Chapter 266 The Eternal Yue Fei
"His hair stood on end with anger, he leaned against the railing, the rain stopped, he had lofty ambitions, he was full of vigor and ambition, he was majestic and magnificent, this person on the list must be a hero!"
"The shame of Jingkang has not yet been avenged. When will the hatred of the ministers be eliminated? It seems that this man is from the Song Dynasty. He is most likely a general who is both civil and military!"
"The Song Dynasty is not without heroes, but it was bullied by the small Jin and Liao dynasties. In the final analysis, it's because the emperor is useless!"
"As the saying goes, if one soldier is incompetent, the whole army will be incompetent. If the emperor is not competent, the people below him will be useless no matter how capable they are!"
As the deep and powerful lyrics and music sounded, countless people in Jiuzhou trembled, as if they saw a heroic figure who was determined to drive out the Tartars and conquer the country.
"What a great ambition! He would eat the meat of barbarians when hungry and drink the blood of Xiongnu when thirsty. I wish I could see such a hero and let him be known to the world!"
Qiao Feng drank a bowl of wine in big gulps, full of heroic spirit.
Although I haven't seen him yet, from this poem, I can tell that he must be a hero! Daqin.
Zhangtai Palace.
"When I am hungry, I will eat the meat of the barbarians; when I am thirsty, I will drink the blood of the Xiongnu."
"Let's start from the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky."
Ying Zheng recited the song softly, his heart moved, and exclaimed: "This man is very talented, but it's a pity that he was born in the wrong era. But now he is just right for me to use!"
From this poem, we can see that the person on the list is from the Song Dynasty. The fact that such a person is on the tragedy list obviously has something to do with the Song Dynasty court.
But now that the Song Dynasty has been destroyed, the talents of the Song Dynasty should be used by him.
This moment.
Everyone stared at the gold list with eyes wide open.
【Top Ten Tragic Figures】
[No. 10: Yue Fei]
"It's him!"
"Yue Fei, ranked 33rd on the list of military commanders!"
"Did Yue Fei die in battle or was he defeated and captured?"
"If you are willing to die for your country on the battlefield, why should you return home wrapped in horsehide? As a military commander, dying on the battlefield is not a tragedy!"
"It's definitely not as simple as dying in battle!"
"I didn't expect that Yue Fei, a military commander, could have such literary talent!"
When seeing Yue Fei's name, everyone immediately thought of Yue Fei, who was ranked 33rd on the list of military generals.
The list of military commanders is ranked according to their strength.
Most of those on the list are warriors.
There are not many people with outstanding literary talent.
Famous generals like Lu Bu, Li Yuanba, Yuwen Chengdu, Pei Yuanqing, etc. were all reckless men.
If it is a list of commanders, then it is normal for those on the list to have literary talent.
After all, what matters to a commander is not strength, but the ability to command troops.
There are many people in this world who have average martial arts skills but are masters at using them.
With the appearance of Yue Fei's poem "Man Jiang Hong", people's evaluation of Yue Fei could not help but improve greatly.
It seems that Yue Fei is not only good at martial arts, but also good at literature.
He is a man of both civil and military talents.
"It's me?"
At this moment, Yue Fei's eyes widened. He didn't expect it to be him.
Although he was on the list of military generals, he was still just a small leader. After all, it would be strange for him to be promoted without paying any money to his superiors.
As the superiors surrendered, he naturally followed the large army and surrendered to the Qin Dynasty.
This has nothing to do with loyalty.
After all, even Emperor Zhao Heng took the lead in surrendering. How could a small soldier captain like him object?
It’s just that Yue Fei felt a little strange at the moment. His family background was not good, but it was not miserable either.
"It looks like my future is going to be bleak?"
Yue Fei was secretly guessing in his heart.
I am very curious about my future destiny.
[Yue Fei was born in an ordinary peasant family in Tangyin County, Xiangzhou, western Hebei Province. When he was born, a bird as big as a swan flew and chirped above the room, so his parents named him Fei, with the courtesy name Pengju]
[When he was young, he was a quiet and reserved person who was always full of integrity. He liked to read books such as Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals and Sun Wu's Art of War.]
[He once studied with Zhou Tong and learned horseback archery, and was able to shoot with both hands.]
[Soon Zhou Tong died, Yue Fei would go to his grave to pay tribute every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Afterwards, he became a disciple of Chen Guang, learning the art of swords and spears. His martial arts were "invincible in the whole county", and he was born with supernatural powers, which amazed people at that time.]
[At that time, the mountains and rivers were broken, and the people were suffering. The Jin people trampled mercilessly with their iron hooves, and slaughtered the people of the Song Dynasty with their butcher knives. Countless good women were brutally ravaged and reduced to slaves. Their lives were worse than death, and their lives were worth less than grass.]
[Faced with all this, Yue Fei resolutely joined the army and was determined to fight against the Jin]
[Before he left, his mother-in-law tattooed four characters on his back:]
【Serve the country with loyalty! 】
[With Yue Fei's outstanding talents, he repeatedly made military achievements after joining the army. His position rose higher and higher, and he created the Yue Family Army that shocked the world.]
[The scene changes, Yue Fei leads the Yue Family Army on the battlefield, killing enemies in blood, and is invincible]
[His not-so-tall figure seemed incomparably majestic, towering like a sacred mountain, lying between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty]
[If the soldiers of the Great Jin invaded the land of the Great Song like water and fire, then Yue Fei was like a mountain, stretching across the land, impervious to water and fire, blocking everything]
【Gradually, a saying spread among the Jin soldiers:】
[It is easy to shake a mountain, but it is difficult to shake Yue's army!!!]
"hiss!"
"It's easy to shake a mountain, but it's hard to shake Yue's army!"
“What an honor this is?”
"The Jin soldiers were so arrogant before, treating the people of Song Dynasty like sheep, trampling and ravaging them at will. But now they are scared by Yue Fei!"
"What the Song army is like, we can see it from the time when Princess Maode was on the list. It is completely corrupt, the upper echelons are paid without paying, and the military equipment is inferior. Facing the Jin soldiers, they have no power to fight at all!"
"Yue Fei actually built such an iron army that terrified the enemy in such an environment!"
"Leaders lead by example, and Yue Fei set an example himself. How could his troops not fight to the death?"
There were only a few short sentences in the introduction, but they saw Yue Fei's usual personality and his way of training troops from the light curtain.
Let’s first talk about Yue Fei’s life, which was extremely simple.
The whole family wore coarse cloth clothes. Once, his wife Li Wa wore a silk dress. Yue Fei said, "The queen and the princesses live a hard life in the north. Since you share the joys and sorrows with me, you don't need to wear such good clothes." From then on, Li Wa never wore silk for the rest of her life.
Whenever they went out to fight, the soldiers would sleep outdoors, and Yue Fei also slept outdoors. Emperor Gaozong once planned to build a high-class mansion for Yue Fei in Hangzhou, but Yue Fei declined, saying, "How can I have a family when the northern barbarians have not yet been annihilated?"
Although Yue Fei was a general, he remained honest. Whenever the court gave him a reward, he never took a penny for himself, but distributed it all to his officers and soldiers. He also often used his private property to subsidize military expenses.
Yue Fei never took a concubine, nor did he want female servants to serve him.
An officer of the Shu commander Wu Jie discussed this matter with Wu Jie, who then spent two thousand strings of cash to buy a girl from a scholar's family and gave her to Yue Fei, but the girl was returned by Yue Fei.
Some generals advised him to keep the girl to make friends with Wu Jie, but Yue Fei said, "Now the national humiliation has not been avenged, how can a general enjoy his life?"
Secondly, Yue Fei was strict in military discipline.
1. Emphasis on selection: Quality is more important than quantity of soldiers, and the requirements are the most stringent for the Beiwei Army, which has the strongest combat effectiveness.
When Han Jing's and Wu Xi's armies were transferred to Yue Fei's army, Yue Fei eliminated most of the old, weak and disabled soldiers, leaving only more than a thousand people.
After several months of training, they all became elite soldiers.
2. Diligent in training: During truces and military retreats, Yue Fei often personally supervised the training of his troops, treating peacetime as wartime, and even passing by his home without entering.
When practicing events such as galloping downhill and jumping over trenches, the soldiers were required to wear heavy armor until they had mastered the exercises.
3. Fair rewards and punishments: Those who have made contributions will be rewarded heavily, and those who have not will be severely punished. There will be no favoritism and everyone will be treated equally.
During the Battle of Moye Pass, Guo Jin, a soldier under Zhang Xian, was the first to climb the city wall. Yue Fei rewarded Guo Jin with the golden belt and silver utensils bestowed by the emperor, and also recommended him to be promoted to the rank of Bingyilang.
When Yue Yun made mistakes during training, Yue Fei did not show favoritism and punished him severely.
4. Strict orders: When deploying troops, military orders should be concise and unified so that subordinates can easily communicate and execute them.
Orders must be carried out and violators must be punished.
When Yue Fei was in Luzhou, he "sent a cavalryman to report to the emperor". He encountered a storm and was forbidden to cross the river. Others tried to stop the cavalryman from crossing the river, but the cavalryman said, "I would rather drown than disobey the order of the prime minister."
5. Strict discipline: When stationed, even if the troops may number tens of thousands, there will not be a single soldier to be seen in the streets. Only when they set out will the public see their military appearance.
Wherever he arrived at a place, Yue Fei led a dozen cavalrymen to patrol and check the implementation of military discipline.
When the army is mobilized, if anyone tramples on farmland, interferes with farming, or trades with the people at unfair prices, they will be dealt with according to military law, and "anyone who takes even a penny from someone will be beheaded."
There was a soldier who took a strand of hemp from a civilian's house to make a bundle of straw. Yue Fei tracked him down and interrogated him, then beheaded him immediately.
A soldier wanted to buy firewood from Xiang from Hukou County. Xiang offered to pay two cents less because he didn't bother him. The soldier refused and said, "How can I risk my life for two cents?"
Under the leadership of Yue Fei, the Yue Family Army truly implemented the policy of “We would rather freeze to death than demolish houses, and we would rather starve to death than plunder.”
Wherever he went, the people were all delighted, some even "raising their hands to their foreheads and crying with gratitude."
Someone once asked Yue Fei: "When will the world be at peace?"
Yue Fei replied: "If civil officials do not love money and military officials do not cherish their lives, then the world will be peaceful."
"Civil officials do not love money, and military officials do not value their lives. How many people in this world can do this?"
"Yes, there are too few people like Yue Fei!"
"The Song Dynasty is not short of military commanders, but there is simply no place for them to display their talents!"
"Yes, the Song Dynasty actually used civil officials to control military generals. Although this greatly suppressed the possibility of rebellion by military generals, it also severely suppressed its own military strength, so it was bullied by small countries like Jin and Liao!"
“How pathetic!”
"There's nothing we can do. It's because Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, wore the yellow robe and came to power illegitimately. He was afraid that future military generals would follow his example and wear the yellow robe, so he tried his best to suppress them!"
"You will suffer for what you have done, and it will only bring suffering to the people of the Song Dynasty!"
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The whole country was in an uproar, and was deeply shocked by Yue Fei's lifestyle and strict military discipline.
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No wonder Yue’s army was so powerful that it could scare the Jin people.
Daqin.
Zhangtai Palace.
Ying Zheng looked at Yue Fei's name in the sky and said in surprise: "This boy has great talent and can be a general!"
As the saying goes, money is easy to get, but good generals are hard to find.
Especially a talented general like Yue Fei is rarely seen in a century.
"Summon Yue Fei to the palace. I want to meet him in person!"
Ying Zheng gave the order.
Naturally, he would make use of such talents.
Especially during this time of unifying the nine continents, although the Qin Dynasty had many generals, there were few who could compare with Yue Fei.
No, even Wang Jian may not be as good as Yue Fei.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Civil and military officials all echoed this.
They knew that Yue Fei was about to rise.
But they couldn't stop it.
After all, Yue Fei is really capable, and now everyone in the world knows about it.
"With Yue Fei's current strength, it should be impossible for him to be defeated by the Jin Kingdom. Even if he was defeated and died, it would not be considered a tragedy. I feel that Yue Fei's tragedy must have been caused by his own people!"
"Yes, the two bastards, Emperor Huizong of Song Zhao Ji and Emperor Qinzong of Song Zhao Heng, were captured by the Jin people. Zhao Gou proclaimed himself emperor in the south. It's obvious that Zhao Gou is not a wise leader!"
"Not only Zhao Gou, but none of the emperors of the Song Dynasty in recent generations are wise rulers!"
"If there was a wise ruler, why would the Jingkang Shame happen?"
"What a shame! I don't know how many people were ravaged and massacred by the Jin soldiers. Sigh..."
Everyone looked at the sky, curious about Yue Fei's tragedy.
[The scene changes. Yue Fei spent ten years to finally conquer the Central Plains, drive out the Jin soldiers, and recover the lost territory]
【Yue's army attacked on all fronts and surrounded Kaifeng. Zhang Xian, Xu Qing, Li Shan and other commanders led the main force from Linying County to the northeast, defeated another 5,000 Jin troops, and pursued them for 15 miles. At the same time, Wang Gui sent troops from Yingchang Prefecture, and Niu Gao also led the left army to advance. 】
【Wanyan Wushu stationed a hundred thousand troops at Zhuxian Town, 45 miles southwest of Kaifeng, hoping to put up a last-ditch resistance.】
[Yue's army marched north to set up camp in Weishi County, 45 miles away from Zhuxian Town, as a "place to win."]
[Five hundred Beiwei cavalrymen from Yue's vanguard arrived at Zhuxian Town. The two sides clashed once and the entire Jin army was defeated.]
【Wanyan Wushu had only one way left, which was to abandon Kaifeng Prefecture and prepare to cross the river to escape north.】
"Fuck! Five hundred broke one hundred thousand, this is too scary!"
"Yes, in this world, we have only heard of the divine soldiers under the command of the God of War, who are invincible, defeating the enemy with a small number of troops, and defeating hundreds or thousands of enemies with one. I never thought that Yue Fei's Beiwei Army is also so powerful!"
"No wonder the Jin soldiers were so frightened. They say it's easier to shake a mountain than to shake Yue's army!"
"Such an army is indeed terrifying!"
"Finally, we can conquer the Central Plains and take back the land!"
"Kill all those golden dogs!"
Everyone became excited and looked forward to Yue Fei going north to kill all the Jin soldiers.
[The scene changes to show that in the palace, there is singing and dancing. Emperor Zhao Gou receives a series of reports of success from the front lines. He is in a very good mood and is happily enjoying himself while hugging a beautiful woman.]
[Prime Minister Qin Hui secretly reminded Zhao Gou that if Yue Fei defeated the Jin army and went north to welcome back Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, how would the emperor deal with it? ]
[Afterwards, he instigated his accomplice, Palace Attendant Censor Luo Ruji, to submit a memorial saying, "The army is small and the generals are few. The people are in distress and the country is in need. If Yue Fei advances deep into the country, it will be dangerous. I hope Your Majesty will issue an edict and order the army to return."]
【Zhao Gou was worried that if Yue Fei defeated the Jin army and rescued Emperor Huizong and Emperor Qinzong, his own throne would be in jeopardy, so he made up his mind and issued the first edict to Yue Fei on July 8 or later.】
[On July 18, when Zhang Xian was marching from Linying to Kaifeng, the first decree to return to the capital was delivered.]
【Yue Fei, in view of the victory at that time, wrote a letter to argue: "According to the Jin army, all the heavy troops are gathered in Tokyo. They have suffered repeated defeats, their morale is low, and both the inside and the outside are shocked. I heard from the spies that the enemy wants to abandon their baggage and rush across the river. Moreover, now the heroes are facing the wind, the soldiers are obeying orders, the weather and human factors, the strength and weakness are obvious, the victory is about to be accomplished, the time will not come again, and the opportunity cannot be missed. I have been preparing for it day and night, and I hope Your Majesty will make plans."】
[Two or three days later, when the vanguard of the army had already reached Zhuxian Town and Wanyan Wushu had already escaped from Kaifeng, Yue Fei received twelve golden edicts in a single day, which were stern: the army was ordered to return immediately and Yue Fei himself went to Lin'an to meet the emperor.]
[Yue Fei received such an absurd order and cried in anger: "My ten years of hard work have been wasted in an instant! It is not that I am incompetent, but that the powerful minister Qin Hui has misled Your Majesty."]
[However, under the high pressure of the court, Yue Fei had no choice but to order his troops to return.]
[Upon hearing the news, the common people blocked Yue Fei's horse and cried, saying they were worried about retaliation from the Jin soldiers: "We are carrying incense basins and transporting food and grass to welcome the government troops, and the Jin people know it all. If you leave, we will be wiped out."]
Yue Fei had no choice but to show the imperial edict to everyone with tears in his eyes, saying, "I cannot stay here without permission." His crying shook the fields.
When the army retreated to Caizhou, hundreds of people crowded into the government office. A Jinshi led the crowd to kowtow to Yue Fei and said, "We have been trapped for more than a decade (twelve years). I heard that Prime Minister Xuan led his army to the north with the goal of restoring the country. We have been waiting for the sound of carriages and horses, counting days as years. Now that the advance has been made, the borders are gradually recovered, the ugly beasts are running away, and the people are celebrating at home, thinking that they are lucky to have escaped the left lapel. Suddenly I heard that Prime Minister Xuan is returning, which is something I did not expect. Even if Prime Minister Xuan does not care about the people of the Central Plains, can he bear to abandon the work that is about to be accomplished?"]
【Yue Fei showed the army's edict to the crowd again, and everyone burst into tears. Yue Fei finally decided to keep the army for five days to cover the local people's migration to Xianghan.】
[The army returned to Ezhou, and Yue Fei went to Lin'an to meet the emperor.]
[The loyal and righteous army in the north was alone and unable to make a move, so Wanyan Wushu returned to Kaifeng, reorganized his army and suppressed the rebellion, and then captured the Henan area that had been recaptured by the Song army.]
[The people in the area were subjected to crazy revenge by the Jin soldiers. Men were slaughtered and women were raped to death. It was like hell on earth.]
[On his way back from the expedition, Yue Fei learned the bad news and could not help but sigh to the sky: "All the counties we have conquered will be lost! Our country will never be able to recover! The world will never be restored again!"]
"Ahhh, how hateful! Damn Zhao Gou, damn Qin Hui, damn all the officials in the court..."
"Zhao Gou, Qin Hui and others were living happily and arrogantly in the magnificent palace, but they had no idea that the north was in ruins and in a state of hell!"
"Damn Zhao Gou, damn Qin Hui!"
"I'm going to kill these two bastards right now!"
"I don't think Zhao Gou has a chance. Almost all the men of the Zhao royal family were slaughtered by King Wu and Jing Wei. Zhao Gou should be dead!"
"Zhao Gou is dead, but there is still the treacherous minister Qin Hui!"
"Qin Hui is not a member of the royal family. Besides, a treacherous villain like Qin Hui is very good at profiteering. He should not be dead!"
Daqin.
Zhangtai Palace.
Anger rose in Ying Zheng's eyes, and he said coldly: "Catch all the surrenderists like Qin Hui and execute them by slow slicing!"
Although these things have not happened yet, Ying Zheng only wants to kill people at this moment.
"Minister, obey your order!"
At this time, no one dared to stop it.
No one would be so stubborn as to plead for mercy on behalf of Qin Hui and others.
"After ten years of hard work, Yue Fei was abandoned in one day. How desperate and heartbroken must he be?"
"Especially the people in the north, who were about to escape from the sea of suffering, only to find themselves once again in disappointment and despair!"
"What's even more terrifying is that the Jin soldiers were hurt by Yue Fei. When they come back, they will vent their anger on the people in the north. How cruel that would be!"
All the kind-hearted and ambitious people in the world are heartbroken.
This moment.
The kind-hearted and ambitious people who had originally held out a glimmer of hope for the Song Dynasty were completely disappointed.
The Song Dynasty was doomed to perish.
However, the next scene is even more infuriating.
[The scene changes to show Yue Fei being imprisoned. Qin Hui personally interrogates him. However, despite all the means used and severe torture, Yue Fei remains unmoved and remains righteous. He does not confess under torture.]
[Qin Hui wanted to use other charges, but when he searched Yue Fei's house, he found that he was penniless and could not find any charges]
[Finally, Qin Hui, at the suggestion of Zhao Gou, executed Yue Fei on trumped-up charges]
How ridiculous?
How sad?
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(End of this chapter)