Han Kongque said: "How can you admit your mistake? Coins cast by hand in the Song Dynasty occupy a unique position in Chinese coin culture. The artistic value of this kind of magical skill is unprecedented and unparalleled. Even now, those who make counterfeiters can only hope.
The excitement and sigh can be imagined as to its craftsmanship.
The craftsmanship of this kind of gold ingot must have come from the Song Dynasty. Later generations of the Ming Dynasty failed to imitate it, and the craftsmanship has been lost. You see, different tools are used to make each stroke of the text, and each word has extremely high attainments and
The artistic value is extraordinary and can be imitated by others.
This kind of gold ingot is very rare in the world. Some people even say that it is the only one in the world. Therefore, this kind of palace relic cannot come from the Jin Kingdom or Mongolia. There are so many here. It must be the gold ingot from the two emperors of Huiqin.
The batch snatched there can be regarded as a different kind of emperor's gold ingots, but seeing these gold ingots"
At this point, Han Peacock couldn't go on. This is a shame for the Han people.
But thinking that the last batch of gold ingots actually appeared in Genghis Khan's tomb, Han Peacock didn't know what to say. Could it be called retribution?
The Jin people robbed the Northern Song Dynasty, and then were robbed by the Mongols?
Who can be happy hearing such retribution?
This time, Han Peacock and the others saw what it meant to block a road with gold. The gold here seemed to be endless.
I kept packing and putting them away. In the end, even Han Peacock didn’t know how much he had put away.
"How many gold ingots are there!" Huangshan is used to seeing gold. Especially since entering the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, he has seen more gold and silver products. However, it is too exaggerated to see so many gold ingots at one time.
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The appearance of gold coins like hills before was already shocking enough. Unexpectedly, gold ingots were now randomly blocked in the tomb passage like gold coins.
"There are probably more than hundreds of thousands of taels of gold here. If I guessed correctly, in addition to these gold ingots, there should be countless silver ingots." Han Kongque sighed.
Although he should be happy after discovering so much gold and silver, he couldn't be happy after knowing the origin of these gold and silver ingots.
"So many?" Even Mu Ling was very surprised.
"It's not much. How prosperous Kaifeng was in the Song Dynasty. We can only see it from a few words in the records. How much is the wealth of the entire Kaifeng city?" Han Kongque said.
"Is this really stolen from the Kingdom of Jin? Could it be that the Jin people snatched so many gold ingots from Kaifeng?" Jin Yao asked strangely.
Han Peacock smiled bitterly and said: "The Mongols robbed the treasure house of the Jin Kingdom, and the Jin Kingdom people looted the imperial city of the Northern Song Dynasty. Where do you think these gold ingots came from?"
"The whole city of Kaifeng?" Huangshan said with a surprised look on his face.
"It's impossible, right? Even if they attack Kaifeng City, it's impossible for them to grab so much gold and silver, right?" Jin Yao also said in surprise.
Han Kongque said: "What if the two emperors of the Song Dynasty and countless ministers help? They are really scrapping the ground, and even so, they did not escape the fate of being captured."
Seeing that the others were silent, Han Kongque said: "Speed up a little. Maybe we chose the wrong direction. If we were in the right direction, we should dig up the silver ingots first, and then we will encounter the gold ingots. Now we actually dug up the gold first."
Damn, there must be something wrong."
"The area just now was full of diamond walls. Maybe it was because we chose the wrong direction to open the hole." Huang Shan said.
"Actually, this is not bad. If it were opened directly in front of the royal ritual vessels of the Song Dynasty and destroyed those ritual vessels, the losses would be great," Han Kongque said.
"The Jin people really robbed the entire city of Kaifeng back then?" Huangshan asked curiously while sorting the gold ingots.
"This must be correct." Han Kongque sighed again. The economy of the Song Dynasty was so prosperous, but the military was so poor, and the emperor of the Song Dynasty at that period was even more useless.
On January 9, 1127 AD, after Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zonghan and other generals captured Kaifeng's outer city, the Jin army generals did not attack the city immediately, but only occupied the four walls of the outer city, and hypocritically announced that they would withdraw due to peace talks.
Song Qinzong actually believed it and ordered He Li and Qi King Zhao Xu to go to Jinying to seek peace.
Zong Han said: "Since ancient times, there has been a distinction between north and south. What we are discussing now is just to cede territory."
He also "requested" the Supreme Emperor to come to Jinying for negotiations.
Song Huizong did not dare to go, but Song Qinzong had no choice but to go on his behalf because the emperor was too frightened and suffering from chronic illness.
At dawn on the 30th day of the eleventh month, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty led many ministers to the Jin camp, but he fell into the trap of the Jin people.
After Song Qinzong arrived at the Jin camp, the commander-in-chief of the Jin army did not meet him, but sent someone to ask for his surrender.
Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty did not dare to disobey, so he hurriedly asked someone to write a surrender letter and present it to him.
But the Jin people were not satisfied and ordered that the surrender table must be written in four or six pairs of sentences.
Song Qinzong had no choice but to say that the matter was over and there was no need to worry about anything else.
Minister Sun considered it over and over again and changed it four times before he was satisfied with the Jin people.
The general meaning of surrender is just to bow down to Jin and beg for forgiveness, which is the most servile and humble attitude.
After submitting the petition, the Jin people asked the Supreme Emperor to come. Song Qinzong pleaded hard, and the Jin people no longer insisted.
Then, the Jin people set up an incense table in the Zhai Palace facing north, and ordered the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers to bow to the north, fulfill their courtesy, and read out the surrender form.
It was windy and snowy at that time, and the emperor and ministers of Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty wept secretly when they were tortured.
After the surrender ceremony was completed, the Jin people were satisfied and allowed Song Qinzong to return.
Song Qinzong felt humiliated since he entered the Jin camp, and he had no choice but to become a minister of the Jin people. Looking back, he was so sad that he unknowingly shed tears. When he arrived at Nanxunmen, Song Qinzong saw the ministers and people who came to greet him.
, and cried loudly.
After all, there were still many subjects who were concerned about their own safety. When he arrived in front of the palace, he was still crying, and the sound of crying inside and outside the palace was loud.
Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty went to Jin camp for the first time and experienced many disasters. He returned three days later and felt as if he had been separated from another world.
As soon as Song Qinzong returned to the court, the Jin people came to ask for 10 million gold ingots, 20 million silver ingots, and 10 million bolts of silk.
However, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty insisted on humiliating and giving in and ordered a large-scale expropriation of gold and silver.
The Jin people asked for mules and horses, and the Kaifeng government rewarded them with heavy documents. More than 7,000 horses were found just now. The horses in the capital were all empty, and some officials went to court on foot.
The Jin people also asked for 1,500 girls, but Song Qinzong did not dare to neglect them and even allowed his own concubines to make up for the number. The girls were unwilling to be humiliated and many died.
Regarding gold, silver, cloth and silk, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty felt deeply that his treasury was insufficient, so he ordered dignitaries, wealthy families, and businessmen to contribute funds to reward the army.
The so-called investment is actually robbery, and those who resist are often punished. Even Queen Zheng's natal family was not spared.
Even so, the gold and silver were still insufficient. Mei Zhili and other four ministers who were responsible for collecting gold and silver were executed for this. Other officials who were punished with sticks could be found everywhere. Many people were forced to commit suicide. The city of Kaifeng was in a state of chaos and depression.
scene.
Although the Northern Song Dynasty court headed by Song Qinzong was so courteous to the Jin people, the Jin people's demands were still not met. The Jin people threatened to send troops into the city to rob the city, and asked Song Qinzong to go to the Jin camp again for talks.
Song Qinzong was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. The shadow of being trapped in the Jin camp last time had not yet dissipated, and a new fear came into his heart. This time, it might be more serious than bad.
At this time, many treacherous officials also encouraged Song Qinzong to go. After all, Song Qinzong did not dare to violate the Jin people's will and had to go to the Jin camp again.
After Song Qinzong arrived at Jinying, he received an extremely cold reception. Zong Wang and Zong Han did not meet him at all, but placed him in three small rooms in the west wing of the Zhai Palace in the military camp.
The furnishings in the house are extremely simple. In addition to tables and chairs, there is only an earthen kang for sleeping and two felt seats.
There were Jin soldiers guarding the house tightly outside, and at dusk the door of the house was also locked with iron chains by Jin soldiers. Emperor Qinzong of Song Dynasty completely lost his freedom of movement.
It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, with continuous rain and snow in Kaifeng, and the weather was surprisingly cold.
In addition to enduring hunger during the day, Song Qinzong also had to endure the biting cold wind at night, tossing and turning and unable to sleep.
Song Qinzong's days in prison were like years, and his longing for home was beyond words.
Officials of the Song Dynasty repeatedly requested the Jin people to release Song Qinzong, but the Jin people ignored him.
On February 5, the second year of Jingkang, Song Qinzong had to force a smile to accept the Jinren's invitation to watch a football match.
After the game, Song Qinzong begged Jin Shuai to let him go, but Zong Han sternly rebuked him. Song Qinzong was too frightened to mention the matter again.
After the Jin people detained Qinzong of the Song Dynasty, they claimed that the gold, silver, cloth, and silk were not enough, so they would not release them until Qinzong of the Song Dynasty was released.
After the Song Dynasty heard the news, they stepped up their search. Kaifeng Prefecture sent officials to directly break into the residents' homes to search and loot them, acting as if they were arresting traitors.
The five families of the common people serve as safeguards and supervise each other. If there is anything hidden, they can report it.
Even the poor people of Futianyuan, monks, Taoists, craftsmen, advocates and other people were also included in the search.
By the end of the first month, the Kaifeng Mansion had collected 160,000 taels of gold, two million taels of silver, and one million pieces of clothing and satin, but it was still far from the amount the Jin people asked for.
When the Song Dynasty officials went to Jinying to deliver gold and silver, the Jin people were arrogant and rude and humiliated them in every possible way.
After Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty went to the Jin camp, the wind and snow continued, and the people in Bianjing had nothing to eat. After eating all the leaves, cats and dogs in the city, they cut them for food. In addition, due to the epidemic, countless people died of starvation.
However, the Jin people still did not give up and plundered other things to exchange for the gold and silver.
All ritual utensils for worshiping heaven, emperor's dharma chariot, various books and classics, musical instruments and costumes and props used in various operas are all included in the search.
Doctors, church musicians, and various craftsmen were also plundered.
He also plundered women crazily, and as long as they were slightly attractive, they would be captured by the Kaifeng Mansion for the entertainment of the Jin people.
At that time, Wang Shiyong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was the most diligent in robbing women and was known as the "Grandfather of the Golden Man".
Xu Bingzhe, governor of Kaifeng, was not to be outdone. In order to please the Jin people, he painted the already disheveled and sickly woman with makeup, disguised herself, and sent her by car to the Jin camp. This caused widespread resentment in Kaifeng and made the people miserable.
Even so, these guys who were strong internally and soft externally did not end well.
On February 6, the second year of Jingkang (March 20, 1127 AD), Jin Taizong issued an edict that Song Qinzong was deposed as a commoner. On the 7th, Song Huizong and others were forced to go to Jin camp. (~^~)