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

Chapter 219
December [-]th of the first year of Jingkang.

The Jin Kingdom's West Route Army, led by Wanyan Zonghan, arrived as scheduled.

Together with Wanyan Zongwang, they joined forces in Qingcheng.

On this day, heavy snow fell from the sky, and the sky and earth were dazzling white. The cold wind howled, whimpering, as if singing a funeral.

People in the Song Dynasty hated the cold. They had Jibei in the south of the Yangtze River and coal in Yan'an, which were enough to allow them to stay at home comfortably throughout the winter.

But the Jin people are different. They have to face the cold for hundreds of years in the white mountains and black waters. Every time it gets severe cold, they will become more ruthless and good at fighting, because only in this way can they grab more food and more supplies to ensure that you and your tribe can survive.

This also corresponds to the old saying, where the soil and water nourish the people.

From ancient times to the present, every important war launched by peoples living in bitter cold lands was launched in winter.

Seeing that the snow was getting heavier and heavier, Wanyan Zonghan, whose buttocks were still hot from sitting, decided to take advantage of the snowstorm to give Song Chao a meeting gift.

So Wanyan Huonv led an army of five thousand and took advantage of the wind and snow to raid the east road garrison camp closest to Qingcheng.

I don’t know whether it was because the wind and snow were too heavy and the weather was too cold. The troops stationed on the East Road did not expect that the Jin people would suddenly launch an attack in such weather. Or it was because the military was not in good order and they were not prepared. Anyway, they waited for Wanyan Huonv to rush into the camp. At that time, Hu Zhiru, the commander of the garrison on the east road, was still wrapped in quilts and sleeping soundly in his tent with a charcoal fire burning.

Wanyan Zonghan ordered people to tie up Hu Zhiru and take him to the gate of Kaifeng City to show his head to the public.

Wanyan Zongwang felt that something was wrong: "There are now more than 20 Song troops stationed outside Kaifeng City. If we act like this, I am afraid they will anger them. If we lead the army to cover up the attack, we are not afraid, but it will only increase casualties and will not be conducive to subsequent attacks." City."

Wanyan Zonghan waved his hand: "The second prince should know more about the situation in Kaifeng City than I do. How can he be so concerned?"

Wanyan Zongwang understood what he meant. In Wanyan Zonghan's opinion, although there were many Song troops outside the city, they were all in disarray. The political struggle inside the city was fierce and effective orders could not be issued. It was impossible for these garrison troops to fight spontaneously. They only needed to fight one by one. Just break it.

Zong Han looked at the map and said with a smile: "A commander should turn unfavorable situations into favorable situations. Don't you think, Second Prince, that these garrisons look like garrisons, but they are actually the place where we, Daijin, supply supplies?"

In Zong Han's eyes, the Song army outside the city was not only nothing to worry about, but it was also a mobile supply station, and he could take it whenever he wanted.

Therefore, at this time, taking Hu Zhiru to the city and showing his head to the public would not only not cause large-scale retaliation by the Song army, but also serve as a deterrent to the Song army outside the city. It would also let the Song Dynasty court in the city know about the east and west armies of the Jin Kingdom. They have joined forces, which makes them frightened.

Only in this way can the Jin Army use its biggest trump card: peace talks!
If you carefully study the war between the Jin Kingdom and the Liao and Song Dynasties, you will find that the biggest killer weapon for the rise of the Jurchens and the successive destruction of the Liao and Song countries was not his Iron Buddha or his advanced siege equipment, but peace talks.

It was as deceptive as boiling a frog in warm water, making Liaozuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi dream like a fool, feeling that the end of the country was far away.

It also made the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty always feel that they still had a way out, and the current situation was far from the final step...

Hearing that Wanyan Zonghan also wanted to use peace talks to paralyze Song Ting, Wanyan Zongwang nodded: "That's fine. It's okay to just take Hu Zhiru to show to the public. Forget about being the leader. It's also good to leave him to run around and send a message later. of."

Wanyan Zonghan no longer insisted and patted Zong Wang on the shoulder: "The second prince is still a Bodhisattva. Isn't there already someone like you in Kaifeng City?"

Wanyan Zongwang was stunned, thinking how did Wanyan Zonghan know about the person he was communicating with?
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In Mingren Palace, when he heard that Hu Zhiru was being held under the city and showing off to the defenders at the top of the city, Zhao Fujin was overjoyed: "The West Route Army is coming?"

King Bi nodded his head like a rattle: "Yes, yes, the person making the noise below the city is none other than General Wanyan Huonv of the West Route Army."

Without waiting for Zhao Fujin to speak again, he forced the king to laugh and said: "Since Wanyan Zonghan's old loach has taken the bait, are we still going to sing this show?"

Zhao Fujin smiled and said: "It depends on whether you want to live like an emperor again."

The forced king shook his head and waved his hands: "No, it can't be done. This dragon chair burns my butt. Brother, I can't do it at all." The forced king's attitude reminded Zhao Fujin of a saying that a person's growth begins with realizing that he is a fool. of.

Today's King Bi has no interest in being an emperor at all. He just wants to be a quiet and idle prince under the protection of Zhao Fujin. As long as the Song Dynasty is immortal, he can live a comfortable life.

Zhao Fujin ignored him and turned around and entered the bedroom.

Two quarters of an hour later, Zhao Fujin walked out.

The crown is covered with a sky-high crown, and the hair is tied with jade rhinoceros hairpins. There is a white gauze coat inside, and a fiery red gauze robe decorated with clouds and dragons. The collar and cuffs are tied with black gold edges. The dress is a red gauze skirt, and the feet are wearing black crested crests. When walking, the snow-white stockings are vaguely exposed.

This outfit was the most formal outfit worn by the emperor of the Song Dynasty, second only to the Gon Mian robe used to ascend the throne.

Forced King Zhao Huan raised his eyes and saw that Zhao Fujin, who was just like the girl next door, suddenly became extremely beautiful.

A pair of eyes like autumn stars, calm and determined yet gentle and flowing.

The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, half-smiling but not smiling: "Let's go to court with me."

King Bi pursed his lips and stepped forward to help: "It's snowy and the road is slippery. Brother, I'll help you."

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"Cui Gong Hall goes to court."

The shrill voice of the chamberlain echoed in the snowy curtain. All civil and military officials lined up on both sides of the hall. They straightened their clothes, swept the fallen snow off their bodies, and walked up the jade steps with their heads held high, heading into the Chui Gong Hall.

Tang Ke felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange. Among the civil servants, Li Gang was naturally headed, followed by Li Bangyan.

It's just a line of generals, but it's very different from this time.

A character who has not appeared for a long time appears again.

There were also several people I had never seen before who were also standing in the queue.

Zhong Shidao ranked first with the envoy of the Privy Council, followed by Han Shizhong, the Minister of War, and looking behind him, it was Zhang Shuye, the commander of the front department of the palace. Following Zhang Shuye, Tang Ke had never seen him before. This man has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and is extremely handsome.

Looking back again, I saw several young generals with heroic looks on their brows and leering gestures.

When they entered the Chui Gong Hall, hundreds of officials were lined up on both sides, waiting to attend court.

This court meeting was notified at short notice, and nothing was mentioned about what was to be discussed. Tang Ke thought that the Jin army had clamored under the city earlier, so he was anxious to discuss the matter. However, Tang Ke was a little unsure about who would come to the court.

Just as I was muttering in my heart, I suddenly heard a message from outside the palace: "The Emperor has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Tang Ke finally let go of his worries. It seemed that Emperor Daojun and King Bi had finally taken control of the situation.

When Emperor Daojun entered the palace, all the ministers greeted him. After Emperor Daojun nodded, he walked directly to the seat next to the dragon chair and sat down. Then, the chamberlain announced: "The officials are going to court."

The ministers looked up and saw a man dressed in red entering from the side hall, while King Zhao Huan carefully helped him to the dragon chair.

(End of this chapter)