One Piece of Song Dynasty

Zhong Shidao suggested to Qinzong of the Song Dynasty that he should slowly give the Jin people gold belts so that they would not be allowed to roam far away. When the Jin people returned lazily, they would send officers and soldiers to strangle them in the Yellow River, so that the Jin army would not return their horses. In this regard, Song Qinzong agreed.

Zhong Shidao was ordered to patrol the city outside. After inspection, he was confident about defeating the enemy. He said to his close associates: "The enemy is easy to defeat, but Zhalian Zhuzhai is standing up to prevent plundering. When the enemy is short of food, we can Advance troops. Then send troops to set up an ambush near the Yellow River and attack them when they are halfway across. This is a sure-fire strategy."

Zhong Shidao wanted to know more about the internal situation of the Jin Army. On this day, he sent several brave men out of the city and captured three golden soldiers. Zhong Shidao ordered them to talk about the situation in their army. One of them refused to tell him, so Zhong Shidao ordered him to be killed.

Zhong Shidao asked the second person again. This person was very frightened, so he confessed what he knew about the situation in the army. Zhongshidao ordered another person to have his belly broken open to test what he had eaten. When the belly was broken open, it was found that this golden soldier had "nothing else in his belly, only bean ears."

Zhong Shidao said to everyone present: "The enemy is out of food and can be destroyed." Then, he released the living Jin soldier and asked him to go back and "tell what happened."

Zong Wang was shocked when he learned about this, so he decided to seek peace.

In addition to Zhong Shidao and Yao Pingzhong, the officers and soldiers who came to King Qin also included Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong from Yanyan Road, Wang Yang and Ma Qian from Huanqing Road, Yao Gu from Xihe Road, Zhong Shizhong and Zhe Yan from Qinfeng Road. Zhi, Zhe Keqiu and other Qinwang soldiers, as well as Liu Guangguo, Yang Kesheng, Li Bao and other soldiers, are known as people. However, Zhang Jun, Ma Qian, and Han Shizhong arrived with the king's troops on the th of the first lunar month.

King Qin's teams from different places gathered outside the city, not belonging to each other and lacking a unified command system. Without unity of command, the armies will be unable to coordinate operations. Li Gang felt that this was not going to work, so he petitioned Song Qinzong to order Zhong Shidao, Yao Pingzhong and other King Qin's officers and soldiers to obey his control. He said to Qinzong of the Song Dynasty: "The troops of King Qin have gathered in large numbers, and the military strategists should avoid divisions. If they are united in moderation, it will be more effective. I would like to have the teachers, Pingzhong, and others listen to the ministers to exercise moderation."

Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty lowered his imperial pen and said: "The teacher is old and knows the military. His position is high. He is the same official as the minister, so he can replace Cao Zhuo."

Li Gang thought that the emperor's intention was to let Zhong Shidao succeed Cao Zhuo as the deputy envoy for the personal expedition. He secretly lamented that the emperor was wise and dealt with justice appropriately.

However, things soon changed. Some of the ministers secretly suggested to Song Qinzong that this arrangement was inappropriate and that Li Gang should not be allowed to support too many troops to create dictatorship. Military power should be appropriately separated, allowing Zhong Shidao and Li Gang to control each other separately.

Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty accepted his advice and set up the Xuanfu Division. Zhongshi Dao was appointed as the Privy Council member and the Xuanfu envoy to Hebei, Hedong and Gyeonggi. Yao Pingzhong was appointed as the capital commander of the Xuanfu Division. The teacher of King Qin. At the same time, the front and rear armies of the capital stationed outside the city were also placed under the command of the Xuanfu Division.

Zhongshidao concentrated the troops of King Qin outside the city and divided them into two villages, one stationed in the southwest and the other stationed in the northeast, while the Jin army still stationed in the northwest. In a place called Banqiao in the west of the city, the Song Army and the Jin Army had a small-scale confrontation, with neither victory nor defeat. That night, the Song army harassed the Jin army and set fire to the east corner of the horse prison. The Jin people began to be afraid.

Compared with the Xuanfu Division, which cultivates the teachings of teachers, the authority of Li Gang's Camping Division has declined. The troops of the Camping Division only include the left, right and center armies. In order to prevent the two divisions from fighting for power and infighting, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty repeatedly ordered the two divisions to "not invade and disturb".

The control of military power has been divided into two parts, which are not unified. When the Xuanfu Department plans to take action, it is often kept confidential and does not inform the Operation Department. Since the separation of military power, the Xingying Division knew nothing about Xuanfu Division's military action plan outside the city. Li Gang felt a little disappointed and "worried privately".

Since the peace negotiation with the Jin people, especially after the peace oath was handed over to the Jin people, the imperial court has been sending people to transport gold, silver, coins and silk to the Jin people every day, as well as various famous fruits, precious food, royal wine, etc. Waiting, "Messengers are coming, looking at each other with crowns and covers." In order to win the favor of the Jin people and enable them to withdraw their troops as soon as possible, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty did not hesitate to take out imperial pearls and jade, Wanhao, treasure belts, saddles, etc. as "legacy". There were many varieties and their prices were incalculable.

Li Gang disapproved of this move. He often advised Song Qinzong and even argued with him. He believes that rewarding these valuable items is "not enough to be a virtue" and the effect may be counterproductive, but it can just "inspire the military spirit". Although the emperor is thrifty and regards pearls and jade as dirt, since the Jin people are already greedy, why should they hate it?

However, all the ministers at that time unanimously praised the emperor's virtues and did not take Li Gang's words seriously.

Facing the weak and bullied Song Dynasty court, the Jin people became more and more unscrupulous and unscrupulous in demanding, so much so that they asked the court to provide them with prostitutes, rare birds, tamed elephants, etc., and the court complied with all requests.

When King Qin's troops gradually gathered outside the city, especially after the generals of the Western Army arrived, Song Qinzong began to "be strong" and his timid and cowardly heart changed. When he heard that the Jin people were looting and killing people in the north of the city, especially the tombs of concubines, princes, and emperor concubines outside the city, all of which had been excavated by the Jin people, he was very angry and began to "show the intention of using troops."

Li Gang was very appreciative of Song Qinzong's change in psychology and attitude. He said to Song Qinzong: "The six terms above the Qian hexagram of the Book of Changes: Use the training to conquer the country. The six terms above the Shi hexagram: Found the country and inherit the family. Do not use it by villains. . To achieve the greatest humility, it is not enough to achieve success without using the teacher; to achieve the success of the teacher, it is not enough to use villains. Now, your majesty treats the Jin people by bending himself to make peace. He is extremely humble. But the Jin people are greedy. Insatiable, the more vicious and disobedient you are, the more powerful you are, you have to use the master. However, after the success is achieved, I hope that your majesty will just use the villain as a warning. If the Jin people are punished this time, they will not dare to peep into China. , there should be no disasters from the barbarians and the Di in the next few decades. Otherwise, if you indulge the enemy in one day, you will be in trouble for generations to come."

Song Qinzong delivered jewelry and other items to the Jin people, with the purpose of using jewelry to offset gold and silver. He came up with this method on the nd of the first lunar month. Because on this day, Wang Xiaodi's announcement period had expired, and he only received more than taels of gold and more than million taels of silver from the private sector, which was still far from the amount of gold and silver needed for peace negotiations.

There are a lot of jewelry and other items in the palace, but I don't know if the Jin people can agree to the discount. Song Qinzong thought that he should send someone to Jinying to discuss it first. So, on the nd day of the first lunar month, Song Qinzong summoned Li Chao and Zheng Wangzhi into the palace. Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty said to them: "The gold man has no skills in gold and silver, and there are many pearls and jade in the ban. Your Majesty can go to discuss and exchange them."

Li Chu, Li Ye and Zheng Wangzhi were originally dismissed from their posts on the seventeenth day of the first lunar month by Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty for the crime of "losing their words while serving envoys and arrogantly promising gold coins from the Jin people". Now, when it was time to send someone to Jinying to discuss matters, Song Qinzong thought about it and felt that Li Zhe and Zheng Wangzhi were the most suitable ones, so he used them again.