One Piece of Song Dynasty

On the evening of November , after the military parade at Nanxunmen, Song Qinzong suddenly received a report saying that the Jin people had sent four envoys, and the leader was named Liu Yan. Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty ordered Mo Chou, a Hanlin scholar, and Gao Shishang, the defense envoy, to serve as accompanying envoys, and asked them to arrange the Jin envoys at Dutingyi.

Liu Yan and others were sent by Zong Wang. They came to promote peace in name, but in fact they came to explore the reality in the city and the attitude of the Song Dynasty. After entering the city, Liu Yan said to Mo Chou: "The prince, marshal, sent Yan and others to report that the Prime Minister and marshal's army arrived last night and would like to invite the emperor to come out of the city for an alliance."

Mo Chuan replied: "In the country of uncle and nephew, justice is equal to flesh and blood. It is harmless to meet the two commanders, but the situation is not going well and it is difficult for everyone to know. People in the capital saw that the soldiers were approaching the city, how could they allow the emperor to get into the car and drive the two commanders out of the suburbs? Coming from the north, we just want each other not to break their trust. However, if we agree to the two commanders, but are blocked by the common people and residents, and the carriages cannot leave the city, then we will break the trust of the two commanders, and this will make them even more uneasy." Liu Yan and others listened. Later, I took it for granted.

After arriving at Dutingyi, Liu Yan requested to see the emperor immediately. Mo Chou could not make the decision, so he had to go to the palace to ask for instructions.

Song Qinzong asked the ministers around him: "What should I do if I see him or not?" The ministers didn't know what the emperor's attitude was, so they didn't answer.

Song Qinzong thought for a while and said: "The Jin people sent Wang Ru as an envoy in the past, and his words were very unpleasant. Therefore, I don't want to see Liu Yan and others."

Sun Fu and He Li then decided on behalf of the court: "Just leave the Jin envoy in Duting Post and send ministers to discuss matters there. There is no need to introduce the emperor."

The next day, under the protection of many fully armed guards, Song Qinzong wore a small green hat, rode a big white horse, and walked out of the palace with his entourage cheering him on. He first climbed up the east wall of the capital, inspected the city's defense situation, comforted the generals and soldiers, increased their salary or promotion, and rewarded them according to their merit. The generals and soldiers were very inspired. They were determined to kill the enemy and defend the capital to the death.

On November , the main force of the Jin's West Route Army and the main force of the East Route Army arrived at the capital one after another. They totaled about people. Among them, many were migrant workers forced to come from Hebei and Hedong to transport grain and grass, and they were included in the number. In addition, the Jin people also captured some people from nearby cities and ordered them to transport stones, cut wood, and make siege equipment. There were also a lot of them.

Zongwang stationed his headquarters in Liujia Temple on the northeastern outskirts of the capital. Zong Han stationed his headquarters in Qingcheng, a suburb in the southwest of the capital, where there was the Zhai Palace where the emperor of the Song Dynasty held suburban ceremonies.

The main force of the Jin army gradually dispersed, and several military strongholds were set up on the four walls of the capital to seal off the surrounding areas of the capital. There are many Jin army camps, some large and some small, too numerous to count. The Jin people openly held flags in the countryside and traveled between military camps.

The officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty guarding the city stood on the city wall, clearly seeing the situation of the Jin army outside the city, and "all felt fear".

On the first day of the eleventh month, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict, and the three high-ranking officials were changed back to their original names. Dazai and Shaozai were still called Shangshu Zuo and Youpuse. Then, he appointed He Li, the servant of the sect, as the right servant of Shangshu and the minister of Zhongshu, that is, the prime minister; appointed Liu Yanqing, the Shaobao of the inspection school, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhenhai navy, and the envoy of the Qingbaolu palace, Liu Yanqing, as the Shaofu of the inspection school.

Soon, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty issued another edict to go to the south wall of the capital to inspect the city defense. He asked that just like Taizu inspect the city defense, the ritual and guard services should be simplified and leave on horseback.

It has been snowing for days and it is difficult to travel due to the snow on the road. Accompanied by He Li, Sun Fu and other ministers, Song Qinzong only took a few bodyguards and chamberlains with him. He himself was fully armored, riding a fast horse and walking through the mud. It was a cold and windy day with heavy snowfall.

Song Qinzong went to Nanxunmen first. King Qin's army led by Zhang Shuye is still stationed under Nanxun's gate. Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty was very happy to see that the army was in good condition. He immediately ordered Prime Minister He Lihu to remove the gold belt from his head and reward it to Zhang Shuye.

Zhang Shuye took the opportunity to make a suggestion: "Guo Jing is crazy and expects him to lose. Now the Jin camp outside the city has not been completed yet. I am willing to lead the generals out of the city to attack them. The Jin will be defeated." Song Qinzong did not accept it, and then He led the crowd through the streets and alleys towards Xuanhua Gate.

When the citizens of the capital learned that the emperor braved the wind and snow to visit the city in person, they were moved to tears.

Song Qinzong came to Xuanhua Gate, leaving all his guards behind, and only took a few internal servants to the city. Although he was wearing iron armor, his steps were as fast as flying. Occasionally, mud and snow would splash up and fall on him. He climbed up to Guaizi City on foot and personally observed the situation of the Jin army camp outside the city.

When the meal was served, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty took away the imperial meal and asked people to bring the soldiers' food to eat. Song Qinzong told the officers and soldiers guarding the city that the imperial court planned to reward more than civil and military official positions, and could arrange for personnel. The rewards would be immeasurable, and they would be especially generous to those who fought bloody battles. On this day, another civil strife occurred in the city, that is, a surprise attack by soldiers.

These so-called surprise troops were created at the suggestion of Wang Jian, the Privy Councilor, and Wang Jian was appointed as the commander of the surprise troops. This team was originally led by He Li. After He Li returned to the court, he handed it over to Guo Jing.

There was a Gyeonggi archer named Yin Qi in the Qi army. He suspected that a dozen of the envoys leading the army were spies, so he encouraged everyone to kill them. As a result, the people in the city suspected that Jin spies had sneaked into the city, so they arrested and killed them randomly. Countless good people were beheaded, beaten and injured.

Wang Jian, the commander of the Qi soldiers, was beaten by Qi soldiers and ordinary people in front of the Xuande Gate of the imperial palace, which shocked the court. The palace commander Wang Zongliu hurriedly led his troops to the scene, arrested and killed dozens of people, and the situation was stabilized.

Regarding the imperial court's formation of surprise troops, any knowledgeable person would think it was a joke. Because since ancient times, the art of war has believed that when facing the enemy, it is necessary to adapt to changes according to circumstances, and there is no need to prepare troops in advance. If used unexpectedly, it becomes a surprise weapon. I have never heard of anyone naming himself a surprise soldier in advance. What's more, it's not surprising, so why is it surprising?

On the second day of the th month of the lunar month, the Embassy's envoy Mo Chou and others reported: "If we don't bring money to the palace to see you, it's hard to explain why, and I'm afraid Liu Yan won't leave. What's more, if you don't always have good intentions towards this dynasty, But now he refuses his envoy. If Nianhan also sends envoys in the future, I wonder if your majesty will still order an audience. If it is bound to be wrong, then it will definitely anger Wo Libu. I have been talking to Liu Yan for several days, and I feel that this person seems to have some understanding of the truth, so I decided to It's not like Wang Rui is cunning, cunning and slow."

Song Qinzong said: "In this case, we can introduce it now."

Soon, Mo Chou led the Jin envoy Liu Yan and others into the hall. Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty saw that Liu Yan was indeed very respectful in his etiquette and docile in his playing, which was very different from the previous Jin envoys. He was very pleased and rewarded him generously with gift coins. But Liu Yan refused them all and left.

Later, Song Qinzong climbed to the west wall of the capital to inspect and comfort the officers and soldiers, just as he inspected the east and south walls. Soon, Song Qinzong came to Zhengmen again, and Zhang Shuye, the general manager of the South Road, led four thousand troops to station at the city. Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict and appointed Zhang Shuye as a bachelor of Yankang Palace.

On this day, Fan Qiong led his troops out of the city to attack the Jin army's camp, and successfully returned, capturing hundreds of Jin soldiers' heads.