One Piece of Song Dynasty

The rebellion of the Yisheng Army in Pingyang Prefecture triggered one bloody tragedy after another. There are many reasons for the tragedy. The people of the Song Dynasty believed that these Yanyun Han people should be killed because their political stance was not firm and wavering. They would rely on whoever was strong and they would easily rebel and surrender to the enemy. The Han people in Yanyun believed that it was a mistake to attach themselves to the Song Dynasty, because the Song people had always been suspicious of them, rejected them, and did not regard them as their own people at all.

From the mutual hatred and murder between the Song people and the Yanyun Han people, the Jin people benefited the most.

Of course, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty and the ministers in the DPRK did not know about the rebellion of the Yisheng Army on Hedong Road at this time, as well as the massacre of surrenderers in various states and counties. Even if they knew it, they would still be powerless. What they are most concerned about now is not the situation in Hedong. They believe that the most important and urgent thing at hand is still how to quickly collect gold and silver, send the Jin people to withdraw their troops quickly, and keep them away from Tokyo. Tens of thousands of gold soldiers gathered outside the capital, making Song Qinzong and his ministers restless day and night, unable to sleep or eat well. However, where can such a huge amount of gold and silver be collected? Song Qinzong has thought of many ways and taken many measures, but the gap is still very large, and Song Qinzong feels very headache about this.

On the th of the first lunar month, Wang Xiaodi, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, made a suggestion to Song Qinzong. He said: "If you want to collect all the gold and silver from the officials, soldiers and civilians in the capital to meet the needs of the peace negotiation, you must announce it on the thoroughfares in the city and specify the time limit. Order them all to be brought to the public, and those who fail to do so at the end of the period will be beheaded. Slaves, relatives, and other people who can expose and report the hiding behavior will be given half a reward."

Song Qinzong adopted Wang Xiaodi's suggestion. Song Qinzong felt that this was a helpless move. Apart from this, he really couldn't think of any better way. Therefore, Song Qinzong officially issued an edict, ordering Wang Xiaodi, the minister of Zhongshu, to immediately set up a temporary organization to collect gold and silver. The edict said: "The Kingdom of Jin rewarded the army with three million taels of gold, thirty million taels of silver, brocade silk, cattle, horses, and mules. Officials and common people received more than yuan in gold and more than million yuan in silver. They also presented royal uniforms, rhinoceros jade, belts, pearls, treasures, female music, rare birds, incense, tea, and brocade silk. Wine, fruits, etc., and the treasures treasured by our ancestors, pearls, jade and other treasures have been broken off. The tens of thousands of gold and silver have not been paid, and the army refuses to retreat. I have sent Wang Xiaodi, the minister of Zhongshu, to gather the troops again and make announcements at home and abroad. I express my gratitude."

Wang Xiaodi then sent people to post announcements everywhere in the thoroughfares of the city. The announcement said: "Specialize in collecting the gold and silver of the Jin Kingdom's army. Following the imperial edict, the troops of the Jin Kingdom surrounded the capital. The situation was very urgent. The imperial court sent envoys to discuss peace for the clan members. It is necessary to register gold, silver, coins and silk to form a good alliance. The Kingdom of Jin wants three million taels of gold and thirty million taels of silver. The gold and silver collected today will be harvested from the ancestral temples, palaces, carriages, and clothing. They only got over taels of gold and over taels of silver. They sent all the money to go forward. Seeing that the amount was not enough, Dajin sent envoys back to tell them that it would be difficult to retreat, and they were afraid that the soldiers would not be able to reward them. All of them will inevitably lead to resentment and anger, but they come to attack the city. The men are killed, the women are driven away, the houses are burned, and the gold, silver, money, and goods are all gone. Now that the plan has nothing to do, they will be arrested in parallel with the yellow banners in front and behind. Don't publish the list, it's an urgent instruction to the court.

Beginning on the st of this month, the officials, attendants, clan members, and relatives will send all the gold and silver they have at home to the treasury to deliver it away. The rest of the officials, common people, and people of all colors will gather together and spend all their money within two days. Gold and silver will be sent to officials immediately. If there is an inexhaustible amount of money that can be hid, sent or delivered, if the limit is reached, various people will be allowed to report it. Even for those who are willing to hide it, they are also allowed to report it, and will be rewarded with one-third of the amount reported. In addition to the reward, he will still be with Cheng Zhonglang; if he is told about ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred thousand taels of silver, he will still be with Cheng Zhonglang, in addition to the reward. If a relative or neighbor knows but fails to report, or fails to report to the full extent, and is guilty of the same crime, he will lose his family property; if he makes a false accusation, he will be punished for his crime.

I have come to command you now. The matter is urgent. If the peace negotiation fails due to lack of gold and silver, the family will be in danger. Although there is treasure, how can it be used? The nobles and the common people realize that the imperial court is concerned about the people and the country, and come quickly to deliver it. , when the date is fixed, the favor will be extended according to rank; if anyone dares to violate the rules, they will be allocated in parallel, and all gold, silver and silk will be exempted. The south of the state will go to Zuozang Treasury, the north of the state will go to Yuanfeng Treasury, the tea farm in the east of the state, and the west of the state. Delivery of goods. "

The list soon attracted countless people from the capital to watch. When people read that "there will be insufficient gold and silver, there will be resentment and anger, but they will attack the city. The men will be killed, the women will be driven away, the houses will be burned, and the gold, silver, and money will be exhausted." It is also said that "the family cannot be protected, even if Why use the treasure?" People all "scorned and cursed". People were talking about killing all the men, capturing all the women, burning all the palaces, and taking away all the gold and silver. What Wang Zhongshu said was really nonsense. People ridiculed Wang Xiaodi as the "Four Complete Zhongshu", which can be compared with Li Ye's "Six Rus" Things" are comparable.

When the time limit expired, only more than taels of gold and more than million taels of silver were obtained, and the private savings were all gone.

On this day, Li Gang reported to Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty in the Funing Hall: "The limit of gold and silver collection has been reached, and the people's strength has been exhausted. If we continue to criticize, we are afraid of internal changes. There are powerful enemies outside, and internal changes in the people's hearts must not be ignored."

Song Qinzong said hurriedly: "You can go and collect the list without any criticism."

So when Li Gang passed by the list office while patrolling the city, he ordered an imperial edict to take back the list book and hand it over to the Marketing Department. At the same time, Li Gang sent an ultimatum to Wang Xiaodi. Since then, "human relations are safe" and a potential civil unrest storm has temporarily calmed down.

In fact, Song Qinzong was no longer so enthusiastic and eager to collect gold and silver from the people at this time, because Zhong Shidao and other generals had led King Qin of the Western Army to the city.

On the evening of the th of the first lunar month, Zhong Shidao, the envoy of the Gyeonggi and Hebei Roads, and Yao Pingzhong, the commander, led the troops from Jingyuan Road and Qinfeng Road, the Western Army of the Song Dynasty, to the gates of Tokyo.

Zhong Shidao is seventy-six years old now, and he has always been very prestigious in the Western Army of the Song Dynasty. A few years ago, Song Huizong sent troops north to recapture Yanjing for the first time and made him the commander of the capital. However, his attitude towards going north to regain Yanjing seemed to be relatively negative. On many issues, he had very different views from his boss, Tong Guan, the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei. Later, the Song army was attacked by the Liao army at Baigou Jiehe, causing many casualties. Tong Guan shifted the responsibility to Zhong Shidao and secretly wrote a letter to impeach him. As a result, Zhong Shidao was dismissed from his post and ordered to serve as a right-guard general.

But later, Liu Yanqing was too incompetent, and his army of hundreds of thousands was defeated again at Lugou and was completely defeated. At this time, Song Huizong thought of Zhongshi Dao again, and then ordered him to be reinstated as the governor of the Baojing Army, and made him the governor of Xianzhou and the governor of Huanzhou. He later retired from office due to his old age.