Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 372 0367 ["Recovering" Yanjing]

The emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty originally said that they would send troops in the spring.

I have been procrastinating, and it is almost summer and there is still no movement.

The reason for the delay in dispatching troops is simple. Money can be levied at will, but food cannot be changed out of thin air.

Wheat is harvested in May in the north, and the army rations will not arrive until the end of June at the earliest.

Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty was not short of money now, so Wang Fu levied several more sums in a row, and only targeted the first-, second- and third-class households. He knew that the fourth- and fifth-class households had no money to squeeze out.

In April, Zhao Liangsi returned from the Kingdom of Jin to report, and Ma Kuo stayed in Yanjing to continue negotiations.

Song Huizong asked: "What did the Jin people say?"

Zhao Liangsi explained the process in detail: "The minister wanted to seek Luan and Pingping Prefectures, but the gold master said that this was not within the agreement. He also said that our country violated the oath. First, it failed to fulfill the period of joint attack, and second, it failed to fulfill the agreement of not accepting the judgment and surrender. Again. The annual income of Yandi is 600 million guan. If my Song Dynasty wants to get it back, I have to pay an annual tax of 600 million guan and gold. The minister and Ma Kuo tried their best, but the gold master was a little bit loose. It coincided with King Xi returning to Libao to rebel and proclaim himself the emperor of Xi. , and another Liao native, Zhang Wei, separatized Pingzhou, and the benefactor finally agreed to an annual tax of 100 million guan."

Xi Guo was in the mountainous area from Qinglong County to Shanhaiguan, while Zhang Xuan ruled Lulongsai and its surrounding areas.

There are rebellions every day in the old land of the Liao Kingdom, and Wu, the patron, is also a headache for begging for money.Taxes cannot be collected in this shabby place, and the common people are already hungry enough to eat people, and they have to waste their troops to suppress it, so they have to find someone to take advantage of and sell it.

Song Huizong asked: "Which places can be redeemed for the annual tax of 100 million?"

Zhao Liangsi replied: "Yanjing and Zhuo (Zhuo County), Yi (Yixian), Tan (Miyun), Shun (Shunyi), Jing (Zunhua), and Ji (Jixian) six prefectures."

"Would you like to give it to Juyongguan?" Song Huizong asked.

Zhao Liangsi said: "No."

Song Huizong was silent, and he began to regret it in his heart.

At the beginning, he insisted on writing the letter of credence himself, and he didn't discuss it with the ministers, which made Pingzhou and Luanzhou unable to get it back.Now that the Kingdom of Jin does not grant Juyongguan, it means that the east and west gates are open, and the Kingdom of Jin can send troops to attack Yandi at any time.

Wang Fu suddenly said: "Officials, if you don't redeem this time, Yanjing may never get it back. We must do our best to conquer the great cause of Liao."

Song Huizong was weighing the gains and losses in his heart. He thought the deal was a good deal for 100 million guan in tax and 40 guan in exchange for the land of Yanjing and the six states.

But there were so many thieves and bandits that even Jin Guo felt a headache. He bought the land back by himself, and had to spend troops and money to suppress it.

Suppression alone is inexhaustible, and food must be transferred to relief. This is a bottomless pit.

Song Huizong said: "It's better to wait until the Zhu thief is destroyed."

Zhao Liangsi couldn't give up the credit he got, so he hurriedly persuaded him: "Your Majesty, when I returned, some Jin people criticized this matter and opposed the sale of Yanjing to the Song Dynasty. There was a scholar with a bow left, who wrote a poem saying: 'and Attack the Liao League and search for it together. The power of success is both shallow and deep. The king should not listen to the suggestion of donating swallows. An inch of mountains and rivers is an inch of gold." Can't live with public opinion."

"Officials, don't miss this opportunity, the time will never come again." Wang Fu followed suit.

If Yanjing was brought down, Tong Guan contributed the most.

If Yanjing was bought back, then Wang Fu contributed the most.

Wang Fu also wants to be crowned king!
Song Huizong said worriedly: "Xi people established their own country and established themselves, and Zhang Wei separatized Pingzhou. Although these places are owned by Jin State, they are close to the six states and must be guarded by troops. Yanjing and the six states are full of refugees, and they have to transport food. Relief. Food and army, I am short now."

Wang Fu said: "Guo Yaoshi can be sent back to Yanjing to recruit refugees as soldiers. As for money and food, they will be collected in Hebei and Shandong. In this way, with soldiers and money and food, the troubles of refugees can be solved. Officials, taking back Youyan is the legacy of our ancestors. !"

The last sentence moved Song Huizong.

As long as Yanjing is taken back, the last emperor's will can be fulfilled, and he, Zhao Ji, will become the most powerful emperor in the Song Dynasty!

Paying 140 million guan every year is nothing. The people in Hebei and Shandong who have suffered a lot, only need to carry it through for two or three years, and the newly recovered land can produce their own grain.

Tong Guan, who was preparing to suppress the thieves, soon got the news, and went to the palace to face the saint and said: "Officials, please lead your troops to recover Yanshan Mansion!"

Song Huizong frowned and said, "Aren't you going to sit in Xiangyang to suppress bandits?"

Tong Guan said: "There is not enough food for the army, and it will be difficult to suppress the bandits for a while. Please lead the forbidden army to [-], first go to recover Yanshan Mansion, and then rush back to Xiangyang. If there is no time, let Xin Xingzong lead the army to Jinzhou first. "

Song Huizong knew that the eunuch was crazy about wanting to be crowned king. After thinking about it carefully, there was no big problem, so he nodded and said, "That's okay. So he took Tan Zhen as the deputy commander and led the forbidden army to Jinzhou."

Tong Guan hesitated to speak, but finally bowed his head and said, "The officials are wise!"

Tan Zhen was also an eunuch. He made meritorious service during the encirclement and suppression of Fang La, and was specially promoted by Song Huizong to check and balance Tong Guan.

Tong Guan insisted on running to regain Yanjing, so Song Huizong asked Tan Zhen to seize the command of the Imperial Army.

This can no longer be said to be a beating, but an expression of dissatisfaction by the emperor in Chiguoguo.

In order to become king, Tong Guan pretended not to understand.

As Tong Guan went, Cai You naturally had to go too.

Ever since, Cai You, who was the privy envoy, and Tong Guan, who was the commander in charge of suppressing thieves, completely ignored the war in Sichuan and rushed to recover Yanjing.

Except for the more than 100 million yuan paid to Jin Guo, they did not bring any excess military funds, and everything was squeezed from Hebei and Shandong.

I came to Xiongzhou in early May, and a large amount of supplies have been hoarded here.

Guo Yaoshi, the general of the Liao Kingdom, took supplies soaked in the blood and sweat of the people, went to Yizhou and Zhuozhou to recruit young and strong refugees, and obtained [-] new troops to defend Yanjing.

Before Tong Guan and Cai You entered the city, they saw a large number of people from Yanjing leaving the east gate with their families.

Tong Guan hurriedly went to stop it, and soon saw Wanyan Zongwang: "What is the general's intention? Why did you take the people of Yanjing away?"

Wanyan Zongwang asked back, "Why can't you take it away?"

Tong Guan was speechless for a moment. Whether it was the previous letter of credence or the subsequent negotiations, Da Song only said that he wanted the territory, and did not prohibit Jin Guo from taking the population away.

Of course, there is not only an empty city left.

The Jin people only took away officials, nobles, wealthy households, craftsmen, and beauties, and by the way, plundered the common people, leaving no money and food in the city.

"This is the map." Wanyan Zongwang handed over several albums.

As for household registration or something, it's useless, and it doesn't matter if you give it or not.

Wang Anzhong also came this time, serving as the first prefect of Yanshan in the Song Dynasty as the deputy prime minister.

Looking at the devastated city and the starving people waiting to be fed, Wang Anzhong wanted to cry instantly.How the hell is this governed?What Wanyan Zongwang did was tantamount to leaving him with a city full of beggars.

The well-behaved deputy prime minister will be the leader of the beggar gang next time!
Tong Guan didn't care about this, when Guo Yaoshi arrived with the new army, he immediately led the forbidden army back to Tokyo.

The achievement of overcoming Yanjing is now in your hands.

Hurriedly rushing back to Kaifeng, the army of begging thieves has not yet set off, and Tong Guan's full expectation of being the king has not been fulfilled.

Song Huizong already knew the specific situation. Yanjing and the other six prefectures were all looted in the city, and there were refugees everywhere outside the city. The situation was worse than expected.

And this information was urgently sent by Guo Yaoshi eight hundred miles away, crying to Song Huizong for money, food and soldiers.

The emperor refused to grant him the crown, and Tong Guan didn't have the guts to ask for it, so he led his troops to suppress the bandits in desperation.

Moreover, Tan Zhen was officially appointed as the deputy commander of the thief, and at the same time served as the commander of the South Route Army, substantively distributing Tong Guan's military power.

Three ways to seek thieves, Tong Guan can only command the East Route Army, so it can be said that he can't steal chickens and lose money.

The series of bewildering operations by the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty have already made people not surprised, they are nothing more than crazy monsters to lower the lower limit.

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However, it was said that Gao Li took his own soldiers and rushed all the way to Shaanxi, and arrived in Fengxiang in April, and called all the generals of the Western Army to discuss matters.

This time, the three-way coach for the thief turned out to be Gao Lian who performed the most competently.

Gao Qiu was the former minister of the emperor's hidden residence, and a dignified Taiwei, who also led troops in Shaanxi many times.He is much more reliable than Liang Shicheng to be the coach of the Western Army. Liang Shicheng has only trained an army in recent years and has no actual combat experience at all.

"My nephew sees the Taiwei!" Liu Kai was the first to come.

Gao Qiu took Liu Kai's hand and said, "Uncle Xin is much stronger. This time to suppress the bandits, you will lead the rear army."

Liu Kai said: "I would like to die for the Taiwei!"

Gao Qiu saved Liu Qi's father's life, and also promoted Liu Qi.

Some people may not have heard of this Liu Kai, but they only need to know one thing: his posthumous title after death is Wu Mu!
Not only can fight against gold and fight wars, but also govern the local area, which is a comprehensive military and political talent.

Liu Qi's death was particularly aggrieved. At that time, Wan Yanliang's army went south, and he was responsible for guarding the front line of Yangzhou.

Due to his serious illness, Liu Kai was unable to command in person.Hundreds of its vanguard, encountered thousands of golden soldiers, and took the initiative to attack, beheading thousands of households in the Jin Kingdom, Gao Jingshan (not the one who took refuge in Zhu Ming).More than [-] Jin soldiers were killed and injured, and hundreds of people were captured.

It was a good start, but Huaixi's main general, Wang Quan, suddenly fled, which exposed the flanks of Liu Kai's army, and could be surrounded and wiped out at any time.

Liu Kai had to retreat again and again, losing several battles in a row, and narrowly blocked the golden soldiers in Zhenjiang.

Yu Yunwen, who won the great victory in Caishiji, passed by Zhenjiang to visit him.

Liu Kai held Yu Yunwen's hand and said, "There is no need to ask about the illness. The imperial court has raised soldiers for 30 years, but they have achieved nothing. Today's great achievements were established by a Confucian scholar. My generation of warriors is ashamed to death."

He returned to Jiankang with a serious illness and temporarily stayed in the post house.

Tang Situi (Qin Hui's confidant who later became prime minister) actually asked Liu Qi to move to Bieqiaoyuan because he wanted to receive the peace envoy from the Kingdom of Jin.

After Liu Kai moved there, he found that the floor was full of feces and the room was not cleaned.Thinking about his life as a soldier, but he had to make room for the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, his condition worsened under grief and anger, and he vomited blood and died on the spot.

At this time, Liu Kai was only in his 20s and already had a great reputation in Xixia, and he could stop children from crying at night.

He said to Gao Qiu vigorously: "Taiwei, my nephew doesn't want to stay in the rear army, please be a forward to open the way, and capture the two Zhu thieves to the Taiwei with your own hands!"

Gao Qiu shook his head and said, "I may not be able to deter you from the domineering generals of the Western Army. You must stay by my side, and we can make up for any accidents."

"Yes!"

Liu Kai was a little disappointed.

(End of this chapter)