One Piece of Song Dynasty

Because the capital city was strong and the Song Dynasty had tight defenses, it was expected that it would not be able to break through for a while. But such a few small cities could not be conquered. Why did Zong Wang feel angry about this? He felt deeply ashamed, so he added three thousand more cavalry and ordered an urgent attack on Dongming County.

General Dong Youlin of Jingdong Road led his troops to defend the city and fought bravely, repelling the Jin soldiers and beheading more than ten people. When people saw that the last man to be beheaded was wearing a golden ring on his ear, they all said that he was the third prince of the Jin Dynasty. In fact, this is a rumor. The third prince's name was Wanyan Zongfu and later changed to Yao. The Jurchen's name was Erduo. He did not go south with the army this time. This person who was beheaded must be a golden person, because golden people like gold earrings.

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the Jin soldiers prepared to attack Yangwu County. When the news came, someone advised Jiang Xingzu, the county magistrate, to evacuate quickly to avoid the enemy. Jiang Xingzu replied categorically: "I have received the favor of the country in this life, so I should die for this." He and his whole family stayed in the city and refused to leave.

Someone reported to Jiang Xingzu that the supervisory army was in secret contact with the Jin people and wanted to surrender to Kaicheng. Jiang Xingzu was furious and immediately "cut off the favor". Soon, hundreds of Jin soldiers came to attack the city on horseback. Jiang Xingzu closed the city gate and the Jin soldiers left in defeat. The next day, thousands of Jin soldiers carrying siege equipment came to attack the city violently. Jiang Xingzu "was unable to defeat him and died at the age of forty-two." His wife and eldest son eventually died of fear.

Jiang Xingzu also had a daughter who was very beautiful and could compose poems and lyrics. She was just fifteen years old and was unfortunately captured by the Jin soldiers. Later, when the Jin army retreated, they escorted her to Yanjing. They stayed overnight when passing through Xiongzhou. She inscribed a poem on the wall of the post house: "Reduced characters for magnolia and inscribed on Xiongzhou Post"

As the clouds rise across the sky, the sound of rolling cars is like water. White grass and yellow sand, the moon shines on three or two isolated villages. When Feihong passes by, he will be filled with sorrow day and night. Approaching Yanshan, it is difficult to return home.

The last signature of the poem is "Ancestral daughter of Jiang Xing in Danyang". The poem "Jiang Xing's Ancestral Daughter" expresses the infinite sorrow of an unfortunate girl, and also expresses a kind of national sorrow in the suffering era.

When Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty saw Zong Wang's letter saying that he had ordered a cessation of military operations, he felt a little relieved and felt that the efforts in peace talks had finally been in vain and that some results had finally been achieved. However, Song Qinzong was still in a heavy mood. Because although the Jin people had stopped their offensive operations, they had no plans to withdraw their troops, which made him very uneasy. Song Qinzong knew that the Jin people would not withdraw their troops unless they got the gold and silver treasures. If the Jin people want to withdraw their troops as soon as possible, the only way at present is to collect enough gold and silver as soon as possible and hand it over to them.

In order to collect the amount of gold and silver as soon as possible, Song Qinzong racked his brains and thought. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he issued another imperial edict, requiring that regardless of whether he had an official position or not, whoever had been awarded a gold belt, according to the previous regulations, must report the number of gold belts he had received to Kaifeng Mansion and pay it. , if you dare to conceal anything and fail to report it, you will be reported to the police and will be sentenced and deported according to the seriousness of the case.

Perhaps Song Qinzong felt that issuing an imperial edict in this way was not straightforward enough and the effect was not immediate enough, so he also followed Song Huizong's approach and directly commanded with the imperial pen. On this day, he wrote an imperial letter and gave it to Shangshu Sheng, so that Shangshu Sheng could directly collect the gold and silver accordingly. The imperial pen wrote: "Zhao Yuannu, Li Shishi, Wang Zhongduan and Zeng Zhi were sent to the house of prostitutes, and Yuan Tao, Wu Zhen, Shi Yan, Jiang Yi and Guo Laoniang were expelled from their families and their property and status were confiscated. They also served as provincial and Taoist officials. , the medical officer once specially awarded gold and silver to people with gold belts, as well as Yang Qiu, Zhang Bu, Jiang Yaochen, Li Zongbao, Zhang Shibao, Li Zongzhen, Song Hui, Dong Xiang, and also admired Nie Shan, He Li, Zhou Yiwen, and Li Guangzhi. Pick."

The meaning of this imperial pen is very clear, which is to directly confiscate the properties of the named families. There are mainly three types of people, one is the family of prostitutes such as Li Shishi, the other is the chamberlain who was once specially given gold and silver to wear a gold belt, and the third is some corrupt officials such as Yang Qiu who are attached to Cai Jingtongguan.

Dazai Li Bangyan was responsible for implementing this matter. He told Nie Shanheli and others in Shangshu Province: "According to the imperial decree: If the people mentioned in the imperial pen dare to hide their emotions and turn into a hiding place, they will be allowed to live in hiding for the rest of the day. Surrender yourself, and if there is any disobedience, follow the laws of war. If anyone else has something to hide, half reward will be given."

On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Li Zhuo, the imperial censor in the palace, suggested to Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty: "In order to collect gold and silver as soon as possible, an edict can be issued. Anyone who has a large amount of gold and silver should be given an official position first. This will not only show the people that Faith can also inspire those who come."

Song Qinzong agreed to do this. Therefore, two ordinary people named Wang Yi and Wang Ge were awarded official positions because they paid a large amount of gold and silver.

Since Kang Wang Zhao Gou and Shao Zai Zhang Bangchang entered the Jin camp, letters between Song Qinzong and Zong Wang have been constantly exchanged.

On the th day of the first lunar month, Song Qinzong wrote to Zong Wang as follows: "The Emperor of the Song Dynasty wrote to the Prince of Jin Dynasty and in front of the envoy of the capital city: I hereby express my special letter to you, and be prepared to be diligent and sincere, so that King Kang and Shaozai will come to him. Knowing the good intentions, deepening the trust and joy, and thinking that this dynasty will not lose its agricultural work, I have already stopped the troops, and the bindings are clear, and there will be no killings. I have come to give you an edict to reaffirm the alliance. The letter of credence stated that I will make an oath again, and I will see it today. I sent a messenger to the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, and asked me to send someone to go with him. The annual loss was reduced to one million yuan. I am deeply grateful and have already recorded it in the certificate of credence. If it had not been a sign of great faith, I would have guaranteed it for ten thousand years. , as well as the fallen Liao, Khitan, Xi, Han, Bohai and other miscellaneous people, they should be dispatched on their own. How dare they mutilate the celestial phenomena to show warnings. It is better to turn back and cultivate virtue to get rid of them. Pay special attention to Mongolia to show them, especially if you are determined not to forget them. I have recently heard that the soldiers have arrived in Taiyuan, and the siege has not yet come down. After the reconciliation, the Yitong family is willing to quickly make an appointment to stop the soldiers to save the lives of the whole city. We are also afraid that the soldiers and horses from Hexi will take advantage of the opportunity to penetrate deeper, and we hope to return as early as possible. Forgiveness is an act of kindness, but we must deepen our understanding. Please be sincere."

The gifts given to Zong Wang by Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty: a golden rooster pole engraved with pearls, a hundred operas, a character belt, and a complete black lacquer box. There is a pair of pearl ruffles in a bag, with twenty-three northern pearls and all hemp beads on them. Pearls and jade clips, mouth grates and targets. Fine colors and miscellaneous items: fifty pieces of tight silk, fifty pieces of gold brocade, fifty pieces of plain silk damask, fifty pieces of red brocade, one hundred pieces of deer fetus, a large corner of the small dragon group with buds picked from the Xingguo Tea House, Jianzhou Heyuan Thirty praises for tea, one hundred taels of borneol, twenty pieces of incense, twenty pairs of bamboo balls, and twenty sticks.

On the same day, Song Qinzong also wrote a report and letter to Zong Han, the deputy marshal of the left side of the Jin Dynasty: "On the th day of the first month of the first year of Jingkang, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty sent a question to Marshal Elaqibele of the Jin Dynasty: In front of the army, the emperor and the emperor The holy emperor made a pact in the sea, and the friendship was very important. By chance, he issued an imperial edict to Pingshan Zhang Jue to recruit rebels, which turned the happy alliance into a military revolution. The Supreme Emperor passed the throne and bowed, and only after ten months of inspection, the army of the prince Langjun had arrived. In the capital city, they immediately dispatched the Privy Councilor Li Chao and the minister of the Shangshu Gongbu Zheng Wangzhi to express their feelings and resume the alliance. The prince Lang Jundun was concerned about the importance of reconciliation between the two dynasties, so he granted permission to withdraw from the army. This dynasty is looking for dispatches. The prime minister and the prince met to search for the army, and the territory and annual coins were agreed upon. The bounty for both groups was up to tens of thousands of silks. Considering that the marshal is far away, and the truth is unknown, he sent an envoy to search for the army with his trusted aide sent by the prince Langjun. I asked you before, but I hope you can take back the army and horses as soon as possible to avoid being maimed and harming the lives. I understand that the heroic spirit will be able to shine through, and the spring is still cold, so take more care. The small things will be sincere, and they will be like special paintings. I am sending you to the court to serve the doctor, Chong. Compiled by Youwendian, the founder of Guangping County, with households in the settlement, and was given a purple gold fish bag. Song Yantong, the doctor of Wuyi, the governor of Chengzhou, the founder of Ruyang County, with households in the settlement, Hao Bianchong, the advance report and envoy of the Hedong Army Deputy, please be kind."

Another painting: "Five hundred pieces of fine things: one hundred pieces of brocade, one hundred pieces of deer fetus, one hundred pieces of gold brocade, one hundred pieces of tight silk, one hundred pieces of green silk silk. Fifty catties of tea: fine bud small dragon balls Ten kilograms for small ones, ten kilograms for large ones, thirty kilograms for big ones. One hundred taels of borneol. Three hundred candles for the rafters. Three hundred sticks of incense."