Soon after Zong Han fled from Fengshengzhou to Datong, news came that Yanmen had fallen and Di Gu Nai had been killed in battle. This time, he couldn't even cry.

Soon Zhi Yanchong and Yang Kaiyuan met in Fengshengzhou, and the two armies cooperated together, approaching Datong, plus Quduan in the south direction and Wang Xuan in the northwest direction, the three-way army of nearly 200,000 horses has become a net of heaven and earth!

Seeing the change of minds of the people in Datong City, Zong Han knew that he couldn't hold it, and finally under the advice of Gao Qingyi, he took advantage of the fact that the northeast, northwest, and south armies had not yet been encircled, and rolled up grain, grass and horses overnight, and fled to the southwest with 40,000 or 50,000 people. Before leaving, he ordered Zongxian to set fire to Datong.

At the beginning, after the Jin army broke down, they took away a large number of books and cultural relics, which were divided equally between the east and west roads, and most of the people who returned to the west route army except those who were bought by merchants and transferred to the Han Department stayed in Datong. In addition, Zong Han has used Datong as a base for more than ten years and has worked hard, so the cultural relics in this city are also considerable. After Zong Han left the city, Zong Xian looked at the priceless treasures all over the city, couldn't move his hand for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and sighed: "That's it!" Shut the gates! I'm not leaving! ”

The subordinates were shocked and hurriedly came to persuade him, Zong Xian said: "The battlefield is ruthless, but what is the crime of these calligraphy and paintings, gold and stones, carved beams and paintings?" We have failed, so why bother to bury them? He sent someone to inform Zong Han of his decision. Zong Han was naturally furious when he heard this, but he was already out of the city for dozens of miles at this time, and he was busy fleeing for his life, where could he come back to punish this disobedient younger brother?

Soon the army on three sides was surrounded, Qu Duan arrived first, and saw that although the city gate was closed, the city head was full of old and weak soldiers, and was about to attack the city, Liu Cao, who came with the army, persuaded: "No! I heard that His Majesty is also coming from the Northeast, why should the general compete with His Majesty for this lottery? ”

Qu Duan came to his senses and asked: "But if I don't do anything here, I'm afraid that Your Majesty will also ask you, and second, I'm afraid that Wang Xuan will take the lottery!" ”

Liu Cao said: "There is another great achievement, why bother to fight for the intention that may make Your Majesty unhappy?" ”

Qu Duan asked what the great achievement was, Liu Cao pointed to the southwest, and Qu Duan immediately came to his senses and said, "Fortunately, Brother Liu Xian is here!" He divided half of the soldiers and horses, blocked the road out of the city and into the city, and brought his elite soldiers to chase Zong Han.

He walked for a day, and Wang Xuan also arrived. When he saw that the soldiers and horses left behind by Quduan were besieging but not attacking, he also followed his example, and surrounded him outside, but also surrounded but did not attack, and also sent light horsemen to meet Quduan.

Soon Zhe Yanchong's army arrived at the foot of Datong City, Zong Xian heard about it, sent people out of the city to ask for a meeting, begged Zhi Yanchong not to abuse the Jurchens in the city, and said that if Zhi Yanchong was willing to agree to this condition, Zong Xian was willing to let the Han army deal with it.

After listening to the envoy's words, Zhi Yanchong said: "I heard that Sticky Han asked Ah Lazy (Zongxian) to burn the city, why didn't he light a fire?" ”

The messenger said: "Lord Fu Yin said that although the battlefield is ruthless, what is the crime of calligraphy and painting?" What is the crime of carving beams and paintings? I can't bear to destroy the treasures of the ages for the sake of momentary anger. ”

Zhi Yanchong laughed loudly when he heard this, and said to Wang: "Do you know what I am laughing at? Wang Xuan hurriedly said that he didn't know, Zhi Yanchong asked Han Fang who had just come from northern Jin, Han Fang couldn't guess it, Zhi Yanchong smiled: "Kaiyuan is not here, if he is here, he may know what I am laughing at." Hey! This lazy person studied with Ying Qi when he was a child! Haha, sure enough, I read a belly of good books! ”

Wang Xuan still didn't know what Zhi Yanchong meant, so he didn't dare to speak. Han Fang realized something and asked, "Your Majesty, is it allowed to be requested by this constitution?" Or is it going to be a siege? ”

Zhi Yan Chong smiled: "He's going to surrender, what kind of city will he attack!" He said to the messenger, "Go back and tell Ah Lazy not to worry." I will send you to the queen when I go back, and the queen will settle you herself. ”

The messenger was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurried into the city to report the news, and Zong Xian led a group of civil and military officials out of the city to surrender.

Wang Xuan first sent troops into the city to search, controlled the key strongholds inside and outside the city, and then Zhiyan Chong entered the city. Zong Xian knelt beside the road, lowered his head and didn't dare to look up, and when Zhi Yan rushed by, he stopped the carriage and horses, let him raise his head, and stared at him for a long time, and then said: "The last time I saw you, you were just a young man, but now you are so old that you can take charge alone." ”

Zong Xian cried when he heard this, but he was speechless. Zhi Yanchong said again: "Don't cry. Although you are the younger brother of Sticky Han, I have always known that you are different from Sticky Han. The sage of the prime minister of the country cannot be without a queen. As long as you have no dissenting ambitions, Dahan has his own place for you. Zong Xian hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him.

After Orihiko rushed into the city, he found the place where he was under house arrest, and he had some sighs. The left and right did not dare to disturb, and they did things according to their respective duties. Wang Xuan took over the defense of the city, and Han Fang took over the government affairs of the whole government.

That night, some Han soldiers who had a deep hatred for the Jurchens took the opportunity to take revenge, and some unscrupulous people wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob, and there were several fights and killings, and dozens of Jurchens died. When Zong Xian and other Jurchen civil and military heard the news, they rushed to Zhe Yan Chong's residence overnight and knelt down to beg for shelter, and knelt from midnight until early in the morning before they saw Zhi Yan Chong.

Zhi Yanchong heard what happened, and said to Zong Xian: "The hatred between the Han people and the Jurchens has its own origin. But since I promised you yesterday that you will be reconciled, I will not come back to settle accounts after the autumn, so don't worry. It's just that now the crowd is raging, and I'm not good at playing it. I think it's better to escort you to a place where the contradictions between Hu and Han are not deep, so as not to cause evil to each other, how about it? ”

Zong Xian cried: "If this can be done, it will be Your Majesty's regeneration grace and sweet rain to us. ”

Zhi Yanchong summoned Han Fang and asked him to arrange it on the same day to insert all the Jurchens into various places. He also asked Wang Xuan to rectify military discipline and prevent soldiers from making trouble. Wang Xuan said: "Everyone also knows the ominous truth of killing prisoners, but there are many rude and unreasonable men among the soldiers, who only know the distinction between grievances and grievances, and there are a few unscrupulous people who make waves, so there is what happened last night." Please Your Majesty be light, don't chill the hearts of the Han soldiers. ”

Orihiko sighed: "I naturally know how they feel. But now that we have promised others, we cannot remain unfaithful. You should carefully and thoroughly investigate the people who made trouble last night, and all those who took advantage of the fire to rob will be served by military law. As for those who did not rob anything, but only killed people for revenge, and were sentenced according to military law, if there are any mercy among them, you make a list, and I will grant amnesty. ”

Wang Xuan Dayue, go down to do things according to the order, most people feel that the emperor is doing it fairly, but there are still dozens of relatives who were killed by the Jin army crying and refusing to stop. Wang Xuan was unwilling to suppress the grievances of these people, so he rushed back to Zhiyan according to the truth. After listening to his report, Orihiko said, "Call those who refuse to give up." ”

Wang Xuan thought that Zhi Yan was angry with these people and didn't know what to do, and exclaimed: "Your Majesty, these are rough people, please don't be angry with them." ”

Zhi Yan snorted and said, "They are rough people, aren't you and me?" I myself am a soldier leader, and I know the mind of a rough man. Wang Xuan saw that there was no anger on Zhi Yanchong's face, so he was a little relieved and summoned the dozens of soldiers to Zhai Yan Chong's majesty.

There are many soldiers in the Han army who have enmity with the Jurchens, but most of the people who have enmity with the Jurchens during the Jingkang period followed Cao Guangbi and others to the north to resist the Jin, and now they have become veteran generals. At present, most of the dozens of troublemakers who were persecuted by the Jurchens were on the eve of the Han army's entry into Hebei.

These dozens of soldiers are all middle- and lower-class soldiers, and they were worried about doing such things, and they didn't expect this incident to alarm the emperor, and they were even more terrified after seeing Zhi Yanchong, but they all felt right when they thought of the suffering of their relatives!

The first lieutenant in his twenties was afraid that Zhi Yanchong would be responsible for all of them, so he stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I am the leader in this matter!" You have to punish me alone, don't implicate my brothers! ”

Zhi Yanchong's face didn't change, but he just asked, "What's your name and where are you from?" What kind of hatred is there with the Jurchens? ”

When the lieutenant heard this, he cried and said, "My name is Li Lixin, and this name was learned after joining the army, and the gentleman in the army was busy taking it." Before enlisting in the army, he was called Ah Gou and farmed in a small village in Jizhou. Our family was killed by the golden dog. I...... I have a grudge against the golden dog! Then he told how the Jin people were rampant before the Han army entered the Hebei region, and his father was beaten to death by the Jin soldiers because of tax resistance, and his two brothers stepped forward to reason and were pulled into the army, and since then life and death have been unpredictable. The family was left with a teenager and a few women and children, even hungry and sick, and he died not long after, until the Han army entered Jizhou, his life had a turn and hope, but the seeds of revenge have been planted deep in his heart.

Li Lixin took the lead in crying, and the soldiers behind him also complained, all of them had a fire in their hearts, and they couldn't wait to eat all the Jurchens. Zhi Yanchong burst into tears when he heard this, and said, "I know your suffering. It's because we're late, and if our big man had become strong a few years earlier, maybe your relatives would have survived. ”

Li Lixin was moved to tears when he heard this, and shouted, "Your Majesty...... This...... This...... You're going to kill us if you say that! The survival of our group is all due to His Majesty's great kindness. Everything is hateful to these nonsense! I only hope that Your Majesty will let us take revenge and kill all Hu'er, and we will be able to close our eyes when we die. ”

Orihiko rushed down the steps, patted them on the shoulder, and said with kind words, "I understand your thoughts. However, the state has its own laws, and the military has military regulations. Although the Jurchens had enmity with us in the past, we promised to save their lives before they surrendered, and we should keep our promise now, which is faithfulness. Among the Jurchens, there is also a distinction between good people and evil people, and there is a distinction between those who have been evil and those who have not been evil, and we must always arrest those who have done bad things and bring them to justice, and let go of those who have not done bad things. Those who are unwilling to reconcile with us have now fled with Zong Han, and those who remain here can be regarded as having the intention of turning enemies into friends with us. We are a victorious race, and we should have the measure of tolerance and the way to transform people, this is the measure. Therefore, although you are full of resentment, you should not kill someone the night before after all. ”

Li Lixin and the others didn't expect that the emperor called them this time not to condemn them, but to personally explain themselves, and they were all said to cry bitterly, and the emperor's words were not unreasonable, and they were all convinced and willing to act according to the order. Li Lixin said: "This time I violated military regulations, and I should be beheaded according to the law." Your Majesty, you killed me, I have no complaints, I only ask Your Majesty to pardon the following group of brothers. ”

Orihiko said: "Since I am pardoned, I will pardon even you." But this is only one time, not an example. ”

When the sergeants heard this, they were tantamount to escaping death, and they all wept with gratitude and bowed their heads in gratitude.