Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

On the second day after the imperial examination ended, it snowed heavily in Yanjing City. At this moment, the military aircraft department including Zhao Chen were discussing the gains and losses of this imperial examination. This time the imperial examination was held in a hurry, and there were many problems, but no matter what, this nation has finally walked out of the old road that lasted for thousands of years. Whether it is Zhao Chen or other members of the Military Aircraft Department, they can have a premonition that the new imperial examination is about to challenge the Song Dynasty. brought about great changes.

In the far north, Zhongjing City, it has been snowing heavily for more than ten days! The world is vast, covered in silver, and extremely enchanting.

From the outside, Zhongjing City is not much different from a year ago, but in fact, the lives of the people in Zhongjing City have changed a lot!

A year ago, the Khitan and Han people in Zhongjing were living like pigs and dogs, and countless people starved to death every winter! In front of the Jurchens, they have no status, no dignity! They have forgotten etiquette and morality, and everything, just want to have a bite to eat, just want to survive!

Now, although the Khitan and Han people in Zhongjing City are still living in poverty, they have more or less surplus food in their hands. This year, there will be no starvation in Zhongjing City anymore! When Song Jun first entered Zhongjing City, there were dead bodies everywhere in the alleys and corners of Zhongjing City, and now these are all gone! The numb expressions on the faces of the people in Zhongjing disappeared, and smiles appeared on their faces!

In order to change the lives of the people in Shangjing, Zhongjing, and even the entire north and Liaodong, the Song court has made great efforts this year. One-third of the state's finances were spent on the restoration of the north and Liaodong. For a whole year, 200,000 militiamen traveled to and from the Central Plains, Yanyun, the north, and Liaodong, constantly transporting a large amount of supplies to the north .

Yu Yunwen personally sits in the Liaoyang Mansion in Liaodong, while Shangjing and Zhongjing are under the direct jurisdiction of the Military Aircraft Department.

It can be said that the aid to the north and Liaodong this year can almost launch another war in the north.

The New Year's Eve is getting closer and closer. Since the morning, many hawkers in Zhongjing City have started selling New Year's goods. Most of these peddlers came from Jiangnan, Sichuan and Sichuan. For huge benefits, they came here across thousands of miles, but it seems that it is still difficult to make money from here.

Several people from Zhongjing City stood at the gate of the city, looking out curiously at the moment, among them were both Khitan and Han.

In the distance, a tall Han man came towards here, and he shouted loudly, "What are you all looking at?"

"So it's Brother Wang, the troops outside are gathering, what are they doing?" a Khitan man responded and said.

The tall Han came to the city gate, and saw the army gathering outside, he laughed and said: "Our Song army has to train every day, you don't know, what's so interesting about it? "

"It seems a little different today!" the Khitan said.

"What's the difference?" The big man asked curiously.

"I can't say it, I just think it's weird." Khitan said.

"By the way, how are you preparing for the new year?" the big man asked.

"It's almost ready! Thanks to the great Lord, without him, we would still suffer from hunger and hunger like in the past! Now at least we can always have enough food!" The Khitan man said with a pious expression on his face.

When Zhao Chen appeared in Liaodong, Zhao Chen became the so-called "savior" under the operation of the propaganda department. In the past year, "savior" has been spread among all Khitan people in Liaodong, and in Zhongjing and Shangjing, Some Khitans also began to promote the so-called "savior" title, which was not only due to the credit of the propaganda department, but also some Khitans promoted it spontaneously.

Relying on a propaganda policy similar to religion, coupled with the fact that the Khitan people in the north are really eager to recuperate, the place has become stable in just one year.

"It is said that there are still some places where there is still not enough to eat." The big man said.

"I asked a general a few days ago, and he said that if someone can't eat, the imperial court will continue to help! The imperial court has allocated arable land, seeds, pastures, cattle and sheep to us. As long as we work hard, there is no reason why we can't eat?" Khitan is humane.

"It's true! Hey, it's really strange. These soldiers don't seem to be training today! They are still standing there after such a long time." The big man also showed a surprised expression on his face.

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Five miles west of Zhongjing City, countless soldiers are gathering.

Arranging at the forefront of the army were some older-looking soldiers. Today, these soldiers all had an indescribable expression on their faces, as if they were very sad. Some soldiers even had tears on their faces.

It is unbelievable that soldiers in the steel-like army shed tears!

However, not a single general accused them now!

Liu Kai, Yang Yizhong and other high-ranking officers in the army came in front of the army. They passed in front of these soldiers and kept raising their hands in salute.

"From now on, you will leave the army! You can return to your hometown!" In the end, Liu Kai was surrounded by these soldiers, and Liu Kai said with emotion.

"General, we don't want to leave the army!"

"Yeah! We still want to stay in the army!"

"General, can we stay here again?"

The veterans around shouted one after another, and countless people had wet eyes.

"The court let you retire, that's good for you! Your name is Liu Guang, isn't it? There is only one old mother in your family, and now she is old, and it is difficult to live alone, so I want you to go back to take care of your mother, don't you want to?" Liu Kai looked at a soldier and said.

He recognized this soldier, who was over thirty years old! This soldier followed him when he was in Jingyuan, and he still follows him now.

"But, I don't want to part with the army and my comrades." The soldier choked up.

"Yes, General, we are reluctant to leave!"

The soldiers spoke again.

"Whether you are in the army or at home, we are all good brothers, and this kind of relationship will never change! The country will give you a lot of retirement money, take this money and go home and work hard! You used to be soldiers, and you are also soldiers when you get home, don't embarrass the army!" Liu Qi said.

The soldiers around were sad, but they still nodded.

"Huang Jin, you have studied in a school before and served as a squad leader. After you go back, you can take the imperial examination! After the imperial examination, you can enter the government and continue to serve the court and His Majesty!"

"You are Liu Rong, aren't you? I remember that your family is in Sichuan and Sichuan. It seems that your family is quite rich, and they are in the silk business! Now His Majesty attaches great importance to practical learning, and the status of scholars, farmers, and businessmen is average! After returning home, work hard, and if If your comrades have any difficulties, you must help them in time!"

"Remember, you must keep in touch after you go back! Especially those who are in the same place, you must move around frequently. We are all people from the army, and we are all brothers! Whoever has difficulties, the rest must help !"

"Also, on your way back, the imperial court will send someone to explain some laws and regulations to you! When you were in the army, the military law was like a mountain. When you return to the local area, you must not violate the laws and disciplines! If someone violates the court laws and bullies you, don't Be polite to them! Princes commit the same crime as common people, and no one in this world can do illegal things!"

Liu Kai kept yelling at these soldiers.

"General, we know! We all remember!"

"General, I would like to serve for another year, is that okay?"

"I'm so sorry!"

The soldiers around are all extremely sad at the moment!

"Remember, after returning to your hometown, you must always be loyal to His Majesty and the imperial court!"

"We are all His Majesty's soldiers, and we should never embarrass His Majesty."

Liu Qi was still yelling, and the soldiers around agreed.

After a while, the soldiers behind also rushed over. They hugged these veterans who were about to retire, and everyone was full of reluctance.

It took a full hour for these veterans to gather again, and they were going to head south.

"General, we want to see off our comrades! We haven't trained yet today, so let's go for a long-distance march training! Let's go south with our comrades and see them off!" A division commander came to Liu Qi and said.

"Okay, that's exactly what I mean! Tell those veterans that they will follow us for the last military training!" Liu Kai said.

The current army is heading south. The veterans are carrying a lot of things because they have retired. However, these things have been snatched by the recruits. The recruits are crowding the veterans and heading south.

"Our soldiers are the best group of people in the world. They are not afraid of hardship or death. They are loyal to His Majesty and the court. After they return to their hometown, they will definitely become the best people in Song Dynasty!" Liu Qi followed the soldiers to the south, and he said to Yang Yizhong beside him.

"Yes! Such groups of veterans return to their hometowns, and the whole country will be different because of them! They understand the principle of military discipline like a mountain, and they will not violate the law! Many of them have received education in the army. Believe me, if retired soldiers take the imperial examination, the chances of winning the exam will be far greater than those of ordinary Confucian scholars. In the future, half of the officialdom will probably be retired soldiers. Compared with those rotten Confucians, they will be more honest and hardworking. I will not disobey His Majesty's orders, and will thoroughly implement His Majesty's orders! However, our army's combat effectiveness is about to drop!" Yang Yizhong said.

"The imperial court is about to have 30,000 new recruits coming to our army. At that time, we must train these recruits well and strive to train these recruits to become elites in the shortest possible time!" Liu Kai said.

"Good!" Yang Yizhong laughed loudly.

"We are still threatened by Mongolia in the north. The number of Mongols is much larger than that of the Jurchens! There is also the Kipchak grassland to the north of Mongolia! Sooner or later we will go north to conquer Mongolia and Kipchak, so we must always be prepared Now the north and Liaodong are recovering, and when the recovery is almost complete, Yue Fei will take the lead in entering Korea, and after Korea is destroyed, it may be us!" Liu Kai said.

"I hope this day will come sooner! We have been fighting all these years, and we are really not used to stopping." Yang Yizhong said.

"The Koreans are really rampant. They have been defeated repeatedly in Liaodong, and they are still unwilling to leave. A group of greedy people."

"I don't know how General Yue is preparing?" Yang Yi said in the middle.

While they were talking, the army sending off the veterans gradually drifted away, and they didn't stop until several days later.