Unfortunately, Zhao Bing did not hear Dong Wenzhi's words, otherwise he would have been called a confidant, but he also knew that they would not have the chance to meet each other. With his temperament and the "conscience" of Confucian scholars, he would be buried for the Mongol Yuan even for the sake of family inheritance. He would never fall into the hands of the Song army to repay the favor of his encounter.

As the end of the year approaches, Zhao Bing and several ministers of the escort also discussed going to various places to express condolences to the military generals on the front line. Of course, they should not leave empty-handed. The accompanying carriages not only contain a large amount of New Year goods, but also the most popular "Jiaofangsi". But don't misunderstand that the emperor cannot be a madam, and the women in Jiaofangsi are not women of fairness.

In the impression of modern people, the villains in film and television dramas often threaten the upright and kind ministers, and if they do not confess, they will send their wives and daughters to Jiaofangsi, which leads people to think that Jiaofangsi is an extremely terrifying place, almost equal to brothels, and women sent to them will become prostitutes who are worse than death.

In fact, there was a Jiaofangsi in the Tang Dynasty. When Li Yuan was in power, he set up an Neijiaofang in the palace to train the palace maids to learn palace singing, dancing and musical instruments for temple worship. Therefore, the Neijiaofang was managed by Taichang Temple, an institution that controls the ancestral temple sacrifices. After Wu Zetian took office, he changed the Neijiaofang to Yunshao Mansion. During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty, he restored the old name.

The Teaching House in the Tang Dynasty was mainly responsible for managing male and female artists such as singing and dancing, Sanyue in the palace. These artists were divided into different levels according to their status and skills. Generally, female artists were called "officials", and higher female artists were called "insiders" or "frontmans". Women who entered the civilian family had to learn various musical instruments, including pipa, zheng, guzheng and other instruments, which were called "slide players".

For these artists, Jiaofangsi is just a job. Although he is also under the supervision of eunuchs, he has personal freedom. Male artists who do not want to engage in acting careers or female artists who want to get married can leave on their own. As a department that can get close to big figures, Jiaofang has also attracted many women from ordinary families to sign up for elections and act as an entry level.

The role of the Song Dynasty was similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, mainly for the music used for banquets and music. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was divided into four parts: Daqu, Faqu, Kucha, and Drum and Flute, and was divided into different types of music. By the Southern Song Dynasty, it was further divided into thirteen colors according to the instruments and performance types, including the squid, the big drum, the stick and drum, the clapper color, the flute color, the pipa color, the zheng color, the square sound color, the sheng color, the dance and the song color, the zaju color, the squid color, the military color, each with a head or color length.

What was tragic was the Jingkang Incident. The Jin army captured the Northern Song Dynasty's Tokyo Bianliang, the two emperors Huiqin were captured, and the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed. At the same time, the war caused the loss of musical instruments and music books, and the complete bankruptcy of Jiaofang. It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty established a foothold in Jiangnan that the Jiaofang organization was rebuilt in the 14th year of Shaoxing. However, the Jin people invaded the Southern Song Dynasty again and the Jiaofang was abolished again.

Although there were royal institutions of similar names in charge of palace music affairs, there were no musicians who specialized in eating imperial grain. Instead, they temporarily recruited folk artists to rehearse the performance during the performance. It was not until Zhao Bing recovered Jiangnan and returned to Lin'an. In order to demonstrate the new dynasty, the court decided to restore the old system and re-establish the Jiaofangsi.

It can be seen that Jiaofangsi has always been an organization that manages the performance of music, dance and drama in the palace. It is a very serious organization, not an official brothel. Moreover, as an art organization supported by the state, Jiaofangsi has brought folk music to the palace on the one hand, and on the other hand, it has also contributed to the improvement of artists' artistic level.

In other words, the Jiaofangsi still manages the organization of music, dance and drama in the palace, and is responsible for the allocation, teaching and review of music books in the world, and undertakes the important national ritual and music publicity functions. The main function of the women in the Jiaofangsi is "female music". Although the women among them are called "prostitutes", they are essentially different from the "prostitutes" we often call them.

The "sing" here refers to artists who perform singing and dancing, and "sing" refers to women who work in music and singing. There is an essential difference between the two. Of course, you can also think that the Jiaofangsi is the Royal Song and Dance Troupe, which are singers, dancers and musicians, performing artists, and ancient women's art troupes engaged in artistic performances in the Song and Dance Troupe.

However, the social status of the advocated gui is still very low, so the source of the Jiaofangsi Le family is mainly because of the daughters of poor families who are forced to be sold by their families due to financial reasons. Some are girls from untouchables who become kids to improve their lives, as well as women who are confiscated from officials due to crimes, and women who were captured from enemy countries. These women have low status and are helpless, so Jiaofangsi may not be a bad place for them.

As for the Jiaofangsi's reputation and gradually became more and more scented, it was after the Ming Dynasty. However, it was just because the Jiaofangsi took over the work of an official brothel, but the two were completely in the water. From beginning to end, the Jiaofangsi was just a department that managed the official brothel under the leadership of the Ministry of Rites, which was not the same as the official brothel. Its main responsibility was to manage the performance of music, dance and drama in the palace...

In ancient times, the army was all monk temples, and there was no saying that women were joining the army. Moreover, the military discipline required that women were not allowed to be allowed in the camps during wartime, female relatives were not allowed, and prostitutes were not allowed to visit prostitutes. Therefore, Zhao Bing went to various camps for tours and condolences, of course, very popular with the officers and soldiers. It was happier than rewarding them with wine and meat, and the voices shouting long live were several degrees higher.

Of course, there are also some people who are not very happy, that is, Xu Hong, the commander of the guard camp. Since Ni Liang led most of the troops in the front guards to attack Shanxi, the power of the guards was already very weak. When the emperor decided to go to the front to comfort the troops, he had to divide the troops again.

Although Handan has now become the "rear" and is also taken over by the newly formed 10th Brigade of the State Army, it is also a material transfer hub on Hebei East Road. After the baggage is transported, it will be transferred to various places. It can go west through the Taihang Hole to Luzhou, Shanxi, and support Ni Liang's troops on the West Road.

In addition, the emperor's two empresses were still in the Handan Palace, so there was only one newly-organized brigade with weak combat power to station such an important grain storage place. No one could rest assured. So the Second Land War Brigade and the Imperial Guard Cavalry Brigade were still stationed in Handan, and the personal guard regiment was still left behind. Such an arrangement could cover people's eyes and make it difficult to determine the emperor's whereabouts.

Nowadays, the headquarters of the Eastern Hebei Army, the General Administration of the Marines, the Eighth Army and the Directly Affiliated Forces are stationed in Xingtai, and the Second Cavalry Division, the Third Cavalry Division and the Second Artillery Division are scattered in various prefectures and counties in Xingzhou to rest on the spot. The Third Army, the Fourth Army and the Fifth Army are arranged on the front line Zanhuang, Gaoyi and Ningjin.

According to the plan, he drove under the escort of a cavalry brigade, a battalion of the guards and guards and guards, and went to Xingtai with the guards and supplies that transported the supplies of condolences. There had been a long time of recovery, and there were imperial guards stationed along the way, and there were also invading state troops to maintain traffic and public order. Xu Hong thought that although the guards had fewer troops, there were no need to worry too much. After all, the guards had strong combat power and could receive reinforcements from the garrison even if they were in trouble.

Because he had already received a notice from the Bureau of Affairs, the Mongolian Yuan court ordered the front-line troops to raid the Song army's transportation line, cut off the food route, attacked and killed away small troops, and waited for an opportunity to assassinate officials from the Song Dynasty. According to reports, the Mongolian Yuan garrison and the Red Army of the Ma were quite honest and did not dare to cross the defense line without authorization. Instead, the local tyrants organized village soldiers and local prefectures to recruit mercenaries and mercenaries composed of volunteers and brave men recruited by local prefectures were very active.

These civilian armed forces are familiar with the terrain. They put down swords and guns and are difficult for civilians to distinguish, and they are stimulated by bounties. They also believe that the Song army is an invader. They often use the terrain and night cover to ambush teams transporting supplies near traffic lines, and even sneak attacks Song Dynasty officials and villagers who came out of the city and went to the countryside. The losses caused were not great, but they caused panic.

So before setting out, they put away the ceremonial warriors, all under the banner of the First Division of the Baggage Division, changed into the uniforms of the imperial guards, and walked along the road, never greedy for nights, staying in the city or military camps at night. Although there were many cars and battles in their ranks, there were more than 3,000 people. The small group of enemy troops did not dare to stroke the tiger's beards, but they just spyed from a distance, or put a few cold arrows and ran away.

Along the way, he arrived in Xingzhou without any danger. Tian Zhong also sent troops to pick them up into Xingtai, and finally caught up with the next day to drink Laba porridge. Xu Hong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But before he could breathe well, he learned how to make trouble. When he took over as the commander of the guard camp, it was the first Northern Expedition. After the emperor returned to the capital, he always heard that His Majesty could make trouble and always wanted to take risks alone. However, in the capital, he just secretly led his concubines out of the palace to play, or went to his father-in-law's house to have a meal. The biggest time was that he had a fight with the gangsters in Lin'an.

But this time, he was far away from the capital, without the advice of the empress dowager and the empresses, and without the constraints of the Lu Prime Minister and Deng Prime Minister, the emperor was able to have his own possession and began to let himself go.

The emperor was normal in the first two days after arriving in Xingtai. The next day, he met officers above the command of various troops in Xing, officials of prefectures and county officials and local elderly people in the city, and held a lunch banquet to entertain them and drank Laba porridge together. In the evening, he held a banquet to specially entertain soldiers who made contributions to the Central and Western Army of the Northern Expedition. After the banquet, he enjoyed the singing and dancing performances of the Jiaofangsi with everyone.

On the third day, accompanied by Tian Zhong and other generals, the emperor visited the 1st Division of the Eighth Army and the 2nd Artillery Division stationed outside the city. After reviewing the troops, he had lunch with the officers and soldiers. After the Session, the Jiaofangsi performed a program on the school field for the officers and soldiers, and returned to the garrison place in the city before dark.

However, the emperor seemed to be unable to enjoy it, so he had to travel north to visit the three armies on the front line and spend the New Year with the officers and soldiers. Because the ministers and the queen mother had made an agreement with the emperor before leaving the capital to fight, the emperor was not allowed to approach the front line to ensure its safety. So everyone advised the emperor to dispel this idea.
Chapter completed!