The farmhand who asked whether the soldiers would be paid was slapped in the face by the person next to him as soon as he asked the question.
"Ding Xiaoyi, you're just a poor beggar. The two owners kept your hand, provided you with food, shelter, and even built you a house. Now that the Jin soldiers are coming and asking you to defend your home, you're asking for money from the owner. Do you have any shame?"
Ding Xiaoyi said with a sad face, "Brother, I...I don't have any other intentions. I just want to make some money to marry a wife."
"I'll beat you to death, you bastard." The farmhand said and kicked him again.
Zhang Shixun waved his hand, "Alright! Be quiet."
He glanced at the people below and said in a deep voice, "You may not know this, but this time the Jin soldiers invaded with almost all their might, while here in the Song Dynasty, treacherous ministers are in power and the emperor is incompetent. In my opinion, the Song Dynasty is doomed this time."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was complete silence.
"When the nest is overturned, all the eggs will be broken. If the Song Dynasty is destroyed, the people of the world will be plunged into a devastating disaster. In this moment of life and death, we must find a way to protect ourselves and find a way out."
"I can do nothing about the survival of the imperial court, but I cannot sit idly by and watch the lives of the people." Zhang Shixun paused and continued, "My ideal is to drive out the Tartars and restore peace and order to the people, a society where those who till the land have their own land, where there is no oppression, and where everyone has clothes to wear and food to eat."
"Those who are not afraid of death and are willing to follow me are welcome, but I have to be frank. This is a poor army with no pay. Only after we drive away the Jin soldiers and overthrow the local tyrants and evil gentry can we discuss other matters."
Someone from the National Protection Army shouted, "Master, we're forcing you to do it!"
"Yes! We're forcing you to do it."
"Fuck him!"
Seeing the excitement on the part of the National Protection Army, the farmhands were also infected and started shouting along with them.
"Alright!" Zhang Shixun nodded with satisfaction. "Since everyone is willing to follow me to conquer the world, let's start by defending our homeland."
After saying that, he began to assign tasks.
Yue Fan stood among the farmhands, his heart pounding with emotion.
Most people didn't think much of what Zhang Tianshi said just now, but Yue Fan was a man with a purpose. As soon as Zhang Tianshi said "conquer the world", Yue Fan's heart was like a turmoil.
His brother Yue Fei once told him privately that Zhang Tianshi was a man with great ambitions and was unwilling to be inferior to others. Sooner or later, he would make a big move.
Today, my brother’s words came true.
Zhang Tianshi is going to dominate the world.
"Yue Fan, what are you thinking about?"
Zhang Shixun's voice came to my ears.
"Oh! I suddenly remembered my brother, hehe!"
Speaking of Yue Fei, Zhang Shixun nodded and said with a smile: "Just wait, it won't be long before Pengju comes back."
"really?"
"In this time of great change, how can Yue Pengju be absent?"
Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, neither can be missing.
Zhang Shixun has been in contact with Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, and has been in frequent contact recently, informing them of the movements of the Jin soldiers every day.
The three had agreed that when the Jin soldiers besieged the city, Yue Fei and Han Shizhong would come and join them with their troops in the name of serving the king.
Yue Fei and Han Shizhong had different purposes. Yue Fei really came with the purpose of serving the king, but Han Shizhong was different. He came for Zhang Shixun.
When it comes to social skills, Yue Fei is a fool. He was so devoted to serving his country in the army that he couldn't even keep his own wife at bay.
Han Shizhong was different. He was more than ten years older than Yue Fei, had a very thorough understanding of human nature and the ways of the world, and his views on the current situation were much more mature than Yue Fei's.
He had already seen that the current court was about to collapse. Once it was collapsed, he would definitely have to find a way out. Then, there was one way before him, and that was Zhang Shixun's way.
Putting aside Zhang Shixun's identity, just talking about his character, he is trustworthy because he is kind and righteous. Following him, at least he won't harm anyone.
What's more, there is the relationship between them, Ding Dusai. No matter how successful Zhang Shixun becomes in the future, he has to call Han Shizhong uncle when he sees him.
As for the current emperor, Han Shizhong also has his own opinions.
The Zhao family had snatched the throne from someone else, and it was about to be destroyed, so Old Han couldn't care less.
All in all, it is more reliable to follow the divine nephew.
In real history, Qin Hui sent people to the army to collect evidence of Han Shizhong's rebellion. After Yue Fei found out, he sent people to deliver a letter to Han Shizhong overnight. After receiving the secret report, Han Shizhong came to the palace alone to ask to see Emperor Gaozong. He took off his clothes and knelt on the ground, letting Emperor Gaozong see the scars on his body. He fell to the ground and cried, and resigned from all his positions.
Han Shizhong's "outstanding" performance "touched" Emperor Gaozong, who finally let him go.
Having lost his military power and unwilling to go along with the treacherous ministers, the only thing left for him to do was to retreat bravely and live in seclusion in the mountains and rivers.
That’s why there is the line “The national humiliation has not yet been avenged but my ambition has aged, the sword in the box makes sounds at night.”
Unlike Han Shizhong, Yue Fei was unwilling to bow his head and would rather break than bend, so he died.
Both of them had bad endings, and the culprit was Emperor Gaozong Zhao Gou.
Thinking of this, Zhang Shixun immediately contacted Wang Dong: "Old Wang, so far, we may have overlooked someone."
Wang Dong was completely baffled and asked hurriedly, "What you said makes no sense. Who did we ignore?"
"The future Emperor Gaozong—Zhao Gou."
"Why did you suddenly think of him?"
"Just now, when I was talking to Yue Fan, I thought about the endings of Yue Fei and Han Shizhong. I realized that we only paid attention to the present and forgot about Zhao Gou."
"Your reminder is timely. After I'm done with this, I'll have Bai Wuchang finish him off."
"Oh my! That's not what I meant."
"Whatever you mean, your reminder is very timely. Zhao Gou is a narrow-minded villain and must not be kept alive... You don't have to worry about this matter. I will do the dirty work."
"No! Assassination is definitely not the best option... Old Wang, let me remind you that if you want to achieve great things, you must abandon those shameful means."
"Let's talk about Zhao Gou later. He's a complete jerk in his personal life. But we don't have time to bother with him right now. We can talk about him after Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan are captured by the Jin army. Anyway, we can't let him escape to Jiangnan."
This was the first time Wang Dong said he wanted to kill someone since he traveled to the Song Dynasty.
Indeed, if the blueprint envisioned by the two is to be realized, Zhao Gou, the so-called "leader of the revival", cannot be kept.
…
Pharmacist Guo was riding on his horse, looking towards Zhang Xiaozhuang, but his view was blocked by the flying snowflakes.
When they set out, they sent out several groups of scouts, but half a day passed and no one came back.
Pharmacist Guo knew that these scouts were finished.
But it doesn't matter. I have a strong army and can just push forward. I don't think Zhang Shixun will dare to fight back.
He raised the arm with the chopped-off hand. Now the hand was replaced by an iron claw that shone with a cold light, hard and sharp.
Imagining the scene of Zhang Shixun's heart being ripped out by his iron claws, Guo Yaoshi felt a strong flame of revenge in his heart.
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