Chapter 54 Died by the knife of his own family

Regardless of whether the words are good or bad, a sense of tyranny has already rushed to his face, and it can be seen that Wan Yanliang was anxious before he invaded the Song Dynasty.But this "look carefully, Chang'e's body", although it means looking at the moon through the clouds, which is a metaphor for his coveted heart for the Southern Song Dynasty, but it also has his own personal plans.It turned out that Liang Tong, the servant beside him, was originally from the Song Dynasty. He told him that Concubine Liu Gui, who was next to Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty, was an all-powerful beauty. I can't wait to conquer the Southern Song Dynasty immediately and get "Chang'e".So in September of this year, Wan Yanliang made all preparations, mobilized 600,000 troops across the country, formed 32 armies, and all dispatched to attack the Southern Song Dynasty.Before he set off, he also arrogantly told the generals that it would take as long as a hundred days or as little as a month to wipe out the south.He was still thinking about his "Chang'e", and even prepared the quilt, pillow and bedding for Concubine Liu Gui in the future.

While Wan Yanliang was actively preparing for the war, the Southern Song court was still obsessed with the peaceful situation brought about by the "peace talks".The officials of the Southern Song Dynasty who returned from the mission of the Kingdom of Jin reported to Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty that the Jin people were constructing wantonly in Bianjing, which must have the intention of invading the south.Gaozong comforted himself by saying that this was just a practice palace.Later, Wan Yanliang's intention to invade the south became more and more obvious.Song Gaozong also had to start making some preparations.But he still had the illusion of seeking peace, so the preparations were procrastinated.So Wan Yanliang's army attacked the city all the way, and crossed the Huaihe River, but unexpectedly, they were defeated by a scholar Yu Yunwen at Caishiji by the Yangtze River.

At first, the official in charge of the defense of the Yangtze River in the Southern Song Dynasty fled from the city and was dismissed by the court. However, the person who succeeded him had not yet arrived, and the Jiang defense troops were in a state of chaos without any command and could hardly resist the Jin army's attack.If the Yangtze River natural moat cannot be held firmly, the Southern Song Dynasty will be at stake.At this time, the imperial court sent Yu Yunwen, a member of Zhongshushe, to quarry stones to reward his teachers. Although he was a scholar and had never commanded a war, he saw that the army had no commander and the situation was critical, so he stepped forward and took the initiative to serve as the commander of Jiangfang.Because most of the warships of the Jin people were temporarily demolished and built with wood from civilian houses, they were not strong, while the Song army had a variety of warships with solid hulls, which gave them an advantage in water warfare.At the same time, Yu Yunwen also made a careful deployment of Jiangfang, relying on his long skills in water warfare and combining water and land to defend the Jin army.As soon as the Song army was deployed, the Jin soldiers began to cross the river.Wan Yanliang personally waved the small red flag to command, and hundreds of large ships of the Golden Army were facing the wind of the river, fully loaded with golden soldiers, sailing towards the south bank.At this time, the warships of the Song Army on the river also rushed towards the big ship of the Jin Army.Although the warships of the Song army were small, they were solid, like sharp steel knives, they penetrated into the fleet of the Jin army, cut off the enemy ships at the waist, and the enemy ships were hit and sunk one after another.The Jin soldiers on the river heard the sound of drums on the south bank and saw countless flags shaking behind the mountain. They thought it was the arrival of a large number of reinforcements from the Song army, and they ran for their lives.

The Jin army suffered an unexpected defeat, Wan Yanliang was so angry that he became furious, vented his anger on the soldiers, and killed all the soldiers who fled back.He was still not reconciled, and sent troops across the river the next day, but the Song army trapped his 300 large boats in the middle of the river and at the ferry, and burned them all.So Wan Yanliang had no choice but to think of a way out, and took the remaining troops to Yangzhou, thinking of crossing the river there. In fact, at this time, Wan Yanliang's soldiers were tired of fighting, and they heard that they had to cross the river to fight, and they all complained.But Wan Yanliang also has his own difficulties.Prior to this, Wan Yanyong, who stayed behind in Tokyo, had already staged a coup, proclaimed himself emperor, and changed his reign name to Dading.Wan Yanliang was very surprised, saying that this year name was originally intended to be used after he pacified the Southern Song Dynasty, but now it is used by Wan Yanyong. Is this God's will?It's hard to tell whether it's God's will or not, but this result is also caused by Wan Yanliang's lust.Wanyanyong's wife, Wulin Dashi, is beautiful and intelligent, respects her in-laws, manages the family well, and has a good relationship with her husband.She also advised her husband, persuading him to offer more treasures to Wan Yanliang, which won Wan Yanliang's obedient praise, and she was able to survive when Wan Yanliang murdered the clan.Wan Yanyong was working abroad, and Wu Linda was always by her husband's side.But Wan Yanliang had long coveted this beauty.When Wan Yanyong was appointed Yin of Jinan, he ordered him to send his wife to Zhongdu, on the one hand as a hostage, and on the other hand to satisfy his lust.Wu Linda thought about it, if he resisted the decree and did not go to Zhongdu, Wanyanyong would be killed; if he obeyed the order and went, he would definitely lose his reputation.So the Wulinda clan, who understood righteousness, decided to sacrifice his life to protect his husband. After saying goodbye to Wan Yanyong, he went to Zhongdu and committed suicide in Liangxiang near Zhongdu.The hatred of taking his wife filled Wan Yanyong with deep-seated hatred for Wan Yanliang, and now whenever he had the opportunity, he launched a coup d'état.

There is a fire in the backyard, and the front line is not good.Wan Yanliang, who was in a dilemma, still wanted to save face, planning to conquer the Southern Song Dynasty first, and then return to the Northern Expedition.But at this time, the news of Wan Yanyong's accession to the throne had spread in the army, and the morale of the army was shaken; and Wan Yanliang killed all the fleeing soldiers in order to cross the river to win, so the people's hearts were even more unstable.On November 26th, Wan Yanliang concentrated his forces and ordered the soldiers to cross the Yangtze River from Guazhou the next day, and those who retreated would be killed.As a result, there was a sudden mutiny that night. Wan Yanliang thought that the Song army was sneaking in, but unexpectedly, the sharp arrows shot into the tent were engraved with the mark made by the Kingdom of Jin. When he was not found, he was pierced by random arrows, and the rebels swarmed in, hacked him to a bloody mess, put a rope around his neck and strangled him to death, wrapped the body in a cloak and burned it.Later, Jin Shizong Wanyanyong conferred him the title of "King of Hailing County" and his posthumous title of Emperor Yang. He was buried in the cemetery of the kings in Lumen Valley of Dafang Mountain.The officials said that Wan Yanliang's crimes were so serious that he should not be crowned king, nor should he be buried in the cemetery of the kings.Wanyanyong abolished him as a "hailing commoner" and buried him in a civilian tomb 40 miles southwest of the cemetery.