The struggle of the reborn prince

The small pilgrimage meeting in the palace is being held. In the past, there were always things to talk about, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. Even if there was a dispute, it would be resolved quickly, but today it seemed a bit tense.And this dispute is not between civil and military, nor between monarchs and ministers, but more like a moral trial. The focus is how to deal with the deposed emperor of the Jin Kingdom, the clan, and the survivors.

Regarding the soldiers and civilians in Huining City, everyone had a unified opinion, because after all, these people are governed by the emperor, and they are also the land where Jurchen's various ethnic groups live. Belonging to the same family often responds to everyone, and once they rebel, it will inevitably lead to catastrophe.Therefore, Zhao Tun and all the ministers advocated moving them all inward, and then immigrating from the customs to strengthen the border defense.

However, there are differences on how to deal with the former royal family. Some people advocate blood for blood, tooth for tooth, and slaughter all the royal family as a shame; while others think that the Song Dynasty is a state of benevolence and justice, and pay attention to repaying grievances with virtue. , must not kill indiscriminately for personal enmity.Both sides insisted on their own viewpoints, and no one was willing to give in. They couldn't make a decision for a while, but the emperor didn't say a word this time, and he didn't make a final decision like in the past.

In fact, Zhao Tong's heart was very complicated at this time. The Jurchen's two trips to the south not only caused great material and population losses to the Central Plains, but also broke through the capital and took the emperor away, which became an eternal pain in the hearts of the people of the Song Dynasty.If you hadn't traveled here by yourself, then I don't know how many people would be sad.Now that he has come and done it himself, Song Zhongxing has won the Northern Expedition. According to his heart's wish, he really wants to kill the Jurchens like the Mongols in his previous life.Wash away the shame with their blood.

Zhao Tong also thought that the implementation of genocide would inevitably arouse the resistance of the Jurchens, and it would also arouse moral criticism.Caused controversy and turmoil between the ruling and opposition parties.In order to avoid such a thing from happening, he even considered doing it with the hands of the Mughals.They acted as jailers to escort the Jurchens to move inland.Zhao Tang believed that with the deep-rooted blood feud between the two clans, these Jurchens might not even be able to go to Liaodong, and the rest would be corpses all over the place.

"Your Majesty, it is ominous to kill prisoners. Qin Zhibai killed 30 soldiers of Zhao State, and finally ended up in ruins; Fifty thousand Yan soldiers died at the hands of their sons. Your Majesty, you must not act on your will and cause great disaster. It will harm your descendants." Zhao Lian said again, in fact, it is not bad for him to have such an idea. After the emperor formed an army He strictly ordered all ministries not to kill enemy prisoners indiscriminately.

"Your Majesty, Jurchen is different from Dangxiang and Khitan. It not only harmed the royal family of Song Dynasty, but also killed the common people indiscriminately. I wonder how many generals in our army joined the army just because their family members died in Jurchen's southward, predicting the hatred of the country and family, If he is pardoned now, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction in the army." Gao Chong said out of the line.He is advocating eradicating the root of the evil, using killing to frighten the world so that they dare not resist.

"The murderer will always be killed, and the teachings of the saints must not be forgotten. Your Majesty must not make a big mistake because of a momentary hatred. The history will be stained." The right minister Chen Yun stepped forward and played again.

"The Jurchens are tyrannical and have no way to get today's report. Killing them is also a matter of heaven and the people. We can't let them go easily." Zhang Suo immediately came out to refute.He has experienced the whole process of the Jin army's invasion of the Song Dynasty, and the tragedy of that year is still vivid in his memory.And the hatred has been buried for 20 years...

The debate is still going on, and Zhao Tang feels that both the pros and cons are right.There is no malice, just different experiences and different positions.But he knew that in the arena, sometimes one has to trust one's fate.People are doing it, the sky is watching, and everything has retribution.If you say no, there are facts to follow.

Take my own family in history as an example, when Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin pacified the world and did not kill the king.It's Zhao Guangyi's turn to kill Li Yu and force Xiao Zhou to poison Qian Chu, kill Dezhao, Defang, Tingmei, and do all the bad things.When Kaifeng fell, the fate of the Northern Song royal family, that is, his direct descendants, is well known.If it hadn't been for the birth of his own family, there is no hope of avenging this hatred for the rest of his life.

And how the Jin Kingdom treated the Northern Song Dynasty in history, the Mongols returned it to them.However, Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty pacified the Southern Song Dynasty, exempted the Song Emperor from being a captive of a Xiangyang sheep, granted his superior Situ, made Ying Guogong, and provided [-] catties of mutton per day to the Southern Song Dynasty royal family, which can be called generous.Even if the Song people later rebelled under the banner of Emperor Song, the Mongols did not take the opportunity to do harm.

Wo Kuotai Hehan's order to the feud against the Kingdom of Jin was: "Except for the Wanyan family, all others are pardoned." It can be seen that the only target of the killing was the royal family of the Kingdom of Jin.Zhu Yuanzhang rose up in the future, and after Emperor Yuanshun fled back to the desert, his descendants continued for hundreds of years. Isn't this evidence?In God's will, who dares to say that you don't have to pay for something? !

But the Kingdom of Jin perished, and to be honest, no one except the Jurchens missed it.Apart from blood, violence, and destruction, it is difficult to find other shining points in the imprint it left in the history books.At least unlike Mongolia, the imprints left by the Mongols in the history books, in addition to blood, violence, and destruction, also have a broad mind, a magnificent bearing, the same clothes of the conquered, and no restrictions on religion.And these also apply to Liao.

"The chief evil must be eradicated, regardless of the threat!" Zhao Tang thought for a while and said, if the Jurchens were all pardoned, let alone his father and brothers in the clan would not let him go, even he himself would feel sorry for tossing about for so many years , sorry for my conscience.But if they were all killed, it would be too harmful, and it would violate the humanitarian education of the previous life, and would not be conducive to future rule.

"Your Majesty is wise!" After listening to the emperor's words, everyone thought for a while that the emperor had absorbed the opinions of both parties and made him live a muddy life, but this was also good, not only took care of the mood of the avengers, but also appeased the defenders.

After some discussion, the ministers agreed that the Wanyan tribe was the chief culprit and must not be let go. All those alive who participated in the invasion of the Song Dynasty were executed, and the tombs of the dead were destroyed, and the family members were taken as official slaves.Of course, those who surrendered to the Song Dynasty after the Northern Expedition were no longer included in this list, but they had to be resettled in the Pass; all other Jurchen tribes who were sealed up in the war against the Song Dynasty were killed, and all their families were moved to the barren land in the south of Lingnan for resettlement ; for ordinary Jurchens, they went to the northwest to resettle, participated in farming, and guarded the border for the Song Dynasty.

The treatment of Wanyan Quan's family, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, was indeed scratching his head. According to the conditions for dealing with the chief culprit, he deserved death the most.But his status is special, killing him violates the precedent of the Taizu not killing the king.But this is not difficult for the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty.Really found a way, since Wanyan Quan is already in Zen position, he can avoid the death penalty.Living crimes cannot be escaped, and it is necessary to bring them to the ancestral temple to offer prisoners, and then they and their families will be imprisoned.As for the successor, Wanyan Kexi, he can only be sorry, and can only kill him to give the people of Song Dynasty an explanation.

Regarding the decision to deal with the war criminals of the Kingdom of Jin agreed upon by the ministers, Zhao Tang sighed and drew a circle, and then copied the report to the Queen Mother, Li Gang, Zhao Ren and others who stayed behind in Beijing.It's not that he is soft-hearted, but it's a pity that he killed Wanyan Kexi. This guy is too capable. It's all packed.If he is eunuched and becomes a chief executive, he will be able to serve him comfortably.But now it's impossible, the Imperial Council has decided that Wanyan Kexi must die, and Zhao Tang can only reluctantly give up...

And Kexi in Huining City didn't know that the butcher knife had been raised high, and was still busy collecting money for the 'godfather'. Of course, he didn't treat himself badly, he hid a lot of good things, and another ** rose up Send cronies out to find beautiful women for him in the city to enrich the harem.Seeing his son so tossed.Zong Qiang cried—the people are ignorant, God must not be afraid!It means that you can toss your remaining subjects at will, but what does God think?When Wan Yanqian was around, she knew that she would reduce imperial meals and dismiss court ladies to do some face-saving projects, but you actually went into battle naked.I don't care about anything, and I'm not afraid of retribution!

Good or bad spirits, Zong Qiang really talked about it this time.On this day, a group of Song troops drove to the city.Said the great emperor sent an envoy to have a few words with the emperor of Jin.It is gratifying to see that the other party is full of murderous intent, knowing that the comer is not good, but he dare not disobey.The city defense facilities had been demolished long ago, and the soldiers were too hungry to carry their swords and guns.I can't stop it even if I want to, so I can only bite the bullet and order Kaesong to welcome it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the city gate opened, the Song army took control of the city gate, and the Song army who was on standby swarmed in and quickly occupied the only remaining southern city, and went straight to the imperial city.Fortunately, he asked himself so submissively in great surprise, why did the emperor send troops into the city?The envoy of the Song Dynasty sneered, saying that he had delayed the delivery several times to reward military expenses without mentioning it, and also used the looted old objects from the Southern Dynasty as tributes for military expenses, which angered the emperor, and now he is required to give an explanation.

At this time, the gratifying "good popularity" was manifested. He had done so many bad things in the city and robbed so many treasures, and he had already become a thorn in everyone's eyes and flesh. The property that came here was hidden in the palace and his father's house.Some people immediately stood up and were willing to be the leading party, leading the Song army to search for his father's house, and they were delighted to be taken into the palace by the Song envoy.

Poor Wanyan Kexi looted so much property, before he could enjoy it, the Song Army confiscated it all and made it into a wedding dress.And his confidantes and the tiger and leopard army, bullying the common people are okay, and they know that today they are all relying on the support of the Southern Dynasty and seeing that things are not going well, they also blow away.And those common people who were bullied by them still kept accounts for them, how could they let go of the opportunity of revenge, and rushed to chase and kill them everywhere. I don't know how many people became the prey of the hungry people.

In the empty Wuyun Tower, the desperate and sad Wanyan Kexi looked at the Zhangsan white silk hanging on the beam and the trap with desperation in his heart.I was busy for a long time but still failed to please the emperor, and was sentenced to the punishment of Dabi for the crime of deceiving the emperor. Fortunately, the emperor was merciful and ordered him to commit suicide and leave a whole body.

At the last moment of my life, it seems that I have found the real answer to the question that has been perplexing me. In fact, the fate of a person, even the fate of a country, is very simple, so simple that it is actually just a rope and a trap.At this time, he was envious of Wan Yanqin, and he was lucky to leave, at least he gave himself the title of king of subjugation.When I die, the Kingdom of Jin will also perish, and all the soldiers and common people will be relieved...

On October [-]th, Zhao Tuo issued an edict to the whole country to conquer Huining City, bestow the death of the last emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Kexi, and capture the deposed emperor Wanyan Quan. The Northern Expedition ended with the capture of the Jin Kingdom.Later, he decreed again: to destroy Aguda and Wu Qimai's monuments of merit and virtues in front of the mausoleum and all the transcendent objects, and to bury Wanyan Wushu at the side of Aguda's mausoleum; Moved to the south and put it under the jurisdiction of Huanglong Mansion; at the same time, it began to identify the war criminals who had invaded the Song Dynasty in the south, and hunted down the surrendered ministers who rebelled against the Song Dynasty.

On October 25, more than [-] people, Wanyan Quan, Emperor Fei of Jin Dynasty, concubines and pseudo-officials in the palace, set off to move south.

On October [-], hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians who survived in Huining moved south in batches.

On the fifth day of November, Zhao Tuo decreed to set up Liaoxi Road and build the Fusi of Huanglongfu Township, with Gao Chong as the general manager and concurrently the township envoy, leaving [-] forbidden troops to guard and wipe out the remnants of the enemy; Zhao Li served as the general manager and the town governor, and [-] troops were left to guard; the armies of the five countries were transferred to the state army to guard the Liaodong Peninsula.

On the tenth day of the eleventh lunar month, Zhao Tuo issued an order to reward the three armies for meritorious service.

On November [-]th, Zhao Tuo issued an order to withdraw the army and return to the south, and each department returned to the defense area. At the same time, the Ministry of Officials sent personnel to take over...

On the sixth day of February in the 29th year of Xingguo, Shengjia returned to Bianjing. Thousands of princes, county kings, and civil and military officials went out of the city to welcome them. A ceremony of presenting captives was held in the Taimiao. To expand the land for thousands of miles, to settle the shame of Kangkang, and to unify China.

On the tenth day of the fifth lunar month, Zhao Tun made a decree to move the capital to Luoyang. Zhao Qian, the eldest son of the emperor, was made the governor of Luoyang and the governor of Luoyang, Chen Dong was the right minister, and Chen Yu was transferred to be a cabinet bachelor and governor of the government.

In the 30th year of Xingguo's New Year's Day, the court suddenly announced the throne of Zen, and it was passed down to Zhao Qian, the eldest son of the emperor.Zhao Tun returned to Tokyo and lived in Kenyuan. During this period, he no longer involved in political affairs. Two years later, he compiled five volumes of "Tiangong Kaiwu", six volumes of "Nine Chapters of Mathematics", and ten volumes of "Military Affairs".

In May of the third year of Yuanxing, the Supreme Emperor Zhao Tuo took the empress dowager, concubine and others on a boat tour to the south of the Yangtze River. They disappeared after entering the sea in Hangzhou, but no one would believe that he was dead, because he had created too many miracles. How could he pass away so easily after being rescued from a desperate situation.Three years later, there was still no news, so the Emperor Zhao Qian issued an order saying that the Supreme Emperor went west and built a tomb in Gongyi.However, when choosing a posthumous title, the ministers were stumped, because the merits of the Supreme Emperor could not be expressed in words. In the end, Prime Minister Zhao Ren thought that "Zhongwu" was the most appropriate.

But the strange things did not disappear because the Supreme Emperor "entered the earth for safety". First, Zhao Yong, the Privy Council envoy, disappeared after he became an official, and then Zhao Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Zhao Yi, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Zhao Li, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, disappeared silently. Many honored officials and military generals who followed the Supreme Emperor since childhood all disappeared after resigning and returning to their hometowns.The emperor sent officers to investigate for a long time and found no clues, but the folk rumors are that the emperor, who has become an immortal, could not bear to abandon his former companions and lead them to the Heavenly Palace.

Since then, there have been constant rumors about the Supreme Emperor. Some merchant ships going to Persia have seen the Supreme Emperor and ordinary subordinates doing business in Baghdad; A bag of glass beads was exchanged for a ship of gold; and a crew member who was in distress at sea said that he was rescued from the sea by a giant steel boat between life and death. He saw the Supreme Emperor with his own eyes, and he was still as young as a few years ago.

Even a stray fishing boat strayed into an island and found that there was a manor built there. The master is Zhao Ren, the prime minister; the driver is a one-armed man.The owner of the villa was the Supreme Emperor, and he even cooked a meal for him himself, and asked about Da Song's situation in detail.After hearing the news, the emperor summoned him to the palace for detailed interrogation, and there was nothing wrong with what he said.

Zhao Qian gradually understood that his father was not dead, he was tired of life in the palace, and after retreating bravely in his prime, he led his old subordinates to become the Happy King overseas, continuing to write another legend.Even if one day he suddenly hears that someone thousands of miles away claims to be a subject of the Song Dynasty, or that he returns with dozens of boats of gold, he will not be surprised at all, because the history of his father's struggle itself is a legend, a general history. An emperor through the ages who can surprise people and make people unforgettable... (To be continued...)