Chapter 75 Chapter Three

A big battle is imminent, but the Song Army's commander and deputy commander are at odds, and the soldiers' morale is fluctuating because they have not received rewards.What's even more frightening is that at this time Shao Hongyuan's son led his troops to flee, and the situation was very unfavorable to the Song army.But at this time, Shao Hongyuan did something very excessive, which eventually led to the complete failure of the Northern Expedition.So what did Shao Hongyuan do?After the Northern Expedition failed, how would Song Xiaozong deal with them? The Kingdom of Jin dispatched more than 100,000 troops to attack Suzhou. Li Xianzhong told Shao Hongyuan, "I can be the main force, but you must provide cover. When the battle is most intense, you must send troops to reinforce me."When the Jin army came, Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan split up to meet them. Li Xianzhong's troops blocked the Jin army, but the situation was very critical and Shao Hongyuan was asked for reinforcements.Shao Hongyuan actually said: "In this midsummer, it is unbearable to shake a fan in the coolness. How about fighting hard under the scorching sun?" ("Song History Li Xianzhong Biography") In this midsummer season, we feel hot while shaking our fans under the tree, so let us put on armor hard fight?Let's not do this.In this way, Li Xianzhong knew that it was impossible for him to lead his troops to defend Suzhou city alone, so he looked up to the sky and sighed.Historical records: "Xianzhong knew that Hongyuan had no firm will, and the situation could not be isolated. He sighed and said: 'Heaven did not want to flatten the Central Plains? Why are you so frustrating!'" ("Song History Li Xianzhong") Don't God want me to recover Central Plains?Why are you blocking me so much?Let the morale of our army be so low.This battle can no longer be fought.Li Xianzhong led his army to leave Suzhou and retreated to the Song Dynasty. The army withdrew to Fuli (now Su County, Anhui Province), and was overtaken by the main force of the Jin army. Before that, Shao Hongyuan had led his troops away. The Jin soldiers added another 200,000. Originally, the Kingdom of Jin had an army of 100,000. He said that adding another 200,000 would surely kill him if he fought any further.The Song army's retreat turned into a rout, which was the famous Fuli's collapse in the history of the Song and Jin wars. The Song army suffered a disastrous defeat, and as many as 30,000 armors were captured by the Jin army alone.The two generals Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan escaped their lives in the chaos and returned to the Song Dynasty.

Li Xianzhong met Zhang Jun and handed in his own recruiter's seal to plead guilty.Zhang Jun said, the responsibility is not yours. As the commander in chief, I must be responsible first, so Zhang Jun pleaded guilty to the emperor again.The emperor still had great trust in Zhang Jun, and demoted Li Xianzhong to be the Deputy Envoy of the Guozhou regiment. Later, he asked about the situation and found out that Li Xianzhong was not to blame.Li Xianzhong later became a Taiwei and died when he was in his sixties.After his death, the emperor also treated the descendants of the Li family very kindly, and the descendants of the Li family were well taken care of in the Song Dynasty.Shao Hongyuan's fate was miserable.

The defeat of Fu Li made the power of the main peace faction of the Song Dynasty begin to rise again.What's the matter?What did I say?Can't fight Jin Jun?what's the result?It failed miserably!What should I do if I fail miserably?Make peace!At that time, many peace ministers came forward to impeach Zhang Jun.Zhang Jun was indeed ambitious and talented, with a scholarly spirit, and he would fight on paper when he killed an enemy scholar. He was used on paper several times in the Song Dynasty, but he was defeated in all battles.Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty said that he would rather subjugate the country than use this person.Xiaozong used Zhang Jun to rely on Wei Gongruo to the Great Wall, but he didn't expect Wei Gong to give him such a hand again, and it was another disastrous defeat.The ministers impeached him one after another, saying that he was domineering, wasting the country's money, and deceiving the king and the country.Emperor Xiaozong was a little shaken, why is the person I lean on like the Great Wall like this, can this person still be used?

The Supreme Emperor Song Gaozong stood up at this time.What am I telling you?I said back then that I would rather subjugate the country than use this person.If you don't listen to the old man's words, you will be at a disadvantage, so Zhang Jun cannot be used.Hurry up and shovel him out, I get annoyed when I see him.Emperor Xiaozong obeyed the words of the Supreme Emperor, otherwise how could the temple name be called Xiaozong!He is not the biological son of the Supreme Emperor, and the adopted son can inherit the great line. If there is no appreciation from the Supreme Emperor, how can he have the throne today?Since the Supreme Emperor was very dissatisfied with Zhang Jun, he had no choice but to give him the false title of Jiedushi and let him go out of the court and change to an idler.However, the main peace faction in the DPRK insisted on impeaching Zhang Jun.Zhang Jun was very sad and angry, feeling sorry for the court and the people of Li, and died of grief and anger.When he was dying, Zhang Jun told his two sons, "I have been prime minister several times, and the emperors of the two dynasties promoted me to be prime minister, but I lost my teacher and humiliated the country. I can't restore the homeland of the Central Plains. I am sorry for the country, the country, and the common people."After I die, don’t bury me in the ancestral grave. I’m sorry for my ancestors. Just bury me at the foot of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue.Zhang Jun, the most staunch minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, passed away in this way.