Chapter 42 Chapter 8 Jin destroys the Northern Song Dynasty

In the matter of Emperor Liao Tianzuo, the Northern Song Dynasty escaped disaster without any risk, but the Jin people were determined to attack the Northern Song Dynasty, so they deliberately found trouble everywhere.So, what did the Northern Song Dynasty do in the end to give Jin an excuse to send troops? It was too easy for the Kingdom of Jin to find an excuse from the Song Dynasty, and the people of the Song Dynasty immediately sent a new excuse to the Kingdom of Jin.And this excuse is equivalent to the last straw that broke the camel's back for the relationship between the Jin and Song Dynasties.

Zhao Liangsi once promised to lend Jin Guo 200,000 hu of white rice military rations, and Jin Guo's general Wanyan Zonghan sent someone to see the Xuan Fu envoy of the Song Dynasty to ask for these grains.The people of the state of Jin said: "In April last year, the Southern History Zhao Zhige (Zhao Liangsi) was approved." "Southern History" refers to the envoys of the Song Dynasty, and "Zhige" is Zhao Liangsi's official title.In April last year, your envoy Zhao Liangsi, a Grand Scholar of the Diange University, promised to give me 200,000 hu of rice, and now I have come to pick it up.The Xuanfu envoy of the Song Dynasty was very embarrassed, and said: "How easy is it to get two hundred thousand dendrobium grains? Also, there is no piece of paper from the Xuansi Department that promises grain." He also said: "Zhao Liang's heir's oral promise, is it enough? "(Volume 19 of "Three Dynasties and Northern Leagues") You asked me for 200,000 hu of grain with just one mouth, where can I get it for you?Moreover, our Xuanfu Division has not received any documents from superiors asking me to give the 200,000 hu of grain, so why should I give it to you?In the eyes of the people of the Northern Song Dynasty, it is absurd that you want this 200,000 hu grains. If you come to Jin Guo, just come and tell me when you see me, give me 200,000 hu grains. If Zhao Liangsi of your family agrees, I will Give you two hundred thousand dendrobium?When you leave and another one comes, you Zhao Liangsi also promised to give me 300,000 yuan, and another 300,000 yuan.So is this over yet?Where can I get reimbursed for my 200,000 hu grains? I need an invoice.The superior has to give me an official document before I can decide whether to give you this food, Zhao Liangsi's promise is not enough, who can he represent?Has he obeyed the decree?So I can't give it to you.

For the Northern Song Dynasty, the refusal of this matter was reasonable and confident. If you come and ask me for 200,000 hu of grain, I cannot give it.In the eyes of the Jin people, if I don't fight the Song Dynasty, my country will not be called Dajin, and I will change it to the Song Dynasty.After we finished speaking, you promised well. We Jurchens have always been like this. We have no words, but once we say it verbally, the two sides point to the sky and make an alliance. We will never go back on our word.But what you Song Dynasty people have said is not implemented.Therefore, the food refusal incident in the Yan Mansion was actually a misunderstanding between the official document culture of the Northern Song Dynasty and the oral culture of the Jin Dynasty. Whether it is bearable or unbearable, we have been fooled too much, and we have challenged the limit of our patience.

The King of Jin and his ministers, especially the general who led the army, shouted and beat them unanimously.In the process of fighting Liao, these generals not only made a fortune, but also seized power.They heard that the Song Dynasty was richer than the Liao State, the Han land in the Central Plains was richer, and the fighting power of the army was weaker.In the wars of that era, the cost of war was low and the party with the strongest desire for war was invincible. The Golden Army was at a time when the cost of war was low and the desire for war was the strongest.After the Jin army destroyed the Liao Dynasty, it had already changed its shotguns and made a fortune. If it attacked the Song Dynasty, it would be terrible.The generals can't reflect their own value without fighting, so they are unanimous in the main battle.Especially Wanyan Zonghan, the Jurchen's name is Nianhan, and he is determined to fight.According to historical records, Nianhan "can seek the country internally, seek enemies externally, make decisions to win, and has the style of an ancient famous general" ("Jin Shi Wanyan Zonghan Biography").This man is a military genius, and he showed extraordinary military talent in the war against Liao Dynasty. He is a staunch main fighter.