter is this time." Those who came to support the team. With Huizong's character, he must choose peace talks, why don't we meet up and make a decision after that, and also want to see how the people who came this time are?"

"In that case, let's meet again!" Song Jiang nodded, and ordered the man to open the city gate to let Yue Fei and Yang Yizhong come.

Yue Fei and Yang Yizhong got off their horses and followed behind the man. All the way, the people in the city glared at them, seeing them wearing Song army armor, they were furious, and they suppressed the anger in their hearts. Their eyes were extremely fierce, as if they wished to kill them. have to.After half an hour, the two of them finally arrived.

"Both of you go in by yourself!" The man turned around and left without saying a word, not wanting to say a word to them at all.

Yue Fei and Yang Yizhong ignored it, tied their horses to the tree, and even dropped their weapons.After all, they came to deliver letters, not to show off their might and declare war on them.Therefore, it is not easy for them to bring weapons, with calm faces on their faces, and they strode forward without fear.

(End of this chapter)