One Piece of Song Dynasty

Mo Chuan said: "If you don't believe the envoy, you can send someone to the city to investigate. Besides, even if you really hide, you should hide the prince or the princes. There is no reason to hide the emperor."

Yang Tianji thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll report to the second prince right now."

Soon Wanyan Zongwang received news that Zhao Jinluo, the third daughter of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, was to replace Zhao Fujin. After much thought, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty thought that marriage was also a good choice. Since ancient times, many dynasties have chosen marriage when dealing with border problems. If the marriage is successful, then Song and Jin will be a family. In that case, will the gold and silver owed be reduced or postponed? Will the Jin Army be able to evacuate the capital soon?

Just when Song Qinzong was thinking wildly, the Jin envoy Xiao Qing suddenly came to the door and conveyed the meaning of the second commander to Song Qinzong: "The Taoist Lord must pledge, and the marriage must be chosen by oneself. The amount of annual coins remains unchanged. If he does not agree, he must take it."

When Song Qinzong heard this, his heart suddenly became cold. Obviously, the second commander rejected the plan he proposed.

Song Qinzong thought for a while and replied: "I am bound by etiquette and cannot obey the order. I ordered Wang Zongmian to go to the city to report and urge the army to be rewarded with gold and silver."

At noon on the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Wang Zongmian was ordered to return to the city with his royal equipment. Tens of thousands of scholars and common people gathered in Nanxun Gate to welcome the Holy Master.

Soon, the Ministry of Finance sent people to Nanxunmen and announced: "The imperial edict has been conveyed by Wang Yu. Marshal Dajin has not returned because the number of gold and silver pieces paid by the court is too small. The matter is urgent, and I hope he will be in the capital." "Commons, everyone has a love for the king, no matter how high or low he is. If he has pieces of gold or silver, he will rush to Kaifeng Mansion to deliver them to him. Anyone who reports them will be rewarded, and those who hide them will be subject to military law."

Only then did people know that the emperor had been detained in Qingcheng by the Jin people and could not come back. So everyone scattered back home, each trying to prepare gold, silver or utensils to rescue the emperor.

At this time, the imperial court had no gold or silver to accept. Sun Fu, who was left behind in Tokyo, discussed with the deputy left behind Mei Zhili and other ministers and decided to hand over all the gold and silver utensils used by Ouchi and the gold and silver utensils used by the princes of Ryūtoku Palace to the Jinren.

Starting from that afternoon, there was an endless stream of soldiers and civilians transporting gold and silver items from Xuande Gate to the Nanxun Gate Royal Road.

On the afternoon of the next day, Shangshu Sheng suddenly posted a notice in front of Xuande Gate and announced: "The imperial edict was received from the emperor and delivered to Kaifeng Mansion. Marshal Da Jin was very surprised that the number of gold and silver watches was small. After repeated entreaties, the marshal said: There are many elderly residents in the capital. The gold and silver must be more than this. You can tell the rich and powerful family to accept it quickly in order to understand my wishes. In spite of the bad times, I still allow you to act expediently."

Kaifeng Mansion was severely criticized by Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty because of its inability to collect gold and silver, and the governor Wang Shiyong and others were demoted three levels. After receiving the imperial edict this time, they were determined to perform well, so they were "especially urgent in supervising and reprimanding".

Wang Shiyong divided the capital into several areas and put dedicated personnel in charge, requiring them to go to every house and identify stalls by household, and no one was left out; at the same time, the Kaifeng Prefecture also issued a document to all shop owners and various advocacy groups, forcing them to pay Gold and silver, otherwise the same shall apply.

Wang Shiyong asked all officials of the Kaifeng Prefecture to mobilize, and the work would not stop until there was a harvest. As a result, "a city is in chaos and people are uneasy to live in."

At the same time, Yushitai, Dali Temple and Kaifeng Mansion also fought jointly, continuing to pursue hundreds of officials and rich families, and constantly beating Chu to urge the governor. There were mournful sounds everywhere in the city, so sad and shrill that "I couldn't bear to hear them."

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the Jin people came to Kaifeng Mansion again to ask for various lanterns. They were going to hold a Lantern Festival lantern viewing at the Liujiasi military camp. The Kaifeng Prefecture agreed to do so, and ordered that all Yuan lamps in the imperial palace, Taoist palaces, Buddhist temples, and main stores in the city should be immediately delivered to the Kaifeng Prefecture, and those who violated the order would be punished.

The brightly lit Yuanjie night was once the most beautiful night in Tokyo. At this time of year, tens of thousands of colorful lanterns line the Royal Street to form a mountain of lanterns. The lanterns and fireworks are shining with gold and green, and the beauty is beautiful. There are a variety of songs, dances, and performances, as well as miraculous magic and extraordinary abilities. Thousands of tourists gathered in the imperial street to watch; the music was noisy and the lights were on for hundreds of miles.

Now, the prosperity is gone. For Tokyoites, the dreamlike Yuanjie Festival seems to have become a very distant memory.

The lanterns with golden beads and glazed tassels that Tokyo people are familiar with and love that were hung in front of the Jinglongmen Baolu Palace, such as the Cuiyu Feixian, were also given to the Jinren by the Kaifeng Mansion.

It has been several days since the emperor left without returning, and the officials and people in the capital are very concerned and anxious. On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Hu Jue, the editor of the Privy Council, wrote to the marshal of the Jin army, asking them to treat the emperor with courtesy and show mercy to the common people in the capital. Imperial student Yu Juemin and hundreds of other people went to Nanxun Gate in tears that day. They wanted to write to Zong Han, asking for his return to the emperor.

After hearing the news, the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture hurriedly led their troops to intercept him secretly, and said sternly: "You are not allowed to go, for fear of causing trouble."

In order to prevent the imperial students from causing trouble, the Kaifeng Mansion immediately issued a notice stating: "Anyone writing a letter must be conveyed to the Privy Council."

Yu Juemin and other imperial students then came to the Privy Council with the memorial in their arms and asked to forward it to Marshal Jin Jun. The officials of the Privy Council were worried about the change and stopped it.

At noon on the th day of the first lunar month, Wang Zongmian and the Jin envoy entered the city from Nanxunmen. The scholars and common people gathered here rushed forward to inquire about the emperor's situation.

Wang Zongmian cried while talking. Many people did not hear what he said and only saw him wiping his tears, so they were all surprised. Soon, it was passed down one after another: "The emperor did not eat for three days in the Zhai Palace."

People were shocked and didn't know what to do. People were worried and gradually dispersed. The imperial street was deserted and desolate.

The news was quickly confirmed. Shangshu Sheng posted a notice at Xuande Gate and announced: "The imperial edict has been passed down by Wang Yu, and the Holy Emperor will not eat for three days. Marshal Da Jin blamed the lack of gold and silk and refused to put it back. The minister sent ministers and ministers to the prisons, and they were separated on the four walls. , go directly to residents’ homes to conduct inspections.”

In the evening, another announcement was made by Shangshu Sheng: "According to the imperial approval: I have seen Da Jin Gao Shangshu pass the order of the two commanders. Because the number of gold and silver watches is small, I will detain them here. I will not release them until they are enough. According to the number requirements. , must be delivered before fifteen days. If there is any hidden secret, and it is searched and reported, a military order will be issued."

Sun Fu and Mei Zhili felt that the emperor's two edicts on one day showed that the gold people were very urgent in urging gold and silver. Therefore, he discussed with other ministers and decided that the Yushitai and Kaifeng Prefecture should divide the responsibilities and act separately, and then conduct a large-scale inspection of the entire city.

This was a surprise operation, very urgent and severe, "like catching a rebel", menacing and terrifying. For wealthy families, the servants were forced to report and then the houses were searched. For ordinary people's homes, they will be collected from each house, even if they are two bahts.

The people knew that the emperor was detained by the Jin people because he did not pay enough gold and silk. So they rushed to accept the offer, hoping that the emperor would return to the city as soon as possible. There was a poor man living in Futian Courtyard who also paid twenty taels of gold and more than seventy taels of silver. This can be seen from this.