Chapter 59 first quarter

Now is the time when you are done and everyone can celebrate. Recovering Yanyun is the main topic of the big article of the war against Liao. What's more, they have estimated in advance that even if Yanjing city will be looted before the handover, after all, Yanjing is the capital of the first good, and they go to lick other people's "remnants" Therefore, Tong Guan and Cai You were not afraid to take a little risk, and insisted that they personally lead the army to "recover" Yanjing, so as not to lick the second "Li Yu" that their own people had licked. ".As for Yunzhou, although it is also an important border defense area, it is the Pingfan on the flank of Yanjing, and it is also a key pass leading directly to the East Road.But because it was famous for its barrenness, Tong and Cai were not interested in it, and even sent a senior official to receive it, fearing that it would cause military and diplomatic troubles and delay it.Their policy is to win Yanjing first, and then talk about the matter of Yunzhou slowly.Afterwards, troublesome incidents in the frontier really happened one after another, and the Xuan Fusi was so frightened that he never dared to mention the matter of taking over Yunzhou.Until two and a half years later, when the Jin army marched southward in a large scale, even in form, Yunzhou and its surrounding areas never belonged to the Song Dynasty for a day.Of the two Jin armies going south, one of them started from Yunzhou.

In order to be worthy of the big scene where the Xuan Fu envoy and the deputy went to recover the capital in person, Tong and Cai made the following military arrangements: first, Yao Pingzhong was sent as the advance envoy to enter the city to negotiate the delivery with the troops left behind by the Jin people. matter.The talks must be sound and sound, and only after everything is safe, Li Siben, the commander of the Hedong Army who knew that Zhang Xiaochun belonged to Taiyuan Prefecture, led 50,000 Hedong Army as the front team to enter the city first.This is a reward for Zhang Xiaochun's efforts to replenish the source of troops.Then he sent the "Deputy Capital Commander" in the division to lead the main force of the Western Army as the "backbone" together with Yang Keshi and Wang Zhi, and followed them into the city. "Deputy Capital Chief Soldier" is a temporarily created title to be used in this difficult-to-place division.They were unwilling to give the division the official title of deputy commander, and they were afraid that they would not give him a grand name and status. They would not be able to convince the generals of the Western Army. ridicule.So I came up with this name and let him "right" it, which can be revoked afterwards.

He Guan, the deputy capital commander appointed during the Second Liao War, fled with Gao Qiu's two nephews after a defeat.At this time, what they really reused was the general Guo Yaoshi.After the backbone troops, Guo Yaoshi led the Changsheng Army to escort them, the envoy Xuanfu and the deputy, into the city.Finally, Ma Gongzhi and Miao Fu, the generals of the Western Army, led the imperial guards in the rear of the capital.This last army is only a tail, and in case of change it cannot be of any use. It will take a certain amount of time to muster so many troops, plus various public and private preparations, so five days after the delivery date agreed by Yao Pingzhong and Nianhan, the left-behind officer of Jin, Li Siben's Hedong Army still stayed in the middle. Before reaching the outskirts of Beijing, Tong Guan and Cai You's Jingjie still stayed in Xiongzhou City, and had not yet crossed the Baigou River.

At this time, Wanyan Agudao had really retreated outside Songting Pass as promised, and Nianhan's army had already withdrawn from Yunzhong, and only he himself stayed behind in Yanjing City. Nianhan, who was eager to rush back to share the spoils so that he would not fall behind Zhu Langjun in terms of actual benefits, was impatient at this time. He complained to Yao Pingzhong, accused Song Chao of breaking his word, and threatened: "Song Dynasty If the army makes mistakes and changes, it will be your own fault, so don't blame me for being ruthless." Yao Pingzhong, who is famous for his boldness, is also clean and neat in handling diplomatic affairs.He answered gracefully:

"The major event has been decided, and there is no doubt about it. It is a few days later to receive Yanjing, which is the place where the dynasty is honored. If it comes earlier, it will arouse the doubts of your court? The crown prince has been with our court for a long time. How can you not understand the etiquette between the two countries, how can you ask?" Nianhan's threat, "If things change, it is the Gui Dynasty's own fault", scared Tong and Cai into a panic, and they nervously ordered the seed division to prepare for battle (they themselves were prepared in case Preparations to run away if defeated).That night, all the sabers were out of their sheaths and the arrows were on the net. It was indeed a very tense night.It was rumored several times that the Jin army had come to rob the village.Li Siben's Hedong Army had just rushed to the outskirts of the city. When they heard about the situation on the front line, they panicked without warning.As a result, they retreated 20 li to set up camp.

Fortunately, before the dawn of the next day, Ma Kuo rushed back from Tokyo to the Xuanfu Division. When Tong Guan saw it, he immediately grabbed him and asked: "Everyone is worried about the Jin army robbing the camp, what does Ma Xuanzan think?" "Aguta has already spread to Songting Pass, and Nianhan is also eager to return to the country. I can guarantee that he will not come. Xuanfu Qianwan ordered the troops to be stable and enter the city in order. Don't fall into the trap of traitors and be laughed at by the Jin army. " The next day, the brigade rearranged their ranks and advanced one by one. After a while, the former army and the backbone entered the city one after another.Nianhan's left-behind troops had withdrawn a day earlier.It turned out that the disturbance last night was caused by someone seeing the troops left behind outside the north gate withdrawing.In the evening, envoys Tong and Cai also entered the city.In April last year, when Tong Guan left the army, he had borrowed Jun Rongzhi from the officials, but now it's time to put it to good use.They used their breastfeeding strength to beat and blow bombs all the way into the city, hoping to attract all the adherents in the city to come out to welcome the "Master Wang" and see the majesty of the Han family again.Sure enough, this goal was achieved, and almost all the residents who could walk ran to the streets to welcome Master Wang.But their numbers are few and far between, just like a handful of shriveled, dejected ears of rice left in the cracked fields.In fact, they are just a group of beggars with bare heads and feet and knotted clothes.It turned out that Aguda used Liu Yanzong's strategy of "drawing salaries from the bottom of the pot" when he was retreating. The unemployed vagrants swept away together with their gold and silver treasures, material utensils, clothing, food, utensils and households.There are only a small number of old, weak, sick and disabled, widows, widows and beggars who have no one to take care of them and cannot make a living. They are really "remnants" worthy of the name.

The Jin army not only threatened to engulf most of the people, but also moved away all movable property. All the real estate that went there was destroyed.This is really a completely friendly delivery, so complete that there is not a decent house left for the Xuanfu envoy to stay in.Only piles of rubble, bricks and stones, scorched earth and withered grass, dilapidated walls, and burnt houses remained in the huge city of Yanjing.There are still some stone pillars, stone foundations, stone bridges and stone steps that cannot be destroyed for a while, and they have been devastated beyond recognition, turning a prosperous and magnificent Yanjing City into a dusty cobweb, and foxes and rabbits.This really surprised all the officers below Tong Guan.

The court of the Northern Song Dynasty spent several years, consumed a lot of money and grain, and lost tens of thousands of horses. In the end, they had to add "year-old coins" and a redemption fee of one million yuan. What they redeemed was such an empty city and ruins. . As commanders, Tong Guan and Cai You also felt uncomfortable in this dilapidated empty city.They have always used material values ​​to measure everything in the world, since the empty city they have acquired has no material value at all, there is no need for them to stay here any longer.Fortunately, although it has no material value, it still has a certain abstract value. In any case, they finally regained the city of Yanjing on the map, and they made a great achievement. They only stayed in Yanjing for ten years. One day, I was eager to return to the court triumphantly to receive the reward from Zhao Guan's family.When you go out for a trip, you always have to get something back, so it can be regarded as a worthwhile trip.

Cai You, who had been in Beidao for a whole year, resolutely resigned from the new post of "Yanshan Road Comforter" that the officials asked him to take up.Tong Guan pushed the boat along the way, happy to be a ready-made favor, and recommended to the court the Hebei Road Transit Envoy Zhan Du to take up this position.Zhan Du has been coveting this for a long time, only hating that his qualifications are not enough to be used as a conciliator. Once Tong Guan becomes a favor, transferring the official position pushed by Cai You to him is really a wish from heaven, and he is overjoyed.

In mid-May, when the imperial court replied, it also came with a newly cast brilliant silver seal of "Yanshan Road Comforter".Tong and Cai hurriedly handed over the silver seal, together with the empty city, to Zhan Du, led the imperial army, and returned to the court triumphantly. While Tong Guan and Cai You were impatient to leave Yanjing, the land of right and wrong, the court in Tokyo was also afraid of another accident, let alone all day long. It turned out that when the news of Yang Keshi's entry into Yan was delivered to Tokyo, the imperial court's response was too quick. It immediately issued several imperial edicts, stating that our army has recovered Yanjing and plans to report to the temple at a certain date, and also ordered the Kaifeng government to make quick preparations. Celebrate the ceremony.As a result, the surprise attack failed.He also paid for the collapse of Liu Yanqing's 100,000 troops, but the imperial edict sent out was like a galloping horse, which could not be recovered.This caused the imperial court to collapse and become the laughing stock of the people of the whole country.

This time, Guan Jia, Wang Fu and others learned a painful lesson, overcorrected, and pushed the matter to the opposite. On April 17, Tong and Cai Xuanfu led the army into Yanjing, and formally recovered Yanjing.On the 22nd, an eloquent article, "Fu Yan Zuo", which dates back to more than 200 years and exaggerated the facts dozens of times, has been handed over to Tokyo, and Yanjing has been literally recovered again.The imperial court still saw that there was something inappropriate between the lines, fearing that there would be side effects, so they hesitated to release the news publicly.Even Tong and Cai's request for a triumphant memorial was delayed for more than half a month, and they were so tired that they were worried day and night in Yanjing City, restless sleeping and eating. It was not until mid-May that the citizens of Tokyo saw the yellow list with the imperial decree of Tonggu from the three provinces posted at the gates of Lize Gate, Xinzheng Gate, Xishui Gate, Wansheng Gate, Guzi Gate, Xishui Gate, etc., announcing that this year Due to the lack of preparation, the dragon boat race for the Dragon Boat Festival was rescheduled to be held in early June after the army returned home. I hope that the army and the people will be informed of this... This is finally the first time that the government has unofficially acknowledged the recovery of Yanjing It is true that the army is about to return triumphantly, and people also know that the purpose of rescheduling the race is to celebrate the victory. The citizens of Tokyo have always been the most reasonable. They fully understand the difficulties of the official for fear of making another joke, so they dare not officially announce the news of victory.But they themselves had learned the definite news from other sources, and celebrated in advance in a folk way.Gongs and drums and firecrackers seem to be the two most contagious propaganda items.Since someone sounded the first gongs and drums and set off the first firecrackers, the streets and alleys of Tokyo have been full of gongs, drums, and firecrackers for several days. From morning to night, from night to morning, there is almost no pause .No one has written a textual research article on these two infectious products. Gongs and drums must have been invented in the slave society. I don’t know when firecrackers started. It is so extensive that it seems that a Tokyo city in Kuata seems to be floating from the sea of ​​gongs, drums and firecrackers. In late May, Tong Guan and Cai You returned triumphantly with the imperial army.The gifts they presented to the officials and individuals were four thousand taels of gold and one hundred east pearls the size of an inch in diameter, and other treasures such as rhino horns and crystals were called gold.This is not a loot from the Liao palace. When the Jin army retreated, even the secret room in the palace was destroyed. How could there be treasures left behind?In fact, Dongzhu was bought by Zhao Liangsi at a high price after making a deal with the Jinren under the "surplus" item of military expenditure.Gold was originally a property that was used to discount the value of the gold man. Zhan Du spent a lot of time and money, and "folded" it back after changing hands.It is not that the officials who are famous for their elegance and claim to love calligraphy, painting and cultural relics are not uninterested in these gifts of high material value.Tong Guan used them to seal the officials' mouths, so the 60 million yuan of free money became a muddled account that no one dared to ask.For Tong, Cai, Wang Fu and other relevant personnel who are in remote control of Tokyo, although they will not get much benefit in Yanjing, in terms of this item of income, it is still very considerable.After all, they did not fight this battle in vain. In addition to pearls and gold, Tong Guan also brought a brilliant and bright star to the officials. It was the descendant of the Liao Dynasty, the defeated general of the Battle of Yan, and the commander of the "Victorious" army, Guo Yaoshi.Tong Guan bragged about Guo Yaoshi's military exploits in "Fu Yan Zuo", and he said it in a hype. I Buddha nodded, and the reason can be inferred.First of all, it is impossible for Tong Guan to admit that we are the defeated in this war. If we are not defeated, we need a general who leads the army to defeat the enemy.Secondly, Tong Guan was unwilling to admit how much contribution the generals of the Western Army who held the opposite opinion to him had made in this victorious war, so the logical result was to concoct Guo Yaoshi, the general who often "wins" Fill its gap. In fact, to be honest, Guo Yaoshi's ever-victorious army is not invincible. It made a real battle, and that was a few months later, in the battle at Kouwaifeng Mountain.After a fierce battle, Xi Jun was completely defeated, and Xiao Qian himself was killed in the situation of betrayal.But that's for the future.In the Battle of Fuyan, neither Guo Yaoshi nor the other generals of the Western Army had anything to brag about.However, Tong Guan was able to create this victorious publication that was completely different from the facts, and naturally he could also concoct this victorious general that was completely inconsistent with the truth.This is in line with the needs of the imperial court, the needs of officials, and the needs of their group of presided over the war.Tong Guan's move is deeply in line with the Sacred Heart.In fact, Tong Guan had already secretly protected Guo Yaoshi from the officials to serve as the two important positions of "Deputy Envoy of Yanshan Road Appeasement" and "Tongzhi of Yanshan Mansion", and he was also allowed by the officials.During a summons, the officials gave Guo Yaoshi an extraordinary favor. The Dangdian gave him two large golden basins for storing ice by name, and asked him to give them to him during the celebration ceremony of the dragon boat race held on the fifth day of June. To accompany the royal side alone in order to enhance his status in the eyes of courtiers and the people of Tokyo. This can be said to be a special and unconventional treatment for the warriors who had always been discriminated against by the Northern Song court. The officials planned to recommend Guo Yaoshi as a plate of fresh in-season cherries to the common people in Tokyo on that day to satisfy their "desire to recommend new products".The celebration ceremony will replace the Dragon Boat Festival and become a major festival and the peak of national joy.After the news spread, for several days, thousands of Tokyoites shuttled in and out of Jinming Pond every day, wanting to see what new tricks were revealed in the pre-preparation ceremony first, so as to boast to others .