One Piece of Song Dynasty

Early the next morning, Fan Zhongxiong suddenly heard the noise of people on the road outside his door, and someone said, "The golden man is here."

Fan Zhongxiong then sent someone out to investigate. Soon, the inquirer came back and said: "Annuo has ordered the city gates to be opened, and people are rushing out of the city."

Fan Zhongxiong then went to see Zhao Shifu, the magistrate of Hanoi. Zhao Shifu said to him: "The Jin people are here, what can I do about them?"

Fan Zhongxiong asked: "How do you know this?"

Zhao Shifu said: "A proclamation from the Jin people has been sent to the city, saying that the generals are called pioneers and are all in command of Bojilie."

Fan Zhongxiong then went to Beicheng and saw Huo Anguo sitting on the city wall reading a proclamation. This proclamation was sent to the city by a surrendered Zezhou scribe sent by the Jin people. The first few hundred words said that Dajin Youdao and China betrayed the alliance, and then said that Jin, Jiang and other places had surrendered, causing Huaizhou to fall quickly.

Huo Anguo asked Fan Zhongxiong: "How to answer?"

Fan Zhongxiong read the notice and said, "Let's go to the city and see the Jin man first." Huo Anguo agreed. Fan Zhongxiong then lowered himself down from the city.

After a while, a Yanjing man came over and saluted Fan Zhongxiong. After a while, more than thirty Jin cavalry came and saluted Fan Zhongxiong.

Fan Zhongxiong asked: "What do you mean by sending troops?"

A Jin man on horseback answered, but because of the language barrier, he had to ask the Yanjing man to translate. The main idea was: "The Song Dynasty betrayed its alliance, and our army came here because of it. I, the Emperor Jin Dynasty, have the ambition to unify the world. The Prime Minister is also a hero today. Now, our army has captured Taiyuan, Jin, Jiang and other states. Taiyuan is so strong that it has been captured by our army. Why don't you attack Huaizhou? Go back and tell the magistrate, asking him to come quickly with the letter of surrender. I’d like to pay my respects to Lousu Bo Jin, the commander-in-chief of Dadu.”

The golden man asked Fan Zhongxiong again: "Who are you?"

Fan Zhongxiong briefly introduced himself. The man from Yanjing added to the Jin man: "He is the grandson of the author of Tang Jian."

The Jin man asked Fan Zhongxiong again: "Who are you related to Fan Zhongyan?"

Fan Zhongxiong replied: "It's not a relative."

The Jin people then asked Fan Zhongxiong to go back and said, "You go back and discuss it with the state leader. If you don't leave the city and surrender by the next day, we will attack the city."

Fan Zhongxiong returned to the city and discussed with Huo Anguo for a long time, and felt that he should try his best to avoid fighting. He wanted to meet with the Jin Army's commander-in-chief Lou in person one day, and Huo Anguo agreed.

Early the next morning, Fan Zhongxiong descended from the city again and came to the Jin army's camp to pay a visit to Dutong Lou's room.

Lou Shi asked: "Have you brought the surrender letter?"

Fan Zhongxiong replied: "I never brought it."

Lou Shi asked again: "Why don't you surrender?"

Fan Zhongxiong replied: "We are all ministers to each other and must take care of ourselves. If the Jin Dynasty sent a minister to guard a city and surrendered with the city after bumping into the soldiers and horses of other countries, how do you think Huaizhou surrendered without the order of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty? , I’m afraid that when the Prime Minister hears about it, he won’t be happy either.”

Lou Shi smiled and said, "That's right. Then I won't attack Huaizhou."

Fan Zhongxiong said: "Although we all won't attack Huaizhou, I'm afraid your rear team doesn't know. Please give me a document."

Lou Shi said: "We in the Jin Kingdom do not use writing. We only pass one arrow from one person to another. We order the rear troops not to attack Huaizhou." After Lou Shi said this, he ordered Fan Zhongxiong to be escorted back to the city.

Huo Anguo immediately reported the situation to the court truthfully, waiting for the court's instructions. One day later, I heard that Zonghan led his troops towards Huaizhou from the direction of Longde Mansion. Huo Anguo then sent Fan Zhongxiong out of the city to meet Zong Han and persuade him to stop his advance.

Fan Zhongxiong arrived at the foot of the Western Mountain and met Zong Han about thirty miles away from Huaizhou.

Fan Zhongxiong said: "The two dynasties have formed a good alliance and vowed not to attack each other. I didn't expect that the Prime Minister and Marshal would personally lead the army here. I thought that the Prime Minister and Marshal must have something to discuss with China. When the army arrives, the people don't know. If If you have any instructions, please tell me, and I will report it to Huo Anguo, the pacifying envoy of Huaizhou, and ask him to report it to the court, and the emperor will send another trusted minister to attend to it."

Zong Han said: "Is there anything else that needs to be taken care of by you, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty? A few years ago, you sent people from the sea to form an alliance with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Khitan. At that time, it was agreed that the people of the Kyushu land will belong to you, the Song Dynasty, and their children's jade and silk will belong to me, the Jin Dynasty. When the time comes Each raised his own troops. You, the Song Dynasty, did not take over Jiuzhou, but I, the Jin Dynasty, took over Yanshan Prefecture. For this past covenant, I handed over the land and the people to you. It is because I have great kindness to you, the Song Dynasty. You neither Thank me, but you also kept the household registrations of Yingping and Pingzhou in your territory of Song Dynasty. Because I couldn't bear to see the parents and wives of the people separated, I sent people to send documents to get the household registrations of the two states from Song Dynasty. But you, Song Dynasty, both No dispatch was given, no reply was given, and the troops refused to comply with the agreement, so we had no choice but to raise troops.

At that time, I was the first to raise troops. When our troops came to Bianjing City, you, the emperor, stopped being emperor and called the prince to take charge. Seeing the strength of my army, the prince was afraid that the capital would be breached, so he sent envoys to dedicate the land of three passes and four towns to me. . I believed it to be true, so I led my troops back, and ordered not to allow the soldiers to plunder you. This is another great kindness I owe you, the Song Dynasty.

However, you, the Song Dynasty, betrayed the alliance and secretly ordered the three towns to stand firm and not surrender. You also summoned all the troops from all over the world to rescue Taiyuan. Therefore, I am raising troops again today.

I originally wanted to engulf your land of the Song Dynasty, but because of the imperial edict of the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, the Yellow River was the only boundary. From this point of view, your Huaizhou should be under the jurisdiction of my Daijin and should be surrendered. I wanted to send troops now, but because the prefectures and counties need the people, if I send troops to kill more people, the prefectures and counties will become empty cities. You inform the magistrate of Huaizhou for me and ask him to come and surrender as soon as possible to protect his family and the people of the state and county. "

Fan Zhongxiong replied: "When the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty first formed an alliance, this state did not get the text from the court that the Yellow River was the boundary. Please send someone to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to handle the matter."

Zong Han said: "Why send people to care? Now, our Dajin soldiers and horses are preparing to break through Bianjing and capture you, Emperor Zhao, alive."

Fan Zhongxiong replied: "This is probably not what the Prime Minister wants. Besides, we are both big countries, and the outcome is unknown. If the situation turns out to be what the Prime Minister said, it will not be a blessing for the country."

Zong Han asked puzzledly: "Why is it not the blessing of great wealth?"

Fan Zhongxiong replied: "Now I will analyze them one by one to the prime minister. If the Zhao family is the king, the big gold can guarantee the annual coins, and the Zhao family will not be willing to have any disobedience. If the Zhao family is deposed, , as a land of China, the Chinese must make the decision. If someone takes the opportunity to raise troops and seize the throne, he is the owner of the business. He has no covenant or favor with Daikin, and he will definitely not hand over the yearly coins to Daikin. , and refused to cut off three passes and four towns. From then on, troops were used every year, and it was hard to end it. Some people may have said to the prime minister that the gains from the war were more than the annual coins. Please think carefully, is this the gain from the war of loyalty? No matter how much there is, it will be taken away by others. Due to the long-term use of troops in the country, the people are resentful, and the prime minister must be responsible for the situation, so it is better to accept the coins and be more stable. From what Zhong Xiong sees, it is better to discuss with the Emperor of the Song Dynasty , the three passes and four towns will be returned to Dajin, and the annual coins will be added every year, and all other matters can be discussed."

Zong Han thought for a while and said: "That's right. Give me three passes and four towns, and another two million yuan in annual coins. Then you immediately send someone to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to report that I will leave the army between Huai and Ze. , waiting for your report. The vanguard team that has set off may not know this, I will send people back one after another to standby, and order them not to kill people indiscriminately. "

Fan Zhongxiong then returned to the city, handed the Jinren's palindrome to Huo Anguo, and gave him a detailed report. Huo Anguo immediately sent people to Tokyo to report the situation to the court.