Chapter 311 Chapter 310 Aizong Wanyan Shouxu

Jin Aizong, surnamed Wanyan, named Shouxu, first named Shouli, also named Ning Jiasu.He is the third son of Emperor Xuanzong, and his mother, Empress Minghui Wang, gave him the surname Wen Dun.Jin Chengan was born in the third year, and Tianxing hanged himself in the third year.37 years old.He reigned from 1223 to 1234 AD. During the reign of King Taihe of Weishao, Shouzha was awarded Doctor Jinzi Guanglu.After Xuanzong ascended the pole, he was granted the title of Suiwang in Jin Dynasty and served as secretary supervisor.Shouli has a gentle and benevolent disposition, likes to read, and is also very knowledgeable. He talks endlessly about chaos and wars in ancient and modern times.He was talented and wrote good articles, so he was favored by Xuanzong. After the crown prince Shouzhong and the grandson Wanyan Keng died one after another, Shouli was established as the crown prince and named Shouxu.

In December of the second year of Yuanguang (AD 1223), Xuanzong died of illness.Mrs. Zheng, Ziming's wife, who was waiting on the side, was entrusted by Xuanzong, and immediately summoned the ministers to convey the emperor's will to make the prince emperor.The prince then enshrined the imperial edict in front of Xuanzong's coffin, that is, the emperor's throne, and changed his year name to Zhengda. When Shouxu ascended the throne, the Kingdom of Jin was in a state of internal and external difficulties.In the north, Mongolian Genghis Khan's iron cavalry has already traveled all over the Taihang Mountains and drinking horses in the Yellow River.In the south, the war with the Southern Song Dynasty resumed, and the Jin Dynasty fell into the predicament of the Song and Mongolian attacks from the north and the south.Within the Kingdom of Jin, uprisings against the rule of the Jin Dynasty continued to occur in various places.

Aizong did not become depressed and cowardly, waiting to perish, but worked hard to save the Jin Dynasty from dying.He first started by rectifying the rules and regulations. After he ascended the throne, he immediately issued an imperial edict to amnesty the world, emphasizing strict laws and regulations, and requiring officials at all levels to act impartially according to the country's regulations. Corrupt officials who are punished will be severely prosecuted for intentionally framing others.Ai Zong believed that in order to govern the country well, in addition to strictly enforcing laws and regulations, it is also necessary to open up the way of speaking, and Peng encouraged officials and people to offer advice and suggestions for major national affairs.

On the one hand, Aizong repelled a group of corrupt officials and useless people, and on the other hand, he appointed a group of generals who had made great contributions to the fight against Mongolia to take charge of military affairs.In the second year of Zhengda, Hengshan Gong Wuxian who descended to Mongolia killed Shi Tianni, Marshal of the Bingmadu on the West Hebei Road of Mongolia, and returned to the Kingdom of Jin.Aizong still named him Hengshan Gong.In the battle of attacking Shanxi in 1227, Wuxian led his army to attack Taiyuan, beheaded the Mongolian general You Xingge, recovered Taiyuan, and made great contributions.

Aizong clearly saw that the just-emerging Mongol Khanate was the most dangerous enemy of the Jin Kingdom. In order to save the country and survive, they must concentrate their efforts on resisting the Mongols.However, since Xuanzong reopened the war with the Southern Song Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty fell into the unfavorable situation of being attacked by enemies.In order to change this situation, Aizong decided to immediately stop the war against Song Dynasty.In June of the first year of Zhengda, he sent people to Guangzhou (now Huangchuan, Henan) to post notices everywhere, telling the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty that they would no longer conquer the Southern Song Dynasty.Later, he issued an edict to prohibit the officers and soldiers patrolling the border between Song and Jin Dynasties from killing the Red Coat Army who had crossed the Huai River without authorization.The Jin army stopped invading the Song Dynasty, which was conducive to concentrating its forces against Mongolia.

At this time, Xixia was still nominally subject to the Kingdom of Jin.Xixia, like Jin, was also harassed by the Mongolian army.Aizong believed that it was necessary to unite with Xixia to strengthen the power to contend with Mongolia.So he sent envoys to negotiate with Xixia.In September of the second year of Zhengda (AD 1225), the two sides negotiated a peace: Xixia called Jin a younger brother and no longer a minister, and did not use the title of the Jin Dynasty, as long as the two sides lived in peace and did not invade each other. After adjusting the diplomatic pattern, Aizong successively sent troops to fight against the Mongolian army.In the third year of Zhengda, he sent troops to attack Shanxi. After a year of fighting, he successively regained Pingyang, Taiyuan and other important towns, beheaded many Mongolian guards, and achieved certain victories.Aizong ordered the construction of Baozhong Temple for the soldiers who died in the anti-Mongolian battle as a memorial.

In June of this year, Xixia perished.The Mongolian army relieved their worries, and drove into Shaanxi for a long time. In Bianjing, Aizong stepped up signing the people as an army, expanding his strength, and preparing to fight against the Mongolian army. Facing the large-scale attack of the Mongolian army, Yang Woyan, the Jiedu envoy stationed in the three states of Jing, Bin, and Long, remained calm.He was highly appreciated and valued by Emperor Aizong, and determined to commit himself to the country. He said: "It is not considered a man to die for a small private matter instead of dedicating oneself to the country." He travels between Jing, Bing, and Longzhou. , To boost morale, stabilize people's hearts, command operations, and personally lead the main force to fight, defeated the Mongolian army many times, so that the Mongolian army could not advance.

At this time, Genghis Khan died of illness in the army of Qingshui County, Gansu, and the Mongolian army was forced to retreat. The crisis in Bianjing was temporarily resolved. In August of the sixth year of Zhengda (AD 1229), after Genghis Khan's third son Wo Kuotai inherited the Mongolian Khan throne, he further intensified his aggression and plunder against the Jin Dynasty.The situation of the Jin Dynasty's struggle against Mongolia became more difficult. In May of the eighth year of Zhengda, the Mongolian army decided to divide its troops into three groups, led by Wo Kuotai, Wu Chen Nayan and Tuo Lei, and planned to encircle Bianjing and destroy gold in the spring of the following year.On the 9th, the Mongolian army marched in three directions. Wo Kuotai led the Chinese army to Linhezhongfu (now Puzhou Town, Yuncheng, Shanxi), and dragged the Lei army past Fengxiang (now Fengxiang, Shaanxi) to the south.

Bianjing was besieged, and the city was very empty, with less than 40,000 troops.While Aizong stepped up his war preparations, he stepped up to seek peace with Mongolia.The Mongolian army sent envoys to surrender with the letter of credence, but Aizong had no choice but to seal the son of King Jing Shouchun as King Cao, and took him to the Mongolian army camp as a hostage.The Mongolian army left 30,000 people, commanded by Subotai to continue to besiege Bianjing, and the rest withdrew to the north.The Outer Mongolian Army in Bianjing City set up wooden fences along the moat and filled the moat with firewood.After some thorough preparations, the Mongolian army launched a fierce attack on Bianjing.The soldiers and civilians of Bianjing fought with the Mongolian soldiers for 16 days and nights to defend the city of Bianjing.Aizong sent people to the Mongolian army camp to ask for peace. Seeing that the city could not be attacked for a long time, Su Butai said, "Since we are talking about peace, why attack each other?" Then he led the troops back.Aizong personally went to Duanmen to reward the sergeants, and changed the year name Kaixing to "Tianxing".

After a long period of siege by the Mongolian army, Bianjing has become an isolated city with no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside. The people's hearts are unstable and it is really difficult to maintain. In July of the first year of Tianxing (AD 1232), Mongolia sent an envoy Tang Qing to surrender, demanding that Aizong go to the emperor as a minister. The guards killed Tang Qing and his party in a rage, and the peace negotiation between Mongolia and Jin was completely bankrupted. In December, Aizong decided to flee.In the first month of the spring of the second year of Tianxing, Emperor Aizong came to Guide, and the defeated army from Hebei also followed.The Guide army was short of food, so Aizong decided to move to Cai, leaving Marshal Wang Bi to guard Guide.On June 18th, Aizong set off for Caizhou from Guide. After a arduous journey, he finally entered Caizhou (now Runan, Henan) on the 26th.Caizhou is located on the Ru River, a branch of the Huai River, bordering the Song Dynasty.At the beginning, Aizong decided to come here when he heard that the city of Caizhou was strong and the soldiers were numerous and food was abundant.But this is not the case. Caizhou has no danger to defend, and is facing the threat of the Song Dynasty. The situation is very unfavorable.

After Ai Zong entered Cai, he appointed Wan Yan Zhongde to preside over the military administration. Zhongde personally rectified the soldiers and horses, repaired the armor, rectified military discipline, and imposed strict rewards and punishments in an attempt to revive the military prestige.Seeing that Caizhou was difficult to defend, Aizong planned to lead his army westward to expand the territory of Sichuan in the Song Dynasty after taking a rest.However, at this time, the Song Dynasty had agreed with Mongolia to jointly destroy the gold.In August, the Song army's siege of Tangzhou had already begun, and Tangzhou was quickly captured. The Mongolian and Song Dynasties continued to attack the Jin Dynasty. The Mongolian army was led by Tachaer, and the Song army was led by Meng Gong to attack Caizhou.In September, soldiers approached the city of Caizhou, and Caizhou was in critical condition.The Mongolian soldiers built a long siege, preparing to besiege Caizhou for a long time.Caizhou was besieged for three months, and the food in the city was exhausted.Aizong killed 50 stable horses and 150 official horses, and gave them to the soldiers for food.He also gave the utensils he used to the soldiers. On the New Year's Day of the third year of Tianxing, the Mongolian army gathered outside the city to drink and preach. Aizong ordered his servants to guard the four cities, and officials at all levels were sent out for military service.On the ninth day of the lunar month, the Mongolian army dug through five gates in the west city, and a large army poured into the city. Governor Wanyan Zhongde fought fiercely in the streets until evening, when the Mongolian soldiers temporarily retreated.At night, Emperor Aizong summoned all the officials to pass on the throne to Chenglin, the royal family.The next morning, Chenglin received the imperial edict and became emperor.Just as they were saluting, the allied forces of Song and Mongolia had already entered the city, so the monarch and his subjects had no choice but to end up hastily and go out to fight.After a while, the Song army captured the southern city, and the Mongolian army captured the western city. The fierce street fighting lasted from dawn to noon.Seeing that the defeat was decided, Aizong hanged himself in the Youlan Pavilion and died, and was buried on Rushui.