Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

When I went to Beijing, it was still snowing.

The city wall here was built after the destruction of the Liao Dynasty and before the attack on the Song Dynasty.

The whole building is an "L"-shaped connected north and south city. The north city is a vertical rectangle, and the south city is a horizontal rectangle - with a total circumference of 11 kilometers.

The Imperial City is located in the upper left corner of the south city. It was built to imitate the Bianliang Imperial City and houses a five-story palace.

At that time, in order to carry out large-scale construction projects, many craftsmen and people were forcibly moved in, half of whom came from inside and outside Yanjing City.

The Jin people did not squeeze many nobles and wealthy households from the Liao Kingdom to death, but moved them here to open shops and do business. There were also many prominent Bohai families who separated their families and came to build houses and settle down, integrating into the social system of the Jin Kingdom in Shangjing.

In fact, locating the Anton Protectorate here is not as troublesome as Ju Ming thought.

Because in the Shangjing City of the Jin Kingdom, Chinese and Khitan are the mainstream languages, and Jurchen is just the official ruling language.

Even the Jurchen nobles who have lived in Beijing for a long time can all speak Chinese fluently.

Even because there are a large number of educated Han, Khitan and Bohai people living in the city, Confucianism has also developed rapidly in recent years. The juniors of the three generations of Jurchen nobles studied Confucian classics one after another, and there were many who were good at poetry and painting.

Instead, it’s Jurchen writing. Not many people understand that stuff!

Within the imperial city, the great dynasty was meeting.

Wu Qimai said: "Starting from next year, the Bojilie system will be abolished. Why is the national fortune of our country declining? Why did the Liao and Song kingdoms perish one after another? It's all because of poor systems. We should follow the Ming system and set up a cabinet and a general administration council. , the Privy Council, the Supervisory Council and the Six Ministries. The reason why the Ming Dynasty is strong is because of the cabinet system.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

A group of Han and Bohai civil servants suddenly shouted in unison.

These guys still want to continue to bet on both sides. Some tribesmen will be officials in the Jin Kingdom, and other tribesmen will be officials in the Ming Dynasty.

If the Jin Kingdom adopts the cabinet system, it is difficult to say whether it can restore its national strength, but they, the civil servants, will definitely have more real power.

Wu Qimai is wooing civil servants and winning people's hearts!

At the same time, reforms can also be used to regain power and put the finances and military in the hands of the emperor.

Of course, if the Ming Dynasty was determined to destroy the Jin Kingdom, the civil servants of all ethnic groups would turn to the Ming Dynasty without hesitation.

Jin Wushu couldn't help but said: "Reforming the imperial system is a matter for the future. The Ming army was two hundred miles away, and they didn't come because of the heavy snow. Now we should discuss how to protect the country Zuo. If even the great Jin Kingdom Zuo can't be saved, how can we still protect it?" What about reforming the system?”

Wu Qimai said: "Even including the palace guards, there are only three to four thousand remaining soldiers in Beijing, and there is still a lack of military food supplies. It is impossible to defeat the Ming army. The only way to go is to negotiate a peace."

Wanyan Zongxian asked: "How are the peace talks going?"

Wu Qimai said: "It went very smoothly. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty is willing to marry Princess Yiguo, and the marriage between the two countries will be long-lasting in the future."

"Your Majesty, you must beware of deceit," Wanyan Zongqiang reminded, "The southern thieves have always been cunning. Perhaps they were blocked by heavy snow and deliberately delayed the peace talks, and then suddenly came to kill them at the beginning of spring."

"I know it well," Wu Qimai said, changing the subject. "Today's court meeting will discuss another major event. That is, the rebellion case of Oben (Wanyan Zongqian) and Nianhan (Wanyan Zonghan)!"

The Jurchen nobles all changed their expressions.

Po Luhuo advised: "Your Majesty, the rebellion case has been investigated long ago. Now that foreign enemies are watching, we can no longer be implicated."

Wu Qimai said angrily: "It is certain that the two of them rebelled. They dared to frame the emperor for stealing the treasury, and even dragged the emperor out to beat him up. He is disrespectful and deserves to be punished for his crime! In this palace, there are still them. The remnants of the two!”

The Jurchen nobles were even more frightened and turned their heads around to observe.

Wu Qimai pointed at Li Shi: "You tell me."

Li Shi held the wat tablet and went out: "I left the court at that time and saw Wu Shu and O Ben whispering. They thought that since I didn't understand the Jurchen dialect, they were unprepared. After I approached, the two of them were still conspiring loudly. "

"What are they plotting?" Wu Qimai asked.

Li Shi said: "They conspired to poison His Majesty and let Taizu's eldest grandson succeed him."

"Nonsense!"

Jin Wushu was furious on the spot: "I only get close to Nianliduo (Zongfu), and I am neither a party to Auben (Zongqian) nor a party to Nianhan (Zonghan). I helped plot to poison the emperor. , even if it succeeds, what good will it do to me?”

Li Shi said: "Of course you want to be a marshal."

"What evidence do you have?" Jin Wushu asked.

Li Shi said: "I heard it with my own ears."

Jin Wushu sneered: "That means there is no evidence!"

Wu Qimai said: "Delay him until he is interrogated."

"Your Majesty," Wanyan Zongxian stood up, "There are not many veteran generals who can lead troops in battle. How can we repel the Ming army if we continue to kill them?"

Wu Qimai said: "It's just an interrogation. I didn't say we must kill him."

Jin Wushu was so angry that he pointed at Wu Qimai and said: "You confuse right and wrong, do not distinguish between right and wrong, and are good at killing generals. Just wait until you die and the country is destroyed!"

Wanyan Zongpan shouted: "You roared in the court and cursed the Emperor of Jin. These crimes alone are punishable by death."

Wu Qimai waved his hand and said: "Detention for interrogation."

That night, Li Shi came to the cell with a few cruel officials and sent away all the guards who were watching the deposit.

Jin Wushu said angrily: "Ask what you want to interrogate. I am not treasonous and I am not of the same party as the two of them."

Li Shi sat down, took out a pen and paper, and read while writing: "Wushu said that he colluded with Onben and used poison to murder His Majesty the Great Jin Emperor..."

Jin Wushu said anxiously: "I didn't say it, don't write it randomly!"

Li Shi continued to write and record Jin Wushu's crimes one after another.

After a long time, Li Shi finally finished writing and said to Jin Wushu: "Let's mark it."

"Thief, don't even think about it!" Jin Wushu scolded angrily.

Li Shi didn't say anything more, but winked at a few cool officials.

They opened the brass lock on the cell door, and one of them was holding a rope.

Jin Wushu's hands were tied behind his back. At this moment, he realized that something was wrong and immediately pushed forward hard.

One of the cruel officials was knocked over by him, and the other reached out to grab him, but Jin Wushu also broke free. Jin Wushu rushed out of the cell, but another cruel official suddenly stretched out his foot and tripped Jin Wushu to the ground.

All the cruel officials came over and held Jin Wushu down like a pig.

Jin Wushu roared: "The sky is clear, the sky is clear, I am not treason!"

The cool official holding the rope put his knees against Jin Wushu's vest, knelt down and strangled Jin Wushu's neck with the rope.

Jin Wushu struggled for a while and finally stopped.

Li Shi stretched out his hand and found that he was no longer breathing. So he took out the ink pad, untied the rope that tied Jin Wushu's hands, and marked the crimes just recorded.

Li Shi glanced at the cell and said to several cruel officials: "Wushu untied the rope by himself and committed suicide because of fear of crime."

The cruel officials understood and hung up Jin Wushu.

The next day, news came out that Jin Wushu committed suicide out of fear of crime, and the subsequent political storm had just begun.

Shi family.

Shi Liai looked at the officers who broke in and asked in horror: "What are you going to do?"

The officer in charge of leading the team said: "Wu Shu has already confessed you, and the Shi family is also plotting a rebellion!"

"My Shi family is loyal to Dai Jin, how could there be any rebellion?" Shi Jian rushed to the courtyard excitedly.

"Whether there is treason or not, we will know after a trial. Arrest him!" the officer shouted.

Shi Jian suddenly came back to his senses: "My ears must have been cut off by the Ming Emperor. They thought I had offended the Ming Emperor. I didn't. The two countries were at war at the time, and I was just a messenger... Let me go, Let me go!"

Shi Liai had already calmed down, and said disheartenedly: "Don't ask them again. They harmed the loyal and loyal, betrayed the country for glory, and Dajin will perish!"

While Wu Qimai beheaded the men of the Shi family, he also promoted the in-laws of the Shi family. In this way, we can prevent everyone from being in danger and quickly stabilize the storm.

…

Yang family.

Yang Pu, Aguda's number one strategist, was so ill that he was completely dead.

He called his son to the bedside, and after hearing what had happened recently, he warned: "Killing Wushu will demoralize the army. When he kills him, love will be established, and the civil servants will also be heartbroken. The fall of the Jin Kingdom is imminent, so you should not participate in any fights, etc." Just go out of the city to greet the Ming army in the spring."

The son asked: "You really can't negotiate for peace?"

Yang Pu tried his best and could only manage to make a sound: "That Emperor Zhu of the Ming Dynasty is an outstanding person. Can he tolerate the existence of the Jin Kingdom? With the strength of the Ming army, Xixia will be destroyed sooner or later, and he may even regain the Western Regions. . What a pity. If I could be twenty years younger, I would help Emperor Zhu wholeheartedly."

"He wants to be Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty?" the son asked in surprise.

Yang Pu stopped talking and shook his fingers to let his son leave.

He probably won't be able to survive this year's cold winter, and now he just wants to be relieved of his physical pain as soon as possible.

He helped Aguda establish the Kingdom of Jin, and now he died with the Kingdom of Jin.

…

A cartload of heads was dragged by a sled to see Ma Kuo.

Ma Kuo was also very familiar with Jin Wushu. He looked at the head in front of him and reached out to close Jin Wushu's eyelids.

Quite emotional!

Li Shi, who was showing off his power in Beijing, turned into a dog when he saw Ma Kuo. He knelt down and asked, "If the angel has any other requests, you might as well tell them."

Ma Kuo no longer looked at the heads: "First, the historical materials of the Liao Kingdom must be sealed and kept for safekeeping; second, Wu Qimai must die!"

Li Shi was shocked when he heard this: "This, this, this..."

Although Wanyan Zonggu was scared, he was also angry and said: "If you don't want peace talks, just say so. Why do you need to say this?"

Ma Kuo smiled and said to Wanyan Zonggu: "Your father is dead, your brother can still succeed. Of course your father also killed countless Han people, but your brother has never been on the battlefield. Your brother's hands are clean." Yes! After you go back, you can discuss it with your brother without telling your father."

Wanyan Zonggu was stunned on the spot.

Ma Kuo said to Li Shi again: "How come the escaped pseudo-Song emperor, the empress dowager, and the traitorous officials of the pseudo-Song Dynasty were not sent?"

Li Shi quickly replied: "I will send them immediately after the peace talks. Considering that His Majesty the Ming Emperor may have to live, he did not dare to kill them without permission."

"It's very thoughtful." Ma Kuo chuckled.