Li Gong Ruoshui on the integrity of the Chinese nation

In the winter of the second year of Jingkang, the north wind howled, and the corpses were everywhere outside Kaifeng City.

The Jin army has besieged Kaifeng City in Tokyo for 21 whole days, there is a shortage of grain and grass, and Kaifeng City has reached the point of exhaustion.

Song Qinzong sat steadily on the dragon chair in the Kaifeng Palace, and the gears of fate slowly turned. The battle reports came one by one, the outer city fell, the soldiers mutinied, the palace had been exposed to the Jin army's military peak, and the darkest moment of the Chinese nation began in the afternoon of this day.

In the evening, the last breakthrough failed, Liu Yanqing was killed in battle, and Song Qinzong's dream was completely shattered. He made the most humiliating decision of the Chinese nation, surrender.

The next day, a delegation composed of more than a dozen princes and hundreds of high-ranking officials of the Northern Song Dynasty set off. The commander of the Jin army, Wanyan Zongwang, the famous second prince, accepted the surrender of the Northern Song Dynasty on the condition that the three northern towns be ceded, and the compensation is 5 million taels, 50 million taels of silver, 5 million horses of silk, 1,500 beauties, and so on. This condition was too harsh, and Song Qinzong refused to accept it. Wanyan Zong was angry and stretched out his hand to hit Song Qinzong. At this time, a person stood up, "Hu thief, dare to touch my human emperor." "Protecting Song Qinzong behind him, this person is Li Ruoshui, there are only two people in the ages who have such integrity, one is Li Ruoshui, and the other is Wen Tianxiang.

Li Ruoshui is not a high-ranking official, he is just a squire, and he seems insignificant in the delegation of high-ranking officials. The second prince wanted to fight Song Qinzong, but none of the high-ranking officials who followed him stood up, but only one squire stood up, why is this? I don't need to say more.

Wanyan Zongwang locked up Li Ruoshui, and sent his servants to persuade Li Ruoshui to surrender day and night, Li Ruoshui just scolded non-stop, and finally, Wanyan Zongwang was angry and sent someone to cut off Li Ruoshui's tongue. Li Ruoshui still did not surrender, and glared angrily at Wanyan Zongwang, who sent someone to gouge out Li Ruoshui's eyes. Li Ruoshui used his hands to fight the messenger who persuaded him to surrender, and Wanyan Zongwang sent someone to cut off Li Ruoshui's hands. For the last time, Wanyan Zongwang came to see Li Ruoshui in person and leaned down. "Why don't you descend, if you do, tomorrow will be glory and wealth, why do you suffer?" Wanyan Zongwang will never understand that this is the integrity of the Chinese nation.

Li Ruoshui just knelt down slowly in the direction of Kaifeng City, and Weichen did his best. The next day, Li Ruoshui was executed by Ling Chi.

When summarizing why Chinese civilization has been inherited for 5,000 years, the author of "General History of the World" believes that China has three major advantages: a large land and resources, a large population, and rich resources. But I think he is missing one thing, and that is the integrity of the Chinese.

Throughout history, China has been invaded twice by foreigners and the whole territory has fallen. However, it has been difficult to restore the country several times, and the flame of civilization will never be extinguished. This is precisely the role played by the integrity of the Chinese nation, and it is precisely because of this that the Chinese nation can stand for less than 5,000 years and write the Chinese legend.

In the end, Song Qinzong surrendered, the Battle of Jingkang became synonymous with shame, and the Northern Song Dynasty perished.

The court that avoided war and sought peace, and the minister who would rather die than give in, two completely different things appeared in the same nation.

Northern Song Dynasty, you have such a minister, are you worthy?

Gong Li, are you worth it for such a court?

Li Ruoshui's death marks the end of one era and the beginning of another. The flames of the north are everywhere, and Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, Wu Jue, Zhang Yan, etc., one by one, familiar names have begun to walk on the stage of history.