Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"Vengeance? What revenge?" At this moment, a voice came from behind Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun was agitated and angry just now, but he didn't notice anyone coming. He turned around and found Zong Ze standing behind him.

"Master Zongze, why are you here?" Zhang Jun suppressed his excitement, looked at Zongze, and said.

"You talk about it first, why do you want revenge?" Zong Ze said.

It turns out that Zongze has long felt that Zhang Jun's mood is a little wrong, and has been sending people to pay attention to Zhang Jun. After Zhang Jun's father arrived today, Zhang Jun rushed outside late at night, and someone immediately reported to Zongze, so Zongze followed.

"Emperor Jianyan was killed by Emperor Xuanwu. You and I are both courtiers of Emperor Jianyan. Shouldn't you avenge Emperor Jianyan?" Zhang Jun gritted his teeth.

"We are not only the courtiers of Emperor Jianyan, but also the courtiers of Song Dynasty! Now in the Song Dynasty, the only royal disciple is Emperor Xuanwu! If you want revenge, then you want to kill Emperor Xuanwu! If you kill him, Da Song What about the Jiangshan Sheji of the Song Dynasty? Are you going to let the Song Dynasty be completely destroyed?" Zong Ze said softly.

"Did Emperor Jianyan just die in vain?" Zhang Jun said.

Zong Ze was silent for a long time, and Zhang Jun stared at Zong Ze.

"It can only die in vain, otherwise what can I do?" Zong Ze sighed and said.

"What are you talking about? How could you say such a thing?" Zhang Jun said in disbelief, "I can never promise such a thing! I must avenge your majesty!"

"If you avenge your majesty, there will be chaos again that day! The Jurchen barbarians will take the opportunity to invade! This is a matter for the relatives to hurt their enemies! Besides, you only have a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, how do you avenge? A hundred thousand army, are you their opponent?" Zong Ze said.

"But, there are you!" Zhang Jun said.

"I won't avenge Emperor Jianyan with you!" Zong Ze said.

"Why?" Zhang Jun said angrily.

"The country was finally unified, and the world finally had hope. I don't want to see the country split again, and I don't want to see hope die out! Besides, even if we rebel, do you think the soldiers will rebel with us? The Emperor Yan is dead, who are these soldiers fighting for? They have long been reluctant to fight a civil war! Before the Emperor Jianyan was here, now Emperor Jianyan is dead, they still think they are subjects of the Song Dynasty, they will Loyal to the new Emperor Song, instead of rebelling with us! What reason do you use to convince the soldiers?" Zong Ze said coldly.

Zhang Jun stood there blankly, looking desperate.

"Also, although your father came here, your mother, wife and children are all in Jiangnan, have you ignored their lives? Many of Han Shizhong's relatives are also in Jiangnan! Those generals who came from Jiangnan, their relatives are all In Jiangnan! Emperor Xuanwu controls Jiangnan, how many people do you think will rebel with you?" Zong Ze said.

"Emperor Xuanwu is in power, what shall we do in the future?" Zhang Jun said.

"I believe that Emperor Xuanwu will treat us well. When he was Guan Shan, he appoints people on their merits. As long as they have talents, they can be reused by him. Zhang Jun, besides being a bit violent, you can use soldiers quite well. Yours." Zong Ze said.

Zhang Jun felt a chaos in his mind. He squatted on the ground with his head in his arms. It took him a long time to stand up, but his eyes were still confused.

He walked towards the bottom of the city wall step by step, Zong Ze did not stop him, just looked at his back and sighed gently.

After Zhang Jun left, Zongze still stood on the wall.

The moon was in the middle of the sky, and the moonlight shone on him.

He is already in his seventies. Although he has a high martial arts skill, he has been exhausted by working hard over the years.

His hair and beard are all gray, his body is tall, but thin, his face is full of wrinkles, and his eyes are bloodshot!

These days, Zhang Jun is enduring torture, why is he not like this?

He just stood there without saying a word, and there were a few Rebel soldiers around him who didn't dare to come up, just guarding him.

About an hour later, footsteps came from below again.

Wang Yan and a young man walked to the city wall.

This young man is somewhat similar to Zong Zechang's, but Zong Ze's son, Zong Ying! Zong Ying has also been in the army for many years, and because of Zongze, he also has a certain prestige in the army.

"My lord! We heard that you went out and never came back. We were a little worried about you, so we came to look for you." Wang Yan came to Zong Ze's back and said.

"Daddy, why are you standing here all the time?" Zong Ying said.

"You are here." Zong Ze sighed again and said.

"Father, are you worried about Jiangnan? Since the world is already owned by Emperor Xuanwu, Emperor Jianyan is dead, and Emperor Jianyan’s prince is dead, we don’t have to fight anymore! We can retreat between the rivers and lakes. , From now on, I will never have to do anything in the world. Wouldn’t it be happy to be free from the mountains and rivers from now on? Daddy, you have worked for the country for decades, and now it’s time to rest." Zong Ying said.

"Yes, my lord, the son is right, don't worry too much!" Wang Yan said.

"I'm not worried...just remembering the past! I came from a poor family, and my father and mother worked hard and complained for me to study. After ten years of cold window, I was admitted in the exam. At that time, I was really energetic. Then I went to Beijing to get a scholar. During the exam, I wrote an article. Zhong criticized the government’s current malpractices, and scolded Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others. I was full of talents, but I ended up with a scholarship background. After that, I served as county magistrate in Zhejiang and then in Shandong. This work lasted 20 years! Jurchen! The rise of Liao is not the rival of Jurchen. The emperor of Liao wrote a letter saying, “Jurchen is very powerful, and it has already occupied Tokyo and Shangjing. The death of Liao must be in the Song Dynasty, the death of lips and teeth are cold, the truth of nature’, they want to unite with the Song Dynasty. To fight against Jurchen, Tong Guan suggested that his Majesty and Jurchen should join forces to destroy Liao and then occupy the sixteen states of Yanyun. Jurchen is so powerful, and Liao is not an opponent of Jurchen. Our Song Dynasty is not as good as Liao. After we unite with Jurchen, Even if the Liao Kingdom is destroyed, can we still get any benefits from the Jurchens? I wrote a letter as a county magistrate, stating the interests. Who knew that my majesty reprimanded me, and my county magistrate could not do it!" Ze smiled bitterly.

"Boss, these are things from the past." Wang Yan said.

"After the Jurchen invaded the Central Plains, I recruited rebels in Shandong and Hebei! Then Emperor Jianyan came to Xiangzhou, and I led the army to Xiangzhou, and countless people followed me to Xiangzhou, including Wang Yan, you followed me to Xiangzhou at that time. "Zong Ze said.

"Yes!" Wang Yan nodded.

"I still remember when I saw King Kang just now, he was heroic and ambitious! Kaifeng City was broken, he was unwilling to assist Kaifeng, claiming that the Rebels were definitely not Jurchen opponents. I also agree with this view. Fight to the death with Jurchen and regain the Central Plains. After that, Emperor Jianyan ascended the throne in Shangqiu. I thought he would try his best to do things like Goujian. Who knew that he soon went to Jiangnan. After arriving in Jiangnan’s rich and noble township, he changed a lot. Living extravagantly, overhauling the palace, unwilling to go north to destroy gold, just want to compete with Emperor Xuanwu for the throne of the Song Dynasty! He wants to unite with Jurchen, I never agree. Over the years, I have written more than 30 times in succession to advise your Majesty, he just Don’t listen. What did the land of China once look like? In the Han and Tang Dynasties, it was from all nations, but now any barbarians can bully us! Khitan people can bully us, Xixia party members can bully us, and walk in the mountains and old forests. The Jurchen barbarians who come out can bully us! We Han Chinese have never been humiliated like this!" Zong Ze said.

Wang Yan and Zong Ying both nodded.

"Emperor Xuanwu was in Guanshan. At first, I looked down on Emperor Xuanwu. He was just a ten-year-old child. In troubled times, what can such a child have? Not to mention the existence of traitors! Who knows? Emperor Xuanwu is no trivial matter. He turned out to be a Mingjun who had never appeared in the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years. He was able to kill everything as a young man. After that, he took charge of the government, reformed politics, personally trained the army, and defeated Jurchen! I know the big thing. Song will depend on him in the future, so I saved his life during the Battle of Chang'an! At the beginning of the year, I also promised to negotiate a peace, not wanting to fight with Emperor Xuanwu again! I don't want our great Song's national strength to be consumed in the civil war. In! We have a great enemy outside, how dare to keep such a civil war?" Zong Ze said.

"I have always admired the old man for the country and the people! The rebel army admired the old man very much." Wang Yan said.

"But, I still can't help Emperor Jianyan! If I didn't save Emperor Xuanwu that day, Emperor Xuanwu would not kill Emperor Jianyan today! Anyway, I would be unfaithful to Emperor Jianyan." Ze Dao.

"The old man made this choice for the sake of the great Song Dynasty and the people of the world! If I were the old man, I would have opposed Emperor Jianyan! It is precisely because of the old man that I have stayed in Chang'an. "Wang Yan said.

"The loyal, morality is right. Only righteous self can transform people, so righteousness leads to self-cultivation and even the family, the rule of the country, and the peace of the world. I still don't know if I am doing it right or wrong, but if I can do it again, I would still make that choice! However, I am an unfaithful person, and I cannot help Emperor Jianyan! Emperor Jianyan is dead, what is the meaning of my life in the world?" Zong Ze muttered.

"Daddy, don't talk about it anymore! Emperor Jianyan went against him, and everything is on his own! If he had listened to you early, nothing like this would have happened." Zong Ying said.

Zong Ze gave a bitter smile. He closed his eyes lightly. Zong Ying and Wang Yan next to him saw Zong Ze's body trembling suddenly. Both of them were shocked and rushed over.

There was blood overflowing from the corner of Zongze's mouth, his face turned pale in an instant, and there was a layer of fine sweat on his forehead. The summer wind is hot, but when the wind blows on Zongze, Zongze actually feels trembling all over his body, with goose bumps all over his body.

"Boss, what's the matter with you?" Wang Yan said in fear.

"Nothing! Just take a step first, I am going to go down to the ground to accompany Emperor Jianyan, and plead with him! I just broke my heart, and I will die soon." Zong Ze said.

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Wang Yan and Zong Ying stayed there.