The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

In the middle of March of the second year of Jingkang of Song Dynasty and the fifth year of Tianhui of Jin Dynasty.

Wanyan Sheng finally made up his mind to kill the second prince.

Perhaps in the eyes of some people, there is no need for Wanyan Sheng to do this now, and the current situation does not allow him to do so.

First of all, all the stars of the Jin Dynasty have been wiped out, leaving only Wanyan Zongwang. Instead of killing him, we should enhance his prestige. We should even beautify the Kaifeng defeat and beautify the "big defeat". Success is "lucky to fail", and all the faults that lead to "lucky to lose" should be pinned on Wanyan Zonghan's head.

After all, dead people are worthless.

In this way, the morale of the army can be reassured, the situation of the government can be stabilized, and the Jurchens can continue to believe that they are absolutely invincible.

This is the foundation of a court's rule.

Secondly, it is an undeniable fact that the Song Army's combat power is so terrifying, and now the only person who can directly talk to the Song court's senior officials, looking at the entire Jin Kingdom, is Wanyan Zongwang.

If the channel for dialogue is cut off and the two sides clash, Wanyan Sheng may face catastrophe.

So no matter how you look at it, Wanyan Zongwang cannot be killed.

But Wanyan Sheng, a politician like him, sees problems from his own perspective.

First, the death of Wanyan Zonghan broke the balance of the court. It turned out to be a game between three parties, and it was still able to maintain a delicate balance. But now that one party is gone, Zonghan's forces must choose one to rely on.

There is a high probability that the forces in the army will turn towards Wanyan Zongwang, after all, they all have military backgrounds.

The forces in the court support the Han system and advocate the inheritance from father to son. Needless to say, they will become supporters of Wanyan Zongwang. This is the inheritance of Taizu Wanyan Aguda. The Jurchen conservatives, in this case In the context of the defeat of the Song Dynasty in the south, how to assign blame?
As an emperor, he cannot escape responsibility.They may not be attached to Wanyan Zongwang, but they will definitely not be on their own side.

As a result, the consequences are extremely dangerous. As long as you are caught once, it will not be as simple as before, dragging yourself off the throne and giving you a whip.

It is very likely that if you pull it off again, it will be gone.

Secondly, Wanyan Zongwang can directly talk to the top leaders of the Song Dynasty, so the external force of the Song Dynasty will be close to Wanyan Zongwang, not Wanyan Sheng.

In this way, Wanyan Zongwang is dominant among the internal and external forces. Doesn't he, the emperor, become a decoration?
So Wanyan Zongwang must die!

Of these two perspectives, the former is from the perspective of the country Jin, while the latter is from Wanyan Sheng's own perspective.

In the long history of history, the vast majority of emperors would choose the latter without hesitation.

Understand this truth, and then look back at the saucy operations of those emperors, and you will understand that he is not stupid, he is just bad, he just puts his own gains and losses above the gains and losses of the country.

Now that we have decided to kill Wanyan Zongwang, how he dies is also a technical job.

It is absolutely impossible to issue a decree to judge the crime. Doing so will only cause Wanyan Sheng to collapse in an instant.

If he died suddenly due to illness...it seems inappropriate. It would be easy for someone to make excuses. Without others talking about it, it would be impossible for Fourth Prince Wanyan Zongbi not to investigate thoroughly.

But if you suddenly contract a serious illness and die slowly... who can tell you?
To do big things, you must be bold, careful and calm!

On March [-], the Ashe River surrounding Huining Prefecture (the name was changed in the Qing Dynasty, and it was called "Jianchu Hushui" at this time. For the convenience of reading, it was simply called the Ashe River) had begun to show signs of thawing, and according to the female It is the tradition of Zhenren to hold a grand ice-breaking fish feast every year at this time, and then end with a fish feast to have a good start.

As the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Sheng naturally could not miss such an important ceremony. He brought all the civil and military officials to the Ash River in person. In front of the people and the civil and military officials, Wanyan Sheng expressed his gratitude to Taizu Aguda for his kindness to him decades ago. He did not lick, kneel or dance at the fish banquet. Emperor Liao Zuo's tough character was greatly admired and missed.

After an impassioned speech, the drums began to play.

Of course, the drum music of the Jin people is not as good as that of the Song people. They only have simple drums, gongs and horns, but the sound of the music is the same.Afterwards, singing and dancing, cutting ice, lowering the net, closing the net... will not be mentioned here.

A net of fish came up, fat and huge, jumping and rolling on the ice.

Wanyan Sheng was in a very good mood, and pulled Wanyan Zongwang forward to take a look: "Zongwang, this fish seems to be bigger this year than in previous years. It's a good sign, a good sign."

Wanyan Zongwang supported Wanyan Sheng and walked cautiously on the ice, fearing that he would be knocked upside down by accident.

When he reached the fishing net, Wanyan Sheng knelt down, pointed at the largest fish and said, "This is the one. I will reward the second prince with this fish for the first fish feast tonight."

Wanyan Zongwang also squatted beside Wanyan Sheng with a smile, reaching out to grab it: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

Seeing no one around, Wanyan Zongwang asked quietly: "Your Majesty, how have you considered Song Ting's conditions these days?"

Wanyan Sheng smiled and said, "I'll talk to you again after the fish feast is over. There's no rush."

While he was talking, Wanyan Sheng suddenly pointed not far away and said in surprise: "Zong Wang, look, there are holes in the ice over there."

Wanyan Zongwang looked in the direction pointed by Wanyan Sheng, and saw an ice cave about ten feet away, with a faint river rising: "Perhaps the weather is warm this year, and the Ash River will thaw faster. "

Wanyan Sheng frowned and nodded, seeming worried: "This ice-breaking fish used to break the ice and cast a net, but this time, it broke it by itself? I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing?"

After saying that, without waiting for Wanyan Zongwang to stop him, he stood up, picked up a fishing net and walked over there.

Now that the ice and snow on the river has melted, it is very dangerous.

Officials on the river bank were already exclaiming, asking Wanyan Zongwang to stop Wanyan Sheng.

But Wanyan Sheng was not willing to listen to the advice and insisted on casting a net himself: "This is not a good sign. We must cast a net. Our Wanyan family's fish must not be lost elsewhere."

Seeing that he could not stop Wanyan Sheng, Wanyan Zongwang could only pull the fishing net from Wanyan Sheng's hand: "If your Majesty feels something is ominous, I will go."

Wanyan Sheng stopped and looked at Wanyan Zong: "Be careful of falling into the water."

Wanyan Zongwang nodded, thinking that he had been playing in this land of white mountains and black water since he was a child. Let alone falling into the water, there was no harm in swimming in the winter. At most, it would only cause a cold, which could be solved by a few bowls of hot soup.

Wanyan Zongwang took off his shirt and walked towards the ice cave with no arms. When he was approaching the ice cave, he saw cracks on the ice. Some places seemed to be beaten, and when he thought about it, it didn't feel like it was melting naturally. , hesitated for a moment, and then thought that maybe when cutting the ice today, he cut in the wrong position, sighed in his heart, and continued to move forward slowly.

When I came to the ice cave, I unfolded my fishing net and threw it down.

When closing the net, I exerted a little force on my lower body and my waist sank. As expected, the ice cracked and I fell into the water with a plop.

Upon seeing this, the officials on the shore ordered the guards to step forward quickly.

Wanyan Sheng was also shouting for someone to come.

Wanyan Zongwang stuck his head out of the water and said, "Don't move. Go and help His Majesty ashore first. Be careful that the ice may collapse."

Wanyan Zongwang tried to get ashore by clawing at the unbroken ice, but when he tried hard, another piece broke. He tried this several times, but it still didn't work. After Wanyan Sheng landed safely, the guard freed his hand and threw Wanyan Zongwang grabbed the rope with one hand and the fishing net with the other, dragging a net of fish ashore together.

After warming himself by the fire and getting dressed, he drank two bowls of strong wine. Wanyan Zongwang turned to Wanyan Sheng and smiled: "Your Majesty, I will catch our fish for you!" (End of Chapter)