Location: Huining Mansion, Shangjing, Jin Kingdom, which is also the Acheng District of Harbin in the modern dimension.
Because according to the original historical line, it was necessary to wait until 1153 before Wanyan Liang, King Hailing of the Jin Kingdom, would move the capital from here to Daxing Prefecture in Zhongdu.
Daxing Mansion is also the famous Yanjing City for Song people.
Therefore, in 1127, the first year of Maode, the current emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Wu, begged for purchases, as well as most of the high-ranking officials of the Jin Kingdom.
Still living in such a remote small city, almost three to four thousand miles away from Kaifeng City.
That's right! Compare it to Kaifeng City, which has a population of one million.
Even if the so-called Shangjing Huining Mansion was the capital of the Jin Kingdom, by the standards of the Song Dynasty, it was just a small town in a remote place.
Among them, the so-called Dajin Palace, if we really take a serious look at it, its sophistication is not as good as that of Hu Biao, the privy envoy, who took over the residence of Cai Jing, the former traitorous prime minister.
But at this moment, in the shabby palace of the Kingdom of Jin.
The second emperor of the Jin Kingdom, the younger brother of the old emperor Wanyan Aguda, Jin Taizong Wanyan Wu Qimai is now in an extremely furious mood.
In the small meeting hall, only his angry roar sounded and echoed:
"Trash, Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan are both the pillars of our country, Dajin; then Wanyan Xiyin is the thousand-mile horse of my Jurchen clan?
Bullshit, it's all just rubbish, some trash.
Even if I send a few wild boars and lead an army of 800,000 people, even if I can't win a battle against the Song people who only have a mere 100,000 people, I won't lose so embarrassingly..."
In the midst of Wanyan Wu Qimai's crazy yelling at Wanyan Zongwang and Zong Han, the two famous commanders of the Jin Kingdom.
The nobles and high-ranking officials of the Jin Kingdom who are currently filling the main hall, the expressions on their faces are not unhappy at all, but rather they have the feeling of sharing the same hatred with the enemy.
If these two people could appear in front of them now, they would probably bite them alive.
The main reason is that although Huining Mansion is far away from Kaifeng City in the Song Dynasty, relying on messengers to take over the journey is not at all due to the crazy way of traveling where horses are lost.
Even if they don't have a complete inn system, they can't reach the level of the Central Plains Dynasty where they could travel up to 600 miles a day and night under the eight hundred mile rush state.
But in one day and one night, a journey of four to five hundred miles can still be accomplished.
Therefore, as of today, it has been fifteen or sixteen days since the battle in Zhuxian Town ended.
Not only was the Jin State's defeat of the Song army a disastrous defeat, but such huge bad news was delivered back.
For Huining Mansion, a home of Jurchens, where almost every family wears mourning and cries loudly, these guys who are used to robbing have tasted the fruits of failure.
More importantly, a bigger piece of bad news came today.
To be more specific, without knowing how many war horses were killed, a copy of the Song Dynasty Times, which published the "Fengtian Northern Expedition to Quest for Gold", was delivered here by a relay of fast horses.
It was precisely this kind of appeal that gave Wanyan Wu Qimai such a strong reaction.
What made him so angry was not because the Jurchens were scolded in the letter for saying, "Kill the king with his ministers, murder his brothers with his brothers, and take brothers and wives, and sons conquer their fathers and concubines, and they will marry each other."
Today, there are still Jurchens who have primitive customs such as "marrying the mother after the death of the father, marrying the sister-in-law after the death of the brother".
They don't even care much whether the child is their own, and they don't pay much attention to the above light scoldings.
The key to the problem is that such a statement represents that those Song people will embark on the Northern Expedition after March and April.
Everyone in the Jin Kingdom, before the so-called 800,000-strong army attacked the Song Dynasty, they were so awesome and cowardly, and they were looking at the world; now after a huge defeat, they are so cowardly in their hearts.
In particular, I think of the legendary Hu Yitong, a Song Dynasty man who was a thief and an army leader during the Battle of Jingkang.
The people of the Song Dynasty who were all over Kaifeng City, and the one who shouted in front of the army of the Jin Kingdom: ‘If you attack Huanglong directly, you will surely destroy the Jin Kingdom, destroy its species, and exterminate its descendants~’
Suddenly, their hearts were filled with unspeakable panic and fear.
This is impossible for them to retreat to the woods to hunt.
Damn it! It was clear that a few months ago, they were still dreaming about all kinds of good things they would do after they unified the world.
As a result, they are now all in danger of being exterminated, and the gap is too great.
Therefore, although they knew from the battle reports sent back from the front line that there was nothing wrong with the command of Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan in the battle.
Even after Wanyan Xiyin broke his arm, he still charged into battle with his kidnapping horse, which can be described as brave.
But it doesn't affect them at all. All the nobles and high-ranking officials of Jin Kingdom are resentful of these unlucky guys...
After roaring and venting in the main hall, Wanyan Wu Qimai finally calmed down; then he accepted the cruel reality and had to start how to deal with the mess in front of him.
This guy was originally rated very highly in history, so he is certainly not a simple person. Of course he knows how to lose his temper and refuse to solve problems.
After calming down, he began to ask the courtiers:
"All the ministers, please tell me how to deal with the Song Dynasty's upcoming Northern Expedition?"
The voice just fell. Han Qixian, the Pingzhang political affairs minister of the Jin Kingdom and the Privy Councilor, a Han from the North, immediately stood up and uttered a suggestion:
"Your Majesty, our army has suffered a huge loss in strength, weapons, morale, etc. due to its new defeat.
Therefore, I believe that if we can stabilize the Song people for a period of time, it will give our army more time to regroup, which is naturally the best situation.
It is better to take the initiative to show goodwill to the Song people and release one or two Han officials who were captured last time and go back.
Let them serve as envoys to tell Queen Namaode and Nahu Yitong that as long as they are willing to stop the Northern Expedition, I, Dajin, can release all the Zhao family royal family, civil and military officials, and women, and return some ancestral temple artifacts and money.
I am even more willing to form a brotherly state with the Song Dynasty from now on. They are brothers and we are brothers. The two sides will stop fighting.
Of course, this matter is just a stop-gap measure, and it only allows those Song people to be proud for a while; as long as I, Dajin, recharge my batteries and regain my strength, I will naturally take back the above humiliations one by one."
Speaking of which! Although Han Qixian said the above in a rather euphemistic way, everyone present could understand clearly what he said about being a coward and pretending to be a grandson.
The situation of civil and military officials from the Han, Liao and Bohai peoples was somewhat better.
Some other Jurchen nobles almost burst into flames on the spot; they all glared at Han Qixian, a Han man, as if they were going to step forward and beat him.
Because the Jurchens, who were like a bandit group, had already divided up the things and people that they had robbed in the Jingkang Disgrace, and they took the lion's share.
Doesn't Han Qixian's suggestion mean that they should spit out what they took into their mouths again?
But before they could curse, Wanyan Wu Qimai yelled: "What do you want to do? If you have the ability to defeat Hu Yitong, if you don't, just hold back."
In fact, these Jurchen nobles didn't understand that Han Qixian's method was good, but they just couldn't accept it for a while.
In the following time, they all had no choice but to accept the reality, and they accepted this suggestion by default; the problem was that they felt as if they had eaten a dead fly, which was very disgusting and aggrieved.
Wanyan Wu Qimai felt equally aggrieved, but he still asked: "Han Qing, who do you think is more appropriate to let go?"
Regarding this point, they did not wait for the Korean company to speak first.
Wan Yanchang, who was considered a noble member of the Jin clan, stood up and named a candidate:
“I feel that the person we want to put back must have something in our hands and can help us speak and do things with all our heart after going back. That is the best candidate.
Coincidentally, I know that a Song Dynasty man named Qin Hui should be more suitable.
This man was a Jinshi, and his official position in the Song Dynasty was originally Yushi Zhongcheng. During the second battle of Kaifeng, he wrote a letter to Zhao Heng to let the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty fight to the death. He was regarded as a leading fighting faction.
I know that this person took the lead in the battle at the beginning, but he just believed that the Song Dynasty people would be able to defeat me, Da Jin and others, and wanted to gain some qualifications. The essence was to get promoted and make a fortune.
When he was brought back by my army in March this year, and he was assigned to my hands, he immediately changed. How can I put it? He is a good dog who is well-informed and knowledgeable.
Now I have many handles in my hands. Even after he is put back, we can still control him to death.
We can completely allow him to go back with a large amount of goods and help us persuade the Song people to stop their troops."
After hearing such a statement, Wanyan Wu Qimai and others all nodded, and it was unanimously decided that Qin Hui should be returned to the Song Dynasty as an envoy.
In the following time, Wanyan Wu Qimai thought about it and said again:
"If the people of Song Dynasty agree to stop the army, it will naturally be the best result, but we cannot put all our hopes on this point, and we must make some other preparations.
The envoy who originally planned to contact the Xixia people immediately went to me with generous gifts, more treasures, women, and good horses. I couldn't be stingy at this time.
In short, if the Song people refuse to stop, then I, Dajin, will prepare for war with all our strength, and then we will join hands with the Xixia people to give them a life-and-death blow."
Under such a statement, all the civil and military officials of the Jin Kingdom agreed.
It can be said that we have made two preparations to deal with such a crisis situation as the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty.
It's just a result of originally treating the Song people as prey, but now they have to endure humiliation and sue for peace, and they also have to worry about the Song people not agreeing to sue for peace.
No matter what they think at this moment, they will always feel sad in their hearts.
After Han Qi thought of something, he asked again:
"Your Majesty, how should we deal with Pharmacist Guo and Chang Shengjun, as well as those demons and refugees in Yanshan?
Regardless of whether Pharmacist Guo really intends to surrender to the Song Dynasty, when the Song people actually go to the Northern Expedition, it will be a huge trouble and they need to be solved in advance."
After hearing this sentence, Wanyan Wu's head suddenly hurt badly. After deliberation for a while, he finally decided on a solution that was not a solution:
Ask Pharmacist Guo to hand in a sufficient "letter of surrender" to express his sincerity.
If he refuses, then let Wanyan Zongbi act expediently and kill Guo Yaoshi and his subordinates in advance, seizing the command of the Ever Victorious Army.
And the demons and magicians of Yanshan continue to surround me, otherwise what else can I do?
After the emperor of the Jin Kingdom and a group of high-ranking civil and military officials spent half a day discussing, a large number of envoys carrying Wanyan Wu's begging orders set out in all directions, which was considered to be preparations for the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty.
Then that night, Wanyan Wu, who was extremely anxious and begging for money, suddenly fell seriously ill, and it took him half a month to recover.
In a daze caused by high fever, he had such a sweet dream:
During the Second Battle of Kaifeng, Hu Yitong and his followers did not show up at all, so the Song army returned with Emperor Huiqin, a large number of people and craftsmen, and the harvest was much richer.
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A prince of the Zhao family who escaped by chance ascended the throne in Jiangnan with the support of the Song people, and became a small and peaceful court.
Although they followed up the Jin Dynasty with several attacks on the Song Dynasty, they failed to defeat the small court. However, the small court also took the initiative to seek peace and sent generous coins every year.
Compared to the current situation, I don’t know how much better it would be.
For a while, Wanyan Wu Qimai was unwilling to wake up from such a beautiful dream...
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Compared with the distant Jin Kingdom, Shangjing was closer and the transportation was more developed in the Song Dynasty. The statement published in the "Song Dynasty Times" naturally spread faster.
Then, it also caused some huge waves.
The first to react were a group of transfer envoys, magistrates and others from various places in the Song Dynasty, who were essentially similar to the separatist forces.
No matter in their hearts, they were afraid of the powerful power of the Song Dynasty court, and worried that Hu Yitong, a guy who was said to be retributive, would cause trouble for them in the future.
He still really has a deep-seated hatred for the Jin people, out of some desire to be loyal to the emperor and serve the imperial court.
Or maybe it’s a combination of the above two points.
Anyway, soon after, memorials and official documents expressing their loyalty to the imperial court and Xianggong Hu were already sent to Kaifeng City like a flood of horses.
We can get a little idea of the specific content through the excerpts reprinted in the Song Dynasty Times:
"...Jinghu South Road Transfer Envoy Chen Congyi reported to Her Majesty Queen Maode and Xianggong Hu.
When they heard that our new army of the Song Dynasty had defeated the Jin army at Zhuxian Town, and that Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zonghan and other enemy chiefs were either beheaded or beheaded, the elders of Sanxiang were all cheering and running around telling each other.
Later, I heard that the Song Dynasty was planning to expedition to the north to counterfeit gold, and I was even more excited.
The Haidong Jurchens are barbaric people who lead beasts and cannibals. They were the disgrace of Jingkang in the past. Anyone with a heart will share the same hatred with you...
Mr. Hu Xianggong is an outstanding son of our Sanxiang. Now he wants to directly attack Huanglong, which has not been a grand event for thousands of years. After the elders of Sanxiang learned about it, there is no reason why they would not give their full support.
Two thousand elite soldiers have been assembled, all of them are selected from the best and are good at fighting. They will soon send their own food and salary to Tokyo.
Although the combat power of the above two thousand soldiers cannot be compared with the strong troops of our new army of the Song Dynasty, they can still do some work in transporting grain and grass and building camps in this Northern Expedition.
Dedicate your efforts to my great feat of the Song Dynasty..."
(What the hell! The author is just a bastard, and his level of classical writing is so poor. For these nonsense memorials, please don’t worry about whether the writing is up to standard.)
"... Zhou Qianyuan, commander of the Dinghai Navy on the Liangzhe Road, reports to Her Majesty Queen Maode and Xianggong Hu.
The humiliation of Jingkang was the defeat of the Song Dynasty. The royal family and all the civil and military officials were plundered by the Jin people. The pain in the world was so deep; the humiliation was so heavy that even the water from the three rivers and the four seas could not wash away it.
Only by going straight to Huanglong as Hu Gong said can we calm down the great hatred in our hearts...
However, since ancient times, people from the south and the north have said that we in the Song Dynasty are absolutely inferior to the Jin people in terms of mules and horses.
I heard that during the battle of Zhuxian Town, the navy of the capital spent every day to carry out supplies of food and fodder for the army. After the battle, not even a tenth of the men and warships were left.
Now that the Duke wants to make an expedition to the north, all the officers and soldiers of the Dinghai Division are willing to follow the army to the north.
Whether it is transporting grain and grass, or fighting against the Jin people, the navy in the capital will definitely not be as good as the previous ones..."
"...Liu Kai, the Fourth Sichuan-Shaanxi Transport Envoy, reports to Her Majesty Queen Maode and Mr. Hu...
Now that the Holy Lord is here, Xianggong Hu is a good prime minister through the ages, no less good than Guan Zhong Leyi..."
Good guy! It’s been five or six days since that statement was published.
When Yingtian Mansion officials, who were closer to Kaifeng City, sent a memorial expressing their loyalty, and it was published by the Song Dynasty Times.
In the days that followed, every edition of "Da Song Times" contained a lot of related content.
Judging from the scene, not to mention the crazy praise of Hu Biao, this is a disgusting statement that rushes to the street.
In terms of the overall situation and atmosphere, there was truly a heated scene in which the entire Song Dynasty worked together to make a joint Northern Expedition.
However, for Hu Biao and others, what was even more gratifying was that Zhe Keqiu, who was in charge of Linzhou, Fuzhou, and Fengzhou in the northwest, sent a memorandum sent by Pegasus.
In such a memorial, the head of the Zhejia Army stated:
Although they were facing the threat of the Xixia people, they could not send large armies to participate in such a grand event during the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty.
But as long as there is one member of their Zhejia army, they will definitely not let the Xixia people successfully invade and disrupt the plans of His Majesty and Xianggong Hu.
By the way! The Zhejia Army has been stationed in the northwest region for more than two hundred years.
Even in the original history, Zhe Keqiu was rated as one of the top ten famous generals in the early Jin Dynasty. He was a figure and force that made Wanyan Wu Qingbuy and Wanyan Zongwang and other high-ranking officials extremely fearful.
No matter what the reason is, after he made such a statement.
Suddenly, it undoubtedly reduced the concerns of many Hu Biao and others about the Northern Expedition in the future.
Originally, the Nazhe family was able to defend the territory of the Three Prefectures for many years independently; even if the Xixia army came out this time, they would only need to send one or two netizens and bring one or two divisions of new troops there.
I believe that we can unite with the Zhe Family Army to block Li Qianshun and his Iron Kites at the border.
After the Jin people are killed, even if they return to the modern plane and Grandpa Yue leads troops to bulldoze a place like Xixia, it will be just like playing...
