Chapter 76 two

The first day of the fifth month of the Bingzi year (June 14, 1276). In the early morning, the Shangdu Grassland is full of flowers, and the fragrance is light and distant. The Lightning River winds its way to the east, flowing tirelessly like this year after year. Thousands of people in the Song Dynasty went west five miles away from Shangdu to pay homage to the Taimiao of the Yuan Court. After the members of the Song Dynasty and the civil and military officials of the extinct Song Dynasty paid homage, Prince Zhenjin reported the good news of the demise of the Song Dynasty to heaven, earth and ancestors.

"Ancestors and ancestors above all, the unworthy descendants of Zhenjin face the Taimiao and Sheji to sacrifice: Zhao Yu, the young emperor of the lost Song Dynasty, brought Fu Wang Zhao Yurui, ministers Wu Jian, Jia Qingyuan and more than 5,000 people, kowtowed to the Taimiao with a big gift of apology! " The worship procession of nearly 10,000 people was filled with blackness and kneeling. Under the guidance of the master of ceremonies, it rose or fell like a sea tide. Boyan presided over the entire ceremony of worshiping the Taimiao.After the worship, the brigade rushed to the emperor's palace more than ten miles south of Shangdu City, where the ceremony for Emperor Kublai Khan to receive the emperor and ministers of Song Dynasty would be held.Along the way, I feel that the clouds are warm and the wind is like silk.On the banks of the Lightning River, Boyan and Prince Zhenjin walked side by side, talking while walking.

"The subdued kings and ministers of the late Song Dynasty paid homage to our Taimiao, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, temples, ancestors, and the country. This marks the fundamental victory of the Yuan Dynasty. The reason why I say it is a fundamental victory, not a final victory. , because Wen Tianxiang, the Prime Minister of the late Song Dynasty, had crossed to the south of Hainan, and set up a separate court in Fuzhou to assist King Yi and King Guang after the Song Dynasty, in an attempt to compete with our court." "Yes, the prince's worries are not unreasonable. However, in accordance with the strategic deployment of the current emperor, I have sent Dong Wenbing to attack Fujian by water; Lu Wenhuan sent troops to Guangxi via Tanzhou and went south to Fuzhou; Ashu's troops went from Xundutai to Jiangyou , the Marshal’s Mansion was established in Jiangzhou (Jiujiang, Jiangxi), so Fuzhou will become an isolated city, and it will fall soon.”

"Doing what you know you can't do is a kind of courage. Although I can't agree with Wen Tianxiang's behavior, I can't help but admire his loyalty." "This is exactly what makes me puzzled. In Confucianism, it advocates loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and also advocates good ministers to choose their masters. I don't know how to distinguish between good ministers and loyal ministers? Which is better? " "A good minister governs the world, and a loyal minister serves the country. A king in a prosperous age uses loyal and good ministers, and it doesn't matter whether he is good or bad. When he is dying, good ministers can often judge the situation, follow the wise master, and achieve great things; loyal ministers regard the king as a country. Even if the country declines, the original intention will not be changed slightly. Therefore, good officials pass on their talents to the world, and loyal officials use their integrity to spread their fragrance. As for which one is preferable, it is all in one mind."

Boyan nodded with a smile if he realized something. After the brigade rested outside the emperor's palace for about an hour, Xue Chang galloped to deliver the decree: "The Zhongshu Lingzhengjin Prince, Zhongshu Shengyou Prime Minister Boyan listened to the decree: people in the Song Dynasty do not need to change their clothes, and they still wear the clothes of the Song Dynasty. See you!" Da'an Hall. Emperor Kublai Khan and Empress Chabi sat side by side on the imperial couch, and the Mongolian kings sat on both sides.Kublai Khan told Boyan to enter the palace first. "Prime Minister Boyan, when did the prayer mission arrive in Shangdu?"

"Return to Your Majesty: Empress Dowager Xie, Empress Dowager Quan, and Young Emperor Zhao Yu arrived in Dadu on March 12th (April 29), and left Dadu on April 15th. On the 28th (June 12th) Day) Arrive at Shangdu, waiting for His Majesty to summon you." "Prime Minister Boyan went to the Song Dynasty this time, and he has worked hard and made great achievements. I still remember that the emperor said to me: The person who destroyed the Song Dynasty has not come out, so I have to wait patiently. Until Aiqing was ordered by his younger brother Xu Liewu Khan to come east, I knew your talent , Love and keep it, Qing really lived up to my great trust, smashed the Song Dynasty, and unified the world. The plan of loving Qing is not inferior to Zhang Zifang in the Han Dynasty."

"Your Majesty has praised you." Boyanqian resigned: "Song's demise is all due to His Majesty's decision, Ashu's effectiveness, what virtue can I have! I dare not covet the merits of heaven!" Kublai Khan was very satisfied with Boyan's answer, he ordered Boyan to sit down, and asked in an inquiring tone: "I want to confer Zhao Yi as the Duke of Ying, what does Ai Qing think?" "Your Majesty is holy, bestow the title of Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and the world will return." "Since that's the case, pass on Zhao Yan and other members of the Song Dynasty to attend!"

The six-year-old Zhao Wei struggled to cross the high threshold, knelt down in the hall with his mother, Queen Mother Quan, and kowtowed for the emperor's kindness. "Get up. Get up and talk back." Cha Bixing was a kind-hearted man, and he finally felt that he couldn't bear to face orphans and widowed mothers. Kublai Khan also waved his hands boldly: "I have studied Confucianism since I was a child, and I admire Confucianism. I don't have to demand too much etiquette from a six-year-old child. I will pass on my decree: to grant Zhao Yi the third division of Kaifu Yitong, the chief inspector of the school, and bestow Duke Ying!"

Zhao Yan, Queen Mother Quan and others thank you. Dong Wenbing read the book according to the order: There are many ways to prolong our country's fate.In the land of scorching winds and snow, do your duty; if you are in a land of trees and deep valleys, you will not be able to come to court.Exhausted and mixed with heaven and earth, how can one side be unique.To comfort Su Zhiwang, Yuan Xing questioned the teacher of the crime.Ge boats fly across, but there is no natural moat, and iron horses drive long, but Songguan is in danger.Song Zhuzhen was able to detect the direction of people's hearts, understand the progress of the way of heaven, punish the big treacherous and misleading the country, repudiate the opinions of the small and floating seas, decide to ban the palace, send money to the army, play in the chapter to pray for mourning, and lead the relatives to enter the pilgrimage .It is used to show great faith, to pass through the Yi Zhang, to be the honor of the Taifu, and the noble above the prince.

After reading the book, Kublai Khan sat on the imperial couch and announced to the kings and ministers, civil and military officials: "Since I came to the throne, I have always cherished the ambition of the world and been ordered by the sky. It is judged by the support of people's hearts. Ying Guogong, Zhao Yi, was just a child, and he was able to follow the trend of history. He resolutely asked to surrender, and relieved the people from hanging upside down. His sincerity is commendable. From today onwards, my descendants should treat the descendants of the Zhao and Song clans kindly."

Empress Dowager Quan and Zhao Wei thanked each other again.I pray that Wu Jian, Jia Qingyuan and others will enter the pilgrimage in turn.Finally, Kublai Khan sent a decree to hold a "horse deceit banquet" and invited the newly descended Song people to participate. After washing, Emperor Kublai Khan and Empress Chabi stepped into the banquet hall wearing white Danadu Nabubu clothes (adorned with big beads and golden brocade clothes), with golden phoenix and cymbal hats on the top of a treasure.The ministers of the guards and the close attendants all wore the clothes and belts given by Jixun, jewels, emeralds, gold and treasures, and stood on both sides to welcome the emperor and empress. The host and guest were seated, and the band played court music.After a while, various dishes were placed on the mahogany dining table. All princes and ministers wore white uniforms and greeted each other. On one side of the dining table, there are several golden spoons for people to taste black and white horseshoe, wine, Xuanhui wine, and palace royal liquid tiger bone wine, wolfberry wine, rehmannia glutinosa wine, lamb wine, Wujiapi wine, sputum navel wine, etc. wine, small yellow rice wine, black-bone chicken wine, antler wine, etc. Today's "horse cheating banquet" is mainly mutton as usual, and it is regarded as a custom-made imperial meal.Next, roasted meat, boiled meat, meat with wine, meat enema with red silk, meat with rice, meat soup and other more than 50 delicious delicacies are served, and the palace royal meal Zanji, hibiscus chicken, raw yellow chicken, black-bone chicken , Roasted yellow chicken, yellow hen chicken, and green duck soup are also put on the table one after another. Soon, the table was replaced with deer head soup, deer hoof soup, fox meat soup, bear tail soup, bird's nest soup, fried deer soup and pan rabbit, wild goose, roast goose, bear's paw, boiled water, deer kidney soup , pheasant soup, turkey soup, swan soup, fox meat soup, bear meat soup, wild boar soup, otter liver soup, etc. The mountain delicacies have not yet been tasted, and the seafood is also served.What kind of fish soup, carp soup, fish balls, turmeric fish, fish sticks, crucian carp soup, and the Abaerhu fish, which is about one or two feet long and weighs a thousand catties, and the beggar fish, which is six or seven feet long and weighs a hundred catties. Lima fish... According to the schedule, from Shangdu to returning to Dadu after autumn, ten banquets will be arranged.Each feast lasts three days, and the clothes are changed every day, in order of white, blue, purple, yellow, red, and green. During the peacefulness of singing and dancing, the Great Yuan Empire has opened a new chapter...