Destroy Jin and conquer Song, and carry the Northern Expedition through to the end

Chapter 170 Rebellious Spirit Ling Yunyan
Liu Huai was indeed no longer in Linyi City at this time.

After He Boqiu assisted Wei Sheng in clearing Linyi, Liu Huai took a hundred cavalrymen and a group of Yizhou tyrants, including He Boqiu, who had just become his "private" people, and headed north along the Yishui River.

You have to leave.

Because the next step is to cut the meat from this group of powerful people. They are still in Linyi, and some things are difficult to handle.

"Alas, what a pity! Our Zhang family's foundation of more than ten years has been destroyed in one day."

Zhang Baicao and his brother Zhang Chou rode side by side. They were so bored that they started to complain.

The few of them were quite far away from the Loyal Army's cavalry, so they were not afraid of being overheard.

Ma Jintuo bit a grass stem in his mouth and glanced at Zhang Baicao: "How do you connect the words 'lasting legacy' with 'lasting legacy'? 'Ten years' is not a legacy at all! It's just like the rain after the rain, but the ground is still wet!"

Zhang Baicao glared back, "Your Ma family has been in Shandong for a hundred years, right? If we don't count, then you'll be the boss, right?"

Ma Jintuo scoffed, "What legacy? My great-grandfather's generation were tenant farmers. By the time of my grandfather's generation, the Jurchens... oh yeah, and you Han people from Liaodong came south and ravaged Shandong. The landlords were either dead or in exile. Only my grandfather was bold enough to mark out a piece of land and claim it as his own. He then started recruiting refugees to farm the land, and that's how Majiazhuang came to be. My origins are traceable; I'm a genuine peasant."

Zhang Chou finally tilted his head and asked, "Don't you feel bad?"

After being captured, this guy seemed to have become much calmer, and he looked like he could remain calm even if the sky was falling.

"Of course I feel bad." Ma Jintuo shook his head and said, "After all, this is the land that several generations have worked hard to build. How can I not feel bad if it all goes to someone else?"

"But think about it, big brother. We didn't just surrender, we didn't even turn against our own side. We actually fought on the battlefield and were captured after being defeated.

At this time, not to mention land and property, even life is at stake. Duke Wei and Liu Dalang have shown great mercy by treating us this way.

Ma Jintuo paused and continued, "Brother, I inquired before I came here. About 30% of my land will be distributed to farmers based on the number of people, 30% will be given to meritorious officers and soldiers of the Loyal Army, and 40% will become public land. It will be rented out on a daily basis. If anyone has made a contribution, they will be given official land and permanent land as a reward."

"I was thinking, since the Loyal Army still has to fight, the 30% of land distributed to the Loyal Army soldiers will eventually have to be rented out to the farmers in our village. The rent is only 30%. This is much more conscientious than the 50% I would collect as a farmer."

"So, after all this, my farmers got the land and rented the fields with lower rents. They actually got the biggest advantage, so it can be considered a good result."

After finishing the string of words, it was both persuasion and advice.

Zhang Chou naturally understood it.

"Since Brother He wants to be Liu Dalang's personal lover, I naturally have no problem with that. But you have to tell me the truth from the bottom of your heart. What do you think?"

Zhang Baicao spoke first: "Of course I will follow you, brother. No question about it."

The two men looked at Ma Jintuo again, and he curled his lips and said, "Brother, I won't say any more nonsense about loyal followers. I'm just going to talk about the Loyal Army... and the division of land..."

"The land between Yishui and Shuhe is fertile. Look at Duke Wei, Judge Lu, General Liu in front of us, and many other commanders. They simply refused to divide the land this time and only recorded their merits.

Some even distributed the gold, silver, and silk rewards to their soldiers. This is what it means to be a great man. This also shows that these people have great ambitions, even greater than the permanent land.

"As for Liu Dalang's personal affairs," Ma Jintuo once again put on a half-smile, looking at the backs of Liu Huai and He Boqiu in front of him. "That's just the hurdle in Mr. He's heart. If we want to do anything, don't we still have to work within the framework of the Loyal Army? Just wait, in about three or four days, our appointment will be confirmed."

Zhang Chou nodded in agreement and looked at the two people in the front.

Of course, no matter what others thought, He Boqiu naturally had his own considerations. "Liu Langjun, you're rebelling!"

After a few days of knowing each other, He Boqiu's first heartfelt words were earth-shattering.

Liu Huai had anticipated this and his expression did not change when he heard it.

There was no way, the people he had met along the way were too diverse.

There were loyal ministers of the Song Dynasty, abandoned sons of the Song Dynasty, loyal ministers of the Jin Dynasty, rebels of the Jin Dynasty, Khitans who claimed to be Han people, Han people who colluded with the Jurchens, Khitans who joined the Han uprising army, mixed with landlords, gentry bureaucrats, tribal chiefs, military commanders, bandits and other identities, it was like a hundred flowers blooming.

What's so strange about a Han Chinese saying he wants to rebel against the Song Dynasty?

But Liu Huai still replied in a deep voice: "Master He, who do you want me to rebel against? The Jin Kingdom, the Song Kingdom, or even my father?"

He Boqiu looked at the wide Yishui River beside him and was silent for a moment before saying, "Since I am your personal lover, you can just call me Old He."

"Mr. He is an elder. I don't dare to call you Lang Jun. You can just call me Da Lang."

He Boqiu nodded and said, "Dalang, what I meant is to oppose the Jin and Song dynasties, but not the Duke of Wei."

Liu Huai smiled and said, "Then what should we do?"

He Boqiu immediately saluted, as if he had a plan in mind. "With the Loyalty Army's northern expedition here, more and more people are coming from Shandong and Hebei. More people from the Central Plains and Hebei will join soon. These people have long been disloyal to the Zhao and Song dynasties. We only need to win them over a little to sideline loyal Song officials like Duke Wei and Lu Dapan. Then, we can gather around Liu Dalang and accomplish our great cause together..."

As he spoke, He Boqiu actually raised his finger and pointed at the large banner with the Chinese character "Han" held by the riders behind him, and said firmly: "Restore the Han Dynasty!"

The voice was quite loud, attracting several people around to look.

Liu Huai was suddenly speechless.

The main reason why he created this flag with the word "Han" on it was to show that this army was the Northern Expedition Army of the Han people, to highlight his identity as a Han hero, and to use it to unite the Han people in the north.

Why is the restoration of the Han Dynasty brought up again?
Mao Jindao, right?

"And then?" Liu Huai asked calmly, "Given my father's stubborn character and Lu Dapan's integrity, they will definitely not obey me. They will summon Dong Cheng of the Right Army and Zhang Qing of the Rear Army, and join forces with Zhang Gong of the Dongping Army to kill the rebels. I will also call on the Tianping Army, and the two groups will fight to the death in Shandong."

He Boqiu paused for a moment, then changed his words: "Liu Dalang, now is a great time to start a rebellion, because the Jin Kingdom's southern expedition will take away a large number of Jin troops, and the north will be almost ownerless. The Loyal Army can take this opportunity to expand its power.

After a few months, no matter who wins or loses between Song and Jin, we can swing to either side. I think by that time, both Song and Jin will be exhausted and can only allow our army to annex Shandong and Huaibei.

But at this time, they must not submit to the Song State, because given the Song State's cowardice towards foreign countries and cruelty towards its own people, the Song State would definitely force the Loyal Army to abandon Shandong and return home.

If the Loyal Army disobeys orders, it will break off relations with the Song Dynasty and will have no choice but to side with the Jin Dynasty.

If we obey orders, the loyal army will be divided. People like Duke Wei and Liu Dalang will be able to return home, but those of us from Shandong who have joined the army will have no choice but to stay and wait for death."

After saying this, He Boqiu finally became a little angry.

(End of this chapter)