Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

For generals, the war to destroy the country is a feast, and countless soldiers can be rewarded and promoted.

The same goes for civil servants!

Officials from Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces all contributed to the logistics. Some did not even need to return to Beijing. After receiving promotion orders, they immediately rushed to the newly established Ningxia region to serve as officials.

Those city walls damaged by shelling needed to be repaired by civil servants, and the filled-in moats also had to be cleared.

Another reason for the successive droughts in Xixia is the lack of water conservancy. Many irrigation canals are seriously blocked, and civilian officials have to organize and manpower to clear these.

The military rations that were shipped out for the war were not transported back the same way after the war, and some of the captured grain and grass were left in warehouses in each city. This was to make it easier for civil servants to provide work for relief. Countless Xixia people had no surplus food at home, so they were recruited to carry out various construction projects.

A large amount of supplies remain in Ningxia, and the newly appointed civil servants can use them at will.

It just depends on which guys can't help but stretch out their hands. Anyway, Ju Ming sent the censor over to inspect. You won't be able to find out if you just pick up some, it's "normal wear and tear", but if anyone makes a lot of money, it's no wonder Emperor Zhu is so cruel.

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Hanlin Academy.

An official walked into the Museum of Literature and History, clapped his hands and shouted: "Historical materials of Xixia are about to be transported back to Luoyang. Anyone who knows Xixia writing is here to sign up. The imperial court is about to compile the "Book of Xixia". Those who don't know Xixia writing can also sign up. There are several Xixia officials would come to the Hanlin Academy to compile history."

After shouting twice, more than ten historians came out one after another.

With the bringing back of a large number of overseas books, the compilation of history books of the Liao and Jin countries, and the compilation of various official books, the Hanlin Academy was once again divided and refined.

Ju Ming even incorporated the Imperial Medical Clinic.

Today, the complete departments of the Hanlin Academy are as follows: literature and history, astronomy (including geography), art, medicine, agriculture (including animal husbandry), and mathematics (including mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering, and machinery).

Under the six major museum departments, they continue to be subdivided.

For example, the art museum is divided into departments such as painting, music, and sculpture.

There are also overlaps, such as agriculturists, who need to study astronomy and geography, and even water conservancy. Geographers also need to study mathematics, physics and other knowledge.

The top leader of the Hanlin Academy is called "Hanlin Bachelor", and his official rank is the fourth rank.

The top leader of the six major departments is called "Zheng of such and such Guan of the Hanlin Academy", and his official rank is the fifth rank.

The Hanlin officials with strong utilitarianism have been out for a long time.

Nowadays, most of those who remain are engaged in academic work without worrying about food, drink and status.

Seljuk scholar Anwari is very busy now. He works as a consultant in the three museums of literature and history, astronomy, and medicine, helps translate relevant academic works, and has the rank of six-rank Hanlin official.

"Is there any happy event outside?" Anvari asked.

Zhao Shizun walked into the room and said: "Xixia has been destroyed."

Anvari was shocked: "I heard that Xixia had hundreds of thousands of troops, and were they destroyed so quickly?"

Zhao Shizun smiled and said: "My Ming Dynasty has sent more than 600,000 troops. How can any country in the world be able to stop it?"

Anvari was amazed.

Although the Seljuqs claimed to be the hegemons of the West, they also brought their vassal states into the war and invested 200,000 troops at a time.

How can there be any reason to spend hundreds of thousands at every turn?

Anwari not only learned Chinese and Chinese characters, but also started reading Chinese history books last year. If he didn't understand anything, he could ask for advice at the Hanlin Academy.

As for Zhao Shizun, he was a member of the former Song Dynasty clan.

When the Song Dynasty fell, Zhao Shizun stayed at home honestly.

He neither went south to join Huizong of the Song Dynasty nor went north to join the small court of the puppet Song Dynasty. He was also proficient in literature and history, so he was thrown into the Hanlin Academy by Zhu Guoxiang to serve as an official.

Anvari said: "I haven't seen Xixia in Chinese history books. How did this country appear?"

Zhao Shizun roughly told: "The ancestors of the Xixia emperors were originally barbarian tribes in the Tang Dynasty. Later, the Tang Dynasty gave them land and made Xixia chiefs officials. After the Tang Dynasty fell apart, the Xixia Dangxiang tribe took the opportunity to grow, and in the Song Dynasty, It’s time to build a country and become emperor.”

Anvari probably understands that the Tang Dynasty is similar to the full version of Seljuk, and the Song Dynasty is the current Seljuk. Xixia, on the other hand, was the sultanate that emerged when the Seljuqs split.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's conquest of Xixia was not considered an invasion and expansion, but only the recovery of lost territory.

Anwari did not yet know the news of the Seljuk defeat.

Prime Minister Mulek, who accompanied him as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, had already returned and participated in the Battle of Katwan.

Moreover, Mulek was also the deputy commander of the Seljuk army, responsible for commanding the troops that did not enter the valley at that time. He personally led a charge to rescue Sanjar, but failed in the end and fled alone on horseback without knowing where to go.

"Mr. Zhao, does this word read Di?" Anvari no longer talked about Xixia, but asked for advice from "Zi Zhi Tong Jian".

Except for the envoys from neighboring countries, the other overseas envoys had no idea about the demise of Xixia. They only thought that the Ming Dynasty had destroyed another small neighboring country.

At this moment, the Dali and Japanese envoys stationed in Luoyang were so scared that they peed in the Sifang Pavilion!

If this trend continues, will Ming attack them?

Zhao Shizun came over to take a look and said: "This character cannot be pronounced Di, it should be pronounced Ti. Zu Ti's Northern Expedition. Zu Ti was a great hero in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. There are several idioms related to him. Hear the chicken and dance, Xianwu wields the whip, Zhongliu strikes "Ji, it's all about Zu Ti."

Anvari asked again: "What does it mean to be like a big river?"

Zhao Shizun said: "Once you leave, you will never come back."

He seemed to find it too tiring to explain like this, so he simply stated the entire gist of the article:

"Zu Ti was a native of Fanyang, and he had great ambitions when he was young... At that time, the Jin Dynasty brought hundreds of officials to the south, but Zu Ti wanted to regain the Central Plains. He petitioned the emperor, and the emperor granted him an official title, but only gave him food for a thousand people. and three thousand bolts of cloth.”

"Zu Ti took more than a hundred followers and crossed the river to the north. When the boat sailed into the middle of the river, Zu Ti struck the oars and said: If I can't clear the Central Plains and regain the lost territory, I will never return like this river. He is here Huaiyin built soldiers and armor, recruited more than 2,000 rebels, and promised to surrender some of the opposing forces in the Central Plains. They defeated Shi Hu's 50,000-strong army in one battle and really recovered the Central Plains..."

"Unfortunately, just when Zu Ti wanted to lead his army to cross the Yellow River, the Emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty sent the governor to take away Zu Ti's army and territory. Zu Ti died of worry and anger, and the land he recovered was lost again."

Anvari took a simple map of the Ming Dynasty and, under the guidance of Zhao Shizun, compared the place names at that time to figure out Zu Ti's Northern Expedition route.

After a long time, Anvari sighed: "Zudi is indeed a great hero."

Zhao Shizun smiled and said: "Of course he is a great hero. Among the second batch of sages invited to the Martial Temple, Zu Ti was the first. His Majesty personally wrote an inscription and commented: The middle-class attacker is the hero of China and the model for the ages. I heard that in In Luoyang martial arts school, military students must recite the article "Zu Ti's Northern Expedition."

Anvari read this article carefully and copied down several idioms. He was very happy that he had learned something again.

Zhao Shizun went out for a walk. He had signed up to participate in the compilation of "Book of Xixia" and learned the Xixia writing by the way.

When I walked to the courtyard next door, I saw a bunch of people looking at something around a stone table.

One person suddenly exclaimed: "Yue Duhu is really the champion of the world. I'm afraid he will also be crowned king in the next prisoner ceremony, right?"

Another person said: "It's impossible to make him a king. Both the Duke of the country and the Duke of the county are very difficult. I guess he will be a Duke of the county."

The man from before nodded and said: "That's right. The Yue Du Guards are too young in qualifications. At present, the limit of being granted the title of county magistrate is the limit."

Zhao Shizun walked over and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"The detailed battle report sent by the Ministry of War has been compiled and archived by the Literature and History Museum of the Hanlin Academy and stored in the library as historical materials."

"Yue Duhu made great achievements?"

"More than a great achievement. Last autumn, Yue Duhu led 5,000 knights to recover the three cities in Hexi Province in a few days. Then he galloped northward and joined forces with Han Duhu to defeat Richard's 100,000-strong army. This year, he was defeated by Keyimen. Blocking the road south, he detoured from the desert and attacked with 6,000 cavalry. He then captured Huaizhou, which was heavily defended by 50,000 troops. He captured more than 100,000 Xixia soldiers and civilians, and seized countless livestock, war horses, and food. The guards made a mess around Xingqing Mansion, which frightened the commander-in-chief of another Xixia army and fled. "

"Yes, if it weren't for Yue Duhu, this battle probably wouldn't be over yet."

"The craftsman named Li Cunhui is also a talented general. This time he can at least be made a viscount, and he may even be made an earl."

Zhao Shizun felt like he was listening to a legendary story, so he quickly leaned over to read the detailed military report.

The North Route Military News was jointly written by Yue Fei and Han Shizhong. Although he tried his best to show Han Shizhong's role, Yue Fei was too bright throughout the whole process, completely covering up Han Shizhong's style.

Han Shizhong also had great achievements. When fighting Brother Richard's 100,000-strong army, Han Shizhong was the commander-in-chief of the Ming army. When Yue Fei rushed south, he relied on Han Shizhong to hold back tens of thousands of enemy troops at Keyi Gate, otherwise Yue Fei would be locked up and beaten.

The Privy Council and the Ministry of War are studying how to discuss the merits of each military officer, and then transfer it to the Ministry of Rites to discuss the issue of knighthood.

Ministry of War.

Zhang Guangdao has read all the battle reports of the various armies. He rubbed his temples and said: "I really want to give more credit to my old subordinates, but this time, Yue Fei must be the first to take down the Xia Dynasty. And Han Shizhong can take the second place, they Last year's battle broke Xixia's back. This year, when all the armies went out, Xixia felt like they had lost their souls. They just retreated to avoid the battle and clear the country.

Li Bao couldn't laugh or cry: "Except for Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Wu Jie, the other groups didn't fight any decent battles. Li Yanxian's group was pretty good, at least they captured two cities by force, and Yao Pingzhong also defeated Brother Richard and died. . Deng Chun was simply marching in arms, and all the enemy troops fled along the way. When they finally had a decisive battle in Lingzhou, the enemy commander actually abandoned the army and fled. "

Yang Zhi said: "We have to give credit to Deng Chun. He is an old man from Daming Village and has many senior people under his command. Chen Ziyi should be promoted to a noble title this time."

Wang Yuan scratched his head: "Calculate the military merits and submit them to His Majesty for review. We cannot make the final decision on this kind of thing."

Shi Yuangong knocked on the table and reminded: "Those craftsmen in the Military Intelligence Department must carefully calculate their contributions. Although I no longer care about the Military Intelligence Department, I cannot let the craftsmen suffer. Some craftsmen have sneaked in regardless of their wives, children, and parents. In the 78th year of Xixia. Even if they did not help break the city, they created rumors in the city and made the Xixia army panic, which at least made the Xixia army surrender more easily. "

Zhang Guangdao said with a smile: "I will definitely not forget the craftsmen brothers from the Military Intelligence Department."