One Piece of Song Dynasty

In the early morning of November th, a minister reported to the court: "In those days, Wang Ji was guarding Yanmen, He Shen was guarding Xiongzhou, Xue Sichang was in charge of Taiyuan, and Zhan Du was in charge of Hejian. They all received excessive rewards to help create today's troubles. They all deserve to be punished."

Song Qinzong then issued an order to recover the official position of He Shen, a martial arts doctor, and he and Wang Ji were expelled and suspended, and sent to Gaozhou for supervision. Zhan Du was appointed deputy envoy of Haizhou Tuanlian and placed in Chenzhou. Xue Sichang died and all his official positions were deprived of him during his lifetime. .

Some officials also reported that Moutuogang should be flooded. Moutuogang is the place where the Jin army camped when they came to the city last time. Song Qinzong approved the report and ordered the capital water supervisor to start handling it.

The issue that Song Qinzong was most concerned about was how to stop the Jin army from going south. This is also the top priority facing the imperial court and the most serious issue related to the imperial court's safety. However, regarding this problem, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were helpless, and no one made valuable suggestions.

Song Qinzong had no choice but to decide to follow the collective vote of the ministers on November , that is, to "cut off territory to ease the difficulties." Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty appointed Feng Shu, the Privy Councilor, as the peace envoy, and Li Ruoshui, a bachelor of Huiyou Pavilion, as the deputy envoy. Together with Wang Yun and Ma Shiyuan, he sent envoys to the Jin army again to visit Zong Han and Zong Wang and handle the settlement of the boundaries of the three towns. incident, requesting the Jin people to stop advancing troops. As the situation became increasingly urgent, Song Qinzong ordered them to set off the next day.

The next day, Feng Pu and Li Ruoshui left Beijing in compliance with the order and arrived in Zhongmou that evening. Someone from the local area reported to them: "The enemy has already crossed the river on horseback."

The entourage was frightened when they heard about it and suggested returning to Beijing to report to the emperor and then take another route. Feng Fu asked Li Ruoshui: "What should I do?"

Li Ruoshui said: "The soldiers guarding the border and guarding the river fled after hearing the news. If the envoys did the same, the court would have no choice but to die. Anyone who dares to return today will have to march." Everyone did not dare to support him. Voice.

In fact, Jin Bing hasn't arrived here yet. It was just some Song soldiers who fled from the south bank of the Yellow River and came to this area to harass the people. The locals mistook them for Jin soldiers.

From then on, Feng Pu and Li Ruoshui reported to the court once a day on the road, reporting what they saw along the way and asking the capital to make arrangements in advance.

On the way, Feng Fu and Li Ruoshui happened to meet Tao Xuanqian who had escaped from Heyang. Li Ruoshui asked him: "How is the enemy coming?"

Tao Xuanqian replied: "Looking at the situation, the plan is not small."

Li Ruoshui asked again: "Where are we now?"

Tao Xuangan replied: "We have started to cross the river."

Li Ruoshui asked again: "If they want to cross the river, are there any boats?"

Tao Xuangan replied: "The pontoon bridge has been burned. I'm afraid they will tear down the house wood to make ship weirs."

Li Ruoshui asked again: "Is Zong Han coming?"

Tao Xuangan replied: "I don't know."

Li Ruoshui asked again: "Now that the imperial court has agreed to their requests one by one, can they withdraw their troops?"

Tao Xuanqian asked: "What do you promise?"

Li Ruoshui replied: "Cut three towns."

Tao Xuangan shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this won't meet his requirements."

Feng Fu asked: "Does the Jin kill people?"

Tao Xuanqian thought for a while and replied: "Since ancient times, the Rong and Di have been unruly, but how can they kill people?"

Li Ruoshui said: "Someone is willing to die and has no worries."

Tao Xuanqian suggested that Li Ruoshui and Feng Shu leave separately. He said, "Deputy Envoy Li can go first, and Privy Feng can come later. It's possible in the evening."

Li Ruoshui and Feng Shu accepted the suggestion. Soon, Li Ruoshui left first on horseback, followed by Feng Shu in a sedan. They continued towards Heyang, facing the Jin army.

On November , the day Feng Fu and Li Ruoshui left Beijing, Song Qinzong felt very sad. Sentiment, melancholy and anxiety all came to my mind. Did Sanzhen give up like this? He was very confused in his heart. A dull pain made him restless. He found those memorials opposing the abandonment of land and read a few of them carefully. He suddenly felt that these arguments were also very reasonable, especially the eight people including Wan Qixu, the doctor of Taixue, and Chao Guanzhi, the supervisory censor, who had excellent strategies. Song Qinzong decided to personally summon Wan Qixu and Chao Guanzhi, and he ordered Tang Ke to arrange for them to enter the palace to play a duel.

After Wan Qixu and Chao Guanzhi received the notice, they first came to the capital hall to see Tang Ke. They said to Tang Ke: "The three towns are the land of our ancestors. How can we abandon it? The Jin people's ambition is not to cede the land, but they really want to invade it." In the Central Plains, they just took three towns as their starting point. The Duke is the prime minister and auxiliary, and he should call on the soldiers from all over the world to fight against them."

Tang Ke said: "We have sent out troops many times and been defeated repeatedly. It is useless to raise more troops. We have wasted food and troubled the people. It is best to keep your word and cede the land. Sincerity is the best policy. Moreover, the emperor wants to send King Kang as an envoy based on the proposal of Gengnan Zhongwang Shangshu. . It is not appropriate for the princes to make high-level remarks when they are called upon, lest the emperor become more confused."

Wan Qixu and Chao Guanzhi did not agree. They came to the Ruisi Hall and said to Song Qinzong: "The three passes of Hebei were once seized by the Khitan to take advantage of the Jin's bad luck. Later, Zhou Shizong personally conquered the land and began to recover it. In Taiyuan, Hedong, the Liu family and his son had occupied it for several generations. Zhou Shizong conquered it once, and Taizu Taizong conquered it again. After twenty years of hard work, tens of thousands of people were killed, and then they unified and became one with China.

Three towns are difficult to obtain. Without Taiyuan, the northwest cannot be controlled; without Yingzhou and Dingzhou, the capital cannot be defended. The three towns are like human limbs to China. If one limb is sick and you want to remove it, the person will not be a whole person, and it may even endanger the whole body. Moreover, the people of the three towns are all the sons of Your Majesty. If you cede the land, you will abandon the people. If you abandon the children and grandchildren for the sake of the parents of the people, is this a perfect way?

Maodun was a soldier. He would rather abandon his wife and concubines than his land. Therefore, we can eventually intimidate the enemy and maintain our territory. Now Your Majesty is rich all over the world and is the lord of the Central Plains. However, you have abandoned your land and become a shame to your neighboring countries.

The ministers who abandon the land for the sake of their country are forgetting their inheritance for eternity and only trying to maintain peace in the present. It is a pity that his careless planning has put the country in danger.

When Deng Zhi of the Eastern Han Dynasty wanted to abandon Liangzhou, Yu Xu said: If the food is soaked with gangrene, the situation will be endless. Zhong Mo of the Southern Tang Dynasty was willing to abandon the Jianghuai River, while Qiu Qiu of the Song Dynasty said: Selling the country and seeking profit will only destroy the country. How can it be true to be loyal to the master if you are willing to abandon the land of your country to serve as a subject?"

Song Qinzong asked: "But what can I do?"

Wan Qixu and Chao Guanzhi further said: "The Jin people lead their troops in from the north and will definitely go deep into the interior to invade the capital. For the current plan, we should summon soldiers and horses from four groups to form a stronghold around the city with the guards of the capital. , to defend the royal family. Then, he used feathers to summon the king's soldiers from all over the world, and stationed them in the suburbs of Beijing. After the Jin people came, they cut off their supplies so that they could not plunder. They were far away from the homeland and traveled long distances, and they would not last long. Wait for them Identifying disadvantages and then attacking them is a surefire plan."

After hearing this, Song Qinzong seemed to have some insights, and began to waver in the policy of abandoning the land, and wanted to supervise the troops to fight the Jin people.

The next morning, Song Qinzong suddenly received a report from Li Ruoshui sent back from Zhongmu County on the evening of the th: "I encountered a ranger on the way, and there were rumors on the road that the Jin people had crossed the river. ... The peace negotiation must be It cannot be harmonized, please put your Majesty on guard as soon as possible, issue a mourning edict as soon as possible, and recruit troops from all directions."