Chapter 97 Section 5 Song Army Northern Expedition

Jin Zhangzong's goodwill did not dissuade Song Ningzong and Han Tuozhou from the idea of ​​going to war. On the contrary, the Song Dynasty monarchs thought that the Jin Kingdom made such a goodwill gesture because they were afraid of the Song Dynasty, so the Northern Expedition was even more serious.So, what happened next that completely broke the relationship between the two countries? At this time, the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin came to deliver the letter of credence to the emperor of the Song Dynasty.According to the original agreement between the two parties and the stipulations of the ceremony of accepting the letter, the Jin envoy stood up to submit the letter of credence, and the emperor of the Song Dynasty had to stand up to receive it, indicating that the two people were of equal status.When the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin entered the main hall of the Song Dynasty holding the letter of credence, and stood there waiting for Song Ningzong to stand up to receive the letter of credence, the ministers of the Song Dynasty rushed up and snatched the letter of credence, and handed it to the eunuch, who handed it to the eunuch. Song Ningzong, Song Ningzong sat down and took the letter of credence.This time the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin stared at him, because he was not prepared, and if he had to be prepared, he could hold on to it.This time the letter of credence was taken away, and the emperor of the Song Dynasty sat there to receive it, and the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin insulted his mission.When he was staring at the golden stars, the minister of the Song Dynasty shouted again: "Bow and stand." This shout annoyed the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin even more, why?Zhang Zong’s father’s name was Wanyan Yungong, of course it was respectful Gong, although you called bow bow, but the two words have the same pronunciation, which violated the taboo of the Kingdom of Jin, so the envoy of Jin returned home angrily.The friendly relations between the two countries broke down.

After the breakdown of the friendly relationship between the two countries, the Song Dynasty officially sent troops to the north to conquer the Kingdom of Jin.When the news came, the whole country cheered and danced. The old man Lu You, who was nearly eighty years old, was so excited that he wrote a poem: "The locusts and droughts in the Central Plains are declining, and the king's northern expedition will send an edict. When he hears the war drums, he will be full of enthusiasm. Zhao." ("Lao Ma Xing") Even though I am eighty years old, if the country uses me, I can still regain the Central Plains.The Song army marched smoothly at the beginning, and captured several states and counties, so the old man was also very happy.The old man was still excited, when the news came that the Song army was defeated and the Jin soldiers counterattacked on nine routes, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were dumbfounded at once.And Jin Guo didn't want this battle to be too big, because there were Tatars in the north, the Yellow River in the center, and the treasury was empty.So after fighting for a period of time, both sides hoped to negotiate a peace, but the conditions for the two parties to negotiate a peace were too far apart, and they could not reach an agreement, and the peace agreement was not reached for a long time.In the end, what was the reason for reaching a peace agreement?