One Piece of Song Dynasty

Although many officials were arrested and some gold and silver were confiscated, the gap was still large. Song Qinzong was very depressed and helpless. He asked Xiao Qing: "What to do about this matter is now at the end of the road."

Xiao Qing thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty must see the Marshal himself for this matter, and then it can be settled." After hearing this suggestion, Song Qinzong was moved.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Song Qinzong and Concubine Zhu Def came to Yanfu Palace to meet the emperor. Song Huizong was very happy and immediately ordered people to buy wine and food. The father and son had a few drinks together and were "very happy".

At this time, Song Qinzong had already planned to leave the city tomorrow to go to the Jin army to meet Zong Han. Song Qinzong knew that the Jin army's camp was a tiger's den and a wolf's den, and he would probably never return. This time when I came to Yanfu Palace with Concubine Zhu De, I was actually bidding farewell to the Emperor quietly.

That night, Song Qinzong suddenly received a letter from Zong Han. In his letter, Zong Han invited Song Qinzong to go to Qingcheng tomorrow to discuss increasing the emblem of the Jin Emperor.

The Jin envoy who came to deliver the letter Gao Shangshuo said: "Your Majesty does not need to go out of the city in person. How about writing an oath or sending princes and ministers to go?"

Song Qinzong originally wanted to go out of the city to see Zong Han tomorrow and plead for a reduction in gold and silver. But now Zong Han suddenly sent someone to invite him, but he hesitated again. If he went as promised, he was worried about being bullied by the Jin people; if he didn't go, he was worried that Zong Han would send troops into the city because of insufficient gold and silver payment.

Song Qinzong weighed it for a long time and decided to change his mind and not go.

However, He Li believed that the emperor had to leave the city this time. He said: "Your Majesty's trip will not only honor the title of Emperor Jin, but also take the opportunity to discuss the reduction of gold and silver. Your Majesty's personal departure from the city shows your sincerity, and the gold and silver may be reduced. If not If we leave the city, it may be difficult to resolve the gold and silver issue.”

Song Qin felt that He Li had just returned from the Jin camp and had a better understanding of the situation of the Jin people, so he decided to leave the city again.

Later, He Li returned to the capital hall to discuss tomorrow's schedule with Jin Envoy and others. Everyone knows that the emperor is actually very hesitant about leaving the city tomorrow. It was only after He Li's urging that the emperor agreed.

He Li was very happy and felt that he was still very capable of negotiating the problem. He thought that after the emperor left the city this time and solved the gold and silver problem, the Jin army would withdraw from the siege soon. Therefore, he was in a relaxed mood now and sang to the envoy Jin: "The drizzle is accompanied by the slanting wind, and there is a slight chill every day." After hearing this, the envoy Jin and the people around him thought He Li was very funny.

Song Qinzong's mood was not as relaxed as He Li's. He even had an ominous premonition about going out of the city to meet the Jin Army Marshal. In order to prevent unexpected events, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict to use the crown prince to supervise the country. Sun Fu, a member of the Privy Council and the prince's young fu, and Xie Kejia, a minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who was also a guest of the prince, assisted the prince in supervising the country. Sun Fu was also left behind, and Mei, the Minister of Household Affairs, served as his deputy.

On the night of the ninth day of the lunar month, Song Qinzong secretly summoned Sun Fu and said to him with tears in his eyes: "I went to Jinzhai this time because I was worried about something unexpected. But there was insufficient gold and silver, and the Jin people repeatedly threatened to send troops into the city, so I had to leave the city as a last resort." From now on, I will leave it to you. If something unexpected happens, you can set up a department of strong men and recruit brave warriors who will die. You will get more than two or three hundred people, and support the emperor and the prince to break the siege and run south. I will follow the orders of the golden man and fight for his life or death. .”

Sun Fu kowtowed to the ground and cried loudly: "Even if my body is broken into pieces, I will definitely live up to your majesty's great trust."

The next day, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict to the ministers and said: "I went out to the suburbs today to meet with the two marshals to discuss the emblem. I would like to ask you all, everyone should know."

After the former prime minister Tang Ke heard about it, he thought this was a Hongmen meeting and sighed: "One thing is so great, but it can be so much more."

After seeing the edict, Wu Ge, a member of the Hemen Xuanzan Gate, said to his cronies: "When I looked at the astronomy last night, the stars in the emperor's constellation were very tilted. If the emperor leaves the city, he will be detained by the Jin army."

Wu Ge thought that the emperor must be prevented from leaving the city. He came to the capital hall and said to Prime Minister He Li: "The emperor will fall into the enemy's trap if he leaves the city this time. I would like to report to the emperor, please do not go out."

He Li waved his hand and said: "This invitation is from the Second Prince. There is no danger. It is just to give the Emperor of Jin his emblem. I will not keep it."

Wu Ge retorted: "The enemy's situation is unpredictable, and it's easy to win trust."

Wu Ge saw that He Li did not listen to the advice, so he went to the Privy Council again and asked Sun Fu and Zhang Shu to play at night to persuade the emperor to leave the city. Sun Fu and Zhang Shuye knew that it was useless to play the music now, and the emperor was already preparing to set off.

King Yun Zhao Kai accompanied Song Qinzong out of the city. Ministers He Li, Cao Fu, Wu Kai, Mo Chou, Li Ruoshui, Tan Shiji, Sima Pu, Wang Zao and Sun Zhan accompanied him, and a thousand imperial guards cheered in front and supported them.

When the people in the capital heard that the emperor was leaving the city for Jinying again, they poured into the streets. Not long after, tens of thousands of people gathered, and they all persuaded Song Qinzong: "Your Majesty, please don't leave as soon as possible, or something unexpected may happen."

The common people were persuading and wailing at the same time. They pulled Song Qinzong's carriage in front of him to prevent him from moving forward. Song Qinzong was sitting in the car and couldn't help crying when he witnessed this scene.

At this time, Fan Qiong, the inspection envoy from the four walls of the capital, came over and explained to the people: "The emperor is a living creature, and he surrenders himself to seek peace. I am lucky to be in Jinying now, and I will return in the morning and evening. If you don't let the chariot leave the city, you will There is no physiology in waiting.”

The people were angry when they heard this and threw stones and tiles at him. Fan Qiong was furious, drew his sword, and cut off the fingers of the people who were holding the wheels of the chariot to prevent Song Qinzong from going forward. Several people tried to resist, but were killed by Fan Qiong with his sword.

In fact, the Song court had already completed the matter of adding an emblem to the Jin emperor before the Jin people surrounded Tokyo. At that time, Tang Ke was in charge of the capital and advocated negotiating peace with the Jin people. After discussion, the main emblems were added: Jitian Jitong, Zhaode Dinggong, Dunren Tixin, Xiuwen Zhenwu Guangsheng Emperor.

Dr. Taichang Hua Chuping firmly opposed it and believed that such a noble emblem should not be given to Jin people. Tang Ke gave up in anger. At that time, Wang Zao was serving as Taichang Shaoqing. Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty ordered him to draft a document and sent Feng Fu as the envoy to the Jin army.

However, as soon as Feng Pu and his party arrived at the bank of the Yellow River, they heard that the Jin people were marching southward, so they turned around and returned to Beijing.

Now, Marshal of the Jin Army suddenly remembered the emblem again and asked Song Qinzong to come out of the city to discuss it. Song Qinzong felt that the emblem was just an empty name. As long as the Jin people were willing, it didn't matter what they called it. For Song Qinzong, the biggest pressure now is the issue of paying gold and silver. He hoped that through this trip, he could meet with the Prime Minister Marshal and the Second Prince Marshal, so that he could be exempted from some gold and silver or granted some time extension, so that the Jin people could withdraw their troops as soon as possible.

Song Qinzong drove to the front of Taixue, and suddenly met Zhang Shuye who was chasing after him in a hurry. Uncle Zhang knocked on his horse at night and urged Song Qinzong not to leave the city.

Song Qinzong explained: "I have no choice but to save the lives of a city." After that, he rode on his horse.

Zhang Shuye pulled the carriage hard to prevent it from going forward, but he couldn't hold it back. Zhang Shuye then knelt down on the ground and cried loudly. After hearing this, Song Qinzong looked back at Zhang Shuye and said loudly: "Ji Zhong, work hard."