One Piece of Song Dynasty

Zhang Xiaochun wanted to commit suicide with a knife, but the knife was snatched away by the guards on the left and right, and he eventually became a prisoner of the Jin army together with other officials of the government office.

Zhang Xiaochun was escorted to Zong Han. Zong Han looked at the opponent he had besieged for several months and said: "You dared to resist the Liao Dynasty with a city and was destroyed by me. This city has been obtained by me, what do you have to do?" Can Hu"

Zhang Xiaochun replied: "If I had food in my hands, how could you achieve your ambition? I have heard that those who have been the world since ancient times have been committed to spreading their virtues rather than spreading their lands. If you destroy the Liao Dynasty, you will not allow the successors to succeed, and you will destroy people's ancestral temples. Virtue is both If you don’t do it, even though the land is vast, it will surely decline when it is prosperous. Soldiers should avoid using force, and if they are warlike, they will perish."

Zong Han smiled and said: "Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty did not cultivate his internal affairs, insulted his neighboring countries, hunted from time to time, was insatiable with women, indulged in drinking and music. My great sage emperor knew that he would die, so he followed the orders of heaven and obeyed. Defeat the enemy. Daliao Sheji turned into Qiuxi. It was Tian Zuo who reaped the consequences. Why is it that my family has no virtue?

The leader of your family has repeatedly sent envoys to the sea to form alliances with our family, but the alliance has been defeated many times. Emperor Taizu Wuyuan had a general idea and did not want to go out to investigate. My family has already captured Yunzhong, and I heard that your family has begun to send troops to the north. Later, when Zhao Liangsi, Ma Kuo and others came, our emperor blamed them for defeating the alliance, but did not send envoys because he did not want to make peace. Liang Si and others begged again and again, but begging was still good. The Great Sage Emperor then issued a decree saying: At the beginning, the Southern Dynasty broke its trust and the two dynasties were severed. Just because the emperor of the Southern Dynasties has written a personal letter, he is willing to reconcile and reconcile, but there is no need to discuss the original agreement. Today, the Han people in the six prefectures of Yanjing, Zhuoyi, Tanshunjing, and twenty-four counties are given to the Han people. The rest are official properties and the people of Xi, Khitan, Bohai, etc., as well as, Luan and other prefectures are not allowed to be counted.

Later, when I heard that your family was attacking Yanjing, their troops were out of order, and they were defeated and rushed back, Tong Guan sent Zhao Liangsi again to appeal to my family to capture Yanjing. I, the Great Sage Emperor, then divided his troops into Yan in three groups. The puppet queen Xiao De ran away, and the ministers of Liao opened the door to surrender and sent their horses back to your court to show victory. Later, I, the Great Sage Emperor, returned home unwell and handed over Yanjing to your family. However, your family sent an envoy from Zhan Du to recruit Zhang Jue, who knew Pingzhou from my family, and added his Jieyue to make him hereditary in Pingzhou, and also lured the non-delivery households to the south. Since ancient times, has there ever been a king who defeated an alliance like this?

Last winter, our emperor sent his second prince, Lang Jun, and I to divide our forces to investigate. When the heavenly soldiers arrived in Bianjing, your monarchs and ministers cried out for peace and asked for atonement by cutting off three towns and twenty states. The prince felt pity and accepted his invitation, so he became the class teacher. However, before the oath was finished, the alliance promise changed again. The three towns refused to return and attacked me with troops. Since ancient times, those who violate alliances cannot enjoy the country. Now I am ordered by the imperial edict to carry out the hanging attack again. You should make a new start, and I will use you. "

Zhang Xiaochun said: "I have not heard about the affairs of the imperial court, but I have been ordered to lead this side. I have received the favor of the country, how dare you betray me? I heard that I will not fight and subjugate the enemy's soldiers. I have attacked the city several times without success. Now because of our soldiers You are hungry and you have gained the old city, and attacking the city is a bad idea. How can it be justified? Xiaochun can only die to repay the court, so don't say more." After saying this, Zhang Xiaochun closed his eyes and remained silent.

Zong Han looked unhappy when he saw that Zhang Xiaochun was not cooperating. Several Jin soldiers rushed up, picked up Zhang Xiaochun and his son Zhang Hao, and threw them to the ground. Zong Han threatened: "If you obey me, you can have a baby. Otherwise, I will punish you, father and son, with all kinds of punishments."

Zhang Fan said loudly: "I have not failed the court and would rather be punished." Zhang Fan resisted with all his strength and refused to give in. At this time, both father and son were determined to die.

Zong Han said with murderous intent: "You and your son are not afraid of death, so let's get the other officials first and kill them for you to see."

The Jin soldiers then brought more than people including the commander Gao Ziyou, the commander Li Zongyan, the deputy transfer envoy Han Zong, the transfer judge Wang Yao, the promotion officer Shan Xiaozhong, the integrity envoy Di Chong, the general judge Fang Ji, and Zhang Shuda. All were killed on the spot. However, Zhang Xiaochun and his son's expressions remained unchanged, showing no fear.

Zong Han did not intend to kill Zhang Xiaochun, but wanted to use him for his own purposes. He turned to Gao Qingyi and told Gao Qingyi: "Detain him, and don't let him commit suicide."

After Zhang Xiaochun was captured, he went on a hunger strike and wanted to die. Later, under the persuasion of people around me, I started to drink some porridge. Zong Han saw that Zhang Xiaochun and his son could not be surrendered for a while, so he sent people to escort them to Yunzhong.

Peng Xuan had been paying attention to Zhang Xiaochun and his son, consciously or unconsciously. After learning that Zhang Xiaochun and his son were being taken to Yunzhong, Peng Xuan quietly sent a personal guard back to Datong Mansion to deliver the news. After the people in Datong Mansion got the news, they organized manpower to investigate. The news about Zhang Xiaochun and his son was sent to Zhao Yun who was far away in Yanjing.

After receiving the news, Zhao Yun immediately slammed the table and said: "If we want to save, the father and son must be saved. Huzi, give an order to the people in Datong Mansion, they must rescue the father and son, and then you send this secret message to the Lord." .”

Huzi cupped his fists and said, "Yes, deputy commander."

After giving the order to Hu Zi, Zhao Yun rushed to Liang Mansion that night to meet with Liang Xing and said: "Brother Liang, Taiyuan fell on September . This is the latest news from Peng Xuan."

Liang Xing read the secret letter and sighed: "It seems that Tokyo is in danger this time. Did you send this letter to my lord?"

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "It has been sent out. I am here mainly to discuss another matter with Brother Liang."

Liang Xing waved the letter on his hand and said, "It's for Zhang Xiaochun and his son on the letter, right?"

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Exactly, both father and son are loyal and brave men. A certain person has ordered the people in Datong Mansion to rescue the father and son. It's just up to Brother Liang how to send them out after they are rescued. "

Liang Xing replied: "Okay, I know, I will arrange Niu San to do this."

After Liang Hongyu received Zhao Yun's secret letter, she copied it and sent one to Li Xin in Tokyo, and the other to Liu Fa. After Liu Fa learned the news, he told Ma Kuo about the news with complicated thoughts. When Ma Kuo found out, he just shook his head and sighed without saying anything.

From the siege to the fall of Taiyuan, in more than eight months, the Song Dynasty organized three military operations to rescue Taiyuan, but all ended in failure. Continuing the Song Dynasty, Zizhi Tongjian said: "The reinforcements from Hedong are not lacking, and the good generals are not needed, but they can't save Taiyuan. Why is the imperial court's order lax, the generals' disciplines inconsistent, and the ministers' discussions discordant? This is why Jingkang was defeated."

Regarding the fall of Taiyuan, Song Qinzong did not receive a timely report. In fact, since the Song army defeated Wenshui, Song Qinzong no longer had hope for Taiyuan. Song Qinzong was most worried about the Jin army going south again and approaching the capital again. However, the ministers in power with Tang Ke as the Young Master believed that the imperial court not only sent peace envoys to the Jin Kingdom and the Jin Army to negotiate for peace, but also set up four general offices for defense. This two-pronged approach should be able to stop the Jin Army. Massive move south. If the situation changes, the three towns of Taiyuan, Zhongshan and Hejian can be abandoned categorically in exchange for peace.

Therefore, the rulers do not seem to be very worried about foreign invasion. What they are most worried about is internal troubles, the dispute over the internal line of the imperial court, that is, the battle between the war of resistance and peace talks, which is the key to the future and destiny of the country. They believe that the most urgent task is to summarize and liquidate the mistakes of the previous prime minister in power, and Wu Min has become a key target of exposure and criticism.