Chapter 19 Aguda at the 199-head Fish Feast

Not long after Tongguan suppressed the Fangla Uprising, the Jin Dynasty in the northeast sent people to Tokyo to urge the Northern Song Dynasty to attack Yanjing and attack the Liao Dynasty. It turned out that the Liao Dynasty gradually decayed and declined after several civil strife and the blows of the uprising forces of the people of various ethnic groups.During this period, the Jurchens (one of the ancient ethnic minorities in my country) in Northeast my country gradually became stronger.The Jurchen people have been ruled and oppressed by the nobles of the Liao Dynasty for a long time, and they have long had a strong sense of resistance.

In the spring of 1112 A.D., Yelu Yanxi, Emperor Tianzuo (sound zuo) of the Liao Dynasty, went on a tour in Chunzhou (in today’s Jilin Province) in the northeast, fishing happily in the Huntong River (now Songhua River), and ordered the local Jurchen chiefs They all went to Chunzhou to meet. According to the local customs, the first fish caught in each spring must be offered to the dead ancestors first, and a banquet is held to celebrate. This year, Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty held a fish feast in Chunzhou and invited the chiefs to drink.Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty had a few glasses of wine and got a little drunk, so he asked the chiefs to dance for him.Although the chiefs were unwilling, they did not dare to disobey the order, so they left their seats one by one and began to dance the folk dance.

Next it was a young man's turn, his expression was indifferent, he stared at Emperor Tianzuo, and did not move.This young man is the son of Wu Yashu, chief of the Wanyan Tribe of the Jurchen tribe, and his name is Aguda. Emperor Liao Tianzuo was very upset when he saw that Aguda dared to contradict him in front of everyone, and urged him to jump again and again; some chiefs were afraid that he would offend Emperor Tianzuo, and persuaded him from the sidelines.But no matter what he said, Ah Guda made up his mind not to jump, which prevented Emperor Tianzuo from going down the steps. The first fish feast broke up unhappy.Emperor Tianzuo of Liao didn't get angry on the spot. After the banquet was over, he said to his minister Xiao Fengxian: "This kid, Aguda, is so domineering, it is really intolerable. It is better to kill him as soon as possible, so as to avoid future troubles."

Xiao Fengxian believed that A Guta had no major faults, and he was afraid of causing dissatisfaction among the other chiefs by killing him, so he said: "He is a rough man, he doesn't know etiquette, so it's not worth worrying about him. Even if he has any ambitions, a small tribe can't make a fortune. " Emperor Tianzuo of Liao felt that what Xiao Fengxian said made sense, so he put the matter aside. Of course Aguda is not good at dancing. He is a man with a strong personality. He has long been dissatisfied with the nobles of the Liao Dynasty who bullied the Jurchen people for many years.Now, seeing that the Liao Dynasty is getting more and more corrupt, he is determined to become independent.

Soon, Aguda's father, Wu Yashu, died, and Aguda succeeded him as the leader of the Wanyan Tribe. He built castles, repaired weapons, trained troops, and gradually unified the various Jurchen ministries, preparing to rebel against the Liao Dynasty. When Emperor Tianzuo of Liao learned that Aguda was preparing for war, he sent envoys to Aguda to question him, and at the same time mobilized several people from Hebei to threaten the northeast. A Guda said to his subordinates: "Now the Liao people are about to attack, we must preemptively prevent them from being passive." He gathered 2,500 cavalry from various Jurchen tribes and personally led the attack on the Liao Dynasty.General Liao was unprepared and fled in embarrassment.When Emperor Tianzuo of Liao heard the news, he immediately sent a large army to suppress it. On the bank of the Huntong River, he was severely beaten by Aguda cavalry.The Jurchen soldiers took advantage of the victory and pursued, and their strength grew to 10,000.

In 1115 A.D., Aguda officially proclaimed himself emperor in Huining (now south of Acheng, Heilongjiang), and the country was named Dajin.He is Kim Taejo. After Jin Taizu ascended the throne, he attacked Huanglong Mansion (now Nong'an County, Jilin Province), an important town in the northeast of the Liao Dynasty.Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty sent more than 200,000 infantry and cavalry to the northeast to defend, but they were defeated by the Jin soldiers, who lost all their weapons and farm tools.Emperor Liao Tianzuo wanted to make peace with the Jin Dynasty, but Jin Taizu refused to agree, and asked Emperor Liao Tianzuo to surrender by name.

Emperor Liaotian Zuo became angry from embarrassment, organized 700,000 troops and led them to Huanglong Mansion in person. Jin Taizu ordered the soldiers to build camps, dig trenches, and prepare to resist.At this time, civil strife broke out in the Liao Dynasty, and Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty ordered the withdrawal of troops.Jin Taizu took the opportunity to pursue, and hundreds of thousands of Liao troops collapsed in one fell swoop.Emperor Liao Tianzuo fled hundreds of miles a day and a night before he saved his life. At this time, most of the troops of the Liao Dynasty were lost, and the people in the north were dissatisfied with the rule of the nobles of the Liao Dynasty and revolted one after another.

Someone suggested to Song Huizong that the Liao Dynasty was about to perish, and it was a good opportunity to regain the lost land of Yanyun in the north.Song Huizong sent people across the sea from Shandong to the Jin Dynasty to meet Jin Taizu and expressed his willingness to attack the Liao Dynasty.The two parties agreed that after the Liao Dynasty was destroyed, the Northern Song Dynasty would take back the lost land of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun ceded to the Liao Dynasty during the Later Jin Dynasty. The Northern Song Dynasty would transfer the silver and silk that was given to the Liao Dynasty every year to the Jin Dynasty. For "Sea Union".

The Jin soldiers attacked southward and captured four capitals of the Liao Dynasty one after another.There is still one Yanjing left, and according to the agreement between the two parties, it should be attacked by the Song army. As soon as Tong Guan suppressed the Fangla uprising army, he led an army of 150,000 to the north to attack Yanjing.He fully thought that the main force of the Liao army had been wiped out by the Jin army, and it would not take much effort to take down Yanjing.Who knows that although the Liao army is weak, it is much stronger than the Song army.Tong Guan lost two battles in a row. Not only did Yanjing not recover, but he also lost troops and lost all the food, grass and weapons accumulated over the years.

In order to avoid responsibility for the failure, Tong Guan secretly sent people to invite the Jin army to attack Yanjing.The Jin army took Yanjing in one fell swoop and refused to return it to the Northern Song Dynasty.Tong Guan had no choice but to promise to donate one million guan of Yanjing's tax per year to the Jin Dynasty, and then redeemed Yanjing.In this way, the corruption of the Northern Song Dynasty can be seen through by the Jin Dynasty.In 1125 A.D., Jin Taizong's younger brother Wan Yansheng (sound Sheng) sent Liao generals to hunt down and kill Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty, destroying the Liao Dynasty.Then sent troops to the south, turning the attack on the Northern Song Dynasty.