Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

The pseudo-Song puppet court of Zhending Mansion has been disorganized since its establishment.

At first, they hoped that Song Huizong would fight back from Hangzhou, wait for Tokyo to be taken and restore the Song Dynasty, and then they would wait for the opportunity to go south and join the old Zhao family.

Anyway, there are not many officials who think that this little puppet court can succeed.

Li Bao destroyed Song Huizong's regime, and Yang Zhi defeated Xixia. When these two news spread to the north, the pseudo-officials of Zhending Mansion had mixed feelings, and finally had to face the new Ming Dynasty in Kaifeng.

Since last winter, people have been writing secret letters to Zongze, claiming that they were forced to surrender to the puppet regime.

Zongze doesn't care what bad things these guys have done in the past. Anyway, he should stabilize them first. The wording of each reply was the same, claiming that as long as they helped the Ming Dynasty and eliminate the Jin Dynasty, when the Celestial Empire regained the north, they would all be credited with generous rewards.

So in the past six months, Yue Fei and Li Qiong's actions have become increasingly smooth.

As long as the Jin soldiers or puppet troops leave the city, a secret message "saturation type" will soon be sent, and Yue Fei and Li Qiong will be sure to set up an ambush. Not only officials, but also gentry and merchants all looked forward to making contributions to the new dynasty.

The Jin people were furious because of this and had killed many "internal agents", including many unlucky ones who were unjustly killed.

After a series of killings, fewer people dared to write letters to Zongze, but the resentment of the puppet officials, gentry, and merchants grew day by day.

"The emperor ascends to the palace!"

The little emperor, who was under ten years old, was helped by the eunuch to sit on the dragon chair.

This dragon chair is a one-to-one replica of the one in Tokyo, with gold-painted dragon heads on the top and armrests. But the details are rough. They used copper alloy instead of gold. The brocade on the backrest is also produced in Jinzhou, and is outclassed by the original Shu brocade.

Originally, the officials were all lying down, and the puppet court rarely held court meetings, only on major festivals such as New Year's Day and the Winter Solstice.

But there will be a big battle in the near future, and Wanyan Zongwang's order must be formalized.

Jingyan Conference, Chang Dynasty, Wu Dynasty, Da Dynasty... none of them should be missing to show that the Zhending government is orthodox.

The little emperor sat on the dragon chair and yawned.

There was also a curtain set up, and the puppet queen mother sat behind the curtain to listen to the government.

As the left and right prime ministers, Huang Qianshan and Zhang Bangchang came forward to report on their work in recent days. The other officials were looking forward to leaving the court and going home to catch up on their sleep.

Individual people who are interested do not collect information at court meetings. They have their own information channels. Anyone who dared to write a secret letter to Zongze at this time could truly be called a righteous man. Most officials chose to hide themselves first.

Just when the court meeting was about to end, Liu Yu suddenly came out of the queue, held up the wat board and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

The little emperor had fallen asleep, lying on the dragon chair and drooling.

The puppet queen mother said: "Liu Qing, please tell me."

Liu Yu said loudly: "Cui Dan, a member of the Ministry of War, collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. The evidence of his crime is conclusive. This man asked his servant to deliver a letter to Deng's rice store in Gaocheng. The merchant surnamed Deng then sent someone to deliver a letter to the traitor Zongze, telling him that we, the Song Dynasty Various news from the imperial court have spread. Cui Dan has confessed that he betrayed the country only after being instigated by others!"

The puppet queen mother said casually: "This case can be handled according to the rules."

Liu Yu's tone became higher, almost shouting: "The person who instructs Cui Dan has a high and powerful position. Your Majesty, please make a decision with the Queen Mother."

The little emperor was woken up and mistakenly thought that he was shouting to withdraw from the court. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and jumped from the throne.

The eunuch next to him ran in panic, carried the little emperor onto the dragon chair and sat down, and whispered: "Guan family, the court meeting has not ended yet."

The puppet queen subconsciously asked: "Which minister is it?"

Liu Yu shouted: "Dazai Huang Qianshan!"

There was an uproar in the court.

Even the puppet queen mother was stunned and stunned. She had no idea how to deal with it.

Huang Qianshan was startled at first, and then shouted angrily: "Liu Yu, don't slander me! As the Grand Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, I am already the leader of hundreds of officials. How can I still collaborate with the enemy and betray the country? What benefits can I gain by collaborating with the enemy? Could it be that I have gone to the Pseudo-Ming Dynasty? , can you still become an emperor?"

Liu Yu said: "You were afraid that the allied forces of Song and Jin would be defeated in this war, so you collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country to leave a way for yourself to retreat. Cui Dan has already written a confession, and every sentence says that he was ordered by you!"

Huang Qianshan knew that it would be useless to talk to anyone. He held up the wat board and walked towards Shi Liai: "Mr. Shi, Liu Yu is very ambitious. He wants to frame me and dismiss me from office, and then he will become the prime minister himself."

Shi Liai was the mastermind of Wanyan Zongwang and was resident in Zhending Mansion as a guest. He was the one who could truly influence the puppet court.

"This matter should be investigated strictly, and good people will not be wronged," Shi Liai said.

Immediately, Toki Ai waved to the ceremonial officer, who immediately announced his withdrawal.

Huang Qianshan was also invited to drink tea by Dali Temple.

Shi Liai walked out of the hall slowly, his face calm as usual, but his heart was extremely angry.

He really wanted to assist Wanyan Zongwang in establishing a great cause, move Xi people and Bohai people to enrich Youzhou, and first consolidate and digest the new territory. These were all suggestions given by Shi Liai.

According to Shi Liai's plan, it would take at least three years to support the people before raising troops to march south.

But the current situation has gotten out of control, and the Jin people are not obedient at all, insisting on shaving their hair to obey orders. This caused the people of Jin to lose their hearts. Shi Liai was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. After repeated admonitions, he finally stopped shaving his hair and changed his clothes. But how can the hearts of the people be restored?

Shi Liai tried his best to make amends, and also advised Wanyan Zongwang to treat the people well and treat all ethnic groups equally in terms of policy. And we must postpone the southern expedition until the people in the north recover.

Wanyan Zongwang verbally agreed, but in the blink of an eye he imposed exorbitant levies, frantically overdrafting the people's resources to gather troops and levy food.

Now, the puppet Song Dynasty court is not resting. In order to climb up the ladder, Liu Yu actually criticized Huang Qianshan for colluding with the enemy and betraying the country.

One-third of the officials in the Puppet Song Dynasty were recommended and promoted by Huang Qianshan.

If this person is found guilty, he will definitely make people panic. I don’t know how many officials want to defect to the enemy and run away.

"Shi Gong, go slowly!" Liu Yu shouted.

Shi Liai stopped and turned around, his eyes were like daggers, and his tone was cold: "Are you tired of living?"

Liu Yu said: "Huang Qianshan may have been falsely accused, but this man's body was inactive and he should have been dismissed from his position as prime minister long ago. Although many of the people he recommended have qualifications and reputations, they are not willing to work hard for the Kingdom of Jin. I promoted him All of our officials are brave enough to do their jobs, and even the marshal often praises them."

"You are really ambitious." Shi Liai said angrily.

Liu Yu not only wanted to be prime minister, but also wanted to replace all the officials of the puppet dynasty, replacing all Huang Qianshan's people with his own.

In this way, Liu Yu can truly control the puppet dynasty.

Not an emperor, but better than an emperor!

And this is also good for the Kingdom of Jin, because Huang Qianshan and his gang are indeed just living in peace. If Liu Yu and his cronies were to take over, the efficiency of the Puppet Dynasty would be greatly improved, and they would be able to support the Jin Kingdom's southern expedition to a greater extent.

Liu Yu cupped his hands and said, "I have already written a letter to the marshal."

"Then why are you here looking for me?" Shi Liai was so angry that he walked away.

Liu Yu did not chase anymore, but smiled proudly.

Due to repeated admonitions, Shi Liai was no longer so favored by Wanyan Zongwang.

Liu Yu not only wanted to replace Huang Qianshan, but also wanted to replace Shi Liai. He tried to use the power of the Jin people to become the real controller of the north.

This guy was born into a down-to-earth gentry family. He was already extremely poor when he was young. He was also caught stealing a platinum bowl and gauze clothes from a classmate. After he was promoted to the imperial censor, he was exposed by Yan Guan for stealing things. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty forgave his past and ordered not to pursue the matter further.

Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty wanted to consolidate his authority, set up a Bureau of Etiquette, and drastically changed the etiquette system of the Song Dynasty.

Upright officials were unwilling to get involved, but Liu Yu wanted to please the emperor and went to court many times to discuss etiquette. Because of his poor knowledge, Song Huizong thought he was ignorant of etiquette, so he was demoted to Zhejiang as a visiting envoy.

When the Jin people came to kill him, Liu Yu was serving as an official in Hebei Province. He abandoned his official position and fled without caring about anything.

He originally wanted to escape back to his hometown in Shandong, but when he heard that Shandong was full of bandits, he was so frightened that he wanted to go to Tokyo again. Hearing again that Jin Bing and Ju Ming were attacking from the north and south and besieging Kaifeng, Liu Yu quickly returned the same way, and finally Ma Liu defected to the puppet court.

This man has a lot of bad things going on, but if you take into account his actions in history, even if Huang Qianshan and Zhang Bangchang are compared to him, they can be called true gentlemen.

This guy is completely shameless. Personal reputation, family reputation, people and society can all be forgotten.

So what if the Ming Dynasty and the New Dynasty had strong military strength?

If he joins the Ming Dynasty, will he be able to hold a high position?

Since you can't gain glory and wealth by taking refuge in the Ming Dynasty, you will be determined to be a dog for the Jin Kingdom. Jin Bing won, and he could take advantage of the situation to rule the north. When the Jin army was defeated, he took the little emperor and retreated with the Jin people.

The most important thing is to be happy yourself, regardless of whether everyone in the world lives or lives!

He was already poor enough and despised enough, and he had to enjoy power and wealth.

Two days later, Guan Sheng, Yue Fei, Li Qiong, Li Jinyi and others had led their troops towards Zhending Mansion.

Just as the war was approaching, Liu Yu received a reply from Wanyan Zongwang.

Wanyan Zongwang had long been dissatisfied with the drunkenness of the puppet dynasty, and he also heard that Huang Qian was a good collaborator with the enemy, so he directly ordered Liu Yu to make full decisions.

During the puppet government of Zhending Mansion, more than forty officials were arrested in one day.

Liu Yu first let his cronies take control of the Yushitai, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment to conduct impeachments, arrests, interrogations and judgments.

When arrested, they were severely tortured, and the interrogators were also induced to accuse Liu Yu's political opponents of being traitors to the country.

"I really haven't collaborated with the enemy, wuwuwu..." Huang Qianshan had been beaten half to death.

The cruel official looked sinister: "Confess quickly, you still have those accomplices! If you don't tell, you will be punished."

Huang Qianshan cried bitterly: "I said, I said."

"Hurry up and write down all your accomplices." The cool official said with a proud smile.

Huang Qianshan was dragged to lie on the table. His whole body was so painful that it was difficult to lift a pen. He wrote down all the officials he knew on the paper in a daze.

Outside Liu Yu's mansion.

Zhang Bangchang came to see him with all his money, which he had embezzled when he was an official in the puppet dynasty. His hometown was in Yongjingjun, where Han Shizhong was stationed, and all the money he had been greedy for was confiscated.

After waiting for a full day, Liu Yu was finally summoned.

Liu Yu was very proud and asked knowingly: "As a young minister, Mr. Zhang is very busy with official duties. What can you teach me when you come to my house?"

Zhang Bangchang wanted to save face outside, but now he was indoors. He knelt down with a bang, kowtowed frantically and said: "Mr. Liu, please spare my life. I am willing to offer all my family property. I only ask Mr. Liu to allow me to resign to serve the people."

In the Song Dynasty, Liu Yu could only look up to Zhang Bangchang, but in the Pseudo Dynasty, he was also not as good as Zhang Bangchang.

At this moment, Zhang Bangchang actually knelt down and kowtowed to himself, which made Liu Yu feel refreshed, as if he had drank a large bowl of ice water in the dog days of summer.

Liu Yu was already in a state of ecstasy with this wonderful feeling.

Liu Yu deliberately remained silent and asked Zhang Bangchang to kneel for a while longer. After he was satisfied, he said with a smile: "I am just the Privy Councilor, and Mr. Zhang is the young prime minister of the Song Dynasty. I dare not accept the kneeling of Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Bangchang was so afraid of death that he did not care about anything in order to survive. He knelt down and looked up with a smile on his face: "You can bear it, you can bear it. Mr. Liu is really the pillar of my Song Dynasty. He works hard day and night. I am kneeling here not only for myself." , it was also the official family and the Queen Mother who knelt down to thank Liu Gong for his hard work for the country and the country."

The acting official and the queen mother kneel down?

It was better not to say this. When Zhang Bangchang said it, a fire seemed to light up in Liu Yu's heart.

He seemed to see the puppet emperor and the queen mother kneeling in front of him.

Liu Yu began to become short of breath. Now that he was a powerful minister, why couldn't he go one step further and become an emperor?

God, please help the marshal win the battle and capture all of Hebei and Shandong. At that time, find an opportunity to depose the little emperor, and I, Old Liu, can return to his hometown in Shandong and proclaim himself emperor!

"You are also knowledgeable, but do you know what to do in the future?" Liu Yu asked.

Zhang Bangchang was frightened and kowtowed again: "I know. I will write a memorial tonight. Huang Qianshan collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and Liu Gong worked hard and made great achievements. For the sake of the Song Dynasty, I want to recommend Liu Gong as the Grand Prime Minister, and the officials under me will also agree. .”

Liu Yu was very satisfied, nodded and said: "Take back those belongings outside. They are all your treasures, how can I take away others' love?"

Zhang Bangchang knew that he could survive without having to bleed heavily. He was trembling with excitement: "I have an authentic work of Liu Gongquan, which I got last year. The sword is given to the hero, and I ask Mr. Liu to accept it with a smile!"

"Liu Gongquan's authentic work?"

Liu Yu's eyes were bright, he personally helped Zhang Bangchang up, and shouted outside the door: "Why don't you show Mr. Zhang some tea quickly?"

The battle between the two armies is about to begin, but the puppet court is causing a bloody storm.

Under Liu Yu's severe torture, more than ten officials who could not bear the torture and extorted confessions died. More than 40 people were convicted of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and they were all waiting for Wanyan Zongwang to come back and be executed.

In Zhendingfu City, people are in panic.

Shi Liai stood on the tower, looking at the countryside in the distance, sighing for a while.

He claims to be a wise man in his time, but from Wanyan Zongwang to Liu Yu, what the hell are he surrounded by?