One Piece of Song Dynasty

On this day, the Jinren Marshal's Office issued another order to the Remaining Department in the capital, requiring them to send all the Zhao family members, Nanban officers and other personnel to the army before the th of this month, and no one should be left out.

The left-behind department did not dare to disobey, and even ordered the Kaifeng Mansion to send envoys such as Xiao Huo and others to disperse and launch a search. "Narrow streets and alleys are everywhere, like hunting for thieves."

Some ignorant villains are even more hateful. They look around and shout loudly in the market: "Zhao is not allowed to be hidden. If there are collectors, let them out immediately so that we don't get involved."

In this regard, both the Remaining Department and the Kaifeng Mansion acquiesced and no one cared. And all kind-hearted and upright people, people with conscience, will "strain and cry blood."

On the evening of the nd, King Kang Zhaogou arrived at a place called Shankou Town. While King Kang was having dinner with Geng Nanzhong, Wang Boyan, Geng Yanxi, Dong Yun, and Gao Shize, several militiamen came to report important situations. These militiamen are subordinates of Zhao Buqun, the magistrate of Zhangqiu County, Jinan Prefecture. They reported that the person who conspired to set fire to cause chaos yesterday still had accomplices who had not been caught and were hiding in their ranks.

King Kang secretly sent Zhang Jun to capture him. After investigation, Zhang Jun arrested the main elements who conspired to cause rebellion. King Kang personally interrogated him and confessed "nothing wrong". King Kang then ordered: "Lingchi will be executed, and the rest will not be asked." The whistleblower was given generous gifts of gold and silk, as well as food and wine. From then on, the soldiers conspired to cause rebellion and returned to the north, and they just stopped.

On the afternoon of February , King Kang Zhaogou arrived at the foot of Jeju City. Li Duanbi and Gao Shitong were imprisoned on the east and west roads of Beijing, and Zhang Cun, the guardian of Jeju, and Li Yu, the general judge, led the officials out of the city to greet him. When King Kang entered the city, "the streets were filled with cheers."

At this time, from the south of the Yellow River, the divisions of King Qin under the Marshal's Mansion had been deployed. Zongzetun was stationed in Chanzhou, and his mission was to fight against the Jin army in Weinan and Weicheng areas. Luqiu Shengtun was stationed in Puzhou, and his mission was to fight against the Jin army in Linpu and Nanhua areas. Huang Qianshan was stationed in Caozhou, and his mission was to fight against the Jin army in Kaocheng area. Zhao Ye and Fan Natun were stationed in Nanjing, and their mission was to fight against the Jin army in Ningling and Xiangyi. Xiang Zigui is stationed in Suzhou, Zhao Zisong is stationed in Juye, and He Zhitong is stationed in Xuzhou. Their mission is to advance towards the capital and then surround the capital. But they all stood still.

King Kang came to the Jeju government office and immediately held a meeting to discuss the next step of action.

Some people advocated starting a war, and suggested that they make an appointment with the Qinwang's divisions, march on the same day, and fight the Jin army fiercely to determine the outcome. However, some people opposed the war. They believed that the Jin army only controlled the outer city wall and had not yet entered the city. If a war started now, the Jin army would be forced into the city. In that case, a massacre of the city would likely occur.

Others believe that the emperor had already sent a wax edict and had given clear instructions: The Jin people could not reach the city before they could negotiate for peace, but they could station their troops close to the base and not move lightly. Now we should abide by the edict and watch for changes.

That evening, the Jin army generals held a banquet in Qingcheng. During this period, Zong Han and Zong Wang received an edict from Emperor Taizong of the Jin Dynasty: Before Zhao Huan surrendered, he asked himself to appoint a virtuous monarch. He would regret his misfortune and show kindness to him. He was allowed to use his surname as a vassal assistant. In response to the family members of Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan, they reported to the Marshal's Mansion in detail. The remaining humans and animals captured will still be rewarded in accordance with the customs.

Zong Han had already begun sending people to the Kingdom of Jin to carry gold and silver treasures, as well as various valuable artifacts, as trophies of this expedition to pay tribute to the emperor. The team transporting property secretly crossed the Yellow River from ninety miles north of Yangwu County, gathered in Qingzhou, Hebei, and then "directed towards the Kingdom of Jin".

At this time, Zong Han was also eager to teach the class. Because this time the troops were dispatched in August last year, it has been more than half a year since the war. Both generals and soldiers, mentally and physically, are deeply tired and need to rest. However, the gold and silver in the capital have not yet been paid, and the new king has not yet been established. Zong Han was very dissatisfied with the slow progress of work, especially the issue of gold and silver payments, as Song people always played tricks on them.

The Jin Army Marshal's Office continued to put pressure on the left-behind department in the capital and the subordinates of Kaifeng Prefecture, "supervising and supervising gold and silver with extreme severity." Wang Shiyong, Xu Bingzhe and other officials were deeply frightened and "at a loss what to do."

The Jin people ordered Mei Zhizhi, the Minister of Household Affairs, to be responsible for the east wall of the capital, Cheng Zhen, the Yin of Kaifeng Prefecture, to be responsible for the south wall of the capital, An Fu, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, to be responsible for the west wall of the capital, and Chen Zhizhi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to be responsible for the north wall of the capital. They ordered them to send people to the people's homes to check each house. Search every house for gold and silk. They all personally went to people's homes to excavate, and they have been excavating for more than ten days.

Mei Zhili felt deeply that the people were in dire straits, so he discussed with Cheng Zhen and others, saying: "The Jin people have no talent for what they want, and even though they have copper and iron, they may not be enough. Doesn't Nianhan not know that it is better to file a criminal complaint and stop what he asked for?" ."

Cheng Zhen and others agreed. So they jointly issued a military order saying: All the gold and silver have been collected, and there is no more baht. If the situation is different, I will follow the military law.

They sent this military order to the Jin Army. When the Marshal's Mansion sent people to ask for gold and silver again, Mei Zhili and others said that they had sent the military order and that there was indeed no gold and silver in the city.

The Jin people didn't believe this. Zong Han once said: "There are seven million households in the capital. Unless they are unable to settle down, they would rather not produce a single ingot of gold or silver."

The Jin people thought that the residents of the city had hidden the gold and silver, but the officials of the Department of Left-behind Affairs and the Kaifeng Prefecture were causing trouble and refused to give them all away.

Because three people, including the medical officer, the internal officer, and the music officer, wrote to Zong Han saying: My family has gold and silver in the hoard, and I beg to order the Kaifeng Mansion to go and get it. Zong Han once specifically asked the three of them: "You are the only three people who dare to hide gold and silver." The three people replied: "The rich and powerful people in Beijing each have their own hoards, but they have never donated them."

Another servant and others suggested to Zong Han: "Now the people in the city are short of food, and every family is eager to get rice. Let's try to open the door with a dream of rice, and promise to trade with gold and silver. You can see whether it is real or not."

Zong Han felt that this plan was very good, so he ordered the Kaifeng government to start selling rice and ordered gold and silver to be purchased at a high price with official money. As a result, people in the capital came to the trading place to exchange gold and silver for rice and wheat, or exchanged them for copper coins. The scene was grand and lively. The transaction was fruitful, with a total of taels of gold, taels of silver, and pieces of gold paid.

Zong Han was very angry when he learned about the situation. He became more and more suspicious that there were many people hiding in the city. On February , Zong Han ordered the officials from the Department of Left Behind and the Kaifeng Prefecture to come to the army to explain the situation.

Under the repeated pursuit of the Jin people, the four officials Mei Zhili, Cheng Zhen, An Fu, and Chen Zhizhi, together with the four officials Hu Tanglao, Hu Shunzhi, Yao Shunming, and Li Que, urged the gold and silver officials until He left the city on the evening of the th and came to the army to meet Zong Han.

Zong Han reprimanded: "If there is no public opinion, how can there be so much gambling?"

Mei Zhili replied: "The emperor is covered in dust, and all his subjects are willing to die. Although they don't care about their liver and brains, what's the use of Jinzhuan? The house is empty, and death is a plug for life."

Zong Han asked: "Where is the official?"

Cheng Zhen was worried that Mei would be punished for holding the ceremony, so he rushed forward and replied: "They are all officials."

Zong Han was furious and ordered them to pay enough gold and silver within five days, otherwise they would be punished according to military law.