One Piece of Song Dynasty

After the Jin soldiers captured Dongshui Gate, some people went down to the city without permission to set fire to it and massacred all the residents next to the city.

After hearing the news, Zong Han and Zong Wang issued an order: Those who went to the city to kill people and the Jin soldiers who exterminated the clan did not dare to go down to the city. They all consolidated their positions on the city to prevent the Song army from counterattacking in the city.

That night, fighting still broke out from time to time. Commander Wu Ge led his envoys and soldiers to fight the Jin army in the Dailoumen area, but many people were seriously injured. In the end, they could not resist and had to retreat.

The most distressing thing is that that night, Yao Youzhong was killed by the Song army's rebel soldiers. He was beaten to death by rebel soldiers, "his liver and brains were torn to pieces, abandoned in the ravine, his flesh and bones were scattered, and his family property was in the ground."

Yao Youzhong was born in a general family. He was loyal and filial for three generations and was famous throughout China. Since guarding the capital, he has "worked hard day and night, never having time to eat or rest." Among the generals, he should be the most worthy of the imperial court. Starting from the third day of the eleventh month, he went back and forth between the east and south walls to provide support until he fell on the th. No matter day or night, he worked the hardest and made the greatest achievements. Such a hero who resisted the enemy did not die under the enemy's sword and gun, but was beaten to death by his own compatriots. Whose crime is this?

This is not the first time that people have beaten court officials arbitrarily. Wasn't Xin Kangzong, the former commander of Dongbi, beaten to death by the people? Even the prime minister Li Bangyan was chased and beaten by the people, the chamberlain Zhu Gongzhi was beaten to death, and Wang Yun, who was ordered to go on an envoy, was also beaten to death.

There have always been different opinions on whether those who beat people are patriotic people or lawless people who are afraid of chaos in the world.

Some people believe that the long-term peace in the capital has produced many ignorant people and idle people. Most of them usually live in hotels, restaurants, bathhouses and shop cabinets, and live in the alleys. These are people like gangsters who like to take advantage of opportunities to cause trouble and gather people to cause chaos. Now that the country is in crisis, these people have all enlisted in the army, but their habits are hard to change, and the court ignores their behavior because of the national crisis, or has no time to interfere, "so the soldiers do this anyway."

In the autumn, Yao Youzhong suggested that sixteen more inspectors be added to the capital, four in the new city and four in the old city, each with one deputy and one deputy. There are troops in each patrol. If there is a police emergency, a sergeant will lead people to rescue, leaving people to patrol in place. If someone is found making trouble, military law will be used. At the same time, three members of the Metropolitan Patrol were set up, two in the new city and one in the old city, to oversee the city patrol.

The purpose of Yao Youzhong's suggestion was to prevent villains from causing chaos and maintain order in the capital. However, his suggestion did not attract the attention of the court.

He Li and Sun Fu deeply blamed themselves for the loss of the capital. They felt that they were too incompetent and had failed to live up to the great trust and high hopes of the Holy One. That afternoon they entered the palace together and kowtowed to Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty to pray for death. Song Qinzong sighed and waved his hands at them, saying that it didn't have to be like this.

He Li said: "Now the Jin people only occupy the walls of the outer city, and all the gates of the inner city have been closed. There are still hundreds of thousands of people in the city. I want to lead the people in street fighting and defend the inner city to the death. Please make an order quickly and inform the whole city. All the people in the city went to Donghua Gate to collect weapons and guard the inner city together." At this point, Song Qinzong had no choice but to nod in agreement.

In the evening, Song Qinzong, He Li, Sun Fu, Wang Zongliu and others boarded the gate tower of Donghua Gate. When the people heard the news, they came like a cloud, about hundreds of thousands of people. The sound of crying shook the heaven and the earth.

Song Qinzong ordered people to announce the edict, and then threw a large number of weapons at the gate for the people to come forward to receive them.

In fact, there were not many people who really wanted to engage in street fighting with the Jin people at that time. The officers and soldiers have been defeated. What kind of fighting spirit can the people have? The fact is so cruel. Many people threw away the weapons not long after getting them.

The inner city is very densely populated, and it seems like there are people moving around every corner. People all over the city were in a panic. Both the defeated troops and the common people were worried about the Jin people massacring the city. They were all terrified and thinking about how to escape from the city.

That night, Qin Yuan, the governor of the capital, led the Baojia soldiers and cut off the gate from the north gate of the city, escaping far away.

Zhang Shuye and Liu Yanqing hurriedly entered the palace after learning about it and advised Song Qinzong to leave the city for safety. Song Qinzong hesitated and remained silent. Liu Yanqing said: "The situation is urgent. I will lead the troops and rush out first to seize a city gate for Your Majesty. I will wait outside the gate."

Therefore, Liu Yanqing and his son Liu Guangguo led some palace guards and Shaanxi soldiers as the vanguard to seize Wansheng Gate. Then the city gate opened wide, and tens of thousands of defeated soldiers and people poured out like a tide.

Wansheng Gate is the west gate of the outer city. Not far from the gate are Jinming Pool and Qionglin Garden. The reason Liu Yanqing chose Wanshengmen as his breakthrough point was because his family lived near Wanshengmen.

Liu Yanqing and his son were waiting for the emperor outside the city gate, but when he did not come for a long time, they led the troops to Qionglin Garden.

After tens of thousands of defeated soldiers and common people left the city, they all followed the city southward, not knowing where to go, and arrived at Qionglin Garden one after another.

Liu Yanqing and his son gathered their troops here and prepared to break out of the Jin army's siege. Liu Yanqing said to the defeated soldiers and the people: "We must work together to fight for survival." Everyone agreed in unison.

Tens of thousands of people gathered together, without organization or discipline, and kept making noise all night long. Someone said to Liu Yanqing: "Making noises for no reason shows that people's hearts are very unstable." Liu Yanqing had no choice but to let it go.

The next day, November th, as soon as it dawned, Liu Yanqing mounted his horse and led his troops to move westward. When passing Pu'an Yuan, they saw golden men and cavalry all over the field, and everyone stopped and did not dare to go forward.

Liu Yanqing said: "The Jin people are not to be feared. I will risk my life for them. They will be defeated." No one answered.

Liu Yanqing added: "Then let my son go forward and show you."

Liu Yanqing then ordered Liu Guangguo: "You lead fifty cavalry to the front of the Jin army to strengthen the hearts of our soldiers and people, and then we take the road and leave."

Liu Guangguo led fifty cavalrymen and rushed directly to the front of the Jin cavalry. The golden soldiers were all highly nervous. They remained motionless. Some pressed their bridles, some held their bows, and some held their spears horizontally, posing in various fighting postures.

Then, Liu Guangguo and fifty cavalrymen galloped back with their weapons waved.

Liu Yanqing loudly said to everyone: "Guang Guo can still advance with fifty cavalry, not to mention the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians who are all dead." So he forced everyone to advance. Everyone had no choice but to bite the bullet and move forward quickly.

The Jin army suddenly launched an attack, and thousands of cavalry rushed forward. They clashed vertically and horizontally, killing left and right, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians scattered and collapsed.

Liu Yanqing ran to Guier Temple, but unfortunately was chased and killed by Jinqi. He died at the age of fifty-nine. Liu Guangguo led Wang Fu's concubine Zhang to run out for more than ten miles. Seeing that Jin Qi was still pursuing her, he killed Zhang and hanged himself.