Knowing that the main force of the Jin soldiers was defeated and the Zhending Mansion was gone, Luancheng County ordered to contact the Han army defending the city and launch a surprise attack on the Jin soldiers in the city.

More than 3,000 Hebei Han troops attacked 200 Jin soldiers, but they were defeated and fled.

Even the Luancheng County Commander, who planned the uprising, fled to Zhaozhou with the rout, and the family members who stayed in the city were slaughtered by the Jin soldiers.

Those Jin soldiers robbed the rich families of Luancheng again, got some money and food, and rushed to the northwest of Lulu County, trying to meet the Jin soldiers in Jingcheng.

Zong Ze took the opportunity to lead his troops to recover Luancheng and went to Zhending Mansion to preside over the overall situation.

Zhu Ming was dispatching troops in Draftcheng, and he didn't care where the main force of the Jin soldiers fled, he only stared at the key nodes of Hebei West Road.

The main force of the Ming army set out from the manuscript city and went north to take Dingzhou.

Guan Sheng, Yue Fei and others first stationed in Zhending, joined the follow-up forces brought by Zong Ze, and then took Pingshan County to the west first, and blocked the Jin soldiers of Jingcheng and Chengtianzhai.

Outside the castle of Zhendingfu.

As the prince came with his own soldiers, many puppet officials went out of the city to greet them under the leadership of Zong Ze.

Zong Ze just made a move, but there was a large kneeling behind him.

"Sinner Minister Dong Ti, meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of China in the Ming Dynasty!"

Dong Ti knelt behind Zong Ze's side, looked up at Prince Zhu, and hurriedly bowed his head and knelt down to obey the order.

Now that the battle has been won, Zhu Ming no longer pays attention to these guys, smiles and takes Zong Ze's hand and says, "Mr. Zong has worked hard. ”

"Don't dare," Zong Ze was quite excited, "Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can sweep away the bloody flesh of Hebei." ”

Zhu Ming asked, "The puppet dynasty fled from the royal family?" ”

"The puppet Liu Yu had soldiers in his hands, and fled with the puppet queen mother, emperor, and officials. The traitors Huang Qianshan, Zhang Bangchang, and a group of the old Song clan failed to escape as they wished, and they were captured by the Ming soldiers," Zong Ze turned his head and shouted, "Bring it up!" ”

A group of captives were tied up and dragged over.

Zhu Ming glanced at it and found that there were no old acquaintances: "What about Huang Qianshan?" ”

Zong Ze explained: "Huang Qianshan was attacked by Liu Yu and beaten half to death in prison, and now he is still seriously injured and bedridden. ”

Zhu Ming said: "This helper has set up a puppet emperor, since he has been seriously injured, I will no longer torture him, drag him outside the city of Zhending to have a good time." He was charged with treason. ”

"Yes!" Zong Ze received the order.

Treason, or treason, is one of the ten heinous sins.

When Zhang Bangchang heard the word "rebellion", he was so frightened that he softened, knelt on the ground and cried out: "The prince spares his life, the prince spares his life......"

Zhu Ming looked at Zhang Bangchang and the other clans: "Men over the age of fifteen, pay Cizhou to mine, and dig until they die." Female dependents can be reconciled and divorced, and the children can be remarried. ”

As soon as these words came out, several people were immediately stunned.

Zhu Ming's face showed anger, and he said to those clans: "The clans over there in Songcheng (Shangqiu), even if they flee to Hangzhou to join the Duanjun, I will at most confiscate their family property and allocate wasteland for them to cultivate. You Luoyang clans actually took refuge in the Jin people to support the puppet emperor, do you remember what is the Huayi debate? ”

"Your Highness spares your life!" Many clans wept and howled bitterly.

Zhu Ming said: "They are all imprisoned, and after they reconcile with their wives and concubines, they will be immediately sent to Cizhou to mine and atone for their crimes." ”

Zhang Bangchang shouted: "Your Highness, I also want to defect to the Ming Dynasty, but the traitor Liu Yu sent people to monitor it, and he was never able to send the secret letter out of the city!" ”

Zhu Ming sneered: "If you want to change the crime of treason, you will continue to cry, I am afraid that the opportunity for mining will be gone." ”

Zhang Bangchang hurriedly shut up and looked at Prince Zhu in a daze.

He is almost fifty years old, and if he is punished for mining, I am afraid that he will last for half a year at most, and it is better to cut it with a knife.

After Prince Zhu led the troops into the city, the puppet officials who were kneeling on the ground finally dared to stand up tremblingly, glad that they had written a letter to contact Zong Ze in advance.

Zhu Ming said to Zong Ze as he walked: "I heard that there are also righteous people among the officials of the puppet dynasty, and one of the foreigners was tortured to death, and he never confessed to the others. You can go to the court to ask for advice, and reward the families of the righteous who died, and build a temple outside the city of Zhending to worship the foreigner. ”

Zhu Ming turned his head to look at the puppet official behind him, and added two more sentences: "The name is Zhongyi Temple!" The righteous men who died due to the resistance to gold in Zhending and the draft city were selected to come out to accompany the Zhongyi Temple, and the names of the remaining righteous people were engraved on the stone tablet in front of the temple. ”

"This will definitely be uplifting and sweeping away evil spirits!" Zong Ze praised.

Not long after, Huang Qianshan, who was covered in bruises, was carried out of the city by a team of soldiers.

Knowing that Prince Zhu was going to behead Huang Qianshan, a large number of people came to hear the news. They are fed up with the oppression of the Jin people, and they also hate the exploitation of the puppet dynasty, and now they count all the sins on Huang Qianshan's head.

Huang Qianshan was pressed to the ground and knelt, and the people threw all kinds of filth at him, and the sound of scolding was endless.

He could bear the shame, but the fear of death could not bear it, and his whole body was paralyzed like noodles with fright, and he could not kneel straight no matter how the executioner reprimanded.

"This traitor is scared to pee." Said the soldier who assisted in the execution.

"Bad luck!"

The executioner looked disgusted, and said to Huang Qianshan: "If you don't kneel up straight, I'm afraid you won't be able to kill with a knife, and you will be the one who suffers at that time." ”

Huang Qianshan finally knelt down tremblingly, and then closed his eyes and whimpered.

Brush!

A flash of sword flashed, and the head fell.

As Zhu Ming said, it is cheap to cut off the head directly, at least there is no more crime, and Zhang Bangchang's mining is uncomfortable.

"Well killed!"

The people of Zhending cheered in unison, and even many people rushed over to vent their anger at Huang Qianshan's corpse.

Zhu Ming stayed in Zhending Mansion City for a day, handed over all affairs to Zong Ze to deal with, and then continued to the north non-stop.

When I arrived in Xinle County, the sky suddenly snowed.

A light cavalry came from Dingzhou: "Your Highness, General Li Yanxian has led the cavalry to take Dingzhou." However, when the Jin retreated north, thousands of horsemen poured into Dingzhou City, took away a large number of craftsmen and women, and forced the grain merchants to hand over all the grain, and finally burned down half of the houses in the city. General Li asked for food and clothing to help the people, and tens of thousands of people in and around Dingzhou were suffering from cold and starvation. ”

Zhu Ming was furious when he heard this, and ordered: "Transfer from the military quarters, don't let the people starve to death and freeze to death." ”

Zhu Ming continued to go north, but before he reached Dingzhou, another light horse came back to report.

Wangdu, Beiping (Shunping County), Baozhou, Ansu, Suicheng...... Wherever the golden soldiers passed, they were burned and plundered.

The Jin infantry retreated by the nearest route, and divided the cavalry into several groups and scattered to plunder the prefectures and counties along the way.

At first, they also captured craftsmen and women, but later found that the Ming army was speeding up the pursuit, so they abandoned most of the craftsmen and women, and only collected livestock and vehicles to carry grain. Moreover, after looting, they would set fires, resulting in a large number of people having no houses to protect themselves from the cold in winter, and the Jin people tried to create more trouble for the Ming court.

From Dingzhou to Guangxin, the land was full of hunger and miserable.

Zhu Ming came to Dingzhou with his own soldiers, and found a large number of temporary shacks outside the city.

More than half of the buildings in the city have been burned down, and there is no need to restore people's livelihood in a short time.

This is still a fart, Zhu Ming reluctantly ordered: "Order all departments, stop the march after recovering the land of the old Song Dynasty, and transfer the excess military rations from the middle and east roads to relieve the people." ”

It's okay to kill all the way to Yanshan, but the supply line is getting longer and longer, the consumption of military food will definitely increase sharply, and there will be no surplus materials to relieve it, and the people in these prefectures and counties will have to fend for themselves.

Moreover, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the main force of the Ming army is mostly southerners, and if they continue to fight to the colder north, I am afraid that there will be a large number of non-combat attrition.

If Jin Bing seizes the opportunity, he may suffer a big defeat.

……

Rongcheng (southeast of Dingxing County), heavy snow falls.

This used to be the southern border city of the Liao Kingdom, and the city was built tall and strong.

From here to the east to Tianjin, it is all the boundary river between Song and Liao.

The western section is called Juma River, the middle section is called Baigou, and the eastern section is directly called Jiehe River (the eastern section has been seized by the Yellow River into the sea).

After Yan Zongwang divided his troops to garrison the city along the river, it was still very difficult for the Ming army to kill him.

Moreover, in the south of the boundary river, the Northern Song Dynasty artificially created the Great Wall of Water, and the water system has become chaotic. Not only are there a large number of river swamps, but the water is also covered with hidden piles, and the grain ship will be smashed if you are not careful.

It is not completely frozen yet, and a thin layer of ice floats on the surface of the water.

If the Ming army wants to go north from the middle and east roads, it will face great difficulties in marching and transporting grain.

This is also the reason why Wanyan Zongwang led his troops south, and the main force always took the Hebei West Road - the section from Xiongzhou to Tianjin was too outrageous by the Song Dynasty.

Wanyan Yanmu and Wanyan tart were lazy, and they had led the troops to the east to defend the city.

Looking at the exhausted and demoralized soldiers of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Xiyin said: "Quickly contact the imperial court and Muhan (Wanyan Zonghan), my Dajin Kingdom can no longer have internal friction, and should hold a Bo Jilie meeting to discuss how to unite to deal with the Ming State...... No, it's not about dealing with the Ming Kingdom, it's about how to deal with next year's rebellion. ”

The battle is like this, and there are too many troops and food before the war, and I am afraid that there will be rebellions in the Jin Kingdom next year.

"I don't know how Sticky Han fought in Hedong (Shanxi)." Wanyan Zongwang muttered.

Wanyan Xiyin said: "I'm afraid that there are many auspicious ones, and the terrain in Hedong is more difficult to fight than in Hebei." ”

Two days later, Wanyan Zonghan's envoy Wen Du Sizhong finally came to meet Wanyan Zongwang.

Wen Du Sizhong came over by flying fox, and when they met, they quickly talked about the battle situation in Shanxi, and then asked about the situation in Hebei.

After exchanging information, both sides were speechless for a while.

Wanyan Zongwang said: "Go back and tell Mu Han, just say that I invited him to go to Beijing and participate in the Bo Jilie Conference." I'll help him talk when I'm on the table. ”

Although the Jin regime was essentially divided into three, there were only two factions when seriously calculated.

One is the pro-brother faction of Akuta, and the other is the cousin faction of Aguta.

The pro-brother faction is the ancestral lineage, they control the court, control the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom, Wu Qimai and Wanyan Zongwang also belong to this faction.

The cousin faction is dominated by Wanyan Zonghan, and there are a large number of elites in a hundred battles.

The core contradiction between the two factions is that Wu Qimai snatched the emperor seat of Wanyan Zonghan, and the descendants of the ancestral family robbed the titles and official positions of the meritorious generals.

If these two factions want to unite and unite with the outside world, Wu Qimai must make Wanyan Zonghan the prime minister of the state and canonize the meritorious generals with higher titles and official positions.

According to the tradition of the Jin Kingdom, the prince is the prince of the country!

Tan Ban Bo Ji Lie is equivalent to the crown prince, which is a small move made by Wu Qi when he bought and repaired history, in order to improve the legitimacy of his throne.

However, at this time, the state is extremely strong, how can he hand over his power?

In fact, it can also be flexible, that is, Wanyan Xian also joined forces with Wanyan Zonghan, that is, Aguta's pro-brother faction and cousin faction teamed up. Because Wu Qimai became the emperor, he no longer belonged to any faction, and was the enemy of all factions.

In another five years in history, Wanyan Zonghan was in charge of the military alone, and Wanyan Zonggan (the successor of the country) was forced to unite, and the two forced Wu Qimai to establish a prince.

That is, Wanyan Zonggan became the prime minister, Wanyan Zonghan was in charge of military power, and jointly launched a prince who was satisfactory to both parties, and made Emperor Wu Qimai almost a puppet.

Wanyan Zongwang was beaten out of the psychological shadow by the Ming army, and he decided to hibernate a little more and let Wanyan Zonghan come out to stand on it. The two were jointly in charge of the Marshal's Mansion, that is, the first and second in command of the military.

Next year, the Kingdom of Jin will be mainly defensive, and more troops will have to be used to quell the rebellion at home.

"Marshal, Liu Yu brought that little emperor here!"

Liu Yu took the puppet emperor, the puppet queen mother, the puppet official and the puppet army, but fled to Yizhou. After hearing that Yan Zongwang was here, he hurried over non-stop.

Wanyan Zongwang saw this guy, and immediately became angry, kicked it and shouted angrily: "It's really good, why did you lose it?" ”

"The marshal is angry, the marshal is angry!" Liu Yu knelt in the snow and kowtowed repeatedly.

Shi Liai walked to Wanyan Zongwang's side: "These people, it's still somewhat useful to keep them." ”

"What's the use?" Wan Yan Zongwang asked rhetorically.

Shi Liai said: "The Han people are righteous, the Song Kingdom has been destroyed, and these people are also Song Emperors and Song Chen. When the time comes, go south again, bring these people with you, and you can always recruit some Han people. ”

Wanyan Xiyin also said: "Keep it, it's nothing more than waste a few more grains of grain." ”

Wanyan Zongwang waved his hand to let Liu Yu retreat, Liu Yu was grateful to Dade, and kowtowed again.

Liu Yanzong, the deputy of Wanyan Zongwang, has already dragged his sick body back to Yanshan Mansion, in history he will die of illness next year, but this time he was sick in advance because he was in a hurry to catch a cold in the snow.

Liu Yanzong called his third son, Liu Cao, to the bedside: "The Jurchen is a barbarian after all, and if they gain power for a while, they will not last long, and sooner or later they will be destroyed by the Ming Kingdom." If I die of illness, don't raise an army next year, the Jurchen soldiers didn't die much in this war. Those who rebel next year will be suppressed by the Jurchen soldiers. ”

"Father, I remember." Liu Cao said.

Liu Yanzong said: "If you are transferred to lead troops to quell the rebellion, you can take the opportunity to make meritorious contributions and go all out to suppress the rebels, and the higher the official position, the better." If you are fighting against the Ming army, you should stop working hard and find a suitable opportunity to surrender to the Ming again. Everything is to keep the clansmen, whether it is Liao or Jin or Ming, Liu's incense must be passed on. ”

Liu Cao nodded and said, "Remember, child." ”

Liu Yanzong said: "My Liu family was the envoy of the Lulong Festival in the Tang Dynasty, and it was also a dignitary in the Liao State for generations, and it was still used in the Jin Kingdom. What is this for? One is the heirloom of poetry, and the other is that there are soldiers in hand. It is necessary to let the children and grandchildren study more, and let the children and grandchildren command the military power, these two things must not be put down. ”

"Yes!" Liu Cao said.

Liu Yanzong said again: "Looking for an opportunity to write a letter to Prince Zhu, just say that the Liu family is willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and strike a blow in front of the two armies." The stakes are too high to be overlooked, and no information can be leaked. Your brothers, except for the fourth brother, don't tell anyone. ”

The surrender gene of the Liu family is very powerful, the ancestors descended to Liao, and they lowered their own gold, and they planned to let their son descend to Ming.

One of the ancestors, for the position of the envoy of the Lu Long Festival, even committed the ugly act of killing his father and brother.

The dynasties rotated endlessly, and the Liu family enjoyed wealth forever.

(End of chapter)