Chapter 68 shattered dream

As soon as the agreement was signed, the Kingdom of Jin promulgated a "district cession edict" in Suzhou (now Suzhou City, Anhui Province), instructing the officials and people in Henan to say: "Our Emperor Dajin couldn't bear to destroy the country of the Song family, so he specially stayed in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhao Gou, the King of Kang, to comfort the hearts of the subjects in the north and south of our country. As long as Zhao Gou can stop the soldiers and the people, we will never take the land of size again But it will damage your life! Last winter, we abolished Liu Yu and gave all the land of Henan to the Zhao family. You can live and work in peace and contentment in your homeland, thanks to the kindness of our country. I hope you will not forget the great kindness of my country. As for The original officials and soldiers in Henan have already made an oath, which cannot be abolished casually, and each of them will stay at his post and wait for the next arrangement, so don’t worry.”

Once the "Edict of Ceding the Territory" was promulgated, Zhao Gou hurriedly ordered all the troops to stay in place and not to go north to take over the territory that belonged to the Southern Song Dynasty under the peace treaty.He was afraid that if he was a little careless, he would anger the Jin people and cause disputes. In order to show that he abides by the agreement, Zhao Gou made the following regulations: 1. For the recovered states and counties, the civil and military officials who were originally in charge of stationing "everything is safe and it is not easy to arrange".Changing the soup but not the medicine, the newly recovered Henan and Shaanxi lands are still governed by the officials of the puppet Qi.Zhao Gou also specifically added that "the civil servants are the new magistrates of all counties", and there is no deployment of border defense, nor any combat preparation facilities.

2. It is forbidden to repudiate the writings of the Jin Dynasty, and the subjects of the Southern Song Dynasty are required to respect the culture of the Jin Dynasty, because "the great gold is returned to the old place of Henan, and the faith is very strong." It is a state of etiquette with a high degree of education, and it must be respected. 3. In order to express his trust and sincerity in the peace agreement, he "struggled with the war within the universe" and claimed that he would soon carry out a large-scale disarmament. Zhao Gou said complacently: "I am negotiating peace today, and I want to eliminate the troops." In order to restrain the generals in the main battle, especially Yue Fei, Zhao Gou specially instructed, "Recruiting across the border, you gain less and lose more", and you are not allowed to accept Jinren's territory. All anti-Jin heroes within the range, and all the "river-crossing men" dispatched must be withdrawn, so as not to hinder the friendly relationship between Song and Jin.

Zhao Gou was busy trying to curry favor with the people of Jin, but there was great chaos inside the Kingdom of Jin: the right deputy marshal of the main combat faction, the fourth prince Wushu, the leader of the three provinces, Pu Luhu, who slandered the main peace faction, and Ta Lan and The Southern Song Dynasty colluded to sell the land of Henan to the Southern Song Dynasty for glory, and asked the gold master to convict the two of them. Hesai is also deeply dissatisfied with the arbitrariness of these two men, and is actively looking for opportunities to make a move. The atmosphere inside Jinting is extremely tense, and civil strife is imminent.

On July 16th, the ninth year of Shaoxing (1139), Zhang Tao came back from Luoyang tomb-sweeping. He reported two things to Zhao Gou: 1. All the imperial tombs have been excavated, and the bones were abandoned in the barren mountains and fields. This enmity will never be forgotten. 2. The Jin people made a lot of bamboo rafts and ropes in Huaiyang, stopped all the ships of the Yellow River on the north bank, and sent many spies across the river to listen to our movements, completely in a state of emergency preparations. For Zhao Gou, the second is the key point. Zhao Gou was startled and angry. He didn't dare, refuse, and didn't want to believe Zhang Tao's words. How could the Jin people go back on their word and start the war again? !

And almost at the same time, Wang Lun, who was on his way north as an envoy of the Song Dynasty, sent back a letter, confirming Zhang Tao's guess. Wang Lun's mission was to go to Shangjing (Huining Mansion, today's Acheng, Heilongjiang) to welcome Huizong Zigong and Qinzong and other clan members to return to the south. Just after crossing the Yellow River, he received news of Jin's domestic tension. He had a keen foreboding. To: and Parliament voided.In his letter, he suggested to Zhao Gou, "Your Majesty, please quickly arrange for Zhang Jun to guard Tokyo, Han Shizhong to guard Nanjing, Yue Fei to guard Xijing, Wu Jie to guard Chang'an, and Zhang Jun to build the governor's mansion to protect the generals in case of any danger."

Zhao Gou was delusional, refusing to accept such a cruel fact, like a duck coming out of the water, shaking its fur, as if nothing had happened, just blindly urging Wang Lun to continue northward. Wang Lun was imprisoned after crossing the Yellow River, and the internal turmoil broke out in Jin. In July of the second year of Tianjuan (the ninth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, 1139), the gold master and assassin suddenly launched an attack, and issued an edict to arrest Puluhu and Talan for the crime of "rebellion". Seeing that the situation was not good, Talan seized his horse and fled to the Southern Song Dynasty—he obviously hoped that Qin Hui, his informant in the Southern Song Dynasty, could help him at the critical moment.But Wushu reacted quickly and acted quickly. In just a few days, he chased him to Qizhou (now Anguo, Hebei), captured him on the spot, and executed him without trial.

Once Tarlan died, it became unknown whether the Song-Jin peace agreement signed by him could take effect. Seeing that Wang Lun's prophecy was about to come true, Zhao Gou still refused to believe it. Mao Shudu, the Sihu of Lin'an Prefecture, who joined the army, said that Jin Guo detained Wang Lun, and he was suspected of losing the alliance. He was dismissed and investigated; after that, Chen Lu, the minister of punishment, requested the demolition of the Yellow River Bridge in Tongzhou (now Dali, Shaanxi) to prevent the Jin army from making a comeback, and was expelled from the court.Liao Gang, the censor Zhongcheng, suggested "invite someone who is old and respected, and be close to the important town of the vassal", and asked to strengthen the defense, so he was expelled from the censor platform.Li Guang said that "peace cannot be relied on, and preparation cannot be withdrawn", so he was removed from the post of political affairs...

What is even more distressing is that Zhao Rong, the prefect of Suzhou, and Wang Wei, the prefect of Shouzhou, successively led the army and civilians in the city to return to the south. Zhao Gou and Qin Hui actually wanted to send them back to the Kingdom of Jin. Han Shizhong cursed angrily: "Zhao Rong and Wang Wei did not forget that they came to submit to the dynasty. Their parents and wives in the Jin Dynasty were all slaughtered. You still have the heart to drive them back. What hope is there for restoring the Central Plains?! " Zhao Gou implemented the "ostrich" policy crazily here, and a large group of combatants on Wushu's side tried their best to oppose the cession of land and negotiate peace in front of Jin Zhuhe assassin. Thinking of repaying virtue, presumptuous self-aggrandizement, seeking insatiably, if you don't take it now, it may be difficult to do it later."

He Shui agreed with him and said: "People in Song Dynasty thought that we could not manage the territory in Henan. Since Marshal Du was deeply concerned about interests, he sent troops to conquer for me." The surrendered general Li Qiong was extremely active, and he excitedly said to Jin Bing: "I used to follow the army on the southern expedition, and every time I saw Marshal Wushu come to supervise the battle in person, even if arrows and stones intersected, Marshal Wushu still commanded without a helmet, without a face. All the officers and soldiers of the three armies are in a calm mood. Marshal Wushu dares to risk his own life and fear death like Marshal Wushu. Marshal Wushu used troops to win the battle, and he surpassed Sun Wu and Wu Qi. In the past, it was possible to open up a country for thousands of miles a day. However, the generals in the south of the Yangtze River were only moderately talented. Whenever they sent troops, they hid hundreds of miles away, saying that it was prudent; This is mobilization; to control the enemy and win a decisive victory, all will be handed over to the generals; if you are lucky enough to win a small victory, you will spread it everywhere, exaggerate yourself, and take it as your own merit. Such an army can survive until now, it is already the best in the world It's a miracle, what do you expect to do!"

Wu Shu heard this high opinion indirectly, so he naturally liked it, received Li Qiong cordially, and asked humbly, who in the Southern Army could resist this Southern Expedition? Li Qiong spit and said: "The army in the south of the Yangtze River is all the remnants of defeat. The army is weak. How can you resist me! When our army arrives, their monarchs and ministers must be heartbroken and wailing. The false strings can be lowered!" ("The army in the south of the Yangtze River is cowardly and weak. They are all defeated and have no good teachers. How can they resist me! When I approach them with a large army, the king and his ministers will be heartbroken. They will be wailing and will hurt their bows. It’s a bird, you can go under the string!") Wu Shu laughed loudly, and introduced Li Qiong as a confidant. Although Li Qiong's words sound like flattery, when it comes to Wushu's presence on the front line, the command is determined, which is somewhat realistic.Compared with the performance of Zhang Jun, Zhang Jun, Liu Guangshi and others who "respectfully support soldiers and go to battle thousands of miles away", they are naturally different. For Wu Shu, the sound of killing is his symphony, the armor is his evening dress, and the battlefield is his big stage. He loves war, belongs to war, and has formed an indissoluble bond with war all his life. If he could choose, he would be willing to choose the fate of being born in the journey and dying in the flames of war.Whenever he stepped on his war horse, brandishing his saber like the wind and galloping in the familiar sound of horns and shouts, he always felt inexplicably excited, and a sense of accomplishment surged in his chest. . In May of the third year of Tianjuan (the tenth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, 1140), Jin Guo unilaterally tore up the peace treaty when the alliance was still wet and the blood was still there. Punish the crime and regain the territory." Among them, the left deputy marshal Nie Libeijin left Shandong, the right deputy marshal Sali went to Shanyou, the hussar general Li Cheng invaded Henan, and Wu Shu led Dongping prefect Kong Yanzhou and Bozhou prefect Li Qiong with 100,000 elite soldiers from Liyang ( Today's Jun County, Henan Province) swooped on Tokyo. The Ice City of the Five Kingdoms sealed off the horse horns, and the nine-day rain blew the dragon's blood again. In the sky over the Southern Song Dynasty, battle clouds were densely covered. Meng Yu, who was left behind in Tokyo in the Southern Song Dynasty, who had just arrived in Tokyo, received the battle report. He was shocked and surrendered early;In less than a month, the Jin army took away the lands of Shaanxi and Henan that were originally returned to the Song Dynasty according to the peace agreement, and then threatened Huainan. Jin Guoyou's deputy marshal Sa Lihe crossed the river, boldly entered the boundary of Tongzhou, galloped for 250 li, and took the Yongxing army directly. In contrast to the Song Army, Hao Yuan, the deputy governor of the Yongxing Army Road, and Quan Zhi, the envoy of the Yongxing Army Road, opened the gate of Chang'an to accept the Jin people. Most of the officials in Shaanxi prefectures and counties were originally placed by the Jin and Puppet Qi. As soon as the Jin soldiers came, they immediately surrendered and shocked far and near. The future is full of mountains and rains, and the wind is full of buildings! Zhao Gou's dream of seeking peace with all his heart was shattered!Only helpless to meet the enemy, pitiful, hateful!