One Piece of Song Dynasty

The Jin soldiers guarding the city wall suddenly discovered that thousands of people in the city were rushing to Nanxunmen together. They didn't know what had happened, so they hurriedly sent someone to report to the Marshal's Mansion.

Soon, the Marshal's Mansion sent a large number of Jin troops. They were heavily armed and scaled the city walls. Thousands of Jin Army elites also quickly gathered outside Nanxun Gate. The Jin people thought that the soldiers and civilians in the city were going to break out of the city, and a battle was imminent.

Soon, the Jin people called a supervisor from the Song Dynasty to the city for questioning. The supervisor was trembling with fear. Hu knelt on the ground and explained the situation. When the Jin people learned the truth, they were furious and wanted to whip the supervisor. The supervisor repeatedly begged for mercy and was spared.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Zong Han ordered Xiao Qing to go to the palace to see Song Qinzong, and asked Song Qinzong to issue an edict again, ordering the states in Hebei and Hedong to hand over their territorial boundaries.

Regarding the cession of territory in Hebei and Hedong, Song Qinzong had issued two edicts and sent two groups of envoys to cede territory. The first time was to send Nie Chang and Geng Nanzhong as envoys to cede the territory. As a result, Nie Chang was killed by the Jiangzhou people, Geng Nanzhong went to Zhao Gou, King of Kang, and the cession of the territory was not completed. The second time was not long ago, when Chen Guoting and more than land cession envoys were sent to Lianghe states to handle land cession.

However, so far, except for the defenders of Shizhou who surrendered in response to the imperial edict, the defenders, soldiers and civilians of other states have to stick to the city and refuse to obey the imperial edict. The Jin people were very annoyed and had a headache.

Both Zong Han and Zong Wang hoped to use the orders of the Song emperor to make the defenders of the two rivers give up their resistance, so that the Jin people could complete the occupation of the land in the two rivers without bloodshed.

Song Qinzong naively thought that as long as he could meet the requirements of the Jin people, he could keep the country of the Song Dynasty and his throne. Therefore, he issued an edict to the governors of the two rivers: "The governors of various states and the Marshal's Mansion of Jin came to cede the land. They must not break their promise. The imperial court wanted to cut off all the lands in Hebei and Hedong, and they wanted to make a good relationship forever. Although they had promised to cede the land in the past, they sent Nie Chang and Geng Nanzhong went to deliver the goods. In fact, they still thought that the land of their ancestors could not be given to others, so they still defended the city of Dajin to defend against the enemy, and finally lost it. Later, I went out of the city to return the money, and I expressed my homage and accepted his Zhengshuo. Now. , all the heavy troops of Dajin did not go to the city. They still said that they were only waiting to deliver the state army here, and then withdraw their troops after they were settled.

Now, Dajin has taken the blood relatives of the state officials in Beijing who should be delivered to the two rivers as hostages, waiting for the day to be fixed and released for reunion. Those who are out of town have also been sent to the capital. Recently I learned that when Shizhou Zhongguang's family members were sent to the Dajin Army, they said that Shizhou had already paid back the money and had been repatriated, so there was no need to be a hostage. This is enough to know that the remaining family members should also be returned after they are settled.

Now I heard that a certain state held on and did not surrender. It said that King Qin would protect the country and did not want to belong to the outside world. However, the Jin army is still on the city. If all the states hold firm and act independently, your loyalty and diligence will bring disaster to the country. It would be better to destroy the oars early and open the door to exit. In addition to the local people, officials at all levels, soldiers, civilians and travelers who were originally from the south of the Yellow River are allowed to be returned. In this way, both public and private parties will find their place. The capital city is deep and fortified, but it cannot be defended. If you do not obey, not only will it be of no benefit to the clan, but you will also be in danger. Be careful not to be obsessed with anything, so here is the edict, I think it is best to know it. "

After Xiao Qing received the edict, he sent someone to send it back to Marshal Qingcheng's army camp that night. On the same day, Song Qinzong also issued an edict to Nanjing Yingtian Mansion, ordering the Nanjing defender to pay gold and silver.

The cause of the incident is that on the first day of the first lunar month, the Jin people and the Song Dynasty envoys went to Nanjing to collect gold and silk, carrying Song Qinzong's edict. However, the governor of Nanjing was very suspicious of this and refused to pay. The Jin people then asked Nanjing to send envoys to Tokyo to meet with the emperor for review.

Song Qinzong said in the edict: "Suddenly I read the report and knew that the imperial edict had arrived. I also knew that Meng Dajin in Nanjing would not send troops to attack, and he was so happy that he burst into tears. We should try our best to meet the required gold, silver and silk, not one piece or two. Keep it. Both officials and common people should pay in full to express their kindness. The capital is now almost exhausted of gold and silver because of the reward for the army. Recently, I have stated many times in the edict that those who can repay large sums of money, although We don't care about our hair or skin. We can also tell the officials and people in Nanjing not to be obsessed with this, for fear of missing important events."

After receiving the edict, the Nanjing defender paid one hundred taels of gold, twenty-five thousand taels of silver, and fourteen thousand pieces of silk to the Jin people.

Recently, Wanyan Zonghan was very urgent about paying gold and silver. In fact, after many raids by the Kaifeng Mansion, the gold and silver in the city has now been almost exhausted. Song Qinzong and his ministers racked their brains and thought hard, but they still found "nothing like this".

Zong Han didn't believe that the huge city of Tokyo couldn't collect one million ingots of gold and five million ingots of silver. On the evening of the sixth day of the first lunar month, Zong Han ordered Xiao Qing to enter the city and sent a message to Song Qinzong: "If you are deceived and do not want to pay, send your troops into the city and let the soldiers collect it themselves."

Obviously, Zong Han had understood Song Qinzong's psychology. This was a threat to continue to put pressure on Song Qinzong.

Song Qinzong's biggest worry was that Jin soldiers would enter the city. He thought that once the Jin soldiers entered the city, they would inevitably burn, kill, and loot. The capital city will be filled with rivers of blood and mountains of corpses. That night, Song Qinzong tossed and turned all night long.

The weather changed suddenly the next day, with heavy snow falling and freezing temperatures. The road was icy and bright as a mirror, making it almost impossible for pedestrians to stand, let alone ride on horseback. Song Qinzong was afraid that the Jin soldiers would suddenly enter the city, so he forced He Li to leave the city in the snow and go to the Jin Army Marshal's Mansion to implore Zong Han to reduce his gold and silver.

He Li stayed in Jinying for a whole day, begging hard, but Zong Han refused. On the first day of the first lunar month, He Li had no choice but to return to the city.

Song Qinzong was very disappointed and melancholy. He ordered the Ministry of Finance to publish a notice to inform the officials and people of the city of the true situation, and continued to collect gold and silver. The announcement said: "The amount of gold and silver required by Dajin to reward the army is huge, and the current payment is less than one-tenth. A few days ago, he sent his right servant She Heli to go to the army in person to plead for reduction. But Marshal Dajin felt strange and puzzled , saying that the scene in the capital is huge and there are so many people, so how can it be impossible to get enough gold and silver? There must be hidden deception.

Dajin saved all the people in the city and had nothing to repay. If your life is saved, how can you care about your property? Kaifeng Prefecture Yin supervises the officials on the four walls to rush to the root. The Yushitai checks the officials who have not paid gold and silver from the prime minister down, and names and supervises them. "

After the announcement was issued, both officials and people were shocked and panicked.

The Yushitai will directly copy the names of officials below the prime minister who have not paid gold and silver to Qinzong of the Song Dynasty. Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty ordered Kaifeng Prefecture and Dali Temple to be responsible for the exhortation. Sibigenkuo officials were ordered to direct law enforcement officers to arrest and shackle officials who failed to pay gold and silver, regardless of their official position. After these officials were arrested, they were all taken to Kaifeng Prefecture for interrogation. Due to the large number of people, they need to be escorted in batches. As soon as one group left, another group came again, "looking at each other in the market", it was impossible to calculate.