Chapter 40 Section 4 Weak countries have no diplomacy

Zhang Jue sent envoys to the Northern Song Dynasty, intending to sacrifice Pingzhou and return to the Northern Song Dynasty. This undoubtedly posed a huge problem for the Northern Song Dynasty.Although the Northern Song Dynasty has always wanted to take back Ying and Pinger Prefectures, Jin Guo has already officially announced that Ying and Pinger Prefectures belong to Jin Guo.If the Northern Song Dynasty accepted Zhang Jue's surrender, it would be equivalent to forcibly occupying the land of the Jin Kingdom, and it would definitely become an excellent excuse for the Jin Kingdom to send troops to attack the Northern Song Dynasty.Faced with the problem, Song Huizong, the ruler of the Northern Song Dynasty, thought twice and accepted Zhang Jue's surrender.

The covenant between the Song and Jin Dynasties clearly stipulates that no one can surrender or accept rebellion. The territory you occupy belongs to you, and what I occupy belongs to me.Ying and Pingzhou were occupied by Jin, and Zhang Jue returned the Jin land to Song Dynasty, which obviously violated the maritime alliance between the two countries.But if Zhang Jue is rejected, there may be two results: First, it will scatter the hearts of the people in the Sixteen States of Youyun and renounce the heroes.These people used to regard Liao as their motherland, but now Liao has been destroyed by Jin. Although Liao was also a regime established by nomads, it was highly Sinicized. unwilling.Since I am a Han Chinese, I still submit to the Song Dynasty established by the Han nationality.If Song refuses, it goes against the aspirations of the people, how can we talk about governing Youyun Sixteen Prefectures again.

Second, if you refuse Zhang Jue's surrender, you will lose the best chance to take back Ying and Pinger Prefecture, and finally there is an internal response here.Therefore, from the perspective of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhang Jue's surrender could not be rejected. Rejecting him would not make sense in terms of emotion, reason, and righteousness, so the Northern Song Dynasty accepted Zhang Jue. At this time, the relationship between Song and Jin was greatly cracked.Jin Guo saw that Zhang Jue had surrendered to the Song Dynasty, well, I was looking for an opportunity to settle accounts with you, the Song Dynasty, and now you have made such a big mistake without being careful.Therefore, the envoy sent by the Kingdom of Jin went to the Northern Song Dynasty to ask for Zhang Jue confidently, and you must return Zhang Jue to me.In fact, when he accepted Zhang Jue's surrender, Zhao Liangsi, who was in charge of signing the contract with Jin Guo, repeatedly suggested that it should not be done.Wang Anzhong, the supreme governor of Yanjing in the Northern Song Dynasty, had no right to accept Zhang Jue's surrender. He had to report it to the imperial court and wait for the imperial court's order.Song Huizong had a frivolous personality and was very happy with his achievements. When he saw that Ying and Ping Erzhou surrendered without any effort, Longxin was very happy.Zhao Liangsi came forward and suggested: "The new alliance between the country and the Jin Dynasty, so we will lose our happiness, and we will not regret it later." (Volume 95 of "Continued Zizhi Tongjian") We have just signed an alliance with Jin Guo, and now we are taking Jin Guo in The traitor who annoyed Jin Guo so much did not regret taking the medicine in the future.Song Huizong Longyan was furious, I am happy here, you said this to me, and I didn't listen to you.Zhao Liangsi was demoted to five ranks, and no one dared to persuade Song Huizong again.Song Huizong instructed Wang Anzhong, the guardian of Yanjing, to take Zhang Jue in.

As soon as he was taken in here, envoys from the Kingdom of Jin arrived and demanded that the Song Dynasty hand over Zhang Juelai.Wang Anzhong opened his eyes and said nonsense, there is no such person, and he has never seen it.The envoy of the Kingdom of Jin said, we have internal support, and the people in Yanjing may not all listen to your Song Dynasty. We all know where Zhang Jue is hiding, and you must hand him over.Where is Zhang Jue hiding?He hid in the Armor Staff Storehouse of the Changsheng Army of the Song Dynasty.The Changsheng Army is Guo Yaoshi's Resentment Army. Guo Yaoshi is a Han Chinese. His troops are composed of Han and Bohai people whose relatives were killed during the war with Jin Guo, so it is called the Resentment Army.In the case of defeat before the fall of the Liao Dynasty, Guo Yaoshi led his army to surrender to the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty renamed his army the Changsheng Army.This army is indeed very powerful in combat, and is skilled in bow and horse.Zhang Jue was an old minister of the Liao Kingdom, and Guo Yaoshi was also an old minister of the Liao Kingdom. As soon as Zhang Jue defected to the Song Dynasty, Guo Yaoshi hid him in his armor stick storehouse.The people of the Kingdom of Jin clearly pointed out that Zhang Jue was hiding in Guo Yaoshi's armor stick library, and said that we have evidence, and we even got his dinner recipe last night. If you refuse to hand over Zhang Jue, it is obviously a betrayal of the alliance.

Wang Anzhong, the guardian of the Northern Song Dynasty, saw that the Jin people were not easy to fool, so he found a man who looked similar to Zhang Jue to kill, and sent his head to the Jin people.Unexpectedly, the people of the Kingdom of Jin became anxious when they saw it. This is the copycat version of Zhang Jue. We recognize the real Zhang Jue. You used a double to deceive us, but one can be the same as the other. You have lied to me twice.You said that Zhang Jue was not there at first, and then you made a fake Zhang Jue to fool me. What are you guys trying to do?What do you think of the relationship between the two countries?Wang Anzhong saw that something was wrong, and the people of the Kingdom of Jin were not easy to be fooled, so he hurriedly reported to the emperor, saying that Zhang Jue couldn't stay and had to be killed. If he didn't kill Zhang Jue, he would be in too much trouble.As a result, "the imperial court had no choice but to hang him in Anzhong, and return the letter to the gold man" (Volume 47 of "Continued Zizhi Tongjian Changbian Supplement").As a last resort, the imperial court asked Wang Anzhong to strangle Zhang Jue to death, cut off his head, and sent it to the Jin people.

The low level of the Northern Song Dynasty's handling of this matter is simply jaw-dropping.Either you don't take in Zhang Jue, stick to the alliance between the two countries, and let Jin Guo have no excuses; or you take Zhang Jue in, and fight hard with Jin Guo to the end.Now, as soon as people from the Kingdom of Jin defect and defect, I will take them in. If people from the Kingdom of Jin want them, I will send them over. If they want to live, I will tie them up for you.As a result of this, people in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are really divided, especially Guo Yaoshi, the commander of the Ever Victorious Army, feels very humiliated.Zhang Jue and I are buddies. We were ministers of the same palace back then. He had nowhere to go. I patted my chest to guarantee his safety and hid him in my armour. They were caught or tricked out of the stick library and strangled to death, and their heads were sent to others.Such a court is so chilling.According to historical records, Guo Yaoshi publicly reprimanded the imperial court: "If the Jinren want to marry (Zhang Jue is also called 'Zhang'), if they want to ask a pharmacist, will they be with him?" ("Continued Zizhi Tongjian" Volume 95 ) If the people of the Kingdom of Jin want Zhang Jue’s head, our court will send it to others. One day the people of the Kingdom of Jin want my head, will the court also send it to others?Because Guo Yaoshi's army is a resentful army, everyone has a grudge against Jin, and they are very determined in the process of fighting against Jin's army.As a result, the generals of the Ever Victorious Army "gnashed their teeth at the court, and the Ever Victorious Army also disintegrated" (Volume 18 of "Three Dynasties and Beimenghui").This troop was originally very effective in combat, but once the hearts of the people dispersed, it was all over.

In fact, you can't blame the imperial court, but you can only blame the Northern Song Dynasty for being too weak and Jin's policies for being too brutal.What is diplomacy?When the national power and military strength of the two countries are equal, diplomacy is useful. At that time, diplomacy is strength. Whoever has a high level of negotiation and who can make a difference at the negotiating table will take advantage of it.For example, during the Song-Liao-Chanyuan alliance, the national strengths of the two sides were equal. At this time, the negotiating skills can be seen. Cao used the Liao camp to fight fiercely and suppress the old coins to a minimum.But if there is too much disparity in strength, diplomacy will depend on strength.Defeated and humiliated, what else is there to talk about in the alliance under the city?This is the reason why we say that weak countries have no diplomacy.The military strength of the Northern Song Dynasty was far from that of the people. There was no way but to do what people asked.