Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

The premature outbreak of the Genpei War in Japan did not affect the whole country at all. It was just the Gyeonggi samurai group against the Eastern samurai group.

A large number of Western samurai did not join the war, but watched the show from the side.

For example, Taira Tadakuni of Bungo Province on Kyushu Island was too lazy to send troops to help the main family.

Historically, Taira Tadakuni even married his daughter to Minamoto Tametomo, indirectly playing against the Taira main family.

Taira Kiyomori did learn real skills in the Ming Dynasty, but his troops were too few and the combat effectiveness of the army was low. In the face of absolute strength, no advanced strategies and tactics can be brought into play, and the garbage army cannot effectively implement tactics.

Finally, the Ming father came.

Five hundred Ming cavalry and one thousand five hundred Ming infantry.

At this time, the Minamoto army had occupied the entire Kanto region. Under the repeated fierce attacks, some of the Taira defenders who were guarding the pass turned against the Minamoto clan and helped the Minamoto clan break through the pass.

After the fall of Fupo Pass, the Genji army marched straight in and was about to reach the capital.

Under the guidance of the Taira guide, the elite of the Ming Dynasty landed in Ise on warships and appeared behind the Minamoto's southern army like a god descending from the sky.

The Minamoto's southern army, which was attacking Suzuka Pass, was attacked by the soldiers guarding the pass and the Ming army, and was defeated and fled for more than a hundred miles.

The Minamoto's northern army, which had reached the capital area, suddenly became an isolated army deep in the capital, and even the food supply was cut off by the Ming army.

The Ming Dynasty's version of the "Incheon Landing" to aid Japan!

Well, it should be called the Ise Landing.

"The humble minister of the vassal state, kowtow to the general of the heavenly dynasty!"

Outside Heian-kyō, Taira no Kiyomori and his son, with the nobles, went out of the city ten miles to welcome the triumphant return of the Ming soldiers, and also invited Xue Daoguang to help support the scene.

Xu Liangyou rode on a tall horse, looking down on the group of short monkeys in front of him, and was too lazy to even dismount and talk.

His father is Xu Ning, an old brother of Yang Zhi.

He went to military school at the age of fifteen and was the first graduate of Kaifeng Military School. At the age of seventeen, he joined the army as a grassroots officer and participated in the wars to destroy Jin and Xixia.

Two years ago, his father Xu Ning died of illness, and Xu Liangyou inherited the title downgraded.

How could such a noble son look down on the people of Japan?

However, there was one person who did not kneel at the scene, an old Taoist priest with a fairy-like appearance.

Perhaps realizing who this person was, Xu Liangyou finally turned over and dismounted, took two steps forward and bowed: "But is it the old immortal Xue who is in person?"

Xue Daoguang bowed as a Taoist priest and said: "I have seen the general."

How dare Xu Liangyou be so presumptuous? He hurriedly said: "Junior Xu Liangyou, my father Xu's Dingtao Gong."

Dingtao Gong was a county lord, the title when Xu Ning was alive.

And the title that Xu Liangyou inherited now has been downgraded to Dingtao Hou.

The two began to reminisce about the past, completely ignoring a group of Japanese nobles.

Those Japanese nobles did not dare to say anything, they knelt down obediently, and at the same time, they became more "admiring" of Xue Daoguang.

The Ming army's combat effectiveness was too strong. It took only seventeen days from landing in Ise to wiping out the enemy. Such a crushing momentum scared all the Japanese nobles, fearing that the Ming general would let his troops plunder Heian-kyo.

Taira no Kiyomori was secretly delighted. The stronger the Ming army was, the more stable he would be.

Moreover, this General Xu had a cold attitude. Fortunately, he had been prepared and invited Xue Shenxian to bring him closer.

"Are you Taira no Kiyomori?" Xu Liangyou glanced over.

Taira no Kiyomori knelt down and said, "It's me."

Xu Liangyou nodded and said, "Get up and talk. You have been studying in the Ming Dynasty for several years. I think you are also an enlightened person who understands etiquette."

"Thank you, General!"

Taira no Kiyomori was complacent. He also thought he was an enlightened person.

Xu Liangyou said: "Let's find a place in the suburbs, and my soldiers will set up camp."

As soon as this was said, several young officials who had studied in the Ming Dynasty were immediately very happy and flattered him: "They are near the city but not entering, and the military discipline is so strict. The Ming soldiers are really a benevolent and righteous army!"

Xu Liangyou smiled and said to Taira Kiyomori: "Find some prostitutes and send them to the military camp. Don't send them with too black teeth. My soldiers will stay here for a month or two to help you quell the rebellion that may happen next."

Taira Kiyomori hurriedly said: "Since the Ming Dynasty spread eastward, fewer and fewer nobles in Japan dye their teeth. Especially young men and women, they all regard dyeing their teeth as an uncivilized and evil custom."

This sentence is half true and half false. The number of Japanese nobles who dyed their teeth did decrease, but there were still many who insisted on dyeing their teeth.

The crowd surrounded Xu Liangyou and went to the city, and Taira Kiyomori sent people to arrange the army's garrison.

Two thousand elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were stationed outside Heian-kyō, and there were also naval soldiers and sailors at the port.

Seeing that the Ming army did not plunder, Japanese merchants took the lead and came to ask if they needed daily necessities. The places where the navy and the army were stationed were soon crowded with merchants and travelers, who brought in various daily necessities for sale.

All kinds of Ming coins were unimpeded here.

There was no need for Taira no Kiyomori to arrange it. Brothels also came to inquire about the news and tried to send some prostitutes to see if the Ming soldiers would give money.

Even the wives and daughters of civilians were sent to the military camp by their elders to sell meat to make money while "transplanting". Because in their eyes, the Ming soldiers were all tall and mighty, and the children born would definitely be strong.

Nobles and merchants were much more reserved.

Military discipline still had to be maintained, and the Ming soldiers stationed here could not rush to go shopping or visit prostitutes. They would guard the military camp normally every day, and then go out in batches in turn, and set up special areas to meet physiological needs.

Such strict military discipline amazed the Japanese people, and they all praised him as a great soldier of the sky, much cuter than those arrogant and domineering samurai.

Military-civilian exchanges are extremely harmonious.

The next day, Xu Liangyou was invited to watch a play, and Ping Qingmori was about to execute senior prisoners of war. Especially the head of the Genji family, Taira Kiyomori planned to kill them all.

Seeing that there were children, Xu Liangyou frowned and said, "Children are not necessary, right? I can take away those under twelve years old."

Taira Kiyomori was startled: "Where will the general be taken?"

Xu Liangyou smiled and said: "The place you ceded."

Taira Kiyomori was furious when he heard this, but he still had to smile.

Bringing the children of the Genji family to the Kyushu Island ceded to the Ming Dynasty to raise them, how can he feel at ease when each of them has a blood feud?

"What? You don't want to?" Xu Liangyou asked.

Taira Kiyomori quickly said: "The general is compassionate and cannot bear to kill children. I admire him very much."

As a result, all the children of the Genji family under the age of twelve were untied and brought to Xu Liangyou.

Xu Liangyou looked at a boy and said in surprise: "You are not yet twelve years old? Even if you were born in Ming Dynasty, you are not short."

Taira Kiyomori introduced: "This is the eighth son of Yuan Weiyi, born to a lowly prostitute."

The child in front of me, who was only half a year old before he turned 12, was the "Zhenxi Hachiro" in Japanese history. People at the time praised him as "the unparalleled master of bows and arrows in our dynasty".

Yuan Weichao was bullied by his brothers since he was a child because he was born into a prostitute. But he was tall and strong, and his wingspan was extremely long. Whenever his brothers insulted him, he would catch them and beat them up.

Historically, he became an outcast in the Yuan family and was thrown to Kyushu Island by his father when he was 13 years old. This young man made friends on Kyushu Island and proclaimed himself the "Chief Envoy of Zhenxi". He led a group of country warriors and defeated various wealthy families in Kyushu, prompting the emperor to issue a wanted order for him.

Later, during the Baoyuan Rebellion, he sided with his father and fought against his eldest brother. With the army at an absolute disadvantage, Minamoto no Minamoto reversed the situation with one man and one bow. By killing a large number of samurai, he forced back the coalition forces of Taira Kiyomori and Minamoto Yoshitomo.

Later, he was defeated and captured, and was exiled to an island after having his hand tendons cut off.

Even after this, after recovering from his injuries, Yuan Weichao led the powerful families of the surrounding seven islands to fight against the Japanese court on the island where he was exiled. Unfortunately, he was defeated and committed suicide. It is said that he was the first person in Japan to commit seppuku.

His son later also rebelled.

Xu Liangyou called the translator and asked, "Can you learn martial arts?"

Yuan Weichao replied: "I know how to ride a horse, shoot an arrow, and use a sword. Except for the eldest brother who has been away since childhood, all the brothers in the family were beaten by me until they could not fight back. Even those who are adults can't beat me. I am taller than them." , more powerful.”

Less than twelve years old, he is already taller than an adult Japanese man...

"Is your mother a prostitute?" Xu Liangyou asked.

Yuan Weichao said: "She is a wandering girl from Jiangkou, and she is also very tall."

Xu Liangyou even suspected that the child's mother was a descendant of some Ming Dynasty merchant or crew member.

Xu Liangyou said in front of Ping Qingmori: "This man wants to kill you and his younger brothers and sisters. I saved your lives. Will you be loyal to the Ming Dynasty in the future?"

Yuan Weichao has been rebellious since he was a child, and he must take revenge when he takes revenge. He glanced at Taira Kiyomori with a malicious look in his eyes, and immediately knelt down and said: "I am willing to swear allegiance to the general to the death!"

Xu Liangyou really has no grudge against him.

His eldest brother killed his father, exiled his three brothers, and ignored him. Then the eldest brother went to war with Ping Qingmori, and Ping Qingmori asked Daming to help. It was originally a mess.

The hatred in his heart at this time was purely because Taira Kiyomori wanted to kill him!

Personal grudges.

Xu Liangyou smiled and said: "In the future, the Ming Dynasty will set up a nursing home in Zhenxi (Jiuzhou Island) to adopt orphans and train them carefully. Give the orphans a Chinese name and teach them to read and write. You will also go to the nursing home to live and grow up. You can become an officer."

Taira Kiyomori was sitting next to him with a gloomy expression. It was obvious that he had heard these words on purpose.

Yuan Weichao pointed to the soldiers behind Xu Liangyou: "When I grow up, can I be as majestic as them?"

Xu Liangyou smiled and said: "Of course. You are born tall enough and are an alien in Japan, but in the Ming Dynasty you will be the same kind. As long as you learn to speak Chinese and wear Han clothes, you will be a citizen of the Ming Dynasty from now on, and no one will dare to do it again. bully you."

Yuan Weichao clenched his fists and said with infinite longing, "I want to be a citizen of the Ming Dynasty!"

Xu Liangyou smiled even more happily. He thought this kind of thing was so interesting.

Especially when he saw Taira Kiyomori with a gloomy face, this bad taste made him feel even more comfortable.

Xu Liangyou will lead the army to guard Kyushu Island next!

By the way, Jiuzhou will soon be changed to Yingzhou, which is a Zhili prefecture under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province.

What did the Japanese troops there say? Historically, when Minamoto was in his teens, he gathered a group of samurai and defeated all the invincible warriors on Kyushu Island.

Xu Liangyou led his troops there and it was easily done.

The execution has begun.

Yuan Weichao stood next to Xu Liangyou and witnessed the heads of several of his brothers falling to the ground. He didn't have any strange feelings about it because he didn't know his eldest brother well and all the other brothers often bullied him.

This large family did not regard him as one of their own, just because his biological mother was a prostitute.

That night, Xu Liangyou stayed in the Ping family's house.

Taira Kiyomori sent a young girl and said flatteringly: "General Xu, this is my younger sister. She has not stained her teeth and is still a virgin. Please accept it, General."

Xu Liangyou said: "It is against military discipline to take concubines in Japan."

Taira Kiyomori said: "My sister loves the general, and only wants to have a night of pleasure with him, not asking for any status."

Xu Liangyou looked at the girl and felt that she was quite pretty, so he quietly took her back to his room and accepted her with a smile.

It would be a waste if he didn't sleep with her, anyway, he would not take this woman away, even if he gave birth to a child in the future, he would not recognize her.

During his stay in Japan, Xu Liangyou was the emperor here!