Chapter 12: The End of the Book
Xiangye Shi Miyuan, who has been in charge of the Great Song Dynasty for twenty-five years, finally swallowed his last breath. Before he died, he kept asking people, saying that he had quelled the rebellion of King Ji, saved Lizong from the grass to become the emperor, and saw the decline of the Jin State during his tenure. Is he a loyal minister or a powerful minister? Everyone has their own answer in mind. But at least, the current Emperor Lizong is very grateful to this historical minister. posthumously crowned the king of Wei and gave him loyalty. When this old man died, some subordinates expressed their desire to hold him accountable during his lifetime, but they were all replied by Li Zong: "Ignore the matter of defending the king." "But these things behind him, this old man can no longer control.
But the huge power gap left by his death is under the pursuit and calculation of many well-intentioned people. The situation at the beginning of this year will be extraordinarily chaotic and complicated.
Zheng Shenzhi, who had been discussing personnel arrangements for a day, only felt tired all over. Yesterday I also talked with the Mongolian envoy for a whole day. He staggered a little as he stepped into the carriage. In the distant night, a slightly tired voice was also greeting him: "Zheng Shenzheng, Zheng Zhengzheng............" Zheng Shenzhi was about to step into the carriage, and when he heard this greeting, he straightened up and looked.
I saw that Shi Songzhi was also full of tiredness, and sat in the carriage with a large group of servants. The car was covered in muddy water. The horses pulling the cart were drenched in sweat and kept snorting. Zheng Shenzhi was surprised for a while, standing there and not knowing what to say, Shi Songzhi jumped out of the car and walked in front of Zheng Shenzhi in a few steps. A deep salute.
At this time, Zheng Shenzhi reacted, calmed down his mood, and put on the attitude of a prime minister: "Songzhi, our political hall does not have an edict, why did you leave the defense without permission?" This is a great sin! He changed his tone again and said gently: "Songzhi, I know that you are sad that Shi Xiang has passed away, and I want to come to pay respects." I don't know about this, you should go back to Jinghu quickly, the imperial court will have an edict sooner or later. ”
Shi Songzhi smiled bitterly: "Xiaguan didn't have the courage to leave the defense without permission, it was the sage who took the Xiangye's testament, sealed it obliquely, and directly let Xiaguan enter Beijing." I was about to go to the place where Xiangye stopped to pay respects, and I ran into you, the Minister of Politics. If you don't stop, you have to enter the palace. ”
Zheng Shenzhi sighed meaninglessly, watching Shi Songzhi go far away, he couldn't even care about the prime minister's bearing, and when he got into the carriage, he ordered loudly: "Hurry up, go to Zhao to pacify the envoy's mansion!" ”
Shi Songzhi quietly entered Beijing. suddenly added a lot of variables to the already chaotic situation.
In this changing situation, I finally chose to contact Shi Songzhi. When the current Emperor Shengshang Lizong came to worship Shi Miyuan, he launched a coup d'état. Wipe out the Zheng Party in the DPRK. In the world of the Great Song Dynasty, a new situation has changed. Shi Songzhi entered the center as the prime minister, but my father Yu Xiushan also did political affairs and broke the situation of being alone.
As for me, I am officially the leader of the army. Fight side by side with Meng Heng of the Two Lakes.
In this year, the Mongols also officially destroyed the Jin State. Meng Heng and I each led an army and horses to participate in the final battle against Caizhou. Wanyan was overjoyed to accompany his emperor to martyrdom in Caizhou.
In the first year of Duanping, the two armies of the Great Song Dynasty began to advance to the Central Plains after careful preparation, implementing the strategy of reaching the pass and guarding the river. My two Huai armies marched side by side with Meng Hui's Jinghu army. He regained Henan, and I swept Shandong. The Mongol army reacted quickly, and the main force of 1670,000 troops was also thrown into the Henan battlefield. Meng Heng retreated step by step, dragging the Mongol army farther and farther south into Vietnam. And our two Huai armies cut off the rear route of the Mongol army. After a battle of unprecedented scale near Xuzhou, the Mongol army was defeated. The direction of Luoyang has been blocked by Meng Heng. They had no choice but to flee to Shaanxi via Dengzhou.
The main force of the Guiyi Army, which held Dengzhou, risked their lives to hold on, and finally blocked the Mongol army in front of them. The Jinghu Army and the Two Huai Army were encircled on two roads. In the end, he fought a bloody battle with the reinforcements drawn by the Mongols. Armies elsewhere in the Great Song Dynasty were also mobilized. Around Dengzhou, the two countries fought to the death for a whole year, and finally ended with the annihilation of the main force of the Mongol army. And Meng Heng was also killed in this tragic and long battle. The military power below the middle reaches of the Yangtze River is all in my hands.
At this time, Xiao Feng, who was under the command of Yelu Liuge, the king of Liao, also held him hostage to officially betray Mongolia. Mongol rule in Hebei and Hedong was greatly shaken. I led a victorious army of 200,000 to the north, and restored Hebei and Hedong to the rule of the Central Plains.
When Xiao Feng and I joined forces, the whole army already had a division of 400,000 tigers and wolves. The Mongol power was greatly weakened. When the Mongol army, which did not admit defeat, planned to return from the west for revenge. but their great khan, Kodai, was sick and died.
Powerful forces such as Batu, Shuyu, and Hülegü turned the Kulitai Conference into a battlefield. And I stayed in the north for seven years, taking advantage of the division of the Mongol tribal forces, and finally drove them far away to Mobei. The Great Song Dynasty finally restored the territory of the original Central Empire, and also added the territory of the original Liao State.
In 1240, I was no longer young and returned to Lin'an Palace with my troops. Shi Songzhi was deposed. The capital of the Great Song Dynasty was moved to Luoyang. At the same time, the heroes are sealed. Xiao Feng was the king of Liao, and his fief was in the area of what is now Beijing. Yang Guo was the king of Qin, and his fief was in the area of Xi'an. Murong Fu was the king of Yan, and his fief was in the area of what is now Shenyang.
After another ten years, after Yu Xiushan's death, I can finally not be bound by the vows I made in front of him. One day he did not perform the ritual of Zen for one day. After the face-saving procedure, Song Du Zongchan gave me the name of Xinhan.
This is the end of the story of the heroes.