Reborn Yue Feizhi returns my rivers and mountains

Sure enough, a few days later Zongze reported that he had gangrene on his back and it was difficult to recover. His condition was getting worse and worse, so he asked to resign and return home. Fearing that the court would not allow it, Zongze wrote two more memorials to resign.The two traitors in the court, Huang and Wang, were overjoyed to see Zongze's resignation and presented Zongze's resignation to Emperor Gaozong.Emperor Gaozong was also unhappy because Zongze had repeatedly urged him to return his capital to Bianjing, so he followed the trend and agreed to Zongze's words.

A few days later, the imperial edict came. Since Zongze had served several times in guarding Tokyo, but was now seriously ill and unable to continue, he was exempted from the post of staying in Tokyo and knowing the affairs of the Kaifeng government. He was promoted to a bachelor of Guanwen Palace and a general. Yi Dafu became an official in Wuzhou.Zongze knelt down and thanked him for receiving the order.

The news spread to the city of Tokyo, and the people gathered in front of the government office to urge him to stay.Zongze had no choice but to go out and said to everyone: "I am nearly [-] years old. I have fought several battles and feel that I am unable to do what I want. Now I have gangrene on my back. I occupy Tokyo and stay there but I can no longer be diligent in political affairs, so I have the intention to retreat. After I leave, , I just hope that the people in the city can remember the prosperity of Tokyo at that time, fight against the Jin people outside, and make peace at home, then I will have no hatred." After that, he bowed and saluted the people, then hid his face and left, and the people outside the yamen burst into tears. , such as mourning an heir.

Zongze finished packing everything, packed a car, and was about to leave the capital and return home. Before leaving, he called all the generals to come and make arrangements carefully. All the generals had tears in their eyes and couldn't bear to leave.

Zongze then said to Yue Fei: "Pengju, I hope you will remember what you said that day and save all the people from fire and water. I will wait for you in my hometown to report the news." Yue Fei nodded in agreement, took Zongze's arm and carried him all the way to the city. at the door.

At this time, the city gate was already crowded with people. People all over the city knelt on both sides of the road to see each other off. Some people even offered various kinds of food in front of the carts. Zongze said goodbye to the people with tears in his eyes.The farewell army stretched for several miles. Zongze's carriage and horses were blocked several times during this short journey, and the journey actually lasted half a day.Finally, amidst the shaking cries, Zongze looked back at Bianjing City, where he had poured his blood into, sighed and left.After Zongze's carriage and horses had disappeared, the people who saw him off were still weeping.

In this way, Zongze, a generation of loyal ministers and good generals between the two Song Dynasties, came to an end, leaving only the feeling of longing for the soldiers and civilians in Tokyo.

After Zongze left, the people of Tokyo petitioned Zongze's son Zongying to succeed him, but Huang and Wang refused, so Lu Yihao and Zhang Jun recommended Du Chong, who stayed in Beijing, to succeed Zongze, and Emperor Gaozong agreed.So the imperial edict was issued, ordering Du Chong to be transferred to stay in Tokyo and know the affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture, while Zong Ying was appointed as a judge.

On this day, Du Chong took office and announced that the people would see him. Yue Fei went to the hall with everyone to see the new left behind.

When he came to the hall, Yue Fei looked up. He saw that Du Chong had a narrow forehead, protruding eyes with three white eyes, thick and thick eyebrows, slightly slanted eyes, and did not look at people squarely. His mouth was like a rat's kiss, and there were several thin strands under his forehead. Must.Yue Fei had met this man in Daming Mansion before, and now that he saw him again, he still felt a growing sense of disgust in his heart.

When he read history books, he naturally knew about Du Chong. The "History of the Song Dynasty" records that this person "liked fame, was cruel and liked killing, but was not good at strategy." In the first year of Jingkang, Du Chong served as the magistrate of Cangzhou. At that time, the Jin people invaded the south. Many people from the North came to Cangzhou to escape the war. Du Chong was worried that there were Jin army spies among them, so he ignored everyone's dissuasion and massacred all the people who came from the North, regardless of age or sex.

After Emperor Gaozong came to the throne, he was appointed as a stay-at-home officer in Beijing, and later moved to the post of privy councilor and direct bachelor. His subordinate Guo Yong proposed several good suggestions to him, but he rejected them.Therefore, Guo Yong once commented angrily on Du Chong: "People have ambition but no talent, good reputation but no reality, arrogance and self-use to gain reputation, and use this to take on a great responsibility, but it will never end."

Yue Fei also knew that Du Chong's attack on the Yellow River made it difficult for the people of the Central Plains to return to their homes. He also knew that he surrendered to the enemy as the Right Prime Minister, making him the No. 1 prime minister to surrender to the enemy since Taizu. In one fell swoop, he pushed the territory of the Song Dynasty from the south of the Yellow River to the Yangtze River. Nan was actually the number one sinner in the Song Dynasty.Even Zhang Bangchang and Qin Hui did far less harm to the historical process.

At this moment, Yue Fei saw this man sitting high in the hall, and his heart was filled with anger. If he didn't still have some sense, he would have really wanted to rush forward and kill Du Chong in the hall.However, he also understood that even if Du Chong was killed, Li Chong and Wang Chong would be left alone, and the foundation of the Song Dynasty would be hopeless.Moreover, if I kill him, I am afraid that there will be no place for me in the world, and my original ambition will be in vain.Thinking of this, Yue Fei endured it again and again before suppressing the anger in his chest.

At this time, all the generals had arrived. Du Chong cleared his throat from above and said: "Generals, when I first took office, I know that you are strong generals under Zong Liushou. I will also inherit Zong Liushou's legacy and stick to it. Tokyo, I hope you all will work together to fight against the Jin people." All the generals below echoed in unison.

Seeing that the generals agreed, Du Chong suddenly changed the topic and said: "However, now that the imperial court has been fighting for years and the national treasury is getting exhausted, it is not a good strategy to launch a large-scale Northern Expedition. We should rest and recuperate until the autumn grain comes down, and then make plans. Therefore, I have two orders, I hope that all armies will comply. First, the soldiers and civilians of all ministries must stick to their territory and not move troops easily. Second, in the land of the two rivers, thieves and bandits have risen together and plundered everywhere. , then we will definitely not be able to provide money or food to support the thieves. If there is looting, I will mobilize troops to suppress it."

As soon as these words came out, the generals below were in an uproar. Originally, Zongze's deployment was an important military measure to regain the land of the two rivers, but now Du Chongfang had abandoned all his plans as soon as he took office.Not only is it difficult to recover the land in Lianghe, but even the bandits in Lianghe who originally admired Zongze and joined forces to fight against the Jin have also been cut off from support, and they are afraid that they will cause chaos again soon.As a result, the people of the Central Plains not only had to endure the suffering of the Jin people, but also suffered from bandits and chaos, and the suffering was profound.

Just when the generals were talking about it, Zong Ying came out and said: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable! The heroes of the two rivers all have loyal hearts, and they have enough men and horses. Together with the officers and soldiers, they have defeated the Jin Dynasty several times. The army was hidden in the mountains and forests, harassing the Jin people and slowing down their southward invasion. Therefore, when my father was there, he spoke to all parties to join forces to fight against the Jin, and the results have been seen. Now that they have rashly cut off their supply, I am afraid that they will He has become a thief again." All the generals were convinced.

After hearing this, Du Chong smiled disdainfully and said: "It's just a grass bandit, it's embarrassing to use it. Our army is still short of money and food, how can we give extra money to the thieves? If he knows the opportunity and leads the crowd to surrender, he can serve as a vanguard. If he is stubborn, he will If you dare to plunder all directions, just wipe them all out, so what's the worry?"

Zong Ying wanted to say more, but saw General Du Chong's face turned cold and said: "I have made up my mind, no more words." After saying that, he walked away, leaving all the generals in the hall looking at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.After a while, several generals frowned and walked out.

Early the next morning, while Du Chong was sleeping soundly, his bodyguard suddenly came to report that Ding Jin had just opened the city gate falsely and led his troops to the west without missing a trace.Du Chong hurriedly sent troops to pursue him, but failed.

A few days later, it was reported that Yang Jin, Wang Shan, Cao Cheng and others had led their troops to become bandits and no longer obeyed the military orders of the left-behind government.After hearing this, Yue Fei believed what was said in the book: "With Zongze here, thieves can be turned into soldiers, but with Du Chong, all soldiers can be turned into thieves."

A few days later, Du Chong knew that Yue Fei was a disciple of Zongze, and feared that he would be detrimental to him, so he issued an order to follow official duties and move to Luqing, Xijing, to protect the mausoleum.At this point, Zongze's deployment to fight against the Jin army was all broken up, and the heroes of the two rivers turned into bandits again, causing trouble in the Central Plains. Du Chong was eating, drinking and having fun in Bianjing every day, not caring about military affairs at all.