Chapter 54 first quarter

After the Liao Dynasty was destroyed, according to the agreement reached by the Song and Jin Dynasties, the Jurchens took money from the households, and the people of the Northern Song Dynasty obtained the land. In March of the fifth year of Xuanhe (1123 A.D.), Zhao Ji sent Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo as principal and deputy envoys to Yanshan again to negotiate the land transfer. Jin Guo sent Shao Wa and Gao Qingyi to hold talks with the Zhao Ma envoys. The Jurchens said that there is no problem in ceding the land, but it must be done according to the contract.It is clearly written in the contract that all households in Yanjing must belong to us. Now that many refugees and officials from Yanjing have fled to your Song Dynasty, you have to return them to us first.

Shaowa and Gao Qingyi also gave the people of the Northern Song Dynasty a list of the Liao officials in the Yanjing area who descended from the Song Dynasty. Zhao Liangsi's cold sweat immediately fell down, but this was clearly stipulated in the contract, and the Jurchen's request seemed not excessive at all. Zhao Liangsi could only say that of course this matter had to be done, Taifu Tong had already started, but it would take some time. After the meeting with the Jurchens, Zhao Liangsi was going to write a letter to Tong Guan, asking Marshal Tong to hand over the person wanted by the Jin people.Ma Kuo and Lu Yi, who was traveling with him, objected. Ma Kuo said that if these surrendered ministers were handed over, the people of Yan who had intended to vote for our court would definitely be chilled. The Jurchens, they must have resentment in their hearts, and they will definitely tell the whole story of what they saw in the Song Dynasty, which is a hidden danger to us.

Zhao Liangsi said what to do?You have to work according to the contract! Ma Kuo smiled helplessly and said, that's the only way to procrastinate. Summer will soon come, and the Jurchens can't stand the sun in Yanjing, so they must be rushing back to Changbai Mountain to escape the summer heat. We must be patient. When the missions of the two countries negotiated again, Zhao Liangsi told Shaowa and Gao Qingyi that the whereabouts of these refugees were unknown after they fled to the Song Dynasty, and we could not hand them over for the time being. .The focus of business in the Jin and Song Dynasties is to exchange money for land. A few refugees are a small problem. I hope you will not affect the overall situation because of these minor details.

The Jurchens said no, they would not give the land if they did not hand over people. The negotiating parties have huge differences, and the negotiations have reached an impasse. A few days later, Aguda sent the minister Wushi to negotiate.Wu Shi said nastily, you can just say you can't find the other refugee officials, Dong Chong'er and Guo Yaoshi are under your Marshal Tong's account, we don't need the others, just leave these two people to us. Ma Zhan was startled, saying that these two men surrendered to us before you regained Youzhou, so it has nothing to do with you.

Wu Shi said that those whose identity and household registration are in the 24 counties of the six prefectures of Youyun have to hand them over to me. Dong Chong'er was a Han native of the Liao Kingdom. Later, he revolted against the Liao Kingdom. He was an important rebel force in the Liao Kingdom. Later, he surrendered to the Song people under Zhao Liangsi's consolation. He was a supporter of the Song court's plan to recover Youyun.And Guo Yaoshi was the only harvest of the Song people's two Northern Expeditions. He once helped the Northern Song people enter Youzhou. The only bright spot at the time was also the chief general of the empire looking for to guard the recovered Youyun.

The Jin people proposed to ask for these two people, and of course the Northern Song Dynasty could not agree. The Jurchens said that you should go back and think about it. If you want people or land, if you want people, please withdraw your troops and horses from Zhuozhou and Yizhou, so as to avoid conflicts between everyone; if you want land, first return the people we want. The negotiation broke up unhappy, and Zhao Liangsi and others returned disappointed.Before leaving, an envoy named Yang Pu from the Jurchen side told Zhao Liangsi in private that the Jurchen didn’t really want to return all the Liao people, and that they would hand over one or two so that our boss could step down and at the same time serve as a warning to the Liao people. The effect of not being able to flee further south will do.

After returning to Xiongzhou, Zhao Liangsi reported his work to Tong Guan, saying that the current plan may only end by handing over one or two surrenders. Tong Guan didn't agree at first, and when the Jurchen came to ask for someone every day, when would it be a head? Later, under Zhao Liangsi's repeated persuasion, he agreed to hand over a minister of the Song and Liao Kingdom named Zhao Wenxin to the Jurchen. Knowing that he was about to be deported, Zhao Wenxin panicked and begged Dashuai Tong not to hand him over to the Jin people. Zhao Liangsi and others persuaded the brothers that there is no other way. Yanjing cannot be taken back unless you are handed over. The death of a man can be as light as a feather or as heavy as Mount Tai. You sacrificed for the empire, and the empire will never forget you.

One is because what he did was not moral, and the other is because he is also a surrender, maybe one day the Jurchens will open their mouths and say that Zhao Liangsi's household registration is also from Youzhou, and I am afraid that he will not be able to survive if he wants his head.Zhao Liangsi was also very sad when the rabbit died and the fox was sad. He hugged Zhao Wenxin and cried bitterly. Zhao Wenxin was sent back to Jin with the heart of death. To his surprise, Aguda not only did not kill him, but exempted him from all "crimes" and was awarded an official and noble title.

The Jurchen kidnapping incident has come to an end.With the advent of summer, the Jurchen really didn't want to stay in Youzhou any longer. A Guda had a thorn in his eyes that Emperor Tianzuo was still in the west. After weighing the pros and cons, A Guda decided to retreat and hand over Yanjing to the Song people.