Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

More than a thousand people were resettled in various places in Yanjing, and only a few people were willing to return to their hometown.

These more than a thousand people feel that they still have "a lot to do", and they are not willing to go home for the elderly.

As for those who went to the countryside, there was no one!

In the early morning of February 26, more than a dozen ministers including Ge Bing, Liu Shikai, and Wang Xuan gathered at Ge Bing's home.

Ge Bing's family only had three rooms, and it was so cold that everyone shivered when they sat down.

"The house distributed to us by the imperial court is too dilapidated and uninhabitable! The money allocated to us by the imperial court is too little. I have already spent it all, and now I can barely eat!" Ge Bing said angrily. .

Originally, one hundred taels of silver was a great wealth, but Ge Bing spent a lot of time these days. A few days ago, he brought several prostitutes to his home every day, and yesterday he went to a casino to gamble heavily. He bought more than eighty taels of silver, and now he has less than twenty taels of silver left in his hands! In Ge Bing's view, since he returned to Song Dynasty, this kind of life is a matter of course, without any fault! As for the lack of a stove at home, he felt that it was ill-considered by the court, and he would not spend his precious money on buying a stove!

"The imperial court treats us so poorly, it really chills the people of the world!" Liu Shikai also said angrily.

"What do you think we should do now?" Wang Xuan said.

"When we were in the Five Kingdoms City, we often missed Da Song. We thought that after returning to Da Song, we would be able to show our ambitions and rejuvenate Da Song. Who would have thought that we would encounter such abuse when we came back!" Ge Bing gritted his teeth.

"Let's go to the Supreme Emperor and discuss together!" Liu Shikai said.

"I'm afraid the Supreme Emperor has already been placed under house arrest by the emperor!" Ge Bing said.

"It...it's possible, but no matter what, we should go see the Supreme Emperor." Wang Xuan said.

A dozen of them discussed for a while, and then they all put on their clothes and headed outside.

The sun is shining today, and the outside of the house is much warmer than the inside. Walking in the sun and feeling the prosperity of Yanjing, these dozen or so people are sure that they have really returned to Song Dynasty!

But seeing the simple smiles on the faces of the people on the street, for some reason, they felt strong dissatisfaction in their hearts! These people were supposed to kneel in front of them. Wherever they went, these people let them be beaten and insulted like pigs and dogs, but now, these people are on an equal footing with them!

Ge Bing even wished to rush to the front of those common people, push those common people to the ground, and step on their faces with his feet, so as to relieve their hatred!

After walking for a long time, they finally came to the gate of the palace.

The imperial palace is an important place in the world, and idlers cannot enter at all. After Ge Bing and others notified their identities and intentions, the guards of the imperial palace went to inform them. It took less than half an hour before they were allowed to enter. In the palace.

The dozen or so ministers had been heading towards the Tai Chi Hall, and Zhao Ji was actually at the door to greet them at this moment.

"The Supreme Emperor!" Ge Bing had an extremely aggrieved expression on his face when he saw Zhao Ji, and his voice was choked up.

"The weather is really nice today, I'm basking in the sun here! After I come back, I don't have to do farm work anymore, now I'm at leisure!" Zhao Ji laughed.

"Your Majesty, we have suffered a lot outside!" Ge Bing looked around, and he realized that the guards were far away, so he said immediately.

"Oh? What pain did you suffer?" Zhao Ji said.

At the moment when Ge Bing and others started talking, Zhao Ji's face gradually became gloomy.

"The emperor, the emperor treats us veterans like this, it's really chilling! We can't live any longer!" Ge Bing said.

"Actually, I'm not enjoying the blessings in the palace! As the Supreme Emperor, I deserve all the glory and wealth, but now, each meal only has five or six dishes, and there are only three court ladies by my side. I want to be lucky with those court ladies. , I can’t even do it! Those maids dare to refuse me! Moreover, I want to watch singing and dancing, but it’s hard to see! Where is this palace? This is hell!” Zhao Ji also said angrily.

"The Supreme Emperor, the emperor can't govern the country at all! Now the country will not rule the country, the king will not be the king, the ministers will not be ministers, and the people will not be the people. We must change the current situation!" Ge Bing said.

"That's right! The Supreme Emperor, the emperor is too young to control the country. I think you are still needed to control the country!" Liu Shikai also said.

Zhao Ji looked around, with a cautious expression on his face.

"I asked you to contact the old officials from back then, how did you get in touch?" Zhao Ji said softly.

"Your Majesty, there are no veterans in Yanjing City. When we wrote to the disciples and disciples of those years, we don't know if anyone will respond to us." Ge Bing said.

"I've been trying to find a way to change the current situation these days. If I can't contact the old ministers of the past, then contact the civil servants in Yanjing City now! These civil servants must be dissatisfied with the current situation! They certainly don't want to let warriors rule the country, I don’t want to let the military commander have too high a status! Originally, the martial arts officer is a lowly person, and he needs to kneel down to salute when he sees the civil servants, but now, the martial arts officer has become a so-called hero, absurd! Go and contact those civil servants to see if they are willing Change everything in front of you." Zhao Ji said.

"Okay!" Ge Bing and the others showed excited expressions on their faces.

"You have been suffering outside these few days, and you must not have had enough to eat a few times! The one hundred taels of silver is really too little. When I was in Kaifeng before, I would pay thousands of taels of silver for any meal. Well, this one hundred taels of silver is definitely not enough for your daily meals! In the past, when transporting flowers and stones, sometimes a stone was transported from Jiangnan to Kaifeng, and tens of thousands of people were transported by boat or car, which cost tens of thousands of taels Even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver! One hundred taels of silver, what is this? The emperor is too sympathetic to ministers! Well, you come in with me, and you can have a good meal in the Tai Chi Hall." Zhao Ji road.

At the moment Zhao Ji led these people into the Tai Chi Hall, and he asked people to arrange meals, but Ge Bing and the others showed embarrassing expressions on their faces after seeing the meals.

Now the country is in a difficult time, and the food in the palace is also very ordinary, at most equivalent to the level of ordinary wealthy households, and Ge Bing and others have one hundred taels of silver in their hands. Now they all feel that the food in this palace is not in the right taste! But seeing Zhao Ji's earnest expression, they still struggled to eat.

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In the middle of the night, Ge Bing came to Wang Shu's door.

After a brief briefing, not long after, Wang Shu personally came to the door to welcome Ge Bing.

"Master Ge, why did you come to the door in person? Please come in quickly!" Wang Shu smiled.

Ge Bing followed Wang Shu into the Wang's house. He found that the Wang's courtyard was not small, and there were many houses in it. However, there were almost no servants and maids in the courtyard. After entering the room, Ge Bing found that Wang Shu's room was decorated with It is also very simple, with only a few paintings hanging there, not much gold and silver treasures.

"Master Wang is so cold?" Ge Bing asked in surprise.

In his mind, Wang Shu was originally the deputy prime minister, but now he is an important member of the Military Plane Department, one of the central ministers of the imperial court! With Wang Shu's status, if it was in the late Northern Song Dynasty, people like Cai Jing, Gao Qiu, Tong Guan and others were all wealthy and had a lot of servants, but now Wang Shu's home is like the home of ordinary people! Even a seventh-rank official in Kaifeng Mansion back then, his family was better than Wang Shu's.

"Bitter cold? Where does this come from? My family has no worries about food and drink, and there are servants and bearers. Is this also considered bitter cold?" Wang Shu laughed.

"Could it be that the salary given by the imperial court is too little?" Ge Bing said.

"The salary given by the imperial court is quite a lot, but after recovering Yanyun and the Central Plains, the country needs too much money and food, so the ministers of the imperial court only receive part of the gold and silver every month, which is enough to eat and drink! When the imperial court has money, it will naturally send Return the owed gold and silver to the ministers! This is a collective petition to His Majesty by the ministers of the court, and His Majesty agreed!" Wang Shu said.

The highest salary of ministers in the Song Dynasty was the highest in all dynasties! According to the historical records of the Song Dynasty, when the Northern Song Dynasty was the most prosperous, the prime minister’s salary was three hundred taels of silver a month, and even a general seventh-rank county magistrate had a salary of twelve taels of silver a month! There are other little rewards every festive season! This kind of salary is enough to allow ministers to live a rich life far beyond ordinary people! That's why Ge Bing was so amazed!

"Without money, are the ministers in the court willing to work?" Ge Bing asked in disbelief.

"We do things for the court, not for money." Wang Shu said lightly.

"What is that for?" Ge Bing asked in surprise.

"Of course I want to make a difference." Wang Shu said.

Wang Shu looked at Ge Bing with a hint of disdain in his eyes! In his opinion, their values ​​are completely different from those of Ge Bing, and it is impossible for Ge Bing to understand their thoughts!

Sure enough, Ge Bing is extremely confused now! Being an official is for enjoyment and getting rich. If not, what is the purpose of being an official? He really doesn't understand! He didn't know that there were a group of people who became officials not for enjoyment and wealth, but to realize their own political ideas, but to make great achievements in official positions and leave their names in history!

"Master Ge, is there anything important to come here tonight?" Wang Shu said.

"I came here today to talk about the current political situation." Ge Bing said.

"Your Majesty is no longer serving in the imperial court, so why bother talking about it?" Wang Shu said.

"This statement is wrong. I can't just watch the country's generals fail, and I can't just watch the Great Song Dynasty be destroyed!" Ge Bing said.

"Oh? Now that the Song Dynasty is booming, how can a country be a country without a country?" Wang Shu said.

"A military general is in charge of the country, and his power is overwhelming! The status of a military man is above that of a literati, which is really infuriating! Aren't you angry, Mr. Wang?" Ge Bing said.

"Governing the world depends on literati. I have never felt that military generals are more important than literati! Now that the Military Aircraft Department manages the world's military and state affairs, the vast majority of the Military Aircraft Department are literati!" Wang Shu said.

"There is still too much difference between now and before! Originally, after His Majesty regained the Central Plains, he should govern the country with literature and Confucianism! Preserve the principles of heaven, destroy human desires, make the status of warriors low, farmers and merchants low, and scholar-bureaucrats stand high and be respected by thousands of people. This is the truth! The emperor is in the palace, and there are three thousand beauties in the harem, but there are not many maids in the harem now! Anyone who sees his majesty will kneel, but now the civil and military ministers don't kneel! No! Grades, no order, is this still the world of Song Dynasty?" Ge Bing said.

"Then what do you think should be done?" Wang Shu said.

"The Supreme Emperor is old, and he once ruled the government for twenty years. At that time, the Song Dynasty was prosperous and prosperous! Your Majesty is only seventeen years old, and he is not yet old enough to be in power! Your Majesty should return the power to the Supreme Emperor, and let the Supreme Emperor rule the world! My lord, I hope you will join me Admonish the emperor! Let the Supreme Emperor take charge of the government again!" Ge Bing said.

With an earnest expression on his face, he hoped that Wang Shu would agree.

"You are treason!" Wang Shu sneered.

"Conspiracy? I'm for the great Song Dynasty, for all the people in the world!" Ge Bing said.

"Come on, take this person down!" Wang Shu shouted loudly.

Immediately, several servants rushed in from the outside, and they pushed Ge Bing to the ground. After a while, more than a dozen soldiers also rushed in.

"Master Wang, I am doing this for the great Song Dynasty, why did you do this?" Ge Bing shouted angrily.

"Trying to subvert the imperial court deserves death! Just wait for the court trial!" Wang Shu said coldly.

That night, the dozen or so ministers who had returned from the north were all arrested and imprisoned. Three days later, the dozen or so ministers were all exiled to the northwest to undergo reform through labor!