One Piece of Song Dynasty

Queen Mother Wei was shocked, and then said: "Well, there is no news from Jiu'er so far. If I can't go back, what's the point."

Wang Lun frowned and said: "Then the Queen Mother means that she does not want to return to the country."

Empress Dowager Wei said: "The Jurchens have a proverb. In our Chinese language, it is called "There is no turning back when the bow is opened. Take care, Mr. Wang."

Wanyanchang first arrested Liu Yu, Prince Liu Lin, who came to pick him up two hundred miles away from Kaifeng, and then led his army into Kaifeng and quickly surrounded the puppet palace. After receiving the order, Wu Shu personally rode into the palace to capture Liu Yu, and carried him out on the back of a donkey. At this time, countless people had already gathered outside the palace. When Wan Yanchang waited for Liu Yu to get off his donkey and kneel down, he immediately read out the edict in public: "In the eighth year of this year, we have established a state. We are still diligent in our garrison. An Yongguo has given the title of emperor for this day. Don't pretend to be a king. His crimes will be punished." , the rest ignored the rule. Bianjing established the Xingtai Shangshu Province, and all the troops of the former Qi State were ordered to disarm and return to their fields."

When Liu Yu governed the puppet Qi, he never considered how to improve the people's living standards. Instead, he spent all his time thinking about how to implement harsh laws to make money and punish people, so the people all hated him. He didn't expect that he would end up like this, and he was so shocked that he almost fainted. Wan Yanchang announced to the people: "From now on, the state of Qi will be abolished and heavy laws will be abolished. Soldiers who return to the countryside will be allowed to do whatever they want, and the palace will allow them to marry."

When the people of Tokyo witnessed all this, they immediately pointed at Liu Yu and yelled at him, calling him rotten eggs and rotten vegetables. At this time, a civil servant came with an account book and reported: "Bianjing has more than 9870 million taels of money, more than 270 million pieces of silk, more than 120 million taels of gold, 1060 million taels of silver, and 90 taels of grain."

"The country of Haqi is so wealthy." Wu Shu was surprised by the financial resources of the puppet Qi, and then scolded, "Tokyo is the hub of the Central Plains, and the grain reserves are only 90 dendrobium. The people are hungry, and the country is still beating its bones and sucking its marrow. How can it not be destroyed?"

"My father and son have been wronged and have worked hard to live up to the country. I beg for your mercy." Liu Yu cried and begged for mercy. He was hit by a rotten egg, and the people all burst into laughter. Wan Yanchang sighed: "Ten years ago, I and Wu Shu took the two emperors of the Song Dynasty to the north from here. On the day they left the capital, the people wept and heard for dozens of miles. Now that you, Liu Yu, have been deposed, you have not If someone takes pity on you, don’t you know your sin?”

Liu Yu was speechless and was escorted out of the city. People in Tokyo lit firecrackers, sang and danced to celebrate the fall of the puppet Qi. Wan Yanchang couldn't help but sigh to Wu Shu: "This is what people's support is against. Maybe we were really wrong when we deposed the Second Emperor of Song Dynasty."

In November of the th year of Jianyan's reign in the Southern Song Dynasty, news of the demise of the Puppet Qi spread to the south of the Yangtze River. People in Lin'an came to the streets to sing and dance to celebrate the demise of the Puppet Qi.

After the fall of the puppet Qi, the two countries of Song and Jin immediately entered a dangerous and delicate situation. The officers and soldiers of the Central Plains were also faced with the choice of where to go.

For this reason, Li Xin specially called Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun, Zhao Liangsi, Qin Hui and others. Li Xin spoke first: "The Puppet Qi has been destroyed. Now there is no buffer zone between the Song and Jin countries. They are directly bordering each other. Wang Lun is still there." Jin Guo is negotiating for peace. What should we do next? You all should share your opinions."

Zhang Jun first spoke: "Your Majesty, the Jin Kingdom has abolished the Puppet Qi, which is a great opportunity for me to regain the Central Plains. I sincerely request your Majesty to immediately send troops to the Central Plains to regain the old land."

Zhao Ding shook his head and said: "No, Wang Lun is in the peace talks of the Jin Kingdom. Moreover, the Jin Kingdom abolished the Puppet Qi this time to show us the sincerity of the peace talks. We cannot send troops to the Northern Expedition at this juncture, but we can send troops to the officers and soldiers in the Puppet Qi territory. Recruit them secretly to weaken the strength of the Central Plains."

Zhang Jun asked back: "What use are those officers and soldiers? Don't forget, Mr. Zhao, many of the puppet Qi troops have surrendered from the Song Dynasty since Jingkang. What use are these people with no integrity?"

Qin Hui said: "The purpose of the Jin Kingdom to destroy the puppet Qi is to show goodwill to the prince. Wang Lun is negotiating peace with the Jin Kingdom, and there will be rewards soon. It is indeed difficult to do anything to irritate the Jin Kingdom at this time, whether it is the Northern Expedition or the recruitment of officers and soldiers from the Central Plains."

Zhao Liangsi echoed: "Your Majesty, Qin Shilang is right. This is a critical moment for the peace talks. It is indeed not easy to carry out the Northern Expedition. Besides, the lesson learned by the Supreme Emperor in recruiting Zhang Jue to surrender is still vivid in his mind, so it is not easy to recruit and surrender officers and soldiers."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Well, you can indeed get rid of those high-ranking officials, but you can get soldiers and low-level officials. When these people come, they can not only increase our population but also weaken the power of the Central Plains. Zhao Ding sent an order to the governors of the East and Central Routes. Government, let them secretly recruit and surrender officers and soldiers from the Central Plains. They do not want high-ranking officers, but only junior officers below the battalion commander. Tell those officers and soldiers that if they come, they will not be able to serve as soldiers, but they can be given land."

Zhao Ding bowed and said, "I obey your order."

Li Xin said: "Okay, except for Mr. Zhao, everyone else should step aside first."

After the others left, Li Xin said: "Mr. Zhao, I want to take back Dali before the Northern Expedition. What do you think?"

Zhao Ding wondered why the prince thought so. Although he thought so, Zhao Ding still asked: "Why did the prince suddenly want to take back Dali? Dali has not done anything wrong to our Song Dynasty, whether it is paying tribute or paying tribute." Dali has done a good job in professing his vassalship, but there is no reason why our court wants to attack Dali."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Dali did nothing wrong, but Dali has been the territory of our Central Plains Dynasty since the Qin and Han Dynasties. It was only lost in this dynasty. I just took back what we had lost, and I I also want to test the strength of the future Northern Expedition army through this expedition."

Zhao Ding asked: "I don't know how many troops the prince wants to use to conquer Dali?"

Li Xin said: "Yue Fei has finished his filial piety and returned to the army. Just Yue Fei's troops are enough. The other armies do not need to be moved. In addition, there is no need to declare war. Only you and me, Yue Fei, know about it. What the king wants is to take back Dali with lightning speed."

Zhao Ding nodded and said, "I understand."

Li Xin continued: "One more thing, transfer Ma Kuo back to Lin'an from Xinghan Island, and transfer Zheng Chong as the defense envoy of Xinghan Island."

Zhao Ding bowed and said, "I obey your order."

After Zhao Ding went down, Li Xin called Gao Ping and said: "Gao Ping, our secret spy network may function normally in Dali."

Gao Ping replied: "Yes, we have people in several major cities in Dali."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Very good, give them an order to let them take a walk in Dali. As long as they come to the Song Dynasty, they will be able to divide the land. First, attract some people from Dali. In addition, let them prepare to cooperate with our army to occupy Dali. The king has ordered the mobilization of troops to prepare for the capture of Dali."

Gao Ping said: "I obey my orders."

Li Xin continued: "There is also information about the various ethnic groups in Dali, as well as the Gao family and the Duan family. The local emperor of Dali will definitely clear out those with good reputations."

Gao Ping cupped his fists and said, "I'll make arrangements now."