One Piece of Song Dynasty

The East Route Army was in charge of Zong Wang, and the West Route Army was in charge of Zong Han. The Jin people called them the East Army and the West Army. Zongwang established the Privy Council in Yanjing, with Liu Yan, a Han Chinese, in charge of its affairs. Zong Han built the Privy Council in Yunzhong, and the Han people established the affairs of the Ai Zhu Yuan, and the Jin people called them the East Imperial Court and the Western Imperial Court.

Judging from the situation in Hebei, the Jin army has completely withdrawn from the original territory of the Song Dynasty. During the retreat, Zong Wang also asked King Su, Zhang Bangchang and others to shout at the gates of Zhongshan and Hejian cities, asking the Song Dynasty defenders to open the door for delivery, but they were flatly refused. Zongwang saw that the city was strong and difficult to break, and there were Song pursuers coming from behind, so he withdrew to the north of Baigou River.

But this is not the case in Hedong. At this time, Taiyuan City was still tightly surrounded by the Jin Army on the West Road.

When Zong Han withdrew from Zezhou, he only retreated to Taiyuan City and stopped. Zong Han asked the Song envoy Lu Yundi to enter the city and ordered the general to open the door and deliver Taiyuan. Guard general Wang Zhen sent someone to hoist Lu Yundi into the city in a hanging basket. On the upper floor of Kaiyuan Gate in the south of the city, Lu Yundi read out the imperial edict to cede Taiyuan to Zhang Xiaochun, Wang Zhen and the soldiers and civilians guarding the city. Afterwards, Lu Yundi said to Zhang Xiaochun: "The imperial court has cut off Taiyuan, and it is urgent to open the door."

Zhang Xiaochun replied: "The imperial court asked you to deliver Taiyuan, but if you report back to the imperial court, you will say that someone is unwilling, and you should stick to it as before."

Wang Zhen then spoke with his sword: "The king should protect the country and love the people, and the subjects should be loyal to the king and uphold justice. Now the soldiers and people of the merged state attach great importance to the Song Dynasty, and would rather die than become a golden ghost. But the imperial court abandoned the people and ignored them. Why? Yan saw that the subjects of the world, the army and the people of the state, refused to be ordered, and insisted on dying."

Lu Yundi looked down the city and saw the soldiers and civilians holding weapons in their hands and glaring at him. He felt ashamed and lowered his head down the city.

The Song general refused to open the city and deliver the goods. Zong Han couldn't help but became furious and cursed: "What's wrong with this?"

Zong Han left tens of thousands of elites behind and gave them to Yin Shuke's command, and continued to surround Taiyuan City, while he returned to Yunzhong under the protection of his own soldiers.

The Jin people planted antler trees extensively outside Taiyuan City, and the city was several miles wide, leaving a small road in the middle. Jin soldiers led hounds to patrol the small road every day. It can be seen that the Jin army's siege of Taiyuan became stronger.

At this time, the weather was gradually getting hotter, and the Jin soldiers were scattered under the forest to rest. The food they needed came from ten cities around Taiyuan.

Although Taiyuan City was tightly surrounded, there were still many people who were appointed by Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen to sneak out of the city to report to the imperial court. They hid the memorials deep in their collars. Some successfully delivered the memorials, while others could not escape and were captured by the Jinmen. Those who were unfortunately captured were as barren as ghosts. The Jin people asked them about the situation in the city, and they replied: "In Taiyuan City, we cook bows and leather armor for food, and they will run out again."

The Jin people found letters from them and learned that the Song Dynasty had sent troops to rescue Taiyuan. Zong Han ordered Lou Shi to lead the troops to form a formation to deal with the Song Dynasty's army rescuing Taiyuan.

Almost two months ago, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty ordered Yao Gu, the envoy of the Hedong Road System, to lead troops to assist Taiyuan, and ordered Zhong Shizhong, the deputy envoy of the Hebei Road System, to lead troops to assist the counties in Zhongshan and Hejian. Now, the Jin Army in Hebei has completely withdrawn, and it can be said that the mission of the Zhongshi Division has been completed.

However, Yao Gu has not yet reached Taiyuan City. After recapturing Longde Mansion and Weisheng Army, he was unable to figure out the movement of the main force of the Jin army for a while. In addition, the north of Weisheng Army was mountainous and dangerous, so he kept waiting and waited, unable to advance.

Yao Gu led his troops to stay in the Weisheng Army area, which aroused the attention of the court ministers. On April , you remonstrated with the official Yang Shi, demanding that Yao Gu be held accountable.

Yang Shi said: "I heard that Nianhan sent troops from Taiyuan to the Fenzhou border in mid-March and returned to Taiyuan in April. When traveling between the two states, it was like entering uninhabited territory. The counties and towns they passed through were burned, looted and massacred. , there were almost no survivors. However, Master Wang sat idly by and did nothing to save him, if it was not his own business. By mid-April, the Jin people left Fenzhou and returned to Taiyuan. They controlled Lin Liangqi and other four people before arriving in Fenzhou. After entering the city for more than ten days, they sat down and saw nothing. Those who dare to attack the enemy. The root cause of this is that Yao Gu restrained his generals and backed up a large number of troops, bowing and being unable to advance, so the generals were unwilling to use their lives.

Today, Taiyuan has been under siege for many months and is in great danger. As for the rescue soldiers, they are still in the Wei Sheng Army, and none of them have entered the Taiyuan realm. Only Fan Qiong was not subject to Yao Gu's control and could lead troops to advance slightly. The reason why the generals were so amused was actually Yao Gu's doing. Why cherish Yao Gu but not kill him, sit back and watch an important place without saving it? What if the people of Taiyuan think that the imperial court has abandoned them because Wang Shi does not save them, and have other intentions, then disaster will start from the elbows and armpits. This is not the comparison between the Jin and the people. Don't worry.

Since the Jin people destroyed the Khitan, everyone knows that they must have the intention of peeking south. Pharmacist Guo is a traitor, harboring evil intentions, and everyone knows that he will rebel. Wang Anzhong saw that the disaster had taken place, so he was lucky enough to escape and no longer complained. Cai Jing repeatedly resisted Zhang and discussed the memorial, but Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan, Cai You, Cai Mao and others were deceived and kept calm, and they were not compassionate, which caused serious trouble. Taiyuan is in such a critical situation today. The imperial court should learn from past events and not slow down. Once Taiyuan is lost, great things will happen. I hope that your majesty will issue an edict to the ministers to deal with it with all their strength and to quickly correct Yao Gu's crime of teasing. Punish him to suppress the military and political affairs, and then select someone with military skills who can do the job to replace him. If there are generals who do not want to be killed, they will be engaged in military affairs together. Only in this way can we boost morale and make the enemy fearful.

If the imperial court does not want to kill a general in a hurry and uses the story of the previous generation, it should deprive him of his position and make him join the army in white clothes to ensure his effectiveness. If not, then at the turn of autumn and winter, when the wind is strong and the grass is weak, the powerful enemy will drive southward, unscrupulously, and regrettably, it will be too late. I hope your majesty will pay attention and listen to it. " Song Qinzong did not adopt Yang Shi's suggestion.

On the same day, Chen Dong, a student of Taipei University, submitted another letter. This was his fifth letter. The main contents were twofold: one was to resign from the imperial edict. As for the emperor's gift to him of Di Gonglang and Jinshi origin, he said that he did not dare to risk the favor and asked the emperor to accept it. The second is about Cai Jing and his son. He wrote in the memorial: "If you want to whip the barbarians and Di, you must first establish the prestige of our country to rectify the internal situation. If the six thieves are not eliminated, the prestige of the country will be weakened. It is necessary to punish the capital and others first, and then the rewards and punishments will be clear. When the country's prestige is established, then he will be in power." I will definitely work together with all my heart to help Your Majesty achieve great things for the world. Who dares to harbor treachery and harm the country? When the emperors in Beijing and other countries hear about it, they will definitely run away."

On this day, the imperial censor Zhongcheng Chen also petitioned the court, demanding that Cai Jing and Tong Guan be punished.

He said: "Cai Jing stole the authority from the front, and Wang Fu stole the authority from behind. Cai Jing and Wang Fu corrupted the laws internally, and Tong Guan corrupted the laws externally. They competed for power and profit. Although they were contradictory at first, as for It is in line with the law to harbor treacherous intentions and harm the people and the country."

Chen Guoting believed that they all committed great evil. However, "the punishment of running away was only imposed on Wang Fu, while Cai Jingtong Guan was just resettled in a good place. The crime is the same and the punishment is different, no one doubts him." He hoped that your majesty could "make rewards and punishments in the Ming Dynasty, and put Cai Jingtong Guan and Wang Fu on the same level." When dispatched, the punishments for common people and envoys are even, which is enough to serve as a warning to thieves and ministers."

After hearing this, Qinzong of the Song Dynasty immediately issued an order: Cai Jing was moved to Hengzhou for resettlement, Tong Guan was responsible for the resettlement in Chenzhou, the deputy envoy of the Anhua Army Jiedu, and Cai You was responsible for the resettlement in Yongzhou, the deputy envoy of the Jiedu of Yongzhou.