Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

It would be great to create an era of scientific enlightenment in twenty or thirty years. Of course, Ju Ming was just thinking out of the blue. It would be great to create an era of scientific enlightenment.

When the father and son were discussing the prodigy class, Wu Qimai faced a very embarrassing situation in Shangjing (Acheng District, Harbin) in the distant Kingdom of Jin.

"Father, those people are going to form a partnership," Wanyan Zongpan said in a low voice with a ferocious look on his face, "Why don't I lead a hundred people to ambush while they are having a meeting in the city, kill all those people, and then subdue their fierceness?" install!"

Wu Qimai glared at his son: "I'll kill you first!"

Wanyan Zongpan asked, "What should we do? Watch them seize power step by step?"

"Wait." Wu Qimai said.

"If we wait any longer, we will be kicked out of Beijing!" Wanyan Zongpan said angrily.

Historically, in order to fight for power, Wanyan Zongpan insisted on stopping the attack on the Song Dynasty and returning the land of Henan and Shaanxi, and made a fuss about dividing the territory with Zhao Gou to rule. When Wanyan Zonghan died of illness, he immediately trapped and killed his cronies, but was killed by a group of military nobles.

Wu Qimai analyzed: "I am the emperor of Jin now, and you are the deputy commander of the armies at home and abroad. As long as we don't kill people randomly, our lives will never be in danger. Even if those people join forces now, how can we be of the same mind? We The more they give in, the more power they gain. When the time comes, they will inevitably fight for power."

Wanyan Zongpan said in confusion: "They are fighting for power, why won't they give us this power?"

Wu Qimai shook his head and said: "If they can't fight with each other, they must find someone to mediate. The person responsible for mediating can only be the Emperor of Jin. Moreover, Xie Ye has been in poor health in the past two years, and I don't know if he can still How long will he live? As long as he dies, something will happen, and we can take action when the time comes."

The person Wu Qimai was most afraid of was not Wanyan Zonghan, but Wanyan Xieye, the Prime Minister of Guolunbo Jilie.

When the Jin Dynasty attacked the Song Dynasty, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang were only the left and right marshals, but Wanyan Xie was also the commander-in-chief of the attack on the Song Dynasty.

This person holds the power of the court, the wealthy territory in the middle of Liaozhong, and controls the ancestral nobles and powerful people of various ethnic groups.

If Wu Qimai died suddenly, then Wanyan Zonghan would not be the successor to the throne, but Wanyan Xieye would definitely be the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Scholar Han is here."

"Invite him in."

A Han official, about fifty years old, came to the palace, knelt down and worshiped: "I pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor."

Wu Qimai said kindly: "Han Qing, please get up quickly. Please give me a seat!"

Han Fang was born as the number one scholar in the Liao Kingdom. He had great influence among the people of the old Liao Dynasty and had his own family power.

When he was sent as an envoy to Goryeo, he asked the Goryeo monarchs and ministers who had been unwilling to surrender to quickly write a letter of surrender to abide by the Kingdom of Jin as the country of his parents.

Wu Qimai was overjoyed and promoted Han Fang several times within a year. He was now a bachelor of Zhaowen Palace in the Kingdom of Jin.

The effort to persuade Goryeo to surrender was just a pretense. Han Fang's real role was to compile history and help the Jin Kingdom carry out internal reforms.

Although Wu Qimai, Wanyan Xieye, and Wanyan Zongqian usually compete with each other for power, they also have room for cooperation. That is, the emperor and the prime minister joined forces to take back local military and political power bit by bit through a series of political reforms!

The establishment of the Privy Council in Datong and Yanjing was actually initiated by Wu Qimai, who tried to send Jurchen nobles and civilian officials to control the army.

However, the people sent out were quickly replaced by Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang, and they had to re-dispatch officials acceptable to both parties.

The next step was to abolish the Privy Council and establish an official system similar to that of the Song and Liao Dynasties. They admired the Song Dynasty's "using culture to control military force" very much.

Wu Qimai asked: "Can you elaborate on the three-province system that Han Qing mentioned?"

Han Fang said: "In the center, there are three provinces: Shangshu, Zhongshu, and Menxia. The Shangshu Province has Shangshu Ling, left and right prime ministers, and left and right prime ministers. Shangshu Ling has no real power. The left and right prime ministers are prime ministers, and the left and right prime ministers are deputy prime ministers..."

"Under the three provinces, there are six more departments, Yushitai, Marshal's Mansion, Dazong Zhengfu, Hanlin Academy, Palace Department, and Agriculture Department..."

"Zhu Bo was so fierce that he was reassigned to official positions without real power, such as Taishi, Taibao, and Taifu. The Du Marshal's office was retained and he was in charge of the national army. During the battle, the imperial court would send the Du Marshal or the left and right deputy marshals to lead the troops..."

In fact, it was a mixed official system of the Song and Liao Dynasties, while retaining some of the names of the Jin Kingdom. The Marshal's Office was the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty.

Wu Qimai asked again about the role of each institution. After understanding everything, he could only sigh.

If he wanted to play this trick, as the emperor, he had to lie dormant and wait until Wanyan Zonghan died of illness before he could do it. Moreover, Wanyan Xie also had to suffer to death. This was a political game called "See who lives longer."

Wu Qimai's current military strength can only ensure the safety of the imperial city and prevent anyone from reaching into the palace.

After leaving the imperial city, even in the capital, Wu Qimai could not make the decision.

Han Fang said: "The reform of the official system can be completed first in the prefecture in central Liao."

"No need for the moment." Wu Qimai shook his head and said.

If reforms are carried out in the central Liaoning region, it will only enhance Wanyan Xieye's local control, but it will not be of any benefit to Wu Qimai, the emperor.

Han Fang added: "If there is too much opposition, we can first set up the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites in Shangjing."

"The time has not come yet." Wu Qimai still disagreed. This kind of thing will have to wait until Wanyan Xie also dies of illness.

Han Fang also told Wu Qimai about the system and culture of the Liao and Song Dynasties, and also told Wu Qimai the history of the Han and Tang Dynasties like telling stories.

After talking for two hours, Han Fang resigned and left the palace.

After leaving the palace, Han Fang went straight to Wanyan Xieye's residence: "Meet His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Wan Yanxie also asked directly: "Can he agree to the establishment of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites?"

"It's because the time has not come yet." Han Fang replied.

"Totally confused!"

Wan Yanxie also said angrily: "If we don't set up the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, how can we reform the official system? How can we take back the military power across the country? Even if he is the emperor, he won't take back power. Why can't I take it back?"

Han Fang lowered his head and said nothing. He was not anyone's confidant, he was just a tool for political reform.

Whoever controls the Jin Dynasty's court will reuse him!

Wu Qimai refused to cooperate, so Wanyan Xie could only seek cooperation with Wanyan Zonghan.

In the next half month, the Bojilie Conference will continue to be held.

The military pressure brought by the Ming Dynasty was too great, and the two major factions of the Jin Kingdom could only temporarily join forces. The results of the meeting were as follows -

Wu Qimai is still the emperor.

Wanyan Xie also served as Guolun Zuobojilie, and Wanyan Zonghan served as Guolun Youbojilie, that is, the left and right prime ministers of the Jin Kingdom.

Wanyan Zongqian served as Amabo Jilie (first deputy prime minister).

Wanyan Zongwang served as the marshal of the capital (privy envoy).

The two factions recognized Banbo Jilie as the crown prince, but changed it to Aguda's eldest grandson Wanyandan.

Several other Bojilie positions have also been adjusted.

Wu Qimai's confidants were ostracized by both factions and completely left the aristocratic political meeting.

With a completely neglected emperor and a prince who was less than ten years old, the military and political power of the Jin Kingdom was divided among the nobles through negotiation.

"What a bully!"

"A bunch of traitors and thieves!"

Wu Qimai's adult sons rushed to the palace to complain about their grievances, and those with a bad temper scolded them directly.

Wu Qimai said to his sons: "I heard Han Xueshi tell the story of the Han people. The Han people had hundreds of emperors in the past dynasties, and some of them were bullied by powerful ministers and could not make decisions. You can learn from the Han people and pretend to give up on yourself. , You should pretend to enjoy yourself and stop interfering in military and political affairs. I will also ask the prime minister to help search for beauties and treasures. The more I do this, the more at ease the prime minister will be. "

"What's the use of these?" asked the third son Wanyan Zongya.

Wu Qimai said: "Are you afraid of a tiger?"

Wanyan Zongya said: "Of course I'm afraid."

Wu Qimai asked again: "Are you afraid of a fat pig that is lazy and smelly and only knows how to eat and sleep?"

"Not afraid." Wanyan Zongya said.

Wu Qimai smiled and said: "You should put away your claws and pretend to be a fat pig. When the opportunity comes, you can become a tiger again."

Wanyan Zongpan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "Father is right, you must pretend to be harmless and wait until they let down their guard before you bite!"

Wu Qimai warned: "Sleep more women and have more sons. Even if we can't take back the power, we must let our children and grandchildren get back what we lost."

The Bojilie Conference had just concluded when two urgent military messages suddenly arrived.

One is that Goryeo is about to send troops to the north, and it is information sent by the minister of Goryeo.

The second was the rebellion by the Xi people who moved to Youzhou.

Wanyan Zongwang rushed back to Yanshan Mansion. Halfway through, he heard that the rebellion had been put down. It was Liu E, the son of Liu Yanzong (who had just died of illness), who led the troops to quell the rebellion.

Wanyan Zongwang trusted the Liu family more and more and promoted Liu E to the deputy capital of Yanshan Prefecture.

Wanyan Zonghan also encountered trouble. Yelu Dashi suddenly led his troops to invade south, defeated several Khitan tribes by surprise, plundered a large number of people and livestock and returned to Mobei.

Just as Wanyan Zonghan was planning to clean up the Yelu Dashi, another news came from the direction of Datong. The Zhenbao monks in Wutai County raised troops again, and this time they had more sufficient armor.

Thousands of Jin soldiers had just been transferred to Wutai to suppress the rebellion, but Han rebels also appeared in Xinzhou.

Due to excessive grain collection last year, there was no harvest this spring, and more than 40,000 hungry Han people gathered in Daizhou City. Instead of providing relief, the Jin government sent troops to forcibly disperse the hungry people.

In desperation, a hero led the hungry people to rise up.

They did not dare to attack Daizhou City by force, so they went up the river to kill Nao County, plundering gentry and wealthy households along the way, and tens of thousands of rebels attacked the county seat of Nao County.

Three hundred Jurchen cavalry rushed out, and tens of thousands of rebels were defeated and fled, scattered into more than a dozen forces in the mountains.

These forces in the mountains were both anti-Jin rebels and bandits. Even though the Jin soldiers entered the mountains many times, they could not eliminate them.

Immediately afterwards, the Khitan people who were moved to Xianping by the Jin Kingdom also rebelled because of lack of food. They were defeated by the Jin soldiers of Guangning Prefecture, and the remaining forces fled to Hanzhou (Siping City), and then looted and fled to the Tongliao area along the way.

The negative consequences of last year's excessive grain requisition broke out this spring, and rebellions of various sizes occurred one after another in the Jin Kingdom.

But they were not very popular. They were massacred repeatedly several times. The population was sparse and there was no big problem at all. Secondly, the various ethnic groups were separated and relocated, and it was difficult to twist them into a single rope. They were always defeated by a small number of golden soldiers.

Even if the Goryeo army marched north, the Jin people only needed a thousand cavalry to defeat it.

What was really fatal was that the Xingzhou defenders suddenly rebelled, the Jurchen defenders were booby-trapped, and the Bohai deputy general led his troops and city to surrender directly to Li Bao!