Dispatch troops to cause trouble

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In the spring of this year, from the first month of the year, the Song court began to plan for the Northern Expedition.

Surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing the sea on one side, the transportation is convenient, and it is the maritime gateway of Lin'an, and the geographical location is extremely important. A naval army of 2,000 people was set up here, which was subordinate to the front division of the palace. It is convenient to defend the Beijing division from the sea.

In Luzhou, the Huaixi pacification division recruited 5,000 sergeants and named them the Qiang Yong Army. Li Yi, the deputy commander of Jinjiangling, was the commander of Zhenjiang, and Wang Fubin, the deputy general of the infantry army, was transferred to Jiangling as the deputy commander and the governor of Xiangyang Mansion. Lizhou Xuanfu Envoy is the highest military organ in Sichuan and Shu, responsible for guarding Sichuan and Shaanxi, in order to show the majesty of the imperial court, Han Yanxuan decided to send important ministers as commanders.

Unexpectedly, the arrangement of this job was full of twists and turns. At first, it was planned to make Fei Shiyin, the governor of the government, the envoy of Lizhou Xuanfu and the governor of Xingyuanfu. Fei Shiyin knows very well that Shu is the territory of the Wu family's army, and now Wu Xi is stationed in Xingzhou, and the military, government and financial endowments are all in one, he is a civilian official, and he is not familiar with the place, if he goes, will he not be controlled by others? Therefore, he repeatedly shirked and was unwilling to take up his post.

Fei's behavior angered Han Yanxuan, and the imperial court issued an edict: except for retaining the palace officials, all other official positions and dispatches were stripped away.

Seeing the situation, Liu Luan, a member of the Privy Council, took the initiative to go, and the imperial court awarded him a bachelor from the Imperial Palace, and the Xuanfu envoy of Lizhou and the Zhixing Yuan Mansion. When he was about to take up his post, his mother died of illness and had to return to his hometown to mourn.

Here's a quick introduction. In ancient times, there were three years of mourning, not thirty-six months, but twenty-five months. The three years refer to three years. Because of the mourning system, it was difficult for the important ministers of the court to leave, and the workaround was to change the day to the month, and one day represented one month, and it was simplified and shortened to twenty-five days in three years. Or change months for years, January represents one year, and three years are simplified to three months, which is called revenge.

There was no one to be sent. Han Yanxuan convened important ministers to discuss. After discussing it for a while, I had no clue. Zhang Xiaobo, the governor of the government, said: The imperial court should unify the management of Xingzhou, Lizhou, and Hanzhong, and send the ministers of the DPRK and China to concurrently serve as the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan, and Wu Xi should be the deputy to supervise the Wu family's army.

All the ministers thought it was right and expressed their approval.

This Zhang Xiaobo is also an old minister, in April of the first year of Qingyuan, recommended by Jing Yutang, except for the right Zhengyan. After taking office, he impeached Zhao Ruyu, and then proposed to ban pseudo-learning, and made great contributions to the reversal of Zhao Zhu, and Han Yanxuan was quite trusted. Since then, all the way up. The following year, he was promoted to the right counselor. In the following year, he was awarded the secretary of the Ministry of Works. Three months later, he was awarded the secretary of the Ministry of War. At the end of the year, he was the founding man of Fengcheng County with the suburbs. Two years later, he was transferred to the Chaosan doctor, and the Shilu Institute revised it, and then awarded the secretary the book and the governor's political affairs.

In August of the fifth year of Qingyuan (1199), Shangzhang Beggar's Temple, posted as a bachelor of Baowen Pavilion, because of Miao Ju officials, demoted out of the court, and knew Wuzhou. Soon, he entered the Longtu Pavilion as a bachelor, awarded the Sichuan pacification system envoy, the Chengdu Mansion, and entered the Feng Founding Son. In May of the first year of Jiatai (1201), he was transferred to the court. In November, he was summoned by grace to go to the line, and he was invited to resign. In May of the following year, Zhitan Prefecture and Jinghu South Road pacified the envoys. In winter, he was transferred to the doctor and enjin was the founder of the country. In February of the fourth year of Jiatai, due to illness, he requested to be awarded the bachelor of Duanming Palace, and promoted the Yulong Wanshou Palace of Longxing Mansion. In September, he was summoned to the line, resigned, and was not ordered. In December, he made a que, and then awarded the secretary of the ministry, and transferred to the doctor. At this time, Liu Jianxiu was over seventy, and his hair was white, and he was old, and he asked for Zhishi. Emperor Zhao Kuan saw that he was so involved in state affairs, and he was specially appointed to participate in political affairs and enter the founding marquis of Yuzhang County.

A few days ago, Zhang Xiaobo visited Han Pingzhang and wanted to transfer his young son back from Hubei. Asked him what his good plan for the Northern Expedition was, Chu Changzhen pondered for a long time and said slowly:

"King Pingzhang has always been ambitious and diligent in governing the government, and this time he planned the Northern Expedition to raise the prestige of China, the shame of his ancestors, and he was loyal to the country. However, in the opinion of the old minister, he should be cautious when raising troops and plotting. Since we have decided to crusade, we must ensure victory, not to mention that we need 10 percent, at least 6 or 7 percent sure, so it is imperative to select good generals, train soldiers and horses, and prepare sufficient grain and grass. The old minister is a scholar, he doesn't know the art of war, and he has no good strategies to offer, so please forgive me. ”

Han Yanxuan replied: The words of participating in politics are sincere, and the husband knows it. In this Northern Expedition, the imperial court should be prepared first and move at the right time. As Jun said, the overall situation of Sichuan and Shu should be considered.

The government affairs hall deliberated and decided to let Cheng Matsu Irikawa, the secretary of the Privy Council, take on this position. Cheng Song expressed his worries: The day before yesterday, the reason why Fei participated in politics was to consider that there was Wu Xi as the commander in Sichuan and Shu, and the Wu family had been operating in Sichuan and Shaanxi for nearly a hundred years, which was deeply rooted.

Chen Zhishan, the prime minister of Zuo, explained: Wu Shuai is a bit arrogant, but the three generations of the Wu family are loyal to the country, a piece of sincerity, in terms of protecting the border of Xinjiang, will not come nonsense, the privy is here, it is the order of the imperial court, entrusted by Pingzhang, and Wu Shuai will not be embarrassed with you.

Han Yanxuan nodded: You are the same ruler, you are his top boss, and you are both on official business, what reason does he have not to listen to him? Even for the sake of my face, he Wu Xi will definitely be respectful to you. However, let you guard Sichuan and Shu, there are no soldiers under you, and it is difficult to be a deputy commander. You are allowed to recruit troops in Xingyuan, how about it?

Cheng Song saw that he couldn't refuse, so he had to respond: Let King Pingzhang send him, Zhongyun is willing to go.

As a result, Cheng Song became a scholar of the Senior Administration Palace, served as the envoy of the Sichuan pacification system and the Zhixing Yuan Mansion, and Wu Xi was the deputy envoy of the Sichuan system. From the Ma army, the division sent a name and a partial general to accompany him, and he was under the control of Xingyuan and allowed to recruit more soldiers.

Daikin, Yanjing.

Zuo Cheng Prime Minister Chonghao successively received reports from the border: Recently, the Song army has gone against the norm and taken the initiative to harass the border. He didn't dare to slack off, and was ready to enter the palace to meet him and report to the emperor after Yan Jing.

It just so happened that the palace sent an attendant to arrive, and the emperor announced that he had entered the palace.

Coming to the Zhenghe Palace, several ministers have arrived, and after a while, the emperor has arrived after Yan Jing. The ministers saluted, and the emperor asked everyone to sit down.

The emperor opened Chrysostom: Aiqing, recently, I got a report from the border that the Song army frequently dispatched to harass my frontier, please explain it to Prime Minister Zuo.

In Henan, more than 100 Song soldiers invaded Queshan County, burned Pingshi Town, and looted people's property and horses; Dozens of Song soldiers rushed into the Baiting Inspection Office in Dengzhou, looting property and seizing official seals; Suiping County and Tangzhou officials each captured a Song man who was spying on intelligence, named Wang Jun and Li Xin respectively, Wang Jun was a soldier in Xiangyang, and Li Xin was? Jiankang people. After interrogation, Wang Jun confessed, Song Ren? Jiangzhou, Ezhou, Yuezhou and other places gathered heavy troops, reserved armor, repaired warships, and agreed to attack in May. Li Xin confessed that Han Yanxuan, the military and state affairs of Song Pingzhang, said that the Jin Dynasty had used troops in the northwest for many years, and the country was poor and the people were exhausted, so they could fulfill the will of the Northern Expedition, and let Jiankang Palace be built, and persuaded the Song Emperor to build the capital Jiankang and control all roads;

In addition, in the Shaanxi area, the Song soldiers first attacked Qinzhou, and then attacked Laiyuan Town in Gongzhou, and snatched away.

The above signs show that the Song Dynasty seems to have the intention of tearing up the peace treaty and raising troops to attack, and I implore the emperor to decide how to deal with it.

Let's talk about what kind of countermeasures should be given.

Taichangqing Zhao Zhijie said: For decades, the two countries have been at war, and the Song army has always been a defeated general under our army, and it is impossible to save itself, so I am afraid that it will not have the courage to dare to betray the alliance.

Yan Chenghui, the secretary and supervisor, immediately agreed, Zhao Taichang's words were reasonable, and I also thought that the Song Dynasty did not have the ability to fight against my Dajin court. The above actions may be done by the border generals privately.

The Privy Council made Meng Zhu think that Song had no good generals and had not heard of military training, so how could he suddenly raise troops and fight against my Dajin. Your Majesty, Weichen suggested: The Privy Council drafted an official document and sent it to the Song court, ordering them to abide by the peace treaty, dismiss the new soldiers, and control the border generals, so as not to enter the country.

This method is good, Meng Aiqing, you hurry up, pay attention to your words, and be strict and not intense.

Wechen obeyed.

Shangshu Youcheng Tong Ji Sizhong disagreed: You say that the Song Dynasty did not dare to destroy the Xing army, so what is their intention to set up the Loyal and Righteous Army and the Baojie Army in the Jingxiang area, and take the Kaibao and Tianxi Era of the ancestors? Aren't you staring at the land of the Central Plains?

Zuo Cheng Prime Minister Chonghao believes that the above facts show that the Song people have indeed shown signs of defeating the alliance and raising troops, and our dynasty should take good precautions.

Emperor Wanyan Yong said: Shangshu Zuocheng and Shangshu Youcheng are reasonable. The Song people do have bad intentions, and although I Dajin does not want to provoke a war, I cannot tolerate such a provocation by the Song soldiers, and we should take precautions in time.

He then ordered the establishment of the Henan Xuanfu Department in Bianjing, and ordered the Pingzhang political affairs Bu Sahua to be the Henan Xuanfu envoy, command the soldiers and horses, notify the border guards, and strengthen the prevention of crimes.