Qian Song

Chapter 157 Negotiating Peace and Strike
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These days, a very supernatural event happened in Zhao Song Dynasty.

That's how things are.

The last time Tong Guan went to see Li Cun, he was ordered by Zhao Ji to bring a painter with him. The purpose was to draw Li Cun's face, and then asked the Taoists to study Li Cun's face to see where the evil star was. Come, how to break.

As a result, after Li Cun's portrait was sent back, Zhang Guan, a scholar in charge of the Chongwen Academy, recognized at a glance that Li Cun's appearance was eight or nine points similar to Li Yu, the empress of the Tang Dynasty.

Some people didn't believe it, so Zhang Guan went to Chongwen Academy to find Li Yu's portrait for comparison, and found that Li Cun's appearance really had many similarities with Li Yu.

This time there is no need for Taoist priests to look at it, people can make up their own brains, it must be Zhao Kuangyin who took Li Yu's country on the grounds of "the side of the couch, how can others snore and sleep", and Zhao Guangyi took Li Yu's Xiaozhou and poisoned him to death After leaving Li Yu, Li Yu was reincarnated as Li Cun, and now he is here to get back his country and seek revenge from the Zhao Song Dynasty.

The Chinese believe in karmic retribution. You rob someone of their country, their wife, and their life. You are wicked and cruel, and there will be retribution. If you don’t repay in this life, you will repay in the next life. If it comes to you, it will be repaid to your descendants.

Many people are foolish to believe that this is the truth.

Of course, there are also conspiracy theorists who think that this incident may have been deliberately done by those who wanted to negotiate a peace.

Don't you see that Zhang Guan is the main peace faction.

Zhao Ji is also having a headache about this matter now.

Zhao Ji's ancestor, Zhao Guangyi, could barely be regarded as an emperor with some achievements in history, but his character was really not very good, and his succession to the throne is an eternal mystery.

—Whether Zhao Kuangyin was poisoned to death by his younger brother Zhao Guangyi, or was hacked to death by his younger brother Zhao Guangyi with an axe, or died violently while sleeping, has left an unsolved case in history.

The Liao people said bluntly that Zhao Guangyi was self-reliant illegally, and recorded it seriously in the history books.

It can be said that when Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne, he was full of criticism.

Also, when Zhao Kuangyin was in power, Empress Xiao Zhou was not bullied, and Zhao Kuangyin also named Li Yu as the Marquis of Disobedience, and Empress Xiao Zhou as Mrs. Zheng Guo, although Empress Xiao Zhou was not as comfortable as her days in her own palace , but not too bad.

But after Zhao Kuangyin's death, Zhao Guangyi not only blessed the Empress Xiao Zhou, but also asked the painter to paint all the scenes and made the famous "Xiling Xiao Zhou Empress Picture".

If you said you played it, you just played it, and let someone fucking record it, and it was spread everywhere. This character is too bad.

And Li Yu, a coward, dared to be angry and dare not speak out in the face of this kind of thing, but only dared to write: When is the spring flower and autumn moon?How much do you know about the past.The small building was windy again last night, and the homeland couldn't bear to look back in the moonlight.The carved railings and jade masonry should still be there, but Zhu Yan has changed.How much can I ask you to worry?Just like a river of spring water flowing eastward.

As a result, Li Yu just complained casually.

Zhao Guangyi poisoned Li Yu to death, and then completely occupied Empress Xiao Zhou.

Don't care if these things are true or not, but you can't help the people believe them.

This made Zhao Ji and his entire team out of position.

The point is, all these shitty things have passed, and now it is only mentioned occasionally.

But Zhao Ji was self-defeating, and wanted to find someone to do the math, to see if he could use metaphysics to solve Li Cun, but in the end, all the old sesame seeds and rotten millet were emptied out.

Now, in Bianliang City, Tokyo, the most talked about is that Li Cun is the reincarnation of Li Yu, Zhao Kuangyin robbed Li Yu of his country, Zhao Guangyi poisoned Li Yu to death after Xiao Zhou, with the sound of candle shadow and axe, and the addition of yellow robes, and "Xiling Xing Xiao Zhou Empress "Picture" is now said to be selling like crazy.

Now the bad side is that Zhao Song's legitimacy has begun to be doubted again, and the good side is that it seems easier for Zhao Ji to cede land and negotiate a peace.

Zhao Ji was also annoyed when it came to discussing peace with Li Cun.

Ordinarily, Tong Guan could talk about Li Cun's plan to establish an independent country and proclaim himself emperor, but insisted on Zhao Fujin as a concubine. Li Cun could accept the canonization of the Zhao Song Dynasty and not Zhao Fujin. The title of the king is ruled by the ruler, and Li Cun still needs two roads. The key point is that Li Cun allowed them to withdraw the Song army from the western front. Zhao Ji, who had been afraid of Li Cun's lion opening his mouth before and let him ride a tiger, is really He was almost unhappy and agreed to the terms of the peace on the spot.

But Li Cun wanted Zhu Xi.

This made it very difficult for Zhao Ji.

Just as Tong Guan imagined.

Zhao Ji was very worried. He gave Zhu Yu to Li Cun, which would chill the hearts of the courtiers who were loyal to him and worked for him.

The point is, if Zhao Ji gave Zhu Xie to Li Cun, wouldn't he admit that Zhao Ji was stupid and innocent, that because he, Zhao Ji, liked flowers and stones, he appointed corrupt officials like Zhu Xi to extort money in the southeast in the name of Zhao Ji's collection of flowers and stones, and forced him to return. Southeast millions?
In this way, he, Zhao Ji, is an emperor who has lost his morals, and his rule may be unstable.

This matter is really big or small.

Small or even negligible;

When he grows up, it may become a reason for others to overthrow Zhao Ji's rule.

Zhao Ji didn't want to hand Zhu Xi over to Li Cun, he wanted to exchange it with other conditions, such as rewarding Li Cun with some old coins or something.

But this has been strongly opposed by many officials.

Some officials thought that if it hadn’t been for Zhu Miao’s violent expropriation in the southeast in the name of Hua Shigang, how could he have forced millions of people in the southeast to rebel against them, handing Zhu Mian over to the southeast people to vent their anger, and exempting the shameful treaty of old coins? Is it not good?The point is, Li Cun doesn't want old coins, Li Cun wants Zhu Xi to avenge the southeast people.

There are also some officials who believe that even if Zhu Man is not guilty, at this time of the country's peril, he should stand up and die generously, sharing the worries for the country and the emperor.

But Zhu Xi never mentioned the matter of dying generously, and he didn't have any awareness of dying for the Song Dynasty and Zhao Ji.

Moreover, Zhu Xi cried in the court hall, saying that he was just trying his best to do things for the officials, and did not do the things that Li Cun accused him of.

In other words, Zhu Xi tied himself and Zhao Ji tightly together for his own survival.

Today, Zhao Ji can be seen that Zhu Xi is not a loyal minister at all, but a villain who is greedy for life and afraid of death. The things Li Cun, Tong Guan and others accused Zhu Xi of are probably true.

But the problem now is that if Zhao Ji disposes of Zhu Xi, it is tantamount to admitting that the rebellion of Li Cun and others was all caused by him, and then Zhao Ji will become a sinner of the Zhao Song Dynasty.

Compared with Li Cun's request for Zhu Xi, Li Cun's request for the family members of those Song soldiers who surrendered to Li Cun is easier to handle. At least Zhao Ji thinks so: "My great Song Dynasty has a population of tens of millions, and it can still be worse. This 20?"

All in all, Zhao Ji was already annoyed by Li Cun's request for Zhu Xi, but it turned out that Li Cun might be Li Yu's reincarnation, which made Zhao Ji even more upset.

Annoyed and angry, Zhao Ji relegated Zhang Guan, who was causing trouble, to Shu and stationed in Dujiangyan.

Just when Zhao Ji was about to ask Tong Guan to discuss with Li Cun again, to see if he could replace Zhu Xi with something else. By the way, Li Cun likes women. If he really can’t, he can reward Li Cun with a hundred beauties .

But before Zhao Ji sent someone to find Tong Guan, Tong Guan sent someone to report to Zhao Ji that Li Cun had just defeated the Song Army on the Western Front.

In the words of Tong Guan Memorial: The Jiangzhou Department on the western front was defeated by Li Cun. After more than a hundred miles, all the Song troops on the western front retreated from Jiangnan West Road. Li Cun then led his troops to catch up. Early decision, don't miss the opportunity, regret it too late.

Zhao Ji turned pale with shock, and quickly called Wang Fu, Zheng Juzhong and other ministers to discuss countermeasures.

After reading Tong Guan's memorial, Zheng Juzhong told Zhao Ji that if the imperial court did not reply to Li Cun for a long time, Li Cun would cross the border agreed between him and Tong Guan to go west to Jingzhou and fight the Song army on the western front, and then take the opportunity to occupy Jingnan South Road And Jinghu North Road, it will even further invade the territory of the Song Dynasty, and Tong Guan's analysis is very reasonable. He has seized Jiangzhou and Hongzhou, the two gateways to the two Zhejiang regions. Li Cun is no longer afraid of the Song army on the western front. The next step is the possibility of going north to attack Bianliang City in Tokyo.

After finishing speaking, Zheng Juzhong also asked Zhao Ji to make a decision earlier. If Li Cunzhen led his troops to the north, the agreement that Tong Guan had negotiated with Li Cun before may not count.

Wang Fu also asked Zhao Ji to make a decision, otherwise it will be too late for regret.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji sighed a long time, and then called Zhu Mian who had been "protected" by Wang Fu's people long ago, and personally told Zhu Miao some righteousness.

Wang Fu and Zheng Juzhong also advised Zhu Mian to take the initiative to go to the southeast to meet Li Cun.

But Zhu Qian just cried bitterly and refused to agree.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji waved his hand and signaled Wang Fu to deal with it.

Without Zhao Ji standing in the way, wouldn't it be easy for Wang Fu to take care of Zhu Xi?

The next day, Zhu Mang's handwritten confession was released.

In this confession, Zhu Xi admitted that he had done a lot of evil in the southeast under the guise of collecting flowers and stones for Zhao Ji, forcing millions of people in the southeast to rebel, and now he voluntarily went to the southeast to meet Li Cun for atonement...

In short, Zhu Xi fought everything for Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji then issued an imperial edict:

I have inherited the Hude of my ancestors, entrusted it to the scholars and the people, and the second discipline is here. Although the work is kept in the center, the transgressions are in the world.Cover with ignorant capital, borrow surplus to become a career.The way of speech is obstructed, and the flattery is heard more and more; the power is favored, and the rise and fall of political affairs are restricted by the year.It is useless to spend too much money to collect and exhaust the wealth of the people, and to serve the impoverished army. Extravagance is commonplace.The source of profit has been exhausted, but those who seek profit are still seeking it; food for the people in the southeast is not available, and those who eat too much can sit back and enjoy wealth.I don't understand the calamity and disaster, I don't understand the resentment of the people, I only pursue my own mistakes, how can I regret it...

Then, Zhao Ji issued imperial edicts one after another, dismissing the Fengsi, dismissing Huashigang and other roads to collect wood and plant construction bureaus, dismissing officials in Genyue, merging Qionglin Yichunyuan in the capital, and so on...

At the same time, Zhao Ji ordered to do everything possible to find the people Li Cun asked for, and all of them must be safely sent to Zhenjiang within three months.

At this time, the Song army on the western front withdrew from Jingzhou, and then except a small part rested in Xiangyang, the rest all withdrew to Nanjing Yingtianfu for rest.

During this process, the Zhao and Song Dynasty also played a tricky game, that is, they kept the armed landlords in the Liangzhe area, Jiangnan East Road, and Jiangnan West Road in the Dongting Lake area, and secretly funded their development and growth. Even the Jiangnan Forbidden Army in Jingzhou, Zhao Song Dynasty did not withdraw.

As for Zhu Xie, he was escorted to Hangzhou City first, and Li Cun Xing Guojun ordered Zhu Xie to be cut on the streets of Hangzhou.

A few days later, the master torturer who cut Niu Meng at the beginning showed his unique skills again, and cut Zhu Miao on the streets of Hangzhou City with [-] knives. .

More than ten days later, Li Cun wrote a letter requesting the court of the Song Dynasty to make him the Duke of Wu, and to guard Liangzhe Road, Fujian Road, Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road, Guangnan East Road, and Guangnan West Road for the Song Dynasty from generation to generation. .

Zhao Jizhun, appointed Li Cun as the envoy of the Guangde Army, granted Li Cun the Duke of Wu, and the Li family guarded Liangzhe Road, Fujian Road, Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road, Guangnan East Road, and Guangnan West Road for the Song Dynasty. Wait for the six roads.

The two sides negotiated a peace strike.

The king was exchanged by Li Cun himself for Zhu Shi's head and the family members of the Song army prisoners.

So Li Cun himself asked for the title of Wu Guogong.

As for the Jiedu envoy of the Guangde Army, Zhao Ji had to add it to Li Cun.

Li Cun didn't want the old coins.

The small amount of money given by the Zhao and Song Dynasty can satisfy the bitter people in Liao and Xixia. Li Cun, who has mastered all the ports in the southeast, really looks down on him, so there is no need to mess with him for this small amount of money. He was disgusted by the subjects of the Zhao and Song Dynasties, and laid a hidden danger for Li Cun to unify the world in the future.

Neither Di Ji nor Li Cun wanted it.

Li Cun's goal is to rescue all the concubines and daughters of the Zhao family, including Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan, and Zhao Gou. How can he give up the entire forest just for one?

What made Li Cun even more depressed was that Zhao Song Dynasty even passed on that he was the reincarnation of Li Yu.

I am so wise and powerful, how could I be that coward Li Yu in my previous life?

Besides, others don't know who their previous life was, but Li Cun knows that his previous life has nothing to do with Li Yu.

But there is really no way to explain such a thing as bumping into the face. Besides, the mouth grows under other people's noses. Even if Li Cunzhen becomes emperor one day, he can't control what others say.

Later, Li Cun thought about it again and felt that this is actually not without a good side.

——If one day, Li Cun took down Bianliang City in Tokyo and captured Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan, and Zhao Gou’s concubines and daughters, then he would have a good reason to save them all...

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Song Xuanhe three years, at the end of November.

At the beginning of the year, the Jin envoys Holu and Dadiwu, who were sent to Zhao and Song Dynasty, returned to the Kingdom of Jin.

Helu felt aggrieved and reported in detail to the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Aguda, how he and Dadiwu had encountered the Zhao Song Dynasty this time, and described the Zhao Song Dynasty's neglect of him and Dadiwu to the fullest. There are even ingredients that add oil and vinegar.

After hearing Helu's report, many Jin people were furious, claiming to break with the Zhao Song Dynasty.

Wanyan Aguda was very disappointed after reading the ambiguous state documents of the Zhao and Song Dynasties. He asked Wanyan Wu Qimai, Wanyan Xieye, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Xiyi and others: "The Great Song Dynasty is so cold. Our envoy, do you intend to sever diplomatic relations with our country?"

Wan Yan Zonghan said: "There is no intention to break off diplomatic relations in the Song Dynasty, and our country will treat it for now."

Wanyan Aguda thought the same thing, he said: "Let's wait for it for now." Then he said: "Since the Song Dynasty will not attack Khitan with our country, then our country will send troops to capture Zhongjing by itself. What do you think?"

Wanyan Wu Qimai was a little worried: "It's freezing cold today, it's really not suitable to send troops, how about waiting until the weather is warmer to fight again?"

On the contrary, Wanyan Zonghan said: "All the troops have been stationed for a long time now, their morale is high, and their horses are also strong. This is a good opportunity to attack Zhongjing."

Wanyan Wu Qimai is extremely knowledgeable, as the emperor's heir, he is a dignified and noble official.

Wanyan Zonghan is the son of Wanyan Sagai, who is very famous for his national opinion (that is, the prime minister of the country). He has outstanding military exploits and has a very high prestige among Jinren.

The views of these two people were inconsistent, and all the golden men couldn't help but look at the wise and wise Wanyan Aguda.

Wanyan Aguda said decisively: "The opportunity must not be lost, the cold can't stop the people of Changshengtian, so send troops immediately!"

Then, Wanyan Aguda appointed his fifth younger brother Wanyan Xie also to lead the internal and external armies, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyan Pujianu and other generals as deputy.

Wanyan Aguda concluded: "Khitan's political platform is weak, and people and gods have abandoned it. Today, my Dajin gathered elite troops and horses to advance to Zhongjing. It is a crime against the people. The army must be rewarded and punished. Food and grass must be supplied in a timely manner. Don't disturb the surrender. People, don't let your troops float and plunder. The army must advance according to the opportunity, and there is no need to report everything. If Zhongjing is conquered, all the books and documents of rituals, music, ceremonies, etc. obtained must be turned in and must not be left behind."

Then, Wanyan Aguda made another bold decision, that is, to appoint Yelu Yujian, a surrendered general of the Liao Kingdom, as the forward of the army.

When the Jin people left the meeting, He Lu went back and said to Wanyan Aguda: "Your Majesty, I have overheard Song people talking about a name they seem to value very much——Li Cun, this Li Cun may be related to Da Song neglected me about Daikin..."

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(End of this chapter)