One Piece of Song Dynasty

At the pre-war mobilization meeting, Xie Qian solemnly warned the generals: "The war is imminent, and the fortune and misfortune are in your own hands. Those who meet the enemy will be rewarded with their descendants, and those who retreat will have their wives killed. If you perform extraordinary feats, you will definitely be rewarded with high titles." "Xie Qian hopes to boost morale and enforce strict military discipline.

However, the generals of the three armies simply couldn't listen to these reward and punishment policies. They all whispered below: "In the past, Tong Xuanfu also said this. But what is the actual situation? Even if they are killed in battle, they often Those who were reported as fleeing will be rewarded immediately. Today's order is probably just empty words." Soon, the battle started.

The general commanding the Jin Army's operations on the southern front was Wanyan Balisu, who was Yin Shuke's younger brother. Not long ago, Yao Gu was also defeated by him. At the beginning, there were not many Jin people using the pull speed to charge, and it seemed to be tentative. However, the Song army was very afraid of the Jin soldiers. Not long after the battle, the old habit recurred. Some officers and soldiers of the former army began to retreat regardless of military orders. When the rear army saw this, their hearts began to fluctuate. In order to escape, the officers and soldiers in the fortress grabbed the ropes and fled to the bottom of the ravine. As a result, the dead who fell in the chaos piled up on top of each other, almost filling the ravine. There were about several thousand people.

Ba Li quickly saw that the Song army was in chaos, so he decisively ordered the drums to be beaten and the army advanced. The Jin Army seized the opportunity and put the reserve team into battle. The more they fought, the more courageous they became. The Song army became increasingly unable to withstand it, and finally collapsed and was completely defeated. Even the Chinese army where Jie Qian was located was scattered in all directions. There were only dozens of cavalry soldiers left around him, protecting him as he fled all the way to Longde Mansion through the mountain trails. Since then, the combat effectiveness of Jie Qian's headquarters has basically been lost.

Ba Lisu commanded the Jin army to advance in advantage of the victory, and soon came to the gate of Wei Shengjun's city. Knowing that Weisheng's army Zhang Yaozuo surrendered without a fight.

The Jieqian Division is the main force in the frontal rescue of Taiyuan. The impact of the defeat of the main force is often great. At that time, when the people of Weisheng Army, Longde Mansion, Fenzhou, Jinzhou, Zezhou, Jiangzhou and other places heard that the official army was defeated, they helped the old and young to cross the Yellow River and ran south. In the areas south of Taiyuan and north of the Yellow River, the prefectures and counties are almost empty.

At this time, Li Gang was still in Huaizhou. Seeing that the situation was deteriorating, he was very anxious, but there was nothing he could do. Because he could not effectively exercise the command power of the Xuanfu Envoy and control the overall situation, all he could do was report to the court and reflect his suggestions. On the one hand, he pointed out the disadvantages of lack of control; on the other hand, he also saw the flaws in military deployment. The troops advanced by separate routes. Due to the lack of coordination between the various routes, the troops actually went deep alone. It was easy for the Jin people to concentrate their forces and defeat them one by one. Li Gang suggested immediately adjusting military deployment, gathering troops and horses, and launching an attack from one direction. It happened that Fan Shixiong led the Hunan soldiers to Huaizhou at this time, and Li Gang recommended Fan Shixiong to be the magistrate of Xuanfu. Li Gang said that if the imperial court adopted his suggestion, he would be willing to personally lead the army to the front line to fight the Jin people until the army was assembled.

However, the fighting at the front was fierce, the struggle among the high-level officials of the court behind was even more intense, and the political situation of the court suddenly changed drastically. On August , the two prime ministers, Xu Churen and Wu Min, were dismissed by Song Qinzong. Tang Ke was promoted to Shaozai, He Li was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs, Chen Guoting was appointed Youcheng of Shangshu, and Nie Shantongzhi was appointed to the Privy Council. Li Gang's good friend Xu Han was dismissed from his post in Tongzhi Privy Council.

The sudden change in the political situation shocked Li Gang. Especially the promotion of Tang Ke to Shaozai was even more incredible to Li Gang. When Li Gang led his troops to leave the capital, he specifically told Song Qinzong that Tang Ke was a villain and could not be reused. At that time, Song Qinzong fully agreed, but why did he change his mind now? Li Gang didn't understand, was disappointed, and suddenly felt depressed.

Before Xu Churen became Dazai, he served as a stay-at-home officer in Daming Mansion in Beijing and had a high social reputation. Both the imperial students and the people in the capital believed that he was relatively mature, had a strong character, and was rich in political experience. If he was allowed to serve as prime minister to assist the young emperor, he would definitely be able to make a difference. Ministers also have great expectations for him. However, after he became Dazai and entered the decision-making center, he did not contribute any good ideas and people were disappointed with him.

Xu Churen served as Dazai from the beginning of March to the beginning of August for exactly five months. These five months were a troubled time for the Song Dynasty and a critical period for the Song Dynasty to reverse the crisis. Talismans from all over the country were flying like snowflakes, and the court was in urgent need of making a wise decision. However, many complex political, military, diplomatic and other issues made Xu Churen a little confused. Although he has political experience, he lacks the political vision and wisdom needed to deal with national crises. The handling of a series of problems was either not timely or made major mistakes. For example, in order to prevent the Jin from invading again in the autumn, Zhong Shidao suggested that all Taoist forces be stationed in the Heyang area to defend the Yellow River defense line. But Xu Churen refused to accept it. He believed that since the Jin people had withdrawn, how could they come back? It was not appropriate to disturb themselves first to show weakness. This shows that his political vision is short-sighted and his political insight is weak.

Xu Churen became prime minister, which was recommended by Wu Min to Song Qinzong. Wu Min felt that he was young and had relatively low qualifications, and was worried that he would not be able to control the situation in the court, so he recruited talents and built momentum. When Xu Churen first came to the court, he had relatively consistent views with Wu Min and Li Gangzheng, and the cooperation was relatively smooth. However, serious differences later emerged between him and Wu Min. Wu Min was young, energetic, suave, and liked to seize power, but he had very little experience in handling political affairs. When the staff submitted various military and political documents to him for instructions, he was at a loss and didn't know how to deal with them. He just said: "It's still a common practice."

The relationship between Xu Churen and Wu Min is getting worse and worse. Every time there is a meeting, the two slander each other and undermine each other. Wu Min once recommended several officials to the Ministry of Personnel, including his own relatives. When Xu Churen reviewed the list, he unceremoniously checked off the names of Wu Min's relatives.

On this day, after the dynasty dispersed, Wu Min angrily came to the capital hall of Dongfu to discuss the list with Xu Churen. Wu Min just sat down, and after a few words of conversation, they started arguing fiercely. At that time, Xu Churen was drafting documents with a brush. In anger, he threw the brush towards Wu Min, hitting her square in the face and blackening her lips and nose.

This incident quickly spread throughout the court and had a very bad impact.

Tang Ke, Geng Nanzhong, and Nie Shan had long wanted to oust Xu Churen and Wu Min and replace them with them. At this time, they seized the matter and took the opportunity to instruct the censor Zhongcheng Li to report to the court to impeach Xu Churen and Wu Min. Li Hui went up and played:

"The Grand Prime Minister Xu Churen was promoted to the Grand Prime Minister because of Cai Jing's recommendation. Since the Jin people retreated, His Majesty promoted him to be the Grand Prime Minister because of his ability to govern the local area. However, his equipment was ordinary, he did not understand the general situation, his intelligence was dark, and he was not up to date. He was completely unable to lead hundreds of officials. Wu Min, the young prime minister, was actually Cai Jing's best friend. In terms of his position, he followed Cai Jing's example, intending to monopolize power and maintain favor. Xu Churen and Wu Min were at odds, causing things in the world to become increasingly bad. Today, Jin The people are rampant, heavy troops are pressing down on the territory, and the army in the Hedong battle is short of food, and the world's worries are getting worse day by day. Xu Churen and Wu Min have wronged the country and betrayed their kindness, and their sins are unforgivable. Your Majesty, Fuwang, urgently needs to remove these two traitors, and don't try to appoint them."