Cheng Da Mission
And this irresponsible water control finally caused a catastrophe again decades later: the Yellow River was diverted!
On March 19, due to Chen Junqing's strong recommendation, Song Xiaozong recalled Yu Yunwen, the envoy of Sichuan Xuanfu. Ordered the governor Wang Yan to go to Sichuan to serve as the envoy of Xuanfu.
On May 13, Shangshu Province reported to Jin Shizong that the emperor's two sons, Wanyan Yongzhong, the king of Yue, and Wanyan Yonggong, the king of Sui, had sent Minfu to overhaul the palace. Wanyan immediately issued an edict: "I see that there are withered bamboos in the palace, and I want to make them more planted, but I am afraid that they will stop at work." Now the two kings have their own manpower, and there are many slaves and maids, so why should they serve the people more! But please take the example as an example, Hailing is unrestrained, how can it be an example?"
On August 6, Song Xiaozong appointed Chen Junqing as the left servant of Shangshu and Yu Yunwen as the right servant of Shangshu. The main battle faction once again fully controlled the political, military, and financial power of the empire.
At the Longxing Peace Conference that year, what made Zhao Yan feel most humiliated was not the traitorous behavior of Tang Siwei and others, nor the collapse of Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan, but two "small things" that seemed to have nothing to do with the country's real interests
1. The land of Henan has never been recovered
This is not only the passionate slogan of recovering the old capital Kaifeng and returning to the Yellow River, but because the tomb of the Zhao Song Emperor is there! Except for Song Huizong, all the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty were buried there! From common sense, it is impossible to sweep the tombs of the ancestors every year, which is the most unbearable shame of the Han nation! In fact, Zhao Song not only failed, but also implicated his ancestors to be captured, and was always under the threat of digging graves!
Zhao Gou was indifferent to this, and Zhao Tuan was unable to sleep and eat. He decided to reason with Jin Guo, other territories should not be busy first, and Henan land must be returned to the Southern Song Dynasty!
2. Receive the book ceremony
This is a political ceremony, which was set during the Shaoxing peace meeting. It was stipulated that every time the envoy of the Jin State went to the Song court in the south of the Yangtze River to talk about something, the Song Emperor must leave the couch and descend to the throne, go to the bottom of the throne, and personally receive the letter of the Jin State to show the relationship between the monarch and the minister. This kind of etiquette. Zhao Gou and Qin Hui did a very good job and were very happy, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the hundreds of millions of people couldn't stop them, and whoever stopped them would die, and they would never show mercy! It is very important that the tragedy of Han and Yue began here!
Zhao Tuan inherited the country, and he also had to inherit the habits! Fortunately, when he took up his post, he was just in time for Yan Liang's southern invasion, the monarchs and ministers fought, and they lost their dignity, and diplomatic relations were severed for a few years, and no one mentioned it... Koron made peace. You can't hide from that! Every year when the golden envoy arrives, he has to be demoted to greet him, become a nephew himself, and ask his uncle for safety...
Is there anything more embarrassing for a man who is determined to take revenge and has failed to do so? Zhao Tuan was ashamed and angry! From the first time, I refused for various reasons! The soft ones are sick and so on, and they don't meet with the golden envoy. It's hard and crisp, just say you don't like it, I don't do it!
But "Daddy" will appear instantly! The eyes and ears of the Emperor Taishang were all over the court. You know what's going on as soon as you go. He will order his "son" to follow the rules, otherwise he will personally go to the Golden Temple to salute and greet him!
Filial piety... No violation of filial piety! Can Zhao Tuan let his "father" come out and be humiliated? In fact, this baby is also a fool, he never understands, how much his "perverted father" likes this kind of occasion...
Right now. He couldn't hold back any longer. It just so happened that the national tax revenue was on the right track, and he had saved some money at hand, so Zhao Yan decided to do it immediately!
And at this time, the anti-gold hero Yu Yunwen finally came to the forefront! He offered to send two men to the Kingdom of Jin. I hope that the salute will come before the soldiers, so that Jin Shizong will automatically agree to revise the above two unfair terms of "Henan Land" and "Receiving Book Gifts"...
As for Yu Yunwen's decision, Prime Minister Chen Junqing expressed his opposition. So on May 28, 1170, the 6th year of the main road. Chen Junqing resigned.
This month, Song Xiaozong summoned the famous anti-gold hero and a generation of words to abandon the disease. Xin Qiji discussed the shape of the north and the south and the Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties in history to Zhao Yan, and wrote "Nine Discussions", "Three Questions to Ask" and "Ten Treatises on Mei Qin" dedicated to the imperial court.
On the 1st of the 5th month of the leap month, the traditions of the Tangut people finally staged a climax! Xia Renzong's concubine Li Renxiao's mother-in-law, Ren Dejing's daughter, Empress Dowager Ren, died last year, which made Ren Dejing step up his ambition to seize power!
Ren Dejing forced Xia Renzong to assign the southwest road in the Western Xia Kingdom and the land of Luopangling in Lingzhou to himself as the direct jurisdiction of the Chu Kingdom, and forced Xia Renzong to send an envoy to the suzerain, Jin State, to pay tribute and ask for canonization for himself. At this moment, everyone cheers! What the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty failed to accomplish, Ren Dejing of a Han man did it! He actually split the Western Xia and got half of the territory of the party members!
When the Xia envoy came to the Jin Kingdom, Shang Shu ordered Li Shi and others to say, "This is the internal affairs of the other country, what does it have to do with me!" It's better to allow it, but Jin Shizong doesn't think so, "There is a lord of the country, how can he divide the country for no reason!" This must be forced by the ministers, not the original intention of the Xia Lord! In addition, Xia Guo has been saying that it has been a long time, and once it is forced by the thief, I will be the lord of the four seas, and I would rather tolerate this! If he can't be self-righteous, he should be punished with soldiers, and he can't be allowed, so he returned the tribute and gave an edict to Xia Renzong. I am asking for my life now, but it is quite a normal thing, and I don't know the origin of the wording. Continue to send an envoy to inquire "Wan Yan Yong refused to recognize the so-called "Chu" state, and made it clear: If Li Renxiao needs help, Jin Guo will support him! Hinting that Li Renxiao wants to cut off the thief!
After Ren Dejing learned of this news, he immediately discussed with his younger brothers Ren Deren, Ren Decong and others on contingency measures. The threat of the Jin state made it necessary for him to quickly find allies, and only the Southern Song Dynasty had such qualifications on the East Asian continent. He sent people to Sichuan again, this time with good luck, it happened to be Yu Yunwen in charge of Shuchuan, preparing for the war again, preparing for the Northern Expedition again. The two sides hit it off, and Yu Yunwen immediately replied and agreed. But this secret letter was intercepted by Western Xia on the border! When Li Renxiao received the support of the Jin State and intercepted the secret letter, so that the Southern Song Dynasty could not know about his square shì, he secretly ordered his brother Li Renyou to quickly mobilize troops and horses to get rid of Ren Dejing's party!
On the 9th, Fan Chengda was appointed as the envoy of the Jin State, and set off to the north with the two secret tasks of asking for a mausoleum in Henan and changing the book ceremony!
On this mission, Yu Yunwen recommended two candidates: one is Li Tao, the secretary and young eunuch and the housekeeper, and the other is Fan Chengda, the living room.
Li Tao is the common teacher of all those who study the history of the Song Dynasty, and he is a real master of Song history. In his life, he wrote a lot, including more than 50 books such as "Xunyan Anthology", "General History of the Four Dynasties" and "Spring and Autumn Studies", most of which are scattered. Today, there are 520 volumes of "Continuation of Capital and Governance Tongjian", 10 volumes of "Six Dynasties Controlling the Enemy's Gains and Losses", and 10 volumes of "Shuowen Jiezi Five-Tone Rhyme Spectrum". These are all included in the "Siku Quanshu". It is no exaggeration to say that without Li Tao's book, then the history of the Song Dynasty would not be able to be studied, he is a real historical generosity, at least in the record. It is a veritable treasure of the Chinese nation!
But in terms of the official's own work, he is the same as Sima Guang, another historian of the Song Dynasty, a very bastard! On weekdays, he speaks righteously, so that he is the first in the world, which makes Yu Yunwen highly appreciated, and he feels that this is a good man who reads history intensively and has enthusiasm. So at the juncture of sending envoys to the Jin State and fighting for the country and the king, he was the first to recommend him. I thought that Li Tao would be generous and go home for the country? Unexpectedly, Li Tao thought about it and said a very mature logic: "Prime Minister, you sent me to change the contract." Jin Ren will not will! If the Jin people refuse, Tao will fight to the death, like that... Tao died. The prime minister's move is really murderous! The game of death, why do you have to let Tao go"
Yu Yunwen felt blushing, he didn't see clearly that this product actually had such a side! Li Tao, go out and write your history book in the field!
Fan Chengda has another logic. Fan Chengda was born in 1126, when he was nearly half a hundred years old. The official position is just a small living room, if there is anything that can be done, it is his poetry. Together with Yang Wanli, Lu You, and You Hao, he is known as the "Four Great Poets of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty"
Fan Chengda agreed to the envoy. And very calm. He said, "This mission is not for war, so there is no danger to life." However, the content mentioned is provocative, and it is estimated that long-term detention is likely. That is equivalent to going abroad for a long time, and the families in the capital are settled down. With His Majesty taking care of you, what are you worried about?"
Same thing, different opinions... This is normal. What is abnormal is that in a general sense, everyone thinks that reading history can improve the quality of the soul and help grow into a positive character. But unexpectedly, in this matter. Romantic poets and rigorous historians have been reversed! So from ancient times to the present, passion has always been the first element of life!
According to the regulations, Fan Chengda must first inform Ginting of the reason for the mission. After arriving in the Kingdom of Jin. The officials were accompanied by the Kim State to inspect the relevant credentials, and then the ceremony of presenting the credentials was officially held.
But what is not in accordance with the regulations is that when he walked to the Jin Imperial Court, Fan Chengda hid another national letter in his sleeve, which was the real incident of his envoy this time! This is also unacceptable. The previous legal procedures are interlocking, what should be done and what can be done has long been stipulated at the initial stage, don't think about taking advantage of loopholes!
If he dared to say at the first time, "There is such a national letter about the book ceremony and Henan", Jin Guo would directly refuse, and he would not be able to put it on the agenda at all!
On the 12th, Chen Liangyou, the secretary of the ministry, played "Sending an envoy is the end of provocation." In the event that the enemy invades the south, there will be no interest period for supply and loss. The general is handsome and lacks far-sightedness, who can be the messenger? The minister did not dare to protect it! And now I want to get the land, I want to get Henan. Back then, it was returned to the territory, and it was lost without a twist. If they do not allow it, they will be in vain; If you allow me, you will ask for a heavy coin. His Majesty asked himself: What can I say about it? Seek a mausoleum, and the earth is in it. In the past, this was also discussed, and looking at his answers, it was more than a play. If His Majesty has to send an envoy, the minister thinks that he should take Qinzongzi Palace as an invitation, and send it to have a word: "Song Xiaozong issued an edict: Chen Liangyou is vainly discussing, disloyal and unfilial, degrading Yunzhou to live, and seeking to change Xinzhou."
Maybe Ren Dejing still habitually thought that his grandson, the Emperor of Western Xia, would definitely turn to Jin Guo for help as before, and treat Wan Yanyong as a trash can to confide, and then it won't be over, right? The king of Chu continued to dream of expansion. So the Western Xia royal family invited him to talk about things, and he went. This is the last entertainment in his life! In August, Li Renyou designed to hunt and kill the Ren Dejing brothers, and then punished his henchmen, and the emerging state of Chu was wiped out in an instant. Li Renyou was awarded the title of King of Yue for his merits.
In September, Fan Chengda arrived in Jinguo.
On this day, in the court of the Jin Emperor, the procedure for receiving the Song envoy was walking step by step, and Wan Yan Bao sat calmly on the dragon seat, as if he was listening but not listening, and he was wandering outside. This is not surprising, as the monarch of the upper country, he can not say a word, he can be furious, he can do whatever he wants, he doesn't have to be as careful as the Southern Song Dynasty, always waiting to be recruited...
But this day is destined to be his depressed day! I thought it was time to call it a day, but suddenly the envoy of the Song Dynasty gave a new salute, took out another letter of state from his sleeve, and immediately read out the contents of the letter aloud without waiting for it to be delivered! Fan Cheng said loudly, stating the reasons for the Southern Song Dynasty's request for the return of the ancestral cemetery in Henan, and questioned whether it was appropriate for the two countries to accept the book as before, if it was no longer a relationship between monarchs and ministers, but between uncle and nephew.
There was silence in Ginting, followed by an explosion. Others didn't say it, and stood up from the dragon seat with a happy face! According to historical records, this is unique! This face is different from the previous ones, and he has always been calm and calm. It's just that at this time he was really angry, this is a heavy insult to him and to Dajinguo! Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Jurchens have always been the only ones who bully others, and they have never been despised by any race. Especially the cowardly and timid people of the Song Dynasty actually dared to make their own decisions and come to his imperial court to make rules and regulations! This has never happened before!
Jin Shizong roared angrily: "Is this the place in the court where you donate books without authorization?" No envoy has ever dared to be so presumptuous, "He ordered Fan Chengda to automatically withdraw the national credentials and go down to the palace to ask for guilt!"
Fan Chengda didn't care, "If this national letter is not played, I will die when I go back." It is better to die here than to die in disgrace to the king's life."
Wanyan was shocked, it turns out that you are still an angry young man? But even though you're so rare, you still have to follow the rules! Pull it down, honestly plead guilty! At this time, there was a great chaos in the Golden Palace, and when the emperor roared, every minister of the Jin Kingdom also began to roar! Fan Chengda, a Jiangnan Wenchen, was drowned in such a sea of anger, and he remained calm from beginning to end...
Fan Chengda proved that he did what he said, he would rather die than take back the credentials, even if he died in the Jin Imperial Court, he would never return to China in disgrace! is so stubborn, it is said that according to the traditional habits of Wanyan, he is basically dead?
On that day, a large number of Jinting warriors flocked to him, led by the crown prince Wanyan Yungong. Just wait for the emperor's order to directly turn Fan Chengda into Jiangnan specialty meat sauce!
But he couldn't wait for the order, Wan Yan Bao stood in front of the dragon seat angrily, and as time passed, his expression gradually calmed down. Wan Yan Bao is calm and rational, and his temperament is definitely beyond this era...
Wan Yan Bao ordered: Accept the two letters of state of the Southern Song Dynasty this time, let go of Fan Chengda, and let him go down to the palace to listen to the letter... After returning to the post house and closing the door, Fan Chengda began to be afraid. No one wants to die, let alone die in a foreign land, and at the hands of the enemy! It's about glory, but it's not about willingness... (To be continued......)