One Piece of Song Dynasty

On this day, some ministers also petitioned to impeach Wang Xiaodi. They said that all the ministers who had harmed the country had been dismissed, such as Li Bangyan, who led the peace talks, and Li Zhe, Li Ye and Zheng Wangzhi who were envoys to Xu Di. However, there is also Wang Xiaodi, who extorts gold and silver from the people, handles bad things, and collects grudges for the country, slipping through the net.

They said that Wang Xiaodi's talents were mediocre and useless. If he is the minister of the Ministry of Rites, the affairs of the Ministry of Rites will be abolished; if he is the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel will be abolished; if he is a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, his writing will be sparse and absurd, making fun of everyone. Just because he and Li Bangyan were related by marriage, he was suddenly promoted to the title of Minister of Zhongshu. When collecting gold and silver from the people, he posted a list on the thoroughfare and threatened the people with the words that the gold men killed and looted, not knowing that this was an act of humiliation to the country. To this day, scholars and common people all laugh at his foolishness. I hope that Your Majesty will make a wise decision and depose him specifically to relieve the resentment of the people of the country.

After hearing this, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty immediately issued an order to remove Wang Xiaodi from his post.

In fact, both Song Qinzong and the court ministers had realized at that time that the Jin people were likely to send troops south to invade again in the autumn. But on how to deal with this war and how to defend the country, no one seems to have come up with any good ideas from top to bottom.

The Kingdom of Jin has made the two major military and political groups of Yanjing and Yunzhong stronger by establishing the Marshal's Office and the East and West Privy Councils. However, in the face of powerful enemies and wars, the Song Dynasty lacked strategic target deployment and a complete set of emergency plans. In terms of the military and political system and the ideology of state governance, they are still in the state of peacetime. Except for Li Gang who put forward eight suggestions to defend against enemies, other ministers seemed to be more interested in eliminating old ministers from the Huizong era of Song Dynasty, and were more interested in abolishing the policies of the Song Huizong era.

On April , Dazai Xu Churen made a memorial and put forward two suggestions for strengthening national defense. The first is to reform the horse administration. It is recommended that horses should be raised centrally in the capital instead of distributed to various armies. At that time, the horses needed by the imperial court mainly came from the Sichuan and Shaanxi areas. Due to the long distances, the feed supply was not timely. By the time they were transported to the capital, only the skin and bones remained. After being handed over to the prisons to be raised, they often cannot be raised and die in prison. Although it costs a lot, it does not help the military and political affairs. If each army is ordered to raise its own horses according to the actual situation, and is given coupons according to its rank and sent to officials to take care of them, even though there is a round-trip labor fee, each soldier will have a good horse and can prepare for war, which will be of great benefit.

The second is to seize the land and recruit rural soldiers. Xu Churen believes that now that the Jin people are far away and the frontiers are a little peaceful, it is the time to train the army and accumulate food and grass. However, if there are too many troops stationed, it will be difficult to transport food, and if there are too few troops stationed, it will be insufficient to defend the enemy. In his view, neither is a long-term strategy. He suggested that the Hebei, Hedong, and Dongxi pacification and punishment departments and the Jingji Xingbaojia Division could be ordered to thoroughly search for all the land in every state and county, recruit strong people, grant them fields, and manage them in accordance with the Shaanxi Bow and Archery Regulations. If you are in trouble, you will obey Tian Lizu, and if there is police, you will release Leihe Ge." In one or two years, tens of thousands of elite soldiers can be obtained. They are all indigenous people. They are familiar with the dangers of mountains and rivers, and they also have the heart to protect tombs and property. When there is an emergency, they can fight on their own.

Song Qinzong followed Xu Churen's two suggestions. However, judging from the actual situation later, it was not effective.

Xu Churen was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Shenzong Yuanfeng. He was a veteran minister with rich political experience. People originally had great expectations for him to take up the post of Dazai.

Maybe Song Qinzong felt that Xu Churen's suggestions would not be effective immediately, which made Song Qinzong very anxious. On the same day, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict to various places to use the order of Tiger Talisman to raise soldiers from all over the world to protect their homes and the country. The edict said: "I was the first heir to conquer the country, and encountered difficult times. The border was lost and the capital was shocked. The spirit of Laizong's temple and the country, the wise men and officials, and the diligent king's generals used their strength to defend the country. However, in the haste, the auxiliary ministers lost their plans and cut off the Three Kingdoms. The town has bribed it. The heaven has enlightened my heart, and the traitors have returned, and the decision has been made to stick to it. Now the heavy troops are attacking, and the enemy's cavalry has escaped. Shuo's troops are safe, and they celebrate with the world. However, the enemy is cunning and has no control. Autumn is high and the horse is high. Fat, if you are worried about another invasion, if you don't use the tiger symbol to raise the world's troops, control the borders, and fight against the ugly people, how can you frighten the powerful enemy, strengthen the country's prestige, and determine the strategy of Zhongxing. When the imperial edict arrives, follow the roads and guard the general manager Qian. Each of the divisions is in charge of the state army, selects generals and assistants, trains regular soldiers, recruits and recruits, repairs weapons and armor, saves grain, prepares military supplies, and obeys my orders. Within one year of my husband, I will move on to the division and brigade. , good things have not been gained, let’s express our great anger together in order to rest, this is the right time.”

At that time, although the Jin people were very angry at the Song Dynasty's refusal to hand over the three towns in Zhongshan and Hejian in Taiyuan, they had no plans and plans to go south again to attack the Song Dynasty. Because the Eastern Route Army had just withdrawn, it needed a period of rest, and the weather was getting hotter, which was not conducive to long-distance cavalry attacks.

After many secret plots with Liu Yanzong, Zong Wang decided to decisively solve the problem of the Ever Victorious Army. He felt that the ever-victorious army was capricious and staying in Yanjing was a major hidden danger. He first ordered the victorious troops who stayed in Yanjing to hand over their horses, and then ordered them to hand over their armor, bows, arrows, swords and other weapons.

Guo Yaoshi's ever-victorious army of men returned from the south. Before they returned to Yanjing, when they reached Zhuozhou and Yizhou, they received an order to hand over their weapons. After they returned to Yanjing, Zong Wang ordered them to hand over their horses immediately. Those who execute will be rewarded immediately, otherwise they will be arrested immediately. Faced with such a severe military order, although the Changsheng Army had complaints, no one dared to openly resist.

On April th, Zongwang ordered people to post an announcement in the city Cao, saying: "The Changsheng Army are all from Tiezhou. They have been away from their hometown in Fenlong for a long time. On April th, they all returned to their hometown to live."

Many officers of the Ever Victorious Army have settled down in Yanjing and are accustomed to the urban life in Yanjing. They are willing to stay in Yanjing and do not want to return to the backward Tielzhou. On this day, dozens of thousands of officers and hundreds of officers went to see Zong Wang, hoping to approve their stay in Yanjing.

Zong Wang asked: "How is Tian Zuo treating you?"

They replied: "Tian Zuo treats me well."

Zong Wang asked again: "How is Emperor Zhao?"

They replied: "Emperor Zhao treats me very kindly."

Zong Wang said: "Tian Zuo treats you kindly, but you rebel against Tian Zuo; Emperor Zhao treats you kindly, but you rebel against Emperor Zhao. I have no gold or silk to give to you, and you will definitely rebel against me. I am of no use to you and others."

Zong Wang's words hit the nail on the head and were so decisive that the officers felt their scalps numb after hearing this, and they all retreated in fear.

As a result, Chang Sheng's soldiers and their families had no choice but to leave Yanjing in groups and go to Tiezhou. On April th, Zongwang sent out four to five thousand Jurchen elite cavalry, in the name of searching for weapons and armor, on the road near Songting Pass, "beating to death" the victorious soldiers and their families, regardless of age. ” and took his property. From then on, all eight thousand people of the Ever-Victorious Army were wiped out, and not a single one of Guo Yaoshi's so-called teeth and claws remained.

Although Yaoshi Guo was named Yanjing Liushou, he only had an empty name. He did not participate in government affairs and had no real power at all. He originally thought that he had made great achievements in attacking Song Li this time and would definitely be reused by the Jin people, but he did not expect that he would end up like this. He had a feeling of being wiped out. In the past, the commander-in-chief of the Ever-Victorious Army, who used to flaunt his power and domineeringly, now had to tuck his lackluster tail in despair in order to save his life.