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    When the army arrived at Runzhou, the city gate was already open.

    When the army just went south, they asked the Jiangnan Bureau to carefully distribute notices to calm the people, so the people in the city were not too panicked, and many people went out of the city to greet the army.

    Chao Yong looked at an official holding the war horse that had just been given to Zongze, shook his head and said, "Master Zong is gone?"

    The official said tremblingly: "Master Zong said that he would not be rewarded for no merit, so he asked the villain to return the war horse to the prince, and he took Zong Ying away."

    Chao Yong said with a hint of luck: "Do you know where he went?"

    "The villain asked, Master Zong said that he was looking for a place to live in seclusion, but he didn't know where to go."

    Later, Xu Guanzhong said to Li Lida: "Your people are not keeping an eye on Zong Ying, are they?"

    Judge Li Li said with a smile: "I sent a good team to watch Zong Ying earlier, but they can't disappear."

    Chao Yong heard the conversation between Xu Guanzhong and Li Li, and then he no longer regretted it.

    Previously, he wanted to send people to guard against Zongze's escape. If he just followed Zongze directly, it would be a bit petty; if he sent people to intercept him outside the city, it would disturb the people.  Being in a dilemma, he had no choice but to stop Zongze's idea.

    After resting for one day in Runzhou, the army continued southward and headed straight for Huzhou. Along the way, prefectures and counties watched the wind blow and the local gentry also killed cattle and sheep to express their condolences to the three armies.

    When they were still more than a hundred miles away from Huzhou, the Southern Song Dynasty sent an envoy to ask for surrender.

    Chao Yong promised to pardon Zhao Zicheng and Tong Guan for their crimes and accepted the surrender of the Southern Song Dynasty.

    Zhao Zisong and Jiang You stayed in Huzhou because they were afraid that Tong Guan would kidnap Zhao Zicheng and surrender to Daliang. However, after the news of Zongze's defeat came, Zhao Zicheng first lost the courage to resist and summoned all civil and military officials to discuss the surrender. Tong Guan  Also supports Zhao Zicheng.

    Zhao Zisong and Jiang You were unable to change Zhao Zichen's decision, so they had no choice but to resign.

    When the army marched south, Zhao Zicheng led all the remaining officials of the Southern Song Dynasty ten miles out of the city to greet them. The people in the city also lined the streets to welcome them, cheering for not having to go through the war.

    For the common people, they are more willing to be the common people. The states north of the Yangtze River have fully opened sales homes, residential homes, Anjiyuan, and Luzeyuan. The victims of the disaster can get relief in their own states without having to move.  Although the Southern Song Dynasty appointed many famous officials, they did not try their best to rescue the people. Instead, they took the opportunity to recruit young men from the refugees as soldiers.

    In fact, the Southern Song Dynasty had no choice. Although Jiangnan was rich, Fang La had swept Jiangnan before, and many wealthy people followed Zhu Meng to Tokyo.  In the Southern Song Dynasty, there were only a dozen state capitals under direct jurisdiction. It was difficult for a clever woman to make a living without rice, and they did not have the power to build three courtyards and one garden to help the people.

    The appointment of Zongze, Jiang You and others in the Southern Song Dynasty attracted more scholars from the south of the Yangtze River. After all, the people had to eat, especially in years of famine, and they directed the court to provide relief.  If the imperial court fails to provide adequate relief, no matter how high the popularity is, it will be completely lost.

    Not all the army entered the city, but 10,000 soldiers from Qin and Ming Dynasties entered the city and took over the city defense.

    There are only 80,000 troops left outside the city. Luan Tingyu has 10,000 veterans stationed on Huainan Road on the north bank of the river. He is preparing to change the east and west roads of Huainan into Jiangsu Road and Anhui Road and start to rectify the troops on the two roads.

    When the whole city was welcoming the arrival of Taiping, in the Zongfu near the Southern Song Dynasty Palace, three carriages were parked in the backyard. More than a dozen people, men, women, old and young, were waiting in the courtyard, as if they were about to go on a long journey.

    Zongze listened to the thunderous cheers on the street, nodded and said: "Prince Daliang has entered the city, housekeeper, go and call the soldiers guarding the door in. Ying'er, be gentle, don't hurt their lives."

    "Yes, Dad."

    The four guards sent by Tong Guan at the door listened to the sound of thunder in the street and said, "I don't know if Mr. Tong can still serve as an official after he has submitted to Daliang. If he can't serve as an official, our life will probably be difficult.  "

    "Without the support of Mr. Tong, the emperor of Huzhou cannot surrender even if he wants to. It will take a lot of effort for Daliang to conquer Jiangnan. Mr. Tong can still be considered meritorious, and Daliang will not refuse to reward him."

    "It's hard to say. I heard that all the chamberlains in Daliang Palace cannot be officials. If Lord Tong doesn't have that status, he might be able to continue to be an official. It's hard to say now."

    "Master Tong just wants to save his life, whether he is an official or not is secondary. The Western Army led by Mr. Zhong has already surrendered to Daliang. Without the Western Army, how could Master Tong dare to fight against Daliang."

    "We are all from the Western Army. I wonder if the Prince of Liang will continue to use us. All the soldiers and horses on the front line have been disarmed and returned to the field. If we are not allowed to pay, we don't know what we can do."

    "Hey, this is life. We want to work hard for Daliang, but Daliang doesn't necessarily want us. But the people in this clan are because the prince wanted them to be officials, but they ran away."

    "If you have Master Zong's ability, you can also?Use standing here.  "

    The four of them were Tong Guan's pro-soldiers from the Western Army. On that day, the Manichaeans spread the news of the fall of the northwest in the city. Most of Tong Guan's 20,000 pro-soldiers immediately dispersed, leaving only 5,000 people left.  Later, the northwest surrendered to Daliang, and news came that Daliang had wiped out Xixia. Only then did everyone know that the news at that time was false. However, those more than 10,000 people had already returned to the northwest and returned to Daliang. The north was strong and the south was weak. Naturally, they would not  Come back again.

    Even among the remaining five thousand people, many people fled to the northwest after hearing that the Western Army had destroyed Xixia.

    By the time Daliang moved south, there were only more than 3,000 Tong Guan's soldiers left.

    After the news of Zongze's defeat and the surrender of Runzhou came, Tong Guan asked people to take care of Zongze's family.  When waiting for Prince Daliang to deal with him, those who can stand out from thousands of eunuchs are all good at reading people's hearts.

    After Zongze became an official, in order to show his determination to live and die with the Southern Song Dynasty, he also moved his family to Huzhou.  Previously, Zongze led his troops on an expedition, but he did not bring his family with him.

    The old wife and young grandchildren at home are all in Huzhou. Tong Guan does not think that Zongze will ignore his family. As long as he keeps an eye on Zongze's family, Zongze will show up sooner or later, and then he can send Zongze to Prince Daliang again.  As for whether the Prince of Daliang will use Zongze in the future, and whether Zongze is willing to be loyal, it is none of his business. He only needs to be attentive to the Prince of Daliang.

    After Zongze and his son left the city from Runzhou, they went all the way south to Huzhou, hoping to move the old and young.

    Huzhou is not big, and many officials and people in Huzhou know Zongze and his son, so the two had no choice but to change their identities and sneak into the Zongfu.

    ¡° However, there are many young and old in the family, so it is not easy to go out of the city without attracting attention.  When Zongze was about to let his family leave the city in batches, Tong Guan had already sent soldiers to take care of the Zong Mansion and informed the people in the manor that they could not leave the city.

    It turns out that in order to know the battle situation on the front line as soon as possible, Tong Guan sent some confidants to act as eyes and ears in Beigu Mountain and Runzhou City.

    As soon as Zongze asked Zong Ying to surrender the soldiers and horses in the city, Tong Guan's confidants in the city rushed to Huzhou, but Zongze and his son arrived in the city one after another.

    The housekeeper of the clan came out and said to the four of them: "The old lady has prepared some things to reward the soldiers and horses of Daliang. Please ask the four sergeants to help move them."

    "good."

    The four of them did not dare to neglect and hurriedly followed the housekeeper to the house.

    As soon as I entered the mansion, I heard the sound of wind suddenly coming from behind.

    "careful."

    A soldier immediately took a step forward and loudly reminded his companions.

    Zong Ze and Zong Ying rushed out from behind, raised their sticks and knocked down the three of them, but they didn't expect one of them to react very quickly.

    The soldier drew his sword and turned around to see that the attackers were Zongze and his son. He was stunned and said, "Master Zong, what do you mean?"

    Zongze said: "I want to take the old and young out of the city, but I can only offend four of you. The four of you are no match for our father and son. If you are knocked unconscious by us, Tong Guan will not punish you when we go back. Maybe Tong Guan will not have the chance to punish you.  You are offended."

    After saying that, he raised his fists and hit the soldier with the stick in his hand.

    Zong Ying couldn't let her father do anything, so she hurriedly attacked from the side. After a few turns, the military man was knocked to the ground by Zong Ze with a stick. Zong Ying knocked him unconscious with a follow-up stick.

    Zongze saw that all four people had fainted, so he said to the housekeeper: "Let everyone behind, young and old, get in the car. Let's leave the city while the whole city is waiting for the prince."

    Within a moment, all three carriages drove out from the backyard. Zongze and his son did not dare to show their faces, so they squeezed into the carriages and left the house together.

    "Master Zong, wait a moment."

    As soon as the carriage left the mansion, a group of horse soldiers caught up from behind.

    When Zongze heard that he was being yelled at, he had no choice but to get out of the carriage. When he saw that the people coming were the prince's personal soldiers, he clasped his fists and said, "I wonder what the general's orders are?"

    The fact that Zongze and his son entered the Zongfu was not hidden from the Jiangnan Bureau. As soon as Chao Yong entered the city, he asked Shi Yong to bring people to invite Zongze.

    Shi Yong clasped his fists and said, "The prince invites Lord Zong to attend a banquet at Huzhou Yamen."

    Zongze also knew that Shi Yong would not return empty-handed, so he had no choice but to say to Zong Ying, who got off the car together: "You take your family out of the city first, and I will go look for you later."

    Hearing this, Shi Yong hurriedly said: "The prince wants to make great use of Master Zong. Why does Master Zong have to let his family travel back and forth?"

    Zong Ying also said: "My mother and I are waiting for your father in the mansion. If the prince is willing to let him go, it won't be too late for us to leave. Otherwise, my father can't leave, and we have to come back. My mother is not in good health, and I'm afraid of the bumpy going back and forth.  Can¡¯t stand it.¡±

    Zongze hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Then you take your family and wait for me at the house."

    Zongze saw that a soldier of the prince had brought back the BMW he had left in Runzhou, so he got on his horse and went to the Huzhou Yamen.Come.

    After Tong Guan founded the new dynasty, he expanded the Huzhou Yamen into a palace. Although it took a short time, it was built magnificently.  However, when Zhao Zicheng surrendered, the palace naturally became the Huzhou Yamen again. Before Chao Yong entered the city, Zhao Zicheng had all the illegal buildings demolished.

    A banquet has been held in the yamen. The prince is sitting high above. On the right are the generals from Daliang's southern expedition, and on the left are Zhao Zicheng, Tong Guan and other newly surrendered Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers.

    The prince did not announce the opening of the banquet, so everyone was chatting in the palace.

    Tong Guan looked at the empty seat above him, wondering who it would be.

    The first one on the left is Zhao Zicheng. According to the official position in the Southern Song Dynasty, this position was originally occupied by Tong Guan, but Chao Yong asked Tong Guan to move one position back.

    Everyone was a little curious about who the prince was waiting for, and from time to time they looked at the door of the hall while chatting.

    "It turns out to be Mr. Zong."

    "No wonder."

    When they saw Zongze appearing at the entrance of the hall, everyone suddenly realized.

    The most powerful person in the Southern Song Dynasty was Tong Guan, but the most famous person was undoubtedly Zongze, and Jiang You was even worse.  Jiang You just had a reputation for being upright, which probably came from when he was a censor.  Zongze, however, was famous for not fearing the powerful and loving the people like a son. His reputation was gained by holding office in various places for thirty years.

    After Zong Zezhong became a Jinshi, he first served as county captain and county magistrate in Guantao County, Daming Prefecture, then magistrate of four counties in Quzhou Longyou, Laizhou Jiaoshui, Jinzhou Zhaocheng and Laizhou Ye County, and later he was promoted to Dengzhou Tongpan.

    Although his official position is not high, he benefits one place wherever he goes and has outstanding political achievements.  His poor official career was simply because he did not want to attach himself to the powerful officials in the court, and he was not afraid of the powerful in the local area, which offended many people.

    Tong Guan had also thought about Zong Ze before, but he didn't know that Zong Ze had already sneaked into the Zong Mansion and thought that Zong Ze was hiding somewhere.  Now seeing that the prince invited Zongze as soon as he entered the city, he became even more afraid of Daliang's intelligence agency.

    After urging Judge Li Li to form the Jiangnan Bureau, he sent people to infiltrate the area and even directly spread Daliang's newspaper.

    Tong Guan spent a lot of thought, but could not prevent Daliang from spreading the news about Daliang.  Now it seems that Daliang Xizuo's penetration level may have exceeded his imagination, otherwise he would not have found Zongze so quickly.

    Chao Yong stood up and walked down the high platform, walked towards him and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing, Mr. Zong?"

    When everyone in the palace saw the prince standing up to greet him, they all stood up in a hurry.

    Zongze bowed and said: "Thank you for your concern, Prince. I also congratulate the Prince for the peace of Jiangnan. From now on, I will be the common people under the rule of Daliang. I am about to take my family and live in seclusion. I would like to ask the Prince to let me go."

    Xu Guanzhong smiled and said: "Zhao Ji and Zhao Zicheng have become my ministers, so why should Mr. Zong be persistent?"

    Chao Yong nodded and said: "I have no shortage of elite soldiers in Daliang, but I am short of capable ministers in governing the world. This year there is a severe drought in the south of the Yangtze River, and the people have been displaced, and they need a capable minister to comfort them. I also ask Mr. Zong to serve as the governor of Zhejiang Road for the sake of the people in the south of the Yangtze River, roughly.  That¡¯s Jiangnan East Road.¡±

    With that said, he bowed to Zongze again.

    When the Southern Song Dynasty ministers heard that the prince asked Zongze to be the governor of Jiangnan East Road, their eyes turned red.  The governor of Daliang was in charge of political affairs. The territory of the Southern Song Dynasty was only half of Jiangnan East Road, and some state capitals were taken away by Lu Shinang.  In other words, once Zongze surrendered to Daliang, the state capital he managed would exceed all the previous territories of the Southern Song Dynasty.

    Nowadays, Daliang only has eight governors: Governor of Shandong (formerly Jingdong Road), Governor of Hebei, Governor of Shanxi (formerly Hedong Road), Governor of Henan (formerly Jingji Road), Governor of Shaanxi, Governor of Gansu, Governor of Qinghai, and Governor of Ningxia, plus  Go up to the newly captured Huainan East and West Roads, and Jiangnan East and West Roads.  Zong Zehui became one of the twelve governors of Daliang.

    Of course, this was the idea of ??the surrender officials of the Southern Song Dynasty. In fact, Chao Yong had already given Chao Gai a map based on his memory. The names of Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan roads in front of him came from his idea.

    Chao Yong wants to make 28 roads out of Daliang. In addition to the existing eight roads in Shandong, Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia, Huainan East and West Roads will be renamed Jiangsu and Anhui Roads, and Jiangnan East and West Roads.  The road was renamed Zhejiang, Jiangxi Road, and in the future there will be Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, Yunnan, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, xi zang, xin zheng, Inner Mongolia 16th Road  .

    In fact, they are the provinces and autonomous regions of later generations.

    Although the size of each road and subsequent province may vary, the general location does not.  .

    In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were originally twenty-three roads, and Daliang was expanded to twenty-eight roads. However, the territory would also expand, but the various state capitals did not undergo major changes.

    That means there will be twenty-eight people in Daliang in the future.?Governor, twenty-eight general soldiers, Liangshan has many veteran generals. It is not difficult to choose the twenty-eight general soldiers, but the twenty-eight governors make Liang very stretched.

    The governor can be said to be a high-ranking official in the border areas, but in the whole country, he is only one of the twenty-eight governors. There are six ministerial offices above them in the court.

    The six ministers are the second rank, the ministers of the six ministers and the governors are all the second rank.

    The 28th Route is the territory of the Daliang Empire that Chao Yong plans to build. Of course, after the 28th Route is captured, Daliang's military front will not stop.  However, as the distance increases, communication and troop deployment will lag significantly. Therefore, Chao Yong does not plan to build any more roads. Instead, he will build kingdoms of different sizes outside China. These kingdoms are attached to the Daliang Empire and must report to Daliang every year.  Pay tribute.

    The kings of these kingdoms will all be the sons of Chao Yong. If a kingdom is in trouble, the nearby kingdoms can rescue it without waiting for the Liang Empire to send troops.

    Zongze saw the prince bending down to bow to him, and hurriedly returned the salute: "Zongze is just a commoner, how dare he treat the prince as such a gift."

    Chao Yong did not get up, but insisted: "I also ask Lord Zong to serve as an official to benefit the people."

    Zongze saw that Chao Yong was very polite to him from Runzhou, and he was moved and said: "The prince is so kind and loving, and Zongze can only repay him with all his heart and soul."

    Chao Yong heard that Zongze was willing to surrender. He straightened up and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I have gained another virtuous minister in Daliang. I just want to congratulate you for this today."

    Chao Yong took Zong Ze¡¯s wrist, walked to the second seat on the left, and said, ¡°Master Zong, please sit down. You were supposed to sit first, but I¡¯m afraid you don¡¯t want to sit down.¡±

    When Zhao Zichen heard this, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

    His position is the most embarrassing. He is said to be the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, but his name is not justified and his national power is not strong. He was surrendered without blocking the main force of the army.

    When they sent people to ask for surrender, they did not dare to ask for more. They just asked the prince to forgive their sins.

    Chao Yong exempted them from their sins as he wished, and only gave Zhao Zicheng a viscount and Tong Guan a baron, without any official positions.

    Zhao Zicheng's viscount can still be passed down to a baron generation, but Tong Guan's title is the lowest and cannot be passed down. Of course, Tong Guan will not have any real descendants.

    Although his title is not high, Zhao Zicheng is very satisfied.  In the previous Song Dynasty, he was just an idle clan member, and his annual salary was not as high as a viscount in Daliang.  Now he has been emperor for a few days and then changed to a viscount. The result is much better than that of most Zhao and Song royal families.

    Zongze bowed to Zhao Zicheng and sat down with Zhao Zicheng's head. He was also very grateful to Chao Yong for his arrangement.  Although they all returned to Daliang, they should sit according to Daliang's ranking, but today was the first day of Daliang's entry into the city. If he sat on top of Zhao Zicheng, it would definitely not be good news.  (To be continued.)
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