493 Zhao Gou Manchu Dynasty had no generals

In September 1161, Wan Yanliang made all preparations and mobilized 600,000 troops across the country, known as one million, to form 32 armies and launch a full-scale attack on the Southern Song Dynasty.

Before leaving, Wan Yan Liang made another bold statement: "In the past, King Liang (referring to Yan Zongbi) attacked the Song Dynasty, and it took many years to achieve no victory. This expedition will take a hundred days at most and a month at the least, and I will definitely be able to sweep away the south. ”

Wan Yanliang's army approached the north bank of the Huai River, and Liu Qi, the commander of the defense of Jiangbei, was ill and sent his deputy marshal Wang Quan to Shouchun in Huaixi to defend. Wang Quan is a guy who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and when he heard that the Jin soldiers were going south, he was so frightened that he lost his soul and did not resist at all.

Wan Yanliang led the army to cross Huaihe easily, Wang Quan had not seen the shadow of the Jin soldiers, he had already heard the wind and fled, ran across the Yangtze River, and stopped until the quarrying......

Song Gaozong and Zhao Gou always reported the psychology of luck, thinking that with the "Shaoxing Peace Conference", the Jin people would not use force.

"Report! Wan Yan Liang led a million troops to the south in six routes, and the front troops had already arrived at the Yangtze River! ”

Tanma's exclamation broke Zhao Gou's dream. At this time, he really felt that the wolf was coming again. There was a solemnity in the vertical arch hall, and the monarchs and ministers were silent. In the end, it was the emperor who broke the silence.

"Everyone Aiqing, Wanyan Liang tore up the peace talks, sent millions of troops, attacked the city and plundered the land...... Tell me, what should we do? ”

The ministers were divided into two factions, one advocating fighting and the other advocating running. After discussing for a long time, most of the advocates are on paper; Those who advocate running work on their legs.

Zhao Gou wanted to run, but he really couldn't say it. On the other hand, it has passed the age of life, and Lin'an's life is very comfortable, and it is unwilling to run around again, even to live at sea. As a last resort, we can make three or six plans - go ahead.

"We have the Yangtze River natural insurance, and we can't retreat without a fight!" Zhao Gou still made up his mind, let's fight first.

To fight a war, it is necessary to elect a commander to command the all-round anti-gold campaign. The civil servants were arguing and shouting, saying that they were going to be the best of the best. The generals lowered their heads one by one, for fear that the emperor would let him take command and go out to fight with the Jin army.

It stands to reason that the Jin State is the emperor's personal expedition after Yan Liang's royal conquest, and the Southern Song Dynasty side should also be Zhao Gou personally leading the army to confront the Jin people. But no one dares to say that, everyone knows that the emperor, who is famous for his escape, will not be in charge in person.

Zhao Gou asked everyone to recommend the handsome, and there was no one who was recommended who did not push. In the end, everyone pointed the finger at Tang Siwei and unanimously promoted him as the generalissimo of the anti-Jin Dynasty.

At this time, Tang Sitong was the official to the left servant (prime minister), which can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand.

Tang Siwei studied in the monk's room of Nanmingshan Temple in Chuzhou (now Lishui) when he was a teenager, and at the age of 28, he ascended to Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty for 15 years. After the palace examination, he won the first place in the Erudite Hongzhi Department, and served as the secretary of the provincial orthography.

On the sixth day of the twenty-fifth year of Shaoxing (1155), he was promoted to the bachelor of the Ming Palace by the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and signed the first letter of the Privy Council, and the right to participate in the governor's affairs. Tang Siwei is sleek, good at observing words and feelings, and politically dependent on Prime Minister Qin Hui and rising to the top.

When Qin Hui was seriously ill, he summoned Dong Deyuan and Tang Si, the governors of the council, to retreat to the bed, and asked them to give 1,000 taels of gold each. Tang Siwei said that he didn't want anything, so Zhao Gou felt that he was good, but he still believed in him and rose step by step.

At that time, the struggle between the two factions of the Southern Song Dynasty and the main battle was very acute, and the subjects of the Southern Song Dynasty complained about the former prime minister Qin Hui's framing of Yue Fei and betraying the country to seek glory.

As soon as Qin Hui died, the whole country was very happy, and Tang Siwei was respected as prime minister, hoping that he could reform politics, revitalize the Song Dynasty, go north to resist Jin, and recover the lost land. However, after Tang Si retired from power, he was politically conservative and sought stability, did not want to make progress, believed that the national strength was weak and was not suitable for war, and pursued a policy of negotiation and compromise on the grounds of protecting the territory and relieving the people, which greatly disappointed the patriotic soldiers who were interested in resisting Jin.

In March of the twenty-sixth year of Shaoxing (1156), Tang Sihui used all his strength to defeat Zhang Jun, a patriotic general who was the right prime minister and strongly opposed to Jin. Song Gaozong listened to the slander and ordered Zhang Jun to be dismissed and resided in Yongzhou (now Lingling County, Hunan......

Tang Siwei never expected that everyone would nominate him as the generalissimo of the anti-Jin resistance. It's not a good job, for him it's a duck on the shelf. If you have a slight mistake, your head will have to move.

Zhao Gou looked at Tang Sihui, and Tang Sihui looked at the emperor. Zhao Gou obviously knew that Tang Siwei was not the ideal candidate to be a generalissimo, but after sweeping it, it was difficult to pick out a handsome person in the Manchu Dynasty.

"If only Yue Fei lived!" Zhao Gou let out a long sigh in his heart. However, there is no regret medicine sold in the world, and it has been 20 years since Yue Fei died in the Wind Wave Pavilion.

"Your Majesty—" Tang Siwei cried.

"What are you crying about?" Zhao Gou said a little reluctantly.

"I should have shared my worries for Your Majesty, but I blame my father!"

Everyone was stunned, and they didn't know what kind of medicine Tang Sihui was selling in the gourd.

Tang Sihui wiped his tears and then said, "My father shouldn't have named me Tang Sihui!" For so many years, my mind has been on negotiating peace, thinking about taking a step back and opening up the sea and the sky. If I were named Tang Sijin, I would have put my mind to how to fight with soldiers......"

Everyone obviously knows that Tang Si is unreasonable, but this crooked reason also has some truth. Zhao thought about it, if Tang Si was allowed to retire as the generalissimo of the anti-Jin Dynasty, this name would be unlucky.

"Tang Siwei is a civil official, and he is not suitable to lead troops to fight."

The emperor spoke. Tang Sihui's heart fell to the ground like a stone.

"What about Han Shizhong?" Zhao Gou asked while searching.

Huang Tiandang fought a battle, Han Shizhong became famous, and Zhao Gou still admired his ......

Han Shizhong saw that Yue Fei's father and son were executed, the good anti-gold situation was lost in vain, and he was powerless, so he resolutely resigned from his official position as a privy envoy and spent his days drinking to eliminate his sorrows. In his later years, he liked to release and be old, and he called himself a cool layman.

In the twelfth year of Shaoxing (1142), it was renamed the Duke of Tanguo. In August, Empress Dowager Wei (Empress Xianren) arrived in Lin'an from Jin after the signing of the "Shaoxing Peace Conference", and Han Shizhong accompanied Zhao Gou to pay homage to Empress Dowager Wei in Linping Town. When Empress Dowager Wei was in the Jin Kingdom, she had already heard of Han Shizhong's prestige, so she specially beckoned him to the curtain and asked, "Is this Han Xianggong?" Condolences for a long time. The following year, Han Shizhong was crowned the king of Xian'an County.

In the seventeenth year of Shaoxing (1147), he changed the three towns of Zhennan, Wu'an and Ningguo. Zhao Gou summoned Han Shizhong and his family to the palace for banquets many times, "courtesy", and repeatedly gave him famous horses, swords, etc.

In the autumn of the twenty-first year of Shaoxing (1151), Han Shizhong was seriously ill and resigned. On August 4 (September 15), he was worshipped as a teacher. On the same day, Han Shizhong died in Lin'an at the age of 63. Posthumously presented to the Taishi and the king of Tongyi County.

The crown prince Zhao Yan walked up to the emperor and whispered: "Han Shizhong died ten years ago!" ”

Zhao Gou suddenly realized, sighed and said, "Is there really no one available in my Great Song?!" ”

"Father, I recommend one person who can be in charge of the fight against gold."

"Who is it? Say it! ”

Zhao Yan whispered three words. Zhao thought about it and nodded.

Please take a look at the next time - 494 Hu Cao is in command of the anti-gold soldiers