The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 191 The Painted Boat at the Yellow River Ferry [Two chapters in one]

Emperor Daojun's birthday is actually not on the tenth day of October, but on the fifth day of May.

There are many people who change their own names, but it is rare to change their birthdays by themselves.

The reason why the birthday was changed is not stated in the history books, but later generations speculated that it was because in the Northern Song Dynasty, being born on the fifth day of May was considered very unlucky.

Among the people in the southeast, children born on the fifth day of May are even drowned in many places.

However, judging from the experience of Emperor Daojun, the fifth day of May is unlucky... and it seems to be true.

Of course, it is also possible that it was changed to the tenth day of October, which is unlucky.

In the past, on Tianning Festival, Kaifeng City, the entire Song Dynasty, and even half of the Liao Kingdom would celebrate the birthday of Emperor Daojun. The entire court system of the Song Dynasty would have a three-day holiday with pay on Tianning Festival. In addition, some officials You will also receive a red salary, similar to the red envelope given by the boss in later generations.

Those who can receive red stipends are all the Emperor Daojun’s own people.

In addition to the court, the people in the market can also benefit. In addition to tax exemptions these days, businesses that could not be done before can also be done, such as Guanpu and other gambling.

As for "half of the Liao Kingdom", it refers to the commercial arena of the Song and Liao Dynasties, the people on the border between the Song and Liao Dynasties, and the Liao Kingdom's court.

On Tianning Festival, not only did the Song Dynasty have a holiday, but the Liao court also had a day off. There was even a banquet in the palace to celebrate the birthday. The birthday congratulatory delegation arrived in Kaifeng as early as a month ago and presented congratulations written by the Emperor of Liao. A birthday message and a carefully prepared birthday gift.

The diplomatic etiquette between Song and Liao was exemplary.

Of course, this situation never happened again after Emperor Daojun started hooking up with Wanyan Aguda.

This year's Tianning Festival is Emperor Daojun's first birthday after his abdication. In addition to retaining traditional programs, Zhao Fujin also decided to take Emperor Daojun on a trip to the Yellow River.

The entourage was small, but they were all very special.

Except for Cai Jing, who was too old to accompany the three people in the Department of Integrity and Education, the armed eunuch Tong Guan and the former Prime Minister Wang Fu all accepted the order and accompanied him. When they saw the order, they hugged each other and cried. I don’t know that they were excited and finally They can go out for a walk, but they are still afraid that the officials will sacrifice them to the ancestors of the Yellow River.

Of course, Zongze was invited to the Senate. When he heard that he was going to visit the Yellow River, Zongze burst into tears for some reason. Even he himself didn’t know why he asked, “Can I cross the river and have a look?” "Such a baffling question.

Of course, the royal family had to accompany the king, and Emperor Furou's concubine Zhao Huanhuan was also invited. However, King Kang Zhao Gou was far away in Hangzhou, so he could only come to express his wishes, and other members of the clan were not worthy of mention.

As for the current high-ranking officials of the imperial court, the left prime minister Li Gang did not join in the fun and was ordered to stay in Kaifeng. The right prime minister Li Bangyan, as a good friend of Emperor Daojun, was naturally among those accompanying him.

Among the accompanying people, there was also a very special person - the former courtesan, Li Shishi.

This group of people knew that officials were filial and wanted to hold a special Tianning Festival for Emperor Daojun. Those who didn't know thought that Emperor Daojun was going out of the city to pray for blessings and avoid the disaster of war.

On October [-], the first year of Jingkang, the team split into two groups and Haohao left Beijing.

Walking along the waterway, the big boat went north along the Bianhe River and entered the Yellow River.

The other way is by land, also heading north.

The two roads met and met in Huazhou.

Huazhou, just north of Kaifeng, is an important town close to the south bank of the Yellow River. Sima Guang, a famous minister of the Song Dynasty, once served as a judge here. He either liked the magnificence of the Yellow River or worried about its flooding. He suddenly gained insights into life and wrote "Dawn by the River." There are famous poems like "Looking" through the ages: The high waves crash and roll over the white sand, and you look far into the horizon.Who can cast off the dust and fall in love, take advantage of the prosperity and travel eastward and sit on a stone tree?

It was also here that Sima Guang began the compilation of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian".

In addition to Sima Guang, Huazhou also indirectly buried a mystery for Song history: Lin Lingsu killed the dragon.

When the Yellow River overflowed, it burst its banks from Huazhou and reached Kaifeng. There was a dragon in the torrential flood, and the court was at a loss. Emperor Daojun ordered Lin Lingsu, a master of Tongzhen Daling, to kill the dragon with the Five Thunder Immortal Technique. Kill the demon and release the flood, and the water will recede.

It is difficult to distinguish between true and false in later generations.

Of course, Zhao Fujin didn't choose this place because of these things.

But this place is the must-choose place for the Jin Army's East Route Army to cross the river.

At least the last time, they crossed the river from here to invade south.

On the seventh day of October, Yelu Yuliyan and Han Shizhong crossed the river from Gubeizhou Ferry on the north bank and camped at Huazhou Ancient Ferry.

On the eighth day of October, Wanyan Zongwang led the Jin Army's Eastern Route Army to pursue them and set up camp at the ferry in Gubei Prefecture. The two armies faced each other across the river.

On the ninth day of October, a small team quietly entered the Song Army camp without attracting anyone's attention.

The moment the big tent was opened, Yelu Yuliyan and Han Shizhong almost screamed: "Official!?"

Han Shizhong jumped up from the front of the case and hurried forward to greet him: "Guan, why are you here? Did something happen in Kaifeng?"

Han Shizhong felt that it was completely unreasonable for Zhao Fujin to appear here at this time. Unless something big happened in Kaifeng City, shouldn't Zhao Fujin be criticizing in the imperial study?

"It's not a big deal." Zhao Fujin, wearing a big cloak, walked into the tent with a smile: "Tianning Festival is coming soon, I'm bringing my father here to wish him a birthday."

Han Shizhong was even more stupid. He just thought that he had left Kaifeng and went north to fish with Yelu Yuliyan. There was a coup in Kaifeng, and Zhao Fujin had to leave the city and go north.

Now it sounds like you are congratulating Emperor Daojun on his birthday?

play?

"The Supreme Emperor is here too?"

"It should arrive tonight or tomorrow at the latest." Zhao Fujin replied to Han Shizhong and directed Guo Jing, the head of the Imperial City Division: "Go and get ready. Don't be careless about the etiquette!"

"No... Official, you want to celebrate the birthday of the Supreme Emperor here?" Han Shizhong said with a bitter smile: "I'm afraid Wanyan Zongwang will come over and kill me before the banquet is opened. That kid has been very angry recently!"

Yelu Yuliyan took the great cloak that Zhao Fujin took off, hung it on the armor stand inside the tent, and said with a smile: "That's just right, let's treat him to a feast!"

The two women looked at each other and smiled.

Zhao Fujin looked at Yelu Yuliyan and said with a smile: "How? Are you relieved?"

Yelu Yuliyan nodded fiercely: "Relieve your anger! Although I haven't seen Wanyan Zongwang's furious look with his own eyes, Han Shilang said that from the marching style of the Jin Army along the way, we know that Wanyan Zongwang is going crazy!"

Zhao Fujin hugged Yelu Yuliyan and said, "It's not easy to see it with your own eyes. I'll take you to see it tomorrow!"

"Can I scold you?"

"Point to the nose and curse!"

Seeing the two women talking and laughing, Han Shizhong muttered: "Crazy, crazy, all crazy!"

While muttering, he walked out of the tent. He had to go and see the shore defense line in person. If Wanyan Zongwang ordered the entire army to cross the river at this time, the Song Dynasty would be gone.

At this time, on the Yellow River, a large merchant ship converted into a painting boat was sailing from east to west. Emperor Daojun stood on the bow of the boat, with his hands behind his back.

In front of us is the setting sun on the long river, with endless fallen trees on both sides. Although the water of the Yellow River is not turbulent in this season, it is not comparable to the calm Bianhe River. The turbid waves beat against the hull of the boat, splashing turbid water.

"Your Majesty, be careful of the cold."

The armed eunuch Tong Guan held a large cloak and put it on Emperor Daojun from behind.

Only then did Emperor Daojun come back to his senses and turned to look at Tong Guan: "Is King Guangyang here?" Upon hearing this title, Tong Guan was stunned for a moment, and then burst into tears. While wiping his tears, he laughed at himself: "Your Majesty, stop making fun of me. There is no such thing as King Guangyang. Now he is just a guilty person in the Department of Integrity and Education."

The title of Prince of Guangyang County was the highest honor granted to Tong Guan when Emperor Daojun was in power.

It is to fulfill the promise of "the one who wins Yanyun will be the king".

And all Tong Guan wanted throughout his life was to be crowned king during his lifetime.

"Hey..." Emperor Daojun sighed: "In just six months, I look back on half of my life and suddenly feel that among all the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty and Manchu Dynasty, among all living beings in the world, only King Guangyang is so similar to me."

Tong Guan was startled and bowed quickly: "How dare I compare myself to the Supreme Emperor? I'm so scared."

Emperor Daojun smiled bitterly and said, "At least you and I are both people with obsessions."

Others may not understand this sentence, but Tong Guan understands it clearly.

Ever since Emperor Daojun said "the king who wins Yanyun", Tong Guan has been thinking about how to facilitate this all the time. Since the Xuanhe period, Tong Guan has vowed to pacify Xixia in the west and capture Yanyun in the north at all costs.

So in the first year of Xuanhe, Shaanxi general Liu Fa became the first "victim" of the border opening.

Without the cooperation of friendly forces, he was ordered by Tong Guan to march westward, deep into the hinterland of Xixia, and died in battle.

After that, the Song Dynasty changed its national policy of passive defense against Xixia and actively attacked Xixia. After paying a huge price, it finally beat Xixia into obedience and expanded the territory of the Song Dynasty to its peak. Seeing such achievements, Emperor Daojun Gone.

What Shenzong and Zhezong wanted to do but failed to do, I, the Emperor Daojun, succeeded.

Then the ultimate goal of Zhao Da, Zhao Er and even the kings of the Song Dynasty, the Sixteen States of Yanyun, will they also be captured by our Emperor Daojun?
Emperor Daojun's blood boiled just thinking about it.

If he could do this, he would be on an equal footing with Taizu Zhao Kuangyin in at least one hundred years of Song Dynasty history, not to mention being one emperor throughout the ages.

When one thought arises, hundreds of thoughts arise.

Under Tong Guan's deception, Emperor Daojun finally decided to unite with Jin to fight against Liao.

As soon as this move came out, the whole court was shocked, and there were endless voices of opposition. Even Cai Jing, Wang Fu and others were extremely opposed at first.

A normal person would consider this stupid decision to be ridiculous.

However, Emperor Daojun has been dazzled by the great achievements of the emperor through the ages. Tong Guan, who holds military power, is also addicted to the obsession of being a king during his lifetime.

The two hit it off and decided to work together to create glory and usher in a new era of the Song Dynasty.

Emperor Daojun created favorable conditions in politics and diplomacy, sent people across the sea to Jin, and negotiated a joint attack on the Liao Kingdom. Tong Guan organized military preparations for war and mobilized the most capable West Route Army from the Xixia border to prepare to march north to attack the Liao Kingdom.

If it weren't for the fate of man, there was a sudden uprising in La La in the southeast, and the Western Route Army preparing to fight against the Liao Kingdom had to go south to quell the rebellion. Not long after the rebellion was put down, they trekked a long distance and marched north.

An expedition with exhausted troops will inevitably fail miserably.

But even so, Tong Guan could not let go of his obsession to be crowned king during his lifetime, and he did not hesitate to grovel and spend huge sums of money to purchase the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun from the Jin Army.

Even if the Jin army took advantage of the situation and raised the price, Tong Guan and Emperor Daojun still bit the bullet and bought several empty cities.

Later generations can't understand it and often make fun of it, but if you put them into the situation of these two people at that time, you can figure it out: the matter has come to this, there is no way out, no matter how harsh the conditions, we must get Yanyun Sixteen Provinces back, even if One city, two cities.

Otherwise, Tong Guan will be killed by the imperial court, and Emperor Daojun will have to pay a heavy price for his stupid decision.

He cannot escape a stroke of history.

Both the monarch and the minister did the "crouching dragon and phoenix chick" thing for their own obsessions.

So when Emperor Daojun said the word "obsession", Tong Guan knew it well.

In this situation, Emperor Daojun suddenly mentioned this matter. Tong Guan was frightened and said: "Your Majesty, I am guilty."

Emperor Daojun smiled sadly: "That's not what I meant. If you are guilty, I should be guilty of the same crime."

Tong Guan was speechless and choked.

The sun was setting over the long river, the Yellow River was surging, and the sky was getting late. Two old men, who together were more than 100 years old, stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the boundless bleak autumn scene in the vast world, and remained silent for a long time.

into the night.

Gubeizhou Ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River, where the Jin Army camp was located.

After the fourth prince Wanyan Zongbi inspected the camp, he came to Zongwang's tent: "Second brother, will you cross the river tomorrow?"

Wanyan Zongwang was looking at the march map with a frown, and asked thoughtfully: "Don't you find it strange?"

Wanyan Zongbi was stunned: "Strange?"

Zong Wang clicked on the march map: "After Zhao County, the Song army only fled but did not fight..."

"The Song army is cowardly and does not dare to confront our army. Isn't it strange? When the second brother came to Kaifeng for the first time, they escaped faster than this time."

"If you don't dare, why send troops north?" Zong Wang frowned deeply.

However, Wanyan Zongbi seemed to have seen through everything: "Hai, I have also thought about this issue. We go south to destroy the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty knew that we were defeated, but we had to show off. We had to send one soldier and let our army do it." Go straight in."

Wanyan Zongwang felt that this reason could not be established: "If this is true, why did we withdraw our defenses in the first place, and then let that bitch take command after the withdrawal, came to disgust me, and then fled all the way south?"

In fact, Wanyan Zongbi didn't even think about this question.

If it was just a show, it would show the people of Song Dynasty that the imperial court had resisted and there was no need to withdraw its defenses in the first place.But if it's not for show, then why?

Wanyan Zongwang muttered: "Is it to lure us out of Zhending Mansion?"

Before Wanyan Zongbi could deny it, Wanyan Zongwang shook his head and said, "That's not right either. What good will it do to Song Ting to lead us out of Zhending Mansion?"

Wanyan Zongbi looked at the march map and was suddenly startled: "Are they trying to lure us out of the Taiyuan battle situation, and are they afraid that we will rush to help Taiyuan City?"

Wanyan Zongwang still felt that something was wrong: "Although I have no dealings with Wanyan Zonghan, the West Route Army led by him is the best of my elite in Dajin. To attack Taiyuan City, we still need the support of our East Route Army?"

Wanyan Zongbi spread his hands: "Then what are you afraid of, second brother?"

Wanyan Zongwang shook his head: "I can't say exactly, but I always feel that something is wrong about this matter."

"In that case, what do you want to do?"

Wanyan Zongwang turned to look at the march map again: "Although I don't know what their purpose is, we cannot go along with their wishes. Since they want to lead us deeper, we will not go along with their wishes. We will retreat slowly tomorrow to see them. What’s the reaction?”

"Aren't you going to arrest that bitch?" Wanyan Zongbi asked.

"Don't worry, just pretend to retreat for a while and see their reaction. If..."

Before Wanyan Zongwang could finish speaking, the scout came to report: "Report! A painting boat was found in the river, sailing from east to west. It will arrive in an hour."

"Hua Fang? Did you read that correctly?" Wanyan Zongwang was stunned, this was too unexpected!
(End of this chapter)