The Light, The Sword

Chapter 42: National law

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The tens of thousands of gazes from the Jurchen people in Shuzhou City didn't consciously follow the figure to look up.

The sun was blazing, reflecting the figure that suddenly lifted high into the sky, and a layer of golden light flashed faintly around the body, dazzling and blooming, as if a god is coming to the world.

Han Chang was frightened and angry.

With his eyesight, he naturally recognized that the figure in front of him was the general of the supervising army yesterday.

There was silence around.

Almost all the Jurchens opened their mouths and looked at Zhao Kuangyin, who was already ready to go, bending bows and arrows in mid-air.

No one would doubt that the person in front of them could truly threaten those two divine tools that were already in their hearts like gods and demons.

Perhaps in their minds, this general of the Supervision Army of the Song Dynasty, already existed like a god or a demon.

At the place where the sound of "crash" was deep and silent, when everyone's eyes were on the supervising army general, two black shadows that were as fast as lightning suddenly shot out from the head of Shuzhou city.

Han Chang's eyes lit up, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He has been on the battlefield for a long time, and even by his voice, he can recognize that this is a powerful arrow issued by the bed crossbow.

The method of forging weapons in the Song Dynasty is the world's best. The force of these crossbows and crossbows is issued by the twisting of a machine spring, and its force is indeed enough to penetrate the heavy armor and reach a thousand steps away. But what is missing is that the preparation time is too long, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the enemies of the Song Dynasty are dominated by the horse army. They come and go like the wind. When the two armies are fighting, the crossbow often cannot play too much. It works, but these two statues stand still, which are really good targets.

It turned out that the supervising general's move was just a confusing trick, just to buy time for Song State to arrange a crossbow.

Only in this way is normal.

Although the black fire of hell spewed from the mouth of the artifact is amazing, it is also far beyond reach.

Therefore, the place where the two artifacts are placed today is far closer to the Shuzhou City Tower than yesterday, and within the range of the crossbow, but it is by no means the bow and arrow of any manpower can shoot.

In an instant, the two powerful arrows shot by the bed crossbow were already more than halfway through.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the powerful arrow that was shooting from a meteor to the moon.

Suddenly, there was a soft "crash" sound from nowhere.

Han Chang raised his head in response, but saw the sun shining brightly in his eyes, brightly dazzling and painful.

No one could see where the two arrow shadows were flying from, but it happened that everyone heard the Shen Shen whistling sound brought by the two powerful arrows.

They only heard a muffled sound of "clang", and they only saw the two arrow shadows that were born out of thin air, carrying thousands of dazzling rays of sunlight, coming first, and hitting it hard. Behind the powerful arrow sent by the bed crossbow.

Everything is only between the electric light and flint.

Han Chang's pupils contracted suddenly.

There were hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of Song and Jin, but few of them understood what was happening in front of him like him.

Where the two arrows issued by Zhao Kuangyin hit, the direction of the two powerful arrows issued by the bed crossbow changed slightly, and the castration became more urgent, but they pointed directly at the mouths of the two divine artifacts that opened slightly.

No one understands better than him. The two artifacts are all made of wrought copper, but only the mechanism that sprays the black fire of hell in the mouth is exquisite and subtle. Any impact and disorder may cause the two artifacts to be irreparable. damage.

It was not until this time that he understood Song Jun's strategy.

Although the bed crossbow was sinking vigorously, it was finally issued with the force of the mechanical spring winch, but the accuracy of the head was poor. Zhao Kuangyin's two arrows, but the orientation of the bed crossbow's strong arrow was adjusted magically.

Including him, all the Jurchens did not consciously hold their breath and gathered their breath, staring at everything in front of them at a loss.

A sense of powerlessness filled their hearts for a moment.

Everything is only between the electric light and flint.

Those two powerful arrows seemed to be shot into the mouths of those two divine artifacts in a blink of an eye.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang.

Hundreds of thousands of people above and below the city screamed almost at the same time, shaking the earth.

The black fire of hell in the mouths of the two divine artifacts suddenly exploded at this most critical moment, and they were greeted by the two powerful arrows that took their mouths straight.

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"Oh?" Yue Fei looked at He Zhu, his eyes full of gratitude, but he sighed softly: "Since these two donations were implemented, has the wind and rain in Lin'an subsided for a while? Yue Fei has long been used to it."

He Zhu still frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Pengju should know that this time the Beijing-China Hundred Officials Office opposes Pengju and Bao Daren's proposal of the two donations. He is listed. After Goulong Ruyuan, he was indeed one of the most opposed people."

Yue Fei laughed blankly: "If Yue Fei and Mr. He are in a different place, it must be the same. Mr. He doesn't need to worry about it."

He Zhu raised his head and looked directly at Yue Fei: "What He wants to say is that although He is in fear of Pengju at this time, but if He is allowed to choose again at this time, He will still choose to stand in opposition without hesitation. What does Pengju know about the side of Pengju?"

Yue Fei was slightly stunned: "Yue Fei would like to hear the details."

He Zhu thought for a moment, and seemed to be considering the words. It took a long time before he spoke: "Peng Ju Shicai once said:'Civil officials are not greedy for money, military officials are not afraid of death.' This can be said to be a shortcoming of the Chinese government's governance."

He looked out the window and sighed lightly: "Zhumen smells like meat and wine, and there are frozen bones on the road. This is not unique to this dynasty. In the past dynasties, how many kings and sages have racked their brains and tortured to eliminate official corruption. There are some cool methods and some high salaries, but they always have little effect. It extends to the current dynasty. This wind is rising, what do you know about Pengju?"

Yue Fei shook his head slightly and did not answer.

A wry smile appeared at the corner of He Zhu's mouth and said: "Since the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin dynasties, all previous dynasties have used their disciples as the standard for recruiting scholars. It was extended to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Although the imperial examination style was adopted, every subject was taken by more than ten , The ones who really hold state affairs are still the sons of aristocratic families."

"However, the dynasty has gone through the chaos of the late Tang and the Five Dynasties, and the family lineages have all collapsed. There are no family families with rich administrative experience to rely on in political affairs. They can only absorb a large number of scholars who originally came from poor families. This certainly makes the dynasty. The faction above the court is full of vigor and vitality, but at the same time it also brings a serious problem."

He Zhu paused for a moment, looked at Yue Fei with a thoughtful look, and slowly nodded his head: "Those family members of the family, of course, are pampered, most of them are flower pillows, but regardless of the life they lived before or after becoming an official, Even if they are not generally indifferent, they are not far apart, so after all, they are relatively easy to distinguish between their character and talents. But they are not like the people of the dynasty. Those inferior scholars can be described as the four walls of the house and have nothing. One day, when he climbed the dragon gate, he was immediately worth a hundred times his worth. He immediately led a life of drunkenness and ecstasy. Such a completely different environment will make people without mathematics, and the transformation before and after the officialdom is so great that it is enough to make people stunned and unbelievable."

He sighed softly: "How many scholars in this dynasty came from a poor family and were still able to worry about the country and the people when they were far away from the rivers and lakes. It's easy to be fascinated by the wine, green and red in front of me, and I use my heart full of thoughts on how to work hard, how to preserve the wealth and glory in front of me, completely disregarding national affairs, and blindly acting against the state, which is really hateful! Sigh! "

He looked at Yue Fei with a sardonic smile at the corner of his mouth: "Just as the prime minister of Qin Hui and Qin in the past, the golden soldiers surrounded Bianliang in the past, and Master Qin was the prime minister of the imperial history at that time. Please take your orders and serve as envoys, and go to the enemy camp alone to argue with the golden people. What a heroic spirit, what a sturdy man, but now and the old days and strong words are particularly lingering, Master Qin is trying to preserve the wealth in front of him. , Even willing to ignore the face and put his head to the gold man in the Great Song Dynasty Hall. The contrast between the present and the past is really mesmerizing."

Yue Fei sighed slightly: "What Master He has seen, it is really transparent, this dynasty has bad governance..."

He Zhu lightly shook his head, but interrupted Yue Fei's words: "What He wants to say to Pengju today, but it is not the bad governance of the dynasty. He said before, just to remind Pengju."

Yue Fei looked upright: "Brother He, please speak."

He Zhu showed a bitter smile on his face, and slowly said: "Like many literati who have been familiar with sages and sage books since childhood, in Lin'an city, among the drunk and gold fans, it is still difficult to hold on and gradually deteriorate. Pengju feels that those of your subordinates came from the ranks. How much better than them are the sergeants?"

There was an embarrassing silence.

After a long time, Yue Fei let out a long sigh: "What Brother He said, in fact, Yue Fei has long understood."

He turned his head, looked at He Zhu, and smiled bitterly: "Since a long time ago, Yue Fei has been thinking about how Taizu was born in his own hand, and why the country inherited from Taizu is so unfair to the martial artist. Many precautions?"

"It wasn't until Yue Fei personally led the troops later that he really understood the great pains of the great ancestor of this dynasty."

"Only in a real war can you bring true soldiers who are not afraid of death; however, these soldiers who are not afraid of death, in a peaceful and prosperous age without war, once they lose their strict control, they are like a beast. terrible."

He sighed softly: "No one understands these soldiers in Lin'an better than me. They are all people who are not afraid of death."

"So once they think something is right, once they think what they deserve, they will fight for it desperately, without any fear or disguise."

He looked at He Zhu and smiled bitterly: "Bao Daren once blamed Yue Fei for being fearful of his head and tail, and he had too many scruples. In fact, Yue Fei was really afraid of his head and tail. Because Yue Fei really hopes that they can stick to their beliefs, but he is very afraid that things will eventually go to Yue Fei. The most unwilling to see in my heart."

He Zhu stunned: "Since Pengju wants to understand everything, why does he still act like this without hesitation after all?"

Yue Fei sighed slightly: "The martial artist acts straight forward. It is no better than the literati. It is based on the martial artist to perform these two donations. Among them, many issues that must be paid attention to during the implementation are bound to be invisible. These two donations will no longer be like Wang Jing’s new law. Knowing that there are thousands of twists and turns in them, they are confused and complicated, and there is no way to solve them. Regardless of the success or failure of these two donations, they will definitely be able to make future This will improve the national government and economy, and avoid many detours."

He Zhu was stunned for a long time, and Fang Zi smiled bitterly: "Pengju, don't you know that if there is a slight mistake in this move, you will be in a state of unrest, but what else will you talk about later?"

Yue Fei chuckles and said: "But if it can benefit the people of the country, Yue Fei will be a pity to die, let alone..."

He glanced at He Zhu in a blink of an eye: "In Yue Fei's heart, I really don't believe it!"

He Zhu frowned and said, "What does Pengju do not believe?"

Yue Fei said lightly: "It is impossible for the sergeants in Lin'an City to be sages, but if most of them are knocked down by the sudden money power, they will be the first to disbelieve. I understand even more that most of them are for their family and country, who can give up their lives and forget their lives."

A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "What Brother He said, Yue Fei roughly understands."

"The laws of the country are as brilliant as a mountain, and Yue Fei will never tolerate shortcomings, but if it can cause a storm, Yue Fei also thinks..."

"Pengju, Pengju," He Zhu sighed and interrupted Yue Fei's words: "You are also a person who has gone through imprisonment and survived near death. How can you still say such innocent things."

He looked at Yue Fei with a bit of bitterness in his eyes: "Don't forget that the law of the country must be held in human hands after all."