One Piece of Song Dynasty

On the th, there was an important situation that neither King Kang nor Wang Boyan knew about. On this day, Zong Han sent a team of four hundred cavalry from Huaizhou to the Junzhou area to meet King Kang who was envoyed to the north. At the ferry on the bank of the Yellow River, they inquired from the ferryman, who told them that King Kang had been tired of crossing the river for many days.

The Jin people then sent a group of rangers to the north to catch up, and happened to meet the patrol inspector Ren Yongji on the way. Ren Yongji's statement is consistent with the ferryman's statement. The Jin people then gave up pursuit and the four hundred cavalry returned to Huaizhou.

If Kang Wang Zhao Gou was taken away by Zong Han this time, then what would be the subsequent history? History is really unimaginable. A small accident may become a turning point in history.

Using the cavalry team to attack long distances is like going out to hunt, and returns with a full load after victory. This is a traditional tactic used by the Jin people. Zong Wang led the East Route Army to the south twice and adopted this tactic both times.

But Zong Han was different. Zong Han adopted the policy of "appease those who obeyed and attack those who resisted" for the states and counties he passed along the way. Basically, all the states and counties he passed were wiped out by him. It can be seen that Zong Han is more politically minded and powerful than Zong Wang.

After Zong Wang went south from Zhending Prefecture, he basically circled the cities and counties along the way. When the troops came to Qingyuan Mansion, he also planned to organize an siege, hoping to capture Qingyuan Mansion in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, the Jin army camp was attacked by the Song army outside the city, causing considerable losses.

It was the evening of October th. Wang Yuan, the general guarding the city of Qingyuan Prefecture, sent the state commander Han Shizhong to select infantrymen to sneak out of the city from the northwest gate to attack the Jin army. Han Shizhong first set fire to the Jin army's camp, causing chaos in the camp, and then took the opportunity to lead his troops to attack, killing hundreds of Jin soldiers and injuring countless others. That night, it happened to snow heavily. After a bloody battle, the white snow on the ground was dyed red. Zongwang saw that the Song army here was very effective, so he gave up the attack and continued to circle the city south.

Wang Yuan immediately sent people to Beijing to report Han Shizhong's achievements to the old leader Liu Tao. Liu Tao presented the memorial on November th. Song Qinzong was very happy and ordered Han Shizhong to be appointed as the official envoy to prevent death, and other soldiers who participated in the war were also rewarded.

Han Shizhong is a native of Yan'an. He is tall and strong, and he is thirty-six years old. He was recruited into the army at the age of eighteen and participated in the war against Xixia. He fought bravely. In the subsequent anti-Jin war, he made outstanding military exploits and became a famous general. Together with Yue Fei, Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi, he was known as the "Four Generals of ZTE" in the Southern Song Dynasty.

On his way south, Zong Wang originally planned to cross the river from Huazhou and Junzhou, where he crossed the river last time. However, reconnaissance learned that Fan Ne, the Song Army's envoy to Xuanfu in Hebei Province, commanded troops and was guarding the areas of Hua and Jun in strict formations.

Zong Wang saw that the Song army was well prepared, so he changed the marching route and led the troops to Enzhou Guyudu, and then went straight to Daming. On November , the Jin army crossed the Yellow River easily from Li Gudu, Wei County, Daming Prefecture.

After crossing the river, Zongwang sent Wan Yanchang to lead cavalry as the vanguard and headed straight for Tokyo. He followed with a large army. At the same time, he accepted the last lesson and paid attention to dividing his troops to guard various dangerous places in order to intercept the army of King Qin of the Song Dynasty.

On November , Zong Han left Huaizhou and led his troops south. After crossing the Yellow River, he led his generals straight to the Song Dynasty Emperor's Mausoleum in Gong County.

At this time, Lou Shi had led the vanguard army to open up the situation on the south bank of the Yellow River and gain a foothold. Wang Xiang, the general manager of the West Road in the Song Dynasty and the governor of Henan Prefecture, took the initiative to abandon Xijing and Luoyang after receiving the secret edict from King Qin. But instead of going to Tokyo Qinwang, he fled all the way south. Yong'an Army, Zhengzhou and other places all surrendered one after another.

Zong Han led the senior generals to the Yong'an mausoleums. He first sent people to pay homage to the tombs of Zhenzong and Renzong with very respectful etiquette. However, the two tombs of Yongyu and Yongxi are not worshiped, and they seem to be burned. At the same time, Zong Han strictly ordered that soldiers were not allowed to harass the mausoleum, and no one was allowed to rob the artifacts in the mausoleum.

Among the Yong'an Mausoleums, seven emperors are buried here. In addition, the tomb of Zhao Kuangyin's father, Zhao Hongyin, was also moved here from Kaifeng. It is called Yong'an Mausoleum, so there are seven emperors and eight tombs. The eight mausoleums are: Xuanzu Zhao Hongyin Yong'an Mausoleum, Taizu Zhao Kuangyin Yongchang Mausoleum, Taizong Zhao Guangyi Yongxi Mausoleum, Zhenzong Zhao Hengyong Dingling Mausoleum, Renzong Zhao Zhenyong Zhaoling Tomb, Yingzong Zhao Shuyong Houling Mausoleum, Shenzong Zhao Xuyong Yuling Tomb, and Zhezong Zhao Xu Yongtai Mausoleum. . Next to the imperial mausoleum, there are also tombs of concubines, royal families, royal family and minor descendants, as well as tombs of meritorious officials. There are more than tombs in total, forming a large-scale imperial mausoleum area.

Why did Zong Han pay homage to the tombs of Zhenzong and Renzong but not to the tombs of Taizong and Shenzong? It should be said that Zong Han did not know much about the history and culture of the Song Dynasty at the time, but he was sometimes surrounded by Han officials from the Liao Kingdom such as Li Ai and Han Fang. , these people know the Song Dynasty very well. Zong Han's behavior was obviously influenced by these people. In the eyes of former Liao Han officials such as Shi Liai, Zhenzong and Renzong were good emperors who advocated peace and friendship, while Taizong and Shenzong were bad emperors who provoked war. They continued to instill such concepts into Zong Han and other Jin generals.

The capital of the Song Dynasty was in Kaifeng, but the imperial mausoleum area was located in Gong County, far away from the capital. Why is this?

Some people speculate that this may be related to Zhao Kuangyin's original plan to move the capital to Luoyang, Xijing, but the plan to move the capital was not realized later. Some people think that this may be related to the soil quality of Gong County. The soil in Gong County is loose, making it easy to dig deeply and bury people deeply.

In fact, the main reason is still related to Feng Shui. The imperial mausoleum area has Songyue Shaoshi in the south and the natural danger of the Yellow River in the north. It can be said that "the head rests on the Yellow River and the feet stand on Mount Song". It is also surrounded by Qinglong Mountain in the east and Baihutan in the west. From the perspective of Kanyuology, it is indeed a rare geomantic treasure land. After seeing the imperial mausoleum, Zong Han came to Luoyang, Xijing.

Gao Shiyou, the former magistrate of Zezhou, has been appointed by Zong Han to stay in Xijing. Zong Han ordered Gao Shiyou to send people to collect collected works, ink, and books of Song Dynasty ministers. He also ordered him to send people to search for the descendants of famous officials such as Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, and Sima Guang. These must be the ideas of Shi Liai and others.

Soon, Gao Shiyou inquired about the home of Wen Yanbo's ninth son, Wen Weishen. But Wen Weishen had escaped from Luoyang City, leaving only a concubine and a baby at home. Gao Shiyou sent someone to send his concubine and baby to Zong Han.

Zong Han stroked the baby for a long time and gave the concubine some clothes and pearls to calm her shock. Later, Zong Han sent someone to send the concubine and the baby home.

On November , the day when Zong Han paid homage to the Song Dynasty imperial mausoleum in Gong County, Song Qinzong held another imperial meeting to discuss the current situation and countermeasures.

Some ministers believed that the enemy took the opportunity to cross the river and march southward while beating drums, which obviously meant to despise our army. Now, we might as well station troops in each direction within ten miles of the capital to hold strong positions in order to thwart the enemy's plot. Then mobilize thousands of troops and cavalry from elsewhere to help them and cut off the enemy's food routes. The walls are fortified and the fields are cleared, waiting for the enemy to be short of food and grass, and doing their best to prevent them from plundering everywhere. Arrange spies to investigate the enemy's internal situation and find the enemy's weak links. Send troops from time to time to explore the reality. Then he ordered the counties and cities in Hebei to form camps and defend themselves, and quickly sent envoys north to worship King Kang as marshal. He ordered King Kang to concentrate his troops in Hebei and threatened to lead his troops directly to Yanshan to shake the enemy's morale. Then, King Kang secretly led his army across the Yellow River, joined forces with King Qin from all directions, went around behind the enemy's army, and attacked the enemy from a pinch. If this is the case, it will not be difficult for the enemy to die.

Some ministers also believe that the enemy soldiers are now arrogant, while our army has been defeated for a long time. When you hear that the enemy has penetrated deeply, your energy will become weak. If we fight again, we still cannot defeat the enemy, but will harm the country. It would be better to protect the emperor out of the city to avoid the enemy's sharp edge, and then discuss strategies to defend against the enemy. If you can defend yourself in a lonely city, how long can you hold on?

Some people advocated defending the city to await reinforcements, while others advocated leaving the city to avoid the enemy. The ministers argued endlessly. Song Qinzong was hesitant about how to choose. The meeting lasted until late at night, and no decision was made.