Chapter 112 Chapter Twenty-two

At this time, the Kingdom of Jin was in a difficult situation both internally and externally. The Southern Song Dynasty’s year-old coins were naturally very important and urgently needed for the Kingdom of Jin. If the Southern Song Dynasty did not give the Jin Kingdom’s year-old coins, there would inevitably be a war between the two countries. Can the Southern Song Dynasty afford the consequences? ?Therefore, a fierce debate was launched between the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty on whether to pay the old coins. What was their final decision? The economy of the Kingdom of Jin is very difficult at this time, and the soldiers will be weak. The annual coins given by the Southern Song Dynasty may be the largest income of the government of the Kingdom of Jin, and the Kingdom of Jin wants it very much.The Song Dynasty actually refused to pay the old coins, and the Kingdom of Jin sent envoys several times to urge the Song Dynasty.When the envoys from the Kingdom of Jin came, they still regarded themselves as envoys from the upper kingdom, but in the Song Dynasty, they shouted five times and drank six times, and the Song Dynasty was very angry.You have become like this, if you beg me in a humble manner, maybe you can still think about it, you still have the face to grow up with me!The ministers of the Song Dynasty were divided into two factions, arguing whether the old coins should be given or not.One faction is headed by Zhen Dexiu, who knows that the state of Jin is weak, and insists on not giving old coins.He said that the Kingdom of Jin was already on the verge of disintegration and might perish at any time, and if the old coins were given, it would be in vain.Now there are three strategies, top, middle and bottom. The best strategy is to take advantage of the weakness of the Jin Kingdom to send troops to destroy the Jin and revenge; the middle strategy is to stop paying the old coins, let him fight Mongolia to the death, and the Song Dynasty will stand by and watch; the worst strategy is to give him old coins. , Jie Jin's disaster.

There was a minister named Qiao Xingjian who stood up against Zhen Dexiu. He was definitely a minority in the Southern Song court.He said that our relationship with Jin Guo is that our lips are dead and our teeth are cold, and our family is in danger.The old coins must be given, and we must guarantee the existence of the Jin Kingdom.The Mongol soldiers occupied the capital of the Kingdom of Jin fiercely, forcing the Jin family to move south. If the Kingdom of Jin perishes, we will face such a powerful force in the near future, which is very dangerous.Although Jin is the enemy of our dynasty, he has been in the Central Plains for decades and has been completely sinicized. He believes in Confucius, reads the Six Classics, and wears cultural relics, which are similar to China.It is reasonable for us to deal with him in such a country.The Mongols didn't even have writing, and they left no chickens or dogs wherever they went, and the cities were razed to the ground, which was terrible.Therefore, we should give Jinsui coins to help the Kingdom of Jin to fight against Mongolia. If sending troops to conquer Jin is for the sake of tigers, this matter must not be done.It should be said that Qiao Xingjian's proposition is very wise, just like some ministers objected when the Northern Song Dynasty wanted to attack Liao Dynasty.It is a pity that Qiao Xingjian was naturally regarded as a traitor when angry youths were all over the country in the Southern Song Dynasty. Naturally, this proposition cannot be passed.

Song Ningzong adopted a compromise strategy.Qiao Xingjian's claim of giving the old coins cannot be passed, and Zhen Dexiu's claim to send troops to destroy the gold is also not acceptable, because the Song Dynasty did not know how strong Mongolia was. Wars are basically never taken advantage of.Then make a compromise, take the middle policy, and refuse to pay the old coins.Song Ningzong first sent people to the Kingdom of Jin to discuss whether it was possible to reduce the old coins.Unexpectedly, Jin Xuanzong insisted on the principle very much. The main reason was that he was too short of money. He told the Southern Song Dynasty court that he couldn’t lose a penny, so he sent it to me quickly.The Song envoy came back and reported that the Kingdom of Jin did not agree to reduce the annual coins. Song Ningzong was very angry. He reasoned that the canals were dry and the money could not be transported, so he stopped paying the old coins.In this way, Jin Guo was given an excuse. The Jiading peace agreement stipulated that you have to give me 600,000 silver silk every year. If you don't give it now, you will be betraying the alliance.In fact, doing this in the Southern Song Dynasty was really impulsive. You can promise to give the Jin Guosui coin and then delay it. Don’t say explicitly that you won’t give it.I will definitely give it. The river is dry today. I will give it when it rains. Then you can wait. It’s raining. Our boat leaked when it rained. There are plenty of excuses.You can even call the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin and say that the 300,000 taels of silver and 300,000 bolts of silk have been piled up for you on the pier, and they will set sail at the right time. Would you please transport them back by yourself?Now that the Southern Song Dynasty refused to pay, the king and ministers of the Jin Dynasty found an excuse and a feeling. One day in 1217, in the palace of Bianjing, Shuhu Gaoqi gave a speech with a loud voice. The people of the Song Dynasty shamelessly betrayed the alliance. We must not beg for mercy from the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, let him hand over the old coins.The powerful traitor was speaking, and the others were silent and did not dare to refute. Only one civil official said that the Song Dynasty may have their own difficulties in not giving the old coins. They just sent envoys to ask them. We are now at war with Mongolia. If we fight against the Southern Song Dynasty again It is not good for our country to start a war and fight on two fronts.As soon as the words fell, Shuhu Gao Qi angrily scolded the civil servant, military affairs, what do you nerds know?Then, he told Jin Xuanzong that His Majesty hastened to send troops to attack the Southern Song Dynasty.So the Kingdom of Jin sent troops to attack the Southern Song Dynasty across the border.