One Piece of Song Dynasty

Regarding the capture of Emperor Tian Zuo, the later records of the Northern Expedition analyzed it this way: "In the beginning, the Jin people had been angry with me for a long time, so they did not dare to go south to herd the evildoers, so they used Tian Zuo to follow them in the Yin Mountains, fearing to take advantage of the opportunity. , then Khitan will respond accordingly. If the small group cannot think deeply, it will not only mislead the master of the enemy country, leading to its destruction, but also mislead the holy dynasty. At the beginning, the Jin people captured the land in two ways, and Zhang Jue, who was taboo in the southeast, Also, the one he fears in the northwest is Tian Zuo. At first I mistook Zhang Jue to eliminate the troubles in the southeast, and finally mistook Tian Zuo and caused his destruction. I had no worries about the northwest, so I invaded the Central Plains in winter."

Li Renai, the prince of Xixia, sympathized with the plight of his grandfather, Emperor Tianzuo. When Emperor Tianzuo fled to the west, he cried after hearing the news and asked his father, Emperor Li Qianshun, to send troops to help. The Xixia reinforcements were later defeated by the Jin army in Yishui, and Li Renai "screamed for months." When he learned that his father had decided to surrender to Jin, Li Renai tried his best to cry and remonstrate, but his father refused to listen. In September of the seventh year of Xuanhe, Li Renai heard that Emperor Tianzuo had been escorted to Beijing, so he died of depression at the age of seventeen. In the same month, Yelu Nanxian was saddened by the death of his beloved son, pained by the demise of his motherland, and angry by Li Qianshun's ruthlessness, so he went on a hunger strike and died.

Previously, there was a reason why Song Huizong tried to recruit Emperor Tianzuo. Because the soldiers of the Ever Victorious Army who were guarding the border at Yanshan were not stable at that time, these people "every time they mentioned Tian Zuo, everyone would always change their expressions and say: This is our old master. Even if the Lord is here, how can we dare to surrender to the Southern Dynasty? The old Lord is dead." I swore not to follow the Jurchens, so I returned to the Southern Dynasty. When I heard about this, I was deeply worried that Tian Zuo was still around, which was tied to the hearts of Yan people. I was afraid that once he came back, the ever-victorious army would disintegrate and disperse from Tian Zuo, so I issued this edict." Some people criticized that this matter "actually helps the ministers not to think far ahead and misleads the pilgrims." In fact, it was Song Huizong himself who lacked foresight and could not put all the blame on his ministers.

Now that Emperor Tianzuo had been captured, Song Huizong felt that a stone in his heart had finally fallen to the ground. In the eyes of Song Huizong and Tong Guan, the main factor threatening Yanshan's security has changed from Emperor Tianzuo to the Jin people. Therefore, in March of the seventh year of Xuanhe, Song Huizong ordered Tong Guan to go from Taiyuan to Yanshan to further deploy northern defense.

At this time, some people still said that Guo Yaoshi had evil intentions and was on the verge of becoming the second in Anlu Mountain, but Song Huizong did not believe it. He felt that he was very kind to Medical Master Guo. The imperial court would try its best to satisfy him with all kinds of strategic materials such as weapons, armor, troops, and horses. Why should he have any objections? As early as November of the fifth year of Xuanhe, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty An edict was issued to confer the title of Taiwei to Pharmacist Guo, summon him to the capital, "build him a mansion in Kaifeng, the capital, and give him more beauties", and asked him to come to the capital again to see him. Since Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty reestablished the military attache system, Taiwei has become the head of the military-grade officers and is the second rank. As a military attache outside Beijing, it is an honor to receive this official title. However, Pharmacist Guo actually "resigned and refused to come because of others." Not long after, Zhang Jue was killed, and Medicine Master Guo was very shocked. From then on, he "became the most popular among the people of Song Dynasty and had no ambition to consolidate himself."

However, until now, Song Huizong was not sure whether Guo Yaoshi was reliable or not. He asked Tong Guan to secretly inspect Guo Yaoshi when he went to Yanshan to set up defenses to see if he really had an agenda. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty told Tong Guan in his letter that if he found out that he had any ulterior motives, he could be brought to the capital.

The fact that Emperor Tianzuo was captured soon reached Li Xin through Liang Xing. Li Xin looked at the secret message in his hand and sighed: "Since Emperor Tianzuo has been captured, it also means disaster for the Song Dynasty." It’s coming soon.”

Liang Hongyu asked: "Officer, what should we do now?"

Li Xin said: "We can only watch for the time being. We do not yet have the strength to fight against the Jin Kingdom. We can only wait for the opportunity."

Liang Hongyu asked again: "Then how should I reply to Liang Xing and the others?"

Li Xin thought for a while and said: "Tell Liang Xing that all Tianxiang Tower personnel north of the Yangtze River, except for the Tianxiang Towers in Xiangyang and Tokyo, will gradually come under his command in the future as the Jin army invades south."

Liang Hongyu frowned and said: "What the officials mean is that the entire north of the Yangtze River will fall in the future."

Li Xin sighed: "That's not true. From the terrain point of view, most of the plains north of the Huaihe River are conducive to the Jin Army's cavalry attacks. However, from the south of the Huaihe River, water networks begin to become dense, which is not conducive to the Jin Army's attack." The cavalry is active, so in the future the Song and Jin Dynasties will confront each other along the Huaihe River, which means that the line from the Huaihe River to the Yangtze River will be a war zone."

Liang Hongyu said: "Even so, the large land from Hebei to Huaihe River was lost to the Kingdom of Jin. Isn't it a bit alarmist for the officials?"

Li Xin shook his head and said: "Madam will know by then. By the way, Madam, please go talk to Yu Liyan about Emperor Tianzuo's capture. I don't know how to tell her. The Liao Kingdom is now completely dead." .”

Liang Hongyu nodded and said: "Yes, officer, the slave family knows."

After Liang Hongyu left, Li Xin wrote a letter to the nine shopkeepers of Tianxiang Tower in Jiangbei, including Liangxing, Cangzhou, Qingzhou, Luzhou, Fuzhou, Qingjian, Yan'an, Jinan, Huai'an, and Dengzhou. Inform the nine shopkeepers that after completing the current tasks, they will hide all the money, and then be ready to close Tianxiang Tower and hide them at any time, waiting for Liang Xing to activate them.

After completing the handover procedures for the silver silk with the Jin people, Tong Guan left Taiyuan and drove towards Yanshan Prefecture along the roads of Zhending Prefecture, Hejian Prefecture, Mozhou and Xiongzhou.

After Ma Kuo heard about it, he rushed from Baozhou to Mozhou to meet Tong Guan. The purpose of his eagerness to see Tong Guan was to give Tong Guan a warning. Ma Kuo believed that the reason why the Jin army maintained superficial friendship with the Song Dynasty and did not send troops southward was not because they kept their agreement, but because they took into account the three forces, namely Zhang Jue of Pingzhou, Xiao Qian of Xidi and Jiashan. Emperor Tianzuo. These three forces are all remnants of the Liao Kingdom and pose a threat to the Jin Kingdom. But now with Emperor Tianzuo being captured, these three forces no longer exist, and the Jin people have no worries. Therefore, we must be highly vigilant, because the Jin army may launch a surprise attack on the Song Dynasty at any time.

In Renqiu County, Ma Kuo finally met Tong Guan. He said to Tong Guan: "Please also ask the Grand Master to quickly prepare the army and prepare the border to prevent the Jurchens. The Jurchens are very worried about Zhang Jue's incident and are afraid that Zonghan will attack us when he comes back." Attack."

Tong Guan replied: "This is the reason why I went to Yanshan to repair troops and horses."

When Medicine Master Guo learned that Tong Guan was coming to Yanshan Mansion, he felt very uneasy because he had refused to go to Beijing to receive a title. Back then, when he received the imperial edict, he hesitated again and again, and finally did not dare to enter Beijing. He was worried that once he entered Beijing, he would be stripped of his military power and lose his freedom. He originally had a good impression of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, but after the death of Zhang Jue, he felt that a surrendered general from the Liao Kingdom like himself had no value at all in the eyes of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. From then on, he also saw the ruthless court clearly, and he was afraid that there would be One day I became the second Zhang Jue. Therefore, to ensure his own safety, he must firmly control the victorious army. He felt that neither the emperor of the Song Dynasty nor officials such as Yanshan Prince Anzhong and Cai Jing had much trust in him. After all, he was a surrendered general of the Liao Kingdom. l0ns3v3

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