Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

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

Zhang Jun was so excited and angry just now that he didn't notice that someone was coming. He hurriedly turned around, only to find Zong Ze standing behind him.

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

"Tell me first, why do you want revenge?" Zong Ze said.

It turned out that Zong Ze had long sensed that something was wrong with Zhang Jun's mood, and had been sending people to pay attention to Zhang Jun. After Zhang Jun's father arrived today, Zhang Jun rushed outside in the middle of the night, and someone immediately reported Zong Ze, so Zong Ze also followed.

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

"We are not only the subjects of Emperor Jianyan, but also the subjects of Song Dynasty! Now in the world of Song Dynasty, only Emperor Xuanwu is left as a disciple of the imperial family! If you want revenge, you want to kill Emperor Xuanwu! If you kill him, Da What about Song's Jiangshan Sheji? Are you going to let Song Dynasty completely perish?" Zong Ze shouted lightly.

"Did Emperor Jianyan die in vain?" Zhang Jun asked.

Zong Ze was silent for a long time, Zhang Jun fixed his eyes on Zong Ze.

"It can only be that he died in vain, otherwise what else can we do?" Zong Ze said with a sigh.

"What did you say? You actually said such a thing?" Zhang Jun couldn't believe it, and said, "I can never agree to such a thing! I must avenge Your Majesty!"

"If you avenge His Majesty, the world will be in chaos that day! The Jurchen barbarians will take advantage of the opportunity to invade again! This is a matter for relatives and enemies! Besides, you only have 100,000 soldiers and horses under your command. How do you take revenge? One hundred thousand troops, are you their opponent?" Zong Ze said.

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

"I will not avenge Emperor Jianyan with you!" Zong Ze said.

"Why?" Zhang Jun said angrily.

"It's hard for the country to be unified, and it's hard for the world to have hope. I don't want to see the country divided again, and I don't want to see the hope extinguished! Besides, even if we want to rebel, do you think the soldiers will follow us to rebel? Emperor Yan is dead, who are these soldiers fighting for? They have long been unwilling to fight civil wars! There used to be Emperor Jianyan, but now that Emperor Jianyan is dead, they still think they are subjects of Song Dynasty, they will Allegiance to the new Great Song Emperor, instead of rebelling with us! What reason did you use to convince the soldiers?" Zong Ze said coldly.

Zhang Jun stood there blankly, looking lost.

"Besides, although your father came here, your mother, wife and children are all in Jiangnan. Are you disregarding their lives? Many relatives of Han Shizhong are also in Jiangnan! Those generals 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 should we do in the future?" Zhang Jun said.

"I believe that Emperor Xuanwu will treat us well. When he was in Guanshan, he appointed people on their merits. As long as they have talents, they can be reused by him. Zhang Jun, apart from being a bit violent, you are quite good at using soldiers. He won't use it. Yours." Zong Ze said.

Zhang Jun felt the confusion in his mind, he squatted on the ground with his head in his arms, and 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 didn't stop him, but just looked at his back and sighed softly.

*** ***

After Zhang Jun left, Zong Ze was still standing on the city wall.

The moon is in the middle of the sky, and the moonlight shines on him.

He is already an old man in his seventies. Although he is highly skilled in martial arts, he has worked hard for these years, and his body has been exhausted.

His hair and beard are 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 isn't he like this?

He just stood like this, without saying a word, and a few rebel soldiers around him didn't dare to come up, so they just stood aside to guard.

About an hour later, footsteps came from below again.

I saw Wang Yan and a young man walking to the city wall.

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

"My lord! We heard that you went out and haven't come back. We were worried about you, so we came to look for you." Wang Yan came behind Zongze and said.

"Daddy, why have you been standing here?" Zong Ying said.

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

"Father, are you worried about Jiangnan affairs? Since the world is already owned by Emperor Xuanwu, Emperor Jianyan is dead, and all the princes of Emperor Jianyan are dead, there is no need for us to fight! We can retreat to the rivers and lakes Wouldn't it be nice to stop worrying about the world and enjoy the mountains and rivers from now on? Daddy, you have worked hard for the country for decades, and now it's time to rest." Zong Ying said.

"Yes, my lord, what the young master said is good, you don't need to worry too much!" Wang Yan said.

"I'm not worried... I'm just remembering the past! I was born in poverty, and my parents worked hard to support me in my studies. Ten years later, I passed the exam. I was full of talents, but I ended up with only one fellow Jinshi. After that, I went to Zhejiang as a county magistrate, and then to Shandong as a county magistrate. I have been doing this for 20 years! Jurchen Rising, the Liao Kingdom is not Jurchen's opponent. The emperor of the Liao Kingdom wrote a letter saying that "the Jurchens are powerful and have already occupied (Liao) Tokyo and Shangjing. The death of the Liao Dynasty must reach the Song Dynasty. The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, which is the law of nature." They want to unite with the Song Dynasty and work together Fight against Jurchen, but Tong Guan suggested that His Majesty join forces with Jurchen to destroy Liao, and then occupy the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. Jurchen is so powerful that Liao is no match for Jurchen. Our Great 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 Jurchen? I wrote a letter as a county magistrate, stating my interests, but I was reprimanded by His Majesty. I, a county magistrate, can't even do it!" Zong Ze smiled wryly.

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

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

"Yes!" Wang Yan nodded.

"I still remember when I met King Kang just now, he was very heroic and ambitious! Kaifeng City was broken, and he was unwilling to help Kaifeng, claiming that the rebels were definitely not Jurchen's opponents. I also agree with this point of view. Fight to the death with Jurchen and regain the Central Plains. Afterwards, Emperor Jianyan ascended the throne in Shangqiu. I thought he would go to the south of the Yangtze River very soon. 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, admonishing Your Majesty, he is just Don’t listen. What was the land of China like now? In the Han and Tang Dynasties, all nations came to court, but now any barbarians can bully us! The Jurchen barbarians who come out can bully us! We Han people have never been humiliated like this!" Zong Ze said.

Both Wang Yan and Zong Ying nodded.

"Emperor Xuanwu was in Guanshan. At the beginning, I looked down on Emperor Xuanwu. He was just a ten-year-old child. In a troubled world, what kind of abilities could such a child have? Not to mention there are even traitors! Emperor Xuanwu is no small matter. He turned out to be a Ming emperor that has never appeared in the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years. As a young man, he was able to kill and kill. Song will rely on him in the future, so I saved his life during the battle of Chang'an! At the beginning of the year, I also agreed to negotiate a peace, and I was unwilling to fight with Emperor Xuanwu again! I don't want our national strength of the Song Dynasty to be consumed by the civil war Among them! We have great enemies outside, how dare we continue to fight like this?" Zong Ze said.

"Boss is for the country and the people. I have always admired him! The rebel army admires you very much." Wang Yan said.

"However, I still feel sorry for Emperor Jianyan! If I hadn't rescued Emperor Xuanwu that day, Emperor Xuanwu would not have killed Emperor Jianyan today! No matter how you say it, I have been disloyal to Emperor Jianyan." Zong Ze Road.

"Your Majesty made this choice for the sake of the great Song Dynasty and the people of the world! If you were my Majesty, I would have turned against Emperor Jianyan long ago! It is because of my Majesty's presence that I have stayed in Chang'an. "Wang Yan said.

"Loyalty is the virtue of righteousness. Only righteousness can transform others, so righteousness is the way to cultivate one's body and even to regulate the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. I still don't know whether what I did was right or wrong, but if I can do it again, I will still make that choice! However, I am a disloyal person, I am sorry for Emperor Jianyan! Emperor Jianyan is dead, what is the point of my life?" Zong Ze murmured.

"Father, don't talk anymore! Emperor Jianyan acted against the law, everything is his own fault! If he had listened to you earlier, such a thing would never have happened." Zong Ying said.

Zong Ze gave a wry smile, and he closed his eyes lightly. Zong Ying and Wang Yan, who were beside him, saw Zong Ze's body trembling suddenly. They were both startled, and hurried over.

Zong Ze's mouth was overflowing with blood, his face turned pale in an instant, and there was still a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. The wind in summer is always hot, but when the wind blew on Zongze's body, Zongze felt his whole body trembling, with goose bumps all over his body.

"My lord, what's wrong with you?" Wang Yan asked in fear.

"It's nothing! Just take a step first, I'm going to go underground to accompany Emperor Jianyan, and apologize to him! I just broke my heart, and I will die soon." Zong Ze said.

What!

Wang Yan and Zong Ying stayed there.