One Piece of Song Dynasty

Guo Yaoshi and the vanguard crossed the river first, and then a large number of Jin soldiers followed the crossing, completely disrupting the organization. They marched separately, chasing the Song army while advancing towards Tokyo City. It is less than three hundred miles from the bank of the Yellow River to the city of Tokyo. For Pharmacist Guo and the vanguard army he led, this is a journey of two days and nights.

On the evening of the third day of the first lunar month, the scouts returning from the front reported to the court that the Jin cavalry had crossed the river and were rushing towards the capital. Jiang You, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, hurriedly led a group of attendants and came to ask Song Qinzong to prepare to leave the city to avoid the enemy.

That night, when Wang Fu, Cai Jing, Zhu Meng and other ministers heard that the Jin soldiers were coming, they all took their families and belongings and left the capital by boat to seek refuge in the southeast.

The next day, Song Qinzong received the report, so he issued an edict to punish Wang Fu and others: he was responsible for releasing Zhu Meng, the military commander of the Ningyuan Army, back to the fields; Dr. Ande's army of Wei promised Li Yan's death and confiscated Li Yan's property.

King Zhao Si of Yue heard that Song Qinzong wanted to leave the city to avoid the war, so he hurriedly suggested that the emperor stay in the capital to protect the country. Zhao Si was the fourteenth son of Song Shenzong, the brother of Song Huizong, and the uncle of Song Qinzong. He said in his memorial: "The capital is the land of his family, including the warehouse, and he must not leave it. Besides, there are city walls. It is strong. If you keep it firmly, the heaven and earth ancestral temple will surely come down to protect it. If the master comes out and the people in the capital are in chaos, the ancestral temple will not be safe. What's more, there are people envoys at the post on both sides of the northwest."

Song Qinzong indeed planned to go to the northwest Shaanxi area to recruit soldiers and horses for future plans.

The first person to suggest that Song Qinzong go to Shaanxi was Cai Jing's son Cai Chen. As early as December th of the previous year, Cai Yi wanted to suggest Song Qinzong to go to Shaanxi, but he had no chance to make suggestions. It wasn't until the first day of the first lunar month that Cai Yi got the opportunity to report to Yanhe Palace, so he said to Song Qinzong: "The emperor will not take advantage of the danger, but will go to the army to attack. Now that the emperor will be lucky in the south, it is a plan for the new emperor, so it is better to go hunting." In Shaanxi, summon the ministers of the vassal and Han Dynasty, march forward in several directions, take advantage of the vigor of our army, and send troops to recover. This is a perfect plan. If the Jin people invade the capital, it will be a disaster for the capital. It is just a fire, and it will not be as harmful as the state. Wan When you ride on the Supreme, you must not compete with the enemy generals for victory or defeat, and guard the isolated city in a hopeless place."

Song Qinzong agreed with this and said: "You can command Chang'an and gather the team to prepare food and grass for me first and wait for my arrival."

Qinzong of the Song Dynasty immediately instructed Minister Bai Shizhong: "You can ask Cai Hu to know the Yongxing army and let him go first and wait for my arrival."

That night, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty suddenly changed his mind and summoned Cai Hui to Funing Palace and said: "You can place the chief minister in Dengzhou. When you hear that I am leaving the city, you will come back to welcome me."

However, the situation suddenly changed again. On the morning of the third day of the first lunar month, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict to burn incense at the Taiqing Palace in Bozhou, and named Cai Chen to be the prefect of Zhenjiang Prefecture. In fact, Song Huizong's trip to Bozhou to burn incense was just a cover to hide his identity. His real destination was Zhenjiang.

When Cai Yi left, Song Qinzong felt very lost. Li Bangyan then suggested appointing Ren Liang as the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. Ren Liang was a capable man, but at this time he was sick and far away from home, so Song Qinzong couldn't count on him at all. In this way, Song Qinzong's plan to recruit soldiers and horses in Shaanxi basically came to nothing.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, news spread like wildfire that the Jin soldiers had crossed the Yellow River and were approaching the capital. The city of Tokyo was in panic, and many wealthy families began to flee the capital. Ordinary people are panicked, worried, and at a loss.

After Song Qinzong ordered the punishment of Zhu Meng, Wang Fu and Li Yan who fled the capital without authorization, he issued a series of personnel appointments: Wu Minzhi was appointed to the Privy Council and was not allowed to resign, and Tang Ke was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. At that time, Tang Ke was not in the capital, but was serving as magistrate of Hangzhou. Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty ordered the Bachelor's Academy to immediately draft an edict and send a special person to Hangzhou on a silver medal delivery horse, so that Tang Ke could quickly go to Que to take up his post. At the same time, Li Zhe was appointed as Tongzhi Privy Councilor, Li Gang was appointed as Minister of War, He Li was appointed as Yushi Zhongcheng, etc.

On the same day, the imperial court organized and arranged relevant personnel to distribute small lists throughout the streets and alleys of the capital to recruit "brave warriors" to form a vanguard death squad. People of all ethnic groups in the capital responded one after another and actively signed up to participate. There were also some civil servants from the occupied areas and the defeated soldiers. They had no home, so they also came to apply for recruitment. Many wealthy families even spread rumors that they should provide their own money and rice, recruit brave warriors to help the country fight the enemy, and guard the capital.

Of course, everything that happened in Tokyo was seen by Li Xin and his men. At this time, Tianxiang Tower had also been closed down by Li Xin's order. Li Xin and his men lived in a small courtyard in the west of Tokyo. Gao Ping came back from outside and reported to Li Xinhui: "Master, everything is in chaos outside now. Many people have fled. The imperial court is issuing recruitment notices."

Li Xin asked: "Who among the ministers has escaped, and what is the situation in Grand Master Cai's house?"

Gao Ping replied: "Taishi Cai, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu all fled, and many ministers also fled. According to our people's observation, the fifth son of Taishi, Cai Ji, his family and his servants were left in the Taishi's house. Others Everyone is gone.”

Li Xin nodded and said: "Well, how is Zhao Liangsi's side?"

Gao Ping replied: "Since Zhao Liangsi and his family were demoted from the capital a few days ago, my subordinates asked Han Zhong to lead people to chase them. There is no news yet."

Li Xin said: "When he left, you told him that after you succeeded, you would send Zhao Liangsi and his family directly to the nearest Tianxiang Building in Jinan Prefecture, and let the people in Jinan Prefecture find a way to send Zhao Liangsi and his family to Hui'an."

Gao Ping nodded and said: "Master, don't worry, my subordinates have made it clear to him. If the days go well, they should have arrived in Jinan Mansion by now."

Li Xin continued to ask: "Then what should they do if the Jin army besieges the city when they come back? Have you explained it?"

Gao Ping replied: "This subordinate has also told me that if they encounter the Jin Army's siege and cannot enter the city when they come back, I will tell them to go directly to the tunnel entrance in the west of the city and wait for orders."

Li Xin said thoughtfully: "Okay, let's wait until the Jin army begins to attack the city before we take action. At that time, the officers and soldiers will focus on defending the city, and their control over the city will weaken."

Gao Ping said: "Yes, Master, by the way, Master, what is the goal of our action this time?"

Li Xin replied: "Our goal this time is to kidnap Grand Master Cai's daughter-in-law, Cai Chi's wife Maode Diji." That's right, Li Xin wants to kidnap Maode Diji, a poor woman of Song Dynasty. Huizong's most beautiful daughter, in the original history, Emperor Maode was presented to Wanyan Zongwang by his imperial brother Song Qinzong at the end of the year. After Wanyan Zongwang's death, Emperor Maode was taken into the pocket by Wanyan Xiyin, and later died. How could the most beautiful princess of our Han family be occupied by barbarians in Wanyan Xiyin Village, so Li Xin wanted to kidnap her. Not only her, but her sisters were also Li Xin’s targets, but Song Huizong had many daughters. , Li Xin can't take them all away, he can only pick a few, but that will be a matter for next time. lv