Chapter 70 The fourth quarter and the war

The envoys of the Song and Jin Dynasties went back and forth many times, and they were all arguing over the details of the ceremony, but the peace talks did not make any progress, and the war between the two countries continued.At this time, Song Gaozong, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, abdicated, and his adopted son Song Xiaozong succeeded to the throne.So, what is Emperor Xiaozong's attitude towards the relationship between Song and Jin? Did he, like his father, insist on peace?After Xiaozong ascended the throne, how would he deal with the relationship between Song and Jin? Emperor Xiaozong was definitely a war faction. After he succeeded to the throne, he used Zhang Jun, a representative of the main war faction in the Song Dynasty.At that time, Emperor Xiaozong asked Zhang Jun how the Qing family thought they should govern the country?What is fundamental?Zhang Jun said something like this: "The master of the people should put his studies first, and the study of the masters of the people should be based on one heart. If one heart is in harmony with the heavens, nothing will help! The so-called heaven is just the axiom of the world. You must be conscientious and self-sufficient. When Qingming is bowing, there are no improper rewards and punishments. The hearts of the people will return to themselves, and the neighbors will obey themselves." ("Continued Zizhi Tongjian" Volume 137) The leader must be based on learning, and must cooperate God's will, following the hearts of the people, what is God's will?Heaven’s will is justice, and heaven will never have likes or dislikes. According to the ancients’ words, if we do not prosper for Yao, we will not perish for Jie. So if we obey the heavens and respond to others, then what can we do?After hearing this, Emperor Xiaozong stood up and saluted: "Don't forget the official words." You must remember your teachings.So he planned to appoint Zhang Jun to restore the Central Plains.

Zhang Jun is a staunch main fighter, but he is a scholar after all, and he doesn't know how to fight.Song Xiaozong's use of Zhang Jun was opposed by many ministers, among whom the most fierce opposition was Shen Zhizhengshi Shi Hao.This person is the prince Taifu before Emperor Xiaozong succeeded to the throne, and the teacher of the East Palace. After Emperor Xiaozong ascended the throne, he was appointed as a political advisor and participated in the government.One thing you must understand is that it doesn't mean that the main battle is all heroes, and the main peace is all traitors, it doesn't mean that the main battle is all Yue Fei, and the main battle is Qin Hui. It depends on why you are the main battle and why you are the main peace. It is difficult to judge the main war faction and the main peace faction by black and white, good or bad.Shi Hao advocated harmony, and he told the emperor: "Preparing for the imperial guard first is a good rule. Those who listen to the supervising people are those who are willing to listen to those who do not teach. Have you recovered?" ("Song Shi Shihao Biography") First prepare for defense, you must prepare swords, guns, tents, horses, food and grass.If you listen to the words of a shallow strategist (this obviously refers to Zhang Jun), send an untrained army to the front line, ask for credit and reward the enemy as soon as they run away, and lead the soldiers away as soon as the enemy comes. What about regaining the Central Plains?The Song Dynasty has not fought a war for more than 20 years since the Shaoxing Peace Conference. The peace has been going on for a long time, the army lacks training, and there are no decent generals, so that in the battle of Caishiji, Yu Yunwen, a civil official Zhongshushe, had to go to the front line Commanding the battle, inadvertently achieved fame through the ages.

At that time, the veterans of the same generation as Yue Fei had all withered, Liu Qi had passed away, and Yang Yizhong was the only remaining veteran.If you raise troops at this time, you are really not sure.After hearing this, Emperor Xiaozong felt that what Shi Hao said was reasonable, and began to hesitate whether to restore the Central Plains.