Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Wanyan Zongwang's sudden death indeed made the top Jurchen nobles more "unified".

However, this has nothing to do with the people of all ethnic groups, or even the middle and low-level generals of each ethnic group!

Wanyan Zonghan and others quickly returned to the Kingdom of Jin and went to Beijing, hoping to determine the new power structure as soon as possible.

Wanyan Xiyin was left in Youzhou to take charge of the affairs of migrating people.

Jurchen and Bohai elite soldiers were sent out to supervise the relocation of the Han, Xi, and Khitan peoples, and if any abnormalities were discovered, they would immediately suppress them with force.

In order to show their sincerity, the Jin soldiers first evacuated from the two cities of Guiyi and Yongqing, leading people of all ethnic groups to the north. At the same time, Li Bao, with his soldiers and people, boarded the ship from Haibin County to hand over the territory.

Immediately, the Jin people sent fifty mares, all of which were under ten years old.

The Ming Dynasty shipped 80,000 shi of wheat as a down payment for food compensation.

Everything was harmonious, at least on the surface.

Since the Jin Kingdom actually controlled too few people here, when the people were relocated, all ethnic groups were allowed to farm around key cities. Even the scattered survivors of the Liao Kingdom were allowed to leave their homes and move closer to the cities, reestablishing villages one after another on the outskirts of the city.

Wanyan Zongwang appointed the leaders of various ethnic groups and local gentry as officials and generals, and then sent their relatives to Liaodong as hostages.

By controlling the chiefs and gentry, they indirectly controlled the people within their jurisdiction.

The same is true for this return migration. They only focused on the leaders and gentry, and then asked the leaders and gentry to organize the people to move away.

The outskirts of Xincheng County.

Xi Shuli glanced at his officers and shouted angrily: "Do you want to rebel?"

A Xi people officer named Ma Liu said: "We first moved from Yanshan to Liaodong, then from Liaodong to here, and now we have to be moved again. The tribesmen have reclaimed a lot of land, and they have to move again as soon as it is fully cultivated. The government still has No compensation will be given. How many people have died during these migrations? Do you want more people to die?"

Another Xi Ren officer named Guanyin Nu said: "When fighting, we charge forward and die, and when we withdraw, we stay behind and die. What do Xi people mean in the Kingdom of Jin? They are worse than dogs!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another veteran said: "Our people work hard to cultivate the land, but there is not enough food to eat. They are all conscripted by the Jin people to make military rations. Our men will be conscripted to fight as soon as they reach adulthood. Now the number of women is... More than twice as many as men. If we fight a few more battles, I’m afraid only women will be left!”

"It is now said that the Ming Kingdom is willing to accept people of all ethnic groups. As long as they do not leave with the Jurchens, they can come back and take back the land. In addition, taxes will be completely exempted in the first year, and taxes will be halved in the second and third years!"

"If we don't leave and go to Liaodong, sooner or later we will all die in the hands of the Jin people."

"Yes, we want to defect to the Ming Dynasty. I heard that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty treated the people well!"

The officers glared angrily, and even the soldiers in Xi Shuli gradually left his side.

Among all the ethnic groups in the Kingdom of Jin, the Xi people are the most discriminated against and the most suppressed.

Of course, to a certain extent, it’s the ridicule’s own fault.

Before Emperor Tianzuo died, Song Huizong redeemed Youzhou, and there was a brief power vacuum in the Yanshan area.

The leader of the Xi people returned to Libao to rebel against the Jin Dynasty and established himself as the emperor. Jianguo claimed to be the emperor.

Due to severe food shortage, Huilibao first plundered the territory of the Jin Kingdom, and then plundered the Khitan tribe. After being beaten painfully, he came to rob the Han people in the north, and was beaten up by Guo Yaoshi's troops.

Through this series of operations, Xi Ren offended almost all the surrounding forces, and it can be said that he was destroyed by the Jurchens, Khitans, and Han'er.

After the fall of the Xi State, the Xi people were suppressed and rebelled every now and then.

The Jurchen nobles regarded the Xi people as a serious nuisance, and all of them broke up and moved away.

Take the Xi people here in front of you, including the old, weak, women and children, there are only seven or eight hundred people in total. Moreover, their villages were sandwiched between Jurchen, Khitan and Han villages. This arrangement was nothing more than to prevent them from rebelling again.

Faced with the protests of his tribe, Xi Shuli knew that it was difficult to recover.

His parents, eldest son, and second son were all serving as hostages in Liaodong at this time. Now it seems that they can only ignore their family.

Xi Shuli said to the officers: "Each of you go back and tell your tribe to flee to Han in the dark tonight. Don't take any property with you, not even livestock. Those who have horses can take horses. Only take ten and a half days' rations with you." , come with me after dark. You can’t go directly to the south. Go northeast until dawn, hide during the day, and then turn south to join the Ming Dynasty at night. "

At night, seven to eight hundred Xi people, supporting the elderly and the young, quietly passed through the large wheat fields in the northeast. At dawn, they crossed the Liuli River and hid in a deserted village.

At the same time, the young members of the clan failed to cross the river and continued heading north, deliberately leaving traces along the way to mislead the pursuers in the direction of their search.

Two days later at night, the young men and women headed south along the east bank of the Liuli River. Relying on the marks left by women and children along the way, they finally reunited successfully four days later.

Then he turned to the southeast, avoiding the forts set up by the Jin Kingdom, and came to the Juma River on the border between the two countries.

Seeing the Ming cavalry patrolling in the distance on the other side, Xi Shuli dismounted his horse and swam across the river. Then he rode towards the Ming cavalry. He shouted at the top of his lungs from a distance: "Don't shoot arrows. I am Shu Li, the general of the Xi army, and I am here with eight hundred tribesmen." Go to Ming Dynasty!"

After approaching, the Ming cavalry said expressionlessly: "I didn't see anything. Going east along the Juma River can lead to Bazhou."

After saying that, the Ming cavalry rode away.

Xi Shu was stunned for a moment and then reacted.

The two countries of Ming and Jin have already negotiated peace talks with them. They are treasonous people of the Jin Kingdom, and it is not convenient for Ming to openly accept them.

However, Xi Shuli can take people there, and there will be officials from the Ming Dynasty in front of them to take care of them.

Entering the territory of the Ming Dynasty, after about a day of walking, a knight suddenly blocked the road: "Are there people from the Ming Dynasty in front of us?"

Xi Shuli said quickly: "We are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty."

The Ranger officer smiled and said: "Come here to register and get your Ming Dynasty household registration. The government will give you rations and arrange for you to return home when the time comes."

"Thank you for your help, noble man!" Xi Shuli was overjoyed.

In the wilderness a few miles ahead, a "refugee" gathering point has been opened, and many shacks have been set up.

People of the Xi ethnic group line up as a family unit to register.

Xi Shuli was at the front of the queue with his wife, third son and young daughter.

Just listen to the official ask: "What is the name of the head of the household?"

"Xi Shuli," Xi Shuli said, "Xi Shuli doesn't know how to write the word Xi Shuli."

The official reminded: "You can change your surname. His Majesty the Ming Emperor allows you to change it to the national surname Zhu. You can also change other surnames. Here are the "Hundred Family Surnames". You can choose any one."

There was some resistance in Xi Shu: "Do I have to change my surname?"

The official said: "You don't have to change it."

This answer surprised Xi Shuli. Instead, he said, "Then I will change my surname to the Ming Dynasty."

The official asked again: "Do you want to change your name?"

Xi Shuli said: "Please help me change a Chinese name to have the meaning of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty."

The official thought for a while and said, "Then your name is Zhu Quanzhong."

"Thank you for your name!"

Xi Shuli only brought over seven to eight hundred people. He knew that it would be difficult to preserve the Xi people, and he also knew that the Xi people had a very bad reputation. Now that I have changed my name to Han, I will simply integrate into the Han nationality in the future.

Not only did he change his name, he also asked officials to change the names of his wife and children.

After the official registered their family, he glanced at the tribesmen behind him: "Han'er will move north in large numbers, and most of them will be young and strong men. There are many women in your tribe. Are you willing to intermarry with Han'er? If you are willing, the court has other people. Preferential treatment. The married daughter's family will be exempted from all taxes for three years! You can tell the clan members about this news, and there is no need to make a decision now."

"willing."

Xi Shuli... No, of course Zhu Quanzhong is willing.

His ethnic group is weak. If he can marry many Han children, he will not be afraid of being bullied by Ming officials in the future.

These seven to eight hundred people came to register one after another, and all of them were willing to change their surnames to Chinese.

Most of them actually have no surnames. Even if they do, their surname is based on their clan name, or their surname is based on their tribe. Now there is no psychological burden in changing their surname to Han.

After the registration was completed, Zhu Quanzhong led the tribesmen into the resettlement site.

A middle-aged man came running towards me on horseback, laughing and saying, "In Xishu, it's really you. It looks like you from a distance."

Zhu Quanzhong was shocked and said: "Xiao Luohan, why did you come to surrender?"

The middle-aged man said: "My name is not Xiao Luohan, my name will be Zhu Dingzhong from now on."

"My name is Zhu Quanzhong."

"Hahaha……"

The two looked at each other and laughed, feeling that their life experience was particularly wonderful.

Zhu Quanzhong asked: "How many tribesmen did you bring here?"

Zhu Dingzhong said: "More than a thousand."

"Can you leave with more than a thousand people? Won't the Jin soldiers come to catch up?" Zhu Quanzhong said in surprise.

Zhu Dingzhong said: "You chased us, but you didn't chase us. After you took the people to escape, the Jurchen soldiers went to chase them. Li Su took Han'er to escape again, and the Jurchen soldiers and Bohai soldiers chased them. I took the opportunity to kill the people who stayed behind. The Bohai soldiers led the whole clan to flee south quickly, but they arrived before you took a detour."

Zhu Quanzhong said: "We Xi people have the lowest status and can be bullied by any clan. How come you Khitan people have come to seek refuge with the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Dingzhong sneered: "How much better are the Khitans than the Xi people in the Jin Kingdom? They can barely live without migrating. It has only been three years since they moved here, and now they are moving to Liaodong. Even if they can survive after migrating, , the Ming army will definitely come again in the future, how can the Jin soldiers win? Last year I planned to lead my troops to surrender to the Ming Dynasty!"

Two days later, hundreds of people came again, this time they were Han'er from the North, who came from Yongqing County to defect.

The Jin Kingdom's migration plan was completely messed up. Many people of all ethnic groups on the border between the two countries were led southward by their leaders.

Wanyan Xiyin could only suppress them with force, but once he mobilized troops to pursue them, after the army left, other tribes defected. Paying attention to one thing and missing the other, pressing the gourd and raising the ladle makes it impossible to guard against defection.

The more this happens, the less prestige the Jin court loses, and the more people of all ethnic groups defect.

Wanyan Xiyin was finally defeated and sent people to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty, asking the Ming Dynasty generals to repatriate those Jin defectors.

The general said that he could not make the decision and asked the Jin envoy to find the chief envoy.

The chief envoy simply pretended to be dumbfounded and said that he did not know that this happened. At the same time, he told the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin that he would strictly restrain civil and military officials, resolutely not do anything to lure people from neighboring countries, and would send people to the border to investigate carefully.

In desperation, Wanyan Xiyin could only send the envoy to Tokyo.

Prince Zhu always keeps his promises and will definitely not do anything that violates the contract. Of course, he will send people to investigate carefully.