Chapter 64 fourth quarter

How can you know that it is not a blessing if you lose your horse in the world.The first defeat of Liao Dynasty failed, Tong Guan regarded Zhong Shidao as a scapegoat, and the old Zhong Jinglue was dismissed from his post and retired early. However, this allowed Zhong Shidao to leave the land of right and wrong in Youyun ahead of time, and the old Mr. Zhong openly opposed the Khitan people before the expedition, so later when Tong Guan and others were not human when they drilled the bellows at both ends for the sake of Liao affairs However, the old general has occupied the moral high ground.

Emperor Huizong didn't let General Zhong stay at home for long, and soon appointed Zhong Shidao as the governor of Xianzhou (now Jingle, Shanxi), known Huanzhou (now Huanxian, Gansu), and soon restored Zhong Shidao to Baojing Army ( Today Ningxia Lingwu Northwest) Jiedushi's post. After receiving the urgent edict from the new emperor Zhao Huanqin, Mr. Lao Zhong led his subordinates to rush to Tokyo for 100,000 miles and arrived in Kaifeng on the 14th day of the first lunar month. The arrival of the old Mr. Zhong is like a shot in the arm for the soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng. The fame accumulated by the three generations of the Zhong family in the Northwest, as well as the character and combat effectiveness of the old Mr. Zhong, make the soldiers and civilians of Kaifeng regard him as a savior.

After entering the city, Zhao Huan paid homage to Zhong Shidao as the young inspector, Tongzhi Privy Council, and Xuanfu envoys in Gyeonggi, Hebei, and Hedong. The military generals of the empire finally became deputy posts of the Privy Council at a time of crisis. After planting the teacher's way, the teams of Qin Wang from all walks of life also rushed to Kaifeng. Yao Pingzhong led Qin Fengjun, Fan Qiong led the Jingdong Road cavalry, and Ma Zhong led the Jingxi Road Army to gather in Kaifeng. It has reached more than 200,000, four times as many as the Jin army. After the number of troops in Tokyo increased, Zhao Huan's back also hardened, but the command of the more than 200,000 troops was a problem.It stands to reason that Li Gang was the commander-in-chief of the defense of Tokyo before, and the reinforcements that came should naturally be under his command. After the reinforcements entered the city, Li Gang also made a clear request to Zhao Huan to cut Zhong Shidao, Yao Pingzhong and other ministries under his leadership.

But with so many soldiers left to Li Gang alone, Zhao Huan was not at ease.He set up the Xuanfu Division on the grounds that Zhong Shidao was old and knew soldiers. He set up Xuanfu Division with Zhong Shidao as the envoy of Xuanfu in Dongdong, Hebei, and Yao Pingzhong as the capital of Xuanfu Division. manage. In this way, there are two sets of teams in the defense of Tokyo, and everyone fights on their own. But no matter Li Gang or Zhong Shidao, they all advocate fighting a protracted war for the Jin people who are already in trouble.The Golden Army on the East Route ran for thousands of miles, and it was very difficult to supply food and grass. The Army on the West Route was entangled in Taiyuan again. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the army of King Qin from all over the country continued to pour in, and their momentum and strength were increasing day by day. Both Li and Zhong believed that the Jurchens could not hold on How long, when Wanyan Zongwang (Han Libu) led his troops to evacuate, is the best time for the Song army to counterattack.

But Zhao Huan didn't have the patience of the two of them. After the army was strong and the horse was strong, he wanted to eat the Jin army in one bite. At this time, the idea of ​​attacking the Jin camp proposed by the equally young and energetic Yao Pingzhong was just right for him. In the Northwest Army, there are three families admired by the world, one is the Zhong Family Army, the other is the Yao Family Army, and the third is the Zhe Family Army. These three surnames have produced many famous generals in the Northwest, and Yao Pingzhong is the third generation of the Yao Family Army. His adoptive father Yao Gu and grandfather Yao Si are both famous generals in Northwest China.Yao Pingzhong became famous in the Northwest at the age of eighteen. He fought against the Xixia people at Miedi River, killing many people. He was nicknamed "Little Taiwei" by the heroes of Guanzhong.

Yao Pingzhong became famous at a young age, and was born in a family of famous generals. His advantage is his bravery in battle, but his disadvantages are his rebelliousness, his arrogance, and his aggressiveness. He didn't take Northwest Wang Tongguan seriously. It's unfair to be famous over the Yao family. They always want to make extraordinary achievements to prove that the Yao family's army is the number one family in Northwest China. Zhao Huan had heard of Xiao Taiwei's name a long time ago, and he always regretted not seeing him. After Yao Pingzhong led his army into Beijing, Zhao Huan summoned General Yao in Funing Palace.

The two young people hit it off right away. When Xiao Yao met the new emperor for the first time, he was eager to give his boss a gift, so he offered a surprise attack on the Jin army, captured Zongwang alive, and saved King Kang (Kang Zhao Gou had gone to the Jinying as a hostage at that time). plan. Zhao Huan agreed with this suggestion very much, so he decided to let Yao Pingzhong lead 7000 elites to attack Jinying. The two knew that the calm and seasoned general Zhong would definitely not approve of this kind of adventure, so they didn't even inform Xiao Yao's superior Xuan Fu Shi Zhong of such a major event, but they informed Li Gang.Li Gang didn't object, and his opinion didn't work very well. After all, Yao Pingzhong's troops were not under his jurisdiction for the time being. According to Li Gang's wishes, it would be a good thing to give the Jurchen some color.

Although it was a surprise attack, the secrecy work was quite poor. Three days before the dispatch of troops, the people in Tokyo were spreading the news that King Qin's army was going to attack the Jin army on its own initiative, and such information also reached the Jin camp. On the first day of February, Yao Pingzhong led 7,000 soldiers to attack the Jinying camp. Yan Zongwang (Han Libu) was in ambush and was defeated. Yao Pingzhong disappeared from the stage of history. A Taoist priest lived to be more than eighty years old. The defeat of the sneak attack did not have much impact on the battle situation at that time, and the Song army only lost a small amount of strength. This incident really affected Zhao Huan's unsteady heart. He didn't dare to fight with Jinren anymore.

And the peace faction headed by Li Bangyan began to raise its head, pointing the finger at Li Gang, saying, let's talk about peace, you want to start a fight, let's defeat it now. Wanyan Zongwang also sent envoys to condemn the dishonesty of the Northern Song Dynasty people and asked for an explanation. The argument was of course to find a scapegoat, and the two leaders of the war faction, Li Gang and Zhong Shidao, were of course the best candidates, so Zhao Huan issued an edict to dismiss Li Gang, and at the same time re-agreed to the conditions offered by the Jurchen. After Cai Mao, who replaced Li Gang as Shangshu Youcheng, took office, he basically implemented a policy of non-resistance, ordering the guards to remove their armor and armor, and dismissed the local township warriors to curry favor with the Jurchens.

But at this time, Tokyo is no longer under the control of the weak and vacillating Northern Song Dynasty government. A fire that has been simmering for a long time has been running underground, and it may burst out at any time. Students, too students. The government is weak and incompetent, and the biggest victims can only be ordinary people in Tokyo.In order to meet the sky-high compensation conditions offered by the gold man, Zhao Huan ordered all the gold and silver of the people in the city to be confiscated, and those who kept it privately were severely punished. All the wealth in the city was plundered for a while.The food supply in Tokyo has also encountered difficulties. Prices, especially food prices, have skyrocketed. Coupled with the bad weather, countless poor people died of starvation and freezing.

Later, King Qin's army arrived, and the people of Tokyo saw the hope of repelling the Jin army. As a result, they suffered a small defeat, and the high-level officials fell down. After the news of the resignation of leaders Li Gang and Zhong Shidao spread to the streets and alleys, the civilians became angry, and even more angry were the Tai students. Unlike the civil servants who have already become officials, Tai students are the future pillars of the empire. Although their social status is high, their interests and ideals lie in tomorrow, which makes them pay more attention to the country than officials who only protect the present. In the first year of Jingkang's empire, what they saw was that the ruler was leading the country to the point of no return step by step. Of course, they can't sit still when they are young. Under the leadership of their leader Chen Dong, they launched a vigorous "student movement". Chen Dong, courtesy name Shaoyang, was born in Danyang, Zhenjiang. He was born in a poor family of intellectuals, and later he was admitted to Taixue. He was an activist in the school. When the guests saw Chen Dong, they all left the table to avoid disaster. Because of this, Chen Dong stayed in Taixue for a long time, and he never got a transfer from the government. In the first year of Jingkang, Chen Dong, a student of the old lady, was thirty-nine years old and became a veteran. A few days after Zhao Huan came to power, Chen Dong jointly signed a letter to the new emperor with his students, asking the emperor to deal with the six powerful ministers (Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Zhu Yu, Li Bangyan, Liang Shicheng) of the Huizong era. "Six Thieves" on the grounds that they have caused the corruption of today's situation. This letter has enough influence both among the people and the court, and it is also very in line with Zhao Huan's wishes-for him, the desire to resist foreign enemies is far inferior to internal political reshuffle, which will have a negative impact on his imperial power. Threatening political forces eradicated. On the third day of the first lunar month in the first year of Jingkang (1126 A.D.), on the fifth day after Chen Dong wrote the letter, Qinzong ordered three of the "six thieves" to be dealt with: Zhu Miao was released to the field and then given death; The Jiedu envoy of the Chongxin Army was placed in Yongzhou, and then the handsome prime minister was killed on the way to Yongzhou; Li Bangyan was given death, and his family property was lost. Six to three, the remaining Tong Guan has military power and fled south with Zhao Ji, so he can't get rid of it for the time being. Liang Shicheng and Cai Jing both made contributions on the way to Zhao Huan's coming to power, especially Liang Shicheng. Without the protection of Mr. Liang, is Zhao Huan today? ?At first, Zhao Huan didn't plan to touch Eunuch Liang, and he just demoted Cai Jing to let him return to his hometown for retirement. Chen Dong resigned, followed by a joint letter, and focused his firepower on Liang Shicheng, saying that Liang Shicheng stayed behind to be a traitor to Tong Guan and others, and filed a lawsuit, saying that women in Tokyo were popular Most of the jewelry and clothes are decorated with the word "Yun". The dead listener clapped his hands and said that this is synonymous with the word "Yun" of King Yun. Well. Under the leadership of Chen Dong, the Daoliang forces were fierce. Zhao Huan couldn't stand it, and soon gave up protecting his former benefactor.On the twelfth day of the first lunar month in the first year of Jingkang, Zhao Huan ordered Liang Shicheng, Li Shui and others to send the jewels and jade wares from Xuanhe Hall to Jinying. After tricking Liang Shicheng out of the palace, he issued an imperial edict to announce his crimes, and awarded him the title of Changhua Army Jiedu. The envoys were sent to the demotion office, and when they arrived at Bajiao Town (now southwest of Kaifeng, Henan Province) on the 29th of the first lunar month, they were sent to hang him to death. The Taizu of the empire once swore an oath not to kill a scholar-bureaucrat, so no matter how complicated the political struggles of the Northern Song Dynasty were, the worst outcome of the literati was demoted and exiled. But shuffling the cards is the cruelest, killing them all, which is really puzzling.In fact, this can also show Zhao Huan's weak nature. After he came to power in a hurry, Emperor Qinzong had no opinion. He would go along with the decision of whichever side had the upper hand. Rigidity and principles. Sell ​​out old favors, sell out the country, as long as you can save your life, Zhao Huan is fine. Surrounding him to the top of the empire's power is the greatest tragedy of the empire. After hearing that Li Gang and Zhong Shidao had been dismissed, Chen Dong resigned. On the fifth day of February in the first year of Jingkang, Chen Dong led three hundred Tai students to the streets of Tokyo to protest against the government's loss of power and humiliation of the country, and demanded the restoration of the main combat faction. Li Gang, the leader, and the post of teacher. Along the way, people in Tokyo also joined the parade. When they arrived outside Xuande Gate, the number of demonstrators had reached tens of thousands. When Li Bangyan retired from the court, he happened to meet the Tai students who were petitioning. The masses hated this prodigal prime minister who was bent on traitorousness and seeking peace with the Jin army. They threw rotten eggs and stones at him, scaring Li Zhizai out of his mind. Zhao Huan began to send Wu Min and Geng Nanzhong to persuade Chen Dong, saying that after Jin Bing retired, he would resume their posts. Chen Dong quit, saying that if they did not resume their posts, how could Jin Bing retire? Kaifeng Yin Wang Shiyong led his troops to Xuandemen, trying to threaten the Tai students with force to retreat, but he was almost beaten to death and ran away in embarrassment. The anger of the crowd was getting higher and higher. They rushed into the court hall under the leadership of Tai students, smashed Dengwen drums and some other office equipment, and were beaten to death by eunuchs who stepped forward to stop them. The rally started to turn into violence, and the eunuchs were beaten when they saw them. As a result, more than 200 eunuchs were beaten to death by the crowd. Seeing that the situation was beyond control, Zhao Huan needed someone to tie the bell to untie the bell, so he sent someone to find Li Gang and Zhong Shidao, but the eunuch Zhu Gong who went to find Li Gang was beaten to death before he left the palace. After hearing the news, Zhong Shidao rushed to the scene and told the masses that the emperor had resumed the duties of Mr. Li and me, and encouraged everyone to fight against the Jin army by the way. Under the auspices of Zhong Shidao, the scene stabilized. On the same day, Zhao Huan resumed the posts of Li Gang and Zhong Shidao. After receiving the letter of appointment, Li Gang sighed. He knew that as a courtier, this was actually an indelible stain on his political career. He was elected by the people and given by the emperor under threat. In the eyes of the emperor and his ministers, he is a person who poses a serious threat to the imperial power. In any case, the vigorous student movement in Chinese history on the fifth day of February in the first year of Jingkang saved the fate of the empire.Wanyan Zongwang (Han Libu) sighed after learning of the decision of Li Gang and Zhong Shidao to be reappointed. From a purely military point of view, as long as the Song people did not take the initiative to lay down their weapons, he would have no possibility of capturing Tokyo. There is a danger of being swallowed at any time. He decided to retreat, but the harvest has already been quite rich. The Song people have agreed to cede the three towns of Taiyuan, Hejian, and Zhongshan, and they have harvested 200,000 taels of gold and 4 million taels of silver, making a large windfall. On February 11th, the Eastern Route Army withdrew from Kaifeng. Li Gang, Zhong Shidao, Zhang Shuye and others all suggested that the current Jin Army is full of pockets and is a well-fed wolf. win.At first, Zhao Huan agreed with the suggestion of Li Gang and others. Li Gang led 100,000 troops and followed the East Route Army in the name of escort, ready to attack at any time.Not long after the chase, Zhao Huan sent someone to ask Li Gang to bring the troops back, saying that according to the latest battle report from the front line, Wan Yan Zonghan (Nianhan) of the West Route Army had given up the Taiyuan army and went south, and the troops must be left behind to ensure the safety of Kaifeng. The pursuit plan of the two of Li Zhong came to naught again. But in any case, Tokyo is temporarily out of danger.