One Piece of Song Dynasty

Chapter 458 Jingkang Difficulty (76)

However, some wealthy families were unwilling to take out all their gold and silver, and they tried every means to hide it. The Kaifeng Prefecture was rude to them and sent officials to forcibly search their homes. Some women acted violently and blocked them from entering the house. The Kaifeng Prefecture ordered his arrest and imprisonment, and then forcibly excavated the house. Those who resist violently will be dealt with according to military law. Several people have been beheaded and hung on the Zhuque Gate for public display.

The main search points such as internal servants, temples, advocating talents, and hotels have been thoroughly explored. All the gold and silver items in the prince and princess's residence have been handed over to Kaifeng Mansion. Even the gold and silver utensils in Jingling Palace are gone.

Faced with such a severe situation, everyone in Tokyo was worried and uneasy, and "everyone cried." People were worried about their own fate and the fate of the emperor.

That evening, a Langguan from the Song Dynasty escorted the imperial crown to the Jin army for delivery. The man in charge of receiving the crown couldn't tell whether it was for the royal family, so he signed a note for fear of being wrong, asking Lang Guan to go see Song Qinzong and ask Song Qinzong to personally check whether the crown was authentic. If it is true, then go to the army to pay.

Lang Guan then used the note to pass the gate and came to Song Qinzong's residence. It was already sunset and dusk. After entering the house, Lang Guan knelt down outside the door curtain and paid his respects to Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty.

Song Qinzong didn't notice anyone entering the room. He was startled when he heard someone saying hello. He held an oil lamp, opened the curtain and asked, "Who are you?"

Lang Guan replied: "I escort the crown here."

Song Qinzong asked: "Have you ever come to eat late?"

Lang Guan replied: "I haven't eaten yet."

Song Qinzong said: "The prime minister's residence is not far from here. You can go there and ask for dinner. If you have no place to sleep, you can come here to sleep."

Lang Guan took the order and left, and returned after dinner not long after.

Song Qinzong said to him: "I am thirsty and want to drink water." As he said this, he pointed to where the water was. The official Lang put a bowl of water in front of him and handed it to Song Qinzong. Song Qinzong didn't dare to drink it, so he asked Lang Guan to taste it first, and Lang Guan took two sips.

After a while, Song Qinzong saw that there was no poison in the water, so he felt safe to drink it.

Lang Guan looked around the room and saw that the furnishings were very simple: there were only two felts on the earthen bed and no other bedding. In front of the Kang were placed two small teacups and two small embroidered poufs.

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Lang Guan returned to the capital and told the familiar scholars and common people what he had seen with his own eyes. When people heard about it, they all lamented, indignant, and grieved.

Soon, an open letter signed by Wu Wenchang "to the families of nobles, officials, and common people in Beijing" spread in the capital. The letter said: "Today, I am gathering dust in the wilderness. It is actually because the gold and silver coins are not enough, which gives the Kingdom of Jin an excuse. As a minister, don't you think of your father, and quickly deliver all the gold and silver to the official?"

At the beginning, the Jin Kingdom attacked the capital, but luckily they could not hold back their troops. If there was a large-scale plundering at that time, all the children, jade and silk would be his. What's more, being trapped in a besieged city, living on grain and rice, and gold and silver app download address xbzs table section can't eat. If it is delayed for many years and the city gate is not opened, even if you want to sell it, the gold and silver will be useless.

How foolish is it that you are still guarding the ruined city and cherishing what you have abandoned? Besides, those who are noble relatives in ordinary times have no special honors. They are favored by fate and have hereditary titles. Those who are officials have no talents. Skills, excessive talk about salary, relying on officials for personal gain, and wanton exploitation; those who work for the common people, deceive others and love profit, and must compare money and money to gain wealth. As a result, the virtuous will feel inferior, and the kind will suffer from hunger and cold. This is why Heaven borrowed gold from people.

If you don't blame yourself, everyone from the noble to the humble will use their own possessions to lead the crowd, thank God for the warning; if you still follow the old way, the court will be an empty letter, and if the Jin Kingdom gets angry, there will be no regrets.

Gai has heard that a wise man thinks about things in advance. I hope you, sir, will remember that your father is working hard outside, and that you will take care of your family, turn misfortunes into blessings, take wealth lightly and cherish life, and never kill yourself. What's more, now that the imperial court sees the deeds and rewards them, they also promise to open the door and pay for each one's worth. The public has not lost, so why bother to take advantage of the law and not take out the gold and silver?

If he has spent all his gold and silver to go to the official position, and nothing has been hidden, and the amount has not been enough, Wenchang is willing to go to the gold with his whole body to tell the truth. In case the Jin people don't obey, Wenchang will discuss the interests and harms for the public. Although the cauldron and the wok will not be ignored, I hope that the public will listen without hesitation. "

The Five Wenchangs are originally the five gods enshrined by Taoism, namely "Emperor Wenchang", "Emperor Kuixingxing", "Emperor Zhuyi", "Emperor Chunyang" and "Emperor Wenheng", also known as "Five Wenchang Masters", "Five Wenchang Emperors". Legend has it that these five gods all have the function of protecting the fortune of culture, and thus became the objects of worship among scholars and scholars, so they are collectively called the "Five Wenchangs".

The open letter was signed Wu Wenchang, indicating that the letter was probably written by one or several scholars. The central meaning of the letter is to persuade the nobles, officials, and common people in the capital to quickly use their gold and silver to redeem the emperor. This letter shows how naive and immature the scholars and students in the capital are in politics.

Now, the real situation of the emperor in Qingcheng has been made public. What the future fate of the emperor will be affects the hearts of all the officials in the capital and the common people. On the th day of the first lunar month, hundreds of officials and hundreds of thousands of citizens gathered on the imperial road from Xuande Gate to Nanxun Gate, burning incense and bowing to welcome the Holy Spirit. Because Shangshu Sheng had previously announced that the emperor would return to the city on the th.

However, Zong Han and Zong Wang had no intention of letting Song Qinzong return to the city. They deceived Song Qinzong out of the city and detained him in the Zhai Palace, not just to ask for gold and silver, but also for a deeper and larger conspiracy. They were waiting for the imperial edict from Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty.

He Li regretted and felt guilty for being detained when Huang left the city. On the evening of the th day of the first lunar month, He Li came to visit the emperor. Seeing that the emperor was depressed and bored staying alone in the room, he proposed to summon ministers to compose poems to relieve his boredom.

Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty ordered the nobleman Liu to go to deliver the order and summon Sun Yat-sen to come.

Song Qinzong was having dinner when Sun Zhan came. Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty gave Sun Zhan a bottle of wine and said to Sun Zhan: "You must use three hundred words to write a poem about something."

Sun Zhan replied: "The carriage has not been repaid, and I am worried and bored. However, the three hundred words cannot be settled, so I will allow you to think about it and wait for the future."

He Li said: "The emperor is displeased. The ministers should find a way to entertain the emperor and compose a poem. Don't refuse."

Song Qinzong said: "The rhyme is the word Gui."

Some of the chamberlains were holding lamps and candles, some were holding brushes, some were grinding ink, and some were taking paper, urging Sun Zhan to write poems in response to the imperial edict.

Sun Zhan had no choice but to compose a quatrain. Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty ordered him to compose another article using the word "hui" as the rhyme, and Sun Yat-sen obeyed the order. Song Qinzong was very happy after reading it and rewarded Sun Zhan with a bottle of wine.

After a while, Feng Fu, Cao Fu, Wu Kai, Li Ruoshui, Tan Shiji, and Wang Zao also came with the order. Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty ordered them to compose poems together, all rhyming with the two characters "gui" and "hui". When the ministers saw these two words, they all understood the holy meaning and sighed unconsciously.

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