One Piece of Song Dynasty

Zhang Linghui took the lead and shouted: "Submit yourself to the Song Dynasty." Everyone shouted loudly and everyone responded.

Pharmacist Guo then sent people to imprison the supervisor Xiao Yuqing. At the same time, he sent the regiment training envoy Zhao Heshou to set out overnight with a surrender watch to Xiongzhou to meet Tong Guan.

Zhao Heshou set off quickly and arrived at Xiongzhou at dawn the next day. On behalf of Pharmacist Guo, he presented a surrender form to Tong Guan. The original text of Guo Yaoshi's surrender is as follows: "I have heard that the people of the Han Dynasty are really aliens, and they cannot live together in the company of sheep and wolves. They were born in the hometown of Yi and Di and have not been transformed into clothes. They often think about wearing the sun, and they look at each other like the emperor Zuo yesterday. Luan Yu was neglected, and the more he lived in the wilderness, the people of all surnames had no place to live, and all five countries were in danger of instability. Although the country was proclaimed, it was on the verge of death, and the queen was regent. As much as possible. Although the ministers, pharmacists and others are in many difficulties, they must not have any dissatisfaction. For the sake of the country where their parents live, they must not abolish the loyalty of ministers. Now the Khitan is the leader of the army, stealing and treacherous, burning my house, and being pious. I, a lady, retaliate with grievances, and with revenge. The ministers, pharmacists, and others are all thinking that Dai Shun will be of the same mind and not help Zhou to do harm. Now I will take charge of the horse and infantry troops. I will express my sincerity to your majesty, the emperor. I hope you will have more. , commiserate with this mourning, express the grace of heaven and earth, and promise to enter the meeting of wind and cloud. It is true that I dare not hope for it. I, the pharmacist, and others have no choice but to look up to heaven to worship the saints, and are eager to come to the screen camp. I would like to express my gratitude to hear it. The pharmacists and others were frightened, so they paused and spoke carefully."

Tong Guan carefully read the watch from beginning to end twice, feeling very happy. Yizhou has surrendered, and Zhuozhou will surrender as well. Tong Guan suppressed his inner joy, slowly raised his head, and asked Zhao Heshou: "How many troops and horses does your Zhuozhou Ever-victorious Army have?"

Zhao Heshou replied: "There are elite soldiers, including cavalry, all of whom have surrendered to the Song Dynasty. All officers and soldiers are willing to obey the orders of the Grand Master."

Tong Guan asked again: "How many troops are there in the Liao army now?"

Zhao Heshou thought for a while and said: "There are about more than and less than . At present, the troops are divided into two groups. One group is stationed at Juyongguan, led by Yelu Dashi, to defend against the Jin army; the other group is stationed along the Lugou River, commanded by Xiao Qian. , defend the Song army."

Tong Guan asked again: "What is the current situation in Youzhou City?"

Zhao Heshou said: "Now the people in Youzhou City are panicked and fearful. Everyone knows that Youzhou will fall sooner or later. Some people are willing to belong to the Song Dynasty, others are willing to belong to the Jurchens, and some people advocate coexistence and death with Yanjing. Various ideas are contradictory to each other. The situation is quite chaotic.”

Tong Guan pondered for a moment and said: "I will immediately arrange for General Guo to report this memorial to the court. After dinner, you quickly return to Zhuozhou and ask General Guo to send elite soldiers and cavalry into Yizhou. The commander-in-chief, He Guan, is currently in Yizhou, and he will be responsible for receiving it. Please invite General Guo himself to come to the Xuanfu Division of Xiongzhou to discuss the plan of marching into Youzhou."

Tong Guan thought, no matter whether you, Yaoshi Guo, really surrendered or pretended to surrender, as long as your army marches into Yizhou and you come to Xiongzhou, everything will be under my control. Tong Guan didn't know much about Yaoshi Guo's character and experience.

Zhao Heshou did not tell Tong Guan that Xiao Qian had come to Zhuozhou. He knew that Pharmacist Guo had every chance to detain Xiao Qian at that time, and Pharmacist Guo deliberately let Xiao Qian go. If Tong Guan knew about this matter, it would definitely be detrimental to Yaoshi Guo and the Ever Victorious Army they had just surrendered.

Xiao Qian rode back to Xijin Mansion, immediately entered the palace and came to Changchun Hall, where he reported to Concubine Xiao De. It was already midnight, and the palace located in the southwest corner of Yanjing City was very quiet. After hearing this, Concubine Xiao De was silent for a while and said, "Didn't you say that Medicine Master Guo would not surrender to the Song Dynasty?"

Xiao Qian lowered his head in shame: "I made a mistake. I didn't expect that he was also an ungrateful white-eyed wolf."

Xiao Qian really didn't expect that Yaoshi Guo would betray Daliao. Now, Zhuozhou has fallen, the south gate of Xijin Mansion has been opened, and Xijin Mansion is in danger. Xiao Qian felt that the situation was not good, and the hope of guarding the Xijin Mansion was slim, but he was not willing to give in, and he was determined to give it a try.

Concubine Xiao De sighed and said, "Let's discuss it in court tomorrow."

The next day, in the Yuanhe Palace, Concubine Xiao De said to the civil and military officials: "The current situation is very serious, and Daliao has reached the point of life and death. The soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom have moved into Fengshengzhou and are about to attack the city. Yizhou Gaofeng and Zhuozhou Pharmacist Guo surrendered to the Song Dynasty one after another. The Song army has advanced into Yizhou and will soon be approaching the city. Now the country is in dire straits and the clan is about to collapse. If you have any clever ideas, you may wish to speak freely."

Prime Minister Zuo Qigong said: "In my opinion, I can send envoys to the Kingdom of Jin to be my ministers, because looking at it now, the Jin Dynasty will be stronger as the sun rises, and the army will be invincible. If you go with it, you will survive, if you go against it, you will perish. Our Liao Dynasty is riddled with holes and is dying, otherwise I am afraid it will be difficult to survive." Zuo Qigong was seventy-two years old, but his ears and eyes were clear, his mind was clear, and his speech was straightforward.

Han Fang, who was waiting to be controlled by Qianwen Pavilion, put forward a different view. He said: "I think it is better to profess tribulation to the Song Dynasty than to the Jin Kingdom. We, the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, have a century-old oath, which has a historical basis. Besides, the Song Dynasty is a civilization A big country, a rich country, but the Jin Kingdom, which originated from a remote land, is nothing more than a pack of jackals. If you stay with them, your future will be dangerous, and sooner or later you will become their meal." Han Fang was the top scholar in the imperial examination ten years ago. He was kind and always advocated getting closer to the Song Dynasty to protect the country.

Zuo Qigong said: "Don't you see the despicable acts of the Song Dynasty? When Daliao was facing the end of the country, they tore up the agreement and took the opportunity to carve up the land of Daliao. They betrayed their trust and added insult to injury. Can such an ally be relied on? You don't have to have any illusions. Only the Kingdom of Jin can send envoys to negotiate."

Han Fang counterattacked: "The purpose of the Song Dynasty sending troops to the north was to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. These places were originally the homeland of the Central Plains. It is understandable that people wanted to take them back. But this was not the case with the Jin Kingdom. The Jin Kingdom was going to perish. My Daliao Ancestral Temple, this is their ultimate goal. Even if they send envoys to negotiate, there will definitely not be a good result. Professing to the Jin Kingdom is just wishful thinking of Mr. Zuo."

At this time, all the ministers were talking and whispering to each other. Some are in favor of surrendering the Jin Dynasty, while others are in favor of surrendering the Song Dynasty. Only Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi remained silent.

Concubine Xiao De felt sad and painful when she saw that all the ministers agreed to surrender and no one advocated defending the city desperately and resisting to the end. Deep down in her heart, Concubine Xiao De was firmly against surrender. Although she was a woman, she had a strong personality and advocated that it would be better to be in pieces than in ruins.

However, all the ministers now suggested that they should seek peace from the Song Dynasty or the Jin Dynasty, so Concubine Xiao De had no choice but to follow the trend. At the same time, she felt that this was also a delaying measure that could buy more time for further planning in the future.

Concubine Xiao De said: "Let's stop fighting. I think both are preferable. For both the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, we sent envoys to sue for peace and accepted money as ministers. Whoever accepts first will surrender. What do you think?"

All the ministers said in unison: "The Queen Mother is wise, this is the best of both worlds."