It was inconvenient at home, but it was very convenient outside!
This was Hua Zixu's understanding.
So...
Now that Hua Zixu had appeared in front of Wu Song,
Since it was inconvenient to stay at home, then wouldn't it be very convenient to rush to the capital for the examination?
Wu Song already did not know what to say.
This Hua Zixu was simply…
It was too much to his liking.
However, he remained calm and collected. He only nodded slightly."You must be tired from the long journey. Brother Hua, be more careful!”
There was a Bao Qingtian in Kaifeng.
the iron face is impartial, discerning loyalty and treachery.
Wu Song inexplicably thought of Bao Zheng.
However, Bao Qingtian was now a thing of the past.
Kaifeng was the ancient capital of eight dynasties. It had experienced the Xia Dynasty, the Warring States Wei Dynasty, the Later Liang Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty, the Later Han Dynasty, the Later Zhou Dynasty, the current Song Dynasty, and the future Jin Dynasty.
Naturally, among the eight dynasties, the most famous was the Song Dynasty. Kaifeng reached its peak during the Song Dynasty.
Just by looking at the Painting of Along the River During Qingming Festival, the prosperity of the capital city of the Northern Song Dynasty was vividly displayed. The Northern Song Dynasty and Kaifeng seemed to be a match made in heaven.
From an economic point of view, this view was indeed not a problem. However, from a military perspective, Kaifeng was not a qualified capital city.
As the capital, Kaifeng's greatest advantage was its water transport, but its greatest disadvantage was that it was located on the plains and had no danger to defend.
The reason why Kaifeng's water transport could become its greatest advantage was that water transport was extremely important to the Northern Song regime.
The political and military system at the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty. When Zhao Kuangyin established the Great Song, the first problem he had to face was how to prevent the Great Song from repeating the mistakes of the Five Dynasties.
One had to know that during the Five Dynasties, it was because the officials held military power that they overthrew the old dynasty and built a new dynasty. The Great Song did the same. In order to ensure that the generals would not repeat his old trick of wearing the imperial robe, Zhao Kuangyin took a series of measures to reform the political system, financial system, and military system since the Tang Dynasty to strengthen the central rule.
Drink a cup of wine to give up military power, and govern the world with scholar-bureaucrats
Because he was worried that his generals would not be able to accept the orders of the emperor, Zhao Kuangyin adopted a policy of "strong and weak". He ordered the elite soldiers of the world to gather in the capital and gather the elite soldiers from all directions to camp in the capital area as guards.
Zhao Kuangyin's main intention was that he was afraid that there would be too many soldiers on the border and too few soldiers in the capital. If that happened, there would be a situation of separation or even rebellion. And gathering the army next to the capital would be beneficial for suppressing local rebellions at any time, and it would also be convenient for the safety of the capital.
Although this strategy could prevent the Great Generals of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms from rebelling, with so many soldiers gathered around the capital, food supplies would become a major problem.
Therefore, the Great Song had to gather grain from all over the country to the capital. The cheapest way to transport grain was water transport, and Kaifeng was very important.
Kaifeng was able to become the water transport hub of the four rivers, mainly because its terrain was relatively flat and easy to build ditches. However, the result of the flat terrain was that there was no danger to defend.
However, Kaifeng of the Northern Song Dynasty was located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. The surrounding terrain was flat and there were no dangers of mountains and rivers. It had always been a place for four wars and had no dangers to rely on.
In order to make up for Kaifeng's shortcomings, the Great Song had no choice but to increase the number of troops to guard the capital. This was also the so-called " using soldiers as a danger ". At that time, people called it " not because of the strength of the mountains and rivers, but because of the soldiers."
Unfortunately, such a move not only aggravated the financial burden of the Northern Song Dynasty, but also caused the phenomenon of redundant soldiers, officials, and expenses. In the late years of the Northern Song Dynasty, the quality of the Imperial Army declined. Under the attack of the Jin Kingdom's cavalry, the 800,000 Imperial Army was useless. The most important thing was that Song Taizu might still have the desire to improve, and Song Taizong might still have the desire to improve, but the further they went, the more useless they became. The further they went, the more cowardly they became.
The Song Dynasty was so vulnerable against Big Gold.
This was a character that had gradually developed after Song Taizong.
The Han Dynasty!
After arriving at Kaifeng Prefecture, Wu Song also took a deep breath, but he could not help but sigh.
Feudal society, the second to last Han Dynasty.
Unfortunately, he was terrified.
Wu Song mainly took the waterway, and he read books every day along the way.
As for Li Ping 'er, although she was secretly making eyes at him, she was still very calm.
However, Wu Song was really unmoved.
The time and place were not suitable. Moreover, he needed time to read and ponder over the scriptures along the way.
Hua Zixu and Li Ping 'er didn't dare to stop Wu Song from taking the imperial examination, so they restrained themselves along the way.
They did not encounter any Mountain Bandits along the way.
Even when he arrived at Liangshan Lake, he did not meet the white-robed scholar Wang Lun.
Originally, Wu Song still planned to properly display his combat strength once he encountered them.
Now that he thought about it, he could only let it go.
The heroes of Water Margins would most likely not be able to see them.
In the future, if they gathered a crowd to rebel, he might be the one to send troops to attack.
However, Wu Song was still thinking about other things.
Twenty-six years later, the Jin army went south.
Could the dog Emperor Huizong of Song hold on?
Kaifeng Prefecture.
After arriving at the capital city of the Great Song, Hua Zixu said something to Li Ping 'er.
Hua Zixu rushed to book a guest room for Wu Song. He specially booked a big one. Their guest room was just next door, so it was convenient for Li Ping 'er to sneak in at night.
Wu Song was naturally aware of Hua Zixu's actions.
However, he couldn't be bothered to lower himself to Hua Zixu's level.
Even if something happened, it would have to wait until after the imperial examinations.
"Brother Wu, since you've come to Kaifeng today, you must pay Zeng Bu a visit!？”Hua Zixu reminded.
"Oh?" Wu Song frowned slightly." I'm afraid Master won't see me to avoid suspicion!"：”
Hua Zixu said," Brother Wu, you don't know. It doesn't matter if you see him or not. However, you have to show your courtesy. This means that you have a teacher in your heart. It's polite to come to Kaifeng Prefecture to see your teacher. If you don't go, I'm afraid you will be criticized!"”
"It's one thing to see him or not. It's another matter to go or not!”
"There are many rules in the capital. Brother Wu, since you've come to the capital, you need to think carefully!" Hua Zixu said.”
Wu Song glanced at Hua Zixu. This 'man' who brought his own rations and even gave his wife to him. Although he was a damn eunuch, there were some things that he could avoid taking many detours with his reminder.
"Thank you for your reminder, Brother Hua!" Wu Song nodded.”
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