Chapter 58 A storm caused by a memorial

According to historical records, in the sixth year of Shaoxing (1136), Zhang Jun, the right minister, said: "Liu Guangshi is arrogant and does not fight, so he cannot be a general. Please stop." Zhao Ding, the left minister, believed that Liu Guangshi "is a son of the family, Generals and soldiers will come out of their sects more often, and if there is no reason to let them go, I am afraid that people will not be able to do so." Liu Guangshi, a general who fought against the gold.The right minister Zhang Jun and the left minister Zhao Ding, the two pillars of the Southern Song Dynasty, actually quarreled over his going or staying.why?Is there something tricky in it?

It's a long story, and it starts with the "competition" between the right minister Zhang Jun and the left minister Zhao Ding. Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding were officials in the same dynasty. At the beginning, the relationship between the two was pretty good. They had admired each other and even recommended each other. In September of the first year of Jingkang (1126), the Jin people invaded the bandits. The imperial court called a group of ministers to discuss the cession of the land of Taiyuan, Zhongshan, and Hejian for peace. What is there to discuss?!" In order to protest that the two emperors were taken into captivity and that the Jin people planned to support Zhang Bangchang to establish a puppet regime, Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun shared the same hatred and avoided entering Taixue without writing a petition to show their resistance.

In the early days, Zhao Ding seemed to be favored more.In the third year of Jianyan (1129), Wang De, a general of Liu Guangshi's department, killed Han Shizhong's general without authorization. In a rage, Han Shizhong led his troops to capture the Jiankang Shoufu, and the incident escalated rapidly.Zhao Ding made a decisive decision: "When Wang De was leading troops outside, he specifically killed innocent people. If he is not punished now, how can he build up military prestige?!" Those who participated in the trouble were handed over to the court-martial for disposal, and they acted decisively. The two armies were shocked, and the generals were in awe. A vicious fight finally calmed down.Therefore, Zhao Gou praised: "Tang Suzong got a Li Mian in Lingwu, and the court was built with majesty. Now I get a Zhao Ding, which is comparable to Tang Suzong."

In the fourth year of Shaoxing (1134), Liu Lin, the son of Liu Yu, joined forces with the Jin people to invade the Song Dynasty on a large scale.Only Zhao Ding tried his best to reject all opinions: "It is not too late to go if the battle is not successful." Reminding Zhao Gou not only can't avoid it, but should go on a personal expedition to boost morale.Under Zhao Ding's insistence, the Song Dynasty's army gradually stabilized and calmly faced the battle.Because of Zhao Ding's proper command, Yue's army defeated the enemy in Luzhou, and the Jin people were forced to withdraw their troops.For this reason, Zhao Gou continued to give extra points to Zhao Ding's conduct assessment, and praised in front of Zhang Jun: "Prime Minister Zhao Dingzhen, the angel assists me in Zhongxing, which can be called the luck of the clan." It should be said that Zhao Gou's evaluation is not too much , "History of the Song Dynasty" commented on Zhao Ding: "On Zhongxing Xianxiang, Ding is called the first cloud."

But Zhao Ding did not seem to be arrogant because of his favor. Instead, he maintained a humble attitude and vigorously quoted Zhang Jun. He said to Zhao Gou: "Zhang Jun has contributed to mending the sky and bathing in the sun. Your Majesty, you have the ambition to forge mountains and rivers. Monarchs and ministers They complement each other, which is rare in ancient and modern times.” At that time, when Zhao Gou first came to the throne, Zhao Ding changed his worship to Yushi Zhongcheng because of Zhang Jun's strong recommendation. In February of the fifth year of Shaoxing (1135), Zhao Gou promoted Zhao Ding to be the left minister, and appointed Zhang Jun as the right minister and the governor of all the troops.The two worked together and had a relatively pleasant time.

However, with the passage of time, due to differences in personality and political views, a gap gradually appeared between the two. According to the current situation, both of them are staunch anti-gold faction, but there are big differences on the specific strategy of anti-gold. Zhang Jun belonged to the aggressive faction eager for quick success and instant benefit, and insisted on taking the strategy of attacking instead of defending against the Jin army; while Zhao Ding believed that the situation should be judged, the gap between the Song army and the Jin army should be correctly viewed, and the main energy should be spent on defending the existing territory first. Use defense instead of offense.

In order to carry out a heavy blow to the Jin people, Zhang Jun advocated moving the capital to Jiankang to show the Jin people the tough attitude of the Song army.Zhao Ding believed that the move of the capital should be postponed, and suggested that the imperial court should move back to Jiangnan. All these things, and later, the open and secret struggle between the two intensified, so that it became a fire and water. According to historical records, "during the exchange of guests, there is no coordination", to a point where there is you without me, and there is me without you.However, although the two have different political views, their anti-gold stance is firm.

During the battle in Huaixi, Zhao Ding first proposed that the Song army abandon Huaixi completely, and later advocated abandoning Xianghan and dispatching Yue Fei to aid him.Afterwards, it proved that Zhang Jun knew things like a god, Zhao Ding was ashamed, and in accordance with the old tradition of the Song Dynasty, he offered to resign to Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou refused. Zhao Ding said very sincerely: "At the beginning, Zhang Jun and I were as close as brothers. Recently, because people like Lu Zhi provoked them, we turned against each other. Your Majesty is determined to welcome the two saints back and regain the old territory. Military affairs should be the most important thing. Zhang Jun this time He commanded properly on the Huai River, successfully defeated the thieves, and was determined to flourish. We should give him a chance to show his talents and fulfill His Majesty's wish. Really, Zhang Jun should stay, and I should leave. Before Zhang Jun comes back, I know what's interesting If we quit, neither his face nor mine will be damaged, and if we really have to wait until the next day when everyone discusses whether we will stay or stay, we will not look good to each other."

Zhao Gou comforted: "I have a measure, don't think too much." Zhao Ding sighed: "Oh, if there is a lot of discussion in the court, and the right and wrong are confused, I am afraid that your majesty will forget the conversation between our monarchs and ministers today, and the ministers will be in a mess. Since your majesty came to the throne, there are not too few prime ministers. No one can escape the fate of success or failure, please think twice, Your Majesty!" Zhao Gou was speechless for a long time before he said, "We'll talk about everything when Zhang Jun comes back."

In December of the sixth year of Shaoxing (1136), Zhang Jun came back and joined his class. Zhao Gou couldn't help being excited when he saw him from a distance, and shouted: "The great achievement of defeating the enemy is all thanks to the right minister." ( "The merits of defeating the enemy, and the merits of the right minister.") Zhao Ding was listening, and he felt very uncomfortable. Zhang Jun was arrogant, with his tail up to the sky, and he regarded himself as a hero. He stood tall and urged Zhao Gou to move his capital to Jiankang as soon as possible.Zhang Jun spoke eloquently about the speech he had prepared in advance: "If you don't promote things in the world, you can't do it. If you don't do it, you can't succeed. Now that the morale is up and the people's hearts have returned, it is time to show the situation to the world and inspire loyalty. The world It is His Majesty's world. If His Majesty does not strive to rise first, then those soldiers who are brave and brave, will have the meaning of disintegration. Today's affairs, if you advance, you will survive, if you retreat, you will perish. If you advance, the soldiers will use their lives If the Chinese and the foreign are united, if they retreat, the consciousness will disintegrate and the hearts of the soldiers will be chilled. Once Xiang and Han are occupied by the enemy, and both land and water advance together, I am afraid that your Majesty will not be safe in Lin'an."

In this regard, Zhao Ding still insisted on "going back to Lin'an to keep the strategy", "the strong and the weak are invincible, it is appropriate to defend themselves, and it is not possible to enter". Zhao Gou will choose between Lin'an and Jiankang, Zhao Gou will choose Lin'an without hesitation, Lin'an is in the rear, safe.Moreover, he had tried to persuade Zhao Ding to stay before, so he agreed with Zhao Ding's proposal. Zhang Jun was in a hurry: "Even if we can't make the decision to move the capital to Jiankang, we should take advantage of the victory to capture Henan and capture Liu Yu and his son alive." Zhao Ding objected again: "It's absolutely impossible. Liu Yu is just a piece of meat on the chopping board at this time, living on the breath of the Jin Jin people. If we capture Liu Yu and get the Henan area, there will be no buffer barrier. Compared with the Jin people, at that time, is it possible to effectively prevent the Jin people from invading? Let me tell you, if you are invincible, you should temporarily defend yourself instead of attacking rashly." Zhang Jun also proposed: "Liu Guangshi's corpse is a vegetarian meal. He is arrogant and lazy and does not fight. He is really not suitable to be a general. Please remove him on the spot." Zhao Ding's opinion is: "Liu Guangshi is the son of a general, and most of the soldiers in the army are from his sect. If he is dismissed from his post like this, I'm afraid people will not accept it." Zhang and Zhao fought again in the court. Literal. In this case, Zhao Ding's resignation is inevitable. Not long after, Zhao Ding tendered his resignation and was released as the magistrate of Shaoxing Prefecture.From this, Zhang Jun monopolized the power, "The edicts given to the generals at the time were often ordered to advance, and it was not a word of change." It can be said that Zhang Jun basically had the final say on all military affairs at that time. One of the big things Zhang Jun is going to do next is to "receive internal and external soldiers". The first step is to lift Liu Guangshi's military power. He has long underestimated the commanding ability of Liu Guangshi and Zhang Jun. Now, let's deal with Liu Guangshi first. Zhang Jun said to everyone that Liu Guangshi's resignation this time almost delayed the country's major affairs. Although he made up for it later, based on his long-term performance, he was really not suitable to hold military power again.What's more, among all the troops in the country, his army has the worst discipline, and its soldiers are domineering. They often rape women and rob property on weekdays. Those who know it say they are regular troops. Those who don't know think they are a group of bandits. Liu Guangshi's troops were notoriously bad, and after Zhang Jun spared no effort in publicizing, all the officials of the court, large and small, had opinions on Liu Guangshi, and agreed that every day this person stayed in the army, the country would be in danger for one more day. Alright, the time is almost up, Zhang Jun formally proposed to Zhao Gou: Liu Guangshi is addicted to wine and sex, has no regard for state affairs, acts recklessly, and is arrogant and domineering. Please dismiss him from office as an example to others. Zhao Gou fully agreed with Zhang Jun's point of view. He said: "Liu Guangshi's army was originally extremely powerful, but the general was not diligent and neglected training. It wasted so much taxpayers' money and rice every day! It is a pity. Do it A general must not be arrogant and lazy, let alone be addicted to wine and sex, otherwise, how can he lead the soldiers of the three armies to make great achievements?!" These words quickly reached Liu Guangshi's ears. For ordinary people, they would have jumped up and scolded all eighteen generations of Zhang Jun's ancestors. Liu Guangshi does not. Liu Guangshi was not very interested in wars. Hearing what Zhao Gou meant, he simply resigned and strongly demanded to go home and enjoy the blessings. Zhao Gou wrote a letter in his own hand and coaxed him like a child, saying: "You have always been loyal, you have contributed to the country, and you are a good minister and tiger general you can rely on. Don't have any other ideas. Come to Jiankang to see me right now. What's the matter? Let's discuss it face to face." In fact, Zhao Gou agreed with Zhang Jun when Liu Guangshi's military power was cut this time.why?The struggle for military power has always been a big problem, and the founding of the Song Dynasty is a good example.In view of this, Zhao Gou is also on guard against such problems.To make a digression, what happened to Yue Fei has nothing to do with this?Gaozong is not the main name of ZTE, but he is very cautious on this issue.He mostly used high-ranking officials and rich salary to win over the generals, and the change of Miao and Liu undoubtedly impressed him deeply. At this time, the situation has changed, and Liu Guangshi's arrogance and domineering became a good excuse. Now that Liu Guangshi was to be dismissed, the issue of who would take over the left guard army stationed in Huaixi was put on the table. Who will take over Liu Guangshi's army? Zhao Gou looked out the window, thoughtful.