One Piece of Song Dynasty

When General A Gushuang of the Jin Army heard that the Song Dynasty army had been dispatched and surrounded Yanjing for more than miles, he felt a little guilty. He said to Zhao Liangsi and Yao Pingzhong: "How dare our army cause trouble? Our front army has already set off, and the Chinese army has been We are waiting for the handover with your army, so we are delayed for several days." Then he ordered his subordinates to handle the delivery matters with Yao Pingzhong and Zhao Liangsi.

Jin Taizu, A Gushuang and others subsequently withdrew from Yanjing, rolled up their armor and moved their homes, thirty miles away.

At dusk that day, Li Siben led his troops into Yanjing, and Zhong Shizhong and Yang Keshi also entered the city one after another. "The city's Qiu ruins, the fox's den, are nothing more than an empty city."

On April , Tong Guan, the Grand Master, the Jiedushi of Dongchuan in Jiannan, the Privy Councilor, the Xuanfu Envoy of Hedong and Hebei Road in Shaanxi Province, and Cai You, the Shaofu, the Jiedushi of Zhenhai and the Deputy Xuanfu Envoy of Hedong Road in Hebei Province, led The main force of the Song army held high their banners, sounded drums and played the sheng, and came to the gate of Yanjing City in a mighty manner. Ma Gong directly led the Hebei and Beijing Imperial Guards to the rear.

The "remnants of the people" in Yanjing City, holding incense in their hands, walked in front of the team to welcome the Song army and cheered loudly: "The Liao Kingdom is destroyed, the Jin Dynasty returns to the country, the king's army enters the city, and the sun rises again." .”

In the city of Yanjing, everyone congratulated each other and every family was in high spirits. Historical records say, "The people of Yan are very happy."

After Jin Taizu withdrew from Yanjing, he took Liu Yanzong, a demoted official of the Liao Kingdom, and others out of Yongguan. He planned to go west along Yunzhong and Tiande to Baishuiluo to spend the summer and recuperate.

Some people say that the reason why Jin Taizu became ill was because he drank too much. He got many Khitan and Han beauties in Yanjing, and held banquets every day. As time went by, and the weather became hot, he fell seriously ill. This was just one aspect.

On the other hand, the political and military situation faced by the Jin people at that time was very complicated, and Jin Taizu was under heavy psychological pressure. First, they are negotiating with the Song Dynasty in the south, and they must continue to exert military pressure on the Song Dynasty, hoping to obtain more material benefits; second, they must continue to use troops westward, and the remaining forces of Emperor Tianzuo must be completely annihilated; third, the Shangjing and Zhongjing areas in the north It is still unstable, but Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army, is recruiting troops in the Xi tribe area to expand his power. Therefore, Jin Taizu was very nervous every day and had to maintain a high degree of calmness. Over time, psychological imbalance will inevitably lead to illness.

Historical records say that when Taizu of Jin Dynasty stayed in Yanjing, "the villages outside the city were robbed by local soldiers day and night." Taizu of the Jin Dynasty then scolded Yu Jian, the surrendered general of the Liao Kingdom, saying: "You persuaded me to come here. Now the outer strongholds are uneasy, and there are soldiers on all sides. How can we return if we are caught in a snare?"

The Song army occupied Yanjing and finally realized the century-old dream of the Song emperor. However, something happened when Tong Guan entered the city, which seemed to be ominous. At that time, Li Siben led the Song Army vanguard to enter Yanjing first. The next day, Tong Guan, Cai You and other members of the Xuanfu Division, as well as Wang Anzhong, Zhan Du and other Yanshan Prefecture officials, began to advance towards Yanjing. For safety reasons, Tong Guan ordered Guo Yaoshi to lead the victorious army as the vanguard and walk at the forefront. The Song army saw the Chang Sheng Army coming towards Yanjing and thought it was the Jin soldiers who had returned. Because Chang Shengjun still wore the uniforms of Zuo Ren and did not change into the uniforms of the Song Army. As a result, the Song army "abandoned the army and fled, causing great disturbance in the camp." Pharmacist Guo hurriedly sent someone to explain, and then "the solution was determined." This incident shows that there is a fear of the Jin army among the Song army.

After entering the city, Tong Guan and Cai You asked Ma Kuo: "Now, everyone is worried that the Jin army will come back to rob the stronghold. What do you think we should do?"

Ma Kuan replied confidently: "I guarantee they won't come back, don't worry."

On April , Salu's mother came to Yanjing on the order of Jin Taizu and handed a map of Yanshan to the Xuanfu Department of the Song Dynasty. Salu's mother declared: "This map is a royal treasure. Master Tong and Xianggong Cai should worship and accept it."

Tong Guan and Cai You were at a loss when they heard this, and hurriedly sent someone to ask Ma Kuo what to do.

Ma Kuo then came to the Xuanfu Division and said to Salumu: "The imperial escort you mentioned is the same as the imperial pen of this dynasty. In the past, we carried the imperial pen to your dynasty many times. Why did we ask Marshal Nianhan and other Lang Jun Bai, this request of yours is too much."

Salu's mother was speechless, so she handed over the map. Then, Salu's mother raised another question: "You killed a Jurchen and took away a lot of cattle and horses. How should you deal with this matter?"

This happened when Li Siben led his army to deliver Yanjing. It was done by the grain transporters in the army. The Jin people reacted strongly to this. In order to avoid the intensification of the conflict, the Xuanfu Division decided to behead the murderer in exchange for his life, and compensate the cattle and horses stolen at the price, and the matter was settled.

Tong Guan and Cai You secretly sent someone to bribe Salu's mother with generous gifts, so that he could leave happily.

Now, Yanjing City is in dilapidated state, and the Song Dynasty has only an empty city. The Jin army was stationed here for nearly half a year and consumed a lot of goods. Before leaving, they looted Yanjing's gold, silver, money, and people's temples. Many Khitan rich people fled into the valley because they were afraid of the Jin people, leaving many empty houses with hanging bells. The lives of the people who stayed in the city became increasingly poor and distressed. This is not only the case in Yanjing City, but also in Tan, Shun, Jing, Ji and other prefectures.

Before leaving, the Jin army also destroyed the city defense facilities. Historical records record that the Yanjing city defense at that time "all the key points of the city walls, towers and oars were leveled" and "the trenches were filled and dug into the city to create winding roads." So someone said: "If the Song Dynasty repaired Yanjing, the Jin people would come again to capture it in two or three years."

Zhao Liangsi also said to others in private: "We can occupy Yanjing City for three years at most." Everyone knew about this at the time, but they "didn't dare to say anything."

All the fields and houses of wealthy households in the Yanjing area were quickly occupied by the Chang Sheng Army. Some people accused Wang Anzhong of turning a blind eye and sitting idly by. In fact, as the highest chief executive of Yanjing, Wang Anzhong had no program on how to govern Yanjing. He couldn't care less about this matter, because it was a major decision of the imperial court to hand over the houses of wealthy households in Yanjing to the Changsheng Army. How could he dare to violate it?

The ever-victorious army was arrogant and domineering everywhere, and many incidents of invading people's fields occurred. What is even more tragic is that some family members of Liao officials turned into beggars. They suffered humiliation everywhere, and even innocently were killed by the victorious army, but there was no way to sue.

After the Song Dynasty took over Yanjing, due to the looting and harassment of the Changsheng Army, the mistakes of the Song Dynasty's policies, and the weakness and confusion of the Yanshan Prefecture, many families in the Yanjing area became more homeless and trapped, causing the Song Dynasty to "lose the hearts of the Yan people again." . The people of Yanjing were very disappointed with the Song Dynasty. In their view, the Jin people were inferior to the Khitan people, and the Song people were inferior to the Jin people.

The changes in public sentiment and public opinion did not seem to attract the attention of the Xuanfu Division of the Song Dynasty. Tong Guan, Cai You and others seemed to still be immersed in the joy of the historic victory of recapturing Yanjing.