One Piece of Song Dynasty

The next day, February , Zong Han received secret letters from Song Dynasty internal official Lan Xin, medical officer Zhou Daolong, music official Meng Zishu and others. They revealed that someone had a hoard of gold and silver at home and asked someone to go get it. Zong Han was furious and immediately sent people into the city with picks, picks and other tools to dig out the gold and silver stored in the hoards of his chamberlain Deng Gui and the Jiaofang family.

In the evening, Zong Han sent Xiao Qing to Kaifeng Mansion to severely hold Xu Bingzhe accountable for hoarding gold and silver. Xu Bingzhe was very frightened and quickly ordered a notice to be announced that another large-scale raid on the whole city would be carried out.

On the fifth day of February, the weather was clear and the wind was gentle. Zong Han and Zong Wang sent an order to invite Song Qinzong to watch the football match at the Liujiasi Military Camp.

Song Qinzong was very happy to finally meet Marshal of the Jin Army. He wanted to take this opportunity to ask the second commander to let him return to the capital. Just as he was riding out of Qingcheng to go to Liujia Temple, he suddenly received an order from the second commander: no guards were allowed, and only four ministers, He Li, Feng Shu, Cao Fu and Guo Zhongxun, were allowed to go with him.

After arriving at Liujia Temple, Song Qinzong was arranged to sit in the east seat, facing west, which meant that he was the host; Zong Han and Zong Wang were seated in the west seat, facing east, which meant that they were guests. This arrangement reflects the idea that the host and guest are in separate courts, which means they meet each other as equals.

After seven drinks, Zong Han and Zong Wang stood up, left their seats, changed into jerseys decorated with embroidered patterns, and said to Song Qinzong: "We want to play ball for fun and dedicate it to the emperor."

Song Qinzong replied: "Today we have to watch the grand ceremony, how dare we work hard for the marshal?"

After the game, Zong Han and Zong Wang asked the other players to continue playing, and they returned to their seats to continue drinking. After about two more lines of wine, Song Qinzong stood up and said respectfully to Zong Han and Zong Wang: "I stayed in front of the army for a long time, and everyone was looking forward to begging to return early."

Zong Han looked up at Song Qinzong and asked sternly: "Where are we going?" Song Qinzong turned pale with fright when he heard this and did not dare to say another word.

Zong Wang sympathized with Song Qinzong very much. After the game, he rode with Song Qinzong and sent Song Qinzong all the way to Qingcheng Zhai Palace. When leaving, Zong Wang said to Song Qinzong with emotion: "It's destiny, there is nothing we can do."

When Song Qinzong returned to his residence, Wu Kai and other ministers came to greet him after hearing the news. Seeing that the emperor looked very disappointed and depressed, they guessed that something big must have happened. But the emperor didn't say anything, and they didn't dare to ask.

Later, He Li relayed what Zong Han and Zong Wang said to Wu Kai and others. The meaning of the two marshals was very clear, that is, they did not want to release the emperor back to the city.

He Li's face was solemn, and he asked worriedly: "Come out soon?"

All night long, He Li, Wu Kai and other ministers stayed awake. They gathered together, discussing and discussing, feeling worried and at a loss.

In fact, Song Qinzong already knew it in his heart at this time. He already felt that the time to decide his fate had come. At the banquet in the afternoon, he once saw a Jin general walking up to the Prime Minister and Marshal and handing a document to the Prime Minister and Marshal. After reading the document, the Prime Minister and Marshal immediately ordered the banquet to be cancelled.

Song Qinzong did not know the Jin man who sent the document. The woman's real name was Puluhu, and her Han name was Wanyan Zongpan. She was the eldest son of Emperor Wu Qimai of the Jin Kingdom.

On the way back to Qingcheng Zhai Palace, Zong Wang had quietly revealed to Song Qinzong that the document was the emperor's edict, and its main content was about the abolition of the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

As envoys of the Song Dynasty, Wu Kai and Mo Chuan learned the contents of the edict and hurriedly knelt down to Zong Wang and begged: "If Meng is reincarnated, after the Prime Minister returns to the army, no matter who or what he is, the order of the prince will be his."

Zong Wang nodded and agreed to help, but asked to send the three emperors, the princess and the seven concubines. Wu Kai and Mo Chou urged Song Qinzong to agree, and asked Song Qinzong to sign it with his own hand as a letter.

Zong Wang knew that Zong Han had decided to carry out the edict, depose the Song Emperor, and create another emperor with a different surname. After leaving the Zhai Palace, he went straight to Zong Han's camp and said to Zong Han: "Although the Ming Dynasty allowed the establishment of a vassal to be abolished, the secret edict promised to do things conveniently. The situation has already expressed a request to establish a vassal, so how can it be tolerated?" Zong Han remained silent.

Zong Wang added: "Taizu stopped me from attacking the Song Dynasty, and the words are still in my ears. The emperor raised his head and said this, so he told us to do what we want."

Zong Han was silent for a while and said: "Why is the prince selfish for the Song Dynasty? There are still many soldiers in the Song Dynasty regardless of the serious harm, and the people's support is still there. If you let go now, there will be endless troubles. If you create a different surname, the country's power can easily change, and Xu Tu mixes it up. Isn't it a good plan?"

Zong Pan interjected: "Marshal Du also agrees."

Zong Wang said angrily: "I am the real mastermind of the southern expedition, and I should be in charge. The relatives of the deposed master cannot be abused like the Khitan." Upon seeing this, Zong Pan hurriedly reconciled the two parties, but Zong Wang left angrily.

At this time, Xiao Qing suggested to Zong Han: "If you depose the young master, King Kang will stand on his own. He will not be as cowardly as the young master. Please think again."

Zong Han said happily: "If Song is loyal to me, I will protect him."

Then, Zonghan sent Xiao Qing to Zhai Palace to ask the Emperor of the Song Dynasty why he wanted to return to the city in a hurry. Song Qinzong replied: "The purpose of returning to the city is to appease the people and urge the payment of gold and silver to the army. There is no other reason."

When all the ministers heard that Xiao Qing had come to see the emperor, they thought that the date of his return had been decided, and they were "happy".

The next day, the sixth day of February, just after dawn, the Jin people came to the Zhai Palace and conveyed the order of the marshal, the Prime Minister of Song Dynasty, to Song Qinzong: asking him to go to the marshal's camp with the accompanying ministers.

The accompanying ministers thought that the Jin people were going to let them go back to the city. As they arranged their clothes, they talked excitedly: "The result will be rewarded."

However, when Song Qinzong and his ministers just walked out of the door, a group of golden soldiers suddenly came in. They violently tore off the yellow tape on the cover of Song Qinzong's chariot, and then lined up to escort everyone forward. Everyone was shocked and realized that the situation was not good.

Outside the camp of the Prime Minister and Marshal, there is an incense table facing north. Song ministers were ordered to stand in a row, a hundred steps away. Song Qinzong came forward alone and bowed twice towards the incense table.

The officials of the Song Dynasty were ordered to kneel down and listen to the edict of the Emperor of Jin read out by Gao Qingyi Shangshu. After listening to the edict, the officials of the Song Dynasty realized that the emperor had been deposed as a commoner. They all kowtowed to the ground and begged for help.

Zong Han ordered Xiao Qing and Liu Sixian to take off the royal clothes of the deposed emperor Song Qinzong. Seeing this, Li Ruoshui rushed over without hesitation, hugged Song Qinzong's imperial clothes and refused to let him take it off, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please don't take off this thief and do whatever you want. This is the true emperor of the great dynasty. You must not be rude to kill a dog." Li Ruoshui Holding Song Qinzong with his left hand, he pointed at Zong Han with his right hand and cursed.

Several Jin soldiers rushed forward and beat Li Ruoshui violently until his mouth and face bled, and then pulled him aside. Li Ruoshui struggled to look back and saw that Song Qinzong was finally stripped of his imperial uniform. He immediately fell to the ground in despair.