Chapter 8: The abdication of Song Huizong
"If you want to destroy gold in twenty years, it's impossible!" Song Huizong immediately vetoed.
At present, the Jin army is approaching the city, and they are about to destroy the Great Song Dynasty at any time, but at this time, they say that the destruction of the Jin Kingdom is too far away.
"Twenty years is the best time for the Northern Expedition, in these twenty years, the Jin country is in turmoil, the people have not yet been attached, it is the strongest moment of the Jin country, but also the weakest moment. The Jin army is strong because it has a strong iron cavalry coercion, intimidating the Quartet; However, the rear of the Jin army was unstable, the people's hearts were not attached, and civil strife continued, which was also the weakest moment. If the Jin army wins many battles, many contradictions will be lurking, hidden but not obvious, once there is a big defeat, or stalemate, all contradictions will detonate, enough to crush this giant! ”
"And twenty years later, the people's will will be annexed, and the civil strife will be eliminated, and then the attack power of the Jin Kingdom may decrease, but the staying power and defense power will be greatly improved, and then the Northern Expedition will be equal to the moon in the well, and the flowers in the water, there will be no longer a trace of possibility!"
Zhao Pu said, "And the current Jin army is just the opposite, today's Jin army has been fighting for a long time, the defense is very weak, but the attack is the strongest, our strategy should be to avoid the enemy's main force, lure the enemy deep, concentrate superior forces, and annihilate each one." Don't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, focus on consuming the vital strength of the Jin Army and dividing the Jin Army's co-subordinate troops! ”
"Father wants to ask whether it is war or peace? I said that war is also possible, and peace is also possible. The battle should not care about the gains and losses of one city or one place, and do not care whether it can hold Bianliang, but how many Jin troops can be destroyed. ”
"If our strength is weak and we can't defeat the Jin army, then we will consume it and drag it to death; And you can also agree to various conditions, you can cut the land, you can pay the New Year's coin, you can even be a vassal, and you can also promise to become a vassal state of the Jin State at the moment of crisis. But we must definitely stick to two bottom lines, one is that my father will never go to the Jin State military camp to negotiate peace, and at the moment of crisis, he can abscond with makeup, but he must not become Li Yu and become the queen of Chen; The second is that it is resolute not to be close to each other, and it is not allowed to send the sisters in the palace to the Jin people in order to win over the Jin people. Women are like clothes, women are the dignity of men, and sending women to gold people will leave infamy through the ages! ”
"Whether it's war, or what's it? In this war, the Jin army has already lost from the very beginning! ”
"Whether it's war or peace? The Jin Army lost at the beginning? Song Huizong said dumbly, "The Jin army is strong, and the Bianliang garrison is small, you just said that if the Jin army attacks for ten days in a row, the city will be broken, why do you say that the Jin army lost?" ”
Zhao Pu said with a smile: "War is an extension of interests. At this time, the rear of the Jin army had not yet been consolidated, so it rushed south, which was too impulsive. Even if Bianliang is breached, the Jin army will not be able to hold it, and sooner or later it will have to get out! This time I just came to fight the grass valley, not to fight to the death with my Song army. This short-sighted goal is destined that the Jin army will not force our army into a desperate situation, lest our army become a trapped beast and fight back in despair, so that the Jin army will lose too much and will only cut the flesh with a blunt knife! Weaken our army step by step. ”
Song Huizong's face was expressionless, but in his heart, he agreed, and said, "Then if you are the emperor, how will you choose?" ”
Hearing this, Zhao Pu's face immediately turned pale, and he said weakly: "Father, the son has no heart to be disobedient!" ”
"Haha!" Song Huizong smiled and asked, "I'm just asking casually!" ”
"Father, I'm just talking on paper. It's okay to talk about rhetoric, but when it comes to marching and fighting, adapting to changes, or governing the country and the country, I'm much worse. The child is still my rich prince, in Bianliang City, happiness is the right way! Zhao Pu hurriedly said.
Being an emperor is a high-risk profession, especially in troubled times, where is he, a rich and noble prince, happy.
…… Dividing line ......
After talking a little more about the situation in Song Jin, Zhao Pu left.
At this time, a eunuch walked out from behind the curtain, this eunuch was tall, without a sense of shrinkage, heroic, like a famous general with outstanding demeanor. The only drawback is the eunuch robe on his body, which destroys that majestic image.
This person is Tong Guan. After the rectification of Huashigang, the fight against the Western Xia people, and the Manichaean rebellion that destroyed Fangla, it can be said that he is one of the favored ministers of the court. At his peak, he met the Jin army, and then he was quickly defeated, and his reputation was rotten on the street.
Regardless of merit or demerit, he was Song Huizong's most trusted courtier.
"What kind of person do you think King Yi is?" Song Huizong asked.
"He has a heart of disobedience!" Tong Guan said, "A prince is talking about national affairs in vain, this is not a disobedience!" ”
"Little Thirteen, it wasn't like this in the past, he was a little lazy and willful, but he rarely talked about national affairs!" Song Huizong's face was also gloomy, "Who asked him to say this to me?" ”
The emperors of the Song Dynasty treated the royal family well, but the defense against the royal family was also the most severe, and in order to avoid suspicion, ordinary members of the royal family did not talk about state affairs. But now this little thirteen is talking about state affairs here, and he is a little taboo.
"Now that the court is facing a life-and-death crisis, many people can't sit still, and through the mouth of King Yi, they speak directly to Your Majesty." Tong Guan said again, "Troubled times are coming soon!" King Yi can't scruple too much, he wants to learn from Liu Xiu and Zhongxing Da Song! ”
"This kid has a heart!" Song Huizong said with relief.
"Official, this is the national letter of the gold thief." Tong Guan gritted his teeth.
Song Huizong opened the national letter, threw the national letter on the ground with a "snap", and said with hatred on his face, "The hateful gold thief deceives people too much." ”
The national letter is too harsh, and there are three articles in general: first, cede Hebei, Shanxi and other places to the Jin State; second, the annual annual coin increased to 500,000; the third is to hand over the princess of the Song family to the prince of Jinguo; Fourth, hand over the prince as a hostage.
First, a large amount of land north of the Yellow River was lost, exposing Bianliang City to the iron cavalry of the Jin army. I can't agree to die, and if I do, I'll be an emperor like Shi Jingjiao; But if you don't agree, will you be able to resist the powerful attack of the Jin Army?
The second one, 500,000 coins, can be handed over in normal years. However, floods and droughts have continued over the years, and the treasury has been exhausted by thieves such as Fang La and Song Jiang. Half a million coins a year, a lot of pressure.
The third and fourth are even more naked slaps in the face, which are unacceptable to the Song Dynasty, which is famous for the Celestial Empire.
"What do you say? What do you say? Song Huizong's face was a little hideous, and he couldn't stop roaring. The ideal is plump, and the reality is skinny. originally wanted to become a generation of Ming Jun, but in the end he became the king of the dead country, the huge contrast is enough to make people desperate.
"Sum! Only by enduring what the world cannot endure can we accomplish great things. As long as the Jin army retreats this time, our dynasty will be able to sweep the Jin country after 20 years of hard work, and it will be a shame before blood! Tong Guan fell to his knees, his face full of tears.
Whoever wants to seek peace, seeking peace not only loses money, but also incriminates. But it couldn't be defeated, and hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out, so they had to sue for peace. In exchange for peace and respite, to obtain a reinvigorated event, and then there is a glimmer of life.
"No, I can't make peace! I beg for peace, I am Shi Jingjiao, and I am the emperor. Shi Jingjiao betrayed the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, causing our dynasty to lose the barrier of the Great Wall and fall into extreme passivity; If I betray Shanxi and Hebei, then my descendants will scold me. After death, I don't have the face to enter the ancestors and ancestors! Song Huizong said sadly.
"But if we don't make peace, we may be broken in ten days, and we can't afford to gamble!" Tong Guan said, "There are only more than 10,000 Jin troops under the city, and they are only the vanguard of the Jin army. Once most of the Jin army arrives and the siege equipment is made, Bianliang City will be broken! ”
"But I can't sign this credential, I can't stand the infamy!" Song Huizong said with a sad face, he has the best face, and such a shameful thing can't be done even if he is killed.
The hall was calm for a while, and the needle drop could be heard.
"I remember that when Emperor Zhezong died, the Queen Mother let me ascend the throne as the emperor, and the courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty all agreed at that time, but Zhang Xianggong objected and said that King Duan was frivolous and could not rule the world. I hated Zhang Xianggong at the time, thinking that he was a bastard, but since he ascended the throne, he has been dealing with state affairs, and I have found that state affairs are very difficult. And I'm not the material to be an emperor at all...... It seems that being an idle prince is the right path for me......"
Thinking of the face of the old man in the past, Song Huizong's heart was full of apologies.
Men are afraid of getting into the wrong business, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man.
A woman marries the wrong man, and she will suffer for a lifetime; And when a man goes into the wrong business, he suffers for himself, and others suffer as well.
The biggest mistake in his life was to become an emperor from the original King of Rui!
"That's it, summon Li Gang. Isn't he loyal to the crown prince? Hasn't he always been talented and has always compared himself to Zhuge Liang? I will fulfill him and let him gain the power of the dragon......"
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A few days later, in the court.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty promulgated an edict blaming himself, which roughly stated: The road to admonishment is blocked and obscured, flattery can be heard every day, favored ministers control power, and wicked people who are greedy for money do as they please. Virtuous and talented scholars were falsely accused of forming gangs; The rise and abolition of state affairs is confined to Xifeng Yuanyou. The collection of taxes deprived the people of their wealth, and the soldiers who guarded the frontier made the army weak; Unproductive work was carried out on a large scale, and extravagance became the norm. The state monopoly has exhausted the sources of wealth, and those who seek financial gain are still wantonly demanding; The army's clothing and food could not be supplied in time, but those who did not work and ate idle food enjoyed wealth. Disasters from heaven come down to show condemnation and I am not enlightened, and the people are resentful and I do not know it. It's all my sin retrospectively, what's the use of regretting it!
He also ordered the court to speak out, and the governors of the prefectures, counties, and towns should lead troops to save the court; Recruit among the common people who are geniuses, and there are those who can make strange plans and make extraterritorial missions; The existing money and goods of the various bureaus and the western city shall be paid together to the relevant officials; Those who have been detained and repossessed the land that belonged to the people shall be returned to the tenants who have been rented; reduce the use of the court and the monthly supply of food and clothing from the chamberlain and above; Stop giving land to Taoist temples and palaces, and stop Dasheng Mansion, Jiaole Institute, Xingxing Bureau, and Quarrying House. Jointly govern and reform dozens of harmful things. After the draft of the edict was submitted, Huizong read it and said, "It can be implemented one by one immediately, and today I am not ashamed to correct my mistakes." Yuwen Xuzhong knelt down again and wept and withdrew, and the people who were in the court with Yuwen Xuzhong were still hesitant about this.
A few days later, Huizong issued an edict to Inner Chan, and the crown prince Zhao Huan was in the Funing Palace, that is, the emperor; On the 24th, Zhao Huan began to go to the Chongzheng Palace. Dazai Bai Shizhong led hundreds of civil and military officials into the palace to celebrate, and respected Huizong as the head of the sect, Emperor Daojun.
Then, Emperor Zhao Ji appointed Cai You as the palace envoy, Yu Wen Cuizhong as the deputy envoy, to go to the Taiqing Palace in Maozhou to burn incense, and fled to the southeast at night out of the Tongjin Gate, and Tong Guan's Shengjie army followed. The already scarce soldiers in the city became even more strained, and the form of city defense deteriorated. Some princes and ministers also took the opportunity to flee, and for a while the people in the city were panicked.
And the most terrifying thing is that once the son of heaven and the courtier, the big blood exchange soon began.
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