The Subjugation of the Northern Song Dynasty
Nearly a month has passed since the work of sending land cemeteries to the Lianghe area to recruit the cities, and only Shizhou on Hedong Road surrendered to the Jin army. All other prefectures and counties were under their control and did not surrender. As a last resort, Song Qinzong could only issue an edict again: The military and civilians of Lianghe River opened their doors to surrender.
On the 5th, the Great Jin Privy Councilor Liu Yanzong, the former surrendered minister of the Great Liao Kingdom, submitted a letter to request the Zhao family to be reinstated. Emperor Taizong of Jin refused to listen.
After robbing the merchant, the money was still not enough. Song Ting was wandering around and couldn't think of who to slaughter? In despair, he suddenly had an idea. There was a way! He posted the imperial list and publicly promoted official positions to the whole city. There were big and small, and the prices were high and low. If you are really not interested in secular fame, you can choose to be a monk or Taoist priest... There is no limit on the number of certificates.
What a great discount, but unfortunately, I spent 10 days to buy it, and I didn’t even have to buy it for a whole of 10 days... The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were completely desperate and could not get it together, so I had to bite the bullet and send the retrieved ones to the Jurchens first. I hope that the other party should not be too rough because of the serious work attitude?
The Jin soldiers were furious! On the 9th, Xiao Qing once again conveyed Wanyan Zonghan's order and Wanyan Zongwang: If the amount of gold and silver is not quickly exchanged, the Jin soldiers would enter the city and rob it! The only way now is: Zhao Huan, you go out of the city again and meet our marshal! Let's see if you can buy you some more time for the Song Dynasty?
Zhao Huan hesitated, there was no good meeting. It would be great to be able to come back last time. Who knows what the consequences will be? But can I not go? Since the city gate is broken, it is artificially axe, how can I feel wronged!
On the 10th of the next day, Emperor Qinzong of Song left the Grand Privy Council, Sun Fu and Crown Prince Zhao Chen, to supervise the country and left the city by himself. His premonition was very bad, as if he knew what the fate of waiting for him was... At this time, former Prime Minister Tang Ke also appeared, shocked and said, "It's so much, it's better to be reborn." Wu Ge warned the current Prime Minister He Li, "The throne of the Astronomy Emperor is very strong. Your Majesty will not come back as soon as he goes out of the city." But He Li didn't listen... There were tens of thousands of people at the city gate, who held the emperor's chariot and refused to let him out of the city. Zhao Huan cried. Did he want to leave?
At this time, a man named Fan Qiong, a general named Fan Qiong appeared. This man made great contributions in the second Kaifeng defense battle just now, but now he has become an authentic traitor and a lackey of the Jin people! He said to the people, "The emperor left the city in the morning and came back in the evening. Let go and let the emperor go." The people were furious, and this was lying to the face! They scolded the lackey, but Fan Qiong drew out his knife and cut off the hands that the people were pulling on the shaft of the chariot!
Outside the city, Zhao Huan met Zhang Shuye. Zhang Shuye grabbed Zhao Huan's horse head and advised him to come back and never go to the Jin camp. Zhao Huan was even more sad. He said that I was for the sake of the people. If I don't go, the Jin army would go to the city to kill people...
Zhang Shuye fell to the ground crying. He was a soldier of the Song Dynasty. He hated his dereliction of duty. Amid the crying, Zhao Huan's car drove. Before leaving, he looked back at the crowd and called Zhang Shuye's word "Ji Zhong hard work" and said the four words "Ji Zhong hard work" were deeply imprinted into Zhang Shuye's heart and also determined his final destiny...
Zhao Huan entered the Jin camp for the second time, and his treatment was much worse than the last time. The two Wanyan leaders were missing, and what they prepared in Qingcheng was the etiquette of receiving a prince. The Jurchens only allowed Zhao Huan to leave behind 00 guards and 18 top-level powerful people, including 9 princes including Yun Prince Zhao Kai, the prime minister He Li, Feng Cheng, Cao Fu, Hanlin bachelor Wu Kai, Mo Chu, direct bachelor Sun Qi, the minister of the Ministry of Rites Tan Shiji, and Taichang Shaoqing Wang Zao... lived in the separate rooms of Qingcheng Zhai Palace.
The west wing room was left for Zhao Huan. There was no bed in this room, only a kang made of adobe, with two blankets on it, two small stools in front of the kang, and not even a table. During the day, Zhao Huan could walk around the vegetarian palace at will. At night, his door would be tied up with iron chains, and a large group of golden soldiers would surround the yard, light a bonfire to party, eat and drink, and make noise... Zhao Huan tried his best to endure this nightmare, but he didn't know that he was adapting to his new life in advance...
Wanyan Zonghan did this: I caught it, put it back, and then transferred it out. Why is this trouble? No! Everything is to serve robbery! How can I squeeze out such a richest city in the world, and without using methods? The first time I transferred Zhao Huan and put it back was to let the emperor of the Song Dynasty squeeze his own people, and the Jurchens wait to collect money. When the squeeze reaches a limit, Zhao Huan's role must be changed. He transferred him as a meat ticket and once again put pressure on the Song people to squeeze out more money!
This time, the money search movement in Kaifeng City has really increased. Four new ministers were added, and they were responsible for scrapping money! Even the famous slums in Futianyuan in the city was not spared, and two golds and seven taels of silver were scraped out... It was still not much money, so there was no way to do so. The Song people did something super shameful. To sum up: The Song Dynasty shaved the silver of the people to damage the foundation. Scraping the powerful and the wealthy was to dig the roots of their own trees. Scraping the merchants destroyed the foundation of the country. After scraping these, they began to scrape the yard and slash the yard and squeeze out the powder and wrap the money... This kind of money is completely shameless!
They did all their best, but the officials of the Song Dynasty did not feel anything bad, because they had a wish to use money to realize it - they hoped that they could raise enough money and let the emperor return to the city to celebrate the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month!
Money was constantly sent to the Jin camp, and Zhao Huan was looking forward to it day by day. Soon, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month arrived. The officials and people of the Song Dynasty stood outside Nanxun Gate and waited for the emperor. After a whole day, the emperor's carriage and horses returned...
On that day, Zhao Huan was at Liujia Temple. It was the only happy garden in a radius of nearly a thousand miles. The Jin army had long heard of the Lantern Festival lantern nights in Kaifeng City in Central Plains. How could they miss it? They transported the snatched Jiaofang Musicians and Lantern Festival here, held a banquet, sang and drank, and enjoyed the lanterns...
The lights are similar every year, and it is embarrassing at this moment. I wonder how Zhao Huan was feeling at that time?
On the 16th, a student named Xu Kui wrote to Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang, demanding the release of Zhao Huan! The two Wanyans were furious and sent troops to capture him in the camp and debated them in person! The Jurchens felt that they were completely reasonable, so they still said they could not win? The result was very painful, and they lost. Because what Xu Kui told them was not only right or wrong, but also fair! The two Wanyans were angry and killed Xu Kui...
On the same day, there was Liu Wei, a veteran high-ranking official, and he was the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei and Hedong. When recruiting soldiers in the north, Yue Fei defected to his tent. The Jin people not only wanted him to make money, but also wanted to surrender him. He refused in every possible way, and finally shouted to the sky, "Life and serve the two masters, and never do anything." That night, he took a shower and changed clothes, hanged himself after drinking a glass of wine...
Zong Ze, the deputy marshal of the world, fought from Daming Mansion to Kaide Mansion, and won one consecutive battle with the Jin people. Afterwards, Zong Ze wrote to the Grand Marshal, King Kang Zhao Gou, hoping that he could personally preside over the entry into the capital to serve the king. He also wrote to Zhao Ye, the chief general of the North Road, Fanner, the envoy of the Propaganda of the Two Rivers, and Zeng Yan, the prefect of Xingren, who hoped to join forces to enter the capital. As a result, no one paid attention to the deputy marshal's patriotism. Zong Ze could only fight to the guard alone.
The Jin army in the South came to siege, and Wang Xiaozhong died in battle. In a desperate situation, Zong Ze ordered that the soldiers under his command "to survive today" beheaded one hundred, and the Jin army was defeated. He was beheaded for thousands and retreated for dozens of miles. That night, the Jin army went to the camp again, but Zong Ze expected it in advance and robbed an empty camp. He was shocked and afraid of Ze and did not dare to fight with him. Zong Ze took the opportunity to cross the Yellow River. However, everything was too late and it was irreversible...
The whole Jingkang year passed, and Zhao Huan was still locked in the Jin camp. During this period, the plundering in Kaifeng City entered the next stage. All gold and silver were gone, and the Jin army began to attack the cultural relics of the Song Dynasty: the emperor, empress, crown prince, and other kings, the imperial carriage, the ceremonial guards, ritual instruments, the Dharma objects, the ritual scriptures, the ritual pictures, the great music, the Xuan rack, the music dance, the musical instruments, the music books, the music, the music, the sacred instruments, the eight treasures, the nine tripods, the Yuangui, the Zhengui, the armillary sphere, the bronze man carving, the ancient instruments, the secret palace books, the supervision printing board, the ancient sage images, the Mingtang Piyong pictures, etc. If you insist on me to list the list, it will be difficult to list within ten thousand words...
At the same time, the Jin army specifically pointed out that it would bring the original collection of Su Shi's works and Sima Guang's "Zizhi Tongjian" with him. This is the top priority! Are you very knowledgeable? These two works are indeed the pinnacle works of the Song Dynasty's literature and art and historical research! How could a group of savages who could not read big words know them? It is obvious that there are traitors!
At this point, Kaifeng City was exhausted and Zhao Huan had obviously lost its meaning. But he himself was confused and welcomed the 5th of the month while still having hope. On this day, the two Wanyans asked him to play polo...
On the polo field, two Wanyans were wearing embroidered clothes and galloping around the field, and were full of excitement. Zhao Huan forced her to smile, stood on the sidelines, waiting for Wanyan and others to finish the ball, so she said something for almost a month, "Before staying in the army for a long time, people were waiting for him to beg for early return." It's almost a month since I wanted to go home! When I said this, he felt that Wanyan Zonghan was so knowledgeable, graceful, and well-educated before, and would most likely agree to his reasonable request? Take a step back, even if he refuses, he will be gentle. If you like you, please stay for a few more days...
However, Wanyan Zonghan suddenly changed his face and shouted sternly, "Where to stay?" You dreamed! Where else do you want to go? The next day was Zhao Huan and even the entire Song Dynasty! Still want to go home?
On the 6th month of the Jingkang year (117), Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang took Song Qinzong Zhao Huan into Qingcheng Village and ordered him to dismount and kneel down and listen to the imperial edict of the Jin Kingdom!
The edict said that the Song Dynasty was untrustworthy and moral, and did all bad things internally and externally, and the Jin Dynasty had to send troops to punish him. It gave the Song Dynasty a chance to reform itself twice, but it still kept making small moves. Now it was necessary to choose another wise man and establish him as a vassal screen. In other words, the Jin Dynasty was going to end the rule of Zhao and Song, and to change someone to be the emperor and serve as a follower for the Jurchens...
This edict was hated by historians of all generations, believing that the Jin Dynasty turned black and white, did all the bad things, and even threw dirty water on it after destroying the Song Dynasty. It was so despicable, sinister and shameless! I also wanted to hate it like this, but when I look at the complete process of the evil between the Song and Jin Dynasties in detail, who is right and who is wrong, who is black and who is white, can I judge who suffers a loss?
On that day, Xiao Qing was about to come up and peel Zhao Huan's dragon robe! The Supreme Wancheng who could not be allowed to be put on his fingers will be humiliated soon! In this situation, the top ministers of the Song Dynasty present looked at it, just watching, were they scared, or were they always soft? Only one person rushed up, covered Zhao Huan with his body, and scolded the Jin people, "This thief is doing something random, this is the real emperor of the great dynasty, you must not be rude." Li Ruoshui, the Minister of Rites,! In the great Song Dynasty, when the emperor was humiliated, only this person stood up! After a brief fight that day, he was pulled out by the Jin army and knocked unconscious...
Five days after his death, Wanyan Zonghan personally summoned him, from his life to his parents, Xu Guanzheng's position to discuss right and wrong, and he used all kinds of tricks to want Li Ruoshui to surrender. All he received was his rebukes and scolding again and again!
Li Ruoshui was finally killed, killed by a broken tongue and cheek! He was not dead for a moment of anger, but his usual ethics and loyalty made him unable to survive in such a situation. His death reflected almost all the ugliness and cowardice of the top civil officials of the Song Dynasty except him. He was so rare. In the Song Dynasty, he had hatred for the two destruction of the country for more than 100 years. There was only one civil official like him...
Whenever I read history, I can’t help but ask: Song Dynasty, Zhao Huan, are you worthy of having a minister like Li Ruoshui and Wen Tianxiang? And Li Xianggong, why are you doing this?
Is it worth it? Li Ruoshui will face all doubts quietly. What he is doing is loyal to the emperor in front of him, and even more loyal to what the emperor represents! At this moment, no matter how stupid and stupid Zhao Huan is, he is a symbol of the Han people and cannot be insulted by the invaders no matter what! Even if he dies, he must be stopped!
These things, these people, are floating among the painful rivers and mountains, shining with a little hardness among the pale Chinese people! This is hope! As long as this is still there, a nation will not sink forever!
Of course, these can't save Zhao Huan's family...
That night, Wanyan Zonghan sought the opinions of Xiao Qing and Liu Yanzong people, and they all refused to be the sinners of the ages. So Hanlin scholar Wu Kai and Mo Chu were released back to Kaifeng City. They brought a major mission: to select a new emperor in the city to replace the Zhao Song Dynasty and become a new vassal state of the Jin Kingdom...
On the 7th of the next day, Song Huizong Zhao Ji and his queen were taken to the Jin camp. The escort was still the lackey named Fan Qiong in front. On that day, the smart Zhao Ji knew what was waiting for him and didn't want to leave the palace at all. He took out the medicinal wine and wanted to commit suicide. As a result, Fan Qiong knocked over the cup: Zhao Ji was dead, and his contribution was gone, how could this work?
On the 8th, other members of the Song Dynasty royal family were taken to Jinchang. The workload was very large, including two or three thousand princes, concubines, princesses, princesses, princesses, and other two or three thousand people. One dog could not be completed. So more dogs flocked to the list. The list was provided by eunuch Deng Shu, and the official documents were approved by Kaifeng Prefecture Xu Bingzhe. Fan Qiong led his troops and escorted them one by one...
Chapter completed!